Just Catching Up...

Hi there, well it's been over a week since I was here last, in this time we have been over to France and onto Spain for a wee Drive! well over 2000 mile drive actually, in just 4 days, and 3 nights, we left here at 5am Monday morning to set off for Dover to catch the ferry it's usually about 3 hours so we were in plenty of time we thought for the mid day sailing!! or so we thought :(
but oh no!! it took us over 11 hours to get there due to traffic hold-up's s and road closures.. *arrgggggg* we got over to France as it was still a little daylight left we decided to go on for a couple of hours, we stopped over night and then carried onto Spain, we stayed at Irun overnight again and the next morning turned around and headed back, we drove through Paris it was a Nightmare! traffic was all over the place and we didn't even get to see the Eiffel Tower :( although we did drive along the Seine it was dark and we couldn't stop , I would have loved to get out and walk down the river bank, ahh one day maybe...
We arrived in Armiens after 10.30 pm, we were worn out! so a quick cuppa and bed for us...the next day (Thursday) we started off back to Boulogne for the ferry home again..
This time we were in plenty time and got the mid afternoon sailing, it was a rough trip I was expecting the ferry to be cancelled because of the wind but we were ok, then onto Home, that was another marathon drive! we had to go on the "Road's To Hell" the M25 and it's brother the M6! we finally got in gone 10.30 pm..so it was a quick download of my mails and then bed...phew! I am worn out just writing this..lol..

This is a layout of me and my girls about 28 years ago! wow where does the time go??
I made it using a wonderful Kit, Jungle Call by Melothria @ www.digitalarts-cafe.com Fonts - Brush Script MT - Social Animal

A Few More Layouts

I have been working on more layouts this time for June at Cen's Loft this one was done using her latest Kit called Go Wild, it's a Great kit and so colouful, it lends its self to all types of layouts..

Font - Social Animal & Kirsten ITC & TCG_Tiger

The next one is from a Beautiful kit called Tina Prima Ballerina, I love this it's so Delicate and was perfect for our little ballerina's pics!

Font Used..Lovitz & TCG_Tiger

June holds a weekly Challenge on her blog and this next one was what I did for one of them....so go on nip over to her at Cens´Loft and say hello, and tell her I sent you ;-)

Credits : Papers by Me Boys Labels by Creative ConfusionMyBoy_Wordplate by Tanja@ScraphouseBrads - tking_blogparty_brad4Bow - ad_OctBlogPartyJournal Paper - Heike R./ZauberbaumfeeFont - Girls are WierdDoodle - unknown

I Been Creating :)

Here are some layouts I have done this week, I was delighted to be Guest CT for Michelle over at MellowButterfly where I got the chance to use 2 of her Fabulous new kits! the first 3 layouts were done using the Rembrandt's Palette - it's a Great kit with Cardboards, Grunge, Glitter, Doodles!

the second three were done using a lovey fresh colourful kit called Citrus Punch

Two QP's for U

Well I am here again, and I have a little something for you that I have bee working on today, I recently joined DSO Forum and they are having a Colour Challenge over there hosted by KimB, there are some BEAUTIFUL kits over there being shared by the ladies and they what I have used in my Quick Pages that I will share too, I have used things from more than one of the kits, here are the credits, I hope I haven't missed anyone off :S

BerryFabulous - Designs by Andrea Dickinson
Rosamunde - Andrea Boyer
Word art & hearts by DigiMom Designs
Doodle - VeelanaFantacy Bryant of "Scrappin Hillbilly Sweetpea Designs"

So now here are the pages for you to download.. the layouts are of our youngest daughter Julie with her now hubby Dave an their wedding last March
Enjoy and please leave a little comment if you like it :)
Click the links below the pages to download them

Quick Page 1

Quick Page 2

So Busy!!

I don't believe it's been a week since I have been able to update my blog! it's been a pretty hectic week for me over here, but first let me say how happy I am that so many of you liked my kit, and downloaded it! THANK YOU for that and for ALL your comments, they are really appreciated :)


Have you seen the new blog that has opened yet? Boo's Blossoms wow! you should see the Beautiful free kit over there that they are offering as an Opening/Welcome gift! it's been specially designed for them by Boo of BooLandDesigns and just by scraplifting a layout of one of theirs on the blog, and sharing it with them you are able to get 4 of the most Beautiful QP's free too! so go on, have a go, here is my Layout.
I did the layout using another of Boo's designs, the LilacSmiles set created by Boo Silva of BooLandDesigns

I am creating a couple of layouts for Michelle, Mellow Butterfly with her new kit Citrus Punch, it's a Stunning kit and I will be adding athe layouts over the weekend hopefully..
Well I best get back to it and get a wriggle on, busy, busy , busy...
See ya soon, and Thanks for dropping by...:)

A Kit For You :)

I have been involved in the Create A Kit Challenge over on My Scrap Shop and I am pleased to say I finally made it!!
I have so much Respect for designers after all the work that I have put into this, it's only the 2nd time I have attempted a kit, I did one for a Challenge on MadDoodles so I may just get that kit out and share it with you too, that's if there are any takers for this one..lol...
I made everything including a Vector bow that took me ALL Afternoon today!!!
I just did one and that's my lot!! you can duplicate it, re-colour it, do whatever you want but I won't be making another in a hurry...:D
also included are 7 papers ( I think?..)...one corner paper, over a dozen Elements, a border,a couple of ribbons, 3 or so arrows, 2 buttons and 2 nice frames..oh and my BOW! and 2 Word Art's..:)
Here are the previews to the Kit, I named it Very Valentine, not a clue why but there ya go...lol..

you can go get the Elements - HERE and the Papers - HERE I would love it if you could leave me a little comment too..:)

Enjoy....

Plodding On..

Back again :)

On Tuesday my hubby and I went over to Barcelona on a little business, we only had an overnight stay so didn't have the chance to get around anywhere much, there is so much building and road works going on it's a nightmare to drive around!

It took us over 45 mins to go 2.9 miles! so beware if you are planning a trip, we set off for the airport in plenty of time our flight was at 11, we set off at 8.30 and were running and got into the airport lounge gone 10.30! our flight was already boarding, what a rush!!

the only good thing was that it was the quickest we have ever been through an airport :)

To calm down some I have been plodding on with a couple more layouts this week.

the one below was made using a lovely gift from June at Cen's Loft for doing her weekly challenge, why not check it out and have a go!

Kit Used - JSCH_CH3_fleurspler by June @ website: http://censloft.blogspot.com/

Boy Labels by Creative Confusion Designs - www.creativeconfusiondesigns.com.

Boy Quote by Anna Aspnes of http://www.fotoscrapix.com/

Font used..Girls Are Weird

This 2nd layout was the actual layout I did for the challenge, it was so easy all we had to do was create a layout with Kitchen somewhere in it..I chose 2 pictures that I took last year of an old kitchen display that's set up at Oswaldtwistle Mill in Lancashire, it sure looked like hard work cleaning all that!

Kit Used - EumelinchenDesign_Heritage

Journoblock by June Schutrups - Cen's Stuff

Font - Blackadder ITC

This last one was another of my CT layouts created using the Beautiful kit It Feels Like Spring...

Background Paper from a freebie by Babs

Corner paper - DAC_babs_kit_Itfeelslikespring 3Frame - DAC_babs_kit_Itfeelslikespring 2Doodle - DAC_babs_kit_Itfeelslikespring 2 Corner temeplate made by me using a tutorial by Melothria of www.DigitalArtsCafe.com..

Font's used - Girls are Weird, Mistral

Thank you for dropping by and I hope to see you again...Take Care :)