It's out! I was thrilled to be asked to create a cover layout for this issue, I think it looks really nice.
I don't normally scrap with orange very much but I don't know why because I really enjoyed making this layout and the Making Memories papers are, of course, gorgeous paired with the Hero Arts Heart Winged Butterfly stamp that I adore! I think I have a sketch and a layout in this issue also but I don't have a copy yet so I am not certain about that.
I have been really busy for the last couple of weeks, Mark has re-painted the front door and decorated the bedroom which in turn meant that I have been doing a lot of cleaning and sorting out. Geoff has laid our hallway floor and that also looks great, it's such a relief that I don't have to worry too much about the kids getting their shoes off in our tiny vestibule before messing up the carpet, now we can walk right through to the kitchen and sort out the mess later - bliss. I have also sorted out every cupboard and drawer in the house and am feeling quite smug at my organisational prowess!
I have been doing a bit of cross stitch again which is lovely to get back into and I have some great plans for getting that sewing machine stitching something other than paper again! I have been looking on the internet at the Bernina Aurora 440QE sewing machine computer, it is a dream machine but the £1,395 price puts it right out of my league unfortunately - my sister Carol has one (or one very similar), you can really go off people can't you?
I still have to finish knitting Sack Boy (from Little Big Planet) for Ben and Charlotte, they were supposed to be in their stockings at Christmas but they are still unfinished in my knitting bag, althouth I have almost finished the first one. Oh well, now the house is sorted out again I may sit down and get some of the things done that I want to.
Ben and Charlotte had a play at school this week and it was brilliant. The play was retelling the Easter story but was called The Sonflower. Ben told me that he was a sunflower in the play and I knew that Charlotte was in the choir however, Ben failed to tell me he was The Sonflower! He was amazing and Charlotte's was singing at the top of her voice with such joy on her face that I was almost in tears watching them both despite being sat on a child sized seat in a packed hall with a (very heavy) Amy wriggling around on my lap. It was the best school production I have been to and I didn't even take my camera!! It started straight from dropping the kids off in the morning and it is so manic getting them out of the house for school I didn't even think about picking up the camera - gutted!





















