It's Me, Sarah

School Holidays Again!

Ben and Charlotte are on their school holidays for two weeks so, as usual, every day is taken up with keeping them entertained and stopping them from going mad in the house.  I have already read them the riot act (twice) about running in the house, throwing things and generally annoying each other.  I am sure they think it is a playground in here! 

Yesterday Mum and I took Ben and Charlotte into town because Nanny and Grandad had bought them both Build-a-Bear vouchers for their birthday and they were so excited about getting a bear made especially for them.   As soon as they entered the shop they were jumping with joy about choosing the perfect bear each.  Ben chose a traditional teddy and Charlotte just HAD to have the Hello Kitty bear (which would have been my choice too!).  The bears are gorgeous and, of course, Mummy had to get them outfits to wear.

As soon as we got home the bears were dressed in their new clothes and I took a couple of snapshots before the children and the bears trotted off to bed.

Here are some layouts that I have just received back from Craft, Life and Home.  They were for the issue that never actually materialized in the end but I am so happy to have my stuff back, it has been gone for about 7/8 months, I did this work in August last year!!

I also got this back.  It is a door hanger that I made from felt using the skull design from the Doodlebug halloween papers as a template (I scanned the paper and enlarge the image of the tiny skull to use as a template for my felt version).  Ben loves it!!

and finally, here is a layout that I have done a little more recently with some of the gorgeous new My Minds Eye papers.

I finally put some of my beadazzles to use by using them to decorate the center of the Prima flowers.

and REALLY finally this time, I can't resist posting this picture of Charlotte with her new Bob and the one where Ben is showing the new gaps in his teeth because I know that their Nanny and Grandad will love to see them :)

Cheezers!

Ben was talking to me the other day about Cheezers.  I was a little confused about what he was saying, I thought he was talking about cheesy crisps or something and was just saying 'oh yes?' and 'was it?' to encourage his conversation.  All the while I was thinking 'What IS he talking about?'.  Then he was talking about Cheezers being in heaven and I was VERY confused.  It became clear (eventually) when he started to tell me (with some frustration at Mummy's stupidity) that Cheezers died on the cross for everyone and then he came back to life!  I think they have been studying Easter in Year 1 recently!  I was in fits of laughter and even Ben was laughing when I explained to him that it was Jesus with a 'J' and not Cheezers with a 'Ch'.

This layout was created with the gorgeous Bella's Boudoir kit from Bellaboo, there is nothing I like better than pink and black so this kit was right up my street!  It is great value too because for £10.95 you get a full pack of alphabets and a full pack of rubons as well as papers, card, ribbon and bling!

I went to the Plymouth crop at the weekend and amongst much chatting and browsing the lovely stampin' Up catalogue I managed two layouts:

I love the Rusty Pickle Chubby Alphabet chipboard that I have used on this layout (covered with the patterned paper).  Also, after completing the layout I masked off the photograph with a piece of card and sprayed it (rather bravely I think!) with glimmer mist in iridescent gold and it looks gorgeous but you can't see it on the photograph.

This layout of Charlotte was quite a quick one but the foliage around the photograph was cut from some KI Memories lacy cardstock and coloured with silver, pink and turquoise inkpads (brilliance) to match the Making Memories Noteworthy patterned papers.

Mark has carried on decorating and he has painted my lovely red kitchen in warm beige, whilst I loved the red I have to admit that the beige looks cleaner and makes the kitchen look a lot more spacious.  The lounge also looks gorgeous now it is all put back together.  Next the hallway!

I also finished the Shepherd's Bush scissor fob 'In My Garden' - it is so cute that I can't stop looking at it. 

Now I am stitching a 'Sarah' tree by M Designs.  Carol bought this chart for Christmas a couple of years ago and amongst all my stitching stash I completely forgot about it so I was really excited when I found it.

Now I am really getting excited about attending the Stitches show at the weekend so if you are in the NEC on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday pop over the Scrapgenie stand to say 'Hi' to Tracie, Anna, Debbie and me!

As Promised...

I finished stitching all the beads onto Judy Dixon's Fairy Dust last night.  It has turned out really pretty, I will probably make it into a little pillow.

I have been scrapping with those gorgeous acrylic albums today.  Photographs will follow but here is a little sneak peak of todays creation.

Enjoy the rest of your Tuesday!  Mark is off out tonight so I can watch whatever I want on TV!  I may even do some more stitching.  I have decided to stitch a little scissor fob next - it is called In My Garden and is by Shepherds Bush.

This and That

Well firstly I apologise for being a bad blogger!  I can't believe that it has been so long but it has been a busy couple of weeks.

Ben and Charlotte have been prancing around the house singing songs from their upcoming school play :)  I can't wait!  It is Charlotte's first proper play and it will be lovely to see them both up on stage together.

I have been busy scrapping :)  Last weekend was the Exeter crop and Mum and I love to go there.  The girls are all sooooo lovely and it was so great to see everyone because we have had quite a long break since the last one, I think it is about 6 months!!  We spent most of the day chatting (like you do!) but I had taken supplies with me to make the cutest little ATC album.  I saw the instructions by Jane Dean in Papercraft Inspirations , this album is gorgeous and so enjoyable to make.

As we do each Christmas at the Exeter crop (and this was our Christmas crop) we all made a Christmas card to take along as inspiration for everyone else.  I made a pop up card with papers from the English Paper Co.

I also took instructions from the Bad Girls Kits Christmas Workshop to make Tina Sue's beautiful christmas tree but by the time I got the cone base to look right is was time to go home.  I definitely want to finish this though because it is so nice.  I haven't had chance yet because I have been getting things ready for this weekend's Crop n' Craft workshop.

I am so excited about travelling up to Tracie's tomorrow and finally getting to meet Anna.  The workshop is going to be brilliant.  Here is a sneak peak of my class.

I have been busy crocheting flowers for everyone to use for my class.  I also made the cutest little pin cushions as a way to include a needle in the kit for the stitching part of the class.  The hearts are only just over an inch in size.

So, I am off to get ready to take that drive to Barnstaple tomorrow.  It may sound silly, it's not that far!  But, I don't like driving!!!