SCRAPPIN' SAM

2011-09-02T11:48:00.000+01:00

Here's a couple of layouts I finished this morning. I used one of my Sarahs Cards Kits, Cosmo Cricket. Both photos taken at Randalstown Forest.

Holly really does think she is a human!

I'm away to start another layout.

Just a Wee Tour of My Scrap Room

2011-08-29T20:38:00.000+01:00

Thought I would copy my friend Sandra and make a video of my scrapping space! Please don't laugh I was nervous and couldn't think what to say which of course is very like me!

Portglenone Forest Again!

2011-08-05T12:40:00.000+01:00

Another layout!

Scrapping Again

2011-08-04T13:21:00.000+01:00

I've been wanting to take a photo of Sophie in the Bluebells at Portglenone forest for a few years now but each time I remembered, it wasn't the right time for them. This year it actually happened! Just wanted to share the layout I completed today. I just love this photo of Sophs.

Reorganised Scraproom!

2011-07-18T15:28:00.001+01:00

This is my new table that Gary bought me for my birthday, it's from Ikea and just fits nicely into this space. Its handy not to have to lift my bigshot down everytime I use it!

This is the side of the table where I do my scrapping, all my cardstock and patterned card are in the magazine files again from Ikea, I cut the side part and then 12 by 12 fit into them. I also have all my brads, buttons etc in the 2 hardware containers on the top left.

I just love my trimmer from Rotatrim, it cuts through photos and has a really straight edge.

This is the other sie of the table with computer etc and I also store all my finished albums on this side!

I will blog again soon with some recent layouts I have completed.

testing

2011-07-13T16:15:00.003+01:00

testing, at last it's working again! Will blog soon x

Some of my recent Layouts

2011-03-16T11:46:00.006Z

I haven't blogged in so long I thought I would show some of my recent layouts. Colour not great in some of them! Blame the photographer (me!)

This was Soph's 12th birthday

These were taken in Caste Espie, Gary and Sophie are so alike.

It was a cold day on the beach!

Same beach!

Sunset in Donegal

Snowdrop Walk in Shane's Castle

Sophie definately isn't a little girl anymore.

Ballycastle Harbour.

Two kids playing in the park in Cushendall.

Sophie on the tyre swing, getting stuck!

Girls Rock!

Maybe try and scrap this afternoon again.

Thanks for looking

Sam x

Sliding on a tupperware lid

2010-12-20T13:24:00.002Z

This was the only thing I could find for Sophs to slide down our slope in the garden. She ended up with two bruises as the lid was a bit small! She had great fun and Holly chased her down the garden nearly every time.

Snow Dog!

2010-12-20T13:22:00.004Z

Holly is soooo much bigger than she was last year in the snow! She's just over a year old now and loves the snow, eveytime I go into the kitchen she is asking out to play in the snow!

Travelling in the Snow is no Fun!

2010-12-07T10:31:00.008Z

I was working in Cookstown yesterday and I left there at 1.30, its about 40 miles home and I got home at 6.00! At one stage I travelled 1 mile in 1 hour. Luckily I had the heat on in the jeep and music playing and I think I must have sent 100 texts! I took some photos too. I saw 6 snow ploughs! So a big thank you to local farmers who came out to clear the roads.

Here are some of the photos, the first one is Cookstown town centre at 1.30.

This is the main road from Cookstown to Magherafelt:

A snow plough!

The conditions were the worse I have ever seen so keep safe today if you have to go out.

Over a month

2010-11-13T10:39:00.003Z

Since I posted. I haven't been doing that much scrapping since going back to work! By the time I get home I'm tired. Although I did take the day off to go to the Kings Hall craft fair. It was smaller than usual and didn't seem quite as busy but it was still a good day out with mum and Sandra, we had a good laugh. I bought a MS punch, flowers, calligraphy pens for Sophs and a pandora bracelet (well not a real one!). Will have to do a layout today in between doing the washing, since Sophs went to High school there seems to be alot more washing, uniform and sports kits. The only problem with that is more ironing!

Just thought I would include a photo of sandra posing in TK Maxx

Blog Candy

2010-10-05T13:56:00.002+01:00

Just been over to 2angels blog and she is a new DT member for Bo Bunny and she is having a giveaway of the new Whooligans range, heres the link:
http://lifeloveandscrap.blogspot.com

I was supposed to put it on my sidebar but I haven't a clue how to do that!!!

Well, I'm back at work now just half hours for 2 weeks, quite tired but enjoying being back. I'm going to a crop tonight so will post my LO's tomorrow.

A few More Layout's

2010-09-22T14:14:00.003+01:00

Here are another few layouts I've been doing. Back to work next week so I'll not have as much time for scrapping but I'm pleased I'm actually up to May this year now! Not that I scrap chronlogically but I put the layouts in my scrapbooks in the right order.

And another few!!

2010-09-20T14:04:00.002+01:00

This is the new pony Sophie is riding, he's called Guinness and she loves him!

This is just a pony that Sophie found in a field while we were out walking Holly, don't know who was more scared, Holly or the pony!

Some Layouts

2010-09-20T14:00:00.004+01:00

Here are a few layouts from the last couple of weeks, sorry about the quality of the photo, I took them with my mobile.

Going back to work!

2010-09-17T18:42:00.004+01:00

After six months off I'm going back to work on 27th, doctor asked me a few times if I was really sure I was able to go back but I am. Going back for half days for 2 weeks and then back into normal after that. Looking forward to it, getting a bit bored in the house! Have started scrapping again so I will post some layouts soon. Well better go since Sophs started High School she has joined the Youth Club and goes twice a week and she's going tonight and needs a lift.

Back into the school routine

2010-09-06T11:05:00.003+01:00

Sophs is back at school full time now, settled in and loving it. She got lost a couple of times on Friday but there was always one of the older ones to help which is nice. Shes getting used to having a timetable and all the different teachers and so far likes all of them, she still has a few to meet. I'm just glad she is enjoying school, long may it last.

I'm on the mend now and hope to get back to work at end of Sept or beg of Oct. Have to see Gp soon and see what she says.

You should have seen the spider we had in the living room this morning, I've never seen one so big, it was the size of a mouse. Gary was already at work and I wasn't touching it. Sophs could hardly eat her breakfast for watching it. Dad came over and by that time it was behind a frame and dad lifted the frame off the wall and it was on the frame and he got me to open the front door and he threw it out, even he said it was a big one! I'm just glad I can go back into my living room again! I really don't like spiders especially mouse sized ones!

Sophie's First Day at High School

2010-08-27T10:49:00.003+01:00

I can't believe Sophs is old enough to go to High School. She looked so grown up this morning in her new uniform. She was a bit nervous but also looking forward to it. I can't wait til she comes home to find out how she got on.

Seaforde Butterfly House

2010-08-12T18:34:00.004+01:00

We went to see the butterflies a couple of weeks ago although I sat in the car most of the time. Sophs loves going into see the butterflies and Gary likes taking photos of them and when I was going through them I found this one and thought it was really unusual and a great photo.

Cricut Crazy

2010-08-04T10:22:00.006+01:00

I thought I had a lot of cartridges and also I thought I was a bit greedy by having a craft robo, cricut, slice, big shot and sidekick but check out this youtube video, she has 6 cricut expressions, plus a cricut create! I lost count of the cartridges she has. I can't get the link to work. Be back in a minute! I have to type it in:
http//www.youtube.com/user/scrappincricut
Hope it works! Watch and be amazed

The link isn't working so if you go to www.youtube.com and search for 'scrappincricut' her videos will come up and choose the ultimate scrap room

Now 4 weeks after surgery

2010-07-27T19:45:00.002+01:00

Feeling a good bit better now. Have been getting out and about now, can walk for about half an hour now but get tired quickly. Gary took me to Abbeycentre tonight and I was able to walk from one end to the other and back again, slowly but I did it! Bought some more leggings as thats all I can wear at the minute because of my swelly belly! Got my jeans on at the weekend but had to change back into leggings about half an hour later!

Got my next scrapbook kit from Sarahs Cards last week and it's really lovely, will try and take photos tomorrow and post them. Hopefully I'll be able to scrap with it soon.

I've never watched so much TV, especially the soaps and I also my daily dose of Loose Women. I think I'll get photos out tomorrow and plan some pages from sketchs.

Bye x

I'm Home

2010-07-09T12:23:00.002+01:00

I got home on Saturday, sitting here on a recliner with Soph's laptop! I'm recovering well from my operation and have been told I need at least 3 months off. Still sore and taking painkillers but Gary said that I was walking a bit faster! Gary has taken 2 weeks off to look after me and he's doing a really good job, washing, ironing and cooking, plus helping me into the bath! I don't have any stitches to get out, Doctor stitched inside and then glued me, seems to be healing well. Not allowed to do much other than wee walks around the house, hopefully next week I'll be able to go out for a wee walk.

So I won't be scrapping for a while but will upload something as soon as I do

Kit Arrived

2010-06-22T12:02:00.003+01:00

Happy Days, kit arrived, along with 3 Aussie mags I had ordered from Angel Crafts. The kit is lovely and I have in mind which photos I'm going to use. Below is the actual kit.
These are the add ons, bloomers and embellies

These are the extras I ordered to go with the kit, extra cardstock, flowers, alpha and two sets of different brads.

I'm really pleased with this kit and can't wait to start using it.

Next Kit

2010-06-22T09:54:00.002+01:00

The June Kit from Sarahs Cards if due today so I'm waiting impatiently for a van to come. I can't wait for it to arrive as it's papers I wouldn't usually pick myself but they are really nice. I ordered a few wee extras too, just to cheer myself up! Will post it later.

Tuckaway Station is now Tucked Away!

2010-06-16T12:06:00.003+01:00

I'm really pleased with it. I sorted out all my cardstock into colours and got it all stored, it's amazing how much it holds. It just wheels underneath my desk so I now have more room to scrap. Gary just has to put up my rails (from Ikea) for my punches.

I got these wodden drawers from Ikea to but a good while ago. I'd also bought red stain for them and I eventually finished them.

It has Arrived!

2010-06-15T15:45:00.002+01:00

My tuckaway station came this afternoon but the paper shelves have went missing between England and here, but delivery man said should be here tomorrow. Have to wait for Gary to build it as I'm not allowed too! Mum and Dad took me to Ikea this morning and I got 6 rails for my punches as seen on someones blog (can't remember who's!) Gary will be busy, though it won't be tonight as we have to go to Sophie's new school, can't believe she going to High School in September. Didn't think I was old enough!!

Tuckaway Station

2010-06-11T11:08:00.004+01:00

I'm so excited, I have just ordered a tuckaway station for my cricut, it will go underneath my desk and roll out when I want to use it, I have ordered 18 paper shelves for the bottom so I will store my cardstock in them. This is just a photo off the website (http://www.storage4crafts.co.uk/) I will post a photo when I receive it and get it sorted. So at last I have spent some of my birthday money!

Happy Halloween!

2010-06-03T14:21:00.004+01:00

I know I'm a bit out of season but I had these photos to scrap of a Halloween Party Sandra had and I thought they deserved a mini instead of a layout. Here it is:

2010-06-02T17:44:00.002+01:00

Just thought I would blog my scraproom again as I have changed it around a bit and I'm now able to reach my glues etc I've also moved the red drawers away from underneath the table as they kept rolling further in when closing the drawers!

Tardree Forest

2010-06-02T11:43:00.002+01:00

This is Tardree Forest, it's Sophie's favourite place to walk Holly. It reminds her of the forest in Twilight and I think she always keeps an eye out for Robert Pattison (Edward)!

Sarahs Cards May Kit

2010-06-02T10:50:00.002+01:00

I set out some pages last night and the photos so all I had to do this morning was crop, stick and admire! These are more pages I have made from the kit and that now makes 5 with enough leftover to make another layout! I can't wait to 20th June to get my next kit although I won't have much time as I'll be going into hospital on the 28th.

Just Us

2010-06-01T16:22:00.002+01:00

This is Sophs and me at Oxford Island a few weeks ago. I decided to print the photo out in black and white as I had a orangy jumper on and Sophs had a cerise one on and the colours didn't really go!

New Network

2010-05-27T12:40:00.003+01:00

Hi all, I have just set up a new network for scrappers and creative people please go to http://samsscrappers.ning.com/ and join up. You can start and join in on the forum, upload photos and videos and also chat with other members. Have some fun.

First Layout in a couple of days!

2010-05-27T10:47:00.004+01:00

It's our 15th Wedding Anniversary today, can't believe it was 15 years ago. Makes me feel old!

I thought I would get some scrapping done this week to keep my mind off missing Sophs but didn't feel like scrapping on Tuesday and then yesterday I had a hospital appt and then mum and dad took me out for a while (to Doodle craft) so this is my first layout. It was a simple one and I only used one sheet of paper, fancy Pants (from my Sarahs Cards kit) and a stampin up journalling stamp and white ink pad and gel pen.

Sophs is home this afternoon and I can't wait to hear all the exciting things she did. She'll probably be really tired.

Blog Candy

2010-05-26T12:02:00.004+01:00

Here is a link to some lovely blog candy. Great papers for the Girls! I can't get the link to work but if you click on 2angels under the followers you'll find it.

Double Layout

2010-05-24T14:43:00.005+01:00

I haven't completed a double layout for ages but I had quite a few photos for the day out to the zoo. I used Stampin Up Whisper Whilte cardstock, pink pixie inkpad, Patterned papers-My Minds Eye, Martha Stewart edge punch and prima stamp for my journalling and promarkers to colour it. I also used a butterfly stamp from Stampin Up.

First Layout for this Week

2010-05-24T12:36:00.004+01:00

This was last July at the Antrim Show, Sophs loved it because of all the horses and of course the other animals. I used My Minds Eye papers (Bloom and Grow) bazzil cardstock and chipboard letters and pumpkin pie inkpad from Stampin Up.
I will probably be scrapping alot this week as Sophie is away with her school until Thursday to the Share Centre doing lots of fun things!

My Kit Came!

2010-05-21T13:36:00.006+01:00

I was so excited to receive my kit today from Sarah's Cards. I haven't done any scrapping today coz I was listening out for a delivery van and it eventually came at 12.00. I had also ordered some more American Crafts Cardstock which I love, so I got two parcels to open. Here is the patterned card from fancy pants (7 sheets), it's double sided so I took a photo of my fav side, also 5 sheets of bazzil cardstock.

This is the embellishments that came with the kit, fabric thickers, journalling tabs, rubons, doilie, felt flowers, clips, lace and my fav is the artisan frame from Pink Paislie.

I also ordered the 3 extras, buttons, blooms and embellishments. I was really surprised at the amount of flowers and buttons and I just love the lace butterfly.

I can't wait to scrap with my new kit. But for the minute I just keep looking at it!

Two more layouts

2010-05-20T16:50:00.003+01:00

I have working on these layouts on and off today. I used 2 sketches but the second one didn't end up anything like the sketch! Sandra, I'm sure you recognise these photos!

Just Finished Another Layout

2010-05-19T12:35:00.003+01:00

This was my birthday last year. I used another sketch from pagemaps and also the new Bobunny Mamarazzi cardstock, papers and buttons and bling.

Garden Gymnastics

2010-05-19T11:38:00.003+01:00

I started this layout yesterday and finished it this morning. I thought it looked ok but when I looked at the photo of it on the computer the green ribbon seemed to dark and took away from the photo so this is what it looked like first:

Then I decided to put twill tape along the green ribbon and although the green is still there it doesn't seem as strong. I think it helps.

I used a sketch from Pagemaps website.

The New Bo Bunny Jazmyne

2010-05-17T13:03:00.006+01:00

I love this new range of papers from Bo Bunny. I didn't use my cricut (shock horror!) I used grungeboard alphabet and cosmic shimmered them. I also used a Prima journalling stamp. The photo isn't great as I only had my mobile with me.

Another Layout

2010-05-17T11:52:00.003+01:00

Just thought I would upload a layout I completed this morning. I used My Minds Eye papers (Quite Contrary) and some twill tape from Stampin Up and of course my cricut (Base Camp). I outlined the title with brown pen to make it stand out as it seemed to be a bit lost.

Sophie always seems to find an animal to pat when out for the day. Gary had taken her to a car show in Ballymoney and she found some donkeys! I wasn't there as I was at Stampin Up Training (I'm no longer a demo).

Just Me!

2010-05-14T10:26:00.003+01:00

I rarely get a photo taken with just me in it. I usually move Sophie in front of me but Gary took this photo and actually I quite like it so I used it as my profile photo on scrapbeach, blog etc. So I thought I would do a layout of it too. I used the new bo bunny Mama Razzi papers and double dot cardstock, Storybook cricut cartridge and some lace and buttons I had in my stash. Hope you like.

Monthly Subscription

2010-05-09T16:57:00.002+01:00

I have just started a monthly sub to Sarah's Cards scrapbook kit. It comes out on the 20th of each month and I can't wait to get it. As it was my first one I ordered all the extras: embellishments, buttons and blooms. I saw on UKScrappers that Sarah's Cards kit got really good reviews so I thought I would try it. I will post it when it arrives.

Our Puppy is Getting BIG!

2010-05-08T19:57:00.003+01:00

Its hard to believe shes 6 1/2 months old

Was looking at photos today

2010-05-05T16:36:00.003+01:00

I have been a healthy eating diet since Sept and I thought I would look out some photos from before that to see the difference, even Sophie said there was a 'huge' difference. Well here are the before and now photos (I'm still planning to lose more). Can you guess how many stone I've lost?

Just Chillin'

2010-04-30T12:47:00.003+01:00

This is a quick layout I did this morning. Its Sophie and our puppy who is getting bigger by the day. It was taken at Oxford Island which is a Wildlife Reserve so we couldn't let Holly off until we got to the top car park. I used the Doodlebug Kit esp for dogs, not the usual type of papers I would use but I enjoyed completing this layout.

Don't Look Mum!

2010-04-29T12:53:00.006+01:00

I made this mini book for my mum. It's made out of toilet rolls! I used my big shot to flatten the rolls and then covered them in Basic Grey 'Mellow' and then punched holes with my big bite and put eyelets in them to keep the rolls flat. I tied ribbon on the book rings after putting them on book. I then cut out six tags for inside the rolls and then decorated the front. Mum can then put whatever she wants in it. I really enjoyed making this as it was easy and not too strenuous as I'm still off sick and will be for another few weeks.

Hopefully I will post again soon x

What a Easter!

2010-04-09T08:52:00.003+01:00

I'm lying in bed on Sophs laptop, in bed is where I've been since Tuesday night when I came home from casualty! Very long story but beginning to feel a bit better now. I haven't got any scrapping done and didn't even get any where for photos and new scrap pages. Hopefully back to work middle of next week and then the craft fair in Kings Hall on Thursday, I'll just have to take it easy.

Sophs did a test for Pony Club on Tuesday morning and she passed it!! Congrats Sophs. She went horse riding and to pony club last night and the police dogs came and showed all the pony clubbers how they worked, 2 german shepherds (general working dogs) and a black lab (sniffer dog). She really enjoyed it. She couldn't believe what the dogs could do, that says alot for our Holly!

Hopefully I'll be blogging some layouts soon!

The Coast

2010-04-01T14:04:00.002+01:00

We always see cormorants on the drive around the coast and lucky to have the zoom lens with us last year and it wasn't to far away. I wanted to keep clean lines on this page as I'm used to doing girly pages and didn't think that would suit a bird!

Aprils Fools Day!

2010-04-01T12:51:00.003+01:00

I hope no one has played any pranks this morning!

We took Holly out for a walk this morning as she hadn't been out for a while because of the heavy rain. It was actually quite warm and dry, not too much snow lying about.

I finished off this layout using my new Hannah Montana cartridge. It was the Girls Aloud Concert last year, Sophie's first concert. The photo isn't good as it was from my mobile and quite far away!

I used the new Bo-bunny papers, Sophie collection and the Bo-bunny double dot cardstock.

Snowing Again!

2010-03-31T13:56:00.002+01:00

We have had so much snow his year and it is coming down again, so much that Carnmoney Hill disappeared for a while! Holly is really enjoying the snow but I'm not enjoying the mess that she brings in every time she has been out, she runs about mad in the snow, mucked up to her ears!
I got a couple more cartridges for my cricut yesterday, Lyrical Letters and Base Camp and then today the postie came delivered the Hannah Montana cartridge I bought from e-bay. I bought it for the fonts and Sophie likes the flying horse on it too. So I am hopefully going to play this afternoon. Will post my layouts when I complete them.
Bye for now x

Thought I'd Better stop and get some lunch!

2010-03-17T13:17:00.003Z

Scrapping does wonders for the diet. Scrapping all morning and only realised what time it was! I think it's time to stop and get my lunch before picking Sophs up from school. Well here's the rest of my mornings work.

I had lots of photos to add to this page so I didn't put too much on it just faux stitches and journalling. It's more like a photo album page but I couldn't decide which photos to leave out.

My Mornings Work (so far)

2010-03-17T11:03:00.004Z

I've been busy this morning, the first layout is of my dd and niece. Sophs just loves looking after her.
Gary bought this Chopper for Sophie years ago and eventually she was able to ride it last year. By the way, Gary's name for Sophs is Chops just in case you were wondering!

I love my cricut for titles, the layout above used All Mixed Up cartridge. I also used my new corner chompers for both layouts, so easy to use.

Blogging Again!

2010-03-17T09:12:00.006Z

I'm off work today for St Patricks Day so I thought I would upload all my recent layouts and then scrapbook some more!

Sophs and Holly just love each other and this is the way I found them, I think Holly was trying to hide.

Holly looks so small now in this photo. The journalling says:

There is a puddle on the floor

Tis plain for all to see

Now is that puddle H20

Or is it K9P?

This is Glenone waterfall

We went up to see Joey last year as he is now retired and he wouldn't come over to Sophs, as it was muddy!

Here's some of Sophs horse riding before the dark evenings came in.

This one was on Holiday in Galway last year.

Pippa is off lame at the minute so Sophs is riding other horses but she can't wait for Pippa to be better.

Well I'm goning to enjoy my day off and get stuck in to some scrapping. Will hopefully upload them later

Scrapbooking Again!

2010-02-19T18:40:00.002Z

I had a great day today, I scrapbooked all day, well after taking Sophs to school and walking the dog. I finished 3 layouts of Sophs horse riding. Will take photos later. Gary is plastering at the minute and I'm thinking of maybe scrapping again! I got a new Martha Stewart punch today from Craftz Boutique, I only ordered it on Wednesday, so I've been using that on 2 of my layouts.

Sophs and Holly

2010-02-11T13:14:00.005Z

Sophs was off school for a couple of days with a bad cold and Holly didn't know what was wrong and after a day of Sophs lying on the settee, Holly decided to get up and keep her company! As you can see Holly is getting bigger and her two ears are up now. Sophie just loved her up on the settee with her (she isn't allowed on the settee). Sophs is back at school today and feeling better, I wonder is that she has horseriding tonight!

Update on Holly

2010-01-23T15:23:00.003Z

Holly has now been with us for two weeks and it's hard to believe! She's sleeping at night and a rascal during the day. House training isn't going to badly. She's a pure breed GSD and at last she got her last vaccination at the vets last night so by Wed/Thurs we can take her for a walk. Good exercise!! I haven't had time to scrap recently (wonder why!!) so all I have to post is another photo of Holly 2 weeks on (she's now 12 1/2 weeks old) and even the vet said she is a big puppy!

Day 2 with Holly

2010-01-10T14:26:00.003Z

We had a sleepless night with Holly as she was missing her sisters but she is playing and having great fun in the snow today.

A new addition to the family

2010-01-09T22:18:00.003Z

This is our family member, Holly. She is ten weeks old and adorable. She looks quite sad in this photo but really isn't. Shes playful, hungry and slipping on our wooden floors! She's sleeping at the minute so the house is quiet. Sophie adores her. We have taken some photos but she doesn't sit still for very long so it's quite hard!

Happy New Year!

2010-01-01T17:45:00.005Z

Trimming the Tree
Snow

Opening presents on Christmas Morning

Just thought I would post a few of the layouts I have done in my new craft room. The night it was finished, I sat and completed 4 layouts. (Sorry about the bright bit in the middle of photos, had to use flash)

Happy New Year

Luv Sam x

SCRAP ROOM IS FINISHED!!!

2009-12-28T14:47:00.008Z

We got up earlyish on Sunday and started getting the room ready for building the furniture. About 8.00pm we had finished and most of my stash was sorted and in! We got the computer up this morning and Gary put a shelf up for my flowers. I'm really chuffed with the way it turned out. Thanks Hub!!

The units are from Ikea and they hold all my albums, finished and not yet started! The red drawers underneath the table are from Ikea too, I just had to have them as they are red.

With putting two of the expedit desks together, I have lots of room to scrap and also for the computer.

This is a picture I did a couple of years ago. I got it at the Craft fair in the Kings Hall. It's all very small plastic squares.

I got this clock, Kaisercraft, so I sat down last night and it's the first thing I have made in my scrap room.

This used to be a built in wardrobe but Gary knocked it down and it made a inshot for more storage and of course my shelf for my flowers.

Thanks Gary, I love my new scrap room (wonder how long it will stay tidy!)

Snow is Falling

2009-12-21T12:27:00.003Z

Sophs had great fun out in the snow yesterday, she made a snow baby! Then had a snowball fight with friends from next door. She wasn't quite so pleased when Daddy took the jeep and she couldn't get to school!! But it was only a half day as it was the last day before the hols. I was going to do some Christmas grocery shop this morning but I had to put it off til tomorrow.

We worked on my craft room over the weekend,the floor and ceiling is done and Gary did the door surround and the skirting yesterday so just to get it papered on Tuesday night, let it dry out over Christmas and build some furniture and move all my stash in next weekend! I still have to get a chair so if the snow goes away we'll head over to Ikea tomorrow after the shopping.

Happy Christmas to all

Luv

Sam x

Party Pixies

2009-11-21T12:25:00.003Z

Sophs had her Birthday party last night and all the girls had a great time. It was in a salon between Bangor and Newtownards esp for kids. We had 4 cars go over with 12 girls, although I think Gary got the noisiest ones! All the girls got their hair done, nails done and make up. They decorated buns, played games and had a karoke. The Party pixie girls provided all the food and drinks for the party, all we had to provide was the cake. I would recommend a Party Pixie Party for any girlie girls!

Sophs birthday isn't until 10th december but this was the only Friday night it suited because of the new AQE tests being on a Saturday morning. Its hard to believe she's nearly 11 and going to High School next year.

Halloween Layout

2009-11-15T21:06:00.002Z

I know it's 2 weeks since Halloween but I got round to doing this layout this evening. Soph's went to 3 Halloween parties so this is her ready for her first one!

Kings Hall

2009-11-14T13:11:00.004Z

Hi all,
Mum Sandra and me went to the kings hall on Thursday (I got the day off) and we had a ball. Although I think I spent the most!!! I got some stamps from Dimension fourth and from Little Claires, two of the punches from Crafty Devils, a bigz sizzix die to make advent calendars and some of the long cutting plates, 2 cricut cartridges even though I haven't got my pink cricut yet (DH ordered it for me for Christmas), an xcut glass mat and two more scrapbook albums and page protectors again from Crafty Devils (I really needed more scrapbook albums!!) I even came home with some money but not much! I meant to take a photo of all my new stash but I put it away before I remembered. Oh I got a bottle of Prima flowers and a set of 3 sizzlets of an angel, a penguin and a reindeer.

Sophs did her first AQE test this morning instead of the 11+. She was nervous but she thinks it went ok, 1 down and 2 to go, at least they will be over for her birthday. We're glad the first ones over. We wandered about Junction 1 while she was in the grammar school and I went into Paper Mill and some papers and 2 templates to make boxes, I think I will use the templates in my next Stampin Up workshop.

I'm going now to make an advent calendar with Sophs.
Bye for now Sam x

Scrapbooking Course

2009-11-07T10:48:00.004Z

Hi all, I'm doing a scrapbooking course in Cookstown and we had a challenge to complete for last night. Here it is:

We had great fun last night and Mum won the challenge 'Well Done'. I'm sure she will upload her page to her blog, see the link in my followers (she is Kraftykate). We have another challenge for next month and I sat up last night after I came home to finish it. I just have to add a chipboard '2' to it and I will upload it too. Have a great weekend x

Stampin Up

2009-11-05T14:54:00.002Z

HI all, just to let everyone know that Stampin Up have a special offer running during November and December. If you buy £45 worth off the gift leaflet (available on www.stampinup.co.uk) you get a tag or small tag punch free! (worth £12.50) I've already put my order in and hopefully getting it tomorrow.

There are some lovely new stamps in the new catalogue and also kraft cardstock available in 12x12. If you want anymore details just leave a comment and I will get back to you.

Luv Sam x

Another Stampin Up Project

2009-10-27T09:43:00.003Z

I made this on Sunday night as well. Its a mini box, I used ruby red, night of navy and whisper white cardstock, new circle stamps, night of navy ribbon and ink pad and the circle punches.

Stampin Up Card

2009-10-26T08:36:00.002Z

Hi all, I made this card last night for a workshop tomorrow night. It is all stampin up stash, pumpkin pie, old olive and chocolate chip card, plus scallop and circle punches and the new butterfly stamps and punch, new white ink pad and of course ribbon.

A photo of Sophs

2009-10-25T19:20:00.003Z

Just thought I would post a photo of Sophs on one of her fav ponies. She's been riding Pippa since before the summer as she was getting to big for Joey and he was slowing down. Sophs just loves jumping and the jumps are getting bigger!

Disappeared off the face of the Earth

2009-10-24T09:21:00.002+01:00

Hi all
I couldn't believe how long it was since I last blogged. Between work and stampin up workshops! I'll have to upload some of my workshop make and takes. I have got a computer now that doesn't takes hours to upload so I'll be able to do it quicker!! I didn't realise broadband was so quick, broadband on the other computer was like dial-up!
Have fun crafting
Sam x

Last post for today (Layouts 6 and 7)

2009-07-29T18:34:00.003+01:00

Here's my last two layouts for today. I've been working hard:

Gary went up in the Wheel in Belfast and also a layout of Sophs up the coast.

Again I used Stampin Up Stamps and ink, cardstock- Fancy Pants, bazzil. Maya road stamps (date) and Stampin Up square punch.

Posting twice!!

2009-07-29T14:45:00.003+01:00

Just finished my fifth layout today and planning my sixth!

Back again with more Layouts!

2009-07-29T12:45:00.004+01:00

Hi everyone, just thought I would upload some of my recent layouts. Sophie is away for a couple of days at my friends Sandra's house and she is really enjoying playing with Sandra's two girls.

Well here are my layouts:

This was Halloween last year, Sophs wasn't well but she still was able to watch Hannah Montana's 3D concert and then watched Gary lighting sparklers. The photo of Gary was really spooky has you can see right through him! He moved away and the camera had a slow shutter speed.

This is at Antrim Forum during the day and I'm a little bit scared of birds as anyone who knows me will tell you! I was hiding behind the car taking photos.

This is Antrim Forum at night! Again I stayed in the jeep and had the window open the tiniest bit to throw the bread out, the cheeky swan in the middle actually pecked the window because the bread wasn't coming quick enough!

This is Sophs and her cousin Amy, playing in the park at Carnlough.

This is the same day and the cousins enjoyed Barry's.

There is a mixture of differnt patterned paper used including Cosmo Cricket, Basic Grey and K and Co. Cardstock is Bazzil, coredinations and Stampin Up. The stamps are Stampin Up.

I'm going to do some more layouts today so I will post them later x

New stamps

2009-07-16T10:52:00.003+01:00

I got my new stamps from Stampin Up this morning so I am busy putting them together! I got 3 free stamp sets as I qualified for Stampin Start, you had to sell so much Stampin Up in the first 3 months of being a demonstrator and I did it. So I am planning to play today, might even post a card later on!
Have fun x

More Layouts

2009-07-07T13:06:00.005+01:00

We had great fun at Stephanies last night and I started two layouts and then got them finished this morning. Here they are:

We used the new papers from Little Yellow Bicycle, and bazzil/coredinations cardstock. I used some stampin up stamps and inks and fancy pants clear stamps and a cuttlebug alphabet. Have fun whatever you are doing today.

I'm Back ! ! !

2009-07-06T09:59:00.008+01:00

I couldn't believe how long it is since I posted so I thought I would put all my recent scrapbook pages on to make up for it. I'm not going to list all the stash I used coz I can't remember!! Well here goes:

Sophs hadn't ridden Joey for a while and she really enjoyed the lesson.

Jacqui, Sophs riding instructor had picked Sophs and 2 other girls form her riding lesson to compete in the British Horse Society Equitation Competition. Sophs was practicng on another horse as she couldn't ride Joey because he doesn't have a bit as his mouth is sore. this is Roly.
Sophie got 3rd in the Comp.

Sophie wanted a change from riding Joey as she is getting a bit to tall for him now!! So Jacqui suggested Pippa, a lovely chestnut pony. Sophie really enjoyed this lesson out in the field doing cross country jumps. She handled Pippa very well. She has since ridden her indoors and wants to ride her now for her lessons.

Well theres todays update! Hopefully I won't leave it so long next time. I'm going to Stephanie's tonight for the Kit Club so if I get it finished I'll upload it tomorrow.

Friend to Friend

2009-05-16T19:24:00.003+01:00

I sat and made a card to day with the stamps I got last Saturday. Chocolate chip, whisper white, old olive and real red cardstock, whisper white ribbon and pocket silhouettes stamp set and scallop square punch. All from Stampin Up.

Storage for Stash!!

2009-05-15T20:29:00.003+01:00

I've just spent a couple of hours sorting out all my cardstock. My friend Sandra ordered these really useful boxes from QVC for me. I already had 1 so now I have 3. They are really useful!!! I didn't realise I had as much cardstock.

I'll be able to find the colours more easily, all I need now is a craft room!!

By the way the training day for Stampin Up was really good, even got a free stamp set. x

Stampin Up

2009-05-09T09:58:00.002+01:00

Going to Stampin Up field training today and I can't wait. Getting to meet other stampin up demonstrators, we are having lunch first and then training for 2 1/2 hours. Better go and get ready! Check back in later with how it went. x

New Mag

2009-05-06T13:05:00.003+01:00

We went into Belfast this morning as I had heard of Scrapbook Trends being sold in WHSmiths! I got the last copy of it. It's an English version of the American one. It seems really good and it's only £5.99. I knew there was a card making one so I phoned mum and of course my battery went dead on my phone but she managed to say she wanted one and my friend Sandra had wanted a scrapbooking one so Easons had them too. I really like these mags, not many advertisements just lots of layouts and ideas. So next one is out on 29 May so that will be another visit into Belfast!!

Sophs is busy reading her new book that she got in WHSmiths - Miley Cyrus's Biography, she has hardly spoke since we came home!

I'm away to read my new mag X

More Stash

2009-05-04T14:54:00.000+01:00

My friend Mabel (Sandra) had a Stampin Up party for me on Friday night and she got alot of sales and she got a level 3 hostess gift! Thanks Sandra. Then on Saturday we went to Mandy's as she is sadly closing next week and we both bought more stamps although I didn't spend as much as Sandra!! I've been stamping with my new stamps but haven't actually made anything yet. I'm going to sit down now and have another play. Happy Bank Holiday Monday!
xxx

Sizzix Dies

2009-04-22T16:08:00.001+01:00

I've just posted on UKscrappers some sizzix dies I don't use, most of them have only been used to try them! Thought I would try and sell and buy something I would use!!! Like more Stampin Up sets! Not sure when it'll get approved or if anyone is buying sizzix at the mo.

I actually finished a layout today after work so I might even post it later, I hadn't been scrapping recently coz I'm sorting out cards and boxes for my stampin up workshops!

Love Sam x

Its so good to be off!!

2009-04-15T12:56:00.000+01:00

We have been really busy these last few days. Yesterday we went to Portstewart Strand for a walk and Sophs ended up going for a paddle. Do you think it was cold?

Soooo Busy

2009-04-05T20:10:00.000+01:00

I've been really busy, between Sophies practices for the Horse Competitions and I'm now a Stampin Up demonstrator I haven't had time to blog.

Sophs was in a BHS Equitation Competition today at her riding school and she got 3rd for the 13 and under class. She was the youngest competing and she had her first ever fall! A bit of a shock but she got on again and jumped again. She looked so grown up in her competition clothes.

Really proud of Sophs.

CRAFTEIRE

2009-02-23T09:57:00.000Z

Just back last night from Crafteire. It was so much fun, I haven't laughed so much for ages. The classes were great and the company was excellent. Kate and Mirielle again arranged a brilliant weekend and it couldn't have been better. Well I'm off work today thank goodness!! I 'm going to finish off some layouts from the classes, will take photos and post later.

Oxford Island

2009-01-04T16:01:00.000Z

We went to Oxford Island today for a walk. It was pretty cold but we had a great time spotting all the birds and squirrels! Ended up taking quite a few photos and here are a couple Also on New Years Eve Gary was outside and heard alot of birds. He called me and there was at least 100 birds on our trees out the back. They were birds we hadn't seen before so Gary got the camera and I phoned mum and dad. Dad came straight over with his camera and long lens. They were taking photos and Dad thought they were lapwings. I looked out the front and there was two people on the other side of the road with binoculars and a telescope. Gary went over to them and said they could come up round the back. They explained that the birds were wax wings and they came from Scandinavia, they hadn't been over for a couple of years and never in such a big flock. They come for the berries when its too cold where they normally live. We got a few photos, heres one:

The wax wings didn't came back on New Years Day but have been eating the berries every day since, that many berries left now!

Well, I didn't get any scrapping done over the holidays and I'm back to work tommorrow! It was really great having the two weeks off especially as Sophs was off for two weeks and Gary was off for most of it.

CHRISTMAS

2008-12-20T09:41:00.000Z

I've been really busy with work and Christmas. I finished work yesterday for 2 weeks and really looking forward to the time to chill out. I'll maybe even get to scrap a bit and to blog too!!! Happy Christmas everyone and I hope Santas comes with some nice crafty goodies.
x

Blogging again after 3 weeks!

2008-10-31T15:32:00.000Z

Well at last I'm blogging again! I haven't been well, chest infection and colds and things and I haven't been doing any crafting. I've just got onto the computer in the last couple of days and today was my first time out in a week! Feeling a good bit better now and thought I would brave the cold outside and take photos of the two recent layouts I have done. This one was done at the Kit Club in Stephanie's (Forgetmenot Papercrafts) and it was the first time I used an overlay. They were really lovely autumny pages.

This layout was made with another overlay, Prima Paintables, but instead of painting it, I used my Copics, tasted them on a spare piece of acetate first to make sure they dried. I only used three colours of Copics although it looks like more because of the Basic Grey Euphoria paper I put behind it. I liked the way you could can see through the copics to the page below. These photos were taken at Oxford Island and I had to put the journalling on the back.

I'm going to Stephanie's on Monday so hopefully will have more layouts to show next week x

More Cards than scrapping

2008-10-11T21:50:00.000+01:00

I'm just after writing a post and losing it! Well I seem to be making more cards than layouts recently, birthdays and Christmas of course! It's our nieces first birthday tomorrow and I made two cards, one from Gary and me and one from Sophs. They are made from some new stamps I got this week. The mouse one was fun to stamp I especially love the patchwork letters and might even buy the whole alphabet as I only got the B and the W in the kit from Dimension Fourth. The flower stamps are from Forgetmenot Papercrafts in Belfast. I will definately have to get back to scrapping, I did a layout on Monday night at Stephanie's but haven't quite finished it yet.

Birthday Card

2008-10-02T08:47:00.000+01:00

Mum in laws birthday tomorrow. I've got one card made and still got Sophs card to do. I used papermania stamp and letter stamps on it with basic grey euphoria paper and copic pens to colour. Really enjoying using copic pens and I'm sure I need some more colours!

Again!

2008-09-26T14:04:00.000+01:00

Two posts inthe same day. Meant to put a scrapbook page in the first post and forgot and decided I would post again. I love the big grungeboard letters from Tim Holtz and made a layout with them. The only place I could get a good photo was outside putting the layout on the concrete (back garden!) and I have to load adobe photoshop onto computer again so I can crop the photos better.

First time for everything!

2008-09-26T12:46:00.000+01:00

I've had this blog for ages and haven't done anything but change colours on it, thought I'd better get started!

I was at a class on Wednesday night, card making and it was really good. Learnt how to use copic pens and the cuttlebug embossing folders. It was at Millhouse crafts. I really enjoyed using the copics. I had bought a cowboy stamp from Mandy and thought I would try it out hoping I could do the shading without Mandy! Here it is

I love anything to do with horses and Sophs has been horse riding for 2 years now, here she is yesterday riding Joey her favourite pony. He's wearing a head collar instead of a bridle coz he's got cancer in his mouth. Sophs loves riding him and even though she has ridden bigger ponies she always goes back to Joey.