Whhheeeeeeek!

Another day at home - I had hoped to try my first day out but just wasn't feeling too great so Addy & Freya took a trip to Elgin whilst me & Meike stayed home and did some crafting!

I asked them to pop into the pet shop for some bird seed.......well they managed to come home with 2 guinea pigs! Jeezy Peeps! We always used to have bunnies & piggies as pets...when we lived down in the Borders we were well known for rescuing small animals LOL Anyways in the local pet shop they have a wee section for animals that are needing adopted as their owners can no longer look after them and my big softie of an other half just had to bring them home!!

He was told they had hardly been handled but they are sooooo timid! We left them to settle into their new surroundings all afternoon but the girls couldn't wait any longer and had to have a wee cuddle! Look at them - Aren't they adorable! Annemiek has named hers "Toffee" and Freya has named hers "Rainbow" (I was hoping she would call her Fudge but no...Rainbow it is :))

Aren't they adorable!! I just love the wee chuntering and loud wheeeeeeking they do! Oh and guess what....he forgot the bird food!!!!!

Happy Red Nose Day

Still all quiet here - me and my stookie!

We were all up super early this morning as the kids were allowed to dress up for Red Nose Day at School - Annemiek wanted to be a "Mamma Mia Girl" so she has a super shiny 80's outfit and I sat for ages crimping all her hair - the blue eye shadow just finishes it off!

As for Freya.....well because I cant get her up to her nursery she has been staying home....but never needs a reason to dress up LOL so here she is aswell - my own wee super hero!

Her Dad managed to take her round to the school for their open doors fun session...face painting, games, prizes and even throwing wet sponges at teachers! I think they all had a blast!

Hope you are all having a good Red Nose Day - Do something FUNNY for MONEY!!! :)

xxx

Stuck at home....

...with a Stookie!

Sorry for the absence! I had a fall a couple of weeks ago and ended up in hospital needing an operation to fix 2 breaks in my ankle with a plate & pins. I am now home with a Bright PINK stookie and a big box of painkillers!

Slowly getting a bit more mobile - Ads has turned our living room / dining room into my own personal bedsit! Hoping to get some supplies down from the Craft room so I can fill in the long hours with some crafting!

Have not spent much time surfing yet as I can only sit for so long but want to say a BIG thank you to all the lovely peeps that have commented and sent well wishes via Sugar Nellie & Funky Kits!!

Nothing new to share at the moment - this is a card I did for a mag supplement which is out this month using one of Sugar Nellie's Annie designs by Leanne Ellis - i lubs them so much!

Queens of the Castle...

Just HAD to share these pics from today!

My super talented OH spent all day outside with the girls building a SNOW CASTLE!

How amazing is that!?!!?!!

Snow Snow Snow!!!

Oh my goodness - what a week! The snow was a bit late in arriving but it did it in style!! Poor Ads had to dig his way out yesterday and walk the 5 miles to work - talk about dedication!

Sorry for the lack of posts - been a MAD week at work - 3 new stamp plates on the horizon and the wonderful GORJUSS GIRLS are up for pre-orders too :) That will keep me out of mischief for a while!

Had a nice day last Saturday up at the Papeterie in Aberdeen - some really lovely ladies *big waves* and of course I came home with a paper fix :D

Hoping for some crafty-me time over the weekend - will send OH away to the slopes and we can have some girly crafty fun (once the snowmen have been done!)

Have a great weekend!

Bo Bunny Butterflies...

Here is another Bo Bunny sample for the weekend :)

I have used the lurvley Beau Jardin & Double Dot papers and cut the butterfly using my Cricut Create - this one is from the Home Decor Cart - just look how intricate it is!

Been stalking the web for new CHA releases - gutted to hear that there are no new Cuttlebug embossing folders but the new releases from Bo Bunny look fabulous! Also loving the new look of EK Sucess punches - and they have some fabby border punches too - looking forward to those!!

No Thursday night craft fix for me tonight - Ads is cooking in the Speyside Chef of the Year competition tomorrow so my kitchen is about to be turned upside down (and possibly inside out!!) He won this competition last year so it is not likely he will win again but he has so much fun taking part!! Keeping my fingers crossed for him anyway!!

So - I guess it will be an early night with the girlies - we might just snuggle up and watch High School Musical (again!!)

Byeeeee!

Woosh...

....another month disappearing rapidly!!

Had a lovely weekend down in Perth! Here is another featured Inchie :) I just can't stop! They are soooo versatile! Whether you like clean cut and classy or inky and grungy - one size fits all....an INCHIE!!!!

Back to the prepping for another Bo Bunny demo this Saturday up at the Papeterie in Aberdeen - yaaay i can retsock whilst I'm there too!

Busy packing up my lateset Stampers 10 order today then we are meeting up tonight for a good old gossip :) Picking out some bits & bobs to put in their goody bags this month!

It's all go!!!

Tootles!

Inchie Inchie.....

I cant enough of the wee blighters! LOL

They are just so much fun to do! On this one I used them on a mini frame - I do like my home decor items :)

Getting all set for the weekend - looking forward to getting away - January is such a long month and it will be nice to go "home!

Had a sneaky peek of a new delivery of rubber from Sugar Nellie today...ooooh watch out for some updates tonight on Funky Kits!!!

Have a great weekend!

Give an Inch......

Helloooo!

Been a busy bee this week - had a lovely day on Saturday up in Elgin Demo'ing the lucious Bo Bunny - lots of friendly faces popped in - was a great day out!

This week I am busy prepping up for a Demo down in Perth at Stampaholics. This demo features the new "Inchies" stamps from Inkadinkado. I have been having so much fun trying these out - I must confess I was an Inchie virgin but now I am addicted! I ordered up a few more arty supplies to broaden my horizons!

Will be nice to get away this weekend - Siobhan and everyone at Stampaholics are really lovely and I cant wait to see what new stash she has! Also looking forward to staying over at Mum & Dad's as it was Christmas when I last saw them! The wee ones will have a blast!

Soooo - here is a wee Inchie project to share 0 the bottom right square is actually a wee window with the image stamped in behind.

Happy Crafting everyone!

xxxx

A Day Off....

aaaah - a whole day at home to catch up on the HW, to try and make head or tail of my tax return, and to work on some more Bo Bunny samples.....or so I thought!

Had a wee girl up all night with a sore throat and a raging temperature so I am officially the Sofa Nurse today!! I am usually pretty tough when it comes to colds & coughs - I think Annemiek has only ever had one day off school before but today she really is not right - poor wee soul!

I was busy yesterday with some new Sugar Nellie images - they are really cute - remind me of Biff & Chip in the school reading books - and of course Meike can not wait to colour some in! Have a peek at the Sugar Nellie Blog to see :) Still stalking for the last couple of Gorjuss images then I reckon that will be good to go too! So many new exciting stamps!!!!

Well I had better return to my Florence Nightingale duties - but before I do here is another Bo Bunny special to share :)

Bo Beautiful!

Ooooooh I am SO loving all the lush products from Bo Bunny! I have been playing all weekend getting more samples ready for some upcoming demonstrations.

The board books are just amazing and the papers are so seriously gorgeous it is almost a sin to cut them up!! Here are a few projects I have been working on :)

This last week has gone so fast! Everything is super busy in the Sugar Mines and I have been a busy bee packing up orders for Funky Kits. Next week should see the pre-orders open up for Gorjuss Girls and I have had a sneaky peek and they are sooooo GORJUSS!!!!

Better go and do the Sunday night ritual of homework, hairwashing and gatting ready for school in the morning! Hope you have all had a nice weekend!

Happy New Year!

Oh my....what happened to December!

Happy New Year everyone.....I hope that 2009 is good to you! I am glad to put 2008 behind us....a lot of mixed emotions and quite a few struggles - but my chin is up...my craft room is (almost) tidy and I am ready for what lies ahead!

This is a big year for little Freya....first up she is starting a new Nursery on Monday as we have had a few changes and then in the Summer she will start Primary School. OMGosh I can hardly belive it - my wee angel at school! Keep all babies away from me in case I get all broody!

Here is a photo of the girls all set for their Christmas Dinner at a special table for 2 at Granny & Grandads house - they were so spoilt!

Got a lot of crafty projects on my table needing attention....hope to be able to share in a bit - but first I feel a baking spree coming on!

Sorry...

....for being a bit absent!

Feeling a bit under the weather this week - with a few extra ups and downs. Hopefully normal service will resume soon!!!

Star Book....

This is a workshop I did at Keith the other month - had the photos on OH's camera so only just got round to uploading them!

Am very impressed with these PaperMania Christmas Papers - a wee bit of inking and they look just fab!

Okay a quick cuppa for me then off to collect the monkey from Nursery! Have a lovely day!

Snuggler!

Just wanted to share a wee pic of the adorable Freya and her giraffe! Cute or what!!! (hmm well she wasn't so cute in the middle of the night with her sharp toe nails LOL!!)

A full day at home for me :) Have just blitzed the HW - getting ready for a Christmas Cardmaking extravaganza....got 2 stands to fill by the weekend hopefully! Also need to top up all my Santa Kisses etc for a wee stall I am doing tomorrow night. Busy Busy Busy!!!

Gorjuss!!!!

I am soooooo excited!!

Sugar Nellie have just announced another new stamp designer! The amazingly talented Suzanne Woolcoot aka "Gorjuss" will be designing some exclusive gorjuss wee girlies to be made into stamps!

I have adored all things Gorjuss for a long time now :) I just cant wait to see these little darlings in rubber!!! I have bought some "tubes" from the site and made my own wee Gorjuss Avatar - be sure to have a look at all the lovely images available for making pretty things for blogs and webpages :)

Have a look at Suzanne's website HERE

Sleepy Sunday...

Hello!

Oooh we are all suffering a bit in this house today!!

Had a great day out yesterday down to Dundee! I had a Cuttlebug & Inkadinkado Demo at the lovely Kitty Krafts :) Louise has a great shop - packed full of goodies! Louise and the lovely Ross looked after me nicely with a endless supply of yummy donuts LOL Was a very long day but great fun!

I was lucky to meet the very talented Jakki and see some of her amazing cards - they are just stunning - you must have a lookie at her BLOG! She also her her stamp collection - ooooh my goondess - I have never seen such a fabulous collection! Made me feel quite weak at the knees!!

Ads took the girls onto Perth to spend the day at Grannies house so they had great fun too!

So just a quiet day at home today - kids are off Mon/Tues so no doubt there will be a lot of baking/crafting/toy-cupboard tidying to keep us all busy!!

A quick card to share today - one from the Demo using the Inkadinkado Christmas Tree stamp - done in creams and browns for a more vintage look :)

Enjoy your Sunday xx

Christmas Flourish!

Another quickie from me!

This is the class I have done up at Elgin Paper Crafts Boutique. I do have one space left for it in the diary next Tuesday evening :) 2 cards & a gift box (and I also include a sneaky wee treat!!)

Have used the lovely Flourish Stamps from Inkadinkado and beautifully textured double-sided Christmas Papers from Paper Adventures. Verrry nice :)

Got to get busy now - heading down the road tomorrow for a Demo at Kitty Krafts - will be a long day but great fun :)

Enjoy the weekend!

xxx

Bo Bunny Heaven!

Oooohhh My Goodness!

My lovely delivery man just brought me the most amazing box of stash! I am such a lucky girlie to work for Bramwell Crafts - they already bring some amazing products to the UK including Hero Arts, Inkadinkadoo, Cuttlebug, Cricut...I could go on and on! One of the newer companies they are now supplying to UK Craft Shops is Bo Bunny and "We've Got It Covered" is a new Demo package featuring 3 ranges of papers, the most adorable rub-ons & embellishments and the fabulous chipboard Word Books and Blanks!

I think I need to go lie down in a dark room after unpacking all that loveliness!!!

Apologies for the poor photo - it was already dark by 5pm!!

I can feel the need to be sending some yumminess back down to Bramwells in the guise of chocolate :)

Busy Week....

Sorry I'm neglecting you all again!

I can hardly believe we are more than half way through the week already!!!

Been a busy bee.....sorting out the house, crafting with the girlies, tidying up the garden! All that and fitting in some work too! Oooh yes and this week I was a Lady who Lunches! Elaine & I headed up to Glenfiddich to try out the new Lunch menu...mmmmmmm - now why does Addy not cook like that at home?! Top Tip.....order the Sticky Toffee Pudding!!!!!


I am down at the lovely Kitty Krafts in Dundee this week for a Cuttlebug Demo....and I have special delivery of Maggie & Hamish to take with me...multi-tasking LOL!

Sugar Nellie have just announced the first of 3 new designers set to join the talented team....have a lookie {HERE}. Leanne's work is just beautiful - something very different from the norm and i am sooo looking forward to them!!

Not much to share with you - although I have been busy!! Here is a card I sent of to the lovely Claire & Co at Bramwells.....well they always send me yummy things so it works both ways!!! A very simple card that will no doubt be adapted so suit many colours & schemes! :)

Bye for now!!