Withering fairy.....

Image- Withering Fairy from Saturated Canary.
Skeleton hand charm from Dies to Die for.

Morning everyone!!

eeep did you all see the gorgeous new Fairies from Krista that went into the shop last night?!! oooh I hope you did!!! they are awesome.

So last night before I went to bed I printed them all out and left them on the table to have a colour this morning. Mo came down for breakfast and saw them on the table and me with a pile o pens and said the cutest thing ever. He said......pointing to this withering fairy....

"oooooh mummy she is scaaaary....lets colour her first!!!"

I so love this little guy! he knows his mamma soooo well!!!

The skully paper is a retired paper from Tiddly Inks but I just had to use it and the sentiment I made up on my computer!! well, it just had to be a zombie one!!!! I also had a little rip of the papers and stuck in a spooky skeleton hand charm!!! I love me some Zombie feeling!!!

right, got to dash, its sunny and there's fun to be had with a small and gorgeous 8 yr old I know!!!

Thank you for popping in on me!!

Huge hugs Lou xxxx 

Blueprints 6...not just for cards!!!! :)

 Dies- Dienamics BluePrints 6

Papers- Best Creations Ocean Breeze.

( both coming soon to the DTDF shop)

Morning peeps!!

I bet you thought I had disappeared!!! we have actually been away for a couple of days for a surprise mini break for Mo! we took him to Legoland and Chessington world of adventures and it was fabulous! he didn't realise what we were doing at all! it was awesome. its those moments as parents that Scott and I live for.

So half way through our minibreak fun I got an awesome treat!!! I got to go pop in on my DTDF Boss Tracy at her house! oh I so wish I could of stayed longer but we were on our way to the chessington resort hotel and had dinner reservations for 6:30pm so we couldn't stay too long. I did however get to pick up my yummy new Dienamics Blueprints 6 die set which had just come in that morning.....squeeeeeeee!!! 

So this morning I got chanceto have a play with it and a photo of Mo from the sealife centre ( omg he loves the sealife centre and zoo's, he is obsessed! his fav fish ever is a manta ray because he loves their smiley faces!!! he will stand for ages watching the float past the glass and in the tunnel so he can see the smiles!!!)

This is the best die set ever for little scrap pages. It just makes a gorgeous layout and the tag is fabulous for some journalling. I haven't written on it yet because I don't want to torture you all with my ick handwriting but I did pop the year on the little button tag on the top piccy!!!

The papers were just perfect too so keep your eye out for those going into the shop! they are double sided gorgeousness!!!!

We had the best cople of days away though there was a little trauma yesterday morning when we took Mo on the Dragons Fury ride at chessington :( the poor little guy was so frightened :( and I must admit I did not enjoy it one little bit either and I am a rollercoaster chick, but the twisting around was way too much for me so I know where the little guy was coming from, ooodles of snuggling later he was OK again and was very excited to see moshi monsters in the park. He was been brave enough to go have his photo taken with a few of them which is huge for Mo as he just doesn't do things like that but he loves Moshi's so that was fabulous and he did a puzzle hunt and won 800 moshi rocks and a moshi lanyard so that made his day!!! 

this ones a bit blurry but he was sooooo excited!!

Right, I am off,its our wedding anniversary today and we are still a bit sleepy from 2 days of exploring fun parks!!!
Have an awesome day everyone
huge hugs Lou xxx

Tiddly inks challenge 115- Birthday Bash!

Image- For the birds from Tiddly Inks.

Morning Peeps! 

I have just got in from work and am flying by the seat of my pants to get this post done before I go fetch Boo and then fetch Mum to go to weight watchers and then home again for a bit until we take Boo home at 12:30pm, phew!! I am going to be one busy and tired chick today!!!!

Anywhoooo!! its time for a new challenge over on the Tiddly inks challenge blog and its a Birthday Bash theme this time so think Birthdays!! and fun!!! he he he he!!

I used the uber cute little chick from the From the birds digi set and added a little sentiment onto his sign before printing it out. Then I coloured him up all cheery with my promarkers and popped him together with some MME papers.

Right, got to dash!! hoping to get 5 mins with a cuppa and go for a bloggy womble when I have gotten home from weight watchers while Mo and Boo play!

huge hugs Lou xxx

Rosetta....

Stamp- Rosetta.

Papers- basic grey Lucille.

Dies- memory Box parker lower alphabet.

Cheery Lynn Lace Deco b corners.

White ribbon slider.

Kraft raffia.

Morning everyone!!!!

how are you all on this lovely wet monday?!! great I hope!!

I have a little wee stamps make to share with you all this morning, isn't she wonderful. I have to say I absolutely adored colouring her up last week. I coloured her up with my normal fav colour combo of promarkers and then it was a case of matching her up to some gorgeous papers and adding a couple of embellies. I didn't go overboard on my embellfying as this one needs to be posted (...and its late too but Kat is used to me being totally unorganised!!!!!)

When this publishes I will still be busy stacking shelves in Tesco!! then it will be home at 7am for a cuppa before I need to take Poppy to the vets for a quick blood test to check she is ok after the eating the contents of mummy's handbag incident a while ago! then it will be home for a quick schnoozle snuggle on the settee with Mo before I go to pick Boo up at 10:30am, phew what a day and I didn't even start it yet!!!!! lol!!

Thank you so much for popping in on me,

huge hugs Lou xxx

Tea and a book.....

Image- Tea and a book.

Afternoon Peeps!!!

I am late popping in today because Scott has been off today and I had icky physio this morning ( I really don't like physio, I find it really embarrassing !! being prodded,poked and maneuvered around and worst of all some of it hurts!!!) 

So after a that we took the little guy to Pizza Express for lunch for a treat. We LOVE pizza express but its a mega treat so we cashed in some tesco clubcard points in time for the holidays. Mo loved it! we go to the newark one which is around 30 mins away from our home because he loves sitting upstairs and watching all the boats go by. Today was especially exciting as 6 boats with people that all knew each other came in at the same time and some of them doubled up for 'parking' side by side, well Mo thought that was most excellent!! (plus he ate all of his lunch again which is always a bonus!!!) and he still loves the bambacinno he gets at the end of his meal! he thinks he ia real grown up when that comes! its so funny!!!

Anywho, onto my SMASH page!! I absolutely love this new image by Krista! It so reminded me of the mornings I sit there with my cuppa or chai latte thinking to myself ' mmmm...what shall I smash today?!'

I find it either comes in a big whoosh of one idea or a tonne of floaty little ideas that flutter around in my head like butterflies ( which is weird because I am petrified of butterflies!!!) so that is exactly what I smashed this afternoon!!!

We popped to pets at home and bought Poppy a new stag bone so she is happily playing throw, catch and chew the stag bone in the garden right now and Mo and Daddy are clening their bikes with toothbrushes and some bike cleany squirty stuff!!!! I love afternoons like this. The holidays feel like one big fun weekend! I love that!!

and here's me and the little guy at Pizza Express!!

I had to laugh at how wumpfy my dress looks at the back!!!!! this one has a puff ball kinda effect and it looks cute when I am standing up but sooooo weird when I sit down....oh well, if it wasn't wierd it wouldn't be me now would it?!!  romfl!!!

Thank you for popping in on me!

huge hugs Lou xxx

Saturated Canary challenge 49...Set your creativity free!!!

 Image- Butterfly baby.

Afternoon Peeps!! 

Its time for a new challenge over on the Saturated Canary challenge blog!! but before I waffle on about it I just wanted to make sure you know where to find our challenges when you pop in the blog as we are posting more regularly over there now and if you don't know the link our little challenges might get lost!! he he he he!! all you need to do is clook for this little chick below! she can be found on the left hand side of our tool bar over on the challenge blog.

So, onto challenge wafflies!!! this weeks challenge is set by me and its is.....

"Set your creativity free!!"

so anything goes, 

using a 

Saturated Canary Digi, 

Saturated Canary rubber stamp, 

or Simply Sassy rubber stamp!!

and we mean anything so set your creativity free!!!

Now for the details....

You must use either a:

Saturated Canary Digi, 

Saturated Canary rubber stamp, 

or Simply Sassy rubber stamp 

This challenge is open until Wednesday, 14th August @ 12:00pm EST. The randomly chosen winner will be posted Thursday with the new challenge:)!

**And please turn off your word verification and turn on comment moderation. 

Phew!! so I used Butterfly baby because it it just way too cute and I adore it! I was in that mood!! a soft little bit of colouring and it was all done! I just felt the need to add some butterflies and a little sentiment onto the cloud!!

Right must dash! mo wants fish fingers and rice for tea so I am going to get on it like a hot cake before he changes his mind!!!!

huge hugs Lou xxxx

Mini calendars are too much fun!!!

Morning all!! I am a bit late in getting here today with a little teeny make for you to peek at, I was at work last night and had to catch a quick power nap before fetching Boo!!! I am being naughty like our Debs and not telling you which download these papers are from, I am just going to say they might be new and they definitely are very gorgeous!!

Now I have a thing for beermats... I have always had a thing for beermats and collect them ( sad Lou!! lol!!!) but luckily my mum's friend also works in a pub so she gets me extra ones for making little projects like this. I just cover them with papers and you have the perfect board to play with!!

I used 3 papers from the 'download that shall not be named'  (:) he he he!!!) for this make. I covered my beermat with a darker green paper and then sanded around the edges. Once I had done that I dabbed around the edges with some fresco snowflake paint  and added a little band of lace across the middle.

Then I adhered my calendar tab to the base and got busy cutting flowers and punching leaves!!! I wanted it to be ok for use all year round but that was easy to do because the papers are so funky you can't tell they might maybe be christmas ones....... ;)

Right , got to go fetch the Boo!

Thank you for popping in!
huge hugs Lou xxxx

Passion for Promarkers challenge 209... Summertime Blues!!

promarkers used... Sandstone, cocoa and burnt sienna

pastel blue,denim blue and midnight blue

Papers- Beach Cottage from Pink Petticoat.

Sentiment- Tiny Seashore sentiments from Pink petticoat.

Morning Peeps!! I am a little late writing my bloggy post this morning as I was at work last night, I caught an hours snooze and then it was weight watchers (another half a pound off! wohoooo!!!) and then I treated Mo to a mini breakfast at our village cafe for some mummy and mo time so we have only just gotten home! It was so nice though and I love that he ate it all as he has been so off his food since being poorly.

Anywho!! Onto this week’s Passion for Promarkers challenge which has been set by Lisa from Team 1 and she has chosen ......

“summertime blues”.  

Lisa would like you to use blue & 1 other colour only (not including skin/hair colours).  Don’t forget, as always, to be eligible for our prize draw you must use your Letraset products (i.e. promarkers, flex markers, aqua markers, tria markers, metallic markers or neon markers) and of course follow the theme.

Our generous sponsor this week is Whiff of Joy stamps and the lucky winner will receive 1 stamp.

I was in an Edwin kinda mood and still had some of those delicious Pink Petticoat papers and sentiments sat on my desk so I got busy with those!! I was going for a vintage sepia photo kind of effect! he came out so cute!

Right, going to get me something to eat now! I am determined to get to my 10% goal for next week so there was no sneaky breakfast for mummy in the cafe!!! summerfruits on an oatcake for me I think!!

Have an awesome day and don't forget  to pop in on my gorgeous PFP teamies creations over on the challenge blog today, they are all gorgeous!

Huge hugs Lou xxx

Kisses for my sweet.....

Stamp- Stamping Bella Kisses for my sweet.

Papers- Lilybee Designs Christmas Cheer.

Dies- Die namics Fishtail flags layers stax

Die namics Blueprints 1.

Peppermint divine twine.

Kraft Raffia.

Morning everyone!!

I hope you are all soaking up a fabulously sunny monday morning!! I have a chrimbly card make to share today!!  arghhhh christmas already?!! he he he he!! but seriously this stamp just reminded me so much of Scott's grandparents that I just had to get my holiday cards in swing!!

They are so cute!! I love it!!

I coloured them up with my promarkers and then set them aside while I made up my cardbase with these delicious Lilybee Designs Christmas Cheer papers. The little button is from my Die-namics blueprints 1 set, popped on top of a banner cut with my fishtail layers stax and I tied a little bow with the twine and glued in on top.

I used the awesome sketch by Donna over on the Deconstructed sketch blog for this card,its a totally gorgeous one to use....

Mo and I are picking Boo up today for a play, Mo will be most grateful of some cousin time after the weekend he had, poor chap :(

Thank you for popping in! 

huge hugs Lou xxx

what a week......

Hiyah peeps! here's a quick low down on how our week has been so far.....

Mo was a bit poorly on tuesday night while I was at work so scott was up all night with him... Mo was ok ish wednesday but kept saying he had a sore tummy... on wednesday night he got the bump on his left eye in the piccies above after being sick at 2am ( after seeing the out of hours Dr and being sent back home as he hadn't been vomitting....!!). And so the bump...he got that when he banged into his bedroom wall and left this mark on the wall......

Scott and I moved his bed a few nights ago so that he had lots of room to play on his bedroom floor during the holidays! he must of forgotten after being so sick and he went back into his room and plomped forwards into what he though was bed...only it wasn't there so he hit the wall instead. I actually think I cried more than him, bad mamma!! as you can see, poppy gave him a good check over the morning after to make sure he was ok!!!

Anywhoo, thursday night we spent in A&E after Mo woke up in terrible tummy pain and vomitting again...

Lots of pain meds and prodding and poking later and he was sent home with what the Dr felt was a undescended testicle causing him great pain and could we visit the GP to get a referral for a scan of his groin.

Friday....after a snooze Mo was in pain all morning and worse by the afternoon but we had a DR appointment so we went to that and she sent him straight up to the hospital. He was in terrible pain :( he wasn't allowed to eat or drink and had to have oodles of pain relief ( scott and I almost passed out at the amount of ibuprofen in the syringe...) but by 8:45pm he was like this....

its hard to see the icky horrible colour he was in this photo as the lights were off on the ward, but it broke my heart to see him like this. The complete breaker was when he had to have blood taken from his hand, oh my, that was bad, he was terrified and really screamed the treatment room down, it took 20 mins to do it.

He was his normal Mo self throughout though and when the DR asked him what his pain felt like when it was  bad Mo replied...

" like crocodiles are eating me"

He slept well though and on saturday morning he wanted to write a status update on my Ipad for the friends who had been asking after him. He wrote...

I had a good sleepies. Yesterday they takes some blood out my body out my hand and that was horrible and I really cried. The Dr says my winkleberry (testicle!) is ok but I have poorly limnods (lymph nodes) in my bottom tummy (groin). I hope they let me try some breakfasts today ( no food allowed yesterday,just a little soup at bedtime) I think I need some nibbles of something and daddy will come back to see me soon love mo xxxxxxxxxx

 after 5 Drs crowded round his bed, poked and prodded and totally freaked him out, being told he has swollen lymph nodes in his left groin area but there was nothing they could do surgically so we were allowed home as long as we return to the Dr as soon as he has anymore bad pain. He was tired and cranky but fairly well yesterday but picked up around 6pm and did not want to miss Grandad's retirement meal so this piccy below is pretty much how he spent the meal after managing to eat a little bit...

As I type he is out with Daddy collecting sticks so I think he is ok today. He has had one lot of calpol so seems to be doing ok with pain today so I hope that continues until his pediatric appointment in september!!! I hope you all had a calmer weekend than me!!

I am going to sleep soooo well tonight!!!!

huge hugs Lou xxxxx