Very proud parents

A layout to go in Adam and Lucy's wedding album.  I'm going to do a few in between the project life style pages.

I haven't stuck the big flower down yet as I'm not sure if I want to keep it there - I need to look at it for a while and see.  I might use a smaller one or something completely different but for now it's hovering:)

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Wednesdays come around oh so quickly, don't they?  Time to be nosy and check out craft desks throughout the land:)  Julia's in charge so pop over to her blog and see how you can join in too.

This week I have started making a Project Life type album of Adam and Lucy's wedding.  PL is very new to me and I'm finding it slow going so it's unlikely it will be ready before they are back off their honeymoon but I will try.

My desk looks like this

this is my other desk.

Here are a few of the pages I have started - there are gaps where I want to add journalling etc.

The opening page

The inside page

The morning of the wedding

Getting ready

Off to church

The church 

Married :)

If you click on the first picture you should see them all a lot clearer.

Beat the Christmas Rush

Life has got in the way of me making any cards this month so I'm going to show you one I sent last Christmas.  I'm hoping to catch up over the next week or so.

I hope you've all managed more than me:)

My favourite card from last month was this one

made by Heather.

  If you want to join in, pop over to Sue's blog for all the details.

See you next month:)

Project Life album?

Now the wedding is over (some pictures here if you fancy a nosy),I want to start to think about how I would like to document it all and give to Adam and Lucy as a keepsake.  I'm toying with the idea of project life style pages so I can use lots of photos with lots of journalling and then in between a few layouts.

I bought some PL stuff ages ago and haven't done anything with it but it doesn't really match the wedding colours so now do I make my own or buy some different or make do?

This is how my desk looks at the moment, a box full of stuff and no idea what to do LOL!

Do you fancy sharing your desk this week?  If so, pop over to Julia and you'll find all the details.

Oh yes, and now I can show you the wedding card I made for the happy couple:)

The Wedding

As some of you may know, Adam got married on Saturday to his soul mate Lucy and it really was one of the best days of our lives - everything was just perfect.

A few pics...

I'm sure I'll be adding some more at a later date:)

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Nothing to report on my desk today due to the forth coming wedding and crafting isn't really my top priority at the moment so I thought I'd show you my new hair colour.






If you'd like to share what is on your desk, pop over and see Julia at stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk

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Motherly love

The challenge for this week on UKs has been set by my team, The Bioux Belles.  We honour one of our teamies and this time it's Lindsay who is our newest member.  She loves VW campers, the outdoors, her fav colour is blue and she it tall and slim so that's where the stripes came in LOL!

For 10 points each, please use
- the outdoors as your theme
- stripes
- plenty of blue

I haven't dated the page yet because I'm not exactly sure when or where it was.  I think it is 1997 and at Studland but I need to do a bit of research before I write it in.

I've been trying to use some old papers and I think chopping into strips is perfect for when you don't like the papers that much any more as you only see a small amount of them.

A close up of the wooden hearts - I just love these and need to order some more as I've hardly any left now.

A few cards...

I'd forgotten to upload these cards - this wedding has a lot to answer for!

This first one was for baby Cruz, Stuart and Suzie's baby born in May.  Stuart is our nephew.

This one was for another nephew Richard and his wife Julie and they had a baby girl called Ella (Isabella).

This card is almost the same, I just used more lace and was for my teamie Laura and her husband John and their baby Elizabeth Sara.

Some birthday cards - again the same but different papers.

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I'm not at my craft desk today but in the kitchen - the only surface big enough and clear enough for me to do the table plan for the wedding.

Nothing is stuck down at the moment, it's just waiting for Adam and Lucy to say yes or no to the layout.

So what have you been up to this week?  Show us your desk and if you want all the info on how to take part, check out Julia's blog.

Canadian Affair

Over on Sue's blog is a fab sketch with the chance of winning a kit so I thought I might have a go.  It seems ages since I actually did any scrapping and I find a sketch is a good starting point when you feel a bit rusty:)

This photo of Holly was taken off Victoria Island when she went whale watching.  

The title is a bit wonky but I have now adjusted this - taking a photograph of a layout really emphasises the imperfections, that's for sure!  The title came from Holly's love of Canada - this is the third time she has been and also the airline she flew with!

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Time to be nosy and check out the crafty desks from all over the world.  Further details can be found here at Julia's blog.

This is mine - I've been making a card for my future daughter in law to welcome her into our family.

  I've used the same colours and papers for her card as all their wedding stationery but used butterflies instead of the gerberas for a change.  I also made the card very simple as the one I have made for their actual wedding card is quite full on.

It's a funny size too so I will have to wrap it in tissue paper - it's quite big - A3 cut in half length wise then folded.

The inside. 

On the guillotine is a card for my son - again quite simple.  I got the idea of this one from Pinterest but I can't find it anywhere in my pins so I apologise for not giving the person who came up with the idea, the recognition it deserves.

I used a real match and my husband said " that is a used match isn't it?"  Me: "no?"  He just raised his eyebrows.  Is it really a fire hazzard?

The insert.

If you click on the photos you can read the words which I found on the internet.

Well, that's my desk for this week, I'm going to go and have a snoop at some others now:)

Beat the Christmas Rush

Christmas card time again - how are yours coming along?

Here are mine for this month - again very quick and simple which is what you need when you have to make a lot.

I've made my cards from the off cuts of the Order of Services I am making for Adam and Lucy's wedding.  I folded a piece of A4 card in half then cut off the top to make it square and I was left with a  bit of folded card which I was going to throw away.  They measure about 5.75" x 2.5".

These are the 5 I made.  Although you can't see very well, I used glossy card for the turquoise background, swiping a Blending Blox shades of turquoise ink pad across to get an even coverage then spritzed with water to give it a speckled look.  The houses and trees are a Memory Box die cut with a touch of glitter glue added.

If you fancy joining in with this challenge, pop over to Sue's blog where you will find all the info you need.

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Phew, that week went by in a blur and it's time to show you what's on my desk.  Nothing exciting I'm afraid, I'm still on with wedding stationery and I had a bit of a panic at 10 p.m. Sunday night when I suddenly realised I'd only made half of the 40 cards I needed for the Order of Serice!  I managed to get most of it prepared by the time I went to bed three hours later and spent Monday and Tuesday putting most of them together.  I still have another 5 to complete because I ran out of black card and had to order some more.

The box with the pink flowers in it are the place cards which are all done and dusted.

I've also got the inserts for the O of S done too and am debating on how to stick them into the card as there are 4 pages.  Staples look favourite at the moment.

The pink package at the bottom left is a birthday card for my friend Sue.  I made the card ages ago and it's been lurking on my desk and if I'm not careful I will forget to send it - her birthday is on the 31st May so I thought if I put it right in the front, I'd remember.

Just behind that is Tuppenny Wee's tuxedo which needs taking in a bit and to the left of that is a new baby card for the long awaited Bijoux Belle baby girl who incidently has just arrived.  (I'm writing this Tuesday night and she was born at 18:55 and weighed a healthy 8lb 6 oz.  Congratulations Laura and John:)

At the bottom right is some black chiffon which is to make Holly's bridesmaids dress a bit less revealing at the top.   I'm not sure how I am going to go about this yet though!

If you click on the photo to make it bigger, you might also notice I am starting to make some Christmas cards for the Beat the Christmas Rush challenge.

Right, so that's my desk for another week and if you want to join in, why don't you head over to Julia's?

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Late again this week but not because I forgot - I got in from work about half past one and had such a bad headache, I had a nap!

Anyway, I've not been up to much - it was my daughter in law to be's hen weekend and we all went to Brighton so no crafting got done over the weekend and Monday I finished off all the names on the place cards, just have the inserts to do which Adam brought over for me last night.  But what I am showing you this week is some stash I bought with some birthday money.  I ordered it on 29th April and it seemed to have gone missing but I had an email from the shop yesterday to say it was at my Post Office sorting office and had been waiting there since 1st May!  How am I supposed to know they have tried to deliver if they don't leave me a card?

I got lots of Bazzill cardstock, a few sheets of random patterned paper, Echo Park's Little Girl paper pack, 2 lots of alphas, a cupcake punch, a craft sheet, 2 small stamps and a tin of Maya Road journey stamps, a roll of d/s tape, 2 alcohol inks, a set of 6 ColorBox cats eye ink pads and a 6" x 6" pad of Cosmo Cricket Joy Ride papers, all for less than £25.   Bargain or what?

If you head over to Julia's you'll see lots of more interesting desks than I have this week:)

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Gosh, I'm late today - I completely forgot it was Wednesday today - the Bank Holiday has put me out completely!

Not much to report however, we had a busy weekend so not much crafting done.

I've started another bag, on the right at the front you can see the outside of the bag using some Cornwall place name fabric and at the left near the top of the picture is the lining in cream and red spots.
At the front left are the place cards for Adam's wedding and tonight I am going to finish putting the names on them as we now know is and isn't coming:) and underneath them is a shoe box (why it's there I have no idea) from the sandals I got at the weekend.
The turquoise package in the middle is an order of photos just received - they are Holly's holiday pics from Canada.  I only ordered 50 so far, but she did take over 1000.

On the other desk is some stash I bought to make a mini album for Holly's holiday pics.

For those of you who visited me last week, here is the finished quilt.

Pop over to Julia's to see lots more interesting desks:)