All The Fun Of The Fair!

I was just having a tidy up in my craft room and found this layout i did in the summer............ I just love the horse stamp from The Rubber Stamp Cafe!

Happy New Year

At last i feel i can say that, HAPPY NEW YEAR as all of it has been spent worrying about my poorly daughter

She is going to get better now, however i will be taking some time out to help make that happen, so i may be around a little less for a while.

Family History Scrapbooking retreat

The title was made using the Heritage cartridge on my cricut expression.

click on the link on the right hand side of my blog for It's crafting time ....................and find out all about the Family History Scrapbooking retreat, Nina is running!!!

Thanks to Pencil lines for the sketch i did this page from........there is a link on the right hand side of my blog if you would like to see more pages using the sketch i used for this!

HAPPY CHRISTMAS

FROM ME.....................................................................................................that was 50 years ago!

Papers from It's Crafting Time

This one of the excellent papers that come from Its Crafting Time you can get them by going to the shop wwww.itscraftingtime.co.uk they can only be purchased at this shop they are not available anywhere else!

This layout can be found in this months Scrapbook Magazine with a feature about a 2 day Family History Retreat run by the shop.

There is a link to the shop on the right hand side of this blog.

SORRY..........i have been away on holiday!

Just a note to say sorry no blogging done as i have been away on holiday for the last couple of weeks or so!

Will start downloading some pages i do over the next week...so keep a eye out!

Autunm Leaves

Thank you for stopping by my blog here in England
You should have arrived here on the CK blog hop.................................Your next stop is over at Heidi http://heidishappyscraps.blogspot.com/
If you get lost please return to Amanda at http://www.lovejoypaper.com
I have used lots of Tim Holtz grunge paper for my leaves on the layout!

Saturdays scrapbook workshop at It's crafting Time

This is the 12 x 12 Layout we did at it's crafting time in Cambridge on Saturday................................Here you can see some, of the lovely ladies who did this workshop with me, thank you to them for coming along, and thank you for a lovely day!This was my last class here for this year, as with the cold weather, my health gets much worse, and my pain levels go up in my hips, knees and right hand and i find things much more painfull to do....... However i will be back in the new year, when Nina is planning to run an Ancestory/Family History Retreat.....look out for more details, it will be great!!!!!!
Below you can see some of there variations on this layout, sadly some escaped without me taking a photo!!

If you need to know the time ask a Policeman

This has been made with a lovely 12 x 12 policeman paper you can only buy from its Crafting time (there is a link on the right hand side of my blog)

Create a critter Scrapbook page!

On Saturday 15th October we will be making a Scrapbook page using Create a Critter cartridge like the one above....come along and join us!

Creative Cardmaking using the Cricut cartridge Create a Critter

We will be making these two cards on friday 14th October at Cutting Edge Crafts at Skegness....if you would like to join us at the workshop, phone the shop and book your place!!

sorry not been doing any blogging for last couple of weeks!

They say things come in 3's....well i went to visit my friend Kim and she fell down the stairs and i had to call an ambulance and she was admitted to hospital, then on my return home, Anna was admitted to hospital so the Fairy and Pixie above, came to stay with us till she was allowed out of hospital at the end of the week, They returned home so i ....then went to visit my friend who had fallen down the stairs, taking another friend Claire with me to visit. Then the following day Claire callapsed and an ambulance was called for her!!!!.........so this is my excuse!

Whats on my workdesk

Saturdays Scrapbook class at cutting Edge crafts

This is the scrapbook page we are making on Saturday, you can see we will be dying ribbon and pins with alchol inks and painting with acrylic paint, the rest is done using the Pagoda cricut Cartridge!

Brag Book workshop at it's Crafting time in cambridge

Here are some images from the Brag Book workshop last Saturday, everyone's Brag Book
had slightly different colours and they all looked great! You can see the picture of the ribbon drying to see the different colours choosen.It was a full class, thank you to all the ladies who came along
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Cutting edge Crafts at Skegness

These are the cards we are making at the workshop on Friday, they are all made using the Pagoda cricut cartridge......contact the shop to book your place.

October workshop at it's crafting Time

This is a 12 x 12 Layout that incorporates a lovely little album within the layout....this is a great way to add up to 4 more photo's that you may not want everyone to see when they look through your album, or perhaps that are not of the same great quality as the photo on the layout, but you still really want them to be part of the layout!....................if you would like to do this workshop at It's Crafting Time, just click on the link on the right hand side of this blog and go to workshops and book your place.

Winner of the English paper pad

Is....................................................Auntie Em

I will PM you on the CK forum for your name and address to post it to!

CK Blog Hop....You have made it to the last Blog...here in England!

I have this pad of paper from the English Paper Company to give away ......all you need to do is become a follower of this blog, sign up between this friday 19th August and Friday 26th August and your name will go into a random draw for this pad of paper...one name will be pulled out of the hat and i will post the information on my blog for you to contact me with your address!

Welcome to my Blog, You are now in cambridgshire in England!!!! you should have arrived here from Traci's blog, if you didn't please return to Amanda's blog which is http://www.lovejoypaper.com/ to follow the hop order!


I hope you like my interpretation of Amanda's sketch..... I just loved the card which i have put in the top right hand corner which says

"However hard you try, you end up like your mother"

I am sure we all hear ourselves saying things, then thinking how are mothers used to say the same thing!!!!!
Thank you for 'hopping' by, my blog
After my blog , all you have to do is click on the link above back to Amanda's blog..thank you

Septmebers workshop at It's crafting Time at Cambridge!

The September workshop is this 7 Gypsies Brag Book.................click on the link at the right hand side of my blog and book your places as it is limited!

Last saturdays workshop at It's Crafting Time!

Thank you to everyone who came along................here are a couple of samples of people's layouts!

Double page layouts at It's crafting Time, this saturday!

Here is a few little 'sneak' bits of the double page layout we are doing at Nina's shop Its Crafting time, (there is a link on the right hand side of my blog you can click on to book a place at this workshop) on saturday
The layout has 5 photo's, lots of inking, a barn door, and stamping on it...................come along and join the fun!

The goodies have arrrived from Nina !!

For the next double Scrapbook page at Nina's shop It's Crafting Time. There is a link on the right hand side of my blog if you click on that you can book a place on line on Nina's webb site.

Stampin Up has a FREE gift this month!

http://www2.stampinup.com/gb/documents/giftwpurchase_uk_flyer_0811.pdf

Have a look at this lovely free gift when you spend £75

Crucut cartridge Paper Lace

This card has been decorated using the Paper lace cricut cartridge. If you would like to have a go using this cartridge to decorate this card.......just sign up for the workshop on Friday 19th August at Cutting Edge Crafts in Skegness, a link to the shop can be found on the right hand side of my blog.

Have you seen the papers for the next class at Nina's?

Have you seen the papers for the next Scrapbook class at nina's shop............It's Crafting Time?

If not click on the link on the right hand side of my blog and have a look...........and get yourself signed up for the Scrapbook workshops a week on Saturday!! Booking is essential as you can see from the photo's of the last one its gets FULL!!!!!