Flutterbies

Hi all,
I hope you had a good day.  I'm sorry I haven't been around all week, but the girls were ill all week and I had rehearsals and the school Christmas fair to help organise (I am treasurer of the school PTA).  The girls are okay now, but as it is show week I may not be around too much this week either.
Over at Incy Wincy, we are sponsored by Delicious Doodles and our theme is Magical/Mystical.  The papers are a mix of makes and the silver butterfly is from an old necklace.
See you later.

Whoosh

Hi all,

I hope you had a good weekend.  I had rehearsals for Oliver on Saturday and Sunday.  Today, Martha was off from nursery as she still hasn't completely recovered, and Daisy was sent home from school with the same bug.  I am working tomorrow and Wednesday, so my poor Mum is looking after them as well as my Dad, who also has the bug.  I really hope I don't get it.
Over at Incy Wincy, we are sponsored by Stamp Fairy, and our theme is Hip to be square.  I have used 5 squares of paper and square gems.
See you later.

Baubles galore

Hi all,
As is usual at the moment, I am running a bit late with this post.  I was at work Wednesday and Thursday, which aren't my usual days, but as Mum and Dad are up, they can look after Martha.  Then, Martha's been ill last night and today, so she has been quite clingy.
Anyway, over at CRAFT this week, our theme is to use fabric.  I have had lots of Christmas fabric lying around for years as I was going to make decorations and things, so I found this fab bauble pattern and used an image by Bugaboo stamps, one of our sponsors.  The papers are by My Mind's eye.
See you later.

I am an ogre!

Hi all,
Thank you so much for all your birthday wishes.
We had a lovely time at the NEC, although I was shattered at the end.  I got up at 5.45am to get the train and we didn't get back until 10.20pm.  I bought a few dies and nealry bought some spectrum noirs as I think I am the only one who doesn't use alcohol inks to colour in, but I'm still too scared to have a go!
Over at Incy Wincy, we are sponsored by the fab Kenny K, and our theme is girl power.  I have used this fab Kenny K image, because it reminds me of Princess Fiona in Shrek 4 when she becomes a warrior (which is where the title quote comes from).  I have watched all four Shrek films many times as the girls love them.  The papers are a mix of Papermania and Hot off the press.  I think the card looks a bit plain to me, but I didn't want to use flowers to embellish as they don't fit with the image in my opinion.
See you later.
Nikki x

Happy birthday to me!

Hi all,
Well, it is my birthday today and Daisy woke me up at 6 this morning to give me her present.  She and Martha were more excited about it than me and loved helping unwrap my presents from them.  As part of my gift, I am off to the NEC this weekend with my Mum, so I am looking forward to getting some crafty goodies.  Martha is having a nap and Mum and Dad are a couple of hours away, so I thought I would post this while I have time.
Over at CRAFT, our theme is to be inspired by a film.  I have used Snowman Wreath by Hope Jacare, one of our sponsors and my film is The Snowman.  I have used the fab sketch by Feeling Sketchy.  I have rotated it and adapted it a bit, so I hope that is ok.  I haven't had time to join in for a couple of weeks and have really missed it as I love their sketches as they are more CAS than I would normally do and a bit of a challenge.
See you later.

Thank you for being a friend

Hi all,
I hope you had a good weekend.  Ours was busy, as usual.  We ended up in Ikea as they had a sale and the girls needed some furniture for their rooms.  It's now all in the living room in boxes, waiting for us to put it all together.  I will probably do some this afternoon as it is pouring with rain and I don't want to go anywhere.
My parents are coming up to stay for a few weeks on Thursday, so hopefully they can help with the decorating.  Our performance of Oliver is in three weeks time, so Daisy and I are also very busy rehearsing. Over at Incy Wincy this week, we are sponsored by Saturated Canary and our theme is thank you.  Well, I think I need to say thanks to my teamies again, as I am running behind.  I do hope life gets more calm soon.  I used a gorgeous Saturated Canary image and princess papers from different companies.  I thought this could be a thank you for being my friend, card, or even a present thank you card for Daisy to send to her friends.
See you later.

Let down your hair

Hi all,
There seems a bit of a theme to my posts this week, as I have to apologise for the lateness of this post.  We have started to get the house back to normal and I am using the opportunity for a good clearout.  The half term has flown by and Daisy still needs to finish off her homework.  Aaagh!
Over at CRAFT this week, our theme is birthdays.  I have used a fab image called Rapunzel, by LEJ Designs, one of our sponsors.  I thought that I could use this card for Daisy's 6th birthday in January.  I know I am a bit early, but Christmas does take up a lot of my time so I thought it would be good to be organised for a change.
See you later.