Crafty Tracy

Evening from a heavily pregnant bad blogger! - Small favor please :)

2011-05-23T18:41:00.002+01:00

Evening all,
I know it has again been months since i last blogged but so much has been going on. What with having Daisy-ann, being pregnant and working i also finally got my house :) so i have had fun and games moving into there.
Its a nice 2 bed house round the corner from my mum so its a touch that i havent gone too far.

Main reason for this post is to ask all you lovely bloggers out there to vote for my beautiful princess in the tommy tippee baby face comp. You do have to have a facebook account to be able to vote, but if you could i would be very grateful.

If you click here and cast your vote i will be very grateful.

I will update soon on how bump 2 is going, and how my lil princesses 1st birthday went, as soon as i get a spare 5 mins.

Love hugs and sparkles to all.

xx

Time flys!

2011-02-05T12:45:00.004Z

Afternoon all,

I am so sorry i havent been blogging in a long time, but as all new mums know, once a baby is in your life you dont get time to play as you want to watch your bubs every second of every day.

Daisy-ann is now 8 and a half months old, she is just perfect. She has 2 teeth at the bottom and the past few days she has been cutting her first top tooth.
It is amazing watching her change and learn everyday.
She now has found her voice, she says mum, dad, nan, row row boat, hello, hi ya and blah blah blah lol.

I also have some news, most already know, but a few might not.

I am 17 weeks pregnant :) baby no 2 is due on the 17th july 2011. So exciting.

Baby no 2 first scan, 13+1

I will sort out slide shows to post over the next few days of daisy-ann, but for now here is a recent piccie of my little princess.

Here she looks like my little chav :)

Hope you are all doing well, i will try and get to everyones blogs to catch up, but still time is hard at the mo.
I have gone back to work part time as i couldnt bare to be away from daisy-ann 40 hours a week, so that is ok, but what with being pregnant again i am even more exhausted.

Take care, and thanks for looking.

xx

Emmas presents

2010-06-24T09:13:00.000+01:00

Morning all,

I made these presents back in April, when i went on maternity leave. I couldnt post pictures sooner as i had to wait until i see Emma.

So here are the piccies:

This is a photo holder i brought from my local craft shop. I cant say i did much to it cos all i did was paint it and add a couple of extras to pretty it up.

This is her birthday pressie, i used piccies of us both from when we went to butlins in march last year, this was taken from the cosmo cricket tsv i got a while back:

I love the outcome of this piece more than most other things i have ever worked on, i think it looks really good.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Daisy-anns first trip to the seaside

2010-06-23T17:47:00.002+01:00

Hi all,

Sorry i still being a bad blogger but i spend too much time just staring at my daughter. Still saying 'my daughter' seems weird...lol

Monday we woke up and cos the weather outside was lovely i decided spur of the moment that I was going to take Daisy-ann, mum and Darren to southend.
So with that we all got ready, and off we went.
We arrived and Daisy-ann was soundo, she didnt wake for at least hour and half whilst we was there.
We went into a little cafe and had lovely fresh cod and chips, and my oh my was it tasty.
We then went for a walk, we couldnt go too far down as mums legs and back were hurting.
We then stopped on the sea front had icecream, slush puppy and daisy-ann had her milk lol.
Then off we went to sea world, this was daisy-anns fav place i would guess, as she stayed awake the whole time, and was engrossed watching the fishes.

Here is a slide show of our day

Got Daisy-ann weighed again today and she now weighs in at 10lb 12. So she is getting big bless her.

Have a nice day.

xx

Registered birth

2010-06-18T08:34:00.002+01:00

Hi All,

Yesterday was a busy day for me. I had midwife appointment in the morning, where upon examination it turns out i had loads of stitches still in, so the midwife removed them. Talk about pain, it was def more painful than when i had stitches removed before. She said that the infection looks like it has cleared up now the stitches have been removed. There is still one stitch left she couldnt reach but she said that is fine.
So i have now been discharged.

I then went and picked up Darren, and off we went to the Langtons to register Daisy-Ann. I was sure my appointment was at 2:30pm but when i got there it turns out it was actually at 2pm, thankfully i was there at 2 as i like to get places early in case of problem like this...lol
So we registered baby, which took about 15 mins to do.
From there we went to the Aspen Tree pub for lunch. It was a nice meal.

After that we went to Romford as i needed to buy a top for Darrens party tomorrow night, after trying on a few tops and cople of dresses i settled on a blue top.

All in all it was a very busy day.

Baby is now a month old, i cant believe how quick things are going. She is getting so big. She is lifting her head when laying down, and she kicks punches and gurggles all the time. She is such a little character already.

I am hoping to get some crafting time next week as i feel like i am getting withdrawal symptons. I have got a scrapbook baby book thing that i would love to start for the baby, so maybe next week i can get on with that. I havent done any crafting since i made the arrival cards. I have got quite a few piccies to put up of bits i made for emma, so i will aim to do that next week too.

Thanks for looking.
xx

Happy 21st Birthday Darren

2010-06-16T07:24:00.002+01:00

Morning all,

Just a quick post to wish my lovely fiance a happy 21st birthday for today with lots of love form both me and Daisy-ann.

Hope you have a lovely day.

xxx

My little chunk :)

2010-06-10T08:04:00.003+01:00

Morning all,

Been the bad blogger again i know, but i have got reasons. I am still poorly after giving birth to my little angel. I not only had a low HB, but i also ended up with a infection, and now i got cystitis so all in all i am feeling pretty crap.

Daisy-ann is doing really well though. I took her to be weighed yesterday and in 2 weeks she has gained 2lb 2.5 ounces, hence my title of little chunk...lol
Two weeks ago she weighed in at 7lb 8.5 ounces and yesterday she weighed in at 9lb 11 ounces.

Here are a couple of piccies:

Thanks for your continued words of support, and best wishes etc for both me and Daisy-ann.

Also thank you to everyone who has sent cards and gifts.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Update on Daisy-ann

2010-05-30T09:36:00.000+01:00

Morning all,

Sorry i not posted all week, but i have been a busy girl, busy being mum! Thats right Daisy-Ann is home, she came home monday evening, so i have been enjoying motherhood. It still feels weird, that my little girl is almost 2 weeks old, that she isnt in my belly anymore.

So back to monday, me and mum went to the hospital to see Daisy-ann, we got speaking to her nurse, Diane, and she was saying she cant see why she couldnt come home with us that afternoon, but she said that we needed to speak to the doctor, who was already in the process of doing her rounds.
So we sat and waited, and finally doc got to us, she said that all babys results have come back ok, and she has finished her antibiotics, so she dont see why she cant come home in the next couple of days! With this answer i was extremelly confused. So i spoke to the sister, who had come over to check we was going home, i told her what the doc said and she said ok, she is only the registar, so i am going to go over her head and speak to the consultant. About 30 mins later the consultant came to see me, he was asking how i was in my health and how i thought Daisy-ann was doing. He then said that we could take her home. I couldnt believe it, i was finally going to take my baby home.
It was a weird drive home that evening, i was so paranoid that i was now taking my little baby home, she was actually going to be sleeping in with me, at home. I was excited, scared, nervous all rolled into one.

Tuesday the midwife came to see me, she was not impressed that i had been discharged from hospital with a hb level of 7.7, so she made a few calls and got me to go and have a urgent blood test. She explained that my blood level was so low that i was entitled to a blood transfusion, she also explained that this is the reason i was so weak and faint etc. So i was instructed to try and rest as much as possible.

Wednesday the health visitor came to visit, she weighed baby and she has put on 3 ozs in the past week, i was amazed, she was loosing so much at first cos she wasnt feeding due to her kidneys.

So she has been home almost a week, and i can say now that i am loving being a mum. I am so lucky to have a wonderful mum of my own, who has been my rock throughout the whole of this, she makes me sleep during day cos i end up so flaked that i cant do anything.

Thanks all for the words of support, and cards and fat book that i have received.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Welcome Daisy-Ann

2010-05-23T22:54:00.003+01:00

Evening all,

Well my little angel finally arrived at 14:54pm on the 17th May 2010.
labour started at 2:45 sunday morning, that was after 2 tablets, but it not known as active labour til u r 4 cm dialated. 3rd tab given and labour came thick and fast. by 2pm monday i was fully dialated. they started me pushing about 2.30pm, her head crowned fine, but then doc screamed, we need to get this baby out NOW, her heart rate had dropped to 40 from 170, with that i dont remember much more until i see her out and taken away to the corner of the room, she was being ressuitated (sp) her cord had been tight around her throat and she had pooed in my womb and swallowed some, prob is poo is very toxic. whilst they was all sorting baby out doc was screaming again she needs help, mum tells me that was cos i was pumping blood everywhere, doc was worried she was going to lose me. finally help came and i was being fixed, i dont remember any of that all i remember doing is screaming why aint my baby crying, why cant i hold her. (sorry lots of tears as i am typing this )
she was then rushed away from the room.
doc stitched me up, and made sure i was comfortable. they removed epidural but i couldnt go see my baby, finally 6 hours later i was allowed to go they did let me try 2 hours before but i got rushed back cos i was throwing up.
everyday since she has improved, she gets stronger.
She is now feeding every 4 hours on her own, and has managed to gain weight. She finishes her antibiotics tomorrow so hopefully she will be home then. If not it will be tuesday.

Here are some piccies:

Thanks for looking.
xx

Final post from me for a while!

2010-05-14T16:18:00.002+01:00

Afternoon all,

Well still no sign of my little angel showing her face, maybe it shouldnt be angel it should be devil...lol

Wednesday night we thought i was going to be going hospital as i had a few contractions, went to bed half expecting my waters to break in the night, but no nothing.
So yesterday I went for a nice long walk with Darren, we then came back home and Darren went off to work and me and mum popped to asda. Whilst in asda the contractions started again, this time a lot more painful, very embarrassing whilst walking around a shop whilst it is packed...lol.
By the time we got home they had stopped, and i havent had anything more since, so looks like i will be getting induced tomorrow.

Plan is to get up at 7am, shower and ready to call hospital for 8am, then wait to see if/when they have a bed for me to go in.

So the next post from me should be piccies of my little baby.

Thanks for the words of support over the past 9 months.

xx

40+6 and still no sign of baby

2010-05-11T12:17:00.002+01:00

Afternoon all,

I hope you are all well.

Well i thought i would do a quick update to let you know there is still no sign of the baby. I havent even had any pains or twinges. I am getting very big now, and i am honestly dreading how big this little one is going to be when i do finally give birth. I mean if at the growth scan over a month ago she weighed over 7lb then, she is going to be massive when i give birth.

I have tried fresh pineapple, red rasberry leaf tea, walking, spicy food, hot bath and not a thing has worked. I am getting so frustrated now as i had a couple of friends who were due on or around the same time as me and they have all had their babiesw already. I am the only one who is overdue and still no signs of her. I know everyone says she wont come til she is ready but surely she must be cooked enough now?

I have been crafting but no piccies to show as of yet. I have been busy making baby announcement cards, they are coming on really well actually and i am really pleased with them. Actually i think i will carry on colouring the images.

Well thanks for looking.
xx

New home card!

2010-05-09T09:41:00.000+01:00

Morning all,

My friend Emma moved into her flat a couple of weeks back, i made and posted her a card but forgot to add piccie here.

Thanks for looking.
xx

Happy Birthday Emma

2010-05-08T09:36:00.000+01:00

Morning all,

I wanted to wish one of my best friends a very happy birthday for today. Emma i hope you have a fabby day.

Here is a piccie of her birthday card i made.

I have made her a pressie but i cant put that on here just yet as i still havent managed to give it to her.

So Emma, have a fabby day hun, you deserve it.

Thanks for looking.
xx

Due date been and gone, still no baby!

2010-05-07T10:16:00.004+01:00

Morning all,

I should have updated this on Wednesday but I was too exhausted to do much at all. Then yesterday i over did it, went out shopping and came home feeling exhausted.

So, Wednesday i went to the hospital where i had an appointment with the doctor, my appointment was at 9:15 am, yet i didnt get called in til gone 10am, so i went in with the hump already.
The doctor wasnt the normal one i see, he was a registar, and he was a complete and utter a###hole. I knew i was going to be offered a membrane sweep but i had already spoken to my midwife a few weeks back explaining that i didnt want one unless it was 100% needed, she explained it wasnt it was my choice. I explained to him that i didnt want it done, yet for the next 10 mins he kept on and on and on at me telling me i should have it done blah blah blah. I still stood my ground and refused.
He then tells me that because i am overweight, i am going to have trouble giving birth. He says that cos of my size i will have trouble pushing babies shoulders out. Talk about make you feel down, thing is this doctor is meant to be a doctor dealing with depression in pregnancy, yet i came out of his room in a complete state.

I was passed over to a midwife who was to book me in to be induced. By the time we got to her room i was a wreak, crying my eyes out. She was brilliant and spent the next 40 mins or so calming me down, she has even said she will put in a complaint as that doctor should not have spoken to me the way he did.
So next step was to book me in to be induced, this has been booked for Saturday 15th May, so i now have a date on when i will be started off and hopefully, if she dont arrive sooner, i should have her in my arms not long after.
Obviously i would rather go into labour naturally but the way its looking, this little baby is too warm and comfortable in my belly that she has no reason to want to come out yet, so she may need a bit of gentle persuasion....lol.

Yesterday mum took another updated piccie of my bump, so this piccie is showing me at 40 + 1.

I cant believe how big i am now, i have even had strangers asking me when i am due. So much for me worrying that i wont look pregnant :).

Thanks for looking.

xx

Buba Ticker :)

2010-05-05T10:36:00.002+01:00

Make a pregnancy ticker

This will stay at the top until my lil buba is here, so please scroll down for newer posts :)

Thanks for looking.

xx

Get well soon card for Gina

2010-05-04T09:11:00.000+01:00

Hey all,

I have actually been crafting a little bit lately, i havent been able to post on here though as i need to wait until the recipient receives them.

This was a get well soon card for a dear friend of mine Gina, she has been poorly and i wanted to make something to cheer her up.
The decoupage was free with a craft magazine, they are called bently bear, so lovely to cut out, and also so cute.

I am still sending continued sparkles to gina and i hope she has a speedy recovery soon.

Thanks for looking.
xx

Cakes - Yummy!

2010-04-30T21:03:00.003+01:00

Hi all,

Well god knows what was wrong with me today, probably the fact that i had some sleep last night! Its the first time in months, i managed to sleep solid for almost 2 hours! amazing. I then woke at 6am, felt that i wanted to wash up and bake cakes! i decided against it at that time cos mum was still in bed with the dogs and i didnt want to wake them all up. Instead i went back to bed and got up at half 7, we went shopping down Heathway where i managed to get some acrylic pain for 91p from wilko, and some paint brushes for 97p. We then popped to asda where i brought daisy-ann a cute little outfit :). I then came home washed up and spent the next hour or so baking.
Here is a piccie of my efforts.

We have triple chocolate muffins in the middle, and butterfly cakes on the outside. I cant vouch for if they taste nice as i really dont fancy cakes, but mum has had one of each and said they were lovely.

Still no signs of baby, only 5 days til due date though.

Thanks for looking.
xx

1 Week til D day

2010-04-28T14:18:00.003+01:00

Afternoon blogland,

I hope you are well.

Not a crafty post today even though i have been making some crafty mess out in the craft shed. I cant post on here until the lovely Emma receives the gifts i have made for her.

Well i have 1 week left until little Daisy-Anns due date, i really thought she would be here before now. She obviously isnt finished cooking (as emma would say) lol.
I have been for long walks, eaten fresh pineapple, will have a nice curry tonight, along with a hot bath and some rasberry tea, maybe one of these will help push her out....lol

I am feeling so fat and bloated atm though, she has grown so much and is dropping slowly but surely. Still she must be nice and cosey in there otherwise she would have shown us her pretty face by now.

Last night my lovely fiance took me out for a meal, i feel useless though as i am not driving, so his kind mum picks me up and runs me about, and my mum tries to take me out during day too.
We went for a nice chinese in Romford. Wasnt out for too long, but long enough for it to be a change of scenery for me.

Well i better get back to making more crafty mess...he he he

I hope you are all well, and enjoying the weather.

Hugs and sparkles for all.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Maze book for mum

2010-04-25T12:59:00.001+01:00

Afternoon all,

I made this maze book for mum for mothers day but have only just got around to posting piccies. For some unknown reason docrafts now only allow you to post 3 piccies for a project so i am adding the full slide show here.

Mum was over the moon with it, and so was i.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Bump @ 37 weeks and 5 days

2010-04-21T09:32:00.000+01:00

Morning all,

Ok, i have been a bad blogger again, I know i am on maternity leave and should be able to update more regular, but i have been still quite poorly :( still got morning sickness and sleep, well whats that.

Here is a piccie that was taken Sunday,

mum insists that she takes piccies of bump for me as she wants me to keep a record now i am actually showing loads. I am still unsure cos of my size in general, but hey ho.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Ah so sweet and clean

2010-04-11T17:24:00.003+01:00

Evening all,

Sorry not been blogging again, but so busy with getting the last bits done at work so i could start my holiday on friday.
So now i am a lady of leisure - um no lol i am a lady who is under instructions that i need to rest so that is what i am trying to do.

Yesterday we wanted to sort out the clothes, so mum washed all the 0-3 months for me, i just had to take a piccie cos they look so sweet.

I only have 3 weeks and 3 days til due date, but i still think she is going to be early.
But i know i will just have to wait and see.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Baby Shower Slide Show

2010-03-31T08:55:00.002+01:00

Morning all,

Hope you are all well.

As some of you may already know, I had my baby shower on Sunday. I was pleasantly surprised with the turn out, as i was originally worried sick that no one would turn up. In total we had 18 girls there including me so a nice crowd. We had a nice day. We at loads (or in my case not a lot, but i did have 2 helpings of strawberry icecream, yummy yum yum )we then played various games which 2 of my fab friends Leanne and Emma arranged.
I was then seated to open the gifts that had been brought for me and Daisy-ann, and oh my was we spoilt rotten. There was tears, and not only from me.
Over all the day was amazing.

So here is the slide show of the piccies taken on my camera. Another friend took loads too, so once i get them i will bore you all with another slide show...lol.

Also, i cant believe i only have 35 days left until my due date, it has flown by so quick.

Thanks for looking.

xx

34 Week bump!

2010-03-24T09:48:00.003Z

Morning all,

Hope you are all well.

Sorry i dont blog that much anymore, but i am so exhausted i dont really get time to do much crafting, let alone blogging.

Ok mum has been on at me to take piccies of my bump, but because i am a larger lady i am embarrassed to put them up. The last one i took was a few posts back, which was taken on the day of my md's wedding back in February.

I have taken the plunge and got my MD to take a piccie of bump as of today, so it is an official 34 week bump.
I am embarrassed to put it up but hey ho, i am what i am.

Thanks for looking.

xx

updated:
I do apologise for looking so rough, but i am just getting over a 48 hour bug and i look like death warmed up still.
xx

55 days!

2010-03-10T14:45:00.003Z

Afternoon all,

55 days is all i have left until my little ones due date, and i cant wait.
I am excited, scared and def nervous. I mean will i make a good mum, will i be ok?
Its amazing all the things that go through your mind when you are here.

xx

4d Scan

2010-02-27T16:52:00.000Z

Lee and Lisa's Wedding

2010-02-26T10:00:00.000Z

Morning all,

So here are the piccies of the wedding i went to last weekend.

It was an amazing day, and i would like to wish the couple all the happiness for the future, and to thank them for allowing us to be a part of their special day.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Lisas Hen Night

2010-02-25T10:00:00.000Z

Morning all,

Not a crafty post today, just a few random piccies of my MD's wifes hen night.

It was a fab night, but i was too tired to stay out partying, the girls all had a wicked time though.

Thanks for looking.
x
x

Tim Holtz goodies giveaway!!!

2010-02-25T09:15:00.002Z

Hey all,

Pop over to The Stampman for your chance to win all 12 new Tim Holtz distress pads or re-inkers!

Thanks for looking :)

xx

ooo Another blog award

2010-02-25T09:02:00.003Z

Morning all,

Been blog hopping instead of working...he he he, and i noticed Ann has very kindly given me a blog award, she has given to me as i am counting down the days until Daisy-ann arrives.

So thank you so much Ann, i really appreciate it :)

I have had this award before, please scroll down for the rules etc.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Wedding accordion album and box

2010-02-24T10:00:00.000Z

Morning all,

Another crafty post from me :) whats going on...lol

Ok here is the piccies of the accordian album and box that i made for my managing directors wedding last saturday:

I can honestly say i was really pleased with the outcome of this, i think the monocrome look works so well.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Wedding Card

2010-02-23T11:10:00.004Z

Hi All,

I actually have a crafty post! Wow its been so long since I played with some stash. My Managing Director got married on saturday and I wanted to make them a nice card, and this is the result:

Sorry about the quality of the photo, but for some reason my camera is playing up :(

The image was sent to me by caz, and the border was my new MS punch, and i love the effect it gives :)

Thanks for looking.

xx

Another blog award - Thanks Joanne :)

2010-02-21T18:24:00.003Z

Evening all,

Quick post for now as i am exhausted, had a very busy weekend.

I logged in today to find i had received a lovely blog award from Joanne.

Ok, i have to list 3 things i would never do....mmmm

1/ i will never stop loving my mum :)
2/ i will never stop crafting
3/ i will never stop buying craft stuff cos you can never have too much :) lol

I now have to pass this on to 3 people, i think i will have to come back to this as my head not all there.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Blog Award

2010-02-17T16:22:00.003Z

Evening all,

Well a nice surprise, Alma has very kindly given me this blog award:-

Thanks so much Alma, i really appreciate it :)

Ok so the rules, so with this award I have to list 10 things that make me happy, and then link to 5 other people and them to link to my blog, then they pass the award on to 5 other people and so on.

So here is my list:

1, without doubt is my baby which is growing nicely in my belly :)
2, my lovely fiance Darren
3, the best mum in the world - my mum Ann
4, my best friends Emma & Toni, who have been there for me through thick and thin
5, all of my friends i have made on Docrafts
6, the wonderful memories i have of my nan and grandad
7, crafting
8, sleeping :)
9, my dogs
10, reading

Ok, now i have to pass on to 5 people, now this is where i struggle, so i think i will have to come back to this one.

Thanks for looking.

xx

12 weeks to go

2010-02-11T11:10:00.002Z

Afternoon all,

12 weeks to go is all we have until my little angel is due to come into the world, and i cant believe how quick the whole time has gone. It is amazing. She thinks my belly is a kick bag as thats all she seems to do now, but i love that feeling, it lets me know that i do really have something/someone growing inside me.

I have been feeling a bit low the past couple of days though, i think it is because we dont have long until i have to go through labour, speaking to a couple of girls over on docrafts what i am feeling is completly natural, which i guessed that was the case anyway. Its still worrying though because i suffered with depression a few years back i worry that the black cloud will come back and haunt me.

We have finally picked out the pram, and I cant wait to order that, which i must do this week as its in a sale and the offer ends the end of the month.

well i think i better get on with some work...lol

Have a lovely day.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Good Morning

2010-02-03T08:52:00.003Z

Hi all,

Well i thought i would just do a waffle post this morning, i cant seem to get on docrafts and i miss saying hi on there...lol

Well baby is getting bigger everyday, and she is becoming more and more fidgety. Her kicks are being felt more now, not by me, but can be felt by others too :) Its all so exciting, i cant believe i only have 13 weeks left until my little one comes :).
We seem to have the majority of the bits we need, cot bed will be brought when i want it (my dad is buying that) and the pram should be the end of this month (Darrens mum and dad are buying that). My mum brought us the moses basket which is so pretty - Thanks Mum, that's without all the other bits she keeps buying.
We have been very lucky, both families want to help all they can which takes the strain financially off of us.

Asda had a baby event a couple of weeks ago, and i managed to get quite a lot from there for fraction of price - eg, car seat for £25.00 which was normally £100.00 else where. So a big touch :)

Only 11 more weeks at work, yet i have so much to do still, and so much i need to show the bosses. We have been so busy though that i haven't had five minutes to sit down and say to them this needs to be done on this day, blah blah blah.
Oh well, not a lot i can do about that.

Well, i guess i better get on with work, i have got Friday off so going down the housing, and out to buy bits for the baby shower i am having on 21st March, all so exciting:)

Have a lovely day all, and i hope you haven't fallen asleep...lol

Thanks for looking.

xx

Wow - I won some candy :)

2010-02-02T14:05:00.004Z

Afternoon all,

I have been the bad blogger again i know :(
so sorry, but things just get on top of you and you dont get time for anything, let alone crafting.

I was reading blogs that i follow earlier, and i was reading this one here where they was saying they couldnt believe it is feb aleady. Whilst scrolling down it said about 1st of month and blog candy time, as i looked down there was my name - wow i have never won anything in my life, i am so excited.

here is a piccie of what i have won.

I cant wait to receive this to have a play. Thanks Andy and all at Pinnacles, i am over the moon :)

Thanks for looking.

xx

New scan piccie

2010-01-12T09:45:00.000Z

Hey all,

Well yesterday i had to go back to the hospital to have another scan, cos as you may recall Daisy-Ann wouldnt turn for love nor money so the sonographer could see her face. So we go in for a early appointment this morning, and scanner goes on my belly and what can we see? her spine again...lol She was sound asleep. After putting me on my side and a bit of prodding, she turned to us and gave a big almighty yawn, wow such an amazing thing to watch on a screen. :)

Here is the scan piccie, wont be no more now til my growth check on the 7th April, boo hoo :(

Thanks for looking.

xx

Txt Dictionary

2010-01-11T10:46:00.000Z

Hey all,

I wanted to make Emma a kind of joke present. When i send her emails and include things like "btw" or "omg" i then have to translate them as Emma isnt into text talk. So the perfect pressie was to make her a Text Talk dictionary.

Here is a piccie of the cover:

Thanks for looking.
xx

Hand made jackets for buba, from my neighbour

2010-01-10T10:39:00.001Z

Hey all,

I just wanted to share with you some piccies of the little jackets my neighbour has been making for Daisy-Ann, she said she was stopping until we knew the sex, so at a guess i think she will now be knitting in pink :)

Thanks for looking.

xx

Calendar for Emma for Christmas

2010-01-09T10:32:00.001Z

Hi All,

Here are the piccies of the calendar that i made for Emma for Christmas.

Thanks for looking.
xx

Crochet blanket for Daisy-Ann

2010-01-08T22:22:00.003Z

Evening all,

i just wanted to share this piccie with you of a blanket mum has been making for the baby. Once we found out it was a girl she decided to add pink, i am well pleased with the outcome.

Thanks mum for the lovely blanket I love it and i am sure Daisy-Ann will too.

Thanks for looking.
xx

Meet Daisy-Ann

2010-01-07T10:05:00.000Z

Hey all,

Well i went for my 2nd scan yesterday and we found out that we are having a little girl.

She wouldnt play game though and didnt want to turn so the lady could measure her face. Which means i have got to go back again monday for another scan, not that i am complaining as i get to see her again :)

She weighs 1lb and 5oz already, and apparently that is right for her age, ooo its all so exciting, in 4 months time she will be here in my arms.

Thanks for looking.

xx

2010-01-06T10:00:00.000Z

Hey all,

Here are some christmas tree hangings i made for christmas presents for the lovely girls on docrafts.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Fab scrapbook from Emma

2010-01-05T10:00:00.000Z

Hey all,

For christmas i received this wonderful scrapbook from Emma, it brought tears to my eyes, such a personal gift.

Thanks again Emma, it has been looked at so many times cos i just cant help looking again and again.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Calendar from Emma m for my birthday

2010-01-04T10:00:00.000Z

Hi all,

Here is a slide show of the calendar that my best friend Emma made me for my birthday, it is fab and it will take pride of place on my desk at work.

Thanks emma, i love it, its fab.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Hand made christmas cards i received

2010-01-03T10:00:00.000Z

Hey all,

So far so good...lol I wonder how long i will last :)

I wanted to share with you all the beautiful christmas cards i received from my wonderful friends on docrafts.

Thanks ladies for all the cards they def brightened up my christmas.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Hand made birthday cards i received

2010-01-02T10:00:00.000Z

hey all,

hope 2010 is looking bright for you all.

wanted to try and update this blog as regular as possible, so i thought i would start by adding my wonderful handmade birthday cards which i received.

Thanks ladies for the lovely cards they were much appreciated

thanks for looking.

xx

Happy New year!!!

2010-01-01T00:01:00.000Z

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

Hope 2010 brings you all that you deserve.
Health, happiness, love, and everything else.

xxxx

Early Happy new year

2009-12-31T14:13:00.002Z

Hey,

Sorry i not blogged in ages, but i have been so busy what with cristmas, and then sales shopping. Didnt manage to bag many bargains craft wise but i did manage to bag perfume bargains :) 100ml CK1 for £19.99, ck into you gift set £12.50, and a lovely Chloe gift set £24.99. So all in all good results.

I managed to spend £45 in the range but that wasnt on sale stuff...lol

I will def get photos of cards i received and pressies i received hand made. I got a lovley dottee doll from Sue bubbles along with a calender, some beautiful tags from valeriej, a stunning desk calender for work from Emma, and a fab scrapbook that Emma made me, wow i was spoilt :)

Happy new year to you all.

Loads of love.

xxxx

Some pet piccies.

2009-12-17T09:51:00.004Z

Morning all,

I was faffing about with my new Iphone last night and took some piccies of the dogs, and one of lobster, so thought i would add them to the blog so you can ooo, aaa or go yuck to lobster...lol

Thanks for looking.

xx

Big Bad Blogger :(

2009-12-14T13:50:00.000Z

Yes thats me, the big bad blogger :(
I was doing so well, posting nearly everyday before, then life just gets on top of you, and what with feeling exhausted all the time i havent really felt much like crafting either :(

I have managed to get out to the shed over the weekend, and i believe i have a couple of awards i need to add to my blog too, but it will have to wait, maybe wednesday? i may even try and upload some piccies of what i have been making. Got to remember not the christmas bits yet though as people not got them :) lol

Hope you are all ok.

Hugs

xx

Sparkles for Susiej

2009-11-24T15:17:00.002Z

I know i know, i have been such a bad blogger of late, but i am so exhausted all the time i dont get around to updating. I will get things up to date soon, i promise.

Anyway, can we please send sparkles to Susiej as she is feeling really poorly and they say that it might be swine flu, i am keeping my fingers crossed that it isnt.

Get well soon hun.

xxxx

Happy 22nd Birthday Leighann

2009-10-30T11:37:00.002Z

Morning all,

I just wanted to wish my little sister a Happy Birthday for today. She is 22. Getting old now girl :) lol.

Her other half has paid for her to drive a Lamborghini tomorrow and i know she is dead excited about it. So Leighann, have a lovely day and enjoy the drive tomorrow. Don't forget to take photos for me :)

Love ya girl.

xx

I am pregnant!

2009-10-28T10:38:00.003Z

Ok, so some of you already knew this cos i was too excited and had to let all the lovely ladies on DC know that they were going to be aunties...lol.
So here is the piccie of my first scan that i had done on Monday :)

Its so clear, i was worried about having the scan because of my size, but wow this is amazing.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Slide show of journal

2009-10-21T19:41:00.001+01:00

Friendship swap wallet card

2009-10-03T08:35:00.000+01:00

Morning all,

Here is a piccie of a wallet card i made a week or so ago,

Thanks for looking.

Paper Roses

2009-10-02T20:26:00.005+01:00

Evening all,

I have lost my mojo again, so if you find it can you send it back to me please?

I have been playing about with a new punch i got, and watching this wonderful video clip by the lovely Julie, and here is my version of the roses i managed to make:-

Not too bad, but def not as good as Julies.

Thanks for looking.

Vals 'know it all' quiz

2009-09-03T11:23:00.000+01:00

1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know
the score or the leader until the contest ends. BOXING

2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward? NIAGRA FALL

3. Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables? ASPARAGUS & ARTICHOKE

4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside? STRAWBERRIES

5. In many liquour stores, you can buy pear brandy, with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole and ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn't been cut in any way. How did the pear get inside the bottle? BOTTLE PUT OVER THE PEAR WHEN STILL ON THE TREE

6. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters " dw" and they are all common words. Name two of them. DWINDLE & DWELL

7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them? PERIOD, COMMA, COLON, SEMICOLON, QUESTION MARK, EXCLAMATION MARK, HYPEN

8. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh. PAW PAW

9. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter "S." SANDALS, SOCKS, SLIPPERS, SHOES, STOCKINGS, SKATES, SNEAKERS

Spinner Card

2009-08-31T10:42:00.003+01:00

Morning all,

I actually managed to do a bit of light crafting yesterday, and boy did it feel good to be cutting and sticking and getting ink all over me...lol

Here are the pictures:

I am really pleased with the outcome, considering i was only playing about to start...lol

Thanks for looking.
xx

Daily doggie pictures - Another slide show

2009-08-31T08:28:00.001+01:00

Morning all,

Here I am with my daily doggie pictures, here is a slide show of various pictures i have taken over the past few days.

Hope you enjoyed.

Thanks for looking.
xx

Daily doggie pictures - Meet Lacey

2009-08-30T08:14:00.000+01:00

Morning all,

Hope you are all enjoying the weekend.

Sorry, still not a crafty post, hopefully sometime this weekend i will have something to post.

Ok, now to meet the new, and final, addition to our family.

Meet Lacey:

She is 6 weeks old, and is a cross between a Shih Tzu and chihuahua.

Thanks for looking.
xx

Daily Doggie pictures for Val - Turbo

2009-08-29T08:31:00.000+01:00

Morning all,

Here are a few more pictures of my friend at works dog Turbo.

Thanks for letting me share the pictures Nicla :)

Thanks for looking.
xx

Our Blue Lobster

2009-08-28T08:27:00.000+01:00

Morning all,

Just been going through my photos and I came across this one of our blue lobster. When we bought him a few months back he was only a few centimetres long, now he has trebled in size. This photo isnt even the most recent photo of him, as he has since shed his skin again and got even bigger.

I refuse to my hand in the tank now in case he nips my fingers or hand...lol

Thanks for looking.
xx

25 Things about me

2009-08-27T16:59:00.002+01:00

1. Name: Tracy
2. What are you most afraid of? mmm, being alone
3. What do you drive? Ford Focus estate
4. Have you ever seen a ghost? not sure!
5. Where were you born? Barking Hospital
6. Ever been to Alaska? No
7. Croutons or Bacon bits? both
8. Favourite day of the week: Saturday
9. Favourite restaurant: Dragon Inn
10. Favourite Flower: Roses
11. Favourite sport to watch: Football if i have to
12. Favourite Drink: Water
13. Favourite Ice cream: Strawberry
14. Disney or Warner Brothers: Disney
15. Favourite fast food restaurant: maccy d's
16. What colour is your bedroom carpet? Lilac
17. How many times you failed your driver's test? I didnt, i passed 1st time
18. What do you do most often when you are bored? text
19. Bedtime: 11pm
20. Favourite TV show: Heroes/eureka
21. What are you listening to right now? SWV - your the one for me
22. What are your favourite colour? Black
23. How many tattoos do you have? 11
24. Do you have any pets? yeah 6 dogs (getting another one tonight :) ) 2 budgies, 1 parrott, fish, lobster and 3 ducks
25. If you could own any animal what would it be? more shih tzus :)

I pinched this off Donna, thanks hun :)

Thanks for looking.
xx

Smile Award!

2009-08-27T09:38:00.002+01:00

Wow, another award. I have been blogging for almost a year and in the space of a few weeks I have been given 3 awards.

Conditions of this award:
1. You have to put it onto your blog.
2. You have to continue to make us smile.
3. You have to pass it on to 5 friends and notify them.
4. You have to say who awarded it to you.
5. You have to list 5 things we didn't know about you.

ok,
1. Done
2. I will try, even though I dont think i do :(
3. mmm, ok Sall, Susiej, Nina. I cant think of another 2 at the moment, I may have to come back to that one.
4. Val awarded me this, thank you so much Val. xx
5. mm, 5 things you dont know about me???
I love marmite
I actually love my job
I love Figure work
I have had lots of moles removed...lol
cant think, i am not ditsy...lol

Thanks for looking.
xx

Receipes for syn free muffins and syn free quiche

2009-08-27T09:11:00.003+01:00

Morning all,

I have just come on to check my blog and I have had a request from A Slimmers Dream to post the receipes for the syn free Muffins on my blog. So here it is.

Recipe makes 12

225g fine ground polenta
1 large beaten egg
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
3 pots of vanilla mullerlight low fat yoghurt
7 - 10 tbsps Splenda
1 - 2 tsps vanilla extract

1. Put all ingredients in a bowl and mix for at least 3 minutes. Leave to stand for at least 20 minutes.
2. Spoon into muffin tins that have been sprayed with frylight.
3. Cook for about 20 minutes at 200C / Gas mark 6

Variations -
cherry yoghurt and replace vanilla extract with almond.
vanilla & chocolate yoghurt with rind and juice of 1 orange with 1 tsp vanilla.

I pinched this from the minimins website.

For the quiche i followed the receipe I posted here. Oops just noticed I didnt actually put the receipe just the ingredients.

Ok, Syn free quiche

3 Eggs
227g low fat natural cottage cheese
Mixed herbs
HEXA allowance of cheese (I use the low fat cheese as you are allowed more of that..he he)
Bacon

Mix in a bowl the 3 eggs, cottage cheese and mixed herbs.
chop up the bacon and fry to cook through (i use frylight for this)make sure getting rid of all the fat.
add the bacon to the cottage cheese mixture and mix well.
add the cheese (you can add it all now, or save some to sprinkle on top of quiche 5 mins before take out of oven.
mix well.
pour into quiche dish, or for individual ones i used a muffin tray.
put in oven on gas mark 6 for an hour or until cooked.

these are fab with the cheese in, you dont have to put bacon in, i have done them with ham and red pepper and that is lovely. At class i tried salmon and broccali i wasnt over keen on that, but each to there own.

Hope this helps, enjoy :)

Thanks for looking.
xx

Daily Doggie pictures for Val - Wheres Gizmo?

2009-08-27T08:18:00.000+01:00

Morning all,

Here is my daily doggie picture for Val.

This was sent to me from my mum via text with the message 'Can you see me?'

How sweet is this picture?
lol

Thanks for looking
xx

Syn free Muffins, and syn free quiche

2009-08-26T12:31:00.000+01:00

Good afternoon,

Just came across these photos of the syn freemuffins and individual syn free quiches i made a few weeks back.

The muffins were cherry and almond, and the quiches were bacon and cheese.

They were both absolutly yummy. :)

I got the receipe for the Muffins on minimins. The girls over there are fab, and they are all there to support each other.

Thanks for looking.
xx

Pinched from Maria :o)

2009-08-26T11:14:00.002+01:00

Highlight the ones you've done

Thought I'd have a go at doing this!

1. Started your own blog

2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

7. Been to Disneyland

8. Climbed a mountain

9. Been lost for words when answering a child's question

10. Sang a solo

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a soppy girly film and cried all the way through

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty

18. Grown your own vegetables

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept on an overnight train

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitch hiked

23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Run a Marathon

28. Made snow angels

29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

31. Hit a home run

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught yourself a new language

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Seen Michelangelos David

41. Sung karaoke

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited Africa - does tunisia count? lol

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight

46. Been transported in an ambulance

47. Had your portrait painted

48. Gone deep sea fishing

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkelling

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud

54. Gone to a drive-in theatre

55. Been in a movie

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Visited Russia

60. Served at a soup kitchen

61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies

62. Gone whale watching

63. Got flowers for no reason

64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma

65. Gone sky diving

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

67. Bounced a check

68. Flown in a helicopter

69. Saved a favourite childhood toy

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

71. Eaten Caviare

72. Pieced a quilt

73. Stood in Times Square

74. Toured the Everglades

75. Been fired from a job

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

77. Broken a bone

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

80. Published a book

81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem

84. Had your picture in the newspaper

85. Read the entire Bible

86. Been on the television

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

88. Had chickenpox

89. Saved someone’s life

90. Sat on a jury

91. Met someone famous

92. Joined a book club

93. Lost a loved one

94. Had a baby

95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

97. Been involved in a law suit

98. Owned a cell phone

99. Been stung by a bee

100. Read an entire book in one day

Daily doggies pictures - Dog bath

2009-08-26T09:24:00.000+01:00

Morning all,

Here is my daily doggie pictures for Val.

These were taken sunday when we bathed the dogs.

Hope you enjoyed.

Thanks for looking.
xx

Daily Doggie pictures for Val - Titan

2009-08-25T13:24:00.003+01:00

Afternoon all,

I have been bad and not been doing daily doggies for Valerie, I am sorry, but as you know i was at the wedding etc the weekend.

I managed to grab another couple of piccies of the directors dog today.

Thanks for looking.
xx

Graze.com

2009-08-25T11:34:00.002+01:00

Morning all,

I have had 2 boxes form Graze, and they are fab. Especially for someone who works in an office. The food is fresh, and you can get made up boxes to help with diets, excercise etc. so all good.

If you fancy having one, visit Graze and enter this code K815B5FL to try your first box for free. You can cancel a anytime, and are not restricted to continue with them. I would def recommend. :o)

Enjoy.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Trip to the farm

2009-08-25T09:21:00.000+01:00

Morning all,

After we had got the photos printed and taken them to the brides mum for her to give to the happy couple we had the rest of the day to kill. So we decided to go to a farm in Lavenham, well not far from Lavenham.

It was a really nice day. After the farm we went to Stowmarket and had a nice pub lunch in the Dukes head, i then got petrol and we travelled home before the V-festival finished, so we didnt hit any of the traffic. All in all i had a lovely weekend.

Thanks for looking.
xx

Album complete with pictures

2009-08-24T09:08:00.000+01:00

Morning all,

Yesterday we woke at the hotel, and i had to go and get the pictures printed of the wedding to put into the accordian book. I took the book into the photo shop in buyrights and showed him where i needed the photos to go, can he judge the sizes. I went back 20 mins later and he had printed them and added them to the box and charged me £2.

I am a bit gutted that they wont get to see it until they come back off their honeymoon, but its only til monday.

I am so happy with the outcome, it actually got me teary when i see it finished, i thought wow, i made this.

Thanks for looking.
xx

Awards!

2009-08-24T08:48:00.004+01:00

Good morning,

Wow I have received some awards.

This first one I actually received a few months back but I completly forgot.

Conditions of the award:

I must thank the person who gave me the award, list their blog and link to it.
I must list ten honest things about myself.
I must put a copy of the Honest Scrap logo on my blog.
I must select at least seven other worthy bloggers and list their links.
I must notify bloggers of their award.

Ok, now to thank the people that gave me this award! mm, problem I can only remember 3 of them yet I know a few people gave it to me. So thank you Susiej, Jenni and Chrissie. So thank you girls, and sorry it took me so long to get it onto the blog.

Ok, 10 honest things about myself?

1 - I have no self confidence

2 - I broke my leg iceskating when i was 15, yet within a few months of plaster coming off i had to go back skating again much to mums worries...lol

3 - I am madly in love with Darren - love you babe

4 - I love dogs, especially shih tzus, we have 4 of them

5 - I failed my A-Levels

6 - I love anything crafty

7 - I have too much stash .. he he he

8 - I always wanted to be a maths teacher

9 - Maths was always my favourite subject at school

10 - I miss my nan and grandad :(

ok, I now have to nominate 7 people to receive this award, mmm do i know 7 people with blogs???
Firstly Nina
Second, Sall
Third, Val
Next, i tell you what I cant decide so I give this award to everyone who I follow.

My next award:

Many thanks to Susiej for this award.
Rules of the award are that I must pass it on to 5 people and list 5 things I am addicted to.

ok, I am passing this onto Nina, Sall, Alyson, Sue Bubbles and Mina

I am addicted to:

Stash
Smoking :(
Sleeping :)
Texting
Water

Thanks for looking.

xx

Pictures of the Wedding yesterday

2009-08-23T18:25:00.003+01:00

Afternoon all,

As some of you might remember i had a wedding to go to yesterday in Ipswich. We drove down yesterday morning, left at 9am because the v festival was on i knew i would hit loads of traffic. We arrived in Hadleigh, Suffolk at 10.10am so wasnt bad going at all.

The wedding was lovely, but it was very emotional for me as this is the first time i have mixed with people down there since my grandad died, 2 years ago 2nd September.

Here are the pictures I took:-

The day itself was magical, but come the end i was exhausted, so we did leave a tad early.

The evening pictures with the lights was chinese lanterns someone brought them as a wedding gift, there was 5 of them that was set out into the night sky. They were very very pretty and def a personal touch to the day.

Would just like to add congratulations to Steph & Wayne and wish them both all the happiness for the future.

Thanks for looking.
xxx

Daily Doggie pictures for Val - Turbo Sunbathing

2009-08-22T10:27:00.000+01:00

Morning all,

Here i am with another daily doggie picture for my friend Valeriej. This is a picture of my friend at work Nicola, Hi Nicla:), her pug dog Turbo. Apparently he was sunbathing...lol

Hope you like.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Wedding Card

2009-08-21T10:34:00.002+01:00

Afternoon all, yet again!
3 posts in one day, what is this world coming too...lol

Ok, here is a piccie of the card I managed to make for the wedding I am off to tomorrow.

The picture was kindly sent to me from Caz, Foxcraft which i mounted twice nto reddie/burgady card and once onto silvery paper.

I printed out Mr & Mrs onto the reddie card again and cut out using my oval nesties and covered in glossy accents. I added 4 little love heart gems to the card to add a bit of bling, and also a piece of ribbon across the bottom which matches the ribbon i used on the box.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Roadside sign - spelling mistake!

2009-08-21T10:20:00.002+01:00

Morning all,

Whilst I was on my way to Romford yesterday I got stuck in traffic. Whilst nosing out of the car window, as you do, i was reading the different road signs. When i see this one I know i had to take a picture to put it on my blog, maybe i should submit it to failblog??

Can you spot the mistake?

Thanks for looking.
xx

Daily Doggie pictures for Val - Wheres Scrappy?

2009-08-21T09:21:00.002+01:00

Morning all,

Yesterday mum tells me she has got a couple of good piccies of our second youngest shih tzu, scrappy. She said she found the other 3 chilling out in the kitchen but scrappy was no where to be seen. That is until she entered the bathroom:-

Scrappy is mad about baths, she said that when she walked in scrappy looked at mum then at the taps and back at mum again. As if to say, come on woman turn the water on...lol
We cant even have a shower without him thinking its an invitation for him to get in.

She then got this piccie as he was preparing to jump out.

Hope you like the piccies today Val

Thanks for looking.

xx

Daily Doggie pictures for Val

2009-08-20T10:46:00.003+01:00

Morning all,

A friend of mine on docrafts the lovely ValerieJ habeen saying to me that she isnt allowed to have dogs in the apartments she lives in now. So i Kindly offered to try and put daily pictures of our dogs on here for her.

Now, I havent had a chance to snap our little babies at home, but i managed to get a very rare picture of my directors dog, Titan.
He is a 4 month old British Bulldog:-

These piccies were taken today.

Now this was taken when he was 8 weeks old :)

So small and cuddly. I wouldnt try and pick him up now he weighs a ton...lol

Hope these are ok Val :)

Thanks for looking.
xx

Friendship swap card - August 2009

2009-08-19T10:00:00.001+01:00

Morning all,

Ovr on docrafts the lovely caroljenks organises a friendship card swap. Sometimes she adds little extras into the swap and then gives out prizes. This moths 'extra' was to make the card with the likes of your swap partner in mind.

Here is my card:-

Her likes were red, and she also has 2 of the dogs in the piccie (sorry I am bad ith dog breeds and cant remembe the names.)

I really do hope she likes the card. :o)

Thanks for looking.
xx

A new Hi! Card

2009-08-18T10:00:00.000+01:00

Morning all,

Hope you all have a wonderful and crafty day :)

Here is another card I managed to make the weekend.

I am addicted to making these wallet cards i think :o)

Thanks for looking.
xx

Another attempt at pro-markers

2009-08-17T16:46:00.002+01:00

Afternoon all,

Over the weekend i managed to get quite a bit of crafting done. I had to make a card for a wallet swap over on docrafts.
I had this image that was kindly sent to me by the lovely Sall and decided to colour it using my pro-markers. I am sort of happy with it, but i think that i am better with pencils and sansador.

Sorry the close up piccie is poo, I am still in need of some serious help re photo taking i think.
Anyone know of any websites that do online tutorials?

Thanks for looking.
xx

Duck update

2009-08-16T18:01:00.005+01:00

Afternoon again...lol
Our ducks are the fussiest ducks in the world i think, basically they wont go in the pool if the water is dirty. We have been managing with a small 3 ring kiddies pool for a while now but thought maybe a bigger pool would be better for them now, to try and swim. I managed to get a video of them in there.

I also took some piccies:

Thanks for looking.
xx

Wedding Accordian book in a box

2009-08-16T17:51:00.004+01:00

Afternon all,

Well i have been very busy crafting this weekend, and trust me I have loved every second of it. Just need to keep the ideas coming and who knows i may even get some more done. First though I thought I better update my blog being that I have been such a bad blogger.

Here are the piccies of the box:

The plan is that i will go to the wedding on saturday, take piccies of the wedding, pick the best 6 and go to the shop and have the best 6 printed small, stick them in the album then give it to them as a gift at the evening receiption. Mmm, lets just hope i remember my camera. Feel free to leave me messages friday to remind me...lol

Thanks for looking.

xx

Tattoo Cover up

2009-08-14T14:02:00.004+01:00

Afternoon all,

Been a naughty blogger again i know. Its just I havent had anytime for crafting recently so its not good. Hopefully I canmake some me time tonight and over the weekend, we will see. :)

Ok, I had this tattoo done 12 years ago, and for some strange reason it has distorted, you cant really make out what thetattoo is of or what it says. It is like it is a blur.

So i booked an appointment to go to Chameleons and have Adam do a cover up for me.
This is how it came out:

I am over the moon with the tattoo, I love the colouring and the fact you would never know there was a rose there originally.

So thank you Adam.

Thanks for looking.

xx

2009-08-02T22:06:00.002+01:00

Hi ya,

Not a craft post im afraid, just some piccies of my lovely weekend in london with my lovely fiance Darren.

Saturday we went to the Imperial War museum, then on to the hotel.

Sunday we went to the london aquarium and then had lunch on one of the river boats.

Def a fab weekend.

Thanks babe.

xxx

Star Book

2009-07-30T06:00:00.000+01:00

Morning all,

here are the piccies of the star book i made in the final class at sugar and spice.
I have made a few of these before so i had the idea already. I was a bit dubious about folding the piccies to go in the middle, but i can honestly say i love the outcome.

I would like to thank Nina for showing us how to make all these books, and for running the class for us.

I would also like to wish Janet a fab holiday back home in Aus.

Thanks for looking.
xxx

Maze Book

2009-07-29T06:00:00.000+01:00

Morning all,

Another one of the books made on the off the page course.
This is a maze book, the flower on the front is shrink plastic.
Again i really enjoyed making this, just need to find piccies for it...lol

Thanks for looking.
xx

Memories book

2009-07-28T06:00:00.000+01:00

Morning all,

Finally getting around to load up my mini albums i made at sugar and spice off the page course.
Here is the first one we made:-

we used coasters to make this album, and the memories on the cover was cut with the cricut.
I really enjoyed making this book, so much so i have bought beer mats to make my own.
I just need to dig out piccies to add to this.
Thanks for looking.
xxxx

Another friendship swap card

2009-07-27T13:18:00.003+01:00

Afternoon all,

Well i can post this on here now as i know the card has been received, i would normally still have posted but i know this one looks at my blog a bit. So Emma, you came unstuck hun it wasnt here til you received it.

Card cut from my nesties, along with the inner circle and circle around image.
Flower from stash.
Buttons from stash, i am sure they are papermania ones.
Stamp from stash(cant remember what it is)
Butterfly was sent to me in a image swap, coloured with koh-i-noor pencils and sansador.

I love making these nesties cards i think the effect is lovely. I also think these would be nice made up as a notebook set...mmm another project idea.

Thanks for looking.

xxx

Ducks all grown up and few doggie pics

2009-07-26T21:04:00.006+01:00

Evening all,

Bad blogger again i know, and i do apologise. I just havent had time to craft let alone blog.
The girls on docrafts wanted to see some updated piccies of the ducks, so here they are:

Here are some random piccies of the dogs too.

Sheppey

Ellie

Scrappy

Gizmo

So here you go girls :)

Thanks for looking.
xxx

Nesties card

2009-07-19T11:50:00.003+01:00

Here is the second card of the morning.
I used a square card blank and cur the large scalloped circle using my nesties and cuttlebig. I then cut the pink circle using nesties and also embossed it using the new tan mat i bought last weekend. (thanks nina & marion for showing me how to do this.)

Cupcake was sent to me, but i think it is one of magnolias, i coloured this using my koh-i-noor pencils added glossy accent to the icing and sprinkled on some glamour dust. The flower is another of the Green Tara ones.

Simple yet effective me thinks :)

Thanks for looking.

xx

First Wallet card

2009-07-19T11:46:00.005+01:00

OMG i cant believe how much i have got done already.
You have already seen my album, and i have also made this:-

Image was one that was sent to me coloured with koh-i-noor pencils, card from stash, eyelets found in bottom of box, buttons were papermania ones i think, large flower was green tara, small flower from a bunch i got from range, and brad was a papermania pearl brad.
Thanks for looking.
xx

Mini clear album

2009-07-19T09:44:00.004+01:00

Morning all,
I cant believe i am up ready and crafting already and its only 9:45 on a Sundy morning! lol
Yesterday was a good day i went to Barleylands to Sugar and Spice for my 3rd week of the course off the page. This week we made a mini clear album. We learnt to use archive ink to resist the alcohol inks to give a lovely effect. I love going to Ninas classes, apart from being crazy she has lovely ideas and makes the most beautiful things. Pop over to her blog here and have a look.
Here is my album finished:-

I am actually really pleased with the outcome of this, which makes a change for me...lol

When i got back, i went to Darrens and we popped over the town show over central park in dagenham. It was ok i guess, but in the years i have gone nothing changes, same faces, same crap...lol

Well i am going, as i gonna get back to crafting.

Have a nice day, and thanks for looking.
xx

Birthday Slider card

2009-07-12T16:43:00.005+01:00

Good afternoon all,

Hope you are all having a fab weekend.

Yesterday morning i was on the course again, off the page, at sugar and spice in barleylands craft village. Another fab class run by Nina. This week we make a maze book.

Yesterday was also our neighbours birthday and mum asked me to make a card for him, this is what i came up with.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Blog Candy - WOW

2009-07-10T15:45:00.002+01:00

Afternoon all,

Tammy is offering one lucky person this magnificent candy:-

she has reached 10,000 hits on her blog, and i can def see why :)
Why dont you pop on over and see for your self.

Thanks for looking.
xx

Bad Hand & new tattoos

2009-07-07T13:25:00.006+01:00

Afternoon all,

I have been a very bad blogger i know :( Sorry.

I didnt manage to get any crafting done at all last week as I stayed at Darrens Mum and Dads in Basildon. I was hoping to go out to the shed the weekend but ended up being a bit of a hectic one, so no crafting still. Hopefully tonight.

Saturday started off bad for me, as I was woken to my hand being trodden on. Not deliberatly but still it was very painful, i woke up screaming.

This is the result of that:

The photo doesnt actually show how badly bruised the hand is for some reason. Trust me though it is black blue and purple. Not good. I went to the walk in clinic saturday and had it xrayed as the nurse took one look and said it might be fractured. Fortunatly no broken/fractured bones.

Saturday I also started my 4 week class at Sugar and Spice. This one is called off the page and it is based on mini albums. Nina our teacher is fab, you can see her blog here. There are 3 of us doing the course, Myself, Sharon and Janet. So its nice and small. I forgot to take piccies so will try and get it done tonight.

After the course I went to meet up with Darren as he was having his tattoo done, which does look very good - what you think?

I also managed to get mine done too, I am really pleased with mine, this isnt the best piccie but hey ho...lol

Then sunday I went and gt my nails done nice and pretty :), and in the afternoon we went to Darrens cousins BBQ, which was nice.

Last night we went to the dogs with Darrens family again, again had a good night. Darren won all but one race, i didnt win any :(. Next time i will follow all his bets i think...lol

Hope you are all well.

Thanks for looking.

xxx

Its a dogs/ducks life

2009-06-30T15:36:00.001+01:00

Afternoon all,

How are you all coping with this heat?

Lucky for me our office has got air conditioning so it is nice and cool in here, but when i popped home lunchtime my car was like an oven, i thought i was going to melt. I think this is the only time of the year i literally cant wait to get back to work...lol

When I was home I managed to catch a few snaps of the animals in the garden.

How sweet?

Thanks for looking.
xx