Scrapping again

I'm so glad I've got back into scrapping again. :) It's about time I used up all the lovely papers I have in my cupboard!

Here's a couple of pages I did at the new Wilton crop last weekend ...

Buttons and Buddies

I really love the Buttons and Buddies kits, more so than I ever enjoyed any paper based kit I used to subscribe to. I just love the bits and pieces in them! This month's was no exception. A fab colour as well - not one I've ever really bought before, but it was just perfect for some Bazzill and MME papers I've had. Before the twins came along I used to try and make a mini-book of William for my Mum every month, but then I just didn't have time. I really want to try and do this again, and the B&B kit is just perfect for getting me going on it! I wanted to try and meet the challenge on We Kit U Not (http://kimsonksen.typepad.com/wekitunot/) but I just couldn't think of anything to do and ended up doing my own little thing. Oh well!

I am SUCH a bad blogger! I really ought to get on here more often. Maybe I should start out easy on myself and just aim for once a week! I've got two other blogs as well, I hope I can be better with them as well. I think my aim for tonight is to try and do an entry on them both. Will I manage it? I hope so! Take a look and see (but please give me a bit of time!) www.mummyslittlemonkeys.blogspot.com and www.threelittlethings.co.uk.

I also have a target for this week - I need to find another challenge that inspires me to get my stash out and use it! Any ideas are welcome!

Christmas Fayre gifts

It's William's Nativity play and Christmas Fayre on Friday. They wanted us to send in cakes, but I don't do cakes - I'm a hopeless cook! So, I did what I can do, I used paper! Here's the box of bits I took in today. The out of focusness is because I was falling off of the coffee table while I took it, I just hadn't realised how much until I saw it bigger!

Why do I do it?

Every time I try to do a photo shoot with all three children I swear I'll never do it again. But I do. I must be daft! I wanted to do a nice one for Chrsitmas, but after taking about 80 I only had a couple that were decent. The children had fun though! By the end William was shattered. His runny nose began to annoy him, so he reached for the nearest thing - one of Edward's socks. Yuck!

Birthday Invitations

It's William's birthday at the end of the month and he's going to have his first party. But - I'm not feeling very brave, so I've only invited 4 children! I only really wanted 3, but he seems to have a little girlfriend who's just come onto the scene!

It's going to be a Teddy Bears' Picnic, so the invitations had to fit the theme ...

Skate Shoppe

I'm finally getting back into scrapping! The wonderful Tracey sent me some Basic Grey Skate Shoppe papers that didn't want. I've been wanting them for ages, so I am very excited! There's a particular layout I want them for, but Tracey sent so many that I have enough for lots of other projects too. Tonight I made Nick's birthday card with them ...

The Assistant

I actually made it to the final of CJ's "The Assistant" competition! I entered for a bit of fun, and have really enjoyed the challenges she's thrown to us. I never expected to get very far through - secretly I'd hoped not to be out in the first round of firings, so everything since then has been a bonus. The best bit is that as Lady Cheryl, she's nowhere near as scary as Sir Alan!
I'm still struggling with ideas for my final offering, but will hopefully get it sorted this weekend.
The other good news is that my Arccivo has finally been shipped. Hooray! I can't wait until it arrives, I'm hoping it's going to make crafting much easier for me. I won't have to worry about tidying away in the same way ever again!