Where has the last number of days gone

Been on holiday from work - didn't go away - BIG mistake.  Had a bad week, everyone seemed to be uptight and stressed.

Keirs Birthday tomorrow - love you son.

Had luna monday, tuesday, wednesday - thursday morning when her mom went to the dentist and then we all went out to lichfield thursday afternoon.  Then Friday morning for the choosing of the flowers for the wedding.  Saturday, last night - was a meal at Portobello Restaurant.  It was nice, can;t say it was outstanding  just had pizza - and it was £200 with the fresh cream we bought for the chocolate cake that alison made for Keir for his birthday.  It was so lush, but I felt so sick by the time I got home.

Korin never seems to be quite with us when she's out with tod I really hope things are good for her right now and she hasn't made a big mistake.  She had the week off too and goes back to work tomorrow but I haven'[t really seen much of her apart from her looking after luna whilst I had things to do.  my house is a tip.

I am now off monday tuesday wednesday and no luna as they are going on a holiday for 5 days, I hope they have a wonderful time.  I love them all so much.  AND snow is threatened - bloody weather it has gone exceptionally cold.

I need to get accounts done for the accountant and the drawers all sorted and shredding done but apart from that and getting my wasing and housework up to date I have the rest of the time to scrap.  AND I really must must must get back on my diet - or healthy eating regime and lose this half a stone, bought a top for Christmas today it is tight it is a size 12 - if i lose half a stone I will be able to wear it and it will look nice for Christmas day - GILL JUST DO IT !

THE CAKE - WOWSERS

Little miss layout I did yesterday

Little miss layout I did today - I am running out of photographs to scrap so I hope they take loads on holiday and send them to me x 

we had to take little salem to the vet this week

he is as skinny as skinny can be, I don;t know if we are cruel as his fur was all in matted clumps poor little man.  BUT the vet said it wasn't cruelty just that he won't let you get near him and he is very old and probably thyroid troubles..............he's still eating ................ probably has kidney problems.  I feel so guilty not cuddling them like I used to - I try to spend a little time with them but having luna too and the cats are so dirty with cat litter etc my house is dirty because of cat litter and the dog constanly via ing for attantion too - it's been qutie a nightmare.  I am so tired and worn out.  Got to get my house into some kind of shape soon.

If Salem lasts the weekend out I will be surprised.  I really don't want him to suffer butr I can;'t bring myself to have him put to sleep whilst he still can get around and eats and has little cuddles her and there. 

got to get some sleep.   I think more than anything else its the fact that we ahve had them 17 years and 17 years has absolutely flown by.  I love the cats dearly.  poor little mites. x x x

Me SMART - Nooooooooooooo

But I only just gone and sorted out bluetooth on my phone to my computer - whoopeee dooooooo = took me bloody ages but I done it and all by myself..   

So a few days ago I suddenly realised that my 'Kit subscriptions' were building up and I wasn't using the stuff that I had and still going out and buying more paper etc - my spending has been a bit better apart from this week because we are on annual leave from work, haven't gone anywehre AGAIN and so I paid for Novembers subscription to MTS - plus I bought a few more bits of ebay AND yet another alphabet AND as I cancelled the cats insurances I will be saving £70 a month - they've just put it up to nearly £100 a month so - I'd be saving that anyway...... more about poor little salem later. 

So a hectic week - Washing is piled up the wall so will have to tackle that tomorrow and Sunday although I don't have Luna monday tuesday or wednesday this week coming, so I can get all that sorted then too - but will have to do a bit of washing and housework etc. 

I need to get accounts done for Kay too - 1 million and one things to do so worn out.  Anyway, back to subscriptions and not using them so these layout will all now be done from the kits I have so I am no wasting money on extras.

NO more Alphas.  No more scrapbook stuff, I am going to use what I have and only buy the two kits per month.  I do though have a gelli plate on its way - I can't wait x

oh I might have gone and ordered another die set of flowers too which will make little flowers like these :

Mind The Scrap CC - 19th - 21st October.

It was really good...... only managed 7 challenges of the 17 that were posted ...... as I was out doing shoppinig and doing washing and vacuuming and got up late two days running - or later than usual, and had to go to Aldi.  Saturday I went out with Keir only for a Starbucks and then back to ours and then Sunday (today) we went to Monty's play barn and was there about an hour - before that we went to Korins for a cuppa and was there about an hour and Keir came there to meet ust.......now I have Luna for 3 days.  On wednesday I have my eye retina scan to go to - and Thursday we were going to Stratford for the day as Key is off and Korin too - then Ali wanted to come - which we were going to invite her anyway but hadn't got round to it = but find out that she has a dental appointment first thing so we may not set out until 11 am ish or even later !!  -  Friday morning Ali wanted me to go with her for flowers for the wedding so I am happy about doing that with her - and Saturday night we have Keirs Birthday meal - so I really must try and be good on my diet all this week - have had yet another bad weekend, non of my clothes will fit me at this rate !

Anyway, 7 layouts isn't too bad over a weekedn, a couple I think I don't particularly like ?  but I'm not too sure yet we'll see.  Another 12 x 12  album filled up too !

These layouts aren't in any type of order - just uploaded the 7 I have done x x

layouts (MTS CC too)

must be facebook as I can't get anything to upload and it's uploaded here No. 1

Alphabets, alphabets, alphabets what is wrong with me !

I go through phases of scouring the internet every few weeks for a different alphabet.  I have sold 'Tadpole' & Sizzix 35 dies x 3 = Chunkidelic and Lime Light and Twang - now those 3 were dies that I went mad for about 5 years ago HAD to have !  and hardly used - do find that Sizzix really ONLY cut very thin card and I like alphabets real chunky.

So now I am selling Cuttlebug Red Tag Sale dies - and a couple of Decorative bars alphabets to clear out my alphabets a bit but I still have :

A big bubble alpha
A small Uppercase alpha.
2 Cuttlebug alphas Olivia (which cost me bloody £70 from australia about 5 yuears ago) - they saw me coming for that one eh....... AND Harmony.
Then there is Decorative strips 'Hello Kitty' a cute alpha & Chip Block.
Then there is An Ebay alphabet which is lovely
A western style alpha which I don't particularly like and will probably chuck.
AND the offending alpha which I am waiting for a replacement 'Finleys'.

Then I have a huge chunky alpha
Tall alpha from Altenew.
A tall slim alpha.
Another cute smaller alphabet which I had a couple of stamps with.
A very small alpha which might get chucked away.
2 x My Favorite things - Die Namics dies which are GREAT.
AND yet another Lawn Fawn alphabet lowercase 'Quinns' with a stamp set to go with it x
Finally and I think will have to be finally for a long time as I am spending far too much money on alphabets I have a lovely alpha in the very back of my die cut folder which I can't remember the name of.

So all in all at this moment in time I have 18 so with the 4 I have sold and the 3 I am about to sell that would have been 25 alphabets.  HOW STUPID AM I  !  for what you sell them for on Ebay - ebay take their cut - the buyers knock you down, postage is always more than you think it will be & paypal take a cut also - you're not really left with a lot.

oh and YES I ALSO SOLD MY TIM HOLTZ HUGE BIGZ ALPHABET DIE !  OMG I need to take control again. x

And this doesn't take into consideration the Thicker Stickers and similar already cut alphabets of which I have around 30 packs ...... gill get to grips girl x

a couple more !

finally used my Tim Holtz stamping platform to do all these flowers.  My trouble is if something seems or I find things are TRICKY then I don;t use them no more.  I used the Stamping Platform the day it arrived and I got ink everywhere - and on the layout and I wasn;'t very happy so it's sat at the side now for 3 weeks - someone on Facebook said they wanted to know how the stamping platforms perform and I said I needed to have another go to see if they do work ok and so I did this layout this afternoon .... I enjoyed doing it and it came out better than I expected AND I've got about 20 likes on Facebook - thats a best for me, I believe.  x 

I moaned about the Lawn Fawn alphabet

and the woman at Seven Hills crafts where I bought it asked me for photo's -so I sent the pics of how badly the B & U and sometimes the R came out from the die - not cut properly at all and lo and behold she's getting another alphabet sent out to me today - I am well pleased with the service and will continue to purchase from her for going above and beyond.

have prepped a few different papers etc to be able to cut the alphabet when it arrives.

can't wait now to have it cut well x 

How beautiful is she !

Sadly I wasn't with her when she was playing in these leaves.  How lovely does she look, she's such a clever child.  I love her with all of my heart x 

have been making lots and lots of alphas

and buying lots and lots of alphas too - must start using them up rather than just collecting them !

I took pictures of the all of them I made around 7 I believe, but can't find them now, so heres a couple 

Disappointed......

been waiting on an alpha - Lawn Fawn Findlys - ABC - smaller than I thought it looked in the videos on You Tube AND when I tried to cut through two layer card (all other dies can cut through 2 layer card) - it hardly cuts through.  Two and three passes through my cuttlebug still doesn't cut well. AND the B and the U hardly cut at all.  so disappointed.  Have complained but I do like the font so don't want to sent it back, so I think I will keep it for use when not doing alphabets that need a B or a U ha ha - actually it cut pretty well on glitter foam so it's not that bad.  just a tad upset about it as it was over £20 with postage AGAIN .

My alpha from america arrived and that is a lot tinier than I thought it would be.  Ah well, gotta stop spending on stuff and then being disappointed and USE some tof the bloody stuff I have already - use once and then don't use again.

Got to get to grips witht he Tim Holtz stamping platform - £24 and only used a couple of times, I think I am a bit too heavy handed on the ink and ink up places where I don't want ink if you know what I mean.

Anyway, another couple of layouts - done two today so maybe my mojo isn't waning !

theres more .................. losing my mojo - hope it comes back !

End of September 2018 - don't know where this year has gone 

the start of October, 2018  only 2 months til Christmas.  OMG !