GoGo Greetings - June

So, just as I previously said, June kits rock my world. Literally. And the Greetings kit is no different. I love the colours, and how they go so well together.
I made four cards this month - but could easily make a whole load more.
"Anniversary"

"Thank You"

"Live for the moment"

"Just to say"

I am excited as 2morrow I am off to Thorpe park!!! Wooooooooo!
And thats all I have to say about that......

Monday Musings

NEW to little musings.
I have created a mini book set, it is called "Our Love Story" and its made for you to journal about your "love" - how you got together - your first date etc etc etc...
I love it for many reasons, but one being...*And imagine the scene* That when you are old and dusty and perhaps even gone from this earthly plane, and your children are routing through your old "keepsake" box and they come accross this. Bless.
I would love to think I could leave something like this behind for Finlay to find one day.
Its almost like time capsule scrapping, and after all, thats what scrapping is all about right?
Anyway - these mini book sets are going to pop up from time to time, but will probably always be a bit different - so if you like this one, you know what you gotta do!

Sunday Sunday.....

Here again. We rocked up to do a boot fair today, lazy start one (not meant to start till 11am) But at 9.45am when we arrive to set up - all stalls taken and boot fair in full swing!!! *big sigh* so we walked round it instead, which was not so money making productive.
In other lovely news, I have been working with the AMAZING june gogo kit, I LOVE it so much, sadly all subs are sold out - so If you are lucky enough to get your hands on June GoGo Create, here is a sneak of what you will find!

More layouts and cards coming soon.

Shop update:

Oh Hai! - I just wanted to whisper to you all, that I have updated my shoppeee today, with new Polka dot circles, and relists of the "lists" that have proved so popular (including a small small selection of Coloured Lists - if they sell before you get a chance and you want some, email me!)

All can be found in my Folky Shop "LITTLE MUSINGS"

I am in the process of working on something new and cool for the shop, so all being well, you will know more soon!
I have more to blog - but can't do it yet - come back 2morrow for more.
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dreams.......

Whilst failing to keep up with the PUMP IT UP work out DVD today, I allowed my mind to wander off to pastures past. I LOVED being a size 10. I NEVER thought I would be when I started weight watchers back in 2003, but when I bought size 10 holiday clothes in May 2004 my dream had come true.
So why is it that I let all that weight creep back on!?
I sometimes look back and am shocked at what I remember, to excuse my "gain" to people who haven't seen me for a while, I always say "Well, that's divorce, finding new love and having a baby for you!" But in truth, I had a very amicable divorce, with no nastiness at all, and when when I was pregnant, I lost 22Ibs in the first 6 months from sickness, so In fact, didn't actually gain a single Ib! In fact - two weeks after labour, I weighed 1.5Ibs less than the morning I did my pregnancy test!!!!
So, whats left? "new love?" - There it is. At the start of my friendship with Ben, I didn't realise that we would end up so close, and I was still "smarting" over my marriage failure. We preferred to chill out at home at his, apposed to going out and "bumping" into people who would ask questions about me, us, life in general... so we watched DVDs - with Doritos, large galaxy bars, chips, Chinese, Indians, ice cream, pasta etc etc etc - everything I had spent 2 years cutting out was suddenly "let back in" with gusto and such force that my body didn't stand a chance.
I waved goodbye with ease for some reason.
I wish I hadn't done that, I wish I could have known that happiness would never be found at the end of a slightly salted Dorito covered in sour cream dip. But back then it seemed comfy and safe, and that's what my soul craved.
So, I am really pleased that the "inner me" has found her voice, and said "look, enough enough"
Its weigh in 2morrow, and I have stayed the same *(if not gained 1/2 a Ib!!)* But, look at last week, I can see why, when you have such a big "loss" your body can sometimes "halt" proceedings and go into a panic mode. I have not been over my points at all this week, in fact I have been under again every day. so I guess I will see some results of this next week?
Next week I will be dusting off my size 7 Salomon's, oiling the ball bearings and roller-blading up the seafront with Finlay in his pram.
I will see size 10-12 again if its the last thing I do!!!
Every now and again I like to "online shop for the thinner me" and today, this is what my warbrobe would contain!

I have nothing much to say, apart from, quite vainly, I am enjoying having less of a chin these days! And, my eyes are becoming less "piggied" and I am finding that also fun.
I also tried on a dress that hasn't fit since 2006 and hey presto, it does!
whooooo!
So, nothing craft related - or even worthy of reading, I am just in a happy mood!!!
lalalala!
Oh and a song that I am LOVING right now is below - its a bit sad which is in contrast to my mood, but its beautiful and thats enough.
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GoGo May

May GoGo was gorgeous and easy to work with, I have been having a bit of a scrapping block of late, so it was nice to be able to work with a range of products that someone had already put together! One of my favourite benefits of a scrapbook kit.
So, here are my designs.

And I made this cute lil box using a template from a KFC popcorn chicken box! *norty* (Finlay ate them all I swear :-p)

And the Greetings kit was really lovely to work with, the colours blended together in a funky but sutble way.

If you haven't signed up for Junes kit - I would run to Scrapagogo faster than my legs could carry me, I have seen whats coming and MAN its devine!!! And while you are there, grab yourself a sub to Scrapbook Trends!!! (what more could you want?)
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In other news, my friends are moving this weekend, and I have designed their little 3 month old baby girls nursery, (photos soon) And tonight I painted her a mini canvas (a bit bigger than A5) to put on her door, with her name on.
It's meant to be two Stargazer Lillies.. but I'm not sure they are very good really.. I hope they like it! *fingers crossed*

YAY I reached my 10% at weight watchers today!
I was stuck on a plateau, so did the fast start week all over again and lost 4.5Ibs.

It really works! So, I have lost 24Ibs in total so far... not bad (lots to go) but not bad.

I have also found a love of Sky channel 275. The fitness channel, where you can do pilates and yoga all day and in the eve, up the tempo with a bit of belly and bollywood dancing!!

Sound lame?

FOUR AND A HALF POUNDS BABY!!

not so lame anymore!

Ok.
I admit it, I am feeling a little pleased with myself right now. This is not a feeling I am familiar with, so I am happy to embrace it for the few seconds it may last.

Oh, and one last thing before I log off and eat cake...

perrrrfect!

Aghhhhhhh

I needed to "create" I had one of those "YUCK housework - Need scrappiness" moments. But considering Finlay was only having a nap, I couldn't get the scrap supplies out, so I opted for the next best thing. Digi.
Its amazing how "quick fix" digi is - and yet, I can easily spend the same amount of time on a digi page as a paper page. I love how you can change the colour scheme of digi products to fit around your ideal theme, like, if a digi 12x12 is brown, but I want it blue, I just change it. yay! Satisfaction that you cannot get with paper *unless you have a sheet of 12x12 in every colour of the rainbow in every design... in which case, lucky girl!*
anyway... so here are three I just finished now, I might create these in paper. Which is another reason I like digi - I can practice paper work before I start.

I think I need to print some of these elements off for hybrid projects...

not much happening!!

So. I literally have nothing to say.

Which I know will make this blog post lack a certain lustre and content.

However. I just wanted to log in and say I am still breathing!

I haven't scrapped in a while, and to be honest I haven't felt in touch with reality for a while.

I got lost in those books, and it some how tainted my grasp on reality.

I was on facebook and came across a group called "I read the twilight series and now have unrealistic expectations in men" lol.

So, since reading the end of "breaking dawn" and then reading the small amount of "midnight sun" available online, I have had to fill my time watching Fan made "New Moon" videos, Bella's Lullaby and the Twilight Puppets on You Tube.

I am hoping to wake up normal again soon.

In other worlds, bampop have released a cute ninguin doll *limited edition*

I would still LOVE one, but shipping would be too high right now

If it weren't such an infringement on copywrite - I would totally sew myself a felt ninguin!
... I could always felt something similar and call it a "Pinguin" and use it as a pin cushion.
(lol)

Not much...

I am having a weird Sunday - I had a odd dream last night and its set my mood up all wrong for the day. So when Diana took Finlay out for the best part of this morning, I could mope about without worry! I made dinner in the slow cooker and scraped a 8.5x11 - I printed the butterflies out from a picture I found on google, and scrapped round them, a quick and simple one, I couldn't concentrate on much more! - and as it happens, its about 1" too tall for my protector.. Sigh!

Last night before I slept, I finished the 3rd book in the series of Twilight, and I am a 1/4 of the way through the conclusion book "breaking dawn"
It makes me laugh to think I only started these books on Tuesday.
I am a fast and dedicated reader!
I don't sleep so well/much at the moment, so those dark hours give me perfect opportunity.
I am surprised that a book series has been able to captivate my with such ferocity, and I actually feel a sense of panic knowing I am coming to the end.
But I guess the blog world will breathe a sight of relief that I won't be blogging about it anymore, hah!
(Until November, when New Moon is released at the movies!) *which feels like eons away*
At least I don't feel like I am dragging on the end of the bandwagon anymore, seeing as "new dawn" has only just been released.
Not so chuffed at the hardback prices though!!!
anyway........

Whats happening

A little of this... weight watchers friendly ice cream!
who'd have thought such a thing existed.. lol!

ok.. so it doesn't. But seriously, this icecream was BOTH vanilla AND strawberry.

A bit of this... which made "adventure golf" harder.. but me and Ben ended up sharing his club (or cue as I so often wrongly called it) Finlay fancies himself as the next tiger woods, I was just impressed he could hold the thing!

Some of this...

a LOT of this... (hole in one? er... not on our course!)

It also involved spending pennies I really shouldn't on these....
HOLY CREPE they are polkapretties!!

And two of these.. my life is richer for them. My pocket is not.

AND, another one bites the dust.
I am on to the third book now, and must admit I am loving being lost in the darker world of Bella and Edward. This photo was not upside down a minute ago.. odd.. anywhoo..

And then there was a small amount of this....

Which all added up, made a fun couple of days!
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