Wednesday Weigh In

Well I jumped on the scales this morning, well that's a fib really because I stepped on them gingerly! The resulting weightloss this week:

0lb

Didn't lose a thing and I was disappointed but, on the bright side, I didn't gain anything either! Better luck next week……hopefully!

Take care
Jo xx


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Productive Weekend

I have had such a lovely and very productive weekend and it's been great.

Yesterday I went to a crop where I managed to get 3, yes you read correctly, 3 layouts done!

The first was for the UKScrappers House Challenge where Scrapdolly had provided a great sketch:

I used the LO to tell the Santa cookie jar story again, I did it in my JYC but wanted it to have a place in Maddie's album.

The second LO was for the weekly challenge on UKS.  We had to use new stash so I used some I had bought that very day - this is almost unheard of for me! We also had to have different journalling so I used journalling stickers and the final thing was a clock:

The third LO I did was of Maddie getting the giggles on Christmas Day:

When I got home I did a forth LO and I've managed another 2 today, I really don't know what's come over me but lets hope it's here to stay.

I've got a lovely, lazy evening ahead of me so I might do some more scrapping and try to put the thought of going back to work tomorrow right out of my mind!

Hope you've all had a great weekend

Jo xx

UFOs

Not in the sky (although I did see lots of Chinese lanterns over Christmas and New Year) but in my craft cupboard!

While I was putting the Christmas decs away I found two things that I really want to get finished soon.  The first is this hat, which has to be finished while it's still cold really or I'll never get to use it:

The second thing is something I love to do, but not a lot of people know because I don't often show it off.  When it came to picking my options at high school I wanted to do pottery, art and dressmaking but my mum made me do physics, chemistry, biology and technology.  The last time I used the options picked for me was in 1988 when I did my exams!  It's hard to say the last time I used the options I would have picked for myself because I do them all the time but they are all self taught.  I love to draw and I love to paint, some people say watercolour isn't as forgiving as oils but it's the medium I love and here is a work in progress at the moment:

Newquay harbour.

So I have dragged it out of the loft along with my paints and I am going to finish it this year, well the first half of this year really.  It's not often I let people see my paintings, this one has been seen by only two people, but I decided to pluck up the courage and show all.  My mum is an excellent drawer, my dad was an excellent artist, my grandad paints beautiful oils and my great aunt does stunning watercolours so I guess it's in my blood.

It has also made me think about the pottery I've done, so I shall dig it out, dust it down, photograph it and add it to the blog soon.

Now I must be off to bed as it's been a long day as usual but I had tons of fun at my crop tonight.

Thanks for stopping by

Jo xx

Wednesday Weigh In

Well today was my first weigh day of 2011 and I'm pleased to say I lost:

1.5 lbs

I'm pleased because it wasn't a full week of dieting and there were still a few Christmas chocolates hanging about. A loss is a loss but it would be nice for a bigger loss next week……we shall see.

TTFN
Jo xx


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Look What I Found....

A few weeks before Christmas there was a cybercrop over at UKScrappers.  One of the challenges was a mystery kit that, once received, you had to turn into something gorgeous.  I normally do a layout but this time I thought I'd do something different and asked my crop friends for help.  I decided to make a Christmas Wreath and cover it in snowflakes.  The girls at the crop brought along loads of Cricut carts, punches and Slice cards with lots of snowflake designs on them.  I spent hours cutting the shapes and then assembled the following:

I was so pleased with it, put it somewhere safe until Christmas and then found it when I was getting ready to take the decorations down......hopefully next year I'll remember to hand it somewhere so everyone can see it!

I've been doing well with book reading and have just finished my first book of the year.  It was about the little ships that went to Dunkirk during WW2.  Now I have seen a ship that went there, known it for years and have always said to people "that little boat went to Dunkirk" It wasn't until I read Lilian Harry's Three Little Ships that I realised just what that meant.........for the little boat and the crew.  The little ships celebrated the 70th anniversary of Dunkirk last May and all of those that could still sail returned to the French harbour.  I wish I had known and I will I could have seen it.  I know intend to try and see as many of the little ships that I can because they were so brave.

I was back at work today and it was a shock to the system, I'd forgotten that there were two 7 o'clock's in the day!  Feeling very sleep now and I really think I should have an early night, I might try and get a few rows of knitting in first though.

Ta ta for now
Jo xx

On A Roll

Well I certainly am on a roll this year, I managed another layout today!!!

I started a Book of Me last year and found a photo of me with two of my oldest friends, Clare and Allison.  We met on the first day of high school and have remained friends ever since.  The photo of us together was taken in December 1990 and we were probably on our way out to bingo........nothing changes!

The title is one of my favourite Bette Midler songs and I thought it was great for this layout and the past 28 years we've spent together.  I used a Gottacraft kit and thought the already black and white photos were perfect for it.

Last year me and Maddie traipsed around London on an elephant hunt, we found lots and took hundreds of photos.  The one elephant that Maddie really wanted to find was Bobby the policeman, we found him in Hyde Park near Speaker's Corner.  I did this layout just before Christmas using a Gottacraft crop kit.  Now it's not often that I complete a layout at the Thursday evening crop but I had been working on my Journal Your Christmas album and all the pages were 6 x 6, doing a 12 x 12 was bliss!

Another song title for the title, maybe I'll do that once a month on my layouts during 2011.

I went to bingo tonight but as usual I didn't have a win.  I wasn't bothered though because it was a night out with my friends before we all head back to work tomorrow and resume our busy lives.

I have another layout ready to stick down so I might even surprise myself with another blog post tomorrow!

Take care

Jo x

Journal Your Christmas 2010

I joined in again with JYC this year and really enjoyed it.  I didn't keep up but I did keep notes and managed to complete it yesterday.  No matter how far behind I get I always set myself the goal of getting in completed on New Year's Day.  I managed to completed 19 pages in two days to reach my goal!!!

Here are a few of my favourite pages:

Day one

Day 16 and I had to scrap this because when I posted the picture of my Santa cookie jar on Facebook last year my friend thought it was a baby picture of Maddie.  When Maddie got her Christmas PJs I knew it was a great photo opportunity!

Day 25 - the big day - Maddie looking a bit disappointed with her the cook book I got her but looking over the moon with the Bon Jovi CD, I know what will get the most use! 

And finally the completed album.  I loved doing it and can't wait for next year's to begin :o)

I hope everyone is enjoying the lovely, long weekend.  I'm off to watch the darts now, 2 World Championships on at the same time.....good times.

Jo xx