Scrapbook 2010 finished at last!

Well, my December pages for 2010 are finally finished, I hope you like them!

I've also been busy this weekend making a book of my home, I spent a great day at Dyan's Art from the Heart craft emporium (! Heaven for me, Hell for the bank balance!). Dyan taught us how to put the book together, then I spent most of yesterday adding all the tags, pictures and other bits and bobs. It's my new favourite book now!

Finally, I just found out that one of my December pages in the collage above, has been published on a blog I follow about the adventures of Monkey. Wow, I feel famous! Here is the link...
http://mumsmonkey.blogspot.com/2011/01/were-calendar-boys.html
Thank you Monkey, for letting me use your photo AND blogging about it, too. I am honoured!

Project 12

Well, having almost completed "Document 2010", I have been looking for a new challenge. I really enjoyed watching my 2010 album take shape, and it's great to look back now and see a permanent record of our year. For 2011 though, I wanted something a bit different, and a bit less than 4 pages every month! I've now found the perfect challenge, called "Project 12" (see the link on the right if you'd like to have a go). It's a great idea, with 1 sketch of a double layout provided for you each month, so all you have to do is add your photo's and choose which yummy papers you want to use. I'm really looking forward to it, and hope to add more journalling too, as I think that's what helps to bring the photos to life.
Alongside that, I'm hoping to progress more with my art journal, as I haven't had the confidence to paint or draw much, and when I do, I always think the results are rubbish. So 2011 will be the year I have a bit more confidence to have a go, and hopefully learn some new skills on the way.
So keep watching!!

November 2010

Well, here I am on the last day of 2010, spending it doing what I love best...scrapbooking! I've had a lovely chilled-out day upstairs in my craft room, getting covered in glue and glitter (note to self - DO NOT wear black next time you get the glitter out!!) Just need to do the December layouts now, but need to think about it carefully, as the main focus will be Nick's graduation. That was such a proud day, and I want to do Nick justice. No ideas at the moment, so hopefully 2011 will bring some inspiration!

Our hero

Just had to blog again after receiving some fantastic news yesterday.....after joining the RAF as a trainee officer last September, Nick has just been told officially that he will pass out from college as a Pilot Officer next Thursday. We are so so proud of him, it has been a long hard slog but finally he can start to "live the dream."
Well done Nick, you are our hero xxxxx

Nick leaves home

2 blogs in 1 day, whatever next!
Thought this news deserved its own post - although Nick officially left home last year to join the RAF, he has still been coming home on leave. He has spent most of his weekends staying with his girlfriend Jess; as she lives with her parents just across the road from us, this hasn't made too much difference! However, they are madly in love and have decided to rent a little bungalow a few streets away from us. Here it is:

They moved in yesterday, and by the end of the day they even had a beautifully decorated Christmas tree in the lounge! They are so happy together, and make a lovely couple. Jess's little girl, Abbie, was just as excited too, and her bedroom is already a vision in pink!
They live on the top of the hill, which means the views from their lounge window are spectacular....think if I lived there, I'd never get anything done! Here was the view last night -

Lovely, isn't it?
I wish them all love, peace and joy in their new life together xxx

Journal 2010 catch-up

Well, so much for my aim to do a monthly post! Thought I'd share my 2010 pages, I've just completed September now, so not TOO far behind!
Here are the September pages -

Here are the pages I did for August -

Not forgetting my "Big 50" in July -

And lastly, here are my June pages. Gosh, these seem years ago!

Hopefully, the last 2 months will get done asap, before \i forget what happened!

Back to school

Well, after 8 weeks of bliss, life has gone back to normal again. Why?? School!!! No more lazy mornings, drinking coffee and watching Homes Under the Hammer (sorry, but I LOVE that programme!), no more impromptu midweek trips to the caravan, no more wine with Tuesdays tea (if we were at the caravan then, it just FELT like a weekend!), no more scrapbooking in the afternoons or tootling along the country lanes around Alne on my new bike. No! Who needs a life like that when you can get up at 6.30, argue with your daughter because 11.30 is a better time for her (!), spend your day in school and have to eat a school dinner (where I just found out the chicken comes from Taiwan, yeuch!), then come home and race round shopping, cleaning, helping with homework and making tea before collapsing into a heap at 8.30 and wondering how soon you can go to bed?
Oh well, it'll soon be half term...
On a brighter note, while I had a life in summer, I did manage to complete my scrapbook pages for June and July. Here they are..