Design Team Layout

 

 

Not much to write about today.......

It has been glorious weather here, the sun has been shining most of the day and the temp reached about 18C. Spring is definately in the air.

I managed to do some scrapping during the week but can't show you the layouts as they are for the design team.

I hope you are all haveing a great weekend, what are you all up to?

Another bird house!!! but this one is functional hanging from the magnolia tree overlooking the deck, the perfect place to watch the birds, the only thing is, I dont know what half of them are!! so what type is this?

Peak of some of my design team work

What did I tell you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! These birdhouses are so addictive that I did another one last night!!!! This one is absolutely tiny it is only approx 5cm in height!!!!! and as you can see not only is it so cute but its also a wind chime, and it was only $1!!! I have about another 4 to alter different shapes but about the same size. Even DH liked this one and asked me to do one for his office but obviously not in pink!!!

I just received a few comments on the other bird house I posted last night so here is my technique if you can call it that:

I used patterned papers for the roof, front, back and sides. First of all I painted the whole house with gesso then the bits that I wasn't going to paper I painted with acrylics on both the houses its the pink parts. I then covered the other bits with paper.

These houses are not functional as such, just pretty!!!:) I guess if I decorated them with something else then they could be used outside but I can't think of any bird that would fit in the wind chime house so that is just functional but the other one is the right size for a bird. Hope this makes sense and if anyone wants any other info let me know I am happy to explain.

This is a tissue holder for the car!! It fits into the cup holder. It is a culvers shake cup (for those of you in the UK I am sure that Starbucks do a cup with a lid just like this) and all I did was cover it with paper and add the ribbon. The tissues are the ones that come in a square box, I just had to play about with it a bit so they dispensed properly.

I altered this bird house the other day, its to go in my craft room when it eventually gets finished!Watch this space for more bird houses, they are addictive!

 

Today I should be at a scrapbook convention in Minnesota with some friends. But due to other family commitments I have had to give it a miss!! So instead of spending loads of money on stash I have had fun witht he boys baking some yummy chocolate cup cakes.

I did manage to go to the LSS last night and do some scrapping and you can see the layouts below. I even managed to do one for the never ending disney album!!!! and used the autumn leaves clear stamps that I bought over a year ago now!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anybody know what type of bird this is?

 

Yesterday I spent some time sowing some seeds with the boys. We have another 15 or so packets to sow! ranging from pumpkins to watermelons!!!!

 

 

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Sorry I have been such a bad blogger lately!!!!! I will try to update more often, not that many people read this blog and really care if I update or not LOL

Well I have managed to do quite a bit of scrapping and even some altering. Since Friday I have done 3 layouts and altered something, all will be revealed as soon as I manage to take some pics.

We had more snow this week and I thought spring was on its way too!!!!!

Today we went to Rochester and had a curry!!! which was nice but not as good as what we were used to in the UK, the owner told us that over here they tend to play down the spices (flavouring and not hotness), as not many people like it that way and that he has had to modify the dishes differently compared to his restaurant he has in Wimbledon (London).

I recently just finished a fabulous book called Marley and Me, if you want to laugh and cry then this is the book for you and I highly reccomend it.

Anyway its midnight so I am off to do a little surfing and then its bed for me.

This was the view I woke up to this morning. Just wanted to share it with you all.

 

Foxy

We had a visitor in our garden the other day!!!!!!

 

 

Just a couple of layouts I did the other day.

Here are some phtos that I took today, it was such a gorgeous day the sun was shining but it was freeeeeeeeeeezing cold.

Tagged

I have been tagged by Jenny so here goes:

What were you doing 10 years ago? I was Living in Ruskington, Lincs and was pregnant with our 2nd child.

What were you doing one year ago? A year ago we had just found out we would be moving to the US so I was busy preparing for our house hunting trip which we took at the end of March.

Name your 5 favourite snacks - chocolate, chocolate, chocolate,chocolate and more chocolate.!!

Name 5 things you would do if you were a millionaire - I would have a big swimming pool built in the garden, go on a holiday around the world for a year with my family, buy myself stables and have people run it, buy lots of nice sports cars and bikes for dh.

Name 5 things you like doing - Scrap booking! shopping for stash, reading, spending time with my family and sufing the internet.

Name 5 things you would never wear again - Flares! miniskirts! ra-ra skirts! leg warmers 80s button earings!

Name your 5 favourite toys - crop a dile, cricut ,rubber stamps, camera, computer !!

Now I have to tag someone so I choose Ali

I made it onto my LSS Design Team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One of the LSS had a competition for a design team and the deadline was 6pm friday last week. I couldn't decide whether to enter or not as I have never submitted anything, but in the end I did, I handed my entry in just in time with a few minutes to spare!!!!!

I got the results on Wednesday and I am so pleased to have been chosen as a member of the design team for American Scrapbook Co. I am so excited aobut it:) The layout I submitted is here and I also submitted this as my altered item.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In my last post I mentioned the new addition to the family, well I am sorry to have to say that the little fishy passed away today:(

On a lighter note: I have manged to do some scrapping tonight its too late to take a photo so I will take one in the morning. We don't have any plans for this weekend so maybe I will get some more layouts done now that I am on a roll!!!!!

So what are your plans for the weekend.

Here is some trivia that I have recently discovered:

Milkway in American is more or less Mars Bars in the UK and Musketeers are Milky ways, Dove chocolate here tastes like Galaxy. A bit of useless information I thought I would share with you. If I discover anything else I will let you know LOL. We also discovered Walgreens sell Cadburys cream eggs so at least I can get my chocolate fix.

We also discovered the nearest thing to english jam doughnuts (donuts) they are called Berliners.

Have you noticed I am going on about food!!! food or familiar foods is the one thing that I miss about not being in England!!!! Bisto, Paxo stuffing, sausage rolls, scotch eggs, sausages, decent bacon, Cadburys chocolate infact any english chocolate, Robinsons Apple and Blackcurrant juice. Thats just a few things and I am sure if I thought about it I could come up with a long list but whats the point if I can't get it.

I have however discovered that Kwik Trip donuts (doughnuts) are really tasty!!!!!!

Anyway I am off to do a bit of surfing take care and have a great weekend.

About a month ago we bought an aquarium and slowly built up our stock of fish. We lost a few fish on the way especially in the first few days but I have some good news.

I am now the proud owner of a baby fish (Fry or is that Frie???) I went to feed the fish this evening and there was this little tiny baby! I manged to catch it and put it in a separte container inside the tank so that it doesn't get eaten, I am sure that there were more baby fish but reckon they were breakfast. I think it is a Molly but can't be too sure at this stage as there are a few live bearers in the tank.