Awards

I've been very lucky to receive a couple of awards lately
The first one was from my gorgeous DT teamie Caryn - thankyou sweetie xx

and I'm passing this one onto Tina, Amanda, Manda, Mar, Dawn Marie, Meahni and Kath
The second one is from the lovely Amanda - thankyou very much quine xx

The Rules that go with this lovely award are to:

A) Thank the person that gave it to you.
B) List 10 Honest things about yourself.
C) Put the Honest Scrap Logo on your blog 
D) Select 7 other bloggers that you think deserve this award.

Ok here goes with the 10 things about me

1 I LOVED maths at school

2 I was in the RAF

3 I used to work for Ann Summers

4 I tell my partner and my kids that I love them every day

5 I switch on the laptop before I switch on the kettle in the morning

6 I could eat cheese to a band playing

7 I am secretly quite competitive

8 I don't do ironing

9 I read loads

10 I like my own company - at times

Ok here goes with the 7 people I have to pass this onto...........
Mar, Manda, Dawn Marie, Lainy, FionaJ, Judy and Meahni

Sketch Saturday's #53 Birthday Bash

I quite often use the sketches on Sketch Saturday, but have only entered the challenges once or twice. But I noticed they are celebrating their 1st birthday this week and to celebrate there is some Party Bag Candy up for grabs.

Here's how it works...

The design team have put together a small package each for one challenger, please go to each blog and put your name down on the relevant post, but please note: you are only eligible to enter each party bag candy once, and ONLY if you've already taken part in this weeks challenge too (please provide a link to your work in your comment on each blog).
We want to thank Sketch Saturday challengers so this is why it's only open to SS entrants!
(we will be checking!)

There is one difference though.... Each Party Bag Candy will close on each of the DT members blogs at 8:00 AM (UK time) on Friday 5th June, please note: FRIDAY MORNING.

The normal SS challenge (to win the goodies by The Craft Barn) will run until 11:59PM on the Friday evening as normal

So here's my entry...

Image: Gorjuss Girl Sitting from Sugar Nellie, coloured with promarkers: Lavender, Lilac, Amethyst, Meadow Green, Apple, Ivory, Blush, Sandstone, Cinnamon, Cocoa, Umber and white sakura gelly roll med for highlights

Papers: CCSR The Big One

Purple card is core'dinations, run through the cuttlebug with the swiss dots embossing folder

green card is core'dinations cut using large scallop oval nesties in the cuttlebug

satin ribbon is dovecraft; greeting is Daisy & Dandelion, clear; lilac and mint green adhesive stones are all Papermania

And finally, her close up...

Rachel

I'm doing my usual and skidding into the CCSR Stampin' Chic challenge at the 11th hour - I don't know what it is lol

So this weeks challenge was to Be Chic, and I decided to do a scrapbook page. My chums Beckie and Kath are on the DT over there and they've been encouraging me to pull my finger out and do more scrapbooking because the stamping has taken over my life, so here's what I've done.

I have used 3 patterned papers from the CCSR The Big One pad, I cut a rectangle from the turquoise circles paper and inked the edges with Queues Chalk inkpad, the circles were cut (using the x-cut shape cutter) from the turquoise check paper and again inked the edges as before, and the flowers were cut from the turquoise flower paper and inked as before.

I also added papermania flowers and brads from the embellishments trio pack, papermania adhesive gems, and the lettering is papermania cardstock letters.Oh and the white cardstock is papermania too

The photograph is of my dear friend Rachel, who I "met" online through Extra Special Parents, and met in real life last year when we went on holiday to Ibiza, where she lives. Rachel is such a beautiful and warm person (even if she is obsessed with food lol) and I just wanted to dedicate a page of my holiday scrapbook to her. Love you Rachel xxx