BACK TO REALITY!!

Well it's a Good morning from me.

So glad to be home but loved and enjoyed my time away with my Brother and his 

lovely girlfriend and i cannot forget my niece and nephew.

The weather was lovely the whole time i was there, think i packed too much clothing thinking it may have been cold some days, but nooooo.... so needed some more summer clothing, all the more reason to shop i guess  :)

Loved the shopping and Walmart became my friendly place to shop, among a few other shops including the craft shops such as Michaels and Joannes. I couldn't believe the prices of wooden stamps and how much we would be paying here in NZ. So i got myself a couple of Christmas themed ones and some others. The one thing i was pleased i got was MARTHA STEWARTS scoring board, I payed $20 US and here the sell for $50-$55 i think i got myself a bargain there.

So now i am home and settling back into my old routine, i have a few things i need to get busy on, our local Baptist Church is having a art and craft market day & my girlfriend asked if i would e interested in selling some T-LIGHT candle Cards.... I had done a demo one Tues  at our ladies TIME OUT morning and they seemed to love the idea of a card with wee gift of some T-LIGHT candles especially if the smell nice when lit.

So i now need  to get busy and  make a few up as time is getting nearer.

Enjoy your day.

Reno here i come!!!

Hi Friends,

I'm so darn excited... like a kid in a lolly shop.

2 days to go, so tthought I'd sneak in a quick post before leaving on my 2 week holiday to celebrate my brothers 40th.

Been a bit busy buying stuff for his kids and himself, i must remember myself, make sure i have some money left over...lol

Kids are excited, our eldest thinks she's having a going away party at the airport, she even brought shome party poppers.. cheeky cow  :) All good though, I bet she'll break down 1st????

Hubby's at home with our girls for a week and our son spending time helping out his Nana up north.

I have made a couple of cards before leaving, has been my save n grace as not to stress out about my trip and make sure I've done & got all the right things, paid the bills in advance etc....

So here are a couple of pics for you to enjoy.

Enjoyed doing this one, love making the flowers using my one and only Stampin Up punch (THE LARGE ONE)

The leaves i got from our local craft shop and i love them, they're just the right size and texture. Thanks ABSOLUTELY CRAFTY.

I coloured the image with water pencils, I'm still perfecting my coloring in and blending but of course one needs the right paper as well. I soo want some copics or other pens.

My next card i just loved!. It's an Easel card & it turned out just how i envisioned it to turn out like.

The boy with the barrow was cut out from a 30x30 scrap booking sheet. As soon as i saw it, i knew what to do with it & let me tell you, that does not happen very often at all!

 The only down side was my sentiment and glossing my flower, however i love it all the same and we learn from our wee mistakes don't we?

So that's my post for this month, I celebrated my birthday on the 1st and it was a quiet one so hope my Brother and i will party up large at his  :)

Have a great day all, enjoy your day what ever your doing.

 

SLOW WEEK

What a slow week it is! & a chilly one at that. I've been in a jacket all day today. 
I'm kind of thankful really that it's gone slow.
Currently been preparing for my 1st trip to the States to celebrate my brothers 40th. I'm so nervous & excited, Oh the craft & Christmas shopping I can do, of course, can't leave the hubby and kids out.
I've not flown that far before. Have flown back and forth to Aussie before (mind that was over 18 yrs ago now)
I was stressing something terrible at first, about the cost of the air fare and how much spending money to have etc....
Thank god my lovely hubby took control whilst i was a work and went to a couple of travel agents and got quotes. He found the most helpful one and went with them. So it's all paid for now and the stress has slowly wound down.. I wasn't even sleeping, thought a trip to the docs may have been needed.
Just what am i going to be like on the night i fly out??????

In the mean time I'm keeping busy with the many Birthdays this month and next month so my card making has been a great distraction.

Below is a card i made for a dear friend whom is 3 weeks older than i, I think she liked it.

I wasn't to sure about it at first myself, but it did grow on me as i added more to it.
My fave part was making the flowers from a Blog tutorial; http://joanne-mainlyflowers.blogspot.co.nz
Thanks Joanne. Her flowers are so real looking and inspiring.

Well my Sunday morning started at 7am this morning, so much for my lie in.
Lawire (my Hubby) woke me to go for our 8.2k bike ride, you see he's been riding for a wee while on a loaned mountain bike, and keeps on asking me to tag along, so last week i finally gave in after realising from the docs that my BMI was a bit over weight. No surprises there!
So this is my 2nd time and boy did I push it a bit this morning. I almost felt ill and wanted to cry to be honest.
Anyway, we had a rest and Lawrie is ever so patient with me and talks me along the way positively. 
Once we were home, I was recovering in my perspiration, & he sets the table, boils the jug and pops the toast on. Next thing I see the teapot out, milk jug, sugar and cups placed to have breakfast for two... I laughed to myself, I felt like Nana & Grandad. Bless him. I'm so lucky to have him.

Later in the morning we went shopping, just the 2 of us, our microwave gave up on us a few weeks ago, boy how did we cope without them?
So shopping we did & guess what?, I got some craft bits n bobs too. Can never have enough. 
This is just one of the things I got, a new butterfly punch.

Hope your day went as well as mine and may the sun shine your way.

Made this card the other night, I've had a few too many late ones recently on here and behind my craft desk.
Hubby's missing me.
My craft room is in a corner of our garage under the house, it's cosy but can get a bit chilly.
So I've had these images of how i would like my cards to look, It's taken me a long time & i guess just having those few extra items, knowing how to make them or use them can make all the difference.
So here is my COUNTRY GAL I call her.
She is a Kenny K digi image.  I LOVE Kenny K images.

A little rain but BIG DROPS!

What a beautiful day it has been today. I can almost feel spring in the air.
Was sitting in a craft shop talking and enjoying the company of the shop owner and experimenting with her new pens, when all of a sudden it darkened outside...Just the thing to ruin a wonderful day. The Rain was coming!
A quick walk home ( as I don't drive) only about 20mins away, had to get the washing in. Made it home in time.. Thank you rain for waiting  :-D

ABOUT ME

THE FANDAMILY

Mum of 3, 1 husband, 2 cats and 1 dog.

Have a good sense of humour and apparently a loud laugh, my kids say they know where to find me. Now if I only knew where to find them.

I'm home most days, duck out to do my wee job at the local school canteen, with the odd visit from our youngest, hanging out for a freebie, well for her it is, I still have to pay.

I'm crazy on card making right now and have been for the last 3yrs or so, with a lot of improvement as the years go on, thanks to all those who have inspired me  :)

I have taught myself to crochet, which I sit and do on the odd occasion, if the mind is blank for card ideas, then I wonder back to that and any other thing I may need to finish off.