The Bad News & The Good!…

Well…the bad news is I still haven’t had any joy in reinstating my missing blog photo’s :(  But the good news is that I did find my Blurb ‘work in progress’ file :) Although I still haven’t decided whether to continue with it as is or to start again with a different format...hmmm?!!! This may turn out to be a more complex process than it at first appeared!!

So…did everyone have a good weekend?   Were all you Mums out there spoiled for Mothers day? I had said that I didn’t want any fuss, after the recent ructions about keeping home & hearth tidy!! But…I was spoiled in that my boys gave me a very apt card & TWO jars of Manuka Honey!! I had to go to into work on Sunday but I came straight home after & Lee cooked a scrumptious evening meal!!

On Saturday it was Crafty Stash crop time… This months class kit  was designed by Michelle Jackson-Mogford & after a few months of very girly kits was refreshingly grungy & masculine!!!For the first one I used Nathan’s recent birthday photo’s which I think worked well with the colours. This class kit called for a lot of distressing & some of the ladies there were amazed at distressing the actual photo edges..I think it works really well!! For the second LO, I used another photo of Nathan, this time taken in 2008 on a visit to London. We had a snack break at St Pancras station & he thought this was the most perfect pretzel he’d ever tasted!!

How are you all getting on with Shimelles prompts…those of you taking part in ‘Something from {almost} Nothing’ that is?  I’ve found that I’m pre-empting the prompts…I used scraps in the first one, along with all the metal bits, only to find the second prompt was about using up your scraps!!!  So I put together another LO where, apart from one sheet of CS, it all came from my scraps box!! This time a photo of Alex at 3 months old! I used strips of scrap PP to weave the block & cut the circles, heart & ribbon strips from scraps too. I just added some blooms, a few brads & some glittery alpha’s…all of which have been in my stash for ages….so this class is really doing what it’s supposed too!!

I have prompt three all set & ready to go…ribbon…yes I have a few…dozen!!! I may get it done tomorrow…if my conscience will allow!! I did promise myself that I’d complete my catch-up of the household chores this week!  But then again…