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Hi, hope you are all well!  Well here it is!  I have adapted it from a page I did in that last retreat I went on with Clare Charvill.  It works quite well and I have six photos, there is room for more in the pocket.  Hope you like it.

A little knitting

It's years since I actually knitted something and finished it.  I have an almost finished cardigan, the yarn cost an absolute fortune and one of those curly scarves half finished but big yarn and little sizes are a big help in getting a finished product.  It is a little big for her at the moment but she will grow into it.  I was a bit dubious about the colour but now I think it suits her and makes those big blue eyes even bigger.  Love her too bits. I have the yarn for the next one this time in lovely bright colours.

Hels Sheridan canvas

Just thought you would like to see how I spent my Saturday. It's wonderful being able to craft all day without having to worry about the usual household chores lol, they are still there when you get back home.  This workshop was held at Neil's Studio here in Leicester and is big enough to hold eight quite comfortably. Hels is a lovely lady and is happy to share lots of hints and tips.  Neil was the perfect host making us tea and coffee all day and afternoon tea was accompanied with the most wonderful chocolate brownies I have ever tasted made for us by Denise, Neil's wife. So a blank canvas turned into this...

Paper and bits

I've just bought some of this paper from the range with matching flowers and washie tape. I thought it was very classical and would be nice for the books if any of you would like to use some. It will match up nicely with the black and a bit of navy and white card would go quite well.

 Bye for now x

New year trying again

No I'm not more technically minded, where did this red font come from? Pictures of Eva top just after Christmas and bottom the day after her birthday 30th dec. final one is almost finished birthday card for her.  I will try to figure this out I have a class on the iPad on Thursday so that might help. I was going to do a class this Wednesday if anyone would like to come, have checked the weather and it seams ok.  I have had a request for a posh book so will be doing the base of it this week. Then it is using black bags that Lyn brought back from USA for me.  Enough from me for now.  Hope you are all well and I will see you soon. Xx

Hi Girls, just thought I would give the old blog ago, I might be a bit more technically minded now, lol.

Wot Summer

An e-mail from Carolyn hoped I had had a good summer, I replied "Wot Summer" and so an idea formed in my head.  Sorry to say this isn't a photo from this year as it's been too wet and I haven't taken any lol.  This was a very wet and stormy day on holiday in Crete a few years back.  I may still have time to take one though as this weather can't last can it?

Anyway as you can see we have clouds and raindrops.  I have used the Claudine Helmuth Stamps with a matching foam stamp.  I pressed the foam stamps into a few sprays of Dylusions and stamped over the top.  Love the effect - looks like rain. 

The bottom panel is masking tape coloured in with Promarkers - a bit fiddly but I like it.

This is the raindrops stamp and my new diecut leaves.  Hope you like it.

Final Pages

 Well, finally I have finished the pages, although I could still add quite a bit to the book with the addition of tags with journaling and maybe some photographs on them.  A bit of ribbon on the tags might also add some interest.  As you can see I have changed this page as I really didn't like the previous one that I did.  This is a technique I learnt from dina Wakeley and I love it.

 To the right is My "MUM" page and I was so pleased that the photo I chose when cut out fitted exactly on top of the mushrooms.  You will gather that it is mostly Dylusions sprays and stamps that I have chosen to use, with the odd Paper Artsy flower and free Craft Stamper butterfly.

 This is my "AUNT" page and it was noway big enough to put pictures of all my nephews and neices so its hands pointing to their names.  Maybe this is where tags would be handy to include their pictures inside the pockets.

This is supposed to be me as a monster to my dear daughter-in-law.  I am really a nice MOTHER-in-LAW.

 And finally the future and the continuation of our Family Tree.  This is a scan of my first great grandchild due around New Years Day.  Lots to look forward to and so many happy memories in the past.

As you can guess this picture should have been a bit further up.  It's my "NAN" page and I had this idea that I would do The Mad Hatters Tea Party.  As I have four grandchildren it fitted perfectly and I am really pleased with the result.  The background was a masking tape technique from this months Craft Stamper.  Brilliant and so easy.  Love how I had a photo of Jess with the "White Rabbit".I have really enjoyed making this book and I will be doing more of them as I have loads of Takeaway Bags yet to use.  I hope you have enjoyed looking and to those of you already making your own I know you are loving it too.