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Sharing photos and artwork from the weekend away with the Enfield ScrapMates crop at a beautiful house in Canterbury, just ten minutes from the cultural city centre and a perfect location for a group of likeminded friends to enjoy each others company, scrap and take many a photo!
Scrapbooking layouts I managed to complete over the weekend (and a couple of classes prepared the week before too)
And a few of my favourite photos from the weekend away
Exhausted and very soon to be collapsing into my bed just wanted to thank all my crop - the Enfield ScrapMates - for a super weekend away scrapping, snapping and having a ball. I now have "a little yellow ducky" song fixed into my brain and have rediscovered a love for Barry Manillow!! Thanks ladies, what a blast!! Layouts and photos from the weekend to follow.
Can you believe that tomorrow is the 25th again?!
Means that it is snap your day time again with Shimelle, and am still catching up with July & August!!, but I will take my photos tomorrow, and print them off and then catch up on the 3 pages this weekend when I am away in Canterbury with 11 other passionate scrapbookers who attend the monthly ScrapMates crop. I have been busy preparing all sorts of goodies for the weekend when we will have 5 layout classes, 2 minibooks and 2 altered items, not to mention a DELECTABLE goody bag (for which I have been making name tags this evening!)
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Before I head off to my bed (I admit I am truly tired right now!) I will leave you with my layout from this weeks PAWS sketch - pop over there and join in!
I absolutely love this time of year - generally when I go out walking more, taking in the sites of the countryside and playing with my camera.
Anyone else loving Autumn?
Woke up in an excellant mood this morning, in work for ten past nine, had a very productive today, and so far this evening have bathed 2 boys, read bedtime stories, completed one of the classes for the ScrapMates forthcoming weekend away in Canterbury, and eaten a delicious kebab!! A cup of tea and a slice of homemade (thanks to Ellie) sponge cake coming up - oh yes, healthy food indeed :)
Our Robert was 4 yesterday, spoilt rotten by grandparents receiving a wicked bike from my parents and a super cool go-kart from my in-laws! Made my remote-control Wall-E look a tad lame!!
I have been taking part in Shimelle's Learn Something new everyday class, for the second year running and as anticipated following the loft conversion quite a few entries refer to DIY at the minute!! Sharing here my front cover and days 1-7 - click on image for a larger view.
I also have to do my 25th July & 25th August entries in my other Shimelle class - I have the photos just need to get it done - hey, I may even manage that this evening, though I think an early night is in order for a certain little man is 4 tomorrow and I feel may awake ever so slighly earlier than normal!!!!
Had the day off work today as Robert started his new nursery and I wanted to take and him pick him up for the first few times, though he ran in with not so much of a wave goodbye and clearly had a great morning!
Whilst Jamie and I had the house to ourself, we put some laundry on, played ball, bounced on the trampoline, played ball AND bounced at the same time, watched the scaffolders dismantle the metal surround that has been prevalent for the past 10 weeks at our house, and made and drank lots of tea. We then collected Robert, popped to the Range for a couple of bits for the ScrapMates weekend away at the end of the month, came home and caught up with Fiona and Toby from our old Mums & Tots group.
More laundry, scaffolding down and driveway reclaimed, builders tea made and lunch took us to early afternoon, and then I officially signed off the loft conversion as completed. Both boys are now in their new bedrooms in the loft, have a few minor finishing touches to the bathroom (and a shower screen to be fitted) then just the rest of the house to redecorate!!
I am also officially moved into my new craft room this weekend (the boys former box room/bedroom) and have decorated the walls in misty grey, the woodwork in summer pudding (RED!) and wallpapered a feature wall in a bold chocolate brown and red paper. New brown carpet, a red blind and a tonne of stash and I am one happy bunny!
Which means I am all set for the forthcoming new releases from Onirie. Feast your eyes on these beauties!!!
And finally before I depart, It is Monday which means SKETCH DAY over on Paws, and here is my layout for this week featuring a cropped 12"x8" photograph.
Hi, You are reading the the blog of a full time accountant, scrapbooker and mum of 3 in mid house conversion. I am sorry but I am out of my mind at the moment, please leave a message and I'll get back to you!!!!!!!!!!!