NEARLY THERE

Well it's just about on top of us now. I'm so looking forward to some time off work and enjoying some family time. I feel as though I should have finished work already as Lynsey has finished school and Ryan arrived home on Friday then Mum finally arrived on santa's sleigh on Sunday. So I really feel it is so unfair that I still have to get up in the mornings and go to work, especially in the snow. I have a few boxes to make to hold jewellerey that I have bought for crimbo pressies. Lynda xx

CATCH UP

This card I made for my friends son for his Mum

This one was for my friends mum and partner

This one for my friends wife. I must say I do love this stamp I borrowed it I think I need to buy it.

Well tonight I have taken some photos of a few cards that I have made, and my craft room after the effect that Christmas craft has had on it. I have now started tidying things away and can nearly see the table. I have found some lovely papers and stamps that I have bought and obviously needed at the time, but unfortunatley not had time to use, so I have put it away till next year. Tomorrow is my Christmas Party at work we are off to Rotheram to a fancy hotel not staying over though got to come home. I have been to get my nails painted and hair done. Lynsey has gone to her Rangers Christmas party tonight. It's all go in the household got to get pressies wrapped for Lyns while she is out.

I do promise that it is looking better.

Lynda xx

ORGANISD OR WHAT!!!!!!!!!!

Well in my case it's or what I'm affraid. Just when I think I'm organised something comes along to remind me that I'm so not. I was running about like a headless chicken on Friday but had bragged to everyone that I was organised, with cards made written and posted most of christmas shopping done wow thats a first since Iv'e been full time work. So pleased I was with myself, then I arrived home ready to take my medication at 6pm and remembered that I had not been to the chemist to pick up my tablets. Thanks to Tracey's mum all was not lost she helped me out as we have the same medication a big thank you Chris. Just getting the craft room tidy on Sunday when Martyn says will you be able to make some cards for his mate at work. I couldn't say no as I make them for him all the time and just thought he had changed his mind this year anyway I set to and they are being delivered tonight. Have some photos to upload of my craft room after christmas card making will do it later. Lynda XX

CHRISTMAS CARDS

I have been card making today since 4.30 and I am totally drained of ideas, But I do think I might have finished. I have written all cards I have made and everyone seems to have one. I have to admit I have got behind with my journal over the last few days but promise to get back on track with it this week I have taken Victoria's advice and made a note and stuck it in the journal.. I promised myself last year that I would not get myself in a state about christmas and take on too much, up to now I have kept my promise. I have finished Guides last Thursday, I am posting on Friday so better be finished. I want to put up decorations inside and out this weekend. I want to do some altered craft I have never done anything like it before so it's something different. I finish work on christmas eve and don't go back till monday the 4th Jan I can't wait. Lynda xx

FUN PACKED WEEKEND

Ryan came home on Friday evening it has been quite a few weeks since we have seen him. I enjoy having him back to look after. Both him and Lynsey came to meet me at scrapbooking on Saturday, we went into town to do a bit of Christmas shopping and have a bit of lunch. We had a good afternoon and came back with plenty of shopping bags and sore feet and thats what Christmas is to me!!!!!!! Got home in time to get changed and out again to have a meal with some other family members. I love watching my neice and nephew with Ryan as they are so desperate to have his attention and tell him everything that has been happening since they last saw him. Our aunts and uncle also fight as to who is sitting next to him at the table so they can catch up with him and find out from him whats been happening in his life over the last 6 weeks. What a lovely day crafting all morning and spending quality time with my children in the afternoon, out for a family meal at night PERFECT. Lynda xx

This is a Christmas card I have made for a special friend.

BLOG UPDATE

Well today I had some time with my friends Tracey and Lorraine thanks to both of you for your help updating my blog. I hope you think it has improved. I need as much help as poss. Must admitt I have learned so much today at least I know how to do the gadgets, and backgrounds now!!!!!!!! Just need a little heelp uploading photos to my slide.Lynda xx

My Favorite Film

I have been waiting for 2 weeks to go and see A Christmas Carol 3D at the cinema. It has always been my favorite film. The grafics and the detail were amazing. It was everthing I wanted it to be. It took me right back to when I was a wee girl and I was frightened from the ghosts. Lynsey was cuddling up to me when the ghost fom the future came, then nearly jumped out of her skin at one point. I'm off now to write in my Journal, I feel if I don't keep up to date with it I will find it a bind and thats not what I want from it. Lynda xx

Busy Weekend

Well I love it when Friday comes around but it's no sooner here and the weekend is over. Anyway my weekend was not wasted. Saturday morning was spent chilling with some of my crafting friends making 2 lovely christmas scrapbook pages, thanks Tracey. The afternoon was spent with my hubby searching for a christmas tree, I thought it would be easy, silly me. at 5.25pm as the garden centre was closing for the night we finally found the tree and lights we wanted. We started early on Sunday morning and cleaned the house from top to bottom. I did all the ironing and washing- such a good feeling. We decided to get the tree out of the box to see how big it would look in the room. I'm glad we started building it now we might have it finished for christmas week. Martyn says amount of money it cost someone should be sent to your house to build it for you. It's a bit like the krypton factor. Martyn is off to bed now as he is early shift so I might just finish my weekend off with an hour in my craft room doing my friday sketchers card. Lynda

Today I had a fantastic time, 6hrs and 30mins crafting (a marathon). I was at Tracey's Craft shop - Running With Scissors, where we made a journal for Christmas. There were pages to make but just when you got to the end of a page and thought this is the last one - another one would appear from the other end of the table. Poor Tracey must have been exhausted. You did a brilliant job of the journal Tracey and I love the book looking forward to filling it now. Thanks to all the girls I sat with who made the day extra special - Anne you are a great tonic and I think we did really well with not to many mistakes or should I say changes as there are no mistakes. But Tracey I really do not know what I'm going to do with my bird house. Lynda xx

Fabulous Friend

This card was made for my daughters best friend. She turned 15 this weekend. The papers that I used were scraps from K&Co, the stamp is magnolia, and the muffin is magnolia. I used distress inks to colour, and H2O shimmers. Lynda xx

Thankyou

I would just like to thank Lynsey for setting up this blog for me, as although I am entering the Friday Sketchers each week and e-mailing it to the host it doesn't seem to be happening. Ao watch out Friday Sketchers because here I come!!!!!!!! They wont know whats hit them! Apart from that, it is time I had my little corner of blogdom! Now I can get busy taking photographs and uploading them to my blog. Lynda xx