Just a Bit OTT

OK so I think I may be going just a bit OTT (over the top) with my stamping and scrapbooking now.  No matter how I start out - like the lovely pastel papers from 'Crate' that I picked out this morning - I just can't seem to do anything other than bright, colourful and busy pages right now.

If I was doing a craft fayre or fete these bright colours would certainly attract people to my stall huh?  Speaking of which - these 'bitty bunting' stamps make me think of fetes, the circus, rodeos, bake sales and summer as well as family celebrations and birthdays so why not do bright and colourful?  I would hope Claire might have in mind to do another alphabet set at some point - if she does then the 'BIG DAY' font would be one of my choices.  Think of all the fab words you could use it for - 'BIG TOP' comes immediately to mind.  This page would look cute in a circus themed child's room too.

Since yesterdays page was a bit girly I decided this one would be more suited to a boy but as I say I quickly ditched the more muted colours I had originally started with in favour of these cute Bo Bunny birthday papers.  I ran short for one more design so I stamped 'hip, hip, hooray' onto yellow and trimmed it square to make up the difference.  I love how you can do that with stamps.

One of the other things I am lovin right now is that I can make all my matching page elements AND page titles - simply because I can stamp and add whatever I need - on whatever colour or paper I want - in whatever shape or design I choose.  Not only did I stamp the text here but I added the swirls above and below the text - Claire fills her sets up with lots of little stamps like this - and then I used a frame stamp to build and layer it all up.  This one's going into my WM gallery along with the rest - I'm getting quite a collection now.

I took most of the day on this one but only because I watched yet another period drama in between so I could rest up.  I think I might have to go borrow my mother's Catherine Cookson DVD's next - I have almost run out of all my favourite movies.  Oh and I just remembered someone who has Anne of Green Gables - that's always good for a restful afternoon too - have to see if I can borrow it.  I need to find someone who has Polly-Anna (love that movie) cos I'd quite enjoy watching that too.  Besides period dramas and romantic comedies I also like a good musical or even a Disney family movie.

Well hubby is due home any minute and like most guys he dominates the telly when he's home but I'm glad of his company for a change since he's home tonight - yay!

Hope you like!  Hugs

Suezie

Pretty in Pink & Blue

Well I may have been thoroughly bored and a bit of a misery this morning but I decided a 'pity party' was not the way I wanted to go today and did some more stamping and scrap booking this afternoon with Waltzing Mouse stamps.  Not only do I love these stamps but they're also saving my sanity at the moment so I'm VERY grateful for them and besides I can't seem to put them down right now anyhow.  Hard to believe I still have two sets I have yet to open and play with too.

I had in mind to do a page using 3 smaller photos in a row and something a bit more girly.  This is a nice design to display either 3 different kids/people or 3 shots of the same event.  I can't quit with the round stamps from the 'rescue remedies' set - just love the scalloped borders and all that opportunity to use those black gems - and those flowers are just way too cute NOT to use them again.

I picked these papers up last time we were stateside and had Maddycakes in mind for them so I've been hanging on to them for a while now.  They're double sided (my favourite kind) and are called 'giggle kids' from Making Memories.  Aren't they cute?

Because I've used several papers sparingly I still have enough to do a page of Madyson at a later date.  In fact one of the papers is full of text with lovely words like 'sugar', 'spice', 'little princess' and 'sweet girl' so I kept as much of that one as possible.  I decided to try using some text stamps from my newer western sets in a totally non-western style page and I liked how they worked out.

 I fell in love with this beautifully scrolled frame stamp when I used it on my earlier western page of the boys - it makes quite the statement.  On looking at these pictures now I think maybe I should've used a frame stamp on the pink behind as well but there's almost always something I'd do slightly different on EVERY page, card or project I create so it's no big deal really.

I have had both an entire day by myself today with nobody for company but Michael Buble (well on CD anyway) and am on my own again this evening too as hubby is at the church youth group this evening, so after this post I plan to go get my pj's on, grab a nice cuppa and pop in yet another period drama DVD which should just about take me to bedtime.  Tomorrow is April 1st so I'm starting the countdown to 11 April when I hope to get some answers (if I'm still full of the colly wobbles that is).  BIG apolgies for this morning's grumpies BTW.

Hugs

Suezie

Clearly Bored!

Well I am clearly bored now and super tired of not being able to get out of the house under my own steam.  So today I did the only thing that would satisfy me!  I shopped on line at the Craft Emporium for some scrummy papers from October Afternoon.  At only .69p a sheet - for double sided papers no less - they're a must have and I've been drooling over them long enough.  Besides I have almost given up hope of my package coming from America any time soon (sorry Deb) so this way I get a package in a few days time to look forward to. 

I just lurve packages and I need a bit of cheering up right about now.  Despite seeing a few of you when I dropped in at YTOC this last weekend - when I actually managed to walk from the car, to the door and then to the table almost like normal - first time ever!  I am now right back where I was again, staggering and tipping all over the place and that is as much as I'm saying or it'll depress me.

I'm havin a bit of a non-starter day today despite having chocolate for breakfast - most unhealthy I know but that's where I'm at today and I make NO apologies for it.  I'm sick so I'm allowed.  I might get up the gumption to craft today or I might just veg it with a movie - who knows?  For now I'm going to soak away my blues in a nice hot bath tub.

Hope you're all doin something nice today.  Forgive my ramblings - I'll get over it tomorrow - today I've just had enough already.

Blessings

Suezie