Christmas Journal

I didnt sign up for Shimelle's JYC but after looking at some of the Journals anll the talented scrappers are comming up with I couldnt resist making one. So I have made a small one because I dont have time to journal every day. I have put a range of pattern paper on the inside. I was going to wait until I got this months scraproom kit which has lovely christmas paper in it but the mood took me. I just had to scrap. I was just inspired by the other christmas journals on Shimelles blog and on UKS. So keep any eye here for irregular journal updates. Ho Ho Ho

Scrap it Like You Mean It Week 4

The finished product. Now I have to complete week 5.


Week 4 SCRAP FROM THE SKETCH

A return to scrapping!

These are my October and November entries for Shimelle's "scrap your day" This month was all about Self Portraits so I looked at the link she providedPaper View by Nancy and took a few pictures of Rayan and I, They are the small cream coloured collection in the corner. It was great to get some time an hour and a half to do some scrapping! I am trying to keep Rayan to the Baby Whisperer Schedual, it has worked so far today fingers crossed for the night time :0

Not much going on except waiting!

I got my Bad Girl Kit in the post yesterday! I love the embelishments, and the cool chirp stamp! I also got my UKS Team CJ today, its all about Flower Power so Im looking forward to completing that. I have not done any scrapping as I am busy putting the finishing touches to my baby and now Im waiting and wondering when baby will arrive and will it be a boy or girl! Shimelles Scrap Your Day is this Thursday, I still have to print and scrap last months photos, It would be good if the baby decided to arrive on the 25th this month it would make a great DLO lol but I have a feeling it is quiet comfortable where it is!

The top two pictures show my sisters sculpture in the Botanic Gardens in Dublin.

Shimelle Work in Progress

Well this is the last day of Shimelles 'My Freedom'class. I have learned a lot from this class and I enjoyed it. Im a little stuck with this page called Attitude i dont know if its ment to be a DLO or SLO, this is what I have so far, if anyone is taking the class and has any ideas let me know. I still have to do my title page. But from gatehring these supplies for this Lo, It gave me another idea for a challenge I saw on another blog so Im a happy camper. So Im going to make a cuppa for myself now and see who gets put out of the BB house tonight (wish Rex was up for eviction)

Shimelle's My freedom Personality

My {Creativity} Freedom

This is my DLO for Shimelle's My freedom class which is finishing up this week, Im a little bit behind so catching up today. I have to do personality now so i have to choose some choice photos of myself oh joy lol!

Work and Play

These are last weeks layouts for Shimelles, My Freedom class. I only managed to get these done today. I blured out the students faces so as not to identify them on line.

Bad Girls Kit Arrived Today & Shimelle

I made 2 layouts with teh kit, I really liked this months kit!

Shimelles blog prompt today was "Tell your blog readers about your favourite game" Well as a kid I loved playing Man Hunt while out camping with the scouts! I also liked playing rounders. Now i like playing Texas Holdem, mostly on my computer but I love a real game!

Insperation Asperation

This weeks layouts for Shimelles class, I prefered doing the Asperations lo i just found it easier, dont know why? Shimelle made us have a word count limit, so on the asperations lo there are exactly 100 words in each journalling block! Makes you cut out some of the junk!So take the challeng the next time you journalling put a word count limit of 50 (just to make it harder) on yourself! If you do leave a link to your work here!

Blog Prompt 7

Today’s blog prompt: Share a list of links with
your blog readers, leading them to the websites that
inspire you most.
*NFTEfirst established in the US by businessman Steve Mariotti who demonstrated that by showing young people how to make money through setting up and running their own business they could make a better future for themselves. NFTE is now an international organisation bringing its experience to youth worldwide.
*I saw this for DidiDainepal link on my friend and the person who inspired me to get into scrapbooking,Scraphappys site. Her friend, Mark and his fiance, Claire, have been working in Nepal with an orphanage of 25 children. They fund raised before they left here and raised enough money to build showers for the orphanage. They also have paid for fresh fruit to be delivered for a year.
*My sister Lucy also inspires me, she is a visual artist and is pursuing her dream to be true to her art! Her work will be will be exhibited in the Dublin Botanical Gardens, Sculpture in Context Exhibition Sept 4th to Oct 17th 08'Allong with some of the top sculptures in Ireland.

Shimelle's Blog Prompt 6

"Share an old photo of yourself and a current photo of yourself with your blog readers. Tell them a little something that has changed and a little that has stayed the same."

These are pictures of my cousin Catriona and I as baby's and a later one at her wedding. I suppose what has changed is we have grown up, have longer hair, we no longer need to be held for a photo and we can talk! What has stayed the same is we are still close, and we have shared several good moments together!

Time and Travel Layouts with Journalling

I really love this class, i was confused at first but it all came together today. I took my time doing these LO's and really like the way they have turned out. I put some of the journalling in at the bottom of this post! What a great week Shimeele keep it up! Click on the pictures to get a better view of the lo's they look better in real life!
Time
Time to sleep, slumber, go to bed, dream! Time to wake, get up!
Time to check emails, surf the net, blog! Time with the dog Lady!
Time to ring DH, talk to DH, hug DH, love DH!
Time to drive, move, travel! Time to dance and sing!
Time for visit family! Time to shop! Time to be me! Time to think!
Time to talk, dream and wonder about the baby! Time to swim!
Time to go home! Time on my phone! Time to pay bills!
Time to watch T.V. Time for lunch with friends. Time to wash
I don’t wear a watch! Time to eat, taste, swallow, chew, gobble!
Time to scrap, store memories, be creative, have fun, have a hobby!
Time for adventure and travel! Time to party, birthdays, weddings, or just party!
Time to work, school time September-June! Time for housework!
Christmas Time. Summer Time, Halloween Time, Spring Time, Winter Time.
Travel
I was born in Dublin. My runners are comfortable for walking!
I have lived in Dublin, Donegal, Cork & Louth.
As child we went to Kerry for disaster holidays and Pontin’s in Wales for good times!
During, September- June I mainly travel from ….. to work in …….
During the summer I am free to travel where I want.
On my own I travel light, but with DH we go over our luggage limit!
Munich, Germany. Cuba. Majorca. Zakynthos. Kos, New York, Washington. Philadelphia. London. Korea. Japan. Isle of Man. Algeria. Tunisia. Wales. Edinburgh. Manchester. Sienna. Pisa. Tuscany. My passport is my freedom!
My dream holidays would be to Machu Picchu, Peru and the Amalfi Coast in Italy
Right now I’m busy being Pregnant, so I’m staying at home nesting!
My dream car would be an Audi. I don’t like planes they are a means to an end.
Amalfi Coast €1179 per person. Peru €2000 per person.
I would be lost without my car. I pass this bridge when I travel by car.

Shimelles blog prompt for today is
How do you prefer the pace of life? Do you wish things would speed up or slow down? Illustrate with something that has been on your mind or on your calendar or share your preference between working slowly or quickly on a crafting project.
Im a rusher, I rush things a lot. But I do like the Meditterainian way of life. I think Ihave been a bit of a workaholic, but when I stop Im a bit of a couch potatoe. So I like all kinds of paces!

Travel

Today’s blog prompt: Play a game of ‘What’s in your suitcase?’ on your blog by listing your necessities for travel, then ask your blog readers to comment with their own list. You can include pictures or links for items you consider must-haves.

So here it goes, it really depends on where Im going but this is a general list. Comfy Clothes, Going out clothes, Swim wear, Comfy shoes, Going out shoes,Bag/Back pack,Facial Wipes, Baby wipes,Mini Cosmetic travel kit,hair brush, Insect repellant,Perfume,Camera,Spf 30+ (because i burn burn burn),Beach Towel, normal towel, pillow case (just a thing I have about pilliows),Passport, Tickets, Purse,Phone and charger,Sun Glasses (if needed),plug adaptor.

Machu Picchu in Peru is one of my 'Dream Travel Locations'. The Amalfi Coast is my second dream place. While teaching an adult art class one day a woman brought in her holiday photos to work on and she showed me a photo of the Amalfi Coast, Italy, I have dreamed of going there ever since. I will some day!

Shimelle's Blog Prompt

"If you could travel in time for just one day, where would you go and what would you do?"

There were so many places I would like to go, this was a very difficult question, but from most recent times I think I would go back to my wedding day, we both had such a great time and we said if we ever winn the lotto we would do it all again!

Id also like to go back in time and see what ireland was like in the 18th century, maybe in france as the Rococo clothes were fantastic back then!

Well if I had a time machine for a day I think I would pop in and out of a few places!

Shimelles New Class Freedom

I just signed up for Shimelles new class, Im enjoying her Scrap Your Day Challenge so at the last miniute I decided to do this and get the kit too! Just got the first prompt so Im off to read it yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Scrap your Day

Check out Shimelles blog on the right if your interseted in a long running project. Ill be taking pictures for month 3.

Scrap Your Day Journal 25th May

This is entry for Shimelles Scrap your Day Journal, its the second entry so far. Shimelle puts up photo prompts each month for everyone to follow its a great challenge.

Shimelle's Challenge

thanks to the lovely Olive i got my front cover for the Save The Day Challenge which Shimelle is running. On the 25th of each month I will be making a photo and journalling entry in this journal for a year.

Cyber Crop Weekend Fruits of my Labour

these are some of the classes and challenges over at UKS. The Shimelle challenge (the one with all the photos) will go on all year it has to be completed on the 25 of each month