Sad times...

Sorry I didn't update yesterday. Had some very sad news that left me not wanting to rave about what a fab time I've been having of late. One of lovely ladies that attended our local crop finally lost her long and brave battle against cancer on wednesday. She was a total inspiration to all who had the privelege of meeting her and she will be very missed. My thoughts are with her family at this very sad time.


Not really got much else to say so will leave you with some more pics of the layouts from the Stampbox stand.

Using Collage Press Margot papers (love em!) and a mixture of Hero Arts and Autumn Leaves Stamps. The flowers have been cut using a sizzix/ellison die... can't remember which!

French Twist papers, bitty blossoms, corduroy brads and Hero Arts journaling stamp. Oh and yes! that is me... when I was a bit thinner than I am now!!!!!!

My Minds Eye Confetti papers and Autumn Leaves stamps. One of the rare occasions when Ziggy posed for the camera!

Til tomorrow and a new bog challenge!

Maria x

Catching up

I've had a day of catching up after our jaunt down to Birmingham! Shop orders to pack and post and general admin stuff. As promised here are some of the layouts that I made for the Stampbox stand....

I used Daisy Bucket papers, Hero Art stamps (loving these!!!), Bazzill in stichez, ribbon and some bazzill blossoms.

Ok this has got to be one of my favourite layouts! Lots of grungy inking and Collage Press Grayson Hall papers!

Felix doing one his poses (he just loves the camera... unlike Ziggy!) I used a combination of Daisy Bucket and Grayson Hall papers, ribbons and rick rack, a whole heap of buttons (Autumn Leaves Whirligig) and of course some zig zag stitching using the Bazzill in Stitches programme.

Finally for tonight... more Daisy Bucket and a layout of my very gorgeous niece Louisa! Note the NUFC shirt... she is such a footie fan and a damn fine goalie too!!!!

I have a stack of projects on my desk to get through over the next couple of days.... so am looking forward to some serious scrapping time! Will show some more layouts tomorrow and some show pics!

Off to bed now!

Maria x

How tired????

Yup I'm pretty tired at the mo! Have had a whirlwind time at Stitches and a nightmare journey home! Three days of looking at gorgeous new products, selecting products for future kits and meeting gorgeous people has left me totally shattered! I have had THE best time!

Our journey home was a complete nightmare! We left at 4pm and hit all the rush hour traffic! My poor sis was shattered before she started driving! And then... oh yes... freezing fog! All the way home until we reached South Shields! The journey took 5 hours.

So I'm home... not unpacked but with glass of wine in hand!

The show was fab... my layouts seemed to go down well! Well lots of peeps taking pics of them (very strange feeling!!) and a whole heap of great contacts and possible future projects!

I'll update fully tomorrow when I've had some sleep but will leave you with a pic of Alan (Stampbox), Joey (Bazzill Basics) and myself!

Til tomorrow

Maria x