tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32195384922919678592024-02-19T07:09:27.379-08:00Creative CrafterMarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843163166870302061noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219538492291967859.post-72170086968358674442013-11-26T14:22:00.000-08:002013-11-26T14:22:05.559-08:00Shake Loving!
Any day that involves milkshakes or floats is a happy one for our family so on a recent trip to Vancouver when we came across this fun soda fountain shop we had to pay it a visit. Here are my mum & sister enjoying their drinks and there are more pictures behind the cover one.
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I also bought this jar stamp at a Papersource shop on a day trip to Seattle. I had been wanting to use it for ages and thought it fit well with this theme of our love of shakes and with the sketch from Scrap 365 which includes a tag! I covered it in a layer of vellum and put sequins behind and on top of the vellum.
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Because we love shakes so much, I repeated the word love 3 times! I am linking this up for the December Scrap 365 Sketch layout. Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843163166870302061noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219538492291967859.post-21751684276069136442013-01-08T10:57:00.001-08:002013-01-08T14:11:49.352-08:00Pucker Up!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a page I did using pictures from last December when me, my sister and mum spent a fun festive weekend in London. In Covent Garden they had an interactive feature where if you went and kissed under the mistletoe it would make all the lights twinkle on the giant tree! Well we had to try it so me and my sister shared some sisterly love under the Mistletoe!<br />
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I painted the corrugated title letters with some green paint but kept it quite rough and distressed looking. I am linking this page for Scrap365 magazines sketch challenge. I liked the idea from the sketch of having a notice board for the journalling and 'pinned' mine with a heart and the idea of having a bow like a present.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I bought a new baking book from a charity shop last weekend and thought it would be perfect to use for Cupcake Crazy Gem's United bakes of America challenge (any excuse to buy a new recipe book!)<a href="http://cupcakecrazygem.blogspot.co.uk/">http://cupcakecrazygem.blogspot.co.uk/</a></div>
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It is by Kate Zuckerman who was the pastry chef at New York restuarant Chanterelle. It is a few years old but I think it is the type of book that will never age and the recipes are classics. It has lots of useful hints and tips on baking techniques as well.
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I chose to make the crisp chewy chocolate chip cookies and as the recipe says they were crispy and chewy! It's good because you can make the dough and then refrigerate it and bake the cookies as you need them, they are best eaten warm 20 minutes after coming out the oven. They also smell amazing! I took them to a friends house when they were still warm and they scented the whole room with a sweet baked aroma. i didn't realize it was the cookies at first and thought they were burning a scented candle! It definitely makes them hard to resist. They are pretty moreish and the nuts give a nice added texture.
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Makes 48 cookies (I made mine quite big and the recipe made about 30) Pre-heat oven to 350F.
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Place the butter in the bowl of a mixer, beat on medium speed for 1 minute. Add the sugar and beat on medium-high speed until the mixture becomes fluffy and light in colour, 6-8 minutes.
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Resist them as long as you can!</div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843163166870302061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219538492291967859.post-7968085473908260132011-12-18T10:48:00.000-08:002011-12-18T11:02:06.387-08:00Cupcakes and pom poms!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4p3WVxrDsrZQMszIrOccJD-oF4CqP8WZBQXoSA7N_EbgCODwmFjgZ2m4g9RoW5Z7MJwIfPhnTVXgFkjfabSr-spMAnWIqaPZr2TMvJS3bcdbnH57hLotTaWfsXhJ17ZYtl0YikmQrEo/s1600/PC170132.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4p3WVxrDsrZQMszIrOccJD-oF4CqP8WZBQXoSA7N_EbgCODwmFjgZ2m4g9RoW5Z7MJwIfPhnTVXgFkjfabSr-spMAnWIqaPZr2TMvJS3bcdbnH57hLotTaWfsXhJ17ZYtl0YikmQrEo/s320/PC170132.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687544109797219986" /></a><br /><br />So here is my second cupcake layout of our California trip. We visited alot of cupcakeries and this was definitely a favourite of mine - Yummy cupcakes in Santa Monica, we tried popcorn cupcakes, chocolate & coconut cupcakes and rootbeer frosting shots - my favourite flavours and they tasted spot on! They had so many flavours to choose from and even sold cupcakes made in a jar!<br /><br />I think the page still needs something in the top right hand corner and my journalling was done in a light green pen which doesn't really show up so might change this!<br /><br />I've also spent this weekend wrapping presents and I couldn't wait to make some pom poms following the simple tutorial video on this blog<br /><br />http://www.creaturecomfortsblog.com/home/2011/11/30/5-minuted-diy-yarn-pom-poms-how-to-video.html<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwO_V4vT1TbH_Iapq9jXCiflZBd7zj7XFSvuQQ-jqgJGNGB23HzXgkYIHpR1Yehr2qP8GvOsqExR8Qq5lUOTuCCjpykkXbn1q0gvtmDIhTDr0nEFgUUThm9k7YmJyLTvxXAKaffKK9usE/s1600/PC170135.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwO_V4vT1TbH_Iapq9jXCiflZBd7zj7XFSvuQQ-jqgJGNGB23HzXgkYIHpR1Yehr2qP8GvOsqExR8Qq5lUOTuCCjpykkXbn1q0gvtmDIhTDr0nEFgUUThm9k7YmJyLTvxXAKaffKK9usE/s320/PC170135.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687545210147246434" /></a><br /><br />All you need is some wool, sharp scissors and your hand! I love how easy they are to make and they look really effective as a decorative touch on christmas presents - my favourite part is when you have to give them a haircut!!Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843163166870302061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219538492291967859.post-50360967613700608212011-12-15T13:58:00.000-08:002011-12-15T14:05:50.121-08:00Road trip!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7ogutJ6j08Fz_FYfZJwDeVRy0RBGA8jMXJiWP0HK1_Gav5Ns9TbnN1FmPXo-xbCexD3xTjlmKdkAIirSdDVXcU9f72uSKcXUS9jMu1HoJvNERslF7f3FLScsnk2YdDILUUfZJ0Q2OLU/s1600/PC140125.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7ogutJ6j08Fz_FYfZJwDeVRy0RBGA8jMXJiWP0HK1_Gav5Ns9TbnN1FmPXo-xbCexD3xTjlmKdkAIirSdDVXcU9f72uSKcXUS9jMu1HoJvNERslF7f3FLScsnk2YdDILUUfZJ0Q2OLU/s320/PC140125.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686479343101325938" /></a><br /><br />So Mel was right one of the highlights of Arne's trip was when we filled up with petrol and he got the squidgee out to clean the windows - look at that pure enjoyment on his face! This was the number plate on our hire car, I got lots of pics of number plates and that's another story! (and page..)Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843163166870302061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219538492291967859.post-4958339942175576172011-12-14T14:57:00.001-08:002011-12-14T15:03:48.491-08:00Cali dreamin'!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQeKastweJtdT1opRzbVBDQFZwyllQtRQy8OeJ3O8kROLINxg4C0jUU6E2rjEOmu7ivihK3a_vX9kZ8IKWP2FlPEIP3qRnDiEccZfn3YLqbb-lWcmTyxYVglMuVHZvyuagSVW42RDCrc/s1600/PC130119.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQeKastweJtdT1opRzbVBDQFZwyllQtRQy8OeJ3O8kROLINxg4C0jUU6E2rjEOmu7ivihK3a_vX9kZ8IKWP2FlPEIP3qRnDiEccZfn3YLqbb-lWcmTyxYVglMuVHZvyuagSVW42RDCrc/s320/PC130119.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686123417739037522" /></a><br /><br />I made this page to show a selection of the places, activities & food that we enjoyed (or in the case of the apples talked about enjoying but never actually did!) In the middle I stitched the square in place and inside I am going to have little journalling cards about what's in each square... coming next a road trip page and the highlight of Arne's trip!Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843163166870302061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219538492291967859.post-52210125622484674872011-12-11T14:58:00.001-08:002011-12-11T15:09:26.445-08:00Double jelly belly fun!This double layout about our trip to jelly belly factory took quite a while, I wanted the mural to run all along the bottom but my pics didn't quite match/line up so I had to do a bit of chopping and piecing together!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR8c7bqU5ptGref0F4wdjYIkTgeLoMQWTnLpwx5R1_Zbcjkpv-wZQb3N7OuekMzWJ7jdL3REZbk0SXQEulqoiPicysjY4FeyAFxPeWAWHFKjbD6Q3sUYXVy6pC00lPgVx_UtF46NbiZQs/s1600/PC100108.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR8c7bqU5ptGref0F4wdjYIkTgeLoMQWTnLpwx5R1_Zbcjkpv-wZQb3N7OuekMzWJ7jdL3REZbk0SXQEulqoiPicysjY4FeyAFxPeWAWHFKjbD6Q3sUYXVy6pC00lPgVx_UtF46NbiZQs/s320/PC100108.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685010845431528594" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6s2sGTjO02iHmedTD6UBikZt0AB3oVS7SWYp6jdltRKfy0lSpigZkjcn0VwFmn6LlWkfOUxTKmMnBhzreDfUcSoppHOJ_FxaHR0FbsfcIhtri3nFY79gjMlCqZy0mdLBQuZadFo0sAns/s1600/PC100107.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6s2sGTjO02iHmedTD6UBikZt0AB3oVS7SWYp6jdltRKfy0lSpigZkjcn0VwFmn6LlWkfOUxTKmMnBhzreDfUcSoppHOJ_FxaHR0FbsfcIhtri3nFY79gjMlCqZy0mdLBQuZadFo0sAns/s320/PC100107.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685010835171628210" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xEs21dQYOzJzw0s2j7iyvJZefeFJc3Uxs7GxdvL-v09-ZK5MQrOXdvkwA3-V5QT-F_lUmftG248Os2tm8abCWupAlIfwHkzxJgaCZJIL4V0VGJOoxkOQPqbteZusVFBTkA_3g7Fup0s/s1600/PC100106.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xEs21dQYOzJzw0s2j7iyvJZefeFJc3Uxs7GxdvL-v09-ZK5MQrOXdvkwA3-V5QT-F_lUmftG248Os2tm8abCWupAlIfwHkzxJgaCZJIL4V0VGJOoxkOQPqbteZusVFBTkA_3g7Fup0s/s320/PC100106.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685010828721788194" /></a><br /> <br /><br />The other layout is my version of our santa monica pier pics on the forrest gump bench!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdBK4Ns8nf2mYMgPrLqFytiKXsNH9cs4wSgvowr69vQGI0yvRar-oV_S9XShb-OgIDQbuXIVc_6YuCgFTzJk70vpHho781A66cIatRzsLPsYfAlogOD1eAvzHcsMz8Bcon8or1l3lRaw/s1600/PC100111.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdBK4Ns8nf2mYMgPrLqFytiKXsNH9cs4wSgvowr69vQGI0yvRar-oV_S9XShb-OgIDQbuXIVc_6YuCgFTzJk70vpHho781A66cIatRzsLPsYfAlogOD1eAvzHcsMz8Bcon8or1l3lRaw/s320/PC100111.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685010852983636450" /></a>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843163166870302061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219538492291967859.post-14639430806298569032011-12-08T13:13:00.000-08:002011-12-08T13:21:54.670-08:00Copy cat!The latest of my california scrap pages. I don't think Mel can accuse me of copying her 'big breakfast' layout, just the title but great minds think alike!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyG4Tg3Uk_e4wEBCL5CkZx0s3V0IwyJ2A_UjrVnnTCr4y6kU9yhZKs3sh2aaRNIN2AODFqzmltZlEz3mGJyHxaaQe8ZIXkUABzhdBBB63Ryd-k9LRtB-hPChu9qun8uK7B06sdVsbLVU/s1600/PC070100.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyG4Tg3Uk_e4wEBCL5CkZx0s3V0IwyJ2A_UjrVnnTCr4y6kU9yhZKs3sh2aaRNIN2AODFqzmltZlEz3mGJyHxaaQe8ZIXkUABzhdBBB63Ryd-k9LRtB-hPChu9qun8uK7B06sdVsbLVU/s320/PC070100.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683870500560568482" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjK9WJhT-RKMtPXYwkCrDYLViifiJjnKhcViYKsJHoR9C48cjuP0nm-C3kGlcn2TNE6lIX6ded6AoFv2CUkbOJ5jG9m5dFgXwJ0DKO7k3PZvRsGhnTn1CnlL9gaHrLMWt32OyTuWImKk/s1600/PC070101.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjK9WJhT-RKMtPXYwkCrDYLViifiJjnKhcViYKsJHoR9C48cjuP0nm-C3kGlcn2TNE6lIX6ded6AoFv2CUkbOJ5jG9m5dFgXwJ0DKO7k3PZvRsGhnTn1CnlL9gaHrLMWt32OyTuWImKk/s320/PC070101.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683870490129947362" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4FgKxINWez6nTfXh3KNRs7AMBMHh4yt0SXXF6Kqt6skZ4absU5yxQdAi8kW_zyMAI0dyX5QQxxJhN5iWoixRq9RRk7XtvBqfWlPyx1nkzl8vqVvfi15stPed-GJcDuVyKhc4JA_mtOM/s1600/PC070105.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4FgKxINWez6nTfXh3KNRs7AMBMHh4yt0SXXF6Kqt6skZ4absU5yxQdAi8kW_zyMAI0dyX5QQxxJhN5iWoixRq9RRk7XtvBqfWlPyx1nkzl8vqVvfi15stPed-GJcDuVyKhc4JA_mtOM/s320/PC070105.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683870484313833010" /></a>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843163166870302061noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219538492291967859.post-25873003409594619392011-09-28T12:21:00.000-07:002011-09-28T12:37:16.957-07:00californi-scrapping!Here is a quick peak at some of my California pages, pics aren't great but you can get the idea! Nearly finished a page about Zuni as well.. x<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-m2rAdUdF8Ov9GYFlT3J9LokVIuH873QnumkpkFPIEF05g6kCx2iTaKP6hn_KFWvhEilNZPm0WMVVTJG8KrHyZOpEGoFtU40Mr7U2dm2tQLVs2zUwr0lfWtza0wxdXfyhGbfarNUROM/s1600/P9270007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-m2rAdUdF8Ov9GYFlT3J9LokVIuH873QnumkpkFPIEF05g6kCx2iTaKP6hn_KFWvhEilNZPm0WMVVTJG8KrHyZOpEGoFtU40Mr7U2dm2tQLVs2zUwr0lfWtza0wxdXfyhGbfarNUROM/s320/P9270007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657495952832089730" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyT65DJPBzM5MERYDDppbPNKPWIRBENdIYknQVn6nXbaL_o7fCGbWkRcplPOz5XrGlZJzN6cJRSAr9vFiZEZ02IoS7SBb7wZDUtt3jX6W8ZKCb3arCCpuuh5cWEKbZIBKmNDPZbTM3HAs/s1600/P9270008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyT65DJPBzM5MERYDDppbPNKPWIRBENdIYknQVn6nXbaL_o7fCGbWkRcplPOz5XrGlZJzN6cJRSAr9vFiZEZ02IoS7SBb7wZDUtt3jX6W8ZKCb3arCCpuuh5cWEKbZIBKmNDPZbTM3HAs/s320/P9270008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657495960383469586" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh08UdJRuxIclk5JB8oFqesd7A2SQcQYV59g8ttwlT5W7xygNe_RC83oto7cpStG65h2MRXB2CxlUAZRkzKG1LeS8SRZRS4IQvOwwbhtPOzGr2hY7jfwoCdLz-S9_06mnz1V3YZYKp835E/s1600/P9270006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh08UdJRuxIclk5JB8oFqesd7A2SQcQYV59g8ttwlT5W7xygNe_RC83oto7cpStG65h2MRXB2CxlUAZRkzKG1LeS8SRZRS4IQvOwwbhtPOzGr2hY7jfwoCdLz-S9_06mnz1V3YZYKp835E/s320/P9270006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657495943636365346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigiPH5a-JUg4vkIEjXkFagyscuWOsgn7EjeivZmloEwPO4NNkTOIfIJs-BVlSbcAj-4a8nKpBImeBPtCnCg94QbmgOCQJ8ZLLeu9ib7xs5QJ_aaGpBLEEUn2P3B8LIy152U4w7pPJXa-Y/s1600/P9270009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigiPH5a-JUg4vkIEjXkFagyscuWOsgn7EjeivZmloEwPO4NNkTOIfIJs-BVlSbcAj-4a8nKpBImeBPtCnCg94QbmgOCQJ8ZLLeu9ib7xs5QJ_aaGpBLEEUn2P3B8LIy152U4w7pPJXa-Y/s320/P9270009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657495941385760066" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBufmvHfuusQ8GcJAmksLmnU9ZAyfzuLmsDdYFAeSXFqiz9VJjfpzS_-InWNkweDzh0TUqoU1ZYmkKOmQ4LeBWzR3kK4AzU3kqtRLjuzFH3W8AONbo4fAURZjUBzMoXskvxRvc3fAksUo/s1600/P9270003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBufmvHfuusQ8GcJAmksLmnU9ZAyfzuLmsDdYFAeSXFqiz9VJjfpzS_-InWNkweDzh0TUqoU1ZYmkKOmQ4LeBWzR3kK4AzU3kqtRLjuzFH3W8AONbo4fAURZjUBzMoXskvxRvc3fAksUo/s320/P9270003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657495937211391346" /></a>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843163166870302061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219538492291967859.post-59016543266179901302011-04-13T13:43:00.000-07:002011-04-13T13:59:21.827-07:00Who's afraid of the 'crocky' trail....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjgh8H_MnRmvZrsuO-36M8ZAGmW5xCBajpqjc0zTgyA4UqHAJ5844b436OxygJjxrfVtfIsfY1kuoBlqvDfNqfcyu9TxPUiBCdWq2P3sfBbLEwzc53ThgDawG5Hhbbf_Zg1eaxaymzlYs/s1600/P4120242+resized.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjgh8H_MnRmvZrsuO-36M8ZAGmW5xCBajpqjc0zTgyA4UqHAJ5844b436OxygJjxrfVtfIsfY1kuoBlqvDfNqfcyu9TxPUiBCdWq2P3sfBbLEwzc53ThgDawG5Hhbbf_Zg1eaxaymzlYs/s320/P4120242+resized.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595175055219576098" /></a><br /><br />I wanted to participate in the scrapping the music challenge and decided to use the lyric 'just hanging' with this picture of me and a group of friends taken after we'd just completed the crocky trail in Chester. It is an outdoor assault course which has rope swings, hamster wheels, mazes, cargo nets and is sooo much fun! You always go away at the end covered in mud and usually soaking wet so its not for the faint hearted! This picture was the first time I'd been and I fell off a rope swing into the water and had to be fished out! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fJm7cvXRAX4X1Yh_2_P27Ei3YqIhWmU67rmvOC5LkpX4u9onvRK4aiqvFGUG5qqsMosYcn68pzF1nLRleVsYtimWM9YtCueSrmZVuc5ATX6VwwMEeaYW-fXGhQDLXYrN4rxLZwPevLs/s1600/P4120244.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fJm7cvXRAX4X1Yh_2_P27Ei3YqIhWmU67rmvOC5LkpX4u9onvRK4aiqvFGUG5qqsMosYcn68pzF1nLRleVsYtimWM9YtCueSrmZVuc5ATX6VwwMEeaYW-fXGhQDLXYrN4rxLZwPevLs/s320/P4120244.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595175079168639906" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDh76w6UjbVjYolxbSGaT0Ec0f4F3ckR-dygrtnETixWibtOLCVQGvssm3rPq6ejaxYrG20PNB0MkKOabzEeIl1l9HqdA3SlQhM9gnjsYY5hYz249kpSqGXrAX4YIs0DmTHUyXuxrRGuM/s1600/P4120245.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDh76w6UjbVjYolxbSGaT0Ec0f4F3ckR-dygrtnETixWibtOLCVQGvssm3rPq6ejaxYrG20PNB0MkKOabzEeIl1l9HqdA3SlQhM9gnjsYY5hYz249kpSqGXrAX4YIs0DmTHUyXuxrRGuM/s320/P4120245.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595175071925002562" /></a><br /><br />I wanted this page to capture the mood of the crocky trail which is crazy fun, splattered mud and being outdoors. I punched out a cork flower for the centre of my flower in the top left. I splattered lots of paint and cut out a splat from sticky shimmery foil. I wrote the journalling in gold pen and then highlighted key words in green to tell the story.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyj61YfIS3wFrjV2LJkph2B341FSy3Z_w_wsftDjm2jPdq3nbjydM4I4gaLE1HoIjQ2hcvgpK1KBlks7GF-GPIHJSYU29ItoWFzNw98sKMoZ24VbXkLoeYqE6djAYouRHTil_1_PgvLzI/s1600/P4120248.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyj61YfIS3wFrjV2LJkph2B341FSy3Z_w_wsftDjm2jPdq3nbjydM4I4gaLE1HoIjQ2hcvgpK1KBlks7GF-GPIHJSYU29ItoWFzNw98sKMoZ24VbXkLoeYqE6djAYouRHTil_1_PgvLzI/s320/P4120248.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595175084087611138" /></a><br /><br />I am so excited because I haven't been to the crocky trail for about 7 years but me, my sisters and their husbands are all planning to go over the easter bank holiday weekend, I can just imagine how much fun we will have and how dirty we will get! can't wait!Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843163166870302061noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219538492291967859.post-49002470500633620412011-04-10T13:10:00.001-07:002011-04-10T14:27:16.446-07:00Pretty in pink!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8Dp45ysFk3ilnHavNT5EIvRA9t26wAR_4nEjbMgu6e7t8LjlJ1fRmpfnu03XawrH6R7SdGX5r0Tch0Y_d0cHCvW4SATR4bAijvXygGSjyJvh7gWa91Wwub3JzjGsy86K7rUUT5a2ShA/s1600/SISTERS2.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8Dp45ysFk3ilnHavNT5EIvRA9t26wAR_4nEjbMgu6e7t8LjlJ1fRmpfnu03XawrH6R7SdGX5r0Tch0Y_d0cHCvW4SATR4bAijvXygGSjyJvh7gWa91Wwub3JzjGsy86K7rUUT5a2ShA/s320/SISTERS2.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594068353287542018" /></a><br /><br />I recently came across lots of family photos of me and my sisters when we were younger. I liked this professional shot of the three of us (missing my youngest sister Gem!) <br /><br />I decided to use the sketchy thursdays design for May guest designer.<br />I was a bit worried about spattering the paint, but luckily it worked really well (I made sure I did this bit first before I added any embellishments or photos!) and I was enjoying myself so much I decided to paint the edges of the heart doily too!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8aesQawCexum-B9dHyInA-Ahw0MtZJvfyr_w2hMynTQApRSLrZY0XoKVkntHZeCZjBhDFeRW9CJCrFIc7Er2Cy7bGEX3wY9egk0gJFwUyzuzWPRPbG3JylGJDMsKo9nQ2AeI6ERoV9OU/s1600/P4090239.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8aesQawCexum-B9dHyInA-Ahw0MtZJvfyr_w2hMynTQApRSLrZY0XoKVkntHZeCZjBhDFeRW9CJCrFIc7Er2Cy7bGEX3wY9egk0gJFwUyzuzWPRPbG3JylGJDMsKo9nQ2AeI6ERoV9OU/s320/P4090239.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594068374467094050" /></a><br /><br />I used my new border punch for the top strips which was a bargain from the QVC outlet shop in shrewsbury (£2.99!) This is my favourite shop of all time because you can always find scrapbooking bargains and is the reason why all my stash could easily fill a room! <br /><br />I made the title using a resist ink embossing technique but think its a bit glitter heavy in places :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyxMtHcIIN8iRhpyGTiBL3zre6SdKTpN9ayKubGWH7wMRQL0-mXIe9hwYOSitdR5DF_cIJqaLIQILxvn-I4w6chQohvS7uCVg5joI5uaeGtwIl_Yn3W5GeYVP2B443R8QN5ZBBAHNG_U/s1600/P4090236.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyxMtHcIIN8iRhpyGTiBL3zre6SdKTpN9ayKubGWH7wMRQL0-mXIe9hwYOSitdR5DF_cIJqaLIQILxvn-I4w6chQohvS7uCVg5joI5uaeGtwIl_Yn3W5GeYVP2B443R8QN5ZBBAHNG_U/s320/P4090236.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594068372308425074" /></a><br /><br />This layout is fitting because I've spent the day watching girly chick flicks which me and my sisters love doing together, no matter how many times I watch 'love actually' it still gets me! I love the colin firth story line best!Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843163166870302061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219538492291967859.post-84566390083240483522011-04-10T08:49:00.000-07:002011-04-10T11:37:42.278-07:00In full bloom...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRmZ21N_Gs9VBACTL8qtQNlCcu04PrrSls1QJtHCDdIgId6gfCMTkQ-yD92Q_9zPsjcySwrRI154IBYIM_H3xx_YDh02OYJvKwb0NiItjD5v5kCsOMZPtNE57PvpaIwTbk7GTRAFClkg/s1600/P4090230.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRmZ21N_Gs9VBACTL8qtQNlCcu04PrrSls1QJtHCDdIgId6gfCMTkQ-yD92Q_9zPsjcySwrRI154IBYIM_H3xx_YDh02OYJvKwb0NiItjD5v5kCsOMZPtNE57PvpaIwTbk7GTRAFClkg/s320/P4090230.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593989044387859522" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkmoZguUhglAD_xE-KEFCNr9DaYdgeiy-M6FIr8eZ6Ar7y03jG1IFVgDkfU5T62eJ1dMYvj5vQekd3tR0du2Zv81HtbJLojJJGW6foM79vswCkmfMnDDaOboAPvqkThKC0uckmAySlYY/s1600/P4090233.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkmoZguUhglAD_xE-KEFCNr9DaYdgeiy-M6FIr8eZ6Ar7y03jG1IFVgDkfU5T62eJ1dMYvj5vQekd3tR0du2Zv81HtbJLojJJGW6foM79vswCkmfMnDDaOboAPvqkThKC0uckmAySlYY/s320/P4090233.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593989055771572530" /></a><br /><br />I have been really inspired to scrapbook today by a new magazine I got called Scrapbooks etc.... Normally I just flick through scrapbook magazines but never end up taking much from them, but from the first page to the last I wanted to try every idea! As soon as I got home I got busy making all the different flower ideas. There are also lots of good ideas for using misting inks that I want to try, I love this magazine and will definitely be buying it every month now I've found somewhere that stocks it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniodO-MESP6oTo2cV8Q-6s74v16fmxxdQkVTmY1K7fy0Gi0l8tBkrPVkX8z2jmEv8Fb_6BHt22Aa5HpXIJu3-7eGbs8wgaFgPHI6lNV3CRVh1xiJLkci7hJMtZOF69gzfHXvDDmMgCvY/s1600/P4090231.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniodO-MESP6oTo2cV8Q-6s74v16fmxxdQkVTmY1K7fy0Gi0l8tBkrPVkX8z2jmEv8Fb_6BHt22Aa5HpXIJu3-7eGbs8wgaFgPHI6lNV3CRVh1xiJLkci7hJMtZOF69gzfHXvDDmMgCvY/s320/P4090231.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593989047774538946" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLrUC97Gg_4TUmFbAB8Gvi-tK5F3aasV-_IG8aGaiNjbqFKQTaDCOwXgZ4i_8ZtVDHbDjM7_W0BWg0zcyUlkqGOJl4xHJyWJs-U4RacfWdcTtq6m5M4buwn9d5LQ1PZyRiA80A-M_D8k/s1600/P4090224.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLrUC97Gg_4TUmFbAB8Gvi-tK5F3aasV-_IG8aGaiNjbqFKQTaDCOwXgZ4i_8ZtVDHbDjM7_W0BWg0zcyUlkqGOJl4xHJyWJs-U4RacfWdcTtq6m5M4buwn9d5LQ1PZyRiA80A-M_D8k/s320/P4090224.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594024649302306562" /></a><br /><br />This is a page that I've been working on based on the sketchy thursdays sketch using pictures of when me and Mel went to a concert in Manchester and ended up not being able to find where we'd parked the car and spent about 3 hours walking round Manchester until we found it with some help! It was definitely a memorable evening! I did the jounalling in a hidden circle that can be pulled out.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpMjbkiAhqFWYkmWGdr_bwvBlj_3H7tqFLYp_khlie5YnqlwJ72_kEa3kU7u4xQwRmozYb3kGjO7CTqZCYU5sVMiJNEJL0mIZ4l7iIb5gfCcXfFWrxi0pwFAdSWr7cnM2iYEXFCFVCcHo/s1600/P4090229.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpMjbkiAhqFWYkmWGdr_bwvBlj_3H7tqFLYp_khlie5YnqlwJ72_kEa3kU7u4xQwRmozYb3kGjO7CTqZCYU5sVMiJNEJL0mIZ4l7iIb5gfCcXfFWrxi0pwFAdSWr7cnM2iYEXFCFVCcHo/s320/P4090229.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593995665330670642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEbiCSMbTDFaqYfwnxs95LCVRIMDWHuI_fzcvUU4q2g6KWUEDFtoF7hiwtXXLhhli9uc2bvhUEnj2r3MWHAyfK2G5AmrYgq-VYCQlUXHwkGXQF2aDq597Iam_zY0tflCjDtJnYZ_6ypI/s1600/P4090227.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEbiCSMbTDFaqYfwnxs95LCVRIMDWHuI_fzcvUU4q2g6KWUEDFtoF7hiwtXXLhhli9uc2bvhUEnj2r3MWHAyfK2G5AmrYgq-VYCQlUXHwkGXQF2aDq597Iam_zY0tflCjDtJnYZ_6ypI/s320/P4090227.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593995661236383202" /></a>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843163166870302061noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219538492291967859.post-73082158428907263282011-03-04T15:02:00.000-08:002011-03-04T15:26:02.460-08:00Baby its cold outside..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAfl2N-sH6hqj0Ak-fOafJI7GDy-00ENSl6crAxnlqwwnbNbznSP93BRURAHcSpC7KKlp9f6j_VIznbkxwJlI0I2i7_ErHbgrsOUH5vNOZAJQRjXabLYMDO30lJ6K_I45uBsPpAp82_k/s1600/P3030198.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAfl2N-sH6hqj0Ak-fOafJI7GDy-00ENSl6crAxnlqwwnbNbznSP93BRURAHcSpC7KKlp9f6j_VIznbkxwJlI0I2i7_ErHbgrsOUH5vNOZAJQRjXabLYMDO30lJ6K_I45uBsPpAp82_k/s320/P3030198.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580368799850973938" /></a><br /><br />This is a post of firsts, the results of my first scrapbooking session since moving into my new bigger place and first time I tried to crop pictures using paint. I'm loving having more space to scrap in but think I need ALOT more practice with photo editing!!<br /><br />I used this weeks sketchy thursdays design as inspiration for the snow fun page...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyMBbiCHbaF30Pr1MQqH5Olsj9XzoyGrjf8L0a8sZWsI_ZfrdQegJNwcEd71DkRloBEJoq3X4JLWRAa48eVQ0fcJ07hvbDUi7vpZ4GOEtU1FEqXSq2HGW7LJVUaDLjKCOIMqDF1rk8JM/s1600/P3030202.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyMBbiCHbaF30Pr1MQqH5Olsj9XzoyGrjf8L0a8sZWsI_ZfrdQegJNwcEd71DkRloBEJoq3X4JLWRAa48eVQ0fcJ07hvbDUi7vpZ4GOEtU1FEqXSq2HGW7LJVUaDLjKCOIMqDF1rk8JM/s320/P3030202.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580368809360541330" /></a><br /><br />Unfortunately I also learnt for the first time you can't press the back key on blogger (without losing everything) :( so this is the second time I have written this post!Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843163166870302061noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219538492291967859.post-37326220561743948602011-02-07T14:42:00.000-08:002011-02-07T14:53:31.444-08:00In the cookies of life, sisters are the chocolate chips...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKECKWeIOAeIQLoFAzySqio81G_6Rdtyl1Z_3vSrAuEryNP9f58IegBO4SiC0dymI5MRfztRYEQYbBqkGlAbWvkAHa-Bo4_BpTWnF13vDkSfRrcNzg8KFdHstji3J6yzZ1x-jaG-3LrFA/s1600/P2060139.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKECKWeIOAeIQLoFAzySqio81G_6Rdtyl1Z_3vSrAuEryNP9f58IegBO4SiC0dymI5MRfztRYEQYbBqkGlAbWvkAHa-Bo4_BpTWnF13vDkSfRrcNzg8KFdHstji3J6yzZ1x-jaG-3LrFA/s320/P2060139.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571083384401101378" /></a><br /><br />I thought this page went well with this months stuck sketches design, but I flipped the ribbon detail and title. I used the circle theme to include some quotes on sisters. My favourite one is the cookie one! It fits well with our family since we all love baking so can really appreciate how important chocolate chips are to a cookie! The picture was taken two christmases ago when we had such a fun time playing in the snow in a field near our house and even my parents joined in the sledging!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikVaocEno_xsDwOkPOOKB_0pp5F1P4_nJw0uIFh3Cu-VWXlfmrqg_ZlrxDt-8HL6myzHRrEd3c-Du-qOqFpw_69B9sdNTMoVfJRgvQo0TA89s70niATFf2l5icvps6jzawjxMgajj_IN8/s1600/P2060140.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikVaocEno_xsDwOkPOOKB_0pp5F1P4_nJw0uIFh3Cu-VWXlfmrqg_ZlrxDt-8HL6myzHRrEd3c-Du-qOqFpw_69B9sdNTMoVfJRgvQo0TA89s70niATFf2l5icvps6jzawjxMgajj_IN8/s320/P2060140.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571083388641199538" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNGMzOenmSQyzqPNN3JUMrENtrLgkRlAj9qGfrH_1J40ZQB-pErQeN0Emua4tJFybtRSLKCw64cHDRc5zvoNX8cxFtMiwYHprI_0EelUOJSuCla2_rjTGu5UKKRdTKhZroGW3yq2Dwog/s1600/P2060142.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNGMzOenmSQyzqPNN3JUMrENtrLgkRlAj9qGfrH_1J40ZQB-pErQeN0Emua4tJFybtRSLKCw64cHDRc5zvoNX8cxFtMiwYHprI_0EelUOJSuCla2_rjTGu5UKKRdTKhZroGW3yq2Dwog/s320/P2060142.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571083396150676290" /></a>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843163166870302061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219538492291967859.post-90009939462587485682011-02-06T14:27:00.000-08:002011-02-06T14:45:48.419-08:00Kayaking fun in the sun!This weeks sketchy thursdays layout helped me to scrap these pictures of the fun day me, my sister and brother in law had kayaking in Turks & Caicos, because I had so many pictures and wanted to use them all i thought i would turn it into a double layout!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfL8L7IV3m2qqsngzo3lA51cB4eViVH7LBmkwVHuQWJ7Ax9lWAJ6lh8RhQYh3v8fg6UKKcs8JONgVY6Q0EPKiuBB5MrvWoEtroQqUkzgX8cUHgNUnqgjFa_UDCsRPKNiMF8ijjqtKEPM/s1600/P2050135.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfL8L7IV3m2qqsngzo3lA51cB4eViVH7LBmkwVHuQWJ7Ax9lWAJ6lh8RhQYh3v8fg6UKKcs8JONgVY6Q0EPKiuBB5MrvWoEtroQqUkzgX8cUHgNUnqgjFa_UDCsRPKNiMF8ijjqtKEPM/s320/P2050135.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570708267923256866" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-K4yfDaHB8TxkocAEPgJw8p2G1D_A4xMt9N26KUrFwk2ITmAJODlvjESjyaiNFWfm6wKC3Oay5dY5pmNzVKIY-kCX_vMp5VE0jtfhjDyPNX8tEcUdpk0kGAfV-jC6wqBiDRriP5n4IhQ/s1600/P2050131.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-K4yfDaHB8TxkocAEPgJw8p2G1D_A4xMt9N26KUrFwk2ITmAJODlvjESjyaiNFWfm6wKC3Oay5dY5pmNzVKIY-kCX_vMp5VE0jtfhjDyPNX8tEcUdpk0kGAfV-jC6wqBiDRriP5n4IhQ/s320/P2050131.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570708267140268002" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaKJErKHfSsrkNwcJFEH-eNw4-tFSS3ug4D7J6X9PTcB6Nk7oDHRkuQC8KH8j-1TstJsJMbgjKZwuX3LPfFOfOXeh_nMYMeoSsRmmLuhwLamqi0xl26bUhvmFAffK8fFdjNIb9UaLjf8/s1600/P2050132.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaKJErKHfSsrkNwcJFEH-eNw4-tFSS3ug4D7J6X9PTcB6Nk7oDHRkuQC8KH8j-1TstJsJMbgjKZwuX3LPfFOfOXeh_nMYMeoSsRmmLuhwLamqi0xl26bUhvmFAffK8fFdjNIb9UaLjf8/s320/P2050132.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570708270395473554" /></a>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843163166870302061noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219538492291967859.post-89960287141181608612011-01-30T11:08:00.001-08:002011-01-30T11:38:00.609-08:00Merry Kissmas!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UkM85E_DSLdtM_Vv0qY5XPRnRV6bNnvB9up9zDU1XDxYL81W1uikubNEzh76JiLEZHMBZtAO6riLe681XagAx5ZLearBY5vnP9uSjv0Ue7Kw2yKYFZ08JCVoNaFSnqK_ldHT5csQmxo/s1600/P1290099.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UkM85E_DSLdtM_Vv0qY5XPRnRV6bNnvB9up9zDU1XDxYL81W1uikubNEzh76JiLEZHMBZtAO6riLe681XagAx5ZLearBY5vnP9uSjv0Ue7Kw2yKYFZ08JCVoNaFSnqK_ldHT5csQmxo/s320/P1290099.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568059480898994786" /></a><br /><br />I thought these pictures went perfectly with this weeks sketchy thursdays layout. They were taken just before christmas in Covent Garden, at a kissmas tree. You both had to hold onto a strap and then kiss under the mistletoe and this action caused all the lights on the tree to come on!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDfcPlz1vJ8138P87RKjGmPBWJIwNgmpDNq38ZZA2tXyEXcLPrCOHVmh-rdb2xqL2BUcEGixLV1lqTkiVEs8-RGg-pPBao5QDi2GvCd_T5Ar1NWuygkl-uV63Bfm5smxVHmbbcGuQOoM/s1600/P1290101.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDfcPlz1vJ8138P87RKjGmPBWJIwNgmpDNq38ZZA2tXyEXcLPrCOHVmh-rdb2xqL2BUcEGixLV1lqTkiVEs8-RGg-pPBao5QDi2GvCd_T5Ar1NWuygkl-uV63Bfm5smxVHmbbcGuQOoM/s320/P1290101.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568059472756296578" /></a><br /><br />This is another layout I completed this week, me and my sister Gem went to a cool American diner place when I was visting her in Turks & Caicos, we got some delicious fruit smoothies and the biggest helping of pancakes ever! I had banana and walnut and she had chocolate chip, they were really good!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmFgCk_xTXWmAGB2hqWH-355BlcUTF04NYfr1VxNhng1OdiIJ7nuMCtYVzvQnOInefY_quHmw_xQPj4iWa8B8Y316UYOO-UH4ni8tPo09nLWPaSuYZ432Bg37X_49D6limGXq4MH7R6I/s1600/P1260094.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmFgCk_xTXWmAGB2hqWH-355BlcUTF04NYfr1VxNhng1OdiIJ7nuMCtYVzvQnOInefY_quHmw_xQPj4iWa8B8Y316UYOO-UH4ni8tPo09nLWPaSuYZ432Bg37X_49D6limGXq4MH7R6I/s320/P1260094.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568063027197133618" /></a>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843163166870302061noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219538492291967859.post-504119439467548952011-01-21T12:06:00.000-08:002011-01-21T23:35:21.792-08:00One for the road!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwalKrCZccJltee5f9gVgkOrRQ1Ic0-meqYH3ebHlzzq6r1GLe9LmETllfMRUOggtfgweZxS7g0Hzkj8CJGLXv2fT4v95VR3rNP0c3SJxKHS5PzROi3J_Nv99bxtIxGHDF6WGiD4U1GY/s1600/P1200038.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwalKrCZccJltee5f9gVgkOrRQ1Ic0-meqYH3ebHlzzq6r1GLe9LmETllfMRUOggtfgweZxS7g0Hzkj8CJGLXv2fT4v95VR3rNP0c3SJxKHS5PzROi3J_Nv99bxtIxGHDF6WGiD4U1GY/s320/P1200038.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564734666215641922" /></a><br /><br />I used this weeks sketchy thursdays layout design for this page. I am finding I am getting so much more scrapping done since playing along! The pictures were taken in Rotterdam, Holland along their equivalent of the Hollywood star boulevard. We had fun looking at who all the handprints belonged to but not sure if they were all authentic!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrQAIOSY16tjl1qaMp1yxkYhuo-61IX7qNcy2axiToaOHmCcwly7A3tyXWVfhdra5jDu4I_I46EcAC7bGMoPUyemtQ_lycvyDYodwluCI1Y1LaWMr08m_Oq_O3YzZRnkrPnxJqOrzjxo/s1600/P1200041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrQAIOSY16tjl1qaMp1yxkYhuo-61IX7qNcy2axiToaOHmCcwly7A3tyXWVfhdra5jDu4I_I46EcAC7bGMoPUyemtQ_lycvyDYodwluCI1Y1LaWMr08m_Oq_O3YzZRnkrPnxJqOrzjxo/s320/P1200041.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564734682708611474" /></a><br /><br />I liked the way my tag came out, it started as a clothes label from a top I bought in oasis! And I added a shiny star to the boulevard sign in the photo. Whenever I take photos of my scrapbook pages you seem to be able to see all the smudges and fingerprints i've got on the photos, maybe next time I should wear gloves!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNl9-bgbYC7X2qnEs8VAvWlkwK-d7ZbNbJJ81pcmTBqrd371PmWDApoVGJGe2S6KtD9g9LcYlciKm6pX5tXmmY8EJeBY-z5Tz4kW2QaVZbA19bbhFnFt7E2bDPuPhUEaSSa6ogjWzehZk/s1600/P1200039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNl9-bgbYC7X2qnEs8VAvWlkwK-d7ZbNbJJ81pcmTBqrd371PmWDApoVGJGe2S6KtD9g9LcYlciKm6pX5tXmmY8EJeBY-z5Tz4kW2QaVZbA19bbhFnFt7E2bDPuPhUEaSSa6ogjWzehZk/s320/P1200039.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564734678551237778" /></a><br /><br />I better go now or I'll miss my train to Leeds! I'm looking forward to a weekend of fun with my sister involving cupcakes, chick flicks and JLS!...Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843163166870302061noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219538492291967859.post-48224891165786641052011-01-18T14:20:00.000-08:002011-01-18T14:41:49.621-08:00Please sir, may I have some s'more...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgzXMbWavNbhrFq7cFxRzDJo4ghilYOOctG1zNdhPhDvQBV3t89Oz53TrGmy_kVhR6ezeJBmJXu_nITY-rwqWrwucRIPPybDSvJ8leSWdZFMKlKTUlIyW7pALW3Dyo1XBZepvmAwO2gw/s1600/P1170031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgzXMbWavNbhrFq7cFxRzDJo4ghilYOOctG1zNdhPhDvQBV3t89Oz53TrGmy_kVhR6ezeJBmJXu_nITY-rwqWrwucRIPPybDSvJ8leSWdZFMKlKTUlIyW7pALW3Dyo1XBZepvmAwO2gw/s320/P1170031.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563655162898210498" /></a><br /><em>my page is based on this weeks sketchy thursday design</em><br /><br />I was looking forward to scrapping these pics of the night we had a fire at the beach on my recent trip to Turks & caicos. By was preparing the sticks for the fire and he asked me and Gem to collect some conch shells. I thought it was for some technical reason but it was just to decorate around the fire!- it definitely added something to the event. We were planning to have smores and I've never had them before. I didn't think I'd like them too much as I'm not a big fan of marshmallows but once its toasted inbetween a graham cracker and some melted milk chocolate (we even tried mint aero which was yum!) it becomes quite attractive! We had such a fun night and I love the picture of us by the title - where you can see our backs round the fire - it looks like we are attending a seance!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWixfLtNr7eAfMkp-lzrT-cc37SGfLBmeWbBEa-X5pBoF_rsG_nPw7XZsfnf0RhCPDCC_y0DjAx4_bL0XQNCbKbXG-BjAtHSruNEhWMl2cbKZrdp2qguzp1VG0iWRq2R2dw9eN1LD3D8/s1600/P1170030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWixfLtNr7eAfMkp-lzrT-cc37SGfLBmeWbBEa-X5pBoF_rsG_nPw7XZsfnf0RhCPDCC_y0DjAx4_bL0XQNCbKbXG-BjAtHSruNEhWMl2cbKZrdp2qguzp1VG0iWRq2R2dw9eN1LD3D8/s320/P1170030.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563655159802412674" /></a><em></em><em></em>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843163166870302061noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219538492291967859.post-18940781536813797812011-01-15T12:13:00.000-08:002011-01-16T03:33:14.940-08:00Gotta 'love' oreo cupcakes!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28Cu7lJ0iiP86AJnWB0OdE3KUwQgz7ZbP-pXcPbOXBAs4Kr0pyEDaDcugAMGJlzty7zOgI9A4eBzaunVegkbCkOgDhDVhByQnq6V5-GV9ooGElZO7CUvTd_0e0H7U2HVRJz2dPlQR6Sc/s1600/P1150020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28Cu7lJ0iiP86AJnWB0OdE3KUwQgz7ZbP-pXcPbOXBAs4Kr0pyEDaDcugAMGJlzty7zOgI9A4eBzaunVegkbCkOgDhDVhByQnq6V5-GV9ooGElZO7CUvTd_0e0H7U2HVRJz2dPlQR6Sc/s320/P1150020.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562744518761896930" /></a><br /><br />I decided to make some mini cupcakes to take to church tomorrow for a visiting teaching get together we are having. I was put in charge of bringing desserts so I'm taking cheesecakes from work but also wanted to make something and then I was planning to take some to FHE the following night. I used the 'love bakery' book and was going to make the Chocolate oreo ones and the banana ones..<br /><br />First up the oreo chocolate cupcakes. Sainsburys had run out of buttermilk so I substituted it for yoghurt and i didn't want to use white wine vinegar so i substituted it for rice vinegar. I was using my cute new scales I got from my mum at christmas.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDtrFZk19wdAk-hffaR6z5YwehpStwG0WiVcc9TGNgKDhSNuwdNg6yQriUwSlKhy3uWwgNFF_2RzGrO6jMicdvrHGz-LnlqR45NaRHHLQ8Qbe51CRPHmpwxmwKub6_cTBM9qpokFkkhE/s1600/P1140003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDtrFZk19wdAk-hffaR6z5YwehpStwG0WiVcc9TGNgKDhSNuwdNg6yQriUwSlKhy3uWwgNFF_2RzGrO6jMicdvrHGz-LnlqR45NaRHHLQ8Qbe51CRPHmpwxmwKub6_cTBM9qpokFkkhE/s320/P1140003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562515241168426802" /></a><br /><br />When I added the vinegar i got a cool chemical reaction with the baking powder! But I was a bit worried when I tried the batter as it tasted really strong of vinegar!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1c_R_HoACCAhx-fQXPaex54akw0vFowDdY4Ep_yRIqAgS7OxDUJPAV44z5nkBDJa1LRskf0LB04qDf6XmusNVthWMrFloLEX27Gm1DOFnkoN68bq5oqvjegO4NVYL9US-jcPuFjBleo/s1600/P1140001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1c_R_HoACCAhx-fQXPaex54akw0vFowDdY4Ep_yRIqAgS7OxDUJPAV44z5nkBDJa1LRskf0LB04qDf6XmusNVthWMrFloLEX27Gm1DOFnkoN68bq5oqvjegO4NVYL9US-jcPuFjBleo/s320/P1140001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562515236658938754" /></a><br /><br />I got this mini cupcake pan today from John lewis reduced to £12 instead of £20 (my staying in the house all day lasted till 3, then i got a bus to find a craft/home shop my sister had told me about and ended up at Brent cross!) And I was pleased to try out my new mini martha stewart cases.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJ0mP1rOiuwyqvruuexqkawUwVhS2MBUiUqynQgEmi_k8k7wq7gZTBCAjCWDCuLyeVASJrUc7F7c-nS6CXyKHjTX9hMvhJZZANin70LCTckUwmER1YfhjEEpE5FN4WMHyDv2GJk_39AE/s1600/P1140004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJ0mP1rOiuwyqvruuexqkawUwVhS2MBUiUqynQgEmi_k8k7wq7gZTBCAjCWDCuLyeVASJrUc7F7c-nS6CXyKHjTX9hMvhJZZANin70LCTckUwmER1YfhjEEpE5FN4WMHyDv2GJk_39AE/s320/P1140004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562515244552050978" /></a><br /><br />The batter was supposed to make 12 regular cupcakes but I got 35 minis! So I think the banana cupcakes are going to have to wait for another time or I'll be over run with cupcakes! When I took them out the oven, I couldn't wait to try one to see what it tasted like and luckily it didn't taste of vinegar anymore it just gives it a slight tang combined with the yoghurt and they are so moist.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1dSpGiKUKOqELD2B6782lvFFNcA7l3B0LugFXr_h254aIGW9fOCkmpFCqQQUfgMe9487TgXD-iRZ74FkKBtHOfMu2Yz_0aiNHApVlayLuyGbFtXIxcE1doBgmun2NhwB2sa5OLTmQ5k/s1600/P1140014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1dSpGiKUKOqELD2B6782lvFFNcA7l3B0LugFXr_h254aIGW9fOCkmpFCqQQUfgMe9487TgXD-iRZ74FkKBtHOfMu2Yz_0aiNHApVlayLuyGbFtXIxcE1doBgmun2NhwB2sa5OLTmQ5k/s320/P1140014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562515250326707106" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Oreo cupcakes</strong><br /><br /><em>60g unsalted butter<br />150g caster sugar<br />1 egg<br />20g cocoa powder (sifted)<br />150g plain flour<br />140ml buttermilk (I used plain yoghurt)<br />2 1/4 tsp baking powder<br />4 1/2 tsp white wine vinegar</em> (I used rice vinegar)<br /><br /><strong>Frosting</strong><br /><br /><em>2 oreo biscuits (I used mint ones)<br />40g unsalted butter<br />85g full fat cream cheese<br />250g icing sugar (sifted)</em><br /><br /><strong>Method</strong><br /><br />1)Pre-heat the oven to 180.<br />2)Add the butter and caster sugar to the elctric mixer and cream together for 7 minutes, or until light and fluffy.<br />3)Add the egg and mix for 1 minute<br />4)Add the cocoa powder and mix for 2 minutes, and then ass the flour and buttermilk and mix for 2 minutes. Add the baking powder and vinegar and mix for a further 2 minutes. <br />5)Divide the mixture evenly between the cases. Bake for 25 minutes (12-15 for minis)<br />Remove from the oven and leave to cool<br /><br /><strong>For the frosting..</strong><br /><br />1)Crush the oreo biscuits with a rolling pin until you have biscuit crumbs.<br />2)Cream the butter and cream cheese together in the mixer for 2 minutes.<br />3)Add the icing sugar and beat until smooth. Use a tablespoon to fold in the biscuit crumbs.<strong></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMJrg2r4KsOzOK2jadKfs7Uz786k2Lt1cXlRyqYviO5q7aSzGCnd3aU1Ar6LEcQV439-kJQxYHQtX8vMmqSpwP_Uf4VVzpgdfi55Ahguv3HDMnW6wX140LHNNTKWbF3Eq8EEwRrgx8fw/s1600/P1150017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMJrg2r4KsOzOK2jadKfs7Uz786k2Lt1cXlRyqYviO5q7aSzGCnd3aU1Ar6LEcQV439-kJQxYHQtX8vMmqSpwP_Uf4VVzpgdfi55Ahguv3HDMnW6wX140LHNNTKWbF3Eq8EEwRrgx8fw/s320/P1150017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562744515237891698" /></a><br /><br />The frosting was yummy with the mint oreo and the crumbs look good swirled through the white. But if I was making these again I think I need to find a better replacement for white wine vinegar as I think the rice vinegar gives too much of a tang! Unless they are supposed to be like that....Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843163166870302061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219538492291967859.post-7075389613099740372011-01-13T14:12:00.000-08:002011-01-13T15:12:41.053-08:00back to the beach...<div>I was really excited to get my pictures back from my holiday to Turks and caicos and have managed to scrap two pages already with them! My favourite is this one. I like the way the colours work together.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHfLr-Ys9vKxF4uwCoI2bEo_-XXI2Qt9h0pOHRRLtoBsXDy1_1UsFEzBFUwW15pUDfIJw3_a0wP1oY1BotBFDWT4r-m7B_Sta9Ni1ntGWvHTsASqmX_TYmzv7eSD4bzGZwMHjIra0DAA/s1600/P1120007.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561798033891685858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHfLr-Ys9vKxF4uwCoI2bEo_-XXI2Qt9h0pOHRRLtoBsXDy1_1UsFEzBFUwW15pUDfIJw3_a0wP1oY1BotBFDWT4r-m7B_Sta9Ni1ntGWvHTsASqmX_TYmzv7eSD4bzGZwMHjIra0DAA/s320/P1120007.JPG" /></a><br /><br />This page is celebrating the amazing blue skies and water that can be seen on the Island and every day didn't fail to impress me. I never got tired of the views. The sunsets and sunrises were pretty spectacular too!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbku2Dl3K2yPWhafR7SYjLfxLKg0OufhYb9IRgMtzdjrOjbDbtqy7ZIPop1AMF6numn0RNJwWZEO17VHfJ5fgyuFjlzdqTPOddYl4h2hHUl3WsqNBp0zhLHjmzQFGweXagfsrmiT9PzHA/s1600/P1120011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbku2Dl3K2yPWhafR7SYjLfxLKg0OufhYb9IRgMtzdjrOjbDbtqy7ZIPop1AMF6numn0RNJwWZEO17VHfJ5fgyuFjlzdqTPOddYl4h2hHUl3WsqNBp0zhLHjmzQFGweXagfsrmiT9PzHA/s320/P1120011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561812269646165186" /></a><br /><br /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843163166870302061noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219538492291967859.post-18826235904079155902010-11-06T14:49:00.000-07:002010-11-06T15:19:38.958-07:00The spirit of cupcakes (and christmas!)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9MFYcIsiKThBoU7gtG5IC48E2s9N7Yi_7mvbbHioxlcoLE22CdTkdqEqNsyzsLN0NMNSPUPk6zpiQR2sViTjuZjwP7TL0JA_h6469l7yYLlAsR_oA6I5dpGm8diSZhg6qn5lsuOimhQ/s1600/000_0005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9MFYcIsiKThBoU7gtG5IC48E2s9N7Yi_7mvbbHioxlcoLE22CdTkdqEqNsyzsLN0NMNSPUPk6zpiQR2sViTjuZjwP7TL0JA_h6469l7yYLlAsR_oA6I5dpGm8diSZhg6qn5lsuOimhQ/s320/000_0005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536561545124701426" /></a><br />Today I went to the spirit of christmas show at Kensington Olympia, it was amazing. All my favourite type of shops under one roof! And lots of yummy food to sample! The downstairs was all gifty shops and then upstairs were all the food stalls, there were three cupcake ones. Holly cupcakes (where I bought some rootbeer and maple flavouring extracts!), Cupcake-a-licious and Pudding Cook, which was part of the Harvey Nicholls food stand. I had never seen these cupcakes before- they are the creations of Rachael Nimenko who is a pastry chef and has worked at 5 star and michelin star restaurants. (the pics are awful- think my camera is dying!) Apparently they went on sale in Harvey Nicholls in June, she tries to make them in flavours you would have puddings of. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kOcq9YlQ-O9MAgzcCGkUMgPItLZC9J1VKGMK1rUnOozja-oYUFcsLZYy1ZImZVaqiahG5eSISx7rUjc6oCx62jKk_Cp_cquIAsnug1bQ1Cy73ayeWD13DFAaTpQS3IE0bmWQ0DoaNgI/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kOcq9YlQ-O9MAgzcCGkUMgPItLZC9J1VKGMK1rUnOozja-oYUFcsLZYy1ZImZVaqiahG5eSISx7rUjc6oCx62jKk_Cp_cquIAsnug1bQ1Cy73ayeWD13DFAaTpQS3IE0bmWQ0DoaNgI/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536559773971251138" /></a><br /><br /> She had these really cute mini ones on sale - you got four in a box, really nice packaging and only £3 which thought was good value. They literally are bite size though! Flavours were chocolate brownie (really rich and chocolaty), toffee apple, pear and ginger and strawberry. They are decorated really nicely - she loves using sparkle! They all tasted great -would definitely recommend them.<br /><br />The best bit was she was doing a cupcake class in the workshop theatre so I made sure I got into the class and was glad I did! We all got to decorate a cupcake (cranberry and orange flavour) and got to try a nutty chocolate she'd also made. We even got to package it in her cute boxes and seal it with a cupcake sticker. She also gave some good tips for making cupcakes. She said she's been a pastry chef for 18 years but she only looked mid 20's so she must have started young! The buttercream had orange zest in it and inside we put a dollop of cranberry compote. Then got to decorate it with holly leaves and sparkle glitter, there was a little girl in front of me and she literally put nearly the whole pot on hers!<br /><br />Below is my finished cupcake and the work station where I made it<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwk_RxMBK2IOOMD7HzDOAeLiAj8fXR1MW_3GLd4gyjxfRWepAffIoVijGS7RHSY-wwg9d6rR-LMWVESjJ_FActRkKETTiUlBJbLfTkWy84wjtRIS0vtYyLN3WyvOZMZ0tXYNuhRiklwc/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwk_RxMBK2IOOMD7HzDOAeLiAj8fXR1MW_3GLd4gyjxfRWepAffIoVijGS7RHSY-wwg9d6rR-LMWVESjJ_FActRkKETTiUlBJbLfTkWy84wjtRIS0vtYyLN3WyvOZMZ0tXYNuhRiklwc/s320/007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536561138213674002" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMUdtv1Vtl9tg-NcO-EHxlLHcqrkwgd9DZ9XzK11HfpZRv89FZNYk6ZgDMpkrd51briQrWGNQjFJcR4SFcR0AAoJkM-d7QZpVFhc_HrWRJveycgT1Yb3RlVGaHZ_dVDa0sM7KtmL6PWc/s1600/000_0010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMUdtv1Vtl9tg-NcO-EHxlLHcqrkwgd9DZ9XzK11HfpZRv89FZNYk6ZgDMpkrd51briQrWGNQjFJcR4SFcR0AAoJkM-d7QZpVFhc_HrWRJveycgT1Yb3RlVGaHZ_dVDa0sM7KtmL6PWc/s320/000_0010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536561133892060210" /></a><br /><br /><br />I got some cool christmas stamps from the English stamp company, if you go to their website they will make stamps to any design you like! There were also workshops on making a christmas centrepiece and gift wrapping, I thought the gift wrapping would be good but it was so basic!! She was demonstrating how to wrap a square box and then put ribbon flat across in both directions. Surely people don't need a class teaching them that!! Then she'd bought a selection of gift bags from Primark and said this was a good option if you didn't feel like making the effort of wrapping yourself! So didn't leave with anything new from this workshop! <br /><br />Here is another scrapbooking page I made recently - we had a fun time when my sisters and their husbands came to London and we went bowling at all star bowling in Holborn, but first we each had to choose something for each other to wear from Charity shops, hence the colourful page! It was a fun day and the icing on the cake was that they had rootbeer!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VefMqpkew7lSTMkm6ot_CMaytRmxo49h-cEHIguM-YMbBzEbsbGjNPeRWX5RQx2iI4aBHcFrHFgg-Zw-TxxNYh5Y2p25cApERRnv-hwA3bxAGAQTmR7AkytX9bTB3yYVi8LPdVGPd9k/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VefMqpkew7lSTMkm6ot_CMaytRmxo49h-cEHIguM-YMbBzEbsbGjNPeRWX5RQx2iI4aBHcFrHFgg-Zw-TxxNYh5Y2p25cApERRnv-hwA3bxAGAQTmR7AkytX9bTB3yYVi8LPdVGPd9k/s320/009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536563725279128018" /></a>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843163166870302061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219538492291967859.post-18510436545567944542010-11-05T13:26:00.000-07:002010-11-05T13:37:19.812-07:00June- triple celebrations!This is a page i wanted to do to show pictures of mine and gems birthdays and fathers day which are all in June, I bought the June scrapbooking paper in art base in hornchurch.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12fvUa_onOvGQs_OT0vHH3WTLIpu5GlH3rApEs5WBXkMyB-ioWlk7JbLvwtJsD0S9D4PCXJYxxVLvFhXx_T-Q0kRN3ziGFNNfvyRZfa4e6Qogm3dmvve4NoxChY0OGXxNske6JnvgtTs/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12fvUa_onOvGQs_OT0vHH3WTLIpu5GlH3rApEs5WBXkMyB-ioWlk7JbLvwtJsD0S9D4PCXJYxxVLvFhXx_T-Q0kRN3ziGFNNfvyRZfa4e6Qogm3dmvve4NoxChY0OGXxNske6JnvgtTs/s320/004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536165849118599906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxBGSXOW4BHD0YZMnTAydANy2awxB-ISx8gjXP92G_ju79Uu1VCLWCWbEV6Rk5H3waUvs3nnH87H68Xu4HNi9zoNkmmb6gZC5EFEfA-jA8rFcs7MAmKz1mMd4_UvqK7P5SR5yADjbYWY/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxBGSXOW4BHD0YZMnTAydANy2awxB-ISx8gjXP92G_ju79Uu1VCLWCWbEV6Rk5H3waUvs3nnH87H68Xu4HNi9zoNkmmb6gZC5EFEfA-jA8rFcs7MAmKz1mMd4_UvqK7P5SR5yADjbYWY/s320/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536165841990388546" /></a><br /><br />I've always been making more cards, I've made some female gingerbread to go with my male ones and tried a snowman version and then I made the cupcake one using some new stamps I bought in Rotterdam.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9iBdhs2xMgSPr9RSgu_E1z08kngjZHH2M8cBGbju-9UjJn0iUusvNZibK4uOZNx9YkBy_DMdpJfJRzR4VyTO79Rkaf6GG3A06KztrNNRpvcxNntgK_nJmdVCF9e9NE1jRo0MbvKzePM/s1600/023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9iBdhs2xMgSPr9RSgu_E1z08kngjZHH2M8cBGbju-9UjJn0iUusvNZibK4uOZNx9YkBy_DMdpJfJRzR4VyTO79Rkaf6GG3A06KztrNNRpvcxNntgK_nJmdVCF9e9NE1jRo0MbvKzePM/s320/023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536166912292601906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2r68MQfVHnj8XWTBqc6O9WhhNXky0eWq_Fpza_YL19BoVXy0YUb6w13Z3a-I7BF8Sr_Te9m71OzpdYG6pAewE7WdQsw_CtDBnAD_Y5BrM0akd2mNLzXxKuirILJTbjPROaGlKXwpdhk/s1600/019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2r68MQfVHnj8XWTBqc6O9WhhNXky0eWq_Fpza_YL19BoVXy0YUb6w13Z3a-I7BF8Sr_Te9m71OzpdYG6pAewE7WdQsw_CtDBnAD_Y5BrM0akd2mNLzXxKuirILJTbjPROaGlKXwpdhk/s320/019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536166906174576258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJonTgh_awW7GPcdc0ARaDabE2Znl5QzY3YQVL7gKZ7ExzQOb4pNmfm7mzS2L3-OaHROU3vh8by3hWmmd7xrpfc_GA2MmW2xNPm6puzVQix2lqj1biGbi5z_aA-j3VbElGXel-0o4Imc/s1600/016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJonTgh_awW7GPcdc0ARaDabE2Znl5QzY3YQVL7gKZ7ExzQOb4pNmfm7mzS2L3-OaHROU3vh8by3hWmmd7xrpfc_GA2MmW2xNPm6puzVQix2lqj1biGbi5z_aA-j3VbElGXel-0o4Imc/s320/016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536166897333643202" /></a><br /><br />Tomorrow I'm hoping to go to the spirit of christmas fair at Kensington olympia, it looks like it will be good, with lots of interesting gift and food ideas. And tips for christmas wrapping and even a christmas cupcake demonstration!Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843163166870302061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219538492291967859.post-851004512826480672010-09-26T09:48:00.000-07:002010-09-26T10:08:23.851-07:00sweet cards<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpWqK3OOjtw8Lp6Dm6-eZoGkL7iSYU0z5iFm-nAdKAbFq_5pNORIY0i16DmuQruwLHQasasanXxy1TZMfB6rc7_t_qm81WPJaDCUDnYXG-3rGXTI51ZbSaVLDnbdiyiO7lELeGNBrlBk/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpWqK3OOjtw8Lp6Dm6-eZoGkL7iSYU0z5iFm-nAdKAbFq_5pNORIY0i16DmuQruwLHQasasanXxy1TZMfB6rc7_t_qm81WPJaDCUDnYXG-3rGXTI51ZbSaVLDnbdiyiO7lELeGNBrlBk/s320/011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521270170703060994" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQojUnpfDrs8pgJewh5Orl09lJ7f1zo1jDKc449VwUq2cEcSItE5gSPGLYQU3bPuKSPLQHPkVPzjWxHjugL7SBFbEB08POyMtWpVuKX9VNV-rvJ2HL5f6C2F9r1IFyRZyzKEfENWV2jds/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQojUnpfDrs8pgJewh5Orl09lJ7f1zo1jDKc449VwUq2cEcSItE5gSPGLYQU3bPuKSPLQHPkVPzjWxHjugL7SBFbEB08POyMtWpVuKX9VNV-rvJ2HL5f6C2F9r1IFyRZyzKEfENWV2jds/s320/014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521268474037491042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAjcC32Ha-MIXwzkv-wfMNBVFaC4TijDmjrkH5lTqmh2YI1LBdjQgV5XiFVf75CKBoSvXE8g5ckX3nn2ZUO4Ck66takQ9zxxLngaIfMdIu23g6Redly8yI-3JE1wZapN85-L0D1uDGII/s1600/013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAjcC32Ha-MIXwzkv-wfMNBVFaC4TijDmjrkH5lTqmh2YI1LBdjQgV5XiFVf75CKBoSvXE8g5ckX3nn2ZUO4Ck66takQ9zxxLngaIfMdIu23g6Redly8yI-3JE1wZapN85-L0D1uDGII/s320/013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521268173743138738" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQfhMTdQJ7W51xw_7BdpZbioOEVKdv6hRClnRYORUccWTHpKNezZxBuzAFC4sTePhk7kqxbMrbB5aHiGOftF4Rprgc9055r64zhpcmD2nKor7w1sooeDxLkIicN9yVfhbcvrX-Fcz5FY/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQfhMTdQJ7W51xw_7BdpZbioOEVKdv6hRClnRYORUccWTHpKNezZxBuzAFC4sTePhk7kqxbMrbB5aHiGOftF4Rprgc9055r64zhpcmD2nKor7w1sooeDxLkIicN9yVfhbcvrX-Fcz5FY/s320/010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521267908614857522" /></a><br />I made these cards after being inspired by ideas at the big stamp and scrapbooking show I went to at Alexandra Palace. I took £20 cash and was under the illusion that including the £6 entry fee that was all i was going to spend. I was wrong! It didn't help that every stand took card payments! But my excuse is there is nowhere in London to buy good scrapbooking supplies so I had to make the most if it!<br /><br />I bought a pack of 50 blank cards and envelopes at the show because I've always enjoyed making cards as well as scrapbooking and today I thought they would be a good way to experiment with the techniques I learned.<br /><br /><br /><br />I made all the background paper for the cards - its a method where you choose 3 inks starting from light to dark. you screw the paper up then rub the first ink over it, then you brush with water and iron dry. Then you screw up the paper again and rub your second ink over it etc....i really like the effect it gives and its a quick way of making your own paper any colour you want!<br /><br />I loved this christmas fabric i got at the show so thought it would make a good card using one of the gingerbread man and i love the heart bobby pin! (got this at the show too :)And I made the brown background using the technique above.<br /><br />At the show they were all using distress inks but I asked if they had to be used and was told no, so I used my normal ink pads I had at home and they worked great.Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843163166870302061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219538492291967859.post-35829850483366338762010-05-18T13:40:00.000-07:002010-05-18T13:49:04.615-07:00The end?....I chose the lyric 'the end?' for this weeks stm challenge. I found it hard to find a lyric that I had photos for so chose some pics taken on the last day when I was leaving sidolis. It was the end but I've journalled that even though my job had ended I've made friendships that will hopefully last. It was a very emotional day for me!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcDNUfijqCXV97Yg9EQD4X1HgKE2ZhLPsEM-MTcw8i5BMEKS3ZBog_tjblRTyuGOcnKxLBfaoIwUZYpN9y9kQ8pQH3eeGtRmbHygKm4CtFboVMQU6QzrxjIquxAMrtU_u5uFcv53my3Q/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcDNUfijqCXV97Yg9EQD4X1HgKE2ZhLPsEM-MTcw8i5BMEKS3ZBog_tjblRTyuGOcnKxLBfaoIwUZYpN9y9kQ8pQH3eeGtRmbHygKm4CtFboVMQU6QzrxjIquxAMrtU_u5uFcv53my3Q/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472713965837585426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtREzRnfwkNOf8WaIYHlhrPXV82VHxsg_DutaLBFO5pgLpOPPJEwiPmbu2ZmybMb1txxURe7hi97vpxHqePF86_appUFjOmbbZ0LEnJ1x42JH-i53vYMDK4VFEXst88Fbw27-GIC1HDo/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtREzRnfwkNOf8WaIYHlhrPXV82VHxsg_DutaLBFO5pgLpOPPJEwiPmbu2ZmybMb1txxURe7hi97vpxHqePF86_appUFjOmbbZ0LEnJ1x42JH-i53vYMDK4VFEXst88Fbw27-GIC1HDo/s320/002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472713949233859682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEv4LZVExl0MmByjmWbfDPuIIUVB5q9XrU4E0mmB8eUf8uVPJURU-FdL0U0R6yojiJnbGrLCeMvNr9SOfL2r4X0gKanEjbrp5KKMfkW1VL4BWpDJ-YpMIFzRJCCpd9OGk3L83g5RoU8CU/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEv4LZVExl0MmByjmWbfDPuIIUVB5q9XrU4E0mmB8eUf8uVPJURU-FdL0U0R6yojiJnbGrLCeMvNr9SOfL2r4X0gKanEjbrp5KKMfkW1VL4BWpDJ-YpMIFzRJCCpd9OGk3L83g5RoU8CU/s320/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472713935835345842" /></a><br /><br />I used quite alot of different pattern papers together which is unusual for me and used lots of tabs for embellishments and journalling which i made. I like the white pen I used which gave the stitch detail and finished the whole page off with a smattering of purple glimmer mist (didn't want to go to mad in case it went wrong and ruined my page!)Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843163166870302061noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219538492291967859.post-68390798926571190072010-05-16T13:22:00.000-07:002010-05-16T13:48:06.694-07:00Sisters....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUP6p7ujv1Ynje-f1QFWLBQOXa1ApIla_5BxIfU-kF-wODwbUoJYTPMpsmSX_Lx9Sk9VCsnQg782rk1Op9LEDM7GRK3tIHC-M5Cb-shjbXhD6HqFgqC2yNpta0TlOMQDuN4HDU570Mog/s1600/071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUP6p7ujv1Ynje-f1QFWLBQOXa1ApIla_5BxIfU-kF-wODwbUoJYTPMpsmSX_Lx9Sk9VCsnQg782rk1Op9LEDM7GRK3tIHC-M5Cb-shjbXhD6HqFgqC2yNpta0TlOMQDuN4HDU570Mog/s320/071.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471972131209660850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACnywpgp3QwvZ-23q02g3omH8fPoufL86Yx3Pq60XaFHqMCNjx0mpRF07TNQtX7yaTh6kRpj43UNKuMZvYAas989FgUhVJxmR9cHxJsKgfI7RqyCPGOvBpRpBT5mXC-TrzPsUp-HpSFk/s1600/070.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACnywpgp3QwvZ-23q02g3omH8fPoufL86Yx3Pq60XaFHqMCNjx0mpRF07TNQtX7yaTh6kRpj43UNKuMZvYAas989FgUhVJxmR9cHxJsKgfI7RqyCPGOvBpRpBT5mXC-TrzPsUp-HpSFk/s320/070.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471972122015587730" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqKqFTBoN4BUcgDvffFMPxevJLThEZAvUtCZqJwLAxh6i2C1k_FL0iP1jbtVydwNRIouImFX0EdYJi-cHUogtYZKsC6QAgpvPVhk4r9OEcmWcVkyLKlDbOp46uRWvCZYbxOnUzq9gNew/s1600/069.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqKqFTBoN4BUcgDvffFMPxevJLThEZAvUtCZqJwLAxh6i2C1k_FL0iP1jbtVydwNRIouImFX0EdYJi-cHUogtYZKsC6QAgpvPVhk4r9OEcmWcVkyLKlDbOp46uRWvCZYbxOnUzq9gNew/s320/069.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471972118955146338" /></a><br />I wanted to scrap this picture of all of us as Bridesmaids at Mel's wedding. I had a 12 by 12 page with the quote on it but didn't want all page to be green so i used black as main background. I made the flowers using vellum. I just bought the new creating keepsakes magazine and it has lots of good ideas for making flower embellishments.<br /><br />I love the song that scrapping the music have chosen this week by Nickelback - that will be my next project!Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843163166870302061noreply@blogger.com3