It just got up and left me!!!!

My mojo has just completely left me at the moment. I want to make things but just have no imagination at all! So the solution was a copy of Lets make Cards and lift some designs.
This is something I don't normally do as I like my cards to be my own creation but needs must I am afraid.

Still I managed a few cards from the mag including this one which I do actually really like!

So what have I been up to? Well today I have been mainly socialising (and drinkingthe odd glass or two) which meant poor Steve came home and no tea was prepared! So a takeaway was required and then my friend Claire came over with her two kids. We managed a bottle of Cava between us while we sat in the evening sunshine chatting away. Is summer finally here with us?? I hope so.

I have just a couple of days left with my eldest before he visits my mum and dad for the week. I will miss him so much but I know he will have a great time with them as dad is having the week off work and they have one or two excursions planned. George and I are going to make sure we have things to do next week. He is going to have his friend Will over for a sleep over and he has an invitation to play with another friend. Busy boys!!!!!

Right may have an early night to see if my mojo will return during the night xxxx

Lovely and sunny!

We seem to at last have some lovely weather here - hurrah!!!

Well after yesterday's mammoth and I mean mammoth cleaning session I have a house that is well ...really clean. I do hate cleaning but when you have finally finished and sit down and look around it is nice to see.

Roofers are finally here this morning to fix the problems we have. The only downside to this is that I have had to miss the weekly card class run by Traci which I am gutted about as I really enjoy taking part in it.

Still I think I am going to indulge in a crating session of my own this morning. I deserve it I think LOL!

Here is a piccie of Steve with his Granny on Sunday. This lovely lady turned 90 at the weekend and she really enjoyed seeing her family all around her. She is moving on Friday from the home she has lived in for 50+ years to a sheltered housing complex, so I think it will be an emotional week for her.

Right cuppa on the go and crafting to start xxxx

Bleurgh!!!!

I have got housework to do today and bleurgh! I do not want to do it but there we go it is a fact of life and must be done.......by me.

So very little crafting will get done no doubt but get it all done today and hopefully I can indulge during the week - I can but try!

Well yesterday went really well at the party. I do have some pics but need to get them off the camera first.

Granny had a lovely birthday and sometimes I think it got quite emotional for her but she enjoyed it all!x

The boys had fun too and really behaved themselves which is great. Some members of the family had not seen them for a long time and could not believe how much they had grown.

It was a long day for them but they loved it!!

The photo I have posted is a quick card I did last week using a free decoupage image from a magazine. Very pink and very girly and also very simple but I like!

Right those surfaces are not going to clean themselves. I am going in and I may be sometime!!!

Busy afternoon!

What started as a very slow morning quickly descended into a very busy afternoon for me!
Infact I had no time for crafting which was a shame but here is a card I made during the week. I like it even though it is quite a plain card.

This evening I may get the chance to make a card or two depending on what is on the tv. I have a strong suspicision that darts may be on so I will be staying in my craft hideaway I think!

We are keeping our fingers crossed for good weather tomorrow. Steve's Mum and dad are hosting a party for his Granny and it would be lovely if all of the guests could sit outside.

Will try and post some pics of the party tomorrow evening if we are back in time.

Whatever you are doing tomorrow I hope you all have a lovely day!! xx

Wow!!!!

Well Harry and I went armed with popcorn to see Harry Potter this morning and the verdict???? Wow wow wow! It is fab and we both really enjoyed it. The effects are stunning and the fight scenes breathtaking. This will certainly be on dvd want list.
Alan Rickman (Prof Snape) has always been a fav of mine (I like them mysterious and moody LOL!) and as always he was brilliant. So too was Gary Oldman as Sirius Black. Oh I just loved it all!!!
It's been a great Harry Potter week seeing as the book also came out last week, which incidentally I lurved! I am not going to give away any of the plot but I was not disappointed with then ending and I think J K Rowling left all questions answered.

Anyway tomorrow is Saturday and the first week of our holiday is done. It is such a shame it has rained for most of the week especially as Steve has been off work. But we have been so lucky flood wise compared to some poor people in the country.
Tomorrow I am preparing a few things for a party on Sunday for Steve's granny who will be 90. She is a lovely lady who adores her grand children and great grandchildren. The boys have had their picture taken for her birthday and it is really lovely. I think she will really enjoy her party and hopefully the sun may make an appearance for a little while!!!

Its good to talk!

It's great to get together with friends for the evening and have a good old chat. We certainly did that last night too!!! Myself and four friends went out to our local Indian restaurant and then onto a nearby hotel for a drink or two or three!! The next minute it was closing time and home time!
Traci and I got home at around midnight to find Harry and Kiesha making Hama bead things, George asleep on the sofa and Steve looking shattered after his evening with three children!
Luckily for us the boys were really kind to us this morning and George was our alarm call at about 9am. Harry slept until 10.50am which is so unheard of for him!

So today has been a day of bits and pieces but I have got some crafting done which is fab so I must take some piccies tomorrow and post them. I have been using the free gifts from magazines today and making quick cards with them which I have enjoyed. Sometimes its nice to lift other peoples ideas from magazines and do 'easy' crafting for a change rather than sit there for half an hour deciding on what to do!!!!

The boys are now in bed - early tonight and tomorrow we are off to the cinema! Harry and I to see Harry Potter and Steve and George are watching Transformers at the same time. Fab!!!!

No car!

Yes the car went in for it's MOT yesterday and ....... promptly failed :(. Hmmmm ok given how many miles Steve does every week and the fact it is a Y reg it is hardly surprising it failed. But it has had to go back to the garage today and so we are without a car for the second day running. Normally this would not bother me but it would be nice to go out as Steve is off this week. Hey ho - at least I can do a bit of crafting!

I completed Steve's birthday card from me today which I will take a photo of and post after his birthday as I know he sneaks peeks on my blog ocassionally. xxxxx

This evening I am off out with some friends of mine - including Traci - for a chin wag and all you can eat curry! All of us have met through school as we have children who have just left Primary school. It will be nice to get together and put the world to rights. Infact our other halfs - except Traci's - all went out together on Saturday night so we can compare notes on how they were feeling Sunday morning!

Have a good evening everyone xxxxx