Congratulations...

... Fee and Lee, on getting engaged last night. Thrilled to bits when I heard the news - so was Stu. See you soon for a wee celebration!!!!!!!

xoxo

First...

... card for a while from me - it's not that I've been lazy - just making them so tight to the deadlines that I haven't had time to do a scan of them.

Made this one for Stewart's mum - it's actually her birthday tomorrow, but they're going to France so we're going to drop pressies round tonight.

I used Blonde Moments Sugar Dumpling papers, and glitter card. Flowers cut using Bosskuts dies and text is QK Sunshine.

Got my last 2 jabs for Egypt today and I promised the nurse I would deffo go for a Hep A booster next year, cos then I will be covered for Hep A for the next 20 years and no blood test to see if I'm immune needed - added bonus because of my needle phobia and crap veins.

Watching Stu's mum & dad's doggy this weekend whilst they're in France. Will take some jewellery stuff over with me though - might even take my Cuttlebug and dies.

Have a lovely weekend bloggy peeps.

Toodles xoxo

HS:MS - Jug

The HS:MS word for today is:

Jug

A container from which eases the pouring of liquid. Show us your jugs! A-hem.

I got this a couple of years ago when my Dad's aunt & uncle moved into a home. It's been shoved at the back of a cupboard ever since, as I thought it was a bit hideous. Who knows - perhaps I'll keep it out for a couple of days and see if it grows on me (seriously doubt it though!!)

Sponge

Over at HS:MS the word for today was:

Sponge

A natural (often man made!) material to soak up liquids. Show us a sponge in your space.

4 Weeks...

...today I'll be on the Nile - really really can't wait.

Been a long day at work today - started at 7 and didn't get finished til 6, so going to have some dinner and a nice long bath.

Have a couple of cards to make tonight for someone at work - both halloween themed ones, as the little girls they are for both have birthdays around about the spooky day!

All my plans for last weekend went completely tits up, as poor Stu got sent home from work on Friday with a stomach bug and has only started to feel better today, so no meal, wedding or lunch for us - we're going for dinner this Friday instead :D and lunch on Sun.

Was off work on Monday, but spent the day in the house keeping S company (my good deed for the year). Managed to make loads of fimo stuff for card toppers and got a few die cuts done too :D.

Also been spending some time making my Swarovski Christmas spiders - just in case I'm lucky enought to get a rush on them.

Toodles for now, bloggy-types. I'll be back later in the week with stuff xoxo

Wo-o-o it's magic...

...or not as the case may be. Tried to sign up for the magic course starting at college next Monday night, but it was fully booked - I was so gutted - had visions of me wowing all my friends, family and colleagues with my fantastic new magical skills - hope they run it again in the next session - I'll be bashing down the door to get into it.

Was the lovely Stewart's birthday yesterday - all the 3s 33 - hahaha nearly as old as me. Lucky monkey was off work yesterday so I think he just chilled and watched dvds. Came up to mine a night for more pressies and a Chinese for tea. Taking him to a local restaurant, La Picardie, which specialises in rustic French food (and has the added bonus of being a 5 minute walk away!!!) Not been before, but G & A have and liked it, so looking forward to trying it out.

Got to get my Typhoid jab for Egypt tomorrow - looking forward to it like a hole in the head as I have a bit of a needle phobia - I've had it twice before, so know it doesn't hurt anywhere like it used to, but last time I nearly fainted going from the chemist to the docs with my prescription. Thing is, there are a lot of junkies living round about my docs so all I could thing was "please don't let me pass out in the street in the middle of the afternoon" (rofl especially carrying an injection syringe & needle thingy). Got to pick Mum up from the airport after work tomorrow too - hopefully she had a good time :D:D.

Tha's all for today - need to get caught up on various challenges, but this week seems to have run away with me (again!!)

Toodles xoxo

p.s. Might have a bit of Stu's toffee cake with a cuppa before bed, cos last night they all had a bit of the chocolate one, but I don't like chocolate cake!

HS:MS - Feast

Over at HS:MS the word for today was:

Feast
A large meal or a plentiful supply, show us 'feast' in your space today.

G gave me these for going round to let Charley out at lunchtimes when mum was on hols and she was at work. Was a pleasure actually cos Charley's gorgeous and she's so well behaved.

Anyways she happened to have a pack of M&S Jelly Belly Beans lying around for her frien'd birthday and I mentioned how much I loved Jelly Bellies and didn't know that M&S did them, so tada now I have some. Don't like the liquorice ones though - ugh.

Looks like a certain Mr Percy Pig may have competition for a space in my tummy now!!!

HS:MS - Hold

I've missed a couple of the HS:MS challenges, but was back for today's

Hold
To grasp, carry or support with your hands. Find 'hold' in your space.

Had the idea to do a sort of Madonna-esque shot, but it didn't really work, so I added a rough pastel filter in Photoshop - not sure about the result - suppose of I look at it with my eyes half shut it could look a bit album cover-ish.

Wild Wednesday!!!!

Thought I'd add an exciting title to my life today, not that anything much has been happening.

Stewart's still away with the band recording and I miss him cos he makes me laugh so much and keeps me company.

Managed to fill a black bag of stuff from the spare room - need to get rid of odds & sods still lying around, but I reckon I'll get so sick of looking at them that I won't need to decide what to do with them - they'll prob just go in the bin.

Have decided as of tomorrow to try to train myself not to be faff around so much - no wonder I never seem to get anything made anymore, because it seems to be bedtime every night before I even realise it. Don't know where to begin, so any tips gladly received.

Have to make a card for J tonight, as it's her birthday on Friday. Did one for G to give her last night - did my fave at the moment which is a big hand cut Japanese doll on A4 folded in half card. There is a 2cm border of cream card round it, but I sort of screwed up the scan.

Going to the first Scottish Bead Fair with N on Sunday - really looking forward to it, although as per usual at these things, it seems to be happening when I'm completely skint (or maybe I'm just always skint!!).

S's birthday on Tuesday so going to make him a nice theme cake (he reads this blog, but don't have to worry about putting any ideas here, cos I don't have any :P:P:P:P:P)

Toodles for a bit xoxo

Ugh, nose back to the grindstone

Yup, as of tomorrow I'm back at work. I've really enjoyed my week off (although not done my diet for going on holiday any good). Went for lunch on Wednesday with S to Orroco Pier. I had sea bass with sweet potato & chorizo - it was absolutely gorgeous.

Thursday I had a team building day at work (meant I only had to take 4 days off if I went to this). Wasn't really looking forward to the outdoorsy bit in the morning, but I had a fantastic time, although one of my elbows still hurts like hell.

Friday just did shopping-type stuff. Got my Christmas camera from S - lucky he let me look at it again when I got home before hiding it away cos the shop gave us the wrong one (but charged us for the one I wanted which was more expensive), so had to take it back. S made dinner on Friday night - I got some Champagne and a nice bottle of red as a treat as he's away on holiday up north with his band (recording new stuff) from yesterday until next Sat (so I'll be all lonely cos Mum's on holiday too and B is off to Turkey).

Started tidying the spare room today - seems like no time at all since I last gutted it and had it all nice - don't know how on earth I manage to accumulate so much stuff in such a short time!!!

Nothing else to report I'm afraid.

Toodles xoxo

HS:MS - Dish & Chew

I'm a bit late with these 2, but the words for Thursday and Friday were:

Dish
A shallow bowl or radio antenna. Find 'dish' in your space.

This is a dish I have in the dining room - I keep a maraca, which my Dad pinched from a bar in Spain before I was born, in it.

and

Chew
To bite and grind with the teeth. Find 'chew' in your space today.

This is a pic of a choo choo (or chew chew) train I took on Wednesday. Ok I cheated, but it was that or my ugly mouth eating a biscuit ;)

HS:MS - Cloud

The challenge for today at HS:MS was cloud

Cloud
A mass of water vapour. Show us 'cloud' in your space today.

I really struggled with this one, as the sky today when I was out was a total mass of one big humungous cloud, so I used one I took a couple of years ago in Santa Eulalia, Ibiza and made it into black & white in photoshop.

Week Off/Wee Cough

Off on annual leave this week, so not been around much to update. Still got my cough too, but it's definitely on the mend.

F & L came round Saturday night and we had a really nice time. Ordered new furniture for bedroom on Sunday, so it comes in a couple of weeks. Monday took Mum to Edinburgh to look for tiles, then to the Gyle (Mum hates driving in Edinburgh). Not sure what I'm up to today - want to go to the zoo one day, but thinking of doing that Friday. Looks like today is going to be nice though, so will do something.

Made some cards last night, but not got access to a scanner at home (I normally use the one in my office), so will try to take some photos instead...

...talking of photos, I'm getting right into this photography lark - really been enjoying the HS:MS challenges. Wish I had a better camera though (think S is going to get me one for crimbo). Saw one I really liked that wasn't too big, but still had 8 mega pixels and a 3x optical zoom - mine atm only has a digital zoom, which isn't as good.

Will be back later to post my pic for the day.

toodles

HS:MS - Apple

Over on HS:MS today the word was Apple:


Apple
A red or green fruit from a tree. Show us 'apple' in your space today.


This is a candle my sister's parner brought me back from a trip to New York.

Sun

Over on HS:MS the word for today was SUN.

Was really struggling to find anything here that related to sun, but did buy some sunflowers on Saturday, which haven't quite opened out yet (wasn't that keen to use them because a sunflower was the image used on the HS:MS blog and didn't want to copy, so made it as different as possible.

HS:MS - Stone

Everyone was right - I'm addicted to this already, so here's today's word:

Stone
A hard solid mineral. Show us 'stone' in your space today.

This first one I took when I was in town at Lunch time. It's the entrance to Falkirk Old Parish Church from the High Street.

The next one is some stones I have in a dish in the kitchen - faffed about in photoshop a bit with the image.

HS:MS - White

Thought I'd have a go at the Her Space:My Space photo blog

White


The palest colour and sign of purity. Find 'white' in your space today.

(Smells Like) Chanel No 5

My kitchen that is. Had a 3/4 full bottle on the kitchen table last night and put a bag on the table when I got home, knocked a tupperware box, which then knocked the perfume onto my tiled floor. My fave scent is all around the flat now, but unfortunately not in the bottle (which is now in 2 pieces). Luckily Mum is going on holiday a week today so when I told her about it she said "at least now I won't have to ask what perfume you want me to bring you back!".

Really been enjoying the weather the last couple of days (and it's forecast to stay for the next 3 or 4 days as well!!!). Been driving around with my new Clash Singles CD blaring (6-month anniversary pressie from the lovely S). Off on holiday next week so hopefully I'll manage to catch some rays over the weekend and next week - would like to get a bit of colour in me before I go to Egypt in 8 weeks.

Got F & L coming round on Saturday, which will be really good, as me and F always have fun when we get together (I miss her living next door to me!)

Hopefully will get a chance to sit down and make some stuff next week, but obviously if the weather is good I may struggle. Really want to go to Edinburgh Zoo one day too.

toodles xoxo

Here Comes the Bride...

...la la la la. Saturday saw the wedding of the lovely Rhi and Matt. The reception was in Matt's parents stunning house and a fabby time was had by all. The bride was absolutely gorgeous (as you can see from the photos below). Scottish weather lived up to its reputation, but it still didn't put a dampner on things.

The wedding reception took place just outside of a little town called Kirriemuir, where S and I were staying, which was a really nice place - very friendly locals (plus the town was teeny yet there were 6 hairdressing salons!!!). There was a cracking statue of Peter Pan in the centre of town, because J M Barrie was born there. Statue was well cool and didn't look dwarved by its surroundings (unlike a certain little Greek God's statue at Picadilly Circus).

Soz it's taken me so long to post, but the sore throat I've had for the last week or so turned into a killer cough, so today is the first day this week I haven't gone to bed straight from work.

toodles xoxo

Last Wednesday...

S had no band practice cos P was on hols, we went for a run (a car run obviously, not a run run!!!) to South Queensferry to see the bridges. S had his new camera and phone-camera with him to try out and I had my old trusty cam. It was a beautiful evening and got some nice shots of the sun going down over the road bridge, but were at the wrong side of the bridge to get any sunset ones.

Forth Bridge:

Forth Road Bridge:

Both Bridges: Buildings/Statues:
View of the River from under the Bridge:

It didn't take us long to get there (about 20 mins) and we didn't stay long (about half an hour), but I did comment to S on the way home that actually we were very lucky living where we do, as there's so much to see within a 20-40 minute drive. We've also been to Lintlithgow Palace (once for a wander and once for a wedding) and Wallace Monument in the last couple of weeks, but we forgot the cameras.

toodles xoxo