Scrapping The Disney Pics...

Little by little I'm managing to scrap last years Disney World photos. I'm following a challenge on UKScrappers and it's really helping me get through them all. I'm really enjoying it as I get to look through all my photos and it brings back such happy memories. I need to go to WDW again! Here's J & K with the lego family at Downtown family. You should see the Lego store there. It took me ages to get the boys out of there! I followed the latest Pencil Lines Sketch for this LO and also managed to complete the Atlanta Peas 1st challenge, by using the different alphabets. Thanks to everyone for their inspiration through the different challenges.




On a less happier note, I just want to send out good vibes to all those people that are under threat of flood in the UK, keep safe xx

I will never.....

OK, today's blog challenge over on 2peas is "You'll never do _______ again. And here's why..."
So..what will I never do? The two things that come to mind right now are start smoking again and stop dieting! I've been off the cigs now for about 6 weeks and I feel fine. After 20 years of smoking I have no intention of ever picking up a cigarette again. I'm over the craving and I am now, officially, a non smoker. The other thing I will never do again is give up dieting. I am so annoyed about the amount of times that I have joined Slimming World but given up. If only I'd have stuck to it..... But, I'm back on it now full throttle and have my next weigh in next Thursday. I'll let you all know how I get on!

Have you noticed my inspiration section to the left? I just thought it would be good to add links for when inspiration is needed. We've all been there. Please feel free to post a link if you want, and I'll add it to the section.

New Callenge Blog

Loving this new challenge blog by ATL Peas. I think they've made a great start and look forward to seing more challenges and joining in as often as I can. Thanks for the inspiration ladies.

I have a Mojo and I'm gonna use it....

The blog prompt on 2peas today is "Do you tend to find yourself always trying to keep up with the in scrappin trend? Or do you just go with what your flow is at that time?" In short-NO. I scrap how I want to scrap. I am quite basically a plain and simple scrapper. I love collage pages but I just can't get it together when I try and it looks a complete mess. Straight lines and simple pages is definately where I'm coming from!
Well, I've been scrapping again tonight and managed 2 LO's for the Disney Challenge on UKScrappers. This weeks challenge was transport. So I scrapped this picture of the baby that flew us there. I knew this picture would come in handy one day!


and this one from when we managed to sit up front with the driver on the WDW monorail. The boys were so happy about getting to do this.

No scrapping at the weekend!...

Well, what did I tell you? I did no scrapping at the weekend at all. I really need to get my bum off the sofa and start scrapping more. I tend to use all my spare time surfing scrapping sites on the web, rather than playing with paper.
However, I've managed a LO tonight, which combined 2 challenges. The Disney challenge from UKScrappers and the Scraplift challenge from 2peas. I scraplifted the wonderful 'Cacti'by Melissa Parada. Take a look at her gallery - she' has some beautiful work. I just hope I've done it justice.

On Strike!

Take a look at my new Meez girl to the right! I am on strike. I don't want to wash clothes, I don't want to spend all weekend ironing, I don't want to walk round after two 7yr olds tidying up, I don't want to vacuum and sweep floors. I AM ON STRIKE!!!!!! You know it won't last though! I'll be back to tidying up again tomorrow! I have done no scrapping so far this weekend, so I'm getting up early tomorrow, so I can get my chores finished, and then on to some serious scrapping. Hopefully I'll have something to post tomorrow!

What am I doing this weekend?

Following the Two Peas blog challenge for today 'What are you scrapping plans for the weekend?'
Tonight after work I need to finish my little BIA book for the 'special' Christmas Cards for 2007 - not sure about this one though!
Then I need to do my Disney challenge for this thread on UKScrappers , and if I get time, I'd also like to do this challenge too, as I love the sketch.
You know what they say though about best laid plans and all that! I'll update you on Sunday night - what do you reckon - do you think I'll get some scrapping done, or will the housework and the kids get in the way?

Cars Everywhere!

Yesterday I managed 4 LO's - yes 4!! I have never completed 4 LO's in a day, not even for a cyber crop! I'm part of a group on UK Scrappers at the moment, where we're determined to do more scrapping, I think the encouragment is working too!
OK, these are the first of many disney LO's that I need to complete. All the papers are from an old Self Addressed kit, I'm determined to use them up before I sub to anymore!

There's a lovely story behind these LO's. On our 2nd day at Disney we were in MGM Studios, waiting for Lightening McQueen, when we were approached by one of the Cast Members to see if one of the boys would like to lead Lightening and Mater out! I was so proud when Kiean straight away said that Jordan could do it, as Cars were one of his favourites. Proud Mommy moment number 1! She took Jordan off round the corner and the next thing we heard was Lightenings engine revving and Jordan came round the corner dressed in a jacket and headphones - you should have seen his face! He had real attitude with his hands in his pockets. They then got to have their pics took with the characters first and Jordan received a certificate! I just hope that they remember the day when they are older.
The first 2 are for my 12x12 Disney album, and the last 2 are for the boys individual 8x8 albums.

Have been having a laugh on this website tonight. Apparantly this is the hidden meaning behind my name. Bet my Mum and Dad didn't know when they chose it!!
The strange thing is - a lot of it is quiet accurate!!!

What Samantha Means

You are the total package - suave, sexy, smart, and strong. You have the whole world under your spell, and you can influence almost everyone you know. You don't always resist your urges to crush the weak. Just remember, they don't have as much going for them as you do. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are confident, self assured, and capable. You are not easily intimidated. You master any and all skills easily. You don't have to work hard for what you want. You make your life out to be exactly how you want it. And you'll knock down anyone who gets in your way! You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. You are a seeker. You often find yourself restless - and you have a lot of questions about life. You tend to travel often, to fairly random locations. You're most comfortable when you're far away from home. You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble. You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out. Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia. Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

Happy 2008!

Happy New Year everyone. Sorry it's a few days late, but better late than never as my Mum say! New Years Eve was very quiet in our house. We didn't go anywhere - it's always too difficult whilst the boys are still young.

Do you ever look back and think well what exactly did I do that year? Thats how I feel about 2007 right now - exactly whay happened in 2007? I'm going to try and keep a journal this year, but not sure how long I'll keep it up!

I've noticed that I'm getting more visitors now, so please, if you drop by, leave a comment and say hello. If you have a blog, leave a link and I'll come and pay you a visit too.

Hewr's hoping 2008 is a good one for us all.