Snow!

Hi there

I was hoping to post this yesterday but it never quite happened with working.  It's not a card this time, but a mini scrapbook by Natasha.  I do have a card to share with you today, but I am just about to serve dinner so will post it on here a bit later.

As we have been hit quite badly with snow the schools were shut here, and Natasha's school had set her a project;

1. Write how to make a snowman
2. Write about Christmas Day
3. Write words that she might think about when she hears the word 'snow'
4. Go on the school website to look up loads of links 'n' stuff
5. Do a scrapbook

She decided to make a scrapbook which showed how to make a snowman and some words.  This is what she made;

Isn't it gorgeous?!! We worked on the little Haiku poem together. Haiku is Japanese poetry.  We've never attempted Haiku (by the way I had to do a google search to see how you pronounce the word lol - it's 'hi - coo') so go easy on us if you happen to be a Haiku expert!! If you've never heard of it, here is a link that tells you all about it! On reading it I have realised that we haven't even done it right, but at least we gave it a go lol.

The picture of Lulu (our little Bichonpoo) was after her having a mad session in the garden.  She came in looking like her leg was in plastercast!  She just tears around the garden in the slow, she loves it.  Such an imp!

Well I hope my waffling on hasn't bored you into a coma, and I look forward to sharing something with you a bit later.

Back 2 School... already?!!

Hi there

Happy Sunday! It's a bank holiday weekend here for us, so it's nice spending some time together as a family before the onslaught of packed lunches and homework starts again! It has been so nice not having to get up early. It's not that we've been getting up particularly late, but we've been able just to chill out in pj's and in my case with no make up! I love that.

So, onto my final card as part of the Design Team for the Corrosive Challenge Blog. The theme for this week is 'Back to School'. I had quite a few ideas for this one, including rulers, torn off notepaper, staples, pens. It was therefore quite difficult to decide what to do, I almost had too many ideas! After lots of sketches drawn out on the tiniest of notepads I decided on this as a layout.





Firstly I cut out two squares, one in black and one in Cogsmo DP. I matted these onto a white cardstock base. I then got to work on my little clipboard. I wanted to bring in a blackboard effect so cut out a black rectangle and then found some little white bulldog clips in my stash which sparked the idea of the clipboard. I made a little yellow file using a rectangle of card and punched out a SU! file tab, and then added another blue 'file' behind it, again just a rectangle of card. I attached the bulldog clips and a couple of coloured paperclips and adhered it to the card using pop dots.

I cut out the '1 + 1 = 2' in white Easy Peasy alphabet set, but lots of the alphabet sets don't have the 'plus' sign so I improvised by using my nurse cutter. The nurse has a red cross on her uniform which was the perfect size for it!

I cut out and added the 'Back 2 School' letters in black down the left hand side. I wanted them to look a bit random rather than neat so stuck them down at angles. Finally I hand wrote the words 'Have fun!' onto the tab using a fine marker pen.

Dies: Sizzix 'Nurse', 'Easy Peasy Alphabet Set, 'Playground Alphabet Set', Quickutz Crayons
Paper: Cosmo Cricket 'Cogsmo', assorted cardstock
Accessories: Mini paperclips and bulldog clip from stash

I think it's been a good time for me to be part of a DT because otherwise I wouldn't have got around to being very creative over the holidays. I've had a few problems posting feedback on entrants though, for some reason my system crashes when I try to leave comments on certain blogs. It's really strange. Does that ever happen to you guys?

I would like to say thanks to Janet for all the inspiration over the past few weeks. It has been really good fun working for her and I wish her all the best for her future challenges. I know I will definately be popping in to join in when I get chance. I really do need to get back into doing my challenges though, it just hasn't quite happened lately, but they do get you thinking :o)

I'm sure this week will be a busy one for us, what with labelling new uniform, shoes, pencil cases etc. etc but as the sun is shining we will definately be making the most of our last few days together for the holidays.

Take care, keep creating, and don't forget to check out the rest of the DT's cards this week. You must join in. This challenge is really fun to do!