A new me!

Just had my hair drastically changed - new style, new colour



Not sure if I like it though

A Bowl in My Space

Bowl

A round, deep dish. Show us a bowl in your space today.





Todays word is

Filligree

I have nothing of that sort in my house so this will have to wait until the next time I visit mum - hopefully she'll have something I could use.

Bless his little cottons

I was in the dining room doing a bit of tidying and checkking emails when I realised it was very quiet! This was surprising as i'd just heard Thomas the Tank Engine finish so had been expecting to hear the patter of tiny feet demanding it be put back on again!

I rush to the living room and cannot see him - I start to panic but then notice a little mound on the sofa! He'd fallen asleep!!!

This is the first time he's done that!!

I feel like I'm back at school sometimes!!

I really do feel like I'm back at school sometimes, its pathetic if you ask me!

An opinion has turned into world war 3 and whereas some people are happy to just move on and forget, others wont shut up about it! Seems rather pathetic and childish to me!

I've wasted the last year of my life being friends with people that just weren't worth it. But I've learnt from that now and have made 3 true friends who I get on with soooo well. So Lou, Terrie and V - I love you, thanks for all your support and for making me laugh when I'm feeling down and missing Sam like crazy.

And to the norty girls: grow up for fucks sake!

My Art Journal Begins

I've been tempted to do an art journal for ages, just never really got round to doing anything about it plus i wasn't really sure what one was - well it turns out it can be anything you like - lol.

After doing the art therapy the other day I've been wanting to flick more paint around so dug out an old notebook, ripped out the pages I'd already written on and got to decorating.

I'd already altered the notebook previously, instead of ripping that paper off I just painted over it. I then cut some photos out of the newpaper and stuck them on. When covering it with glue I mixed in a tiny bit of paint to make the glaze coloured but still see through.

I think I may add pictures to the back but haven't found any I like (plus used up all the glue) so that can wait, I may decide I like it as it is. I put a picture of a really cool sillohette on there but mixed to much paint in the glue so you cant really see the beauty of it, which is why I also added the picture of the tree.

I'm pleased with it though, its nothing like I've done before

Sit in My Space

Sit

A position in which we relax. Who is sitting in your space today?



Have used an old photo today as just far to tired to even think about picking up my camera! lol

Art Therapy

Well with the suggestion from Lou I have done some Art Therapy today - I have just let loose to relieve some of the tension and stress!!



It looks better in real life but the more I look at it the more I dont think its finished so I will probably add more tomorrow. Going to let all that paint fully dry first though - plus i'm pretty tired so would be best to deal with it tomorrow.

Its on newspaper to dry, but I think it looks quite good so I'm going to create a newspaper mount to stick it to then its going on my wall above my craft desk.

Soap in My Space

Soap

A product we use to halp us clean. Find soap in your space today.

Feeling low

I'm feeling quite low today, I'm missing Sam - it doesn't help that he couldn't come home this weekend, he went out with his friends last night and when I spoke to him he was miserable! So I then felt awful for him and just wanted to go and get him (he's in Portsmouth and I'm in Yeovil).

But Mum and Dad are coming home today and are going to pop in and see me on the way - they've been on a cruise on the QE2 round Iceland and Norway.

I cant wait for Sam's course to be finished and he can come home! Plus if he passes (which he should) he gets his increase in wages backdated to March so I can get my camera equipment that I need so quite excited about that!

I've also decided to leave my craft team on UkScrappers - there was a big argument the other week and then another one this week and I've just decided enough is enough - this certainly hasn't helped my low mood and I dont want to end up with depression like I did last year. I'm going to miss the girls on there and I'm sure I'll keep in touch with some of them but I think the time is right to move on.

I haven't decided whether I'm going to join a new team yet - I might give UKS a break for a little while as I'm spending far to much time on the internet and not enough playing with my babies!

Write in My Space

Write

To make marks wth a penil , paint or ink. Show us writting in your space.



I altered a notebook yesterday so that I could write down any funny things Callum says or do!

Straight in My Space

Straight

Moving or extending in only one direction. Show us straight in your space today.

Tea in My Space

Tea

A drink with jam and bread, that will bring us back to Doh, oh, oh,oh. You must have tea in your space - show!



Ingredients needed for a cuppa in our house

Press in My Space

Press

To compress, extract, squeeze, urge and manufacture. How do you see Press in your space?



My iron with a small part of my ironing pile - I do intend on pressing all this at some point.

Milk in My Space

Milk

A creamy white liquid nutrient provided by animals. Have you got milk in your space?



We go through a lot of milk in our house

A Drink in My Space

Drink

A liquid refreshment. Find one in your space.



This is about exciting as I get at the moment - water!!!

Getting to grips with photoshop

Ok, I had a little tinkering around with photoshop and paintshop pro last night. Stacey and Tracie helped me by telling me how to get a photo black and white with a bit of colour added.

I'm quite pleased with my early attempts.



The top one is the original photo untouched!
The bottom one has had the colour/contrast/saturation adjusted, fish eye lens effect added plus lens distortion.



The top one is the original photo untouched!
The bottom one has had the colour/contrast/saturation adjusted, fish eye lens effect added plus lens distortion



The top one is the original photo untouched.
The bottom one has had the colour/contrast/saturation adjusted and fish eye lens effect added



The top one is the original photo untouched.
The bottom one has levels adjusted, and the colour returned to the hat



The top one is the original photo untouched.
The bottom one has had the levels adjusted and the colour returned to the tiger

More Monkey World

Callum took a really liking to Katy and kept wanting to be carried by her!

Monkeying around in Monkey World!

Went to Monkey World yesterday with Andrew and Katy - was really good, the weather was fab to which was surprising as it was forcast heavy showers - I even got a little bit of sunburn on my shoulders.

A Hat in My Space

Hat

A cover for the head to keep it dry and warm. Find one in your space today.





My hat lives on our shelving unit for some reason!

No Shell in My Space today!

The prompt today is Shell - I dont have any in my space, dont even have any eggs until I go shopping tomorrow so I wont be doing todays word today!

Oh well never mind, I've had an idea of another photo project - big secret at the moment, when I've had time to have a proper think all will be revealed!

xxx

Scrapbooking

Ok, I am somehow getting loads of scrapbooking done at the moment - I'm not really sure how!! Here are a few of my layouts that I've done this week:

















I have done more but haven't taken photographs of all of them yet!

I've done 17 pages this month towards Torias album which is a wedding present for her (and her partner as well obviously) - They get married on 7th July and I decided on 1st June to do one so didn't leave me much time - but I've done little cheats and used patterned paper where all I had to do was plonk a photo on there and add a couple of embellishments, plus used lots of sketches! Scrapped on 8x8 which I've never done before - still think I prefer 8.5 x 11.

A Boat in My Space

Boat

A small vessel propelled by water. Find one in your space today.




Ok, I have searched through all the toys in my house and there is nothing boat related apart from this!

Surprising really, considering my husband is in the Navy!!! lol

A Hand in My Space

Hand

The end of an arm. Show us a hand in your space today.

So innocent - and such a poser!

Callum goes through stages of either loving the camera or hating it - in which I never get a shot of him looking at me!

I took loads of pictures of him yesterday whilst he was eating but this was the only one that came out that didn't have food bulging out of his mouth or his cheeks puffed out like a hamster.



The focus isn't that great but I think he looks lovely (and a little bit mischievous)

Tired in My Space!

I ought to take a photo of me cause I've been up since 3am (pesky kids) - but I look hanging, haven't brushed my hair and really dont want evidence like that on the internet!

So instead we have the reason I was up at 3am!

Tired

In need of rest. Show us tired in your space.

17 and a half weeks already

Oh my god, can you believe my little girl is 17 and a half weeks old already! I've just started her on a spoonful of baby rice, she can roll over, she is now self settling and sleeping in her own bed - I just cant believe how fast its going.

This is me on 23rd Jnaury - my due date. She didn't arrive until NINE days later! Hmmmm!

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I was very uncomfortable by this point, and my bump was MASSIVE!! But then she was a big girl, 9lb, 10oz! Whew!

This is her on day 1:


The photo is really bad quality because Sam didn't want to use the flash and the lighting was quite poor but this was her at about 15 minutes old!! She was sooooo puffy!

And then this is my beauty now:



Well as I've shown you Hope I really have to show you Callum too (hee hee)

I cant believe he's going to be 2 next month - those 2 years have gone in a flash. I watch him everyday in amazement at all the new things he's learning to do and say

This is me at 7 months pregnant - as we moved at the end of my pregnancy I didn't manage to get any more bump photos

This is actually me in early labour with Callum - though you cant really see my bump properly as my plate is on it! I'm eating pineapple to start things properly - and boy did that work! (photo is poor quality cause it was taken on Sam's mobile)

This is CAllum at about 2 hours old



And then this is my boy on Friday at my nephews birthday party

ME in My Space

Me

Yourself, who you are. Show us who you are in your space today.



Not really liking this photo, the focus and positioning is all wrong so I may redo this later when I get time!

A Nugget in My Space

Ok I found this one really really hard so this is a bit of a cheat!

Nugget

a Small lump or chunk of a substance. Find a nugget in your space today



(I did warn you it was a cheat)

A Plug in My Space

Plug

Something to block a hole or a device to make an electrical connection. Find a plug in your space today