ROCKING YOUR WORLD FRIDAY WEEK 14

Good morning on this very grey and wet morning here in Yorkshire, the 14th of 2015!  Time to take stock on the last 7 days and acknowledge things to be happy and grateful for!

Well I've had another busy week, lots of positives though.  We managed to venture down to the local garden centre where there is a historic garden linked with the Wentworth Woodhouse Estate, we needed some fresh air and hubby was starting to four wall it at home, so it was nice to have a wander if only briefly, hubby is recovering but we've had a mini setback this week which means he needs to take it at a slower pace!

Grateful for a found pretty on our walk around - look how gorgeous this is!

And a rather blurry shot of all the frog spawn - absolutely loads of it, but a positive sign of spring!

Hubby at the entrance to the bear pit, it's so weird inside there, well lit now - we decided that it would have been Winnie the Pooh and Paddington that lived there because keeping a live animal would have been far too mean!

Sunday brought a mini book class (more like maxi book) at the local craft shop - with the lovely Julie - she has the patience of a saint if I'm honest, the book was complicated but an absolute delight to make and I really really enjoyed it, she asked if we would make it again and we were all very enthusiastic at first, it did wane a little as the afternoon progressed!  We were using these lovely papers, the class started about 10.15 and we were still busy cutting and matting at 4.30 with only a short break at lunch - a really fabulous day!

The beginning of the week meant back to work, but I'm loving the new herbal teabags - the red berry ones are lovely and always raise a smile when I'm having a cuppa at work!

A meal out on Thursday evening meant no cooking and the political debate on TV was worth the watch even if said 14 year old wasn't best pleased!

Other positives from the week, popping and seeing my Mum at the weekend, she is doing awesome now and has a lot more movement and mobility with her foot, still a way to go but overall doing fab!

Making a cake and taking it into work on the first as it was one year since I joined them, (it is actually only 14 days until I leave them as well so it's going to be a strange couple of weeks).

Having a productive meeting on Thursday afternoon was good and having a forward thinking plan for the weekend was also a big happy for the weekend.

That my lovelies is my list of positives for the week! I hope yours has been positive and blessed too, if you fancy joining in pop a post together, come back and link up so we can come and visit.

MORNING

Morning all - well officially 31st March - how did that happen - no really how?

So thought I'd share a few layouts from the blog folder.  First up said 14 year old and me after his colour assault challenge last year - had no idea how much of the paint had ended up on us until we got home - I had green hair!

Then a family barbecue at home just chilling 

And finally a layout showing elements of Much Wenlock Priory including a panoramic shot!

Hope you are having a happy scrapping day!

GOOD MORNING - WELL MARCH IS DISAPPEARING IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE

I noticed it on Friday when I clocked the 13th rocking post of the year - 13 - that's a quarter of the year - yes that's right.  13 weeks in so how is your year looking so far, have you ticked things off the to do list, achieved what you were wanting to achieve by now, making good headway?  Have the resolutions been ticked off or drop kicked?  Either way there is still lots of time to make changes and progress!

I think I need to 'shift' things a little bit if I'm honest, it's noting how best to do that but it's not insurmountable just a determination to crack on as it were.  But whilst I'm making these changes I'll share a few layouts with you.  First up a double page I did around our visit to Souter Lighthouse last year.  We would never have found this place had it not been for a recommendation from Jen, we had a fab afternoon on a gorgeous coastline!

Next up our first visit to Bridgnorth enjoying a ride in the cliff side railway

And finally a photo documenting our visit to a Japanese garden last year, it was a beautiful day and it was a gorgeous day out!

So there we go, hope you are having a good day!

ROCKING YOUR WORLD FRIDAY - 13TH OF 2015

Morning all, well we find ourselves on the 13th Friday of 2015 - how is your year turning out so far?  Ours has been a little on the strange side and I think we might be on the cusp of change if I'm honest so let's watch this space to see if that comes to fruition.

So let's reflect on the last 7 days and see what we have to be positive and grateful for.

First up the fab hairdresser last Friday managing to work wonders with my hair bless her, we were off out to a Charity ball and I wanted something different so this is what she created and all in 30 minutes - I'd never have managed to come close if I'm honest!  Plus bargain price of £10 and it lasted all weekend and Monday as well!

Me and hubby ready for the ball, grateful that he managed to get into his suit for the evening despite his recent op! 

We had a grand night it has to be said! 

 

This was our group shot, my sister Melanie on the left, the very fabulous Amy, then hubby, me, one of my besties from school Bernie and her hubby Simon - a fab night was had by all! 

A fab shot of my sister and Amy - they both looked gorgeous on the night, were great company and we danced the night away!  

Saturday saw the 6 Nations, which was fab, despite my split heritage (English and Irish) I would have loved to have seen England win because it was such a ridiculously tall order for them before they started if I'm honest!  

Next up Steelers winning the league - fabulous - wish we had been there, but hubby still out of action so we just had to catch up with results! 

Sunday saw us venturing out and I drove us to Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, something we pass every time we go to Chatsworth and hubby always comments, so we decided to pop along and have a wander.  It was OK if I'm honest possibly not one I'd revisit.  I did learn things though which is always the sign of a decent museum isn't it.  It's history is with scythe making which I didn't know before we went.  We discovered that the clay pots made to melt the metal in were created by one main potter and were actually created using a mould (rather than being created on a potters wheel).  Apparently he mixed the clay with his bare feet in a square tray on the floor - I was amazed and there was even a historical photograph in the museum documenting such a man! 

Photo opportunities - said 14 year old demonstrating the dangers of sharpening scythes! 

The view of the dam was fab, you can see this by the roadside, but this was the only point we could access the dam easily on the site

The education room was quite good as well, with a set up to allow you to try pulling the pot and then pouring the pot - thankfully without the molten metal! 

Sitting enjoying a coffee and cake after our visit, popping to Beauchief Abbey around the corner, although something of a disappointment in all honesty but at least we've been. 

I did like seeing the pretty crocus bulbs flowering on the floor near the church. 

The rest of the week has been something of a blur, a good meeting at school on Wednesday night confirming that we managed to raise over £3K on the ball night which is pretty awesome.  Thursday was a crazy busy day working until late but the positive was managing some crafting into the evening - utter bliss.  

I hope you've had a good week with lots of positive moments to look back on and reflect.  If you fancy joining in pop a post together, pop back link up and we shall come and visit! 

THE LAST OF THE COUNTERFEIT LAYOUTS 31 32 33 34 AND SOME

Good morning lovely people the last of my counterfeit kit this morning. First up a double page, monochromatic layout using my wavy board again! 

Up close the left hand page

and right hand page documenting one of those 'I'm going to win' moments at a penny slot arcade in Bridlington, with my niece and sister - needless to say we walked away empty handed!  

As most of you know from the blog hop yesterday I cut the middle out of a hexagon paper, but rather than use it 'in tact' I split the elements up and used them across a page. I rounded the corners of the photo, photo mat and other elements, added a stamped title and some strips of washi tape! 

Last year I printed off a Simple Stories sheet from UK Scrappers which documented a layout similar to the one below, using little 'cards' made from scraps measuring 3.75" x 2.75" so I thought it would be fun to do the same with the balance of the items I had in my kit

With a few I had left over I also managed to throw a card together

And because I was in the mood to throw a few cards together I managed to create these, I've never professed to be particularly good at cards, but I enjoyed making these! 

And there you go, another kit used to the fullest and complete.  I might take a month off in April as my scrapping is getting a little 'out of hand' if I'm brutally honest at the moment, although I might play with some more cards as they don't require an abundance of photos! 

COUNTERFEIT KIT BLOG HOP - CHALLENGE #1 - LAYOUT 30

Good morning lovely people my turn on the Counterfeit Kit blog hop for March.

You should have arrived here from Laura over on Beads and buttons click here to go back if you need

If you get lost along the way - then you can always head back to the Counterfeit Kit blog here

I took up the first challenge this month and unusually for me I've stuck to just the one - that challenge was to do with borders.  In amongst my kit was a very 'regimented' paper made of hexagons I decided that if I put the inner section out I had a pre-made border, which I could add to with a different middle paper - I had a lot of fun and it will make me rethink some of my papers in future.  Additions of washi tape, a few strips of paper and some punched hearts.

The photo documents skimming of stones - which became more 'lobbing of rocks' if I'm honest.  But they both had great fun!

Right next up on the blog hop is the lovely Sherrie who can be found here 

And this is the total blog hop list in all it's glory

CKCB      http://www.counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com

Lisa           http://lisahausmann.blogspot.de

Clair       http://obstinatepursuit.blogspot.com

Gemma                http://thesteelenook.blogspot.co.uk

Margie      http://scrappinmargie.blogspot.com

Tina        http://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com

Laura        http://beadsbuttonsandbirds.blogspot.co.uk

Virginia http://celtichouse.blogspot.co.uk

Sherrie                 http://sherriesmuddlepuddle.blogspot.ca

Jemma http://just-jimjams.blogspot.co.uk

MORNING ALL

Good morning lovely people Monday already - so time to share some layouts because I can. 

First up lots of circles - these were to enhance the sculpture that was a circle full of circular lenses showing an unusual view of the gardens at Harewood (one of favourite places to visit). 

Next up torn paper - I'd forgotten how effective it looks on an contrasting background!   The photo is of a sculpture at Yorkshire Sculpture Park last year on a misty morning! 

And finally photo of said 14 year old with some abandoned art that we left when visiting Brodsworth last year!  This photo used some papers I got through Carmen's Secret Santa swap! 

If you are lucky enough to be at home today - have a happy scrapping day!