Friday’s ramblings….

Today, dear readers, we are going to discuss art journaling as I will be starting an online class on 1^st March at Polka Dot

Robot…..here.

Now I have been trying to do art journaling for a year or more with very mixed results. One or two pages I like 

but most of them I don’t. 

Is this because I spend too much time looking at other people’s journals on the internet and in books instead of just ‘going with the flow’? I’m always trying to make my pages look ‘pretty’ or ‘arty’ and when I come to write my actual thoughts down on the page…..I dry up! Surely journaling should really be all about the writing rather than the ‘art work’, but what should I write? Everything and anything? Puerile and important? Past, present, future?

Does anyone else do art journaling and if so do you have any hints and tips? Do you have any links to good websites or blogs?  Thanks for looking.

Funky Friday…..

Friday rolls around again……..hurray!

I’ve got an all-day crop tomorrow which includes two classes and a shop (Total Papercrafts). I can’t wait, I’m really in the scrappin’ mood at the moment, must get myself organised tonight though so I can have an extra half hour in bed in the morning.

Here are Five For Friday…..

M&S Meal Deal

TV on Saturday

TV on Sunday

 

Taking photos

A glass of vino with friends

Basic biking….

Let me introduce you to my son and his new ‘toy’ ~ his 125cc motorbike!  He’s like ‘the cat that got the cream’ and I’m like the ‘mummy waiting for ‘that’ call’ every time he goes out on it!

  I’ll just hope and pray that he learnt his lesson from the car accident he had last year and rides a bit more sensibly than he drove!

Luckily he’s a long way off affording anything bigger for now.

 

 

In other news I’m just back from the ‘flicks’ with DD ~ we went to see Mel Gibson in Edge of Darkness.  It was quite good but I did feel that Mel is getting a bit too old for these parts anymore.  I’m looking forward to Clash of the Titans, Lovely Bones and Leap Year……coming to a cinema near you soon! 

Being grateful….

After my last whining post I can (thankfully) report that I’m feeling a lot more positive about life now having spent last night and this morning in the company of my brother and his family.

It always does me good to visit them and see how a real family should be, close, loving, kind, sharing etc.  We had fun last night with food, cocktails and games and then this morning a Walk around Bradford on Avon followed by a hot chocolate and toasted tea cake and a gorgeous little tea room.  I also treated myself to a wonderful scarf with the last of my birthday money!

Also, don’t think I showed you the finished invites I did for my Mum & Dad’s anniversary party.

Trying Thursday…..

Oh God I’m so fed up and down in the dumps!  I’ve just done two more full days at the most boring job in the world.  Megan has just received her bank statement and is being charged another £75.00 in fees (she won’t be told!!) – there’s a lot of door slamming and crying going on. Rhys still hasn’t found a job although his father thinks he’s found one for him as a double glazing salesman on commission only basis!?!!!

Trying for a more positive note – I completed this LO a couple of nights ago for Dolly’s 52in10 challenge and I’m quite pleased with it.

I’m also trying to complete 10 party invitations for my Mother who is organising an Emerald Anniversary party for May.  Trouble is, I’m not in the mood now!!

Sorry for such a whining post but it does be good to vent every now and then!

Birthday…..

Another full day at work today but hopefully back to part-time as from tomorrow.

It’s my birthday today and although I’m getting too old for them it’s still nice that people remember and I get a few cards and gifts. I got some money from my parents, a DVD from Megan & Rhys, a gorgeous bouquet of flowers from my brother in Australia, some wine from friends and mother in law and a M&S voucher from work.

 

Tea was made for me by my DD, Megz.  My DS, Rhys is no where to be seen (surprise, surprise!)

Been asked to do some invitations for my Mum & Dad’s Emerald Wedding Anniversary bash and also been asked to do some Order of Service for my nieces wedding. So looks like I’ll be kept busy over the next few weeks.

Just settling down with a glass of vino to watch Corrie.  Cheers!

Arts and crafts….

Been a long time again but I have been working full time this week in my defence!  Been too shattered and lacking in time to update my poor blog.

Anyhoo…..here’s what I’ve been doing lately starting and even finishing one or two or three

pages of my art journals. I’m loving this last one the bestest and I’m not sure where I’m going with the green one but am sure to get some inspiration from the wonderful pages on Flickr.

In other news, I’ve had to buy myself a new kettle and although I didn’t really need one, I had to have the matching toaster too!

 

 

It comes again….

the snow ~ it’s back!  Hopefully only for a day because it’s s’posed to rain again on Thursday/Friday.  It does look pretty if you don’t have to go out in it but I do!!

I’ve been to the ‘flicks’ 3 times in the past few days to see this….

and this…

and this …

of the three of them I loved ‘It’s Complicated’ the best – it was sooooo funny.

What makes me angry?

Just discovered this great blog - It's All About Me .  They set a challenge twice a month and the latest one is  …..This Makes Me Angry.  Here’s my take on it. 

Packaging and rubbish get me going.  Have you ever bought something and it’s in a box with a window and then inside it’s in a plastic container and then it’s tied down with plastic cord thingies?!?!??  Is it a fragile?  Does it need that much packaging?  How much rubbish is going into my bin?!??

This is only one of my ‘things that made me mad’ …..What about waiting at a roundabout in your car for people that don’t indicate that they’re turning? ….. What about people who can’t be bothered to hold the door for a second?  …. What about queue jumpers? …. What about people who can’t say please or thank you?

Oohhh don’t get me started…..

More of the white stuff….

We received quite a lot of snow again last night and so I spent quite a while brushing off the snow from the car before work again this morning!

I’ve done this week’s challenge over at UKS (theme = forbidden fruit) my LO was about the pile of books I  have waiting to be read.  I must not buy any more ‘til I’ve read some of them first!

 

 

I also did a nice LO last night that I thought I’d share with you on here as it turned out so well….

It’s inspired by a LO on Two Peas by HelpMeRonda’s lovely page.