Musings & Memories: Bad blogger

Yes, yes I know, bad blogger, slack blogger ... why would anyone read a blog that's never updated LOL.

So perhaps I need to schedule a day each week, just like other regular activities, to update the blog, what do you think?

Anyway, here's some creating from recent weeks, not much but something at least.

First up this was a "just because" LO and also using some old MME papers from the Red Earth Scrapping shop (which I thought were gorgeous but didn't sell well LOL). I also threw lots of embellies from my stash on there too although I'm not sure I got the placement quite right, looks a bit like someone threw up on it in places, but oh well, it's another memory recorded I suppose.

Then there's this one also using products from the RES shop (which sold better though LOL) - Cosmo Cricket "Togetherness" range ...

So next up, using yet more old stock from RES, I wanted to try painting a background to "soften" the base pp so I swiped this Fancy Pants pp with white paint but really thin so you could still see the colour and patterned behind. I splattered a bit of trust Maya Road Mist there too and used some scraps of the FP paper from the same "Wishful Thinking" range, popped on an odd assortment of embellies and there you have it. Just not happy with the buckling paper from having painted it though.

I've also been doing some card making workshops at home with some wonderful local ladies and here's what we made recently (focussing on using just 1 sheet of patterned paper and utilising our Cuttlebug machines and folders/dies etc) -

Having had 2 successful and enjoyable sessions we're now going to try and meet every 6 or so weeks on a Saturday afternoon. Next time we'll be doing some male/masculine cards so I need to get my A into G and get the samples and instructions done.

Dont you agree part of the beauty of hobbies is sharing with other like minded crafters? I get such a happy buzz from creating with others who enjoy and appreciate the same things. I love introducing people to the joys of paper crafting and seeing them create their own masterpiece of which to be proud of.

So that's the creating news from me, but what else has been going on? Well, the children have started their very first season of soccer! And there's a story with this too ...

which I put on a LO (funnily enough) ...

I hope you can read the journalling, it's a great story of how Caitlin's first week's efforts (i.e. chucking a wobbly and not playing a single second of the game) turned completely around for the second week (i.e. joined in training AND played the whole game AND had fun .. AND ... received her team's player of the week trophy!).

Here's my little soccer star (week 2).

And here's my other little soccer star (from week 1). Ciaran took to it like a duck to water and had so much fun. I was so proud of him too, going off happily with the group of little 5 year olds, listening very intently to the coach and doing every thing he was told. They have a fun skills training session followed by a mini game. The second week's little game was hilarious as the kids were all running intently after the ball, kicking it along but neither team realised they were suppose to be aiming for their goal, they just kept running and kicking, all the way along the entire length of the soccer fields, past (and even through) about 3 other little games ... it was just too funny and cute.