When the mojo has gone...scraplift!!!

I firstly need to say thankyou to EM/Sugar Almond from UkScrappers for the inspiration.. her fabtastic J'adore LO can be seen here....

Today I had the urge to scrap so much... had the time.. gawd only knows I've got enough photos and stash.... but it just wasn't happening.. I just couldn't get glue to paper... so I had to do it.. I had to scraplift...

Now I'm hardly likely to submit my LO's for publication, or am setting the scrapping world alight with my genuius new ideas.. and the likelihood of my family and friends( who are the only ones who see my albums really)browsing online galleries and feeling jipped that the LO starring them was a total rip from somebody elses is pretty slim..... SO.. why do I feel like a fraud scraplifting?!? It's not like I wouldn't give credit to the original...but normally it just doesn't feel right, perhaps it's that I feel I'm not doing justice to the original.. I don't know...

Anyway today was different.. I just knew I couldn't get an original idea squeezed outta my own head, so I delved into my faves.. found one that gave me that feeling.. that ..'That's what I wanna create'..kinda feeling.. and set to it, and you know what..it felt kinda relaxing.. a bit like painting by numbers, I just filled in the blank spaces.. I kinda enjoyed it.... It was what I needed today.. I needed to dip my toe back in the scrapping water... which I did.. t'was warm and lovely.. maybe next time I'll be back without without my armbands!!!!

Coooeeeeee!!

Well just a quick post in case anybody ever reads this!!LOL..
I haven't fallen off the end of the earth.. have just been a busy lil bee again.. ( The groove is on it's way.. I can feel it..) ..
Had a lil family break to the Lakes... beautiful.. can't wait to go again soon... but am eyeing up a new tent as I was getting serious tent envy while we were there.. our sad lil Eurohike looked like a shed compared to theses swish Outwells and Vangos.. yep we were the proper scrubbers of the campsites ROFL!!!! But we had a mega fun time, love so much how we iunteract when we go camping... really makes you bond as a family....
Anyhoo... have now been fag free for 10 days... woo hoo.. and according to my lil calculator I've saved about 19 quid... OMG It so scares me that I was spending so much on smokes.. what a bleeding waste, could have a kit and a new set of stamps each month for the amount I spent .. must remember to treat myself at end of month though.... Last week was easy but this week on nights has been HORRENDOUS.. that's with a capital H, UPPER CASE and Bold.. really really that bad.. So am sat with chewing gum, inhalator and glucose tablets at the ready, surrounded by a gazillion water cups.. Pray for my workmates .. they may not survive the week.. mwwaaaaahhhhhahahahahaah!!!!

Will be back soon with pretty stuff.. I promise.. yeah yeah yadda yadda.. I know you've heard it all before.. but IT IS.. It's on it's way.. listen carefully and you'll hear it.. the groove is a comin, and then life will be settled.. AWesome xxx

LOL.. In my mind!!!

Haven't been blogging as haven't had much to say really...I finally found out I'm keeping my position at work which was a huge relief... and since then life has been a blur!!!!!Of Nowt, Sod all and bugger all.. I've had so little energy that I've been doing zip.. bar surf the net and watch trashy tv...I really must get some housework done today.. but what have I done instead.. browse facebook, started by looking at my Bro's photos of oz.. and got sucked into it...WARNING:THAT THERE T'INTERWEB IS BAD FOR YOUR HABITAT HYGIENE!!!! 2 hours later here I am, what do I have to show for it..just this lil meez... LOL it's me in me dreams... couldn't quite work out how to fit a lardy arse..so will have to have the sylph like figure of my dreams!!!LOL... Bloomin eck Loose Women's on... my day is disappearing fast... better run round with a duster and pretend to be the perfect housewife!!!

A day out with the family...

Had a lovely day yesterday.. Mam and I took Z man off to Newcastle so he could spend some of his birthday cash that had been burning a hole in his pocket.. We had a little saunter round The Baltic first.. fab fab modern art that I totally don't understand but some of it was fascinating, funny and just quirky... Loved it.. My fave piece ( or whatever you call it!!LOL) was a series of photos taken by the band The Kills which was in the Dazed and Confused exhibition.... just loved it..can't find any pics to show.. actually I loved most of the Freakshow gallery too. that was actually quite thought provoking and was a bit of a tongue poking look at what we see in natural history museums, ooh then there was a really dark, funky exhibit downstairs by Fabien Vershaere and a strangely captivating documentary about ukranian mudbaths!!!??I!!..ooh and the most gorgeous handwriting on the exhibition by Graham Dolphin-album covers and adverts with the teeniest tinest text on them.. Anyway I clould witter on about it all for ages and I would sound pants as I din't kna what I's gannin on aboot! ooh must add they had loads of fab fab Lomo cameras in the gift shop.. after my lil play with that photoshop action I have become quite interested in finding out more about Lomo photography.. love lovin the effect..
Then we went for lunch at the tapas bar I reved about a few weeks ago.. soooooo disappointing.. really naff this time, wish we'd gone to wagamama which was our first suggestion!? But have promised z man we'll do it in the hols...
And the rest of the afternoon was spent with the lil fella kitting himself out with some cool summer togs and yet more dvd's and games!!! Groan.....At least he managed to spend a whole day away from the computer while we were shopping!LOL

Oh and I managed to pick myself up this lovely pair of beauties!!!! 10 squid in the Office sale..how could I resist.. darn my inexplicable cherry obsession!!!!

Camera..action!!

OOh had a great afternoon this afternoon faffing about with a free photoshop action I downloaded here Addicted to designs.. it's just fantastic for my New York shots.. really makes my naff photos look fab.. well I love the effect anyway..



OK really should have done some housework today but am soooo knackered.. think I'll stay on the couch.. might have a crack at making/decorating my album for the All My Own Work Challenge... but still can't decide what to use.. might wait till first journalling/page point and see where it sways me

Is this soo conincidental or what!!

Just had to post.. after my wallowings of self pity about work.. lookie here All My own work.. weekly challenges based on a work theme... perhaps the perfect project at the mo.. LOL.. now for some time off work to play along!!!

Hellooooooooo

Well.. can't believe it's been so long since I posted... been working like tons, which means I can't get my groove back on.. house is a tip, hardlys see the boys at the mo...and scrapping, what the heck is that..Can't wait till this uncertain time is over and I can start easing into one of the new shift patterns ( I have my fingers crossed that I'm not in the permanent days category) and get on track with life again..

Shouldn't we work to live.. not live to work.. ugh

Anyway am toying with the idea of maybe going to a local crop on Saturday.. would be my first real life crop ( apart from Center Parcs and Scrappers paradise, but they were weekendy things)...think it might be the only way I get some scrapping done.. remove myself from the house so don't feel guilty about not doing hw...will have to check whether Mr B can take me.. I dunno.. I'll probably change my mind at the last moment.. so haven't contacted the organiser.. may just nip in as a late runner! LOL.. Toodle ooh for now.. break is over, best get back before the whip is out!