Cathy's Crafting

Well, I've had a busy few days. Have done quite a bit of scrapbooking - all LOs for my Christmas Journal:






It's nearly, nearly finished now - I just need to scrapbook photos from our day out on Christmas Eve and photos from Christmas Day itself.

I've also been busy with these:


It was my cake sale for Haiti yesterday at work - loads of people baked and even more came and ate - we sold out in 30 minutes and raised £450 - far more than expected and I was overwhelmed and delighted!

Finally last night we went see Avatar - the special effects were amazing (we saw it in 3D) but it wasn't really my sort of film so I was a bit disappointed. Jon loved it though.

Jon's off at rugby today and I've got the monsters. We're off to B&Q soon to buy a shower :S and are then going to a fab park in Farnborough - I need to tire them out so they go to bed nicely tonight and I can finish my christmas album...

Almost forgot - here's a blog to be going on with, it's one of my favourites so hope you like it too!

Skipped last night due to a small boy who wouldn't go to bed and popping out for an extra concert rehearsal with the band we're singing with on 21st February. I really should have been at a choir practice tonight but instead I have been baking cakes for the cake sale I am organising at work in aid of the DEC Haiti Earthquake appeal - I decided to do something after reading a post on soulemama here. This evening I've made fairy cakes, a lemon syrup loaf cake and coca-cola cakes all from Nigella Lawson's Domestic Goddess book - very enjoyable and I may bake some more tomorrow night. Surprisingly have NOT been having little tasters for the chef as I go along, lost 2lbs last week and would like to do the same this well so being v disciplined.

Have also done a couple of LOs for the Christmas journal today as well but the camera's batteries have inconveniently given up the ghost so will share asap. Am pleased with them anyway and did them in a speedy fashion rather than my usual lingering quite non-productive way and they look just as good as the normal ones! (maybe there's a lesson there!)

Here's a blog for you to enjoy!

Sorry late post (again) but with good(ish) reasons. On Saturday I was singing and dancing my heart out to the Rocky Horror Picture show at Southampton Mayflower Theatre. We had all dressed up (photo later, sorry can't upload at work!) and were very glad we had as we were in the second row from the front and everyone around us was wearing amazing costumes. The people in normal clothes looked quite odd! Everyone joined in and danced along to the Timewarp and there was an amazing atomsphere. If you get the opportunity to go along to the UK tour, DEFINITELY GO, you'll have a great time!

After all the excitement on Saturday (including a curry after the show and several wobbly pops!) I was rather jaded yesterday :S - spent the morning recovering and the afternoon at the garden centre drinking tea and buying a new addition to the family - Princess Holly the Hamster - who is extremely cute and rather shy at the moment. I was going to craft in the evening but instead curled up on the sofa with hubbie to watch gladiator and went to bed early.

Here's a blog to be going on with...

This is my last CJ entry for the Glorious GoGo CJ which I have been taking part in for the last 9 months or so. The theme for this one was 'Me, Myself and I':


I am looking forward to getting my CJ on 'Words to inspire me' back soon and will share some of the pages when it arrives. I have now cancelled my scrapagogo kit - I do really like them but have been getting them for about 18 months now and decided that I would prefer the money for other things. I can't really justify spending extra money when I've already spent £25 on a kit each month, and it'll be nice to have the freedom to spend at a few other shops/kit clubs. I have also built up a really nice lot of stash that I want to start working my way through.

Here's today's blog.

I was too busy to post last night as I was actually crafting and made this:


The theme is from a blog post I did a few days ago about me (which I said at the time would make a good LO) and its also my entry for the Sarahs Cards January Sketch challenge here. The PPs are Basic Grey Nook and Pantry and Abbey Road from MME. The ribbon is I think from making memories and the bling thing is from Prima. Journalling cards were in the Jan 2010 scrapagogo kit.

Really like how this LO has turned out and there is some hidden journalling on the back about what's good and not so good about life at the moment which I think will be interesting to look back on in a few years time.

Am hoping to do some more LOs for my christmas journal later today, but Jon is on about getting on with decorating our bedroom so my creativity for today may involve a paint pot and roller!

Here's yesterday's blog...

It's snowing AGAIN here today, and though it's not settling so far, it put paid to my lunch plans. Instead I had a look at the CHA sneaks that are about - in truth there was not that much that I was desperate to have (which is probably a good thing as with the new house there is less money for lovely bits of paper - ho hum). These were my top 3 sneaks...

Bo Bunny's Roughing It - we already have 2 camping trips planned this year, which will be our main holidays and I can see a lovely mini book being made with these papers

Crate Paper's Brook collection - I always like Crate Paper collections and love the colours on this one

Studio Calico's Anthology papers and Other bits

Am out singing tonight and as we are gearing up for a concert I expect I'll be back late so this is my earlyish post for today. Here's today's blog...

Today I have been doing lots of resizing and printing:


These are all the photos I am going to use to finish off my Christmas journal for 2009 - there's actually a lot more than I thought and it was good fun choosing which ones to print - might even get some LOs done this week!

Have spent the rest of this evening reading a few prompts from the 'Blogging for Scrapbookers' class - this was an online class during November but I was just too busy to follow the prompts at the time so am starting today. I am getting used to blogging daily but definitely think I could blog a bit more about my day and what I've been up to. So, this is me


I am 34 and live in Aldershot in Hampshire. I am married to Jon and have 2 little boys, Charlie and Owen. I work full time at an awarding body and am constantly rushing around everywhere trying to fit everything in. I love scrapbooking, reading, cooking, singing, the theatre and playing with the boys. My new years resolutions were to blog more, to lose some weight and to try some new crafts, all of which I'm keeping so far. (am now thinking this would make a good LO!)

Here's today's blog