Chicken Soup - Recipe 30

Tickets please!

This is Chicken Soup's inspiration picture for this week,

tickets seem to be all the rave especially since Mr Holtz produced a fab die and stamp set,

which brings me neatly on to what I used in my creation...

Join in and enjoy - for these dull grey days it's just the ticket!

Best News Ever!

I want to tell you all some news... I'm super thrilled, excited and walking round in a bit of a daze because...I'm on the Spellbinders Design Team!

I got a phone call near midnight on Monday to confirm that I had got through and I shall be jetting off to Arizona in April to see the home of Spellbinders and partake in lots of workshops and fun!

I want to thank all my lovely friends and family for being so supportive and having faith in me

(you see I've talked about this quite a bit!)

So celebrating was order of the day and we decided on this...

Posh eh!

And I would like to share with you my layout that I submitted for Round 2

Anyone that knows me will tell you how much I adore Fancy Pants - Roadshow papers

and I love them even more now!

A Giveaway

Lou with her fab blog and wonderful creations at Pretty Paper and Chipboard Stories is having a giveway. 

Nip over there, become a follower and link the givaway on your own blog for a chance to win!

Make sure you do it by 28 February - international entries are welcome too.

What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday!

'Spot the Cat' is getting ridiculous now - I encourage them to hide but they just love posing!

Under all that feline fluffiness is a Big Shot! 

See those flowers - they are now in their third week - they refuse to wilt.

Thank you for your comments last week, to answer a few questions:
my pink butterfly folders came from Morrisons
and no prizes for 'Spot the Cat' because they make it too easy! 
I am considering doing a 'catty competition' though
so any feline fans out there let me know if you would be interested.

Doesn't the desk look bare - had another good tidy up.

 But I have made this...

marmalade!

My first attempt and I used the recipe in this simple video. I cannot recommend it enough - delicious.

A huge success and I will definitely be making more.

Also this is Fluff - she seems to get left out of my WOYWW posts so I asked her to pose especially for you all...

Have a great week and come back soon. 

ScrapFIT - Kick the Winter Blues

It's ScrapFIT time and the inspiration is 'Kick the Winter Blues' -

we need you to dig out fresh colours, green, yellow, orange, red and white and get creating.

I chose to do something a little different and decorated a tin can. 

Firstly open the can, empty the contents and wash the can thoroughly.

Fill it with some nice treats - I chose chocolate buttons. 

I then sealed back on the base using Ranger Glossy Accents and waited for it to

dry before decorating with Imaginisce papers.

It's a fun idea as whoever receives it has to open the can properly with an opener. 

Join in the challenge - you have until 28th February to dig out those colours, have fun.

Valentine's Day

This will greet my boys this morning when I eventually persuade them to get up!

They will moan at me for 'being silly' but no doubt will still devour the sweets and chocolate.

(I get to keep the candles!)

Happy Valentine's Day!