MOJO is BACK!!!

Well I have to admit the last few month's have been a struggle with my scrapbooking, just seem to have had no inspiration what so ever. However, all that seemed to change tonight!!!

I made these tag books and painted them a while back but never had any ideas about how to decorate them for my friends. So after a few hours at the weekend searching for some nursing/medial related jokes I came up with this idea. However, still had no inspiration about how they would be put together and decorated. But tonight it just seemed to come to me in an instant!

So here they are, completed. 2 Tag books for my fellow nursing graduates entitled 'You know your a nurse when...'.

I have just photographed a few of the pages from the books otherwise you would be here forever. Both books have the same jokes and comic strips in them.
I have used Blonde Moments and Basic Grey Lime Rickety Papers, Woodware stamps, Petaloo flowers and jolee embellishment stickers, plus a few buttons and ribbon from my collection.

This LO is of my other half and his brother at the beach at Mossyard which is a campsite in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. I love how the picture turned out, they seem to be struggling with the decision to swim or not.
I used one of my Cleo crafts kits (not sure which month?! possibly july) The papers are Cosmo Cricket Snorkel and the title is done with thickers.

Am looking forward to sharing some more of my work now my mojo seems to be back in town ready for christmas!!! Perfect!

Another CJ finished!

Well I have just finished my last LO for NIP's CJ on UKs, my final LO was in a 'News of 2009' CJ. I chose to do a LO on the Sumatra Earthquake on 3oth September. Photos might follow if I get chance. I have had a major sort out and tidy up so I can finally see my desk top (1st time in months!).

I hate the rain, it always makes me feel lethargic, so I never seem very productive. Today has gone too quick as I haven't got done half the things I wanted to do.

CJ's update

I was one of the last to get the 2000 CJ so many of the usual ideas for LOs had already been used. I decided to do a double LO about the Nobel Prizes that had been awarded in 2000. It was quite challenging to stick to the sketch and fit in all 6 winners and why they had won.

This is my entry for a Favourite Poems CJ, the owner wanted no 3D embellishments as she plans to store it on her bookcase along with her other poetry books. I chose one of my all time favourite poems, I first read this poem as part of my English Literature GCSE, but it has since become a firm favourite.

The Six O'Clock News by Tom Leonard is an unusual poem as it is written phonetically to highlight his broad scottish accent. The poem's focus is around why news readers do not have a accent. I love the simplicity of the poem and how truthful it actually is. It is set out in a long thin column to emmulate an auto-queue.
And last but not least, my Season's CJ has returned from its travels. There are some amazing LOs in it. Will photograph it when I get chance so you can all see the amazing job the girls did.

Special Olympics minibook!

Here is another of the minibooks I made during the UKS summer event but have only just got round to adding the pictures and embellishments. Its a minibook for my Boyfriend's brother who took part in the special olympics and won 2 Silver medals and 1 bronze. We were all so proud of him.

I used Basic Grey Colour me silly papers and Bazzill Cardstock for the base.

Congratulations are in order for Louise from Cleo crafts as she is expecting a baby in March 2010!!!

As for LSNED:

I really struggled yesterday, but I would have to say that on the 4th September I learnt that after a full day and then a night shift your feet ache and begin to swell.

WOW!!!!!!!!

I had won some stash over on Sisterly Creations blog (http://sisterlycreations.blogspot.com/) and it arrived this morning. The blog said I had won a pizza box of goodies. Well I never knew you could fit so much in to a pizza box!!!

There is a huge stack of beautiful papers including some very well known brands (some gorgeous MME and Basic Grey, my fav!).

There are 2 bags full of flowers and chipboard pieces. Numerous alpha sets, rub ons, stickers, tags, embellishments, journalling spots (just what I need! I am rubbish at journalling) and loads more.

I would just like to say a huge thankyou to you both for the amazing stash you have given me! Thankyou!!!

Cooking on gas!!!

Learn something everyday:

3rd September: There are some advantages of working for the NHS! (20% off at Nandos).

Learn something new everyday

I have started to do Shimelle's Class, learn something new everyday. I am hoping to keep traack of it via my blog and then start to scrap the pages next week. So here goes:

1st September - I learnt that exercise really can be fun, especially when you do it together.

2nd September - I learnt that its worth shopping around to get a good deal.

Lets see what today has instore for me.

Graduation Ball

Oh what a night! It was my graduation ball at Cutler's Hall in Sheffield. Our official cap and gown ceremony is not until 16th November 2009, but we are all on holiday waiting to start jobs at the end of September.

Me and my friends on the stairs leading in to the hall.
Me and the other half, all dressed up and waiting to go in to the hall.

Other half with his friend from his Physio course and his girlfriend who is a fellow graduating nurse.


This is the gorgeous Cutler's Hall where dinner was served and we boogied in to the night.
I must admit that it was a fantastic night, but the alcohol flowed a little too well and I was a little worse for wear by the end.

Below are two tag books which I have been working on for my friends who along with me have qualified as Staff Nurses. They are still in the early stages, but all the pages are covered ready to be embellished. I really hope that they like them. I used Basic Grey Lime Rickety papers for the one below.

For this one I have used Blonde Moments Sugar Dumpling (I think!).

This is my DLO for the 'Ribbons' CJ from the CJ Lovers CJ on UKS. I used some papers which were left over from one of my cleo crafts kits (can't remember which month!). I used various ribbon to make grass and flowers.

Well I'm off to do some more scrapping. Thanks for looking.

Blog Candy!!!

I have found loads of absolutely fabulous blog candy!!!

Check out Denise's gorgeous blog candy - closing 23rd August

http://thecraftyden.blogspot.com/

Bev's amazing blog candy - closing 17th August

http://bevscrafts.blogspot.com/

Basicgrey Challenge blog - closing 21st August

http://basicgreychallenges.blogspot.com/

Good Luck everyone!

Crafty goings on!

Well I'm pleased that the UKS mini book event has started, and is keeping me occupied nicely. Below is the 1st of 10 minibooks. It was a Bellaboo design by Cleo Jarvis and is made completely from scratch. I decided to use 'Nature' as my theme as I had some photos from when Al and I have been to a couple of country parks.

I found it quite hard to decorate these two inner covers as I didn't want to use anymore photographs and I couldn't go very 3D.

I used some Basic Grey papers for the inner pages. Its took quite a while to get the pieces cut to the right size. This page has photos from when we went to Rother Valley Country Park at Christmas 2008.

This second page contains photos of Thrybergh Country Park in Rotherham. We went in January so it was cold but the sun was out so it was a gorgeous day.

This is a quick card I made for my Aunties Birthday. I used left over scraps of paper from one of my cleo crafts monthly kits and the free stamp off a previous Craft Stamper Magazine. Am really pleased with how it turned out.

Am hoping to start another minibook today, but it might end up just being a few cards. Can't wait until tomorrow morning as its Cleo crafts minibook on UKS so I'm hoping the kit I have bought for it arrives in the morning too.

Student to Staff Nurse! OMG!

Well its been an intense few weeks what with final placement, interviews and then the waiting... But I have now been successful at both my interviews. I have been offered a 12 month contract on an Orthopedic ward or a permanent job on a palliative care unit. I have some big decisions to make...

Back to crafting, my Cleo crafts August kit arrived yesterday and it is gorgeous. Lots of cosmo cricket Snorkel papers which are brilliant for summer scrapping, just a shame we haven't had much sun so far this summer. I am looking forward to the minibook summer event on UKS, plenty to keep me occupied while the other half is away in Scotland.

CJ Madness!

Well its been a while since I have Blogged because I have been busy with placement and applying for jobs. So fingers crossed that whn I finish uni at the end of September I will have a job to go too.

I have joined with a group of women who subscribe to the Cleo crafts monthly kit, to do a CJ. Mine is all about favourite music. I used the July Cleo crafts kit to decorate this book that I got from Paperchase. The kit consisted of papers from Basic Grey's Lime Rickety Collection plus lots of ribbons and mbellishments.


This is my DLO of Musicals and Meat Loaf. I love my dymo machine, I find it is great for doing sub titles on CJs or minibooks.



I have included a CD for each person in the CJ to add a few of their favourite tracks to. Can't wait to get it back in 10 months time.


The next pictures are of my DLO for the '1993' CJ. I found it really hard to choose what to do as people had already done alot of my ideas. I remember studying the 1993 mississippi floods when I did my Geography A level so thought it was a good topic.

This is my DLO for the 'Make a Wish' CJ in NIP's Sketch CJ on UKS. I decided not to choose something like where I would like to live in the future etc... I choose a more adventurous wish, for there to be an end to HIV/AIDS in the world. I have spent some time in Pune, India where 1.9% of the population are HIV positive and an organisation called Deep Griha are trying to suppport people and educate them regarding health, discrimination and stopping its spread.


Am now off to sent these CJs to their next participants and to keep the post office in business. Hopefully do some more scrapping today.

3 CJ Entries

This is my entry in the Jayne's 'My Name' CJ for the CJ Lovers CJ.

This is my enrty for the 'Flowers' CJ in NIP's Sketch CJ.

Heres my entry for the 'Love to Embellish' CJ for CJ Lovers CJ.