A scrap in the life..

new blog

2008-04-12T16:19:00.002Z

my new blog is here
it's password protected forvarious reasons- not least spammers.

i'm more than happy to share my password with previous viewers of my blog- anyone from Cara craft supplies and UKS is more than welcome- plus of course my friends :) Email me on tai-isaf@tiscali.co.uk for the password. Just tell me who you are so i know you're not a spammer.

this blog will disappear from view in a couple of weeks

15 Layouts

2008-04-06T12:10:00.014Z

Various gogo kits, December, February and March plus a couple of LO's made from a card kit. Also the last layout is made from a Cleo kit- I don't normally make copies but I did this time- merely because I just wanted to do it quickly. Quite like it but not mad on the fact that its a copy

E-Z Runner

2008-04-05T18:29:00.004Z

Scrapbook Adhesive. Similar to Herma but better. Only negative is that as far as I can see there is no refill so it works out expensive. I loved using it though. Here's my review

1. How often do you use adhesive?- Every time I scrap

2. What is the main type of adhesive you use? Herma, DS tape

3. What do you look for in an adhesive? Ease of use

4. How easy is the product to remove from its packaging? Very easy

5. Does the product appeal to you – i.e. does it look good? Yes

6. How easy is the product to use? Very

7. How well does the product perform? Fabulous

8. Do you like this product? Yes

9. Do you consider it good value for money? No as there is no refill as far as I can see

10. Would you consider buying this product in the future? No- too expensive unless I can refill it

11. What would make you more likely to buy this product in the future? If there was a refill for it

12. What would make you less likely to buy this product in the future? There was no refill

Managed a few

2008-04-01T17:25:00.003Z

Layouts but need to get the camera out to photograph them. The Easter hols are passing far too quickly. Can't believe it's one more term and then full time school for Erin.

Went pony riding at a friend's yesterday- Erin had a fab time. Forgot my camera and the Nokia for once was a bit pants. Maybe I'm not steady enough. Won't put the pics up as there are other kids on the photos and it's not fair

3 Magnolias left

2008-03-26T18:40:00.003Z

All 3 have EZmount attached and have been used.

£7 each for the large ones, £5 for the letter one.
Email me- tai-isaf@tiscali.co.uk

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Bumbo

2008-03-24T18:48:00.002Z

borrowed one from my friend Kim and Swyn loves it. Far easier than having her lying on her back which she hates, or propping her up with pillows although she is still very small in it and tends to slide a lot. I never bothered getting one for Erin as she was happier in her swing but little miss Swyn hates her swing, her crib, her cot, the floor, the sofa infact whenever she's not being carried but she will tolerate the Bumbo for a wee while

I tell you...

2008-03-22T18:13:00.002Z

this Nokia phone has a fab camera on it. Took this of Swyn today. The only critique is that like all digitals it's a bit pants indoors.

Erin very poorly- has been since Wednesday- a viral infection according to both doctors who have seen her yesterday and today.

goofing around

2008-03-13T09:22:00.011Z

Goofing around- managed to photograph a load of new Lo's - all done with various Gogo kits or Sarahs cards lush kits

Have you got Pride in your OVEN

2008-03-10T09:23:00.002Z

Wow- just found a new oven cleaner that really works. OVEN PRIDE- as recommended by Tracy and lou- no idea how I've got to 38 without discovering that this does actually work.

Goodness knows what it does to the environment but my oven is spotless. Can't see me using it all the time as I'm sure it's harmful to the environment but as a one off its fab

Before and after

2008-03-05T15:33:00.003Z

haircut today. Before and after pics. Need to sort out the colour now

Rough weekend

2008-03-04T09:27:00.002Z

With the feeding again. Swyn hadn't put on a lot of weight last Wednesday- 6 1/2 oz in 3 weeks which isn't great. By Friday I felt that I had hardly any milk and Swyn and I were both upset. I emailed Sharon for advice and actually took some more domperiodone tablets until I had heard from her. Even though the dose I took was ok it isn't widespread practice.

Anyway I have ordered some herbal concoction and have started taking milk thistle and drinking fennel tea to try and increase my supply. Hopefully the More Milk will arrive today and then we'll see what happens. I'm not holding my breath to be honest and I'm hoping that I can struggle through to 6 months - 9 weeks to go

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2008-02-29T18:20:00.002Z

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New cards and some more scrapping

2008-02-22T10:20:00.022Z

Cor blimey - i just can't stop going on about the Scrapagogo kits. They are truly delish and just give such good value for money. All layouts have an element of a kit in it. Some the Feb kit and some from previous kits. Also used are the LSH ribbon kits

Ian's birthday coming up and it's a biggie- we've decided not to do anything at the moment and go to Disneyworld Paris either this spring or this autumn. card further down the post using piccie of him as a baba and Gogo kit. Also some cards made using embossing folders

2 Sugar Nellie Lola cards- used Jan Scrapagogo card kit

Blog candy challenge

2008-02-21T09:45:00.002Z

here's my entry.

Leap Year Beer Mat Book RAK

2008-02-19T12:11:00.005Z

Just come across a load of stash from the shop and have decided to put together little kits to make beer mat books. Will make probably at least 10 so if anyone wants to have their name put in the hat then leave me a comment with a link back to your blog and I'll put your name in a hat to draw next Friday (29th Feb- LEAP DAY).

Included will be the beer mats, a book ring, some papers and some other bits as well.

All I ask is that you look at Kirsty's blog here and if you are so inclined then make a donation to Ellie's fund-

Sugar Nellie cards

2008-02-17T13:31:00.006Z

made Micky and Minnie using the new cuttlebug folders. Also bought some Simon and Lola stamps from funkykits and managed to get some time last night to create some new cards and also one of the other nww folders I bought for my cuttlebug- I love the embossed effect

February Create kit

2008-02-17T13:19:00.011Z

from Scrapagogo. I soooo love this kit. It has absolutely loads of gorgeous stash in it.

The only thing I have added is some ribbon to some ribbon from the LSH kit.

and some LO made using the charity kit they produced last year.

Quick post

2008-02-14T21:56:00.002Z

... last night I said to ian- don't bother wasting your money on Valentine present/crap flowers from the local shop.
Ok says he.
I was in bed and heard him go outside- thought he'd gone for a sly fag.
This morning came down- massive bunch of red flowers, box of choccies and cards onthe chair- AW bless his little cotton socks.

Can't find the valentines card I made him weeks ago- eek

What a fab week...

2008-02-13T21:37:00.003Z

... been out and about every day this week with Erin.
Monday- Beaumaris playground
Tuesday- Lligwy beach
today- Piggery pottery- painted a pot and a couple of masks

Lovin KITS

2008-02-08T19:52:00.001Z

Been so industrious the last few days. I don't get an awful lot of time to myself and when i do I struggle. So I have subbed to the Scrapagogo kit. I have bought a few kits previously but decided to sub and not buy any other stash.

The first 3 I did in about an hour this morning- it was so quick to just grab the box and GOGO. The only bits i added were from Lianne's ribbon kits (sadly will be no more)

The other Layouts are from the November kit and also Tiger Tiger and First day of school are from the charity kit that Scrapgogo did a few months ago.

Have also made some cards but won't show them on here as they are for people who read this

Better today

2008-02-07T12:27:00.000Z

Things are loads better today.
Just had Swyn weighed nad she's put on 7 1/2 oz-yup- 7 1/2 oz my little heavyweight has put on lol.
She is now up from 0.4th centile to 2nd centile and is within an ok weight range. Her head and length are both on the 50th centile so dead average. She's just a skinny minny I think.
Ordered me a 12 x 12 guillotine yesterday and told Ian that's the birthday present he MEANT to buy me instead of the flowers and he agreed that the flowers were an oversight.

Would like it if someone could explain what's happening to my mail though. Tracy lives half a mile down the road from me and we have the same postie. He goes to her just before me. So why then when kits are despatched from somewhere does hers arrive 2 days before mine?
Exactly the same item sent out at exactly the same time but she gets hers 2 days before me. Me thinks the potie is a secret stash stroker and is keeping my kits back awhile. This is the second kit this has happened with.

As you can tell I am eagerly pacing the floor waiting for my GOGO kit.

I love my phone- have had a chance to play a bit with it and it's fantastic. Just need to work out how to download music onto it from my pc and I'm away

Happy Birthday

2008-02-05T19:08:00.000Z

and what a crap one i've had for reasons i ain't going in to

New piece of kit

2008-02-04T17:46:00.000Z

Got me a new piece of kit today. It's a Sat Nav, phone, a 5 mega pixel camera, a video, a mini cinema (comes with the new Spiderman 3 movie and you can download and then watch other movies), a music player. It's pretty much an all singing all dancing gizmo for the Queen of the gadgets. I LOVE gadgets and have today taken delivery of the New Nokia N95 8GB. A monster of a phone lol.
This phone replaces the Samsung that I had 2 weeks ago and which drains the battery like nobody's business.

We had Erin's party on Saturday and a fantastic day was had by everybody. it all went smoothly- no one turned up who hadn't RSVP'd (please don't start me on that but I couldn't believe that some people didn't have the courtesy to even tell me their child wan't going). I'll upload some piccies later.

Been to one of the breastfeeding groups half an hour away today and feel a bit better. The lady that runs it is a GP and is fantastically reasuring after a bad week last week. she's in the middle of doing her training to be a breastfeeding counsellor and wants to doa case study of me for her course. Off to see Sharon this Thursday to get Swyn weighed and also to fill in the charts which I should have been given by my health visitor a long time ago.

Chris Moyles

2008-02-02T22:37:00.000Z

i just love him

3 months old

2008-02-01T21:08:00.000Z

Still not very heavy- still in first size clothes but enarly out of them.
She's growing height wise just not putting the weight on