Happy St George's Day with a freebie!

Wow - things are really happening round here - everything at the same time it seems! Today is St George's Day in England - he is our patron saint and so it's a great day to celebrate being English! Also, as you know, it's Easter weekend, so we get to have a 4 day break from work and eat chocolate - YAY! Although, no chocolate for me because of my diet of course! LOL! I have lost another 1lb this week, which is a little disappointing as I really was good this week, but I know it's in the right direction and I have lost 10lbs in three weeks which is amazing and I really feel good about myself!

Then next Friday we have the royal wedding to look forward to - Prince William is marrying Kate Middleton and I am throwing a party for some friends so we can watch the wedding and then have a barbeque in this glorious sunshine we've been having and hopefully will still be having!! We have a four day weekend then too as Monday is May Day bank holiday! I can't believe it - two four day weekends in a row - what more could a girl ask?

With the great weather comes great walks and we have been out enjoying the sunshine this long weekend with the dogs of course. I thought I'd let you see Pompey and Lily having fun as some of you always ask about them. Check them out in the sunshine :)

On that same walk yesterday, I managed to get hubby to agree to be in a photo with me, but he wouldn't smile!! However, I love the photo and I don't care that he's not smiling :)

And I got a lovely photo of me and Pompey today taken by hubby - check this out - sweet huh?

So, back to today's business and in celebration of the fact that it's St George's Day and there's a Royal Wedding next weekend, I made a kit that is very patriotic! However, if you follow 7 Gypsies, you'll know that the union jack is bang on trend right now in the crafting world, so this isn't just for Brits - it's for everyone who is trendy! LOL! Check out the kit (it's a mini) in full - it's called 'A Royal Knees Up' and you can buy it for just $2 here including a free QP (below) to get you started:

Check out some of the layouts from my creative team. First up, Laramie created one using photos of the royal couple and don't they look a cute couple?

Then Kim B, Glenise and Gina all made layouts without a royal theme, but they look fantastic!

Thanks girls - you did a great job with the kit considering none of you are British :) As you've got this far in my mammoth post, I decided to make a small freebie for you too - check this out - it's a little royal flag cluster! I hope you like it - download it here and don't forget to leave some love. TTFN.

Garden Friends

Have you checked out this month's store collab called Garden Friends? It is super cute and is going to be fantastic for those outdoor photos - the ones where the kids are getting closer to nature! I had great fun contributing to this collaboration - it's not too serious and our CTs produced some GREAT layouts. Check out the kit which is just $4 in store here right now.

And check out my creative team layouts - absolutely stunning as always. Firstly, this is from Cheryl:

And this is from Gina:

Kim B:

Sharon:

And the lovely Stacey:

What are you waiting for - go grab it! You want a freebie? Oh, ok then - how about this wordart? Download it here. TTFN.

Paper scrapping with the April ScrapaGoGo kit!

You know, I am loving my paper scrapping at the moment. I find it very relaxing and with the light evenings, comes more time spent in my craft room. I recently got my ScrapaGoGo April kit and I have to tell you, I was worried about it. I like bright, bold colours as you know and this is fairly neutral and soft for me. However, I decided a while ago that I would make at least two layouts per kit so that I could justify getting it each month (more than the 'I just need it' justification of course)! So, these are the two layouts I made and I put paint (yes, paint) on both! If you know me personally, you'll know that I am not a 'messy' scrapper - yes, I make a mess of my desk, but I don't like getting my hands dirty!! LOL! However, I embraced it with this kit because I liked the hint of yellow in the kit, but wanted to put more in to brighten my layouts!

The first is one of the photos that Kirsty took at the Getaway at the end of March - the photo is so fun and I wanted to bring out the colour of the daffodils with the yellow paint.

And this is a family photo taken at my Mum's 60th birthday meal last year. It's a shame I'm not in the photo (the downfalls of being the photographer), but it's great to have a photo with everyone else in! My Mum and Dad, my sister and her husband, my brother and his girlfriend and of course, my hubby making a rude hand gesture which you can't really see very well, but he is doing it!! LOL!

So, that's it for now - I'd love to know what you think :) TTFN.

Calendar Collection for May

Hey everyone - hope you are having a great weekend? The sun is shining here and I love it. We walked the dogs this morning at Blaise Castle in Bristol and it was absolutely glorious - long may it continue! Before I get to business, I wanted to give you an update on my diet as I know some of you are also on a weight loss journey and a bit of support and encouragement never goes amiss hey? So, I have lost 9lbs so far which I am over the moon with. I am doing lots of exercise, which I know helps, but I am being very good with my food choices and I really feel that this is the time that it's going to work for me (I'll be 40 next year, so it's now or never)!! LOL! I am hoping to drop 28lbs by mid June, so I think I'm on track right now!

Have you visited My Memories? I also sell there now as well as Scrap That Idea and this weekend, they are having a BIG promo. Firstly, go here and sign up to be in with a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the store. And, if you find something you like while you're in store, use code ADR25MM for 25% off your order.

Next week, I have a treat for you. As it's St George's Day in England on Saturday and the BIG royal wedding the following Friday, I am in a patriotic mood. My kit is themed to help us celebrate it. I will be offering a chance to win it later this week, so watch out for that.

Back to today's business and my May instalment of the Calendar Collection is in store - check out the full bundle which includes a fasteners pack and a set of alphas (you can also buy the parts separately here):

And this is what my gorgeous CT did with it - they also used papers and some elements from previous instalments, which is the great part with a collection don't you think?

The first layout is by Cheryl:

And this is from Glenise:

And Kim B's looks like this:

Check out Laramie's layout:

And Sharon's is here:

Thanks girls - they are FANTASTIC! And finally, after all that, I have a freebie for you - it's template number 5 for scrapping your P365 layouts. I hope you like it - remember to leave some love if you download it. Grab it direct here. TTFN.

Fresh outdoors with freebie

Hey everyone - I can't believe how neglected my blog seems to be! I guess life gets in the way a lot hey? The weather has been great in England lately, so I am enjoying that, plus I have started a serious diet - I would like to lose 28lbs - the amount of weight I've put on since I got married. It's got to go and I am determined to do it! I started on 1st April and I have already lost 5lbs, so it's really spurred me on to keep it up - this is the first time ever that I have felt so positive about losing weight! I've even taken up Zumba which I absolutely love - it's so much fun! Anyone else out there trying to lose a few pounds - would love to hear how you're doing!

So back to today and I wanted to show you my latest kit called Fresh Outdoors - I really loved making this one - the colours are gorgeous and it came together really easily. Check it out.

And these are some layouts by my fabulous CT in larger size than usual so you can see them clearly :)

This is from Gina:

And this is from Glenise:

And Kim B:

Laramie:

And last but not least, Sharon:

There are some stunning layouts there hey? Thanks girls! So back to today, you can pick up Fresh Outdoors for just $3 here and you can download the wordart freebie here! Enjoy! TTFN.

Chinese Whispers CJ

Just wanted to show you my latest scraplift for the Chinese Whispers CJ we are doing at ScrapaGoGo! I am totally loving this CJ, I get to keep all the layouts I make at the end unlike conventional CJs. So, my latest paper scrapping using mostly the March kit from ScrapaGoGo with some slide mounts and tiny type alpha from my own stash looks like this :) TTFN.