Meet Jennilyn Designs

I have joined a new CT - Jennilyn Designs, this weekend she is opening up shop at Sunshine Studio Scraps (SUN). And I have been busy playing with her designs for the Grand Opening.
I met Jennifer through the P365 project last year - we both made it through the whole year, only Jennifer was one better than me, she has just got her amazing P365 layouts printed into a book, its amazing!
Jennifer had a CT call at the beginning of the month and I was too shy to apply, but was over the moon when she asked me if I would like to join - Thank you again if you are reading!

Here are some of my layouts for her (and of course me and my family!) using her products,
I have these two layouts using her "Making Waves" templates - these were so much fun to play with and really versatile.

Here the boys had built their own hideout under Florian's footrest!

Additional Credits:
Just the Thing Dude Style by Flutter Expressions

And here are two favourite pictures of Richard (Journalling reads: Mummy and Daddy love your cuddles, and we make the most of them, as we know the time will come, when cuddling is "uncool"! )

Additional Credits:

Masculine Edge by Flutter Expressions

I won this kit by Flutter Expressions when her CT opened up their new CT Blog and Twitter account!

And I also got to play with Jennifer's Templates "Kickers 1"
Me and Florian having fun taking pics of ourselves!

here I got to use Liz's great Valentines kit "Cupid Struck" too, and also some of Danyale's great wordart that she made to go with it!

Additional credits:
Cupid Struck by Sweet Digi Scraps
Cupid Struck Wordart by Sweet Digi Scraps Designs by Danyale

CU soon

Happy 3rd Anniversary to Us!

Yep, today is our anniversary again. In Germany you get 2 Anniversaries a year, one for the Civil Service and one for the Church Wedding. We really only "celebrate" our Church Wedding one, and that was today 3 years ago!
A beautiful day, but I won't bore you with my Memories!

Mum and Dad had a surprise in store for us this morning. Mum had got in touch with Leigh and she had made a card for us from them. Thanks so much Leigh, it was such a great surprise. I haven't chatted to her yet, but when I do, I will ask if its OK, if I post it here (I am pretty sure it will be though!)
And here is the layout I got in the morning!

Credits:
My little Sweetheart add-on by Flutter Expressions (available on her blog)

I made a card for Florian, and this is it (I tried to find something to match my flowers and colour scheme), I tried out that new craze "laser cutting" on this photo, the reactions were mixed. Mum couldn't read it, cause she was trying to read the yellow (the words are in the grass!), and Florian who was looking on his blackberry had to zoom right in to see it! but it was fun to learn. Hummie has a tutorial video on her blog, if you fancy trying it too.

Credits:
Spring's Coming by Ladiesue.blogspot.com

Now, about why I am late blogging - well I decided that I would blog downstairs so I could put my layout on straight away,....yes, well... I got downstairs and the computer was sooooo hot, that I decided, before it fried itself I would give it a break. So I turned it all off, put it in the downstairs toilet (the coolest place in the house), balanced it on the sink so that it got cool air from all sides and then left it there for over an hour! It worked, its all nice and cool now, and doesn't seem to be overheating again! At least I hope not!

it was another day in the garden today, too hot to do anything else, at least we have shade and can hide from the direct sunlight. The boys and I had fun. I let the chickens out today to try and get them to eat all the annoying flies. At first the boys ignored them, but then decided that it would be a good idea to chase the chickens, so both the boys and the chickens got a work out today! Probably be scrambled eggs from the chickens tomorrow.

Bye 4 now

Oh what a night!

No not the boys this time, at 3.30am I was stood in our back garden trying to make as much noise as possible without waking the neighbours in an attempt to save our rabbits!
I was rudely awakened shortly before then from very unrabbity squeals and a lot of banging, I immediately thought "fox", so I put my shoes on and run downstairs, once down there however I wasn't quite so brave. I didn't dare go too close to the cage, so I just kept making noises that I know frightens a cat away, and hoped it helped.
Once back in bed I still heard the banging around, and couldn't get back to sleep, dreading the sight that might meet me in the morning. I even had visions of a fox trapped in the cage with the dead or half dead bunny! And started wondering whether the forester would come out to me, or whether our neighbour the hunter would come and shoot it for me! Well, when the kids woke me at 6am, I checked from the bathroom window, and both rabbits were alive and well! What a relief, I did check the cages and there had definitely been something there that had frightened them, Treacle's cage looked a bit more out of shape than usual, and Miffy's bit of wood holding the roof in place was a bit torn up. Hopefully the fox will have decided that he can't get at these two and go and pick on someone his own size!

Weatherwise it was a VERY sticky day, unfortunately it rained all afternoon, which on its own would have been OK as we could have gone and played out in it, but no - it was thundering as well, so we stayed in reading and doing jigsaws.

Right now to go and sort my boys out again! Still not settling well at bed time, but it is getting shorter every night, so I just have to be grateful for the little things!

Here are a couple of CT layouts I did tonight. Flutter Expressions has a new kit out at Been There Scrapped That called "My little Sweetheart", it went well, with pictures of Zoe and Mia as bridesmaids at Heather's wedding.

Here is Zoe, giving us "The Look", The journalling reads "Trip to England - 1000 Euro, Bridesmaid's dress - 40 Euro, This Look before throwing petals - Priceless"

Credits:
My Little Sweetheart by Flutter Expressions
Free Add-on from her blog

here is Mia being her cheeky self!

Credits:
My Little Sweetheart by Flutter Expressions

Bye 4 now

Everyday life has us again

Yep, the kids went off to Kindergarden this morning - under protest - but when I picked them up, they were full of what they had done and so on, so it can't have been as bad as they made out!
I pottered around this morning tidying up here and there I am slightly sleep deprived today, again the kids had me running in circles all night! I hope I get that problem sorted out soon or I am going to need a huge supply of matchsticks to keep my eyes open!
I am trying the bribery approach, Robert even knows which book he will be getting, let's hope he gets it! Richard however I am not sure he knows what I mean! But enough complaining.
How about some more about our holiday! I've done the beach, and Thomas Land, I am saving the wedding for last, so how about a few pics of where we stayed and what we could do there!

This is the cottages where we stayed, built 1600 something they are beautiful old cottages!



right opposite is the Golf course that belongs to the owners and which guests can use free of charge,

And out the back there is a trampoline for the kids, look at Richard I never knew he could jump THAT high!
And if you have stuck with me this long, here are two layouts I did during my "lunch break"! Both pictures taken during our holidays.
I used Flutter Expressions new kit Bold and Dirty, she is a new designer at Been There Scrapped That, and her kit was perfect for both of these photos!



this first one is my Dad and Robert and Richard on their way back from their long walk to see the sea (the tide was out!). This is not only for CTing but also for the sketch challenge at SFS and for the Picture Perfect Challenge at DSO.

Credits:
Bold and Dirty by Flutter Expressions

and this one is our latest family photo. I took a break from being a photographer at the wedding and handed the camera over, so that Mum could take this great shot of us! Don't mind Robert, he hasn't got a gammy leg, he is just pretending to be a ballet dancer, and showing off!

Credits:
Bold and Dirty by Flutter Expressions

Bye for now