Just a quick post to share Rogers Trophies

Yesterday was the first of 3 presentation nights roger has to attend. There are 2 for darts and 1 for football. This I think will be his biggest hall bless him . The trophies are for winning the league as a team darts singles champion, 180 trophy and the highest finish for the season.

Well done hun your a star xx

An evening of Swing

What a cool evening. John Hampsen at school organised a swing evening to raise funds for both the school and his house charity Help the Heroes. It was an amazing evening shared with some great friends. To help the evening along our table was filed with an array of fresh cheese, olives, mixed crackers, humas and crusty bread.

The Jazz pack were great and there singer and sax player were both just amazing.

The boy's choristers come along to sing they all dressed in shades bless they were sooooo cool. James Gillet year 6 played the piano.
The Girl Academy Coir sang a massive selection of songs. In there first set they sang along with Mrs Benzon playing piano and in there second set they sang along with the Jazz pack it was such a great evening.

I'm such a proud mummy x

My own scrap book pages

As many of you will know I attend a scrap booking class at Running With Scissors in Grimsby. I tried some time ago to do my own scrap book pages but just thought they weren't quite right hens I started the class's.
Well this week I thought I would once again try to do my own scrap book pages, these are the result.

The papers are by Bo Bunny the just spoke to me in the shop. The photo's are of Elizabeth when she was about 3 grandma bought her Chinese P J's back from one of her many holidays and being me couldn't help but take some cute photos.

Last week I came home to Elizabeth sobbing in tears she had lost her favorite book mark. The only way I could get her to stop was to promise to make her a new one. I let her go through all my stamps and she chose a new lili of the Vally stamp that I had just received in the post, I didn't have the hart to tell her it was a Christmas Angel.

Not the traditional shape I know but then isn't the point of crafting to use your own vision and do something a little different.

I embellished it with both a cross and an angel out of my stash I'm sure the angel came from running with scissors it has hand made with love on the back and the cross I purchased from the Range. plus lots of ribbon. Well it is for Elizabeth.

I used both Stamping up and Tim Hols distress inks to colour her in. Once it had dried I added stickels to her wings to make them glitter in the light.

The final verdict from Elizabeth it's really cool and I love the Angel.

I hope you are all having a great weekend in this lovely sunshine.

Victoria

just found this great blog candy & thought i would share. Thanks Elaine x

A busy Saturday

Roger invited Danny, Louise and there boy's over for a BBQ. Elizabeth was struggling with the sun so I popped in the house to get her a hat. This gave Roger an idea and he ran in the house himself bringing back out with him his two cowboy hats.

When we are abroad non of us tolerate the sun very well. I tend to hide in the shade although my joints appreciate the worm my skin doesn't wont the sun. Elizabeth has an array of hats with her but Roger tends to forget his bless him. This results in new hats coming home with us after each holiday. The one Roger is wearing came back from Cyprus and the one Danny has on came from Turkey. The hole time we were in Turkey the local restaurateurs would shout out to him hello cowboy you come try our menu. It was a good laugh. So here are my Broughton cow boys.

Elizabeth and I had to leave them all in the garden to get of to Beth's Birthday which was held at Cleethorpes leisure center. This is the card that I made for Beth. She is an Elizabeth but prefers Beth unlike my Elizabeth who never like her name to be shortened which is just as well as they are both in the same class. So this is the card I made for her.

The stamp I used is from Lili of the valey .

Elizabeth says it is her & Beth reading a book together. Bless

I used Tim Holtz distress inks to colour in the image.


I sprayed the flowers with pearl Glimmer Mist to give them a lovely shimmer.


Hear is hope that you all having a great week end.

Victoria x

What as busy few days

I was approached by a lady to make 16 pairs of earring as wedding favours for her female guests. The colour theme is turquoise and these are the very shiny result. What a lovely gift. I know I would feel a very special guest to receive these beautiful Swarovsike earrings.

While I was sat making the wedding earrings I decided to have a bit of a play with some black Swaovski hart that arrived in the same delivery.

I know I have made this necklace before in a different colour before but I love this one. I have worn this a few days already and can see it being a favourite.


My final picture to share today is a card I made for a special college Maureen. As many of you will know I am a Slimming world Consultant and have been doing this very wonderful job for 9 and a half years. Maureen joined my group as a member after about 6 months of me staring working for Slimming World and lost if I remember correctly 6 stone. After reaching target and some convincing Maureen decided to going are wonderful team of consultants in the Scunthorpe aria. I have done many jobs with Slimming world such as aria manager and time of as a temp through all this time Maureen has been there supporting members as a member herself and then a consultant. I just wonted to share with you what a special lady she is and this is the Birthday card I made for her.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Maureen x


Hoping you are all well.

Victoria x

Stressful times

Not much blogging going on at the minuet guys I am sorry. The brain at the moment is plugged full of worry and stress this unfortunately means not much crafting being done. Having said that when I have sat down to do something it has helped take my mind of it all. 2 weeks ago Roger was told he had 4 weeks of work left we are used to being given notice it is part of contract work how ever he usually has a job lined up to go to and hasn't been out of work for 11 years. Only this time it would seem the resection has finally truly hit our home. On top of all this My sister has been quite unwell and we have all been really worried about her.

Me being the person I am and having found a new range of stamps in the Scunthorpe garden center decided to make her a card to let her know I love her very much and hope she gets well soon. The stamp is from Wild Rose Studio and I coloured it in using Tim Holtz Distress Inks. The papers are from my lovely stash and the flowers and pins came from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Put your feet up hun and relax for a while we love you millions.

Victoria

Today is my 12th wedding anniversary

So I thought I would share just a few pictures from my wedding day. In my album are 145 pictures I have just put 3 onto here. I hadn't until today thought about about scanning my photo's onto my computer but I will now xx lol. If I scan them onto my computer I can re print them and then make them into a scrapbook :-) yay.

We got married at Broughton Church followed by our reception at Forest Pines.

We went to Forest pines 2 years ago for our anniversary and stayed in the same room. It had all changed there was no longer a 4 poster bed and has been expanded so much the lovely little conservatory I had the bellow picture in is now huge. Never the less we had a romantic evening.

This year we have put our celebrations on hold for a few weeks. Roger was given his notice at work and were worried about spending anything we don't have to. The main thing is were all together and happy. We can have a party at any time.

It was a wonderful day I wouldn't of changed a thing.

I Love You Roger

More today than yesterday but less than tomorrow.

xxx