Actually scrapped!

So I have been doing lots of painting and not so much scrapping, but I went to see the lovely girls at fun crops in Abingdon and actually did some scrapping! I have lots of Cocoa Daisy kits that I havent really touched so all of these come from them.

Canvases

Lots of painting going on! I have set up a FB page in the hope of selling some and I have also been asked to sell them in a local craft shop.

Firstly this one for me! made with the brilliant new stencils by Juile Balzer for Crafters Workshop

These ones are all now in a local shop that sells lots of different locally made crafts. I've sold one already! Very exciting

And how they look in shop window!

And inside the shop

These ones were gifts for my friends. This one for my friend with 3 kidsChristening present for my beautiful god son
My friend's new baby

Painting and baking

Wow! I can't believe the school hols are almost over! Sept is going to be bitter sweet for me as Ollie is off to school, ;(. I'll miss him but I am excited for him.

The end of term saw lots of baking and gifts for teachers
Will's teachers got a bag, printed with real apples by Will (inspiration from pintrest )



And cupcake bouquet for his actual teacher


The boys made the tissue paper bumblebees for ollies nursery room


Then cakes for sports day picnic
Pimms for the adults



Rainbow for the kids



Vanilla for school fair



We then went to France for 3 weeks in a gite, I knew I would want to craft while away but would be limited, so I packed some watercolours but firstly took an online class by the amazing
Alisa Burke

I haven't been through all the videos yet but whilst away I did this doodle in my journal



inspired by this print by !Alisa !

Whilst away I saw a challenge by Dina Wakley to make 2 canvas a week in aug, to challenge us to get out of our journals. Well being away I wouldnt be able to do this but I did use my doodle to make myself a canvas. I'm really pleased with how it turned out.















Here's another doodle I did,


Going to try and make a canvas of this one next!

Wow! That was a long one!

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Not for the squeamish!

My poorly boy has the pox! We are now at day 7 and he still looks quite bad but is much better in himself.


He really had it bad, they were in his mouth, hair, eye lids, ears, nose, in between his fingers, everywhere! It was horrible seeing him so poorly, he didn't itch but I think he had so many he was beyond itching just pain :(

I have also made a couple more canvas'. Not much else crafty as life is getting in the way!

For will



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More baking

I have also had a go at some layer cakes.
Rainbow one for my best friend


Pink layer for my niece's 1st bd


I also made some peanut butter cupcakes


And a cadbury creme egg one! It's baked with a whole big cream egg in it! Yummy but a bit sickly!


I also made a pom pom garland


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Cupcake bouquet

My SIL has just had a baby boy and we went up to see them this weekend, and it was the perfect excuse to have a go at making a cupcake bouquet.


I must thank Ruth at the pink whisk for the fab instructions.
I am really pleased with it


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