and a happy and prosperous New Year ahead.

I hope that Santa brought you lots of lovely goodies…. I know that I got such a lovey pile of crafting goodies – plus my Logitech Webcam for me videos in the coming year.  So much easier to show you all in an ad hoc fashion what I am up to than trying to remember to photograph/or not as the case may be, with all the pfaffing around that that takes.

I am going to try and do a quick haul from this morning as soon as the Rubbah Techno Elf has loaded up the software for me.

Don’t forget that the I Want It All Draw will take place over at Toodles and Binks Blog on 31st December when one lucky person that has commented/taken part in blog candy drawings in 2009 will win all of the current Toodles and Binks Stamps, plus Zoomz, Embossing Powder, some Buck Naked Chipboard and ribbons to kick start their 2010 crafting.  So if you haven’t left a comment make sure that you leave one before end of 31st December 2009 to get added into the draw.  Why not become a follower over their as well, because there is some really good stuff coming in 2010.

Lots of Christmas Hugs.

Kay

just a quick video of the mini journal I made for a friend the other day – filmed in a hurry so the light quality isn’t great – but enjoy and hopefully I will be back with other “vids” very soon. Fingers crossed Santa is bringing me a web cam for Christmas.

The video editor (aka Toodles herself) is off enjoying herself in London Town … and just called to let me know that mos of the trains are cancelled and they are not sure when they will all get back …. worried ????????? you bet I am, but they are in a group!!!!!

Ingredients used:

Toodles and Binks Bare Nakey Chipboard covers in 6×6 and 6×3
Toodles and Binks Book Ringz

Basic Grey “Gypsy” paper pack
Shimmerz paints
That Special Touch Mica
White pearls
Green Copic Re-inker from Stamp Galaxy
Old Paper Distress Ink
Blending Tool

Toodles and Binks (Stamp Galaxy) are sponsoring the Stampin for the Weekend challenge blog on 18th December 2009…. so here’s a quick video of the prize.

Please try to take part – I believe the challenge is put up each Friday and you have until the following Thursday to enter, but check out the blog for full details.

Kay

just perfect for the cover of my mini journal ….. but stripe me….£10 odd for a metre, and they wouldn’t sell less than that (still it’ll last a good while).

It’s been an horrendous day today, just so busy at work – my boss has been off sick, and now away on leave so that just leaves good ol’ me and my able assistant, but we are run right off our feet – I am consequently pooped, and vegtable like in bed watching Emperor’s New Groove with Toodles – what can I say, it’s Llama based!

Very exciting when I got home, some of my birthday pressies have arrived, but I am not even allowed to look at the boxes, let alone get my hands on the contents.

Kay

I forgot to post this.

Kay

and I have actually crafted ….. a few more bits and bobs towards the Halloween album and a small bind-it-all 10×10cm journal for the shoebox appeal box.

Lydia and I managed to get royally soaked this morning in Tonbridge, it was nothing short of monsoon weather, but cold and windy with it – still she was happy as she managed to get a sweet Hello Kitty umbrella thrown into the haul from Claire’s Accessories …. you see, we were out getting the contents of our annual Shoebox Appeal box, and as we’re aiming for a girl 10 -14 years Claire’s was a very good idea.  I have to say that she went out wearing her Converse, which were soaked right through (and are still not dry these many hours later) – I was a little more sensibile, but found to my cost that my 4 season old (beloved) boots were both leaking and I soaked up water to ankle level, and then from head downwards – twas pretty much the effect of just standing under a shower!

There was still a little room left when we packed the box, and so I swooped off to the Craft Cabin and made a small journal with my bind it all – now, I’ve had the BIA pretty much since it came out, and am only just getting around to using it, and actually had great difficulty with the binding side of things, but with a little help from the Rubbah Elf, that was also soon accomplished …. I do, however (and surprisingly to a lot of people probably) remain uncertain at the BIA, I am not sure if it is too much trouble in the long run ….. I expect though that if I give it more of a chance it could probably become one of my favourite tools, there again, may be just a good old fashioned office binding maching might work just as well – I shall have to try out chipboard in the one at work.

I forgot to take piccies (and I apologise, my blog is picture short recently) of the little notebook we put in the box, if I have time in the morning I will go at taking a picture of it – hopefully, it won’t be like the videos I did the other day, where Toodles had taken the memory card out of the camera.

Happy Crafting Chicas

Kay

as I’ve got a couple of the bits on my list, I have had a re-think (now, this will change before the big day) and this is what I want:

• 7G border punch kit and may be a Binderie
• Tattered Angels/Cosmic Shimmer
• Shimmerz paints
• Sir Tim Tiny Attacher plus refill
• ATG refill
• Sir Tim D rings
• Sir Tim Loop fasteners
• Sir Tim Hitch Fasteners
• Pin Flair Gel glue and ATG refills
• DCWV stacks
• Sizzix dies
• Tattered Angels journalling bits

It’d be interesting to know what other people have on their hit list?

Happy Crafting Chicas

Kay

the devil makes work for my idle purse …. and I indulged in a bit more Retail Therapy.  Just a few bits, a cheapo set of Halloween stamps, some purple funky foam, brown and pink felt, a small pack of coredinations cardstock, some purple fibres and some orange pearls …. just a few more items for the paper bag mini album.

Happy Crafting Chicas

Fabbie news, the Tando-Creative Chipboard delivery arrived this morning, and is already loaded in the shop.  The birdies are so sweet, and I just love the mini house and pub from the Village Green collection.

Check em out, and have fun crafting.

Kay

what an amazing bit of kit the ATG gun is – love, love, love it!

I’d always assumed that because they look quite big, they would be unwieldly and heavy ….. nope, light as a feather and easy to hold and move around.  The only issue I am having – and ’tis me not it – is taking my finger off the trigger in time, but the adhesive can be easily pushed back on itself.

The Halloween mini album is coming along, and I’ve nearly finished the first unit (note to self must take some photos), however I really don’t have too many halloween supplies, and could do with a set of stamps (another note to self for next year, T&B need halloween stamps).

Today, I must upload the two videos that are on the camera, one quick one (not up to Toodles standard, but I will sneek it on) and another one just showing the bits I got on Saturday.  Talking of bits, I also got the top note shape sizzix die from the Scrapbook Shop ….. actually, I thought I’d ordered a frame die, and was pleasantly surprised to realise it was the die that I had been searching for all along ….. it’s seems it is referred to as a “top note” but is in fact that one – I can’t remember what the actual name is, I will post that later.

Poor Toodles is still poorly sick, and I am having to administer lots of loving care …. easy in the morning, but harder at night ….. she is not an easy patient!!!!  I just die and want to be left alone when I am ill, she likes attention in abundance, soothing words, lots of hugs and a whole gang of servants, doctors and nurses…. nobody give her a bloomin’ bell for goodness sake!

Apparently it is medicine time …….