How lucky am I?

The answer is 'very'. For ages now I have wanted to have a go with Pan pastels without having to go to the expense of buying them so when I saw a class giving that very opportunity at LB Crafts I immediately signed up for it. Even better was that it was the day after another very tempting class. So off we went. When I say 'we' I do of course mean my partner in crime Michele and I.

I won't go into the fiasco concerning the B&B that we booked but didn't stay at even tho' we wish we had-enough said.

The 2 classes we did were great and I will eventually finish the one I feel needs a bit more adding to it due to my colour choice but for now here are the Pan pastel tags I did. I loved using the pastels and the effect they give but was not particularly happy with what I did with them. Anyone who knows me will know that the one on the left as you look is my favourite. Here they are anyway.

several hours later

I think I must be a glutton for punishment or else I just love pressure. I signed up for yet another swap over on UKS. Somehow it had slipped through my net and I didn't see it until a couple of days ago. The submit by date was far too soon so Kitty Crafts kindly moved the date for me and signed me up. The brief is to make 10 tag sized rectangles, leaving the left side clear for binding or book rings,and 2 covers which Kitty will then collate and make into a book. so here is my offering:

It is totally inspired by Paula whose creations are gorgeous, very feminine and ephemeral. Hope the recipients like it.

I need to go and pack for tomorrow's crop. This is another pressure because needing to clear my desk I just put everything into a laundry basket. Should be fun sorting that out-NOT!

opals in october

Here is my tag for the monthly tag swap over on UKS. This month sees us having to take inspiration from opals, girls and music. Unfortunately as I am not David Bailey, or even remotely related to him, the colours are not true. In reality the tag is very pale and I misted them with a marshmallow glimmer mist which gives a gorgeous opalesque sheen over the colours. I'm actually quite pleased with it because the colours are, for once, just what I envisaged (and nowhere near as bright as they appear on here).

food shopping

Yes it's that time of the week again when I really should go food shopping but the weather is so bad that I just don't want to step outside. I think I'll wait until the rain stops. In the meantime I've finished these layouts all from Craftystash kits. they are great-they contain everything you need to complete the two layouts that they suggest.

Now some people would not even look at the suggestions and some people would look but do their own thing which is normally what I would do-look and change to make them my own but with a bit of help. However, as I have already mentioned, my mojo has gone awol so I lifted down to the last detail even to the photo orientation which is normally the first thing I change.

On the plus side, I have used both kits- a definite advantage for my ever growing paper mountain.

Right I'd better go and see if it is still raining out there

Good morning!

Hmmm, think I'd better leave this collection alone for a while now. I'm at serious risk of overload. There are plenty more gorgeous collections out there.

A rarity

I'm not sure whether the rarity is that I have posted twice today or that I had to have the whole of the Bonjour collection and so you can expect to see more bonjour layouts. all I can say is thank goodness I have several photos of different places in France. Not quite sure of the title yet but when it comes tome I will be putting it on the tag.

Not quite sure why the colours are not true but they look really dull on here. IRL the colours are really pastel and lovely.

Bonjour again!

The Kaisercraft blog is a mine of inspiration and that's where I go when I want to scrap but lack mojo or initiative. Lacking both at the moment but desperate to use the beautiful Bonjour collection that's where I headed to produced this:

I daresay that as I am still feeling lacking in mojo I will head off there again.