Carry On Scrapping....

Plans, plans, plans, plans....

Ach, life is boring if you having got different plates spinning at any one time!

Kirsty's Florida Crop Mk II is going ahead this November. We had such a fabulous time last May, that I really couldn't NOT do it again. I have such enormous fun planning and arranging it all, that I will keep doing them whilst I have takers!
So far - flights are booked, villa is booked and I am trying to beat down prices on car (well... Van!) rental. Next stop is arranging the crops, lessons and shopping...

Anyway... we will be staying in Terra Verde on Poinciana in a MASSIVE 7 bedroom villa... Just a wee sneaky peek for those going -

 

Check out the spa pool Natty! I can *just* see us floating about with our Bailey's again....

House purchasing: Waiting to hear about a very hefty mortgage, as soon as we hear, I think we will be hitting the estate agents of North London with a vengeance. Properties go so damn quickly, and more worryingly, for the asking price or above. It's a bunfight out there... I saw the perfect place on a website the other day - 2 beds and a study - utterly perfect. Sold - of course - but at least we know stuff is out there.

I suppose my other plates spinnning are more like teaplates... decorative and not that practical...

A fair few scrapping projects on the go currently - most importantly is a gift for my pal Helen's birthday on Thursday. A sneaky transfer of some photo files from her other half and I am good to go. And I am FINALLY using an entire room of Chatterbox paper. Heavens! I will photograph it before I pass it on.

Unlike the engagement present I made for my pals Sian and Reg. They loved their layout and album (blank and empty for Sian to start scrapping!) but I failed to photograph it. I'm an eejit!

I also have plans for a birthday pressie another pal. Her birthday is AGES away, but still... the cogs are turning.

Kx

My favourite photo...

A picture tells a thousand words....

It just sums up our relationship so well. And possibly is my favourite photo of the wedding. I'd love to scrap it, and then submit it to say, CK, for - as Michael says - "Sh*ts and Giggles".
I'm so evil.

We met with Bob the IFA Mortgage Man last night, and are going to take the big scary step of buying a flat in London. Obscenely expensive, but needs to be done. We were pleasantly surprised at the amount we could borrow - although we are NOT going to break the high Stamp Duty mark. I just can't do it! It's too damn scary!

So - for the next few months, we shall be walking through the minefield of house purchasing.

Carry On Actually Doing Some Scrapping...

The Easter Week was a very productive week for me scrapping wise. A week staying with my mum in Derby meant a week of staying up late scrapping and squabbling - it was just like old times!

This also created a week of discovering what new stuff she has bought. I now want a Cuttlebug more than life itself, Basic Grey papers that I really DON'T NEED and half of the stamps she has bought in recent months.

But, it did prompt a rediscovery of my own substantial scrapping stash, and I got down to using some. As per bloody usual, I used mostly cardstock. There's a surprise. But I made up for it on the most gaudy layout I have ever done.... You'll know it when you see it.

So - here they are: Some layouts I have done!

OK - I did this at a crop in the cold North - first layout in a YEAR! Way to go me!

First page of the wedding party 'series' - the plan is to do a layout on each person in the photo. Best get to it really!

Now for the first bit of the honeymoon album - Las Vegas!

First morning - we saw the dawn over the (fake) eastern palace of the Aladdin resort... Did look bloody good though!

Yup. It's like I sneezed a load of crystal onto a layout. Albeit in circular patterns. It's really rather silly. But I like it!

Using new things!!! Fancy Pants swirls. I do like these. A lot.

So - next layout plans are: Engagement layout for my friends Sian and Reg who got engaged last weekend. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
New Zealand photos for the next 'leg' in the honeymoon album and then maybe a couple of Wedding phots. But I did get some wonderful photos over Easter of Derbyshire as well.....

Crap. I have to go to work at some point. Gah.

Kx

Long time...... no update...

What can I say?!

I was very busy. That whole getting married thing was very time consuming! And then there was the honeymoon. And then there was the Being Married thing. Blimey!

There were just not enough hours in the day! But, after several bollockings from friends for not updating my blog in a long time, it really was time to rectify this.

Anyway. I am still alive, and have even picked up my scrapping tools once more after nearly a years break. I will post my recent scrapping bout very soon.

The wedding was magic. Just magic. Please feel free to take a look at some of the official photos! Luckily for me, I also had my very talented brother taking photogrpahs as well, so I have some amazing scrappable shots of the day.

Wedding photos

The New Years Eve party was superb fun. We danced and sang and celebrated - complete with an Elvis impersonator. General consensus was Best New Years Ever - and I have to agree!

The honeymoon was amazing too: Las Vegas, New Zealand, Sydney and then Singapore. It did mean that January was completely lost to me, and I still haven't really caught up with that! It's April?! How did that happen?!

So - apologies for my rubbish blog-keeping, and my late new years resolution is to Do Better.

Love
Mrs Kirsty Scanlan
xx