And the other one................

Here is the other one from the blossom and butterflies stack , background is a 12x12 acrylic sheet, just a fun layout to make:)

Ok ok, so I am a bad blogger!!!!

Ok I am a bad blogger!!!! But hey I have 3 kids!!!! And hayfever!!!!

Oh where oh where have I been - certainly not to london to see the queen

I have been boring and not really had much to say-iykwim!!! But lo and behold- I have refound my mojo in the Blossoms and Butterflies stack. I know it isnt the 'in' thing but I soooooooooo LUUUUUURURRRRRVVVE these papers.

I loved them so much so that I did this layout using these papers, I
cant say enough how much I love them:)



And another will be along very soon:)
Gotta run- have a fab sunny day:)

June kit and new blog

I have decided to make the buying of my kits easier to have start a blog shop called Cleo' kits n' bits
So from now on all kits will be sold from here.
I have now added a paypal shopping cart to make things easier for people buying more than one item. But I will still be putting the pictures of my kits here for you to see.

My June summer home decor kit

This kits is a bargain at only £15 with stash worth over £18 (rrp)
Kit Contents

1. Cherry Arte Patterned papers x 5-

• Princess Rett
• Princess Max
• Princess Corrine
• Princess Heather
• Princess Sheri

1. Cosmo cricket 'Buck Naked' lacing cards
2. Cherry Arte Princess chipboard shapes
3. Button Bonanza bag of buttons
4. 3m pink organza
5. 5m aqua organza
6. Foam pads
7. Text paper
8. Curtain ring

This kit is versatile - so if you dont fancy making the hanging design, it could be easily translated into a mini book:) So if you fancy a fun kit- this is your one:)
Any way my coffee is ready have a good evening:)

June sneek peek!!!

Ok so here is a sneeky peek of whats instore for you from the June kit!!!

I can promice that you will get messy and get to play with lots of buttons and ribbons!!!!
Have a good day:)

Yummy Acrylic

I had a fab time yesterday teaching at PaperArts, I was very lucky that I got to teach such a fun bunch of ladies:) I had a really good time.

The layout was called 'Sunlight'. I used a 12x12 sheet of acrylic available here and gorgeous fancy pants papers and overlay. I think everyones arms were aching early on in this class as the cheeseholing the acrylic really does give a good workout!!! I have to say I really love acrylic 12x12 and think I will have to buy more!!!!

My other project was this acrylic album with yummy hambley overlays available here

Ok so min is a bit pink - ok VERY pink !! Everyone at the class was given a choice of papers and the colour of the overlay and you wouldnt believe the difference between them all- I t was amazing:)
I also had quite a few chats about my Puddys from fellow Puddy owners:)!!!! So many cute photos:)!!!!!!
And I have to tell you about the gorgeous yummyt cakes that Fiona made - OMG they were lush!!! - Spiced apple muffins (drooooooooooooooooolll) and victoria sponge cake- to die for!!!!And (I think she wants to make me fat) Ben and Jerrys cookie dough icecream!!! I can tell you it was lucky that I forgot my lunch otherwise I dont think I would have been able to try all the gorgous treats Fiona had for us!!! (I am feeling like a lil piggy today!!!!)


My kit is in the making and I am hoping you will all join me in getting a little (a lot messy) in my home decor mini book, which should hopefully go on sale on the 1st june- keep your eyes peeled for a sneek peek very soon:)!!!!!

Anyway James parents are down this weekend , but low and behold its raining, so they have taken my 2 younger boys swimming and then we will meet them at a pub for another high calorie , mouth watering dinner- hmmmmmm shall I have a roast????????

Calann is on camp with the cubs this weekend - I was a little concerned that just a few hours before he left the windows were shaking with the thunnder- I hope he is ok!!!- at home he is so grown up but at camp he seems so helpless and I cant help him- with anything!!


Right I need to go and sort myself out before we go to the pub- morning hair is never a good look !!!!

A sneek peek

Here are a sneek peek of each project I will be teaching at paperarts

The layout
The Acrylic Album

Acrylic mini book tool list
11 3x4 photos
14 2x3 photos (all of my photos are in Black and white , but that doesnt mean you have to!!)
Craft knife
Cutting Matt
metal ruler
pencil
Sand paper
Cropodile
White acrylic paint
Deep pink/burgandy ink pad
Scissors
Adhesive- herma, double sided tape, glue dots, pva, etc
heart and flower punches
pens for journalling
white perminent pens - ie sakura, sharpie pens for doodling

Acrylic Layout Class tool list
1 photo I have used a 6x4 portrait but this size and orientation could be easily changed!!
The colours of the papers
are here and here
A cropodile (if you have one)
pencil
Scissors
red ink pad
Circle cutters/ punches
White acrylic paint + paintbrush
herma/ adhesive
Dont worry if you dont have everything on the list as I will bring all my tools with me on the day
I hope you are all ready for a workout on your arms ladies!!!!!!!

Hope you have a good day, and if there are any questions please ask:)

Paper Arts

Next sat (24th may ) I am teaching a 12 hour workshop at Paperarts in Stroud. Fiona sent be a box of gorgeous goodies, so I have been busily working away on my 2 projects a layout and an acrylic album, I am not sure if I can give you a sneek peek of what I am working on , but if so I will:)
I think there may be a few spaces left too if anyone is interested see here

This week has been really busy!! On monday my mum came to visit us for the first time since we have lived in Bristol (8 years) It was really nice to see her and her boyfriend Jon, Evan really took to her which is great (except he kept calling her 'she' and 'whats her name'!! Buffy my kitten loved her also I have never seen her fuss anyone so much!!

Thursady was spent scrapbooking with Nicola- I think I have done it I think I have her hooked . I already have her obsessing over buttons- so watch this space (I may get her to come to a crop)
I t was also Cals birthday on Thursday- I can believe he is 9 already!!! He had his party yesterday which same me take 5 kids to see Nims Island at the cinema then to frankie and Bennys for tea:) Their bbq chicken pizza is LUSH!!!!
Anyway I have loads of Fairy chores to get on with!!!:( Have a good day:)

Kits , kits ,kits...............

May Get Happy Kit
£9& £2.50P&P (within the uk)

Why not have some fun rotating, sewing, cheeseholing and having lots of fun with this funk 'Get Happy kit
Each kits contains

4 sheets ‘Cosmo Cricket Get happy’ papers- Crush, Snappy, Lucky, Take five.

2 sheets white cardstock

1 pack of Cosmo cricket Doodle alpha rub-ons- these are really cool:)

1 sheet of cardstock sticker alphabet

1 Skein blue embroidery cotton

Length of lace

Bag of buttons

Foam pads

1 Book ring

1 Washer

2 pieces of text paper

All this costs just £9 and £2.50 P&P

To buy this kit just click on the 'Buy now' button

I also have a couple of March and Aprils kits still available too (the buttons for these are up the top right hand side of my blog)

April Birdie bits canvas kit
£12 & £2.50P&P(within the uk)

Kit Contents

Full colour instructions

A Canvas
4 Fabby Dream street Birdie bits papers
Bottle of red acrylic paint
Lots of ribbons (7 different sorts)
Buttons
2 Hinges
Foam pads
Embroidery thread
Red brads
A die cut black cardstock alphabet

March Cosmo cricket double project kit

£8 & £2.50P&P (within the uk)

only 3 left in stock!!
Contents

1. Cosmo cricket ‘Be mine’ paper

2.Cosmo cricket ’Cupid’ paper

3.Bazzill Cardstock - Lima Bean

4.Bazzill cardstock - Artesian Pool

5.Bazzill cardstock – Nutmeg

6.Rub on Alphabet

7.Red polka dot Ribbon

8.Turquoise Ribbon

9.Teal Ribbon

10.Lace Ribbon

11.Selection of buttons

12.Piece of felt

13.Text paper

14.Text paper Flowers

15. 2 Velvet flowers

16.Foam pads

This layout 'Best pals' was made using smaller pieces of patterned paper, and embelishments which is a great way to use up all your scraps from you favourite papers.
My second project is a 'Technique File'. Its a perfect sized mini envelope book to keep small records of techniques you learn, and is great when you need a burst of inspiration. It could also be used for photos and journalling:)

Pleas let me know If you would like more than one of these kits so I can give you a discount on the postage - 1 kit = £2.50 P&P, 2-3 kits = £3.00 P&P (these prices are based on uk postage , please contact me if you would like to know prices outside the uk)

Ive been playing with glue and newspaper again

After I got the kiddie winks home from school yesterday I felt complelled to rip up the nearest newspaper and pva ity to some chipboard, how sad am I ? Nicola was sitting next to me so I asked her to rip out the text from the newspaper so i could paste it down- Its so theraputic:) Today will be the layers of paint- oh I love it:) Next monday Myself and nicola are going to have a mini crop child free at my house!!!!! yeeeaaaaaaaaaahh!!

Oh have you seen the new recipe box by Elsie I soooo have to get that!!! Mandy came over the other day and we had a lovely catch up:) and brought me some old magazines they are fab- I had never come accross 'Legacy' before OMG they are fab:)

My 'photoshoot' the other day went well Sarah is so photogenic- I took around 200 pics but these 2 we chose as our faves

I am laughing at noodles- he is sitting by the sink swiping at the drips from the tap- daft cat:D!! He has now started meow ing at me more like he is talking to me , Buffy has done this from the start, but I think she has taught him he has a voice. He is so sweet now - no ,ore biting or swiping at us!! I bought buffy the most girly collar the other day - its ssosooooooo cuts, I will try and get a pic of her with it on:)
Right time to get teh kids ready for school
See ya!!

A pic of the garden

Feb 2005
Apr 2007

May 2008

Just thought I would post a couple quick pics of our new garden- I am sooo pleased with it:) just look at the 3 stages taken at different times , they are all taken from the same window too:)- I cant wait to scrap these now:)