AWOL AGAIN

I know I've been missing in action again but I have good excuses .... yeah right I have ....... I had the inlaws for Christmas and then the countdown to Miss 4's Princess 5th birthday party (which is just 2 more sleeps away now) and then two more sleeps from that and I am off to the Guide Jamboree - bring it on!

This will be my 3rd Jamboree - 1988 as a girl and 2000 and 2008 as a leader - I love being able to give opportunities to girls as were given to me in my formative years. I am the woman I am today because of the input from leaders all those years ago.

It is the 100th year of Guiding in NZ this year which makes it even more special. I am really proud to be a member of this awesome movement and I can't wait to see what more there is in store. If you want to know more about Guiding or how to become a leader just go here.

Oh well I had better get sorted and make a cake and other assorted birthday fare - wish me luck!

Another Countdown

Here is the link to another Christmas Countdown I came across today - lots of images and printables - just for Christmas so be in quick.


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Christmas Countdown

As she has done in the past for many seasonal occasions Lisa Vollrath is going to do a Chrstmas Printables Countdown where she makes available a printable image - one a day till Christmas!

This will be starting next weekend so if you are into all things Chrismassy - or haven't finished your Christmas cards yet - or like me haven't had a chance to start them yet ! - then go and have a look - you might be inspired - all she asks is that you make a link to her site on your blog or to a group or somewhere before you download pictures - it's a small price to pay :-)

Support this very clever lady.

Donna

PS It helps when I include her link!!!!!

OOOOPPPPPS

Wow - I did something silly today .... no, it was not card related at all - in fact nothing has been lately as I have been too busy playing working girl but that all comes to and end this week - 3 more days and counting ....
........No, I left the tags hanging out of my new pants that I bought yesterday! .......
When I put them on I was planning to get someone to cut the tags out for me but I totally forgot! Anyway, when my error was pointed out to me I very cleverly said that I was just leaving them there so everyone could see what size I am down to - I don't think I've been this size since High School!!!!
I am hoping to get a chance to create and blog lots next week - but don't hold your breath :-)

What a great weekend

I would thoroughly recommend a weekend away with the girls to create every once in a while! We had a blast completing 12 Christmas cards each as part of a Stampin Up, Stamp A Stack (if you want more details let me know) as well as a few other cards and a gift box or two and a couple of scrapbook layouts!!!!

Here are some of the cards I made - using mostly Stampin Up products.

Busy, busy, busy

I know, missing in action again - but I hope to have something to show next week as I am heading away for a crafting weekend with the girls - and boy do I need it!!

I have just started work after 7 years off with my kids and while it is not full time it still has me leaving the house with two kids at 8am which has never been an easy thing in our household. Oh well we all survived the first week and I am finding that I do quite like the work - still.

So I am hoping to get heaps of cards and christmas cards and atcs made this weekend and I am hoping to get some good nights sleep and a lie in too not to mention great friends and hopefully lovely weather for a walk along the beach.

Better go pack ...

Dragon Cake

Once again - not craft related but certainly tasty. Mr 6 had the Chicken Pocks when it was his birthday, so the sleepover that we had planned had to be cancelled. Finally I got around to organising another sleepover and then had to make a cake too. The boys were very good and didn't wake till 6 am (which is very early for this household!!!!)

Anyway here is the cake - I got the pattern from the internet - where else? Based loosely on the dragon from Jane and the Dragon a popular TV show around here just now.