Im blogging again :)

Sorry i have not blogged in a few weeks, time just seems to be flying by. Been quite busy with school the last few weeks and with my GCSE's soon approaching, i was at manchester on monday at "poetry go live" which i have to admit was sooo boring!

I've only spent £30.79 of my £35 craft budget so im really proud! I am going to buy some ribbons (well ive already bought some but im bidding on some more) from the american ebay as they are stunning but im going to use my birthday money which i still have about £85 left.

Picture of the pack ive already won ^

Over on crafts by carolyn, tracy has set a fantastic challenge to design are card with ribbons and primas, this is a fantastic challenge as they are my favourite 2 items to craft with along with the cricut. I cant wait to join in, im going to use the rest of this months craft budget to buy some primas from tracy, you should check her shop out its fab!!

I used my birthday money to buy a DS at the weekend at its great i got need for speed and crash bandicoot and its great, i want to get nintendogs next!

I thought i would show you what i bought with the budget this month, it hasn't arrived yet as its coming from america ...

How scrummy are those? Heres a quick card i did for a challenge on cbc, i really cant stop using my cricut!!

Busy, Busy, Busy

Sorry, havn't managed to blog since monday although when im at school i dont really find the time although will post a good long post with latest creations over the weekend. Been a busy few days with quite alot of homework although its nearly the end of the week already - where does the time go?? I got my first ever set of stamps today from the usa they are adorable, there like a little easter collection with bunnies etc... going to have a play with them and will post picture over the weekend :) Also still loving my circut, i even cut out the die-cuts to make 6 father christmas and 6 mrs christmas on wednesday because im going to be totally organised this christmas :D

Back 2 School

Well im back to school tomorrow and to be honest i dont really want to go! Ive quite enjoyed being off and i jsut want to play with my expression all day. Ive still only played with 3 of my cricut cartirdges and mainly only one (the paper doll one) and i must say its fab and i just love it! Over on crafts by carolyn a challenge was set to make a card called "birds and the bees" i adapted that and used my paper doll cartrdige to come up with this

Ive also had fun making a pixy and unicorn kit on the expression and im really pleased with it - theres soo much to make on it!

Not along post today put im sorting out my craft room as the expression is so big and i need to find a place for it.

Stash Diet rules for 2008

I found this of someone elses blog and it sounds like a great idea. I have so much stash so i think its about time i start using some of it up before buying more, so here is my stash diet for 2008 i am on as off today

Monthly budget of £35 to cover everything
including, but not limited to........
Patterned Paper/scrapbook paper, paper pads (including vellums)
Cardstock/paper (including anything i buy from the paper mill
Embellishments/stickers
Rubber Stamps
Ink Pads
Adhesive
Magazines (including do-crafts)
Stash for swaps, raks and pay it forwards
Postage for swaps
Postage for stash/marketplace purchases
Postage for sending cheques for stash/marketplace purchases
New plates for my sizzix/cuttlebug
Dies for die cutters
New carrier sheets/blades for Cricut expression
Brads/eyelets

This money can be rolled, so if I only spend £15 one month (as if!) I have £35 available for the next.

Only permitted ‘extras’
Postage to send Raks, swaps and PIF
Items bought especailly to make something for someone

Extra funds made available by...

Working overtime (50% permitted, to a maximum of £50 per month)
Selling unloved stash/tools (100% permitted, after deduction of postage to send to buyer)
Selling cards,gifts (100% permitted)an
Selling die cuts/ my handmade creations on ebay (100% permitted, after deduction of postage to send to buyer)


All extra funds become available for spending the following month.

Money in the kitty - Jan:
£35 (monthly allowence)

Money spent in Jan Kitty:

Money currently to roll over into feburary £35

Im going to keep this in a work document and update it all the time and will post at the start of each month how its going :D

Its Here!!

Sorry dont know what went on below. Well as you can probably guess from the title my expression has finally arrived and wow! it is amazing. It took a while to figure out how to use it because the paper kept sticking to the mat but i figured out why. Tried using 2 difference cartrdiges quickly and am going to try the others on sunday (got work tomrrow :@ ) Below is a picture of the die-cuts i have down up to now, i am going to use them to make some cards later :D

Its Here!!

Its Here!!