Jacqui's blog candy

Jacqui (thecats whiskers) has got some great blog candy on offer for reaching 10,000 hits
take a look over at her great blog and enter the draw by hitting the link below

http://jacqui47.blogspot.com/2008/07/my-10000-hits-blog-candy.html


good luck
niccixxx

Thankyou BEV

I got this from Bev last week but have only recently learnt how to do these things... TY again Bev for explaining so beautifuly

Introducing the Wylde Women Award to give to your favorite Wylde Woman blogger. Here are the rules:
1. You can give it to one or one hundred or any number inbetween - it's up to you. Make sure you link to their site in your post.
2. Link back to this blogsite (http://www.TammyVitale.com/) (so I can go visit all these wonderful women.
Purpose of the Award: To send love and acknowledgement to women who brighten your day, teach you new things and live their lives fully with generosity and joy.

I haven't been blogging too long so I am gonna look like billy no mates here ...lol

and send it to Bev, Maz, Ann marie ,

thanks again Bev

niccixx

Great Aunt Tilda

Put this card together today, has taken a scrapbook page feel to it. The only thing that is missing is the title Great Aunt Tilda Bognor 1800 and something ....
I coloured this image in to TRY and look like one of those sepia images as the image reminded me of one of those old fashioned photos you see from the early 1900's of the women bathing in their clothes.


Image : magnolia, cardstock DCWV paper HOTP, brads and rub on HOTP , everything else from my little (HAHAHAHA) hoard . Coloured in with Prisma pencils

truck racing

What a nice peaceful day i nearly had on Sunday, Ian and callum went to Donington Park, to meet up with Grandma to go and watch truck racing, monster trucks and pick up racing.. Callum is mad about pick ups... They both came back rather well cooked as it was rather hot there , same as here really. Nathan was at his mates house over night so until about 4pm it was just me and the little man.

Then came MONDAY ARGGGGHHH . Nathan finally had his braces fitted, and boy did we know about it. I do empathise with him, as any one who has had a brace will know how much they make your teeth ache for the first few days because they are so tight but my word did he whinge about it ...I have come to the conclusion my eldest son is a big jessie when it comes to pain, and boy is he gonna suffer from man flu ...!!!!! I really don't know if i can handle this every 6 weeks for 3 YEARS!!!!!! OMG it doesn't bear thinking about... He wants his ear pierced but i am now thinking ok we have said yes you can have it done BUT where is mum going to go stay for the first few days after he has had it done !!! Me thinks i will go visit on my own with my mummy i am sure she will let me hide out there, mind you i bet it will be "Only if you bring Marcus" ohh yes and her new poppy cat .

WOW What a storm we had last night, it rolled in about 7pm, and i fell asleep just after midnight it was still rolling around. Marcus wasn't very happy about the storm , so we ended up putting some music on (as the rain was so heavy it knocked out the sky signal) and danced round the front room for a while which kept him nicely distracted through the worst of it . I can highly recommend Gabriella Cilmi's lessons to be learned album.

Today is cooler , and i feel so much happier now. I am not a hot weather person, warm i can do but hot ??? NAHHH

hugs
niccixxx

Blog candy

Blog Candy is available over on the ever talanted Bev's all the things i love site

http://bevscrafts.blogspot.com/2008/07/blog-candy-time.html
It's a fantasic prize and so generouse(SP) of her, but then again thats the kinda gal she is

CHEERS
NICCI

WOW Friday allready

Where has this week gone ?? First week of the summer holidays has gone by, not seen much of Nathan and Callum as the weather has been good so they have been out most of the time, and having sleep overs in tents... seems to be the latest craze this summer. I think i am going to put an In/out board by the front door for them as I seem to constantly be answering the door to thier friends !!!
Marcus has been busy cutting another tooth , he cut it yesterday so that is 4 in 10 days !!
I haven't made any cards this week as haven't had chance to , but i have been sat colouring images in of the evening so have plenty just need the time to put them together.
hope you all have a good weekend
hugs and thanks for stopping by
nicci xx

And another one

Marcus cut another top tooth today so that makes a grand total of 3 in a week !
Nathan went to the orthadontist today and had his spacers fitted, ready for having his braces fitted next week. The dental nurse told Nathan to make the most of this week, as it the last week he can eat toffee, chewing gum, jelly sweets, crusty bread and his finger nails (!) for the next 3 years....lol

Been a beautiful day today hope you all enjoyed the sunshine
byeeeee

niccixxx

new teeth

afternoon,


as the post suggests Marcus cut his 4th tooth yesterday the 2nd one in a week, but this time he has decided to cut 4 at once!!! So as I am sure you can imagine his changes of moods are amazing(not as good as a women with PMT and no chocolate though). On friday i couldn't go out of his line of sight and if i did i was walking round with this human limpit hanging of my leg !!! Today he is a bit up and down, we are at the stage of his life where the word "NO" is coming into play, you know that phase that lasts at least ohhhhh 18 years ! When you tell him No now, he stops, looks at you then shakes his head, trouble is he moves the whole of his upper body when he does it, and looks so funny, and have to try not to laugh too much if he wobbles and falls over....

Tomorrow is officialy the first day of the summer holidays, I don't know what is wrong with Nathan as yesterday morning when marcus woke up again at about 8.30, nathan came in our room and asked if we wanted him to go and take Marcus with him as he didn't mind. I swear if I hadn't been lying down i would have fell down in shock....lol!!!! By 10am both callum AND Nathan were out of the house !! Shock horror Nathan is tuning into a typical teenager of a weekend if he has got his head off the pillow by 10am it's a miracle.

enjoy the rest of your Sunday

hugs

niccixxx

cards 4 teachers

Have been busy tonight putting these cards together for callums teacher and his support teacher, really threw me this year as his teacher is Male. I also had a light bulb moment and decided to get the shrink plastic out and make some keyrings to match. thats the little image hanging over the card, have put glossy accents on them since taking this picture.

ta for looking
niccixxx

15M

Look what Callum got today, he finally shut up long enough for someone to teach him how to swim, most of the family have tried but he knows better than everyone else who can all ready swim if you know what i mean!!! But well done to him .... at last.

Pink 'N' Black

This was inspired by a comment Nathan made , about the magnolia images that i should colour some in as emos/goths . (or emus as i have heard them called on occasion) so here she is and the pink well nathan keeps saying he is going to have pink and black rubber bands on his braces when he gets them fitted.... he goes to get his spacers fitted next Monday!!!!

thanks for looking
Nicci xxxx

Image coloured with prisma colors (again) ribbon from craft fairy, flowers from Prima and the rest from the hoard. ohh paper a scrapboking paper freebie

purple "HAYS"

hmm can see a colour theme developing here !!

Image Sarah Kay coloured with prisma colors, everything else from my hoard, background paper a freebie from somewhere

5 days left

5 days of what left i hear you ask, of peace and quiet i reply, (well as quiet as you can get with a 9 month old in the house) peace from "mum can i have" "mum I'm hungry" "mum I'm bored" "Muuuum he's been in my room " you get the drift ??? 5 days till the summer hols start arghhhhhhhh.........
if over the coming weeks my posts start to become a little strange (what ya mean become ?) you know why....lol
anyway HAPPY MONDAY only 4 days till the weekend .....
hugs
Nicci
xxxx

pretty in pinks

Image: magnolia coloured with prisma colors, paper freebie from a scrap booking site, flowers prima,
sentiment HOTP rubber stamp, all other bits from my hoard .

chocolate presant

another card from my playtime..

image: magnolia coloured with prisma colors, cardstock DCWV, paper dovecraft fantasy papers, ribbon from hobby craft.

Tangerine Dreams

I left marcus under the watchful eye of daddy today and escaped up to my little crafty cubbie hole to have a play.


image: magnolia coloured with prisma colors, paper HOTP, cardstock DCWV, ribbon from hobby crafts and brads from my hoard.

1 for you

......... and 1 for me.

Meet saffie our 10 year old wimeraner and Marcus our 9 month old son. Both enjoying lunch in the garden on that rare occasion in the UK summer time of a sunny day.

Happy Birthday Clair

I made this card for my friends 30TH birthday,.The image is a stamped "sugar Nellies" image , and the backing paper is from DCWV Pad, embossed with a cuttlebug folder.

Sarah kay

This card was made for a friend using a Sarah Kay image, coloured with Prisma colour pencils and using card from my stash.