Angels are everywhere?

So, How was your Easter? I hope that you have enjoyed lots of chocolate!

I have had a real nice little rest, tinkering around at home getting organised. It has been really good to spend time with Paul (DH). He has become obsessed with some items that we have for sale on EBaY. They finish tomorrow evening, thank goodness. 1. It will stop him having to go and have a look if we have any further bids. 2.The money that we get will come in really handy as I have still lots to do to get my Crafting Space finished.

Above are some pictures of my first ever attempt at a Maze book. It was for my team on UKS the Prima Divas. I have had the books packed away to give to Lisa, but have forgotten to bring them as she has started to attend the crop I attend at Writtle College Chelmsford. I felt so sorry for the little books I thought that it would be nice to wrap them up for my teamies... I hope that they like. I have already received from Miss Tiggy (Shelley) and Craft Dee (Dee) and Lisa (Smartiepants) has some alterations to do on hers as they have fallen apart.

I have finished my first ever canvas, that I will be posting to my cousin for her kitchen. I will take pictures in better light tomorrow.

I want to go and start a book for my special friends Karen and John as I said that I would help Scrap Up some pictures taken from their wedding... shamefully they have celebrated their first anniversary already....

Take care, and thank you for popping by xxx Magic and Sparkle xxx

Easter fairies and chocolate xxx

Happy Easter

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I have been looking on my favourite blogs and found some more cute little fairies.... I was at the County Living fair a couple of years ago and stumbled across the best stall. I bought some and they live in my kitchen in a little jar. When my friends pop over they all want to take them home. I returned to the fair at Eatser with loads more money to buy them and was so upset as the stall was not there. The lady that makes them Stephanie, lives in France. I was so upset...

But the good news is that she will be at the Country Living Fair this November... So I have time to save up as I might just have to buy them all.

Well Easter is here.... I am going into hospital tomorrow for a little operation, hopefully I will be home and recovered for the long weekend. I have lined up several projects that I want to complete.

As I am on a diet I will be eating minimal chocolate. I am hoping that I am well enough tomorrow night to go and weigh in, fingers crossed I have lost weight... the pj's may help.

Wishing you a lovely Easter, I hope that the Easter bunny bring's you lots of chocolate...

Magic and Sparkle

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I so want to give all those cuties above a good home xxxx

Oranges and Lemon's and Limes too!

I am going away in June for my first Scrapagogo Getaway and I am really excited xxxxx

I have been placed in the Orange Fizz team as we a split in the colours of Scrapagogo. In preperation for the weekend we can access the forun and chat to one another. They will set challenges in preperation too and I have completed the first one, which is above.

The challenge is to allow us to get to know one another. We had to list 5 facts that we are willing to share and must stick to the coporate colours Orange, Yellow and Green. I have had such fun......... I just had to sneak in a little pink, and I had a play with my favourite things.

I have included, stickles, punched shapes, die cut and embossing, stitching, rub on's, alphas, stickers, ribbons, buttons, paint, stamping, gems, journaling, pins, and a couple of different embelishments. It is the most busiest layout that I have completed to date and I love it. The picture that I used Paul took last week.

So, Easter is nearly here and all adverts on the tv are of chocolate and hot cross buns and it's driving me crazy. I am being really god on my diet, I lost 6.5lb in the first week and then gained 1lb this week and I am so MAD. I have been a really good girl, so fingers crossed this week I will have made up for it.

I have a couple of days off this week and I am aiming to have a whole making day. I am really enthused at the moment. I was asked informed last week that Sally could not run the crop at Writtle College anymore. So I have stepped into babysit and run the crop on Wednesday and I am pleased that it all went well. I have to book the future dates this week. All good fun..

So I can hear the ironing calling me and I can't ignore it anymore, I hope to pop back soon with more fun and makes... MAGIC AND SPARKLE xxxxx

5K for Little Haven with an EWOK!

I was having a lazy morning in bed, cathcing ip with e-mails when the phone rings. 25 minutes later I was on my way to Little Haven Hospice as my brother was there with his children to do a walk. And so 10 mintes later Paul and I found ourselves doing a 5k walk..... How spontaneous.....and hopefully it will help with the weightloss. We took the photos of me walking as I want to look back on them in a couple of months (fingers crossed) and there should be less of me!!!!

As you can see above we met some characters on our way, I was really impressed, I think that they can be hired for events. Anyway, we had a really good walk and I found that I pushed myself as we walked quite fast among some beautiful surroundings. Next year we hope to get more people signed up too.....

The top photo Paul took this morning and although a little blury, I really like it. I will be using it for my LO for the Scrapagogo Getaway challenge.

Clocks went back last night, so spring is here xxx Lets hope the good weather is on its way...

Well, thats it for now xxxx

MAGIC AND SPARKLE

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Picture Alert, Big Catch up xx

At last after 4 attempts I have managed to get this published.......

I have had a really busy week with work I am attending an average of three apppointments a day and so I am feeling really tired....... I am also having to adapt to 4 days a week, which is helping as I have found that I need to be more productive and organised with my time. Since we lost our little angel I hsve struggled to get a routine established here at home, but with the increase in days I feel that I am making steps, no matter how small.

Good news I have lost 6 1/2lbs. I joint Slimming World last week and so I am really pleased. Fingers crossed I carry on with big losses as I have so much to loose... so watch this space.

Below are the photos that I took of my last entry in the Majic Circle Journal. I am pleased with it, I think that the use of PINK helps.

The book was larger than normal and so I had to complete the front and back sections seperately. I also used lots of different techniques.

The journalling on the book I completed as a little story....

Once upon a time I deamed that I would meet a prince, and I did and we were married.

And after 6 years of treatment we had a baby girl and she was named Gabrielle.

One day we will awaken Gabrielle from her sleep with a kiss and then we will live happily ever after.

I have recieved my CJ back, I will take some pictures and post tomorrow. I am really pleased to have the book back, it seems like so long ago that I posted it. So thank you to my fellow scrappers who completed their entry in my book xxxxx

Below are a couple of pictures of a LO that I completed a couple of weeks ago for a challenge on UKS. I have some more to load, but as I have had problems with this post I will wait.

I just love the picture, it was taken of Gabrielle when Paul and I took her to SNAP Parent group when she was about 2. They took it for a mothers day card....

And finally the pictures below are from Birmingham. I went there for the first time when I visited my cousin a couple of weeks ago. Thank you to Louise and Andrea, as I had a great day. The bull ring is a great place to shop, I just wished that I lived a little nearer. The Selfridges was amazing, filled with the most yummiest concesions, Hershey, Jelly Bean a little section with food from America. I was a really good girl and resisted.

Whilst I was at my cousins i had my tattoo on my left lower inside arm. I don't have a photo yet, but will have to take a picture. It is of 6 little black stars and 1 pink one, which is for my little star. I want to add the words Twinkle Toes to it and a couple of white feathers...

Well I am off to get the housework finished or should I say started and I am also having to have a little think as their is a challenge in preperation for the SCRAPAGOGO GETAWAY that I will be off to in June. My first time away scrapping, so really excited.

Will pop back real soon as I have more to post xxx

MAGIC AND SPARKLE XXXX

Just a little Hello

Hello, I am still here, but things have been really manic. My laptop blew up and have only had it back a week xxx and I have just felt really tired...... I have loads of pictures to down load, but when I log on it is always so late...... So will try my best to up load in the next couple of days....

So whats been happening; I went and stayed with my cousin in Milton Keynes and visited Birmingham to shop they were yummy, I just loved Selfidges, we also went to Northampton and I had my second tattoo xxxxx little stars on my left inside lowe arm, one is pink for my little girl.

My special man, has built me storage for all my scrapping and we have started decorating the "bonus" room. Its white with pink, I have moved some of Gabrielle's lovely bits from her room wo I have mixed emotions, but I am sure that she would like this.

So, been working really hard and experienced my second Mothers Day without my little princess xxxxx Thank you to my special man in a million Paul, who made the day as special as he could xxxx

Work tomorrow and I have three meeting's, hope to pop back in the next couple of days to post my pictures xxxx

Hope your well, Magic and Sparkle xxxxx

UKS Feb Week 4

TERRRRIFFFFICCCCC T-I-G-G-E-R xxxxx

I have had such fun with this layout, that I have had planned for ages as I would like to in the albumn that we will make up of Gabrielle's VIP stay in Disney Paris May 2007 xxxxx

It was February week fours challenge on UKS:

• 6 of something: 6 brads plus 6 flat, button eyelets
• Something on LO that flaps: ribbons and journalling
• Repeat first letter in title: Terrific Tigger
• Something new: new card from my American Crafts pack matched with the ribbon

Full marks for my team: 30, plus I can add 10 points for the Irks LO...

I will post pictures of the I Believe CJ, soon xxxxx

Magic and Sparkle xxxxx