Yay! I have figured out how to give my blog a background and a slideshow.

I have also been playing with hubbys new DSLR, here are a couple of shots with it. Hopefully I will have another play at the weekend.

layout slideshow

Wow what a busy few days, Mattie was sick all friday night, we had the kitchen ceiling skimmed on saturday morning and then we had a suprise party for Hubbys 40th on saturday night. I am still sorting the photos and will update tomorrow. I am also trying to sort out a slideahow for this blog but haven't quite got it sorted yet.

I am loving the new scrapbook products being released soon. The October Afternoon Cherry hill range is one I will definately need to get my hands on along with Bungle Jungle from Sassafras.

My photo for the day is my Ipod, playing King of Leon, Only by the night was my favourite album of 2008

Layouts and Petra

Some recent layouts, I think I might try and figure out how to get one of those slideshow thingys for my layouts.
Made with Studio calico Confections kit with circle stamp from looking glass kit and the punched circles are from the lovely stickers that came on the last kit.

Top two made with december Center stage kit and swan lake and christmas carol add ons. Bottom one made with Sassafrass life at the pole paper and stickers.

And todays photo my eldest cat Petra

Kitchen

WooHoo we have the quote for the new kitchen and I can't wait to get it fitted now, the artist impression looks great. I got myself a twist stepper today as an attempt to get fit, it is hard work, i was worn out after about 5 mins.

I am going to go back to weight watchers in the next couple of weeks as i don't think the stepper is going to shift all the weight i need to lose.

Not been about much the last few days as work has been busy and I have had a splitting headache. Phot a day has gone slightly to pot as I missed wed & thursday. but here are tuesday and todays photos, hopefully back tomorrow with some layouts

Yummy malt loaf made from a weight watchers recipe.

Busy weekend

Yay! today I got my Jan Studio Calico kit, so that had to be my photo for today

And an hour late I had done a layout

Work was very busy over the weekend, and I think I am going to struggle with the photo a day challenge when I am in work, it's a long day and dark when I leave and come back, I am going to try and come up with a list of ideas for these days.

Me

Sprouts

I have been down to the allotment today, just to check on it as the ground is still frozen so no digging yet. I took this photo of one of my sprout plants unfortunately the actual sprouts are a bit loose, I believe the ground needs to be packed around the plant firmly, oh well will try again next year.

I also took this picture on the way back

Busy day today, we have been looking at kitchens, ours has been in need of doing for years so we are finally going to get it done, I think we have decided which one it is just going to be a case of getting a quote, sorting money etc now.

Todays photo is of one of my nemesis now fairies, I have started collecting them since hubby got me one a couple of years ago.

Here is a layout I did last night using my yummy december Studio Calico kit.

And here is a christmas countdown thingy I made after seeing some that the BIA social group over on UKScrappers had made, so much inspiration on there, I know I am going to get a lot of use out of my BIA.

Oh my it was cold today. I took this photo at a pond near a local shopping centre.

I have spent most of the afternoon knitting a wolly hat which I have had to unravel about three time as I keep getting it wrong, I haven't kintted for about 4 years so I guess I am out of practise. I really want to learn to crotchet but cant seem to get the hang of it, I think I need to see it being done in real life, I am trying to learn from a book.

5th Jan 09 Photo

Photo from 5th Jan 09 - The book I am reading at the mo, I am addicted to James Patterson books, I am glad he has written so many, they will keep me going for ages.

4th Jan 09 Photo

Photo from 4th Jan 09 - Mattie and I made Nigella's christams cupcakes- yummy!

3rd Jan 09 Photo

Photo from the 3rd Jan 09 - My lovely Lush boxes Hubby gets me each christmas.

2nd Jan 09 photo

Photo on 2nd Jan 09 -Mum and dads new dog this was taken at the rspca kennels on my phone so not a great photo, but how cute is he?

1st Jan 09 Photo

Photo a day the first five photos they are not great photos but I hope by the end of the year I will have figured out how to use my camera properly. This is from 1st Jan 09, Mattie and his wedgits

Hello

Hello and welcome to my blog.

I am new to blogging, so it might take me a while to get used to this.

Hopefully tomorrow I will upload the photos I have taken so far this year for my attempt at - a photo a day for a year.