err... Mr Plasterer..you blocked up the wrong bit!

My Dad was preparing to make a door here for a little understairs cupboard, so he marked it out and drilled some holes ready for the next day. But when we told the plasterer to 'fill in any holes you can see' we didnt think he would take it quite literally. He did.

Kitchen taking shape.. well the start of it!

In the kitchen, we decided to do quite a few things. One was knocking down the pantry, and removing the cupbard from under the stairs ( and make a little one from the hall way side), also move some doors around. So here is the kitchen as we started working on it, to the right you can just see the door to the pantry.
This is where the understairs cupboard was, which is now blocked up. And this is my Daddy making sure the buliders had taken the pantry down right!

Working Progress pictures of our home!

Well, its been a long time since my last blog, so i thought i ought to add some pictures of our home!

This is where it all started. In the living/dining room. We had the hatch from the kitchen blocked up and plastered, also the electric sockets moved and moved the radiators from underneath the windows.

The Day We got the Keys!!

It was the 14th December, so the first thing i did that day, i went out and bought our first Christmas tree! Helen and Dan gave us the baubles ans tinsel!!

Our House Before!

2nd Bedroom

Master Bedroom

Other view of Master Bedroom

3rd Bedroom (couldnt get a very good picture because of the door (left) and the wardobe (right))

Where have i been!

Things have been pretty crazy and i have not had much time to enjoy my crafting for about a year now. Even though my amazing fiance has given me the 3rd bedroom in our new home, and said it can be my 'Craft Room', on the terms that he can use the garage as a gym! So i did not argue because although i love crafting i hate having to unpack everything to make just one card, the have to pack it all up into box's again. So my craft room has been ready for use for 5 months now, but i think i have only made 3 of 4 cards in that time! One thing i do keep titivating with up in the room is my wedding invitations, i made all my save the dates with crafting buddy, Roxy. And now im racking my brians trying to perfect the invitation.
So instead of my blog being a craft blog, im going to post pics and updates of our new house. Beofre, during and after.
Hope you like xxxxx

Sketch Saturday challenge #64

Here's what i used:

Papers: My minds eye

Image: The Greeting Farm

Sentiment: Papermania

Others: From my stash

Friday Sketchers Challenge #65

This is my entry for Friday Sketchers challenge this week: here is what i have used:

Papers: My Minds Eye

Image: Gorjuss

Sentiment: Papermania

Flowers and Buttons: From Stash

Friends 21st Birthday

This is one i made today with my some new goodies. Hope you like!

Here is what i have used:

Papers: My Minds Eye

Image: Gorjuss by Sugar Nellie

Sentiments: Papermania

A Spoon Full Of Sugar - Challenge 54

Hi all this is my attempt for the Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge Blog following Sonja's fabulous sketch! Also would really like the prize from the Cutting Cafe!!!

Here's what i used:

Papers : My Minds Eye

Image : Sugar Nellie Gorjuss

Ribbon and Buttons : From my stash

Sentiment : Papermania

It's been toooo long!!!

Hi, i've been so busy recentely with lots of different things i just have not had the chance to do any crafting!!! But i have made up for it over the last couple of days with these 'quick' creations! Hope you like!

Here's what i used:

Card No 1: Pink Petticoat Bug Fella Papers and Images

Card No 2: Papermania Clear Stamps and Papermnia Papers

Card No 3: My Minds Eye Papers and Gorjuss Stamp

Card No 4: My Minds Eye Papers and Magnolia Stamp

Baby Cards!!! Don't we just love doing them!! Especially when theyre 'pink'!!

I adore this simple baby card!!!
A friend of ours had just become a Granny for the first time, so what better excuse to make an extra cute card!!
Hope you like and here's what i used!

Papers : Pink Petticoat

Image : Pink Petticoat

Sentiment : Pink Petticoat

Ribbon and Pearls : From stash

A friend asked me to make a few cards so here they all are!

One for fun...

Just saw this stamped image in my stash from Claire, and thought oooh could have fun with this! Just a simple one as i only had a little time to play!
Here's what i used:

Image - Sugar Nellie

Papers - Papermania

Emboss - Cuttlebug

Sentiment - 'it's your day' from Hero Arts

Roxy's 21st Birthday Card

This is one i made for Roxy a while ago but i couldnt put it on my blog because else she would know what it looked like!
Here's what i used:

Image - Papermania by Claire Curd

Sentiment - Pink Petticoat, Big Bloomers

Ribbon - from my stash

Papers - My Minds Eye