Showing posts with label Baby. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Baby. Show all posts

Tuesday, 6 January 2015

It's been a while... and some big news!

Hello there!
I have received many emails and messages asking if I am ok as my posts have dried up since July. Thank you all for your concern and I hasten to reassure you that everything is fine. Sometimes real life just gets in the way and other things claim priority on my time.
I am still a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and still loving crafty goodness but have had to scale things back slightly as lots of exciting changes are taking place in my life, with 2015 set to be a rollercoaster of a year!
The biggest news that I can share with you is that my husband and I are expecting our first child!! Would you like to see a picture? Here he / she is:

It's blurry but you can make out the head quite clearly! Baby is due sometime in June and obviously the whole family is very excited! Unfortunately it hasn't been entirely smooth running and I have suffered a condition called Hyperemesis Gravidarum - the same as the Duchess of Cambridge (I always knew I was a princess, now I have proof!), follow the link if you would like more information about this condition. It's not a fun condition and I will do my best to try to help raise awareness in future. If you have suffered with HG and want a sympathetic ear please get in touch.

In other news my house is currently being knocked down (well, half of it anyway!) to make space for a new extension - we are going to need the space for the little one - so DH and I are in very small temporary digs until we can move back in to the house in a few months time. Moving house the weekend before Christmas is not something I would generally recommend, especially whilst pregnant!
I am so looking forward to having more space to craft in and raise a family, but ALL my craft materials are currently in boxes so I definitely have crafting withdrawal!

That's it from me today, but please do keep in touch, leave me a message and I wish you a very happy 2015.

Happy Crafting, Becky


Tuesday, 8 July 2014

A new arrival...

Good morning all! I hope today finds you well? I received some good news last week - my cousin and his wife welcomed their little boy into the world. To make it extra special my cousin came back that day from deployment to Afghanistan where he is in the armed forces. What a welcome home present!
Baby Lucas is totally gorgeous and I have loved seeing all the photographs of him. It is such a great reminder to me to stay positive and appreciate that the best things in life aren't things!

Today I am sharing a card that I designed for my monthly card club ladies and which with perfect timing I have been able to send to the new arrival. 



Do you recognise the embossing folder? Yes it is the one from Sale-A-Bration earlier in the year! I am so glad it has made a comeback as it is so fun and very versatile. Why not use it as snow for Christmas cards, or perhaps as exploding confetti for a celebration card? Here is a close up of that fabulous texture, here embossed on Coastal Cabana card:



Finally a look at the detailing on the card. I have been a bit naughty and used one of the stamp sets that is no longer available for the background, but wanted to focus on the colour combination which I LOVE - So saffron, Coastal Cabana and Pool Party. I was inspired by a picture of a beautiful tropical beach which I wanted to show you, but can't seem to re-find on Pinterest. 



One thing I would like to point out is the layering of the punched out shapes - This has got to be one of my favourite ways to create quick and easy accents - and use up all my bit of scrap card! The sentiment stamp set is one I return to time and again as I has something for every occasion, and in true Stampin' Up! style, perfectly coordinates with several of out punches.

That's all from me today, Happy Crafting!

Becky