Notice Anything Different?

Seriously how cute is my ultimate fantasy of being a mermaid.  I think I do it well..  I have Amanda over at Faery Ink to thank for my little Bambi girl..  I know she does custom blog design and her prices are ridiculously cheap, so hop over and see what she can do for you. So check out her graphics site here.

So Christmas came, went and now we are doing the new year countdown.  YIPPPEEEE!! For me it’s going to be an exciting year. I don’t know why it’s going to be exciting but I do feel in my bones that something happy is going to happen.  I’m hoping that my card making skills are going to be improved or my colouring skills ooooooo I don't know, I don't know….  Anyhoo while I wait for what God has in store for me this year I thought I would show you how wicked and evil my mum is..  This is how I spent Christmas..

Yes snotty, sneezy, coughy, puffy and basically death warmed up..  Did I get sympathy?  OHHHHH NO Not I! You know I never wonder any more why I am single ha ha ha ha!

Anyhooo onto some nicer stuff..  I managed to get some colouring done and make a scrap page..  I did try and copy Krista’s ombre hair tut..  HMMMMM!! Yeah didn’t really work did it LOL!!  But I got the gist of what I was supposed to be doing. 

So I did some doodling..  I kinda like the page I did because I put lots of colours in there..  I loved colouring in Amanda’s image.  Her art work is sooooooooo different, in a quirky cute kinda way..  You can check out her Etsy Store or her blog Faery Ink I am sure she would love a visit…

Anyhooo I suppose I best get dinner on the go.  It was nice to see Mr Sunshine today but sadly he is on his way now BOOOOOO…

Have a great day and thank you for visiting..  OOOOO and before I go.  I would like to thank the followers for following, it really means something that I’m not droning on and on to the empty space.  So thank you guys for listening x

Christmas Thoughts

Well it’s that time of the year when I think about what message I would like to say to you guys.  This year I wanted to reflect on the different ways we celebrate the season.  It seems that more and more of us are crossing over into different meanings of what the holiday is..  For me it’s all about celebrating the birth of Christ.  I do believe in Christmas, but not in what Christmas has become.  For me it means to share, with family, friend's and loved ones.  It’s the only time of year when peace can be practised and us as humans seem to care just a little bit more.  Which makes me think maybe we should have Christmas everyday.  Maybe peace should be given more freely, maybe we should be turning the other cheek.  But on saying that how does one turn the other cheek if our loved ones are taken from us unnecessary..  I want to cast my thoughts to those who were taken from their families this year.  I wish I could comfort their hearts and bring peace to them, but I cannot.

Over these next few days there are going to be some very hard times for families of the taken.  I pray that they have some peace, even just a fond memory of a happier times, to remind them that there is always hope, there is always love.

May god bless the families and loved ones of..

Dawn Hochsprung (principal), 47

Mary Sherlach (school psychologist), 56

Victoria Soto (first grade teacher), 27

Rachel Davino, 29

Anne Marie Murphy, 52

Lauren Russeau, 30

Charlotte Bacon, 6

Daniel Barden, 7

Olivia Engel, 6

Josephine Gay, 7

Ana M. Marquez-Greene, 6

Dylan Hockley, 6

Madeline F. Hsu, 6

Catherine V Hubbard, 6

Chase Kowalski, 7

Jesse Lewis, 6

James Mattioli, 6

Grace McDonnell, 7

Emile Parker, 6

Jack Pinto, 6

Noah Pozner, 6

Caroline Previdi, 6

Jessica Rekos, 6

Avielle Richman, 6

Benjamin Wheeler, 6

Allison N. Wyatt, 6

But lets not forget Adam’s family and loved ones who are also victims here. We tend to forget those who are left behind.  I pray they also have comfort this holiday, they have also lost a loved one..

Then there is Jay Whiston.  Closer to home.  A neighbour, a student at the school where I work, taken.  I wish his loved ones the peace and comfort they deserve.

So whatever holiday you celebrate, just spare a little thought..  I wish you all a truly happy Christmas xxx

A bit of pluggin

Well as you do when you can’t do much other than sneeze and cough you start to surf..  So I found a few things that may be of interest..

Check out these guys, I get most of my art supplies from here and they have just put AQUA Markers down to £1.17 and Promarkers are now £1.25.  I think I now have every colour in the Promarkers, I want to start collecting the FLEX markers now..

Inky Chicks have a brand new challenge blog going on in January, I might skip over and join in..

Amanda has drawn up some new goodies for you to enjoy and freebies….  Check it out at Faery Ink ..

Ok back to sneezing and coughing.. 

One more day to go..

Then I am officially on holiday, let me tell you this term at school feels like it has been going on and on and on for a life time.  So I am going to do my Christmas food shopping and kick back, maybe stay in my pyjama’s until it’s time to go back to work lol..

Anyhooo a few things I have been squeezing in.

A chocolate log I made in school with the kids..  Mr Pankie was a wonderful host for allowing me to join in his class, we had so much fun.  The kids loved having me disrupting the lesson with my shenanigans..

Charlie made a cake for me at college and he was so proud of himself and I was so proud of him seen as he doesn’t do mess of any kind x

A Holiday Card for my Doctor, well a thank you not really for being so wonderful and understand, although we are still trying to figure out what's wrong with me, he is thinking my auto immune is on the blink *sigh*..  I decided to do holiday because I didn’t know if he celebrates it or not..  There is an child at our school, well more than one, anyhooo… I wish the children who don’t celebrate Christmas a happy holiday.. 

Faery Ink has some freebies for you guys and dolls. Amanda is also calling for a Design Team so if you or you know someone who maybe interested have a pop over to FAERY INK.  Check it out now the funk’s your brother….  (and yes I did misspell funk)

Anyhooooooooooooooooooo have a happy evening.  Thank you for stopping by, off to check out some of you crazy crafters x

Dream Team Designers

Hello Loves I hope your day has been better than mine, just don’t ask! lol!
Anyhooo Mandy has finally released a Design Team Call.  I hope you will join in with her new adventure.  Here is a little plug for her post. I wish I could design for her but I am so naff lol.  A little snippet from her blog

I am looking for a few talented and adventurous spirits to be on my Dream Design Team ^_^  You don't have to be super dope awesome with the colors and cutting and such but I really value reliability and effort! I'd need you to do one project a week using one of the digital stamps released that week and in exchange you get your choice of 5 from the stamps already available in the shop and then all of the stamps I make during your time on the design team. I am flexible on the term lengths but I would like at least 3 months of your time so please make sure you have it to spare ^_^ You must have and be active on your own blog,  Facebook and Twitter and if you post on crafting forums that is a great bonus. If you are interested just send me an email to akisner@gmail.com with the following:

• a little information about yourself
• photos from a few of your favorite projects
• your blog address
• your FB and twitter addresses

I hope to get a few bites here. I know I am new to this and very unknown in the crafting community but I am excited about being here and I hope there are a few crafters out there happy to have me and excited to design something special with my drawings ^_^