a ska loving geek

Wednesday, 30 July 2008

dark knight

was amazing. seriously good. it was very dark, and some bits were quite hard to watch because of that. Heath Ledger really was a stunning Joker, and you can see how his part affected him so much. its such a shame he will never know how great he was.

ive given in and bought a petit blythe. this lady is called Spring Chocolat. i will have to think of a cool name for her now!

Tuesday, 29 July 2008

gone!

wow all gone so quick! if you ladies can email you details to me (email addy is on my profile page) then i'll get them out ASAP!

scrap and rak.

*my biscuits from my previous post went down so well at marcus's work that more have been requested!! ive made another dough batch today but this lot will be for my work. he'll have to wait!

*going to see the Dark Knight tonight. cant wait!

*done a couple of LOs..and i just noticed i havent titled them. hmm...i dont think i need titles. a bit of minimalism.

the flower on the first one is handmade using some lace i got from a qtea kit. handmade!! what's coming over me! making biscuits and handmaking flowers. think i should sit down.

and now for some fun. whilst playing with my bits today, i realised i have tons of ribbon which i hardly ever use, so i figured id make up some RAKs with some other bits and pieces i dont use either. so here they are. they'll be first come first served. just leave a comment with which you'd like and once they're gone thats it!

number 1 is words. a selection of ribbons and 4 metal words from making memories: priceless, togetherness, always and cherish. Gone to Katy
number 2 is stars. an unopened bag of plastic gold star beads, a 2" (ish) chipboard star and ribbons. Still Available number 3 is flowers. burgandy and peach blooms measuring approx 1.5cm. dont forget the ribbons! Still available

and finally number 4 is tags. an unopened packet of chatterbox tags and, you've guessed it! ribbons! Gone to Danemi1

Sunday, 27 July 2008

the biscuits (worked)

now i know these biscuits wont win any beauty prizes, but they were so easy!!

60g caster sugar
25g ground almonds
1tsp lemon zest
80g butter
50g flour

* melt butter. beat in remaining ingredients.
* ideally leave dough overnight.
* cut into rounds. bake on greaseproof paper for 10-15 mins at 200c.

when you make the dough, you may have to add a little more flour in like i did; it also looks a little 'loose', but this is the butter making it look shiny. i also added a few drops of lemon juice.

new sub.

yup. ive actually subscribed to a real scapping kit, Sweet Spuds. this was big for me, because i dont like to commit to kits incase i dont like whats in them.

but ive been impressed with previous kits, so much so ive been kicking myself for not getting one. if you like the look of this and want to sub, get in quick because they subscription option will be taken down soon to save kits for aug 1st.

last night i made some dough for lemon biscuits, but the quantities i added as per ingredients left the dough..well...not very dough like. ive had to add more flour so fingers crossed they actually work. i'll post pics and ingredients if successful!

here's a little book i made of pictures around my house. i used the leftover cardstock when i cut 12x12 down to 8.5x11 and chipboard house from riff raff designs. the label on the front is by elles.

heres some fun eye candy for you all, a new album from elles.

Friday, 25 July 2008

lovelies

have only just seen these little beauties from Prima

im sure they're really easy to DIY, but dont they look lovely!! and look at these fab stamps :

i am also loving this etsy shop, evalicious, with her cute button embelishments.

damn you jodie!

anyone who reads jodie's blog will know about her new found love for Blythe dolls. now ive been looking at pictures of them and fancy maybe getting myself one. the thing is, a few years ago when i was in london i saw Petit Blythes in blind box form and nearly got one but told myself i didnt need one. pah! look at me now! and more importantly, look at the prices! i like this lady, natasha moore.