Good afternoon everyone,
Its true what they say..it does get easier. Everyone that told me that two weeks ago got a look of distain, but i guess that was the tiredness giving me grey tinted glasses. The days arent dragging quite as much, and Piper and I are learning how to read each other – the difference between a ‘i’ve got a burp’ cry and a ‘im feeling sleepy’ cry.
I’ve even managed to squeeze a little crafting into my days. Not every day, and not for very long, but its all baby steps. The projects probably not be posted on the website as quickly as i would like, but as long as im crafting there will be more stuff to share with you guys.
More good news… my parents are coming to stay this weekend. I cant wait for them to get here. Im sure they will spoil Piper rotten. I hope with an extra couple of hands around the house we will get to make a nice big family Easter dinner on Sunday. YUM!
Speaking of food, Its lunch time for momma, but i wanted to share this card I made for my little nephew Lewis. He turned one at the start of the month, and given my new parental responsibilities I didnt have a lot of time to make an extravagant card, but i still think this one is pretty cute. I don’t know why, but i am totally loving elephants right now.
Products Used
Hero arts stamps
Colouring pencils
Papermania greeting stamps
Pattern paper (from my stash, no idea who makes it- sorry)
Pearlescent blue cardstock
white ribbon
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Clean and simple
And quick. Yep, thats the kind of crafting that is key right now…if I want to do any at all that is. I swear being a mom requires more time management than any other job I’ve known.
On Thursday we went to our first postnatal class – a baby club at the local children’s centre. It was great to get out of the house and to meet some other mummies in the area. The best bit was seeing the other babies which ranged from 4 weeks to 8 months, and seeing how alert and smiley they were. There was a little boy called Dominic that was 6 weeks old and he was sooooo much more awake and alert than Piper is now. And none of that dry skin that Piper has been having. His Mummy said his dry skin only cleared up this week, so that gives me hope that my little princess will soon be flaky-free. It was a little reminder that we will soon be having more interesting conversations, and that every day really does make a difference, so we should relish each one, even the crybaby days.
Todays card – is for Roz. Rozzy T worked with me for over a year, and right from day one she excelled at everything. I knew it was only a matter of time before she would make her way up the ranks. She worked hard on her development, and her determination showed every day. It made me so proud to hear that she was going to be promoted to manage her own centre. wooooooohooooo! And what better way to show my love than to send her a wee good luck card.
Happy weekend everyone.xox
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Between the dirty nappies, snuggles, bath times, feeding times and play time, I managed to get a few moments to do a little bit of digi crafting. I guess it kinda is digiscrapping. I wanted to make a birth announcement card to send to friends and family – who doesnt love getting a photo of a newborn through their letterbox!?
Mt friend Lindsey came round to take some photos of Piper, but she was an ungracious model i’m afraid, so this one was taken by me. Not exactly as good as Lindsey’s awesome work, but I was keen to get a photo of her before she grew up too fast.
So here it is – Piper’s birth announcement. What do ya think? I got loads printed from photobox and i was super impressed that they arrived really quickly – i’ll definitely be using them again.
Speaking of Lindsey Jones and her awesome photography work, these are a few of the photos she did manage to capture during the photo shoot.
Best go…the princess is fussing.
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