WOYWW - Full of Good Intentions !

So - it was Sunday, the weather didn't get much above freezing outside - and at 8am the Much Beloved headed off  to Wembley - to watch Swansea win a cup final 5 nil !!

So there I was bursting with good intentions - the prospect of an entire day to myself - crafting all the way !

Why does it never seem to work out the way you have it in your head ?

I got stuck straight in working on my Mother's Day card - I had seen some examples of cards with Lavinia stamps in a magazine and decided to have a go with my own stamps & some background papers I had bought from them as well - at a craft show last year.

So, I matched the colours in the papers with Distress Inks & went from there ... I was quite pleased with how it came out - because as you know card making isn't my main thing - so each one I make is a new venture !!

And I did enjoy making it but it took me much longer than I expected !

I had - in a moment of madness & having had a glimpse of sun - hung my washing outside - but on checking it I found that it was literally frozen solid !!
As I gave up hope & took it all back in to dry indoors the arms of my blouse stayed sticking out rigidly as they were frozen in position !! It did make me giggle !!

Card complete I went on to scrapping - more Africa photos I'm afraid - you must be bored of me keep rambling on about this trip's layouts !
I couldn't believe how long I spent muddling about on just this one one layout !

This was to capture the visit to the Cape Point Ostrich Farm - they really are very strange comical creatures !!

So suddenly, having had a whole day stretching ahead of me, that was the morning completely gone !

I decided I really had to attack the ironing at this point - and that was another 2 hours well & truly disappeared !

Then feeling cooped up I decided to pile on the layers of clothing and head outside to the garden - it wasn't my most glamorous of look ever !!
After an hour's tidying up I was frozen to the marrow & headed in for a hot drink !

By this stage all my creativity seemed to have evaporated - all I could muster was starting to play about auditioning some photos onto a layout ... but sadly inspiration had fled !!

All those good intentions & I didn't seem to have the momentum to get any more done !!

And all I was left with was a creeping sprawl of stash which had mysteriously moved itself onto an additional temporary table !! Has to be sorting out & tidied away ... a job to be tackled right now !

So better scoot & get that tidying done !
Have a great week & looking forward to seeing what you are up to this week !
Take care, Ali xx