All The Pieces Of Me

Breakfast with Santa & Let it Snow

2009-12-20T23:06:00.005Z

What a fab weekend. It started early Friday afternoon with the school Christmas show. The kids did an amazing job, Aoife was so excited to get to sing at it. She had been off for a few days before as her asthma was playing up. I think we would of had to tie her to a chair to keep her home.

Saturday brought an early start and we headed to Dublin to have breakfast with Santa in the Hard Rock Cafe it was great fun. Our friend Sandra (the biggest kid of all) came with us and we laughed for for hours. Yummy brekkie & Santa himself was there, the staff as always where wonderful.

Saturday evening Alan & I went to see Avatar in 3D, OMG what an amazing film. If you can get to the cinema to see it on the big screen go for it, it's awesome.
Sunday morning we awoke to a snowey blizzard. It snowed non stop until early afternoon we played out the whole time and had great fun.

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I dont finish work until Wednesday evening, chat soon
Karva

Catch up

2009-11-22T19:42:00.011Z

Well hello blogland, to say it's been a while would be an understatment. Although I have not been posting I have been making :) I even managed to take pics of some of my makes. I made a pile of christmas cards for my mum but forgot to take pictures.
We had a great Halloween, Aoife was out trick or treating with her pals followed by the mums of course. Between treats & sparklers it was a great night

And I cant resist two recent shots too :)

Hope you like them, I'll be back soon :)
Karva

Started my Christtams shopping got some small gifts for family, like most of you christmas will be a cut back version this year but hopefully as much fun as ever. My mum, dad & two brothers are coming to ours for dinner, Aoife cant wait.

A.W.O.L.

2009-09-21T12:20:00.003Z

I have been AWOL since returning to work, the days are flying by :(
I have four weeks of trainning with homework and exams every few days so the evenings are all used up with that.
No time for crafing :(
I will be back soon
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Karva

Bad blogger update & some crafty makes

2009-09-04T14:29:00.009Z

WOW I have been a naughty blogger :( dont know where the days are going to. I have been sick with a chest infection so I have been taking it easy. Aoife went back to school, no fuss no messing she was excited. Here's a pic of the first morning. She kept saying "I cant believe I'm a senior infant now" LOL

I made a few cards over the last couple of days, what I really need to do is clean up my desk and craft space it's a mess with paper everywhere. Usually I work best like this but it's gone beyond workable.

I also had an old wodden box that had turkish delights in it, yum yum :) I painted it with lime green acrylic paint and then topped that with some crackle claze then added some ribbon and a fab velvet flower with brad and hey presto a transformation.

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend. We are taking it easy so I can get rid of this chest infection and be fighting fit for starting my new job on Monday. I will check in over the weekend.
Dont behave :)
Karva

Some crafty makes

2009-08-29T21:40:00.007Z

Hi everyone happy Saturday evening.
We have had a chilled out couple of days. Aoife got some immunisation booster jabs and was a bit out of sorts and had a swollen sore leg so we kinda just watched movies and coloured pictures :)
Today we went for a walk in Belvedere House we started out with hats, scarfs and warm coats and by the time we got around the grounds we were down to T-shirts :) What's going on with the weather.
Anyhow here's what I have to show for my afternoon crafting yesterday.

A mini book dedicated to a day at the zoo, just needs pictures added
Front cover & Back cover

Inside pages

A new job at last!!!!

2009-08-28T09:08:00.002Z

Howdy bloggers
As most of you know I got made redundant along with 50 other people in June well finally I have managed to get a new job :) I'm so pleased, it's in a large insurance company and I start on 7th September.

The up side of no job is that I got to spend the whole summer with Aoife & Alan but the finances have taken a major hit so now hopefully we will get back to normal life very soon
will be back later with some crafty makes :)
Have a fab day
Karva

Two from a very bad blogger :(

2009-08-17T22:30:00.004Z

I know I know I have been a very very naughty blogger. I don't know where the days are going :) Aoife's social life is a million times more hectic & exciting than mine. I seem to have spend the last few weeks being mammy taxi but she is having a fantastic time so that's what matters. Her asthma was playing up a bit last week so we have some antibiotics and steroids. Two more weeks and back to school. I cant believe how quickly she is growing up. She is 5 1/2yrs old but oh my god she is so full of confidence :) Here are a few pics of her on Sunday she asked my sister to records the girls aloud concert on the tv because she loves the songs and the fashion. When she got dressed on Sunday she actually asked me could she bring some outfit changes to my sisters house for the concert. I dread to think where we will be when is 15yrs old.!! but she is our princess.

So on to what you really come here to say :) Just two cards completed in the last week or two. I have been feverishly colouring in stamped images and hope to have some more soon.

Busy week ahead planned, more play dates and some painting in my mums house. I will check in soon
Love Karva

Amazing new challenge blog launch

2009-08-15T22:01:00.002Z

Take you self here at once :)!!!
The amazing Lisa & Steve have launched a fab new challenge blog names Sophisticat challenge blog
They are kicking it all off with CANDY click on the link and join in :)
Karva

Rainy day crafting

2009-08-03T20:41:00.003Z

Well just for a change it rained all day her in sunny Mullingar :( There was no let up in the rain.
Friday night Martina called over and very kindly brought some of her new stamps - total surprise :) she very kindly let me stamp some images. Here are some cards I made today. I water coloured some other images so more to follow :)

The papers are all basic grey urban prairie & cup cake. The ribbon and the ice cream charm are from one of my Raspberry Ribbons Monthly Kits
Hope ya like them :)
Karva

Perfect day for crafting

2009-07-31T17:47:00.006Z

Well I don't know what the weather is like where you are but here in Mullingar it's raining heavy all day :( and it's grey and cold. I cant believe it's July and we had to turn on the central heating today!!! Martina & Sandie I know you are shrieking at reading this because you both know how I am always hot!
Aoife had a school friend over to play today so while the girls where entertaining themselves I was making a few cards. The stamps are from Sandie's Anya stamps the papers on the Anya's are basic grey urban prairie :)

The hello kitty is using some embossed bassil from The Scrapbook Store

I hope you like them
Karva

Busy few days

2009-07-30T15:46:00.005Z

Well it's been a hectic few days. There is a LO 3/4 complete on my desk but that's as far as I have gotten!!
If you have been to my blog before you will probably know just how much my daughter Aoife likes to pose and model this was just one from the latest batch :)

Then disaster struck - well disaster as Aoife saw it, she is 5 1/2 yrs old now and her 1st tooth fell out :( she was upset but after lots of jokes and stories from mammy & daddy all was well

I have been taking some medicine for a few days and one of the side effects is very bad headaches, I have been floored for the last couple of days. I'm trying to just get on with it but sometimes it's not possible.
Today is our wedding anniversary 11yrs of blissful marriage (well mostly blissful LOL :) I'm so lucky to have found my soul mate and someone who is my best bud :)
Enough of the soppy stuff.
Another first today for Aoife she got stung by a wasp or bee and was so upset. She does not cry very often so my heart sank when I heard her crying running up the street with her friend :(. We got some cream in the chemist and she is on the mend but total drama queen feeling very sorry for herself - I have a pic on the camera I will post later.
So no crafting to show but plenty going on. :)
chat to ya all soon
Karva

Another Digi from me

2009-07-26T18:39:00.003Z

Well I'm really having fun with the digi stuff. I have a house full of kids (Aoife & her friends) so I can work away on the laptop and still keep an eye on them. It's so cute they have been putting on shows for me all evening :) Anyway this is a picture of Alan's niece's son. His name is Sean. This picture was taken on a rare really sunny day in Dublin and he kept saying "Rock & Roll" and doing that funny thing with his hand. Hope you like it

Karva

Digital Scrapbooking - 1st attempt

2009-07-26T00:51:00.002Z

For well over a year now I have been saying I would give digital scrapbooking a go, well tonight I finally decided that I would download the trial version of photoshop elements, 2 hrs later I was all set. I googled free digital scrapbooking and downloaded a kit caled girl girl from Here I am so pleased with the result. I can definately see myself doing more of these :) hope you like it.
Karva

Paperplay Challenges

2009-07-24T19:11:00.004Z

Well I'm so pleased with myself for the first time in such a long time I have made a card for a challenge blog :) The theme on Paperplay Challenges this week is Boys so here is my entry, I hope you likes it :) I used the crate paper Orbit collection, I love it :)

Karva

some from me

2009-07-24T17:18:00.003Z

Well girls no word yet on the two job interviews I went for. They said they should have an answer by Tuesday so fingers x'd for one of them at least :)

I was asked by a friend to make two cards for for her last night, so this is what I came up with, hope you like them. The twins one is yellow & green but I cant seem to get a good picture.

We spent the whole day in my mams today, Alan was stripping back the hall door and re staining it. I had the for though to bring some stamped images so I spent the whole afternoon with watercolour pencils and a water brush colouring the images in.
Aoife was playing out all day with the kids at my mums they had a ball. At one stage I looked out and this was the sight :) you just cant help but smile :)
All the gang

My little princess

Fingers X'd

2009-07-20T16:35:00.002Z

Howdy girls happy Monday the sun was out most of the day even if it was ducking in and out of clouds :)
Fingers x'd and positive vibes please I have two interviews tomorrow, one for a temp position and one for a full time permanent position. Hopefully something will come of them.

anyway last night on my way to bed I stopped by my desk and it must be a record but 20 Min's later this was what I had created :) have to say I love it :)

Karva

Anniversary cards

2009-07-18T17:31:00.003Z

Happy Saturday

what a jam packed day we had here for now here are some cards I made today for my sisters wedding anniversary :)
I will be back later :)
Karva

Crafty Makes

2009-07-17T09:25:00.007Z

Well at last........ for the first time in ages I made some Lo's.
The first one is of my grandmother it was taken the day I got married. She has passed away a few years ago but this is exactly as I remember her :)

The next one is of me on my confirmation day :) At the time I though I was the bees knees and the cats pyjamas but now even Aoife my 5yr old said "the state of ya mam" LOL which by the way is her favourite saying at the moment.

My sister asked me to make a wedding card for her sister in law the newlyweds liked the card so much they decided to use it on the cover of there wedding album they asked would I decorate the inside front cover of the album to make it personal for them so here is what I came up with :)

Another card from me but the picture is not the best

Now totally no crafty just down right cute.. I think :) Both Aoife and I do martial arts called Genbukan Ninpo and Jujitsu. Aoife is doing her first grade exam in a few weeks so although the class are only between 5-9 yrs old trainning is very serious LOL :) here are two pics of her before Wednesday nite's class :)

have a good day everyone

love
Karva

Blog Overhall

2009-07-11T20:46:00.002Z

Hello bloggers :)I have made a concious decision to pick up blogging again so in order to start on the right foot my blog has gotten a spring clean. The centrepiece is my fab new banner made by the wonderfully talented Lisa over at I am over the moon with it. It has all my favourite things - pink, ribbons, primas, buttons and bling :)
So your stuck with me now girls :)

I have managed to get a temporary position in a company in Athlone for hopefully 6 months so I start on Monday at 9.30am, it will keep me thicking over.
The weather here is absolutely terrible, just rain rain rain.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend and keep checking in :)

Karva
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Catch up

2009-07-01T10:50:00.001Z

well it's been a while there has been so much going on :( the biggest being i was made redundant from work, still searching but something will turn up. now that i am at home i plan to update regularly

Karen

Busy Weekend

2009-06-08T20:19:00.004Z

The good news is I got a big batch of orders in work last week so I had a busy sunday :D
The bad news is on Friday 50 of us were told we are being made redundant in the next 30 days :-(
Here are some pics :D

After seeing the wonderful paper flower decoration on my desk in work that was Eva's class at Crafteire 2009 I was asked to make two for godparents of a little communion girl

Busy bunny

2009-05-19T20:51:00.011Z

howdy bloggers I have been a very busy bunny making cards. Went to a crop in Dublin and also one in Tullamore and got loads of Lo's done, i will take pics.
We went to a friends communion on Saturday, Louise the little princess looked amazing. Her mammy & daddy's camera decided it did not want to work so I decided to take as many pics as i could or them. 200 photos later and here are some of my favourites :)

I have been getting quite a few orders for cards in work so here are a few pics.

No post would be complete without some pics of my little princess :) she is getting soooooooo big :)

Egg-stra special weekend

2009-04-13T19:37:00.014Z

Well we are all exhausted, it has been a very busy weekend :)
Here are the pictures. Firstly Saturday in the hard rock cafe, Alan's friend Sandra same along with us, it was great to catch up with her. We also went to visit one of Alan's sisters and as luck would have it one of his brothers was there to :)
Of course I took lots and lots of pictures but here are just a few of them :)

We took a walk around Dublin and Alan & Aoife stood with the Phil Lynott statue on Grafton street :) Aoife was singing at the top of her voice - waiting for an alaby

Alan's baby sister Denise

One of Alans brothers - Joe

Sunday we went to the easter egg hunt in Belvedere, we go every year and it usually a great day out. This year there were so many more people than usual and I have to say the adults were worse than the kids. There was so much pushing and shoving. some kids fell and I even fell myself :( my shoulder and arm are really sore :( Some people got really carried away and very greedy, I saw people with six or more eggs. Most people had a nice time but a few did spoil the start.

After we came home one of Aoife's friends Louise came to play and they made Easter Bonnets

Today we had another fantastic day we went on "The Midlander" steamtrain. The easter bunny greted the kids at the train station and was on the train walking around. The kids and adults had a ball, there was a great atmosphere. We brought a picnic with us and had such a wonderful day :)

Happy Easter

2009-04-12T08:44:00.003Z

Happy easter everyone, I hope the bunny left lots of chocolate for you all.
I finished work on Thursday and am not back until Monday week :)We started off the weekend yesterday with a trip to the Hard Rock Cafe in Dublin to have breakfast with the Easter bunny - it was fab. One of Alans friends Sandra came along and we had a great time. The easter bunny came to each of the tables and stoped for photos with the children. Then the staff took the kids around the restrant on an egg hunt and then each of the children got there picture taken with the bunny and he gave them each a chocolate bunny. Aoife loved it. I have loads of pictures just need to download them and I will post them later.
Today we are off to Belvedere House for an easter egg hunt, I cant wait. We go each year and have great fun, I will post pictures later.

Have a gret day everyone
Karen

Busy week

2009-03-21T18:45:00.009Z

Hi everyone what a week it has been.
Well the diet lives on, went to weight watchers this week, down another 3lb. Thats
17lb down in 7 weeks, I'm so pleased :)

I had the 2nd full day of my occupational first aid course we were thought how to use a defibrilator among other things. It was really interesting but so much theory. The practical and theory exam is next Tuesday, loads of cramming to do :)

Busy crafting week I got an 8x8 book completed for an order, They even supplied the photos but of course i never got to take photos of the completed book. I had 7 mothers days cards made for people in work for Friday morning, they turned out really well, so much so that i got asked for 8 more which i had to make at lunch time, it was a rush but they got completed :)

I have an order to make two 8x8 scrapbook's. I got some of the photos today so I have to et started on them. I got about 10 easter cards made last night and this morning, I will definately take pictures and post them later

The parade was good fun. The weather was amazing so sunny if a bit chilly :) took loads of pictures here are a few of them.