I wish for

I've been having a virtual window shop for stash and have found lots of thing i want to buy (and would if i had the money) and may do one day.
The first shop i went to for a look is Artist trading Post as i've never seen it before.
I saw these lovely paper Artsy stamps



There are six different ones here and i can already see so many projects i can use them for.

I went on lots more sites and the things that really stood out for me were the Maya Road products. I so need these





I will be on the look out for some cardstock but i have my eye on the new Basic Grey and it's not a bad price if i get it in the small pads. But i do want the 12 x 12 as well.

Strictly Come Dancing

The Contestants for the next series have been revealed and they are




Cherie Lunghi & James Jordan, Andrew Castle & Ola Jordan, Christine Bleakley & Matthew Cutler, Austin Healy & Erin Boag, Gillian Taylforth & Anton Du Beke, Don Warrington & Lilia Kopylova, Heather Small & Brian Fortuna, Gary Rhodes & Karen Hardy, Jessie Wallace & Darren Bennett, John Sergeant & Kristina, Jodie Kidd & Ian Waite, Mark Foster & Hayley Holt, Lisa Snowdon & Brenden Cole, Phil Daniels & Flavia Cacace, Rachel Stevens & Vincent Simone, Tom Chambers & Camilla Dallerup.



This new series starts on Saturday 20th Sept and i can't wait it's going to be great.
I wonder who'll win this year

Only a week

It's hard to believe that this time next week Dom will have done one full day at school.
At times these holidays have gone by really slowly and at others it feels as if its been over in the blink on an eye.
So what are we going to do with the rest of it?
Well at the start of next week we are going to get on a train and go to Southampton. There is an Art gallery there that i want to see and Dom is happy to have a look. We will go to Build-A-Bear as we need to replace the meow in his stuffed cat Marmalade as it's been missing for ages. We'll also go to the pub for something to eat.
I think that it will be a good day.
Before we do that I've got to make sure that everything is ready for him to go back to school on Thursday. He will be going into year 5 and his teacher is Mr Bouldridge (i think I've spelt it right). One more year before we have to choose what his next school will be and he will be more grown up than he is now. Where does the time go? Sometimes i wish he was still the little smiley baby that he was.
Anyway they do grown quickly and eat you out of house and home. So I'm glad he'll be back at school so i don't have to spend so much on food. This boy has hollow legs and is skinny as a rake and it's not fair at least he can't eat when he's asleep.

Bad Girls top Designer

Bad Girls Kits are having a search for a new top designer.
Sign up for this has already started but you have plenty of time to get over there before sign up ends on Sunday 7th September at 1 p.m. PST (9pm for UK girls). The classes start on Monday 8th September 10am PST (that's 6pm for UK girls)
The prize that is up for grabs is amazing

don't you agree?
I'm looking forward to the classes starting.
I hope to see you over there

Just a bit of fun

Here are a couple of Wordles that i have made. You can do this to if you click the link

Blogthings




If You Were Born in 2893...



Your Name Would Be: Aita Baan
And You Would Be: A Time Traveler

If You Were Born in 2893

You Live in the Present

You take things one day at a time. And it turns out, that's a pretty great way to live. You aren't consumed by the past, and you're aren't obsessed with the future. You live in the now, and you enjoy each moment. While most people don't live in the present enough, make sure you don't live in it too much. It would be a mistake to forget your past or neglect to plan for the future.

Do You Live in the Past, Present, or Future?

Do you twitter?

I Do as of today.
I heard about this fab site today.
Ok so what is Twitter (Taken from their site)

Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?

Why?
Because even basic updates are meaningful to family members, friends, or colleagues—especially when they’re timely.

• Eating soup? Research shows that moms want to know.
• Running late to a meeting? Your co–workers might find that useful.
• Partying? Your friends may want to join you.

How?

With Twitter, you can stay hyper–connected to your friends and always know what they’re doing. Or, you can stop following them any time. You can even set quiet times on Twitter so you’re not interrupted.

Twitter puts you in control and becomes a modern antidote to information overload.

So why not join in and you can see what everyone is up to.
Let me know if you join and then i can follow you.
The link to page is in the sidebar.

Have fun

Girls just want to have fun

Do you remember this 1980's film?




I do and i loved. I haven't seen it for years until i found it for sale in the local supermarket for £1. At that price i had to have it didn't i? I watched it the same night and it brought back so many memories.

The song from the film by Cyndi Lauper

I come home in the morning light
My mother says when you gonna live your life right
Oh mother dear we're not the fortunate ones
And girls they want to have fun
Oh girls just want to have fun

The phone rings in the middle of the night
My father yells what you gonna do with your life
Oh daddy dear you know you're still number one
But girls they want to have fun
Oh girls just want to have -

That's all they really want
Some fun
When the working day is done
Girls - they want to have fun
Oh girls just want to have fun

Some boys take a beautiful girl
And hide her away from the rest of the world
I want to be the one to walk in the sun
Oh girls they want to have fun
Oh girls just want to have

That's all they really want
Some fun
When the working day is done
Girls - they want to have fun
Oh girls just want to have fun,
They want to have fun,
They want to have fun....

Oh every now and then i wish i could be young and free like that again.

Flickr Mosaic

This game is making the rounds of various blogs, and is quite fun and i found it on Jodies blog.



Create your own by inputting your answers into the Search feature on Flickr and then copying and pasting the URLs into Big Huge Lab's Mosaic Maker.

The Questions:
1. What is your first name? Beth
2. What is your favorite food? Pasta
3. What high school did you go to? Springfield secondary School drayton
4. What is your favorite color? Purple
5. Who is your celebrity crush? David Tennent
6. Favorite drink? Starbucks Gingerbread latte
7. Dream vacation? San Francisco
8. Favorite dessert? Ice cream
9. What you want to be when you grow up? an Interior Designer
10. What do you love most in life? Being a mother to my son
11. One Word to describe you. Bonkers
12. Your flickr name: Alteredbel

I think this actually gives a nice visual picture of me. :) Leave me a comment and link if you try this. I'd like to check yours out too!

Its about time

I have finally finished something artistic. What do you think.

These two i'm really pleased with can't wait to post them after the bank holiday. The next two i'm not sure about, I think they just aren't quite right.

Please tell me what you think.

When i was blog hopping the other day I heard about a fab photo editing site called Picnic. Its bril and it doesn't download software to your computer like most do.
So Iv'e been playing with it and i love it.
Here is a photo that i've been playing with.

BEFORE


AFTER


Isn't that great?
I think i will be using it all the time now.

I've got a new toy

This is my new baby. An HP Deskjet F2180 All-in-One. It prints, scans and copies and it only cost.. .............................................................................. wait for it.............................................................................. ............................£30 yes thats right. So i had to get it didn't i?
I can't wait to start using it as i've never had a scanner before.
There are lots of photos to scan and i can also scan the ATCs i've nearly finished.
Its going to be such fun.
Should i really be this happy about it?

Trip To the Zoo (Photo heavy)

Today we went to Marwell Zoo and we had a great time. Alan (my step-dad) took us as a treat which was really nice of him. I swear we are shorter now than when we got there as we walked our little legs off. You really don't think it's that big until you are walking around it and we didn't do it all as we ran out of time.
My camera is happy again now as i used it so much today after it being neglected for so long. 132 photos was the number i got to when we left and only a few of them are no good.
The animals i always have to see are the Cats coz i love them, I also have to see the Meerkats coz my mum loved them. The cutest cats there have to be the sand cats (if you can see them because they are the same colour as their surroundings) but the Ocelot and Snow Leopard are just as nice.
Here are some of the photos i took.

Snow Leopard




Sand Cat (It is in there honest)



Ocelot



Tiger



MeerKat
There is a tiny baby there born today




Kangaroos, Zebra and others














Wow thats alot of photos