http://alisonslife-in-the-slow-lane.blogspot.com/ Life in the Slow Lane: A Little bit of Cheating......

Thursday, 20 October 2011

A Little bit of Cheating......

...here and there, is acceptable...obviously not in exams or really important things...not that Shimelle's  PRETTY PAPER PARTY  is in any way trivial or unimportant (certainly not to us scrappers!), but you know what  I mean!...yes? 


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Well, I cheated a little on Prompt 2.....I was trying to kill two birds with one stone, you see! I'm trying not to fall too far behind with the prompts (but I know I will anyway!) and I also wanted to play along with SUSANNE over at SNAPS AND SNIPPETS. Her  'In Good Company' challenge this week was to use 'Making Memories' products......this is where the cheating comes in! Due to my hectically busy life obsession with the most recent jigsaw, I have found myself with a rather untidy house ...and DH is due home tonight! I am trying to avoid him actually realising that very little work gets done around here while he's away...LOL!....so it's been a cleaning day here!


So instead of choosing random papers from my stash, they are all MM ones....the patterns are 'DILLY DALLY'and the plain one is 'PAPERIE'...oh! and it's 8x8, as it's for my 'A-Z of ME' album, which is on my hitlist to be finished by the end of the year! :



With DH arriving soon (am off to the airport again-I swear my car could get to that place without me!)....and DD on Saturday, I reckon there won't be much scrapping done now till after the weekend.

This was weigh-in day and I put a half pound on :( ........oh well! onward and upwards downwards!!!

Thanks for dropping by!
Take care of you
Alison xx
Posted by Alison at 19:14
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30 comments:

  1. Sherry C20 October 2011 at 20:38

    I don't consider it cheating at all, it's "streamlining" the challenges. Love your layout!

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  2. Sherry C20 October 2011 at 20:44

    p.s. I had to google what a stone of weight is... congrats on your accomplishment!

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  3. ♥ Liz ♥20 October 2011 at 20:59

    Well done on your weight loss. It's a huge achievement and definitely one for your Book of Me.
    Combining the challenges is great when you have other things to do.....glad you finished the jigsaw :0)

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  4. debs1420 October 2011 at 21:26

    That's an amazing loss - you must be so proud of yourself. And don't stress about the odd blip on a pound on here and there, life's for living, not for dieting all the time! Just so long as you get back on the straight and narrow agin you will be fine.
    jigsaws are just too irresistable to leave undone aren't they? Far more important than a bit of housework ;-)

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  5. debs1420 October 2011 at 21:26

    That's an amazing loss - you must be so proud of yourself. And don't stress about the odd blip on a pound on here and there, life's for living, not for dieting all the time! Just so long as you get back on the straight and narrow agin you will be fine.
    jigsaws are just too irresistable to leave undone aren't they? Far more important than a bit of housework ;-)

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  6. Ella Swan20 October 2011 at 21:52

    Great page & congrats on your overall weight-loss - that's a great achievement!

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  7. humel20 October 2011 at 22:40

    It's not cheating - it's multi-tasking :) What a lovely photo of you - and a lovely layout to showcase your fabulous achievement xx

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  8. scrappyjacky20 October 2011 at 22:59

    I totally agree with Mel....and that's a great achievement that definately needed scrapping.

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  9. Anonymous21 October 2011 at 01:59

    Well I hope it's not cheating as I've done something similar! Your page works really well - I love the paper you've chosen for the background. Well done on the weight loss - that takes real determination!

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  10. Sara21 October 2011 at 03:48

    Congrats on the weight loss! I am following WW online again. I love the mix of papers in your layout.

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  11. Unknown21 October 2011 at 11:16

    You look AMAZING!!! You should really update your profile pic to that great photo :-) Well done on the weight loss so far.

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  12. Amy21 October 2011 at 12:12

    I know Chipper! I suggested that the first time I saw this photo - it's fabulous you know Alison!
    And, you are not cheating on little bit ... very clever thinking if you ask me!

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  13. Jimjams21 October 2011 at 12:46

    Congratulations Alison - that's a huge achievement! Hope you are feeling the benefits. Love the page too :D

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  14. Sian21 October 2011 at 13:37

    That's not cheating at all - it's simply smart thinking!

    And yes I think you should celebrate with a new profile pic too. Treat yourself :)

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  15. Jessica Navarro21 October 2011 at 14:59

    Too funny! Oh, I also loved your jigsaw puzzle. I used to do puzzles all the time; but I haven't done one for years. I should get one out, but I think my hubby would skin me if I drug out something else. He is all but going bonkers with all the baby stuff everywhere. He really is A D D.

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  16. Melissa21 October 2011 at 15:36

    Great page Alison - of course, I love that yellow background! Great idea to combine challenges & inspiration anytime you can.

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  17. Gem's Crafts21 October 2011 at 15:43

    Congratulations on all the weight loss!

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  18. Helen Overton21 October 2011 at 20:15

    Congratulations on your weight lost so far, don't worry about a little half pound, it could just be that you were wearing different clothes. I'm dieting too, and some weeks you can put 1/2 or 1 pound for no reason even when you've been really good so don't let it dishearten you.

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  19. Anonymous21 October 2011 at 21:30

    Ha...ha! I think it's nice to be naughty sometimes! When the cat's away, etc!!! Love the papers you've used. Thanks for the comment on my blog. Hope you have a lovely weekend. Irene x

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  20. Debbie P21 October 2011 at 22:07

    Great layout! It's great when you can incorporate more than one challenge in one layout! Love the butterflies and dragon flies.

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  21. Jo21 October 2011 at 23:16

    That's not cheating! :) Beautiful layout and I love that photo of you x

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  22. Sue Althouse22 October 2011 at 15:56

    Sounds like some serious multi-tasking going on at your house! Nice colors and design in your layout, very nice.

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  23. Nathalie23 October 2011 at 06:08

    First of, congrats on the weight lost and second, I love the background paper and the colors you have chosen for your page!

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  24. Ginger23 October 2011 at 06:18

    Congrats Alison, you are an inspiration! Thank you for sharing your accomplishment! (I agree with the others, this would make a great profile pic :)

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  25. Fiona@Staring at the Sea23 October 2011 at 09:02

    Definitely not cheating Alison! What a great achievement you've made since January and such a lovely photo of you :o)Better hope your DH doesn't read your blog, or he'lll find out your little secret!

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  26. Rachel Holaday23 October 2011 at 15:04

    LOL @ the cleaning... how true! Does DH read your blog?? Mine does... ;)
    Love the background paper for this LO!

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  27. Lisa-Jane23 October 2011 at 23:30

    3 Stone since January?! That's amazing! I've gone the wrong way recently but you've inspired me to sort myself out! Thank you xx

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  28. Becky24 October 2011 at 19:54

    Brilliant weight loss! Well done! Love the layout - the patterns look really good together.

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  29. Ashley26 October 2011 at 20:05

    hey girl! I would love for you to check out my link party. Its called Motivate me Monday. Its all things health and fitness. Its really fun and I think you may like it. If not no worries!!
    xo
    ash

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  30. Unknown27 October 2011 at 05:51

    I have not yet managed to mix manufacturers on my PPP pages. It's just so easy to pull papers together (especially when they're stored that way!)

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