Cloudy cow bundle...

Hello folks :)

As you are aware i am still playing catch up with what you have missed while i have been mia so today i am here to share a bundle that i bought from Cloudy Cow back in June.

Now Daisy from My Green Cow does these awesome bundles and each bundle will slightly differ from one another, also they are only available every now and again and there are 2 to choose from...Random or New.

But please remember these aren't always available so keep an eye out for when they do!!

Anyhoo i still wanted to share my bundle that received from Daisy so here it is...

Gorgeous right...well this bundle cost me £10 + p&p

I must say it came in a tiny box that can fit through your letter box but what is surprising is how much can be packed into those tiny parcels...its like a mary poppings bag!! Lol

Anyhoo if you would like one of these bundles then please visit Daisy's shop Cloudy Cow and grab one. :):)

Well that's all for now folks, i hope you like what you have seen and will pop by again very soon. :):)

hugs

Gemma

PTLDoodles-July...Ocean theme

Hello folks :)

I came across a doodle challenge on Instagram run by a girl called Kacheri aka @passion.themed.life
Now Kacheri came up with this monthly doodle challenge and it is called "PTLDoodles" and each month Kacheri sets you a theme and gives you 30 or so (depending how many days are in that month!!) names of things you need to draw so here is July,s challenge...

so each day you doodle a picture corresponding to that number...how easy is that and what an awesome theme so i had to jump at the chance to play along. :):)

So here is my doodles so far this month...

I am quite enjoying this challenge to be honest and will play along again next month but i may change the layout next time, to what i am not sure its something i will have to look into.

As for the doodles...i think i am happy how they have turned out and i have been asked many times if i am going to colour them in but do you know what...i don,t think i will because i like them as they are!! :):)

Anyhoo i think i have waffled on enough but not to worry i will do another update again very soon on this challenge but i might now wait until the end of the month before i do so to share the finished challenge spread.

Well that,s all for now folks, i hope you like what you have seen and will pop again very soon :):)

hugs

Gemma

Decorated pages from 27th June - 24th July 2016...

Hello folks :)

Edited: This should have posted this morning but no...i scheduled it for the wrong day instead of today!! :(:(

I am here today to share some decorated pages with which i created in my new A5 arc planner that i purchased from Staples for £6.50...now the only downfall about this arc planner is that it doesn't come with any weekly or monthly inserts.

Anyhoo a lovely planner buddy off Instagram called Lydz uses grid paper in her planner and hand draws her weekly pages etc so it inspired me to do the same...so yeah, i pinched her idea and do the same myself!! Thanks chick!! :):)

Here goes with the decorated pages...

27th June - 3rd July

 4th July - 10th July

 11th July - 17th July

18th July - 24th July

 I think i am loving this planner very much and enjoy creating spreads so i may stick with it a while, i am not going to say permanently because i could end up changing my mind but at the moment i 'm happy as i am!! :):)

Well that's all for now folks, i hope you like what you have seen and will pop again very soon :):)

hugs

Gemma

Lyradori Haul...

Hello folks :)

I am here to share a Lyradori haul i made on 2 separate occasions but within a week of each other, this was back in the beginning of June in a sale that Jane had in her Etsy shop before she went on a well earned holiday to the US but now she is back all refreshed and loaded with lots of amazing ideas so watch this space!!

Anyhoo i just wanted to share my new additions to my Lyradori family with you so here are the little beauties...

This is a regular lyradori in a gorgeous panda design, isn't it adorbs!!

 and then an A5 lyradori in this gorge foxy design...look at Mr foxy dancing in feather head dress and what about the one roasting his marshmallows on the bonfire!! Yum!!

I so love Jane lyradori's and i am sure you will do too, you can find them here in her Etsy shop called Lyra and Co.

For those who don't know what a Lyradori is, let me explain...

It is fabric cover which has elastics inside to hold up to 6 notebooks, you can also get them in many different sizes and many different designs of fabric too.

Jane does offer extras like pockets, extra elastics and even a snap enclosure at extra cost.

The cover isn't hard but its not soft either and they have a little padding on the inside to help protect your notebooks and the also come with a pen loop.

Sound fantastic don't they?!? Well that's why i love them!!

and here is a new awesome product Jane has just added to her shop and its a planner pocket for your A5 filofax & kikki k planners, you can find them in her Etsy shop now. 

Gorgeous & very useful right?!?!

Oh and soon to come in personal size too!!

If you do make an order please can you let Jane know in the notes section that Gemma aka me.mylife.and.coffee sent you, Thanks me lovelies!! :):)

Well I think that's it for now folks, I hope you like what you have seen and that you will pop by again very soon. :):)
hugs
Gemma

Decorated pages from 30th May - 26th June 2016...

Hello folks :)

As I promised I am back with some decorated pages in my Websters Color Crush and I might just add that these will be the last you will see in the planner!! 

You will soon see what I mean!!

Week commencing 30th May - 5th June...

...Frozen theme.

Week commencing 6th June - 12th June...

...Smurf theme.

 Week commencing 13th June - 19th June...

...butterfly theme.

Week commencing 20th June - 26th June...

...Superman theme.

I love these pages and I really enjoyed creating them to look at!. :):)

Well I think that's all for now folks, I hope you like what you've seen and will soon pop back again very soon. :):)
hugs
Gemma

I am still around...

Hello folks :)

I am still around I promise and still planning, reading books (sort of!!), journalling etc etc.

The reason for me not blogging is due to the fact that my son borrowed my laptop to revise etc for his exams and to me that was more important then me blogging so yeah!!

His exams are all finished now and waiting patiently for his results but he wont get them until the end of August so a bit of a wait.

Now I have explained my reasons for not being around lets talk about this blog...I will try and play catch up with what you may have missed but if you followed me on Instagram then you wont have but i will do a little update very soon.

Anyhoo thanks for sticking with me through the very busy times I've had but it will soon be a tad quieter as my boys break off for summer holidays this week which i am so looking forward too.

Actually i am saying it will be a tad quieter but it wont be with the boys as such but it will in fact of no more school runs for awhile and I wont be doing my volunteering job as its in a primary school so a little more time to blog etc and I really want to sit think about what I want from this blog like my goals for it etc.

So here's my plan of action for the next few weeks...

* I am going to sit and get some ideas together for upcoming blog posts.

* Come up with some tutorials to this blog.

* Sit down once or twice a week to schedule upcoming posts.

It's only a small plan of action but at least I have one for a change!! Lol

Anyhoo if  you have any thoughts on what you would like to see on this blog then please don't hesitate to leave a comment below and I will take it to consideration but please bear in mind it has to with planning, stationary, journalling, books or even something to do with my slimming world journey which i might add is not going to great at the moment but heyhoo! :):)

Well I think that's all for now folks, I hope you like what you have seen and will pop again very soon :):)

hugs

Gemma

A product that i love...

Hello folks :)

I am here today to share a product with you that i found and now love, they are called Lyradori and from a great Etsy shop called Lyra and Co. 

(I have mentioned these before on previous posts but i wanted to share again!)

The girl who owns the shop is called Jane and Jane makes these gorgeous travellers notebooks covers which you can get in many different sizes and designs.

For those who don't know what a Lyradori is, let me explain...

It is fabric cover which has elastics inside to hold up to 6 notebooks, you can also get them in many different sizes and many different designs of fabric too.

Jane does offer extras like pockets, extra elastics and even a snap enclosure at extra cost.

The cover isn't hard but its not soft either and they have a little padding on the inside to help protect your notebooks and the also come with a pen loop.

Sound fantastic don't they?!? Well that's why i love them!!

Here is some photos of mine and my family lyradori's so here goes...

 Another shot but from a different angle...

These are mine which are 5 regular and 2 personal lyradori's...

 My sisters which are an 1 extra-wide, 2 regular lyradori's and 1 pursedori...

My brothers skull regular lyradori and my mums regular lyradori & pursedori...

Aren't they all gorgeous?!? 

I can tell you this...these won't be the last time you see them and there will be more added to all these too because i just love them and so do my family!!

Now if you like the look of these lyradori's, here is some exciting news...

Jane has a Sale going on at the moment in her Etsy shop but the Sale is only on until the 14th June because that's when her shop will close for a few weeks so get yourself over there and have a look and grab yourself a bargain or 2. :):)

You can find here Etsy shop here

Well folks that's all for now, i hope you liked what you have seen and that you pop by again very soon :):)

hugs

Gemma