Olivia is the next door neighbours cat who visites us daily, she is talkative and very very sweet.
Mrs Clause has submitted and created her very own blog!
http://www.karensscrappin.com.au/xmasblog/
Follow this link and read all about the wonderful life she shares with Santa, and if you add her blog link to yours, and you could be eligible to win a $50.00 prize from KSK!
Go for it Ladies!,
oh and
Merry Christmas!
Well I'm happy with my efforts this weekend,
Crafting in Style:http://craftinginstyle.openstores.com.au/
Had their CC this weekend starting Friday night, Jolene set some inspiring Challenges,This one I have here is of Jacks friend Cody and his patience with the never ending demands put upon him by Bronte. I discovered them outside, in the sandpit, feeding the Baby Born, only to see it wee and do poo!
Totally the funniest thing I've seen a 10 year old boy do!
This layout was based on Challenge two of the cyber crop, the requirements were to use no Pattened Paper, Chipboard was allowed and could be altered, the Title required to be hand cut. I struggled and struggled with one layout, that one soon ended up in the bin, this second one came to me minutes before I went to bed! Don't you hate that!
Hello fellow Bloggers, I can't recall uploading this layout before, and I just cant help myself but share a little more!
What a grumpy bum!!!
I've been playing around with this new blog, its much easier for a novice like me to move around and post new items.
Its my last CC at Zig Zag as a DT member tonight, I'm looking forward to "playing around" again as I missed the buzz of surfing the many Scrapbooking websites around, and I'm looking forward to new challenges and lots of lovely inspirational work.
The CC theme for tonight is " Trick or Treat" So pop over about 7pm and join in the fun! We have arranged Trivia and two rounds of Bingo, loads of inspirational Challenges, including two Ziglets Challenges,
http://http://www.zigzagscrapbooking.com.au/index.php
Hope you can all come and make my send off a special one!
I'll talk to you all very soon!
Well now I'm all scrapped out, here is another from Allison Ellis " Impression " range, awesome blue! Thanks For Looking!!
I was Challenged, Last night was Chookscraps CC and the challenges were right up my alley, so to speak! This 2nd layout I've done using AED papers, http://www.alisonellisdesign.com.au/
their new "IMPRESSION" range ia awesome.
This layout is of my Nana who passed away sometime in the late 1970's, I've used Melissa Francess tiny little key locks and one of the many MM hat pins, too cute, and you all know, I cant stop myself from using Fabric! I did a nother shop Friday and acquired some more fantastic pieces, just loving the vintage fabrics, busting to use more. Heidi Swapp Letters and the ever so faithful Making Memories Foam stamps .
Ok, the 1st image, is another layout using AED "Girl Stripe" the Challenge here was to create a layout using the words or words "trick or treat" and three triangles. This has a funny story behind it . You all know Bronte had a party at the local Fairy Shop, well while there the children were taught a little bit of Magic, by Fairy Rose.
You may like to try this at home?
Are you sick of plain old boring lemonade, well if you shut your eyes very tightly and repeat the words " I wish " " I wish " and concentrate very hard, your plain boring old lemonade will magicly change colour!
We practice this magic at home, but last night unfortunatly I poured a little too much magic{food dye} into the lemonade bottle and after a couple of sips we all started to feel ill!!
No I'm not trying to poison my children!! Please!
The photos of Bronte's green mouth looked great in the camera, but when I printed them out, opps......... we had run out of Ink, so all the photos came out, much to my amusement GREEN!
Talk soon Girls!
Was last weekend, Now my memory is not that good but I think I managed two layouts, A Thing of Beauty and this one............ "My Friend".
Scrapblocked again, just cant find the motivation, maybe I'll have something special to show you all next week, have a great weekend everyone!
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing
A flowery band to bind us to the earth,
Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth
Of noble natures, of the gloomy days,
Of all the unhealthy and o'er-darken'd ways
Made for our searching: yes, in spite of all,
Some shape of beauty moves away the pall
From our dark spirits...
-- John Keats
Ahhhh, Halloween is getting closer and the Kids just love dressing up, I love scrapping these photos . How cute is this little Witchiepoo??
Well what a start to the day, Bronte woke up to her Birthday presents, a Calico Bear and textas to write on her bear with, a [pink] My Little Pony, with long beautiful hair and a set of Paints.
She was so good all day, taking phone calls from relatives wishing her a happy birthday, and later at 4.30 she had her very own Fairy Shop Birthday Party!!
Fairy Rose made Bronte feel very special and she received a lovey doll, lolly bag, heart balloon sparkles on her face, hair clips and a bracelet!!!!!!
School next year and she is so ready. It was just about the best Party that any little girl could ever dream of!
Well I kinda had another of those weekends, where I was hanging out for inspiration, I always want to scrap, but cant find the motivation .
Chookscraps sent me an e-mail, they were having a impromptu Cyber Crop, and I quickly popped over and found a challenge I was interested in.
The idea was to "scraplift" from a layout in the Gallery.
How easy is that? I didn't have to flick trough mags to find something appealing, I stayed on line and found a layout which suited what I wanted to do.
I'm pretty sure the winner has been announced and it wont be me, so am taking the chance to show it here.
I've added fabric, what else??? and white washed the paper it was way too bright, left the chipboard raw, thats always fun, you might not be able to see but the large Monogram 'B' continues to say Baby.......................................
We are all very excited to announce ZigZag October Cyber Crop, "Trick or Treat"
http://www.zigzagscrapbooking.com.au/index.php
27th October starting at 7.30pm,
Hope you can all come?
We will be asking everyone to upload photos of their children, or themselves dressed up as something spooky,
so if your keen, you dont need to be a scrapper just upload a photo in our Gallery and join in the fun!
I just about used up all my expensive Body Shop eye liner making these kids scrary!!
Like the layout?, please leave a comment,
I've used balck cardstock and Basic Grey PP, fabric, a lovely white flower I've cut in half, and just so lightly outlined Bronte, by adding dots around her figure to show her cape, using Uniball White Gel pen. Catcha ya soon everyone.
have seen those!
And two tags, one of my enamel Jugs,stunning green with spots! and Bronte down the beach 
reflecting the blue I adore,
Hi Everyone!
Here is my latest, gee I never ever thought I'd use that bright Green cardstock, but sometimes it pays to get stuff like thats out of your stash, just incase it is just the right thing for your layout!
I really love theses photos of Jack, He actually was not eating anything hot, but I needed to do an " inspired by" challenge for Zig Zag next month, so I used the little Urban Lilly Chipboard and worked around that.
I will try and do a few more layouts of Jack, Bronte seems to feature alot in my work and I guess its because Jack is a school during the week and the photo opportunities are not there.
Zig Zag Cyber Crop is on tonight 7.30EST hope you can pop by, we will be having a game of Bingo, so you need to pop over to the site sometime before it starts, and make your selection.
Hope everyone is well, and do leave a comment I love to hear from you all!
Scraptacular has announced their next competition " French Counrty ".' they describe it as being : rich colours, small flowers and busy prints - Here is my entry,
I found I was suprised at the description, because for such a long time I've thought of "French Country" as being "French Provincial" alot of white washed textures and small amounts of colour.
Anyway guys I've uploaded my entry here to show you all, and see what you think?
Hope you have all had a fantastic weekend, the weather was so nice, such a delight to see the sun!
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I had a bit of a revelation late Monday night, I have been making tiny little clothes and popping them in a frame, they are adorable. I thought maybe if I could source some Vintage creamy cloured frames, from Opp shops I might just be able to sell them on e-bay. On Friday I finally went opp shop shopping, to the few tiny little Church ones we have locally. Now I do like button, but only Vintage Buttons, I have been disappointed of late, that there are very few availiabe, when I do come across one or two they are in a pack of 10000 and selling for $5.00 I cannot justify spending $5.00 on a thousand buttons only to be able to use two or three.
Well it must have been my lucky day,as the little opp shop upstairs from a Church Wilson Street Brighton, had a bowl of the most beautiful buttons I'd EVER seen!, Get this $.20 cents a spoon full.
I could have kissed the old ladies, aren't they just the most amazing, beautiful colors and shapes??? I'm talking about the ones on the right hand page.
The others on the left are not that old at all.
This is a double page from an album I've created, to keep photos and things that I LOVE!
Its an album full of inspiration for me, its a place for me to stop and admire and hopefully encourage me to create.
As for the Frames, unlucky there as I only found three ones that weren't really what I was after, I will do them up and maybe admire them for a while.
Once they are stale to me I will pop them on e-bay and lets just see if I cant make a little bit of money???
Thanks again guys, for popping buy and leaving your comments.
Catcha ya soon!
Your Time Starts Now:
My earliest memory is.....seeing bossy, pushy girls at kinder running for the only 3 prams there were to play with.
At school I........was lost.
My first relationship was........with our cats, I adored them and thought they did me too!
I don't like talking about.........my addiction to Zuccini.
I wish I'd never worn..........Sock stocking to work, you could see though my skirt at the bulge they created on my legs.
My mother always told me.......Beware of pasta made with Zuccini.
My Father always told me........" Man will make the world right again".
I wish I had................an old powder blue VW Beetle.
I wish I hadn't..........discovered the joys of Zuccini pasta!
My most humiliating moment was...........asking Tim Freeman to sign my chest!!!
My happiest moment was..................finding I was accepted to ZIGZAG Design Team.
At home I cook..........Zuccini Pasta!
My last meal would be.........Zuccini Pasta, what else is there.
I'm very bad at ..........Spelling.
When I was a child I wanted to.........grow up!.
The book that changed my life is............The Beginning, by Chaim Potok
Its not fashionable, but.......I love 1980 music!
Friends say.........How much more Zuccini pasta can you eat??
The hardest thing I've ever done was ............finding the courage to ride The Big Dipper at Luna Park with my son.
If I wasn't me, I'd like to be.........a VW Beetle.
If I were a car I'd be a......... VW Beetle, because i'm slow and steady, and I've got lots of cuves.Beep Beep!
I often wonder................did archeologists make a mistake about T-Rex having those stupid looking small arm's???
