Worn out again...

I had a photo shoot with a friend this morning. Man, they are so physical - I'm up, I'm down, I'm chasing memory cards and changing the backdrop around. And now of course, I have to edit all the photos...

Meanwhile, here are the layouts of Charli that I teased you with yesterday. I've got my head together and got all the credits straightened out!!

Papers and elements all from Ashley Olson's Fruits of the Spirit CD, this was from Love, available here at SBB. White overlay by Kim Christensen from His Collection from SBB. Inked edge action from AtomicCupcake. Fonts used are MA Sexy, Metalic Avacado and Typewriter. Created in Ps7.

Papers and elements all from Ashley Olson's Fruits of the Spirit CD, this was from Love, available here at SBB. C Distressed stamped alpha by Michelle Coleman from Scrapartist. White overlay by Kim Christensen from His Collection from SBB. Fonts used are Antique Type, Arial and MA Sexy. Created in Ps7

I was actually out shopping with Charli's mum when she bought this top, and we both knew immediately that it would look gorgeous on her!! Which it does. And I'm also very proud of these photos because Charli's mum - not her super camera nerd Dad, took them, and she did a FANTASTIC job!! Of course, now I have to go and scrap some Madison pics too, can't be getting lopsided now!!

That's about it for today.... unless I get some more scrapping done, which is always possible!!

Around the traps....

Ok, so I was having a read over at 2peas and found some pointers to so great freebies...

Jenn Star is having an alpha a day for this week at her blog HERE

Sweet Mindy has put up a gorgeous kit piece by piece on her blog HERE

Meredith Fenwick is having a very clever preview maker competition HERE

Deb F has a blog full of fantastic freebies, HERE

Kim Hill has a new set of papers up HERE

That's about all for now. I did get a couple of layouts finished last night, but I have to get them organised to upload! Tyson is feeling a bit better today and went to school. Hope he's ok and hasn't over done it. His temperature came down yesterday, but last night his glands were still up. But come to think of it, so are mine!!

i SCRAPPED!!

Woohoo for me!!

All papers, elements and Alpha from Ashley's Fruits of the Spirit CD, Goodness, except the stitching which is from Patience. Fonts used are AL Surfboard, High Strung and Another Typewriter.

Journalling reads:
Oh, Sammy, look at that smile... Your helpful, hopeful grin, that, as all good smiles should, goes all the way to your eyes. Day by day your face is changing, as you are growing up, however, the spirit of your smile will remain. It is your enduring quality, which makes even the hardest heart melt and smile in response. It’s a reaction I see so often in people around you, who respond to your warmth and that smile!!

Oh, I love the immediacy of digital scrapbooking - from a goodnight kiss to a photo, to a layout in less than an hour!! I just couldn't resist his gorgeous face tonight as he came to kiss me goodnight. He'd wet-combed his hair at the front, and carefully brushed his teeth and he was just too cute for words!!

On another positive note - the magazine accepted my alternative offer, so one of my current favourite layouts got the nod!!

I need all these positive thoughts because Tyson's temperature is 38.4, so he really IS sick. I think he'll be home with me a couple more days... poor boy. Mum's boring!!

Thanks everyone for all your +ve encouragement. Now I just have to get some girly TWINspiration going lol...

Slack, Slack, SLACK!!

Yes, I have been a bad blogger. I'm sorry!

In answer to all the comments and emails, yes, I am thankfully feeling better. It rained all day yesterday and I think the change in the weather helped with the headaches. I don't know. It may even have been a virus as *skip* was complaining of them too.

Ok, here's my list. I FINALLY got all the invitations made. It took about 3 hours solid cutting and sticking and hole-poking, but they are done, they look fantastic and I'm very happy. Of course, it would have been MUCH cheaper and easier to have bought a pad of invitations, but that's just not the same.

I've got Tyson home sick today. He woke up complaining of a sore throat. He's been very bad about sleeping lately, so he's run-down and needs a rest. He might even be asleep now.... Nup... that WAS wishful thinking.

So it's finally happened, I've had the same layout accepted by 2 different mags. But it was 2 months apart, so there's no question about who gets it. I've sent them a substitute offer, hope they accept it.

Scrapping wise my mojo is further and further out of action. I think I'll go clean the bathroom instead, that's how bad it's gotten. I've got SOOO many great photos of the twins waiting to be scrapped, and I just can't. One layout is currently in it's THIRD go and it still sucks. Badly. *sigh*

DID YOU know? that the marvellous Shabby Princess has her new free kit up? and it's Shabby gorgeous? And if you did know, why didn't you tell me?

Finally. Did you also know that I'm a layout hoarder? There are layouts on my hard-drive that have never seen the light of day? And never should rofl...

This layout was from an ad-challenge over at TDC. See the original ad HERE

Background cardstock from Ashley Olson's Faithfulness from her Fruits of the Spriit CD. Fonts used are Arial Narrow and Times New Roman. Created in Ps7.

I know there are other layouts I was going to post, but I can't quite put my mouse on them at the moment.

Ok, my shower is calling me! Later all :)

Whew....

Ok, so the week is over. I said that it would be good. It wasn't bad. I was out with my friend and her babies one day, canteen on Friday, which wasn't all bad. However, I've been battling with really bad headaches for a couple of days, and thus avoiding the computer. My mojo is MIA, I'm not sleeping, and I badly need to scrap.

I did manage to get one layout "finished" thanks mainly to Amy for her encouragement. I haven't even had the energy to post this up before, that's how rotten I feel. But I've been really grateful for all the comments you wonderful people have been leaving. I do read them, and I do appreciate them, if only to know that if I did disappear into a hole in the backyard, someone would notice!! :P

Which is quite possible after you see this layout, and you'll know who did it too!



Credits and kudo's to Amy who not only helped with some great ideas, but designed the kit in the first place!! It's called A Man's Man, and it's available at scrapdish, on sale at the moment, so go check it out! I also used Nancies Schmootzy Alpha, Wild tear action by AtomicCupcake, font used it Pharmacy.

So, the invite prints arrived, I ventured into the paper scrapbooking shop in town (after being missing for 7 months - and she STILL knew my name on sight!) and got some brads and paid too much for some d/s tape. But I needed it. If it cools down a little later on and my hands stop being so sweaty, I'll start on the cutting and gluing etc.

Otherwise, I'll hopefully get some scrapping done. Or something....

Quiet time...

I kept Sammy home from school today, he's been really grumpy and miserable the past few days and I got the feeling he was getting overtired. Time for a day off. We didn't do much. He would NOT have a nap, so I'm not sure what I achieved, but anyway.

We did go to the local community op-shop and got some bargains. Every six months they have a big sale as they are about to rotate their stock - summer to winter and vice versa. They have it half price for a week, and then they have a bag sale - all the clothes you can put into a bag for $1. They also included books, so I got a couple of nice shirts for Tyson, too big for him now, but they will go away nicely, a pair of casual pants for me, and a stack of picture books. They were all gorgeously illustrated and in such good condition.

Also added to the pile was a little treasure of my own. Watchers of You've got Mail, and ppl who grew up in a library like me, would know the "Shoes" series, starting with the gorgeous Ballet shoes, with the Fossil girls, Pauline, Petrovka and Posy. Well, they had a 1937 hardback, in very good condition. That went into the bag too. Not necessarily a collectors piece or anything, but a treasure for me at any rate. I've already read the whole thing today... :) of course!

Also a good email day. Got a couple more layouts accepted, and am finalising some paperwork for some other submissions etc. Now I'm just eagerly awaiting the release of the new DMM magazine, as I've got one in there, and I think Amy has one too!

It's going to be a good week. Or else!!

Letting go...

Lookee - 2 posts in one day. How do I do it? Rofl....

I just had to share this layout. I actually made it last night, but wasn't happy with something until just now, I had that all important, a-ha moment and there you go. Finished... and I love it. I've felt that a lot about my scrapping lately, which is a good feeling.

Everything from Ashley's new Fruits of the Spirit CD, this one is Faithfulness. Love love love that alpha!! Fonts used are 28 days later, vaguely repulsive and Antique type. Inked action from Atomic Cupcake.

Ok, on a more braggy note, my last layout, the Irresistible one from the same CD? it's just broken my comment record at SBB. Smashed it actually. I know it's a pathetic thing, but it makes me happy! And at 2 peas as well, so there you go. WOW. I feel so good. Especially considering it was something I whipped up as the crop was just about to start and my head was hurting with this stupid cold. Hehehe..... Can't keep a good scrapper down. Of course, this has nothing to do with the fact that I must have commented on nearly 50 layouts there last night as the gallery was looking seriously neglected. No, not *really*... :P

Ok, I'll go gloat somewhere else now! :)

Baby shower...

This is becoming bigger than Ben Hur!! The guest list is quite long... the invites are being "printed", and we're working out food/games etc... the date is set for May, so I've got a while to get things organised. But it's still stressing me out.

So the invites are going to be a digi-paper blend. I totally cheated and bought 30 ready made envelopes and matching blank card.... just plain baby blue. Only cost $6 so I figured it was a good thing. I've done digi layout - mini size, will need to be cropped to fit when they arrive from the photo printers (note to self, buy a new cutter blade...) d/s tape stick them in place and finish off with some cream (if I can find the right colour) brads through the flowers. 4 brads per invite. That'll be a nuisance. But it will looks so cool!!

Then print the invites out on normal paper, cut to size and glue across the fold inside of the card. Viola, instant invitations!!

Not sure about the cardstock, I think it's from Something Blue Studio. The flowers and alpha on tags are from Amy Knepper's Glimpse of Spring (recoloured the flowers!). Used a shmootzy frame to soften the edge of the photo (one of the twins!). Very happy with the result. The brads are there for decoration just to show what it will look like, they aren't on the copy being printed out.

Any other baby shower type suggestions, I'm all ears. I've got a lot of ppl to amuse for over 2 hours. And I can't juggle, so leave that one off the list!! :P

Irresistible

Isn't she? lol...

Papers, elements and alpha from Ashley's new Fruits of the Spirit CD. This one is temperance, or self-control depending on which version you read lol... Fonts used are Jane Austen, Typewriter and Leftovers. Totally love that little heart chain... Inked action from Atomic Cupcake.

Meanwhile, I'm still sick. We had very special visitors for dinner last night and I overdid it, of course. Paying for it again today. But I'm not any worse, I'm sure I'll get better soon. Time for some rest I think.

Take care everyone!

Who said.....

That I couldn't scrap when I was sick... Silly me. Of course, when I'm home sick, there's nothing to do BUT scrap. For all that I only got one layout done, but I love it, so that's what counts.

Papers (background re-coloured) alpha and elements from His Collection by Meredith Fenwick and Kim Christensen. Fonts used are Kingthings PrintingKit and Vaguely Repulsive.

This shot is a long lost one from our holiday. Bout time I caught up on some scrapping, now I have such great BOY stuff to work with! Although this one sat open on the pc for quite a few hours before I could work out what else it needed... I hate that feeling.

Ok, so ALSO I've jumped on the Digi site bandwagon. I've had the digi-ring thing for a while, but it frustrated me because it would take me to blogs that haven't been updated since, you know, forever. This one will take you to a list of all the blogs that are hip and happening. So you can use it to go to new places!!

I'm also considering a new template and re-organising my links.... stay tuned for that.

Meanwhile, here's a shameless plug for Ashley's new CD coming out real soon!! She's having a launch at SBB at 10pm Saturday - goodies etc to be given away.... the papers I've seen so far are just AWESOME.... can't wait to get my little mousy on them... and in case you needed any more incentive.... go to her BLOG and check out her little gift!!

What are you still standing here for??

Randomness....

Ok, so it's official. Once again I am sick. I have shocking sinus/streaming cold, mixed with a sore throat. So let's officially welcome AUTUMN, cold nights, cold mornings and the start of the COLD season. Grrrr.

I feel like I can't focus on more than one thing, so here goes. Here's all my little things.

Baby shower invitations. (not my baby! I'm jointly throwing it and it's at our place.) Think BLUE! - but that's about as far as I've gotten :(

My darling boys, who emptied the dishwasher and tidied up a heap of stuff for me. They're getting really helpful.

Feeling very annoyed at Notebook Magazine at the moment - not only have they put their prices up, but we are missing April 26 through 30 in the Calendar section. What gives guys?

Also pondering the scrapping mag scene.... For Keeps are in a bit of trouble with their staff somehow, lots of ppl's emails/submissions/contracts went astray over the last couple of months. And right now, don't even get me started on Scrapbook Creations.

Bought Real Living also and it, as usual, is awesome. Can't wait to actually TRY some ideas for once.

We are having special friends over for dinner on Saturday.... I don't know what to cook. I don't even know if I'll be out of bed enough to cook.

The stupid neighbours dog that barked and cried for most of the day. Most days I can block it out, but being sick makes me cranky. :(

My photo order which still didn't get done. And right now, isn't going to..... can't think.

Harvey Norman do ENORMOUS photo prints, and I want one. Or two.... only need to decide of what and where it will go. I mean, what's the point in all these photos if I don't have them on display, somewhere, somehow, right?

I also had a heap of ideas last night about other photo collage type ideas... Dad, teaching me how to cut mat's was a baa-aaddd idea. Lol... I'm going to have to start putting up fake walls in the house, just to hang pictures on. IF I ever get to actually follow-through with these ideas. But that's another post.

I really really want to scrap, but I'm not going to. Invariably what I do when I feel like this will be *bad* and I'll regret it. Will have a little inspiration break and maybe curl up with Ali Edwards Designer's eye.... love that book. Have had it for months and just keep reading and reading it.

I'm sorry I haven't got anything pretty to put up here at the moment.... I'll try to do better, I promise. Meanwhile I've got to do the floors, and then I'm going to think seriously about some heavy-duty pain-killers and bed.... Mmmmmm warm snuggly bed.

To-do...

All Mum-type stuff...

Sneaker shopping for Tyson. I don't know WHAT he does to his shoes, but they barely last 3 or 4 months.... DONE & they are sprayed with waterproof

Empty out his drawers, sort, re-fold and get rid of what's too small. One GARBAGE bag's worth of clothes. Mental note, stop feeding him 3 times a day :p

As a result of above, go shopping for School Tracksuit Pants for Tyson. Most of the ones he's wearing have enormous holes where the knees are supposed to be. See also 1 above

Label said pants, and a vest of Sammy's that's been sitting here for a few weeks DONE

Wash all the clothes that I found stuffed into Tyson's drawers, inside out AND dirty. DONE. Nearly dry ready for me to fold and him to put away ;)

Vacuum his floor thoroughly including the skirtings and under the bed DONE

Dinner tonight, my Dad's secret Corned Beef recipe. This keeps the WHOLE family happy! :)

Oh, and a layout.... whilst the washing was on ;)

Papers and elements from Jen Wilson's Boy oh Boy kit. Shmootzy frame from ScrapArtist. Jan Crowley (TDC) Chipboard Alpha. Fonts used were TopSecret and Vaguely Repulsive.

This layout totally rocks da' house, and I have NO idea how I put it together so fast. One minute I didn't know what I was doing, then suddenly it was finished. I also tried a new effect on the photo, duplicating the colour saturation of Velvia film with an action I downloaded... it made a real difference to this picture. Love it!

Also on the to do list this evening will be going through some photos with *skip* and preparing an order for printing. Always a nice job!

And I might even sneak in another layout while I'm at it.

Meanwhile, here's a little job for you all - run off to Modscraps and spend up at Ash's sale... she's having a moving sale, 65% off, so go GRAB SOME COOL stuff!!

Bad day....

I don't think I'll bother putting this up in the gallery anywhere.... I'll just quietly put it here, and let her do all the talking for me.

Meredith Fenwick's Shine on Papers &Alpha, Inked action from AtomicCupcake, fonts were Inkburrow & harrison.

Post and run...

Sorry to post and run on you guys, but Numbers is just starting....

I snapped this photo of *skip* playing with Madison, and I just had to scrap it right away... I love the expression on BOTH of their faces.

I used Ashley Olson's Come What May papers available at SBB, stitching is my own. Doodles come from the DMM Jan team kit, Flower is from the Express Yourself Cd from Ashley and Dawn (slightly re-coloured). Wild tear from Atomic Cupcake. Fonts used are Pushkin, Garamond and Vaguely Repulsive.

Later dudes!!

150th post!!

Ok, so I'm not as prolific as some ;), but I'm still pretty impressed to have kept blogging this long....

So here's a cute little layout I made yesterday that's been simmering away for a while. I just taste tested it and it's officially "done"!

I used papers, elements and alpha from the new His collection cd by Meredith Fenwick and Kim Christensen. I love this cd, thanks so much *skip* for buying it for me!

Fonts used were Jane Austen, TopSecret and VT Portable Remington.

That's about it for now, maybe more later... as always, thanks for dropping in!!

Oooh, and don't forget to check out the new links on the left - Megan now has a blog, and Ashley has a new one that just looks so FAB!

Name layout, number 2

I told you there was more coming....

Journalling reads:

My mother had told me the story, that I was
going to be Tamara but that was the name of
the new Prime Minister’s wife... but I’d never
understood the significance until I did some
research. Just before I was born was one
of the biggest political scandals &
upheavals in Australian History. The new Prime
Minister was appointed under very dramatic
circumstances. No wonder my mother went
with a completely different name, a name
that I have always loved having.

All papers, elements and Alpha from "Touch of home" by Ashley Olson from ACOT. Fonts used are Pharmacy and Vaguely Repulsive.

Can I just say that I LOVE the gold in this kit, and I love the new font I've found too.... it's just THE most awesome journalling font...

Ok, I'm sure that I had other stuff to say too, but.... you'll just have to check back tomorrow! :) Maybe some more purty layouts and stuff....

You guys all ROCK!

Thankyou so much for all the lovin' you gave me since my last post, I feel a LOT better now. Amy even went above and beyond and commented on 2 more layouts that she'd "missed" before... {{hugs}} to you Amy.

So I decided if I was going to get out of this scrapping SLUMP where I just hated it like it was a nasty chore... I needed some fresh inspiration. The scraplift last night was great therapy, but I needed more, more, MORE! I had a look at a few sites and their challenges, but I settled on Simply You over at ScrapArtist. SA is one of the first digi sites that I really got involved in, and I still love it dearly. So I've jumped into Week 10, and will have to work my way backwards rather quickly to catch up lol.... Oh, and Sharon was great inspiration to give it a go too, thanks Sharon!

Week 10 asked the question : Have you ever wanted to change your name? If so, to what and why?

Thinking about this actually took me off on a different tangent all together....

Journalling reads:
After 4 kids, my parents
had naming down to a fine
art - if I was a boy, Dad
got to name me, a girl would
be Mum’s choice...

I used all papers and elements from Meredith Fenwick/Kim Christensen's new Boy Collection CD.... and a shmootzy frame from ScrapArtist. Fonts used were Vaguely Repulsive and Stickons Two.

There are actually 2 more layouts that I want to do on this theme, as Mum had 2 names to choose from and also how and why I changed from Cassie to Cassandra for most of everything these days.... We'll just see how I go though.

Meanwhile, I'm waiting for a local anasthetic in my arm to wear off.... and the pain to start. So I'm just gently (and mainly one handedly!) playing on the computer before it's a reasonable time to toddle off to bed with some heavy-duty painkillers... We'll see about tomorrow, I'm still considering cancelling it altogether!!

Begging post

Anyone of you that's out there and registered at SBB or TheDigiChick, I could do with some loving right now.....

My "Drafting my life" layout from yesterday has had 0 (and I counted twice) comments at TDC... and my new layout (below) has had 1 comment at TDC and none at SBB.

I feel very unloved at the moment.... pleeeassseeeee, if you do like it, stop off and say so? It's so much appreciated :D

Although he almost never gets to a beach, my eldest DS knew EXACTLY what to do on this rock!! What a crack up he is!

Lifted from Emily's layout Take time to enjoy the Snow
HERE at TheDigiChick

I used Ashley Olson's new Fresh and Funky Boy kit for all the papers and elements (ACOT and Modscraps), and DebF generously made the date stamp! Inked action from AtomicCupcake. Fonts used were Artistamp Medium and Vaguely Repulsive.

I was feeling so totally low and unscrap-worthy - a Scraplift challenge was just what I needed. I had totally made this layout yesterday, and the only thing I kept was the Photo and what kit I used..... funny that :)

Anyway peeps, as always, thanks for stopping by!!

Retail THERAPY!!!

There's really nothing like retail therapy. I thought that all the new kits that I bought last weekend, (you know, the ones I have barely unzipped, let alone SCRAPPED WITH).... were therapy.

Well, the twins and their Mum and I went to "Marion" which in Adelaide is THE place to go when you're on a spree. *TMUM* had an errand to a bridal registry and then we were free to wander and play... I was seriously looking for some Bling cos I have hardly any, but didn't find anything that was just right, although I want to go back to Diva and have another look at their lockets... I'm so stoked that they have come back into fashion!! And of course, we had to do a quick drive through of TARGET, as we don't have one locally and you get sick of K-mart after a while....



I've been after one of these babies for a while, and I love the colour... it's called almond and it looks very snazzy in my black and white kitchen...

However I got introduced to Temt which I have heard of, seen, but never ventured into before. I don't know if this is their usual prices, but WOW.... I was soooo blown away. Lots of fun FUnKY stuff and very cheap...

So the colour for this one came out ALL wrong, it's not an icky dusky blue, it's a seriously funky bright tealy colour. Neway.... (muttering about stupid cameras....)'



Although it did get hard to concentrate on the shops as Maddy and Charli took it in turns to grizzle and cry and SQUEAL..... we'd just get one settled and the other one would have a go. Nothing a good stiff cappucino couldn't fix though.

It was just so great to get OUT and kick back and be relaxed again. I've got soooo many things going on in the background, and I'm not sleeping very well, so I just feel overwhelmed still...

On another note, I've stood down from Fernlilis creative team for a while, just until I get back into the groove again. I still love her work, and hope that I can come back with a vengance when stuff dies down. She's been great about it, and I feel very *loved*....

So, that's about it for now.... I would hope that next post I'll have actually FINISHED a layout... at the moment I have a couple on the go but I never seem to be happy with them.... I don't know if it's just me, or if my mojo is out of whack... the ideas are there, but the execution, ummm, is "lacking".....

Anyway, blog to you later peeps!!

My Dad....

I know I'm not the only "girl" in the world who feels like this about her dad....

I had no idea when I pulled this photo up to scrap, where it would take me... I didn't expect this, but I'm glad it happened.

Journalling reads:
I remember as a child being very proud of my Dad, as most little girls are. From 1954
to 1992 he worked for Caroma, ending up as their Cheif Draftsman. He was involved
in lots of exciting things, including research and development, investigating new tooling
techniques and so on. However, he taught me so much more than how to draw a good
square. He taught me about myself, to always try my best, and that I could do anything
I put my mind to. And that is still my motto today. A lasting legacy indeed....

I used Ashley Olsons rather funky So Retro paper pack from SBB, fonts used were Mechanical Fun, Nora Casual, Thinking of you, Another Typewriter. Inked action from Atomic Cupcake. Created in Ps7.

I'm taking things nice and slowly at the moment, Dr's orders I'm afraid.... but I am still here, and I'm still reading all YOUR blogs... so keep giving me lots of funny things to smile about, Ok??

Shopping, no layouts!

So I got a bit caught up in the shopping, didn't get around to any layouts. But we did do some pottering around in the garden, and got the dog washed. We have to wash her on VERY hot days so that she dries off. I've started the painfully long process of brushing her and already she looks and feels fantastic. So that is very rewarding.

I had been waiting for the next DigiChick sale to stock up on all the new sampler kits cos they have some new designers that I've been interested in trying out. In particular, Jan Crowley, also the new team of Iron Orchid. Man, their stuff just rocks!! (it's a trifle pricey, but I think it will be worth it!). I took advantage of the 50% off and stocked up on some cool alphas. I have so many papers it's not funny, but a good alpha is hard to find!

I managed to attend the Jen Wilson "chat" that was more like an interview, but very interesting! She's got a great sense of humour! Jen gave us all a little "thankyou" for coming along and sitting so still and quiet lol.... So I went shopping again at her store!





I'm afraid that once again her new collection is a little too soft and girly for me, but for the price, I couldn't resist a couple of them! Amy and I were in unison in admiring the Mud Room set - very nice indeed. But of course, they're by Jen, so what more needs to be said?

Meredith Fenwick was kind enough to send me a little something-something, and I went shopping her sale too...




I also got her "The Real Me" paper pack, but there doesn't appear to be a preview in that kit... so you'll just have to go look for it yourself in SBB! It's on sale, so go grab it now!

Thanks Meredith, you ROCK!!

AND! (there is an AND)

I'm 4 for 4 in the Treasure Hunt at the Digi Chick, and man, this kit is worth the hunting!

AND another AND!!

Ash has a great new kit out that I can't wait to have a play with next.... and she made some rockin' elements which is so fantastic because she should do it more often - they're great!!
Grab it at ACOT or Modscraps....


Ok, one final AND..... hopefully *skip* will let me get Meredith and Kim's awesome new boy cd too.... and then I'd better stop shopping for a while. A very very long while. Except for that stuff that's still patiently waiting in my cart at Eclectic scraps..... and then there's the stuff that I bought at Scrapbookgraphics yesterday (more alphas...)

Ok, let's face it. I'm addicted. Honey.... can I have another Hard drive?

Not enough money ;)

So, there are lots of cool things happening at the moment around the digi-traps.

The Digi Chick is having a grand re-opening, with a great sale tomorrow, and a treasure hunt, lots of chats and prizes over today and tomorrow.

Meredith and Kim are releasing their fantastic new project too.... can't wait to get it. Honey... can I have an advance? Not to mention that Meredith's also got a sale going on her other stuff at SBB too. Biiig sale in fact!

Then there are all the other sales and opening specials that happen every weekend. I got an email from Dianne about a gorgeous new paper pack up in her shop that I'm just drooling all over my keyboard about.

Although, of course, as usual, I have DT stuff coming out of my ears that I am going to get behind on... and my computer is just groaning at the idea of another couple of cd's worth. I REALLY need to have a cull and make it stick this time.... :(

I'm sure there were some other sales and stuff that I had in mind, but I can't remember them right now. Not enough coffee I suppose. I'll post later, hopefully a layout or two!

Puzzled post (and grumpy too!)

Ok, so am I the only person around that was waiting with bated breath for Jen Wilson to launch her little freebie on the digi-universe and then for it never to actually happen? What gives?? I checked that site faithfully every hour (ok, to be honest, every 5 minutes) for 2 whole days.

Sammy just came and interrupted my typing to read his book to me... "Alexander and the Terrible, No Good, Very Bad day." Poor Alexander, I know exactly how he feels! But it WAS a very cute story, and Sammy got through it very well - I forget sometimes that he's only in Grade 1.

Scrapping wise, it has been a good day. However nothing else much has been good. :( Some of my friends seem to be drama queens at the moment and I just don't have the energy for one more phone call listing all their woes... I never get asked how that trip to the Dr's went, or whether I've got water in my kitchen again - after 2 weeks without!

It's hot, I'm sticky, and in case you didn't notice, grumpy too. So before I turn this into a total rant, I'll stick a cute baby in here so you can all go ooooooh and Aaaaahhh.....

Papers are from a new set by Ashley Olson called Sweet Little Boy, heart and photo prongs from Ash and Dawn's Express Yourself CD. Fonts used are DSP Old General Store, what a COOL font! and 2 Peas Well Behaved. Stitching is my own!

Journalling reads:
There is something just irresistible about that fuzzy dome. Something very kissable.
Both of the boys were baldy babies, not having much hair at birth & losing most of it fairly
quickly. It took 2 years for either of them to have enough hair to cut. I certainly got my fill of rubbing
my nose in that soft sweet smelling baby fuzz during that time. At least boys can get away with it easier than
girl babies can! It might have been cute to have a baby with a head full of hair, but my heart belongs to those babies
that are soft and fuzzy and totally adorable.
Tyson, August/September 1997 approx 5 months.

Thank goodness that tomorrow IS another day. And I hope that tonight I get more than a couple of hours sleep. :)

Update.... of sorts.

Ok, so I've been a bit slack lately. But I'm still here, if hanging on by fingernails at the moment. I've also had a bit of fun with a layout, so here it is....

Journalling is from a very famous poem by Dorothea Mackellar

"I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains.
Of ragged mountian ranges,
Of droughts and flooding rains."

This is only a snippet of my favourite part, well worth reading the whole thing if you get a chance.

Amazing papers and elements from Josie Celio From DMM Jan/Feb 2006. So rich and vibrant. Fonts used are Retro Rock Poster, Overprint DSG, and Saeculum.

You might recognise the photo from a previous post ;) This layout was WAYYY out of my normal zone.... but I'm still happy with it. Actually, I love it. And I got to put it in a font challenge over at DSD too, I had it done before I even read the boards - this font is a scrapping magnet I think...

Ok, on to other pretty things .... Remy for instance.

Papers and elements from Ashley Olson's Boy Board Shorts kit.

Fonts used were Antique Type and Carpenter ICG.

I actually made this layout the night that *skip* was away in Melbourne in January. I just didn't find a spot in the upload chain to get it up and running. So, better late than never, hey? This slump has been good for my housekeeping, getting all sorts of computer chores done :)

Ash has put some new paper up in the store and I'm a bit tingly in the fingers so I might get some more scrapping done today, you never know! AND I did my first SuDoKu this morning and I'm totally hooked. Might have to go to the newsagent and see if they have books of them.

Oh, I nearly forgot, another layout. This one should have a second page, but I haven't got around to it yet, mainly because we haven't finished the story yet!



Papers from Jen Wilson's Aqua paper collection, Wild tear from Atomic cupcake. Fonts used were AL Verdigris, Another Typewriter, AL Age old love.

Later guys and gals!