Im off until Sunday!

Im heading into Mackay for a well deserved break with Troy. gonna stay at the in-laws so ill get lots of babysitting, YAY!

But to make this post more interesting here is a layout Ive recently created for the Crafting in Style DT. Its for their monthly packs. I created this layout using the $29.92 pack, but they have other pack size options. Click here for more info!





Seeyas on Monday maybe! ;) have a great week!!! MWAH!

i had a great day today!!

I went cropping today here at moranbah and it was soooo good to get out of the house without the kids. cos they have been sick lately ive felt as though ive had no time to myself! the top layout is the only one from the crop. the others i did earlier in the week. i did another LO at the crop but i dont like it so its not worth photographing :D

i did some REALLY wonky photographing of layouts - but no i have NOT had anything to drink tonight :D




{ are you happy mummy? }
brianna asks me this at least twice a day. most days its more like 4 times. its well known in my household that i am an emotional person! eg. i cry during sad tv shows especially. whenever something sad is on TV brianna turns to me and asks "are you happy mummy?" cos she is concerned ill cry. she hates it when i cry! so its so sweet!

the PP used here is Fancy Pants and its divine!! everyone has to get this PP to try it out! the colours are just gorgeous.




{ happiness }
This is for the second round at the Spring comp at scrapworld. this one was especially wonky so i had to do a white border LOL. love this LO! im having lots of fun with flowers atm.

{ they are my boys }
This is for the comp at Scraptastic Southwest and also 123scrapbook. I took this photo on fathers day! its a pretty bad pic of the LO sorry!

want some christmas cards with a TWIST?!?

Im making my christmas cards this year a bit different. normally cos i mass-produce i do really boring cards! but this year ive decided to do my cards for my friends with extra effort, then just buy store cards for those who i know will just throw them away in the bin!

So Im gonna work on these cards over the next 2 weeks and add the instructions here. They wont be your standard run-of-the-mill cards cos i have some unique ideas in mind. so make sure u check back in to grab ur free instructions :D if enough ppl grab them i might do instructions for my projects more often. we will have to wait and see!!

Here is a layout i did a week ago but didnt upload to my blog straight away cos i was on the wrong computer when i blogged!


Brianna looks so hideous in this photo. it makes me laugh so much!!! so i just HAD to scrap it! this lo is titled "LOL and be happy". im lovin super-bright colours at the moment so these BG papers were perfect!

Ive got another couple of layouts to share but I havent photographed them yet. norty me!

Have a great weekend :D im going croppin tomorrow! woohoo!!!

Cybercroping!!!!!!!!!

Here is one of the layouts i did for the CIS CC. im lovin this layout cos its something different for me. its so flowery! love it! for a new thing to try - scrunch up ur paper flowers and half spread them back out again before attaching to your layout. leave some petals folded and turned around to make them look more "wildflowery" :D

The Hambly Minialbum class is well underway on its first night :D we had a fabulous turnout! and its not too late to purchase it and do it later this week! check out the SnB website to make a last minute purchase :)

To Do list update!

at the beginning of september i posted a list of comps etc i wanted to enter. i thought id update cos ive done a few and have found a couple of extra ones to do :)

• monthly challenge at scraptastic southwest - this is a new forum so thought id go help get their posts up :) its a good challenge! im sure everyone will be doing fathers day layouts this month! DONE (upload pic later)
  
• thats my man at 123scrapbook DONE (upload pic later)
• sketch comp and journalling comp at heaven sent - a christian scrapbooking site!!!! i got so excited when i found these ladies. my faith is one of the most important things to me and i love the idea that i can socialise with ppl so open about their beliefs.DONE the journalling comp (upload pic later)
• at least one of Liz's challenges at crafting in style DONE
  
• the Top50 challenges! DONE one of them (not allowed to show on blog)
• scrapjacked DONE
• spring comp at scrapworld DONE

And the couple more ive found:

• at least 2 of the CIS cybercrop challenges
• at least 1 of the chookscraps cybercrop challenges
• scrapsavvy sketch competition

i havent done comps in awhile so im having fun with them this month :D

cybercrop tonight!!!

if u arent doing anything tonight head on over to the cybercrop at crafting in style. the theme is "spring" so i reckon we should expect something flowery and pretty!!! i cant wait!!!!

and while ur there check out the free photoshop lessons and also the step-by-step instructions for the gorgeous layout done by the wonderfully talented Tatum!!

last weekend i went to the Top50 cybercrop and did this layout about Baden.


And here is a layout ive done for a comp over at scrapworld:

scrapjacked ngaire bartlem!

Here is the layout I did for this month's scrapjack. Ive also incorporated Liz's challenge at CIS to alter your photo. I altered it by distressing the edges, sewing on it, and added rubons.


I backed this layout onto chipboard. after doing that the other day im totally lovin it! i gotta try not to get myself into the habit of doing it too much cos ill get into a rutt :)

Here is the layout I jacked from Ngaire.

challenges challenges everywhere!

i am totally losing track of the challenges i wanna do this month! so ill post them here so i can check them off:

• monthly challenge at scraptastic southwest - this is a new forum so thought id go help get their posts up :) its a good challenge! im sure everyone will be doing fathers day layouts this month!
• thats my man at 123scrapbook
• sketch comp and journalling comp at heaven sent - a christian scrapbooking site!!!! i got so excited when i found these ladies. my faith is one of the most important things to me and i love the idea that i can socialise with ppl so open about their beliefs.
  
• at least one of Liz's challenges at crafting in style
• the Top50 challenges!
• scrapjacked
• spring comp at scrapworld
  

dunno if ill get it all done but maybe i can combine a couple :) im so in the mood for challenges. probably cos im sooo tired my brain isnt up to thinking for itself haha. lastnight i had around 2 or 3 hours of sleep. the night before i had 1.5 hours. brianna has bronchitis and liam has a cold. so life is very hectic and sleep-deprived at the moment. itll pass though. it always does :)

my mojo is back!!!

i just wanna scrap all day but brianna is sick :( poor little darling!

this is another layout for the Scrapbook'n'Bits design team. For details on the materials used go here. The new cherry arte papers are probably the best they have done. Im not normally a CherryArte fan but these and the new Morocco range are really nice!



Ive also done a layout for Crafting in Style lastnight and im just about busting at the seems to show u but im not allowed! another couple of weeks and i can share though :D

Some layouts! :)

I got my september kit from Scrapbook'n'bits and the Rouge de garance in it just screamed at me to get all 'urban'. im totally in the mood to scrap boy layouts!

Here is my nephew Baden at his 2nd birthday inventing a new sport - "extreme cake eating". I scrapped a double (shock horror!!!) and i used two sheets of chipboard as the back. loved this effect! ill be doing this alot now cos it just looked so fabbo with the urban look. painting and stitching also a must :D For details on the products used go here.



Dont ya just love that felt ribbon with the circle details!!!! im in love!

This one im not too keen on. i was in a drawing and colouring mood. this is something a bit different. for the border i turned a sheet of AL paper around then doodled/watercoloured. all the images on here are freehand drawn. the earth and rocket are raised on popdots.

TFL!!! cyas around :D

"want to do" list

my actual to-do list has greatly shrunk to only the following items:
1. CIS September kit instructions
2. CIS October OTP instructions

but its my "want to do" list that is killing me!!!
1. Aussie Scrapjack
2. Liz's layout challenges on the CIS forums
3. try out my new journalling stamps
4. use the gorgeous prima flowers that jolene sent me
5. try out some of the techniques from the book 'perfectly clear', or even just sit down and read it properly!!!!

so much i wanna do and not enough time.

tomorrow im gonna scrap while the kids sleep (hopefully!!!). I know i should be doing the instructions up for CIS but i got more time to do that and i am a procrastinator :D im thinking the scrapjack would be fun to do cos then i can maybe try out one of the stamping ideas from the book and hit two birds with one stone.

if you managed to get yourself a copy of this month's FK, turn to the felt section cos u will see a beautiful sleeping liam photo staring at you. I had another layout published this month. and while its an "ok" layout, im not really all that sold on it. the mags always seem to choose layouts i dont really like all that much!

but i have two in the next SC coming out on the 12th september and i adore both those layouts so check those out when it comes out. im the "artist in the spotlight" for the month so i have no idea what they are gonna put in there about me! they sent me a questionairre but i dunno if they edit or publish it exactly how ive sent it to them! i guess ill soon find out :D

have a wonderful week everyone!