Scrappy weekend

I had my Sisters up this weekend from the West Coast for a scrappy weekend, Oh my late late nights and early mornings. Earliest bed time was 2am and 7am wake up. Needless to say that today I am soooo tired. But it was a good weekend, I made lasagna for tea the night before they all arrived so that we wouldn't have to worry about what to have, which turned out really well. Yummy

Before we started scrapping we visited just about every scrap store on the North West coast for a little bit of shopping including Spot Light. My Niece was so good while we were shopping we had a little bit of fun in Spot light with the masks. She is sooo cute.

Nice little Selfie in there as well lol.

 

This last picture of my Niece has a funny story that I wanted to share, while sitting in spotlight waiting for some fabric to be cut, She say "Aunty Karen you have green eyes" Me "yes I do" Skye "what colour are mine" Me "yours are blue" Skye " not their not your just tricking me. Me" Yes they are I'll take a picture to show you. Click Skye" I don't want blue I want green like you. Then We have to convince her by saying that it's OK cause her Mummy has blue eyes to, she is OK with this now and then as we are walking out she say " I will change and have green eyes next week" LOL how cute is she???

 

OK onto the scrapping news....

 

I completed the least amount of pages with a total amount 5 pages completed. I did complete the 6th one yesterday after the girls had left yesterday and still have a few on my list to complete. Think I will have a go again tonight, feeling crabby and frustrated so might make me feel better, grrrr one of those day. Guessing it has something to do with lack of sleep and having trouble sleeping with Hubby not home. lucky Hubby is living it up in Singapore, Nice for some hey. ( He is actually work but at least in not the mundane usual I guess).

 

Anyway on with what I actually got completed.....

 

I completed the Scrap the boy challenge for this month, the challenge was to use/ be inspired by your children's art work.

 

Loving these pics of my little fella, he loves to come scrapping with me, when he feels like it. He always pics out the same stamp set to play with, Stampin Ups monster I have used the little monster that he stamped and coloured. I think that they are sooo cute and he does a good job. You can see from the pick that he is pretty pleased with his efforts.

 

And next I had a go at a couple of Stuck?! sketches. First one is Bonus Sketch #2

 

This is what the sketch looked like.

And this is what I came up with, looks a little plain compared to usual.

A cute pic of My Daughter and our dog Bella, Bella is so hard to get a good pic of because she is so dark. Papers all Stampin Up, was a great sketch to use up some scraps.

And then the next one I had a go at was Stucks August 15th Sketch. It looks like

And this is what I came up with.

I did a mirror image of this one. Really love the colours in this LO and the pic of My Hubby and Niece are pretty cute really. She is showing her colours on Australia Day. I have used Material instead of the usual PP.

I know it's a long post and if you got this far thanks for looking. Please come back again will put some more pages up soon.
xxx



First Challenge for the Month

I'm a bit slack on the challenges this month...... But have 3 Sister coming to scrap with me all next weekend, and I am so excited about it, can't wait. Hubby will be in Singapore and kids will be organised (lucky I don't have young ones and they can feed themselves lol) I have next Thursday and Friday off and we will hit the scrap shops on Friday ready to get lots completed. List of Challenges to do......

But I have completed the challenge at Anna's Scrap cupboard, I love a good sketch challenge, makes it easier knowing where to put the papers.

I decided to scrap one of my fav pics of My Best friend and I, taken at My Hubby's 30th Birthday a few years ago. Feel that we don't get to see each other very often anymore, with a new baby in her house and me working everyday, Life just seems to move to fast.

Anyway here is what the sketch looked like.

And here's what I did. I really did stick to the sketch on this one.

I find it really hard to get nice pics of my pages with white background. Anyone got any good tips. Took them in full light, maybe need to take on better camera instead of Iphone?? But phone makes it soooo easy he he.

TFL and come back soon, let me know you have been for a visit too!!

Another workshop this weekend done!

Well life has been a little busy, with workshops on the West Coast in Queenstown, Lots happening every couple of weeks, time for a bit of me scrapping this weekend....

With out delay, Here is a workshop that I did for the CWA, wasn't a huge turn out but I had fun creating this little Father's Day gift idea. Even if I was still creating at 2.30am on the morning of the workshop, due to be in Queenstown at 1pm (a 2 1/2 hour drive) with another workshop to do that night also, not even put together yet mind you. I so wish that I was one of those super organised people, like one of my Best Friends, actually I would be happy with just organised leaving the super lol.

Anyway here is a couple of pics of the first class...

Not a great pic (can't wait for my studio to arrive for much better pics) Inside the card I have created a little pocket for a gift card or some scratchies of something like that.

And the next one was a page of course, It was a quick put together after being really stressed out after a call from my Husband to say that our dogs had gone missing grrrr.

I really like how it turned out, loving the backgroud that I created using a mask and stamps!

Loving the stars

TFL Peeps, come back soon to see what I have been up to, and what challenges I can get done this month. Have my Sisters coming up toward the end of the month, so I am starting my list of to do now. You know how you plan a scrappy day and then sit there with your mojo gone AWOL

A delayed announcement

Well better late than never...... I have some exciting new that I have had to keep a secret for a little while. For those that frequent a certain challenge site, you may have seen a little pic of me somewhere.....

I have been accepted to be apart of none other than, SCRAP THE GIRLS yay me!!

Have a look at this months challenge it is a great one using STARS. Which happens to be one of my favourite things to put on my page.

Check out the challenge and the other gorgeous examples HERE

Here is my sample

This is my gorgeous Niece at the park, she has features on lots of my LO's lately. But she is soooo cute how can I not!

Winner winner!!!

Sorry about the delayed post.... Life has gotten in the way once again!!!

And the winner is....... drum roll.......

Natalie! and she said:-
Winter is my favourite time to scrap that's for sure. I tend to spend more time on the computer looking at everyone gorgeous work and this year for the first time I have started to join in the Blog hops. Loving all the stunning work I see, and your 2 LO’s here are really gorgeous, those pink spotches on the kraft really caught my eye. Another blog to frequently visit for sure.

Please email me your details, so I can get your little pressie in the mail to you :)

Stuck sketch July Challenge

One of this months challenges at Stuck?! was a circle challenge, which is really not my forte. But sometimes we need to stretch ourselves. I let me tell you this one felt like a stretch. But I gave it ago won't say that I am completely happy with it BUT......

Anyway this is what the sketch looked like.

And this what what happened when I put paper and glue together..... hmmm......

These pics have a lot of meaning to me and My Family. When I was growing up we always went to the Strahan for the picnic. It is always a great family day, with races for the kids, prizes and lots of lollies. Brit has taken to going in the Senior picnic girl parade, and won in 2011. She gets all her Aussie gear on with pride and this year added the addition of her Dad's squashie hat. She does look very Australian!! I love that it's a day that the kids look forward to, just like I did as a kid and now we all share it as a family. Even my husband as I enter in the different competitions like nail hammering, throwing the gumboot, stepping the chain and of course the egg and spoon race LOL. How more Australian can you get!!!It really is a great day. Do you have a tradition for Australia Day, how do you celebrate??

Thanks for coming to visit please let me know that you have been

Have a great day

xxx

Welcome to my FIRST ever blog hop!!

Ok now I have never done or been invited to a blog hop before sooo please bear with me.... When invited by Susan to join in the blog hop I thought why not.... and then a theme was revealed....... WINTER. I must admit that Winter is really not my most fav time of the year, especially here in Tassie, and well... I am really not one for the snow either. Too bloody cold!! You would never guess that I was raised on the West Coast of Tassie in non other than Queenstown were it rains two thirds of the year.
So I struggled with the theme to think what I would put together about Winter and then thought that there are some things that I do love about winter and some that I don't, I will get to the don't later.
Recently after completing one of my workshops in Queenstown I was lucky enough to be there when they had a rare sunny day in Winter, which made me think that I do love a winters day where the sun is shining and you can take the kids to the park where they can run to their hearts content, without having to worry about how long ago it was that you applied the sun cream. And you get some really great pics being able to chase them around with the camera without the heat exhaustion.

Soooo..... I thought I would share with you some of the pics that I took on the day that have recently feature on my latest layouts.

I have realise that I do like some parts of winter but find it challenging on the gloomy days to find positives, how does winter affect your moods? I find that the weather really does influence the way I feel a lot of the time and to be honest I can't wait for Winter to be over, Longer Day whoo!!!! bring them on!!! Being able to get home, walk the dogs, watch the kids in the pool while cooking the BBQ now that's what I am talking about!!
But on the upside to Winter there is more time to scrapbook, and I do love doing the workshops at the moment, great fun when it's not nice outside to be playing with scissors and paper inside,with like minded peeps. Here a pic at one of the latest workshops with the girls all busy.

Ok well enough of my dribble for now, and thanks so much for stopping by, now head over to the other girls to see what they have put together I know I will be!

Here is where you need to go next, Just click on the links for the next stop on the blog hop train.

Kerri Geoghegan

Kerryn Lawson

Susan Longman

Natalie May

Marcia Pringle

Sharryn Thomson

AND...... Follow me and leave a comment to let me know you have been and be in the running to win this cute as little Stamp set from Stampin Up. Now who doesn't love owls!

Thanks for looking and have a great weekend doing whatever it is that make you happy no matter what the weather, Me..... Scrapping it is!!