NEWS FLASH!!!

Ive been vivsiting Ali Edwards blog for a while now and have finally decided to start on her

AEzine Challenge: one little word.

My word is SEEK.
'SEEK and you shall find'.

I hope to use this word in my everyday life. To seek out the real me. To seek my true calling in life. To seek my faith. To seek the path to the rest of my life. And perhaps to seek out the odd sock basket and find the missing ones..lol

CHOOKSCRAPS....

Have you been and checked out the nest over at chookscraps lately? There is a fab new competition starting there soon. So check out the forum and gather up some hints..

This weekend saw the first cyber crop for the year.

here is my take on the sketch:

Also i was able to incorporate a double page layout for my preganancy journal with challenge number one, using: a wave or curve, a monogram and beads. Im very happy with this layout...

WHAT IVE BEEN UP TOO...I also managed a few other layouts this weekend:

This first one was from a sketch and to incorporate paisley..

This second one was a christmas theme, ribbon, journalling and flourishes.
My Ramblings: :(or what ive been up to in the my real, partner, housewife, teacher, mum and taxi driver world).
Well to begin with my boys came back from a week at their dads. He was nice enough to buy their school clothes as Alex starts high school and Nik is year 11, so new uniforms needed for both.
I am dying to go and see night at the museum and guess what, the boys went without me to see it!!!!! Whaaaaaaa now i guess ill have to go by myself or wait till it comes out on DVD, and i can go and see something else with them.. Perhaps a horror..yeh!!!
So with one more week of holidays left...hurrah!!!, i have a few books to get, and some pens and pencils and school stuff is all finished...

QUOTE OF THE DAY!!!
Blessed are the children of scrapbookers, for they shall inherit the scrapbooks. ~Author Unknown

Cheers everyone and thankyou to all those people who leave comments, i love knowing who has been and where you are from..

NEWS FLASH!!!!
Check out this blog site.
shimelle.com
Ive been checking it out for a while now and she has some amazing stuff on her blog..And to start off the new year she is having a free class. So go on over and see what she has planned..+

Chookscraps.....
The newsletter is out: full of inspiring layouts and information.
Dont forget that this weekend is the cyber crop, so pop on over and check out the hints and join in the forum....HERE

What Ive been up too!!!
Ive been checking out Emily`s blog and she is having a weekly challange, an art journal. You buy a deck of playing cards, and every week Emily gives you a topic to decorate your card. So the first week was "Somthing you are proud of."


What a fantastic idea . So small so easy todo, quick and inspiring.. Go check out her blog and give it a go...

I also won a prize at last weekends cyber crop over at The Little Scrpbook Shoppe for my xmas layout below....wooohooo more shopping....

My Ramblings: :(or what ive been up to in the my real, partner, housewife, teacher, mum and taxi driver world)
Well my son went out and brought his first new car... So now he really has his freedom, and i have.....well i have more grey hairs...another step towards adult hood .. But whoa!!! doesnt car insurance for an under 25 driver cost a fortune...about 1500 dollars for full comprehensive...thats going to be the killer..

Quote of the day:
Scrapbooking fills my days - not to mention my living room, bedroom and closets! ~Author Unknown

cheers and till next time.....

NEWS FLASH!!!!

Have you checked out the awesome ribbons at Queen and Co? Its due out at CHA Winter, but they are having a giveaway. Go to their website and check it out. Its GORGEOUS!!!!

Here is the link

CHOOKSCRAPS!!!!

Many exciting things happening over at the chooks nest. So stop in and say hi! Januarys Chook Scraps pack is out and filled with the gorgeous Fancy pants mulberry papers. Check it out here....CHOOK SCRAPS PACK, and dont forget to enter into the chook scraps pack comeptition.

WHAT IVE BEEN UP TOO!!!(IN THE SCRAPPING WORLD)

Over at the Scrapbooking Chalet ive entered into their Chalet Survivor Competition. And the standards of layouts produced already is very high, so im not holding my breath on getting to far. But i love a good challenge and this is turning out to be just that.

Here is my first layout based on a sketch.

If you want to check out the other great layouts take this LINK

MY RAMBLINGS:(or what ive been up to in the my real, partner, housewife, teacher, mum and taxi driver world)

So how do you like my new look blog???

Hmmm there are a few things i wouldnt mind changing but im having fun playing at the moment and when ive learnt some more of this HTML, and blogger issues stuff ill fix up some things.

I must also thank Sara over at Scrapapple for her banner help!!! Thank you!!!!

QUOTE OF THE DAY

Scrapping only comes after housework in the dictionary....

and with that ill say

cheers!!

Hi all, well ive been looking at my blog and thinking it was looking a bit sad...nothing exciting, so ive got big plans for it...lol..Im trying to get a new banner up but having problems getting into the HTML code. Any one know how to do it id greatly appreciated any help.

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Also i thought i might make a section so that everytime i log on i have some exciting news pertaining to the scrapbooking world..

Hmmm sounds good in theory right...lol

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Also i have started My Picture of the week on my side bar..

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Gee am i getting bored or what??..lol.

Time perhaps to get back to work...lol

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As for the weekends happenings I visited a couple of sites for their cyber crops.

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Crafting In Style:

I only managed one layout here...The weekend just seemed to fly by..

The Little Scrapbook Shop:

I managed one here as well, hmm didnt really do many challenges did i...lol

I am still sticking to my resolution of using up all last years photos before i start on this years..Going good but its so hard not to start on my new photos..lol

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Ok so i didnt manage a lot of layouts, but i also did some for my EDM album

and my pregnancy journal, so i did ok..

Well cheers for now.

Well thought i had better catch up this week so have a few layouts to share and a question to ask..

So ill ask the question first..

Have you heard of a crop-a-dile?

It is a silent eyelet setter, it sets and punches silently..

I sooo need one..sick of hammering and waking the house...lol

So, if any one knows where i can buy one in Brisbane, im on the southside.

Or direct me to an online store that sells them i would be very grateful..

Now on to a few layouts:

Here are a few more pages for my pregnancy journal..

Having so much fun with them..

Some exciting news..for me any way..lol

My 19 year old son went for a driving lesson and came home with his Ps...yay!!!!

I was sooo excited i nearly dive tackled him in my excitement.

Now you may ask, why so excited mum?

when so many teenagers are killed on the roads,

and its so very dangerous driving..

Well...

It means that i do not have to get up early to drive him to work..

I dont have to wait for a phone call at 11pm to pick him up from work.

I dont have to drop him off and pick him up from parties anymore,

or his friends..

I dont have to get up to drive him to the train station to go to university..

He is so excited he wants to drive everyone everywhere..yay,

he takes his brothers to the shop, he drives himself to work , to the beach to his friends.

He has independence now.

He is a very good kid.

He is sensible and i know he wont be a stupid driver or take risks.

Children grow up and this is just one more step in his life.

One that i cant be with him but one that im excited he has conquered..

now on a lighter note...

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Ok a few more preganncy album layouts to share:

Well so glad i got back some scrappin mojo....

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Its been a while since ive actually done more than one or two layouts in a weekend.

But this weekend saw a couple of layouts 12x12

and some more of my pregnancy journal.

Because this is only 8x8 its easy to

do and feels great to complete the pages..

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This weekend was a CC over at Embellished.

I had every good intention of doing all the layouts

but lost motivation somewhere on the weekend and only completed two.

Great challenges to BTW.

Here they are:

The first challenge i did was to incorporate a summer feel into the layout.

So with my determination of using up all of 2006 photos

i finshed with our coffs harbour beach shots..

Thank goodness ive finished with them..lol

My second layout challenge was in the colours of blue, white and green,

which are my fav scrapping colours.

So once again using last years photos i completed this layout

I also completed a couple more pages for my pregnancy album

which I will pop in there, check out the side bar at the top to go have a look.

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I also checked out the TOP 50 CC.

I only completed one challenge there

A christmas challenge.

Well thats all for now.

Some very cool competitions coming up on various boards and forums,

so will be chaecking them out and letting you know where..

Till then

cheers

Well its been a long time comming i know.....

My Pregnancy Journal

Many months in the making..lol

So for those of you who have asked how im doing with it,

and have I finished ??

well.....

I havnt finished but i do have pages to share.

Id also like to say to all those lovely ladies out there who are pregnant,

or hoping to become pregnant very soon.

Start your journal as soon as you can!

As things do get forgotten, and blurred..lol..

I took photos and when i remembered i wrote little notes on

things and kept them in a safe folder .

But i have realised its better to do as you go so its all fresh in your mind.

So here it is girls, well a couple of pages so far..

I hope it gives inspiration to those who are thinking of doing

a journal of this great wonderous experience

The journay of life...

Cheers and thanx for looking,

I will put the layouts in an album in my side bar for future reference..lol

Happy New year everyone..

wow 2007..

time sure does fly.

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On a sadder note my dearest dad died January 1st 2004.

I miss you dad

I did this layout a while ago of my dad,

and this is how i like to remeber him.

He loved christmas, he was the biggest kid,

and he made all my years of growing up and christmas soooo much fun..

I was a lucky person to have such a wonderful dad in my life.

R.I.P

dad and

MAY YOU BE OUT TO SEA,

enjoying life on the ocean as you always did.

Sailing from port to port with all your old navy mates..

On SCRAPPING NOTE....

Well im off to a good start this year.

Ive decided that i need to get through and scrap all the photos from last year before i get any for this year developed.

Hmmm i have about 15 packets to get through,,Can i do it??

Ill try!!

So this weekend i joined a cyber crop over at EMM.

And used up some of last years photos.

So no new photos for a while till i get the old ones done..

This first layout was for a challenge

that asked us to look at a photo of a fruit bowl

and take inspiration fromthat. I used the colours from it.

NIce and simple. But i like the colour blocking effect.

This next layout was to use the colour blue

as a dominenant colour, that was easy.

To use journalling, and flowers.

This last layout needed a photo and chipboard.

Im so not a pink girly scrapper and it takes me

forever to get one done..lol..

Hope that everyone made some

new years resolutions that they can stick too...lol..

I didnt as i never seem to stick to them..lol..

I guess my major aim

in my personnal life this year is to loose

all the weight i gained with being pregnant with Jack.

In the world of scrapbooking, i want to go on a retreat,

i want to journal more on my layouts and

just extend myself more woth my scrapping style..

So cheers everyone, and thanx for stopping by..

Well im back from my holiday and i have sooo much to catch up on in blogger land..

I will get and visit all the blogs on my list and drop in and say hi, see what you have all been up too.

I have some photos to share of our lights, which we only got up in time this year for xmas..

Our christmas started on christmas eve, with a party with friends at our house, so nice to be home this year. My elderly mother stayed for christmas with us this year also.

A few games of backyard cricket, volleyball , food, drinks and just catching up on the years..fantastic..

You know your getting old when, your teenagers drink more alcohol than you do and wake up chirpy and excited, and you wake up feeling terrible..lol..

Actually christmas morning didnt start till around 8pm, which was incredibly late for us. Yes we are all getting older..lol

The kids enjoyed their presents, and i was spoilt with my fav purfume, opium, a lovely handbag, and new nike joggers, for the gym..

And can you beleive i forgot to take photos!!!!! arghhhhh, bad scrapper i am..lol

Craig and i werent that hungry so the kids chowed down to christmas lunch with nanny and the rest of the day was help yourself..

As for scrapping, havnt done much at all, only this one for the EMM monthly sketch..

scary i know..lol

Well im off to scrap, and check out blogs, hope you all had a wonderful xmas!!!!

Well have been busy scrapping over the weekend, and it felt good too as i really have enjoyed it.

Craig took Jack out for a couple of hours to

his daughters birthday party.

With strict instructions to take photos with my

new camera and not to leave it behind..lol

Well he didnt leave it behind,

he certainly didnt frget to bring it home,

he just forgot to take photos..lol..

Definately not a scrapper..lol as i would never forget to take photos!!!

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Cyber cropping.

CHOOKSCRAPS had their cyber crop on this weekend

.Great challenges too Lorraine

This first layout was a challenge that asked you to create a layout using a photo of someone special, a tag and some ribbon:

This is my lovely sister and my darling Jack. Taken last xmas day 2005,

yes and its taken this long to scrap it..lol..

and now i look at it and the title is crooked...bummer..

oh well you get that..lol

This second challenge was a sketch challenge..

loved the sketch.

The gorgeous pp i used was from one of my secret santas

and still dont know who it is...lol

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Now i cant officially win any prizes at chookscraps,

being on the design team and all,

so i entered this layout over at

THE SCRAPPERS STASH weekend cyber crop.

Jackson feeding his bottle to his bear.

Also the newsletter is out over at chookscraps,

with lots of yummy things to look at.

And so now i can share with you my OTP using the

Novemeber pack which consisted of Reminisce halloween papers.

I made this cute little book from a maya road accordian book. love how it turned out..

More photos of it in my DT folder.

And i also completed another page for my pregnancy journal..which i will share when i have a few pages.

So im off to check out some blogs..

Oh and just to let you know i stumbled across a most

gorgeous scrappers blog. Mel Nunn,

over on my side bar of scrappers who inspire me.

Ive added her blog as her work is gorgeous, so check it out!

cheers

Well so much for my big scrappin plans this weekend..lol..

I did manage a couple of layouts but not as much as i had hoped for..

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I received my gorgeous CHOOK SCRAPS DT pack

on Friday and i just love the papers.
Thanx Lorriane!!!

So much so: im inspired to do an OTP project

with the gorgeous Reminisce Halloween papers.

Ive been in a scrapping mood all afternoon,

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I also had to take some more photos last night, yes i know more!!!
so i could complete an example layout for the competition.
Chookscraps Survivor competition.

Its getting very exciting on chook island.

We brought back six elliminated chooks:

to compete in a special elimination challenge.

From these six contestants two will be voted back

onto the island to compete once again in

CHOOKSCRAPS SURVIVOR ISLAND:

go check it out!

Here is my eaxample for the challenge

using a xmas layout

visible journalling of over 100 words

colour sheme predominately blue and silver.

I also managed to do a layout for Crafting in style with Jolene,
who sadly is leaving the chookscraps DT this month.
As she now has her own store crafting in style.
She will be replaced by the very talented Susan, better known as Jibbibear.
See her blog in my sidebar.

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Here is my layout for a challenge using the photo that

lifts to show journalling and another photo.
Also over at the scrap pile i finished a layout that showed journalling..
Love this one and did a double layout as

already i have many xmas photos and its not even xmas yet..lol

So ill just leave you with my favourite xmas photo so far.

It was a quick one as Jack wouldnt stand still. But i love how it turned out!

So cheers all, till next time!

Ok here are the last of my Embellished Idol layouts.

Before i start some serious cyber cropping over at

The little scrap book shop and

Crafting in style,,

And i will even have a peek at whats happening at

The scrap Pile!

ooohhh busy night i know!!

This was challenge five:
We had to use beading and the word dream..

I really love how this one turned out,,very soft and dreamy.

Challenge six:

Was to make up a layout using a photo sent to us by Ali..

Unseen until we received it, We

had a choice of three and i chose her gorgeous son to scrap.

challenge seven:

was a sketch challenge..

Used this beautiful photo of Stephanie from our halloween party..

Alas this was as far as i got in the competition..

didnt make the final three,

but i was very honoured to have gotten as far as i did..

Ok now off to the cyber crops..

cheers

well thought i would share my layouts from embellishes idol competition..

I had so much fun over there!!

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congrats to the final three Anthea, Amanda and to

Melissa who won overall as emebellished idol!!!

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challenge one: vintage

loved this one..not a big vintage person but took me out of my comfort zone.

challenge two:

scraplift..

wasnt very happy with this one..really not my style at all...but i got through..

challenge three:

3 or more photos..

I love these photos of Steph and Jack from last xmas..

also put in some bling, which i dont usually go for but these Heidi swapp bling are gorgeous.

challenge four:

minimilistic,

and this is my fav,,very minimal,

which was very hard for me to manage, kept wanting to put more on the page..

but i love how it turned out.

Ok blogger wont let me upload my final three layouts so might try later today..

Well had a great weekend..And once again before you know it its over..

to start :

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Friday night cyber cropping with Embellished. Always have a laugh and lots of fun to be had. Managed to complete two challenges, and am hoping to sneak in the third tonight..will see.

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My first is challenge one: a xmas photo using red on the layout.

These photos were from the earlier photo shoot with the kids.And dont you just love the basic grey christmas papers. I have used this weekend both papers from the dasher range and the fruit cake range..

The second layout is a sketch challenge .

Saturday morning saw me up bright and early to get Mike to a meeting at his work by 8am.

9am get Alex to army cadets and Happy birthday Alex. He turned 13 on sat 2nd December.

Get home and try and do some scrapping.

Pick Alex up at 2pm.

Get to shops to get his party stuff.

He is having a sleepover with some mates tonight..

Pick Mike up from work, put out treasure hunt.

Boys start arriving.

Pick up pizzas for dinner, try and scrap a bit more.

Sunday morning up bright and early to pack for the EMM christmas crop.

Oh yes, 10am till 5pm..And i had a ball meeting lots of new faces and chatting with old friends.

Also a wonderful thunderstorm to end the day..

Very nice and much wanted.

Get home, everyone had behaved themselves whilst i was away.

Dinner was cooked, roast beef and vegies.

Thanx Babe!

So that was my weekend..

Now back to the grindstone for another week.