Chookscraps!!!!!

Thought id put up some layouts from over at chookscraps..

We are near the end of our survivor competition. And wow the entries sure are hotting up!!!!

This round three are eliminated leaving two to scrap it out for the final prize...

Cant wait to see who it will be....

These first two layouts are DT work using the chooks packs.

This was from a class Loorraine took on patch work..

Thi8s was for survivor: a double layout with lots of distressing.
This was from the last CC the DT challenge..
This was last weekends surprise challenge..A sketch from Jan.
Well thats all for now...
Had a fantastic friday night at Jodys place scrapping with friends..I love tio unwind with great company doing something ai love..Thanx Jody. She is holding a scrap day on Saturday april the 12th at Booval: Brisbane...... if you want details let me know would love to meet more friends from online...
cheers!!!!!

Here are a few easter photos!!!

scrapn chat

Easter Glitter Graphics

Im a new DT member over at DIRECT 2 U SCRAPBOOKING..!!!!

Its a great, fairly new forum and store so go on over and check it out!

Now they have a got a sketch challenge happening over there at the moment, you have a choice of two sketches and guess what??? Its nearly the end of the month and they havnt got many entries, so that means your in with a good chance if you upload one..and you could win a $20.00 voucher. How cool is that!! SO BE QUICK!!

Here is my example of one of the sketches:

They also have a fantastic sale on at the moment, so go and have a look around..

Now i havnt been scrapping a lot as ive been busy working,,but time to share those i have completed..

Embellished Sketch
Colour challenge Mystical
Scraplounge CC, i won a prize with this one..thanx Rondell
Just some pages i love..




Scraplounge Sketch

So thats it for now..dont forget to check out direct 2 u scrapbooking and get a sketch in!

Cheers Fran

Off to hospital!

Last week we finally had Jacks operation to correct his hypohpasia and to find and retrieve his lost testicle. We turned up at 7am he was first in at 8.30 am and we were told it was an hour to a 1 and half hour operation . By 11am we were worried. still no jack and no word, so we went and saw the nurse who told us he had just come out. tHE DOCTOR TOLD US IT WAS MORE COMPLICATED THAN FIRST THOUGHT, BUT ALL WENT WELL. Now when i asked the doctor if i could take a photo of his penis before the operation, you could have heard a pin drop..lol..but like a true scrapper i puller off his nappy and snapped away. Im a scrapper and know that hospital photos are a must as i never want to be there with Jack again. More pohotos once he coame out, threw up, slept most of the day and night and never once complained about how sore he was..So with catheta attatched we went home for a week.

So last wednesday we went back to hospital to have catheta removed. They say he is a good healer but his testicle has decided not to make an appearance, silly thing, doctor not happy about that...his poor man partsa are swollen and scabby..Hmmm a mans penis is not the most asthetically appealing part of the male physic and poor Jacks makes most men cringe..lol..but it all should go down and we go back in three weeks to see if we can find the elusive testicle!

This was just a short post.will come back later and post some exciting news!

cheers

Well i admit it, being a mum again at 42 is hard..Well yes i did have Jack three years ago when i was 39, but i was still considered old and now, well i think im ready for the nursing home..lol..All my other children were disciplined severly for wrong doings, and they have turned out incredibly respectful of older memebers of the public, respectful of police and teachers and those in authority. They know right from wrong and have not gotten any police criminal or juvenile records..as of yet..lol..and im very proud of them..BUT..jack is a different kettle of fish..where once i did not permit the kids to eat in my lounge room..jack does it frequently, bottles and dummies were abandonerd at 18 months, Jack still has a night bottle, toilet training started at 18 months and was completed by 2 years, dry nights by three years..jack has yet to even see a potty. I would run and chase my kids for being naughty with a swift whack on the nappy and a good talking too..now im lucky to have gotten out of my seat and the wrongdoing is forgotten, i cant run as fast as him, he is cheeky no end, and most misdameanors go unpunished. Those that he is punished for, become a game and are repeated constantly, which just wears me down..So is this because im older, and less able to run as fast, is it beacuse i perhaps am a little more forgiving of the little things or is it beacause ive seen so many kids go wrong, have wondered about the law and its allowance of child punishment versus abuse.. where using a brand or product or practise was accepted now its frowned upon ie putting honey on dummies, or glyserine on them, not allowed now....Where once i would smack my kids and feel i had done the right thing now i just feel guilty..hmmm parenting sure has changed, or is it just me?

Ok enough of the philosophy of parenting on to some sharing...

This layout is for the embellished sketch..

This is for the colour challenge over at mystical scrapbooks
These couple were for the first cc over at the new scraplounge..

These are from the chook scraps site the first one is from the CC, the second is from survivor.

Th last two were from challenges at mystical.


well thats all for now have a great weekend!!!
cheers

oooohhh its been so long..

Naughty blogger..

So busy with work and loving it..
Im a real teacher now..or so ive been told..lol

I finally got my first teachers badge from a school..You know it has your name and the school emblem and the school name and at the bottom it says teacher..

Yeh well im really proud to wear it and soo excited.. But alas my son got his year 12 badge on the same day..lol..So of course he thinks its better than mine..But mines bigger i say..mines gold he says..well i get paid to wear mine..well he says i didnt have to pay to wear mine..lol..ok you win i sigh..he then pipes up and says..so this means your a real teacher now?..Well ive been working there since last year,,i hope i am a real teacher now....hmmmm a small child also said that to me in the playground today..Oh miss she says in the cutest voice..you have a badge now does that make you a real teacher now?..lol out of the mouths of babes..

And so far behind in my sharing..

so here we go with a few layouts ive managed to completye in between being a real teacher ,, a real mum,,even though i dont have a badge to prove it i wear my stretch marks like a badge..lol.and also being the cook and the cleaner..again no badges for those jobs...

Firstky some DT work for chookscraps using the gorgeous monthly pack for February.

Stephanie and her boyfriend sharing a girly moment..too sweet..

A couple of 6x12 layouts which i enjoy doing..

These are for fun layouts and some comps as well.

Ok off to do some teacher work..seeing as im a real teacher now...lol

cheers

Its raining again!

I love the rain sooo much..Its giving our poor dams which were down to 17% last year, giving them a wonderful top up..hopefully if it can contnue we will have lesser water restrictions. My garden is looking amazing. All the plants i thought had died are springing back to life..The only one complaining is Craig. This weather means cutting the grass once a week. But what once was a desert dustbowl front and back yard is now a rainforest..And i know why its raining too, See i got my electricity bill in december and nearly fainted.. Worked out it was because i was working and lazy and using the clothes dryer everyday..The clothes line was a forgotten relic of my past.. Lost in the backyard with no path leading to it anymore. A forgotten symbol of simpler times.. But..armed with my electricity bill i ventured out to find the long lost companion of many towelling nappies, countless school uniforms and basketfulls of underwear and childrens garments. And guess what? I found it. Nestled behind the house. A sorry sight with the lines sagging and the metal rusing. Cobwebs strewn all over..Not a peg to be seen!!! Oh old friend i have returned. I fixed the lines and scrapped off the rust, and hosed the cobwebs away. A trip to the shop and two packs of pegs later i was happily hanging out the washing.. The sun shone down and all was well.. Until the rains came..lol..so its farewell new friend and back to the dryer ..till this rain stops..

I have some sharing to do ...

Went to a crop yesterday at Jodys house. She has decided to open a shop herself from home, so good luck Jody..Had a great time yesterday, cant wait to go back..

Now dont forget this weekend at chookscraps we are having our cyber crop..

So pop on over and join in .

We have also strted a new competition, which im running. We had it last year called Chookscraps survivor island.. So much fun. This year its double the prizes, double the island and double the amount of challenges.. So come on and sign up. It starts friday the 25th of this month..

Now have done some DT work for chookscraps using their monthly pack..gorgeous papers. The pack is used in conjunction with the monthly scrap pack challenge. Another thing to look at whilst your over at chooks.

And here are some ive done over the past two weeks..





Well thats all for now..time to put another load of washing in the dryer..Whats that, i hear the whisperings of a desperate little voice coming from outside..its saying....."dont forget me..donet forget me..."...huh..me and my silly mind..

cheers