a big post.

with a bit to share.

I have had a busy but good week out here. Made even better to find out that I was the winner of Mysticals family ties competition. So can't wait to catch up with Donna for a coffee and see my goodies.
I did my usual Wednesday. Sent Missy of to school, quickly packed up some supplies and headed of to scrap at Just scrapbooking for a few hours. While there I managed to do one of my dt layouts. A big thanks to Philippa who let me scrap nap one of her photos.


Yesterday was the usual swimming. I so hate the Saturday swimming lessons and definitely will not be doing it again. If I can't get Missy in after school on a Wednesday it is so going to be Craig's job on one of Missy daycare days after school. After swimming we headed out to the shops as I needed a new bag. When I got in the car to go home on Friday I noticed the the straps were looking a little worn and when I got out once home it snapped. Here is my new bag and last weeks photo for my 52 week album. Now I am behind in scrapping them again. lol

After we got back from the shops I did some scrapping, dh cooked tea and Missy decided she wanted to sleep in the lounge so all the cushions were pulled of the lounge and a bed was made. Today I quickly did up a few Christmas cards and then it was time to clean the house.

Here is what I have been up to scrapping wise and can share.

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Lets get shabby

Over at Shabby it was my turn this challenge for the mid challenge step post and I have shared just how I did my patterned paper flowers on my current challenge sample page.

Also if you pop on over to the blog at the moment you will see that the girls have been up to some christmas card making. We have a card rak up at the moment and here is one lot of cards and a few scrappy goodies that are up for grabs. My card is the one on the left. I forgot to take seperate pics of it this morning in the rush to take these. There is also going to be a surprise or two as some are still in transit to me.

We are asking that you all pop in an share your favorite christmas memory and all the girls are going to share theirs too. Here is mine.

When I was little I can always remember christmas at my Nan's place. Mum has a brother and I can remember all the adults 6 of them and us 6 grandies crowed arounds Nan's table. It always used to seem so big. I have inherated the table which dosen't seem so big these days.

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Aussie scrapjack

The new jack is up and here is my page. I jacked Belinda's page.

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Enchanted

Have started a new comp called Fa la la. Challenges inspired by christmas carols. Here is my page for the first challenge.

The song this time round was All I want for Christmas and we had to use two, no smiling photos and have all I want in the title or journaling.

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Stampavie

The latest challenge is up and this time it is a sketch. I had fun doing up this little post it note cover and matching pencil using my A la tart kit this month.This kit is full of yummy Cosmo goodies and has sold out already. So if you missed out it maybe worth while checking out a subscription.
Any way I think that is enough from me for now. I'm of to check a few of my fav forums and then it si of to bed for me.
Till net time thanks for popping in, any comments and happy scrapping.

an award

passed onto me by Missy Tam.


Here are the rules of this award
1. You can only use ONE word!!!
2. Pass this along to 5 of your favorite bloggers!
3. Alert them that you have given them this award!
4. HAVE FUN!!!

1. Where is your cell phone? BAG

2. Your hair? BROWN
3. Your mother? PAINTS
4. Your father? TRUCKIE
5. Your fave food? PASTA
6. Your dream last night? FORGOTTEN- Ditto Tam lol
7. Your fave drink? COFFEE
8. Your dream/goal? HOUSE
9. What room are you in? FAMILY
10. Your hobby? SCRAPBOOKING
11. Your fear? SPIDERS
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? HAPPY
13. Where you were last night? HOME
14. Something that you aren't? GARDENER
15. Muffins? YES
16. Wish List Item? SCRAPROOM
17. Where did you grow up? FREMANTLE
18. Last thing you did? TYPED
19. What are you wearing? JEANS
20. Your TV? ON
21. Your Pets?CAT
22. Friends?SPECIAL
23. Your Life? HAPPY
24. Your Mood? TIRED
25. Missing Someone? NO
26. Vehicle? CAMRY
27. Something your not wearing? SHOES
28. Your fave store? SCRAPSHOPS
29. Your fave colour? PURPLE
30. Last time you laughed? TODAY
31. Last time you cried? UNSURE
32. Your best friend? JANE
33. One place that I go to over and over? WORK
34. One person who emails regularly? MANDY
35. Fave place to eat? HOME

Now I am going to pass this onto all the shabby girls.
There is a link to their blogs in the side bar. I am so glad to be a part of an awesome group of girls.

Some scrapping

but nothing too share.

I have been working on some creations for Lime Tart and my Aussie scrap jack for this month. If you pop on over to the Lime tart site you will see the new kits for this month. Scrummy goodies there yet again. I got to work with the A la tart again this month and it is just delish. I have done a several cards and a single and double layout and there is still heaps left over.

I have had a real scrappy weekend or should I say 12 hours on Saturday.

Yesterday I headed of down to one of my locals for a monthly crop. It was great to get away and have some uniterupted scrappy time, apart from a b'day party pick up and drop of for Missy that is.lol

As it was halloween we were asked to dress up and Missy Jane out done her self as a witch.

Her she is in all her glory.

I have another photo her of the with the other witch of the day but will need ot ask first before putting it up here. Either pics will be my photo for last week in my 52 week album for week 45.

As dh was on dd duty she didn't go out trick or treating, not his thing but she did dress up for me the weekend before as a vampire.

I sort of wish that she did go out trick or treating as if she did she wouldn't of ended up with her new remote control car tangled up in her hair. lol

Yeap while dh was on dd duty he let her play with it unattended. She was chasing the cat with it, cat run under the bed, Missy and car followed, Missy pushed the button to move the car and didn't realise that it was on her hair. DH tried to untangle it but ended up having to cut it out. I'm soooo not happy and too make it worse I probaly wouldn't have known about it if dh didn't let it slip. Missy was being a little silly at bath time, not getting into the bath and dh turned around and said Do you want me to tell mum about what happened with the car. Thinking that I didn't hear him but I did.

Well till next time thanks for popping in, any comments and happy scrapping.

Lime tart sneeks

well sort of lol.

I have been having a bit of fun playing with my next Lime tart kit working on a step post and a card for the latest Stampavie blog challenge and even though the kit isn't do to be revealed until the 1st I am giving you a sneek of some of the goodies included.

Here is the card I created for the Halloween themed challenge. Using one of the owls from the cute Hoo hoo there stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller. This one is sold out but there are some others in stock.I coloured in a black mask on his face to dress him up. I did try and add a cape to him but couldn't get it to look right.

Want to know how I made these sweet lily like flowers that I added onto my handmade branch?

Well then click on the lily link and it will take you to the blog.

The flowers I used are a part of my kit this month and are very sweet.

A tree, a branch and a goodbye too

A strange name for a post but then you will know why very shortly.lol

I got some yummy happy mail today. Several gorgeous cards from some friends that I will be drooling over in the next few weeks and some Martha Stewart punches from Philippa. I so couldn't help myself when she got some more in and snapped up two before they sold out.
Now for my share.

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Lime tart blog

On the blog it is time for the dt to reveal our creations for the latest product challenge. Philippa sent us all some Collections chipboard branches. I wasn't too sure what to do with mine till I seen this that Philippa posted in our Yahoo group when we were discussing the branches. Simply stunning. It was on display in a Collections showcase put together by Julie Van oosten. It was created by Audrey Underwood and here is what I created.Along with a card too.
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Scrapping the music

The new song is up over at STM and seeing as it is my last challenge as a part of the talented team of awesome scrappers I found some time to squeeze in a layout over the weekend. The song is Our house and seeing as I didn't have any unscrapped pics of our house I managed to find an old one of me taken out back of my Nan's place and used the lyrics "way back then" as my title.

I would like to thank Mary and all the girls that have been a part of them team at STM over the past year and a half for their friendship and support. It has meant a lot to me.
Well I'm beat and heading of to bed.
As always thanks for popping in, any comments and happy scrapping.

Big big share

and no I haven't been that creative over the weekend.lol Just thought it was about time I shared my Lime Tart creations as well as my latest Shabby one seeing as the next challenge went live today.

Craig was racing in the state championships for his remote control car down in Bunbury so he left early yesterday morning and stayed down there as his first race was at 7 so Missy and I have had a girly weekend. Waiting on him to arrive home just in time for dinner. lol

Swimming yesterday morning then of to the shops to buy a pressie for a party she is going to next weekend. We bumped into an Aunty and Uncle that I haven't seen in ages and chatted over a coffee. It was nice to catch up.

I did some mega creating on Saturday night while DD watched some tv then we had asleep over in my bed.

This morning it was all about cleaning, taking pics of Missy A dressed in her vampire outfit practing for halloween, Which I will share later as this post is a little pic heavy at the moment. Taking some more of scrappy projects and editing them before dropping dd at the inlaws and heading down to teach a class at Just scrapbooking.

This is the layout I taught.

I showed the girls how to make Nic's flowers. Messy but fun although I'm not sure that they will all make them again. lol

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Lime Tart

Last month I got to work with the A la tart and had a heap of fun with all my projects. Two layouts, a bundle of cards and gift bag too.

Now seeing as I have been making a heap of cards lately I am going to bundle up some together to give away as a RAK to the first three people to email me and tell me just what I used to make the white flower on my gift bag.

Want a closer look.

I got my next tart box and am so looking forward to pulling out the goodies and playing with them. Yummy stuff yet again.

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Let's get shabby

The new challenge is up and the pages that the girls have come up with are all gorgoeus.

Here is my page.

And the challenge this time is for you to include and make a feature of a hand made embellishment on your page.

Here is a close up of my flower.

If you would like a few tips on making your own then keep an eye on the Shabby blog as it is my turn for the mid month post.

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Mystical

The girls over at Mystical have been running a family ties competition and this is my layout for the last challenge. Yeap finally got round to scrapping the pics of us as the village people at the August scrapping retreat we went on.

From left to right we have Tam, Me, Jane, Sarah and Christine.

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Don't forget to pop into the Purple Onion blog and check out the new stamps that Michelle has coming out. You could be lucky enough to win a few if you do.

Well that is all from me for now. Enough don't you think. As always thanks for popping in, any comments and happy scrapping.

Some creating

I have had a nice mid weekend end and will miss them when I swap my days over next year to working Wednesday,Thursday and Friday.

Wednesday has become my day, well three hours or so of it as I have to pick up Missy from school at 2.30. I pack up some of my goodies and head on down to Just scrapping for some scrappy time. I managed to do my next shabby layout and the two pages here for my 52 week album.

While I was there I handed over one of my dt layouts for this month.

I got to work with some of Bella papers and I struggled for a bit there. Those holes in the die cut cardstock really bugged me. So much that I ended up coving them up. The photo is one of the many I took a few weekends ago of Missy in her new outfit.

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Ad this

The new ad is up. This week Elzia wanted us to do a layout a well as a card.

My layout

and card.

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I have caught up with my 52 week album entries and here they are.

Week 42

Week 43

Well that is it from me for now. Will pop back in on Sunday if I manage to get some scrapping done that I can share. Till then thanks for popping in, any comments and happy scrapping