A couple of Layouts

Today I headed off to the Scrapchat retreat as a day-tripper.  Only decided on Monday that I needed to get away and do some scrappin' with no interupptions.  Only one phone call while I was out and that was to find out where I had hidden a DS.

I only managed to get two Layouts done, and was dissapointed that I had left a batch of photos at home.  These were the ones I wanted to do.  I had a feeling that one daughter would be upset that I hadn't done one of her, and I was right.  But I did manage to get the paper I wanted for the photo which was good.

I will update these photos with a better quality one taken during the daytime.  Will try and get it done soon.  On Sunday we are heading to the Animal Shelter to look at a pet.  It has been over 2 years since our cat went missing.  Time for the girls to have another pet.

Claire's first school excursion to Currumbin Valley Farm. 
June 2009 approximately. 

Claire at Paradise Point Park, August 2009.
Always willing to let Mum take her photo.
Such a beautiful girl.









15 November - updated the photos.  Not as blurry.  Looked at the Animal Shelter, and it looks like we might be getting two kittens.  Will have to get the girls to write to Santa.

Till next time
XoX

Journal of Dreams group

This is the third journal group that Elena has us on.  The first is quickly coming to an end. 

Last week I finished my pages for Heather Fenn-Edwards' journal.  I knew what I wanted to do and took two attempts at doing it.  I did do a double sided page and both sides have different techniques.

Page One of Heathers Journal.  I have used a napkin that I got from a napkin swap on anther group and outlined the Tulip with pen.  This didn't require much more.   One of the suggested requirements was that we did more hand journalling.  

For this page I just wanted to do something simple that followed on from page one with the Flowers.  

I have the next journal here to work on.  So looking forward to doing it as this is for our fearless leader and brains behind all of these groups, Elena.

Till Next Time

XoX

A blog award

I have been awarded so many of these awards, that I am finally going to put one on my blog.

This came through a few weeks ago from the super talented Valerie Brincheck The Sum of All Crafts   For some reason what I can fit into a day is exhausting.  Seriously, it is.  I do wish I had more 'ART' Time.

As Valerie mentioned I have to mention five interesting (but little known) facts about me and then pass this award onto five other bloggers.  This will be the hard part.  Chosing which 5 bloggers...........

1.  I have a size 11 foot!

2.  When I was younger I was a competitive swimmer when I was living in Singapore.

3.  I didn't get my drivers license until I was 22, but had my motorbike license when I was 15 (the legal driving age in New Zealand then)

4.  In my last year of High School, I was going clubbing and the legal drinking age then was 20.  I was 18.

5.  I have never taken an Art class, even at school it was a subject I avoided.

Now to pass this award onto five other wonderful bloggers.

1.  Tanya  Tanya's Treehouse a great friend, a brilliant artist and needs a few more smiles ;-)

2.  Belynda  Creative Butterfly has just had her first layout published and a few more on the way.  A brilliant scrapbooker.

3. Elena V-F has such an upheaval personally over the past 8 weeks.  This wonderful lady has so much confidence in me that I am part of three journal groups that she has organised.

4.  Eileen Bellomo a wonderful artist, so willing to share all that she knows. One person I am pleased to know and share our art journal journey with.

5.  Diana has awarded me so many awards previously, that I haven't put them on my blog.  Diana was one of the people to help me do this.  

Wow this was hard.   Hard to think of bloggers who haven't received this one or bloggers that have already and what is one more of the same.

Till Next Time

XoX