I forgot to mention......

How the heck I forgot is beyond me..... Aussie scrapjack has a guest designer for January too........... How exciting! you will have to pop over and check out the awesomeness of this scrapper. I'm not telling so you'll have to see for yourself! Oh and don't forget to play along too.

xxxxx

Scrapjacked!!!..........

This months scrapjacked is up ........ and the jackee for the start of a wonderful year is Sarah Gladmann!!! She is an awesome scrapbooker and i have been lurking on her blog lately. ( :P )

Here is my version of her layout:

I would add a picture of her layout - but i couldn't figure out how to do it!! Ha Ha Ha. So tech savvy aren't I .

You will just have to visit scrapjacked and take a peeky yourself. Oh and while your there check out all the other DT girls layouts - they ROCK!!! Oh and while your still there checking out the talent - JOIN IN!!!

I have seriously been thinking about doing the project 365..... but i don't think i could commit to a photo everyday. Life is busy, I think i will try and do project 52 instead. that seems more commttable to me. Is that even a word?? I have 2 photos for week 1 already. I just have to get my butt in gear and stick them in the art journal i bought. I think i will have to make a Janelle wind journal cover for it.......I'm very envious of the girls out there that can commit to 365 days of photo taking, scrapbooking, and journalling...... If i had no problem scrapbooking EVERYDAY i would defiantly do it for myself.

I hope you all enjoyed the festive season. Its all over for another year..... I have been thinking about this easter chrismas thing... I seriously think that they got it the wrong way around and I think that christmas should be a 4 day celebration thing, with no pressure like easter. Yep I think thats a grand idea. 4 days for christmas. Imagine that - you could see everyone no rushing around, relaxing for 4 whole days..... that would be my ideal chrismas. Oh and a little snow thrown in for good measure. And just because i think it looks pretty :) Thats one of my goals this year. No resolutions for me just goals. A family holiday to the snow. All my goals bar 1 were met last year. A family holiday. Every year we aim to do it, and time just slips away.

Thanks for droping by. :)

Look out easter....

Oh I said the dreaded word..... apparently hot cross buns are going to be making an appearance from January 5th onwards.... WTF!!!??? Hang on did i miss something.... isn't Easter in April this time around. That's over four months away!! I think every ones gonna be way over hot cross buns by then... Don't ya think.

Just let me get over Christmas and New years yet.

We had a wonderful Christmas day. We left the house at 8.20am and didn't return until 11.30pm. We were soooo tired. It would have been so nice for the boys to enjoy their presents before we had them packed in the car and off for the day. But they still enjoyed themselves. I didn't get many photos of the day. Was way to busy enjoying the atmosphere.

So much has happened since i blogged last i can't think straight! LOL.

So I will just share some layouts i have managed to scrap lately.

This one is Michael detecting on his birthday. I realised that i forgot the title and have since added it. only small under the right bottom corner that says detector.

This is a layout from the fabulous Mrs Pearce free online class over on the boxx. I haven't shared it there yet. It is one of Kelly playing the piano on Christmas day for us she has a little assistant - Teliesha little cutie pie. Kelly is playing Santa clause is coming to town - hence the title. GREAT class using watercolour pencils. So out of my 'thing'. Loads of fun to do.

The last two have taken ages. they are inspired by Belinda. I love her layout of Miss M's Christmas wish list. And there sure were alot of strips in this set of papers. I love the life at the pole range. Is it bad of me to do the same page for each of my boys??? I love doing 12x6'' pages. So quick and fun.

Well that's all from me. I didn't have much say but it turned into a long post. Have to go decide what we are going to do tomorrow night....... decisions decisions......

Have the most wonderful New Year may it bring you health and happiness and all the good stuff in between! xo xo xo

Thanks for dropping by. :)

MIA......

I can't believe it's been over a week since i blogged!! I have just been so busy - nothing special - just living.

We went to Mildura for the weekend for a 50th and caught up with family and friends and it was fantastic!! Except I forgot to pack the camera. Yeah i know what kind of a scrapbooker am I!!!??? We tried to go shopping but there were just too many people around, so we gave that a miss. I did go into target to grab a couple of things and it took me 20 mins to get served!!! I'm so glad all my shopping is done. I went into spotlight and bought some goodies for myself. just scrap stuff. And some faux suede and white felt to make an Amy Butler Snow mum pillow. I finished it in one night!!! I love it. I did decide to make it for my mum for chrissy so I will post the pic i took of it just in case she decides to drop in on my blog....... Amy butler has some fantastic FREE patterns to download for the holiday season. MMMMM yes you read right FREE!! And they are all amazing and beautiful. There is a chrissy tree skirt i downloaded and am going to make. Not enough time for this year though.

Christmas is not sneaking up at all.... Its arriving at the speed of light. I'm almost organised just have to wrap everything up. Which will be a marathon effort in itself. I don't like that part.

I decided a while ago that i would join in with Ali Edwards and start a December daily album. I knew that I wouldn't be able to commit to what she was doing - 25pages for the lead up to Christmas. So I decided that i would do a random December daily album. I bought a faux leather 4x6 album from big w and use that to make a small album. I have only done 3 pages!!! ha ha ha yeah i know I'm soooo committed! But i thought i would do just random things we do during December. I have a couple more pages in progress but will add that later....

Here are the three i have done so far

I think im over school holidays already. The kids are bored.... Bring on christmas i say. That will keep em occupied for a while.... I hope!! ha ha ha I hope your all surviving. Although im loving spending time with the boys. Jarred has agreed to 'volunteer' to read everyday to help with his reading - so far so good... his aim is to get ben 10 dvds! Hes is doing fantastic for a boy who would cry over doing his reader for homework. He has finised a rather hard book that had alot of pages in it and im really impressed. Lets see how long it will last. All holidays im hoping. Good on you Jars!!!

Thanks for dropping by. xxxx

Quick Share :)

Just a quick share a lo for the weekly challenge that leeann set on the boxx for this week. You had to scrap a funny christmas photo but also it had to be a 6x12''. So this is my effort.

Love this size and a great challenge. Michael took this pikky of me on his phone. The kids thought it was real funny that mum had Jarred's new reindeer antlers and flashing nose on! So i had to make the Photo specky!! LOL

Oh and a special congrats to all the masters for 2008 But especially to TAMMY!! Way to go girl your awesome!! Love your stuff hun! Oh and Kathie Link another awesome boxx girl!!!! Oh and Lynette van Barrelo another Scrapjacked dt member! WOW 2 jacked DT members and the last jackee!!! Shees there is so much tallent on that list! Im itching to see the whole mag and all the HM....... so excited for them.

Its Michales birthday today, so I'm off the computer to spend the night snuggling and watching the boxx, we had BBQ tea and pavlova down at Burt Dix park to celebrate with family. Had to rush home on dusk and the mozzies came out in full force. It was sooo strange there were thousands of them it was like they were on a serious mission!! Michale and Andrew stayed and coin detected for a while. Michael has come home with a few bucks and a couple of 1c coins. Andrew found gold coins and a gents ring with a diamond (we think) in it. Lucky buggers!

Thanks for dropping by and have a wonderful day!! xx

Jacking!!

I decided to join in on the december jack just for a bit of fun and I had really wanted to do a Lou style layout for a while. I love her style. Its so not me, its fun out there unique and really arty. So I gave it a shot and I loved loved loved doing it! I hope I done it justice. What do ya think??

I done it in a 6 x 12 format - they are such fun and so quick.

Cheers for stoping by.

Oi!!!

Check this fab blog out. It has a new design team. You might recognise a face ;) Acutally you will probably recognise all them! Arent' I lucky to be in such a midst of amazing ladies! I was very shocked yet so elated when Lou asked me to be on the team.

If you have never joined in the fun at aussie scrapjacked come on over and play along! Promise you'll like it.


:) xo xo