Late night scrapper........

When I got home from work last night, which was about 8pmish, I was playing around with a few things that just happen to be on the coffee table, and came up with this LO. So I spent the rest of the night putting it together. I loved it last night, but now I feels it's a little bit flat or something. Anyway, I have to thank Audrey Underwood as I scraplifted the idea of using the Queen and CO felt ribbon and putting brads through the flower centres. I loved the look of it so just had to do it. Thanks Audrey.

M

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I have finally done it.........

I have been a 12" x 12" scrapper from the start, and just lately have been feeling the need to do a different size. I don't know why, but I have. I have done a few 8" x 8" pages with my kids class on tuesday afternoons and have gotten a feel for this size, so today I decided to do one. I chose to do the lastest dare on the Aussie dares site "It's all in the title, why not kill two birds with one stone, (not literally though, I would never do that). So this is it, the dare stipulated that a variety of materials where to be use in the title, I did do several of these, like using chipboard, stamping, and hand cut, but not all in the title. Well really it's a starting platform and it's about having fun no?, so I deviated slightly but I think thats ok. Let me know what you think?

Must fly, work is calling.

M

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North Beach and New Zealand.......

Two amazing adventures ahead of me, one today and one in about ten weeks. So today, Natalie and I are off to the Autism crop, just very excited I must say. And at the end of August I finally get out of the country!!!! Don't get me wrong, I love my home, but when you have been trying to go see the world, or at least some of it since you were 15 years old you get a bit excited. The great thing is I only have to suffer through ten weeks before we go. I had a trip to Europe all planned for my 30th birthday last year, and I had been planning this since my 27th, so you can imagine my excitment, only to be crushed at the 3rd hour. My partner loves his job, and he got a promotion, which meant the trip had to be cancelled until a later date. I was completely devistated to tell you the truth, I had to even take a short 4 day holiday in Broome, to make it all seem a little less terrible, I did make it as far as Broome for my 30th birthday. That was lovley, but yeah, New Zealand, just toooo excited.

Well must go do some final packing for today, till then.


M

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Black and Green.........

This is the layout that I created to send in for the 'Colour Expert" comp being run by Scrapbook Creations. I posted it off and waited a while and it returned to me with a lovely rejection letter, I knew hundreds of people would enter, but I gave it a go. Actually three of us from Scraptivate entered, Myself, Audrey and Natalie, and guess what? Audrey and I got ours back, a little disappointing, but it's about having fun really, so no harm done. But Natalie's fabo page was a Finalist. Yeah for Natalie, it's ever so exciting, and her layout was even on display at the recent papercraft expo in Brisbane, even more exciting. Anyway, when Natalie's page comes home, all three will be on display in the the store, so come down and have a look. I think that's all from me.

Oh wait, Im off to a crop for a cure (for Autism) this Saturday. I'm really looking forward to it, it's been quite a while since I have been to such a big scrapping event. And I'm spending the day with some of the other girls from the store, so It will be great. I really have so much talent and experience to draw from, from the staff at Scraptivate, it really is a dream job. Im so lucky.

Well not much more to say except I have some exciting news maybe, but I can't tell yet, you will just have to keep checking back.


M
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Meatballs and Wisdom.......

Well, it's been a interesting week so far. Lawley had surgery on monday to have his wisdom teeth removed and is now at home recovering. I though I would have to be totally self sufficient this week (he cooks I don't) so in preparation I made a huge lasagna and a whole tray full of tiny meatballs. I am pretty proud of myself to tell the truth. I am what you would call the female version of a batchelor, except I'm not single. If food doesn't go straight from the freezer to the oven for 20mins and is then ready to eat, I pretty much don't want anything to do with it. I have my moment, I mean, I'm really very good at it, when I can be bothered, it just doesn't excite me. It's more like work than fun for me. Anyway, Lawley is getting better everyday, although it seems his face is getting bigger everyday from the swelling, and I am injoying my cooking. So all in all a good week so far.

M

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Such a mess......

So this is my scrap space. It is out of control messy. Im terrible really, I work and just make piles of stuff to put away. The problem lies in that the putting away part doesn't come around all that often. I have so got to learn to be neater. I can just here my Grandmother in my head, "when you have finished with something , put it away straight away. This way you have a tidy place and you always now where everything is". She's right you know, but I some how missed that gene when I was in the genetic queue. I have to confess also, as I have been spending more time a home of late scrapping, I have made an equally bad mess on the coffee table in the loung room. You would think that one space is enough, but it seems the temptation to watch DVD's while scrapping is too strong, so I have a second mess to deal with. It's all to much really, think I will have to spent my sunday, truely cleaning up.

M
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so, i finished this page last night, and there is something im not sure about? leave a comment and let me know what you think? i think the large letters are the completely wrong colour, i think that is what is bugging me. pity, as it is a great photo of my cousin and me. anyway let me know.

M
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200 Photo's.......

Can you believe I took 200 photo's just yesterday? I think the new camera might be a bit dangerous. I attended a canvas class on Saturday and am so happy with my work, it will be given to my G'ma as a present. Also a quick post of a page I finished over the last two days. Just a little pic from the Emily Falconbridge class I went to earlier this year. I was at a little crop last night with some of the girls I work with, and I had promised myself to finish two pages. Did I get there I here you ask? Sadly no, I did nearly complete this page. Left there for home about 1:30 am and just wanted to keep going when I got home, so put in a DVD and worked until around 6:30 this morning. Had to go to bed then, and despite all intentions of having a sleepy old day, I had half a dozen phone calls and not so much sleep, so as a result I am really quite shattered at the moment. It was worth it for the Lo though. I am off to bed early as I have a full day ahead of me at the store tomorrow and my tuesday kids class too.

M

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I've been tagged........

Thanks for tagging me Melissa, how exciting.

Name three things that scare you... Heights, the ocean, and snails.
The daggiest thing in your music collection... New kids on the block, sorry folks, it was a huge childish crush.
Your three favourite clothing items... SHOES!!!!, Bangles, Handbags.
Your partners most annoying habit... The huge, and still growing pile of newspapers in the corner of the dinning room. He just won't get rid of them.
What stresses you out... Bills, and bad drivers.
If I could change the world I would... Pay teachers a hell of a lot more, they are the futures of our children, redistribute global wealth, Employ Al Gore and turn the entire environment thing around the best we could.
Your favourite household chore… folding socks, just love it.
If you had fifty bucks to spend at Target which section would you head straight for… Shoe section or kitchen ware.
In my next life I would like to come back as… a cat.. would love to eat, sleep on window sills in the sun and have my back rubbed my whole life.
Your least favourite celebrity…Paris Hilton, seriouly, the girls needs to get a clue and a job.


I tag Natalie, Luci, and Nichole.

It's all about love today.......

It really is. I picked up my new camera last night, and spent the evening setting it up and reading the manual, yes I know I could have just played with it, but I really want to know how to use all the functions properly. So today is going to be a day full of taking pictures, which Iove. Also, im sitting here on the puter in my PJ's, updating myself on all my favorite blogs, have been doing this for a good hour or so now, when Lawley, my incredible partner, brings me a cup of tea. The best cup of tea I have had in a good while. He made it to perfection today, warm, milky and with the right amount of tea. Got to love that kinda love! Any hoo, off to clean myself up and go find something to take a picture of. I will leave you with a couple of pics (the last from the old camera) of the WA Museum, an amazing building. I took them on a little trip to the city I took the other day to catch up with an old friend who was in town.

M

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