Photo A Day!

Day 25 - green...thankfully I had the camera in hand when we went to collect the girls from the ferry! I love how it also turned the water a greenish colour.

Day 26 - night...have to confess, I completely forgot about this one...had my brother & sister over for dinner, so I've picked a photo I took on NYE! It's not brilliant, but I love the reflection of the light in the water, just as the fireworks are about to go off.

Day 27 - something you ate...this is something I eat every morning! I love my raspberries, here it's with a couple of weet-bix, but I also love museli & yoghurt with them.

Realised that I have downloaded from the camera the last 2 photos...oh well ;)

Be back tomorrow with new challenges for March...can you believe it, this year is vanishing all too quick!!!

Happy scrapping!

Day 24 & more scrapping to share...

More finishing touches to those retreat layouts, I did start a few :) gotta love a productive retreat, as well as a fun one ;)
The only thing remaining on this layout was the title...haha family suggestions were 'dead', 'pushing up the daisies' etc., I finally chose 'worn out!'. I'm not really into 'brand' names, but my kids didn't let up about these All Stars & in a weak moment I bought them...but they have been the most well loved & worn shoes ever!

A close up of my heart which is packaging put thru the 'big shot' & then embossed...I love how it turned out after sanding the raised bits.

I'm certainly loving all the Echo Park packs...

A close up of the layering...

Day 24 - inside your bathroom cabinet...I'm loving our new cabinet :) amazing how many doubles we discovered from the old floor unit.

Thanks for stopping by...& a huge thank you for all your lovely comments! I do love that you take the time to leave a message & really appreciate each & everyone :) x

I hope where ever you are, you are enjoying this gorgeous weather...if not, you still have a couple of days to get those entries in for Scrap the Girls & White With 1. Have a great weekend.

Happy scrapping!

Scrapbooking update!

It's been a crazy couple of weeks, so it's been really good to finally finish these layouts started at retreat a couple of weekends ago.
This one for KIU feb challenge of 'love' with the inclusion of pink on the layout.

Here's a close up of the texture paste detail & misting...so love this Crafters template.

This next layout came about simply because I was showing someone how to use the Crafters templates at retreat...haha & because I can't stand to waste any of that gorgeous glimmer mist, so had used the excess here which turned out rather messy...perfect for my 'mucky pup' who's wearing his tomato sauce ;)

I'm really loving the tapes again, some really old Heidi Swapp ones here with some newer ones ;)

Thanks for stopping by & a huge thank you for all your lovely comments...they really do mean so much to me! :) x

Happy scrapping!

Photo A Day update...

LOL this seems to becoming a 'photo' blog ;)
I continue on with February Photo A Day challenge over @ fat mum slim...
Day 15 - phone
Day 16 - something new...hehe couldn't get any newer than this ;) it still has it's egg attached! There is huge excitement in our house over the spiny leaf insects, think about 20 eggs have hatched so far!!!

Day 17 - time...sadly we don't have a clock in the house, only the digital time on an appliance & when we lose power...we rely on mobile phones ;)

Day 18 - drink...I did enjoy a 'girls night' out this night & bubbles were consumed, but not this bottle, not sure when to crack this one...I am a little intriqued ;) DH brought it home for me, it's just the gold flakes that has thrown me!

Day 19 - something you hate to do...haha that would have to be ironing! I don't iron...thankfully I've got a gorgeous husband who I'm able to sweet talk into doing it most of the time!

Day 20 - handwriting...my son is constantly writing & drawing, creating stuff! Haha who knows, can't read most of it with his made up names but it is special to him! :)

Day 21 - a favourite photo of you...this was a hard one! I know it's really bad, but I'm super critical of photos of myself, it's something I'm working on ;) but this photo was taken by a super gorgeous friend & I tend to use it a lot!

Day 22 - where you work...wouldn't it be lovely to get paid for this kind of work ;) my very embarrassing scrap desk at the moment!

Day 23 - your shoes...if I'm not wearing runners, it's these!

All up to date now...sorry for such a photo overload ;)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Day 14 of Photo A Day - heart...my son created this as the background of my computer :) such a sweet thing to discover!

I hope you are all feeling the love today as well! :)

Photo A Day update!

Bit of a catch up on my Photo A Day challenge...sorry, was a busy one last week ;)
Day 6 - dinner...LOL almost forgot this one, this is what was left of my chicken ceasar salad.
Day 7 - button...this is the button I pushed to get to coffee this morning, haha I needed that this morning!

Day 8 - sun...there was absolutely no sign of the sun this day, but with kids in the house, it's always sunny! :)

Day 9 - front door...I love the light & patterns that comes thru the window in our front door.

Day 10 - self portrait...arrrgh, what a day to have to do this one! Considering how I felt, LOL this photo could have been a lot worse ;)

Day 11 - makes you happy...LOL this day could not have been more perfect considering I was happily enjoying retreat...talk about scrap happy!!! :)

Day 12 - inside your closet...hmmm, thinking I need more colour in my closet ;)

Day 13 - blue...I'm hoping the blue sky stays with us today.

That brings me all up to date on the february photo a day challenge...I'm loving seeing everyone elses.

I've enjoyed a brilliant weekend away on retreat, so hopefully I'll get the finishing touches on my layouts & upload soon.

Thanks for stopping by & a huge thank you for all your lovely comments & words of encouragement :) I really do appreciate them x

Feb Photo A Day!

February Photo A Day!
Day 4 - a stranger...
I have to confess, this one took me completely out of my comfort zone! Haha how do you take a photo of a stranger? Do simply randomly take it without their knowledge? but then being placed on my blog, I thought it can't contain their face. I thought of taking a pic while driving (obviously not me driving) & with the motion it would be all blurred! May have been perfect had I remembered when I got in the car ;) Whilst out having dinner, I noticed that I could take a pic into the kitchen & because of the design you would only see their bodies...perfect, I was off to ask! LOL that was until a sweet young blonde thing did exactly that??? LOL all I could think was she was doing the same photo challenge!!! I realised I had to look at this from a different view...here I was, out dining, drinking, having some laughs & dancing with the girls...that in itself, I'm a stranger to! ;)
Hence my glass of wine...

Haha though downloading the photos today I discovered this...

Day 5 - 10am...let's say after last night, I hadn't ventured out of bed & had only got as far as grabbing the laptop ;) Gotta love my hubby, he had even made me coffee...so sweet!

I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend :) & has a brilliant week ahead!

Photo A Day!

Todays prompt for Photo A Day was...hands.
My eldest does this all the time to me, while I'm on the phone or across the room...she simply is the sweetest thing & I couldn't think of a more perfect photo for hands! :)


Have a great weekend all!

White With 1

I love the challenges over @ White With 1 because every month they really push me to think...& once again, I had fun with this months challenge of...white + lemon + 3 photos

"This Year" is a layout about my desire to become organised! LOL...creating calm out of the chaos! I will get there...in time ;)

The CT have outdone themselves this month...totally amazing, check them out here! I look forward to seeing everyones take on this months challenge :)

Thanks for stopping by & a huge thank you for all your lovely comments! x

Happy scrapping!

Scrap the Girls!

I love a new month of challenges & I loved the challenge over @ Scrap the Girls...Love in the title; dominant colour of torquoise & chipboard.

You can see the other CT's gorgeous creations here! I look forward to seeing all your layouts this month!

My Photo a Day for today - words
I went with a single word...buddy, because this word is the source of huge excitement in our house today :) my son finally got to meet his kindy buddy! He is so proud & excited to be responsible to looking after this boy!


Thanks for stopping by...& a huge thank you for all your lovely comments, they certainly bring a smile to my face! x
Happy scrapping!

Who reads my blog?

Haha back again, sorry...not with those scrapping challenges that I promised, but more of a question???
After blogging earlier, I read this post by Stephanie Howell & it got me thinking!!! Haha I think maybe too much thinking while driving alone for 'mum's taxi' ;)
Her post got me thinking about who actually reads my blog? I know it says I've got 76 followers, but do they really read my posts?? or do they just look at the layouts??? or none of the above???!!! Haha guess this is something we all wonder about...even Stephanie with her huge following & more comments than I could ever dream about ;)
LOL I had decided to post my photos for Photo A Day challenge here on my blog as to not bore my facebook friends, but then I started to question if my creative friends were interested either??? & who's to say I shouldn't post it on facebook??? LOL they are my friends after all! I hear a lot of people saying they think blogs are going out of fashion & facebook is taking over, but I personally still love to gain inspiration from blogs & they are the 1st place I visit when I need inspiring!
It just got me reflecting & questioning on my own blog...LOL I did say I was alone for far too long waiting for kids ;)
It's funny, my consistant supporters or commenters are people I've never met IRL & I so appreciate them & their lovely comments...just wondering who else reads, but doesn't comment? I would certainly love for you to drop me a 'hello' :)

Photo A Day challenge!

I'm finding that I'm not picking up the camera as much as I use to, or would like to these days! I'm needing a kick to get me going again...over at fat mum slim, she has been doing these photo challenges for a while & I've been watching a few friends joining in the fun, so thought I would too for her February challenge.


Day 1...your view today...
I took this from the kitchen window, hmmm a place that I spend a lot of the day ;)


...but then I noticed, my view was very much on this room! Hehe we've been sanding & oiling the floor, so the last 6 days our loungeroom is in our dining / family room!!! Let's just say...it's a little bit crowded, with nowhere to eat & very messy & disorganised...not a great way to start the new school year! Hence this room is my focus, especially as we move back in tonight...haha just in time for 'Good Wife' ;)
LOL I must also add, that we have been without TV for those 6 days!!! I'm rather impressed with my family...just goes to show what you can do without sometimes :)

Haha ok, so that was 2 photos for Photo A Day ;)

I will be back soon with new scrapping challenges for the month! :)

Thanks for stopping by & a huge, huge thank you for all your lovely comments :) I really do appreciate them x