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

Having fun...

...creative fun, that is! ;) I'm loving the Echo Park Country Drive range that a very lovely & sweet friend gave me recently...it seems to be featuring in a few of my layouts lately! :)

Here's a close up of my flourish using Crafters mini brocade template & texture paint. After which I added Tattered Angels glimmer glam...love the results. I ended up creating a few extras for cards.

Here is a sneak of another layout completed, which will be shared next month :)

Thanks for stopping by & a huge thank you for your lovely comments, I really do appreciate each & every one of them! x

Happy scrapping!

Slack blogger...

Sorry, one very slack blogger here...in posting & visiting! That will change once the kids are back at school ;) Though, I have been making the effort to 'play' creatively each day, with the very inspiring nudge from the Creative Jumpstart Summit 2012 organised by Nathalie Kalbach! I've been absolutely loving it...the tips & techniques these talented ladies use are simple, yet amazing! The biggest thing I've gained from it is to allow myself to play & experiment...without the expectation of perfection! Haha I'm certainly my own worst critic, as most of us are :)

Here are some of my 'warm up' tags...

I've also started back with my art journal & having lots of fun playing...haha created a few 'ugly' pages which I actually love because of the message behind them :)

'my boyz' I did yesterday, on my 1st kid free day in what feels like forever ;)

'Girls Night Out' I created earlier in the month. Soooo love these papers, I just have to use them rather than treasure them ;)

Thanks for stopping by & a huge thank you for your lovely comments :) I really do appreciate each & every one of them x

Happy scrapping!

End of year scrapping!

Late last year (hehe seems so bizarre saying that) I won this fabulous simple stories 25 days of Christmas pack from Scrapboutique during their Passion 4 Fashion comp! :) I absolutely LOVE it!...the colours, patterns, everything...thank you so much to everyone who voted for me!!! :)

I loved playing with it...I chose this piece as I could also use my new houndstooth template ;) This layout records my daughters favourite presents for the year. I'm looking forward to using more, just got to print off more pics.


I also wanted to make use of some very old Basic Grey papers, which I have loads of...

I actually started with this layout, after almost a month of not scrapping...hehe think I got a bit lost!!! I'm unsure about it...hehe there are elements I do like, the photo makes up for everything ;) but there is something???

Haven't managed to scrap this year :( socially too busy, but I did sign up for Creative Jumpstart Summit 2012 organised by Nathalie Kalbach...all I can say is...wow, wow, wow!!! Hopefully hiccups like above won't happen so often...& if they do, who cares! ;)

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

Happy scrapping!

Scrap the Girls...

Check out the brilliant new Creative Team for Scrap the Girls, as well as this months challenge of...

...Monochromatic!

minimal black & white allowed.

I personally love the 'scrap therapy' side of scrapbooking! As well as recording the fun memories of life, it's also therapeutic to me to scrap the 'darker' side...which I have done here with my layout "Moody Blues", after watching my youngest daughter 'crack' under the pressure of bullying. My journaling fills the back of the layout...this patterned paper (Rouge de Garance) was perfect as the reverse side was lined for easy writing.
I'm hoping with a new year upon us, this is all behind us...fingers crossed!


Check out the new CT & their gorgeous creations here.

Happy scrapping!

WW1 January Challenge...

Happy New Year !!!
Wishing everyone a fabulous, 'dreams come true' 2012 !

With the New Year comes a new month of challenges :)
I absolutely LOVED this months challenge over @ WW1...

...white + lime + buttons

This is a close up...I had a bit of fun with the 'big shot', embossing & flower creating (the green fabric one).

Check out the CT gorgeous creations here.

Also letting you know...you have to the 7th of January to complete & link up your December layouts.

Looking forward to another year of sharing with you...as always, a huge thank you for all your lovely comments :) they really do mean so much to me! x

Happy Scrapping!