shut up and scrap

woohoo it's CC time!!

2011-07-26T23:19:00.002+10:00

this weekend it is Cybercrop time at wicked princesses so make sure you head on over there friday night to kick start a weekend FULL of scrappy goodness and inspiration!!! you really won't want to miss it!!!

class kits

2011-07-21T07:12:00.003+10:00

i thought i'd be nice for a change and instead of teasing everyone with little sneaks i would just show you all the kits for the next two months!!! i know it's a shock me being nice ...LOL!!!
first we have the gorgeous "in bloom" kit that Krissy will be using to create our August class pages with...also included in this kit but not in the photo are a MVB vine with red flowers and some MVB trim....it is a fantastic kit and i know we are going to just love the pages Krissy makes for us with it....if you would like a class spot or just the kit and instructions just drop me an email here....also if you'd like a full list of whats in the kit just ask! for our september classes we will be using the "jungle fun" kit containing some of the awesome bo bunny range "zoology"...i love this one too and i so can't wait to get my hands on it...LOL! again you know the drill if you'd like to come to the class or grab a kit please lt me know asap!

thanks for stopping by...i'll be back soon with page sneaks!

winners are grinners

2011-07-19T10:32:00.002+10:00

hey there! well you all made it so very hard for us to pick winners in the kids comp for this holidays....everyone did an amazing job and you should all be very very proud of your creations....before i announce all the winners i have to THANK YOU for joining in my little comp...to see so many of you participate warmed my heart!! xxxx ok so here are the winners......drum roll please.........

winner of the drawing challenge is HEIDI!....we loved all your colours and your obvious care taken in creating this picture...it is a beautiful picture...congratulations honey..xx

Miss Morgan takes out the aussie challenge...we loved that you not only used the colours of the flag but included the flag itself on your page and plus we are a sucker for fowers...lol....congrats honey! xx

we simply could not go past this gorgeous hairties box by HANNAH when it came to a winner for the OTP challenge...it is a fantastic idea and such a beautiful looking box....it just had to win..i wish i had one!! huge congrats honey..xx

when it came to the colour challenge it was so hard to choose cause everyone had done such amazing pages...in the end we simply couldn't choose between two of the layouts so i decided i didn't have to choose so for the colour challenge we have two winners!!

LILY ...we loved your layout! i loved that you had a go at such hard techniques...i just can't get paint right but you sure have! i loved the paint,your scalloped edge, the colours and well just everything about your layout honey.....so a huge congrats to you...xxxx

we also loved your layout JOSH....all the bright colours, the embellies, your title and well again everything about your layout just stood out at us as amazing...huge congrats to you too..xxx

i will be posting prizes on thursday so make sure you get your mums/aunty (hehe) to email me your address so that i can get your prize on its way to your house!

because you all enjoyed this so much and because i have had a few people ask me about a kids comp i will now be running one here on my blog every month...on the 1st day of each month i will post two challenges...you will have all month to complete them and email them to me...i will of course post them on the blog and winners will be choosen the first week of the following month...easy peasy....so i hope you will be back to join in with the monthly kids comp too!

chat soon

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the goodness just keeps coming!!

2011-07-17T18:18:00.003+10:00

here is some more awesomeness from our little scrappers...first up the colour challenge from Morgan....just how Fabbo is it??? i love it....great job!!! thanks so much for joining in the fun of my little comp honey..xxxx All of the remaining creations in this post are from Hannah...she has had a great time by the looks of it creating amazing things...so let's check them out!

first is hannah's aussie challenge layout of herself on her birthday blowing out the candles on her cake....just gorgeous honey!..xx

this wonderful drawing is of her favourite things...her family, flowers and a butterfly....great stuff i say!

for her OTP creation hannah made an awesome hairties box from an old tea bag box...what a Fabbo idea hannah and you did a fantastic job with it...it looks gorgeous!!... great idea adding the label on the front of the box too!!

last of all but definately not least is a wonderful story complete with drawing to match....i think you did a great job with all the challenges Hannah and i sure hope you had a lot of fun...thanks so much for joining in!

there are a few more entries still coming in so keep watching this space ladies!!

more young scrappers!

2011-07-16T08:31:00.002+10:00

some more kids comp entries have come through and i am sure after you check them out you will argee with me that they are truly awesome!!!! first up we have a fantastic page for the aussie challenge from Lily....

followed by her colour challenge layout....they are just gorgeous Lily...i think mummy may have inspired you with her fabbo paint work for this one..you did a great job with the paint ....i struggle with it sometimes but you nailed it honey!...great job and good luck ...xxxx

next up we have Morgan's aussie challenge page....well what can i say ...it's just gorgeous like you sweetie!!! looking forward to seeing your next challenge entry..xxx

now we have two challenges from Josh...first his aussie page then....

his totally Fabbo colour challenge....i love them honey especially this one...love all the bright colours and your embellies look awesome....great action pic too! great job...

you all did an amazing job and most importantly i hope you had some fun!!

good luck everyone.....don't forget judging begins monday with announcements tuesday...so there is still time to get your challenges done and emailed to me if you want to join in the fun....go for it !!!!!!

more Ali goodness!!

2011-07-15T14:26:00.004+10:00

here are the final two pages from the gorgeous ALI for our july class....and i must say that yet again they are amazing!!

so there you have it girls....you have now seen all six amazing pages created by Ali for us using the fabbo "blast off" kit from wicked princesses

So you can be sure of your photo sizes here they are listed for you.

layout one: 1 4x6 portrait photo cropped to 14x8cm

1 4x6 landscape photo cropped to 10x10cm

layout two: 2 4x6 portrait photos

layout three: 3 2x3 landscape photos

layout four: 1 5x7 portrait photo

layout five: 2 4x3 landscape photos

layout six: 1 6x4 landscape photo.

i can' wait to scrap with you all on sunday...these pages are so much fun!!! i have one spot or kit with instructions left so if anyone is interested in attending the class or purchasing the kit and instructions just pop me an email......there are also more blast off kits and other amazing kits available at wicked!!!

Heidi your a star!!

2011-07-15T09:56:00.004+10:00

Gorgeous Miss Heidi has completed four of the kids comp challenges....just check out her creations ladies.....they are just AWESOME!!! her story is about her family going to the zoo where they saw a giraffe and a fairy!.....great story honey i love it!!

next we have heidi's drawing of something she likes to do....Playing outside with her mum and it looks like you have a great time with mum heidi..xx

the colour challenge scrap page ...it's just Fabbo!!

last but definately not least is her Aussie challenge scrap page..i love it honey...especially your hand drawn stars..they are fantastic!

congrats honey on your wonderful creations...i hope you had some fun doing them...good luck with the comp!! xxxxx

Amazing Ali!!

2011-07-09T09:37:00.002+10:00

i shared with you the other day the first of the amazing pages Ali has created for my july class and i thought it was about time i showed you some more....here are 3 more fantastic pages....

aren't they awesome , amazing and all the rest....i really, really love them can you tell?? LOL...and even better is that there is two more pages to come so stay tuned ladies!!!

purple pumpkin giveaway!!!

2011-07-03T08:21:00.003+10:00

the gorgeous ladies at Purple Pumpkin are celebrating their 1st birthday this month and as part of the celebrations they are having a fantastic giveaway with not one but FOUR amazing prizes!!! how cool is that!!!!!! first prize is a $50 voucher, 2nd a $25 voucher, third a $15 voucher and fourth a $10 voucher....prizes will be drawn on the 22nd of july just in time for their next sale...just look at the gorgeous embellies you could purchase with those vouchers girls.....yummo or what!!!!!
to see how you too could enter the giveaway check out purple pumpkin and good luck girls!!!

holidays boring..... NEVER!!!....LOL

2011-07-02T22:27:00.005+10:00

not with this comp around to keep us creating....ok kids let's get this party started shall we?? ......i will put up five challenges for you all to choose from....2 scrap challenges, 1 OTP, 1 writing and 1 painting/drawing challenge...it is up to you wether you have a go at them all or just pick out a couple to try......you have two weeks to complete them and email them to me so i can put them up on the blog.....entries close midnight on the 17th of july....the judging will take place on monday the 18th and winners announced that evening......i will post the prizes up on the blog later this week...ok so let's get crackin'

scrap challenge one: bringing back the colour!.....winter time can be so grey and boring with the cold weather and often more rain than sunshine...so for this challenge let cheer ourselves up with lots and lots of colour! create a layout about anything you like but you must have at least four or more different colours on your page with one of them being yellow....we have to have some sunshine after all....lol!

scrap challenge two: i am feeling a little "aussie" challenge coming on...want to give it a go????... Lets use our aussie flag as inspiration to create our next layout....use the colours red, white and blue and add some stars and/or stripes!

OTP challenge: a green earth challenge...lol...i know i have done a recycle challenge with you all before but everyone came up with such great ideas that i just had to do it again....recycle something and turn it into something beautiful and new....you could decorate boxes, jars, tins, old books, photos frames...anything at all you can find....decorate it and let us know what you will use it for now!

painting/drawing challenge: getting to know you challenge.... tell me something about yourself with a picture instead of words....draw or paint a picture of something or someone you love or means a lot to you....or even something you love to do.....it could be anything at all really as long as you love it, i am sure we will too!

writing challenge: a stretch of your imagination challenge.....for this one please write a story with these three elements in it....1. something magical (there could be a witch, wizard, a werewolf etc etc or just strange things going on), 2. an animal needs to be in your story somewhere...it could be one of the characters or just mentioned once or twice....and finally 3. have a member of your family in your story too! i hope these ideas get your imagination stirring.....

ok there you have it....get creating everyone but most of all have some fun!!!!
if you have any questions email me here i will be happy to help you out :)

sneaky peak!!

2011-07-01T07:36:00.003+10:00

this month's class is being created by the extremely talented Ali and i am so looking forward to doing this class with everyone....so because i am a cheeky bugger and i LOVE to torment you all...here is the first page for our class on july 17th....if your really, really nice to me i might just show you some more very soon....LOL.... isn't it just gorgeous!!! you will need two 6x4 photos for this page girls....one is portrait and one landscape...both have also been cropped!

stay tuned for more!!!!

Stewart house rocks!!!

2011-06-22T20:51:00.004+10:00

last week two of ethan's teachers took ethan and his classmates to stay at stewart house in sydney for a few days ...well they had an absolute ball!! going to so many great places....my thanks go out to john and karen for creating this wonderful experience for the kids and to stewart house themselves for giving the kids such an awesome week to remember!! so here is just a few pics.... everyone on the steps of stewart house...

ethan takes a ferry ride....

not sure where this is...but it is an awesome pic.... this is one of my favs though...totally can picture it as a "what the???" moment!

what an unreal view!!!!

Let's Blast off!!!!

2011-06-17T21:42:00.003+10:00

here is the blast off kit for july designed by Krissy that Ali will use to create pages for us all....How AWESOME is it!!!! i LOVE it!!!!!! ok so i am a little excited.....LOL! the kit contains the following: 6 cardstock, 4 pattern papers, 1 journalling spots sheet, 1 alpha and accessories sheet, 2 ribbons, 1 bakers twine, 3 chippy cogs, 1 large MVB doiley, 1 pack of matching MVB's, 3 flag pins, 3 mini MVB doileys...the kit also has 1 alien critter and 1 rainbow trim that isn't shown in the photo......we are going to have so much fun with this kit..i just can't wait!!!!
ok so now you need to do your bit girls and let me know if you would like to come to the class on July 17th or purchase the kit with full instructions....please let me know ASAP...the deadline is july 1st....i hope you can make it girls or even join in with us by purchasing a kit and instructions for yourself cause i just know this class is going to be amazing!!

July designer

2011-06-13T08:17:00.002+10:00

the gorgeous Ali Abernethy has graciously agreed to be our July guest designer! i am so excited to have Ali do this for my classes as she is one very talented scrapper....i know you will love her creations as much as i do...we are in for one very fun class ladies...Ali will be creating our class for us using a kit created by Krissy at wicked princesses from the awesome Bo Bunny range "Blast off"....i will be posting a pic of the kit very soon so when you check it out if you are interested in either attending the class or buying the kit with the class instructions...please email me asap to book or spot or kit....

keep watching this space for more exciting updates!!

guest designers!

2011-06-12T11:12:00.003+10:00

over the next few months i am organising guest designers for my classes and class kits....i thought it was time to learn some new tricks and styles so i am asking some very talented scrappy friends to share their talent with us....so who will they be???? what will they create for us???? i love a little mystery don't you...LOL....hey if you are interested in being one yourself...email me a bit about yourself and maybe a page or a link to your blog .

the first AWESOME guest designer is all set and i will tell you about her very soon...you are going to love her and her work!

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speaking of retreats!

2011-06-04T19:42:00.004+10:00

last weekend i had the pleasure of being at the WICKED PRINCESSES retreat in brissy and OMG i had an absolute ball! i got to spend time with a wonderful bunch of ladies meeting many for the first time IRL....of course i had a great travel buddy in Sandy and a hostess with the absolute mostess in Krissy. oh and i simply can not forget to mention the check out chick to beat all check out chicks Krissy's gorgeous mum Lynette and our awesome bus driver Sir Otto ( don't worry Al i am sticking with "what happens on the bus stays on the bus"...LOL)..it truly was a great weekend and i can't wait to do it all again!!!
these few layouts are from the retreat using wicked princess kits and the challenges from the retreat! for fairy wishes i used the blue bird kit ....i just added the thickers and the prima butterfly.

for these next four pages i used the awesome park days kit...i LOVED this one and used up every little bit i could...LOL...i LOVE LOVE LOVE the fimo creatures krissy creates, so i just had to add a little lady bug here...it's so cute!!!

my very own little DJ at vincent's 21st...hehehehe i love this photo!

my very own nine year old....god she is growing up way to damn fast!

yep well it is all about Mary...ethan just adores Mary...so glad to be welcoming her to our family very soon...xx :)

ok Peta and Kate please don't faint but i used GLIMMERMIST!!! i know it's a miracle...think i might have been converted over the weekend...LOL!!!

i used part of my girly goodies pack for this goofy group shot from chantelle's luau.

not alot of pages created i guess but i was just having too much damn fun to concentrate...lol!

thanks for looking

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dates???

2011-06-03T07:27:00.003+10:00

ok i have two possible dates for the retreat .....february 24th-26th or March 9th - 11th (bare in mind with this one that easter is only about 3 weeks later).....let me know your preference and majority will rule.....my pick is the Feb date.

decisions to be made.

2011-06-02T08:00:00.002+10:00

hi girls....i have been thinking and starting to plan my retreat for next year and want to know what would interest you all the most.....would you prefer the retreat be cheaper and you receive a goodie bag...basically a kit, challenges and your food and drink included in the price for the weekend then you would bring you own gear or shop while there ???? OR would you like it to be similar to last year where you recieved the large pizza box full of goodies, papers, cardstock, challenges etc plus all food and drink???? just something to think about...please let me know here in the comments section or email me direct if you prefer....any other suggestions you may have will be taken on board as well.

i would love to start promoting the retreat so some decisions have to be made and i woule LOVE your input.

chat soon
jules xxx
PS will be back with some scrappy shares later today :)

chan turns 9!

2011-05-17T22:33:00.005+10:00

on the 1st of may my gorgeous chantelle turned 9 and we celebrated Luau style. she LOVED the coconut cups we were able to get for all her party guests..... plus they all got this grovvy little tote bag, necklace, bookmark, notebook
and goodies....

her large cupcake birthday cake was a little on the dodgy side but once it was iced you couldn't tell...LOL... Merv piped the cake for me...it turned out ok....i think he did a good job...don't you???

ebony had a ball......she ditched her grass skirt after we played dunkin for ducks cause she was soaked! lol....

chan was just a little bit happy about her monster high doll!!

we played dunkin for duckies...where the kids had 30 seconds to use their mouth only to grab as many ducks from the container of water as they could....god they loved this one...it was such a crack up....very hard to get pics ...got lots and lots of head shots...lol....here is a couple i did manage of ethan though....

all in all we had a great day with wonderful friends and great weather to top it all off!!

lest we forget!

2011-04-25T12:29:00.002+10:00

on this day i want to say THANK YOU...the words seem so little but they are said with all my heart....to our servicemen past and present and to their families whose sacrifice is often forgotten.....

i read a book by Lora Leigh recently and she wrote this inside the front cover...it rang true in my heart and i thought today was a good day to share it.

"In memory of those who can never come home.

The Warriors, the men and women whose courage and determination, whose loyalty and dedication to their country demanded the ultimate sacrifice.

My prayers for your loved ones, your wives, parents, children, and friends are whispered nightly. My dream that your sacrifice was not in vain is an ever-present thought.

Your blood was precious, your laughter is missed, and your dreams, though not realized, will never be forgotten.

You are the ultimate heroes, and your precious light will shine forever in the minds, the hearts, and the lives of freedom you have provided for us.

May heaven hold you in its embrace, as we shall always hold you in our hearts."

LORA LEIGH...

well said lora....xxxx

oh what a kit!

2011-04-25T11:24:00.002+10:00

i am loving this little girl kit by Echo park....i have added just a couple of more things to the kit ( a prima butterfly and some gingham ribbon) but as a bonus i have kept the price them same....i have only 2 left so be quick girls......these are the pages i have done so far with the kit and i still have plenty of goodies left to keep on creating! some are class pages and some made using Wicked Princess Sketches created by the very very talented Krissy Christie! i have to apologise for the awful photos....i am having fun with the 8.5 x 11 size when it comes to getting the photos right...lol.....this page is of the gorgeous penny at my retreat Last year.....i love you my friend!

i am really happy with this one of ebony's pre-school photo....I LOVE those prima butterflies.....

Ebony's first day at BIG school....lol.

My brother Graeme getting a big birthday smooch from his gorgeous wife Michelle...i will probably be in big trouble for this one making the blog...LOL!!!

i Adore this photo of my grandma and me at stuarts point a very very long time ago...lol...this one is using week one of the april sketches at WP. miss ebony striking a pose and taking her own photo...lol...she loves to do that god love her!...this was also a WP sketch...week two.

for the week three sketch i went back to 12x12 ....i just love the colours in this kit....oh i think i already said i love this kit didn't i??? PMSL.....

Easter Hats!

2011-04-10T09:07:00.002+10:00

on Friday the kids finished term one of school with their Easter hat parade....they had a great time and i even won a small prize in the easter raffle...shock horror!...LOL...knowing my chances of getting photos at the actual parade were not good i took a couple before we left for school. the quick give mum a nice photo then ......

we get to be silly and make faces photo

i did manage to get ebony and

ethan during the parade but chantelle was too quick for me...lol.....

little girls class and kit!

2011-04-06T07:36:00.003+10:00

this month i am using a gorgeous kit put together by Peta from scrapbookingfromscratch for my class...it is the "Little girls" range by Echo Park and i am totally in LOVE.....i am having so much fun with it...the papers are just so yummy!!! i am creating pages that are 8.5 x 11...i am loving this size at the moment for something a little different..... how cute are these stickers and alpha......

and OMG this dragon fly pin ...i can't wait to use it!!!

there are 12 papers in this absolutely gorgeous kit....this is the front view

and this one the back.....as you can see there is lots to play with and i am lovin it!!!...LOL....

i have 2 kits or class spots left so if you would like a kit (with or without my page instructions...that is up to you) or would like to attend the class on sunday the 17th of april just drop me an email and we'll get you fixed up!!...you will love this kits girls so grab one quick.....xxx

family time!

2011-04-04T19:38:00.007+10:00

ok when putting this post together i forgot to load the photos first then chat...so the blurb explaining what all these layouts are about is below the layouts....sorry for the very long post...as i said below some of these i am happy with and some i will be adding to or changing completely.....anyway i hope you enjoy checking out some of my family pages!

last weekend we travelled to Stuarts Point for the White family reunion....we had a BALL....it was so great to catch up with some family i haven't seen in ages and meet some i had never meet before....the kids had a great time too which did my soppy old heart good! ...it was a lovely place and we are looking forward to going back again...next time we will definately go for longer! i will share some pics with you from the weekend once my aunty sends them through for me...

mum asked me a long time ago to scrap some photos for her....of course the day before we left she found some more...14 pages needed to be added before leaving the next day....OMG!!!! then we realised we should have layouts of some of our family that weren't able to make it in there as well...lucky for me i had already done some layouts of them so just had to grab them out of my class albums....i went to bed at 1am on the friday morning then was up and scrapping again at 4.30am...so as you can imagine simply because of time some of the layouts ended up being very simple but some i LOVE how they turned out....some i will finish off more or even totally re do but i thought i would share all my mad rush layouts with you anyway....hope you like some....

thanks for stopping by...xxxx

2011 retreat!

2011-04-04T10:03:00.005+10:00

well i have been offline due to a virus in my computer for so long i nearly forgot how to do this...LOL....yeah right! our 2011 retreat was awesome...great company with loads of mojo flowing...the one sad thing about the weekend was that the gorgeous Kate had to go home ill on friday night...we missed you honey and thought about you lots!.... i sincerely hope you are all better now and that we can catch up for a scrap again soon...xxxx sandy put this little collage together for you all to check out...i think a great weekend was had by all...i didn't get as many pages done as i had hoped but i am really happy with what i did make especially the 8.5 x 11 pages....the first 3 pages here i did in 12 x 12 cause i needed them for my family album...after that i stuck to the 8.5 x 11 challenge of the weekend.....

this page started out as a great idea then drove me nuts!!!!!! the 6 lines of hand stitching proved very time consuming...LOL....but i got there in the end...this photo is my mum and her older sister doris in stanthorpe many many years ago...lol....

i LOVE this one and it is a complete scraplift from michelle...THANKS SO MUCH for allowing me to copy michelle and for the gorgeous key charm....i just LOVE it!!!!!!!!!!! this is my mum and her great-grandmother emma hicks.

this gorgeous photo is of my mum's uncle and his wife on their wedding day....how gorgeous is Esme's dress...i LOVE it!!! all that lace is stunning!

miss ebony's 3rd birthday party....i love the prima butterflies!!

OMG i painted!!!!!! inspired by Kate and the painting she does so beautifully on her layouts i just had to give it another go...my previous attempts with paint were total messes...yuck! but this i LOVE...i managed to get great coverage with the glitter paints which i think went really well with the photo of ebony and loopy the clown at ebony's 5th birthday party.

this quicky is of chantelle playing with her bubbles at maitland park when we had a family picnic for christmas back in december...kids of all ages just seem to love bubbles don't they???....thanks for the pearls sandy....they totally finished the page off...xxxxx

some more dance concert photos of ebony....i love my new martha stewart butterfly punch!!!

ok i am off to do some shopping but i will be back with reunion pages and the class kits details for my april class later today...so make sure you come back and check things out.....see you soon ...xxxxxxxx

2011-03-03T18:07:00.002+11:00

okey dokey here we go .......our retreat kit..... flowers, 4 pompom ribbons, 3 laces, 4 doilies, mini roses, prima butterflies, kaiser paper blooms, material..pink check and green gingham, 2 chipboard swirls, 3 embroidery threads and a needle, fluffy wool, quilling tool, pink gingham and pink spot ribbon.....string of pearls....

aren't the roses so damn cute!!!!

and check out the butterflies....i LOVE THEM!!!!!! alphas......
20 cardstock........

9 MME tickled pink papers.......

reverse side of the papers....

4 of the MLS cute as a button papers...... these are the reverse side of the dolls and the strips paper shown above....i have included them in the kit twice so we could have the gorgeous reverse side as well as the front and be able to completely fussy cut one...( if that maes sense...lol) plus there is the die cut edge paper.....

finally the journalling die cuts tags......well i think that is everything...lol....god i hope you like it girls...i am so nervous about that this time for some reason....i really hope i have choosen well.....

see you all tommorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! woohoo bring it on baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Krissy does it again!!!

2011-02-15T22:40:00.004+11:00

check out these ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS pages by Krissy for our feb 8.5 x 11 class girls! i am totally in love with them and can't wait to give them a go myself...

i mean how gorgeous can you get!! hehehehe... i still have kits available should you not be able to make the class...the kit comes with full instructions to create these beautiful pages as well....

put a little "Harmony" in your life!

2011-02-14T21:33:00.003+11:00

for this month's class i have chosen the gorgeous "Harmony" range from My Little Shoebox...it is so vibrant in colour but oh so cute!!!! Krissy has been graceous enough to prepare this month's class pages for me and i will be posting them for you to check out very soon but in the meantime check out these gorgeous papers!! please bear in mind that it is very overcast and rainy here at the moment so getting good photos is impossible...i had to take these inside which is never good....they look so much better IRL.... here are the 6 Cardstock, 4 patterned papers and one die cut paper we will be using....

next up the gorgeous journalling die cuts and mini alpha.....

the reverse side of the PP's.....i have spot left for this gorgeous class or kits with complete instructions should you prefer that....so drop me an email if you would like to add a little harmony to your life.....keep watching i will be back with pages soon!!! xxxx

housekeeping

2011-02-04T07:26:00.002+11:00

hi there...just wanted to let you all know that i am ordering soon for the retreat so if there are any last minute bookings out there for either the kit or for actually attending the retreat please contact me by monday ....after tuesday i will not be able to do anyone else our huge kit up!

to refresh your memory to attend the retreat costs $200 (it includes all meals except dinner on friday night as we will be going out for that one to kick start our weekend and of course our fabbo scrap kit with absolutely everything in it...LOL) and to buy just the kit is $150...the kit will be huge containing papers galore, bazzill, embellishments of all sorts including things like doileys and trims and some alphas...it is going to be HUGE!!!!!!!! so come on email me....LOL.

my little whoops big girl!

2011-02-04T06:43:00.002+11:00

my gorgeous Ebony...yes i am totally bias....started BIG school yesterday...she had a great day and is more than happy to be going back...her only problem is understanding that because she gets up so early she doesn't actually have to get ready for school straight away... no one is there at 6am!!...LOL... all spruced up ready to go.....

a weird attempt at a smile...hehehehe.

all three munchkins ready to go....chantelle has been a fantastic support to ebony making her feel very positive about school...

me and my girl.....and NO i didn't cry...everyone has been asking me that...hehehe...i think because she was so happy and not fazed at all by anything it didn't worry me...i have been so busy this week though so maybe it will hit me next week when all three kids are at school and there is not as much on my agenda to keep me busy...LOL.
have a great day and thanks for stopping by :)

a little bit Pyrus

2011-01-31T10:46:00.003+11:00

hey there ...just thought i would share some of the pages i did with my january PYRUS kit...i have a couple more to show you but my camera is playing up so it will have to wait until i can get it fixed up!...there is a little bit of reflection on a couple of them ...for that i apologise....i have used a mix of hertitage and recent pics with this kit...it suits everything!!!LOL....hope you like them! this one had the girls in my class spinning a little with the 60 distressed one inch squares followed by stitching...LOL...but i love the end result! this is my grandparents wedding pic.....

look Kerry i made one of you flowers!!!!! Finally....hehehehe...and they were a huge hit with the girls too... thanks again for teaching it to us xx

this is my mum and her sisters and brother....

my uncle and aunt on their wedding day....not sure i am happy with this one...the jury is still out..... My family at our chrissy get together on dec 19th 2010...we had a fantastic day at maitland park....i love them all so damn much!!! but oh my god do i need a haircut...AAAAAAARRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!

i'll be back soon to show you some more.....
oh hey don't forget tommorrow is the first of the month so heaps of awesome challenges will be going up at wicked princesses.. so make sure you head on over there to check them out!!!

It's CropTime!!!

2011-01-21T12:36:00.003+11:00

yep that's right it is cyber crop time this weekend...the very first one for 2011...you don't want to miss it...the girls have some aweosme things organise for us...so get on over there ( here) and check out the forum....the click on the comps and challenges link....and follow that to the CC....easy peasy!!! hope i see you all there....xxxx

retreat news!

2011-01-15T14:13:00.003+11:00

hey there! my challenge retreat is fast approaching and it is with a heavy heart that i have to say that we now have a couple of extra places open due to the current sad circumstances in our beautiful country.....so if you can now join us after all or you know a friend who would like to join us then just drop me an email and let me know.....to refresh your memory here are some details about the retreat!
the retreat is on the 4th-6th of march 2011..it is a challenge weekend so i supply you with a heap of challenges, sketches and comps to keep the mojo flowing ...having said that though i am not going to kill anyone who simply wants to do their own thing.. ..
the cost is $200 which includes all meals, munchies and soft drinks from friday night till sunday arvo...the cost also includes a HUGE scrap kit containing everything from bazzill and papers to embellishments, some alphas and this year even some tricky little tools! you really could bring your tools and glues and nothing else if you wanted...the kit will keep you going all weekend long and beyond!.....also i do offer the kit for sale for anyone who would like to purchase the goodies but is unable to actually attend the scrap weekend.....all money is needed by early february so all the stock can be purchased in plenty of time. to book your spot or a kit simply email me and let me know ...you will also need a $50 deposit asap to secure your spot....if you would like to know anything else about the weekend just ask!!
we really have a great time girls so come on what are you waiting for ...book in and join in the fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PS for your shopping pleasure there will be a shop set up by Peta from scrapbookingfromscratch and Kate from pinkie pinkie buttons will be bringing along some goodies for sale as well...how AWESOME is that!!!!! i so can't wait!!!!!!

2010 recap!

2011-01-13T10:16:00.002+11:00

better late than never i guess...LOL..

well 2010 was certainly a mix of emotions but we all have those from time to time....some highlights were definately:
*the girls starting and loving dance classes...i was finally able to give them an activity of their own outside of school that they could share with their friends...they just love it and i think they did great in their first dance concert too...yeah yeah i know i am totally bias...hehehehe
* ethan made such huge improvements with his reading, writing and speech...he is growing up so much it's getting a little scary....ethan and his class mates performed a beautiful dance at the schools world expo...making lots of mums (not just me for a change) cry happy tears! keep it up my big man!!
*chantelle had to go through quite a few different treatments for her CP over the year but handled it all in her stride 98% of the time...i am very proud of her and the way she just gets on with things...
*ebony had a great year at preschool and is more than ready for big school...bring on feb 3rd i say!!! LOL....
* i loved joining in the fun at Wicked Princesses...there is a wonderful bunch of ladies over there chatting and supporting each other....thank you to you all for welcoming me and i am honoured to be able to call you all my friends!
*speaking of friends...to my friends here at home and my email buddies THANK YOU so so much for all your friendship and support..i value you all so much...i hope you all realise just how much....
* IN 2010 I read 170 books and loved at least 165 of them so thats pretty good averages wouldn't you say...LOL....i am on my 7th so far for 2011 ...i love to escape wih a little bit of reading..ok understatement...alot of reading....but what sanity i actually have left is definately a result of good friends and escapeing regularly with a great book!
as a lot of you know my 2010 didn't end with wonderful news and the news we received leaves a very dark cloud over my 2011 but I AM NOT GOING TO focus on only that cloud and i am going to stay strong and positive..I AM, I AM, I AM...occasionally i need to remind myself but i am getting better...thanks again for all your well wishes for my brother.

ok i am definately getting way too deep and meaningful here so ia m going to bugger off but i'll be back very soon with my january class pages and some other challenge pages .....xxxxxx

2011-01-11T18:27:00.003+11:00

hey there long time no blog.....i have so much to tell you all and share with you that i think i will have to do it in stages ....i am not getting much computer time at the moment so i'll quickly share some pages from my december class with you then i'll be back with more and family stuff.... this page is ethan's first santa photo ...whatever was on the ceiling was way more funny appartently...LOL...i really had fun doing the chrissy tree even if cutting the tiny 1/4 inch strips got a bit annoying.....but hey i had fun watching the girls have to do it too...LOL...

chantelle and ethan at the special children's christmas party a couple of years ago..

ethie at the special children's christmas party 2010 having a chat with the big man himself..santa!!!! i loved fussy cutting these little guys...they are so cute...you just had to do it!! another pic from ethan's first christmas.....i loved the puffy dots on the papers i cut the flowers out of....it is so cool to use! i am loving twinkler dust too... next up chantelle with santa at this years SCC party....she looks impressed doesn't she...LOL...

i also did a double page for this class as well but i wasn't happy with it so i am fiddling with it before i put it up here.....
thanks for stopping by and i'll be back soon to have a chat...got to go squash yet another world war 3....gotts love kids!!!!

Chan's turn!!

2010-12-05T12:47:00.003+11:00

well my big girl did get her plasters of in time to dance in the big end of year concert and she was absolutely thrilled about it!!! Chan in her very pink jazz costume for her "I feel pretty" Dance....this pic was taken after the concert so things were a little worse for wear by then but she's still a cutie...yeah yeah i know...i am totally bias!

little miss poser chantelle in her Tap costume already to do her thing to "shake"
the concert went well.... i think my girl did a great job considering she was only out of leg plasters 3 days prior to the concert and she was still very stiff and sore...nothing was going to stop her from having a go though which made us very very proud!!

oh and of course i just had to show you a close up of the makeup cause that's important don't you know!! god help me when she gets older!!!!!!!!!!!!

just a quick post today....i have so much to share with you all and try to explain why i haven't been around...not feeling like much of a friend at the moment....i am so so very sorry.....i hope to make it up to you all very soon....xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

making lemonade!

2010-11-25T10:53:00.002+11:00

so do you know that old saying "when life gives you lemons make lemonade"??? well i am afraid our life has been full of a lot of lemons lately which is why i seemed to drop off the face of the earth.....but instead of getting on here and venting and being a sook i am going to make some lemonade and show you some of the good things that have happened around everything else.....
first up we have miss ebony dressed for her dance concert....last weekend was a practice as well as photo day the following day with the real concert being on this weekend.....this is her jazz costume for "Locomotion"

this is her Tap costume for her "Broadway Baby" tap routine....it is so cute!!! yeah i know i am totally Bias.....chantelle was in plasters still last weekend so couldn't do hers but the plasters are off now and she is very excited to be getting her turn this weekend...i'll share some pics of her then...

next up we have chantelle and ethan with santa at the special children's christmas party last wednesday...we had a great night...we could all harldy move when we left we were all so buggered but it was so, so worth it!!! my hat goes off to all those workers and volunteers who make the party possible every year...they do an awesome job and it is always a fantastic night for the kids.....

in amoungst the hectic stuff around here in did have a november class with the awesome "Splash Dance" range from imaginsence...it was so good to create with...i had a ball with it!!! here are the four single page and one double page layout i came up with...... i love this flook of a photo taken at taronga zoo of this very happy penguin so much that it just had to be scrapped....i have also used the awesome I-Rock and some twiklers dust on this layout!

i had fun with this page fringe cutting the matting paper then rolling the edges inwards...it was fiddly but fun and so worth it i think???? i gave the I-Rock a spin again too....slowly becoming addicted to it....LOL...i can see myself using it heaps! yes i did it again!!! LOL...i I-Rocked the circles on this simple double page layout....i kept the papers sinple so that the photos and bling would stand out more....merv and the kids had a great time buliding castles when we went to crescent head january 09....do you think ethan was happy?????

unfortunately the photo of this page is shocking....it just didn't photograph well at all....it is on bubble bazzill which i rubbed over with blue chalk just to slightly high light the circles......my attempt at seaweed was funny but hey it doesn't look to bad..insert rolling eyes here......casey is the leopard seal at taronga zoo...he is so gorgeous...we watched him for ages.....

speaking of not photographing well....when we went on the dolphin curise for ebonys birthday i had an awful time trying to get photos but if you look really, really hard you might see some...LOL.... this last page of ebony and myself being silly was made from some left over Petal Pushers papers from a previous class....i think i used a krissy sketch from wicked for this too....

thanks for stopping by and putting up with such a long post....
chat soon

jules xxxx

Spooktacular!!!!!!

2010-10-26T20:07:00.002+11:00

this is how i am spending my weekend ...how about you???? the CC's at Wicked princesses are always amazing and i just KNOW this one will be too so make sure you don't miss out on all the fun!!! come on over and join us!!

yeah i scrapped!!!!!

2010-10-18T11:21:00.003+11:00

here are a few pages i did on saturday that are for my class next sunday....i have used the gorgeous Bo Bunny "Sunkissed" range...i LOVE these bright papers!the colours haven't photographed the best because of poor lighting but you get the idea....just bear in mind the colours are brighter and clearer than they appear here..... miss ebony going for a walk along crescent head beach....just a little stroll....

ethan and ebony splashing in the creek at crescent head...they LOVE the creek!!

the cute miss ebony have'n some fun ......i love that happy little smile!

my gorgeous little ethie man after a play under the sprinklers....soggy wet nappy and all!! ethan and i being just a little bit cheeky at the park.....

this is a quick but i think effective double page layout of crescent head...our trip there in 09 was like going home for me....it just felt so right....i know that probably doesn't make sense but i felt like my dad was on my shoulder the whole time...we just had a great time...looking forward to being able to take the kids back there again some day.....sorry the photo is so dark it does look a lot nicer IRL..... my very cheeky ebony having a swim at kate's inlaws...she loved those silly goggles!!!lol....

well that's it for now...i seem to have finally got the scrappin' bug back so i am sure i'll be back soon...thanks for stopping by

jules xxxxxxxxxxxxx

wow what a day!!!

2010-10-01T06:46:00.004+10:00

we had an absolutely awesome day at taronga zoo yesterday...we are all very tired and i personally have definately found some muscles i forgot i had...LOL...but it was so worth it to see my kids so happy! here are a few of the 121 pics i took ....some were hard to get from behind the glass but most didn't turn out too bad....i was really surprised at how close you did get to go to some of the animals....it was just an awesome day!!!! i love this penguin pic...a total flook of a pic that turned out great!

meet Casey the leopard seal....how cute is he?.....

a quick pose pic for the girls!!!

the merecats...... how awesome is this tiger pic...we love tigers and this one was so beautiful...he was parading around the front of his enclosure...right up to the glass which made for awesome pics!!...just look at those gorgeous eyes!! the elephants were so cute too!!! this is as close to the gorillas as we got all day...every time we went to check them out they went inside for some reason.....bugger it!!! oh well ethan had some fun for this pic....

i loved the gorgeous zebras..... another flooky pic...this cameleon was getting a little hose down from his keeper and i managed to grab a pic! i love the effect of the water splashes....

god i LOVED seeing the giraffes this close up....they are such a beautiful animal....i went a little pic crazy with them but i just love them!!!!

ok so this weekend i am hopeing to get back to my gorgeous friends at wicked.....so sorry for being such a slack on line friend girls....i'll be back soon....god help ya!!! PMSL.....see ya soon xxxxx

I WILL SURVIVE!!!!!

2010-09-29T08:54:00.007+10:00

that has been my daily mantra for the past week and a half...i will survive!!! LOL.... it has been a very very busy time but lots of fun stuff thrown in there too!!!
on thursday i went with ebony on her pre school's excursion to hunter valley zoo and i was so upset when my camera decided not to work...we had such a great time patting all sorts of animals....we patted charlie the wombat, bazil the koala, kangaroos, lizards and baby crocs and i have not one single photo of it all...i am so NOT HAPPY about that one JAN!!!!!!!!!!

anyway here's some pics for you.....first up we have chantelle on the last day of school receiving her "keys to success" badge and award ...this award is a big deal and celebrates those children who uphold the school values..it is only given out a few times a year.....we are so proud of our girl right now!!!!!

she was very happy about it and surprised that we knew and she didn't...i told her that was the point....she had to be surprised....hehehehe....

on saturday we had a fairy and superheros birthday party for ebony with her pre school friends......we even had rainbows the fairy come and entertain the kids!..we all had a ball.....

my two fairies and ben10 ready to party......

rainbows was awesome....she did some great magic that had the kids in fits of laughter..... and some singing...well i think thats what you would have called it....LOL....it was a little doubtful!!! PMSL..... check out this totally awesome cake made for Eb by penny....it is so cool....and we all absolutely loved it!!!!! it was not only gorgeous but SO yummy!!!! thank so so much penny...your awesome!!!! rainbows made balloon animals.....

she did small face paintings...ethan opted for a ben 10 watch.....and

most of the girls opted for arm bands.......they played heaps of fun games then we tried for a group shot....LOL....i did say try! hehehehe

ebony and rainbows...... ethan loved rainbows too...... then on monday which was ebony's actual birthday we went to nelson bay and went on a dolphin cruise....for a while there i didn't think we were going to see any but finally we did.....my photos aren't great cause i had camera issues but at least we kind of got something.......you just have to look really hard....lol....we wer joined by fanily and freinds and we went for picnic lunch and a swim after...all the kids had ball and it was so GREAT to catch up with Kate, brielle, declan and izzy....xxxxx..... ebony wasn't real fussed about getting her photo taken with "splash" the dolphin..can you tell...lol.... chantelle and my niece sharna on the other hand loved him!!!

wow sorry about the huge post but so much easier to do it all at once.....i'll be back for sure with more soon as we are going to taronga zoo for the day tommorrow...enjoy your day girls and thanks for stopping by.....xxxxxxx

two more!!

2010-09-14T21:50:00.002+10:00

check these out girls...here are two more gorgeous layouts from krissy for our sunkissed class this month.....

we are going to have so much fun....so who's ready to scrap 7 pages???? i know i am..... woohoo i can't wait !!!

a sunkissed september!

2010-09-09T21:08:00.002+10:00

hey there! here is five of the layouts for this months class all created by the totally awesome Krissy Christie....check these out girls i know you are going to love them as much as i do.......
so i am i right or am i right?? they are just awesome aren't they! these are going to be so much fun to create with you...i can't wait!!!!!!!!!

need inspiration????

2010-09-04T13:22:00.003+10:00

then head on over to wicked princesses and check this out!!! the Inspiring Interiors competition started on wednesday and is it so much fun...you really don't want to miss this one girls....so get over to the forum and get scrapping!!!

OMG Double figures!!

2010-09-04T13:01:00.003+10:00

last monday my gorgeous boy Ethan turned 10!! yep hit the big double figures....i can't believe it or maybe i just don't want to believe it....LOL... so his sister's made him a cake....chantelle had a go at writing on it and ebony decorated the edges with jelly babies...

the finished product....it was really really yummy!!

i do think that my boy has watched the karate kid a little too much though...what about you??? recognise the crane move from the movie....he does this before kicking his new totem soccer ball...

Lovin' Olivia

2010-08-30T12:56:00.003+10:00

these gorgeous pages...if i do say so myself...LOL...are from the class i did at peta's last thursday....yeah i didn't take a month to put them up this time...hehehehe...
we used the gorgeous Basic Grey "Olivia" range and i am SO happy with how they turned out... THANKS SO SO MUCH for an awesome day Peta!! xxx sorry the pics aren't the best....not great photo weather.... the beautiful Michelle and Krissy at my retreat earlier this year.....so are you coming with us this year???? there's only a couple of spots left so jump in quick!

this little cutie is Ebony at 2 months old.....

my little miss chantelle just after receiving her first principal's award at school...so so proud of you honey....xxxxx last but definately not least....ebony playing at the park....i haven't titled this one yet as it just hasn't come to me .....i'll get there...hehehehe

thanks for stopping by girls.....xxxx

last two

2010-08-24T09:42:00.002+10:00

this one of my two guys is from krissy's block party class.... i know what your thinking another page that has merv in it.... it's a miracle ..i know!! LOL....

this cute one is from the class at peta's i did last month....chantelle getting a little kiss from her uncle toby....he makes her go all gooey everytime..it is so cute and it warms my heart too just how much my kids love their aunts and uncles...they are so lucky to have such an awesome family!

scrappy share!

2010-08-24T09:16:00.002+10:00

i thought i had better finally do a bit of a scrappy share as i haven't posted anything in ages! first up i have my pages from the "block party" krissy class....i love how my pages turned out.....the only one i haven't put up here yet is the double as i haven't titled and journal stickered it yet....... are you as shocked as everyone else was that i finally got to do a page of merv...LOL...i never get nice photos of him but ethan did...hehehe so i took advantage while i could!!

ethan and ebony in a rare moment of playing and not arguing...lol...

my big brother Toby at his 5oth birthday back in may
...looking a tad serious but with the men in my family when it comes to photos you take what you can get....LOL...

this crack up of a page and the two below i did a few weeks back at a class with peta at SFS...i had a ball and i love the pages...thanks so much honey....really looking forward to the class on thursday too!......this cute pic of michelle was taken at my retreat earlier this year....whatever bunny ears was sort of a running joke...one of those you had to be there things!

this cutie is my mummy when she was about four or five i think...i'll have to double check with her before journalling a little....it is a little freaky sometimes how much my girls look like their grammy...not that it is a bad thing just freaky if you know what i mean!! LOL....

this is all the wicked princesses girls that were at my retreat.....god i am never letting my scary legs out in public again!!!! it was a PJ weekend by the way...that's why most of us have a jammies on...hehehhe...

this last little page of my ethie man goofing around was for the blind scrap at wicked princesses on friday night...i had a great time and really love how my page turned out...thanks so much krissy "Mwah"

well as i was typing i realised that this silly blogger didn't load two of the pics so i will pop them into another post when this thing stops being so silly....

oh and before i forget...there are only 3 spots left for my next retreat march 4th -6th 2011 so please be quick if you are thinking of attending...they won't be there much longer...i have lots of people thinking about it but it will have to be first in best dressed so to speak....we really will be having a ball girls ...you won't want to miss it!!

thanks for stopping by xxxxxxxxxxx

i am SO lucky....

2010-08-15T16:58:00.002+10:00

no make that i am very honoured to have Krissy as a part of my little DT team.....take a look at just some of the pages we will be creating this sunday at our "block party" class....they are just AWESOME!!!!!

and yes that is a double page layout...your eyes aren't play tricks on you...LOL...for someone who says she can't do doubles i think she kicked butt on this one...what about you????

there is just one kit/class spot left for this class so be quick if your interested email me !!

thank so stopping by

jules xxx

It's party time

2010-08-07T14:47:00.002+10:00

that is it's Block Party time.......this months class/kit is the gorgeous Block Party range by BO BUNNY and i am extremely lucky to have the fantasically talented Krissy Christie creating pages for us all using this awesome kit jam packed with loads of goodies! each kit contains 2 cream, 2 pinecone, 2 red and one green cardstock, cardstock sticker sheet, combo/alpha sticker sheet, some small buttons, a roll of red, white and blue striped ribbon and a mini cosmo alpha (the colours of the mini alpha vary )

there are also five gorgoeus pattern papers....this is the front view

this is the reverse.....

this kit is absolutely awesome...i can't wait to see what fun pages krissy creates for us...so keep an eye on the blog for more details soon.....the class itself is on the 22nd of august and i have only a couple of spots left so please be quick ....of you can't make the class but would like the kit and page instructions just drop me an email.....

thanks for stopping by.....xxxxxxx

it's jingle bell time!

2010-07-28T22:22:00.003+10:00

yep that's right it's cybercrop time at Wicked Princesses this weekend so head on over and check out all the christmas in july fun...i promise you won't want to miss it.....

my crazy lot!

2010-07-27T11:09:00.003+10:00

just a little photo share from my nephew Vincent's 21st last weekend.... Vincent and his gorgeous girlfriend Mary...aren't they gorgeous!! little miss ebony in her new dress...she is so in love with this outfit...LOL...

the whole crew ready to go party!!!

a DJ in the making?.... what do you think girls?? PMSL!!! he thought he was so cool!! ethan and mary....ethan has a huge soft spot for mary ...hehehehe

don't faint girls yes that's a photo of ME and ethan....yes i know your in shock that i actually put a photo of me on the blog but i thought it was about time...and i liked how tis one turned out....we took it of oursleves too! then ethan helped me go around taking photos of everyone...he took some good ones too....all while charming the girls...the little flirt....god help me when he gets older...hehehehe...

some flower child to share!

2010-07-19T11:12:00.004+10:00

better late than never i guess...LOL....here are my pages for june using Bo Bunny's flower child range....these were all class pages or challenge pages.... this first page was for a june sketch challenge at Wicked Princesses....check the monthly sketches and other challenges out sometime girls...you won't regret it... they are always fantastic!!!

this page of chantelle was a class page where i used a tutorial by Juliana michaels(her blog is 17 turtles) to create the flower using a scallop circle punch!..i love it...the flower is so easy to make and looks Fabbo!!! thanks so much to juliana for sharing this little trick with us!!

another class layout of the kids with krissy...sorry for the awful pic...don't know what happened with it??? i love this pic...ebony's eyes are so huge cause she is so excited...it is such a crack up!! LOL......

this quick layout was again using one of the fantastic wicked Princesses monthly sketches...this is my gorgeous great niece courtney...now doesn't that make me feel old!!!!...boohoo.....

another quickie...whoops that sounds wrong?....anyway this is my hunky nephew danny and his fiancee sarah......

woohoo yet another wicked sketch.....i just love them can you tell...LOL....this is a rare pic of chantelle and ethan just mucking around....gotta take the peacful times when they come along...hehehehe

i am REALLY happy with this layout...this was done for Kate's cover to cover challenge at Wicked....she gave us a gorgeous butterfly ball cover to draw inspiration from and this is what i came up with...i love this pic of ebony and her aunty Roma....eb adores Roma so this is a nice one for her to have....i just had to use flowers for my flower junkie...

whatever your doing today have fun

thanks for stopping by

xxxxxxxxxx

gotta love petal pushers!

2010-07-19T10:24:00.005+10:00

here are my july class pages and my challenges so far for the month as well....i have used the new Bo Bunny range Petal Pushers....the photos are all either from my retreat or chantelle's 5th birthday, fancy dress party..... this first page of ebony was for a july sketch at Wicked Princesses.... each month krissy posts a new sketch each monday to help us get the mojo flowing....they are awesome...you really should check them out!!! this really quick and simple double is of krissy and i at my retreat earlier this year trying to take some pics...but let's face it laughing is just more fun!! hehehehe....

ebony again ...this time getting her arm painted with some beautiful flowers ....there was no way she was getting her face painted so we did her arm...but as you can tell she still wasn't real sure about it thank you very much!! LOL.....

this layout is krissy cracking up while trying to teach us mad lot how to make blossom branches at my retreat....i love clusters but i am so thinking i am not that good at it!!!...sorry about the dodgy pic too...i had major issues with glare yesterday then i just realised the pic is crooked...god i am having a shocker!!! hehehehe....

my gorgeous family trying for a family pic....we got their eventually thanks to peta's patience...she took the gorgeous pics...thanks honey..it is still my fav family pic!

for these gorgeous pics of chantelle i have used another of Wicked Princesses monthly sketches for july....really happy with this one too!! just love these pics of chantelle.....

thank for stopping bye ...xx

aussie scrap talent prize draw....

2010-07-19T10:18:00.002+10:00

for the draw i just put each family( i thought that might be the fairest way to do it) into the draw and drew out two names...i will send out a scrappy prize pack to the 2 winners and you can share it all amongst yourselves.....sound ok????

oh i guess you want to know the winners hey....LOL....oh ok if you insist!!!

1.Gemilla...woohoo way to go girl!!!

2. the piper family....woohoo way to go sam, charlotte and natalie!!

congrats to you both....i'll post your packs off this week...i hope you enjoy them!!

thanks again to everyone for embracing the comp and having so much fun...xxx

the ebony's do it again!!

2010-07-19T10:05:00.004+10:00

woohoo congrats girls you've done it again!!!.....ebony with her "ebony loves swimming" has won the holiday challenge for the juniors......

and Ebony A has won for the seniors......way to go girls.....they are awesome pages...stalk the postie for a little pressie coming your way.!!!! well thats all the challenge's for our australia's got scrappy talent comp...i hope everyone had a great time......i know i had a ball organising it all for you...thanks so much for joining in the fun!!

if everyone is interested i'll do it again for the next school holidays??...i'll give everyone a shout out just before the hols and see if you'd like me to do it again!

a HUGE thank you to KATE for being a fantastic judge....thank you so much for your valuable time....xxxxx

Holiday challenge

2010-07-18T16:51:00.002+10:00

the final challenge is all done and here are the gorgeous pages for you to check out first up we have this beautiful entry from Ebony...i just love the colours you've used honey....i love those kaiser papers...and i hear that you used a sketch for inspiration...great idea!!!!..just an awesome layout!!! well done....

next up we have maddison at dreamworld with spongebob and patrick...just gorgeous honey....love your button boarder.....it's great to see you using your prize pack too!! well done honey....

chantelle has used a krissy sketch for inspiration to get her started with her "surf's up dudes" layout...just gorgeous honey!..i love bright papers and the way you used the sketch...you did a great job!

this snazzy layout is by ebony.....ebony came up with all the ideas for this layout herself and did all the cutting and sticking down except for the circle which i already had cut out amoungst my scraps....fantastic job honey...you even got most of the pritt on the buttons this time instead of on you....LOL.....way to go!!!!

well thats it for our little comp....i will be pack soon to post winners for this challenge and for the major prize draw packs! good luck everyone...xxx

Sisters are kickin' it'!!

2010-07-15T17:27:00.003+10:00

Sisters Rebecca and Shannon are our winners for the black, white plus one challenge...way to go girls!!!! we love your clusters and well just everything about your pages....i will post off some little prizes for you both tommorrow...congrats girls a very deserved win!! xx

one final challenge!

2010-07-14T23:05:00.002+10:00

ok so i was going to stop but my girls reminded me that they are still on holidays thanks very much so one more please mum....well ok so they blasted me for stopping when the hols weren't over yet...LOL...so here's one more challenge for any one who is interested......

the HOLIDAY challenge: ok so for this one scrap a holiday pic.. and include the following on your layout......buttons, journalling, brads and at least 2 different patterned papers!...sound good ???

have fun creating and don't forget to email them to me ( i am going to give you a little longer seem it is the last one and i am posting it late) by 9pm sunday night....i will post all the entries then and do the final prize draw as well.....

just one more!

2010-07-14T23:00:00.002+10:00

here is another gorgeous layout from the very talented ebony....i love your flower cluster around your title!!...it's gorgeous honey...well done....thanks so much for joining in the fun!!!

OMG!!!

2010-07-14T14:11:00.003+10:00

during this comp i have been staggered at the gorgeous pages coming through from all our very talented munchkins and let me tell you these pages are definately no exception!! they are totally stunning..... first up we have another gorgeous page from Maddison...well done honey....love the shimmery purple background and your button flower centre....it looks awesome!!

next we have a gorgeous page titled "Cousins" from Rebecca (6)....this is just beautiful honey...i love the embellishments you have done your clustering with....just beautiful!! ...well done honey...

now we have Shannon (13) with her gorgeous page "together"...what can i say honey except that it is absolutely stunning!! i LOVE it...i love your flower cluster at the top with the gorgeous butterfly...just beautiful....great job honey....

the Ebony's have it!

2010-07-13T09:17:00.003+10:00

our winners for the someone special challenge are........

Ebony with her "my daddy and me" page..kate loved her colours, PP's and her cute photo....way to go my baby girl!!! so happy for you honey...hugs!

and Ebony A with her "grandad and me" page took out the seniors prize.....way to go ebony...your on a roll honey!! lovely page well done!

the black, white and one other colour challenge is due by 9pm tommorrow night and it will be our last challenge...so get into it kids...i will draw the winner of the major prize pack thursday afternoon...everyone who has placed an entry in the comp will go in that draw....

someone special!

2010-07-11T22:01:00.004+10:00

here are our entries for the someone special challenge.....first up we have a gorgeous layout from Maddison of herself with her mum and sister......i love the really pretty colours honey...you've made yet another beautiful layout..you all look like your having a great snuggle......well done!

this layout was created by chantelle of her mum.(me..LOL) and her grandma....i love that you took the time to do some fussy cutting honey and even gave the cuttlebug a go for your scollop edge....you thought this one through...way to go!! oh and yes we definately love you so! xxxx

last but definately not least is "my daddy and me" by ebony.....eb got a little creative this time....she used the cuttlebug to cut her scolloped edge..then fussy cut a bird, a deer and some flowers then mounted them on her circle...she used a rainbow sticker then to finish off she mounted her ribbon across her page......well done honey...i love that you came up with all the ideas yourself including fussy cutting....way to go cutie!!!

i will post the winner announcement in the morning...so sorry i am running behind with this one....i have been sick so haven't been able to get on the computer much....xxx

Just one more colour!

2010-07-10T23:06:00.003+10:00

hey there everyone....any one ready for another challenge???? there are only two more to go for this comp...then we'll have the draw for the major prize pack........ok so let's not get side tracked and get crakin' onto the next challenge....this one is a colour challenge,......i would like you to use black, white and one other colour of your choice to create a scrap page...easy peasy....if you want too you can use the sketch from pagemaps as a guide to get you started or you can go with your own ideas...just have fun with it!!!

for some silly reason i am having trouble uploading from my photo files...so i will post the entries for the last challenge tommorrow and announce the winners..

A Family Affair

2010-07-08T20:29:00.003+10:00

our gorgeous judge Kate has made her decisions and again it was very hard with so many wonderful creations to choose from........but the brother and sister combo of Jarrah and Ebony with their beados box and M&M's tin have taken out the prizes for challenge 3......look for a little pressie from me in the mail soon chickies!!!.....

a huge congrats to you both....i LOVED your ideas and they both looked fantastic..

what's next???

2010-07-07T22:33:00.002+10:00

i'll tell you what's next.....i would like you to scrap a page about someone very important to you...it could be your mum, your dad, your grand parents, a best friend...anyone who is very special to you and tell us why they are special to you....also include the following on your page...a journal tag/card, at least one circle and a scalloped edge.....

but most of all i want you to have FUN!!!!!!!!!! all entries for this challenge are due by 9pm saturday night....

the mojo just keeps flowing

2010-07-07T22:07:00.002+10:00

check these out....the mojo is really flowing at the moment it seems...... first up we have this gorgeous album from Stephanie (12)...she has redecorated her scrap album to in her own words "make it new and very pink"...it is a great idea honey and it looks fantastic....well done!!

next we have a wonderful creation from Shannon (13)...she has turned a shoe box into a gorgeous memories box....love it honey....the soft colour tones are beautiful!! awesome work honey!! glad you both had fun girls...hope you make it back for more challenges....

woohoo Gemilla is back!!! this time gemilla has created a gorgeous cover for her diary...it's awesome honey....love the glitz work and the alpha's really cool!

My Crew

2010-07-07T11:18:00.002+10:00

finally got to do their recycling challenge things this morning.....they had a lot of fun and here they are...... Ebony decorated an old pizza box i had saved from a scrap order and decided to use it for papers.....she attached a PP then as you can see used my flower stash!!! "note to self don't turn your back on your krissy flowers stash for even two seconds with eb around".....she had loads of fun as you can tell!!! LOL....very girly honey....just beautiful.... chantelle decorated a little box and transformed it into a treasure box...her journal tag in the middle has listed the sorts of things she wants to use the box for...she is already using it for some stickers.....beautiful honey....love the PP you chose...so bright and colourful....well done!!!

next up is ethan's photo box! he also used an old pizza box from a scrap order...he decorated it with PP, stickers for a title, a photo and then mounted some diecuts down near his photo....the photo doesn't show them up very well but they are there!!...totally awesome honey..very groovy PP..so glad you had a go...this will be great for your photos....(maybe you'll stay out of mine now!!!hehehehehe)

if you haven't done your recycling challenge yet kids then get cracking...you still have time so get creating....all entries are due by 9pm tonight!!!

More, more, more

2010-07-06T15:06:00.004+10:00

When such awesome creative ideas like these are coming my way i just want MORE!!!!!!!!!!! check these amazing ideas out....... first up we have an entry from Jarrah...i just love this idea...i would never have thought of it in a million years!...Jarrah has turned a microwave popcorn box into a fabbo container for his beado creations.....he has cleverly used paint, paper scraps and punches shapes to decorate the box.....it is just terrific!!!

ebony has also come up with a very clever idea and covered an empty quick tin with gorgeous papers and flowers to create an M&M's tin that even her little 3yr old sis can't get into...hehehehe...i hear that is a big bonus!!! LOL..... i love that you used the M&M symbol from an empty packet to create your label...more recycling...really clever.....it is fantastic honey!

the ideas coming through so far are just amazing...keep them coming everyone!!!

Up First

2010-07-05T15:16:00.003+10:00

for challenge 3, our recycling challenge we have a gorgeous entry from Maddison... how beautiful is this looking ......i think it's fantastic honey ..i lOVE the colours you chose...great job!!

keep the entries coming kids....don't forget you have until 9pm wednesday night to get them emailed to me

here comes challenge 2....

2010-07-03T21:38:00.002+10:00

these two gorgeous layouts are both our entries and our winners for challenge 2.....a huge congratulations to Maddison and Gemilla...some scrap goodies are in the post to you on monday!!! woohoo!!!..so check these out..... maddison created a gorgeous layout beautifully using all the elements i asked for....way to go honey....it is beautiful!! so what song are you singing????

Gemilla you gorgeous girl...i just LOVE this layout! everything from the smiley flower ribbon to the flowers and leaves , right down to the bling baby!!! just absolutely gorgeous.....you go girl!!!

can't wait to see what you both do with the next challenge.....

we're going green!!

2010-07-03T14:17:00.002+10:00

hey there...who's ready for another challenge???? for this challenge i thought we would do something a little different....i would like you to recycle something around the house by decorating it to use as something for yourself.....so grab a box, a jar, a container of some sort, a note book that needs jazzing up, anything at all and decorate it to use....

i am in the middle of decorating a box that i was given some coffee cups and now i am turning into a storage box for some of my scrap goodies....i'll post a pic of it tommorrow for you so you can see what i mean.....but if you have any questions in the meantime...just email me or ask here in the comments section...

this challenge will be due by 9pm wednesday night so have heaps of fun with it....can't wait to see what you all come up with....

1st challenge winners!!

2010-07-01T20:01:00.003+10:00

Our Judge, the gorgeous kate, had a very hard time making her decisions with so many fantastic layouts to choose from...but in the end she did make some choices....because it was so hard for kate i am sending out second place R.A.K's (small scrappy gift) to maddison and ethan...ok so i am not posting his...hehehehe.....but the 1st place prizes go to..........................................................................................................................................
hayden for "my dad"......WOOHOO!!!!!! congrats honey.....a "captain underpants" book is on it's way to you first thing monday morning...so stalk the postie next week!....kate loved your stars and your beautiful writing in your journal box....

and Ebony for "dance mat"... a big WOOHOO for you too honey...you have a $5 wicked princesses voucher coming your way honey......hope you have fun spending it...hehehe

a huge congrats to all our winners and don't forget everyone has now gone into the draw for the major prize at the end of the comp.....the more challenges you complete the more entries you will have in the draw...so keep them coming!!!!

i am looking forward to seeing the entries for challenge 2......

more scrappy talent!

2010-07-01T10:07:00.003+10:00

we really do have lots of scrappy talent around us...and i'm LOVIN" it!!!!! here are the last of the entries for the first challenge in our australia's got scrappy talent kids comp!!!....check these out..... first up we have an awesome page from Sam (5) "Amy's Prince"....sam's fav colour is blue and i think he did a Fabbo job of showing off this gorgeous photo....way to go Sam...it's just well i know i have already said it but it's AWESOME!!!!!!! and so are you..x..

this gorgeous page was created by Charlotte (8) and i just LOVE it....all your flowers look just beautiful and your layering of them is perfect!a gorgeous layout by a gorgeous girl!

"Beach boy" was created by Natalie (9) ...i think you have matched up your papers to your photo perfectly honey...it is a truly beautiful layout....the flowers blend together so well and i LOVE your kindy glitz'd title...it looks terrific!!keep them coming honey... next up we have Jarrah(6)...Jarrah decided to do his own thing and not use the sketch and man didn't it pay off cause just look how awesome this page is!! his fav colour is red and he positioned and glued everything himself making his mum very very proud....you know what Jarrah.... i think that is totally fantastic too honey...way to go!!!!

last but most definately not least is "dance mat" created by Ebony (14)...just love it honey...you've use a great mix of techniques and colours....it looks fabulous!!!!

i am so happy that everyone seems to be enjoying themselves....i hope the mojo keeps flowing for the rest of the challenges.....

i will be posting the first challenge winners this afternoon....

who's ready for more???

2010-06-30T11:07:00.003+10:00

everyone loved giving a sketch ago so much that i thought we would use another one.....the sketch comes from pagemaps..... you can use the sketch or not thats up to you but i'd love to see you give it ago!.....i also want to see some ribbon or twine and LOTS of bling baby!!!! sound easy??? i think it is and so much fun too....

this layout is a quick one i did a long time ago using this sketch...i hope it helps to give you some ideas! ok have fun with it and don't forget to email it to me before 9pm saturday night.....

just a little hint for the next one.....keep an eye out around the house between now and saturday for something you can recycle.......

prize info and another layout!

2010-06-30T10:55:00.002+10:00

here we have a gorgeous layout by Maddison (7) i am thinking that Maddison is another pink fan...how about you??? it is just beautiful ...a great version of the sketch and oh my what a cutie you are at the beach!...well done honey...

i just wanted to clarify a few things about the comp and prizes for everyone.....i will post challenges on saturdays and wednesdays....each saturday challenge will be due wednesday by 9pm and wednesday challenges will be due by 9pm saturday...easy peasy!...so there will be 6 challenges this comp all up....there will be two small prizes awarded for each challenge...one for each age group...then at the end of the comp everyone who has regularly participated in the comp...done at least 2 of the challenges will go into a draw for a larger prize....because i am a little tease i will let you know what that is a little later...hehehehehe.....it might just be a little stampy though....who knows! LOL....

more, more more!!!

2010-06-27T19:03:00.003+10:00

it is my kidlets turn to show you their creations for the comp....they all scrapped their pages after my class today....the photography isn't great... the weather was awful by the time they finished but they had to be put up today...so here they are... first up we have chantelle (8) and her "all dressed up" page....she chose not to use the sketch but did use her fav colours of blue and pink with flowers and butterflies....she even had to pen in the butterfly's flight cause "you do that all the time mum"...chantelle even used a Krissy handmade twister rose in the centre of her flowers for her butterlfy to sit on....she had to use the good stuff thank you very much!! it is beautiful honey...you did a fantastic job!!

can you guess ebony's fav colour??? LOL.....i helped her cut her paper but she placed it on her page after very close study of the sketch...hehehehe....she put her paper flowers through the cuttlebug to "pretty them up more" then stuck them all around and added bling for centres...she chose her title of "ebony loves krissy" herself and just got me to point out the right letters...way to go gorgeous girl....it is perfectly pink and pretty! (chantelle tried to argue with me that i must have done the big flowers cause it is layered but i DID NOT...ebony has seen us all do it so often it was the first thing she did with them...pmsl...she even said "krissy would be proud of that don't you think mummy?")

my Man ethan had a quick go to with his "footy star" page....choosing blue for his colour and stars which he cut out with the cuttlebug.he had SO much fun!!!.very quick but oh so cute...good boy for having a go!!

keep them coming kids...i am LOVIN all these awesome creations!

(i have pages of my own to post but i will hold off for a while as i want the kids pages to shine and not be mixed amoungst other posts....)

watch out ladies!

2010-06-26T21:12:00.003+10:00

cause i am telling you with this kind of scrappy talent around they will be beating us in comps before we know it...LOL...i have 4 gorgeous pages to show you and it's only the first day of the comp!!! how awesome is that!! ok first up in the comp we have ........ Hayden (6) who has created this awesome page titled "my dad".....not only did Hayden use a cuttlebug for his stars and do some doodling but he used mum's sewing machine!!! way to go Hayden...i am too chicken to try that...hehehe...you'll have to tell me how it's done ...your an absolute champ!.....

this very cute and totally pretty page titled "daddy's girl" comes from Makayla (3)...mum helped her cut her paper but she did the rest including a go on the sewing machine...wow how cool is that!!!..this little cutie also added beautiful bling to her sewing....way to go Makayla your page is gorgeous!!!

this fantastic page titled "my best friends" comes from a brand new scrapper...Kathryn...while staying at her friend Gemilla's house she decided to give the challenges a go and i am SO glad she did...how Fabbo is this?....now kathryn didn't have a photo with her but she is all ready to add it once she gets home...i hope you join in more of the challenges Kathryn cause you are definately a talent in the making!!! way to go girl..... now speaking of talent here we have a stunning page from Gemilla titled "this is me".....her favourite colour choice was "rainbow" and i LOVE it!!! it looks absolutely amazing gemilla...i love all the colours and the flowers look awesome!!! keep the gorgeous creations coming honey...

well i don't know about you but i am so impressed with these gorgeous first entries..and i am so glad i am not judging...LOL...sorry Kate but your going to have a tough job deciding for sure!

i am loving this compand i hope you are too... keep those pages coming !!!

So are you READY!!!!

2010-06-25T22:03:00.006+10:00

so is everyone ready to have some fun??? i hope so cause i sure am!!

i thought i would start off our comp nice and easy with this sketch from pagemaps...(if you find sketches too hard thats ok just follow the criteria)... when scrapping this layout please scrap it using your favourite colour...you can use other colours as well but your fav needs to be easily seen...i want to be able to tell what your fav colour is just by looking at the page...i'd also like to see some flowers or stars....sound ok??? if you have any questions or need any help just email me here or ask your question in the comments section of the blog..the layouts need to be emailed to me by 9pm wednesday night...the prize for this first challenge is a $5 gift voucher from wicked princesses generously donated by Krissy.

so get to it kids but most of all remember to have FUN!!!!!!!!!!

australias got scrappy talent!!

2010-06-25T07:45:00.002+10:00

LOL.....ok so did i grab your attention.....i was thinking about the school holidays approaching and decided that i am going to run a young peoples crafty comp here on my blog over the holidays....i will start this weekend so that our QLD friends can join in the fun too and run it until the end of the NSW holidays when our wicked princess judge...the gorgeous princess Kate will make what i am sure will be some very hard decisions and dish out some yummy srummy prizes! some of the prizes will be scrappy ones (including a $5 voucher from wicked princesses...thanks so so much Krissy "mwah") and some not scrappy ones like books and chocies!!!.....

so here is how things will work..... each saturday and wednesday morning i will post a challenge here on the blog and you will have 1 week to complete each one....so if i post a challenge on saturday then you will have until the next saturday to have it completed......once you complete your challenge email it to me here then i will post them here on the blog so they can shared with everyone and at the end of the comp all winners will be announced.....i will break all entries into 2 age groups...3-8yrs and 9-16yrs......

if you have any challenge ideas please feel free to email them to me.....if you would like to join in the fun leave me your name in the comments section here or your mum can let me know at wicked princesses in the scrap chat section as well....
so come on everyone sign up and lets ahve some fun these rainy holidays!!!

BRING IT ON BABY!!

2010-06-22T22:15:00.003+10:00

check this out and make sure you don't miss out on the fun!!! i'll be there for sure ....will you????

june teaser!

2010-06-22T15:44:00.003+10:00

hey there gorgeous people just thought i'd give you all a sneak peak of some of the goodies in this month's class kit.... this month we are using the beautiful "flower child" range from Bo Bunny....

i am having heaps of fun with these and will have pages for you soon......

i even have a couple of new tricks to teach you this month...i can't wait to get back to playing...see ya soon!!

Finally!!!

2010-06-20T15:54:00.006+10:00

i have finally got around to taking pics of my may class pages using the awesome we R memory keepers "72 and sunny" range...i used some of it differently to the way i had originally intended but isn't that a big part of scrapping...hehehehe.... i love this cheeky pic of miss ebony...i have some doodling around the edge of the CS...something i haven't done for a while...so glad i did!! miss chantelle slip slidin' away.....we just avoided the embrassing undie pic...LOL

chantelle playing in the creek at crescent head on our hols in jan 09

ethie just chillin' in the water again at creso...mucking around with his board and running from waves that if they actually reached your ankles you were lucky!! LOL.

ethie again ,....this time having a sulk on MaMa's knee when he got into trouble at the park.....life's tough sometimes isn't it!!! the only thing i have done recently is this little card for one of ebony's friends from pre school who happens to also be ebony...she had to be in the pic thank you very much.... she did help after all....more like tried to tell me what to do all the time...little bugger!!

i'll be back soon as i have june layouts to finish off and post plus lots of june challenges....so it definately won't be as long between posts!!!

DON'T FORGET I AM TAKING BOOKINGS FOR MY SCRAP FRENZY CHALLENGE RETREAT MARCH 4TH-6TH ...NOW!!!!

So what's been happening???

2010-06-08T10:04:00.005+10:00

hey there...i know i have been very slack lately and haven't blogged much at all...naughty naughty me!!! well i am here to catch you all up a bit.....

i am currently putting together the details for the scrap frenzy challenge retreat for 2011. i have set the date...march 4th-6th.....and will be posting more details very very soon.....so keep watching!!! i am really looking foward to it and can't wait for it to get here already!!!

on a personal level...this weekend we attended our gorgeous great nephew Noah's christening....how gorgeous is he!!!...he was so well behaved especially since the christening was at 11am and he had been up since 3am!!!!!
we tried to get a photo with the kids ...it was interesting...but this one is the best of the bunch....

i am helping my mum organise a family reunion next march ...just check out this awesome invite made for us by Catherine at invitations2impress .....how awesome is it!!! i am really happy with it as you can probably tell....the next time you are after an invite check out catherine's creations...she has heaps of designs to choose from and can make you up something for any occasion....her prices are fantastic and her customer service amazing...so please keep her in mind.......i love how the pic of my grandparents come up!!! on the scrappy front i have some pages to photograph for you but i will have to post them later...just waiting for my camera batteries to charge.....i have some awesome product ordered for the rest of the year...yep thats right i have the remainder of the year all planned out....how is that for organised!!!...oh i think i am going into shock!!!!hehehehehehe.....

ok i am off to get organised before i take chantelle to get her next lot of plasters done...keep watching cause i WILL be back soon!!! LOL

who loves a bargain???

2010-05-20T12:20:00.004+10:00

i know i love a bargain how about you?....well i have a few gorgeous kits here that are just dying to go to a new home and be used to make some wonderful pages ...so check these out ladies! first up i have 5 of this beautiful funky kit made up of the "72 and sunny" range from We R Memory keepers...there is 5 bazzill and 1 hand sewn cardstock, 5 patterned papers, 1 glitter paper and 1 die cut paper, 1 "summer" glitter lace, 1 embossed stickers sheet, 3 embossed tags and 1 SEI black sticker alpha....

here's a little close up for you....awesome value at $35 each......

next up i have a gorgeous kit from bo bunny using the "love bandit" range.(bo bunny kit 1)...this kit contains....4 bazzill, 5 patterned papers and 2 die cut papers, 1 sticker sheet, 6 jenni bowlin tickets, 1 green thickers and 1 pack of hearts from Heidi swapp.....great value at just $30 and i only have 1 of these left so be quick!!!!

my second kit from bo bunny (bo bunny kit2)....contains 4 bazzill, 4 patterned papers, 1 cutouts sheet, 1 diecut paper, 1 green thickers, 1 carolee's mini alpha, 1 stickers sheet, 1 pack of heidi swapp pink hearts and 6 jenni bowlin tickets.....i have 3 of these kits available again great value at just $30.......

the last kit i have is the "romance" kit...it contains 4 bazzill, 1 MME red patterned paper and 6 black and white patterned papers from kaszazz, 3 journal box cutouts, MME lush red brads, MME red lush alpha and black and white artisan tape by pink paislee......there is just 1 of these beautiful kits left for $28 so again if this one interests you ladies be super quick......

i will be posting more bargains over the next couple of days so make sure you come on back and check things out.....i am offering $5 postage as a special as well on these kits...so why not buy a couple ladies and save yourself even more money.....told you it was bargain central around here today...hehehehehehe....

just drop me an email here if you have any questions or would like to order...

check this out!

2010-05-10T20:35:00.003+10:00

look what i am playing with at the moment....this is our awesome kit for this month....it is the new 72 and sunny range from We R Memory keepers...it is so gorgeous...your just going to love scrapping with it..... the kit this month has 5 bazzill, 3 embossed tags, an embossed stickers sheet and some glitter lace....i can't wait to play with the lace it looks absolutely fabbo!!!

next we have a hand sewn cardstock, a glitter patterned paper and an awesome diecut paper....

then 5 beautiful patterned papers that i can't wait to get my hands on....hehehehehe

this is the reverse side of the Pp's..... then of course we need to finish things off with an alpha!

so there you have it girls this month's fantastic kit put together for us by the gorgeous Peta...we are in for so much fun!!! i have two spots or kits left for this month if you are interested in attending this weekends class or would just like to grab a kit then just drop me an email.....

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-04-20T11:48:00.002+10:00

ok girls time to put your thinking caps on cause i desparately need some help....chantelle's birthday is fast approaching and we decided to let her have a few friends over for a little party...and yes this time it will be little...anyway ...she was very rapt in "Alice in wonderland " when she watched it a couple of weeks ago and she nearly jumped out of her skin when i said there was a book!!!(which grammie has now gotten her for her birthday) LOL...so me and my big ideas thought that i could maybe do a mad hatters tea party...just little eats like cupcakes, choc crackles, fairy bread, honey joys (cause they are her favs) and make some tea cup bickies...stuff like that....but what would you do for games/party favours etc????? HELP chickies!!!pmsl..
i haven't mentioned this to chantelle yet so i have time to think through wether i can do it or not but i have to send out invites thursday at the lastest cause her birthday is may 1st...god i have to get my act together...LOL.....
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pages and Stuff....

2010-04-18T15:52:00.003+10:00

finally here are my class pages for this month using the romance range from Kaszazz and some MME stuff.....considering that i did these with the headache from hell that i have had since friday afternoon......not quite a migraine but not far off it and that they were done last night for todays class i am pretty happy with them......let me know what you think???? my aunty nieci all ready to hit the dance floor....have to check with her what the actual occasion was so i can finish it off with some journaling but other that that it is done..woohoo!!!

this is a group wedding photo from my mum's friend margie pipe's wedding...my mum was her bridesmaid......

my aunty Del blowing out her candles....all 21 of them.......with my grandma looking on....

a more formal shot of aunty Del cutting her cake..... my gorgeous aunty nieci and uncle laurie on their wedding day....have to check the date with her to finish it off properly.....i LOVED using the pink paislee artisan tape...it was awesome to use...if you haven't seen it yet check it out at SFS...i just know you'll love it too!!!

the girls had a play with the scraps after class and this is what they came up with...chantelle started out trying to do a similar one to one of mine then just added some of her own touches...she was dying to make the flower and pleat the artisan tape herself....did a great job!

ebony scrapped two pages of her big sister..and as you can see she loves my new butterfly punch and my new monica stamp....she stamped and cut out this one herself....the one below was a left over from my scrapping.....

she liked my MME lush brads too the cheeky bugger....

well the school hols are finally finishing...these ones have been tough and i haven't been around to chat on line or check out blogs...i am so sorry i have been neglecting my online family...i will amke it up soon i promise...xxxxxx

Man what a week

2010-04-03T10:34:00.004+11:00

this week has been full of migraines, mystery bugs with really high temps, easter picnics and easter parades , internet issues and loads more too boring to mention....that's why i have been missing in action...sorry girls ...i didn't mean to totally disappear straight after the retreat....i am slowly getting back on track.....i have quickly posted on the retreat and nut house blogs this morning and i will be back with more very soon...i just wanted to quickly say hi and i will be back soon.....god i sound like arnie...I"LL BE BACK!!!! LOL.......

oh before i forget there will be only one class available this month...it will be on sunday the 18th of april and we will be using the new "romance" range from Kaszazz...more details soon!!

interesting morning!

2010-03-06T18:07:00.003+11:00

our quiet day at home took a very interesting turn early this morning when my darling Ebony decided to sit under our dining room table with my scrap scissors and give herself a haircut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this first photo sort of shows it off but the next two show the side views are much better.....

she did a good job didn't she????

yep definately had a good time with my scrap scissors!

so after a quick trip to our hairdresser Ashley, she now has a very shaggy bob....it's not too bad but you can't really see here how shaggy and uneven it is....god love it i could have strangled her!!! we decided a shaggy bob was better for growing back out then a short back and sides would have been...oh well a couple of haircuts down the track she'll have a nice short bob i guess...the little bugger!!! LOL

huge share!

2010-02-25T10:43:00.003+11:00

here is a huge share for you to check out...first up is the pages i did yesterday at Peta's class then there is the pages i have done for my Feb classes ...hope you like them! love this one of chantelle and some of her friends last october when we went to tocal house for an excursion to learn all about how things were back in the early 1900's.....we had a great day!

here we have my gorgeous girl dressed in a maid's dress...cheeky monkey had to muck around...her poor little face is so red....it was a really really hot day!!! i added a gorgeous Krissy fluffie to my page...i just had too..hehehehe

next up is a quick page of myself with ethan and chantelle at a little park near my mum's place..i just need to add some journalling...ebony chucked a tanty and wouldn't get in the photo....she had her own taken with just me later!! the little grommet!!

this page is of my big man just after he received his class medalion and award at the end of last year....he was so so happy about it....but i need some help with it girls...i NEED A TITLE!!!!!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!!! hehehehe....

ok now some class pages!! this month i have used the gorgeous "love bandit" range from Bo Bunny...i LOVE these papers...but i am feeling a little mojo less at the moment so i do apologise for them being not very technical pages....

first up we have a layout of my mum and my brother graeme...mum always has trouble getting a photo of him where he doesn't stick his finger in the air at her in order to try and get her to not take it..she takes it anyway hehehe...so she decided if you can't beat em' join em'...LOL...the photos are 6.25x 3 and 4x4

this is my crew at the park again! i have used 3 photos 2.5 x 4.

this quick and easy one uses a 5x7...you can use either a landscape or a portrait photo for this one....aren't jesse and shaye just gorgeous!! not that i am bias or anything of course...hehehehe

the dunning crew or "D" crew as i put it cause the full name wouldn't fit nicely...hehehehe....this photo is my big brother Rob, his wife Lill and my gorgeous niece and nephews...this was taken at the engagement party and i just couldn't pass up scrapping it!! this photo is a 5x7 that i have cropped slightly...we will work out how much to crop it according to your photo on the day!

ok so i know it is strange for me to post a layout without photos but i just can't decide which ones i want to put on it...GGRRRRR it is driving me nuts!! you will need two 6x4's for this one girls or a 6x8 would look nice too......

i can't show you the sixth page yet as it is the challenge page for the month.....i'll so you after the class at the weekend....

well thats all from me for now....have a great day!!

luvs ya

jules xxxx

what a day!!!

2010-02-24T19:28:00.002+11:00

i had an awesome day today so i just had to jump on and brag about it a bit...hehehehehe...i went to peta's for a class today and not only did i get to create 4 amazing pages but i had the best company while doing it!!! it was great to catch up with friends like Peta, Kate, Amanda, lois and haylee while meeting new friends like Sarah aka sar from scrapbook savvy....thanks for such an awesome day girls "MWAH" and i hope we all get to did it again soon!!
i went to take pics of our great pages but my camera batteries died AGAIN!!! ggrrrrr ...so i will take pics in the morning and post them along with my FEB class pages......

see ya in the morning!!!

woohoo schools back!!!!

2010-02-01T09:56:00.003+11:00

ok so i know i am a couple of days late with this post as my kids all went back to school last thursday but hey...better late than never!!! hehehehe.....they were all very excited to be going back and ebony was really excited to be starting at her new pre-school....they are all loving it at the moment!!! woohoo...so i celebrated them going back to school by......... going to Peta's for a class!!!! woohoo i haven't done that in well forever!!!! it was great to catch up with pete and create some awesome pages at the same time....i just love them thanks honey...oh and thanks to kate too ( i think she was the designer on these pages)

chantelle and i at her school sports day last year....ebony took the photo...if you look really hard at my sunnies you can see her!

chantelle dancing and singing along to "Supertrooper" while watching "mamma mia" at grandmas on boxing day!

my cheeky little bug ebony mucking around at aunty shorty's pool on christmas day...i think this is my fav layout....i am loving using fabric at the moment!!

yesterday the wonderful Rhonda from Stampin up showed us all how to make this cute easel card and little gift pocket/bag....they are a great idea and really quick to make....thanks rhonda ..we had a great time!!!

on a personal note.......

my gorgeous nephew Jesse and his beautiful fiancee Shaye celebrated their engagement on saturday night with a great party at telarah....they are a wonderful couple and we wish them all the best for their future together...i just know it is going to be filled with love...i love you both...xxxxx

hehehehehe...of course we made them do the official smoochy photo!!! can't wait to scrap these and some that mum took...god mum got some great pics....my batteries died!!! GGGRRRRR....anyway there will definately be some fun pages coming your way very soon....

on the class front...this month we will be using the awesome and oh so cute "Love Bandit" papers from Bo Bunny...i over shopped for the retreat so i am using these for this months classes instead... i only have 10 kits available this month so please make sure you book in quickly if you are interested in coming....i don't want anyone to miss out but due to stock issues 10 is the max i can do.....so far i have 5 people booked in so please be quick.....i am currently working on the pages so i will be able to post peaks very soon!!!

i have posted 2 more "getting to know you" posts on the retreat blog introducing you to Sandy and Kate Mc....so don't forget to check them out....things are coming together nicely for the retreat and a few little changes have been made so i will post the details on the blog for you all soon.....in the meantime....happy scrapping.....me i am off to finish a book in the peace...hehehehehe i am loving child free days!!!!

one wicked page!!

2010-01-26T08:26:00.003+11:00

here is my page for one of the challenges from the Wicked Princesses CC which is still on girls...you have until tommorrow night to get your layouts in so go check it out!! anyway this is my layout for the sketch challenge....i have used some my little shoe box papers and HS felt butterflies that i got from Peta at SFS...and some Krissy flowers!!!

i just had to show you a close up of the flowers and butterflies cause well i just LOVE them!!!!

sunday scrapping!

2010-01-25T07:09:00.003+11:00

after my class yesterday the girls asked if they could have a scrap while everything was set up so i thought why not!! maybe i'll get a page done too finally!!!hehehehe so we scrapped.....the girls decided that they really liked my "our fishy" page that i created using the scrap the girls january sketch so they copied it adding their own little touches along the way and they asked me to share them with you all.....the only thing i did was cut the paper pieces as i had to do them from some scraps...they just had to use the same papers too after all...hehehehe....so here they are.... chantelle's scraplift...she did a great job and loved sorting through the flowers and getting them just right...she also added the bling in her own pattern.....i think you did an AWESOME JOB sweetie!!!

Ebony's scraplift...i can't believe she didn't put flowers on it!!!hehehehe the girl is addicted to them but then again she was dying to get onto the next layout....ebony ended up doing 3 pages!!!

ebony calls this one her "best uncle's ever" page.....hehehe..she cut out the dinosaurs and trees herself...and yes i am totally bias but i think her cutting is getting heaps better ...she is only 4 after all...hehehe.....

for eb's last page (she took the photo herself..she is a big girl you know...hehehe) she just had to use flowers for Izzy..."it is a girly page you know mum!"......nothing else was good enough and please note they had to be some of krissy's flowers cause they are " the bestest and prettiest, thank you very much!!" ...hehehehe...and she is right about Krissy's flowers...i LOVE them too!!!! but this girl is getting way to fussy with her scrap stuff...gone are the days where i could pass off the stuff i don't like...hehehehe....she wants the good stuff!! hehehehehe...i might have to give her some chores to earn some money to get her own flowers i think...at this rate i won't have any left to play with....hehehehehehe..... the cheeky bugger!!!!!!!!!

i did manage one page...it is the sketch challenge for the Wicked princesses CC..i just have to add some journalling and then i'll take a pic and show you all........it is a quick easy page but the sketch was awesome and i just had to do it...i am really happy with it and had fun finally scrapping after trying to get to it all weekend!!! hehehehe...

chat again soon ....xxxxx

what's happening???

2010-01-24T09:27:00.002+11:00

hey there...so what are you up to this weekend??? me i am scrapping for the cybercrop at wicked princesses after i teach a class today...if you haven't checked it out yet you still have plenty of time to do some of the awesome challenges...the deadline for completeing the challenges is midnight on wednesday the 27th...so go for it girls....get scrapping....

i have also been checking out heaps of the new paper ranges being released soon....god there are so many beautiful new ranges coming out!!! i think i need to rob a bank but shhhh don't tell anyone ok....hehehehehehe.....i am hopeing to maybe have a little bit for the retreat but if not i have a huge list of up coming stuff to use for classess...we are in for a great ..oh i'd say at least 6 months worth of classes just off my list so far,.....hehehe...i think i better stop looking soon or my computer won't work from all the drool it is copping!!!

speaking of the retreat don't forget those of you coming to my retreat to keep an eye on the blog...lots of things are being posted on their all the time now....some sneaks peaks will be posted there soon too!!!

well i guess i should stop chatting and actually get ready for my class....catch ya soon girls!!!

oh so much to talk about!!!

2010-01-19T12:55:00.009+11:00

hey there everyone...i have so much to tell you about.....i have to start blogging more often....

first up i wanted to let you all know that there is an awesome cybercrop coming up at wicked princesses starting this friday night so make sure you head on over and check out the fun!!.if you haven't registered there yet then get a wriggle on girls cause it is a wonderful place with a beautiful bunch of girls to inspire you with their creativity...and like true princesses we can chat up a storm!!! hahahaha....Krissy is now the proud new owner of WP and she is doing a fantastic job...so get on over there girls and check things out!!! while you are there check out the cool kits krissy has in the shop...they are awesome ......i just know you'll love them!!
click on the word wicked above and it will take you where you need to go!!

here is a mix of class and challenge pages...i apologise for the quality of the pics...for some reason every photo i took yesterday was really blurry????

"Our Fishy" was created using the scrap the girls/ SFS challenge sketch for january...i have used only scraps from this months class to create the layout.....the papers are MME "colourful christmas"
i just fell totally in love with these pearls...i LOVE the colours.....there are from a pack i brought from scrapboutique that have 4 rows of pearls and 2 rows of bling....awesome value!!! this class page is of my gorgeous ethie with his toothy grin christmas morning...the hat stayed on long enough for the photo and that was it!! hehehehehe.....more MME papers here....at the class you can choose to use the christmas side of the paper as i have or use the bright colours on the back......most of the papers are double sided this month so you can choose which side you want to use...cool hey!!
this layout is what happens when another idea just doesn't work out....i was doing something completely different with this but when it didn't work out this is what i came up with instead and i really like it!! now i just need a title to go in that cut out circle area and i'm all set!! hahahahaha....it is chantelle and ethan at the special children's chrissy party a couple of years ago dancing up a storm!!! i used October Afternoon "very merry" papers for this and the rest of my layouts!

my Sis-in-law Lill haming it up for me christmas day....i just had to scrap this pic of Lill cause i was so happy with how it turned out....a gorgeous smile from a wonderful lady!

this layout is the girls pics in their hats christmas morning...i just fell in love with the gingerbread papers from OA this year....i just love them...this one still needs a title too!!

last but definately not least is this layout of my cutie ebony with her dora twin babies that santa gave her.....she is soooo in love with them.....well for short bursts of time anyway....she has loads of babies and has to share the love around so i am told!! hahahaha...and don't worry she still asks for more!!!

apart from finally getting to do a bit of scrapping i have been checking out goodies for the scrap frenzy retreat....i have updated the retreat blog with a bit more info for you all so check it out....oh and reading a few books..i have read 10 since the start of the year so i am off to a good start....hehehehehe....i told you i am totally addicted!!!!

oh i almost forgot....you are all invited to my house for a STAMPIN UP demo on sunday the 31st of january at 10.30am...come over for a cuppa and check out their awesome range of products....if you can't make it but would like to check out a catalogue then just let me know and i'll organise it for you!!

one last pic for you.....we had a yummy chocolate cake as a belated happy birthday for julie on sunday....i hope you had a wonderful birthday jules and that you are feeling better really, really soon!! julie was not well but scrapped like a true champ at class on sunday ...you go girl!!!!!

ok i am off to strangle a couple of kids....whoops i'm not suppose to tell am i....shhhh don't tell anyone on me will you.....hahahahahahaha....don't ya just love school hols when your stuck at home and the kids decide that everything they own even their new stuff from christmas is too boring now to play with......9 more days...thats all i keep thinking just 9 more days!!!!!!!hahahahaha...

have a great day everyone..
chat soon

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

2010-01-05T09:05:00.003+11:00

finally i have time to wish you all a very happy new year....i sincerely hope that 2010 is all you hope it to be!!

looking back at 2009 for me there was good and bad times but all of them in the end only made me stronger i am sure.....i re-discovered my love for reading and am totally hooked on it again....if you have checked out my "read while i'm alive" blog you would have seen the slowly rising list of books i read during the year.... my total at the years end was a massive 112 different books read!!! woohoo i am lovin that!!! because i actually read some of them a few times...some i just had to read again and again ...hehehehehe......i actually read 139 books!!! woohoo!!!!! i have read 2 so far this year already..hehehehe......it would seem i am developing my own little library ...at least you all know where to come if you need a good book....hehehehehe.....i have to give a huge shout out of thanks to kate, karen B and my mum ...kate for putting me onto Nora Roberts who has become a major fav of mine and to Karen for putting me onto JR Ward and her black dagger brotherhood...oh my god how yummy are they!!!! drool drool drool...hehehehehe.....i think they might be my absolute fav for the year, to my gorgeous mum who put me onto Kresley Cole...another awesome story teller with totally addictive books...so can't wait for her new books this year!!!.....another fav would be Sherrilyn Kenyon's dark hunter series that the gorgeous girls at Rendezvous bookshop put me onto...awesome stories and yummy hotties to boot!!! i am kicking the new year off with KM moning's highlander series..another reccommendation from the girls at Rendezvous that is spot on!! awesome books girls...xxx

ok enough about my book addiction...hehehehehe....as far as scrapping goes...there are some changes in the wind to do with shut up and scrap but i am keeping them under my hat for the time being...still mulling some bits and pieces over but i'll let you all know soon i promise.....as for scrapping personally i have decided to make an album all about me this year as a keepsake for my kids....each month i will add a couple of pages to it ....some will be about things i/we did and some just about things i was thinking about or give them insight into the me they are yet to know.....i would love to have some of you do one along with me...what do you think??? want to join in the fun....as i go along i will let you know what i am doing and maybe even ask for you for some page/challenge ideas....it could be fun....you challenging me for a change...want a bit of revenge girls????hehehehehehe.....i'll post my cover page for you all soon!

i will be updating the retreat blog with some info very soon too girls.....for those of you coming along we have just under 12 weeks to go!!! WOOHOO!!!! i can't wait....it will be so awesome.....i am counting in weeks cause that makes the time seem shorter....hehehehe...if you count in months it just feels soooooooo much longer.....hehehe....

the classes for this month are on the 17th and 24th so PLEASE book in ASAP if you would like to come along or purchase the kit as my numbers will be very limited this month as compared to normal classes.....as always the cost is $55 of paid on the day and $50 if pre-paid.....the pages are christmas themed but i am using non traditional colours so you coule really do any photos you wish....oh just email and book in girls....you're going to love them i promise!!!

ok i am off to grammies with the kids for a sleepover...should be interesting...if i don't go soon they will drive me insane ...they have had their bags packed since 7.30 this morning naggin me to get going.....i was still drinking my cuppa trying to wakw up and they wanted to go...god grammie wuld have loved that!!! hehehehehe.....

have a great day everyone.....chat soon!!!

Kate's comp!

2009-12-05T11:14:00.005+11:00

below i have the details from Kate Mc's blog of a little comp she is running this month in memory of a wonderful friend of kate's and her passing.....check out the criteria and give it a go girls.....

Challenge.. Should you accept... Remembering a Friend

Hi All for those of you who have been just as excited about this as I have I would like to now reveal what I have in store for you this month! This is just a one-off to remember a loved one and just to end 2009 on a high note and appreciate what we all have in life. It is fast approaching the anniversary of our dear friend and fellow scrapping buddy Dee's passing. For those of you who weren't fortunate enough to know Dee, here is a link to her blog for you to read a bit more about her: HERE In honour of Dee and to celebrate life and as a remembrance to her, I have designed a challenge with some prizes.

The Criteria:* It must be a layout or a card submitted to me by the 31st December 09 @ mumofheidi@bigpond.com*

It must feature predominantly the colours: pink (in representation of breast cancer) blue (in representation of prostate cancer) yellow (in representation of daffodil day)

*It must include this quote by Dee: "I chose life- because it is glorious!"- Dee Lewthwaithe

AS A BONUS: for those who have a blog-- if you mention this on your blog (post a comment here so i know) you will go in the draw for a prize as well- easy peasy!

I have generously received some prize packs from both Tam Partridge and Krissy Christie which will go to the winners @ the conclusion of the comp..... Have fun guys, and can't wait to see what you come up with!! Love Kate xox

the link for kate's blog ...Kate's Korner.....is on my blog list to the right if you want to leave comments for the competition.....

a little bit shabby!

2009-12-03T06:49:00.003+11:00

here are our two gorgeous layouts from krissy that we will re-create at our christmas scrap day using the beautiful "duchess" papers from kaiser......arent' they just gorgeous!! i love them thanks so much krissy..."MWAH" ...

i am going to re-create mine using heritage photos and will post them for you soon so you can see the versitility of the papers.....you really do have lots of photo choice with these layouts and papers.....

see you soon!! xxxxx