Lost...

...in the gaping black hole of fiction that is

I knew that it was a mistake to start reading novels again :)

Hope to emerge some time soon.

TTFN xxx

P.S. It's all Riley's fault...he made me read it...hee hee.

Daddy's Girls

Having a big batch of new photos printed and sitting on my desk is certainly pushing along my scrapping mojo lately...which I am loving :)

Here's one using some older American Crafts papers...

I'm having some trouble photographing my LOs just lately...the colours aren't right, but after many shots in many locations around my house, these are the best I can do...hopefully they give you some idea of what they look like! (and let's be honest, after seeing Sonya's new camera, I have a severe case of camera envy LOL)

An unusual LO for me...lots of flowers, some bling, Glimmermist, diecut chipboard, and metallic rub-on smeared over the Cuttlebug-embossed chipboard letters...I must have been feeling adventurous!

I love the effect of the maroon metallic rub-ons on the patterned chipboard...I may have to do this again :)

TTFN xxx

Polkadots?

A quick layout to record a funny little conversation between Merryn and myself...

And while there is nothing earth shattering about the design (or the photography, for that matter LOL), these are the types of layouts that I find myself drawn to when I look through my albums.

Layouts that tell a story. Layouts that make me laugh, and hopefully will make my kids laugh when they read them in years to come. Layouts that remind me of why I started scrapbooking in the first place :)

Papers and alphas are by American Crafts, except all the polkadots which came from my paper scrap box.

Hope your weekend has been great!

TTFN xxx

Fringe :)

First of all, thank you so much for all your lovely comments on my last post...I really appreciate them!

I've been busy this morning making a LO for the November challenge at Scrapsidaisy...


The criteria? A title starting with the letter "F", some MM product, a piece of chipboard, and the colour pink.

This story makes me laugh...my darling child who wasn't allowed to have a fringe cut into her hair, so decided to do it herself. Mind you, I didn't laugh so much when I found the clumps of her hair on the floor :0 The paper and sticker are from Basic Grey's June Bug Collection, and fitted perfectly with the story...LOL.

It's Friday! Have a great weekend!

TTFN xxx

All of a sudden...

...it's Thursday again! Is it just me, or are the weeks flying by at the moment? Won't be long and it will be Christmas!

Not much time for crafting just lately, but here's what I've been working on :)

Part 4 of my Little Bluebirds Block of the Month...just working on the blanket stitching around these gorgeous flowers. For a while I didn't have any stitching prepared for this, and a few people at Riley's trampoline training commented that I wasn't stitching...LOL! I didn't realize I was so predictable!

And then, there's this....


...oh boy, has this taken some time :) It's a Kaisercraft Advent Calendar, and comes in lots of raw cardboard and MDF pieces, all ready to paint, and cover, and decorate and assemble.

I've used Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses for the entire thing...and I am still in love with this range :) The tree is made from acetate and a doily from Basic Grey...if you want to see how I've done it, you will have to pop into Tomorrows Memories! They stock all the bits and pieces that I've used to create this piece :)

After I took the above photos, I decided that every Christmas tree needs presents underneath, so after days of procrastinating, I stayed up late last night and created these...

...and they are very tiny! I had to think outside the square to come up with how I was going to do this...I wonder if you can guess what's wrapped up in those little rectangular boxes?

I printed lots and lots of photos yesterday, so am hoping I can get a little inspiration happening in the LO department...here's hoping!

Have a great day

TTFN xxx

Happy Halloween :)

Whatever that means LOL!


We seem to be getting caught up in the frenzy of it all, even though I tend to think it should be left to the Americans :) While we don't plan to go trick-or-treating, we have stocked up on lollies, just in case, and certain little ones around here are thinking they might get dressed up, just to answer the door...hmmmmm.

Do you celebrate Halloween? Is it big in your neighbourhood? I'd love to hear what goes on in your part of the world :)

TTFN xxx

Ducks In A Row

A quick layout share this afternoon...

These are some of the gorgeous Ducks In A Row papers by October Afternoon...love those ducks...and a photo of Riley when he was a bub.

I've cut the newsprint butterflies using the MM Slice, and the coloured ones are from the diecut sheet from the paper collection :) I've hand drawn the detail on them, and the border is machine stitched. Alphas are American Crafts Thickers (just for a change LOL).

Thanks for visiting

TTFN xxx

Thimbles and Love.

For the longest time I have been searching for a thimble. Not just any old thimble, but a replacement for my very damaged but much loved plastic thimble that I refuse to part with, and can't seem to stitch without...it's like an old friend :)

Today my search took me here...

...a very dangerous place for fabric lovers in Mosman Park. And while I was supposed to be "just along for the ride" while Evana fed her new addiction, my heart almost stopped when I found the haberdashery section.

It's just like my old thimble...but better! Metal, not plastic! Expensive, but so so necessary when blanket stitching. YIPPPEEEEE!!!

It only got better...

Amy Butler's brand new fabric line...Love. What an appropriate name...it is TO DIE FOR delicious, and I have just the thing that I'm going to make with it :)

The shop was so full of beautiful things, it was very difficult to be restrained...so much funky, modern, bright ,colourful fabric, books galore, and inspiration around every corner...

...oh dear.

My fingers are just itching to start cutting and stitching!

TTFN xxx

Tick!

Slowly ticking off my crafting to-do list, which is always a nice feeling :)

The October challenge over at Scrapsidaisy was to create a LO with the following elements: flowers, the colour yellow, a title beginning with the letter "t" and brads/gems.


Challenges can give you direction as far as creating a LO, which can be a good thing when you haven't created a page in a while...like me :) The letter "t" criteria has had me stumped for a while, till I came across these photos of Lydia...how cute is she? Love the little fist clenched in excitement.

I've stitched around the outside with green thread,

and stamped some flowers as well, then decorated them with small gems. The title is painted green, then glazed with MM Glitter Glaze and Kindyglitz combined...sparkly! I've used paper from October Afternoon Ducks In A Row called Sleep Tight, Bazzill dots for the background, AC Thickers and AMM chipboard alphas.

Thanks for visiting :)

TTFN xxx

Spring and Mistletoe

Oh how I dislike Spring...especially warm Spring days when there is a gentle breeze, stirring up the pollens and grasses and making me housebound, itching my eyes and blowing my nose while my family are off enjoying the sun. (I'll spare you the gruesome photo this year hee hee).

So, I'm consoling myself with chocolate (so predictable!) and yummy new Making Memories goodies :) while enjoying the peace and quiet.

Mistletoe is the Christmas line from Making Memories for 2009, and as well as some beautiful papers and embellishments, it contains a journaling book which is perfect for cardmaking.

Let me show you...


It has 30 sheets, 15 of which are transparencies....such fun to work with!

You really don't need to add much to the journaling sheets to achieve a classy Christmas card, and once you have your design, you can make another 4 the same...a great head start to your hand made Christmas cards!

I've added some bling, some MM Poinsettias, a touch of ribbon here and there...but really, the journal pad does all the work!

All the goodies to get you started are available at Tomorrows Memories , or you can purchase some that I've made...if you're quick!

TTFN xxx