Yay a little award.

  

 Hi there every one. Sorry Ive been AWOL. We are busy packing up to  move house and although I have still managed to find some time to scrap I don't have any thing quite finished yet so I still cant share.

But I can share this^. You may or may not remember this LO well guess what it won first place in the Babies category for September/October over at The Scrapbook Awards WOW!!

If you havent checked out The scrapbook awards hop on over and maybe even enter your best LO the prizes are FANTASTIC! Who knows you could even be voted international Scrapbooker of the year.

It may be a while between posts for me now so Ill see ya when I see ya and Im sure Ill have something new to share and LOTS of catching up to do when we get settled in the new house. TFL.

    

The Temper Trap - Fader

I don't have any thing scrappy to share today. But, here's a song that I just cant get out of my head at the moment. LOOOOOVE The Temper Trap (gotta love a good Aussie band) and besides it was a good excuse to try out my new signature.
Hope your finding some creative time.
Ive been doing more shopping for scrapping stuff than creating lately. DOH!
Hopefully Ill have some thing to share over the week end. TFL.

Some thing TRULY BEAUTIFUL!

Today I came across the most amazing and truly beautiful project and it has really touched my heart in such a way that I wanted to share it with you all too.
Its called THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT and you can learn more about it HERE.
I wont say too much because I couldn't possibly put it into words as beautifully as Trudi has HERE on her BLOG Please pop on over and join along with me in the BUTTERFLY EFFECT. TFL.

A few DT shares and a publication.

My first LO to share is for my first challenge as CT member at WHITE WITH 1.

The criteria is to create a LO using white and yellow with journaling straight on your paper or card stock.

I hope you'll pop on over to the BLOG and check out what the rest of the CT have created.

I can tell you its very inspiring and its going to be lots of fun!

OK we have close ups, as always.

 I couldn't resist this cute MLBOW pin. The perfect finishing touch.

 This last LO is my November DT LO for
SCRAP THAT BABY.

The theme was our favourite baby products, the thing we just couldn't do without when our kids were babies.

My old faithful was this book. I called it my baby manual because it contains all the information you need to know about your new baby.

All the DT for SCRAP THAT BABY were published in this months SCRAP STREET MAGAZINE in a blog feature.

If you havent checked out SCRAPSTREET I recommend you have a look. Its free and full of inspiration.

HERES the link to my published LO.

OK I think thats all. Thanks for checking in and TFL.

A great new challenge blog.

 OK, first things first. Happy Halloween. Any excuse for some digital scrapping LOL.

I got some cute photos of the boys all dressed up for our local Halloween carnival last night and I cant wait to scrap them.

I don't have any thing new to show, well I do but they are DT things so they will have to wait for now.

Now on to the important stuff. There is a brand new challenge blog called

 SHOW US YOUR STUFF created by the lovely and talented Kerry and its all about creating LOs and incorporating some hand made goodies, whether they be some thing you made your self or something you purchased.

Well I LOVE the concept and Im sure its going to be LOTS of fun.

HERE is the link and they are having a DT search at the moment so if you'd like to apply you've got til the 15th of November to get your application in. Details are on the BLOG.

So why not head on over to Show us your stuff, become a follower and grab a badge for your blog..

Kerry has let me design a custom header and badge and I have also designed a few sketches for some up coming challenges so, Id love to see what you do with them.

They have some great sponsors lined up with some AWESOME hand made goodies.

What could be better? TFL.

Warning big TOOOOOT!

I am so proud and excited to announce that I am the newest  DT member for
 WORDS OR WHATEVER YAY!!
If you havent tried WORDS OR WHATEVERs gorgeous chipboard and MDF products then youre really missing out.
They are AWESOME and if your LSS doesn't stock them yet, ask them to get some in. You'll love it.
The range and quality is fantastic so, you see why Im so happy about this wonderful opportunity.
TFL.

Lots of catching up to do!

Yep Ive been a bad,bad blogger but, in my defence I have been separated from my beloved lap top for a little while now so, time to catch up.
This first page is for a new challenge blog called GET PICKY. I almost always use multi photos now so I couldn't resist having a go at their sketch this month and it was a lot of fun.
These are pictures I scrapped a long time ago. Actually these photos where the very first photos I ever scrapped when I started scrapping 4 years ago.
Well I wasn't a serious scrapper then and would have only completed about 6 LOs a year I guess, if i was lucky.
Ive only been a serious scrapper for almost 2 years, any way as you can image the original was pretty BAD!
If I get brave one day maybe Ill show you. hehehe.
Any way this is Paul and our first baby Kaiser. Not a day goes by that we still don't miss this big fella and he really was the most perfect dog ever.

I cant have a post with out close ups. Yes my love affair with Glossy accents continues.

And then there's this little guy. Isnt he adorable!!. He is made by WORDS OR WHATEVER and when I saw him I knew he'd be perfect for this page.
I really liked his raw chipboard colour as I thought it mixed well with the tones in the pattern papers so Ive left him raw out lined him in dark brown texta , gave him some shadows with my favourite grey marker then added some detail with my fine liner black pen, coloured his tongue and gave his cheeks a rosy glow with red texta then finally yep you guessed it more glossy accents for his nose and tongue.

Now onto something so amazingly beautiful and special that my wonderful and talented friend made me.

I cant tell you how blown away I was when this arrived by mail for me yesterday. I really am lucky and very blessed to have a friend that cares enough to make me such s stunning piece of art and I am so happy and proud to have this beautiful LEANNE original hanging on my wall. I love every little bit of it and I cant stop looking at it.
Even Paul said WOW thats AWESOME when he saw it and thats a big deal coming from my husband. LOL.
So THANKYOU Leanne you are such an amazing friend and I will treasure and love it forever.

Now just before I go I also wanted to tell you about my new DT position over at WHITE WITH 1.
I almost fell off my chair when i received an email asking me if Id like to join the design team.
Of course I said YES!! hehehe.
Its a fantastic concept and the rest of the DT are very talented and inspiring scrappers so, I hope you'll find the time to check it out and play along from time to time.
OK thanks for stopping by. TFL

Shining light and a sketch.

 As Ive mentioned in earlier posts, Im Guest DT this month at my new favourite place to shop and Forum HANDMADE BY SUZANNE and I was lucky enough to get a chance to play with the delicious Sea side range by October Afternoon.
Suzanne also asked me if Id like to design a sketch for the October challenge. Well I love designing sketches so of course I jumped at the chance.
So as you can see above is my example using my yummy goodies from Suzanne and below is the sketch I designed.

 Now onto the close ups.

 American Crafts ribbon also from HANDMADE BY SUZANNE and the most adorable MLBOW pin.

 More butterflies.

Finally the close up of one of the beautiful stickers in the Sea side range. Ive just added some shading to represent the light from the light house and to make it tie in with my title a little better.

Well thats it for today but, I think I can squeeze a 5th page out of this pack. Ill see how I go.

Don't forget to pop on over to the FORUM at Handmade by Suzanne if you want to have a go at the sketch challenge. Id love to see your interpretation. TFL.