so long, farewell..........

......to 2010!!!

wow, thats gone so fast!

so much has happened, and looking forward to

so much more happening

{scrappy wise} in 2011!

one last post for this year,

a WW1 chllge for Dec {better late than never I say}

this was white with grey & masking.

I know I've been really super slack in the

past few mths with posting here...

so that will be my online

new years resolution!!!

thx for looking

and I'll catch you all

later!

mwah

and God Bless YOU!!!

X

....its nearly Christmas

just a quick pop in to let you know

of this wonderful scrapper....

who is soooo very inspiring!

Pop on over to check out her

work!! You'll enjoy it

....I promise! ;)

catch you all soon!

GBU

way tooooo long........

...between posts once again!!!

Life [as for most of us]

just has a tendency to

gallop along at such a rapid

rate, that I

sometimes

struggle to stay in the saddle!

;)

so my poor lil blog has gone

lonely and unloved!!!

will try and rectify that

over the weekend....

...

..

so...

...

..

stay

....

...

...

tuned..

...

...

..or

you

might

miss

....

...

...

..SOMETHING !

;)

Here's my entry for the fabulous blog

White with 1.

Using white cardstock

with one added colour - yellow- if you didn't guess!

I hardly use yellow, so this

was scary/nerve wracking/exciting/fun!!!

hope you enjoy

and catch you

very

SOON!!!

GBU! X

KIU

well it's been a busy

last fortnight between posts....

{whats new}

I cannot believe the rate that

life is racing by....

I'm not going to mention how many days

till CHRISTMAS!!!

I will upload {at a later date}

some of the LOs I've been doing lately

but here is one for

Kraft it up!

that I really enjoyed putting together!

hope you enjoy your weekend

and I will catch you

soon!

GBU X

so proud...

of my middle DS!

As a lot of you know

he volunteers {his lil butt off}

at a local croc park!

He is soooo devoted I think

he would volunteer to sleep over

if they asked! ;)

Well the class I work in is studying

CROCODILES atm.....

so he is coming in to the class today

{all decked out in his 'uniform'}

to give a talk to a bunch of 6-8yr olds!

I think he's really nervous, but sooooo

excited!

He's even made a power point

to show them...he is soooo gorgeous!!!

I know he's going to do an amazing

job, and will enjoy being the teacher for a change. ;)

We are sooo proud of our young man!

WAY TO GO BABE!!!

XX

join me......

here on Monday {18th}night

for a class with the

amazingly, incredibly,

talented

Giovanna Scott!!!

You'll find all the details on her

blog........ it would be great to

get a lot of support for

her and her family

with the ongoing

medical costs of treatment for

her lil man!

X

5 things....

I've been up to today

* excursion to Territory Wildlife Park
* 'patting' a GYNORMOUS crocodile...thank goodness it was to be papermached! ;)
* home hairdressing for DH & DS
* enrolling DS1 into SENIOR COLLEGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8-(
* not stopping till 9pm.....finally having some ME time!


luv to know what you've been up to!
X

whispers.....

a recent LO of a scrapping whispers challenge...

mine was the first, then there were 5 after me.....

go here to see how it all turned out :)

back at school...:)
busy day on an excursion, kids all had a ball
no major dramas!
;)
GBU! x

and finally

a class by Miss Flis ;)

luv it!

and one of Bons amazing colour.....or NON colour

challenges!

using on black/white/grey/cream!

hope you enjoy

GBU!

thanks for looking and you know you have to leave

a comment ;)

recent LOs

this LO was for the 1,2,3 challenge blog

our 'boyz 2 men'

'flash back' to a year ago

THIS LO WAS REMOVED FOR CONSIDERATION
FOR PUBLICATION
:) woo hoo!!!!!!

and the 'room of the mth' chllge at Bons
the room was very 'arty' so thats where the
inspiration for this one came from!
I luv it!

GBU! ;)

so long......

...between posts - sorry all!

life is just so busy!

this is just some of the things we've been up to in the last month:

* having a very sick boy for a week :(

* trying to get him well enough to perform in the BEAT choir

(he was - just!)

* farewelling friends, DS footy & family friends :( :(

* semi-finals of cricket (didn't get into the grand final, but that

was ok because.....)

* youth camp was on that weekend!

* school holidays

* putting aircon in our lounge & kitchen WOO HOO!!!!!!

* DS's volunteering.........

.........

.............

.................

and I'm sure the list could go on and on and on....

but then that would bore you all to tears!!!!!! ;)

I've also been super busy

SCRAPPING!!

yeah

and here are some of my LO's...

oh and I forgot to mention..............

* having my first ever LO picked up by Scrapbooking Memories mag!!!!!!!

this is a sneak of it below.....so super excited!!!!!

(luving using the amazing Leeann Pearces'

funky doilies and other fun stuff!!)

I {luv} chandeliers
and a page with my all time fave girls on it!
{just wish Leesh & her girls were in the shots too!! }

so life is GREAT!!!

and continuing to be super busy, now that

term 4 will get started next week.....then only

10-12 weeks till

CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sooo not ready for that yet!!!

Hope you enjoy

another post going up of my latest LOs!

GBU! x x x

duh

ok, finally managed to work it out...duh! ;)

Love this guy.......more than ever!!!!

and these cwazy DS's too........couldn't

live without them!!!

great shot of my men......

isn't the wall behind them amazing

have a great day
GBU
X

so forgetful...

I totally forgot to mention to y'all...

that it was our {18th} wedding anniversary last week!

{having a bit of trouble loading photos into this post

so will try them again later...}

We actually celebrated our anniversary

by....

taking our DS's out for dinner! LOL

they had a ball and so did we.

So nice to spend time with them (tho as soon as

we'd finished eating, DS said

"ok, can we go now.....it's not

like we have to catch up

with you or anything!"

gosh they crack us up!!!

will try and sort out this photo prob

and post some soon!

GBU

X

take 2

here they are

this first one....just a

cute fun LO for our gorgeous DS's!!

As much as we luuuuuuv them...

sometimes we just wish we could

turn them off!!! LOL :)

{this was for ROTM - room of the mth - chlnge

over at BONS}

and my latest LO......

this challenge over at Bons,

was for the 'Write now' challenge...

criteria:

*minimum patterned paper

*all about ME!!! {eeeekk}

* one word to journal about.

I chose to draw the background tree.....

soooo happy with this

{inspiration taken from a cushion

I saw in a catalogue :)}

and I'm loving how this turned out!

Thanks for popping by

{I'm having a day of rest today....

trying to get better}

GBU

N x

new LOs

so, it's been a bit since I last blogged

...lots has happened...

such as DS1 getting hit in the forehead{!!!!!}

when he was the keeper for his cricket

game last week!! {and no he was NOT wearing a helmet}

his first words (through his tears)

were :

"I'M STILL NOT WEARING A HELMET" and

"YOU ARE NOT SCRAPPING THIS"

{WHAT!!! i hadn't said a word....LOL he knows

this mother toooo well}

I've been scrapping too {woo hoo}

and will post my latest 2 LOs next.

I am sooo enjoying scrapping

atm but feel like I still can't get enough!

Looking forward to getting some amazing

inspiration tonight!!

{just tried to post pics.......HMMM....will put them in newpost}

Nx

cybercrop

just a quick post....

why don't you join us

over at BONS tonight for the

cybercrop!!!! {just hoping I'm well enough}

love to see you there!!!

fridays LO's

hiya!

just wanted to share

my 2 latest LO's with you.....

this one for a challenge over

at Bons

* sketch challenge

* use rubons

* arrows (this was a 'stamp' from a plastic

icecube tray!)

and * a punch (lil boy punch - this was the first

ever punch I bought - 7 yrs ago.....and never used

...till now) :D :D

and this LO was for the challenge

over at Kraft it Up...

green/yellow/black on kraft.

(the boys luuuuve these snowcones...

but they are just plain

food colouring...so they probably only

get one, once a year!!!)

Have a great weekend everyone!

Off to drive the taxi again tomorrow

.....thankfully I can nearly count

on one hand how many weeks

of sport to go!!!

woo hoo

5 things I'm thankful for today:

1. beautiful weather :)

2. having all my family, home safe and sound tonight

3. my parents, who miss me when I don't call or pop over...but are not 'in-my-face' about it!

4. The Bible.....guides my footsteps everyday!!!

5. good christian radio to listen to (btw: they are having a partner drive, to raise $$ to keep them on the air and reaching the community....if you're in our area...look into it....they do a great job!)

X

The invisible woman

morning all!!

just wanted to share this amazing

clip with all you mums

just wanted to encourage you all!!!

You are not invisible!!

Have a great day

GBU x

quick post

hiya...just a quick post

to let you see these amazing kits

over at Bons

They are so awesome....

I got a 3 mth subscription...and I'm still working

with Junes kit, hardly touched July

and really looking forward to

getting Augusts too!!!

Check them out.....don't know if

there's any left tho!! ;)

Have a great day all.....into week 4 of school

ALREADY!!!!

Somebody mentioned the 'C' word today....

don't want to even think about that yet!!!

THink I'm still in April....LOL

5 things I'm thankful for:

1. beautiful weather today
2. "having DS2 as my son"....I was told to say this.....LOL.....but I really do mean it!
3. Having DS1 & DS3 in our lives as well
4. Being able to go to the shops and buy food....the finances and the convenience!
5. friends that encourage and smile!

GBU

I could cry...

Well, having a bit of a bummer of a day today,

feeling blah-very unmotivated-not well-oh so tired

etc etc you get the picture....

and then I saw this

:D

and just wanted to cry!!

I'm so stoked....thank you, thank you

THANK YOU Leeanne!!!

I'm so blessed to be a part of this

amazing scrapping community!

you've made my day-mth- no, YEAR!!!

oh happy day

hi all!!

We had a fabulous last public holiday of the year!

We all went to the wave pool....

it was absolutely perfect weather,

very windy, which made the wet ppl

cold, but it was truely a divine time!

So nice to briefly catch up with friends there...

some ppl are just such a blessing,

they cause you to see the world

through their joyful eyes, and it opens

up such a fresh perspective.

Thanks for that my wonderful friend!! ;)

So nice to then veg for the rest

of the day...in amongst that vegging....I baked, washed, tidied and

I scrapped WOO HOO!!!!!!

{even tho this is for DS...therefore being a boy LO...I think it works well...very subdued

very serene...which he is so often NOT!!! }

I hope your day was awesome

like ours

5 things I am thankful for:

1. friends who have a fresh perspective on life

2. a family to have fun and make memories with

3. mod cons.....specifically washing machines & ovens!!!

4. gracious & forgiving DH...luv you babe!!

5. absolutely lovely weather today {enjoying the

last of it}

GBU...have a wonderful week!

...on a roll

....surprising myself and my family!!! LOL I've done 3 LOs in the last 48 hrs, new record for me....bit pathetic hey!!!! LOL
So easy tho, as all the subjects I scrap are just amazing ;)

anyway, here it is.........

It's on a placemat......all thanx to SIL, hmmm wonder if she's noticed that missing placemat yet!!! LOL
ciao
x x x x x

WOW....what a bad blogger am I

Hey there.....it's been awhile, sorry!! Life has just gotten in the way, so here's just a brief update of whats been going on and the LO's I've done.
well....
my sis & her family left Aus {very sad for us, but so exciting for them}
DS had his long awaited nasal surgery {it's all good, great recovery!!! ;)}
then BIL passed away {I was so blessed to be able to go down with DH}
came home to a mid yr cricket carnival for DS1
then find out my job will be changing :( {but no stress as I know God has it all under control}
off to Christian educators conference {really enjoyed the 2 days}
then off to church Encounter {awesome!!}
then back to school {not really feeling like I'd had any break at all...}
but, as expected, {God is soooo good} job all good...and love working with the ppl I do
now trying to get some scrapping done at BONS July Cybercrop!!! woo hoo

I know this is super dooper late advertising...but it's still on, till Tues....so come and join in! Its such an inspiring place...always something amazing to be inspired by, and a great bunch of girls!

Here are some of my latest LO's

DH studies, love his determination

love my big sis
DS, passionate about so many things

latest LO for Bons colour challenge, very creative challenges

5 things I am thankful for today:

* lovely weather today

* DS doing well in cricket

* being able to have a scrappy morning

* adorable kids

* DH who is so thoughtful, in letting me have the morning to myself

So have a great day my friends ;)

thanks for popping by
x x x x x

lastest LO

well, for something TOTALLY different for me

I've created this really FUN LO in

pink/blue & black colour combo!

Not a combo I use...infact this may be a

FIRST! (colours are not true to life

but you get the drift)

and I am so LOVING making these little flowers!!

How adorable are they

(inspiration from http://alisaburke.blogspot.com/2010/02/recycled-roses-wreath-tutorial_24.html

she has some incredible ideas!!!)

the polka dotted flower was made by my DN...

see babe...one persons trash is anothers treasure!! LOL

(aren't they divine!!!)
I'm really enjoying using up some of my stash,
challenging myself (and u fellow scrappers)
before you buy, use up what you
have! I have the habit of being a collector and not a user!! ;)

The weather has turned ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC
here, finally!!! I think we all thought we'd be going from one wet season to another, with no break in between!
Thankfully it's just beautiful here now, fans off
doonas on, windows closed in the mornings....
ok, so for all you southerners who think we're
insane, wearing jumpers when the temp hits 25......
it's the only chance we get OK!!!
so jumpers it is....for a week or two anyway!! LOL

Have a fabulous weekend and will catch you again soon! don't forget to leave a comment, so I know you've been!
Nx

so much to do.....so little time! ;)

so much to do, so little time......aaahhhhh!

I'm hanging out to scrap, but alas my time has to be taken up with other 'stuff' and as my DS would say "humphf!!!!"

so annoying when LIFE gets in the way of

my creativeness

...oh well, can't complain as the wonderful weather

has FINALLY arrived!! woo hoo

Just as my sis and family are departing, the weather has

decided to become agreeable..

oh well, hoping the weather over there

for them is gorgeous for a while too!

Had a lovely family dinner last night to celebrate.....well EVERYTHING!!!

Our birthdays, m&d 40th wedding anniversary (like WOW.. how awesome is that!), DH semester is over and the fact that I love my family so very much!

SOrry I have nothing creative to

share but am aiming to get something done ASAP!!

Luv 2 u all

X

the story behind the mug......

been over at Bons scraps for the last few days TRYING to do some of the challenges for the May CC!

Life is so busy, I'm going to try and get some of the LOs done and just peek at the photography challenge this time!!

Can't do everything I'm afraid! :(

This is the sketch challenge.

Taken off a beautiful "girly" page.....mine looks

nothing much like it at all!! LOL

BUT it was a lot

of FUN....so

heres my take on it....

"the STORY behind the mug"

(so much fun making the cute little banners!!)

Have an awesome week!!! :)

GBU (God bless you) :)

new LO

so here's my latest LO (layout) for our DS3 (darling third son)....he's been nagging me for awhile, feeling very left out that I'm doing LOs for everyone else but HIM (in his mind anyway :)

Situation all sorted babe!

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

I believe the job of a mother is the most exhausting, frustrating, demanding, tireing, exasperating, thankless.......

BUT also...

fullfilling, happy, rewarding and the most incredibly amazing job in the whole wide world!!!

Wouldn't swap it for a $million !!

To all the mothers who are reading this

I honour you,

I applaud you

and I thank you

for taking on this incredible calling!

You can do it,

you will last the dark days,

you will live to see tomorrow

and one day

your children will raise up and call

you BLESSED!!!!!

Thanks for helping me in my mothering journey!!

I observe and learn something from each one of my gorgeous friends.......

you inspire me, all of you!

(a special mention to my amazing mum!! Love you more MUM)

Thank you!

mwah x

indulge me

Ok...so what's your 'little something' you like to indulge in when you're on your own?

Well apart from choc, scrapping time (my list just goes on)......just ONE of the things I indulge in lately when I'm home alone is....DOOR SLAMMING!!

LOL

let me explain :P

We have a door that either doesn't shut properly (and I'm a fly-in-the-kitchen-hater!!!!) or it slams shut, so I'm constantly on the DS's case about it!! Being the incredibly

"example setting" mum that I am ;P I always close the door nicely when

anyone else is around......BUT when I'm home alone

I sometimes take great delight

in walking out the door and letting it

SLAM behind me!!!

LOL

{Just a little snippet of my weird thoughts!!}

Hope your day is great....and happy weekend!!!

challenge photos

Just some of the shots I took of the photo challenge! Really had to think outside the square! Had a lot of fun with these...my fave?

DN's (darling niece) love heart hands of course!!! ;)

Ciao

Nx

Quote of the day!

DS3: (into my mobile, sitting at cricket, bored out of his brain!) "Hello, this is ______ and I'm a cricket orphan! *sigh*"

classic babe!! That deserves a LO (layout - scrapping term for 'doing a page about this funny boy')

just checking in...

hi all!! sorry I haven't been around, been so busy these last 10 days. Told you this would not be updated every day ;P
I've been involved in a cybercrop over at Bons scraps kept me busy last (photo challenge was a lot of fun - had a different prompt every day for a week, so it was a creative challenge to think 'outta the square'...lotsa fun tho...and ended up with photos I never would've normally taken!!!)
Now my sis and her family are here, so really enjoying spending QFT (quality family time:D) with them.
DS's sport has started up again, so that is always a busy time. I'm so glad it's only for 6mths of the year....man I would HATE to be a taxi driver!!!! Thankfully the weather is cooling down and drying up...as much as I'm going to terrbily miss the rain, I really, really, REALLY apprecite low humidity and cool days to sit and watch our amazing DS's play their hearts out!! Never having done sport as a kid (well maybe a few weeks of gymnastics...I do recall learning how to ...hmmm....do something there!!!)....this whole sporting season has been a whole new learning curve for both DH & I the last 8 or 9 yrs! Really don't think the DS's appreciate whats involved, but know that one day, we'll be sitting back watching our grandkids do exactly the same thing...and I'm hanging out to hear those words...."wow, never realised what was involved mum, thanks so much"!!! I WISH!!!! :)
Missing my DH who is pouring his heart into his study, he is SOOOO amazing, I admire him so much, his dedication, determination and his endurance is incredible!!! He really is my hero....just wishing theses next 3 yrs will fly!!
Hope your weekend is great, looking forward to a great day of spending time with God and in his house tomorrow.
Take care
Nx

Bon's cybercrop!!

I'm going to pop in to Bons tomorrow night for a cybercrop....(you scrappers will know what I'm on about...sorry everyone else!!) LOL But why not follow this link and you can come and see for yourself what they get up to.....quite excited, tho nervous as they are all so experienced at CC's!!! LOL
http://www.bonsscraps.com.au/forum/index.php
starts 7:30pm Melb time 20th April! Join me!!!!

Oh scrappy days!

Still in the process of tweaking this baby blog! Not sure if I'm happy with the name, but will continue to play until I'm happy!
Was so stoked to be able to spend time scrapping on Sat....hubby out studying, DS2 off to his volunteering, DS3 first footy game in the arvo, house clean, dishes done......off to the bedroom to scrap! DS1 happens to think it's HIS desk in HIS room.....this is one area I am gonna fight him for!!!! LOL Really... would he do any homework on there anyways!!!???? LOL Here is what I came up with (I'm really happy with them!!)
Hope you enjoy and have a great week!!!

(Oh I forgot to mention, the inspiration for the "Crazy" LO was from Leeanne Pearce....amazing work!!! Love it!!!)

my latest page...on a plastic placemat!

welcome!!

Hey there...welcome to our world. Hopefully this will be the first of many posts, giving you a bit of insight into what we're up to here in our little corner of the globe! I really hope that I can inspire and be inspired by you, my friends and family...I'm leaping into the unknown, but what fun we could have!!! Hope you enjoy and don't forget to leave lotsa love whenever you visit!
Ciao for now!