Renee Dowling

I have moved...

2008-05-11T05:06:00.000-07:00

I have moved you can now find me here:

http://reneedowling.typepad.com/focus_shoot_create/

National Scrapbook Day

2008-05-05T18:10:00.000-07:00

So over the weekend I decided to Cyber Crop and participate in National Scrapbook Day, with Blue Bazaar..

I created some LO's for the following themes:
Firstly one of my favourites 7 Gypsies, how cute are those little 7G arrows!!I took this pic on the way home from holidays so naturally I called this Home Bound!

and for a close up of my little birds, I just luv these stamps from the 7 Gypsies Calis, Range..
The next theme was a Making Memories LO, so I had to pull out some old stash...and added a bit of new as well for this one, one of my favourite old products of MM, is their Mesh, you can see it on this LO here:

I also created my first ATC Card, the theme being Blue..so here's what I did;very basic..but it's a start!

And finally a LO that had to include some markers or Pens, I decided to go with oil pastels( very messy) be careful if you try this, I managed to get crayon all over my page LOL, once again this is the first time I had tried something like this!and for a little close up...

so I had a fun weekend, really need to stock up on some more creative stamps I think , especially if I want to create more interesting ATC's!

Inkurable Stampers April Challenge..

2008-04-27T17:21:00.000-07:00

Birds and Butterflies, I don't think so..how about flies! This months challenge over at http://inkurablestampers.blogspot.com/ theme was "Wings" so I decided to use a fly stamp, that was begging for some use....
Here is my take on the challenge, a Happy Halloween Card!

Challenge 7 for the BOM

2008-04-24T22:58:00.000-07:00

Ok , so challenge 7 is up for the BOM at Scrapbook Savvy, decided to go with a LO about the animal/ anomals you luv..I had this gorgeous pic of a polar bear that I took earlier in the year so, I was able to use it!!Who couldn't luv these beautiful creatures!

Here is the LO...

123 challenge April

2008-04-24T01:25:00.000-07:00

So here is my take on the 123 challenge for April, these pics are from Elly and I at Ice skating, I tell you it was soo funny it might sound mean but taking your kids ice skating for the first time is something else, I couldn't stop laughing, they looked liked rappers on ice especially Zac, but we had soo much fun! A great family day out!

The challenge was

1.Use a hand made embellishment- top right paper clip, made by Melinda Taylor in a swapp

2. Use a household item, I used a dish sponge ( clean of course, lol)

3.Use the word Showers or April, well showers was my word of choice, please I was showered in laughter!!bottom right..

Here is my LO.....

Little creatures

2008-04-20T22:28:00.000-07:00

When the kids arrived home yesterday after going to the park , Kye came in all excited with a box and said " look what I've got mum" , I looked and thought Ohh, what could this be, and when he opened it up I found snails, and all I could think was o.k I can deal with this , at least they aren't messy, so we set up a little habitat and as far as we know they eat lettuce and mushrooms, they are actually quite cute! So I couldn't help but take a few snap shots...

And we havn't got around to naming them all yet!

Last Friday..

2008-04-15T03:36:00.000-07:00

So, I've decided to add this to my blog, last week on Friday, I decided to back to JC to get back on track with my weight issue, and I was shocked to see that I had gone from my goal weight at 50kg to 58.05, so I've managed to gain 8kg over a period of time..so this is it time to get my but into gear and nuckle down for real, so I'll go back each Friday and weigh myself and nothing in between..I've added a list in the side bar to keep me honest as the weeks count down...wish me luck!

As for this afternoon I posted the 6th challenge for the BOM at Scrapbook Savvy, this is a LO about, or a tribute LO on a grandparent..here is mine....

Back at school..

2008-04-14T17:08:00.000-07:00

The kids are back at school, and it was a bit of a rush getting back into the swing of things this morning..but we did it, lunches packed, uniforms on and off to school..which gave me the chance to finish this LO I've had sitting on my desk for the last few days, while Elly watched a bit of playschool, this is an old pic, but a favourite..

Now off to do loads of washing that I nned to catch up on and get down to the post office and post a LO to SM, before it gets to late!!

CC at Scrapbook Savvy!

2008-04-14T01:32:00.000-07:00

I had a great weekend, we had our second cyber crop at Scrapbook Savvy and it was fun chatting and joining in on a few games, Bingo was a roar and Sarah managed to trick us all again by calling an early Bingo! a bit dissapointed I didn't get all the challenges done but this is the last weekend of the school holidays so it was a busy time getting organised for the week ahead and getting my house back into some sort of decent order! I did get number 2 finished so here it is:

It was a great challenge, I used the rich colours that remind me of Autumn, we seem to get loads of leaves all over the place at this time of year, it probably has something to do with the tree's in our front yard! anyway this is elly taking her anger out on some of them!

Elly and I also made an effort to make a mother Day Card over the weekend, which she really enjoyed for the "Scrap outside the page" Blog, you needed to make a shapped card so we made a hat and stuck some feathers in it!

On Holidays!!

2008-04-09T06:03:00.000-07:00

On Holidays...is so much fun, I can sleep in a bit without rushing around like a mad women trying to get all my kids organised for the day ahead...which means I can also have afew later nights without stressing about the next day!

So I have compleated a few LO's that I want to share!

This is such a fantastic way to keep in touch these days, my kids can ring all over the place to keep in touch with the family, without it costing a fortune!!!

this LO of my Daughter riding in the rain...reaching up to touch a leaf as she passes by..simple beauty

Another of Elly, not so happy with those famous last words "But why"

This one of her hangin upside down like a monkey!

And using some of the Cosmo Cricket " Get Happy papers" of Zac having a moment on the field!

Hippy Chicks!!

2008-03-31T15:59:00.000-07:00

So here is the 5th Challenge for the BOM over at http://www.scrapbooksavvy.com.au/store/index.php for this challenge I wanted everyone to create a LO using a teenage memory! What fun those years are for everyone, I had an old pic of Simon and I that he's mum had snapped when we got back from a small trip to Byron Bay, gee what hippies we where

I used papers from the new Cosmo Range - Get happy, the papers are so bright and funky, and I couldn't go past using the BG - Obscure range for the background, these certainly suited the theme and matched the feel I was trying to create with this!

In Style

2008-03-28T17:36:00.000-07:00

This can often be a hot topic for many of us scrappers " My work is the same, my LO's are looking similar" so I have come to this conclusion if you are feeling like this then rest your mind and be assured as many artists work from around the world is similar and their style is usually always the same...so your normal and be proud of it!
Look around and you will see great artists such as Picasso, Salvador Dali and Monet..you can't tell me that with each painting came a different style, only a different subject, so now I feel more confident when my LO's are similar , this represents who I am, what I luv and this makes me and my work unique .
There should be no judgement or criticism of others work, I luv visiting certain fellow scrappers blogs, sites and gallery's because their work does has a certain style which appeals to me and I look forward to seeing this style again , again and again. I never feel the work is boring or old , it is beautiful and captivating and that is why I return, just as you may revisit the same art gallery or listen even to the same style of music, or wear the same style of clothes,it's because you like it, this is what represents you and in suit this should follow into your scrap booking you should feel comfortable with what your creating not trying to create something different because you feel you need to change. Styles will grow and change given time just as naturally as do your choice of clothes.......free yourself from these trains of thought, be yourself and love it!

Just a few more LO's

2008-03-02T21:27:00.000-08:00

It's been one of those busy but not really busy weekends , it seems that when one venture ends another one finishes, I finally have my bathroom back in one piece! and not a moment too soon, when you don't have all the facilities a house needs to function with 3 chn, it really takes the stuffing out of you, but now we have decided to sell our petrol guzzling cruiser and buy a new SUV AWD Klugger, and after driving a 4WD for so long I'm sure it will feel quite strange for a while, driving a smaller car...

So I had a an email from charm over at 123 challenge blog asking me to fill out a questionarre to be in the spotlight and I must say I was a bit surprised that she asked me but it did brighten my day , so you can check this out here

http://ourbrightstarsandus.typepad.com/123_cybercrop/2008/02/123-scrapper--5.html

I've also put up the photo challenge at Scrapbook Savvy , I got these awsome shots of Zac in the pool so I decided to make this months challenge an action shoot , can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!!these are my examples for this month

I also created these LO's using some more of the October Afternoon pp that I got in my pack from SS..I really love this sequence of photos of kye on his BMX

This shot was taken at the beach, and the one thing I remember him calling as he was running towards his brother and sister was wait for me , I don't know how many times I've heard that!

Yayyy!

2008-02-25T16:21:00.000-08:00

I just got an email from SM, they want "Just 3 Seconds for their final encore Gallery..Happy days!!I've been working on my LO's for the newsletter article for SS in March, both are finished using the gorgeous October Afternoon pp you can see them herehttp://www.scrapbooksavvy.com.au/store/index.php?manufacturers_id=115&main_page=index, can't share them yet, you'll have to wait for the Newsletter! You can Subscribe herehttp://www.scrapbooksavvy.com.au/store/index.php to make sure you get yours

123 challenge

2008-02-21T18:41:00.000-08:00

This is my entry for the 123 challenge, I used the no 3 in the title a Hambly Screen prints Overlay, and have strips for journalling..I luv this pic of Elly, I tell you she can be such a hot head when things arn't going her way, it takes about 3 seconds for her to get this face

More exciting news my DT pack from http://www.scrapbooksavvy.com.au/store/index.php ahs arrived containg some gorgeous October Afternoon pp, can't wait to get started on these! I also had an email from SM yesterday with an acceptance of my FLY LO to be published in the moments gallery! Yayyy!!

Quick catch up

2008-02-19T04:09:00.000-08:00

I think it's time for a bit of a catch up, since my last post, Simon decided to pull the bathroom out of our house and get started on a new one, and although being extremely excited, it threw the whole family into a bit of chaos!!, we have almost finished now and it looks awsome, nice and fresh...plus a big free standing bath that I can't wait to get more aquanted with..

So here a few of my LO's that I have managed to complete in the past few weeks..within the madness of our reno!
This LO titled FLY is of the boys at the slipping sands...I just luv this shot! and I've used American Craft pp..just yummo!

This LO titled My Girl, is special to me as when I saw this pic , I just thought of her and me growing together and how lucky I was to have a girl, after the 2 boys!

Over the past weekend at Scrapbook Savvy we also had our first CC, witch was very exciting, and here I've compleated one of the challenges which was to create a gift for someone using an empty package in my scrap stash..so I used a prima bottle, and filled it with jelly beans for Sim

I also created this LO for the CC where a red heart needed to be used, this is a pic of my Grandma, and I do luv hearing all of her stories about us when we were kids so I wanted to share the memory of a story, she told me...when I was younger I could never say Grandma so I called her Mama..

January Aussie Scrapjack..

2008-01-25T15:59:00.000-08:00

I have just finished my entry..for the Kim Archer Aussie Scrapjack for January.This jack seemed a bit more challenging for some reason, I guess because their are alot more pics on a LO,
I have used 7 Gypsies pp,BG chipboard monograms,American Craft thickers, Carolees Creations alphas, MM Noteworthypp, American Craft element brads, MM paint and hand cut chipboard, as well as Stazon Ink.

The Bosch..

2008-01-24T03:22:00.000-08:00

My washing machine totally packed it in yesterday...it was about 9 yrs old, which I don't consider really old...but we had already had it fixed twice so that was it , we decided to get a new one , and can you believe he who never washes decides he must come to choose a new one! Anyway of we go and being good water wise people we are we decided to get a front loader, it save saround 100 ltres of water per wash!!! I've never had one before and it seems quite strange to be putting your washing in the front..but I just finished the first load and the clothes came out very steamy and considerable dry comparied to my old top loader machine..so here it is my new addition to my life (onsidering how much washing I do lol!)

Our weekend!

2008-01-21T14:18:00.000-08:00

Well we have had a fantastic couple of days , before Sim goes back to work..On Thursday we headed down to Southport and took the kids to Seaworld, Nanna and Papa also came along so it was so much fun.Elly simply addored the polar Bear, she could have sat there all day and watched him. We also saw a dolphin show my goodness they are strong I got some amazing pics! We went on a couple of rides and elly just hit the 95cm mark so she just made it, but they had the Eye there and Maureen and I got in with the kids, as Sim and Ken are a bit funny with heights and at the top we could see the entire park as well as the Gold Coast, we were lucky to be able to experience it at it is only on lease to Seaworld this month!

The next Day we had some rest..and then we went up to the North coast to visit my family again and I was so excited about seeing my new little Niece who now has a name "Ebony" she has grown so much in just a couple of weeks and is now weighing in at 2.7kg which is what Elly weighed when she was born. She is just sooo beautiful, makes me feel sooo clucky! I just love her so much, and you can see how much the kids adore her. Sim just kept checking in her all the time too...

While we were up there we headed to Underwaterworld...which the kids loved of course , they had the special attraction of "Spider Crabs" and gee they are huge, these ones were only 8 weeks old and they looked pretty mean , but they do span up to 8 meters..yuck hate to run into one of those! Zac and Kye where also lucky to have a kiss from a seal..such a great experience for them..my kids seem to luv underwater life, they also experienced holding a native cochroach, I'm not sure what's worse the Spider crabs or the roach..and of course Sim started to think something like that would make a great pet, ooohh!.

And finallly for the most uplifting news in my scrapping world..yesterday I got 3 emails from scrapbooking memories with 3 acceptances and this morning another three came and 3 more LO's have been accepted, woohoo, I am compleatly over the moon , my whole family will be in print!

Cutting your Curls LO

2008-01-17T20:56:00.000-08:00

I have just finished a DL that I'm pleased with...

I used BG Recess pp, American craft thickers,Hiedi Swapp chippe-lemonade stand pumpkin,Bazzil Avalanche ,Bazzill Basics Big clips, 7 Gypsies tags, 7 Gypsies little glass bottle...and some Bazzill thread..

I'm just happy with the design of this LO..

So far......

2008-01-08T19:00:00.000-08:00

Well..we are about half way through the school holidays...and weather has just been wet, wet and wet, it's rained everyday since christmas so the kids have a bit of cabin fever, we have gone and seen a few flicks at the movies and we all went iceskating as well, I have to admit it was sooo funny, I could hardly stand up I was laughing so hard, but in the end the kids seemed to get the hang of it, Zac even played red rover..that kid has the most amazing balance though and he really was determined, not to mention inspired by some of the speed skaters out their..we plan on also going down to sea world for the day but we are just waiting for the weather to clear a bit soo we don't get rained out..we even attempted to take the boat out over the weekend , which looked like it was going to be a nice day..but half way through it turned pear shaped and a storm rolled in so we anchored up and sat and waited untill it passed over us..and thank god it didn't hang around I really wasn't prepared enough to be stuck out on a boat with our kids plus kjirstens boys in the middle of a storm!!!

Now as for me I've had some fantastic news to start the year of with firstly I won a major prize from the 123 challenge, which was a Tarisota "I want it all collection" so you check this out here http://tarisota.com.au/tarisota-scrapbook-collections.php I can't wait to start creating and that clear album looks like it would be a great little album to work with....so I'll be looking forward to that arriving...
I was also choosen from the Aussie srap jacked site as one of their winners for the month, and I've picked up a scrap therapy voucher...

So I have had an amazing start to the year already!!!!!!!

I've been indulging in 7 gypsies pp..so here are a few LO's I've created during the week...
See This

Step Back

I also created this cute little OTP item from a clipsle mint tin for my USB storage!

Becoming an aunty

2007-12-28T20:54:00.000-08:00

What an exciting few days I have had..first Christmas , my kids had so much fun..my house is now fully loaded with lots of new toys and games for them to enjoy, and once that was over we headed towards the sunny coast to visit my mum, sister and then to Coolum to visit the rest of the family..but unfortunately my sis Cherie wasn't there as she went into labour 5 weeks early!!! so off to Nambour Hospital we went..they decided to keep her there and hold off as long as they could to bring this little one into the world, although she was in pain we all new it was the best thing for bubba, but after a day she had better ideas and in the wee hours of the morning we had a new tiny addition to the family...she has no name yet..but she was born at a tiny 2.2kilos and 44cm long, and she is soooo beautiful I fell in love instantly! It was the such a wonderful gift for Christmas...she will spend the next 2-5 weeks in hospital in the intensive care unit however the doctors have assured us she is very healthy, but needs a little more time to grow..I am now officially aunty

1,2,3 Challenge..Dear Santa...

2007-12-19T04:59:00.000-08:00

Can you imagine Santa bringing a lolly making machine for christmas , well this is what they want!!! The list changes all the time , but it is just so cute..My kids are on Holidays now and it is awsome no more rushing around like a mad women trying to get organised in the Morning and Simon is off next week untill the 21st of January.how cool is that! He totally deserves it , we really have no plans but to just relax and do what ever we want , I really should book us in a Holiday next year but we love hanging out at home and doing day trips out on our boat and stuff. I've pretty much well done all my chrissy shopping now..Horray!! so all I have to do is clean up my house a bit and I'm done. This is my my favourite time of year the kids have swam all day in the pool and played lego, watched a movie and generally had a fun day, and I've scrapped a bit, but it really is cool cos their are no commitments to be anywhere! Gotta luv that.

Aussie Scrapjack LO for December!

2007-12-18T16:23:00.000-08:00

This is the entry for the December, I had heaps of fun with this one, this is a pic of Kjirsten and myself being silly, it's such a great pic of us...I just used lots of different bits and pieces to create this, I love mixing products up it usually works best for me!

It sure moved fast!

2007-12-04T04:24:00.000-08:00

I was so proud to see you show of your boat you and your Dad have been making over the past week, you need to design a boat, and then build it and then of course test it in the school pool! Once your Dad found out , he was quick to ask the question can it be motorised!! and of course the teacher said that was fine..so you guys spent hours building and teating it at home untill you came up with a boat that floated , had balance and power! Well done Zacyou had the fastest boat in the water, everyone loved it, and I loved seeing your little face light up as it speed across the water!

Tim Holtz 12 Days of christmas!

2007-12-03T02:18:00.000-08:00

I am officially a fan of Tim Holtz..I've just been directed to his blog and his doing this awsome 12 days of christmas tag set...the idea's are all there in print , with pics to take you through step by step instructions on how to use some of those super cool products, he has on offer!He is also offering a daily prize you can check it out here:
http://timholtz.typepad.com/my_weblog/

Angels are looking over me!

2007-11-28T05:10:00.000-08:00

I couldn't be Happier , at this moment I feel as though all angels are looking over me! I recieved an email Today....with an acceptance letter for one of my LO's to be published in the For Keeps Magazine...In the past 3 months I have acceded my goals..I joined an awsome forum, was asked to join their team as a DT Member, had a few LO's accepted into the major Paper Companies Galleries, won a few comps...and now for the best news of all..a LO of mine will be published!!! Wowzers! I am feeling sooooo happy within my own personal ability to achieve in a passion I love , I've just gone out there and went for it..and to my surprise have been accepted into the world of internet scrapbooking with arms wide open.

So I want to take this opportunity to thank my friends who have helped me get to where I'm at today...firstly Kjirsten who has given me endless encouragement!! and all the love a friend could give, Secondly Diane Scrapbook savvy Lady Boss! who gave me the greatest opportunity to part of a great design team... and Julie who without her few tips and words of wisdom gave me the idea to submit all of what I had to offer to the magazines...

The LO that is getting published, was possibly one I never thought would, it's gone into the theme for heart felt journalling and it's how I feel about my Hubby DH, I showed this LO to me Mother in law only a few days ago and I said this is what I wanted to say at my wedding, but me being to shy..didn't and now it's being printed the whole world can read about it.. I also rember when I had first completed it and gave it to Simon to read and his eyes swelled up and the hint of a tear rolled down his face, at that moment I knew, I myself would always hold this LO close to my heart!

So here it is...

Proud to be accepted by Cosmo Cricket...

2007-11-27T16:39:00.000-08:00

I submitted my LO 'Naughty or Nice to Cosmo Cricket, a couple of weeks back when it was first completed, and to my surprise I recieved an e-mail yesterday to say it would be sent to Julie Comstock...who has decided to add it to there Gallery under the Be Good pp range!! I'm so proud to be accepted into thier gallery!http://www.qbaroo.com/cosmocricket/galleryitem.cfm?galleryitemoid=294&galleryitemname=Naughty%20or%20Nice&author=Renee

Completed!!

2007-11-25T23:53:00.000-08:00

Sometimes you just start projects and they seem to get pushed aside as you move on to new things well these two, firstly being a canvas that I started for the wall of my scrap room..I did this as these are the main principals to why I scrap and how I scrap...

I also have been working on a LO using the Fancypants Transparent Overlays , this is one of my favourite ones called 'whirl', they are so easy and really quite quick to put together a great LO...it just took me some time as I've been sidetracked with chriissy LO's , here it is..this is such a cute pic of Elly, I took this in her room when she was in one of her dress up costumes...I just luv it!

Aussie Scrap Jacked

2007-11-25T20:02:00.000-08:00

I thought this would be the perfect LO for Aussie Scrap Jacked, this is of my Daughter Elly and myself sharing a special moment, while the boys went out!! I just love the BG Mellow range of pp!

Feeling Festive

2007-11-11T16:55:00.000-08:00

I really am getting into these christmas LO's this year..I've just finished another this time, using the yummy pp from MME frost collection, I've also discovered sugar coating, which is great as you can cover all sorts of things, such as raw chipboard, ribbons, tips of flowers, buttons and it gives you a real added sparkle to your page which is great for christmas. In this LO I have Sugar Coated the large "B" letter in the LO , it was as simple as painting the chipboard, adding some glue and sprinkling the sugar coating on...

I just love that all my kids still believe in the magic of christmas, they believe in Santa and his workshop, they believe he lives at the North Pole with his elves and reindeers , they believe he visits all the good kids and leaves presents under our tree...it's so special and cute!

New Beach Pics and christmas is on it's way...

2007-11-06T20:18:00.000-08:00

To think there is only 7 weeks to christmas can you believe it!!! Some of my chrissy shopping is done , but not nearly enough! However on the upside of that school Holidays is drawing closer which is great as there is so much less running around to do and more time to just chill out in the Summer time, which is my favourite time of year, We are real Beach goers in this house, we love boating and swimming and just generally all the fun water play ( even though itis becoming more and more restricted because of the drought).

I got some great pics developed from the last boat trip we took here a couple..
This is Zac of course always throwing you a stunning smile

and Elly, in her new swimmers ..so cute!

I also managed to some great pics to kick christmas off...

This is a LO that I've just completed...
This is the first LO for the year, I've used PP from Cosmo Cricket the Be Good range available at Scrapbook Savvy...and I simply love them , the die cuts and journalling cards are also from the the same range!

7 Gypsies....

2007-11-05T04:40:00.000-08:00

What an amazing workshop 7 Gypsies turned out to be we made some gourgous little books and a great address Book, but it was simply flat out all day, but overall we had a great time and I learnt a few new tequniques to take on board which is the main thing

Here are some pics from the workshop...
This is one of their projects on Display, it is a Revolving file, which is something I have on order!!! Can't wait untill it arrives

This is another one of there matchbox albums thay had on Display...

This is the address book we made on the day, very cool!

The revolving file was simply fabulous and will be definatly be something worth adding to my stash and on the do list!! I just love it....

New LO...

2007-10-23T21:37:00.000-07:00

I've created this L today using Daisy D's beacon hill pp, layering flowers and die cut tags..I really loved using the flowers as they gave a fabbo 3 demensional look and the colours are stunning..I've had the pic for a while and this was perfect to use with this LO.

You can see in a close up how fab the layering of the flowers really looks....

Now to my big news....I'm off to 7 GYPSIES tommorow for a full day Workshop..from 9 till 5 , I simply can't wait . I've packed up all my bits and pieces that I will need to take and of course my camera to take heaps of pics.... I was ablr to do this because of Diane from Scrapbook Savvy...and I just want to say THANKS!!! and give her a big hug.....oxoxo

Busy,,Busy

2007-10-23T13:19:00.000-07:00

October would have to one of the busier months in the year for our family, so many Birthdays!! Which means lots to organise, but that also means lots of great photo opportunities. Both Elly's and Kye's Birthdays fall in October Elly just turned 4...I can't believe how the time flies..and Kye will be 5 next week..not long until he begins prep..and he can't wait, since they changed the schooling system in QLD it meant he had to wait an extra year before he could start. But that's o.k because it meant he could spend an extra year at home with me!

I've just recently finished this sketch from becky fleck for Scrapbook Savvy.....

I've also just finished this LO...Mind goggle, I swear my chn are all fish can you believe this photo was taken of Kye when he was about 2 1/2 and he could already swim!! I also wanted to try out quilling on this LO and was quite pleased with the result ..I think I;ll be using this technique a bit more..

I also did a LO for the Basic Grey Comp with their obscure paper Range and this is what I came up with..

And I also Completed this 4 way challenge for Scrapbook Savvy, we where sent all the same products and this is what I came up with using these Paper Trunk Papers..

O.k gotta go..kids are waking up and I have to get breaky for everyone..

Blog soon lol ...Renee

Slipping Sands

2007-09-30T04:06:00.000-07:00

Today was simply Stunning in Sunny Queensland today, so we took the boat out to North Straddie to the Slipping Sands and the children had so much much fun racing down the steep sand hills, catching fish, swimming and making new friends.

I'm just grateful we all came back with no tears or broken bones as you can see it looks quite adventurous.

School Holidays!!!

2007-09-28T05:47:00.000-07:00

It's that time of year again, September school Holidays...and I love it , no homework , sleep ins, no frantic rush to get out the door to get to school on time everyone can relax and move at relaxed pace I love it! The weather has just got warm enough for the kids to swim in the pool and it feels like the beginning of summer, my favourite time of year. Luckily I have managed to get some scrappin done.. I made this gorgeous open album for Zac from the night of the school concert and he simply loves it! This was also made for my DT work on Scrapbook Savvy I've used the Kaisercraft Open Album, as well as the Hiedi Swapp Chipboard and Daisy D's PP, although this was quite simple, I love the effect!

I've also worked on a page with a photo from movie world,of Zac in an orange carrot, I've had it for a while and came up with an idea to use some more of those stunning Kaiser craft pp and safron felt that I used for the double beach art LO I done .

I discovered Basic grey are also having a comptetion and for 3 lucky winners, they will receive $100 worth of products wahoo!! It's using their obscure range of pp..so I'm nearly finished and Kjirsten brought her entry over tonight and it's simply stunning! It was fun to have a go at as the paper is certainly obscure..so I'll put down as a real challenge! However Basic Grey's papers are just stunning and are always a pleasure to work with.

Catch up..

2007-09-18T03:42:00.000-07:00

It's been a fairly busy week as usual...we had soccer break up all Day on Sunday, and for the rest of the afternoon we took the kids down to the BMX track. They just love it the boys ride their bikes Elly ran around the track with a teddy under one arm and make up case in the other..very cute and Simon hung out with Dad and messed about with their Monster trucks while I spread a nice big blanket out in the shade and read a few Autumn leaves books that I have been meaning to take a look at...

After receiving my first DT Kit, I began this layout of Zac at the beach, from the photo's I took in the previous week, he sat on the sand for about 3 hrs just building, digging and creating his own little master piece..I used the gorgeous new esperance papers from Kaiser craft.

Basic Grey pick up...

2007-09-11T20:51:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I got a surprise email...from Basic Grey letting me know they decided to pick a Layout I submitted earlier that day..what an honour.. to feature in there gallery...HOW COOL

So here it is...

I used Basic Greys pp Recess and Obscure.. simply stunning! , with a really cool overlay from clear expressions..and all my journalling is hidden under the photo using BG magnetic snaps.

On another high point my first DT Kit arrived from Scrapbook Savvy along with my new Basic Grey Magnetic Mat...The kit was simply fabulous and I can't wait to get stuck into it!

Blog Soon Renee

Full Throttle..

2007-09-07T19:00:00.000-07:00

I finished this layout last night of Zac on his PW50, I've had the photo for a while...but just had to wait for the right papers..I've used Cosmo Cricket Souvenir pp, MM rubons, Technique Tuesday Stamps, which I imported from the states, way to expensive to buy here!

Mid Week.....

2007-09-05T00:26:00.000-07:00

Mid Week... has been fairly uneventful been doing all the fun stuff ..household chores, the joys of being a Mother, most of the time I feel I'm chasing my tail..I clean up they mess up..oh well keeps me movin..Zac had his first Guitar lesson this week with Richard, and buy the end of an hour his little fingers had had a good workout..I can see we will be moving at a slow pace but Richard assures me he will get there, I'm going to have to come up with a new routine to fit in practice , homework , play time , computer time , TV time ( which would be all the time if I didn't put my foot down and send the controller on a holiday)...and we have also decided to start a little pocket money for him this week, so I'm drawing up a list of small chores for him to hopefully make life a little easier just simple stuff like setting the table for dinner , clearing the table after dinner ect... it will be interesting to how he goes and I wonder if the incentive of a little money will entice him to keep it up.

Diane was packing my first DT kit from Scrapbook Savvy this week oohhh...how exciting can't wait to get started, I've also ordered some of the new basic grey paper, and the new magnetic precision mat.. Look forward to the posty dropping of a parcel yeepee!!!

I also won the Monthly winter Challenge at BS with my Winter layout of elly...

Blog soon Renee

Riverside Fireworks Spectacular

2007-09-01T04:18:00.000-07:00

Tonight we went to the the top of spicer street, Coopooaroo to watch the Brisbane river city fireworks hosted by FM104...WOW it was stunning, especially the story bridge, and the kids loved it, The crowd was huge where we were, (about 6 kms from the city) so I can only imagine what it would have been like to be right in the middle of it. I took some pics but felt slightly under prepared as I haven't photographed fireworks before and should have checked up on the settings, oh well theirs always next time!!A tripod probably would have been useful sounds like it will be one of my next investments. This photo, is one of the better ones I took...now all I have to do is think about a great layout I could use them in hmm....

Off to watch a movie on fox, while cutting some card stock for my mini album..

Blog soon Renee

A new begining in the scrap world....

2007-08-31T05:33:00.000-07:00

I feel like I've just come out of hibanation , like a bear...ready for Summer...I have just joined Scrapbook Savvy for a permnant Design team Position.....and I feel great...I can look forward to creating, which is my passion whilst contributing something special to a group of people who are fantastic...thanks Diane (SS director).

This week, I'm working on a Mini book , something new for me, I've decided to go with my favourite pp basic grey.(vagabon) and some essential supplies from SS being chipboard, cardstock and embellishments.I'm not sure what photo's to use I have some great photo's of Simon's monster truck and also some of the kids at the BMX park, but I'm sure I'll get some great pics this weekend for Fathers Day, well just wait and see.

I've got Sim one of those sit in back massagers for FD and I hope it will give him some back releif as he is always in so much pain...makes me feel sad that he goes through that every day...

Blog soon Renee