On Holidays!!

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!!

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

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

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!

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

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

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..