Alz Jan 2012 Scrapchat Challenge

Well, I am certainly living up to my 2012 new years resolution of scrapping more!!

Alz set a challenge on the scrapchat forum:

Tis the 1st of Jan (in case you hadn't noticed) and so the first of my monthly challenges is here!!!!! This year there is no restriction on what your project is. It can be a layout (single or double, any size), set of cards (three or more please), a canvas or other off the page project, the choice is yours. Whatever you can think of really. Digital is more than welcome and will not be used as a challenge throughout the year. Hybrid most likely will be at some point.

Colours - red and turquoise

Design requirement - use something from your stash of 'techniques past'

Something extra - tis all about handmade this month girls

Lifelines - black, white, cream or kraft

Okay so a few little explanations ...

The design requirement is about thinking back to techniques you used to use but no longer do. For example, I always used to ink just about everything but these days most everything is distressed. I also used to use brads nearly all the time but these days am more likely to use brads (oops I meant buttons). So have a think back, maybe have a flip back through some older layouts and who knows what you might come up with.

Please include handmade items. Yep that's plural but it could be multiples of one thing, like flowers. Tis up to you whether you use handmade items of your own or some you've bought elsewhere.

The lifelines are exactly that. If you're drowning reach out and grab a hold of one, maybe two. They can be used in only two ways. One is for the background of your layout, cards or other project, the other is as an accent. You can use them for both.

Here's what I came up with:

Jan 2012 'Stuck Sketches' challenge

So I'm on a roll.. I checked out the http://stucksketches.blogspot.com/ Jan challenge & was inspired to scrap some pics of Emily's very first school Easter Hat Parade from 2010. She was just so proud (& adorable!) in her hat that she mad herself, with both Gus & I in the audience.

I tried to use embellishments that are reminiscent of school days - the ABC twill tape, the black brads, the glossy DM chippy accents.. I am also very proud of my very first handmade rosette (with a long edge punch). I hope Emily can look back at this LO with some fond memories in years to come.

First page of 2012

I did it! One of my new year's resolutions is to find the time to scrap more, so I sat down & scrapped a page for the http://www.whitewith1.blogspot.com/ challenge blog. This months challenge was white with Lime. I didn't have an awful lot of lime (not being a huge fan of green) but I think it turned out OK.

My Grandparents are moving to QLD.. SAD news for me

I am loving everything about my life at the moment - everyone I love is happy & healthy - what more can I ask for??

The only small problem I have is that my amazing Grandparents are moving to QLD.. they are in their 80's and I know it is best for them, as my Grandmotrehr ("Mardi")'s sister and SIL are 5 mins away, not to mention my Aunt (who is trained in Aged care) and also my new Cousin (Newly married to my Cousin), who is a NUM in aged care.. but I will still miss them terribly.

I know it is best for them, to have family so close - but i cannot help but selfishly want them an hour away from me.. they are getting older - and I will miss being a drive away (even If I only get down there very 3/4 weeks), i SUCK! I have grown up with my amazing "Mardi & Pa" & DD (Age 7) adores her great grandparents - I want her to see as much of these amazing people as possible. They made me who I am and I adore them.. Am I selfish to want them near me??

This is where they are going: www.talltrees.net.au (at Redlands)

Anyhoo - All is well. Seriously, if the worst thing in my life is that I have to pay for a couple of arifares a year.. I should take a teaspoon of cement and harden up!!

Enough whinging about my life (which rocks!)

CMIT September Designer creation

Here is a car I made & submitted for my September Design Team challenge for CMIT in th US:

Thanks Prima!

Some Easy Online LO's I created tonight thanks to Prima's iPhone app:

Blog post about a blog post ;)

I was chuffed to get an email from Ann today letting me know one of my LO's had gone onto the Multi Scrapbooking Layouts blog. I like that I am trying something new, as I tend to just scrap single pics. But they do say variety is the spice of life.

Check out the blog here:

http://multiphotoscrapbooklayouts.blogspot.com/

I am enjoying spending time this weekend with my Family. Dad is here for the weekend for a belated Father's day visit, so my Sister Kate & her 2 kids came over & we all had chinese takeaway for dinner last night.

This afternoon we did some shopping for summer clothes for Emily, who seems to have grown out of all but 1 pair of shorts.. Then we had 5 neighbourhood girls invade the house to play barbies & make a lotta noise :)

Tomorrow my Nephew Reece is playing his Footy grand final at Bluetongue stadium. Quite an honour! We will all be there to cheer him on, waving the black & orange for the mighty Tigers!

So a full but fun weekend.. I think I will try to do some creating tonight, as my lovely Hubby Gus is at Bunnings as we speak buying some shelves to put up so I can organise my scrap room a bit. I am hoping I can talk him into putting them up tonight.. fingers crossed..

Some creative sharing

I am enjoying the wet weather here on the NSW Central Coast, as it's meant some creative time indoors for me :)

For the CMIT blog, I've created 2 cool projects.

One is a cute little card with Prima flowers & glimmer mist:



The other is a Halloween project. Since we don't celebrate the holiday here, I took inmspiration from a Christmas favor that graces every table.. the bon bon (or cracker, if you're Aussie!).

Here's my take on it:



So thanks for popping by!

If you want to see more cool projects, be sure to visit http://cmitonlineblog.blogspot.com/

EXCITING NEWS!

I am so excited I just had to share!

I have been accepted on the design team for Creating Memories In Time (CMIT) in the US!

Here is a link to the website - http://www.creatingmemoriesintime.net/

I am so priviledged to have been chosen, and can't wait to start creating. I will be submitting 3 projects per month to be displayed on the blog: http://cmitonlineblog.blogspot.com/

They also have an ebay store: http://stores.ebay.com/Creating-Everlasting-Memories?_rdc=1 and starting June 26th there is 40% to 90% off! This is to make way for CHA stock, and with the Aussie Dollar so good, it's a GREAT time to shop :)

You can also go to the online store direct: http://cmitonlinestore.com/

BEST of all, the comp on the blog is open to international participants with the opportuniyt to win an awesome basket of prizes, so c'mon everyone! Have a go & get creating! You gotta be in it to win it!

Melbourne Midwinter Madness

I haven't blogged for a little while, due to starting my new job as a Business Partnership Manager at AMP. I have to say it's a lot of hard work but I am loving every minute of it.

I was lucky enough to attend a scrap retreat down in Melbourne with some friends from the scrapchat.net forum. We had 3 days of eating, drinking, laughing.. and yes - some scrapping too!

And here's an idea of what we got up to. I think the other guests thought were were MAD!

Here is Jen "Planking"



Here's what I created:










What a FAB weekend, can't wait to do it all again next year!