Open Your Eyes And Maybe You Will See

Things have been busy around here
and one of the ways you can see how busy things are
is by the number of challenges I get completed in a month
I just loved the idea behind the Kraft It Up challenge
I have been hoping to create a page all month
I even took photos with me when I went to Brisbane
But today I got on to it and used different photos
more recent photos
photos taken 2 Sundays ago
So here is my page

played with layers
my type of layers

quite happy with my layers

but I _will keep trying

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I'll Bring My Raincoat Boots And Umbrella

Yesterday we went to the bike track
and the girls rode in the rain

No one complained about riding
and
no one complained about the rain
Yesterday I also finished off my third layout using the gorgeous Urban Loft kit from Cocoa Daisy 
the kit is revealed on the 28th (US time)
and right now there is a special summer promotion happening
an amazing deal and it means you receive 20% off the July kit
as well as a coupon good for $5.00 off Ronda’s on-line class “10-Things”.
Here are some sneak peeks of what I created with the July kit and the “Pencil Factory” add on

Had fun creating and am working on another page tonight or tomorrow (depending on some little folk)
and it’s a page I am already lovin’!

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Simple And True

The final challenge has been set for Aussie Scrap Source’s Style Lounge challenge
This week is Detailed Layers
I pulled out a couple of sheets of Crate that I had been drooling over and got busy creating

cut up the accent cuts paper

pulled apart some basic grey and sassafras lass layered flowers and re-layered them

wrote what I needed to say

added some paint and punched a paper strip with a Martha Stewart punch

yesterday my first Cocoa Daisy kit arrived
And the timing was good
because
This morning we had another trip to the airport
Dave is on his way to Thailand for work
which means once the girls have finished watching Funniest Home Videos
I am going to make a coffee and scrap some of the night away

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I Would Gladly Give The Sun To You

A great deal was completed today
Won’t bore you with the boring bits but lets just say the to-do list was accomplished
and included a batch of choc chip cookies
and a page for a Jenni Bowlin competition that Aussie Scrap Source are running

details of the competition are here
and details of my page are here

added a rub on to the envelope and then added some mist

the title is a quote that I wrote down a while ago
from the tv show Blue Bloods

Had to jot down some thoughts that have been floating around my head

so a few painted journal lines and I was off

So that’s Thursday hit on the head
Ready for a full on Friday

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With A Love Like That

Schools back and I finally had time to create a page for the new Aussie Scrap Source challenge
This time it was to create in the style of the amazing Louise Nelson
So I played and made this page

used a Crafter’s Workshop mini retro squares template with some “Meadow Green” glimmer mist 

Printed my photo right onto the kraft cardstock, added some doodling and a Smiggle heart sticker

applied some Studio Calico woodgrain rub ons to the tags
some paint on the Basic Grey alpha stickers
and some paint on a chopped up nested shape from Scrapmatts 

Yesterday was his birthday
He enjoyed a cheese cake birthday cake

and shortly we are about to have another slice, from the leftovers, with a coffee
gotta love that :)

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The Best Things In Life Are Free

started this page while I was away
and finished it off today

added some monopoly ephemera that I’ve had a while

cutting it up, because I like to do that

and the journaling

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Follow Your Star, It Will Lead You Somewhere

Today I posted off some ATCs
I made them as part of a swap over at Cocoa Daisy
The theme was Mid Summers Night Dream so I played with some quotes
and some Altered Artifacts steampunk characters

 

 

and then I made an extra one, because I was having fun

fun fun fun

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The Clouds Came Tumbling Down

She is home!!!

her plane actually landed a little ahead of schedule
and she had a marvellous time at Grandma’s house
Thank you Grandma
so now we are all home again
a big sense of relief!
While away I scrapped this page
it didn’t feel complete but I didn’t know what else to do with it
so I did nothing and am happy with that

I used a new alpha template that I purchased from a Brisbane art shop
and some denim Glimmer Mist, which I found at the expo

a touch of colour

and a luggage tag for journaling

it all seems a little perfect to me
oh and….
Last month the lovely Lee asked if I’d be a Guest over at the cool Simply ATC
I haven’t made many ATCs but thought what a great chance to play
and play I did 


I just love the twig from Scrapmatts 
perfect

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It’s Like I Just Stepped Outside

This is the sight that greeted me when we arrived home from the airport last night

The banner says Welcome Home and has lots of handprints and drawings all over it

I had been to Brisbane
at the Scrapbooking and Paper Craft Expo
I did have a hard time being away from home
but I did have a wonderful time meeting some amazing people
like the gorgeous Louise 

and the wonderful Peg and Diane

I also had the pleasure of meeting Debbie who certainly helped make my weekend memorable

The flight home was also memorable
with ash, from a volcano in Chile, in the air over Tasmania a lot of airlines had decided not to fly
Thankfully mine wasn’t one of them and apart from some delays I got home
we did have to fly at a lower altitude
this meant we were able to witness the amazing colours the ash and the sunset created

I was on the wrong side of the plane to take my own photos
so I asked a man who was sitting across the aisle to snap a few for me
While away my cold/flu became full on
and now I am home I feel a wreck and could do with a week in bed
I really wanted to complete this weeks Aussie Scrap Source challenge so I played with it today
in amidst of the sneezes lol

the challenge is graphic colour block
and I made my page a 8.5x11

I had also printed my photos on to white cardstock
and then I drew a border around each with a black pen

I also used a black sharpie pen to outline the whole page, adding a little grunge here and there

Jessica is having a ball at Grandma’s house
All being well she will be flying home Thursday
but I don’t think Grandma or Jessica will have too many problems if her trip home is delayed lol

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Toot, Toot, Chugga, Chugga

Extreme weather hit our state today
Extremely cold weather
Extremely cold, wet and windy weather
So today was spent inside
and there was a fair bit of this

Finally got to move some things around my crafty table
Made this page for the Aussie Scrap Source Detailed Whimsy challenge

I used some packaging that came yesterday with my gorgeous prize, that I won at Show Us Your Stuff, from Greatest View

Used the fabbo Hanging Frame from Scrapmatts 
I used my black sharpie pen to make the chain black but left the frame raw

and the journaling

Tomorrow is packing day
ready for early Friday morning
Jessica is off to Grandma’s house (the trip was her birthday present)
and me
well, I am off to Brisbane for the Scrapbook and Papercraft Expo and Convention

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