well...

its over for another year... Kaitlyn got very very spoilt from Santa and she was very happy with all that she got...i got spoilt also....

I got a new 50mm lens for my camera, now to just figure out how to use it LOL... and lots of other gorgeous goodies too....

here are a few shots from christmas day

so now onto 2009

lets hope its a good year for kaitlyn and I and the rest of my family...

I have quite a few scrappy things that i need to get done...i am now off work for 5 days so lots of time to spend with kaitlyn and lots of time to get my scrap list completed hopefully...

Hope everyone has a happy new year and fun and happy 2009...

xxxx

MERRY CHRISTMAS

JUST WANTED TO WISH EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR DAY AND GET TOTALLY SPOILT....

STAY SAFE AND HAVE FUN

XXXX

Bored...

ok really bored today... i really want to scrap but before i can do that i have to clean up my desk LOL and that is just not happening... so im playing around on here for a bit....

was just doing some blog browsing and found this on Kristine's blog so thought i might do it also...
read through the list and highlight the things you have done in your life:

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band ....at school
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland /world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt (with the help of my mum LOL)
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous (does Heidi Swapp count LOL)
92. Joined a book club
93. Losted a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day


wow i have actually done quite a few of these...
ok now im off to clean up so i can scrap .....
xxxx

yeahhh

Guess who i got to meet last thursday night???

HEIDI SWAPP....

wow she is the most gorgeous person, so genuine and down to earth... she is so tiny and so cute also... she spoke about things that everyone could relate to and we all had a great laugh as well... i cant believe that she just stood there and had photo after photo taken and then once everyone had gone had more photos taken with all of us LOL... the poor girl must be photoed out i reckon after this australian tour LOL....

but she is beautiful and i am so glad that she came to sydney and came and offically opened the shop for Sue and Craig...it was a total honour meeting her in person... and her tips and techniques were awsome... i have new ideas now thanks to Heidi....

so that was my fun for the week... lots of my good friends came also... anthea came up for the night which was great to see her again...

I have just finished off 2 scrappy christmas presents today... now onto my other things that i must get done this week....

Hope you are all ready for christmas (im not LOL) im going to go shopping tomorrow (my mum is looking after kaitlyn for me) and i plan on getting it totally completed.... then its just the wrapping of them all LOL....wish me luck....

ok off to scrap now Merry christmas everyone

xxxx

my exciting news

Yeahhh i can tell everyone now that it has been announced on the blog...

I am now a design team member for an awsome sketch site called Creative Scrappers.....

Im so excited to be apart of this fun site it has some awsome inspiration over there with great sketch artist sharing there sketches.... lots of fun challenges and things happening over there so make sure you go and check it out....

ok now that i am all inspired by getting on this team im off to scrap...

Hope your all enjoying your weekend
xxxx

what happened to summer??

OMG i cant believe how cold it is today... what happened to it being summer time nice hot weather... today its freezing and raining... but that does mean perfect scrapping weather yeahh...

so i have decided to sit and scrap lots tonight and this weekend while kaitlyn is at her dads... while watching my favourite show ever Prison Break... my sister bought me season 3 for my birthday so this weekend i think im going to have a prison break marathon starting from episode 1. I could watch this show over and over again i love it...

So i thought i might make a scrap list of things i want to get done this weekend

* catch up on christmas journal 8,9,10 and 11
* complete scrap word pics page (make sure you go and check out this months challenge)
* make my christmas cards
* finish off a christmas present
* make another christmas present...
* complete the card sketch over at Creative Scrappers

ok so to do these things i must get off this computer LOL...
hope you all have a fun weekend
xxx

14 days till santa comes

yeahhh not long now LOL... and am i organised ummm NO... i have way too much to do and not enough time to do it in... but this sunday im planning on shopping and shopping till i have totally finished it... well thats my plan anyway... may not happen like that though LOL...

So now that my work hours are back to normal i have been scrapping lots which is so much fun... here are my 3 recent Journal your christmas pages...

having alot of fun doing this journal and im still committed to getting it finished....

On other things its only 7 days till i get to meet Heidi Swapp... yeahh its so exciting we are starting to get it all organised for her visit at work.. its going to be a great afternoon and there are still a couple of places available if you want to come make sure you check out the front page of the website....

Must get a few more of my christmas cards made up so i best get going and get organised i have the afternoon shift today at work...

Hope your all having a great week

xxxx

more scrapping and other things

well i think im finally back in my scrap mode LOL... im having lots of fun completing my pages for my christmas journal here are the next 3 only 2 more to do then im caught up LOL... im really determined to get this completed this year so i have set myself a goal of at least 2 pages every couple of days to get it finished... lets see if i can do it...

Apart from that it was my birthday last thursday and i got really really spoilt... mum and dad bought me a gorgeous gold watch (with numbers so i can see it LOL)...some clothes, and mum helped kaitlyn make me this gorgeous pillow... i love it...

this is my yummy cake my mum made me... love her orange cake...all my family came over for dinner that night and we had party food which was alot of fun....i got season 3 of prison break off my sister and her family and my nan and pop gave me money... also had a birthday cake at work too... sue and craig bought me a gorgeous bling hair clip and a mud cake which was yummmm and they all sang happy birthday too me at the front counter LOL... and i got a yumm box of chocolates from karen too... so i had a very very good birthday this year thanks to all my family and my friends....

so today kaitlyn had her end of year cheerleading concert... still to get some photos of her dressed up (wernt allowed to take photos at the concert) so will do that soon... and tomorrow im taking her to see High School Musical 3 at the movies and then we are going to try and do some christmas shopping hopefully before she gets too bored LOL....

hope your all enjoying your weekend

xxxx

woohoo i scrapped LOL

Finally i think i have my inspiration back... now i just have to stop feeling so tired.... but i did manage to scrap my first page of my Journal your christmas album... so im pretty happy with that one....

so im pretty happy with how it turned out... ive decided to use mostly Teresa Collins products in my album (which is 9x9) and just add some colour and other things as well... love teresa collins stuff its so easy to use...

So other then that no other scrapping think i may get an early night then hope to get some more done tomorrow.... i want to stay caught up on this journal and actually get it finished this year LOL not like the other 2 years LOL...

Ok off to clean up then bed....

hope everyone is well
xxxx

a few things happening...

wow its been a great weekend with the new Scraploot shop opening... loved seeing lots of familar faces coming in to say Hi....

tonight is also the start of the sketchfest over at Creative Scrappers... woohoo i need some inspiration after the last 2 weeks of no scrapping so i cant wait for this to start... lots of great sketches and fun things happening over there....

i really want to scrap but i just dont know where to start... after not doing anything for 2 weeks... lol maybe i might just clean up my scrap room first and see how that goes lol... it may inspire me to get something done hopefully....

ok best go do that then off to pick up dd from her dads...

xxxx

Guess what starts on the 1st of December

Yeah its that time of year again... Journal Your Christmas with Shimelle is back on... I cant wait for this to start again... this will be my 3rd year taking this online class which is so much fun and this year i am very determined to get it completed....so wish me luck with that one LOL... so do you want to join me... come and check it out here.... Shimelle Journal your christmas

yeahh its finally here...

The big day to open the Scraploot shop is tomorrow... Im so exhausted but so excited also... i cant believe that at 10am tomorrow Sue and Craig's dreams are going to come true and they are going to open up their gorgeous shop....the shop is looking outstanding..we have all worked so hard these last couple of weeks but im sure that it has all paid off with how the store looks... so make sure to come and say Hi ill be there all weekend....

So apart from that not alot has been happening... no scrapping to share but i am hanging to get some done thats for sure...so next week im hoping to sit down and get some done when we are back to normal and all settled in....

ok im off to get organised for tomorrow now and have a decent nights sleep cause its going to be a long weekend i think LOL....

Hope to see you there

xxx

im still here...

Im still around just been heaps busy with work and moving the shop over... On wednesday and thursday i helped Craig do the painting... and man it looks soooooo good... wait till you see the shop its going to look awsome... so make sure you keep the weekend of the 28th,29th and 30th free so you can come and check it out....

So apart from working havnt been doing much else... i come home exhausted so i dont even feel like scrapping... LOL i know shock horror... but i really have to do some soon or things like my dt stuff will never get done....

So only a short post today no photos to share... will try and take some sneak peeks of the shop on the weekend we are going back to finish the painting and start moving in....

Ok massive storm here so i best get off this computer LOL....

have a great weekend...
xxxxx

Ok i can finally tell...

Fewwww... i can finally tell what i have been holding in for months now LOL... the big huge exciting news over at Scraploot....

HEIDI SWAPP is coming to scraploot to offically open the store... OMG this is going to be so exciting... Im so excited for Sue and Craig this event is going to be huge..... here are the details if anyone is interested:

Heidi Swapp

will be officially opening our store!

Details of the Heidi Swapp event will be available on the website tomorrow from 9am. We will have two sessions available for you to choose from – entry will be by pre purchased ticket only. The first session will be from 4pm until 7pm – for those of you purchasing tickets for the first session of this event, your ticket entitles you to stay for the second session which will be from 5:30 pm until 7pm.

The first session will be an hour and half of inspiration with Heidi, with a lucky person having their photo scrapped by Heidi during the session with Heidi sharing some secrets of her own scrapping style.

The second session will be a meet and greet and party with Heidi!

During both sessions we will be raffling off prizes that Heidi is donating as well as goodie baskets of Heidi’s product. All proceeds will be donated to the Jane McGrath Foundation. We will also be having a few competitions during both sessions, of course these will focus on Heidi’s products as well.

Light refreshments will be served during the second session.

When available on the website, please ensure you read the conditions of the Event which will be available on the category page. The category will be the first in our product list and will be Heidi Swapp Event
Tickets for this event can only be purchased via our website. Payment must be by credit card only. Tickets will be allocated based on date and time of the receipt of your internet order. We will email you to confirm that a ticket has been allocated. Once we reach the limit, we will let anyone know who has missed out – for that we will apologise in advance, but numbers will be limited, so be sure to get in quick. Your tickets will then be posted to you, during the first week of December.

I so cant wait... ill be there working of course so make sure you get up early tomorrow morning to get in and get your tickets... we are the only shop that she is going to visit in Sydney, so for all you sydney girls that missed out on going to create 08 come and meet her at our shop... all the details are on the front page of the website....

apart from that I have been busy at the shop... we are now only weeks away from opening so as you can imagine we are all flat out moving, counting and cleaning LOL... so not much scrapping getting done... The november dt pages did go up though here are mine that i did this month i got to use the yummy Jacks world from Cosmo Cricket...

So i think this post has gone on long enough... off to swimming lessons for Kaitlyn then home to scrap (need to get it all in now no time in the next few weeks LOL)...

Have a great weekend
xxxx

Yeahh its wednesday

and that means only 2 more days till i get to go and scrap the whole day with some really fun girls... We are having a big scrap day at Scraploot on Saturday for us girls and its going to be so much fun.. Anthea is coming up again for it and staying here with me so i cant wait to get to sit and scrap again with this talented girl... so much fun, food and laughing oh and a bit of scrapping lol...

Speaking of Scraploot... its getting so exciting over there with the very soon to be opened new shop.. lots of fun things going on over there and there is also a very big secret too.. so make sure you definatly check out the website for all the details this is definatly one that you dont want to miss out on thats for sure....


On other things... go and check out the Scrapping Word Pictures Challenge blog it has been now taken over by Sami and im sure there are going to be lots of fun things happening over there soon... sami will be starting fresh as of Nov 1st so make sure for a fun challenge you go and check it out...


so not alot else happening havnt scrapped much that i can show you.. have done a few things for the shop and im in the process of doing some more pages... i did do this page though for the sketch this week over at creative scrappers...

love this new range of papers from Fancy pants...

So thats all on the scrapping front... Kaitlyn had her birthday party last saturday and she totally enjoyed herself which was great she got some really nice presents so she was happy with that... glad thats over for another year though LOL...now onto christmas shopping....

ok well i have to go and get some ink for my printer and photo paper so i can scrap...

bye for now
xxxx

8 years old....

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY GORGEOUS GIRL KAITLYN...Today is Kaitlyn's 8th birthday and she got totally spoilt rotten... Dahma and Gregdad bought her a new bike she had a little go on it but just needs to get used to it...

and check out this face lol... i think she was rather surprised with all that i gave her lol(the photo is a bit blurry but i just love the look on her face LOL) this was a High School Musical pillow that i gave her and you can plug your ipod into (it has a speaker on the end of it)...she has asked for a baked dinner for tonights dinner with an apple struddle as her birthday cake lol... so im glad that she is a happy girl...now to just get organised for her party on this saturday... mmmm 12 8 year olds.... LOL wish me luck...
bye for now
XXX

Gorgeous weekend...

Well it has a been a gorgeous sunny weekend... Love that summer is nearlly here finally... Love the warmer weather and the longer days with daylight savings...

This weekend has been a quiet one.. Kaitlyn has been at her dads this weekend to celebrate her birthday (which is this tuesday)... so im sure she has been having lots of fun...

And this weekend my dad also left to go on the Camp Quality Escarpade.. My dad goes every year and is an offical on the escarpade (which means he sets things up etc makes sure everyone gets in safely)... so he left friday afternoon... he always has lots of fun on these car rallies... we have to put the stickers on his car each year (they went on well this year thank goodness lol)... so here are a few pics of the car and my dad with his friend Michael who goes with him...

dont you love the yellow vests they have to wear lol... here is kaitlyn dressed in it with her new hat that micheal gave her...

LOL dosnt she look spunky in that outfit LOL....

so since then its only been mum and I at home... very quiet and peaceful LOL... so i did lots of scrapping.. i have gotten 3 pages done this weekend (and im about to do some more) 2 of them i cant show you yet as they are my dt pages (which im happy to say that they are now all finished)... but here are a few i have done over the last couple of days...

This one is for sketch #21 over at creative scrappers forum:

This is this months Road maps over at aussie pub calls.

and this one was the friday night challenge over at creative scrappers using one of Kristines new sketches that she designed...

so thats about all... so im off to scrap some more before i go and pick up dd oh and i must go and hide all her birthday presents too before she comes home LOL...
Have a great week everyone.... oh and there maybe some exciting news soon over at Scraploot so make sure you keep on checking the site out for this fun exciting news...
bye for now
xxxx

just a few more pics...

Just wanted to add these pics... the first one is of the cake pops these are the ones im going to make (yes danielle ill make them LOL) for kaitlyn's birthday (but hey you can come over early to help me lol)...

and this is my gorgeous quilt that my mum made for my back seat of my car.. its in my fav colours and it looks so good... i love it...

and i havnt shared pics of my car since its been fixed... but i cleaned it today so it looks good now... nice and shiny... love my car...

ok off to scrap
xxx

just another day...

So as you can see lol not alot to do latley... so again i fixed up my blog... and look what i learnt to do, I can now make my own blog banner woohooo... found this awsome easy site called scrapblog. its so easy to do (if i can do it anyone can LOL)... so there is my new blog banner for now....

Scrapping wise i have gotten one page done this weekend, oh and another one half done... i did this page for the October sketch challenge over at CD Doodles.. was very happy with how this one turned out

and also today i have been cooking... now most of my friends and family know that i hate cooking and im so not good at it... but these pics are for my sister (who always laughs at my cooking)... but look at this perfect cake... i had to take a pic just so Danielle would believe me LOL...

and then i also made these yummmy peanut butter cookies... anthea made these when we went down to visit last and they were so yummy and so easy to make also... so i thought i would give them a go since they looked so easy LOL... so here are mine... yes and they even taste the same as anthea's lol..

oh they are yummy....so thats my weekend... im off to wash and clean my car now... my mum made me this gorgeous new quilt to put on my back seat (i have leather seats in my car and in the summer they are so HOT ) so i have to clean my car before i put it in...

ok bye for now
xxx

School holidays and other stuff....

Well we are now into the second week of the school holidays... the first week seemed to just fly by lol...

Kaitlyn had a friend from school sleep over last night, lets just say a lot of giggling and talking happened till 10pm last night lol... and then they were awake at 6am with more talking and giggling... me i just put my pillow over my head and went back to sleep till 7:30am...

Then we decided to go the Featherdale Wildlife Park... spent a few hours there wandering around then came home to do some craft and play some more...

Tomorrow Kaitlyn is off to another friends house to play while i go to work...so that should be fun for her apprently they are going bowling... lots of fun...

Apart from that not alot happening... we had my sister and nephew over last weekend as it was a long weekend as my sisters husband was away at the bike races. So that was a fun weekend.. i did end up getting some good shots of my nephew though that i was happy with... havnt edited them yet...

On the scrapping front i have decided to join up on this awsome sketch forum that i found... Creative Scrappers is a fun place to go with some awsome sketch desginers... these are 2 pages i did so far...

Sketch #19

and this is sketch #20

so if your after some inspiration come and join in with us over at Creative Scrappers... i am also now the LOTD person (with 3 other girls taking a week each) where i get to pick a Layout a day for people to ohhh and ahhhh over LOL... so come and check it out...

Other then that not alot happening... Have i told you how much i love daylight savings... i love the extra light that we have and now that we get it earlier is even better....

So thats about all... off to do some more scrapping i think...

Have fun
xxxx

PS Make sure you go and check out the fun comp that Scraploot is having with CD Doodles forum...

Supporting Breast Cancer research at Scraploot...

To help further in the research for a cure for Breast Cancer, and to also help the many foundations that support women undergoing Breast Cancer treatment, during October we at Scraploot will be doing our bit to support Breast Cancer Awareness and Research and Support.
Scraploot will be donating 25% of all profits of Melissa Francis product sold during October to the Jane McGrath Foundation whose foundation directly supports those that dealing with Breast Cancer. Be sure to read Melissa’s inspirational story of her own battle with breast cancer and the realisation of the Thankful range in this month’s Scrapbooking Memories.
Follow this link to Melissa Francis product

DT upload day

Its Design Team upload day at Scraploot today... this month we got to work with some yummy spring colours... I got to use the cute autumn leaves cute world girl range... very cute and yummy pastel colours... here are my pages for this month

So there you go... speaking of scraploot they are sponsoring the new CD Doodles forum this month... a great competition is going on over there so go and check it out...while your there check out all the other fun monthly challenges that happen over at CD some great prizes up for grabs too...

Ok so its school holidays.. im still working during these holidays but my gorgeous boss did give me monday off this week so kaitlyn and I headed down to Nowra to visit Anthea and the boys... i dont know what it is with Nowra and Us but it was cold and windy down there again LOL... next time i told anthea im not coming down till its summer and its hot LOL.. The kids had a great day though catching up again... and i got to play with anthea's 50mm lens i got some great shots of kaitlyn with it (so its definatly on my must have list thats for sure).... here are some shots i got...

so i think thats about all... off to do some scrapping i think...

have a good week everyone
xxxx

PS go and check out scraploot the yummy gorgeous new range of papers just came in from Sassafras Lass OMG im in love LOL

I think its nanna nap time...

Im so tired but hey thats what you get for having a late night out scrapping... Went to a scrap day/night at Scraploot last night... was lots of fun and laughing... anthea came up to scrap also which was great fun... Craig cooked us a nice yummy BBQ dinner and Paula made this yummy desert yummm will have to try and make it myself i think... great desert for summer definatly...

So while i was there i got 5 and a bit pages done which was pretty good for me lol... one was a shop sample so i dont have a pic of that one... here are 3 pics of some pages i did last night

this is for the White with 1 challenge blog

this is me and my daddy... love that photo

Ok this page is for this months pubcalls roadmaps sketch challenge

i finally got some new photos of Kaitlyn... (so i dont have to use the same ones anymore LOL thanks Sue LOL)...love this paper range its from Bella gorgeous bright colours

And this page is for this months puzzle sketches challenge (yep i know lots of challenge blogs im stalking latley... but i love a good challenge they are lots of fun)

and thats the last time im going to use those photos i promise Sue LOL....

Kaitlyn is at a birthday party at the moment at Smiggles.. have to pick her up at 5pm so i have a few things i need to get done before then like unpack my scrap bags from last night and tidy up the house a bit....
Alrighty have a great week everyone only one more week left of school then school holidays yeahhh dont know what we are doing yet....

have fun
xxxx

PS if your looking for some fun challenges etc come and check out this great new forum called CD Doodles... lots of fun monthly challenges and probably a cyber crop coming soon also...