Wedding

Mark and I went to a wedding on Saturday in Ballarat. The couple were married on their property (gum trees all around) it was lovely...they had a handfasting and we were all given bottles of bubble s to blow...it looked great... back at the reception the tables were covered in gum leavves...the smell that kept wafting up ... was amazing.

The bride and her mother cleaned and painted all the little ceramic wombats... (80 of them) and little hats for the guys and shoes for the girls...which took them over 8 months to complete.

The bridesmaids wore blue and silver. the chairs had either a blue or silver ribbon around them... the whole reception looked beautiful.

The food was yummo...we had either vegie or chicken and corn soup, turkey or lamb, cheesecake or chocolate mousse.

don't ya just love a wedding..

Broken Arm

While at footy training yesterday Eric was tackled which is to be expected and as he fell to the ground he put his arm out and snap..

We spent hours in the hospital yesterday... and had it xrayed...and the orthepedic (sp) surgeon looked at it...they were uncertain of what to do with it.. as it is only a small break but it looks as though it is bent.. so we were sent home with a back slab on his arm and have to go back in today to the fracture centre... to have it reset..so we were up at 6.30 so he could eat breakfast...

Picked up a copy of the new scrapbooks etc.. to read while I"m waiting...better grab some lollies too me thinks....

I've started my May ATC's I'm having fun with these ones..and should be finished with them soon..

April ATC's

Just finished my April ATC's ... I think the orange A looks ok.. ..

ok.. one cj and one lot of ATCs down..... 2 cj's to go..

wedding card & Belindas cj

I am getting my butt into gear, I've made a wedding card for Marks 2nd cousins wedding on 29th April.. I'm guessing it's going to be freezing in Ballarat...it's an outdoor wedding...brrrrr.. We're staying down there the night in a motel across from where the reception is... so we can stagger across the road ..hee hee..doubting that we'll make it back in time for Erics footy match at 11am on the Sunday..sorry Ezza.

Also I've done my page in Belindas cj the theme is 'scrapbooking defined'

The photos are of my kids and one of their cousins when we took a day trip down to Apollo Bay and of the fires at the Brisbane Ranges in January..not too far from our place..it's as close to a bush fire as I ever want to get..



the photos are around the wrong way..and I can't cut and paste here...grrr

cj's and more cj's

I finished this in Alisons cj a few days ago..but have only just scanned it ..slack slack slack.. the topic is 'life changing moments' and will be posting this to Raylene today..

I still have Belindas cj to do, and yesterday Kathryns and Sallys turned up...what a great idea Sallys is... fantastic.. I"m not going to say what it is ...incase anyone that hasn't had it reads this..

I so have to pull my finger out... and do something with Belindas cj and this months ATCs with the theme Woman...(see stamp used above) I'll be using this... as far as I know ... I'm the only other person with this stamp appart from the woman that made it... cool huh.. she (the stamp) doesn't have a name... I"ll have to ask Dani what it is called...next time I'm in there.

Hope everyone had a lovely easter break ... ours was busy.. Friday night we had a friend/ex SIL and her kids s tay over... went through a few bottles of pink and started on Marks scotch... big mistake for me...I felt like crap the next day... woke up at 5am with the spins and feeling very very sick... later that morning all the girls jumped into Caz's car and headed to the market, where we bought some last minute cheap but quality easter eggs so the kids could have an egg hunt..I never think to take photos at easter time...why?

Saturday night we caught up with other friends we all aggreed it wouldn't be a late one... but we were still sitting there at 1am ..lol ....we decided to go to a sale that was on in Torquay on the Sunday..what a great sale it was.. jeans $10, skirts , shirts and bags$10, $5 wallets, guys watches $10 girls watches $5 and jackets $30.... came out with a garbage bag full.. they were seconds though I don't think there were many... or samples...no biggie..

Monday we went to Melb for Marks nieces 16th birthday...we were 1 1/2 hours late...lol.. 'cos we stopped at Werribee plaza to get Dave a new phone that he HAD TO HAVE THAT DAY.

what kind of soul are you?

saw this on Elizabeths blog..and had a go

You Are a Visionary Soul

You are a curious person, always in a state of awareness.Connected to all things spiritual, you are very connected to your soul.You are wise and bright: able to reason and be reasonable.Occasionally, you get quite depressed and have dark feelings. You have great vision and can be very insightful.In fact, you are often profound in a way that surprises yourself.Visionary souls like you can be the best type of friend.You are intuitive, understanding, sympathetic, and a good healer. Souls you are most compatible with: Old Soul and Peacemaker Soul

What Kind of Soul Are You?

Happy Easter

stamping class

Well I went off to a stamping class with Sam the other day... gee it was great we learnt a background technique... I think it was called 'credit card technique'... I've seen this in mags and thought it looked great... and now I can do it yay !!! the class went for 2 hours for $25 and she provided everything so that was good..the stamp shop also has a sale on till the end of May so that is cool.

Erics been sick since Saturday.. sore throat, non stop sleeping (the boy hates to sleep) not eating and a temp...footy registration is tomorrow.. looks like I"ll be going by myself !!

I still can't find that bloody magazine that I have been after and yay the lovely Sam found it for me ..just have to catch up with her to get it off her..lol..

ATC theme for this month is 'women' chosen by Melissa.. hmm I have an idea already but I bet I won't be able to get the thing that I want .. lol..its always the way isn't it.

It seems that people have been popping in... but no comments left?? hello out there in blog scanning land..
come on say g'day..

poppets and glasses

Gave poppets a try...it was a bit of fun...not really my thing as you can see I can't draw...lol... poor Emily has arms bigger than the boys and no neck..lmao

Eric and I went to have our eyes checked yesterday as Eric has been complaining of headaches when he reads... so off we go...almost an hour later we are standing picking out frames....Eric picked out a nice black pair metal framed pair with non reflective glass $350 ..... phew... thankfully we got a 2nd pair free... I am only going to get new lenses for mine..nothing wrong with the frames.. He doesn't have any vision problems it's just eye strain...which means his headaches will continue if he reads with out the glasses but thats all...so he's better off with them.

Mark painted one wall in our bedroom yesterday.. we were going to go blue...but then after looking at all the colour swatches we went a shade of brown...called 'burlap' gee it looks nice...so much better than the crappy burgandy colour that looked like it had been slapped up in 30 minutes...I think it needs a bit more colour...on the other walls now..lol..

We got one quote on the kitchen.... scary stuff...$7000... wow...thats alot of cash dont' ya think??? it s not a huge kitchen I don't think... no over head cupboards ...we are still waiting on hearing back from one guy..

Colour ATC, Karens cj

Today would have been my Dads birthday he'd be 79 today...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD

Getting there

For some reason I am having trouble uploading pics...grrr.. was going to upload Karens (KazTaz's ) cj and this months ATC...which I have nearly finished..trying to get hold of 2 little embellishments to complete the last 2 cards...do you think I can find the colour that I need...!!!
Also have finished some cards for a card swap on KSK.

I haven't done any scrapping of LO's for ages...and ATM I'm not too fussed about it..

Eric has started footy training...in his size 10 (mens) footy boots..lol he is growing toooo fast that kid..

oooh LOST is on tonight...I love that show..but I've been invited to a tupperware party...so might have to get the kids to tape it for me....might have to take the broken lid off the cereal keeper.. I don't need anymore containeers.and if I did ..I think I'd get them from Kmart...so much cheaper..and just as good I think.

Mark is wanting to go looking at new kitchens...we are getting sick of looking at the orangey coloured bench tops...and the laminex wood grain cupboards..lol..
sooo noice.. I'd love a new stove too...one that has grill that works properly...and you can light it with out getting blown halfway across the room..

More Salad Fingers

I've watched all 7 episodes of Salad Fingers.... and I gotta say I love it.. it's weird but it's cool...

Spoons
Friends
Nettles
Cage
Picnic
Present
Shore Leave

Let me know what you think... I know.. I"m warped... I liked Bad Boy Bubby too..

I've been tagged

by Ngaire

What scrapbook lines/products etc do you dislike ?
probably Jolees little cutsie stickers

What is the hardest thing you have ever had to scrap?
hmm I think some photos I took while playing mini golf...and like Ngaire I haven't done my wedding photos yet..

What technique do you use more than anything else.?
inking.... gee that sounds so boring doesn't it

What is the smallest scrap of paper you save?
anything that I think might get used.

Have you ever had any scrappoing related injuries?
Nope

Finish this sentence "If I wasn't a scrapbooker/stamper, I would spend my money on...."......clothes, cds , dvds

Give your best storage or organizational idea
I keep my foam stamps in little hard plastic cases that you can find in Safeway in the stationary part...they are about $2..

You just won a weeklong scrapbooking cruise for 5...who is going with you?
hmm.. I'd have to say Melissa, Coby, & Wendy...who else wants to come?

When you received your first publication notification who did you tell?
my family and a few scrapping buddies.

I'm tagging
Melissa

Really Really Weird

My niece showed me this last night.....gotta say it's totally weird...take a look here ---> SALAD FINGERS your mind may never be the same again after watching this...lol.... this one is even weirder..-->present

Do you like Lord of the Rings ???... take a look here

If you watch this one...turn the volume down a tad...

week 5

This week on Zinas blog

This weeks Challenge is to write an "Absolute YES list"Grab your journal and give yourself some quiet time to really focus on this with. She says..."this is what i call a list of the top 5 priorities that need your attention for the next 3-6 months. Unlike goals thefirst place to focus your time and energy when building a strong foundation for your life is on those things that need your attention NOW. .... while in a relaxed state, ask yourself the following 2 questions , giving yourself ample time for each one:What needs my attention at this time in my life?What do i need to let go of?don't censor your answers. Instead, just notice what occurs to you as you ponder each of these questions seperatley and write down yhe answers in your journal...choose the top 5 answers and put them into order of priority." She suggests writing them on index cards and placing them around the hoyuse so you are continually looking at them. This is to help you remember what you have made a desicion to spend your time on, and to say NO to the things that you don't have time for.

found this on Jaimies blog...how cute is it..

I"ve been sorting out my mags...getting rid of a heap of SM and SC mags that I no longer want... I put a little post on BB asking if anyone wants them for the cost of postage, but so far no takers..will see if a niece wasnts some when they call in tomorrow... it seems a shame to just dump them into the recycle..iykwim.. I really need to get my butt into gear as now I've put my name down for a card swap...lol..I have an idea in my head..just got to try it..

not much..

Not alot happening here... I've been writing 3 pages in my diary every day this week.... good huh...

I'm not too sure that I'll be going to ISC in Melb now...I was umming and arring about it to begiin with...but now there is a price increase.... it's put me off even more.. plus last night at the P&F meeting we've decided that we will be doing a Trivia night and the date chose was that weekend.... so I'll be saving myself money which can go towards my new camera !! and at the same time I'll be involved in raising money for the school so thats good right .!

Catching up with Sam today to give her Angies cj finally... ;)

I've started my ATC's (well I've got the cs cut anyway)....just got to work out what else I'm doing to them ..

kids and cake

Heres Eric and Emily eating Davids birthday cake in 2004... classy kids huh..!!..thanks Sam for the hearts...and I have something for you... will give it to you when I give the the cj...that I meant to give you ....

Well I think I hear my bed calling me...

Norty Samantha

look what she did...lmao... isn't she cheeky !!!

week 4 challenge

this weeks challenge is to commit to writing 3 pages in your journal every morning. I know this will be hard at first for some, so don't worry if you can't fill three pages. Write about your life, your thoughts, your fears, your dreams, even about the fact that you are having trouble writnig or filing three pages. You WILL get better at it the more you do it.

this shouldn't be too hard... I love writing in my diary... plus I write fairly big and messy...and my diary isn't that big... I know I'm cheating..lol.. but it has to be done daily ...

Also just found out that I along with about 5 others have just won a little pack of something or other from a challenge on BB..yay for us...!!!

Feb ATC's

The theme was 'numbers'.. heaps of things went through my mind...I was playing around with text boxes in MS Word but it didn't eventuate...so in the end I came up with 5...as there are 5 of us..so took it from there.. 5 petals on the flower using 5 different pp's.., take 5, V =Roman numeral for 5, 5 pointed star...

I think I need alot more stamps to get into these ATCs a bit better..iykwim..

I'm feeling down down down at the moment...but it has been months and I mean months since I have felt like this...just trying to keep my self busy..so I don't dwell on it..

Yeah I know I'm behind...but hey... I'm not trendy as you may have read from my page on Kims cj (post below)...anyways... isn't the new BG line yummy... I lurve 'HANG TEN' and 'URBAN COUTURE'..mmmm need these pp's..

Ohh and I got a lovely RAK from Rachel Greig..with some lovely ribbons and a card with a cat on it (one of her pics)..

I've posted Kims cj off to Raylene, I've finished Angies cj (see below) and will give this to Sam on Friday...

Up next is KazTaz's cj and Alison's cj ...plus the theme for the ATC's this month is colour... and it's been extended from 5 to 10...so many ideas run through my head...but ...I just can't seem to get them done... (thats me feeling sorry for myself)

catch ya