challenge 1

this LO is for a challenge on Scrapping the Scraps.

which was to not use too much embellishments...but I think I may have blew it by adding the flowers...lol..it just looked a little bare..

Paperific and a new shop...

On Friday I jumped on a train and headed in to Melb to go to Paperific at the Telstra Dome.... IMO ...it was not as big as last years.... lots of chipboard and stamps...which was good... bought some nice things... and a cropadile..which I've been putting off...gee its good..!!

Will be interesting to see where it's at next year ..

Today..... I did a bit more shopping.....at Pink Hibiscus ...and I was their first customer..yay me !!
They actutally don't have a lot in at the moment ..but will be interesting to see what else comes in.
there ya go Sam ...a little plug for you.. lol

I've jumped on over to scrap pile too..and have done their first BoM challenge

Also did a layout for a challenge on scrapping the scraps...its late but done anyways..

WW & life

On Monday I had my WW weigh in, and...........................................I lost 1.2kg !!
so that's a total of 1.5 kg in 2 weeks.
I'm trying to get out on my bike as much as I can...but that wind today would have been blowing me all over the place.

Finally finished the album that I was making for Joe and Helen ..yay.. I got a photo of everyone ...even those that don't usually pose for photos... and I made sure I saved them to disc ....lol..

Last night we went out for tea with friends and family...the meals were lovely and good price too, for every adult meal you got a kids meal free...and underlined meals were $9.90.

Tomorrow we're going off to the airport to see Joe, Helen and Bronwyn off as they fly off to the US to live.

Friday I'm thinking that I'll go to paperific...at the Telstra Dome...Emily would love to come with me... so thats making me think...maybe Saturday would be better...but..at the same time I don't want to spend my whole time looking out for her to make sure she's where I can see her.. and not look at the goodies... soooo best I go Friday. A friend will pick Em up from school and I'll get Eric to ride ...guess David will have to walk..lol

Looking at Kathryns and Ngaires pages for 'so you think you know me' has inspired me to do more pages in my BoM... and I still need to finish my ATCs for this month the theme is 'B'

catch up

The last time I posted... I was feeling a bit so so..

Didn't lose much in my first week of WW but I think that may have been due to a bad weekend full of party pies, sausage rolls and UDL's ....I had 6 kids last Saturday night.... let me just say it was Noisy...lol

During the week I was around helping my Brother and his wife clean their house before they head off to the US.... they leave this Thursday ... I'm giving the kids a day off school so we can go to the airport to see them off.

Friday night just gone...we had another family night with a bbq and a slide viewing... I was very good and took a piece of fish ...which was sooo huge... so shared it around.. the others sat eating CHEESECAKE !!! and I sat with vegie sticks and salsa....I did how ever give in and eat 2 malteasers...and 5 little burger rings...but I did break them in half and shook the calories out...lol...and washed them down with a diet drink.. I think next time I might take a yoghurt with me.

In the newest copy of WW with Fergie on the front....it has the Australian finalists for weight loss... my sisters friend Stella is one of them...yay for Stella...

On Saturday I took Eric and Em to the show...Dave went with THE BOYS... we were there for 8 and a half hours....it was pitch black in the car park.... and the bloomin signs that marked the aisle where we parked were black!!...pulling out ...I hit one.. and knocked it to the ground ...oooops !!... all the way home I'm thinking...geez I hope I haven't marked the car... sure enough there is a mark...but thankfully its on the nudge bar ....phew....

Sunday I headed down to Eastern beach.... for the Mini field of women... just to have a bit of a look.... they'd chosen to put the silhouettes into the shape of a wave.... (being near the waterfront)...some of the messages were beautiful...there were alot of nurses there so I heard..as well as families affected by breast cancer.

Tonight is weigh in night...hopefully I've lost a bit more..

all I have to say at the moment is

hmmm!?!?!?!

Weight watchers

I started on Monday...and went to my first meeting Monday night... it is free registration at the momemt...so saved $33.

Not sure how I'm going to go....I start off well but then lose motivation....I think it would be good for all of us to eat a little healthier... went walking yesterday ..haven't been today as yet.

I'm going to get David to fix my bike up on the weekend so I can go riding..

wildlife park

Last weekend we went to Ballarat wildlife park...isn't the koala sooo cute and what about the roo hugging her joey....awww and I had to throw in a lizard one... it turned out not too bad through the glass I think...
The weather was lovely..














OMG...... does this child ever stop talking... Emily has not stopped all morning... yap yap yap yap... about everything and nothing....lol.. it's doing my head in..

Who's started christmas shopping yet??? me....!!! yes... I have started... I have one KK pressie...and some stuff for the kids...lets see if I can keep it up..and not have to do the mad rushing around the day before like last year...

Better get my ass into gear and make a card.... we have an engagement party to go to later today (my niece) Nicole's and her fiance Andy's.

Parcels

this week I've recieved Sams 'colour' cj which I've been working on already....also recieved a lovely mini clipboard from Ngaire....it's gorgeous...and on the back it has a quote

She walked in when everyone else walked out
celebrate her friendship.

Also recieved a parcel from the USA..... I didn't remember ordering anything....so it had me stumped what it was... maybe a comp?? then I noticed the sticker on the box.... it was from ' Better homes and Gardens'....inside there was a stack of pp of assorted companies... beautiful.... some chipboard alphas (creative imaginations) and October issue of Scrapbooks etc...with.... a letter published that I wrote...

I'd forgotten all about writing that letter.. lol..

Parcels

this week I've recieved Sams 'colour' cj which I've been working on already....also recieved a lovely mini clipboard from Ngaire....it's gorgeous...and on the back it has a quote

She walked in when everyone else walked out
celebrate her friendship.

Also recieved a parcel from the USA..... I didn't remember ordering anything....so it had me stumped what it was... maybe a comp?? then I noticed the sticker on the box.... it was from ' Better homes and Gardens'....inside there was a stack of pp of assorted companies... beautiful.... some chipboard alphas (creative imaginations) and October issue of Scrapbooks etc...with.... a letter published that I wrote...

I'd forgotten all about writing that letter.. lol..

stuffin' stuff

Well I think we all had a great day on Sunday at Angies.... sorry that we didn't leave your place till almost 6pm Ange...lol..

It was lovely to meet Ngaire and Ruey for the first time and catch up with Ange, Carolyn, Coby, Jessica, Kass, Melissa, Michelle, Sam, Sarah and Stephanie again.

Bought some lovely AC rubons from Angies and Kass's scrapanalia stash....got my HS album and plastic letters too that I bought from Donna..... and I bought some more SU stamps from Melissa.... I love how they are delivered to your door...!!and they come in a neat plastic container...how cool is that.


Went into Geelong yesterday and got some great pics of the kids on the grass near the bay.... and spent $16 on hand made chocolates .... not sure they were worth it...but .. the turkish delight ones were yum.

Today we got some sad news that Marks Nanna died...she was 93...not a bad age huh... funny thing is...its the same day her husband died 24-25 years ago.

Does anyone have any good news that we can hear off.... I'm so over all this shitty bad news...

hiya

I've been redoing Davids baby album.. from 12x12 to my favourite size 11x8.5
it comes together so much easier for me.

Also just started our Gold Coast trip...it's only a year later...lol.

Today I'm working on my roladex cards...hee hee I have to hand them in tomorrow...I'm not going to go too nuts on them I don't think as.... I have to make 14...and it's hard to have 14 of somethings that are all the same...
would have been good if I could have got the sewing machine to co-operate with me.

Going to our Dads tree to put some of Mums ashes there and then heading of to our sisters place for a bbq and slide viewing...it's been ages since we looked at some of Dads slides.

Then tomorrow..... I'm heading to Angies place.... yay.... going to catch up with some of our BB buddies....I think there is about 14 of us???? I hope we all fit in Ange !! lol must remember to bring my camera.

Hoping miss Wendy can make it ..... thanks to Mr Wendy (aka Dunc) for keeping us all updated on her progress .... more warm fuzzies for you Wendz... xxx.

Also going to the market today to buy some suit cases with wheels... big enough for the kids to fit a pillow , sleeping bag and their clothes in for camps this year... Eric and Em are going on the same days.... from the Wednesday to the Friday... not sure of Davids exact days as yet...but it is in the same week... wow... I don't think I'll know what to do.... if they are all away on the same days ...lol

I've been tagged

by Ngaire


which famous person would you most like to learn that you are descended from?
hmmm gee... I guess I'd have to say.... Queen Elizabeth I... how cool would that be !!!

which famous person would you hate to learn that you are descended from?

I'd have to say Hitler, Charles Manson, Mr Stinky, I might add to this later..

If you could be an ancestor to any living person who would it be and why?

You know I have to say ..... Mark Seymour... he's such a legend..it would be great just to sit and have drinks and a bbq with him.

If you could go back in time and meet any known ancestors of yours who would it be?

I'd say my Grandparents ... as I've never met them.


I tag Melissa, Angie, Kass and Wendy

some pics

Got some new books....The Me book and scrapbook shortcuts...which has tips for getting journaling flowing... and looks great..haven't really sat and had a good look at it yet.. but hope to over the weekend.

Also ..... finally I have bought a tote....I never really saw the point in getting one before as the only place I ever scrapped was at home.... but now that I have been to a few crops and carried everything that I needed ( I made sure I was organized) in a PURPLE supermaket bag.... geez I felt like a dick...but now I have this lovely MM tote and can also use my PURPLE supermarket bag....lol..

and yay ... I did finish my ATCs... so will get them posted asap to Coby... I really wanted to do these with an old dolls head with the blinky eyes.... I was going to mess her head up a bit...and take a photo..... but do you think I could find a doll with blinky eyes in the opp shops that wasn't too pricey... and the right size....no... so I made do with a broken barbie... cut her hair off... threw her in the garden and took a few pics... played around on photo shop... printed sanded added a few rubons and some stitching and finally some dimensional magic .... I'm sooooo late on these ones sorry girls..

Earlier this week a boy in Davids class tripped over and hit his head on a brick wall and was knocked unconcious and started having convulsions... the teacher acted very quickly and sent 3 students to the office to call for an ambulance, 3 students to the staffroom to gather more teachers.... the rest of the class were very distraught...

Two ambulances turned up... then an air ambulance....which took him off to a hospital in the city ... by the time David came to the car park he was quite grey and shaken... it turns out that there is no brain damage... he does have a fractured skull and will be off school til at least next term...

I can't imagine how his parents must have felt .... it would have been a long awful drive for them to the hospital.

new things

Picked up our new car yesterday whoo hoo it's going to take me a bit of getting used to having a column shift ...I keep going for the floor..lol...and all the binging... it bings if your door is open ...and it bings if you don't have your seat belt on....going out for a bit of a drive soon... to finish Fathers day shopping.

The goats are at my nieces place...they aren't her goats...they belong to the landlord...the two little ones by themselves were 24 hours old when I took this pic...and the one with the mother was 20 minutes old... I didn't get the back end of the goat ...for a reason..lol..... these are good things which make us all smile :)

feelin' blah

I've got a sore throat, runny nose and a head full of cotton wool (well it feels like it)....going out for tea tonight to the sporting club with some friends.... then on Saturday we have Marks Dads 70th birthday in Melbourne.....should be ok... Mark had a look at the music list today can you believe they had not ticked Robbie Williams !!!! how rude ... so it's ticked now... along with Hunters and Collectors... :)

I hope I'm feeling a bit better by then..I might nick into the chemist huh..

Finally got a shot of a doll that I want to use for my ATC's... just have to get them printed...and my pics of Mark Seymour ..that Len sent me... :)

Ooooh I bought myself some RED DOOR the other day... 100ml for $30 yay... I love this perfume and haven't any of this for sooo long.

Going back to get Marks Dad some aftershave for Fathers Day depending on the scent.... they have some frome $55 down to $20 not bad huh.

ATC's

Ok so finally I've scanned one of my 'A' ATC's..they are all different colours...the wings are stamped on transparency and painted on the other side with brass Lumiere.

I've done my Arty Nook challenge and teh 52 projects challenge... 1 cj and another LO this week..so far..which isn't too bad..

Just some ATC's & 2 more cj's to go...

Just found out that my brother Joe and his wife Helen and daughter Bronwyn are moving to the USA...this is sad news for me...but its a new exciting adventure for them... we will miss you guys soooo much.

Sunday Afternoon

My sister and brother in law, Mark and I went to the Deakin Waterfront Cafe yesterday .....'cos Mark Seymour was playing there... ...what fantastic way to spend an afternoon... I bought a bottle of wine...and we shared...wedges with sour cream..and cheese and crackers....yummmm.

If only we knew to book a table...we could have got a better view ...next time...next time !!

I didn't take my camera...but I've asked a guy Len who was there and got a good shot...to email me a pic ...please Len...if you read this.... :)

Going out today to pick up Daves new bed...(double)...'cos he's big now..!! lol
got doona and cover and sheets the other day..

ordered the me book..and some 8.5x11 refils...the 52 challenge book was out of stock AGAIN grrrr..

been scrappin'

hey I've been scrappin'...the black and white one was for a challenge.....and with the water fun lo...I did the journaling that Angie told me about... looks great...

I've just been trying the sewing machine again....I swear it doesn't like me ...lol... I keep getting it all tangled...grrrr

On BB I'm in a roladex card swap...that Sam is organizing... should be neat..

thie months 52 challenge is to use ribbon as a border The arty nook topic is uniform..hmmm uniform...and I'm still searching for the perfect picture for the Doll ATCs..

Marks Mum is having a hip replacement today... so far she's been in theatre for 6 hrs...there were complications...of some sort..Marks gone up to the hospital and will ring me after he's seen her.

and OMG...the last episode of LOST for this year is on tonight !!!! I'll have to get the dvd's and sit and watch them right from the start I think.

and on Alisons blog...the new list is ....

to list favourite things that you have lost.

to be honest I can't think of anything right now.

cards

I've been playing around making cards and with the SU stamps that I ordered from Melissa.... what a lovely finishing touch they add.. Ok they are not the most stunning cards in the world..but I am very happy with how they have turned out... will be getting more of these sort of SU stamps....for sure..!!!

Thanks Melissa :)
The one with the girl and butterfly wings is going to someone very soon.. and the 70 one is for Marks Dad. I have two more cards to make for a friends Aunty's birthday.. Cards are great to make huh..

Mums ash sprinkling day went well yesterday... the weather was nice...even if it got a little icy in the afternoon... we ate and ate and ate...this started at brunch time and we didn't get home till 4 ish...lol..

confused ?

sorry... seems as though I may have confused some of you... with the page I did below...

Libby is me...

I have been called Libby all my life..but use/d Liz as my online name as it went with my email addy and when I first found scrapping sites/groups there was a libby already so I went as Liz.. ...so you can call me want you want.. just don't call me late for dinner.. ...ok that was old..