Scrap the girls

I love this colour challenge at Scrap the girls

White, green and black....and I instantly thought of trees. And then I remembered I took this photo of Jodie (DD)on her friends Hens Day standing by a tree and wouldn't you know it...wearing a green dress!

I will confess that this layout was a 12 by 12 but I stuffed it up badly,  but I managed to cut it down to 8 and a half by 11.I think its come out okay.

This was my first play around with texture paste..didn't really know what I was doing.
I then dabbed it with Jenni Bowlin paint dabber and then used Bird on a wire washi tape ..I love this stuff!

Jodie was bridesmaid for Susies wedding and she thought this Hens Day out very well.As it was Melbourne Cup Day, the theme was to wear big hats and a outfit from the local Opp Shop....meaning something not that fashionable...
As Susie was marrying a lovely man from England, the theme of Aussie meets British was quite relevant. We had vegemite and also cucumber sandwiches, cheese and bacon fingers, and I forgot...fritz sangers as well, besides lovely cakes ,slices, patty cakes, quandong pies and the list goes on!!!
The setting was so pretty on the front lawn...we had such a wonderful day, considering I didn't get anything in all the sweepstakes I entered!

I thought I would share some pics....

The wedding was beautiful as well!!


TFLxxx

Life. Paper. Scrapbook

The second challenge at  Life. Paper. Scrapbook
The sketch I found rather hard with all the circles, so I sort of adapted!

I kept this real simple as I really didn't want to distract from the beautiful photos of Kerris....especially after how long it took me to capture this this beautiful smile!
It's not that he doesn't smile..he does all the time...its my camera! Definitely have to start saving for one like my daughters..I think thats going to take awhile!

I have used a stamp from the stamp set that I won from the blog hop at Scrap Book Boutique THANK you so much!

Well that is my first Lo of Kerris..my 5th grandchild....and I'm sure there will be heaps more!

TFL
xx

Scrap your story

The first challenge at  Scrap your story
Just to use one photo..that's it

So cause Michael (my darling son) is driving me nuts with this guinea pig cage ......I have decided to scrap this today!
This is the mess which faces me when I open the backdoor!!!
If he doesn't finish it tomorrow and actually give it to James...I could possible..well we won't think of that, because it is going to happen and hopefully he will clean all his mess up!
I must admit he has done a really fantastic job..plenty of room for guinea pigs to breed....
James should be very happy with this.

The wording up the top is words from a song that Lindsay has been practising on the guitar lately..obviously its stuck in my head!

It reads:
"I wake in the morning and I step outside
 I take a deep breath and I get real high
 and I scream at the top of my lungs.."

I thought it was rather fitting.

James turns seven next Wednesday...a bit of a early present
Well we shall see if it gets finished tomorrow...

paper stories

It's nice to find a sketch with multiple photos, which I did at Paper stories
I have used this sketch for inspiration for this layout of the grandkids at Maize island....Jack is missing ...he wouldn't keep still long enough and the pics were all blurry!
And dear little Kerris...he was sleeping and the one I took of him on Dad's lap was really not that good...so it's just James, Glacia and Gemma!

 

This was rather a challenge for me..not used of this many pics...two is usually the most.
I'm not to sure..I think I should have put more paint cicles on..but then I never know when to stop and then I wreck it....

Thanks for looking

Scrap the girls

I love this photo of the girls playing in the mud on the edge of the river at Maize Island.
Glacia had just arrived and was the centre of attention and her shyness quickly disappeared.
She was blabbing away telling her stories and with all her glorious expressions...really cute!
So it was fitting I used the Scrap the Girls sketch

 

It feels good to use my old patterned papers up!

And I finally got to use my washi tape!

 

This is the sketch

 

 

 

 

Love is in the air...

February is all about romance and love....so I thought it's about time I srapped about our 25th wedding anniversary, considering that this year it will be our 30th !!
Just a wee bit late.

I have used this wonderful colour sheme from Scrapbook Boutique

 

 

I love the heart button which I got from The Trinkett Track

 

Happy Valentines Day !!

Life. Paper. Scrapbook

I took some photos of Jodie fishing at Maize Island yesterday and it was all quite funny, the competition they had going to see who caught the most fish.....well it was actually on a points system,where different fish were worth more or less points, depending on how hard they are to catch in the river. So I couldn 't resist doing this page!

I have used this sketch


from Life. Paper. Scrapbook

And yes she got her glory...she WON!