Whooossssshhhhhh

Where did that week go????

LOL - had three classes this week - plus last weekend - been a bit of a scrappy well hehe - girls being difficult in the morning - busy with work and classes and house stuff and.................. well you know!

Jess - good week at school - had the school disco yesterday where I face painted again and got all of Jess's friends - so not doing the butterfly again!

Chionia - starting to talk heaps and copy what you say - loves doing what we do - while making Donna's clock she was so happy playing hostess with kids plates and utensils she found in the kitchen. Very quick I think

Gary has gone on a fishing weekend to Dongarra. one person has caught a spanish mackeral and Gary has got a few big herring. (where is that Dhufish I am waiting for????)

Me - as I said a few classes and busy helping everyone else :)

Will let those of you know about CHionia's 2nd birthday monday week. - probably a BBQ here.

OK a few LO's and clocks!

YAY for Tracey!!!!!

LOL LONG time between posts!

We got hit by lightning the day after my last post which wiped out half the stuff around the place including our modem (which is how it got my computer which is surge protected)! and other things

A very busy few weeks while Gary was away with lots of drama's which may sort themselves out but atm doen'st look like they will.....

Anyway the computers mother board was damaged and repaired after taking it to "smash your Computer" jangle guys who were fantastic!!! but have had drama's with logging in whom TRACEY helped me with - so one RAK off to her!!! :) :) :) :) :) :)

Since the last time I posted Gary has finished in Newman thank goodness - was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo glad to have him back. Girls missed him like crazy - as we were waiting in the airport the plane was late and chionia was walking around going DAAAADDDDDYYYYYYY Daddy!!!!! Everyone was cracking up laughing and you should have seen her run into his arms and cuddle him :)

Since then we have had our RETREAT.



What an absolutly fantastiuc Time I had. Can't wait for the next one - although it was hard work (especially for Nicole and Di who did most of it!!) it was just so nice to be with 70 odd scrappers who got along so well.. I didn't get much done as I was busy with scrappers and classes and helping in the shop (just a little bit! lol!) but the LO's I did do are at the top. I met Justine Quinlivan !!! HI there! who is just so kind and helpful and sweet! She has inspired me with her sewing to sew on my Soulmate LO above - will show you the finished LO soon!


So much to do so little time - I have 3 classes this week and already have 12 or so booked in for the clock class which we haven't even set a date for yet!!

Better go and get Jess to bed who has been very tired and grumpy tonight. So great to be able to catch up ! I love reading your comments so now I am bakc let me know who is lurking!!! There may be a RAK in it for you

Take care all

mwah!~

YAY I did it!!!

I managed to do the EB cyber crop (cc) challenges that were on this weekend!!!!

A series of challenges are posted on Friday night and you have until 10pm WA time to complete them! I didn't start until today cause was chatting on Friday night and then yesterday did Jess's room and watched Spy kids with her last night soo...... even with godparents and FIl calling in unannounced I got it done!!! And I really love them too :)

Challenge one - use up scraps - all the chipboard and pp is scraps!


Challenge two - a sketch challenge - I LOVE this one - much better irl!


Challenge 3 - use fabric and stitching - well the flowers Nanna handstitch on an apron of hers that is god knows how old!!! Cut them out cause I will never use an apron! and did a bit of handstitching due to guests time was tight!!!



and finally one I did the night Gary left.....



Thsi is what Jess was up to today with Candice from over the road.
So 80's and Madonna!!!

It is the next photo to be scrapped!

Night all take care :)

What a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG week!

Hiya all!

Ok so over this mining job!

Well Gary finally took off on Thursday arvo after missing the flight at 5.30am due ot nephew sleeping in. - long story - don't need to go there again enough said! if he didn't hit the snooze button and was ready on time they would have made the flight - END OF STORY!!!!!

After several delays and bits and pieces they are now all in Newman for the next few weeks as long as they are back by the 16th I will cope! lol

Have been sooooo busy lately with all sorts of things - work, scrapping, school, life in general.

Did a huge overhaul of Jess's room today - love the end result - let's see if she keeps it clean - anyone want to make a bet?????? Me no!




Um - did a LO of the dinosaurs - very different for me as it wasn't a girly lo!





Other than that had lunch with one of the mums from school Vinnie! great time and must do it more often - can't remember the last time I had even a coffee with a girlfriend or even DH for that fact!!!!

OK time to put Jess to bed and get some scrapping done ;)!


Take care all!

Awesome Dinosaurs

WOW - the Dinosaurs were amazing - very loud and I didn't get that many good shots but here is a sneak look! Well worth it but nightmare parking as usual around Burswood. Gotta run and pick up Jess from a double birthday party home then off to another one this arvo after going to one yesterday as well lol!

Oh and the canvas I made for Emily's birthday today :) It had to be pink and girly!

Walking with the Dinosaurs

Well another week over and time is flying past! SO many birthdays this week so Happy Birthday to Bonnie, Keith, Rada, Di, Maree, Gabby, Emily, Kaiden and Mercedes! Busy doing some monograms for a few of the birthday girls



Anyway my exciting news................

hehe --- I have been asked to be a guest Design Team member of a scrapping online website - will announce who it is when I can ;). It will be in about 4-6 months time so perfect timing for me as all the mining stuff and mad april birthday month will be over!!!!! YAY!!!!! So excited about it! lol

THis week - as I said many birthdays - finally caught up with Peter and Maree and kids last night for Xmas! lol bit late. THe mining contract is still all over the place - the guys were suppose to start on the 12th but I wasn't sending them up there if noone knew we were coming..... So ODG got hold of us and the guys were booked to go up Monday but now it will be Wednesday - just hope they are back in time for my scrapping retreat in March. Can't miss that

Tomorrow we are off to Walking with the Dinosaurs at the Burswood. Mum and dad are coming up from Dunsborough and will be here just in time. Looking forward to it - Jess is excited and it is good that Gary can make it now due to the mining start being delayed - phew!

Last but not least a very good friend gave birth to a little baby boy on Wednesday - Valentines Day - she hung in there for the last 4 weeks with PE and has a few medical problems as such and we finally got to meet little Trevor as he is known at the moment (His big sister Hols calls him that!) 4 pound 14 and 41cm - name to be announced soon - a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS as I know how hard you tried to have him :)

WOW - Exciting news!!!!

I got some really exciting news tonight but can't say much more until tomorrow - it is not what I applied for exactly but thinking about it WOW!!!!!

Anyway - I finished my otp item for the February comp at Scrapapple for the EB scrappers - a box for all my papers and I love it!!!! I LOVE the rubon on the lid and the stamping at the sides using masks - love it all! lol

Here it is!

Chipboard :)

One of the fun embellishments of the scrapping world - CHIPBOARD!!! Yesterdays class was a demo of how to use chipboard so.................. I have painted, inked, covered in patterned paper, distressed, sanded, used Dimensional magic, doodled, used rubons,used eyelets and ribbon and lol not sure what else !!!





Must go and sort out the girls......

Some food for thought.....................

What an interesting few days.

On Monday Di asked me to teach a class at the upcoming scrap retreat the shop is having in cojunction with Just Scrapbooking. YAY - I am thrilled :) :) :) I have come up with a LO with Doodling as the technique and have some great ideas that I can do :) I will not disappoint!!!!! Tell me what you think????? Which LO do you prefer??? My Quirks or Thanks for



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However it has caused some ugliness in some people...... The shop did have a couple of other teachers that were to be doing a class at the retreat. Di contacted them on Monday and said that their services are no longer required - this is due to several reasons - they have decided not to teach at the shop until May so to spend more time with family (although by taking on several DT jobs in the last couple of months that rules that reason out!) and (making it hard to establish classes etc), the quality of the album that was presented to Di was perhaps not up to scratch for an ex SM Master - I would definately be disappointed if I did her class and that was what was being taught. Attitude was another point. All of this is a reflection on the shop which I think perhaps they have forgotten and that Di is the owner of the shop and can do as she thinks is best for her and her customers. As for time spent preparing for the retreat - only a few hours completing the mini album. Not really worth compensating for seeing the product etc was free and her choice as well. Also there are whisperings of them opening up an online scrapping store which is most definately a HUGE conflict of interest.

This is where I am disappointed at the ugliness in people. A post has been made in her blog that is very onesided and makes Di out to be the bad one in this. It creates an image of the shop and Di that is not correct. Unfortunately this is where people believe everything that is written in blogs and don't take the time to consider perhaps the whole story....... especially when what has been written could be borderline slander.

Anyway - just some food for thought lol!

Otherwise things are going well here - Chionia is now at daycare and I am enjoying my free (!) time - getting heaps of paperwork done and the little things like food shopping are getting done in half the time. Jess is really enjoying Yr 2, dancing has commenced again.

ANother couple of weeks before Gary heads up North again hopefully for the last time.

Me - busy!!!!!


Oh and while I think of it - someone mentioned that by having the video clip on my blog it will make it harder for you to load....... If it is please tell me and I will remove it! I don't think of these things lol!!

Cheers

Started my BOM and a few other layouts too!

OK - very keen interest in a BOM series of classes so I have commenced making it! I have few different idea's and a lot of LO's and we will chose the best ones for a class.

Better run - time to put Jess to bed - SCHOOL tomorrow :)