scrappy friends

hello all just returned from the most fabulous week away with some very dear friends. Have loads of piccies I cannot wait to get processed and scrapped.

Love love love Phillip island, it always makes me so happy to visit there. We took the kids to see the penguins, gorgeous little creatures, and also the boys went to see the V8s race and us womens had the most beautiful and luxurious day being pampered at eco resort day spa (a must!!)

Back to scrapping, have just received another groovy parcel from my dear friends at budget scrapbooking... excited to look at new ideas and have some new products to play with.

I joined the six week challenge on paula's scrapbooking place, come along and play.

Found this tasty little morsel of usefulness on a blog http://www.kaisercraft.net/blog/category/tips/

enjoy the weekend!
tan

cars and blog candies

hi y'all ever since my last post I have had a truck smash into me and write off my car, I have been to the snow with the kids, celebrated a very special friends 40th bday in style, I have won a hamper (the day my car was totalled) and I have enjoyed many a red wine... te he



On the scrappy front - Go here to this blog for a source of inspiration - and of course the best blog candy ;0 "all the things I love"
enjoy looking around the site and checking out inspirational work from Bev from the UK, thanks shazza via dinnae - HAA

Stampin' Up stamp club will be held tomorrow for the special few and we are currently working on "ME" art journals, what fun. If you would like a copy of our special spring catalogue, leave a comment below and I will post one out to you!

Life has been busy as always I am currently working on a layout - yeah it's taking me a while because it's a layout of heath ledger, and I am stuck (to put it mildly), need to get the journalling done and soon because it's for the ARTastic challenge ;) http://artasticchallengeblog.blogspot.com/

BTW very important is the launch of budget scrapbooking - via http://www.budgetscrapbooking.com.au/
they have a fantastic subscription so you can receive great products hand-picked with layout ideas included for a low price of $24.95, run by two beautiful and talented woman, please go and support them.

Piccie above is Nate in Lake Mountain and my poor smashed car - Stay safe and hug those you love x Artsy Fartsy Mumma

slack or busy?

Howdy - have been sooo busy working 2 jobs (plus mummyhood) that I haven't had time to scratch myself.

Celebrated my ds 4th birthday this weekend with a charlie and lola party, I made a cake, I know you all scoff but YES, I actually made a pretty fab cake :) it was easy as, an icecream cake hedgehog style - too easy - choc magic is my new friend ;)

Loads happening, still have a space for my artsy fartsy mumma stamp club - so any takers??? let me know in comments and I will PM you... that's if you enjoy girly get together nights and free product! We will be looking at art journals and getting our creative juices flowing not to mention clearing some things that are stored in our brains.

Thanks to my gorgeous and talented friend Shazza I have been promoted to Supervisor with Stampin Up! yehar. Check out shazza's blog at http://shazzacraft.blogspot.com/

I have been working with another dear friend who has the BEST product (non-scrapping) called STERMIST, it rocks and for all of us mummies (and daddies) I think it's worth carrying in every nappy bag, handbag, bag bag etc. It is a spray that kills germs all organic and made in OZ, for those times when a toilet seat is suspect - spray STERMIST, for when you are out shopping and wanna spray the trolley where you little person sits, for when you are out eating in a public place and wanna ensure little germies arent lurking on your table... STERMIST... can I say anymore it's the most wonderful product esp. in these times of swine flu and other winter nasties. www.sterimist.com.au

The Melbourne Craft and Quilt Fair is on this weekend, I will try and attend, not one to miss out on checking stuff out, not to mention buying a few things ;) Nicole and Suz will be there under their new business of budget scrapbooking so stop buy and BUY some of the great packs that they have for sale. www.budgetscrapbooking.com.au and http://www.craftfair.com.au/Melbourne2009/

Last but not least go see BRUNO if you can handle it, it's all good fun and the whole audience will be laughing, sick and naughty humour but who doesn't need a bit of that now and then! go see it, if you are brave.

Ciao

Scrap it

Hello friends and new ones too
I have been more than busy, with life, with stuff both bad and good. Went on a CM retreat just two weekends ago with my dear friend Lynno and had a ball, not to mention good wine, fantastic shopping and also a yummy and relaxing massage for an hour! ahhhh scrapping and ME time, love it sooo much.

I have to get myself ready for another retreat this coming fri, I cannot wait, it will be a blast, a whole 3 nights worth of scrapping, not to mention the days. woooo, I just hope I can get over this blasted cold I have somehow gotten, think I was a bit run down.

Went to the fiskars sale in port melbourne, they have them twice a year and there were bargains galore.

I am absolutely loving my granny jeep which is my new scrapbooking trolley, 2 large baskets and swivel wheels - just perfect and less strain on me carrying everything! te he. The best ones are at the Victoria Market, the rest are sub-standard IMHO.

Am loving my new scrappy t-shirt purchased from the lovely Paula at http://paulasscrapbooking.blogspot.com/2009/04/scrapbooking-accessory-company.html Please go there and buy up!!! I will post a piccie, my t-shirt says scrapbooking forever, housework whenever - very me!

photography

Ok , so I confess there has been lots of photos being taken just no layouts!

Life has been topsy turvy to say the least and I havent even wanted to do any scrapbooking but an opportunity will occur this weekend when I attend the scrap for cancer day at lower heidelberg golf club- cannot wait, to catch up with dear friends and enjoy a day out.

I have had a play with my new tool, the stampin up eyelet border punch, it is so pretty, so will post up a layout after this weekend. I will pack it right now into my crop stuff.

Have been searching and surfing lots of blog sites and also challenges, there are soooo many out there, all these ideas just spin in my head.

Just a reminder to all your star trekkies - that the new movie is out on 7/5 and it rocks!!!!! well worth a visit to your cinema, get tix now if you have to - but go see it. 4 / 5stars.

Also if anyone in vic is interested in a fantastic scrapbooking retreat please click on the links on my blog to Paula's scrapbooking place, 3 night retreat held in Lancefield June long weekend, it will be a rip snorter - but hurry as there is a high demand. I have attached a piccie from our last retreat, fun, scrapping, shopping and the odd drink or two ;)

love n peace

crop for kids, scrappy stuff

Hi it's me again, last weekend we had an absolute ball, shopping more than scrapping at crop for kids (supporting RCH good friday appeal) http://www.cropforkids.blogspot.com/ thanks so much to all the wonderful people working behind the scenes to help support this most wonderful cause.

I created a whole 3 pages, but it was so worth catching up with my dear friends Paula and Eunice from Paula's scrapbooking place http://paulasscrapbooking.blogspot.com/ and now proud owner of scrapbooking and beyond http://www.beyondscrapbooking.com.au/index.htm which will soon have my yummy aprons for sale.

Another website you absolutely most positively must look at is arti.licious cafe and gallery http://mariesheil.typepad.com/said_simply/ and if you are in the area pop in there for some yummy coffee - 32 Queen st, warragul (just near ALDI). Love the chandelier Marie!

Stampin' Up! 2009-2010 catalogue is now out, e me if you would like a copy (12.95AUD), I will attach a photo of the new colours - they are GORGEOUS! Any orders are welcome through me!

Also attaching a layout of my DH. x mwahh for now

movies, i-phones and holidays

Watched a thriller/horror movie this morning with hubby - called the uninvited - scary stuff... and may just give me nightmares, that'll teach me, the stepmum character was well cast and the end twist is very reminiscent of M Night Shamalyan movies, the storyline is very clever and I found myself jumpy at work when it got dark and no-one was around. 3 1/2 stars for entertainment.

I was such a lucky and spoiled girly because I know have an i-phone and ooo the excitement begins, yes I am wanting every dang accessory there is to be had, esp. if it's pink purple or glitzy and glam, have searched for hours trying to find on the www a funky speaker/dock thingy to go with it... alas nothing has excited me.

Went to Island breeze resort, Phillip Island this past week with family and had the most wonderful relaxing time, eating and drinking wayyyy to much and taking loads of piccies. The kids stayed mainly in the pool and we had a visit from their cousins on the saturday, whom my kids absolutely adore. I also bumped into Marie and Leesa (http://mariesheil.typepad.com/said_simply/) who were on a weekend retreat, I managed to get 10 or so layouts done so I was very happy, although they do lack journalling, something I will have to rectify.

My favourite photos from the holiday are the cousins in the cupboard LOL and my little guy in the rain on the cowes jetty. Enjoy... AFM x