Tones of blue....

We went to Gero last week - I had the flu and a horrid head cold the whole week - so it was good to be "looked after" by mum and dad. We did have some fun though, cooking gingerbread men - so cute and fun! And I got to catch up, very quickly, with Donna J - what a wonderful and warm woman she is! And could I just 'steal' her little munchkin Toby (Milly too - but hey, I already have one of them!) He is such a HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY little man!!

Poppy and Milly...lil cuties!

This week's challenge for Gallery 12 was 'blue". Looking around it's amazing how much we are surrounded by this colour!! Pop over and vote for your favourite photo!!

Here are some of my pics that didn't go to gallery!

Love that pigeon on top!

Good ol' country pub ( couldn't get a good shot from the street!)
History with a splash of paint!

I have more photos and some scrapping that I will post later - unfortunately I have been up since 4am - Gastro - ewwwwwwww vomitting for about 5 hours! Not nice at all - thank god it wasn't Poppy. I hope she doesn't get it! I can't remember being this ill for a long time!

I'm sure I'll be fine tomorrow - and I'm itching to get to the scrapdesk as I have new goodies from SCRAPTIVATE, including the new Sassafrass Lass - certainly my favourite paper in a long time! Also new BG, New Heidi Swapp(loving the houndstooth pp)....crackle paint, god the list goes on!!!

What's on your desk at the moment?

Still around....

Well it seems I start every entry with how busy I have been.......still so very true .....but hey that's life and it's all good!

We had a ball in Geraldton for Easter - Poppy created/painted her own easter basket with her cousins(such a big girl now) and had fun with the egg hunt. Although, she had no idea and once she found one egg she just wanted to sit and eat that one...the other kids encouraged her to find more. She seriously adores her cousins.

Then back home, back to routines and work. We had some fun playdates and a first birthday party. Lots of fun. Poppy's talking and funny antics are increasing everyday...she constantly has us in fits of laughter!

I must say my creating has been limited due to time & tiredness. My mojo is still there - just the body is not willing!LOL!

We are heading back up to see my family again next week and I'm very excited as I will get to catch up with the very talented and fun Donna J and her CUTE kids Milly and Toby! Can't wait!

Only have a few things to share, the rest are elsewhere!*wink*

Master's challenge in the recent issue of SM...

A LO for this month's Calendar Girls Comp over at Scrapworld!!!!

Kitted out........

I had the pleasure of choosing some delicious products for a kit at Scrapworld. It's overflowing with SEI paper - lots of them are textured and embossed, plus some Jenni Bowlin, Heidi Swapp,chippy, diecuts, buttons....it is one big kit and priced with 20% off! I have created 3 LOs with it and still have enough left to create at least another two! If you like the look of it check out Scrapworld....I think there are only 7 left!

This one is for Monica AKA Gizmo - it's her beautiful dd Emily - so I have left the journalling spot blank for her to fill in!

Not long till Easter - Yay! A good excuse to catch up with family, eat too much and spoil the kids! can't wait! We are heading up to see my family in the country! Poppy adores seeing her "big" cousins!

laugh........

A LO for the best Scrap shop in Perth - Scraptivate - you know you HAVE to check them out. The store is overflowing with amazing work and delish product. (online aswell)!Poppy had a ball at the playgroup Easter party this week...the Easter fairy handed out eggs... and I spent the ENTIRE time running around after Miss P as she is a "runner" and it was an unfenced park.....I was buggered after it but I guess I got my daily exercise!LOL!

There is a fun CC going on over at Scrapworld this weekend and you have until Good Friday to finish the challenges! And let me tell you - Mel the boss lady is so generous with prizes....go on give it a go!

I did the OTP challenge - and Easter basket - would have loved to painted the basket to make it look a little more shabby chic but I ran out of time...it was a fun project and I'm sure Poppy will like it. We are having "Easter" with Dh's family tomorrow as we are going away next weekend.

Hope you all have a fun Easter planned!

Gotta LOVE the Collections chippy bird and some metalic paint!

Still here......

Life is hectic and busy but fun - just a little short of time LOL! Have been working, extra relief days, scrapping, playing with Poppy, catching up with friends, practising my photography, the list goes on! I am going to have to slow down and step back a bit I think....just a bit TOO much going on. But hey, you get that!

Poppy is growing up way too fast - such a big girl now - talking really well, counting, singing, maddly obsessed with the Wiggles LOL. She is such fun, pure delight!

A recent LO...

I seem to be getting a much better handle on the manual settings of my camera which is exciting. Next step - photoshop...looking into short courses.

Some fun photos of a day by the beach! I'll be back soon with more!

Last Week's Gallery 12 Challenge - "WOOD"

Is it really...

Is it really the end of Feb already? My god where does the time go? Thanks girls for letting me know you drop by. I guess I thought if no one was really reading what was the point of trying to fit blogging into my already busy days. IYKWIM. Today I have been tagged by the gorgeous Lisa...what a fabulous & inspirational friend! Thanks hun!

Lisa tagged alot of the girls I would have tagged(Donna, Maz, AM, Binrow, Louise, Pam, Chelle....) so I'm adding to that list with...

LissyK - Mel Connell - she is one of my favourite scrappers

Malin - fun and funky always!

Melissa Heather - gorgeous scrapper & gorgeous friend.

Belinda - for gorgeous girly, eye candy LOs! And a recent SM cover - go girl!

Julie Heard - OMG inspiration central!

Ali (Mia'smummy) - LO her fun and delicious LOs featuring the gorgeous Miss M.

I'll be back with some LOs later. My computer has been down for a couple of days. I've just had it debugged and wiped clean so I need to reload my programs and photos! Off now to take some photos and tomorrow I have a session with a 38 week pregnant lady...can't wait!

Hope you are having a fabulous week!

Bugger.........

I was messing about with the settings for my blog and I wiped out my side links and my counter!!!! ARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH! Oh well I'll have to redo it!

Life is good....hectic but good! Enjoying the photography course. I have lots to learn and the darkroom is fun but I'm still more of a digital girl I think! So it's Tafe, work, hanging out with the family. Toddler Week at Scitech so I'm taking Poppy one morning. I'm sure she will love all the fun equipment. Trying to toilet train her but it's hard when we are out and about so often....we'll see!

Taught a class at SCRAPTIVATE on the weekend - some gorgeous ladies came along....we did this Valentines/love double LO...

Scrapping for Scrapworld - revisiting older line - Basic Grey Blush....

A bright CJ entry for Scrapwitche's Journal....

Hope you are having a fabulous week. I sometimes wonder if anyone is reading this? Lurkers perhaps? To those who comment - thanks....it means alot! XX