My 9am to do list

Do you ever wonder sometimes how you are going to get through the day, get through all those things that you just have to do. You know, make the school lunches, make the beds, do laundry, mop the floors, food shopping, go to work, etc. etc.
I am a list person, can't function without one. I need them mostly to remember what I have to do because if I don't write it down, its lost to the world forever. I was reading Elizabeth Kartchner's blog the other day, and her blog entry, "to do list" and it struck a cord with me. I stopped and thought about all the things I do in a day, everyday, never really giving any thought to how much I do. After reading her entry I sat right down and did my own list, took some photo's of me and scrapped this page. I did it then and there because these are the sort of pages I am always going to do one day, but some how never get around to.

I also used my slice cartridge "just chillin" and the papers and embellishments are all American Crafts.

I have dedicated this LO to all those amazing women out there, YOU, and thankyou for all that you do, everyday. Give yourselves a pat on the back and a great big hug, you are all fabulous.

Have a great day love me :-)

Just Chillin

I have been waiting for the "Just Chillin" from making memories for ages and I finally have it. Tomorrow's memories gave me the challenge of using the line as part of my DT projects and here it is. I do apologise for the photos but for some reason I just couldn't get my camera right. Time for a new one, Oh I wish. Thats what I am asking Santa for...
Sorry got a bit side tracked. I used the some of the paper and stickers and also used the just chillin slice cartridge. ( I have also been hanging for ages for this cartridge)

I cut these very cute little guys out, skull and robot which was just perfect for this LO.

I also used the cartridge for the words 'happy" and "dude". Also another note, I am not sure if you are aware but alot of the MM packaging that is coming out now has been desiged to be re-used. So check all your packaging before the throw it away. Part of my title "handsome" came from the packaging that the stickers were in.

Enjoy your Tuesday. love me :-)

Twiddleybitz revealed

its time to share the projects that I have done for Twiddleybitz and there new release of products. "Inchies" are new and I just love them, so easy to use and they just went perfect on my beach layout.

I also used some of the "basic beach pack" on the layout. I painted them white and then wiped the paint off leaving a soft white colour and then inked the edges.

The LO below also uses some of the inchies. This is one of my favourite layouts because it uses an old photo of me as a child enjoying a winter picnic.

What is also special of this layout is that I got my Mum to do the journalling.

Next was the shadow box frame which I gave a vintage feel to. The photo is of my Mum & Dad and the hearts are from the new "bag of love" hearts.

I have covered the hearts using Tim Holtz crackle paint "picket fence" and then inked the edges.

The quote reads "together is where the heart sings the loudest".

My next project was a card using the inchies that I made into a bird house.

I was also asked to do one of the bird houses. This sent me into a bit of a panic at first but when I came across some heshian, it all became clear.

And for those who thought the sneek peek number 2 was a serviette holder... it was a cuff to hold a gift set of greeting cards together. I have used the new "tweeny bitz" pieces on the cards.

I hope you have liked these projects and I hope that they have helped to inspire you to get creating.

Remember these and all the other amazing projects done by the very talented TB design team will be at the craft fair next weekend. I will be there on Friday so please come and say hello.

Have a great week everyone

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its not a serviette holder

Just a short post. There have been a few people that think my last post, sneek peek #2 is a serviette holder. Well... its not (he he he).
Any more suggestions, this is fun, keep guessing I will reveal later.
have a great sunday love me :-)

TB sneek peek #2

The word is I can now show you all the projects that I have made for Twiddleybitz new release of products.

I gave it a great deal of thought... and na! sneek peeks are so much more fun. Enjoy your Saturday.

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TB sneek peek #1

Here is my first sneek peek at the new Twiddleybitz products that are about to hit the shelves. This has probably been my most favourite release yet and I think cardmakers in particular are going to love them.
Have a great day and will share sneek peek #2 tomorrow.
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Secret Twiddleybitz stuff

Wow I have finally finished my secret Twiddleybitz stuff and will start sharing sneeky peeks tomorrow. I am just loving the new stuff and have enjoyed using them even more. All projects will be on display at the craft fair in Perth at the end of July, so if you want to see them for real, thats where they will be.
Enjoy what is left of this week. Things starting to get back to normal again, although I have one child down again with a nasty bug... Oh well the joys of motherhood.

Have a great day.
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Scraplift... its okay

One of my favourite lines is American Crafts and to my delight the American Crafts stuff is coming in thick and fast at Tomorrow's Memories. The lovely ladies there asked each of the DT members if they could do some projects using AC and to make it easier they suggested we take some ides from the AC catalogue. My instant reaction was fantastic, no stress on my part just copy it. I didn't realise that it was going to be so much fun.
I chose three projects and some papers and off I went. My first was to make these very cute napkin holders.

My next was to take this layout (above) and copy it. This is where my fun started. In the layout above they used paper with a scallop boarder but as I didn't have that I just created my own by hand cutting scallops all around the edges. I had had these photos for several weeks and when I saw the layout I had to do I knew exactly which photo's to use. My favourite part is the fabric stars that I sewed on to my page (sewing maching getting a definate workout). The original LO had flowers but it wouldn't have suited my LO but stars would have. The buttons are just perfect because they are silver which gave the look of metal which went with my page beautifully.

And the alpha stickers are without a doubt perfect.

My next project was to create the LO below. The circle thing didn't really do it for me but a heart using the same technique did.

Again the sewing maching came out and what alot of fun I had. I cut my paper into about 2cm strips, distressed the edges and as I placed them onto my layout I folded the paper over at intervals and then sewed it all down. I did the same technique for the heart and the two strips under my photo's. The origian LO used striped paper along the bottom of the layout but it didn't look right on my so I cut flowers out and placed them along the bottom instead. The flowers give the same look as original LO and they suited the theme of the LO.

These projects were so fun to do and what I thought was just a simple case of "copy" it turned out to be a great start of point to inspration.

So I guess what I am trying to say is copy, copy, copy because its alright. Its a great place to get inspiration when you want to scrap something but don't know where to start.

So get scraplifting and have some fun. I would love to see what you do so please, please leave a comment with a link to your blog so I can check them out. I really would love to see what you do.

Have a great day, enjoy the rest of the school holidays. I will be absent from blogging for a few days (maybe a week) because I have some secret Twiddleybitz business to do, but I promise I will share the minute I am allowed to.

And again a big thankyou for Susan for my sewing lesson yesterday. It was fun, oh so much fun.

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Just bits

Check out Threads of Friendship they have a very cute giveaway, so check it out and leave a comment. Good luck

What did I do today... I had a very informal sewing lesson from the lovely Susan today and I think I have found something else to occupy my time (as well as scrapping and card making) LOL. My first project is a very cute caravan. It is part of a quilt but I am taking it and using it to make a cover for a journal for one of our holidays. Will share (hopefully) when finished.

Hope you are having a great day. :-)

School holiday sleepover

We are well and truly into the swing of the school holidays. Its been fun and very relaxing. On Friday night my mum had the kids for a sleepover so colin and I got to go out for dinner and have a bit of us time, very nice.
On Saturday Colin took Josh to the movies for some daddy/son time and I took Alex and her friend to the movies to see Hannah Montana. Even I enjoyed the movie, it was nice.
On Saturday night Josh had a his friend Tristan over for a sleep over and Alex had her friend Abbey sleep over. The kids had so much fun and the spa got a real workout. I guess thats the advantage of a spa over a pool, you can use it in winter. The boys got in first at about 4.30 in the afternoon. The girls wanted to play outside for a bit but the boys kept wetting them with the water pistols so the girls gave up and got in too.

It was so much fun watching them play and laugh and laugh some more. After the spa we had spag bog for dinner (everybody eats that so it was a safe bet) and then we had a Michael Jackson disco hour (Josh was desperate for one) including disco lights and very loud music. The kids danced, sang and tried the odd moon walk. Very funny for watch.

We had a big cook up on sunday morning with pancakes, bacon, eggs and more pancakes. The kids loved it but it wasn't long before they wanted to get back into the spa.

Once all the kid had been picked up we headed off for some family time at the Chocolate Factory for afternoon tea. Yes Josh was in his element... chocolate all around him.

Hope you are all enjoying your school holidays.

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You and that hoodie

Wanted to share this LO with you that I did last night. It is using the new Fancy Pants and American Crafts papers and alpa stickers. You know I just love American Crafts. This is another one of those everyday stories. I took Alex shopping a few weeks back to get a new outfit for her school disco. She, however was more interested in getting a "hoodie". But not just any "hoodie", it had to be big, way too big. I struggled with the too big thing (back in my day we wanted everything tighter... but thats another story) but what do you do. So we got the outfit for the disco and a "hoodie", size 16 and she loves it.

Now if I could just get her to take it off, I could wash it. The things we mothers have to do.

Maybe your kids have a favourite outfit or something they think is way cool. Please scrap it before the memory fades or they move onto something else thats in and cool LOL.

Have a great day

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Thanks Max & Audrey

Just wanted to say a big thankyou for the class night at Tomorrow's Memories. Again it was fabulous and the project again was just stunning. Can't get enough of these ladies right now, I love their style and they always make classes oh so fun. Again thanks, it was fab.
Have a great day everyone
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Thanks for the Memories Michael

Since the sad news of the death of Michael Jackson we have been playing and listening to not much else except Michael Jackson. My kids love him and Josh who is only 6, his favourite song is Black or White and sings it in his bedroom loud, very loud while doing all the actions. There has gotta be something about an artist if they can inspire generation after generation, he got me and now my kids.
When I first heard about the death of Michael Jackson I cried, silly you might think seeing as I never knew him personally, but you see if left me with fabulous memories that will be with me for ever. For the past week I kept saying I must get the Thriller album out of the shed and make sure its okay. Well today I finally moved all the junk and found the box of all my old records. Yes records. Good old fashion LP's. Along with my records I found my very first record player that I got just before I turned 10. Wow, the memories sure came flooding back. I dusted it off, plugged it in and to my surprise and my kids, it worked. I was so thrilled and even more thrilled when my Michael Jackson singles and Thriller LP worked. I wish I took a photo of my kids when they first heard his music on a record player, it was priceless.

I used to lock myself away in my room day after day, playing my music loud until my parents yelled to turn it down. I would turn it down then wait a few moments and then ever so slowly start turning it up bit by bit. I would sing my lungs out with my trusty hair brush and my microphone. As I am writing this I have tears welling up in my eyes. These are prescious memories for me and Michael Jackson was definately a part of that.

My favourite song was Don't Stop Till You Get Enough but my most favourite memory of Michael Jackson was at one of my High School Socials. We had this new guy start at our school, he was a spunk, and oh so cool. Every girl in the school wanted to be with him. Hell you were happy if he just looked in your direction. Your heart would go a flutter and you would go tingly all over. His name was Valentine. For some reason he liked out group and hung out with us every so often (I think because although we thought he was just WOW, we also liked him as a friend and we were all happy with just being a friend and nothing more). He was the coolest dancer and he moved to Michael Jackson, like WOW. Every girl wanted to dance with him and he usually made sure he saved a dance for every girl. When it was my turn we got to dance to Rock with You. It was slow and he held me ever so tightly but caringly. We danced and danced and I just felt like the luckiest girl around.

So from me to you Michael, thankyou for the memories. RIP.

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an ordinary moment

Last week I was reading Ali Edwards' blog and she talked about right now, the stuff that is happening right now, the ordinary but some how extraordinary. I had been cleaning and stopped for a cuppa. While enjoying my cuppa in what I thought was going to be a quiet moment, was shattered by Alex and her loud, very loud music along with her loud, very loud singing. My first reaction was to yell "turn that down", but then I was instantly transported back in time to when I was about 11 (same as Alex), with my hair brush in hand (my microphone), my record player on loud (yes no CDs or ipods back then) and me singing and dancing to my fans, my audience (they being my teddy bear, by barbie and a few other stuffed animals) screaming my name for more. I laughed out loud and new that I could not let this moment pass without documenting.I took a photo of Alex's closed bedroom door because somehow this was the important bit. You see all I could see was the door and all I could hear was the music and her singing and I just had to imagine the rest, but I knew this moment would be important one day.

It was only just recently that I managed to get 6" x 12" page protectors that I had been waiting for for ages and just couldn't wait to scrap this moment a different way than the norm because this was no ordinary moment.

And to my delight when I called into Tomorrow's Memories yesterday some yummy new American Crafts stuff had come in and it had my name all over it. So I got these journalling stickers and transparent accents and they were just perfect for this page.

Once I had printed the photo out and put it back into the printer and typed all the names of the songs that Alex was singing and dancing to. I did each one in a different text box so that I could move them around a little. I printed it onto the photo, right over the door because thats where the sound was coming from.

I so enjoyed doing this layout and Ali was right. Was seems like an ordinary moment now definately is no ordinary moment later.

Have a great Sunday and maybe take a photo of right now and document the extraordinary ordinary.

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WizzFizz Happy

Yahoooooooo! its the holidays. Don't you just love waking up to the start of school holidays, no lunches to make, no uniforms to iron, no early mornings, no homework and no after school activities. Yahoooooooo! Oh sorry I said that already.
Although someone needs to tell my kids because at 6.30 this morning Josh decided it was a good time to get up. My question is though, why can't they wake up and leave the rest of us alone.

Anyway we are off this morning to see Ice Age 3 and tonight we are having takeaway ( I am sure the first of many over the next two weeks) and a Wii night. Should be heaps of fun.
And here is the layout that I promised using more of the yummy JBS papers I got from Tomorrow's Memories.

The title I actually hand drew and then sewed onto the layout. It was kind of fun to play a little and do something that I haven't done before. What do you think. The stars were left overs from a page I did months ago. I found them when looking for something else (love it when that happens) found it on my Clip-it-up - did I mention that I love that thing as well.

Enjoy the school holidays and please share some of the things that you will be getting up to. It will be fun to hear what you are all up to.

Have a great, happy, fun and wonderful day Love me :-)

Another JBS project

Well as promised here is the other card that I wanted to share with you all. I am just loving these papers so much and was so happy when Tomorrow's Memories gave me these particular papers to play with. This read pattern paper would have to be my most favourite but I am loving the name, date, place tags as well.

Hope you have a great day and remember "do something creative everyday".

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Just a note: I have always wanted to get a tattoo but besides the pain they would inflict on me I have never really found a design that I liked... until now. Now I just have to get past the pain thing and we are on. Oh yeah and my Mother. I maybe in my forties but thats not going to stop her telling me off if I get one. Thats a huge thing Ineed to way up pain and my mother or a very cool tattoo.

New JBS papers

The new Jenny Bowlin papers are in at Tomorrow's Memories and they gave me some to play with and here is my first project.

I have sewn a piece of dictionary to my brown card then free hand cut three hearts which I distressed and then sewed onto the card. The butterfly was one that I had left over from my class on Saturday, it just fits perfectly.

I will have another card up tomorrow using the same papers.

Have a great day

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