Happy 21st

This is a card that I made for a very dear friend of mine who turned 21 last month. I have literally known her since she was born and it has been a wonderful thing to be able to watch her grow into such a lovely young lady. Hope you had a great night Rach, love you lots! xxx

So the next step is the album to commemorate that wonderful night and all her memories of this exciting time!! Yay!!

Take care of each other,
see you soon!
M
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Nicknames

This months challenge at "Scrap the Boys" was about what you call your boy, what their nicknames are.  All four of my children have nicknames, so this was a great challenge for me.  We had a friend who had a wee lisp and would call Kassidy "Bashidy", which is where Kassidy got Bash from.  However, most people think it is because he is so boisterous.  Which he is!  But the flip side to Bash is his super sensitive, nurturing side.  He really is one of the most loving and affectionate little boys I have ever met.  He just has all his personality traits turned up to 11 - if he is being one of the boys, he is the loudest and most rambunctious, if he is being tender and caring he is like a little angel with light and love just glowing in him.  What an exciting person he is to have in my life.


And yes, that is paper pleating on my layout!!  Not something I do very often, as everyone knows i am too lazy!  The piece I pleated was actually the border of the round paper I have as a mat and I pleated it in order to made a straight border out of it!  Worked a treat, I think!  Sorry about the dodgy photo, for some reason I couldn't get rid of the glare of the flash today, so I had to take it with out the flash.  Hence, the slight blur.


Take care of each other,
see you soon!
M
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Too Much Cake. Is that even possible?

This week we are celebrating Mel-Belle's birthday, Angus's birthday, Father's Day and Mitch's Confirmation! What does this all mean?
CAKE!!
Oh my Lordy, if I have a weakness it's cake!! Oh I just love it! I have hunted down the best cake shops! I will go to extremes to get it! If there is cake in the house, I'll eat it for breakfast lunch and dinner! Thick moist mud! Light fluffy mousse! Baked cheesecake! Continental cheesecake! Hummingbird! Kugloff! Jaffa! Chocolate! Vanilla! Strawberry! Lime Brulee! With extra cream! And of course smothered in ganache! Sometimes I'll eat it just for the ganache icing!
*sigh*
Some of us have crosses to bear, addictions - monkeys on our backs! What can I do, I'm only human!
The worst thing is... I've passed my addiction onto my daughter! Poor little chunky chops...what hope does she have!!??

These flowers were made with the Cuttlebug cut and emboss die. and the ribbon was out of a Webster's ribbon pack.

These are little paper ribbon buckles cut from a Spellbinder's die. I love them, they are sooooo cute!

Well I'm off to eat all the Milky Way that is left, followed by dessert. Eclair torte! Nom nom nom!!

Take care of each other, share your cake!!

See you soon,

M

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Do more with Shrinky Dink!!

There are just a few spots left in my MYO Embellishment class on Sunday at Scraptivate. In this class I am going to be showing the super awesome trick I have found that makes Shrinky Dink so much easier to use and giving you some ideas on how to incorporate them in your art, on layouts, cards and everywhere else.

And with all your samples you get to put together a cute in tag collection. In which ever theme or colour tickles your fancy. So give the store a call of 9444 6626 to get your seat!

Take care of each other,

see you soon!

M

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It needs a title

Do you ever have those days? Or weeks? Or that project that just won't get finished no matter how hard you try? Well, I have one of those. I have done the title on this layout twice already. Chipboarded, painted, stickled, sanded, the whole she-bang!! Twice the whole she-banged title has gone awry!! Maybe this is a message that I picked the wrong title? I titled it "Little Helper", feel free to let me know if you think it should something else, maybe I just got it wrong... Titles have never been my forte!

Take care of each other,

see you soon.

M

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You've got to see these flowers!

This is a layout I did recently and I have to say there is a couple of things I think worked out really well. I started with a Heidi Swapp embossed board and I layered about 100 Glimmer Mists over it and then Rub and Buff. It came up really well, probably better in real life.

These flowers are the "#1", "Star-of-the-Day", "Holy-Moly! That worked!" part of the layout I love!! They are calico cut with the Tim Holtz Tattered Flowers die. Glimmer Misted and layered up to make 3D flowers and then just arranged in a little posy!!

Mmmmm, yum!! Get ready to see these flowers around a bit more, in fact you'll know my work from one hundred paces... I can hear it now... "Oh Megan and those bloody calico tattered flowers. Is she ever gonna get over them!?" Nah! Well not until the next fantastic thing comes along, LOL!!!


Take care of each other,
see you soon.
M
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Not Brand New

I did these two layouts a while ago. One was for my Scrap-a-Sketch class and one was for Scraptivate DT (I think). I haven't posted them till now because I am not altogether happy with the photos I took, I get the feeling that it might have been a late night shoot!

I just never get sick of chipboard and Glimmer Mists, and although I like strong colours, this bright layout would normally not have been on my radar, but it just suits Eliza to a T.

Yep, more chipboard and Glimmer Mists. And of course LEAVES! For someone who doesn't like gardening, man, I love flowers and leaves. I still have to have a chuckle when I see this, yep I got out the corner rounder, and used it for... corner rounding! A little bit CM for my usual taste.

I love this boy soooo much. He is such a trial for me, but he is also such a treasure. I really don't think I would be here right now if it weren't for God giving him to me when he did. We are so alike, I know what he is thinking before he even gets to having the thought. He has come through for me soooo much in the last couple of months while Mum has been under the weather. While I am sooo proud of him, at the same time I am so broken hearted to see him grow up so much, I just know it brings me a step closer to when he leaves my nest to find his own way. I pray everyday that I am giving him enough of the tools he needs to be a happy, fulfilled, loving, responsible man.

Take care of each other,
see you soon.
M
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