I finally got a title - Phew!

Mmmmmm, gotta love the Lumiere Paints

Take care and all the rest, Mx!

Kraft IT Up for October

This is my effort for the Kraft-It Up October Challenge. I have used an Ikea place mat to mask those cute little love hearts and made a daisy chain from chipboard flowers and lace. I really like the way they both worked out!!

This layout was about my Mother's Day morning. I was feeling a bit down because Kev wasn't home, he usually spoils me so.  Lonely and unspoilt was the mood. However, I woke up to this beautiful sight, the big boys came through and off their own back made such a beautiful, heart felt effort.  It meant so much to me. Waking up to this beautiful sight on my bedside table; a picked flower in a cup, a necklace made in my favourite colours, a card drawn and coloured by hand and a hot cup of tea! What a wonderful day, and oh how spoilt I felt.

Take care of each other,

see you soon.

M

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An Oldie but a Goodie

I think everyone has got at least one layout using up all the "spare parts" from chipboard letters or shapes or what ever is left over. I thoguht it was appropriate to use the chipboard letters for a school days layout. I mean what else can you do with royal blue uniforms?! Except the October Afternoon paper is very suitable and absolutely gorgeous!!

My little baby girl looks so grown up on her first day of kindy! Can't believe she'll be full time in just one more term- where does the time go?

Take care of each other,

see you soon!

M

x

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
x

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
x

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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