HAPPY NEW YEAR......

Well I can hardly believe its 2010 and that this is my first post for the new year!!!!!

Hope this isnt an indication of how quick the year will go!!!!

I hope everyone has a safe and happy 2010.

I have been quiet busy myself as I decided to have a declutter while on holidays..I have been through every cupboard in the house and even though some decisions were hard I did it!!!! Some boxes I have had still packed with each move we have done BUT I was ruthless and used my dining room as storage for numerous bits and pieces to put out for a garage sale....It took me forever and as I knew the scrapping room would be the worst and hardest I left it till last.....Two days and Two nights later I had done it and had box upon box of unwanted goodies. Today we had the sale and I am just amazed at how much we sold... We made a nice tidy little sum so I am going to buy a new flat screen tv for my room and we are putting the rest towards a holiday....I am now determined to only buy scrapping goodies that I will actually use and not just think I will!!!!!!!

I had some super good news last week....

I recieved a copy of ''Australian Cardmaking Stamping and Papercraft' with some of my cards in it......then while shopping I decided to pick up a copy of 'Scrapbook Creations' as I knew I had a layout about to be published and to my surprise yes it was in this copy BUT there were also 2 other layouts, so 3 in the one issue.......Totally wrapped.......

I have managed to do a few layouts in the new year though so happy that.....

This is yet another one of the gorgeous Ryder.....

And this is my beautiful youngest dd Ashley........I used my new I top brad maker (loving this little beauty!!!!)

Again Happy New Year everyone..

Cheers

Marg xxx

CHALLENGE NO 7.......'LET'S GET SHABBY'.......

Challenge No 7 at 'Let's get Shabby'............

Wow I so loved this challenge............

We had to take inspiration from this picture (which is awesome by the way!!!!)

and I instantly knew what I wanted to create.....My inspiration came from the colours firstly and then I just loved the umbrella and the whole beachy scene........So this is what I came up with.......

I have used Kraft cardstock and some lovely sass lass p/p's....The umbrella was cut from a piece of the pp then I used some brown string to make the handle and secured this with a brad....I mounted the photo on some brown cardstock which I ran through the cuttlebug with swiss dots folder then mounted again on some corrugated card as it all matched the sand in the photo so well.......Lastly I added some embellies and tied a bow with some 'vintage' tickets ........

The DT's examples were such a great inspiration as well......

'Our beach angel'........

Thanks for another great challenge and thanks heaps for looking........

Cheers

luv marg xxxxxx

Another Christmas done and dusted......

Well Christmas 2009 has come and gone!!!!!!!We had a wonderful day.....To begin with the weather was so much cooler this year and we were lucky enough to have rain early in the morning right through till mid morning.....It was so well recieved let me tell you and the yard grass has become green again overnight......In the paddocks the dust has settled and tinges of green are peeking through.....Heaven...... Well back to Christmas........as I said we had a great day with all the family for a yummy hot lunch.....Roast pork, glazed ham and roast turkey with all the trimmings.......Everyone left the table full and happy.......Everyone did well with their pressies and all in all everyone was happy in their hearts!!!! Time now to look forward to another year......

Just before Christmas 'lets get shabby' announced the December winner and honourable mentions.......I was lucky enough again this month to be named as one of the honourable's so that was the begining of a wonderful christmas for me ...... Here is my entry........I love it.....Happy is me.....Thanks DT at 'lets get shabby'..........The next challenge is also a beauty and cant wait to get a chance to have a go at that one (with our very own Lisap!!!!!!!!!)

The beautiful Melinda gave me an award for my blog last week.......I have uploaded it BUT havent answered the questions yet BUT I will get to it......Thanks heaps Melinda.....luv ya!!!!!!

Well I hope you all had a great and loving christmas spent with family and friends and those you love and I also hope you all have a great and safe new year......

Till next time.....

Cheers

Luv marg xxxx

Happy week......

Well this week has been full of christmas goodness.......I have recieved lots of gorgeous christmas cards and wonderful treats from the girls at LSBS ........Loved them all thankyou........AND my SS pressie arrived and even though I put it away for a few days, the temptation just got the better of me and last night I just had to open it.........These beautiful goodies were inside........THANKYOU SHANN..............This year we had to make a little handmade gift and mine is a mini canvas that I just adore and will treasure always........

In other news I am up to date with all of the LSBS 52 pick up challenges........

Challenge No 48 was from Tracy and she challenged us to use mixed media......I had these gorgeous photos of Ryder kissing his mum's pregnant tummy.....I used a piece of an old pizza box, paint, a heidi swapp mask and lots of other bits and pieces....LOVED this challenges.......

Challenge No 49 was from Kerryn and we had to make the paper flower and use on our layouts.......This photo is over 20 years old and I just love how it turned out......I will be using the paper flower's again thats for sure....

The next layout is one I created with the gorgeous photos I got of lachie in the pool.......

I only have another week of work then its 3 weeks off for me.....Of course like everyone else its just a mad time of year but I love it anyways.....I have almost finished off my shopping and only have all the food things to buy and to pick up all my ordered meats but will leave them till a little closer......

We had a few days in Sydney with DS and DIL and little Lachie as we had tickets to see 'Fleetwood Mac"......It was just awesome and we all thoroughly enjoyed it....We had a lovely time shopping and got a lot of chrissy shopping done......It was lovely to spend the time with them all as Adam especially has been extra busy at work of late.......

Well till next time.....

Cheers

luv marg xxx

Lets get Shabby........Challenge No 6......

Its that time of the month for another wonderful challenge over at 'Lets get Shabby'......Of course this months challenge is to make either a layout or something to do with Christmas......As I (along with many others) LOVE this time of year, I jumped straight in.....I have had this little chipboard stand for ages, so decided to make a little decorated canvas for it......I have a gorgeous antique wooden table in the entry and it looks just perfect on it...... I decided to just 'age' the chipboard stand a little as the colourings seemed to work perfect as it was....

I have used a printed photo that I have always loved and some old sheet 'christmas' music which I have aged even more with glimmer mist. I have also covered a brad in the same papers. The red and cream lace and the tickets are all vintage.........I have used a string of beads to frame the whole stand.........I loved doing this so once again thanks to all the DT for the inspiration.........

Here is my take.........

Thanks heaps for looking.......

Cheers....

luv marg xxxx

OMGoodness.....

OMGoodness I am just so happy ........ This morning I woke to find the 'Lets get shabby' Challenge no 5 winners and honourable mentions announced and I was chosen as one of the honourable mentions.... To be among such talented ladies is enough in itself BUT to actually get mentioned is amazing.......Thankyou all at 'lets get shabby'.... Bring on the next challenge....

Here is my entry.....

In other news last sunday I got to spend the whole day (and half the night) with the gorgeous Melinda (beaver). We went on the train to Melbourne to attend the Melbourne 'Paperific'...What a day filled with shopping, laughing and such friendship.... thoroughly enjoyed it and look forward to next year!!!!

I am up to date over at LSBS with the 52 pick up challenges.......These are my last few entries......

Challenge No 43 was Tracy's challenge and she had us using 'fabric' on our layouts.....

Challenge No 44 was from Deanne and it was an inspiration challenge.....The cup was orange and black and thats where I drew my inspiration from....

Challenge No 45 was from Tara and it had 3 requirements....1/overlapped photos 2/photo under the p/p and 3/elements on top of the photo........

Challenge No 46 from Belle was to use at least 14 different ribbons and staples....

And finally just a couple of random layouts to share......

Thanks for stopping by......

Cheers till next time...

luv marg xx

Challenge No 5 at Lets get Shabby......

Challenge No 5 over at 'Lets get Shabby'.........

Another great and inspiring challenge.....This month the challenge is to make your own embellishments.....(loved this one!!!!)

I have just about finished making my very own album that I plan to keep all the vintage/heritage pages I have been doing......

I decided to do a 'layout' that I am actually going to use for the front cover of my new

album......(must post a piccy when its finished!!!)

So here is my layout with a hand cut/hand made picket gate that I painted then crackled BUT it

didnt work out the way I planned but I loved the effect anyways......I also made the flowers out of an old prayer/hymm book using my scalloped punches....... I have used an old 'Rexona' picture they used for ads that was on an old postcard.......Happy with the end result....

Thanks for another great challenge......

Thanks heaps for looking......

Cheers...

luv marg xxx