Blow out the candles

This is the October challenge over at Scrapchat   the criteria was ..

Colours - Black, Grey, Lime Green, Yellow & Orange
Design requirement - Stripes
Something extra - Stitching/Sewing
Lifelines - White, Cream or Kraft

I'm not good at sewing on layouts, so the only sewing I've done is sewing on the buttons.

Family Memories

 I did this for the September challenge  over at Scrapchat the criteria was ..

  Colours - Aqua, Olive Green, Teal & Brown
  Design requirement - Vintage Style
  Something extra - Hidden Journaling
  Lifelines - White, Black, Cream & Kraft

The hidden journaling is behind the gate.

Precious Moments

This is one I did for the September challenge on Show us your stuff.. here
It was a quote challenge using this quote

"The world is filled with undiscovered wonders. Come, little one, let's find them out together."  Author.. Emilie Ahern

My handmade items are a button & clouds from Purple Pumpkin, bottle top from Marg Oliver and some crochet doilies

The photos are of my darling little grandson Xander with his dad (my youngest son Andrew) getting to know the baby farm animals.

Quiet please Artist at work.

This is one I did early last month of my darling grandson Topias drawing on his easel that grandpa built him.
  I haven't done any pages for weeks, I need to get back into doing some.

Purple Pumpkin June Sketch

I did this one using June's Purple Pumpkin sketch...here

I love Purple Pumpkin embellishments, on this LO I've used a PP doily under a PP Lollypop Flower, a little Spotty Button and I've used one of their  Spotty Button Tops although I did swap the button top around to suit my page colours.

The photo was taken while on holidays in Qld. staying with my lovely niece and her family.

My journaling is a quote: Family like branches on a tree, we grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one. Each of our lives will always be a special part of the other.

A days catch.

I love this photo of my hubby. He was out on a fishing trip with DS1 & future DIL, they caught a few nice meals of fish.

   

Working 9 to 5 (having fun)

Scrapchat turned 5 years old last weekend and they had a cyber crop to celebrate. This a layout I did for the  double sketch challenge, there was also a list of titles we had to pick from
I chose Working 9 to 5.

I spent the Queen's birthday weekend on a scrapbooking retreat at Lancefield... (www.lancefieldguesthouse.com.au )
I had a fantastic 3 days lots of laughing, scrapping, drinking and eating with a lovely bunch of women. Kate the owner of Lancefield Guest House is an amazing cook, our meals where superb.
Here are a few layouts I did
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This one was a Colour Challenge..Brown, Yellow, Beige & Grey.

This one was Double Sketch Challenge.

RED Jammies

The May challenge over at ScrapChat was to create a layout with the colours red and teal, you had  to be creative with masks, be innovative with tags and we could use white, black, cream or kraft as a lifeline.
My darling grandson in his red jammies.

Covered Art Journal

A Art Journal I've covered with KaiserCraft Velvet Ensemble papers

Goulburn Glass House

Another one I did as a challenge.

The more that you read,

I did this one for a challenge over at Scrapchat, you had to use a Dr Seuss quote and have red & white somewhere on your layout.
My darling grandson reading.

Easter Sunday

I found this lovely quote and I thought it was perfect for this photo taken on Easter Sunday.

"Few things are more delightful than

 grandchildren fighting over your lap."

- Doug Larson -

Strawberries.

When I saw March's challenge 'Strawberries and Hearts' over at Let's get shabby ( check it out HERE) I remembered I had these photos of my daughter in-law Paula taken at her home in Finland.I knew they were perfect for  this challenge.

40 Years of Marriage

This is my entry for February's challenge at Screen 2 Scrap
( check it out HERE) You use a movie poster of Valentine's Day as your inspiration and the criteria was...use a black backgound, at least 10 small photos and have 2 hearts on your page.

Love my bike

I’ve done this LO for Jason’s album using inspiration from Beyond the Door Scrap Challenge. (Check it out HERE)   I love the colours in their room this month.

My background is white cardstock but for some reason it’s turned out blue in the photo.

Merry Christmas Grandma

I love this photo of me taken on Christmas morning 2009 with my 3 week old grandson Topias.

Just Playing

I did this one for a colour challenge over in Scrapchat. Red & Turquoise