SMASH layout

Our little Tia - (Grand daughter) she is an angel this one. So gorgeous.  I love scrapping photos of her as she is such a sweet princes and so photogenic. Plus is a change from scrapping the three boys in the house.

One of my most recent creation is a layout scrapped in my SMASH Journal, I just started playing around with paint and ghesso and next thing I knew it was a layout.  First time I have scrapped in a journal. 

The 2nd page is similar in colours, however no photo. I didn't know I could actually draw a tree, so there you go.  Some paint, ghesso and a little embossing on the bird cage and love birds. A Prima flower, flower centre and cabochons, button, felt circles and punched birds. 

This is the lil angel, I was talking about above.

New Years Resolutions - 2013

New Year's Eve has always been a time for looking back over the past year and more importantly, looking forward to the coming year.  It's a time to reflect on the changes we want (or need) to make and also resolve to follow through on those changes.

I heard today on Sunrise (or was it yesterday), that there is really no point in starting New Year's resolutions on January 1st...Why you ask? Because January is the month where we are still spending time with family and friends, socialising and having fun, especially in Southern Hemisphere where it is hot and all we like to do is hit the beach or the pool.

The recommendation is then; to start your New Year's resolutions in February and you will have a much better chance of sticking to them...

So this year I have created a list of 5 New Year’s Resolutions. (NYR). All very achievable, measureable

NYR No.1 - Start Project Life -I can tick this on off the list, as I created my first ever Project Life layout yesterday. You can take a peep below.

NYR No.2 - To make myself a better person, I guess change in a way..to be more caring, a better listener, smile and laugh more often, reach out to people. 

NYR No.3 - Yes, it's the old get fit routine. I mean it... I am going to buy a pedometer, and start walking more - aim to lose about 5kgs and get fitter, try and eat a little healthier.

NYR  No.4  - Clean out our garage, you might think, 'what sort of New Year's resolution is that!', but you haven't seen our garage.  Posting a picture, a before and after shot may be in order, just not today. 

NYR No.5 - Read more books... how many you ask? Well at least twelve books throughout the year.  (One a month)... Me, I once was an avid reader, however with the internet, iPhone, working, looking after house, scrapbooking, family, grandchildren, studying as well, my reading habit came to a grinding halt. This is sad, I love reading...and the twelve is achievable.

So what are your New Year's resolutions?

 First Project Life layout.
This is our grand daughter Maddison, visiting on the 23 Dec 12.

Braedon on Study Ladder

Braedon is quite into Study Ladder at the moment, set up by the school for the kids to log into and do maths work, exercises set by the teacher of the class. I just had to take some pics of  him at my laptop concentrating

CALICO Ghost Town Layout

This layout is one of a set I am working on of our US holiday last year... OH Dear I can't believe I haven't scrapped those pics and now I have this UK trip this year to do too.  Oh well. I will get there I'm sure. 

Calico Ghost Town was a wonderful place in California  and was  developed in 1881 during the largest silver strike in California. I have lots of pics of Calico so chose to do a double layout which is something I don't do that much.  
I used some old corrugated cardboard and mostly products from stash.
Letters from Crafty Secrets Vintage Booklet Boys,
Cherry Arte Chipboard Morroco
Kraft Cardstock

Bents Basin and the kiddies

Some pics Aimee took at Bents Basin this weekend. Just a spot of fishing, not that they would catch anything in Bents Basin  - its just really a swimming hole.  A big swimming hole that is and quite a nice spot.
I remember it quite well, going there with a group of kids when we were teenagers. We thought we could all swim across the Basin. hmmm Ok if your a strong swimmer, Not ME,  I nearly didn't make it and even now I remember how I felt struggling to get to the other side.   But I did make it across and I'm here to tell the story.. I haven't been back since.....

So this pic is of Kody and I think Aimee had the camera set on colour replace which can replace the main colour with another colour so she ended up with purple looking water. Looks quite effective.

Kody and Mason

Our Savalloy

Well it's not really Savalloy but Savannah, she just gets called Savalloy for some reason or another.  She is the bossy one of the four chihuahua's... I bought them collars with Bandana's on them, look rather cute don't they.

 

New Blog! New Look!

Well this is my new blog for just family, house and life in general stuff.  Of course that's not to say there won't be any scrappin on here, of course will post all my layouts and other work I do.