Boys and Jesus

A discussion on religion was held in the car this morning on the way to work....

Kristofer: Jesus was born in a feed trough and he died on the Southern Cross.


Ok... so what are they teaching in Christian Studies at school?

Well what a busy weekend... SNC had a cybercrop on so it was a weekend of a lot of fun and laughter.. oh and of course a little scrapping!
I think I was a bit productive.... 9 layouts, 7 cards and 2 bookmarks... yep productive I would say.
But looking back at the layouts, I think there's a few of Jonathan there... he is just the most photogenic child... but I think I need to take some more pics of Kristofer.... oops.
So here are all the layouts... don't ask me which challenge they were for because really I can't remember.... it's too hard for me tonight... lol.... sorry.











So that's pretty much my week/weekend in a nutshell! The only other thing I did last weekend was my unmounted stamp storage. If I remember I might take a pic and share with you.

And if you're looking for something to do over the Anzac long weekend, then check out Scrapbooking 4 Less... there's a cybercrop happening there, with some absolutely AWESOME prizes as well as an online class.... wish I could do that one...

And finally from all reports... my little present to Jodes was well received today... pmslol....thanks Maria for delivering it for me!

and on that note... have a wonderful week!

It's only been 2 weeks... well... not even that really! lol... but I've been busy... flat tack in fact!

And I've done some scrapping... and even some I can share now...

So the first are my 2 layouts I did for Round 3 of the Scraptacular comp at Scrapbooking 4 Less... a layout based on Kim Archer's style and one on Tim Holtz's style...
I had so much fun with these and love the way they came out...

This first one is Tim Holtz style... very grungy...


And this one is Kim Archer style... lots of photos and bright colours... I love this one!


And I have to thank everyone who voted for me in in the comp... I'm now into round 4 and it looks like a great one.
All the layouts throughout the competition have been absolutely fantastic. It's been really hard to choose who to vote for each round. Congratulations to everyone who gave it a go and did layouts... they are all stunning!

I've done some other stuff for S4L... the sketch challenge for this month and the DT Pack Challenge


These are great challenges so don't forget to head on over to S4L and check them out!

And there's also a new comp running... it's a word inspiration challenge. This is being run over 8 weeks with a new word each week.
Here are the 2 layouts I've done for the words.. first was LIFE and the second was SWEET.

I used the new Core-dinations cardstock with this one... embossed it and then sanded it back. Loved the effect....

It's not too late to enter so don't forget to check it out while you're there.

Ok... I'm off... things to create....

My new home

Well it's been a busy couple of weeks.
There's been the recovery from the retreat, and when I got home we got the floor in the games room done (and it looks a million dollars too!) and because we had everything out of the games room, we decided to totally rearrange the house over Easter.
So the boys all now have their own bedrooms, and I lost my scap room.
But....
I've taken over the dining room after we moved the table out. It was a compromise with dh, but I have a bigger desk space and there's more room so it's worked out well.

So here are the piccies...

I want to get dh to move the big picture on the wall to the bedroom so I can put some canvasses up there.


And where's the ribbon stash you might ask... well I'm not telling! but it is there.....

And we have a new member of the family... well for a couple of weeks anyway until it's big enough to go out to Kate and her girls...


The scary thing is Jonathan can do just about anything with it and it loves to just sit happily on his hand. I caved in a moment of weakness... silly thing wasn't I ... but isn't this photo just the cutest!

And on the scrapping front I've done a fair bit this week, but I can't share any just yet. I did my 2 layouts for the Scraptacular over at Scrapbooking 4 Less and I love how they turned out. Entries close for this round in a couple of days and then the nailbiting voting starts. So if you want to vote for your favourite layouts then go and join up now so you can vote... hint hint...

And I've been working on DT projects all weekend so I can't share them either just yet, but I'm totally loving how they're turning out. I had to choose the big pack for May and I've had a lot of fun doing up some projects, so you will have to keep an eye out for them.
And I think that's about it at the moment...

So take care of yourselves and I will catch you all later!

Retreat aftermath!

Yes... its a long drive and I don't care.... all set to do it again next year!

Thank you so very much Maria and girls for another great weekend!
And thanks Donna and Tess for another fun driver over.... including roadworks and dust and wind!

Gail it was so great to meet irl for the first time! You are just as lovely as you are online! *mwah*

I've been home for 2 days and I'm still recovering! So here is a share of all my projects from the classes!

And ok Kareena... it really wasn't torture!



















BTW... incriminating photos coming soon... maybe!

How many hours now?

until the Boxx Retreat!!!! woohoo...
it's now 3 days and 18 hours away.... but who's counting! hehehe.....
2 more days of work and Thursday Tess and I head on over with Donna to Augusta... I am so looking forward to it. A lot lot lot of fun... lots of classes and a lot of laughter.
And the best thing... no one demanding anything from me.

But before I go there's lots to do... a tote to pack, clothes to pack and unfortunately I have to make sure all the washing is done so that the kids and DH have something to wear next week and I don't come home to Mt Everest in washing again...
So really this is going to be a short post...

I just wanted to upload this frame I did yesterday at the Scrap n Chat at the Cannery with Tess as teacher. And yes Tess... you make a great teacher.



Isn't it gorgeous! love love love it!

Ok.... off to go do something!

I've been just a tad slack

I have you know.... these layouts have been up on Jen's blog now for a little while, but me... no I've been a bit slack uploading them...
sorry.


This first one I have to thank the gorgeous Gail for supplying me a photo of Beth. I just don't have too many little girl photos. Love the way this turned out. Very pretty.


And Jenny gave us some pretty soft pink felt, ribbon and daisy chain ribbon, so I covered this little notebook with the felt. Makes a pretty little book for a gift doesn't it.

But that's all I can share at the moment. I've done a few other layouts and projects, but I can't share them just yet.
I have done some layouts, but I will share them next time. There's a lot on during the week, and dh is complaining about the amount of time I spend on the puter and scrapping, so I guess I had better try to cut back just a little...

So until then take care and remember....
every day has it's magic moment... you just have to look for it!