CC @ SWV...

This is what I've been up to today...getting stuck into the challenges over at Scrap with V
http://forum.scrapbookingwithvanessa.com.au/
Its the first CC of the year & the ladies has set some great challenges...

This is the Chall 1 issued by Janine...
Since we are melting with this awful summer heat !!! I have posted a photo below to cool you all down or leave you wanting icecream!!!...What i would like you to do is draw inspiration from the colours in this photo ...My only requirement to you is you have heaps of summer fun creating it ...
So here is my take on the Chall, this guy...

Chall 2 was Kim & this is what she gave us...

The Challenge is

Paint

No Cardstock only PP

A handmade embellishment

A journalling block

At least 3 colours from the list - Orange-Blue-Green-Red-White

& this is what I came up with...Miss T on the phone

Jodi set Chall 4 & its a card...

Make a card for someone going on a holiday

Summer colours like yellow for the sun, orange for the sand

I want to see some bling

Ribbon

Stamping

So this is what I came up with...

I've still got the Sketch chall to do & Kylie created a fantastic sketch.

& also the DT chall which is set be SWV forum members. Here's the requirements...

1. use of transparency on your layout

2. 3 different patterned paper from the same designer/brand

3. at least 3 circles of varying sizes

4. include a tag or label

5. blue & yellow buttons

BUT THERE'S MORE....

Tonight I'm doing the Mystery Class...here's a sneak peak...

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can you beleive it....

I am actually up-to-date with something!!! This is the weekly card challenge that Millie has going over at Scrap with V... http://forum.scrapbookingwithvanessa.com.au/ ...

in the Challenges part of the forum. There are items that you must include on your card eg. felt, photo corner - simple things that you can easily incorporate. I think its a great idea to keep track of your weeks throughout the entire year, a picture on the front & journal the highlights of your week on the back.

Here's my week 1 card...

This was the only picture that I took during the 1st week of '09. The fish in his new bowl, he got it as a late Xmas pressie because he had out grown his old Ikea vase! Had to use Striped pp.

Week 2...

This week the kids were home & we went into the city & ended up at Southbank after going to the Art Shed. Took a ride on 'The Wheel' & had a great time. Had to use metal - the letter 'W'

Week 3...

We spent the week at Noosa with Mum & Dad & I took this photo while we were sitting don in the park one afternoon , just a beautiful place!! Had to use felt - the swirl & bird.

Week 4...

Here are us girls just before going into the Abba Mania show in front of one of the gorgeous displays were up for the show, huge glittery pictures, bright lights & colours. We had a fabulous time. Had to use a photo corner - made a bling photo corner learnt from the Queen of Bling - Miss Jules!!

Week 5...

The kids were back to school this week after a long 6 wks holiday. T was excited to go back & see her friends, A wasn't to fussed at all but did enjoy his first day. Had to use blue - flowers

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on the run...

This is what happens when you sleep in...Macca's coffee @ 8.30 after dropping the kids to school... We all over-slept & didn't get up til 7.30 & T has to be at school by 8.10!!!! No time for me to have breaky, uniforms, lunches, get ready & go! It's amazing what you can get done in 30mins when you HAVE to...

Here is the lovely young Miss...already to go to year 9. Likes her teaches & choose her classes well & is looking forward to making some PJ's in her Fashion Studies class (called something like that anyway??? new fangled Home Ec!!)

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back to school...

Isn't he the cutest 6th grader you've seen today!!!

A is back to school today...Grade 6 this year...I can't believe it & was quite excited about him starting but he wasn't overly fussed about the whole thing & like the true champ he is complained about having to have his photo taken before going to school 'cause didn't you take one last year!' That's my boy!! T is starting grade 9 tomorrow.
Look what I did on Sunday.....kicked S out of his office & moved my scrappin stuff in!!! Moved him up-stairs & he shouldn't be complaining, he has new computer, new desk, new storage cabinet & AC!! But have a look at my room all set up...


All my stuff fitted in perfectly, so now I have my very own scrappin room!! Well scrappin room when we don't have visitors, then it becomes the spare room with the fold away bed & it also has the computer that the kids & I share so that's a good reason to have keep the desk tidy.
I did manage to score a funky new red chair for me!! Don't you love it!! So to celebrate the occasion I scrapped a LO on my new scrappin desk!!!

This is a LO that I took from a sketch that A2Z Scraplets has running til 15th Feb...see here for more info... http://a2zscraplets.typepad.com/a_2_z_scraplets/... I used some Sassafrass Lass pp that I just love & a family photo that we had taken last year to surprise my Mum on her 60th b'day. The photos were taken by the very talented Bambi & we absolutely love them all. http://www.photographybybambi.com.au/blog have a look at her work, you won't be disappointed!

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Happy Aussie Day...

Be proud & loyal to our great country!!

We celebrated with Aussie hamburgers for dinner!!

...Yummo...

' A' trying hard to avoid the paparazzi...

& darling 'T' just loving the camera - isn't she gorgeous!!

We enjoyed a fun morning at the beach....some market stalls (i got some very cool beads for scrappin!!), rides for the kids & 'dippin dots' icecream!! Little frozen balls of icecream, in delicious flavours...very interesting stuff - no doubt its from the USA but tasty all the same.

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Happy Birthday to you...

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday dear Kylie...

Happy Birthday to you

Hip Hip Hooray

Hip Hip Hooray

Hip Hip Hooray

Here we are at Jupiter's Casino - Gold Coast - last night celebrating my beautiful friend's, Kylie (yes her name is the same!!! weird I know) belated-birthday, here we are enjoying a glass of bubbles before dinner!! We saw the Abba show & stayed the night, it was fantastic but I am now dying a slow & painful death...more pics & details to follow...

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Photo Challenge...

This is the photo that I put in as a Holiday Favourite in the Photo Challenge over at Scrap with V, have a look in the General Photography thread here...

http://forum.scrapbookingwithvanessa.com.au/

I was trying to take a photo of the 3 of us when we went to the drive-in...not to successful but lots of fun!!

This is not much better...I look like I'm possessed & well who know what A was thinking!!! Darling T looks fantastic AS USUAL.....Then there is these ones of the kids being kids....

'The fish on a hook' pose, in the world according to A?????

Well...what can you say about this, just darling isn't he & let me tell you little Miss T isn't much better....

Faces only a mother could love!!! Well.......

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some scrappin...

Got some scrappin done today, so it was good day.

This is my take on the White with 1 January challenge, used a photo from when the kids & I went to Southbank the other week. The criteria this month is White, Turquoise & flourishes, have a look here for more details

... http://whitewith1.blogspot.com/ ...

This is a little sneak peek of something that I've been working on for the up & coming Scrap with V Cyber Crop. Can't show you too much more 'cause its for the Mystery Class that I'm doing on the Saturday night. Can't wait to show you the real thing!!!

This a fun page that I have done for a challenge that I'm doing over at Scrap with V. It's my turn to set a Monthly challenge & I've decided to go with the theme of "Looking Ahead". All you have to do is complete a LO that is about something that your looking forward to in 2009. My page is quite obivious....lol...I've got ticket to see Pink in concert in July, I'm going with a girlfriend & I am REALLY looking forward to seeing the show!!!
Have a look in the forum under the Other Challenges thread for more details.
Here's a link to help you get there :0)


http://forum.scrapbookingwithvanessa.com.au/

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This is called The Proximity Award.

These blogs invest and believe in PROXIMITY - nearness in space, time and relationships! These blogs are exceedingly charming.
These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends.
They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement.
Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers!
Deliver this award to eight bloggers, who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.

I received this delightful award from 3 lovely ladies - Kylie, Annette & Lindy, thank you for the kind words & I hope that I can continue it. I would like to pass it on to...

Jodi - for her humor

KerryM - for her honesty

KerryL - for her kindness

Gail - for her organisation

Sine - for having 5 kids

Charmane - for her creativeness

Robyn - for her approach to art

Emily - for her coolness

These ladies truly embody the meaning of this award!!

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WHOO HOO...

Get ready for some more scrappin greatness....
the very clever & talented Vanessa has created an all NEW sketches site...

Crafty Sketches

http://craftysketches.blogspot.com/

& even better I'm on the DT, along with some other very fun & keen scrappers!! Thanks Ness xx
I can't wait to get started, so keep your eyes open for some very exciting things to come in the very near future...its going to be BIG!!!

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MIA...

Who in their right mind would come home form this...the most beautiful place in the world!! Munna Point, Noosa. Its just a glorious place, shady trees, great swimming beach, clean sand & lots of fun!! That's where we've been for the week, staying with Mum & Dad & it was great!! Here's a few more pics....

We went tubing & didn't fall off but was paying for it the next day as it hurt to move my arms!!!
The boys went deep sea fishing, on the roughest day of the lot & didn't catch a thing :0( But we did have some whiting for dinner that night that they had caught the week before. It was delish!! Us girls went shopping, saw some really nice things & scored some bargains from the jewelery & shoe shops!!
I took this photo of us girls one afternoon, its the best of the lot & I just got Mums head in-shot!! We had a laugh in the process anyway.

Well, back home now & back to reality!! Its very hot here so makes good weather for doing not to much :0) Did manage to get two scrap pages done but can't show you just yet.... And must get working on the OTP item for Scrap with V's CC on the 30th.

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Happy Sunday...

I love Sunday's, I enjoy reading the Sunday Mail to catch up on whats been happening around the place. We only get the weekend papers but I especially love to read the Sunday paper, I read every page from top to bottom, front & back & then maybe even look at it later on in the day. It's just my Sunday thing!

I did manage to get a LO finished too, its for the January 123 Challenge.

January 123 Challenge is...

1. Use the words "New Years Resolution"
2. Animal/s
3. orange and yellow on your Layout

due MIDNIGHT last day of January.

Here's a link

http://www.ourbrightstarsandus.typepad.com/123challenge/

Here's the kids waiting for the movie to start at the Yatala Drive-in. I took them on Friday night & we had a ball!! We watched Bolt & Madagascar 2, both great fun kids movies. We took our own home-made pizza for dinner & ate that while we waited for the movies to start. We folded the seats down in the car & put a camping mattress in there, took our pillows & a blanket & we were set for the night!! It was fantastic.

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Fun in the Sun...

Come over & have a look at this, it's our first CC for the year & it will be fantastic...great company, fun challenges (bring the kids too) & LOTS of laughs. I'm hosting a 'mystery challenge' on Saturday night????!!!!!!. - Ness is brave for letting me have a go at this one. :0) I'm working on something a little different, the only hint I can give is that it's an OTP item....if you can guess what I'm going to do I'll send you a RAK, so start guessing!!
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it's all about me!

Well, for a couple of hours anyway.....

I went to the hairdressers & had my hair done, I tell you that girl is a genius!! I go to TBK @ Scarborough, got a lot cut off, changed the colour & put different foils in the side & I LOVE IT...

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Lazy day...

Just a lazy day at home but I did finally manage to get some scrappin done...YAY!!!

I used a picture that I took yesterday while on 'The Wheel' to do the sketch challenge that SWV are running this month. If you complete & upload your LO to the gallery by the 28th January you might be lucky enough to score a $20 voucher.

Here's a link to the forum http://forum.scrapbookingwithvanessa.com.au/

Don't you just love the new Kaiser Range, love those owls! & BG alphas - that I've learnt to love courtesy of a class I did with the very talented Ngaire Bartlem

Next page is a little eclectic & just for fun. The picture is of my darling brother & stunning SIL cutting their wedding cake last year. Just love this picture of them both, he was his cheeky self & she was a truly beautiful bride!!

I used Franchville pp that I've had for a while, some bling beads that I pulled of an old skirt, funky lace edge velvet ribbon, tissue paper for the hearts - that I machine stitched on & Heidi Grace rubons!!

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Here is some pics of my CJ that I have just received back from the girls at SWV. I love all the pages in my album & all of them show the person who did them perfectly.

This is the cover...Beautiful blossoms is the title

The first page by me...

Annette (Millie)...

Sarah...

Donna...

Sue...

Kerry (KerryM)

Lea (Shari)...

Vanessa (Ness)...

Lindy...

Sylvia...

Sign in page...

Thanks ladies for all the beautiful work & effort that you each put into your LO's, I'm so glad to have it home safe & sound. :0)

And guess what the kids & I did today....

We went into the city to go to the Art Shed - a fantastic palce to get cheap canvas's & paints etc!! After that I decided to go to Southbank for lunch (should have taken our togs - darn it!!), after lunch we took a ride on the "Wheel of Brisbane"...original name we thought!!

It was great fun, I loved it but both the kids were a little unsure on the first trip round but after that they started to relax & enjoy it. It was a little bit $$ but its holidays & thats what you do on holidays, oh well, we had a great time!!! Heres a pic of us just about at the very top of the wheel, Alex pulling a face like he usually does but at least Tase & I are smiling.

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