A Girly Page!!!!

Well I don't do these very often ... a girly page!! What with having two boys and very few photos of myself in my stash (I am always the one with the camera!) I don't get many chances to do a 'pretty' page so I took up the Scrap the Girls challenge together with Scrapbooking from Scratch and came up with
this .....

BTW huge congrats to my fellow my2angels Design Team member, Tracey Hunter for making the new CT for Scrap the Girls .. well done Tracey!!

The paper is Crate Paper from my stash and the swirl 'embossing' is actually a die cut, cut out of the same cardstock giving it the look of being embossed.

Thanks for looking ... and don't forget to keep checking here and the my2angels blog for the DT reveals throughout the week. Today Tracy has posted up the Valentine cards, with some back to school projects to follow later in the week.
Enjoy your week ... W x

Quick Post!

I'm busy, busy trying to finish off my DT projects for my2angles so just time for a quick post of my take on one of the sketches over at Pencil Lines It has been laid on out on my desk for a few days so whilst I was waiting for something to dry I finished it off!

And just to finish ... we had a great time yesterday at Adventure World with a bunch of friends, it was a really nice way to spend Australia Day and the weather was perfect!

Here are some photos of my son and his friend on the Power Surge!!! I had to take quite a few photos to get these!!! Can't wait to scrap them! (Click on the image for a larger view)

Hope you all had a great Australia Day too!

Thanks for dropping by and don't forget to check back soon for the my2angels Design Team reveals soon!! W x

IB Sketch #40 ...

I've managed to get both sketches done this month from Inspired Blueprints! and the circles were not easy but I did it! The photos are from our trip to Adventure World last week ... these two love that chair lift!!!

I've hand stitched on all the embellies and the circle frames are chipboard, the title is die cut except for the Adorn it letters.

and check it out .... no black in there today!!! lol!! well except for one little rub on!!!

This is just a quick post today as I'm taking my boys to the movies to see Avatar this afternoon! Can't believe the school holidays are almost over!!!

Till next time and thanks for dropping by ... W x

I'm an 'Angel' .... yay!!

Firstly .. a BIG thank you to everyone who has left lovely comments and congratulations on my blog from my announcement yesterday ... I really, really appreciate the time you took to read my little blog and leave some love!! *mwah*
I now need to step away from my laptop!! and get some scrapping done!! blog hopping is both time consuming and addictive!!!
It "was a stinker" here today .. 43 degrees ...with more of the same forecast for tomorrow!!! so some more scrapping might be the way to go again tomorrow!!
In posting this I have realised I use black in my LO's a LOT!! whether it be card, pp's or photos it always sneaks in there somewhere! That said its a change from the red Chrissy phase I just went through!!
This one is for the January sketch challenge over at Anna's .....

The papers are Fancy Pants and the title is AC Thickers & Adorn it Letters.

Thanks for dropping in .. be back as soon as I can with more! x

Its Official .. and I am so excited!!!

Well the lovely Tracy has made it official on her blog so I guess I can now announce .. *drum roll* that I am very proud to be on the first ever Design Team for my2angels !! My first Design Team!! woo hoo!! can you tell I'm excited!?! I am so lucky to be on the team with 3 other very talented girls who I will introduce to you later, once they have had a chance to make the announcement for themselves! Congratulations and good luck girls ... I can't wait to get those first projects started and see what we all come up with!!

OK its later now LOL!! (and I can't wait any longer) I can now share the rest of the team with you! They are the extremely talented ...

Corrina Mantegna

Taryn Stark

Tracey Hunter

Congratulations again girls I am really looking forward to working with you all!

Thanks for stopping by again ...  (a very excited) W x

A sketch challenge ...

Good morning! I couldn't sleep last night so in the end I got up and decided to finish a LO that had been laid out on my desk for a few days! Of course I still ended up changing it but it is all finished now yay!! I then had to wait till the sun came up to take a photo!!!
It is a sketch challenge from the very talented girls over at Inspired Blueprints. This sketch is also being used as the monthly challenge at Scrapbook Savvy so you can enter your LO at either or both. How cool is that!
The photos are of  my DS's football team's training session at the beach early last year .. they have another one lined up for this year too! They all had an absolute ball cooling down after the session jumping off that pontoon!

and a close up showing the gorgeous scalloped metal trims I used.

Well thats all for now back soon with more!

Thanks for looking ... W x

A few cards to share ... for a change!

I don't normally share the cards that I make, I'm not sure why, but probably because I am always making them just before they fly out the door for a party etc and all too often photos are forgotten about until its too late!!! I must change that ... so I thought I would share a couple of them before they leave!
The first one uses some really cute 
Scrapware ...... some Adorn it letters, ric rac, a button and some twine.

Wow just found out the lovely Ang at Scrapware has placed this card on the Featured Photos on their blog,  thanks Ang ... check it out here

This one is made using Quickutz dies, Adorn it mini letters with some hand stitching and inking.

made with birthday papers by BoBunny this pack was so bright and so much fun to make cards with.

and this one didn't actually go out the door ... it was for my son's 10th birthday last year. For the TEN I used a chipboard alpha which I painted and glossed, inked and then wrapped thread around!!! Turned out quite well I thought!!

Lastly this is not a card (obviously) but a page from a calendar I made. I now use it simply for display because I absolutely love this photo of Sam.

Well it is way, way, way past my bedtime (even for someone suffering temporary insomnia!!) so its off to bed for me! Thanks for dropping by ... catch you again soon! W x

2010 .... first post!

Happy New Year ... thought I would start off the way I hope and mean to carry on .... with another post.
I'm still on the Christmas red and white theme .....

and finally - a photo I took last night .....

Thanks for looking ... see ya next time! W x

... and a post to end the year!!

Its been a while I know (!), this working more hours sure interferes with your scrapping time!!!

Anyway a few LO's to close out 2009 ....
Firstly a page that has been 2 months in the making!!!! love how is ended up though ...

and some close ups ....

Aren't the Scrapware lace heart, key and holly leaves gorgeous?! Also check out their ning site here.

Next a sketch challenge for Scrapbook Savvy ....

and lastly a sketch challenge at Anna's Craft Cupboard .....

OK the photo of this one is not too hot as I had to hang it on the pool fence to get some decent light!!

The photos are intentionally blurred though, as I didn't use flash so as to get the full effect of the tree lights!

Well that's it! so till next year .... thank you to everyone for looking ... at any time over the last few months!! Unfortunately the last couple of months have been a bit of a blur with very little time for scrapping for me, however I do hope to be a little more productive in 2010, so please check back every now and again!

With very best wishes, W x

Sketch Challenges ...

Can't believe its November already!! My apologies for being absent for a while, I've had a fair bit going on but here are some October sketch challenge entries I finished a few weeks ago that I never got around to posting .....

Firstly for Anna's Craft Cupboard  ....

This one was for Scrapbook Savvy ....

and lastly one for  Aussie Pub Calls Roadmaps ... Edit: Yay! Won 3rd prize for the month with this one!!

I hope to get around to posting some more soon that is if I can find some time from somewhere!!

so ..... till next time and thanks for looking! x

Blind Scrap Challenge ...

Just a ultra quick post! Here is a page I did for the blind scrap challenge over at Scrapbooks from the Heart set by the very talented Sonia Thomason.
I've used Sassafrass and Scenic Route papers ...

..... till next time and thanks for looking! x

New "scrapware.ning.com" site ....

I have just found out that Scrapware have a great new NING site ... a place where you can share all your Scrapware creations, chat with other members, get ideas and tips, find out about new products, or you can browse their gallery ... there are over 160 creations up there already! So why not hop over here and join up now ....

Trying to catch Up ...

I have been going through some of my photos and doing some back tracking with my scrapping (don’t think I will ever catch up – I take way too many photos for that!! Lol!!) ... I was obviously inspired though as I now have 3 LO's to share!!!

The 1^st photo was taken a couple of years ago ... but because I have only scrapped it now I've reflected on how much my son has changed and that I can’t believe he is .... about to turn 13!!!!!  I have used Bazzill, Sassafrass pp, Prima & Adorn It alphas. The great cogs are ScrapFX.

Next up is a very old photo!! This one was actually taken nearly 13 years ago! Isn’t he just adorable I so love this photo.

I have used Bazzill bling and some Prima pearls on this and kept it simple.

Lastly I came across another black and white photo (just love em!) which I just had to scrap! this is my other sleeping 'baby'

 Phew impressed myself with this lot!!! must go do some more!

........ till next time and thanks for looking! x

13's footy training .....

Here is another one for the weekend, I think I must on a bit of a roll!! (housework??? whats that then?!?!?!?) LOL!

This is one I started quite a while ago but didn't get finished, its my DS and his footy team getting ready to do sprints at a training session on Coogee Beach back in early March ... and although I have to admit I am missing the footy season already ... I am really looking forward to the sunny days ahead! That beach looks sooo good and I am sooo over winter!! 

I have used Bazzill (basic & bling), Basic Grey paper, an A4 sheet of mesh and lots of stitching. The title is a combination of die cut fonts and some Adorn It mini letters.

........ till next time and thanks for looking!

Practice makes Perfect .....

OK so earlier this week I decided to do some blog hopping on the lookout for some inspiration, or a challenge, to give my mojo a kick start!! On my travels I found the September sketch challenge over at Anna's Craft Cupboard, and decided to give it a go. You can check out Anna's gallery here .....

I have used Sassafrass and Prima papers, and the line of music notes I have done with thread and brads ... cool eh!? It took a little while but I'm really happy with the way it turned out!

Two posts in one week ... not bad for me!! LOL! Hopefully I'm on a roll?!?!?
........till next time and thanks for looking!

School Sports Carnival .....

Hi, just a quick share tonight .... I finished this page last week after the conclusion of our rain interrupted school sports carnival. The high jump comp actually took place a couple of weeks or so before the main carnival, so the photos are a combination of photos from the various days of activities!!!

My ds did really well in the high jump, jumping a PB of 1.016m and he also picked up some ribbons in the team events. BUT unfortunately overall our house finished last!!! Ah well there is always next year!!! LOL!!  

 Going to try and post some more before the weekend .... till next time and thanks for looking!