Sweet Boy - Layout

Isn't he beautiful? This is my great nephew, so I guess that makes me a great aunt - well I always knew I was pretty good at this aunty thing :) I have used a range of K&Company papers, buttons, hand sewing and a lovely big yellow flower. The stars were cut using my Craft Robo (which I dont use half as much as I should!). Hope you like it.

Artist Trading Cards

Here are a couple of ATCs which I made from a deck of playing cards. Firstly I coated the cards lightly in gesso. I still wanted the card markings and background to show through so I wasn't to particular with making this an even coat. I then basically collected all my red and black scraps and decorated at random. I printed out little sticky labels with the usual ATC info, and placed these on the back of the cards. Mind you which was front and which was back varied often. I was really happy with how they turned out, and I think their recipients liked them too.

cheers

Up cycle me

Here are a couple of Christmas cards I made using recycled scraps and postage stamps. The card in the centre is definetly my favourite. Behind the stamps I glued a page from an old book , which I tore into a loosely shaped Chrissy tree. Then i just dotted green ink randomly on the background. Add a stamped star and that's it. I love re using items. I am a real bower bird - that's for sure.

AUM

Here is a layout that I just finished for Scrapability Sketches. The photo on the layout isnt that great, but it was the best of a bad lot that I took when I saw the Dalia Lama in Brisbane in 2007. He is such a wonderful man ....

RIP M.J

I'm sitting here showing James how to post onto my blog while we are watching the Michael Jackson special. The boys just saw the full Thriller music clip for the first time!I remember when it was first realesed on TV and watching it for the first time myself. Who knows, hopefully DS will remember the first time he saw it too - sitting on the lounge with mum

Goodbye dear friends ...

Well I packed my cardboard box and walked out of eLearning today.... and ended up sitting at Muffin Break with a yummy quiche & salad, latte and a great book.
I suppose that means that I've opened one of the doors I spoke about in a previous post. I actually had time to spend on me for a change, and I think I might get used to it.
Walking out was difficult, but I am going back for my farewell lunch tomorrow ...and my farewell morning tea next Tuesday .... so I guess I'll have a couple of times to really feel bad about leaving some great friendships behind me.
I just hope that like the special friendships I have been blessed with through scrapping, that distance doesn't prevent the real friendships from continuing.

G

A chance to show my own Scrapability...

I did it!! My application to join the Design Team at Scrapability Sketches was successful!! yippee.... Now I have two scrapping DT commitments- I always feel so much better when I have an excuse to scrap all day :) I love being on sketch DTs, I dont feel restricted by other peoples choice of product, I have the freedom to choose from my own ecclectic stash and I am able to pick someone elses brain for the basic layout - the best of both worlds I reckon. So how about popping over to SS and APC (both have links at the top right of my blog) and seeing what you can do with the gorgeous sketches on these sites.