bits and bobs of my life

Thats right….nothing…no scrapping happening at all. Even spent some money trying to inspire me but nope!!!!!

Mojo where have you gone???????????????

This is what I have spent my last week looking after….

Yip…my baby got the chicken pox…or in her words the chicken pops…. LOL

She put on this sad droopy look just for the camera

But I suppose I kinda got something crafty done….I have been knitting. Knitting some props for my mate Dallas for her to use for her photography. Some wraps and hats…oh so cute!

And been knitting these wee tops for a friends wee girl. Can’t wait to see them on her…well guess you have to send them to see a picture LOL

and

 Another huge thing that happened this month was my fantastic awesome Gran passed away. She was an amzing lady. Served in the airforce and had amazing life experiences and got to meet 5 of her great grand children….she missed meeting the last addition Jamie due to him being in hospital and then on day of his release, she went into hospital. The day my sister was going to go up and let her meet him, she passed away. Was so sad for my sis as  Gran had only seen a photo of Jamie, still with all his cords, and medicalt stuff on him from NICU. Found theses pictures when I was going thru all Gran’s stuff for the funeral.

Gran with Charli

and this one of Cam and me with my Gran… LOL

And my gorgeous gran at 90

RIP Gran 20th April 1917- 4th Nov 2009 xoxoxoxox

LOL After reading Hannahs comment in my post yesterday I went into Cam’s room just now and this is what I found. I knew he did acouple but not realising how many. Ok so it looks like he nearly used all embellies he had in his draw on each LO but he will get there in the end heheh

Here are some I found

mm have to teach him how to use is fiskars cutter properly LOL

Think this was his first ever

and found this too

Right gotta go visitors turned up..Cam still at Nanas playing with my niece and Charli now hapy as she has friends to play with here.

Finally put the sewing machine away when The sketch book ran a spring comp that I entered into. It was just the thing I needed to start scrapping and have a direction to start in.

I was also wanting to use up the rather large collection of Basic Grey Papers I have…coz I just need (want) the new lines that are out now..hehehe…its a fab addiction… plus I just gotta get me some Prima too…oh la la…I am so behind and haven’t fallen victim to that addiction as yet…but its getting close.

Any way …layouts

Beautiful Princess

biker girl

friends

On the Go

Right thats all of show and tell atm….must get onto something soon.

Cam has been stealing heaps from my stash lately and creating too, so will have to take some pictures and show you all my 7 year olds talent. I think give him a few years (and someone elses purse) and he will be amazing. Hehehe mummy is proud of him anyway. We spent yesterday arvo making tags and home made embellies for his stash out of my stamps and papers. Guess who did the most cutting??? heeh

Anyway will leave on the thought and prays to all those effected in Samoa. Natural disasters are more than a tragic loss of life but such devastation on communities locally and all over the globe. Such a tragedy.

Yip its been awhile since I have posted so thought it was about time I got my a into g.

I have been scrapping but kinda just randomly. Having sore elbows does help with crafty wishes but will see how that goes. I am trying to use up some stock I have sitting at home and not spending too much (tui ad–yeah right)…

Anyway I had to play alittle with something new for a circle journal I was doing so decided it was to be alcohol inks since I hadnt started that addiciton yet…bit boy that will be short lived…what fun

here is alittle of what I did

and the tag

And also been doing some card swaps with some amzing ladies in Crafty Tart Forum…def make my cards seem so beginner like LOL but here are mine from the Sept swap..theme was thank you

And another thing I want to get more into is the canvas art and off the page things for gift ideas. So if you have any to show off, leave me a link in my comments and I will be sure to spy later on. I was doing the usual one night with nothing to do and saw a canvas Nix Howard had done so I took her idea and recreated one similar (def not a good but I liked it) and did another as a set for a gorgeous family members birthday. She liked them so my mission was completed and received well

and

these pictures were taken at night so hard to see tru colours..the actual base colour on canvas was more a teal/cream combo….

and totally off the scrapping theme I made these ..One for Charli which she calls her Mummy Dora and one for a craft swap I was doing on the EBB forum.

plus this little ted for my new nephew Jamie, just have to add a J to his top now I no for sure his name is Jamie

Plus other things that have kept me away from the scrapping table are these taggies and taggie balls I have been playing around with sewing. My daughter is addicted to her taggies and it seems I have created a few other addicted babes/toddlers too…oppps

oh and lastly I have tried my hand at sewing up some Tote bags…I like to challenge this non sewing girl some times and pretend I can….they turned out alright so now I wanna prefect the style and size I actually want and wait for the right material to show itself when I am shopping next.

But of fun anyway,…only thing is Charli got me into sewing up some baby bibs for her babies…we even took some to her preschool so she didnt have to take the real babies bibs when she was playing dollies LOL.

Where to start , where to start.

Firstly I had the bested Saturday just been. Elena from Scrapbook Paradise here in Dunedin ran a winterfest day full of action packed scrapping. Not sure how we did it, but turned out 3 cards, used HS masks on a LO, another 2 BG  LO’s and a quote journal. If I had to pick my fav fav thing done there was one of the cards/tags using Tim Holtz inks, misters, perfect pearls, stamps and more with the heat gun in the package too. Super fun and it was amazing to see how diff all our work was when using the same tools and materials. Mine was so much goth looking in comparsion but that prob says heaps about my personality and the just jump in there and make a huge mess type gal! Anyway here is my result and I can wait to play and improve on the tech some more.

secondly I am am involved in a circle journal that Deb started over at Crafty tart. I have never done one before so thought gotta start somewhere….we sent the first round off end of last week and I have completed my first turn on one of the girls already.

I decided to call mine “she said, he said”… and that meaning the funny things your parents say, the weird things your partner will say, the odd sayings your kids say etc….anything that makes you smile….

Here is the start of mine…thanks to the trustly old painting jeans I had lying around LOL.

Dictionary of charli and Cams story "Once upon a sore eggs".

and final page

3rdly…..was asked to do something using some old photos for my best friends brothers 40th…..Of course I asked for copies of the orginals as I couldn’t cut their precious few family photos they had left…

Any way this is what I came up with after seeing similar in a scrapping mag I brought….it was fun fun fun and messy as to make. And alot of hunting in the shed and garden for rusty nails, hinges and bolts etc…

first canvas

close ups

and the 2nd canvas 

and close up

the photos don’t do it justice and looked way better irl.

And finally I set the CT innovations challenge one up, which is due to end this friday…

The LO I used was this

and this was the inspiration I had and have given all that are competing…

Issue 3 of The innovations mag……they are generously being our sponsers for this comp…

so competitors had to use the cover as inspiration and add eitehr Parenthesis, DIY flowers and/or dimension on their work….gallery will be open for all to see by friday after closing so be sure to check it out.

right finally got thru all that and I don’t think I have left anything out…….and the kids need wrestling now so best go.

happy scrapping all

We are pleased to announce the next big event here on Crafty Tart.

Inspiration Innovation

A six week challenge where each week we will give you some inspiration and you use it in an innovative way.

What is innovation? Innovation as a new way of doing something. It may refer to incremental, radical, and revolutionary changes in thinking, products, processes, or organizations. A distinction is typically made between invention, an idea made manifest, and innovation, ideas applied successfully.

We really want you to show us your way of doing things and step it up and innovate!

This challenge is sponsored by Scrapbooking Innovation Magazine.

The first inspiration will be announced next Friday 24th so if you’re keen to be inspired to innovate please sign up here

http://www.craftytart.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=231

Can’t wait to see the list grow and what amazing talent comes out to play.
I am on the first challenge so those of you going to SENZ stock up large and get ready for some fun after over at Tart.

Well if you are join in and do this little fun crafty piece and take along to Kate and co at our stall there.

Ok all that love a sketch or 100, I have just placed a challenge for you all to have a go at with a hand drawn sketch I did….yes I suck with computers so no fancy made up computerised sketch from me LOL….

http://www.craftytart.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=227

So if you have time come put your sketch up in the gallery for us all to see..

My sketch….don’t laugh LOL….cause I already am

and my take

and just another LO I did for fun….And finally opened my packet of Lime Rickey that I just couldn’t wait to get then lost all inspiration til now too play……and got Lemonade waiting and June bug waiting for me.

Oh and if ya local here to dunner’s  (or want a drive) check out Elaines in mornington…she got all the BG in stock now…..It gorgeous. Please leave me some 

Come over and have a look.

Debbie has started making a list for a Circle Journal Group…so if your interested in joining in, quickly come over now and join the list before it closes  http://www.craftytart.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=215

Also Melissa has started the round of challenges that us designers will set. So how about trying some stitching on a layout?  Its running from now til the 15th July.  http://www.craftytart.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=218

Her two lovely samples are….hand stitching

and  her machine sewing example

So you have til the 15th to give it a go and upload into the gallery and  go in the draw at the end of the month.

Have fun and look forward to seeng what you create. And keep an eye out for more to come.

Debbie and I have been sent out loads of Reminisce  and Piggy Tales PP’s and embellies… bright, fun and funky items to work with indeed.

Firstly I set out making a under $10 idea/gift album

I used the cardboard box that my pp’s came in and cut out 9cm approx circles to make the base of the album out of….here is what I created

And some LO’s done to date

And there is plently more to come now that Charli is all on the mend and back at daycare ….gotta love that place some days.

So check out http://www.craftytart.com/home_shop.php all the goodies at your finger tips…just waiting for a new home! Arhhh its so hard to pick.

Happy times everyone