Hello, World...

Long time no see, huh?  I cannot believe it has been so long since I blogged!  I have so much to tell you!  Well, actually, not really; it hasn't been a very exciting couple of years, lol.

I will catch you up next time; for now, I just wanna post a layout that I finished recently, that is due today.

I have been loving the My Mind's Eye products that have come out of their latest releases, so thought I would do their latest challenge - 10 photos on one layout!  Quite a few, especially when I don't do double page layouts, but I am really happy with the outcome, below.  I have wanted to scrap these photos for ages, and the layout came together very quickly, as I had already cropped most of the photos small in preparation for scrapping, and had the page layout in my head.  So, without further ado, here it is.  Hope you like it (just click on the pic to see it larger):

That is it for today; I have to get a wriggle on as I am currently making up a kit for Scrappin' Patch using mostly Websters Pages products, that will be available for sale soon. 

I also have my darling daughter's 8-year-old-birthday party on Saturday night; anyone wanna come over and run a sleepover for 7 or so 8-year-olds???  No???!!!   Shhhhhhsssss, don't tell her, but I think she is going to get what she has been dreaming of for ages, a sweet little puppy.  Little being the operative word!

But I do promise to come back and share some more; I have a few pages to show you that I have done recently, and I am determined to do more - I think I finally have my mojo back!  Nice to see you again; that is, if anyone is still reading my blog!!  Hopefully you will come back to see me some more when I start regularly blogging again.

For now, au revoir!!

Some layouts...

As promised, I am happy to share some more layouts with you. I'm so glad that I am enjoying creating again; and I just want to keep doing more and more.

These layouts are inspiration layouts for Scrappin' Patch, using some of the lovely, gorgeous Websters papers.

On this first page, I handcut lots of lovely pieces from the Garden Gala Refreshing paper, and layered them. I also made the lollipop flower from the Postcards from Paris vellum paper. The layout is all about how Aurelia loves the outdoors and collecting bugs.

This page uses the Garden Gala diecut paper, and a lovely big Prima flower. I really love the photo; Aurelia and her Daddy going on one of their 'dates'.

Ok, I would like to write more, but it's late again and I must go to bed... lots of scrapping to do tomorrow, and hopefully I will have more to share soon. 'Night!

Websters Kit for Scrappin' Patch

So here it is, as promised, a sneak peek of the kit I have just finished creating for Scrappin' Patch. Using mostly lovely Websters products, from their Seaside Retreat line, there are 4 layouts included in the kit. It should be available from the shop later this week.

Two of the layouts are seaside/ocean/fish themed, and the other two are more pretty and flowery.

Ok, I'm so tired I can't even think straight, so that will have to do for today. Night! Back soon with some more layouts to share.

Prima, Prima, Prima...

You may remember from my last post that I recently made up a Class Kit for Scrappin' Patch, which has now sold out. I was very lucky to play around with some of the new Prima products from the Raspberry Tea line - such gorgeous papers! - along with some Prima chipboard pieces, pearl and rose swirl and flowers. Here are the four layouts I made:

I made the flowers using some pretty pink organza, and covered the chipboard butterfly with crackle paint and glitter.

I love the bright colours in this one; they were perfect for this photo and theme I've been wanting to scrap for ages.

I did lots of handcutting for the layout above! I just love the frame that was part of one of the papers, and it was perfect for this layout of Aurelia on her 5th Birthday.

For this final layout, I made lollipop flowers from brown organza, melting circles of the fabric to seal the edges and raise them up a little.

I am busy creating a new Class Kit for Scrappin' Patch, and I will have a sneak peek of that for you soon, along with another layout, so keep your eyes peeled!

Have a great week.

Long Time Gone...

Have you heard that song by the Dixie Chicks?? Pretty relevant here... I've been very absent, and pretty non-creative too, but luckily, things have changed in the last month or so. The pills must be kicking in!

I've had a bit of a scrapping spurt, and thought I would finally blog again and share some of the layouts I've made... if anyone is still reading my blog, that is!

Adrienne and Pauline from Scrappin' Patch recently asked me to make up a Take-Out Kit for the retreat/shop (which I think is now sold out), and sent some items for inspiration as well, so I will post those layouts to my blog shortly.

For now though, I have the following layouts which were made for Prima Build-A-Page monthly competitions. Neither of these layouts were winners, but the first 'Curls' layout did get a mention on the Prima blog, here, which was quite exciting! I'm sure you know how much I love Prima, lol.

Made using mostly lovely Prima products, of course! And, as usual, photos of my darling girl - can I help it that she's so photogenic? I love the baby photo; she was such a cute, roly-poly, gorgeous wee girl. As for the Love The Curls layout, I wanted to scrap about her curls because, as she tells me, when she is grown-up, she is going to straighten her hair! So at least I will have the memory of her curls... why is it we always want what we haven't got? And noone told me that girls were so looks-conscious at such a young age. Talk about 5-going-on-15!!

We are in Tauranga with my sister at the moment, and Aurelia is having a fantastic time playing/arguing with her cousin, Gaby. And I am enjoying spending time with my Sister, so it's all good. Looking forward to getting back home though, and scrapping some more layouts.

Ok, that's it for today. I have at least another 6 layouts to share with you, so I will be back! In the meantime, have a great weekend.

Gotta love all this...

... gorgeous Prima stuff. Lovely bright summery colours; just perfect for going into summer over here in NZ.

Read all about these products on the Prima blog here. Right, now I'm off to do a layout for the October Prima Build-A-Page sketch, shown here - a very cool sketch this month. And perfect, rainy weather for scrapping today, too. Have a great weekend!

Bits and Pieces...

... today. First of all, a few worthwhile causes:

Iris Babao Uy, a very talented scrapbooker, is raising money for the victims of "Ondoy" - the tropical storm that killed hundreds and left thousands of Filipino people homeless. She is selling an on-line class for only US$5. You can read her blogpost here, and sign up for the class here. You really can't beat that price for a class from one of my fave s/bookers, and you are helping a great cause as well.

Plunket are selling a Christmas music CD here, featuring kiwi artists. All proceeds from the sale of the cds go to Plunket - and I can tell you, I don't know what I would have done without Plunket when Aurelia was younger. So, go and buy a CD!

We are home now from visiting Leanne in Tauranga, and it's actually quite peaceful - Aurelia and her 3-year-old cousin, Gaby, are just like siblings and fight a lot! But as soon as she's home, Aurelia misses Gaby and wants to go back, lol. Of course. We did have a lovely time though, as always.

I'm very sad because my other sister, Nicky, in London, is getting married this month and noone from our family can make it; it's just so far away. It is a very small affair in a Registry Office, and we only found out about it a month ago, but Leanne and I still wish we could be there to support Nick on this special day. So Nick, I think you will probably read this; just know we will be thinking of you and wishing we could share the day with you. Love ya, babe. Sob sob. I miss my sisters.

Lastly, although I have not been very creative this past month, I have made this card: for my lovely friend Kim, who does make my life more beautiful. Happy Birthday, baby! (Ok, so I'm late, but you know I'm always late!!) Made using mostly Websters products - just can't get enough of that Websters and Prima stuff, man. I got some lovely products in the mail from Websters - thanks Iris and Terri for arranging it - after winning the monthly challenge on the Websters site last month; including the trims and fabric fancy I used on this card. I just had to play with them; lovely colours! Hmmm, I suppose I have to make a wedding card now too...

Aurelia is back at school this term, and has settled in very well now. No more bed wetting - thank goodness!! - and she tells me she doesn't even feel like crying anymore during the day. I feel much happier about it all now. So I didn't need to implement your ideas, Hannah, but thanks anyway, lol. I'm quite glad; I'm not sure I'm consistent enough to do a reward chart!

We have Ag day tomorrow, so I'm hoping like crazy that it doesn't rain - I don't fancy being soaking wet all day. We have been very busy growing plants, making paper-mache caterpillars, treasure boxes and flower sand saucers for tomorrow so it should be a fun day. It's a pity Aurelia's grandparents are away and she doesn't have anyone else to show off to other than her father and I, but that's ok, I'm sure she'll show off to us anyway! That girl just loves an audience - I'm sure she'll be an actress or something similar one day.

Ok, time to hit the sack; it's an early morning tomorrow and I'm still recovering from a cold I've had for a week now. Nearly better, though. I hope you all have a lovely, warm, dry and sunny weekend. Cheers!