Whoa!!!

My last post was 'Do You Feel Lucky??'
Well I certainly do not!
Layout I did for one of the Supersticious Cybercrop challenges

On Friday 13th, Jeff had an accident at work which resulted in a trip to the emergency room, surgery 4 days later and him having to take 1 month off work!
The was the straw that broke the camels back as we've had a extremely bad run of luck for the last few months (actually all of 2009).
I've been working extra shifts to make up for the loss in income so haven't had much time to myself. Between work, ArtyPants, the kids, running Jeff about and trying to catch up on sleep when I can, life has been pretty full on!
Wish it would slow down a bit

So I haven't been scrapping all that much - no where near as much as I would like. I've managed to get a couple done though...
Don't really like this one

123 challenge for October - B/W & colour photo, tearing and 5 different papers.

On the 1st December, as Jeff was getting the Chrissy tree ready to put up, I took a few pics of the girls all dressed in Christmas tshirts and Santa hats. It was a spur of the moment thing so they aren't great. Hoping to take some more at a later stage.






Over at ArtyPants, Scrap your Pants off is now in it's final week and we've just started 12 days of Christmas which will end with a Christmas Cybercrop next weekend (which Ive rostered myself off for so will actually be able to do it!!)


Well That's it for now
Thanks for stopping by :)

Do You Feel LUCKY??

Would it kill you to smile??

My take on the September 123 challenge
The criteria was Bookpaper, Non-Scrap item and the word Smile.
My subjects were getting a little sick of a camera in their faces! lol!

Now onto a cheeky little thing that ALWAYS has a smile for me...

My Chel Bell is just ADORABLE

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See Ya!

Layouts I made during the ArtyPants Cybercrop Last weekend...

This was for Challenge 1: Suzi's Spring Themed challenge. You had to use the word spring and a handmade spring embellishment (I cut the grass)

Challenge 2: Kerry's challenge, Taking Inspiration from a Pumpkin Patch Ad. Also had to include something old from your stash and something with wings. My something old and wings was the MME butterfly rubon. The flower is also and old HS fabric flower. I love this pretty pic of Cas and a simple layout was all that was needed for it (I think)

This was my sample layout for Challenge 3. It was to Scrap a Quote which was 'If you choose to be happy, then be' I love this pic of me and the girls but not all together happy with the layout. Oh Well, it's done.

Challenge 4 was another of my challenges. A sketch. Totally IN LOVE with this layout!


And during the week, I also finished another layout. Started this one at Suzi's place a few weeks ago but didn't know what to do to get it finished. I decided to add a few rubons and now I'm kind of happy with it :) Chel's T-Shirt says 'The Camera Loves You'... Quite suiting actually :P


Now onto a few pics...


Jeff and I have been married for 10 YEARS!
10 YEARS!
We celebrated our wedding anniversary on Friday night by going out to dinner to Taco Bill and next Friday we are going to see the Salvador Dali exhibition at the Gallery (if we can get someone to look after the chicks that is)


Cas had a footy day at school last Wednesday. She loved going as a Collingwood supporter. Photos are really bad as I took them on auto not manual and accidently set them for landscape pics not portraits (hence the blurriness)

Cassie now also has to wear glasses for reading writing, TV etc.! How CUTE!

The girls caught a bit of static while playing on the trampoline last weekend. AREN'T THEY ADORABLE!

A pic from few weeks ago now. Taken at our cousin Kylie's 21st

The girls LOVE dressing up! Just wish they's stay CLEAN!


Just being cute, adorable, GRUBS!

I also got another job today!
I'm now working 2-3 shifts a week at the Lyndbrook Hotel as a gaming attendant.
I'm so excited, I've been wanting to get back into it for a while now and it will be nice to have a regular income (ArtyPants just being an online store can be unpredictable)

Not much more to share right now

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We're Cybercropping at ArtyPants this weekend!

I drew the little birdie, it's a little dorky hey?!
Kinda think it's cute though :p

New Stuff

My little Chelly girl after she was playing outside all day on Saturday. She was so stuffed she fell asleep laying on the orange I gave her as a snack! She's wearing a crocodile suit and was playing in the mud bear foot!



My take on the 2nd August sketch at Scrapability sketches


My take on the 1st August sketch at Scrapability sketches

That's it for now
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Blog Changes...

OK, this blog has been dying a slow painful death for a while now so instead of stressing myself out about never updating with news and pics of the kids, I have decided to keep it just for showing off my Scrapping and maybe the occasional pic or 2.
To catch up on what is actually going on in my life, add me as a friend on facebook as I'm updating that a few times a week and I also chat on the ArtyPants Forum. All the ArtyPants goss will now be shared on the ArtyPants Facebook Fan Page (hope that link works), forum and blog
Sorry for the people who do read here for updates but I'm struggling to find the time for anything nowadays so something had to go!

OK, now onto some scrapping shares...
Haven't really been scrapping much lately as I lost my mojo somewhere. I really want it back!
This time last year, I had already done over 100 layouts. To date, this year, I think I've done about 60 (if I'm lucky).
My interpretation of the August 123 challenge.
1. Blurry Photo
2. Metal Embellishment
3. At least 5 staples

There is still time to get your entry in. Email it here before 31st August for the chance to win some great prizes from this month's sponsors

This was my interpretation of Laura's July Scrap a Quote challenge on my website. I was a little late but I still really wanted to get it done. Quote 'I can sometimes avoid temptation, but never mischeif' Describes my Chelly girl to a T I think! Extra criteria was stitching and handmade buttons (I've stitched the buttons to the layout and the handmade one is the monkey (that came from one of Cassie's socks) that I've stitched on in the nose to look like a button :P Bit of a stretch hey!)
The pics in this layout are not very good as they were shot on a really high ISO with no flash so VERY grainy but they are of Chel covered in plaster!

A really CRAP layout! Started out as my August 123 layout but I decided it wasn't good enough and then it just kept getting even more worse (believe it or not, English is my first language!) as I added more to it. Urghhh, Just AWFUL!

On Friday night, I attended a ScrapWare Trade night. It was so much fun and I got 3 projects finished. This is one of them, the other 2 I haven't photographed yet) The pic is supposed to be landscape which is why it looks a little off but I'm still happy with the layout.

Well that's it for now
Be back when I have some more scrapping to share (which will hopefully be soon as I have some deadlines looming)
See Ya!