Mulit Photo Templates!

Christy Haig has the best multi photo templates! You can check them out here!


Here are two pages I created using this set of templates!





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Opperation Wobbly Bits

Going back to work has its pluses and its minuses. One of the biggies is my fitness or lack of. Two years ago I was running and training to particpate in a half marathon. I was most likely the fittest I had ever been even before children. With the boys spread between school and preschool I had no choice but to drive rather than walk as much. Somewhere along the line I stopped running too. Introduce me going back to work last year and less time to be active I've suddenly become Little Miss Tub. I'm short so I can't really hide too much weight.

I'm determined to get back to where I was. I have no set weight or measurements that I want to achieve, I'll know when I get there. I'll have abs instead of that wobbly thing called a tummy and hopefully my butt will relocate upwards. I think it is really only about 10kgs that I have to loose and the tuck shop lady arms (sorry Canteen Managers and helpers) but you know what I mean.

I weighed and measured myself today: 68kgs, 97cm bust, 81 cm waist, 95 cm hips.

... pause ...

I just did 20 sit ups - I used to be able to do 100 in one go :(

Its a start ...

A camping we will go ...

Last Firday night we decided that it was camping weekend. Rang up the family of one of AJ's school friends and invited them to come.

We headed off to Micalong Creek Saturday arvo after Little Athletics.

Beautiful, not many people, and just about the perfect temp. The creek is shallow and rocky and just perfect for exploring. We think we found a platypus burrow.

AJ slept in the tent with his mate's family and they both were bitten by mozzies, you could of made an artwork joining the dots on their faces.

On Monday, by the time I got to work, the school had alreadu rung saying that AJ was sent to sick bay with suspected chicken pox! I knew I should of sent a note to school....

They boys had their own tent to play in, and to watch a DVD in!

We went for a walk on Sunday, and found a few wombat holes and some great rocks to climb on!

Gotta love a weekend away!

Hello? Is anyone out there?

echo ... echo ... echo ... I think I forgot that I had a blog :(

But did you notice I've prettied it up AGAIN ?

Same ol same ol here. Just about finished the ADSR #4, just waiting for my illustrious partner to finish her side of the final challenge and then we wait. Wait for the drawing of the grand prize.

For the first time in ages I am CT less. Bit weird having no deadlines, but nice to scrap at my leisure for a while.

I found the most gorgeous freebie mega kit the other day. Absolutely scrumptious. It's called Endless Love. The kit is spread out over a few French blogs. My poor school girl French was stretched beyond imagination trying to read them! Oh and a link you ask? Bellisa's Scraps will take you to one of the download links. Have a bo peep at this:

vvvrrrrrtttttt - the sound of another week gone by!

Really where does time go? I just got a txt to do a call out for the next P&C meeting, I feel like I only just sent the last lot of minutes out! I guess my life right now is on high speed. I spent most of last week trying to organise a new FDC arrangement for Will. At this stage he has a constant person Wed and Fri but a temp for Monday. Biggest drag is that I have to spend 15 mins driving to drop him off to return almost back to the same spot for work :( I'm doing the solo parent thing too - DH is away for work. Kids have been pretty good - missing their Dad of course!

I've managed to get a few LO's done - late nights and early mornings when everyone is asleep ;)


Credits Here AJ at his 7th birthday party. He had a bowling party and had a fun time! I just love these photos of him!

Credits Here This is our bunny Bluey what else could you call a blue eyed bunny? He is a house-bunny too - he sleeps in the bathroom at night and he gets put out during the day into a secure hutch.

Credits Here This is a hybrid challenge over at Designs In Digital. Check it out here!

Credits Here I don't scrap my hubby enough, he won't let me take photos of him!

Credits Here I love these Jumping Jacks! Will and Timmy loved their's, they were hanging off me as I was cutting them out. They got to play with them before I strung them up, so these photos are pre-strung. I didn't get AJ's done as I ran out of ink and I haven't been able to replace it yet.

If you are in the mood for a challenge I have a what's my theme challenge over at Designs in Digital. It is on using monotones. There are still a few days open for this before I give another challenge.

Boo!

Missed me? How is it that my last post was in February????? Gosh I had better pull my finger out!

So since Feb in a nutshell: I started work; Will turned three; DH and I celebrated our tenth wedding anni, AJ started rooball; AJ turned seven.

I have been busy creating for Designs In Digital and Tara Dunstan Designs.

Right now if you head over to the Designs in Digital Store you can check out the fab new mega kit called "Vintage Bride" it is packed with loads of paper and elements plus a 6X4 brag book created by me! Check it out!



I'm off to tidy up this dusty old blog!

Happy scrappn'

scrapastrophe!

Playing catch up

I've decide to *try* and post twice a week. Most likely Tuesdays and Thursdays as these are my home days now. With Will at 3yo Preschool in the afternoons it should give me time to post something.

Ha ha ha let's see how long that will last snickers all!


In case you missed them in the galleries that I post in, here are my CT LO's for the month of February!

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My little track and field star

On the weekend we had the Little Athletics Southside Carnival. AJ competed in 5 events, 100m, 50m, 70m, discus and long jump. We were very proud of him. In his age group he placed 7th overall in the discus, missing out in a place for the regional carnival by one; 9th overall for the 100m, 9th overall for 50m, ran the final in the 70m and finished 7th overall; and finished 6th in the long jump placing him in the team for the regional final for under 7 boys long jump.

Here's a couple of action shots! Oh and that funny blue thing - that's the discuss ;)


I used these cute little cluster frames from Tara Dunstan Designs, they can be found at the pickleberrypop shop under Clustered Frames !

This one's for you, Amanda!

I was chided by "Odd Job Amanda" for being way too slow in my blog postings .... life sure does get in the way of a blog post!

So what has happened recently in the life a damsel like me? I now have two boys at school. Will is at 3yo preschool for 5 hours a week and I *think* I start work on Monday. Woah - yep work - the hardest thing was gettng my CV together and making it sound interesting considering I haven't been in full time paid work since 2000 and casual work since 2004. And of course trying to find a referee who was still contactable. In the end I was able to find one plus I have also asked the teacher in charge of the preschool to be a character referee. It is now a waiting game - my CV has been looked at and I heard that the HR manager was suitably impressed (phew) and final decisions are being made.

In between I have been scrapping (well der), being mum the taxi driver between schools and Little Athletics events and play dates and doing all those endless chores (washing, ironing, cleaning). Oh and I had a birthday too ;)

Is that enough now Amanda?

Getting our own back

IT HAS BEEN CALCULATED THAT IF EVERYONE IN AUSTRALIA DID NOT PURCHASE A
DROP OF PETROL FOR ONE DAY AND ALL AT THE SAME TIME, THE OIL COMPANIES WOULD
CHOKE ON THEIR STOCKPILES.

AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD HIT THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY WITH A
NET LOSS OVER 4.6 BILLION DOLLARS WHICH AFFECTS THE BOTTOM LINES OF THE OIL
COMPANIES.

THEREFORE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22nd HAS BEEN FORMALLY
DECLARED ‘STICK IT UP THEIR ASS DAY’ AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS NATION SHOULD NOT
BUY A SINGLE DROP OF PETROL THAT DAY. THE ONLY WAY THIS CAN BE DONE IS IF
YOU FORWARD THIS E-MAIL TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN AND AS QUICKLY
AS YOU CAN TO GET THE WORD OUT.

WAITING FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO STEP IN AND CONTROL THE
PRICES ? IT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE REDUCTION AND
CONTROL IN PRICES THE ARAB NATIONS PROMISED LONG AGO?
THE PRICES JUST KEEP GOING UP AND WE NEED TO STOP IT

PETROL PRICES ARE CAUSING OTHER EFFECTS; AIRLINES ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR
PRICES, AS ARE TRUCKING COMPANIES . THIS INCREASES PRICES ON
EVERYTHING THAT IS SHIPPED. THINGS LIKE FOOD, CLOTHING,
BUILDING SUPPLIES MEDICAL SUPPLIES ETC. WHO PAYS IN THE END? WE DO! WE CAN
MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IF THEY DON'T GET THE MESSAGE AFTER ONE DAY,WE WILL DO IT
AGAIN AND AGAIN. SO DO YOUR PART AND SPREAD THE WORD. FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO
EVERYONE YOU KNOW. MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND
MAKE
FEBRUARY 22nd
THE DAY CITIZENS OF AUSTRALIA SAY 'ENOUGH IS ENOUGH'

Look at what I made!

Here's something I created - not so sure it is that practical - but it will do the job for me. My disc box was full, plastic and boring. So I though about what I could do about it and I came up with the idea of using a craft board album with disc sleeve pages.

So here's my little hybrid disc folder.



Credits: April Staker - Freak Out (digital paper and elements); 8X8 craft board album, modgepodge - The Art Store; Ribbons - Go Lo; Disc Sleeves - Big W.

Look at what

A sale at DID!

Pop into the store to pick a bargain or two!

But wait there's more

Here's what I have been doing using Alma's products!

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More Exciting News!

I am also part of Tara's army too! That is creative team for Tara Dunstan over at pickleberrypop.

Here is my first LO "vroom vroom" using her designs. credits here

Exciting News!

I am now a member of the designs in digital creative team.

Here is my first LO Chocolate TreesCredits Here

arrrggghhh!

Have you ever had those times when you just want to king hit someone? Well that moment came tonight - but I have worked through it and nobody will get hurt! DH said at sometine that he would have to work this afternoon. Hmm try 8:00pm tonight. At first he said that it wouold be from home and only half an hour - well now he is at his office and it is beyond that half hour. It also MY night - the one where he takes the two oldest to sleep in the caravan and watch a DVD while I do what I want. HA HA HA HA well, I'm in the caravan with Finding Nemo, a owl of pop corn, two boys and my laptop. GRRRRRRR!

Did ya guess yet?

If anyone has seen my siggy floating around digi world you most likely have guessed that I am now on the CT of Alma Townsend of The Scrap Habit.

Here are some LO's using her Harvest of Thanks kit.

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whistling a little tune and playing dumb

Why? I know sumthn' and I can't tell you yet! Exciting news for me anyway. When I can spill the beans I will.

What did I do for DSD? I made a quick page over at SBB - kinda proud of myself on that. This is it here ==>

I based this on another LO I had made which you can see here in my gallery at PBP.

Yesterday was a public holiday in Canberra - a make up holiday to replace a labour picinic day that was scrapped by the new IR laws. It was a "family" day but really it is a Melbourne Cup Day holiday. We took the kids to a friend's place for afternoon tea and a play - we completely forgot that the race was on.

Take...um...three...or...four...

Well there you go ANOTHER new blog banner - once again reinventing the wheel so to speak.

Time just seems to get away from me. I have not posted anymore CT LO's for Chris Turnball and sadly now she has retired. Sad sad news there (although old news now). I have completely missed the boat with October and the whole excitement on being on Kaye Winecki's CT as a guest. Anyways if you look to the side ====> you'll see my "Creating Resume" with blinkies underneath click on that designer and you'll get to my gallery.

Well have updated the look of my blog. Why? Because I can. I need to fix up a couple more things and should be done.

You know when you have one of those weeks? I seem to be having one of them. DH has been extremely busy with work taking on the work load of three. This means that we are not sharing school/preschool drop offs in the morning so poor AJ as been late pretty much everyday. Even when we have to just drop him off. They seem to sense that I am stressed and they are behaving accordingly. I can completely understand why some animals eat their young at birth!

I actually lost it this morning and cried as I drove to school - I was just so fed up with their antics. Timmy was revved up as it was his first kinder orientation morning so it didn't help matters. AJ refused to put his shoes on because he hadn't has his milk. Oh and Will had pooed his nappy (I changed him when we got to school).

Timmy had a great morning with the activities they did with the three kinder teachers. Will wasn't too bad either - I only had to take him outside once for a walk.

We have Little Athletics this afternoon instead of the usual Saturday morning. I hope DH makes it in time - I don't particularly feel like wrangling Timmy and Will around the oval by myself while AJ is competeing.

Hmmm.

Oh yeah Happy Birthday Mum for today and Happy Birthday to Dad for Wednesday.

Oh me oh my!

Don't faint YES I made a post!

I have been busy - ADSR and CT'ing and in between being a mother, wife and friend! I have heaps to post but not the time. But for now I give you my Fairy name!

Your fairy is called Tangle Goblintree
She is a bringer of riches and wealth.
She lives at the bottom of tangled gardens and in hedgerows.
She is only seen when the first leaves fall from the trees.
She wears tangled dresses of multicoloured petals. She has gentle green wings like a butterfly.
Get your free fairy name here!

Toot toot and vote vote!

Brag time. In two different catergoies two of my LO's are up for voting at Designs in Digital .
June about me and June quote challenge. Must say I am very chuffed especially as one of them was a CT LO using Chris Turnbull's Keep it Simple 'Blue Marmalade'!

If you like them please vote for me (grovel grovel) all you have to do is click on the category links above!

CT LO's

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It's not all about scrapping!

Spent almost all of yesterday sorting out boxes. Sorted out all of the boys baby clothes into what is being kept and what is being sold/given to charity. I have most of it listed on Essential Baby but have more to go, mostly the brand name stuff like Pumpkin Patch and the really new stuff worn for a season only by Will. Have had a few replies already which is good, but it has made me realise how expensive it is to post things in this country!! Started on the toys too, but will wait for the clothes to sell first.

I've also put up two links on my side bar to two Aussie businesses, one an online hamper business called Hobby Hampers which totally rocks and is owned by a friend of mine and the other is a brand new online children's clothing store called Sassy Kids also owned by a friend of mine.

So now you know!

So now it is June.....

....and I can share my exciting news!

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My first creative team for an awesome lady Chris Turnbull!!!! You can find all her goodies at PickleBerryPop.

So without further ado I give you my first LO's using Chris's designs.

Credits: Chris Turnbull - Kewl Boy and Journal Strip from Freebie4U. Font: Mareen's Print
Credit: Chris Turnbull - Kewl Boy; Atomic Cupcake - wild tear action; Cluster Frame -Carinspixels. Font: Hero of Fools

Credits: Chris Turnbull - Dirty Grubby Boys, Dots and Swirls Doodles, Freebie 4U2 (notepaper); KSharonK - scraplift challenge freebie; Atomic Cupcake - messy sponge effect,wild tear effect. Font: Porcelain

Have more to share. but for now I need to get the dishes done and off to bed. TTFN!

The yo yo effect

Wednesday I got a fanatstic thrill, which is very exciting to say none the less, the subject I cannot reveal until next month! SOOOO excited to share! Today I went the other way. There was an incident at my son's school today that left me feeling quite sick to my stomach. That topic will not be shared here, for privacy reasons.

I took Will and Tim for hair cuts today and it cost $32 for the pleasure. Ouch! Will be looking for a cheaper barber that's for sure. Will now looks like a 3 yo instead of a 2 yo and Tim's curls are all but gone. HMMMMM.

Unconditional love

I have been amazed at the amount of generousity in the digi scrapping world. Deb F lost her husband quite tragically last week and there has been nothing but love and support for her and her family. Over at Pickleberrypop if you purchase anything from Deb's range this month (May) all of the money goes straight to her, no fees, no comissions. This will help her and her family out with funeral costs etc. Click on this blinkie and it'll take you there!

I scored myself a free kit by registering over at which I was pretty chuffed about. I picked up a kit by Dianne Rigdon called Fresh Start. While I was checking out Dianne's stuff at
shabby elements I found a cool tutorial on painting shadows, looks so much better than plain old drop shadows from the drop down menu in PSE4 that's for sure. If you look at the lO below I had a go at doing them myself.

Really need to get off the old buttski and get n with the housework. I have AJ's birthday party to cook for on Friday, so today I want the house clean and tidy so all I do on Friday is cook/ice the cake and make salads for Saturday's BBQ.

Just this today

Credit: Dianne Rigdon - Fresh Start (including font); Special thank you to atomic cupcake.

Will is being a monster - L8R !

Tum te tum tum

Hmmmmmm.

Have been seriously put out this week. My darling other half took the modem to work as his work one was stuffed. He didn't bring it back. He bought a new one the next day to replace it and it would not cooperate with the firebox. He also did not have the IT guy's mobile to ring for help, so we had to wait until work on Monday to get it right. I guess I shouldn't complain too much as it is his work that pays for our home ADSL. I was just majorly concerned as I really wanted to get a subscription to atomic cupcake before their prices went up. I scraped in so now I have some new actions to play with.

Yippee!

As for the children, Will has been saying new words EVERY day! Cracking us up with what comes out. the funniest is hen he tries to say Scoop and it comes out poop with an exhalation through his nose at the end. I'll try to record it and put up a sound bite if I can.

Timmy has been gettig better with his TT. He can go the whole day without wetting his pants now. FINALLY. Just got to get those poos in order. He can go the whole day at preschool and then as soon as he comes home. Whammo there it is smelly and disgusting in his undies. GROSS.

AJ is back at school. Loves school. He came home today and told me we had to walk to school on Friday as it is walk to school day. I don't think he realises the distance that involves! We have a compromise, we will drive part of the way and walk the rest. His cross country race is that morning too so I don't really want him too tired to run.

We have a new fur kid too. A hooded rat. Just haven't come up with a mane that sticks yet. Timmy has called him Mouse, I call him Whatsit, mostly he just gets called the rat.

Must go and peel some vegies. I am being all domestic and cooking a roast pork.