Time to go

well just for a few days anyway!!! I'm flying out in the morning for my trip to the UK. My first trip overseas, WOW I'm excited and apprehensive and so many other things rolled into one. I'm so thankful to have this opportunity, firstly of course to Anna for giving me the opportunity to tutor at her fabulous Scrapping Angels UK retreat. Then I have to thank the wonderful AUSSIE product sponsors. I was so eager to take some of the good Aussie stuff over to use in my classes and Cherry Arte, Delish Designs as well as Fiskars ,with some fabulous Heidi Grace' products have been very generous.

So while I'm away don't forget to check out Pencil Lines each Monday morning to see the new sketches and the fabulous Design Team create master layouts from them. You may even see one from your truly some time soon, so watch for it. Also Scrapping Angels will have the eagerly awaited Deluxe Designer Kit by Ruey coming out soon, but first get in and get your 'Celebrating Motherhood' Deluxe Designer Kit by Sofi, it's so beautiful you will love it.

Now I have a little tag to share with you so here it is

Each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their seven things, as well as these rules. At the end of your blog, you need to choose 7 people to get tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them that they have been tagged and to read your blog!

1. I love scrapbooking - obvious I know!!
2. I enjoy sleeping in late
3. I have never lived anywhere else
4. I'm beginning to panic that my youngest baby is nearly 5
5. I hate cutting my toe nails, in fact I hate to have my feet touched at all.
6. I wish my eyes were a nicer shade of green
7. I'm afraid of going over bridges and dams and underwater tunnels.


OK girls i am tagging you......Marie, Sofi, Ruey, Michelle, Deb, Lee & Kathy

Don't know if I'll be able to blog while I'm away, if not will catch up on it all when I get back.

A day late

with my post about the new Pencil Lines sketch being up. It was a bad Internet day for us yesterday!?!?!? Any way here's the link to the new sketch it was designed by Kristina Contes who is also joining us this week as our Guest Design Team member. Here's my take on it

Aren't these just the most beautiful papers, there from the Basic Grey 'Blush' collection, I have also used a Heidi Swapp stamp ( love) and some alphabets as well as matching 'Blush' sticker alphabets from Basic Grey. All of which are available in the latest Scrapping Angels AU deluxe kit. 'Celebrating Motherhood' is just in time for Mothers day and the kit and projects were designed by Sofi. She's done the most outstanding projects using the products she picked, there's a double layout, a altered timber frame and a card. We are ready to take orders so you can get yours in time for Mother's Day.

On the home front I have been spring (yes I know it's Autumn) cleaning. I hate the thought of everything not being done before I go away. I have also been doing a makeover of the girls room. They have new mattresses and pillows for their bed with all new linen as well. I got some beautiful fluffy flannelet sheets and let them choose their own quilt covers and they have chosen the sweetest little butterfly one's. They even got matching butterfly pillows. Here's a peek.

They also got a new desk to work at and tomorrow I'm heading out to get them a comfy chair to go with it and some nice shelves and a lovely big mirror. It's wonderful to have them excited and proud of their bedroom, I'm hoping the new excitement of keeping it clean stays around for a while too!!!! That would be great!!!

OK I had better get back to it, I'm onto cleaning out the toy room, which has my scrapping desk in it, today. I'll be packing the scrapping stuff and class samples today for my trip to the UK as I have caught up on all my projects I had to get done before I went. I can bet just because It will be packed up I will be inspired and want to scrap!?!?!?

Demo for Fiskars

Hi all I'm off down to Shepparton today to do some demo's of the wonderful Fiskars tools at the new Lincraft store. So if anyone if the area would like to pop down and get some ideas or a little help with these tools it would be wonderful to see you, so head on down there and say hello.

Pencil Lines

is up again, no rest for the wicked LOL :-)) this week we welcome to the lovely Anna Sigga , from Iceland who is joining us as our Guest Design Team member. Anna also provided a great sketch for the design team, it's so easy to interpret any way you want. The Design Team have interpreted it in so many different ways you won't be looking for inspiration anywhere else this week. Head on over to see them all,

here's mine

I have used some fabulous papers from Fiskars they are from the Heidi Grace Meadow collection as well as stamps from Autumn Leaves and Cherry Arte alphabet is Heidi Swapp.

Our Easter break has been great, although I'm working through it, we had a wonderful day in the park with family yesterday it was a nice break and the weather was brilliant. I do love these warm sunny autumn days. Mind you I love the hot weather and miss summer already, but I do really enjoy the leaves turning their autumn colors.

Well I had better get on with the days work, I'm taping up lots of boxes full of class kits and prizes and donations ect to send over to the UK for my classes. It's so close now only 16 more sleeps!!!!! OMG I'm excited to be going to the UK with mum it will be a great trip. There have also been a few orders come in over the weekend for Scrapping Angels kits, there is only 2 left of Anne's Urban Chic kits left so you have better go order yours if your still wanting one. It's going to be one very big trip to the post office tomorrow for this girl!!!!!

Monday Morning

So once again it's Pencil Lines sketch time. This week we welcome to the lovely Lee Woodside, who is joining us this week as our Guest Design Team member. And we want to thank the talented Becky Fleck for provided this gorgeous Sketch for this week's Challenge and yes it is a round layout! How cool is that!!!! I've never done an oddly shaped layout so it was a struggle to get my head around doing a round one, at first I just did it as a 12 x 12 but then thought why not, so went ahead and cut it round. I'm glad I did now!!!!

Here's mine

Ive used Bazzil Cardstock, Arctic Frog Paper, ribbon and large rubons, SEI iron ons and small Memories Complete rubons. The other girls have really out done themselves with this sketch i think everyone enjoyed this funky one, go over and check them out.

On Saturday night Blake celebrated his 16th Birthday. He had some friends over for a little party they played some music outside around the fire drum and he and the others in his band set up a temporary stage ( with the help of dad ) and performed a small gig to their friends. They have been practicing for weeks, alternating between houses each weekend. It's quite enjoyable having the kids over and jamming in the rumpus room. Feel a little sorry for the drummer though it's not easy transporting a full drum kit around. LOL They had a great night, with pizza and soft drinks and snacks and then cheesecake and pavlova as afters. No horrible incidents and it was all wrapped up at midnight, it was a great night.

The new Designer Deluxe Kit is available at Scrapping Angels is so Funky and we love what Anne has created for us with it, there is only very few left as we had lots of pre-orders from those who didn't want to miss out, so if you want one don't hesitate get over there and order it, so you don't miss out.