Round 2 Scrap-eography

- A mixture of at least 3 patterned papers in various colours, patterns, brands and textures

- Ink (lots of it!)

- Journaling strips

- Everything a little off centre and generally weighted to one side

- Dimension

- One large photo

PP - Daisy D's, MM, Kaisercraft, BG (cut out) and something out of scraps box for journalling strips Cardstock - Prisma; Letters - Heidi Swapp; Inks (black and white)Pen, Kindy GLitz, Kaisercraft pearls.

I really didn't think I was going to do this one as I couldn't sit for more than a few minutes at a time but managed to get this done and unploaded in 1/2 hour - must be a record for me.

Voting finished tonight and I have made it to Round 3.

I have been given some lovely blog awards too - I will post those when I get some time.

Where has this week gone?...

Seems no time since last weekend. It has been a stressful week - after being in incredible unexplained stomach/pelvic pain for a few days - ended up yesterday with my whole day being taken up with doctor's visits, ultrasound, CT scans. And if I get asked one more time if I could be pregnant I will scream! But then maybe I should be flattered that they think I am much younger....lol. My mother offered to come with me but I chose to go by myself. The sitting around, delays with the reporting finally took its toll once I got back to doctors and I fell apart. Luckily I had time to go and get a latte from Macca's next door - maybe it was just caffiene deprivation and not having eaten much for a few days. Luckily the results showed up a problem that a week or two on 2 antibiotics should fix. We were all very relieved.

During this I still managed to do my Battle of the Scrappers layout for 3 Angels. This weeks cryptic clues translated to white, black or brown cardstock, green papers, green or natural embellies, nature photos.


Materials used: Prisma cardstock, PP, blings, wooden flourishes - Kaisercraft, Green Tara flowers, skeleton leaves, American Craft and CM letters.

Round 1 Scrap-eography

1. Hand cutting of pp designs

2. Edge Distressing

3. Layering

4. Use of white/negative space

5. Texture

6. Non-standard size photos (not 4x6, 5x7 etc)

7. Clustering

That's all fine but I needed a photo first. I am not one of these lucky people who can put together a layout - then find a photo to fit. Flicking through the 5,000 or so on my computer I found this one taken of Emily at Sovereign Hill a couple of years ago - just before she started high school and all the problems that went with that. I love the look of concentration as she tried to use the manual potters wheel. I often went there when I was at school and always had to be dragged away from the pottery - no surprise to my family when I did ceramics as part of my VCE art course. Finally at 1.30 this morning it was finished. Doesn't help when you get called out to look at things of TV every 5 minutes!

Materials used: Cardstock - TLC, Prisma; PP - Cloud 9 -Razzberry Heaven, Chocolate Chalet; Rub-ons - Cloud 9; Letters - Chatterbox, PD Originals; Flowers - Green Tara, Prima; Kaisercraft Pearls;Pen.

HAPPY FATHERS' DAY

This will be my first fathers' day without mine - at least the Swans won for him last night.

It's weekend again....

Is it me or do the weeks seem to be flying? In 4 weeks I will be in Perth, updating from there. I had better get my sewing finished or Bec will have nothing to compete in.

This week I have been working on my layout for Battle of the Scrappers on 3 Angels.
Heike is setting fortnightly challenges and luckily I have survived the first round.

Next week we start So You Think You Can Scrap I wonder what tricky scrap-eography will be set. This weekend Scraptac is having a cyber crop so if anyone has some spare inspiration please pass it my way!

This weekend is the final league competition before the National Championships but as Bec has a serious foot injury she will only skate in the team event and hopefully with heaps of physio she will be right before we leave for Perth. It has really disrupted her training at the wrong time.

Emily has had her first sleepover with friends - and didn't get home until after lunch the next day - a huge step for her. She came home wearing make-up, multi coloured nails, a big grin - can't ask for much more than that.

I have fractured my foot again - I felt it "go" a couple of weeks ago and now have to have the bone scans again to confirm it. Its the second stress fracture in this foot. The timing is lousy - I have just bought new boots and shoes with heels. I won't be wearing them for a few weeks.

Catch you soon...

Today is.....

Daffodil Day.

I usually buy my daffodil each year and this year could not resist the bling. The day is a great fundraiser for the Cancer Council and as I have too many friends and family who have been touched by this it is one I always support.

Did you know that you can post a message of hope on the online Field of Hope.

And the bump is....

SEAN!

Who is now 19 and almost 6 ft tall and was the smallest of my three babies. The photo of Siobhan (a family friend) and me was taken at my MIL's at John's 35th birthday.

John's grandson James had his 2nd birthday party on Sunday - I don't think he stopped laughing and running all day.

Sneak preview.....

I have done something this week....now guess who is hiding in the bump!