What a fab, fab, fab weekend....

What a retreat....how lucky am I to have met such wonderful gals from the LSBS for their annual Retreat!!

I will add photos when I download them....just tops though!!!

Take care, love Deb

Gorgeous in her fascinator........that I made.....

Doesn't Jade look so lovely in her headpiece.....and she loves it too.....lovely for a day at the Gold Coast races....

Take care, Deb xx

Scrapping can be so soothing....

It sure is for me...with this sad happening surrounding us friends, I got home from work on Monday & just got into a couple of LO's...and it was great...the mindfullness helped me a little bit...

This LO is celebrating friendship & in a mono theme for ScrapBoutique as set by Amanda, & it is of my hubby & daughter...great friends & confidents to each other!!

This LO is really a bit of fun, playing around with Manon's challenge.  This is a lovely wedding cake, from a nephews recent wedding...fabulous hey!!

So til now time, do take care

Love Deb xx

So unbelievably sad....

But such is life...isn't it?

A good friend of ours, one of our great mates from the Roving Ravers died following a horrific fall from a workplace roof, last Saturday...we just cant believe it!

So Vale - Bob Dawson....what a great man...he was so full of life, was a top bloke!

Always flying kites....

Love Deb xxxxx

Fascinating....

Fascinator.......

Jade & I saw a beautiful group of fascinators (wonder what a group of fascinators is called?? - a bevy??) recently...and I decided to have a go at making one.  This is for a special race day for Jade & I really hope that she does like the finished result.....

I used a small headpiece from Spotlight, along with some spotted soft netting, feathers, & flowers. Sewed & hot glue gun & used my Kenwood Chef bow as a 'head' & voila!! It is to sit at the front & side of the head....really hope it looks good on!

Take care, Deb xxxxxxxx

Just been scrapping & card making....

Not been 100% of late...really hoping it isn't glandular fever or the like....where has my energy gone...evaporated into the ether!!!  But still other than resting, I come up to my scrap room & make a card or a LO, or check out the amazing blogs...my heavens the gals are so creative & clever!!

LSBS had a Weekend Warrior using the new header on the website as the inspiration...so made a little card, from Sassafras Lass papers & lovely embellies.

Also worked on a LO of Pete & I at our vow renewal last year for LSBS Seasoned Scrapper - Winter 3.  Nic's inspiration was The Door song & lyrics 'Wintertime Love'....

Had loads of fun with Prima papers & some fabric beads.....I was lucky enough to be awarded a HM for this one....yay!

And for the SS Winter 4 - I have made a quick card using the 'winter warm' colours that was Deanne's inspiration...titled For You Dear....

Now off for another rest....

Love Deb xxxxxx

A quiet restful moment

I so loved this recent photograph of Pete taken at the end of the breakwall at Apollo Bay, as the sun was going down, that I used it for ARTastics August  LO.  The inspiration was Claude Monet's beautiful & calming 'Sunset' & I just loved altering the cardstock with paints & bubble wrap, & making a black organza flower to place at the bottom of the Twiddleybitz chippie reed.

I am so lucky to love scrapbooking...what a wonderful lifestyle it is!

Take care, love Deb xxxxxxxxx

ARTastic entries

I really enjoy the ARTastic Blog Challenges each month - great inspiration for wonderful art works...check them out if you haven't already......http://artasticchallengeblog.blogspot.com

Here is my entry for June... the inspiration for this one was The Perfumed Garden by John Coburn.  This photo of Jade is taken at at beautiful home in Toorak, in about 1999...wow time does fly!

Then July - The inspiration for this LO was from a Carravaggio painting 'The Card Sharpes'

This is a wonderful photo of Pete & Ben with new born Harrison in 2006, & it is terrific!

Take care,  love Deb xxxxxxxxx

Fabulous Crate Paper Kit !

Loved this beautiful Crate Paper kit from Scrapville...and so enjoyed following Melinda's sketch & worked on a LO of our beautiful daughter when she was a tiddley girl!

Then made a card for my lovely friend, but I must admit I jigged Melinda's sketch to suit myself, but just love it!!  Bit of hand cutting here!!

Keep out of that wind!!

Love Deb xxx