September CC over at Scrapbooking Stock

Nicole set some brilliant challenges, which I speedily worked on but thoroughly enjoyed the process too...here they are -

This LO needed to have 4 photos, so worked on a LO of our trip to Ireland with Jade.

This LO was the colour combo of teal, black & white & loved scrapping the grand girls of a photo taken recently.

Next we had to make a Christmas Card, & as I had been practising my cutting out, I made another card from that great Kaisercraft range...lots of cutting baubles here.

Now this challenge was to use doodling...so I used my lovely Zig Writer & made a simple thought LO.

I am now in a room cleanup, & this weekend, hopefully a cupboard tidy & rearrangement.

Til next time....cheers Deb

The Seasoned Scrapper

Some LO's from the Seasoned Scrapper from the Little Scrapbook Shop......always great ideas

This was a great theme....thanks Nic...scraping some sporting piccies.  This is my Jade & her very successful primary school softball team.

This was a card for a fine fellow, so that is Pete & I found this great 'Collections' cut out with Clark on it too!

This is my dad & me way back in 1960!! Photo taken in the backyard of my Lismore home.

I certainly enjoyed working on this vintage LO of my in-laws Garland & Dirk...what a top photo!! I think I really enjoy that vintage or retro look. This photo was taken in 1950.

And the lucky last, is a LO of my winter hobbies....cooking for me...& that is really goes all year round.  Actually baking a Banana Yoghurt Cake with some muffins right at the moment...the smell is divine!!  I was very fortunate to win the weekly prize with this LO...I am very chuffed, I must say!

So on that note....better check the oven, til next time xx

Little visitors here, so not much scrapping....

Had my little Harry & his big sisters come for a few visits over the last 6 days, so not much scrapping happened for me this week......

Harry & Pete at the park.....

Running from the big waves...the sea was rather monstrous on the weekend too.

Harry & I - hehhee

I have a huge lot of gorgeous photos to scrap now!!

Til next time, take care Deb xx

Just a scrap a day, keep the

scrapper happy!!

So had a little bit of time to make a couple of cards for the LSBS September Cybercrop.

This was a great sketch from Nic, using 3 tags & the word 'BIG'..I love this one myself!! Hehehe.  I used rub ons, that did not want to rub on!!

With this card inspiration from Dee, you had to use something 'big' on the front, so I chose lovely BG pp's & a birdie with a cage.  A most useful card here I think. I was very lucky & have won a lovely prize from the LSBS for this one....lovely to be able to buy some more scrapping stock!!

Hope you are all OK out there in bloggie land.

Love Deb xx

A little bit of what you fancy.....

does you good I say!!

Not been feeling 100% but decided to do some scrapping yesterday arvo & I think I feel better for it!

This LO is for the ARTastic Challenge blog for this month...lovely Tashi & her cat Dolby.

Now this LO is my Pete & Harry, building on the front deck ...Harry just loved that drill!!  This challenge was from Screen2Scrap. & the criteria was a hand print, black letters & to use red & yellow cardstock. This criteria stemmed from the poster for The Body Snatchers...& it was a hoot to work on! Love playing around with inking my hand....

This next LO is for the Kaisercraft Mix-it-up September Newsletter challenge.  This is a piccie I took at Merroo of an old cart, whilst retreating recently.  The criteria for this was to use dotted paper, a heart, something red, pearls/bling...so played around & this is what I came up with.

Hope you are all enjoying your scrapping or cardmaking, & smiling as well.

Love Deb xxxxx

I am tickled pink...or blue..or

green or whatever the colour...

I have been asked by the fabulous Shazza to join with the wonderful gals & be on the Design Team for ARTastic Challenge Blog....wow whee!! I am over the moon!!

So come October, & I am there!!! Yay!!!

Come & check out ARTastic...what a fabulous challenge blog, using the inspiration of a masterpiece to create a LO...

http://artasticchallengeblog.blogspot.com

Love Deb xx

I am one lucky gal...

I am so lucky to have beautiful scrapbooking & card making friends, in OZ & the UK...and the lovely Clare has given me this top award....thank you dear little friend..

I now have to write 3 things that I like about me....

1.  I am genuine with my feelings
2.  I am so loyal to my glorious friends, & to my loving family
3.  I am very compassionate.

And I need to send this award onto 7 other people...

To sending to -

Lauren
Shelee
Rachel
Helen
Mel
Karen
Leanne

Hope you all enjoy receiving & giving your award too.

Love Deb xxx

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

I am here - internet working!! yay!!!

This has been dreadful...I have sure missed the ability to hop on the net using my wonderful wireless network.....but it has been repaired late this afternoon & I just love it!!!  Nerdy!!

I have been working on Sandie's Christmas in July cards...& here they are...

Blue card - Day 8 Scallops
White card - Day 26 - Candles
Enjoy card - Day 25 - lots of cutting out
Cream card - Day 17 - in fashion ... material & kraft card
Green/red card - Day 23 - altered alphas - hessian & bits & bobs

Tag card - Day 16
Tree card - Day 20
Green card - Day 18 - music
Pink card - Day 11 - Noel

Tree card - Day 13 - Letter U meaning you...of course!!
Heart card - Day 14 - love
Joy card - Day 12 - my fave word...

More to do, great I can check again!!

Love Deb xxxxxxxxxxxx

Wonderful ScrapBoutique

is having a 3rd birthday Cybercrop at the moment...it is running til Friday, with marvellous challenges...

 This is for Sharon's Colour Challenge - using purples/blues & whites.  And with Kaisercrafts magnificent Utopia range - one of my favourites, I had a wonderful time scrapping a photo of moi on my honeymoon in June 1976 at Bermagui....oh the memories!!!

Amanda set a wonderful inspirational challenge using a beautiful photo titled 'Spring' - and I really enjoyed thinking of, & working on the above LO.  A beautiful Mothers Day at Brooms Head, with 2 young lovely children & my mum too - we were picnicing...and yes, it was bliss.

This was a birthday special LO class with the lovely Amanda again, & I really had fun with the colours of my son & grandson 'flying high' at Dreamworld.

The talented Em, had me so nervous to cut a photo into 3, but once I had finally mustered up the courage & got that trimmer going, then adhered on my page...it was quite a great thing to do.  This photo is taken at the most marvellous spot in the world...I do have an affinity with it...I know I do! 
I have been making my own organza flowers & having a ball teaching myself...they are coming along.

Last but certainly not least, is a round shaped card challenge, set by Chels.  So I jumped in & created a card for my hubby's birthday in November!!  Always good to be prepared!! Had fun with Glimmer Mist & Tim Holtz templates & lovely Kraft CS.

Well thanks for looking,

Love Deb xxxoxox

My 100th Post...yay...Update Sunday 25/7/10

This calls for a celebration!!!

So I have organised a lovely giveaway of some scrapping goodness to a couple of my bloggy friends & I will do a random draw late next week...so if you leave a little message, I will pop you into the draw.

Never thought I would make it this far!!

Love Deb xxx

Thanks gals for all your comments ...and cos you are all lovely, I will send a little bit of scrapping goodness to you all. 

I have been lucky enough to have met up with Leanne on Friday, so she received hers in person...and all the other little postage envelopes are on their way now!!

I know this much is true......

This was the topic during the last The Little Scrapbook Shop cybercrop....& I have to say I loved it!!

 I was so lucky to have this great photo of my Tashi...Linda had added a few photographic skills & it just is a wonderful photo...and I won with this one....

Little Jadie girl as a bebe...she was as cute as a button....note my handmade flowers!!

This LO was one word to describe me......Pete reckoned this was the right one...

Had a ball working on this one of me.....Tracy taught us how to make ribbon flowers & made the big green lace one, & used some other smaller ones I had been given in a Kris Kringle RAK...thankyou Gill!!

Another handmade flower here - this time using that lovely tissue paper. And more photos from our Great Ocean Road trip.

And a card using my fave colours, & some more little bits from my Kris Kringle RAK.

This was a wonderful CC, & I thank all the DT's for such inspiring work.

Love Deb xxxx