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more sharing!

i had those 4 infuse layouts accepted to the basic grey gallery today, which was a nice way to start the day. it was upload day for me at shop and crop ..the DT theme this week being sports. kinda a challenge for me as my kids are only 3 and 2 so not alot of sporting committments (yet), so i focussed on my and their experiences watching dady play sport. i had 2 photos from one of brads games of touch football that i loved and til now hadn't got around to scrapping. Love how they turned out..as usual simple but telling the story! love the photo on the second one..lucy is so intense when she watches daddy play..love that she enjoys sport! hope she enjoys playing it when she is bigger!

today was a good day. lunch with friends, a bit of scrapping, learning some stuff and proofing. i also had a little flat patch but otherwise all good..tomorrow i am going to bask in the laughter of my kids and remind myself of all that i am grateful for! happy wednesday/hump day to everyone. remember tomorrow i will post the winner of my 200 post RAK !! see you then...

i posted

my entry to mmm today..i hope it gets there at least for them to open it before they announce the winners. i could have had it express posted but it would have cost $100. they charge on the size bag it fits in rather then the weight..go australia post!) anyway, its gone and i feel ok about it!

i found this on tia bennetts blog today..i can't wait to get my hands on this because it has TWO OF MY LAYOUTS IN IT!!!! i am so excited..my first american pub and its in a SS special issue..and theres 2 of them ....woohoooo!!!

some more sharing too...

happy birthday to my friend kim for today!!!

i think thats all i have to say. i have a scratchy throat so i might go to bed early!! nitey nite!

basic grey infuse

i got a whole bunch of papers and the diecut sheets/alpha to make some pages for an upcoming class at A2S ..and here's some of them..

i have few more pages i could share but i think i'll drag it out!! LOL!

i have updated my photoblog if you wanna check out the spunky family i did a session for yesterday..heres a sneak peak..

i am off to clean the house..sounds exciting hey??!! remember to leave me a comment to go in the running for my 200 post RAK! see you later alligators!

edited to add: i have had to turn on the verify your comment thingy..i have gotton several spam comments in the last 2 days..sorry for the extra step but i would still LOVE you to comment!

tonight

i taught the first of my 3 part "classes with content" at shop and crop..lots of fun (as usual)... lots of information for them to take in but i hope they all got something out of it, other than the LO of course. speaking of that..here it is.. very simple but thats all we had time for..plus it reinforced some of the design principles we went through tonight.

i had a photoshoot today too, but no tme to proof any yet..check my photoblog tomorrow lunchtime!

whatelse..crop was good last night. i finsihed a layout, which i will share when i get around to scanning it..tomorrow !!

i just noticed i hit 200 posts..this is no. 201! so in honour of that i think i little RAK is in order. post a comment on anything in the next 3 days and you are in the draw for some goodies!!! drawn wed lunchtime!

thats all folks..sore shoulders from sitting at the computer (and my crap posture while doing it) so i am off to bed!!! i will share lots of layouts tomorrow!!! i promise....

a little share..

ki have been busy creating the last few days..most i won't share until i make my final decision what to send to mm..but heres a couple i can share. this one is using the new BG infuse and is of my gorgeous friend nell (another one in my "she is" series..). The scan is not so great but will be IRL at A2S soon!

and the next one is one i made using the love, elsie toby. i saw the accents at sashas store and just had to get them because lucy had said the exact words to me the night before. i was getting out of the shower and miss lucy came in and said to me "mum can we go into town tonight" (which i assumed she had heard one of her carers talk about going out partying)..i replied"not tonight gorgeous, its too dark" which met with a whine.."oh mum, but i want to see the world"..nearly killed me!! i told her that i want her to see the world, just not tonight!

and the last one i am going to share is my entry to the scrapbook creations colour comp. i was surprised to find out i was a finalist and that my layout has winged its way to brisbane and is now in melbourne. i have no idea when i will get it back or if i am even allowed to show it on here..but hey, half of brissy and melb have seen it so why not!

so thats all folks. i am tired after a long day babysitting a baby! he wore me out!!! very grateful i am not having anymore! LOL! tonights the crop at A2S and saturday night is the first of my 3 part series online classes at shop and crop..so i'll catch you when i can!!

i just got

a nice cheque in the mail from CKmedia!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 of my all time fav layouts are being published in the september release of a simple scrapbook special edition book called scrapbook play! and they pay well......woohoooo!! the bank will probably charge me a fortune for the exchange rate etc but who cares..so thrilling just to see an envelope with CK on it addressed to me! who'd of thought..

yesterday turned out to be hectic but great. scrapped 3 layouts..all of which i can't share yet! 2 for shop and crop and one for (believe it or not) ..the memory makers masters competition. for some strange reason yesterday i decided to enter. never have before, possibly never will again(LOL!)..but i decided why not! so i have done the layout they get to keep and just deciding which other ones to copy and post off.. i feel kinda silly doing it and especially posting it on here..but this way i have said it out loud (sort of..you get my drift) so that means i will hold myself to it. don't you just love insecurity?? hehe!

i also dropped off sarahs photos..hope you liked them!!! and went to the gym. met up with kim, cass and lisa for a delicious and healthy lunch. and best of all grandma kept the kids for a sleepover and brad and i went to the movies and got thai takeaway!! woohoo!! we saw harry potter, which i liked but...  i can't really say what is sticking with me about it..it was just alot darker and grimmer than the other ones..no fun quiddich games or something...i dunno! it was still good but not great!

anyway..i have stuff to do while the kids have a nap..we went to the beach this morning after i got them from grandmas and they are knackered!!! me too..come to think of it..wish i could have a nap!LOL!

byeeeee..

the new FK

is out and i firstly want to congratulate mmy gorgeous friend brige (love that head shot *wink*) and kim for being two of the winners of the everyday moments competion..their albums were amazing and inspiring! i am also really proud of anyone who stuck it out and finished it. i think i made it to week3 and the words "complient product" began to drive me nuts..plus i am a bazzill girl..and not using it seemed sacreligious somehow..lol! yay girls!!!

i have a layout in there too..which most people have commented doesn't look like me..but it is..i promise!!

today i am running all over the place- gym, photo lab, lunch with friends, client album/photo drop off and somewhere in there i have a strong desire to scrap..we'll see how i go! i have also got to send off all my images to be put into the fantastic classroom for the first of my 3 part series "classes with content" at shop and crop on saturday night. so looking forward to teaching something as well as making a layout!

anyways, should go and feed my kids breakfast! have a great day..

j

sooooo much fun

i had so much fun with these ladies..brig and nell..they made me laugh, they made me feel comfortable to just be me and were the best travel buddies!! thank you for coming with me..we definately need to do it again!!!

the shop opening was also soooo much fun! so many people came. the shop is gorgeous. it is cozy but full to the brim with the most amazing new product! so well thought out and set out. the colour scheme is beautiful and the shop "feels" so welcoming and inspiring! the line to buy was loooong and the ladies were so relaxed (possibly the champagne!LOL!) ...sasha and paul should be so proud of themselves..their shop rocks and i am sure it will succeed well beyond their expectations! heres a glimpse of the day...........

it was so lovely to meet julie and deb IRL, (and hi to megan my blog friend), to hang out with sasha and suz (thanks for a fantastic dinner ladies too!), to catch up with jen, megan and mischell..well, you get the picture..i had a blast!!!!!!!

this morning, i did a photoshoot for sasha and her gorgeous family..head on over here to check out some more...

then we headed home..the 3 hour drive is so quick and easy now with the M7..cruisy! hopefully i will be invited back soon..

i am off to have dinner..bye bye for now!

all aboard.....

going on a girly roadtrip...woohooo!!!

staying the night in newcastle for the opening of the shopandcrop store opening.

fun and silliness with my buddies brige, nell and jules in the car!!

lots of people to catch up to and new ones to meet....so excited!

can't wait, leaving in one hour!!!!...

see you sunday!

its been a long day

in some respects. it started badly when jack took a tumble and cut something in his mouth. i say something because he definately did not want me to inspect it, and the amount of blood was frankly more than i want to see seeping from one of my children..ever. so i held a tissue to his mouth while he tried to watch tv, then he reached for a piece of apple so i figured he was doing better than me. funnily enough i have no problem normally with blood (vomit is another story, but blood..no biggie!)..except when it comes out of one of my kids! anyway..hes all good..went off with lucy to childcare happy. i went to the gym, came home and finished proofing my dear friends photoshoot which will be delivered to them this sunday at Zs christening. here is the little chicken herself..

so my eyes are tired from a long day at the computer..but also today my dad went in for his planning for his treatment. i am acutely aware of how far away i am, makes me feel kinda helpless even though there prob isn't much i could do even if i was there. My dad is a tough cookie, a keep-it-to-yourself kinda bloke..i know everything will be ok..i suppose its just the waiting game now. treatment begins on the 9th august..i  wish i could speed up time for him. all my love dad!

i really don't feel like i achieved as much as i wanted to today, but such is life i suppose. tomorrow night is the cybercrop at shopandcrop and i am organising the trivia! if i actually scrap anything tomorrow night, i promise to share.! if you are looking for some fun, come on over and check it out!

then saturday morning the girly roadtrip to the s&c store opening begins. so looking forward to hanging out with the girlies, laughing, gossiping, being silly, catching up with sasha, seeing some old friends, meeting some new ones..so excited, plus i think i could use a bit of time out (and i know brige could too!) i will miss the bledisloe though..the sacrifices i make..LOL! hope brad tapes it for me(of course i will only watch it if we win!)..anyways..i am yawning, my butt muscles ache and my pillow is calling my name..adious amigos!

p.s. thank you to everyone who has sent me their best wishes (and a bit of digging..i so deserve it!)..lump still present and accounted for, pain subsided significantly. i am afraid to say, i believe it was not swelling..BUGGER!