Boys just love to Play....

Taking a break from birthday photos....and with boys what else is there....football and fishing!!

I have numerous football pics from season 2015.
This year saw a couple of the little lads taking their first step onto the field for a bit of a run... first up was Mr Eli, in a game of mini mini's......he got a couple nice touches and a bit of a run with the ball, and some kicks....well done!!
PLAY:

 

Have fun young one....and do like Poppa says "get the ball, run to get clear, n kick it far!!"

Now to find a couple more footy ones or to print off some fishing photos!!

Have a great day,

Sue xx

Remember the Zelda cake.....

And then there was Mr Evan who turned 8....and he requested a Zelda shield cake!! (a granny hardly knows what that is all about...but I am learning!!)

 



This one came together with lots of old and new bits n bobs, some left overs from a class from the last E2C retreat....and of course not a single photo page....there's the gather round the cake pic with the cousins again!

Oh these are precious moments!

Happy Sunday to you all.xx

A birthday catch-up...

There is always another birthday happening in this house....which means another cool decorated cake happenin'!! This is a catch-up of a couple of those wonderful birthdays in 2015...

.... at times I think why do I do all this scrapping...but when the albums are out there is always someone looking thru them...looking for 'their very own' page....and they stop and have a read... So then I know it is worth it. Soon I will be putting all their pages into their own albums, my memories of them, for them....

oh no...not TEN:

Mr Jacob turned 10....(oh gosh...time is ticking by way too quickly) and it was Granny's turn at trying to do a cake....and an easy option was the MnM's gravity cake....chocolate & MnM's...sure to be a winner!! Yep, I was onto it = one happy boy + 2 brothers!!

Mr Six..

 

Mr Mace turned Six....and Rachel came up with this cool lego cake, with a lego man busting out the top, nice and bright and sooooo awesome!! Don't you wish you were a kid again just to have a special birthday cake like this....I certainly do!!

So it's time to begin thinking about the birthdays of 2016...

Thanks for popping on by,

Sue xx

Time to share some scrappiness...

Hello 2016.....It's time I did some posting here..... these are a couple layouts that I completed late last year.

 

EXPLORE:  I loved to watch these boys running and exploring along the front beach one day that I had them. It's the simple things like collecting shells, squishing those crescent shaped jellies and chasing the seagulls that kept them busy this day!

 



Cool Rider: Mr moo loved to ride in the open spaces at the farm when his trainer wheels first came off, he gained confidence really quickly and was soon doing laps around the house yard with the dog!

So that is just a start....more to come over next week....when I get near the computer again.
Hope your summer is going along nicely......January seems to be going by ever so fast already!!

Thanks for popping on by,

S. xx

Follow your dreams....you are Eleven...

Last week I finally found a moment to clear my scrap desk...then find some photos and bits n bobs and finally do some scrapping.

 

Birthdays are a good place to start....and with lots of Grandsons...there is always another birthday ready to document. This time it was the eldest...turning 11.

 

At the moment I am drawn to all things natural & earthy, vintage & pre-loved.....whether it be for décor or scrapping it seems. I am loving the geometric shapes and lines I am seeing around...and without even thinking I cut some papers and then re-pieced them on the page. Feathers and wood grains, reds yellows blues and greens. Adding some various bits n bobs, some old stamps even....and there's even some splashes of gold....to complete this boys page.

 



See what I can find next on my desk....

Thanks for popping on by,

Have a good day,

Love Sue xx

Be awesome....be cool...

It has been ages since I have been here to post anything...and finally I have gotten around to sitting at my scrap desk to cut paper and stick stuff down. Firstly this photo of cute little Finn was taken late last year, he is so cute....he is so awesome and cool!! He's Granny's little boy...no actually...he LOVES Pops but oh well, I get to care for him every week while his mum goes to work...

These papers and embellies from Crate paper suit his awesomeness perfectly......oh so boyish!!

 

Be Awesome, Be Cool:

 

Then this cute 'I am' range (Simple Stories) works well with Jen Hadfield, papers from our LSS- Sheoak Cottage. I thought I could do a 'Me' page....doesn't happen often but this photo snap from my birthday with the Grandsons x6 all around me, was an ideal moment to keep....and scrap.

Here is I am..

 

I have also been making some cards again recently....so I am off  to find some pics of them to post next time.

Hope you have had some moments to get to your scrap desk....and thanks for popping on by here.

Cheers....Sue xx

kick n splash...

Finally today I have gotten around to sharing the last of my layouts that I completed at the E2C retreat.

First up, Kick n Splash: this page was inspired by the many layouts I have been spying around with various patterned paper shape cut outs. I have been particularly drawn to the triangles....and it also happened to be part of the theme of the retreat too!

I added some inky smears made by mixing the spray with a little water onto flat plastic, and then lightly touching straight onto the background. Added some stamped arrows and added some paper confetti sprinkles.

 

I so love watching each of the boys learning to swim....something I feel is so very important here with so much beach & water time through our hot summers. And little Finn here, has taken to the water quite confidently, not afraid of getting his face wet at all and loves to make big splashes!

 

Then there is These Boys: which is my normal multiple photo, layering layout. I have taken to adding a strip of paper (usually sewn) to either the top or bottom of my pages but this time I added a few little embellishments to one corner.

 

I love times together with all these boys. The cousins all get along famously well!! It's noisy, it's crazy but it is loads of fun!!



 

Well, that is my crazy lot....I love 'em!! And that is about all my pages for the moment....will show my class pages next.

 

It's feeling like good weather to be stuck indoors....and maybe attempt some scrapping!!

 

Have a great day!

 

Sue XX

summer fun....

Continuing on with my layouts that I completed while at the retreat..

Summer Fun: this one was inspired by Leanne Allinson, and I went for the A4 size page and just kept it simple...which suited these bright photos of the kids on the jetty,the day we went to Tumby Bay.

 

then after a walk on the jetty, then fish n chips....it was time for a summer treat...

 

you Loved it: an icecream, a messy slurpy icecream....but you still loved it!! Mr Jacob loving a double scooper!! Cookies n Cream with a scoop of Bubblegum.....what a treat!!

 

I did some water washing of ink for the background and then let some splats slide down the page, added a few layers and some tags, some stickers, some washi and those AC kraft words again.... a title and a little bit of handwritten journaling and ....all is complete!

 

Bit cold for an icecream today thou!! Nice steady rain for the past 12 hours....the opening rains are here....only 17mm at this stage, but its been nice to hear the gentle pit pat on the roof....and fresh water in the tanks!

Hope you are finding a nice spot today on these school holidays.

Sue xx

A couple layouts to share...

A few weeks back in March I went to the great E2C retreat for a weekend of scrapping bliss!!
 I had a fantastic weekend....scrapping my little heart out, doing some classes with fantastic teachers, having heaps of laughs with a table of great friends..

Here is a couple layouts I did while I was away....I think I did a total of 9 including my class pages, not bad for me....and as I cut my 4 day weekend back to 3 days due to having to go off to an emergency nursing course.

Today is Eli tuning 7 last September....(Yes, I am about to go on a boy scrapbooking- catchup venture....just warning you...lol!!!) Love the 'Amy Tangerine' Kraft script word thickers, which Today was part of.

 

Then #School Kids  celebrates Mr Mace starting school this year.... And the compulsory first day of school picture. I had worked on this background as a pre-retreat kit, so it was a quick start/ quick go to page for late at night!!

 

And the close up pics of the photos are for you Dad and Mum who pops into my blog...for latest update and pics of the great grandies!!

Hope you are all having a nice day,
Catchyas soon...
Sue xx

Getting page kits ready for the retreat...

I like to pack a couple page kits before I go to a scrapping weekend away....to get a little mojo started and in the scrapping mood.....so I started putting one together..... i got to the stage...oh bugger....just stick it....and then it was all but complete....so i completed it! Oh well, all good!!

 

So this is page one complete...SEVEN:  Evan's birthday last May....and his little brother is right into the blowing the candles out- which is soooo cute!!

 These pages are more about the moment than the  photo....obviously...as the photos aren't that crash hot...but if i miss a birthday, i sure do get reminded. The little ones love to see 'their' birthday on paper.



 

 So kit one complete and made....onto the next one...

Once again....i was getting so into it, i thought may as well stick this all down, do some stamping, and some ink splats....before the day was done the page was complete..

CELEBRATE:  This day was Jacob's birthday, and we weren't having a birthday tea so Granny n Pops took the boys to the 5 Loaves Bakery for a milkshake and a donut!

 So i have really gotten into the scrapping mood over this past week.....but then i did eventually move onto packing a couple extra kits without using the glue!!! Hopefully the mojo keeps on coming next weekend!!! So looking forward to it!

I then found this one under my scrap mat....obviously it needed some flattening out for it to be under there....but i had forgotten about it...i think i did this one last mini retreat back in September/ October.

CHERISH: if i remember rightly it was a page inspired by Ebony van de Starre. With the bright inky painty splats and the dashes of black stamping. A photo of Finn an i having cuddles. He is our littlest boy, full of cheek n fun!! Love him to bits!!

 Well, onto some more packing for the retreat next weekend...

Have a great sunday!

Sue xx