Reindeer bells...

At last i have found a temporary resolve to my blogger solution.....going with another browser. So, yes i am able to post again!!! ( i felt like i had my arms & legs cut off there for a few days.....yes, i know sad case i am!!)

Woohoo....I have actually scrapped since Christmas.....and a recent photo too. This little fella was so cute when i took some Christmas photos of all the boys. He could hear those bells on top of his head ringing but couldn't get to them. I love his little auburn curls.....glad i got a snap of these, as he has just had them all cut off!!

This page is using some new Christmas papers from Crate Paper- the 'Sleigh Ride' collection and a few bits n pieces from a SC kit recently received!! (yes, i have used some supplies!) some added ink splats, and some random stamping as well.

Hope you are enjoying the summer and getting lots of snaps of good times!

Sue xx

2013 is here!!

Happy New Year to all my friends n followers here in blog-land.....and hope you saw it in in a wonderful way and that the year ahead is good to you all!!

As 2012 went out and 2013 arrived .....so did the lovely summer weather!! Sunshine and beach days galore......(although yesterday at 41°C and today's equally hot but blustery weather....it's not that nice or comfortable!!) We spent NYE with friends on their balcony enjoying the view, good company and a quite a few drinks to see the New Year in.

New Years Day we spent it on a beach out from Coffins Bay with friends, set up shades, had lunch & drinks, swam,  jet-skiied and ski biscuited the afternoon away....it was beautiful!! I even jet-skiied along with quite a few squeals!!!...but it was so much fun....i could totally get use to one of those little beauties!

We have spent a few days already of this year beaching with family and friends....i love the beach, and as i am a Pisces - a water sign - i have always put it down to that and funnily enough it is the place i find the most peace and calmness.

Then we were back home to water chicks and sheep. Then late yesterday arvo we met with Rach Ash & boys, Daniel & boys at Louth Bay for swim and tea on the beach there. It is the first time i have been to Louth....in all my time living here on EP.....and i am wondering why on hell i haven't been before, it is just glorious!! clean beach, clean water, and plenty of it, although i am told the tides are known to go out far...so suitable for families!! it was totally delish, loved it!!

Hope you are having some good ole summer fun,

Sue xx

*** i was going to add a few photos to share with you....but for some unknown reason to me, blogger won't open or allow me to open any files....so sorry about that......any hints anyone?? *** photos added 10/1/13



Christmas 2012

Well, it has been a week of fun, family, festivities and lots of food....that was Christmas 2012 done and dusted!
Here are some pictures from our week of festivities....
**warning...this is a photo - bogged post**

 23/12/2012....Parsons Christmas....

 Ryder and Grandma

 Great grandparents with 7/8 g/grandsons....some grumpy faces here!! Love how Grandpa is laughing with hands n lap full with little boys!!

 Grandpa with 2 of the boys...

25/12/2012

Boys n new toys....scooters n bikes were the flavour of the day!

 Big boys with little toys...

 Little boys with little toys!!

 Street sweeper fun...

 A photo shot with grandies and great grandies (a few missing here...either in the toilet- (W) or asleep!!)

 Sparklers at the end of the day brings out some happy faces!!

 Love the hills hoist in the background with the swimming clothes hanging out to dry...typical Aussie!!

Oh what a full n fun day we had!!

Hope your day was full of beautiful memories with family!!

Love Sue xx

at the pool..

In amongst all things busy at this time of the year, i did manage to finish this page yesterday, it has been sitting on my desk for some time!! Now it is time  to just pack up things until after Christmas i think as the next couple of weeks get very busy!

I grabbed these photos of little Mace, it was his first year at swimming at the lesuire centre and he was testing his young teacher out....ALOT, he loved the water, but not the water on the face stuff, you know how littlies can be the first year.

I used kaiser card-stock background, i like this card!! and i am seeing more & more darker backgrounds coming into vogue again, this grey works well with most colours, especially these Pebbles 'seen & noted' papers and some OA 'midway' ones too.

Well, hope you are all getting ready for Christmas and feeling organised....i think i am almost done!!

Thanks for popping on by,

Sue xx

Jacob's first run...

I finished this one off  just before i went to Adelaide 10 days ago, and have only just got to the computer to post it up. This once came together quickly with the Pink Paislee 'Portfolio' papers and embellishments, a bit of stamping here n there, some washi, button and a badge....along with some typing and it was complete. (My typing skills need some practise, there are a few little spelling errors and lines running into each other....this old machine doesn't quite like the thicker cardstock....but we get the story in the end!!!)

Looking at these photos brings a smile to my face, i love how little minis just run altogether in a pack....and glad i captured J coming out with the ball in his hold!!!

Thanks for calling on by,

Sue xx

the MacDon windrower..

i was inspired here by Allison Waken,  a page i saw awhile back. It was the triangles cut out that caught my eye....and i thought i could work it with these pictures of windrowing the canola last november.

i have used OA 'midway' papers here, along with a SC and Pebbles patterned paper. Tags- OA and Simple Stories, stamp- Kelly Purkey, Flair button, alphas - AC thickers and Echo Park, ink - OA sprinkler and
SC Mister Huey.

Thanks for popping on by.

Sue xx

In my backyard...

i am loving my new bird-houses that my DH  made for me last week... (well, i was the designer, he was the craftsman!!) and they look delightful in amongst my holly hocks and native plants!!

i re-cycled a letter box that i got from the community garage sale a couple weeks ago into a barn type style one, painted and sanded it's roof rustic red. Then with bits n pieces of recycled wood and mini orb we put together another one. Now i am in the thoughts of a third one.....as you have to have groups of 3,5...etc...lol!! 

and on the other side of my back yard, my other joy...is my climbing Pierre de Ronard rose, just loaded with flowers hanging off it's trellis. It will get a battering today with this strong northerly wind....but i got this snap of it all in it's glory last week.

oh, i love my back-yard.... and i can see most of it from my kitchen window!!

Hope you having a nice day.

Suexx

photo fun..

This will be my last Christmas page for the moment (i promise!)....this one featuring my fun photo shoot of the grandsons!! No overly successful photo shoot i must add, but i have documented it as a moment in time. Six precious little boys!!

I am having fun using the colours red n blues for these Christmas pages ( i made two pages similar to this one - one for each of the families albums). Here i have used SC and Pebbles papaers, SC mask, ink, wood veneers; Elle's studio flag, AC thickers, Sassfrass & Lilly Bee alphas; washi tapes from OA, Smash and Freckled fawn.
ps: i asked DH thoughts about my wood veneer arrows- he said " what those sideways christmas trees" oops....i thought i would get away with it!! Oh well, they are glued on fast now- so no removing them!!

Hope you are having some fun with some new scrapping bits n bobs and finding a new use for them!!

Have a nice day!

Sue xx

at Port Elliot beach...

Last summer we spent 5 days down at Victor Harbour and explored the little seaside towns down along that coast. I loved Port Elliot with it's quaint little boutiques and coffee shops, and a fab fish n chip shop right on the beach! I fell in love with it all totally!! It is ear-marked 'a great spot to return to' in my map book!!

This page came together quickly with the yummy colours of the Heidi Swapp vintage chic' range of papers, added some MME embellies, SC wood veneer,clouds and stamps...and it was all but done.

Hope you are having a great day!

Sue xx

on Christmas day...

I am finding all my christmas photos from last year, how did i miss these?? (oh and excuse the way i photographed this one...all skew-wiff!!) Love the tags from Pink Paislee 'Side Walks' collection, they go nicely with the MME papers, and OA witch-hazel mini dotty paper. I am still loving arrows of any kind-(and was so chuffed to get some of those SoDalicious wood ones in a recent SC kit), ink splats and now the word bubbles too!!

Here's to wishing you a good weekend,

Thanks for popping on by,

Sue xx