u love watermelon

Dear Macie moo is getting real attitude @ only two. I love these cute photos of him munching into a piece of watermelon....something about little ones and a slice of watermelon, juice running all over the place....oh,so cute.
Here i have used new Echo Park Playground paper and some of the Pink Paislee Hometown Summer range as well- (the border banner, cloud and journalling spot), plus a strip of Sassfrass the lined piece.

Hope you all having a nice week,

xxSue

Monday Monday..

I love to have a traditional monday at home....you know, do all those homely chores!! But for me at last it is a day at home.....and so blissful it is! I even managed a huge walk out to the farm boundary, got some fresh air into those lungs....and motivated to finish off a couple layouts from the retreat.....feeling like i have had a great accomplishing day! here's those layouts: Family Portrait

I have used Echo park 'For the Record" papers, thickers and Bella Belvd alphas, Hambly lacey rubon, a couple paint rings and a few splats to finish off.

So Special

This one is using Studio Calico 'State Fair'papers, plus a Basic Grey-yellow, WeR -green spot, MS butterfly punch, Jillibean Soup butterfly. I scrap-lifted this sketch and design from Kandis Smith's page in Scrapbook Trends magazine "Quick and Easy". It was the perfect inspiration i needed on the last day of the retreat!

So good to have a lovely Monday....Hope you are too,

Sue xx

Inspiring weekend- e2c retreat

After many months of planning our escape2create retreat it was finally here, and what a huge, successful, inspiring weekend it was!! So many talented scrappers in one shed, all scrapping away madly with each of their own creativity....i love to see all the different styles and am inspired by all. I wasn't overly creative this weekend, but i did manage to complete a couple layouts of my own, half finish a couple plus do the classes of the very talented scrappers....Fran Tynan, Tatum Woodroofe, and Lou Nelson, plus sit in on the stamping workshop of Michelle Dyson. Here are my pages: Do what you LOVE what you do I just love this photo of Ethan, taken on Christmas day enjoying the sunshine and a new toy.... a simple styled page, and i used my new Kikki K stamps.....but i need to practise, to stamp in a straight line!! Mr Muscle These are the pages i completed during Fran's class:

The Reichstag

Canola Love x3

I loved using the transparency in Fran's class, painting and stamping onto it, as well as stamping onto masking tape....Great pages Fran, loved doing them both!!

Then Tatum's class:

Christmas Morning

This was a fun layout to do also....lots of bits n bobs happening here...painting, stitching, making and adding pinwheels, doileys...cutting a scalloped circle freehand.... and i wasn't too sure about the glittery alphas at first, but with christmas photos as the theme...it suited just perfectly. A beautiful bright layout, i just love it!!

A full fun weekend spent with friends, meeting new people and having many a laugh.......thanks to you all!!

Thanks for popping by,

xxSue

Brandenburg gate

I started this page when i went to Lock (a few weeks back now)....so finally it is complete. I was just waiting for the 'right' alphas....LOL!! i have used Sassfrass papers, Bella Blvd alphas (red), and Thickers -sunrise chip alphas (black) and a Basic Grey felt flower to finish this page.

Everything looks on the lean on this page, i will have to check....hopefully it is just the angle of the photo!!!

Now to tackle some packing for our Escape2Create scrapping retreat!!

Hope you all having a good weekend,

xxSue

relaxing with dad...

I got to scrap last night.....ahhh, peace and quiet, all locked away in my little scrap room amongst my paper and stash!! I started and finished this page.

Relaxing with Dad, i have used Kaisercrafts yummy seaside range, and don't you like the way the stripey paper matches the hammock fabric...LOL....i didn't even notice until i was about to start sticking!!! And for the flowers i stamped text image onto kaiser flowers, scrunched and braded them to another flower....see the close-up below:

Then Grandpa's tractor page, is my example of the sketch over at escape2create this month. I have used a mixture of Jillibean Soup paper(red), October Afternoon (newsprint) and Making memories papers (black dot), and some new American Crafts thickers! What did we ever do before AC thickers??!! - arn't they just sooo yummy!

Well, hope you having a nice weekend....and loving this burst of summer again!!

Thinking of people all across the world today, especially in Japan and across the Pacific regions, while they wait to see how the tsnaumi unfolds....mother nature at work again...

Thanks for popping by,

xx Sue

Dog sitting

We have been dog sitting our daughter's beautiful Golden Retriever "Ollie" for the past week, and he has made himself quite at home in amongst my garden and flowers. It is just as well we are renovating the whole backyard and i don't mind him laying and rolling in them.

I just couldn't resist getting the camera out, isn't he gorgeous??!!

I think we are going to miss him when his mum comes home!!

Thanks for popping by,

Suexx

February social times

February has been a social month for us. Firstly we went to the Day on the Green at Annies Lane with a group of friends. It was a totally great weekend...even though it rained all day friday, Saturday we were lucky at the concert with only small scuds of rain. Train and INXS were fantastic!!

Then last weekend was Rob's 50th birthday, which we had a small gathering in the shearing shed with family and friends. It was a good night..... Here's some pics from over this month to share.


Birthday picture with the 5 grandsons....and soon to ? be 6 grandsons???

The great venue of Day on the Green, just beautiful!!

I was very impressed with my camera capturing the effect of the stage lights here,

And of course a few bottles of these were consumed as well!!

A busy month, great times with good friends!!

Hope you have had a good month too,

Sue x

time

I took some imperfect photos, a few bits of paper and scattered some stamps here and there to document my thoughts of time going by so quickly!! Why are the kids growing so fast, is it because our lives are soooo busy these days, don't i spend enough time stopping to take in all the moments?? Someone said the other day "it will be Christmas before we know it"....boy, i hope this year doesn't go that quick! hhmmmm....this is how life is perhaps. Does anyone else feel like time is ticking away too fast??

Thanks to you girls for popping in and leaving a comment....you all made my day!!

Hope you having a great day!!

xxSue

seven

Last friday night i caught a ride with Tiff to Lock for the Shabby Chic scrap night and to have a looksie at their new shop and see all the yummy new products. This was the only page i got done....as i was tooo busy shopping and laughing all the other time! It was a fun night and great to catch up with Tiff again....it has been awhile!! (ps Tiff: i am still getting over the late night, haha!!) and those girls are so much fun!

It was great to scrap again that is for sure! All i had to do to finish the page once i got home was to add the journalling and a few bits n bobs!!

Thanks for popping by, and do leave me a comment....i love to see who's popped by,

Sue xx

three

I found these photos of this little man amongst my stash and thought i better scrap them before another year of birthdays begin. I have used the yummy Echo Park 'Little Boy' range papers again and some Studio Calico wooden veneer alphas and stars....which are also very yummo!!

Hope you all enjoying the bit cooler weather,

Sue xx