Running with Scissors

and we are off...again

The DT at 3AS are back in action and are so excited to be joined by the lovely and talented Mistra Hoolahan and Susan Longman. Congrats girls...looking forward to working with you both!!!

This week the DT worked with this sketch...courtesy of Page Maps

and our theme this month is Christmas.  I got to work with the awesome Cosmo Cricket - Jolly by Golly and here is my take on the sketch.

Go and check out the DT's awesome work...here.

A few other 'just for me' LO's...

I have a thing for the medium scalloped cardstock atm and I can't get my hands on any...anywhere!!!  Even two peas are sold out!!!  I actually hand cut these two LO's...sad I know...lol.

Hope you have had a good weekend.

Hugs.

Messages to Grandad

Yesterday we went to the crematorium (sp?) to see Dad's plaque and for the kids to release some balloons.  We asked them to tell Grandad something and then let the balloon go.  As adults we were expecting them to say things like 'Love you, Grandad' or 'Miss you, Grandad' but they said the cutest and sweetest things.  Shaun said "I had a good week, Ga-Ga' and Noah said "I had a chocolate milkshake, Grandad."...LOL.  Still giggling.  Shaun was quick to add that he had also had one and the two of them stood there and had a chat about chocolate milkshakes until they were reminded to release the balloons...hehehe.  Like two little old men :).

Yesterday the November kits at TSK went up...here are my creations.

Bouquets & Butterflies kit...

I added the BG alphas.

Extreme kit...

I added the JB and Doodlebug stickers.

Key to my Heart kit...

I added the SC stamp and MM alphas.

Thanks for stopping by...have a good week.

Busy, Busy, Busy...

I can't believe October is almost over!!!  Christmas is just around the corner and we are already flat out.  But we have managed to sneak in quite a few fun activities into the last month.

• We went to see the New MacDonald's Farm show.  Noah has loved this show since he was 5mths.  I used to put it on to get the house cleaned and he would lay in his rocker and ooh and ahh at the TV.

• Daddy was on holidays for a week and we went to the zoo.
  

• We went to the Thomas the Tank Engine show...no photos but the kids loved it!!!
• The weather is insane...30 degrees C one day ...15degrees the next.  We are back to the cold again today...a few days after I got into the kids bedrooms and cleared out their winter clothing...grrrrr
• Noah started a music class last week...very shy and didn't join in much but I have big hopes for this week.  The teacher said the first week could be a bit scary for some kids.  I wasn't that concerned as Noah throws himself into everything but he totally froze!!!  By the end of the class he was joining in and keeps telling me that he is looking forward to the next class...fingers crossed.
• Throw in a birthday party or two, swimming lessons, play dates, pre-school and a lot of weekends spent at my Mum's to build a retaining wall and pave a pathway and we are exhausted!!

I have got a little scrapping done...some are for next months kits at TSK.

3AS is back online after a major technical glitch and we are once again chit chatting like the old days :)

We are also running a Melbourne Cup Trivia comp at 3AS...with a scrappy challenge thrown in. The challenge is...

• NO patterned paper
• buttons &
• scallops.

Here is my example

Well, the kiddos have finished dinner and I have a kitchen that needs tidying.

Have a good week :).

A Pinch and a Punch...

for the first day of the month...childish, I know :). So if it is the first (and I can't believe it is) it means the new kits are up at TSK.
I will be honest...this months kits SCARED me...LOL. I am not the biggest Kaisercraft fan and I almost cried when I opened this kit...sorry Kat...blush.   But I am happy with how it turned out and the fact that it made me scrap Dad since he passed...it felt good.  The photos are of my sister (nose to nose with dad) and myself as babies.

I loved the next two kits...especially Boy Zone once I got working with it.

and thanks to the wonderful dust storms that swept through last week I was inspired to pull it out again.  The photos are our backyard and front view at 8am in the morning...it was horrible.

Next up is the So Lovely kit...I loved the infused papers when they came out but with only a boy at the time I never bought any...so glad I finally got to play with them.

I have also done this months sketches using my Studio Calico kit but I will share them next time.  Off to paint with Noah...lovely and warm here today but it is expected to be cold for the weekend...grrrr.

Before I go and big CONGRATS to my wonderful friend Susanne for joining the 3AS team...so glad to be working with her...here's to many scrap days in the future, Sue :).

Oh and if you are trying to get onto 3AS atm, they are having a few technical difficulties which will hopefully be sorted out asap.

Hope you are all well.  Thanks for stopping by...
Hugs.

TSK Card Challenge

We are currently into week three of our christmas card challenge.  Such a great idea of Amy's...I probably won't have to resort to store bought cards this year...I should have enough:)

Week one was a recipe challenge...ribbon and trees.

Week two was a sketch challenge...

and this week was a colour combo set by me....this is the combo I came up with...

and here is my card...

There are RAKs and a wonderful pack of Christmas goodies to be won at the end so come and join in!!!
Oh and check out the gallery that is full of inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by...hope you had a wonderful weekend.
Hugs.

Long overdue

 August and September is a crazy time for our family...so many birthdays it isn't funny... throw in Father's day and we have been flat out.  Our weekends have been filled with either birthday parties for traveling to Newcastle to  build a retaining wall at my mum's house.  Back again this weekend for this little man's 3rd birthday... and to hopefully finish the wall.
Lots has been happening in my scrapping life as well.  Jo and Rosy have re-opened 3 Angels Scrapping (YAY YAY YAY YAY) and asked me to join the new DT....I was like a giddy teenager...LOL.  I love designing for these girls!!  Here are my first projects:
a sketch challenge with a Spring theme...

and Mel posted the first challenge...using alphas as a background.
I used letter stickers.


Next up are my LO's for TSK...love these pages kits...such an awesome idea and really push your creative side to use what is in the kit.

Maybe Baby kit...

Hey Dad kit..

Everyday Moments kit...

Just finishing up my LO's for October...more yumminess!!!  Make sure you drop in...such a wonderful bunch of ladies and we are have started a weekly Christmas card challenge...a great way to get a head start for the holiday season!!!

It is my week to set the challenge on Sunday...a colour combo.  Looking forward to seeing what the girls come up with.

And I think that is about it.  Sorry for the photo heavy post...I actually have quite a few more to share but will leave it for another time.  I am off to play with the September Studio Calico kit that I have hardly touched.

Have a good weekend.
Hugs.

Daddy's Girl

I love how her face lights up when he walks in the door and starts talking to him in her little language at 100 miles/hr.  I love how she talks to him on the phone during the day.  I love how she snuggles into his shoulder the minute he picks her up.  I love how she screams out 'DADDEEE' to get his attention.  I love how she smiles at him and some days I even love how she will bypass me to get him even though she hasn't seen me for the same length of time...some days :).  He is most certainly her favourite guy and I hope this never changes.

And speaking of Miss Abi...her latest game...
Journaling reads:
Before breakfast has even started, you are in the pantry looking for snacks. You push the chair over, grab the first thing you see and then run to your brother to get him to open it up for you. The only problem is that Mummy has already recruited Noah to her team!.

Hope you week is going well. 
Hugs, Natalie.

Sing it like you are doing the Conga...

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPPPY,
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPPPY,
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPPPY...

Why, I hear you ask?

Check it out


Mel, has already swung into action with the first challenge...
3AS Friends...looky here

And with Dam in Brisbane last night and the kids tucked up in bed, I got to play along.



Drop in when you have a chance...it is great to catch up with everyone again.

Chat soon,
Nat.

Some cards...

The card bug hit this week...I think these are probably the second and third cards I have made all year:).   I even dragged out some oldies for Dam's birthday the other day...blush.

So I decided to sit down and do the card sketches for TSK and now I am on a roll.

Sketch 1...courtesy of Page Maps

The weather here is just amazing atm...too good to last!!!  Here's hoping it sticks around for the weekend.

Happy Friday,
Hugs

Today is the day...

...that my hubby is my age once again!!!

Happy Birthday, Babe!!!
Love you
xoxo

I also have some exciting news!!
I recently dropped back into The Scrappin Kats after joining at the beginning of the year.  The girls there are just so friendly and their work is wonderful...go and check it out.  So anyhoo, the other day I got a lovely email for the owner Kathryn asking if I would be interesting in joining the DT.  It has been over a year since I said goodbye at 3AS so I was able to concentrate more on my young family and my Dad.  So I thought about it...for about 1/2hr lol... and decided I was ready to jump back into it.  I am very excited to get started!!!

These two LO's are from the August sketches...love working with sketches atm...

I have also signed up to the Go To Press class at Two Peas for the month of August.  The first class started yesterday and I am looking forward to getting started!!  I love hybrid and I am excited to learn more ways of incorporating it into my scrapping.

Well, I think that is all I have to share today...I am off to play in the sandpit with Noah.  Apparently this glorious weather we are having is meant to be ending by the end of the week so we are making the most of it.

Hugs, Nat.