New Twiddleybitz Design Team announced!

Yes.... finally the new team has been announced and I am so pleased to be able to say that I have been given another stint! The team is filled with some wonderfully talented ladies. Links to their blogs have been updated on my side bar.

Please check out the Design team blog for a new competition to win some of these yummy chipboard pieces to use on your next scrapbooking creation!

Layout for SIA

Hope you are having a good week.

Earlier this year I was asked to submit a Layout for Twiddleybitz for the competition at SIA. I realised I had not shared this one on my blog.... so thought it about time. It is another for my wedding album that is slowly getting done. I have used some yummy twiddlybitz pieces (of course!!) and Basic Grey paper.

I struggled at the the time to get it done as I couldn't find my mojo... but it is amazing what a deadline will do... mojo was found and Layout done in a night!

Austin update

Today my little man is 4 months old, so I made sure I took some photos of him. He is smiling more and more each day. Tonight it was like he had the smiles and giggles for about 2 hours! Such a pleasure to have this much happiness in the house.

Well I thought I would share some of the photos I took today. Look out for them in upcoming projects!

Happy Birthday Leonie

The other weekend I found this cool template for my Pazzles, and well I thought I would make some to give to friends for their birthdays! Saw this idea a while ago on a friends blog and when I saw the template I just couldn't resist....

Well I got a chance today to get started and today it is one of my friend's birthdays so she is the first to receive one!

I will be seeing her tomorrow... hope she enjoys it.

New stuff and apologies...

Ok well first of all I must apologise for not updating my blog over the last few weeks. After having a sick little bub for a week and a half - I simply fell behind on SO much stuff including my scrapping and updating my blog.

I have been busy over the last 2 weeks catching up and getting some projects done, and can I say I have REALLY enjoyed my scrapbooking the most in AGES!! I think it has been the challenge of doing male layouts of my little boy. Trying to think a little more outside the square when it comes to embellishments as well as trying to use different elements of a paper range to provide more of the embellishing on the page.

So over the next week I will share the projects that I have completed recently... I hope you enjoy looking them as much as I have had creating them. And also some pic's from by birthday that I celebrated yesterday.

I will start the week with some Design team stuff I have done for Tomorrow's Memories that will be sent off tomorrow morning. I enjoyed using the "Little Monster's' paper range by Daisy Bucket SOOOOOmuch that just can't wait to share what I came up with. Probably not surprisingly seeing that it is one of my favourite brands of paper.

I have not been a person who likes to scrapbook with really bright colours, but I do have a soft spot for orange when it is incorporated into a bright coloured paper range. I made 3 layouts and 2 cards which will be arriving in Perth by the end of the week (I am hoping... - c'mon Australia post!!). They have a bit of dimension to them so if you want to see the full effect you'll have to pop into the shop and check them out!

Twiddleybitz Design team call

For those of you that have loved the awesome chipboard pieces that I get to work with. Twiddleybitz currently have a design team call for new members. Check out the Design team blog at http://twiddleybitzdt.blogspot.com/ for details!

New photos of Austin

Photography by Brooke Chalmers

I thought I would share some new photos of my little man. He is growing fast and learning new things all the time.

A month ago one of my lovely friends took some pictures of Austin. She took some really cute photos of him just over one of our friend's houses. I was amazed how easily she took these pic's of him.

If anyone would like some photos taken by Brooke, you can contact her on brooke.r.chalmers@gmail.com she does photography of children in your own home, where they are happy and relaxed in their own environment and no need to travel for the shoot!

I will be using these pics in some upcoming projects and Can't wait!! Hope you have a great day....

xxxxx

Design Team Challenge from Sonya

Hey everyone, there is a new opportunity to win some awesome Twiddleybitz pieces. Simply check out the design team blog and take part. Your entry needs to be completed by the 6th September. Good Luck everyone!!

http://twiddleybitzdt.blogspot.com/

Keeping track of the little things

Today I wanted to share something that I have been doing since my little boy arrived.

When he came into the world I was understandably very busy and not the best at writing down his little day to day milestones. BUT, I did often update my status on Facebook. I have continued to do this to keep track of them all. I have also copy and pasted my wall into a document so that I can print it out and have it for when I catch up scrapbooking these things... I also take photos when I get a chance of and use the date to match them up...

For me it is my easiest way of journaling prior to making up the layouts/album. I have also had a heap of friends and family say that they love hearing what he has been up to...

I just wanted to share it so that someone else my benefit from this idea.

Have a great weekend.... and I will post some new work REAL SOON!!

xxxx

A-U-S-T-I-N Letters

When I decorated my son's room I didn't know if I was having boy or girl, so was not sure of my baby's name. Therefore I had left one of the walls to be finished once he arrived. So last week I finally got a chance to finish making the letters for his name and put them up in his room. I tried to make the colours and design to be in keeping with the theme of his room. You can check out the pics of his room at the following links. http://justmebingme.blogspot.com/2009/04/safari.html and http://justmebingme.blogspot.com/2009/04/finally-nursery-decorating-is-finished.html

Although it doesn't look like it they are straight. Each of the letters are about 4 inches tall and made from MDF, so they stand out quite a bit on the wall.

Twiddleybitz Bird Cage

Ok, here is the last of the work I have done recently for the Twiddleybitz DT assignment. It was using the new birdcages which are just SO cute!! I wanted to give it a bit of a vintage feel in creating this one, and therefore embossed it to give it an aged metal look. This was a really fun project, and truly something different!

I was busy over the weekend doing some other creating so stay tuned for some new pics soon to be uploaded!

Have a nice day! xxxx

Another sneak peak!

Today's post is of the Twiddleybitz Shadow box that I did as part of this recent assignment. I loved incorporating the the 'Home Sweet Home' pack which included the house tree, wording and embellishments into this project. I can't wait to get it back and hang in proudly at home!


I have incorporated some different products on this one including some beautiful Crystals in the hanging owl charm. This one is a must to check out in real life as it is hard to show it all in the photos. So you will have to get yourself down to the craft show in Perth and future shows around the country to see this one! But for the full pic of this project, go to the Twiddleybitz DT blog.


Have a great day, and tomorrow I will post the last of the Twiddleybitz assignment!

Next on the Twiddleybits assignment....

Hope you are all having a fantastic day.

As promised here is another sneak peak of the work I have done for Twiddleybitz recently. They will be available to see in real life this weekend at the Perth craft show. Drop by, say hi and check out the new products. I sadly won't be there, just a bit far to travel from Melbourne.

Don't forget to go to the Twiddleybitz DT Blog http://twiddleybitzdt.blogspot.com/ to see the full version of this layout.

Still more to share so check back here tomorrow to see the next one!

Twiddleybitz Cards

The next to share a sneak peak of some cards that I did as part of my assignment.... Again using some of the new Twiddleybiz pieces.. remember to go to the Design Team blog to check out the full versions of these cards as well as some other awesome work by the other designers.

These along with a heap of new work by the Design team will be on show at the upcoming craft show in Perth!

xxx

New Twiddleybitz design team piece

Well, last week I finished my latest assignment for Twiddleybitz. Loved working with the Tweeny Bitz pieces, they are just so darn cute!

Here is a sneak peak of the first of my projects.... you will need to go to the design team blog to check out the details and full version of the pic! (Link on my sidebar)

Published - Family Canvas

I was SO excited a few weeks ago when I got my latest issue of Scrapbooking Memories to see my work in print. I did this project for Tomorrow's memories and was my first Design Team piece that I had the pleasure of teaching prior to leaving Perth last year. I really enjoyed creating this project and then teaching it to some lovely ladies. I was so thrilled then with everyone wanting to do the class (it was booked out) and now to see it is print is a great feeling.

My family has tried so hard over the years to get a great family photo and when you least expect it one is taken. This photo was taken of us all on the dancefloor at my cousin's wedding. We all just grouped quickly to take the photo... and well it is the best family photo we have ever taken!

The motto of the story... don't try too hard to take the perfect family photo, just take many at different times, and you never know your 'perfect' pic is probably closer than you think!

Anyway, here is some pictures of the canvas in the magazine. It is in the current issue of Scrapbooking Memories.

New work for Tomorrow's Memories

I have really enjoyed getting back into my scrapbooking and have some new work to share. These were done for Tomorrow's Memories in Perth and should be arriving there tomorrow.

This first one was done using some really cute cute paper by Sassafras Lass. It just went so well with these photos of my little boy playing with his gym and mobile. I must thank Debbie for the idea of doing a different shaped layout and supplying me with the paper I used as a template to create the shape. Thanks Deb!


This next layout and the cards below were made using some Basic Grey 'Wisteria' paper and stickers.

Hoping to share some other new work later this week. Keep well!!
xxx

Thank you cards

Well I am starting to find more time for my scrapbooking and actually going to a 12 hour scrap on Saturday... not sure how long I will last being away from my little boy.

My little man was absolutely spoilt by SO many people, and therefore I really wanted to make the effort of making the thank you cards. I have not sent them yet, still got to address them all and get them in the mail! But I thought I would share them anyway!

I had 50 of these to make and got them done in not much time surprisingly! Thanks everyone for your lovely welcome wishes for my little man!
xxxx

Twiddleybitz challenge - 'So Cute'

Well, as promised I have completed my take on the current Twiddleybitz challenge. I really enjoyed incorporating Tracey's challenge into a layout I wanted to do of my little man. This is the first layout I have done of Austin! The Twiddleybitz arrow I used is really good for boy layouts, and I will be using a heap of these in future I think.

Rather than incorporating my material and stitching together I decided do the stitching by hand on the paper and incorporate a piece of material that I have coloured using ink rubbed on it under the star. The piece I have used for the journaling was a page out of the Twiddleybitz mini star album. One of these albums can go a long way as a journaling tag...

New Twiddleybits Challenge

There is a new challenge for visitors to the Twiddleybitz Design Team blog (http://twiddleybitzdt.blogspot.com/) This challenge has been done by the talented Tracey, her example is just stunning...

You have until the 19th July to complete the challenge, so get into it as once again there is some awesome tweeny bitz pieces up for grabs which are the BRAND NEW release! Just check out the blog for all the details.

I will post my take on the challenge REAL SOON!

xxxx

My Best Friend's Wedding

I did this double layout a little while ago and thought I should put it up to share. I used the Argentella range of paper by Kaiser which I just LOVE!! It is a very 'me' paper and I was so thrilled when it was created (I was still working there at that stage). My girlfriend's wedding photos really suited this paper even though her photos are just so lovely they really carry their own. This being the case, I didn't want too much on this layout (not usually me) and wanted the embellishments to be an accent rather than a focus.

The hearts have been cut out of the paper using my pazzles machine which I love but have to spend some time learing how to use it a little more.

Hope you enjoy it...

My Smiling boy

I thought I would share an updated photo of my special man! He is growing and developing so much. He is loving his gym, bouncer and mobile and is often talking and smiling at the animals hanging off them.


He is his happiest in the morning, full of smiles and plenty of chatter. Here is a photo I took this morning while he was lying on the change table. He loves being on there and having me talk to him. He also loves the mobile that has now been fixed to the end of it which serves as a great distraction to be changing him.

I am still really enjoying motherhood and even starting to find some time to do some scrapbooking. I have been busy working on his thank-you cards of which I have about 50 to send so a bit of work ahead of me, lucky I am about half way there now so will be getting them out shortly. I will post a photo of them when they are done and have been sent... don't want to spoil the surprise for those that read my blog!

Nappy Holder

Ok so I have not been doing as much scrapbooking since having Austin, but slowly getting on track with that. Need to get some of those first month photos done in layouts so that I don't fall behind!

This project I did before I had him, but was not able to finish it off with the ribbon until he arrived as if it was a girl the ribbon was going to be pink. I finished it off last week with the ribbon and have just taken some photos.

The box is made from MDF and my lovely husband cut the wood and glued it together for me so that I could have it made to the dimensions that would fit the nappies nicely. I made it using some really cute Making memories paper which match the room theme of safari animals.

New cards for special girls

Ok firstly I thought I would give you all an update on my special little man. He is doing really well and is an absolute angel. I am loving motherhood and all it brings. I will post some new photos of him soon. Obviously there has been a HEAP to take in over the last 4 weeks and well my scrapping has suffered a little, BUT I am starting to be able to make time with the amount of visitors to see him have started to slow. We still have more visitors on the way, but definitely less than over the last few weeks.

I have made a little time over this time to get SOME scrapping done (still have a few unfinished or not yet photographed projects yet to share) and here are a couple of cards I made last weekend. They are for 2 special girls who have their birthdays this week. They will receive them tomorrow so I figure it is safe to share... that and I thought I better photograph them before I send them on their way.I made this card using some really nice twiddleybits pieces. The twiddleybits piece on the back has been painted with making memories white paint then covered in glue to adhere some white flocking. I have then glued the mirror butterfly on the top. I just love these mirror pieces... definitely one of my fav's!!

This second card has some raised cut out paper using some foam dots and a pretty twiddleybits butterfly that has been sprayed with coloursprays. The coloursprays make it SO quick and easy to finish these cardboard pieces!