There's another one up for grabs

Rak that is, over on the shabby blog.
The flower one has been won and Mandy now has a lace one up. I so wish I could win this bundle.
Pop on over to the Shabby blog to check out all the details.

Make sure you stay tuned as you never know what us shabby girls may have planned.

First project of 010 and a shabby rak.

I had a lazy day at home today. It was Craig's b'day and he pretty much wanted to veg at home so we did. Played a little band hero on the wii, watched a movie, scrapped a bit and slept before going out for tea and a yummy ice cream in Fremantle.

Here is my first share able project for 010. lol I did do up an altered note book last night but as it is for the Lime Tart kit reveal I can't share just yet.

Jazz ATC

I was doing a bit of a blog hop last night and I popped into Rhonda Palazzari's blog, one of my fellow Purple Onion dters and she is starting up a weekly ATC challenge that I thought I might play along with sometimes.
This is what I created for the first challenge - Old is new again. I used some bits and pieces from one of my vintage kits I had laying on my bench.
It is a bag tag for my daughters dancing bag. I have done one for each year of dancing, or in this case each item she danced in her concert, as she did two this year. I will end up laminating it so it is a bit protected and it was so hard not to make it too lumpy bumpy. I may add a few more little things to it once it is laminated but nothing big. Once I have it all sorted and on the jump ring I'll take a photo of them all together.
I have used some Purple Onion stamps. The Lizziebelle alpha and a stamp from the Ornamental set.

Shabby Rak

One of my fellow Shabby sisters Toni, has put together this stunning collection of goodies that is up for grabs on the Shabby blog.

So make sure you pop on over and play along. While you are there don't forget to check out our latest challenge.
Anyway that is it from me for tonight. I am back at work tomorrow and need my beauty sleep.
As always thanks for popping in, any comments and till next time happy creating.

Xmas and new year wrap up and my favs of 2009

Oh dear I am such a naughty blogger. I have just realized that I haven't updated my blog for a little while. Oops lol I think I have made up for that in this post. So you may want to grab a coffee.

Ok here goes.
Xmas Missy was up at 6.00 and all excited about the pressies under the tree and in her stocking.
Here is one of the few I snapped. She wasn't sitting still long enough for me to get many.lol
Her favorite pressie from Santa is her Bop it. Just loves it.We had breakie here with friends Jane and Jim and Santa came round on the back of a ute to deliver some lollies out front. Here is Missy waiting for him. Not very patiently mind you.We were all surprised when he called out Merry Xmas Asher as he tossed the lollies out from the back of the ute. We think Santa had words with Uncle Gareth. lol After our friends left we headed up to my parents place where we caught up with my sisters. Missed my brother and the five kids this year as SIL refuses to spend xmas lunch with anyone but her family.
After that we came home for a bit then headed out again, down to Mandurah to spend dinner with Craig's side. Home late and we all crashed.
The next few days we did not that much at all. I took Missy out to the movies to see the chipmonk squeakel with a friend, we went and seen Avatar with friends the next night.
New years was a quite one. Friends over for dinner and videos. We we so engrossed in the video that we didn't even know that new years had passed.

As for scrapping well I have done a bit, mostly working with my next Lime tart dt kit. Boy it is yummy. Want to see just what I have been playing with then pop on over and check it out on the blog. I've been having fun for sure.
Here is a little of what I can share.
52 Weeks.
Well no more pages scrapped yet. Have the pics printed though.
A birthday pic
A Christmas pic
and a pic of this layout.I created it for a challenge over at Artistic and seeing as I started my 52 week album with a pic of my first layout of the year I thought it would be good to finish it with my last.
I am so glad that I kept it up. I so didn't think I would. I will have to take a pic of my chunky album.
I also played along with two challenges at Mystical and created this layout for my friends sisters albumand this one for our family album.I also managed to finish of my last dt layout for the year over at Just scrapbooking using one of the pics from Missy's birthday photo shoot.
Favorites of 2009.
2009 seen the start and ending of some great scrapping vetures for me and I thought I would share with you all my favorite projects from each one.
ASJ
Lou asked me to join her extremely talented team. I had a lot of fun jacking last year and I am staying on for this year.
This was a scrap diary for last year. lol I just finshed altering this years one a little while ago.
Scrap Therapy
After 1 1/2 years on the dt there it was time for me to move on.
This page was created for a sketch challenge during one of the cyber crops.
Scrapping the music
It was also time for me to leave my first ever challenge blog team. This is my favorite layout done for one of their challenges.Ad this-blog no longer active
After playing along with one of their challenges I was asked to join the team. I stayed on for about five months.Lime Tart
I joined the very talented team. My first ever kit club dt spot. I am enjoying playing with the scrummy kits that Philippa puts together.
Here is my favorite Tart layout although it isn't mine now. lol I scrap napped my friend Julie's gorgeous little girl and she has the layout now.Purple Onion
Not a new dt spot last year but Michelle has asked me to stay on for the next year.
Just scrapbooking
Not only did I start teaching here but I was also asked to join the design team.
Here is my favorite class layout and my favorite dt layout.Let's get shabby
Would have to be one of my best ever scrapping accomplishments this year. After a chat with my friend Mandy where she said she was going to try and find a shabby challenge blog I mentioned to her that I didn't think there was one and that she should start one. Well that was just the push that she needed and Lets get shabby was born.
Here is my first project created for our challenge blog.and here are a few just because layouts.

Well if you all have made it this far you have done well.
Till next time as always thanks for popping in, any comments and happy scrapping.

Lets get shabby challenge 7

is up.
For this challenge we would like you be inspired by this shabby summer picture that Mandy found for us and scrap a summer inspired project. I know that our international players are in the middle of winter just now but I am sure playing along with us will bring some summer back if only for a short while.
Here is my page.

I was inspired by the colours, the wave strip across the top of the picture and the umberella.

Don't forget to pop on over to the Shabby blog to check out what the others have created and the prize that Lisa, our guest designer has put up for grabs.
Hoping you all had a great Christmas and are enjoying the holidays.
Till next time thanks for popping in, any comments and happy scrapping.

Wahoo

Scrapbooking Memories wants to publish my She finally jumps layout.
That email so made my day yesterday.
Of to cover it.

Dec Lime Tart newsletter

is out. Click on the image and it will take you over there.

See those new Martha punches. I just couldn't resist and have one put aside for me and I so can't wait to play with next months kit either as it looks so yummy. lol

She's nine now.

Yeap my baby turned nine on Thursday. Here she is blowing me a birthday kisses. I took a similar photo last year and thought I'd try and do the same each year or as long as she will let me.lolThe little monkey in her hands was one of her pressies from us. A few years ago I altered up a shadow box I found at a market for $3 that just happened to have 24 little windows in it for an advent calendar. As some of the windows were bigger I made sure that the 17th was one of the bigger ones and a small pressie always gets popped in the advent calendar. Jojo was wrapped up pretty tight to fit in but he did.

We got her a DS and a few games for her b'day and she loves it. Will probably take her a while to get the hang of what to do with some of the games we got for her but that is all in the learning I guess. She also got from us a little pet shop play house, wii game, an outfit along with a xmas book and pjs, that has become a tradition of sort each year.
From her grandparents on Craig's side she got Mario cart for the wii, a puppet, some bathers, boardies and a rashie. From my parents she got boardies and a rashie along with her first bottle of real perfume as she calls it. Barbie stuff.
From other family she got some books, a fairy ornament, a mirrored jewelry box, a dvd and her first real make up set.
Totally spoilt but you get that. She had a sleep over with two friends on Thursday and I took them all of to the local fun station for a play and lunch the next day. Lots of fun was had by all three girls.

52 week catch up.
I bet you all thought I had forgotten about it but seeing as it is only a few more weeks left now I wasn't going to stop now.
Week 45
Asher's pal hoggie

Week 46
Dancing concert rehersal

Week 47
I can't show as it is a pic of one of the cards that are going to be published in the new year.
Week 48
Dressed as a xmas rock angel for a xmas dress up day at school.
On my rock angel page I have used some of my purple onion stamps. The small pine tree, happy holidays note block and the Skinny dip alpha.

I also made up some quick gift tags using the small pine again and the Christmas sentiments from the mini sentiments set.

and a gift box using the Happy holidays note block again. lol I made up the box then tried to pop in the pressie and the bangles tied onto the front wouldn't fit into the box with the rest of it.

I also needed a few more Xmas cards to post out to family so I grabbed my Dec a la tart kit and made some more cards similar to the ones I made before and there is still heaps of paper left in the kit.

I played along with this months sketch challenge over at Artistic and this is the page I did.

I so couldn't resist scrapping the pics of Missy jumping into the water finally and it wasn't a fluke or a once of as she was doing it again on Saturday. Yeah Missy.
Well that is all from me for now. Two more days of work for me this year and bot will they go slow.
I also want to wish everyone a safe and happy Xmas and new year.
Till next time thanks for popping in, any comments and happy scrapping