More SoF Retreat Photos

I just found these two group shots on the SoF blog and wanted to share them. To see 100s more go HERE.

Princesses?????

SoF Retreat Photos

I have been trying to get these photos on here for the past 3 days now and have just had the chance....
I had the most awesomest of weekends! I met a lot of my online friends from Scrap of Faith and we had the best time together scrapping, laughing, crying, worshiping and laughing some more.
I flew to Brissie from Melbourne on Thursday and stayed with Karen's daughter Sarah. We did a bit of shopping at Garden City on Friday and then headed to the retreat at 5pm where our arrival was not as I expected. We had been laughing in the car and when we pulled in we were at the point of laughter where you can't turn back and the snot and tears are flowing....I am sure everyone wondered why we were in such a state...so everytime someone looked at me I burst into laughter again...strange I know.
The retreat went until Sunday arvo then I stayed the night at Nat's house, went to DFO the next morning and then flew back to Melbourne.

Here are some photos from my awesome weekend...
On my way to Brissie...just love these type of photos.

I met Lesley for the first time at the airport with Karen...we hit it off straight away...what a blast!

Sarah, Haylee and Megs doing Bev's class.

Lou and Bev

The lovely Nat...soooo loved meeting you Nat after 5 years of knowing you!

Suse and Leanne

Natalie

hehehe...Ali and Kat

Tracey

Ingeborg


Ange

Nat & Gennie

Ali & Me

Amanda

Tracey & Sal

Karen & I

Me & Nat

Meg, Leanne, Nat & I

Nat, Gail & Megs

Me and Katie

Karen, Tracey, Sal and Ali

Lou, Megs, Ali and Ange

Lesley, Amanda, Karen and Sarah...who I stayed with Thursday night


My room mates...poor Leanne had all my weight..Meg, I don't think that's gonna help!



and leaving Brissie...

Adding a vignette to your photos

I have always loved how people add dark edges to their photos...well I just found out how to do it and I am a bit excited. I had been shown to do it by using the burn tool...but this is heaps better!
Here is the link to where I learned it... http://scrapbookdimensions.com/blog/?p=607
and here is my example...

BEFORE




AFTER

My Photography Gallery

I have just created my photography gallery. A photographer came into the scrapshop yesterday and she gave me her website for her photography...I went on then thought "ohhh...I could make one of these for my photos". I am in NO way a 'photographer', but I thought it would be fun.
So here is the website Gayle Smith Photography

~April 2007 Layouts~

I can see a theme for me happening this year...lots of black backgrouds, big hearts and clusters of photos...hehehe
A quick one of Murray's Ute...that he loves.

I got all inspired to scrap last night....haven't scrapped for 2 weeks so it was nice to do it again. This first layout it for the April 1,2,3 Monthly Challenge.

The three criteria was...

1. Use Swirls or Florishes (which is the wooden swirly accent)

2. No paint!

3. Use gemstones (which are on the flourish)

And this layout is from when we spent a couple of days in Perth with the Parkers and went ice skating. We were only there for half and hour cause they were closing, but we had a great time and will go back for Tayla's birthday in June.

These are the layouts I finished at the Country Scrapbooking Retreat on the weekend of the 1st of April.Here are some photos from the weekend...(click on the photo to veiw larger)