Scrappin' Outback Blog Launch

My good friend Karen from Scrappin' Outback in Varley WA has just started a blog to keep her customers updated with the going ons of her shop. Karen services the WA wheatbelt with her on road AMAZING scrap shop. I have had the pleasure of teaching at two of her retreats and have been asked to join the team again for Scrappin' Outback's March 08 retreat being on the 28th to 30th.
So here is the link to her new blog...... Scrappin' Outback

Round 3 Scrap of Faith Circle Journal

This is my entry into Ali's Cirlce Journal. The topic is "What gets you through the rough stuff".
I have been tagged by Karen to share 7 random facts about myself...
1. I HATE gardening!
2. I try to avoid exercising...just ask Murray
3. I love any form of chocolate
4. I can't wait to get my puppy
5. I think I have the best family in the world.
6. I am trying to get over my internet addiction.
7. We are going to Brissie in Nov 08..YAY!

I am going to tag these 7 ladies...
Billie, Amy, Katie F, Sharon, Errin, Tara, Toni

Narrogin Show

Last week I entered the scrapbooking section at the Narrogin Ag Show. It's the first time I have entered something like that (aside from magazines and net comps). There were 9 catagories and we were allowed to enter up to 3 layouts in each catagory. I entered 20 layouts and there were about 130 entries all together. I ended taking away $20 cash and a $30 voucher to our LSS for Paper Craft Most Points....spent my voucher already on some Maya Road stamps....lol
Here's what I won....
Off the Page - 1st.
Heritage - 1st
Miscellaneous - 1st and 2nd
Christmas - 2nd and highly commended
Father's/Mother's Day - 1st and 2nd
Pets - 1st and 2nd
School - 2nd
Baby - 1st and 3rd
Celebration - 1st and 2nd

I am very happy to have won, but a little embarrassed at the same time as my name was everywhere...not sure whether I will enter next year.

Another exciting thing is that I have some photography in the Katanning show this weekend. I am more excited to see if I get any placings in this show because it's the first time I have shown my photography. Will let you know how I go.

Edited to add..... I got:
First for Enlargements - Portraits
Second for Enlargements - Monochromatic (black and white or sepia)
Second for Enlargements - Sunsets
Second for Snapshots - Fauna
If you want to see my pics that got places click HERE

Holden Graveyard Photo Tin

I had nothing to do at work one day so I made this tin to store my photos in that I need to scrapbook....thats a plus for working in a scrapshop hey.

Wave Rock Retreat Layouts

I have just returned from a wonderful weekend in Hyden at the Wave Rock Scrapbooking Retreat. I managed to get 8 single layouts and 5 doubles done over the weekend which I am very happy with.

Our lovely tutors this year were Lis Cassey, Sharon Manning and Alli Paterson. They were great. Each tutor taught two classes each....but I didn't do all of them as I didn't really have the right photos.

Here are my layouts and link to the tutors examples.

This first one was a class by Sharron called '4 things I Love"..I changed it to "I Love Chocolate" Under each photo is journaling. It was a great technique on how to create hidden journaling.

This layout was a class taught by Alli called "Christmas Traditions"...I had no christmas photos or the right sized photos so I adapted it quite a bit and used over 20 little photos of Murray and girls together for my "Daddy We Luv U" layout.


Next is a layout taught by Lis. She had three examples, here is her Animal farm example.
And here is mine.... it was my first time using alcohol dyes on Heidi Swapp ghost lettes and they didn't turn out too good..lol
ok..next layout was taught by Alli, named "Muddy Puddles" (can't find a link). I didn't have enough pics for it so just used 3.



The rest of the layouts I did in 'casual scrapping time'
This layout is about my 'birth town..Katanning'. Mum, Aunty Gloria and I travelled back there this year to have a look at all our old houses...I had no recollection at all of anything in the town which was a bit sad. I was there until i was 4.
This is Murray at 18 on his way to the beach for a surf.
Tayla thinks she is a bit of a tomboy...and I usually create not so girly layouts for her, but this time I wanted to show her that to me she is still a little princess.
Bree at 3.5 painting....very cute.....very simple layout.
A layout using our latest family photo.
This one is about the meaning of my name.

And one about my love for photography...

Love this page. It is of Murray's childhood...the first picture was taken when he was 2 and the last one was when he was 12....very cute.

Last one....is about Ashlee's 8th birthday party.

So there you go...all my layouts from the weekend. xxoo

Two more to share

I went to the scrap shop on Saturday night determined to get some scrapping done.

I love the quote on this 'sisters' layout. I found it on Karen Days "Count" layout. Hope you don't mind Karen...

This next one if for my Book of Me. Not too impressed with how it turned out, but you get that sometimes hey.

One Week to Go!!!!!

Only one week til I head off to the Wave Rock Scrapbooking Retreat so expect this blog to be flooded with layouts soon!!!!! YIPPEE YAHOOO

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

Jewellery Set

The first two kids classes for the school holidays have gone well. I have 16 kids tomorrow for the Princess Diary. Next week I have Jewellery making and a Pirates Treasure Trove. Here is my example for the jewellery set. Tried to keep it simple for the kids.

Feels so great to be back working again and to be part of a 'business vision'. There are so many changes happening at the shop...so very excited to be a part of it all. As you can see by the blinkie in the sidebar..we are going online soon...YAY!

6 Layouts in a night

There is a bit of a story that goes with these layouts. If you want to read it go to SoF under 'I have a Scrapbooking Testimony'.

Gotta be quick cause I have to go to work....