Australia Day

Even with a lot of the Australia Day activities being cancelled I hope that everyone still had a good day & managed to take a few good photographs. We had a bbq for dinner but forgot the lamingtons. We have a new addition to the family with our grandson being born a day before Australia Day. I have been putting together a baby kit of papers & embellishments to scrapbook & make an album fo his first few days. Making up kits is a good way to be organised with your scrapbooking and it makes it easier if you have a few layout ideas jotted down. I do this if I am travelling and can't take my whole craft room with me!! I use a "work in progress" folder that holds the papers, embellishments, photos, journalling notes & sketches Then when I want to scrap I just go to the folder & I am ready to start without having to think up ideas from scratch. I'll post my Australia Day layout once it's finished.

Layered Layout

The bottom layer of this layout is corrugated cardboard sprayed with Glimmermist. The next layer is a printed plastic like sheet (it's not vellum but thicker). The next layer has swirls cut out from patterned paper then ready made journal tags and the matted photo came next. The top layer is a printed transparency across the top of the photo. I thought I would show a beachy layout as we are now living at the beach and enjoy waking up to the sound of the ocean and beautiful sea breezes. We are basically unpacked and are now getting ready to renovate our new home. Some of my craft stuff is unpacked but it won't be all unpacked until my new craft room is ready! I can't wait!

Countdown!

Here are a couple of Christmas layouts for "Christmas in July". This first one has a frame made from patchwork patterned paper with the corners cut with a mitred edge.A lace edge was made using a strip of paper and a border punch. Rubons were used for the title and embellishments.

 This layout was made quick and easy by keeping it simple and using pre made journal blocks, flowers, stickers and rub ons.

The countdown for our big move is on...only 4 sleeps to go until we are off on our big adventure to a new place. It's sad and exciting at the same time. There's not a lot of scrapbooking or craft going on as everything is packed and ready to go. There probably won't be much happening until  we get unpacked & settled but I will have lots of things to journal about. I have been writing bits & pieces on a calendar so I can remember what happened on which day as it might be awhile before I get to journal this big adventure! Hopefully by next month I can get back to regular posting. Happy Scrapping!

Home Sweet Home

This layout has photos of the new area we are moving to. It is a lovely beach area called Seaforth in Queensland. I used masks & Glimmermist on the background and lots of beachy colours & embellishments. Some of the flowers were cut out from patterned paper & the smaller round ones were punched with a scallop circle punch & layered. We bought an old beach house that we plan to renovate & I'm including a craft room just for me! Now the packing begins! Hopefully I can take lots of photos & make a photographic diary of the events--then of course scrapbook it all!!

Winter Chills

These photos show just how cold it is at our place at the moment! We had rain & hail that froze into a solid mass! On a brighter note we have sold our house & are heading north to a warmer climate. Yea!! I made a warm pot of vegetable soup and ate it with hot buttery crusty bread- this is just the weather for it and snuggling up with a warm blanket, a good book...and my cuddly hubby! Apart from craft bits & pieces I thought I might throw in some of our new home life adventures when I get time so they will be labelled "Home Life"