Crate Paper Cards & Daffodil Day

Ola! I have some very cute Baby Girl cards to share today. With a number of friends expecting little girls I thought it was time to crack the whip and get a little stash ready. 

Gorgeous Crate Paper Blue Hill Collection papers and BG Sugared Collection Elements.

 Inspiration. The picture below is for Daffodil Day, to raise awareness for Cancer Sufferers. Any one can help support the Cancer Council by buying a Yellow Daffodil. The money raises goes towards Cancer research and a hope for a cure.

 I love the bright fresh sunny look of Yellow, and these pictures taken over the summer when Our little boy took his first steps were the perfect match.

I have used Prima flowers and Packaging.

A little bit of Fussy cutting.

Finished with a little baby duck pin from

My little bit of Whimsy.

Thank you for looking & thank you for your comments

~ Chic ~

Kids Who Scrap!!!! & my Fav Scrapbooker!!!!

Ive been a little busy lately and haven't had much time to scrap Waaaa! LOL but in the wee morning hours Ive done a little bit of blog hopping. I came across this little blog by 9yr Old KUBA. He is absolutely amazing and has such an eye for design........

Kuba's Blog

This is my Favourite Blog spot!!! They have thier own customised papers and embellies and they are Delicious!

The ScrapCake Blog

And this lady is so very talented....I love to see all of her new works but my Oh my I have no idea how she manages to store her finished pieces. You will see what I mean :-)

Stacey Young

I hope you find something inspiring to you on one of these pages.... I found enough to keep me going for years :-)

We also bought another new High Res Scanner and it has lots of cool tricks and applications...... I'm dying to play around with my photos but will have to wait for things to quieten down here a bit :-)

Enjoy and feel free to leave a comment. It always makes my day xx

~Chic~

GROWING UP!

Welcome all! Thank you for all of the lovely comments you have been leaving.

This Paper started out as a yellow patterned Crate paper. I played with my Daughters water hairspray bottle and TIM HOLTZ Colourwash, then a little bit of Purple radiant rain on top. I found my 3yr old Girl in the office adding some aqua and red paint to my page. Ah! I was able to work with the new picaso of colours and Im happy with how it turned out. Although I was at first annoyed, the page is even more special knowing my little girl helped to make it LOL

The page is all about the big changes my little boy has gone through in the last few months which seems to have made him grow up overnight.

He lost a tooth (so I made little teeth to go on the page, super cute), Daddy bought him a guitar and he started lessons and keeps telling me hes a rockstar. He learnt how to do arm and leg farts (such a boy), and asked me to cut his hair like Justin Beaver's (Biebers) so the girls would think he was cute and they would like him. What the? He's five!

Weve been really proud of him too, he has earnt 6 merrit certificates this year at school so he got to talk to our Prime Media (Prime Minister) when she came to his school in WA last week. Her name is Julia Gillard but he had me in stitches because he thought her name was Julia Gizzard!!!

Because he has been so good we bought him a Leapster 2 Hand Console and games (The DS he wants is out of question until he is older). Of course Miss 3 then had to have one too, and it had to be the pink one so then the search started LOL.

I must say for any mum it is an awesome invention to get a moment of peace. They sit together quietly on the couch and play with it, and its actually teaching them something educational. Best Buy!

  TFL and I hope you find something that inspires you....

~ Chic ~

EGYPT

Our 15mth old broke his collarbone so there has been alot of time spent at home and TLC. I'm feeling like a caged bird....He is mending well though so hope to be out and about soon. Amidst the chaos I had some me time to do a layout.

If I could go anywhere in the world it would be EGYPT. I want to see inside the pyramids and touch the walls painted by people many centuries ago...... There is so much history and another lifetime to discover and feel part of.

Knowing It will probably only ever remain a DREAM to visit, I could not pass up the opportunity to visit the Egyptian Antiquities from the Louvre Exhibition in 2007. I was so overwhelmed and in awe at the Mummified animals, Ramses Sarcophagus and all the golden treasures and manuscripts I was able to see. Unfortunately cameras were not allowed so I had no photos for memorabilia. They were however, selling hand painted pictures, made in Egypt. I just had to take something home with me so here it is.......

I can smell the mini quiches starting to burn so better run.... till next time ciao!!!!

Broken Bones...........

I have a little boy who thinks he can fly! :-)

Keanu figured out how to climb the half walls in the house. On Tues he slipped of the top and fell on his head with a big "Crack". Whilst crying vomiting and in a lot of pain the Doc said to take him home, he's fine, just a bit of shock. Unhappy with the answer because I heard something crack and he was inconsolable I took him for a 2nd opinion to the hospital. They X-rayed his head, shoulders and CT Scanned him. Broken collarbone and concusion!!! He lapsed in and out of sleep so he was kept in and doped up on pain killers. Our other son Broke his collarbone at school 4 mths earlier and the reaction baby was giving was similiar, so Im glad I trusted my instincts, ignored the original doc and took him to the hospital. His arm is taped with a wide tape to his body, but despite the discomfort and alot of yellow bruising He's still quite chirpy. I just have to be more gentle giving him big squishy cuddles for a while, and did I mention the difficulty gently manouvering him in and out of the car seat for the school run every morning. Thank goodness its now the weekend. LOL

 I received my new Tim Holtz Leaf cutting dies in the mail and and was so excited to try them out on this page. I think they look cool. The dies cut through Fabric so I am going to try cutting some velvet leaves next. The Birdbath is Handrawn, cut and inked by me on thick Card. The gorgeous buttons are by PURPLE PUMPKIN. The butterflies were punched with a MARTHA STEWART Punch.

I had a collection of beautiful Boy papers and Die cuts from the BASIC GREY Mellow Series and I love how they all came together. I think the tree is gorgeous. It gave the Page a more Wintery Autumn look..... and its certainly that here. Blustery, cold and raining. Im surprised I managed to take such good photos on my poxy point and click on an overcast day...See! Miracles do happen LOL

Thank you for looking and I hope you find something that inspires you :-)

An Album for a Loved One Passed

It has been a busy week this week. The kids are on school holidays so we have been a shuttle service for thier visits, play dates and parties! Me and Hubby were able to have a lovely Date Weekend just gone too. We were able to sleep in until Lunchtime!!! Something we havent done since the birth of our first child. It was glorious!!! We went out for chinese dinner, Watched Transformers 3 (Something else we havent been able to do for ages) and just relaxed. The kids are back now so all I can hear is whinging again and I cant recall how many times Ive nicely asked my 3yr Old to hop back into bed. LOL Cant wait until next Date weekend :-) Its great to have them back though, felt lost without them.

On a sad Note, we also had a funeral to attend on Saturday for a special friend. He used to come see us almost every Saturday and always had plenty of hugs and lollies for our kids. Our 5 yr Old cried for hours and was so sad. We are all happy in a way though for him and his dear wife that he doesnt have to keep battling Cancer anymore. He will be missed by and touched the hearts of so many.

I made this journal keepsake for his wife to preserve many precious memories, with a smile she told me it was too pretty to put her scribble in so it was to become an ornament LOL. Love her dearly.

RIP Peter

We will see you again soon xx

~Chic~

The Colour Room Challenge.

Goodmorning everyone :-)

Sorry I have been a bit MIA!

Sadly our friend battling Cancer passed this week so I have been busily making a memories Album for his wife. I will try to take pictures before it is given.

That been said I only have one share for today. This Page is for The Colour Room Challenge #66

I have used Websters pages as a base and built my nest from there :-)

The photos are of our 14mth Old precious Baby Boy.

Thank you for looking :-)

Have a lovely day xx

~ Chic ~

FRAME TUTORIAL for chipboards collecting dust!!!

This is my take on the latest PURPLE PUMPKIN Sketch Challenge.

If you love the HANDMADE FRAMES and need to use up some old chippies, I have made up the perfect little tutorial a little further down.

I wanted a bright fresh GET WELL SOON layout for my little girl, so I could journal her first eye operation and hospital experiences.

 I tried really hard to hand make most of the items on the page. In a way a gift to my little girl and the special page she will one day receive.

I handmade the large rosette, frames and flag banner.

The little cute BEE button is from PURPLE PUMPKIN. The handmade Yellow button is from MLBOW.  The little cloud is made by Leanne @ CLOUDS and MORE.

FRAME TUTORIAL

Please feel free to share but link back to here.

Find any odd chippies that would make a great frame outline.

 Cut out the middles and file for nice clean edges.

 Adhere some bling, rhinestones......any odd little charms that need using up really. The colour doesnt matter as they will be painted over.

 Once the gems are in place and the glue is dry you can sponge paint over the frames with white or black Gesso before applying a coat of paint in your colour choice.

Add a layer of Clear gloss like Dimensional magic for very polished look. I kept mine in a natural Gesso painted state for a more matte finish.

I hope you have fun trying out this technique.

TFL

 ~Chic~

1. Mother To Be......My mother just after she found out she was expecting me.
2. Time Flies............Indiana growing up
3. My Mother..........This is the beautiful page LO that Skye Johnson made for me. I have added a photo of me and my mum in 1981