Magnolia....yum

I have loved and admired the gorgeous Magnolia stamps for quite sometime. but never been actually lucky enough to own any. Well.....I'm now the proud owner of quite a few...slowly building up my collection. So now I thought..well you have some...you had better start using them. Hence me making a few cards lately!

I'm not really a card maker, and I actually get nervous making a card. no idea why i just do. Anywho.....I've been scouring a few blogs to get some ideas and came across Kellie Winnell's blog. She also has a Magnolia challenge blog...this week the challenge is a sketch so I thought..why not give it a shot. Now its only very plain, which is so not like me at all, but its done, even if it does follow the sketch really closely..lol. Again so not like me!

So here is my effort for the sketch at MAgnolia Down Under Challenges.

I so want to whack some flowers on it but seeing as I'm actually going to be mailing it to someone through the post i decided not to.

What I've been up to...

Not much...lol.

Kids and work take up so much of my time I hardly know if I'm Arthur or Martha most days.

I havent even been scrapping much. i know shck horror. Its been a big shock to me as well.

But scarily I'm not missing it. Maybe I needed a break from it.

hopefully it wont be too long a break Ive got so much stuff here to use..lol.

I have done some things just not much. Even been making a few cards which again is scary. i dont normally make cards but i am loving doing them.

A change is as good as a holiday dont they say?

Well here are some shares.

What I've been up to...

lets push our luck..

and try for a third post...O my! Such a risk taker i am..lol


Now the third installment in my family.

Flyn.....lets just say he has his own personality...he is a bit of a princess at times...and already at nearly 18 mths I can tell he is going to be my nightmare child.

he is into EVERYTHING....and I do mean EVERYTHING.
He wont take No for an answer and just keeps doing whatever he is doing.

But he is just so darn cute!! And he knows it.. O my!

ok lets try again while the going is good..

Still cant figure out how to move my photos around...Grr at blogger.





Ok next Child update.

Jack is now nearly 27 months. OMG where has that time gone?? No idea I tell you!.
he is such a character, cheeky and so sweet.
And a live wire...OMG he never stops from sun up to sun down.

Ok look slike another succesful Post...well heres hoping

i dunno....

what happened to my post yesterday.
maybe Blogger was in such a shock that i had actually posted anything it couldnt cope?? LOL

It was pretty photo heavy so maybe I overloaded it.

Ok will do smaller posts today and see how it copes.


Basically yesterdays post was just about how crappy this year has been for me and my family but we are trying to keep our heads above water and soldier on.
Not going to retype the whole darn thing cause frankly I'm over it!

But here is some updated photos.


Will do one child in each post so I dont freak it out again.

First K...she is growing up so much.

Now 10 years old and hormone territory so watch out!!

Loves netball and basketball and school.






Ok cant getthe photos how I want them...Maybe Im no longer blogger savvy??
ok will post this before it disappears on me.

i duuno....

i duuno....

2009...is it over yet??

I know.....I know...

i suffer badly from slack bloggers disease! LOL

Well not much is happening around here, justthe same ol, same ol...you know the drill!

Ok looking at the last post...bad girls...what a hoot that was!!
i did get kicked off as predicted but i kept doing the other classes in any case. i had a blast! Boy O boy there is some AMAZING talent out there!!!

i was so thrilled to get as far as I did. What an ego boost im telling you!!

Now for another ego boost! Guess who is on Zarah's blog this week?? go on guess!!! ME!!!!!!

Go here to see!! i was so stoked she asked me! What a thrill!!!

And i'm so sad to read she is stopping her sketches for a bit......o no!! but i do understand the needing a break bit!! I hope you arent away for too long zarah!

Ok what else has been happening.....not much! The kids are growing like weeds! Flyn already has his two bottom teeth through.....

Check out these two photos that Kloe took of Flyn....so funny!

And my little Xmas Elf.....he is so cheeky!

Jack is getting SO tall! Think he might be a basketball player!

ok some more exciting news is happening around here...but forthe time being i cant say anymore.....

Just have to go now and prepare for it.......well kind of.......

wish us luck!

Bad girls.......

Ok so i did the unthinkable and entered into a scrapping contest..o my!!! now all who know me know that i severely lack confidence in everything that i do......

but nevertheless i entered and can you believe i have made it to the fourth round!!!

i'm still pinching myself to make sure its real! The last couple of mondays have had me a nervous wreck waiting to see who made it to the next round! O my!! the talent out there in this colourful world of ours is just amazing!!!



here are my pages so far.



week one.......

Was all about layering......easy peasy one of my favourite techniques!!

Week two......

Was all about mixing different patterns and using the colours in your photo to create unity

Week three.....

Was all about white space but using it to create unity , balance and harmony

Week four.....

is all about texture, but also using thetechniques of unity, balance and harmony.....

Phew...its been a ride i'm telling you, but seriously think the ride is over this week for me, hand my ticket over i'm about to get kicked off the bus......

But i wont be sad and carry on like some who have been expelled from class. its just been the biggest thrill for me!

Ok its the witching hour in my house and theres yelling and screaming everywhere!

must be time to go and try to tame the wild beasts!

Nearly October...

already. can you believe it??

Life is still crazy here. When will it ever be sane in the next 15 years?? probably never!

Not much other than the ususual has been happening!

Jack is a live wire but coming into that O so funny stage! He starting to say more and more words. its so cute! He calls Kloe 'Oeeee" at the top of his lungs! he loves going outside with her, and if she doesnt take him he stands at our back door rattling on it yelling out her name!! cute but also annoying!! And he calls my dad 'Bop' instead of 'Pop" which is just the absolute cutest and my dad loves it! he is such a happy boy and makes everyone around him happy with his funny antics.Chocolate face!!!Love this photo of him! My current fav!

Flyn is growing like a weed. Already 4 months...where has that time gone?? He lays on his belly already starting to push up. digs his feet in! He so wants to be off with the kids out the back playing! Wont be long and he will be! LOL. He is at long last sleeping through the night, although wakes at 5am and thats morning to him! EEEK!!!!!

We have taken to calling him 'Miley!" have a look at that smile!!! And its on his face all the time!!

OMG how cute is this photo! makes me laugh everytime i see it! He so funny already!

And kloe .....well she never changes just gets bigger now!She has just started School holidays for two weeks, so wil be driving me crazy with....I'm bored, what can we do. Do you have to scrapbook all the time. Stop taking photos of me......You know the drill. Never ending whinging! LOL She is doing really well at school, passed her LAN test with flying colours so that was a big relief! She starts basketball again after the holidays, but as yet we havent heard what days she is playing , who her coach is or anything!!!

My fave photo ofher at the moment!

Her latest self portrait! No idea why she loves taking photos of herself but hates me doing it! She a dag like the rest of them! LOL

Ummm..what else?? o i had a visit from a very crazy lady who drove for 11 hours to see me!! Over the roughest roads in Australia (otherwise known as the birdsville track!) and some of the mostbeautifuliest countryside 9outback SA and the Flinders Ranges!! lucky i love her or i would have had her commited!! She blew two tyres and was stuck on the side of theroad for over an hour, but she got here. it just wasnt long enough time to spend together!

She brought her kids with her and all the kids got on really well! i was worried they wouldnt as

hers as boys and mine is a girl and two babies. but nope all was great!

Jack had to sneak into this photo! LOL he was Corey's little dude!!

And Scott took Matt out fishing and gave him theexperience of a lifetime Spencer Gulf stlye! Feeding wild dolphins by hand!!!

ok will be back later to update some more and to show you what i have been doing! Off to work now!....o yea did i mention I'm now back at work full time! CRAZY!!!!!!