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??