After All These Years

{Up To Mischief}

The countdown is on over on the Greatest View blog! I've got lots of new items ready to release for sale this Friday! That means each day this week a design team member will be sharing a project! Here's a look at mine:

My little baby is turning into a little boy! He's already a bit of a mischief maker - getting into and onto things he shouldn't all in the name of adventure! The new countdown badges were perfect for listing some of the places I've found him recently.

I've used the Storyteller range from Crate Paper. 

I love that I'm telling these stories. Thanks for looking and be sure to head on over to Greatest View on Friday night for the full reveal!

{Awesome Simple Stories}

I have another project on the Simple Stories blog today! I challenged myself to use only the Awesome range, which is their grungy, boyish range. 

It really is super easy to scrap with these collections as there are so many elements to choose from! I've only added a couple of extra bits for dimension such as a chevron button, calico yo-yo and twine.

And I also added a small kraft chevron bag (these are new and will be in the sale on June 1st) and tucked my journaling in. Here's a peek:

Amelia was watching as I did the journaling and wanted to help. I gave her a piece of cardstock and told her to draw a picture of Noah and then she "wrote" I love Noah! How cute is this to add into that pocket? I love my girl!

I actually took a photo of this layout before I added a lot of elements to show how easy it is to use Simple Stories. Head on over to the Simple Stories blog to check out the full post!

I hope everyone's having a great weekend!

 

{Just Smile}

I'm soooo late posting this but over on the Simple Stories blog, we've had our first design team challenge! Our challenge was to show different ways to use the Elements. One of my very favourite items from Simple Stories are their 6x6 paper pads as the elements are shrunk down and are perfect embellishment sizes!

For these photos of my beautiful girl, I've created a layered banner across the bottom with elements cut from those paper pads.

Thanks to Lou Nelson who inspired me to 'freestyle' the wire across the banner!

This was one of those layouts where after I had layed everything where I wanted it, I snapped a photo with my phone so I could adhere everything in its right place! Lol!

See more ideas for using Simple Stories elements here.

{Blogging At Simple Stories}

My first blog post is live on the Simple Stories blog! Head on over to take a look! I mentioned in my last post that I've caught up on my gratitude layouts and that is what my post is about. 

February's journaling is tucked behind the patterned paper, with a little tab there to pull it out. I simply hand journaling on white cardstock.

Gratitude February 2012

1. Kindy. Amelia is honestly blossoming and developing so much due to kindy.

2. Artwork. I love getting artwork home from kindy that makes me smile!

3. Photos. More specifically getting professional photos of the kids.

4. Family outings. They are wonderful - especially where everyone pitches in to help wrangle the kids!

5. New babies. Welcome baby Maya to the family.

6. Noah's new independence. Crawling = happier baby!

In the March layout, I used a Simple Stories pocket and tucked a few journaling cards in.

Gratitude March 2012

1. Easter chocolate. Enough said.

2. Noah's beautiful nature. Even tough Daddy can't resist!

3. A new toyroom

4. My gorgeous girl. She turned 4 and I can't believe it! Love her so much!

5. Nutellex. To make any recipe dairy free.

6. Happy mail on days where you seem to need it most.

7. Friends with kids the same age as mine (or close . . .)

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I love this project. It's perfect for me right now so I don't lose track of the important things, and how lucky I am!

Thanks for looking!

 

 

{I Don't Know How She Does It}

Have you seen this movie? I watched it recently and was somewhat comforted. My plate is very full. I'm struggling to keep up with the washing. And I always seem to be tired. Eeeek! But I know I'm not alone in feeling this way!

This is not just a whiney blog post I promise! Because I know that when I feel this way I need to get back to basics - documenting and recording the stories and being grateful of course. 

• I'm about to register for this class from Ali Edwards. It's come at just the right time for me! 
• I'm almost up to date on my monthly gratitude layouts.
• The shop is going so well! I've got new product to design and source!

 

Of course, taking up most of my time is my beautiful family! I've been terribly slack at documenting Noah's first year so far so the rest of this catch up post if for him!

At nine months old:

He is pulling himself up and furniture surfing! Nothing is safe!

Has two bottom teeth.

Crawls so fast when he wants something.

Doesn't like to be put down much . . .

Loves his food (obviously).

Puts everything in his mouth.

Gives the best snuggles.

Gives the biggest smiles with his gorgeous dimples.

Still loves his bath!

Still gives high pitched squeals when he's happy or wants attention.

His sister always gets the biggest giggles!

Is such a good baby and sleeps wonderfully!

We love him so much!

 

{Greatest View Sale}

I always get a bit anxious and nervous when it's time to reveal the new items over at Greatest View. I work really hard to get things just right with everything that I sell. And I'm so proud of this release, all the items are now listed for sale on the blog and will be in the Etsy store next week.

Delicious chevron mini bags

Sunburst badges

Gorgeous kits with coordinating embellishments

Easter badges

And a whole lot more . . .

Go check them out. I'd love to hear what you think! 

 

{0 to 4 In The Blink Of An Eye}

Today is my girl's 4th birthday and I can't help but reflect upon these last four years . . . how amazing they've been . . . how fast it has gone. 

From my first ever PINK layout!

Oh I love this girl so much! 

xxx

{My Favourite Things: March}

Although I haven't been scrapping much lately, here's what I'm lovin' at the moment:

 

 

1. Crate Paper - I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of their two latest lines Storyteller and Pretty Party to hit Aussie stores! Swoon!

2. Chevron - yes, I'm still obsessed with this pattern! I've got this template from Crafter's Workshop in my hot little hands, waiting to be used!

3. Mister Huey's - I'm loving the opacity of these mists from Studio Calico lately. My two favourite colours at the moment are Calico White and Warm Calico.

4. Lily Bee Alphabet Stickers - Oh I need every single set of these. Thank you Lily Bee! I think I've mentioned them before . . . but I just can't get enough! I love getting 8 colours on a sheet and I love that they are tiny - perfect to use on journaling tags etc.

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Ok, now I'm feeling inspired!

I'd love you to leave me a comment and tell me what you're loving right now!

 

{Catch Up}

Whew! What a month March has been! Sick and teething kids, sick husband and so much to do I feel like I'm always chasing my tail! But I hear from lots of friends and family that they feel that way too . . . tell me that you all get overwhelmed with to-do lists too! 

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Some more exciting news, I'm teaching at a scrapbook retreat in early May! You can find all the details here on the Queensland Scrapbooking Retreats blog and website. I know Ann who runs the retreats so I can pretty much guarantee that they will be well organised and stress free scrapbooking time is in abundance! I'll share a sneak peek of the layout soon!

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The next Greatest View blog sale is on Sunday night 1st of April - in other words SOON! I've been working non-stop whenever I get a chance on the new goodies (hence the blog has been neglected for a couple of weeks) and I absolutely CANNOT wait to share my new creations with you! The countdown/sneak peek posts start on Thursday on the Greatest View blog.

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I'm not a huge fan of studio portraits but I did get some taken of the kids recently so I'll leave you with my favourite one. They are honestly as different as night and day! 

Thanks for visiting and for any comments left! 

{My Tiny Boy}

Well, he was tiny for about a week before he GREW and GREW and GREW so fast! 

This was one of my submission layouts for Simple Stories. And it was one of those layouts that just came together easily and I absolutely love it!

Calico flowers are perfect for boy's layouts (in my humble opinion). 

These word strips were actually cut from bingo card patterned paper. Love it.

And another little cluster in the top corner.

And with this Noah now has four layouts to call his own! Poor second child!

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Thank you all so much for all you enthusiasm and comments regarding my exciting design team news!