Windup Season

I have had quite a busy week this week. This is the season for grand finals and winter sports windups and this week we had 3 of them. Seekara had her disco for the U7 soccer girls on Friday night which was really cute and the girls had so much fun. I have decided to never ever complain about my girls screaming again though after hearing 40+ under 7 aged girls in one hall. Very funny. The event was really well organised and they were all given trophies that looked like bobble heads with bendable arms and legs.... so cute! The girl on the trophy looked like the girl from Bo Buddies on Playhouse Disney! Here are my girls boogieing at the disco!


Later that night Darryl also had his Veteran AFL windup. The theme was a 70s night. He said it was a great night. Unfortunately he didn't dress up though as we had a party to go to afterwards too.

Sat night was my turn for the Pioneers Netball windup. I was so scared about this one. I knew it might be a tad messy. We were private agents and had to enter the clubroom's with a disguise and a mandatory footy jumper. Unfortunately i do not own a footy jumper as such of my beloved West Coast Eagles so I made my hubby's day and wore his damn Magpies jumper. Here is a pic of Amy (our niece) and I ready for the party. I pray to God that no pics turn up of us during the party! There were relays, lots of dancing, lots of alcohol and guys dressed up as netball players serving us! We even had musical chairs which I managed to get down to the last three in. Very good night.


I hope all you AFL fans out there enjoyed the final round of the season proper. I am a huge Eagles supporter and have been really impressed with the last part of the Eagles season. I am crossing my fingers for them in 2010. My husband is a mad Collingwood supporter - and yes all Collingwood supporters are crazy! He is pretty happy with them being in the finals and we certainly will be supporting them in their finals campaign - Go Collingwood! Being a bit of a state patriot I have a soft spot for the Magpies anyway with quite a few talented WA boys in the team.

Now on the scrapping scene... I still managed to get a bit done this week. We have been very busy in store and we even managed to put together some more kits. Make sure you check out our kits online for sale. $15 and fantastic value! The layout below is an example of one of the kits being used. This layout was made using the Kaiser range of Child's Play papers and rubons. I have also used Kaiser felt, glimmer mist, Collections chipboard and Making memories alphabets in this layout.

As you may be able to tell, I have been working on Cheekah's album to try and get up to date. I am now only ten months behind which is pretty scary for a lot of people but then it gives me the flexibility to match my hundreds of photos with the latest papers, which I really like. This layout, below, was made using papers from My Little Shoebox & Bazzil; chipboard, felt embellishment, stickers and alphabets from Basic Grey; word sticker from K & Co.

The photo in the layout above was taken by hubby - Darryl. I don't know whether Cheekah is more scared by the Magpies hat on her head or the camera. She has always been fascinated with Daddy's Magpies hats though. I created this page using papers from My Little Shoebox, Basic Grey (Junebug) & Bazzil; alphabet stickers by Basic Grey and other embellishment stickers are by Sassafras Lass - Love these stickers! The embellishments from Sassafras makes completing layouts so easy and they are so bright and funky too! I used one of my favourite products at the moment also on my layout - Tim Holtz Crackle in clear. Love the dimension and cracked glass effect it adds.

This is Cheekah, above, at three months old exactly. This is the day she rolled over. SO cute. On this page I have used paper from Sassafras & Bazzil; ribbon from Websters (beautiful ribbon!) Chipboard embellishemnts & Stickers from Basic Grey Lemonade, paper flowersfrom Kaiser; and crocheted flower from My Minds Eye.

This photo on the layout was taken on the same day. I have used sewing around the layout as well papers from Basic Grey, My Minds Eye and Sassafras, Stickers from Basic Grey and Creative Imaginations; letters from Basic Grey and pearls from Kaiser.

Hopefully this week is going to be a lot quieter, although we do have the primary school athletics carnival which we are all looking forward to - should be fun!

Hope you all have a great week.

TFL

Tenaha

xox

First Stack

Our poor little Cheekah had her first real stack today and she has the little grazes to prove it. Poor bub. She has an outrageous fascination with shoes on her hands (yuck I know) and likes to put them on her hands and walk around like a four legged animal at thousand miles an hour... well she was bound to come a cropper eventually, and she did. She fell out the front door, completely missed the door mat and smack onto the concrete on her face. Poor little thing - she still looks adorable though. I am sure the way Cheekah is we are going to have plenty more stacks though.Here are some layouts and bits and pieces i have completed recently.....

The layout below was made using papers from kaiser and Bazzill; embellishments from Fancy pants (felt), Doodlebug (Floral trim), kaiser (bling), My Minds Eye (transparency strip), My Minds Eye (rubon), ribbon; and Glimmer Mist in Sapphire and Silver. Transparency saying is from Making Memories.

I love making cards from strips. I usually get a bit of a pile of scraps from my layouts from the week and at the end of the week, whatever I don't want to keep for something else gets cut up and made into cards. No wastage that way and I get a few quick cards done ready for all those special occasions. Her is a cowboy card I made up - its always harder to do boy cards for me.

The chipboard ensemble below is just me playing with a few chipboard scraps for something to do... as you do. All of the items are designed using collections chipboard. I have also used Distress Ink and of course Glimmer mist on the chipboard. It was lots of fun to make.

The cards below were made using the cute little Collections vintage images and some scrap papers I had left over.

The following layout was made using paper from Bazzil, Creative imaginations, Stampit and Scenic Route; rubons from Kaiser, Maya Road and Hambly; sewing used on the Scenic Route paper ; & Crackle Accents used on the title.

Ohhhh - more cards. This lot was made using a pile of scraps from Kaiser fairy paper. I love the Royal Blue patterned paper in this range. I also stamped on the back of paper I didn't really like (which was plain white on the back) to get rid of it.... nothing wasted here. I also used Fancy pants felt, string, Heidi Swapp corners, Kaiser flowers, brads, water colour Lyra crayons, and various rubons.

I am not overly happy with this layout below but like my husband says - someone might like It. Funny man. I used the paper below from the leftovers I had form the making memories mocha monthly challenge from RTlicious. This challenge has sold out already and submissions are due on the 15th Sept. In addition to the kit I used lace, paint, brads, kaiser & Prima flowers and a Making memories overlay quote.

Be sure to pop into RTlicious. We have a limited amount of kits leftover from the Festival last week so be sure to grab one before you miss out. This week we have the Boxtop layout class on Friday evening to windup our classes for the month of August. Make sure you check the web for the September schedule - we have lots coming up in September and the classes are filling quickly.

Have a great week and happy scrapping!

TFL

Tenaha ;)

xo

Another festival been and gone

I hope all the Newman locals enjoyed themselves at the Fortescue festivals events over the weekend. We had a lovely time. The crowds seemed to be down a lot this year but it was still a great day and lovely weather. It was great to meet some new faces and see some our lovely customers also.

The Arts & Crafts Exhibition, hosted by the Newman Neighbourhood Centre, was lovely to look at again this year. This event is run every two years and is full of all types of artwork from drawing, ceramics, quilting, woodwork, paper crafts and cooking. it is always great to see so many people getting involved to make it a fantastic event.

Above: Hubby Darryl gets right into tasting the flavours of the food entered in the festival as part of judging.

Below: Some of the children's artwork entered in the Arts & Crafts festival. The twelve inch canvas painting with the little girl is Seekara's painting. She put a lot of thought into her painting. The little girl was her sister Cheekah and the red bird is a rooster flying in the sky - quite an imagination our little girl has.

I had my grandparents here for the weekend so it was lovely for them to come up. They had never been to Newman before and were pretty blown away I think by how lovely our little town is. We are very lucky to live in such a lovely place. Photo below - Nan & Pop with our girls on Radio Hill, overlooking our beautiful town.

Here are a few new layouts I have been working on.

Fun in the Sun layout above: Paper - Bazzill & Kaiser; embellishments - Basic Grey chipboard stickers and rubons, Cricut - Life is a Beach cartridge.

Below, Book Worm layout - Paper from My Little Shoebox & basic Grey; Kaiser bling and rubons; Carolee Creations alpha stickers; Letters cut from Cricut - Hannah Montanna; and Book cut from A Child's Year.Above: A hanging off the page project created with inspiration by Sisters in Style Boutique. Lots of different background mediums and techniques were used to create the pieces of this little house.

Below: Good Thing layout created from paper and embellishments by Sassafrass, rubons from Hambly; white paint by Kaiser; title rubon from Creative Imaginations.

Previous layout above created using Porcelain Basic Grey papers; Bazzill paper; Basic Grey stickers and alphabet; Kaiser pearls, Collections chipboard. Cards above made using the funky Imaginisce range. the paper is embossed with cute little thongs and ice creams.
The weather here is starting to warm up. It is predicted to be 30 degrees here today - beautiful. Hope you all are enjoying the sunshine.
TFL
Tenaha ;)
xo

Fortescue Festival this week

This Sunday the 16th August is the annual Fortescue festival. The weekend is full of fun and excitement for the races, art festival, fair day on the Sunday and fireworks. We will again be there this year and we cant wait. Make sure you pop in and say hi on the day for exclusive on the day goodies.

Now for some of the pages I completed this week...

The page below was made using papers from Sassafras Lass & Basic Grey. Embellishments by Creative imaginations.
The layout below was made using scraps! I used papers from BASIC Grey, Creative Imaginations, Collections, embellishments by kaiser, Prima, KI Memories, K & Co & Creative imaginations.

My daughter had a party to attend this week so we made her friend a Monogram letter. I hope she likes it. We used My Minds Eye paper, and embellishments by K & Co, Kaiser, Basic Grey & Collections.


I love this photo of Cheekah, below. I used paper from Bazzill, My Little Shoebox and Basic Grey (new Lemonade range). Embellishments by Collections & Basic Grey.

The layout below is made using the new Monthly Challenge kit available now. The new kit is not due for submissions until the 15th October so there is plenty of time to get entries in. The kit is comprised of paper from Bazzil and Basic Grey (Euphoria), & gorgeous felt flower embellishments from Provocraft. Extra embellishments have been added from Basic Grey, K & Co & Making memories.

Looking forward to a very exciting week. I have my grandparents coming up to Newman this weekend also so I am very excited. I am sure they are going to love it. It so beautiful here this time of year.

Hope you have a great week

Tenaha ;)

Warm Up Please!

Newman usually warms up around the festival on the 16th August, only a fortnight away - and I am hanging out!!! The days have been beautiful here around the low - mid twenties but the nights drop quite a bit to around 4 - 11 degrees . When you are used to late thirty to early forty degrees for most of the year, this can be quite welcomed cooler weather - if only it didn't come with all the little colds and ailments everyone seems to get this time of year. Cant wait for these nights to get warmer up here - we all sound like a symphony of coughs, puffers and ventilators in our household here. And everyone around us seems to have a cold or illness of some sort. Here's to hoping the nights warm up soon and all our friends are family are feeling much better soon. Bring on the warmer weather!

Make sure you come and see us at the Fortescue festival on the 16th August if you are in Newman. We will have a heap of new kits available on the day but these are limited so be quick - first in best dressed!

On the crafting front... I am busy trying to just get rid of my scraps of late to make room for all the beautiful papers we have coming up over the next few months. The papers and embellishments are gorgeous!


The layout above is very typical me at the moment. I love all the bright funky papers coming out everywhere from companies like Sassafras and Basic Grey. The layout above is made using papers from Basic Grey Lime Rickey, Sassafras Vintage Yummy and Scenic Route; embellishments from Lime Rickey range also, Kaiser flowers and Bo Bunny brads.

I have loved making little characters with the Cricut of late. I recently made quite a few fairies and also made one for a friends little girl. I wanted to also make one for her brother but couldn't think quite the right character. I then remembered my Happily Ever After cartridge which you would normally associate with Princesses. Mulan is on this cartridge with her little buddy Mushu (played by Chris Rock in the movie - very funny). It is so cute and I think suits Seb - he is quite a gorgeous little character himself.

The layouts below are from an exciting new range called My Little Shoebox. Check out the range of papers on our web - www.rtlicious.com.au. They are so bright, funky and adorable. Also check out Tracy's blog www.therapycatchup.blogspot.com for some funky ideas using this range.

Also used in the layout below is rubons from Hambly and Maya Road.

Layout above used My Little Shoebox papers, Basic Grey Sugared rubons, Prima flowers, Kaiser bling and other rubons from Maya Road and Kaiser.

I am still forcing myself to use all my scraps up after doing some layouts. I hate having to save the papers to use again because it all just accumulates. It is also a great excuse to dabble in something else and get my stamps out. Here are a few I created this week with nothing but scraps left over from layouts. I love the little owl stamp - my new fave from Hero Arts.

Below is a few layouts from the kaiser All Sorts range. Love the bright colours.

The layout below uses papers from Kaiser and Creative imaginations; glimmermist, Doodlebug trimmings, flowers & bling from Kaiser.

Layout above was made using Kaiser All Sorts also with embellishments from Love Elsie (KI Memories), Creative Imaginations, Crate paper and K & Co. Of course I had to use the scraps to make a card (below).


Enjoy your first week in August.

Tenaha ;)