Sketchie Monday

Here's my offering for this week's wp sketch :)

Zoe and her friend Sarah, having fun after their Jazz band performed at the Parliament House Open Day.

And another Zoe LO - to even the balance as I've done a few Angus LOs of late :) This one is for the DT Challenge set by Kate at wp - scrap a LO using pink and neutrals to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

This didn't turn out quite as I'd pictured and I really wish I hadn't outlined the alphas but the photos make me smile - it was funny when they appeared during a photo download :)

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Woo Hoo! Finally...

Way back in June I posted this sneak of my LO for Bridge's blogging scrappy whispers:

And now at long last - the LO has been whispered to everyone and we're ready for the big blog reveal :) So, Elise whispered to me and I created this:

And then I whispered to Kathleen, so why not hop over to her blog and see what she created from my LO? I know I can't wait to see everyone's creations! So, if you want to start at the beginning you need to visit Bridge first. Happy hopping :)

Another wicked sketch

Here's my take on Krissy's latest sketch:

Angus walked in the door after a bike ride and announced he'd fallen off in a puddle - Rob and I fell about laughing - must have been some puddle! (my journalling is on the tag).

If you'd like to have a go at the sketch too - pop over to Wicked Princesses :)

My other LO share is for this month's number challenge at Challenge Heaven - you had to use one of everything - I thought it would be a tough one until I saw a LO by the very talented Karen Grose, I was instantly inspired and this LO just fell into place - thanks Kazz!


I used the wp Sunshine kit with a gorgeous Purple Pumpkin felt flower button.

The Last Inspiration

So, after six weeks the wp Inspiring Interiors comp has come to a close. Each week has offered something different and I've had a ball creating and seeing what the others have created. Kerry offered us the final inspiration in the form of this room:

I decided not to go with the bunting but to focus on the colours and simple lines of the room. Here's what I came up with:


There were two mini challenges during the comp too. One was to photograph either buttons or flowers in something around the house you wouldn't normally use to hold either of them. I popped some MVB in my Fijian carver bowl.

The other challenge was to choose an interior in your house and use it as inspiration to make a card. So, I chose my bedroom and made this card:


The only other thing I've scrapped during the past week is this LO using the second wp sketch for October. My MIL is the little girl on the right :)


Have a great week - happy scrapping!

Interior 5

So here's the inspiration for week 5 of the wp Inspiring Interior comp:

The extra criteria was to use fabric. Here's what I came up with:


I did this after I'd had an argument with Zoe so even though this interior was lovely and calm, I was feeling anything but! So, I chose a calm photo and scrapped an important message for her to consider - you might have to click on the image so you can read it :)

Only one week left of this comp - might have to pull out all the stops for my last entry!

Doubling up

It's been a busy few days. The 1st of the month heralded new challenges and a wp sketch :)


This is my take on it:


It's also school holidays here so, on Friday we took a drive out to the Cotter to view the construction work on the dam that supplies Canberra's water. It's being expanded from huge to truly enormous!

This pic shows the current dam wall and the monster trucks at work.


And this one shows the height of the new dam wall on the right - mind-boggling!


After morning tea at the beautiful Casuarina Sands we headed back into town to go to the movies.
While the rest of us were prepared to admire the icy water from a safe distance Angus had to get up close and personal. It was pure luck and the promise of the movie that kept him dry.

On Saturday I headed out to a charity craft day to raise money for kids with cancer. I had a great day. I let my hair down and scrapped a few 'just because' LOs. I even completed two double LOs something I haven't done for at least a thousand years. Photographing them was tricky but here you go. The first one is of my scrappy bus trip to Sydney:

This one is of Zoe and Angus picking up dog poo - something they love to do! Yeah right!! The expressions on their faces are priceless...


I also did this one about my favourite Spring thing to do - coffee at the Lake :)

And this is my favourite. Zoe dressed up for Book Week as a Cherub agent (child spy) from the series by Robert Muchamore.

I had to leave the craft day early to get to a surprise 40th Birthday Party. It was a fun night and the Birthday boy had no idea - it was fantastic seeing his face as he walked into the restaurant and saw everyone there, decked out in the colours of his football team (red and white for the Sydney Swans).

Sunday saw us entertaining two lots of out of town friends before I headed out to a scrappy Girls Night In. It was a fun night even if I only completed one LO while I was there. This one is for the theme challenge at Challenge Heaven - Birthdays, featuring a photo of a cake. This creation was my Birthday cake (also featured in my wp sketch LO above). Pandan cake - chosen and decorated by the kids.


Today we've been out for brunch and soon we're heading out to a barbecue - to be honest I need a rest, so I can only imagine how Rob feels as in between all of those activities he's ridden a total of 255 km!

But right now I off to walk the dog. The photos of me at the Cotter are particularly unflattering (which is why I haven't shared any). Those extra kilos I collected while recovering from my knee surgery are very obvious in Summer clothing - yuk! But with grit and determination they will soon be gone... and then you might see some pics of me lol. Ah vanity!

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