All You Need is Love

The Man is a romantic man. He never fails to buy me roses on Valentines Day.
I may not get around to scrapping the memory in a timely manner, but the appreciation is there all the same.

Besides, it's not like I've finished my Christmas album, or even started my Easter album. Nor have I completed my year in review album for 2011.

So I think it's not a bad effort to have finished a Valentines Day page by May :-)

Really must start (or keep going) on those other projects hey?

Supplies:

Lily Bee Memorandum Office Blue	ICC Poetic Chemistry	Pink Paislee Sping Jubilee Soiree	Prima Songbird 6x6" paper stack
Pink Paislee Sping Jubilee Chipboard Stickers	Crate Paper Paper Heart Phrase Stickers

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Sandy Toes and Salty Kisses

As I sit here rugged up in my cardigan and granny-blanket it's easy to imagine why I've been drawn to scrapping some beach photos lately. I think I'm slightly cold-blooded. I much prefer the summer months with it's bright sun shining and lazy days.

I've spent more than half my life in the country though, so the beach is still quite a novelty for me. That means it's even more of an adventure for our children! I love this photo my sister snapped of her two boys walking off towards the ocean - one of them for the very first time.

When I decided I wanted to scrap this page I quickly realised that my beachy themed products were quite limited. So apart from the Pink Paislee Nantucket wooden shapes, all the rest of my products are just your 'average' supplies. In fact, all the main papers here from LilyBee are in fact office-themed!

I posted this layout on a forum, and someone commended me for all that fussy cutting... but it's deceiving actually. Trust me, I don't have the patience to spend hours twisting tiny scissors around paper details. So this is actually just a fabulous Basic Grey doily paper cut into chunks which represent my waves. Woo hoo for a brilliant idea!! LOL!

Well, I don't know if it's because my heater just kicked in, or if it's the effect of these beachy photos, but I'm feeling warmer already :-)

Supplies:

Lily Bee Memorandum Office Lemon	Lily Bee Memorandum Whiteboard	Lily Bee Memorandum 9 to 5	Lily Bee Memorandum Timeclock
Lily Bee Memorandum ABC stickers	Crate Paper Random Alphabet Stickers	October Afternoon Boarding Pass alphas	Basic Grey Out of Print Doily Paper
Pink Paislee Nantucket Lasercut Woodchip Shapes	Tim Holtz Tissue Tape Sketchbook	Prima Canvas Banner Small Stitches	Mister Hueys Heirloom Blue

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Yummy scrap

Did you know Scrap Friends is the only Australian online store where you can search for products by colour? That's great if you're like me and you tend to stick with some long time favourite colours for the majority of your scrapping.

It's also fabulous if there's a particular colour combo challenge you want to take part in. Like our very own Yummy Scrap challenge for example! ;-)

Inspired by these yummy pictures of gelati in some of my favourite colours, I scrapped this layout of my Munchy preparing her own breakfast. That's something she's wanting to do more and more of these days. And that's fine by me - it means I can sleep in a little longer!

Where it became a bit of a problem one morning was when she was also preparing her sister breakfast. Apparently Moodles was asking for "more and more" yoghurt, so in the end Munchy just gave her the whole tub. By the time we found her, Moodles must have consumed at least 300 mls. She's sure got an appetite my little girl!

I sure am loving using all these exclusive foreign paper lines that Scrap Friends carry. I know for a start I'm working my way through most of the lines by ICC. Then I'm going to work on KesiArt, and then I'll go on from there ;-)

And it's totally worth your time having a go at this colour challenge. I mean, just look at the fabulous prize that's on offer! But if you need any more convincing, then just go and have a look at the awesome example projects the DT have provided. Inspiring to say the least.

Supplies:

ICC La Dolce Vita	ICC La Dolce Vita	ICC La Dolce Vita	ICC My Diary
Websters Pages Alpha Stickers Ladies & Gents	Teresa Collins Everyday Moments diecut sheet 3	Teresa Collins Everyday Moments diecut sheet 2	Teresa Collins Everyday Moments Brads
Amy Tangerine Sketchbook Doodle Stickers	Crate Paper Paper Heart Border Stickers	Crate Paper Paper Heart Phrase Stickers	Jenni Bowlin Paint Dabber Stick Candy
Washi Tape Slim Moray	Washi Tape Slim Bondi Blue

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Once Upon....... a JBS kit

One of the kits I received from Jenni Bowlin this month was their "Mini-Album Kit" which was designed by the wonderful Shimelle. It came with an Amy Tangerine Day Book which I fully intend to use. But in the meantime, the kit was too wonderful not to build a page, or two or five.

I started with this one which is my page for the newest Once Upon a Sketch challenge. Kind of like killing two birds with one kit ;-) Here's the wonderful sketch we're working with this month:

As you can see I've rotated the sketch 90 degrees clockwise so that my cluster of elements are horizontal rather than vertical. And apart from the sketch, the challenge criteria is to base your layout around the theme of 'mums'.

Ideas for journalling: you as a mother, your role as a working/stay-at-home mum, sacrifices/benefits of being a mum, one day in your life as a mum, how your life has changed since being a mum, a tribute to your own mum, grandmother, guardian or someone you consider as close as your mum, your relationship with your mum or your daughter, one trait you have take from your mum, your desire to be a mum, your feelings on motherhood, what does it mean to be a mum?, what kind of mum do you want to be? Mother's Day celebrations/traditions, your favourite Mother's Day gift given/received etc..

My title is a little cheeky but my journaling tells the story to explain it. Munchy was being a bit deceptive one day. It was only something trivial, and I know she's only just pushing the boundaries as 5 year-olds do - but I called her out on it. She screwed up her face (just like in this photo!) and said "You're just too clever Mummy. I can't trick you. You must have special goggles you put on and watch me when I'm not looking"!!

I just love that she remains at that stage where she thinks I'm amazing and infallible! I know that won't last forever so I better cherish it while I can :-) What 'mum' story will you tell to join in our challenge?

Supplies:

JBS Mini-Album Kit May 2012

JBS Papercrafting Kit May 2012

Imaginarium Designs 8 Butterflies

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