Finally an update....

So I have questioned if I should keep this blog going for various reasons but mainly because updates are becoming few and far between. For now I will stick with it (at least until the Create & See website opens) As usual so much has been happening including a fantastic retreat and the Patching by the Port Workshop.....both extremely well organised events and I admire the ladies behind both of these events. Both were great opportunities for me to reconnect with old friends and meet plenty of new ones. Amongst all of this I have also been working in my garden and doing a bit of sewing...so plenty of creating just not all of the scrapbooking variety.

Here are my layouts from the retreat....





I still need to do the journaling at the bottom of this one. Ryan is jumping on the trampoline here.


I made this last week. It is a commissioned 21st card for a young lady who is right into fashion...that's why I went for the handbag design which is covered in fabric. It also needed to be big enough for lots of people to write in.



That's all for now...thanks for dropping by

Finally an update....

Busy creating....

....a 4th birthday cake for my girl and she loved every bit of her special day!

Happy Mother's Day!

What a wonderful day! Plenty of gorgeous handmade gifts from my four beautiful children...love them to bits! We had a very relaxing lunch at the farm with my parents and Glen's mum & dad...we are so lucky to have them close by! Lots of laughs, great food and a few wines enjoyed. Here are some pics of the bag I made my Mum for Mother's Day. It is Janelle Wind's Thelma's Day Out pattern. I was so thrilled with the end product and my mum equally so....thanks for the inspiration Janelle (Wow! this lady is so talented and inspiring!)




Can't wait to try some of Janelle's other patterns and a bag for myself....

Hope all you Mum's out there had a special day!

A tea party....

We have a tea party at least once a day in our home...thanks to Leesi! I just love them and how she will busy herself for hours on end being a little Mother hen....so here is the layout share...




I have some more to share but haven't taken pics yet....finally some more layouts for the boys albums and what I made for mum for Mother's Day (I actually sewed more material for that one!!) Will share that one on Sunday. I would have posted much earlier but it has been two weeks to the day that my 3G service went down and was only rectified yesterday. Back soon x

OMG I can actually sew material!!!

This is what I made this afternoon for Elise out of some really pretty fabrics.




It has been a while since my old sewing machine has had anything but paper and cardstock go through it but my new love of gorgeous fabrics has inspired me to do so. I am actually quite proud of myself because I have only ever stitched a pillow case before and that was in Year 9....in the olden days!!!! I plan on making her some more skirts (as she loves skirts and dresses soo much!)...some long and some short. With the t-shirt I just appliqued a material heart on to a top I got from Target for $9...bargain!

So I didn't scrap today but you can be sure these pics will be scrapped before long.

Ciao for now....

Welcome to Elise's room....

I made this today for Elise's bedroom door from bits of scraps....she is very happy it!

Saying goodbye....

can be a hard thing to do when you have had such a wonderful time! I have just recently resigned from the Just Scrapbooking Design Team after three years. I loved every bit of my time there from the friendships I have made, the professional nature of the team, the awesome products and the great boss lady at the helm of it all....Jordie thankyou so much for everything!! I will, of course, be keeping in touch and I am so excited about attending their August retreat (Nomes, you can finally get your needle back!)
I promised myself that this year I would make more time to spend establishing my own little creative business, just inspired. This will mean that my kits will be out on a regular basis and I will also be working on a creative staionery portfolio that will live at Create & See. I am also putting quite a bit of time into my Patching by the Port workshops and this has really kickstarted my passion for working with fabrics. So keep checking in to see what I have been busy creating.

I will leave you with this quick double layout I finished last night and a photo of my flower canvas (which I revamped by adding a chocolate coloured fabric base to).





See you very soon...

Two posts in one day!!!!

A mammoth effort from me.......but I just had to share a peek at my next kit. It uses traditional Christmas colours, Kaiser papers and some lovely metallic cardstock....on it's way to Create & See this week.

Another sneek.....

Here is a peek of one of my beyond the page projects I will be teaching at Patching by the Port. It is a 12 x 12 canvas which involves patchwork fabric scraps, buttons, twill, stitching and more. I am also working on another BTP project which uses old jeans pockets. Stay tuned.....My class samples will be on display at Create & See from next week for you to take a closer look. I am also happy to say that my next kit will be available next week too...so if you have some christmas pics that need scrapping then get them out....will share some sneek peeks in the next couple of days. Have a lovely Sunday!

Patching by the Port.....

Patching by the Port are spreading their wings this time around to incorporate scrapbooking into their program. I will be offering three workshops which will all incorporate fabric and stitching. The first workshop will focus on machine stitching, the second hand and machine and the third will use these techniques with beyond the page projects.....of course they will all involve the use of fabric and other haberdashery items. I have some sneek peeks of one of my projects to share with you.....




I will have more to share over the next few days but must get back to my DT work.....

Have a great weekend...

Still holidaying......

It has been such a long time hasn't it? I had such a fantastic break down south over summer and my holidays aren't over yet! I leave for Sydney on Thursday with my mum and meet up with my sister there (she's coming from Tassie). We are having a week long girl's trip. We booked it last year and gave it to mum for a combined Chrissy/birthday pressie. So my next kit won't be in the shop until I return.....so stay tuned.

P.S Thanks for checking in Linda.....will have something to share soon.