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Justine

Thought I would share.......

some of my most recent scrapping creations, admist my sewing etc. Lots of little handmade projects 'on-the-go' but all the beautiful weather we have been having finds me outdoors and enjoying the beaches!












Thanks for stopping by.....

Still creating......

I scrapbooked today! This is the first time since September last year. My scrapping has slowed down for a few reasons. I spend more time in my garden, I have developed a love for sewing and I have immersed myself back into my sports. I also realised that if I scrapped every moment of my kid's lives then we would need to build another machinery shed to house all the albums. Going over the albums with family recently I was also reminded that the pages that meant the most to us all were those that contained 'the story'. So, today I scrapped and I got the stories down and pretty much threw them together in no time.....I didn't care much for design etc but enjoyed how it all fell together.




Some boy cards from the left overs from Ryan's birthday layout below...


A very recent photo of Elise using some of the gorgeous BG papers Jordie kindly sent me...love them!


Joe's tenth birthday....


Patrick meeting Glenn McGrath at Milo cricket....


Ryan's sixth birthday...


I recovered some canvases for my lounge room a few weeks ago...


I made this apron for myself last week. It ties with a beautiful big bow at the back!


One of my favourite skirts which I made a few months ago. It has a zipper at the back...my first attempt which, I am happy to report, was successful! It could do with an iron!!


Thanks to Kikki K I sorted my office, two weeks ago, which has made the bookwork a much more pleasant experience. I only wished I had've taken a before shot...it was a disgrace!


Some girl cards I made today with the leftovers from Elise's layouts,


A summer top I made about 5 months ago....love the lime green paisley. I plan to make a couple more of these...


A sweet top for Elise. I purchased this Leila & Ben pattern from Etsy...


One of the many bags I have had fun making. I have given most away as gifts but this one is mine to keep.


This little bag pattern is from The Janelle Wind Collection. It is so sweet. I made it about 6 months ago for one of Elise's friends.



The first little dress I attempted months ago. This is known as the pillow case dress and it's so easy to put together. I have made a few of these to giveaway. Hanging on the stool is my favourite bag of all. I use this 90% of the time because you can just throw it across your shoulders and away you go! Definitely want to make another one of these in a blue print.


The dress version of the Leila & Ben pattern...


So even though I have been awol with my blogging, I have still been keeping my hands busy with plenty of creating. There is more but I definitely think I have hit overload with this post. Thanks for stopping by....

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...