DECEMBER DAILY 2009

 

What fun and its definitely a tradition I cant wait to keep going!

MY first DECEMBER DAILYHere's the cover!!  I've used gesso on the cover, painted in gold and sanded it back a little. I've also use Dimensional Magic a lot on the lettering and embellishments.
 Heehee - this creative process took me on 'journey' and back again!
I know I love this!



1st Dec - Advertising for 'Alice in Wonderland'
Paige as Alice'

 2nd Dec - The program for 'Alice in Wonderland'




3th Dec - was the day I spotted a little baby bird in our front garden, it allowed me to photograph it
  4th Dec- was bumping all the sets in the theate.....a tedious long drawn out affair! .


5th Dec - Pantomime production 'Alice in Wonderland'  Paige was Alice
and Hannah was the Caterpillar



Dec 6th- Paige's Birthday - She got an ipod touch! 
7th Dec - My Page with chosen to be ScrapJacked by Lou Nelson - I was so stoked!

Dec 8th -We have a native tree call the Bottle Brush (for our internationals) and it blooms are out in full where I live in December. When I see our tree out in full colour it always reminds me of the traditional Christmas colours of green and red. This is a beautiful tree.

Dec 9th -This lovely sentence written on the blackboard was at the studio last week when I had a couple of senior students in for some extra class, (one is off to the Australian Ballet School in January for summer school) and this is what they left behind. Isnt it just so warming that 17-18yrs olds can feel they can do things like that - to leave a such an appreciated little note.

 

 

 

Dec 12- Paige's last violin concert.

Dec 13 - A remember a Christmas where we saved Blacky from certain death. And we still have him with us 7 yrs later.


 

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Dec 14- Can you imagine - and look what my lens caught! - a little baby Sparrow with white on its wings and tail!! According to an experts - this what happens when fed bread! (oops)In comparison to my finches (Dec 15th) they're REALLY spoilt!

 All wrapped up in cotton wool. Scrappy and Booky!!

 

 

 

 

 

. Dec 16th - TRIMMING THE TREE!!

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Dec 17th- I painted the girls little lounge a bright green (its not as bright as the photo!!) and they love it - lol its called 'the green room'!! (it was called the toy room!) Its part of the old servants quarters of the house and both their bedrooms are off this room. Dec 18 We held ourselves a little Secret Santa over at Scrap Therapy and I got the most delightful parcel of lovelies!!!

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Dec 19th - The place where the stockings will hang - its all ready!

Dec 20 - among friends and family, four family get together each year for festivities. Hannah and Paige opening presents!

 

 

 

 

 

(sorry about the flash points in the photos...twas getting dark!)

21st -Our little garden bandicoot comes out every night for scraps!

Cosmo (17) and Blacky (12) taking in the festive preparations!

Blacky is actually fast asleep propped against the kitchen chair.

 

 

 

22nd- Paige and Hannah cook with their Dad in the kitchen every year together!

 

 

 

23rd- ornaments that Grandma creates fully decorates our tree!

24th - All is quiet- Paige!

 

 

 

 25th- It was such a chilly morning I had to remove the stockings and light the jolly fire (pardon the pun!!) Diggin into those santa sacks!! Ahhhh - the squeals of delight!

 

 

 

 

 

Boxing day! Grandma and Grandpa with all the grandkids on our back garden stairs

 

Here are my
December 2012
December 2011
December 2010



Here's some links to Scrap Therapy's
December Daily 2012
December Daily 2011

 

 

We have a native tree call the Bottle Brush (for our internationals) and it blooms are out in full where I live in December. When I see our tree out in full colour it always reminds me of the traditional Christmas colours of green and red. This is a beautiful tree.

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DECEMBER DAILY 8TH & 9TH

This lovely sentence written on the blackboard was at the studio last week when I had a couple of senior students in for some extra class, (one is off to the Australian Ballet School in January for summer school) and this is what they left behind. Isnt it just so warming that 17-18yrs olds can feel they can do things like that - to leave a such an appreciated little note.

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AUSSIE SCRAPJACKED There are three Jacks to jack! Too much fun. Here's another I had a try at. You can find the challenge here.

GRABBING SOME SCRAPPING TIME.

I'm still playing catch-up with my December Daily...and I'll get there!! It's just working up for a busy time as you all know!!! Yesterday I even painted a room and am about to go do a second coat, so here I sit with my hands still with bits of remnants of a lovely green paint over them. I love green!! And lately its all I seem to be scrapping in too! But, in my defense, Christmas does bring the green out in me too! I've also restocked some of my background papers I love to use, so I hit ScrapTherapy for an order! My fave background papers are Basic Grey and Fancy Pants - mostly the reverse sides! Do you ever use cardstock?? I dont think I ever do - and not for a long time. Hmmn.

DECEMBER DAILY 5TH

6TH & 7TH BALLET PLAY (and it won!!!) This was a challenge over at Artistic Document It's the first time I've played over there. Dont you just love this Basic Grey Nook and Pantry paper!! This is my little Hannah - a costume fitting! She thought she was a princess!

AUSSIE SCRAPJACKED, FAV THINGS, DEC DAILY

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AUSSIE SCRAPJACKED

This is a jack of Lou's Jack of Fran's LO. Does that make sense?? Weeeeell then you had probably better go check it out yourselves!! LOL!

Oooh I'm sooo into my Christmas photos at the moment!

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A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS

Its all about what your favourite holiday is.....aaaaaaand although i LOVE Easter, Christmas is definitely at the top of the list! Here's another precious baby bird photo! You can check out the challenge here

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DECEMBER DAILY 3rd & 4th 3rd was the day I spotted the baby bird and took a help of photos! 4th was bumping all the sets in the theate.....a tedious long drawn out affair! .

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52 SKETCHES, A LOVELY RAK, DECEMBER DAILY, METHOD PLAYGROUND & THEATRE CHALLENGES

Lots going on here over the last few days!! And loving it!!

52 SKETCHES.....52 WEEKSJust found this challenge blog! Loved the sketch - so it inspired me pretty much straight away...and reached for the paint brushes!!! Even the green framing around the photo is green paint. I had to do a LO on Paige who is CONSTANTLY got the phone tied up from the calls she gets! (No she doesnt have a mobile- we'd never see her if she did!) LOOK AT THIS PRETTY LITTLE HOUSE!!! Beccym sent me this stunner just because...isnt it the most delightful little creation!! I had to dress it up with my santas!!! Thanks so much beccy!! I cant stop looking at it!!! MY DECEMBER DAILYHere's the cover!! I've only just started and got a couple of pages done, but will try to get more done in the next few days!!! I've used gesso on the cover, painted in gold and sanded it back a little. I've also use Dimensional Magic a lot on the lettering and embellishments. I was going to use a jump ring, different shaped pages sort of album like the one I got from WION, but somehow moved to this....however, the WION Dec Daily Kit and the Embellie Kit is winding up through my now album anyway..... heehee - that creative process of mine often takes me on 'journeys' and sometimes back again!!! But then again....thats what its all about!! HERE'S 1ST AND 2ND DECEMBER Dec 1st - the advert of 'Alice In Wonderland' appeared in the newspaper. (I've blanked out some of the personal details) 2nd Dec - the program was sent to the printers. METHODS PLAYGROUND#55 It's about negative space for this challenge! More paint being slapped around here! THEATRE CHALLENGE#11 Check out the challenge here.

Its about using masks and a song from 'Phantom of the Opera' - I did in a creative way - here are some of my dancers as 'goblins' in the forest wearing masks, and I've used the first words from the song 'Music of the Night' - it just suited it well!!!

The paper is Basic Grey Eerie collection - I coloured in the trees and grass bank black instead of leaving it purple. I've left the bats the original colour, scalpelled out the photo and painted some green-ish/grey grass on some paper, torn it off and stuck it along the bottom.

This Challenge blog needs players! Its a shame they might have to close it down for a while.

KIDDIELIT have extended their deadline too! Its a fab idea and lots of sun for a Challenge Blog...so if you have some time - go join some scrapping creativity and see what you can come up with!

CREATIVE SCRAPPERS, & STUCK?SKETCHES

Loving my time scrapping!! And in the garden too!! Tonight I hope to start putting up the Christmas decorations!! Busy busy. I wont be posting anymore photos as these last December ones will be going in my 'December Daily' which I have to get moving with...but I'll post them as soon as I start getting them done!

CREATIVE SCRAPPERS #81This dear little baby bird sat on my lawn and didnt move! I ran inside and grabbed my camera and some baubles, placed them carefully behind it and it STILL didnt move!!! How lucky lucky lucky!!! I got some beautiful photos! Anyway it was perfect for the sketch over at Creative Scrappers, you can find it here

STUCK? SKETCHESYou'll probably get sick of 'Alice' photos...still.... they need scrapping!! Over at Stuck? Sketches, there was a triple photo sketch for this week and good for what was needed here!!! I had fun with this! The title reminds me of the 'lessons' and era from where Alice was trying to be taught to help her 'grow up'.

YAY SECOND DAY OF HOLIDAYS.....

Got some scrapping done today!! There was a CC going on at Scrap Therapy, I thought I'd join in (late) but no matter - the challenges were fun! First up is a Sketch which I kinda followed loosely. But I loved it nonetheless!

And this was the theme Challenge....

An everyday thing that happens before Christmas.

My production happens everyday (or in otherwords takes over my life) up until the 5th before Christmas, a bit different event to most folks. Christmas starts for us once the production is over!

16th NOV 09

The garden is blooming with flowers. 17th NOV PHOTO Look at these funny whirly=gig thingys that buzzed over my house and then out along the coastline. THey are strange!! Dont know the name for them but the person lays down in a cocoon type bag and the wind and a small motor does the rest. They sure do look terribly unsafe to me!! Not the greatest shot but did have my horrid old camera doing the job!

18th NOV PHOTO

More blooms - these are soooo fragent!!

19th NOV PHOTO

This is my fav part of the garden. Its also where I feed the birds.

20th NOV PHOTO

It had been raining and the roof was slippery...the silly seagulls dont have much grip and every now and then there is a flutter of wings and balance regained! Its a bit funny to watch! 21ST NOV PHOTO Rehearsal at the studio with the litte daisies.

22ND NOV PHOTO

Me rehearsing some of the younger students. 23 NOV PHOTO

Hannah surrounded by butterflies(to be)

24th NOV PHOTO

Paige encircled by a few of the 'white roses'

25th NOV 09

Late night sewing of butterfly wings!

26th NOV PHOTO

Paige helping stick on sequins

27 NOV PHOTO

The finished butterfly costumes

29TH NOV PHOTO

Official photos for the newpaper

30TH NOV 09 The newpaper wanted more pics so here's another with Tweedle Dee and Dum. 1st DEC 09

One of my fav pics. Soon after this Paige had 8 inches cut off her hair.

I'M BACK! PHEW....

Its good to be back and my first day of holidays is just about over, though it hasnt hit me yet that I'm actually ON holiday! So hopefully over the next day or two or three I'll be able to catch up on everyone settle into a bit of scrapping and feel like my ole self again.

First to a complete surprise and put a humongus smile on my face tonight! AUSSIE SCRAPJACK used this as their JACK!!!

I feel so honoured!

I hope you'll go over and play along - there are some WONDERFUL goodies to be won!

WHAT IS OLD IS NEW December sketch can be found here

Hannah with 'Alfred'.

Jonathan Seagull

Hannah on Steps

Paige sitting quietly!

I'm so behind with my photos getting up on my blog...I do have them though, and will upload a couple a day!!

12TH NOV 09

What a treat!! A mother bird in our garden feeding her two little babies just flown from the nest.

13TH NOV PHOTO

Looking at the sea from the inside to the outside

14TH NOV 09

This horrid creature bit Hannah on the hand in her bedroom!! She ran into us in a panic that something black under her bed had bitten her but didnt know what. We soon spotted it though! We'd never had scorpions in our house before! I caught it and put it in a plastic container. It was very threatening!! We had to give Hannah antihistime and some 'stop itch' and it did the job.

15TH NOV PHOTO

Here's Blacky in the window with his usual 'I cant see you so I know you cant see me' thing going on!

Hopefully I'll upload again tomorrow and start to catch up!!! xx