LOTS OF PHOTOS, SOME SCRAPPY THINGS and SOME FAVES!

First some photos of our fabulous trip (except I managed to get myself unwell and we've had to do 'Plan B' stuff....none of which has taken away from our holiday)!  Looky here...Hannah with a real live snake around her neck - I CANNOT believe it!!!  She said it felt sooo cold!  I was at the scrappy retreat (more about that  further down) so dh took Hannah and Paige touring!!  Look what I missed!

Here she is with two little wallabies!   Hannah has a way with animals - its special.

After the retreat we headed to

Port Douglas - my beautiful girls - I'm so lucky.

Then onto

Cape Tribulation -Paige looking gorgeous.

And we were sooo incredibly lucky....on this remote beach all by ourselves a pod of dophins swam close to shore...we could not believe it.  Amazing!!!  Nobody for miles and yet at this moment in time...this happened.

Touring back a few days later to

Palm Cove -

Hannah and Paige in the resort pool

Lap pool behind - Hannah on her way to breakfast

(Julie T-W you noticed Hannah's haircut!!!!- no one at the retreat did!!)

An unwelcome visitor!!!  'Dont worry about it' says the resort...it will just crawl up a tree!!(A tree snake)

Sorry bout the blurry photo but was very nervous!! It had an orange-y yellow belly.

Packing to leave heading back to Cairns for a couple of nights there in our favourite place to stay

Our hire car.

Back in Cairns!

Hannah getting out of the lap pool

Looking down from our veranda of our apartment. Ooh love this place.  Hannah and Paige in one of the four pools.

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SCRAP THERAPY RETREAT

What fun and all the girls there were fabulous and I enjoyed each of their company!

What a wonderful time!!!

This was most of the girls...

Top from left to right - Margie, Melinda, Lisa, Sonya, Vicki, Helen, Mel, Julie, Mandy (on end)

Bottom from left to right - Leanne, Carol, Karen, Muriel (LeeAnne's Mum) Lee-Anne (owner Scrap Therapy) Sandra, Trisha, HelenP (I hope) Judi.

The Shabby class I took!

Carole's Class - this was amazing. I mandy-ised  it a bit lol!!

And Carole has a few more pics on her blog.

 (Lisa took a class too and I have yet to finish hers but will!!)

 Hannah twirling.

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TWISTED SISTER #52

Here's my DT sample. You can find the sketch here and the twist is 'chipboard'.

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Here's a new shop Scrap Matrix who has some wonderful eye candy to give away!

You can find it here!

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ETSYS

Just want to mention two of my most fave etsy places too!!!

Cant stop shopping here!!!

ClaraBowsTeaParty

PixiePetals

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LUCKY WINS

Ooooh and for May I won

Scrap it Lah with this

and

Scrap that Poetry

both fabulous sites to challenge yourself!!

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AUSSIE SCRAP JACKED
is back in blogger- land exiting ning
(I rather blogland anyhows!!)
You can now find it here....

and in the next day or so, there will be a new fabulous challenge
so check back!!

and lastly

GUESS WHO IS BACK....

123 CHALLENGE!

The 123 Challenge is BACK>>>> come and check out the 123 Challenge blog on the 1st of June for our COMEBACK!!!

The 123 Challenge for June is based on:

1. ONE WORD
2. ONE DOMINANT COLOUR
3. ONE MYSTERY CRITERIA

A combination of the 3 Criterias
The Rules:
The WORD can be used in the title, in the journalling or ANYWHERE on the page/project as long as it's VISIBLE and a feature - we don't want it HIDDEN it has to be seen!

The Dominant Colour MUST be dominant - you must use it so that it is the MOST NOTICEABLE of the colours you use on your page!

The Mystery Criteria will be given by either one of the Creative Team, Charmane or even maybe a Guest or Contributor - submit your ideas to challenge_123@hotmail.com

We have 3 Websites donating - so three chances to WIN! More details coming shortly!

Want to be on the Creative Team? Charmane will be keeping an eye out for the next few months or so, to see who regularly contributes AND is inspirational and most creative and will be limiting the number on the Creative Team  wanting to "keep it simple" this time around....
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I'm so thrilled.  Its always been a big favourite of mine because it was the first online Challenge Blog I had the courage to enter such a long time ago.

I found Scrap Therapy from there and the rest is history

So with this history...I said yes to continuing being on the CT for its once a month challenge.

So for June:

Its all about  white,
the word 'new'
and using paint this month

Hannah who always faces new days with courage

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So with all that said, hopefully in a few days I'll make it home in one piece and I'll catch up with you all as soon as I can

hugs

xxx

SATURDAY'S WORK AT RETREAT!!

Another quick upload!! I'm off to teach a Shabby Class this morning!!

I'm trying the Challenge Masters for something new!!

This was the ADart one.  You can find it here.

We were given a Basic Grey Granola pack yesterday at retreat and had 5 minuted to scrap a whole layout!

I did manage!!!! 

Trying a new Challenge Blog called X0X0 - a scraplifting one!

THis one is of Jeanette's

And this one was Lizzie's

This is Challenge Masters again - an Impromtu Challenge to use the word 'HOME'

Very quick - gotta rush!!

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CAIRNS RETREAT!

One day down and another to start!!  I've met with Julie and we have scrapped the day together among other fab Scrap Therapy girls!!  This is a quick upload cos I've got to get scrapping with the girls!!!

Here's some LO's I've completed!!!

This one is for Scrap that Poetry! This was Paige!!

Another LO of Paige  for Prima Build-a-Page.

Paige again - we went out to a cultural dinner with friends and Paige did her own hair.

THis is for Scrap it Lah

An old pic of Meaghan - I love this. 

The inpiration is from ScrapJacked USA - gorgeous!!

And this is sooooo different to my style of scrapping but fun anyways!!

My Favorite Things

Check this out!! Prima donated a heap of flowers tipped in the middle of the retreat table and everyone could help themselves!!!  Not much left by the time I grabbled my camera!!  WHat you cant see is all the ladies standing round the table holding back while we took photos....though some just couldnt wait!!!

I'll be back with some pics later!!!

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LET'S GET SHABBY CHALLENGE #12

I'm frantically trying to get ready to go on holidays - with so much to do before I collapse into my seat onto the plane!!   My family are heading far north to the tropical heat of sunny Queensland - and thats a far cry from freezing cold Tasmania (at the moment brrrr!)

We have housesitters in -YAY so all is being wonderfully looked after and my poor cats wont feel abandoned!

Anyway...onto LETS GET SHABBY'S

Challenge#12!

ITs all about PAINT, CHIPBOARD AND LACE!

You can find out all about it HERE

This is my interpretation. 

A lovely little Mini-Album for a sweet Baby!

And your can win this gorgeous prize from

PIXIEPETALS

PixiePetals has also made up a

special

'LET'S GET SHABBY'

Pixie Packet!!

Lots to look at and see!!

TWISTED SISTERS#50

I'm so terribly late getting this up on my blog...but if you hurry you can join in

See the sketch here

The twist is to add in 'old' somehow.  So I used this lovely photo of my my mother as a Debutante back in the early 1950's. She made her own dress. (as she did will all her dresses!!)

And a very sweet thank-you to DAWN who sent me this award!

hugs to you!!!

Now I've got to go PACK!!!

(VERY BIG GRIN!!)

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METHODS PLAYGROUND and SCRAPxSCRAP

SCRAPxSCRAP (Japan) #24

Check out the criteria here.  I've used 5 photos of the girls walking to the car with all their books on the first day of school for the year (in Feb).  Paige was so happy to get back after our Summer break to socialise with all her friends again.....Hannah's face says it all.  She didnt want the holidays to end and so unsure of going into Year 10.   I've used some Hambly's Brick Transparency and drew the boarder and added some bricks as well.

METHODS PLAYGROUND #67

'Fill Your Pockets'

This is a fabulous challenge!!  I didnt have any page protectors already divided into pockets...so I just used the sewing machine (my modern day one!!!)  We inherited dh's granmothers little ole Singer Tredle Sewing Machine and in its drawers were sooo many gorgeous bits and pieces all ready and needing to be scrapped.  This is the perfect way!!!   What a lovely momento for my girls of their loved 'Nana Great'.

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I seriously need to get off this computer and do some housework!!!!!

(rolling eyes)

CREATIVE TYPE and some an ETSY FAVE!!

CREATIVE TYPE#31

Ooooh - I'm guesting over at CT for this challenge and it's totally a fabulous one!

Here it is:

"You know we all have those rub-ons we've been saving forever for "just the right project".... well, that project is NOW!!   Soooooo be a little green and use up older products you have already and you might just love what you create. "

Weeeeeeeell its true!! I did end up loving what I created!!!! 

These  Daisyd's  rubons stuck like glue to the glass!!   And I'm soooo pleased with the result!!

Check it out....'A WORK IN PROGRESS'  Do you know - there is 60 pink yo yos in this jar...and this is going to be one of those gorgeous floppy yo-yo dolls - the minute I get the time to string them together and make a head!!! 

A FAVE ETSY!

This arrived in the post!!! Arent they just the most motivating gorgeous lovelies!!!

I cant wait to create!! 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ClaraBowsTeaParty

Edited* Just had a look and there's been quite a few sales - not surprised!! LOL!

So if you might have missed out...keep checking back as its updated regularly AND if you want a peep at the sort of lovelies already sold - just click on the 'sales' word - it will give you an idea!

And the visit here Clara Bows Blog

Dont forget to join in the challenge at LET'S GET SHABBY!

AUSSIE SCRAPJACKED, TWISTED SKETCHES,WIOIN

Lots of things to catch up on atm!  There is so much going on in and its hard to catch a breath.  My work has gotten so busy and it will soon be school holidays here in a couple of weeks and while I have a little time off...it is full of ballet competitions that kind of takes the wind out of the time away spirit.  We are going on vacation to sunny far north Queensland again with the whole family!! Three days of it will be at Scrap Therapy's retreat where I'll also be teaching a Shabby class!!! I cant wait to catch up with the girls again and finally meet my partner in crime 'JULIE!!' (we live at either ends of Australia away from each other!)  Dh and the girls will be out and about doing other things while I'm busy scrapping.  After this has finished...we will probably hire a car and go.......who knows where for the last few days??  I love making impromptu plans!!! 

Anyway - I've managed to sqeeze this in between a frenzy of rehearsals and getting back to put students on stage!  Luckily we have housesitters to look after the house cats and birds!  After this is all over...its back to work and back on planes to examine interstate by the following weekend. (frown)  Truly - I ***need*** to retire!!   I just love being at home - sigh.....one day.

In all this, I've said goodbye to one of the dt I've been on for a long time  - Scrapping the Music.  The girls are fabulous and I will miss them - but will endeavour to keep in touch here in blogland. 

So with that all said - I'm trying to keep up with committment:

AUSSIE SCRAP JACKED

There are three different styles to jack -

go check them out here

I had so much fun with this one!!  I picked up the colour and the night feel to the jack.

This was another Jack I loved....  I love textured fabric!!! Paige is learning to sew and made her a little album she could put her samples in.  And yep - still loving my yo yos!! If there is an opportunity to put them on something.....I will!!! LOL!

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WHAT IS OLD IS NEW SKETCH

I love this pic of Hannah in her school uniform...  she was just about to turn around to say something to me and I clicked!  The Autumn season is well upon us now and the leaves are evidence of the magic of colour!

You can find the sketch here

WHAT IS OLD IS NEW

A Year in Review Challenge!

I cant wait to get all my pages done and get it bound in an album - just one event of the girls per month.

It would take nothing to catch up if you are thinking of having a go!  Mel has some fabulous prizes on offer!

Check out the challenge here!

TWISTED SKETCHES#48

Here is my interpretation of the latest sketch! 

Check it out here!