Photo A Day

One of my new years resolutions was to take more photos, especially of us as a family. I also started taking a photo a day for Project 365, which I have kept up to date with. I have found that I have trouble coming up with things to photograph that I haven't done before. While scrolling through Pinterest, I came across this photo a day challenge for February from the Fat Mum Slim blog.

And I am going to give it a go. I'll record it on the Project 365 app on my iPad but will share some of the photos on here and on Facebook. We'll see how I go.

I'll be back later with a couple of exciting things to share....

Fixated

Trying to get a response out of the kids when they are watching TV is virtually impossible. I noticed Lachlan the other morning, while watching his favourite shows, and the look he gets on his face. It's like his mind has gone blank as he stares, fixated on the TV. I took a photo and have scrapped it using some Basic Grey 'Little Black Dress' from the Little Scrapbook Shop.

I have used the blacks and greys from this range and added some Mister Hueys, paint and ink on the background. And some washi tape, of course! Here's a close up:

The chippy camera is from Echo Park's 'Happy Days' range. I've used up some old Basic Grey chipboard alphas as well. They were the perfect colour.

I'm looking forward to doing a lot more creating with this range. Hopefully I will get a chance over the weekend.

Happy Australia Day to all my Aussie readers! I hope you are having a great day whatever you are doing. We are heading to the neighbours for a BBQ and a few drinks. Enjoy!!

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Hmmm....

So....I scrapped. And I'm not sure if I like it. :( It really doesn't pay to have a break from scrapping. I think I've lost my mojo. Anyway, seeing as though I haven't updated my blog for a while, I thought I would share it anyway. So here it is:
I've used October Afternoon 'Farmhouse' again. It seemed to suit my photos. I took this one of Luke and Darcie the other morning while we were waiting for the school bus to come and pick up the other 2 kids for their first day of school. And I've done a little machine stitching again as well.

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Been AWOL

And I'm having some serious paper and glue withdrawals! We have been doing another block of swimming lessons with the kids - yep 3 hours driving a day for the last week. And Luke has been away working so I have been doing it all myself. I am buggered!!

I'm hoping to hit my scrap desk over the weekend. School goes back on Monday too! It's going to be weird having 2 kids at school this year. They are both looking forward to going back. :)

I'll leave you with a little sneak peak of a layout for a secret squirrel gig. All will be revealed soon. ;)
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Your Strength

As you probably already know, my Mum was diagnosed with breast cancer early last year. She has had a pretty rough time with treatment and subsequent side effects. But through it all, and even now, she still manages to smile. This is a 'just because' layout about that:
I've used a couple of different mist for the background. I'm loving the combination of yellow, teal and black at the moment. I've used up some old scraps of Fancy Pants papers and die-cuts on this one. Here is a close up of my journalling:

And a close up of my rolled rose:

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You

I'm back again with another layout share. This time it's a 'just because' layout. I have used products that were just sitting around on my desk and it only took about 10 minutes to put together. Love scrapping like that!

I have used some American Crafts paper for the background and added a little corrugated cardboard that I had run through my Big Shot. There is a little bit of inspiration from Tara Scobie on this layout.

And here's another close up:

I hope you are enjoying your weekend. We only have one more week before the kids head back to school. :( And we have another block of swimming lessons next week. I am making the most of this weekend and hitting my scrap desk. ;)

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Scrapping My Baby Girl

Darcie will be 3 in May and she has already decided that she no longer needs a sleep through the day. That can be a good thing but most times it's not that pleasant dealing with her tiredness and tantrums in the late afternoon/evenings when the rest of us are pretty tired too. *sigh*

But every so often, she will just crash out - like yesterday she went all quiet and when I looked over at her, she had gone to sleep sitting up on the lounge! lol She did the same thing on Boxing Day after a very big Christmas Day. She was sitting on my Mums' lap and drifted off before anyone had even noticed. It was lovely seeing them cuddled up together - I had to grab the camera.
This is my layout for the January challenge at Scrap The Girls. This months challenge is Monochromatic. I went with red. I had a bit of trouble getting this layout to work for some reason. I couldn't get my photo to look right with my papers (that I'd already stuck down!) So I flipped the layout on its side and it seemed to be ok. :)

There are lots of polka dots, a few stripes and some hearts. And I've been able to use up some old stuff too - like these Thickers and the Cosmo Cricket tiny alphas.

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