Book Week

Walkerston Library celebrates book week in a big week and it culminates each year with a parade of school children in costume marching down the main street. This year was bigger and better than ever. I have the wonderful task of capturing the parade on film each year and then presenting the finished product to the library and the two school here. Credit has to be given to all the parents who dress their children up. No mean feat these days but I must say the costumes were very impressive this year. My two decided that they were not being very adventurous this year and dressed as Sharpay, from High School Musical, in the golfing gear no less and Mr Bean. Kendall has a warped sense of humour like his father and the two of them in front of any Mr Bean show is entertainment in itself. Here are a couple of shots taken at home before we went to parade yesterday. A few more photos to scrap now!!! The kids were absolutely exhausted last night as after parade it was back to school and then they both had a solo dance lesson. Oh to have their energy. Have a great weekend!!

Shabby Chic no 3

Wow!! Can't believe how quickly this came together. I freaked when I read the criteria for this challenge from Let's Get Shabby. I have never in 9 years of scrapping ever just used white and one colour. I have had this photo since my Grandma moved from her house to the retirement village and was never too sure what to do with it as it was damaged. Well here is the solution today!! Just love the Prima artistery and fiesta flowers and some old lace from the dress up box. The butterfly is to die for and yes I do have another one spare for another project. I think I will try this sort of project again as matching colours always takes time. I also love the great fiskars border punches; they make a plain piece of cardstock stunning. This was definitely a short but satisfying lo.

Scap Therapy...Puzzle Challenge..

I have been encouraged by Deb to join scrap therapy challenges. One of the ones for August is a puzzle challenge where they give you three puzzle pieces to include in a lo. The were polka dots, bows and paper clips. Here is my take on the challenge!!

Not a lot of scrapping happening....

due to this. Spent last Sunday making monkey costume for eisteddfod. Finished off the costume and head wear on Tuesday. (Need to press lining when ironing but not a big factor.) I scored my MIL's sewing machine which has maybe been used twice in its life. Sews like a dream. better than my old one (which I got for my 21st lots of years ago!). Hopefully I will get a couple of los done this weekend. Thought I had better touch base incase you thought I'd left the planet.

Scrapbooking Premiere _ August Challenge

Over at Scrapbooking Premiere, their August challenge is up and it is a vintage lo. (Vintage being open to interpretation.) I decided to go with vintage elements as the photo is of my Mum and her parents on her wedding day. I wanted happy colours which are really not "vintage" however by using vintage laces, the obligatory 3 birds on the wall, pearls and buttons I have created a vintage feel lo but still happy and bright, as wedding days should be.

I will have to raid Mum's sewing draw for more lace etc off cuts as I have been doing quite a few shabby and vintage los recently and the supplies are running low. Anyhoo, hope you like it......

A little box

I got this kit in Brisbane and decided to put it together yesterday. It is quite intriguing to follow instructions which don't make sense, but finally I made a little sense of it and this is the finished product...

A Bit of Fun

Not a lot of scrapping this weekend, although I am working on covering an octagonal box. Too many kid things to do however did get the car cleaned. Just had a bit of a play with this, thanks to Ngaire's blog. Reminds me of paper dolls. A little way of experimenting with clothes hair styles and the like....hope your weekend was fun!!

A little 3D

I really did not know how I would scrap this photo of the place getters of the 800m at school...however by cutting around the boys' heads and mounting 3 layers of 3D tape underneath, I managed to get them standing out from the background. Other than that it is a very simple lo to record Kendall's victory.

Wow a day of scrapping.....

Just completed the August 123 challenge so thought I would upload it now as I will be pretty busy during the week. We had to include, metal, blurred or out of focus photo and at lease 5 staples. I found these photos on Kendall's computer. I must have taken them himself and they were just what I needed. Just goes to show you should not delete the fuzzy photos!!! LOL.

I had to do some coaxing to borrow the lego pieces and promise to give them back at the end of the month. (Maybe I will have to buy my own lego....not!!)

A Double LO for Kendall.

It is really hard to do a boy page after you have just finished doing a really girly page however I decided to go with the geometrical look and use diecut paper the same as the pattern on the base paper. Kendall loves to have his achievements scrapped as well so I hope he like this one. He has not seen it yet as he is on a bike ride with his dad.

A little Saturday evening scrap.

I have been a little slack lately not because I don't want to scrap but I am running out of time each day. Last night I bit the bullet and actually sat down and scrapped. One of my daughter's friends gave her this photo from sports day and I really wanted to do something nice with it. I have never owned a border punch but bought one at Spotlight last week, and I was really itching to use it. So everything came together last night. The girl's house colours are orange and yellow and the house name is Treacy, so this gives a little insight into the lo. I found some felt fozzies which I used the butterflies and the tree from and just inked them to suit. The base of the lo is actually yellow cardstock but it does not show up well in the photo.

I also found the instructions for this little box album in one of the scrapbooking mags and thought I would like to have a go at it last night. There is a lot of cutting and scoring involved and you must be really accurate otherwise the lid does not go on at all. However I must not have been too tired as the lid went on really well and now all I have to do is put some photos in it and then title the lid. I think this would be a really great present for Mothers Day or Birthdays etc as while it is sitting on a shelf it just looks like a little gift box but take the lid off and voila!!