Wahoo...

yesterday was Scrap Sunday, and as usual it didn't disappoint. The whole day to sit and scrap, share ideas, discuss life and all it's "good, bad and ugly" and catch up with good friends.Yes just the way to recharge the batteries.
Had a good time finished two layouts and came home and nearly finished another one.....yes I love Scrap Sundays.
So today, another day off, I'm going to finish another layout I started last night.{YES YOU READ RIGHT}, and some general house stuff, then tonight I've been invited to an evening at Weight Watchers for those who have reached their goal weight, kind of a launch for Slimmer of the Year I think..... after those cakes I ate yesterday that wouldn't be me, but I'll go along anyway to hear what it's about.....(note to self: wear skinny jeans)   LOL.
Anyway on to the day.
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Before I go, one of the layouts I did yesterday, thanks to Naomi for taking the photo of Gaylene and I at Scrapcamp.
Used Prima papers and flowers. Inking, scrunching and layering, loved doing this one because I loooove the photo.So special.

It's the middle of the night

and I'm too wired to go to bed. Such a huge night at work, we hosted a product launch and I'm exhausted but can't drag myself out of this chair and go to bed. Gus is cuddled up on my knee, sound asleep, snoring his little fluffy head off.
I'm counting the days till my days off and I can't wait, got a Scrap day on Sunday and then two days off to play hopefully.
I have scrapped so much since Scrap camp and made some cards, my mojo has stuck around.
I dropped some baby clothes I knitted, into the hospital today and I'm keen to make some more, so I think it's going to be a busy winter again.
 But right now I better get some sleep.
Night from us.

Where did today go?

I was up so early because the guy was coming to service the HRV, well he never turned up till nearly 11am, and I just have never got going. Been doing some work on my Paper Wishes site but apart from that nothing, Damn! Hate to waste my days off but just can't get moving. I have done the work on Paper Wishes which I'm happy about but no "paper work" has been done. :(

Oh well I suppose there is the rest of the day to play, so I guess I should go and start while I can.

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I'm Hopeless!

I can't just sit down now I have to be scrapping, I have a table in front of the couch in the living room and as soon as I sit there I'm having a ball creating. This is such a big deal because before Scrap camp I just didn't scrap, I made cards and admired other people's work on-line but my stuff was relegated to the Scrap/Spare/Junk room. So happy that I've fallen in love with it all over again, because there's a lot of stuff in that room waiting to be used lol!
It's also I think because I've started going to Robbi's Scrap classes, it's reminded of all the stuff I know and shown me new stuff, but whatever it's got me fired up.
Like this morning just had to finish this that I left on my table last night, had this paper for ages and it's so the right photo.
Anyway, hope everyone's keeping warm, winter is finally here and how.!
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Totally Shocked....

I took my layout to Scrap day today (see previous post) and I can't believe it but I won the competition. I thought the other entries were great, really beautifully done but mine won.  Anyway I've got it bad at the moment because here I am sitting here tonight ......scrapping. I just love the fact that I've found my mojo and I just want to enjoy playing with paper again. Scrapcamp has definitely been super good for me and I'm so grateful that I got to go, it's so good to be able to sit down and relax and do something I love again.
But right now it's time to eat something, been so busy playing I forgot about tea lol!

Being on Holiday

and home free to do as I like, I've pretty well played continually. Tonight I did the layout from the sketch I need to do for Scrap Saturday. Struggled for ages and then all of a sudden it just all fell into place and I was away.

It features Dingley cottage in Queensland and one of Gaylene's Aussie photos, loved working with it. I loosely followed a sketch but as usual I got carried away and did my own thing.
Going to struggle next week going back to work and not being free to sit here and be as crazy creative as I like.
Going to Scrapcamp has been so good for me, I've definitely been inspired by all those wonderfully creative ladies, and just want to push my creativity as far as I can.Of course sharing it with my darling sister was fantastic, hope we get to do it again next year.
Right, I think it's time for a cuppa and maybe start something else before bed.

So the sister has gone home....

and left me totally fired up creative wise. I just want to sit here and make beautiful pages lol!
Anyway trying to do a couple of pages for some challenges I've entered and I've just finished this one and ....wait for it....I actually love it. I stamped and embossed the border on the background before inking the page creating a resist effect. I haven't played with inks and messy things for ages but some of those girls at Scrapcamp really got me motivated and I've dug out all my Tim Holtz stuff and am having a ball. For ages I just wanted to do "pretty stuff" and not get messy but getting messy has become very exciting again.
Anyway off to try something else.
Ciao for now.

So the Weekend of the year is over!

Well so far it's been the weekend of the year, who knows what's ahead, but so far this has been the weekend I've been looking forward to.So much to be excited about, Scrapcamp, which I love so much and this year sharing it with my sister who is moving to Australia.I scored a bonus when she decided to stay an extra day, which we called a PJ day and we scrapped long into the night again, where does she get the energy???
However she left this afternoon and the house seems very quiet, ah well I'll just have to finish the page I started last night and yes I do think it will be an early night lol!

1982

Sorry if I make anyone age aware with this layout because I know it returns to the 80's, boy what an exciting time here in Dunedin, tell you what kids do some research on "The Dunedin Sound", Google it, check out Youtube, or if in Dunedin check out the awesome display in Toitu, the revamped Early Settlers Museuum. I just love it and just love to sit and watch the visuals from that time and listen to the 80's music. Anyway this layout I hope recalls the feel of that time, and it features the display that celebrates Dunedin band "The Clean".
I had a ball doing it and I loved returning to the grungy style which I haven't played with for ages.
Anyway this is the result and I love it. I cut the guitars in Grunge paper on the Cricut and and the Grungy flower is a Nestabilitie die and I've inked it and sprayed with Glimmer mist.
I feel it needs something  else but for now it's done.
Would love to know if it stirs a memory for anyone, 
For now I'm off to do something else, my sister's here and it's creativity central.
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Pretty in Pink

Well two days out from Scrapcamp and I'm still buzzing, not mentioning that I'm exhausted, but then 4 days with not much sleep will do that to you lol!
However just wanted to share this layout I did a couple of weeks ago playing with texture paste and a Glimmer mask, it's very pink and white but I love it. It features my sister and niece so that makes it even more special.
I really want to play this afternoon, but the afternoon is drifting by and I don't seem to have the energy to get started.....maybe another coffee will help.
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Scrapcamp

So Scrapcamp is over for another year, and wow did we have fun.

Feel like I was very productive, and got heaps done. I tried these all cream cards which I've been admiring and I love them.

The layout is done using Kaiser paper and I really enjoyed doing this one, lots of dimension to it.

I have much more that I did and there will be pics but right now it's hard to keep my eyes open, three nights of early dawn bedtimes have taken there tole so from me a very happy and satisfied Goodnight.

Finally finished.....

I have finally finished my last order, I'm happy with the result, it's amazing what a doiley can do, also some Glimmer Mist, Perfect Pearls, and a Nestabilitie die cut. Of course I used the Martha Stewart Lace edge punch, well when don't I lol!
Anyway hope it's what the lady wanted.
So tomorrow, I must seriously start packing for Scrap camp, Gaylene arrives on Wednesday and with all the catching up it will be hard to concentrate on what I need to take.
So some photos printed, but more to get tomorrow, everything in one one place ready to be packed..... looking better than usual Yah!

Three Sleeps to go....

to Scrap camp, and where am I at? Well I've had some photos done, my mind is working overtime with ideas and I just want to start playing, but I guess it would make more sense to do the organising stuff. I'm definitely further ahead than I usually am cos most of my stuff is packed in drawers, which will get packed into the car and my bags will take the excess. I even have a definite plan of what I'm doing, cards of course but I'm doing an album of my nieces childhood photos for her Dad's Mum, I want to do an album celebrating my best friends 45kg weight loss, so many ideas for someone who has not actually scrapped for months. They say a change is as good as a holiday and I definitely think it's true, I can't wait to get back into it. Of course There's the other great bits, the laughs, the good friends, the wonderful creativity on show...yes it's all fantastic fun but first I must finish this card I have ordered and sort some more stuff.
Bring it on!!!!!!

This time next week......

will be our second day at Scrap Camp, bring it on just can't wait, AND my sister will be here. She's arrived in Christchurch and on her way to Auckland and Black Sabbath, so the excitement begins.
I started this card this morning for an order and I'm quite chuffed, will get it finished in the morning. Right now it's off to work for me, tonight and tomorrow then holiday and let the fun begin.

Three Weeks today......

and Scrap-camp will be over. It's hard to believe it's so close, and even harder to believe that I'm back actually scrapping again. I need to get photos developed this week, and start sorting my stuff.
I don't want any last minute chaos, and I want to be sorted by the time my sister arrives cos once she's here I'll be too busy taking to think about what I want to take.
When I go back to work on Tuesday it's one week until she arrives, so excited. I just hope she doesn't notice the cold too much having been in Oz for the past month. 
I'm really loving scrapping again, and I've spent this evening doing a canvas, which I'm so excited about.  It's for my best friend, just a little something to keep her inspired in her weight loss journey, she's done so well and every little bit of motivation helps. I can't wait for her to get to her 50kg total loss, she's nearly there but it gets harder the longer you are doing anything like this so I hope this helps a bit.

It features the lyrics of the song "The Climb" which she loves and I painted the canvas a "slightly too bright pink", Glimmer misted the stencils of a flourish and a butterfly onto it and then added some flowers, swirls etc.  I hope she likes it.
Apart from that it's been a "do whatever day", which I really needed because lately work has been so busy, like last night went crazy, totally out of the blue, the bookings started coming in thick and fast. Just two of us in the restaurant and two in the kitchen and we had an absolute ball, the guests loved everything and we just had so much fun.
Doesn't happen often but when it does it's awesome.
Well for now I think it's time to go and make a cuppa, tomorrow is another day off and I can't wait.
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