Kaiser Craft Technological Collection

Well after a huge week at work and not having really a moment to spare except at night time, I was soo looking forward to my Friday night in with the girls at Daisy Chains in Nambour last night.  I love going there. It is so the highlight of my week after a full week at work.  It is a total feel of put your feet up, left have our favourite thai take aways for dinner, put some music on or a girls DVD, share or crafty loves which don't always just include scrapbooking LOL.. There is a bit of crocheting sneaking in, the love of iPad and mac books, a bit of my quilt been thrown around and whatever the girls are up to at the time.

I really and truly miss flicking through the photos on my computer.  I transferred a few thousand about a year ago over to my portable hard drive.  I really miss looking at the older photos. So.......

I dug out my portable hard drive .. so I looked them up the other night and ohhh.. I can't believe how much especially my Corey has grown.  They sure do the best part of growing growing in these early years.  I loved this photo when it was taken and I still love it now.  So I had to go and get it printed and it just told its own story on this cute as Kaiser Craft Technological Collection of papers and chipboard pieces.

I put this together with such happiness and felt proud doing it for Corey's album as I knew he would think that it ROCKS... more than the other layouts I do.  When I showed him this morning he said.. wow Mumma.. this is your best ever layout ever!! Haahhahaa I knew it.

A list of what I have used:

Kaiser Craft Paper - Technologic Collection

Kaiser Craft Wooden Flourishs - Cogs

Teresa Collins - On the Edge Brads

American Craft Thickers

Crate Paper Stickers

Bakers Twine

Buttons

Karen Fosters Scrappers Floss

My Minds Eye - Miss Carolyn - Celebrate Token Paper

I hope you all have a nice weekend.  I only get tomorrow off.  My hubby is off to China for 2 weeks so I am hoping to get lots of creative projects happening or and finished in between work.  The house will be a bomb zone with all my machines out and whatever else my liddle heart desires.

Night night for now.. 

I have just printed out my wish list for Duty Free as the clothes are too small for me and my feet are too big for their shoes. LOL

Moonie x

Sun kissed x by my2angels

wers, Filigrees and New Arrivals

Creating your own flowers with Filigrees and Mulberry Flowers is so easy
using a few products
and it only took 5 minutes!

Yellow Mulberry Flowers Script Stamped with Vintage Photo Distress Ink

and then layering and adding a yellow rose to finish it off

without the filigree

with the Filigree

The flower has been added to a layout, based on Sun Kiss Nectar Fields

Untitled

 

Learning blogsy with the iPad

I have found the iPad very frustrating as it will not allow me to do the blogging I was hoping to be able to achieve...but after speaking with Apple...I am hoping to learn and correct the problems I am having.

So I am going to try and upload a photo. If you see this post without a photo then I get the big..... Thumbs down and will have to go back to the tutorial

 

Let's go

 

Well that seemed to work

Mmm

I wil post it now

 

 

MmmMmm

 

 

Envy Cafe - my favourite

When I have time out to myself which is often before work or after training, I love to go and have a catch up coffee with a great girlfriend for a good catch up goss, or by myself with my iPad or now.. crochet hook and wool.  I love this time out as Im so relaxed and I have a good 90 minutes to myself to chill out and watch the world go by and everyone else rushing around.

I have been coming to Envy Cafe for about 5 years now and I still love it.  The staff love my work and even have my copic cards for sale in the shop which sell like hot cakes.

I took a shot of these two gorgeous girls and they loved the photo I took on my iPad using Leme Cam.  So I said I would promise to do a layout for them one day.  Tomorrow I will put it on a canvas for them and hang it in the Cafe.

Products I have used are:

Tim Holtz Lost and Found Paper

Echo Park Paper

7 Gypsies Lille Journal tags

Tim Holtz metal hinge

October Afternoon Farmhouse button

Bella chipboard letter

Glossy Accents Crackle Paint

Collections Elements Heart Padlock and tissue paper

Bakers Twine

Hessian 

We have just had two full on days at Spotlight.  30% off 8-8pm so I am glad it is all over.. I can stop rushing now as I have so much on at home at the  moment.  Well my fault.. So many projects I have deadlines for.  But all is well.  I wouldn't have it any other way.  Ahhhhhhh!!!! LOL

Night Night for now

Moons

OMG !!

It shocks me every single week the most amazing papers that are released........
Go over to my2angel and se what Tracy has in stock...... The most delicious range of papers from Prima and Bo Bunny!!!!!!!!
Put in your order before stocks run out!!! Trust me....these will not last!!!

Once upon a sketch

I love this site.. Once Upon A Sketch...it has the most inspiring sketches and I love a challenge now and then... so I put my thinking cap on after reading the criteria and loving the sketch.

Here is the sketch for March Challenge

The focus of your journalling and the theme of your layout has to be based on YOU and something/s that you are really good at. Don't be shy! We are all good at something as small or as big as it might be.

So this is my take on the sketch.... I hope you like it.. I have done the layout on my love for photography.. I'm no professional photographer.. just a happy snapper and I have my camera everywhere I go.  When we are out at a special celebration no one brings their camera as they all know... Moonie will have hers.. LOL

I now have a new Canon G1X.. and it is the most amazing point and shoot ever.  So totally clear and sharp.  I loved my Panasonic Lumix and I have had an awesome love of it over the past 3 years.

Thanks for stopping in for a looksie x

Moonie x

Bonjour Madam

When I saw this paper from Kaiser Craft. I put the two of these together and fell in love.  I love the shabby vintage feel about these papers and the romantic feel.  I got home and hunted high and low for this photo of my Mum and John.  It is so beautiful  I took it when we where in Paddington Brisbane.  When Mum and John come over we quite often go to Paddington for lunch and a relaxing stroll down the main street and look at all the gorgeously quaint shops there are.   I look this photo and just love it.. so this one is for you Mumma....xx  I love you

Products I have used are:

Kaiser Craft Bonjour Madam Collection - Nancy and Moriesse

Kaiser Craft Posies - Chanteuse Collection

Prima Flowers

Jenni Bowlin Button

Buttons

Twine

Tim Holtz photo corners

Kaiser Rhinestones

Kaiser Craft Bonjour Madam Stickers

Decorative pin

October Afternoon Tiny Text words (on tag)

 Thanks for stopping in.. off to blog surf myself now x

Moonie xx

Not enough hours in the day

 Hi girls..... well I have had a super duper busy week and next week looks like it is going to be the same.  But thats ok cause that's just the way I like it.. although......... I would loooove more time to just sit and do all my arty farty loves .... I have in my ex scrapping room...now craft room....

I currently have 3 quilts on the go... my owl one I am nearly finished.. just the binding to sew on... one of my besties in Mackay.. two sides left of the binding to go on.. Bonnie girl.. her bubby girl is due in 89 day.. I have not started.. I am crocheting a blanket for my DH and DS... then my wool is there waiting to start on mine, I have my scrapping which holds me up from all as Im so addicted to such beautiful papers I get from Barbie at Daisy Chain every single week, I have my yummy copic pens sitting there with all my scrumptious stamps ready to colour in and make cards with, I have 3 pairs of jarmie pants cut out and ready to go, I have made 4 day bed cushions and 3 still left sitting there ready to be finished, and that about sums it up.... sooooooooo I would LOVE MORE HOURS IN THE DAY or night as Im such a night owl.... I could sit up for hours doing my own thing, but I turn into a pumpkin most nights and take myself to bed as I normally have work at 9 the next morning.

But you know what.... Im sooo going to be the happiest old girl as I will have sooo much to do and I will be creating til my hearts content.

On that note... I will upload two new layouts I did Thursday night and Friday night at Daisys.

Hugs... Moonie girl x

Miuntain View, Calafornia

Can the person reading my blog from Mountain View, Calafornia please leave me a comment so I know who you are to say hi to xx

Scrapmatts March Challenge

I am having lots of fun playing along in a few challenges lately.  I have loved using Scrapmatts lately also.  I was asked to post one of my layouts to their Gallery and then I stumbled across the March Challenge while reading the gorgeous Cathy Cafun's lovely blog. 
The criteria was pretty simple.
Make a male card and use layers...


So I hopped right to it and this is what I come up with.

Products I have used:

Scrapmatts Eiffel Tower

Collections Elements butterflies 

Pink Paislee Valenties Day Paper

MME Lost and Found Blush Paper Collection

Sam & Lucy word stickers

Cosmo Cricket Tiny Text words

Thread

Versa Colour Pinecone ink

So.... off to find another challenge to do.... It is really nice to get out of my comfort zone.  Between working, gyming, crocheting, making quilts, jarmie pants for my boys, scrapping, keeping up my walking between gym days and of course the dreaded house hold chores..... I am really enjoying scrapping atm.

Hope you all have had a great week.  I can't wait to get to Daisy Chains tomorrow night for a good old catch up with the girls over some seriously fun scrapping hours.

Night night 

Moonie x

Get Picky February Challenge

After reading Kim Jeffress @ A Glass Half Full stunning blog... this March Challenge from Get Picky got my creative juices flowing as I am such a pink girl but sadly I don't scrap much in pink.  I am such a lover of vintage and shabby chic paper and layouts, I sometimes forget to scrap other stuff.  So doing this challenges was a great one for me as I got to use the colours that I love.  Thanks for that Get Picky

Here is the criteria below.  Pretty nice criteria to work with I am thinking.

Welcome to our February Inspiration Challenge.  
This month we have some colour inspiration for you.  Please create a multi-photo layout inspired by this prompt...

Scrap the Boys - March Challenge

This is my second challenge that I have done in 12 months.  And the first one was last week LOL
I thought I would get out of my comfort zone and do a few challenges.  It makes you use other products, colours and create a different style if you must... are you following?? LOL

So I loved the title of this challenge my Scrap the Boys.  The criteria is very simple but fun too.  Your title needs to be LIFE IS GOOD, YOU NEED RED IN YOUR TITLE AND YOU NEED SOME HAND WRITTEN JOURNALLING.  Simple isn't it.  So here is my take on the challenge.  Nice and early and it was fun to put together.  These photos were taken when my husband and I and son Corey went on our boat cruise Dec 2010 to New Zealand.  This is my home town in the Port of Mt Maunganui (North Island).  My cousin and nieces and nephew along side of my Mum and Dad were there to spend the 8 hours with us.  We had a day fun of love, laughter, joy, and sooooooo many tears while I was waving goodbye to them when our ship left.  I was standing up the top of the deck and tears poured and poured when the ship tooted its huge horn which gave me such a fright that I nearly fell overboard.  It was one of those days that I will never ever forget.  Not to mention the ice-cream fight.

Thanks for stopping in and saying hi 
Moonie x

My Jump for Life

For ever and ever I have always loved adrenaline..  I love cars and motorbikes, the rides at the Show... the faster and crazier the better, I have done 2 awesome bungy jumps and I love the outdoors.  This is something I have been wanting to do for about 15 years now and my husband got 2 tickets for us to do the deed.  I was more worried about him sitting in the plane as he won't even go in a ghost train at Movie World.  I actually felt like crying for him when I saw him jump.  And yes he was first.  Not by our choices... thats just the way the cookie crumbled.  LOL

I loved it.. It was the most amazing experience just stepping out of the plane and doing rolly pollies out into the sky.  OMG..... the thought of it just blows me away.

So as you can see I had a friend Lisa Hayes who was pretty keen to take some great shots for us ... and that she did.  And of course I couldn't wait to scrap them.  I never really do double pages but it is must do when you have a few great shots you want to document.

So this is what I come up with.

 I have a huge list of products so here goes:

American Craft Thickerts - Tinsel

Prima Paper - Botanical Collection

Teresa Collins - Take Note Notations

October Afternoon Mini Market Stickers

Scrapmatts Clock

7 Gypsies Lille Journal Tags

my2angels Resin Flower and camera charm

Jenni Bowlin Bingo Buttons

October Afternoon - Farmhouse Sticker

Bumble Beee Kraft Tags

Girls Paperie Tinsel and Twig Diecuts and letter stickers

Bakers Twine

Cosmo Cricket Tiny Text

Felt for my handmade bird

Glitz it now - Tiny Letters

American Craft Thickers - Daiquiri

This was just one of those layouts I put together with great ease and relaxation.  I loved the products I have used.  Lots of goodies in here.

Thanks for looking and stopping bye

Moonie x

New Goodies

 We have 3 new additions to our Charming Chain Range

we call it

our Dragonfly Collection

Introducing ... 

Cherry Blossom with Dragonfly Charming Chain
with an additional hanging pearl to add and compliment your creation
$3.20

Sunflower and Dragonfly Charming Chain
with an additional hanging pearl to add and compliment your creation
$3.20

and our Black and Blue Dragonfly Charming Chain
with an additional hanging pearl to add and compliment your creation
$3.20

and a layout with our

 Black and Blue Dragonfly Charming Chain


Grandma and I

Using Bo Bunny Enchanted pp as the base and spraying the edges with Jack Frost Glimmer Mist (OOS) but Turquoise Blue or Heidi Swapp Electric Blue are a great alternative

Using our paper doilies for the background

a diecut from Bo Bunny Enchanted Cut Outs (but it has a knight and quote on it so I covered with a Blue Rose embellishment and flowers)
my title

and our Rhinestone Circles

Cluster of Black and White Stemmed Flowers,

 Blue Roses, 

mini black gardenia centred with a white rose 

and rooster plumage black feathers

 and our
Black and Blue Dragonfly Charming Chain

and here are a few tips from the layout

An easier way when using our Rhinestone Circles is to cut them up individually so you can place them on your layout to find the right position 

And my little blue rose embellishment ... it is easy peasy to make:

Just add:

1 Silver Brass Round Filigree
(2 for 70c)

2  Mini Green Leaves with Brown Tips

(10 for $1.60)

and 1 Blue Rose

(5 for $1.50)

 

 and there you have it

and if you wanted,
add some diamond dust 

Hope you all have a wonderful week

Home Sweet Home

Last week Daisys had their second retreat of the year.... It's always nice to catch up with all the friends I have made there over the past 5 years.

This layout is a class that the clever Toni Crane taught.   I did not do the class but did it during the week at home.  I have changed a bit to it to suit my colourful photo.  Love this photo.  This was taken in November 2010 when the three of us went on the beautiful boat cruise around New Zealand.  We we sooo fortunate to have a very fast but the most awesome 7.5 hours with Mum and John at home.  We called in to Mount Maunganui port and Mum lives just 30 min from there.  We did a fast dash out to home just to be there.  I love my Mum's home.. Home is home and she has her home so full of love and art and creations every direction you look.  

Products I have used are:

Oboter Afternoon Farmhouse paper

Crate Paper doily stickers

Kaiser Craft - Madam Boutique Stickers

October Afternoon Alpha Stickers

Martha Stewart Butterfly punch

Measure Tape trim

Music paper

Thanks for stopping in .... my time to go and do some blog surfing 

Moonie x

Perfect Love

Since I have only scrapped about 4 of my wedding photos and this is one of my favourite photos, I thought I would dig it out and find some paper.  I walked into Daisy Chain Scrapbooks on Friday night for my regular scrap night and this stunning Graphic 45 paper was sitting on the shelf waiting for me. Not like me to do a vintage page I know bahahahhahah...... but it is just my favourite style of scrapping.. Love the soft shabby chic and gorgeous shades of vintage and sepia.

Here is a list of products I have used.

Tim Holtz Kraft - Core cardstock

Graphic 45 - Old Curiosity Shoppe Collection

Echo Park - Life's a boy

MME - Follow your heard layered stickers

7 Gypsies Brad

Kaiser Chipboard Bodice

Lace

Echo Park This n That paper

Prima Canvas Words inked up

MME - Be loved - Sweethearts

I have just inked up these cute Prima canvas letters with my favourite Pinecone and a dusty pink.  I can't wait to get my hands on more of these.  Barbi has ordered them in so just waiting if you girls want any.

Hope you all had a great weekend.  I only had today off and back to work tomorrow for a big week stocktaking.. it's a HUGE job at Spotlight !!!!

Take care and happy creating girls x

Moonie x

A Challenge for me

 

 Well it has been about 12 months since I took on a challenge. I loved the look of this sketch.  It took my Eye straight away and I was pretty happy with what I achieved. It is pretty simple and clean but was nice to do one like this for a change. 
Go over to http://scrapbooksuppliesonline.com.au/ for the details of the challenge.
That's all for tonight.  In bed watching Indiana Jones with my boys in the air con. Pure bliss I say :-)
Moonie xxx

Girls Weekend

 This was the most funnest weekend I have had in such a long time.  I had all these gorgeous girls arrive Friday afternoon for a retreat I held at my place.  It was so much fun.  We ordered our regular Thai takeaway.  We scrapped til 2am and I was shocked in the morning that all the beds were made and the girls were back into it.  I only got up at 8.30. I thought they would all still be snooooozing.. We decided to take off and go to Cotton Tree for breaky and it was to die for.  The girls had a quick pop in to Spotlight... well they were gone a fair while to be honest LOL
I took this photo and on my way home I got us all a copy developed and decided to scrap it that night.  Thanks soooo much girls for the best weekend.

As you can see I have used the gorgeous Pink Paislee printed paper and I have added a lovely cluster of charms and flowers from Tracy over at my2angels.  I love the colour of the resin flowers out you can get now. So full of cuteness. I have used the Pink Paislee chipboard mannequin and popped a trim of antique lace on it.  The chippy is a doily from Scrapware which I have just inked up with my favourite Pinecone ink and lastly I had to add the pretty flower from Collection Elements.
I cannot wait to see your layouts girls using your photo... Will be great to see other takes on it.
Thanks for stopping in girls and have a great weekend.  I have the weekend off and...... it's going to blow me away but I am jumping out of a plane on Sunday. Wooohooooo :-)
Moonie girl x

My Princess

 I have finally used this gorgeous Bo Bunny Enchanted paper collection for the most special photo of my girl and I.   This was at my husbands Daughters wedding and Danielle was Bridesmaid.  She looks simply stunning and I was ever so proud to be her Mumma.
I have used a few bits and pieces on this layout.. At first I was lost as the paper is soo stunning and it seemed a shame to cover and scrap it..  I covered these cute chipboard hearts of Jenni Bowlin that I have had for donkeys years.. used the simply stunning Prima flowers which were the perfect colour match as I was soo struggling with trying to match up Danielle's dress. I have used Tracys lovely charms from my2angels, Heidi Swapp printed tissue paper which I have slightly gathered, Delish brad and a crystal tear drop.  The leaves are old too but still gorgeous.  These are Making Memories.
I have this layout next to my desk in my scrapping room.  Miss having my girl next to me every day.  It is coming up 2 years now since she left home :-(  I still hate it but my heart is happy that she is so happy up North.
Thanks for stopping in to have a looksie x
Moonie xxx