Through the Eyes of Moonie: April 2013

Monday, April 22, 2013

Guest Designer over at The Scrapbook Store

Hello everyone and I hope you are all getting all your warmies out for the coming winter.. We are pretty lucky here in Qld as our winters are simply glorious.. Days of about 18 degrees and our mornings much cooler like 5 but nothing like a lot of you suffer.

Today I would like to share this layout I have created using the cute Fancy Pants Down by the Sea collection as part of my Guest Designer contribution over at The Scrapbook Store.

My hubby and son went to Tangalooma fishing for the day yesterday as it was a perfect day both on the water and in the sky. My son was over excited to catch this (liddle fishy wishy) but was happy to throw it back in as it was a bit (teeny weeny) lol.

I have already printed out the photo and done up a layout for him which he now wants on his wall in his room.. Im sure this will change in a few years.. He is 10 so still pretty happy with the simple little things I do for him.

Product List:

Fancy Pants - Down by the Sea Collection

Fancy Pants Down by the Sea Sticker Fundamentals

Fancy Pants Down by the Sea Decorative Paper Clips

Amy Tan Date Stamp

Doily

Washi tape

Kraft tag

Glimmer Mist Spray

Thread

Amy Tan Thickers - Journal

Jenny Bowlin Flag Banner Calendar

So creative ones.. make sure you pop on over to the lovely friendly ladies at The Scrapbook Store and check out their wonderful products. They deliver super prompt delivery and even offer you a great 15% off your very first order.

Have a great week xxx

Moonie x

Monday, April 15, 2013

Family Getaway

Well we have finally got away for our 6 days away in Port Douglas.. Far North Qld.

We are here to attend the Camera House AGM but we also have a little holiday out of it as well. Ken has been doing lots of the meetings and Corey and I have been doing it tough out by the pool and down town once a day on the local shuttle bus.

It is really quite sad though that up here in FNQ the cyclones and storms have really made an impact on the tourism (or lack of) up here.. Very sad to see so many businesses struggling. It is really nice to be in the slow pace of life I must say though.. No one is in a rush, the bus will stop in the middle of the road for you, no abuse or road rage, everyone is very friendly which I so miss living down south.. But.... I wouldn't like up here again if you paid me. I love the Sunny Coast. I am so happy where I live now. This will always be part of me up here in FNQ as I lived in Mackay for 15 years.. but I am in my element now where we have pulled up stumps.

Here are a few photos of our holiday I would like to share with you all.

My two favorite boys

My favorite man and I enjoying our time together

Time to play with some brushes

His favorite books he wont stop reading lol

Doing it tough in the pool - taken by Mr Corey Webb

Sunday markets

The new glasses that are stuck to his head lol

So tranquil here - my hubby in his glory right now

Little spunk

Doing one of his loves - creating like his Mumma

Our view at dinner time tonight... Restaurant outside on the water.

Scrumptious Thai Green Curry just as I like it last night

I even got time to play with my camera

That's all folks... Home tomorrow and back into work Wednesday for the rest of the week :-(

So nice to get away and have some slow down time with my family.

See you all soon on the creative side

Moonie x

Thursday, April 11, 2013

April Sketch Competition over @ The Scrapbook Store

Are you lost for a bit of inspiration.... we all get like that sometimes.. These are the times I head right over to look at some sketches to get my creative juices flowing.. Over at The Scrapbook Store this month we have a great sketch competition. This is the sketch below and it can be interpreted in many ways. Below is my take on the sketch.

So why not have a shot at it yourself and just see what you come up with. It is great for getting yourself out of the square sometimes.. Oh and Good Luck girls.. You will find the details here

Moonie x

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Handmade By Suzanne

Hi everyone.. this month I am super excited to be Guest Designer over at Handmade By Suzanne. I was sent a gorgeous pack with the lovely Fancy Pants Down by the Shore Collection. It is such a bright fun collection and I have many many great pics I can create work with using these lovely papers and embellies.

Here is what I come up with for my first. I hope you like it.

The photo is of my very close cousins children. They were on a 12 month trip around Australia from Sydney. This was at Shelley Beach in WA. They have stinger suits on and they were just acting up like liddle fruit loops. They are crazy happy these kids.. Love them to the moon and back.

Enough of my babbling.. here it is.

I have used the new Fiscars border punch and a few star stamps of Heidi Swapps.

Make sure you look out for my next project I come up with using Down by the Shore.

Have a fantastic week.

Moonie x

Monday, April 8, 2013

Project Life Update......

I am still two weeks behind and I think it will be like this for a few more weeks to come as we are going on holidays this week.. cannot wait.. off to the beautiful Port Douglas for a week at the lovely resort up there.. a huge amount of well deserved R & R for myself and hubby and of course our shadow... DS.

I have enjoyed doing PL so far.. very full on and very demanding... no time to rest.. but that is probably part my fault as I do scrap a fair bit on my pages.. but that is the way I am.. love to create.. so i cant change my ways.. wold be nice to be able to just slip the cute as BH pages in and a few pics.. but it just is not complete to me.. lucky I enjoy it.. Time would be helpful... more of it please.

So here is the last couple of weeks here..

We went up to Eumundi Markets on the Saturday.. So many lovely things to photograph and so many beautiful colours.. I just found myself clicking away... So I have added in an insert. I soo love the idea of these.

And I had to take a picture of my gorgeous Marmilade skirt I finally at the markets. I have been wanting one for so long but always had the guilts spending the $$ on it.. but the guilt come and went so fast this time.. lol.. I seemed to be able to deal with it lol

And now for Week 11

How cool is this Amy Tan pushy...

And the beginning of Week 12..... more yet to come

Love these sweet little jars... so so cute.. They are the American Craft Dear Lizzy range.

That's the update for tonight my friends.. off to finish off Week 12 and some journalling..

Have a great week everyone.. love that the weather is starting to get a bit cooler.. nice and snuggly with my boys. Yay for winter.. well Qld winter that is..

Moonie xxxx

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Guest Designer this month !!!

I got a lovely invite from Handmade By Suzanne last month asking me kindly if I would like to be Guest Designer for them for the month of April.. of course I was honoured and took them up on their offer...... So look out for their website here this month for some of my work I am going to be featuring.Thank you so much for having me.

April 2013 Newsletter - Revision! ***Must still have chocolate on the brain! I would like to tell you about our Guest Designer for this month! Lisa Webb joins us as Guest Designer in April. Lisa will be creating with the beachy themed Down By The Shore by Fancy Pants. Welcome Lisa Webb.

I am pretty excited and cant wait to post my first layout.Have a fantastic weekend everyone.. Im working all this one.. sadly but go away on holidays on Thursday... I am busting at the seams.Moonie x

Friday, April 5, 2013

KINDA KRAFTY Blog Hop and Giveaway

Hello Ruby Rock-it Fans! Today, we are celebrating our beautiful New Kinda Krafty range, that made it's debut a few weeks ago, and has been very well received! It is full of bright and bold contrasts against a beautiful neutral kraft background! Come and hop along with us, leaving comments at each blog to enter to win an awesome Ruby Rock-it prize pack! You could win your very own KINDA KRAFTY range! Here's the order of blogs in case you get lost along the way!

Here's the order:

RRBF Blog

Kris Berc

Carrie Walz

Beckie Dreyer

Erin Yamabe

Pattie Beltran

Lisa Webb (meeee)

Becky Olsen

June Goh

Liana Suwandi

Lisa Novogrodski