title: hammin’ it up

 

bg from Meredith Fenwick’s Legible Set 2; ribbon strip paper, notepaper and swirl from TracyAnn’s Flop; fonts are Hotel Coral Essex and CK True Type

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title: Kate is beautiful (twistlift)

 

my scraplift of Jewelz729’s layout cheers for the Lifts with a Twist blog challenge
papers and elements from Shabby Princess Olivia, stitching by Katie Pertiet

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title: you lot

photos from my begging on Valentine’s Day for photos of all of them (didn’t get one of Kate though). bg paper by Katie Pertiet (Photoshop Friday chat freebie at Designer Digitals), flowery paper scrolly doodle thing from TracyAnn Robinson’s Project 26, fonts are smitten kitten, lizzielongstocking, timuz

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title: that dog

 

bg by Catrine (Subway); torn cardboard overlay by LindaGB at Scrapartist; notepaper and brackets from TracyAnn’s Project 26; inked edges on photos done with Atomic Cupcake action. Fonts in stamped title are blue cake, dirty headline, stank and cry kitty, other fonts are KGD DeeDeePrint and lizzielongstocking

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title: got eggs?

bg paper by Meredith Fenwick, papers (and eggs cut from her papers) by TracyAnn (Flop kit). fonts are highland perk and stank

journalling: When you get the chance, and get past Josiah to the chookpen, you so love to collect the eggs!. An occasional broken egg is a small price to pay for your pride in bringing in the eggs. Feb 14, 2007

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title: Josiah (twistlift)

my scraplift of Dani Mogstad’s layout chosen for the Lifts with a Twist blog week 6. papers from Carrie Stephens Portobello, line of spots (recoloured) from her FishScraps opening freebie, inked edges with Atomic Cupcake action

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title: normal child

this is a re-scrap, I scrapped this quote for this boy a couple of years ago, but had some more photos since then that fitted the theme (of course). Background paper and doodle (recoloured) by Lisa Whitney, alpha for the word normal by Something Blue Studios, quirky stamp by Lyndsay Riches.

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title: brothers

date: February 12

All papers by Meredith Fenwick but recoloured (various kits); chip alpha by Dani Mogstad; messy stitching by Katie Pertiet; stamp and sticker by me; font is SP Coffee Break.

journalling: I love that you two are so close, and have the best fun together. I hope you will always be best mates too.

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title: be an original

date: February 11

I just had to re-scrap these older photos of Noah, just plain fun! bg paper from Meredith Fenwick’s Ledger papers, frames by Holly McCaig, scribbly Alpha by Something Blue Studios, “be true” label by Jen Wilson, doodle and ricrac from Catscrap’s Circus freebie, font is SP Coffee Break

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title: five Isaiah

 

my baby is five! so not fair!

bg paper (ledger paper) by Meredith Fenwick, stripe paper by Holly McCaig, Sara Carling’s Alpha 5 (Amelie alpha), plains by me

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title: JUMP

date: February 8

ultra simple. fonts are Cry Kitty and Device 

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title: a quiet moment

date: February 7

clean and simple. papers and flower element from SharonK’s blog freebie Fresh Start

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title: kookaburra (lpd template)

date: February 6

Peta’s template three from the DebF collection, my cool photos from Wilson’s Prom, and more TracyAnn goodies

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title: Nov 1 06 Grace (lpd template)

date: February 6

Peta’s template two from the DebF collection, and TracyAnn Robinson goodies

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title: neices (lpd template)

date: February 6

Peta’s template four of the DebF collection, and Michelle Coleman’s Chelsey’s Dream

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title: play (lpd template)

date: February 5

Peta’s template one from the DebF collection, and Peta’s Attitude kit

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title: smiley (twistlift 5)

date: February 4

another layout for the Lifts with a Twist blog challenge - this is a lift of JennSF’s layout Refresh. bg paper from Shabby Princess Olivia, everything else from Shabby Princess Wonderful, title alpha is Meredith Fenwick’s HandStamped Antique Alpha Stamps, font is KGD Natalie

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title: I hope (Kate)

 

date: February 4

perfect words from me to Kate, from Dolly Parton’s song as performed by the Australian Idol runner-up, Emily Williams (who should have won, her voice is amazing). I hope life treats you kind. And I hope you have all you dreamed of. And I wish you joy and happiness. But above all this I wish you love.

credits: title I and P by KristyAnn Nerness (Create kit); title e - Karen Hunt’s Transparent Alpha; title h - Meredith Fenwick’s Antique Paper alpha; title o - Miss Mint’s Dictionary Decoupage alpha; button and staple by me; tied polkadot ribbon - Shabby Miss Jenn; ricrac - Syrin; orange polkadot ribbon - Dani Mogstad; orange twill ribbon - Bree Clarkson; black polkadot ribbon - Brenda Kempf; black gingham ribbon - Ronna at SBB (? very old); stitching - Gina Miller; flower - Amy C; file folder - TracyAnn Robinson; thingzonstring - Natalie Braxton; bg paper - Meredith Fenwick 

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title: Bella

 

date: February 1

papers and elements from TracyAnn Robinson’s Project 26, title alpha is by Michelle Coleman

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title: dare to be remarkable (twistlift 4)

date: January 29

scraplift of Kim, TNKBUZAN, for the Lifts with a Twist blog. calendar stamp is by Anita Stergiou’s 110 years of memories, papers, flower and scrolls from TracyAnn’s Project 26, smaller flower from TracyAnn’s Simplicity Three, torn edge (recoloured) from TracyAnn’s Sprite, notepaper from TracyAnn’s thankful, font for quote is Rockford by Ronna Penner3

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title: travelling

 

date: Janury 29

sometimes it really is about the destination, and the journey is just a means to the end LOL.

papers by ksharonk (School Daze freebie), title alpha and pointing hand from Meredith Fenwick’s HandStamped Antique Alpha, date stamp by Katie Pertiet

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title: outback spirit

date: January 29

one of my Dad’s photos from one of his trips through NT, not sure which rocky bit this is. papers and bits from the PBP Outback Spirit kit, title fonts are National Archive and book antiqua

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title: enjoy the little things

date: January 24

this is a re-scrap of a 12×12 page I did last year, one of my favourites, so I could put it into my “everyday moments” landscape album. most papers and elements are from Sandra Boddington’s Picnic kit, stitching from one of her blog freebies, dragonfly from her dragonfly kit, tears from Steph Krush, font in title is peas jenny script, font for quote is SP Wonderful Wendy

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title: Isaiah March 28 2006

date: January 23

another layout for the everyday moments album. papers and elements from TracyAnn Robinson’s thankful

journalling: the very best days, the very best memories, are these ordinary and everyday moments, just kicking back, hanging out, chatting, being together at home. chatting on the back verandah, March 28 2006

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title: sweet on Grace

date: January 23

photos from Grace’s birthday shoot, this layout design is the same as one I did last year - but hey, I like it! papers, elements and alpha from the Pyjamas for Love charity kit

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title: every dog (twistlift 3)

date: January 22

I went in a graphic direction with this lift, papers from Dianne Rigdon’s Gypsy Dreams pack

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title: the way you smile

date: January 22

bg paper from Something Blue Studios Needful Things 1 at ACOT, papers and star element from TracyAnn Robinson’s I Grow at SBB, font is century gothic

journalling: You don’t much like having your photo taken, but every now and then you agree to humour your scrapbooking Mum with a few photos if I’m quick. Today I asked you why you always seem to smile with your lips together, so you showed me a toothy smile and said that you don’t much like the way your teeth look. Then they were gone, and we are back to the smile sans teeth. You might just grow into them one day, you might get comfortable with the way they are, you might even get to wear braces to straighten them up. But in the meantime, I love the way you smile at me, and I’ll gladly take all the photos you’ll let me take, so that I can remember just the way you smile.

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title: Sandy Point

date: January 21

a very graphic layout, using TracyAnn Robinson’s Sprite kit

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title: because you’re boy

date: January 19

most papers and elements here are from the PDW Pomegranate kit (NLA - stars are by Sausan!), bg graph paper (adjusted) by KirstyAnn Nerness, “boy” alpha is from Something Blue Studios, font is SP Wonderful Wendy (my newest favourite lol)

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title: true love (reJEN contest layout)

date: January 17

most everything here from Jen’s reKINDLE kit, bg paper (adjusted) from Jen’s Kate kit, “this” word block and corner flourish from Jen’s Meaning 2 accessories, font for “true” is circus, journalling font is adler, quote is from the Princess Bride

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title: beautiful miracle (twistlift 2)

date: January 14

a scraplift of AnnaAnna’s stunning {R}, papers from Miss Hunibuni’s Soft Yummy Sweet, ink blotches by TracyAnn Robinson, flower from TracyAnn’s Random Hearts, all available at SBB, photo conversion with Photoblast Goldenrod

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title: just because (twistlift 1)

 

date: January 10

a scraplift of Kim Hendricks’ layout feeling a little retro for the scraplifts with a twist blog

papers, brads, chip flower element, ribbons, staple, title alpha from Shabby Miss Jenn’s Pomegranate Street; edge template by Holly McCaig; paint strokes and swirls by Fee Jardine; hanging tag by Michelle Coleman; shabby stamp (under chip flower element) by Shabby Princess; photo manipulation with Virtual Photographer

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title: everyday (reJEN contest layout) 

 

date: January 9

kit is Jen Wilson’s reFLECT, I used my wordart but added Jen’s flowers to it.

journalling (hidden): this beautiful quote has become my mantra - maybe it’s the onset of middle age, maybe it’s losing Mum when we did, maybe it’s just a truth I needed to know. for whatever reason, I am deliberately and purposely taking more joy in the everyday, totally normal, stay-at-home-Mum and mundane moments, being conscious of the myriad small happenings that make up my wonderful life: sharing an orange with my little boys on the verandah, contemplating the endless stream of questions that small boys can generate, teaching a small one how to do a chore, listening to the children making up games, watching a little girl ride an old tricycle in the sunshine. these are the real treasures of my life, the moments that I will mark and not allow to slip away without notice. to live in the now is the great challenge.

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title: 2006 in review

my kraft paper, 2006 is my breakaway alpha, journalling font is KGD Saxon, based on my own grid template