World Card Making Day

If you're up for some challenges over the weekend, go check out Scrapz.biz & see what the DT have come up with, I'm sure it'll be fantastic & I'll be joining in for sure. Apparently the first challenges will be going up tomorrow & the deadline will be Wednesday for uploading into the gallery, so why not give it a go!


I actually hadn't planned anything SU! this year but it's looking very much like I am not going to continue my demonstratorship beyond the end of the month as I won't be signing the new demonstrator agreement. I am opposed to some of it's content. While I understand the new additions to the contract from an overall big company perspective, as a hobbyist the new conditions are far too restrictive with regards to blogging & other online media. That being said I think I might start planning a "business closing" party, a last hoorah of sorts & give my customers as well as myself one last opportunity to purchase through me. The last couple of years have been fun & although I never actually did end up pursuing SU! fully, I am happy to say I know the time is right to move on.


Here are the cards I created over the weekend.

It's Official

When Jo & Rosy get their very unexpected & unfortunate web hosting difficulties sorted & the site is back online, I'll be joining my lovely & talented friend Nat, Melanie & Jo K on the 3 Angels Scrapping Design Team. I'll mainly be focussing on the cardmaking side of things. Can't wait to get started. A big thanks to Jo & Rosy for this fantastic opportunity xx

Our Number 1 Act

Lily performing in the school's Talent Showcase with her violin teacher Alexandra

Umina or Mars?

A proud moment

Today was Lily's Confirmation Day, after 4 weeks of lessons to prepare to receive her sacrament & much excitement & anticipation, the day arrived. She was even chosen as one of the four children to deliver one of four symbols of Confirmation to the Bishop. She proudly & carefully carried the Oil of Chrism as part of the beginning of the ceremony. Uncle Stefan was her sponsor & we were joined by Oma, Opa, Yoshimi, Ralf & Sarina at the Church. A proud day for us all as Lily continues along her spiritual & religious journey following on from her baptism.

I'll add some photos in the next few days. Need to make a card tonight for Craig's Pop's 85th birthday party we are heading out to tomorrow.

Enjoy your weekend!

Our deepest condolences....

..........for a dear friend who lost her Dad this week.

Our thoughts & prayers are with you & your family at this very sad time. xx

Happy Birthday to our littlest blue monkey!

Mackenzie has always been known as our littlest monkey, the blue part of the name well that's a lovely embarassingly funny story from a few days ago.

I'll add photos & you'll get the picture....but for now imagine the result of a little girl sucking on a bottle of blue food colouring whilst shopping at Woolies, silly me to assume that the plastic seal meant the bottle would stay closed, sillier me to think that Mackenzie would have no reason to put it in her mouth.

Probably needless to say at this point but there was much as laughter as concern from fellow shoppers, Lily & myself as well as one very blue face, teeth, lips, tongue & of course her hands & mine!

Anyway after a very long bath & lots of soaking the colour was gone but not the photographic evidence!

Happy 4th Birthday gorgeous girl, our days are definitely never, ever boring! Love you to bits xxx

Here's some photos of her special day

Humpty Dumpty, the easiest cake ever, she found it in a magazine & asked me to make it for her (lamingtons for the wall & a decorated easter egg for Humpty) & probably the most fun too as Lily & Mackenzie spent quite sometime singing & reinacting the Humpty Dumpty song when all the formalities were done!

This is the birthday cake we shared with Oma & Opa on Mother's Day. I've kept those sugar animals for years in a container, they were too cute at the time we bought them to eat so both Lily & Mackenzie have both had them on cakes now.