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How cool is this????

Our S’nB Cyber Scrap Weekend will be held on the 24th July – 26th July 2009 the weekend will be full of fun. To participate in all the fun all you have to do is pay a $25 Access Fee here is the shop link http://www.scrapbooknbits.com.au/home.php?cat=506 this entitles you to a FREE GIFT and access our Cyber Scrap section which includes our 4 Workshops(not including product), Challenges, Games, Make and Take, Prizes, Specials and non stop FUN.... Each of the workshop has a super cheap optional kit available and has been designed for you to not only be able to use the kit but also allowing you to use everyday products that would have in your stash saving you $$$$. Information on the kits is available in the shop http://www.scrapbooknbits.com.au/home.php?cat=506. On Friday 24th July 09 at 8.30pm the Cyber Scrap Section will be open and you will be able to do the workshops at your own leisure,all of our other fun things we have organised will happen at different times over the weekend.***PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU CHOOSE TO PAY THE CLASS ACCESS FEE AND CLASSES TOGETHER THE CLASS ACCESS FEE DOESN'T ADD TO YOUR TOTAL FOR FREE POTAGE****

It is going to be awesome fun - and so new and different!

Well, This Is It...... The 50 Layout Challenge

OK, deep breath Monique......

I have decided, since I have such a massively expanding pile of scrapping goodness, not to purchase any new products until I have done 50 layouts - EEEEEEEEP!!!!

Considering I average about 3 layouts a week, that means I will have to go about 16 weeks before I buy anything. I will allow myself to stock up on adhesive etc after 20 layouts.

I HAVE to do this, I have entire ranges I have purchased, and are now about 12 months old, which I haven't even touched. Not to mention HUGE bundles of favourites, again with so many papers and embies that I think I could to the 50 layouts just with them!!! LOL

Hmmmmmm, I know it is going to be tricky, Summer CHA is just around the corner, and I know Prima - one of my faves - is starting to release its summer range, but I MUST be strong! I HAVE to be strong.......

Wish Me Luck!!! LOL!!!

On the scrappy front, I did this layout for the recent SnB Animal Magnatism Cybercrop. I didn't finish it on time though to add to the samples put forward by the rest of the talented DT members - D'oh!

The challenge was to create an animal embie to add to your layout. I made a felt lion, which I blanket stitched around the outside, the face is from the Sassafrass Lass Bungle Paper range. I love that range, it is just so bright and funky!

This is what the embie looks like up close:

This layout is the first of the 50, it is a Sketch from the talented Liz Weber on her Challenge Blog "A Page From My Sketchbook". It is a fantastic site, and her sketches are always such an inspiration. Word has it that Liz is having trouble finding enough sponsors to keep the challenge going, which is a shame....... :0(

I had a bit of fun with this layout, and grunged it up a bit.... I used Tim Holtz Crackle Paint on the cogs, and inked them, too. I even added some eyelets and some string. I even used the Tim Holtz texture hammer to hammer the brads for extra texture.... I am actually happy with this, I like doing grunge sometimes! LOL!

Just a little share of a photo now, I took this one of Connor the other day,

Looking For a Fun Weekend of Scrapping??

Then head on over to SNB for this:

There is going to be workshops, challenges and competitions, with great prizes on offer.

Here is a sneak peak of a workshop I will be doing.

Hope to see you there!

I am so looking forward to this weekend - it is going to be a blast!

Some Exciting News

Well, I've known about this for a while, but I've just been so busy with final week stuff, and then going away, that I haven't had time to mention it. Oooooops
I have been selected to be a member of the Scrap The Boys Creative Team - which is just such an unbelievable honour, considering the talent that is there. I feel so daunted, but also unbelievably lucky, so thank you Susan!
Also forming part of the team are:

Wendy Smith (http://www.my-head-space.blogspot.com/ )
Amy Welch (http://aplaceofallmine.blogspot.com/ )
Kerryn Fry (http://harrysscrappinmum.blogspot.com/ )
Anna Koziarek (http://frynologia.blogspot.com/)
Leanne Triggs (http://www.leannetriggs.blogspot.com/ )
Hayley Turner (http://haylesturner.blogspot.com/. )
Aphra Bolyer (http://aphradeedesigns.blogspot.com/ )
Pia Salem – Lopez (http://shootandscrap.blogspot.com/ )
Hannah Blair - (http://blairsboys.wordpress.com/ )
Wendela Lam – (http://www.creawen.web-log.nl/ )
Nadhrah Maidin – (http://www.chunot76.blogspot.com/ )
Linda Eggleton – (http://loopylouslens.blogspot.com/ )

Great international lineup here - and some very talented scrappers! Eeeeeep!

Congratulations too, Linda - a very good cyber friend! I'm so happy we are in the team together :0)

I have done a layout for this month's challenge. bo

The challenge is to scrap your boy/man doing something "girlie" and add in the title "Real Men/Boys don't" The inspiration was taken from the saying "Real Men Don't Eat Quiche"

I decided to scrap my little boy doing something that warms my heart every day - picking me flowers.

Here is what I came up with:

Last of all, for now at least - haha- I was lucky enough to attend a Photography/Photoshop class held be the lovely Mel from Pointshootplay. It was a fantastic day, and I learnt so much - I can't wait for the follow up class in September.

I have had a bit of a play with some of my photos - for the first time ever I actually adjusted the light and colour myself, and didn't rely totally on the automatic functions - LOL

I have deliborately desaturtated these photos - there is still a tiny hint of colour, if you look closely, haha, 'cos I have plans for a layout which I may do tomorrow, if I finish a couple more "scrappy" items on my todo list! LOL

Phew!!

I have finally finished writing report cards - that is why I've been so quiet in Blogger land lately! LOL! What I want to know is why does someone who can talk the leg off an iron pot, have writer's block EVERY time it is report time??? I know what the kids can do, I TEACH them for goodness sake - but when it comes to writing comments, I ummmmm and ahhhhh for ages over each sentence!!! Aaaagggghhhh! It drives me nuts!!! LOL

Oh well, tomorrow is Show Day holiday here in Mackay, so I plan on chilling and scrapping for most of the day - oh, and staining our new back door (way too looooong a story! LOL!)

On a really happy note, I've been tagged, by the lovely Miss Julie :0)
Ok, here goes, I really hope I don't muck this up!!

• 8 Things I Look Forward To (Not necessarily in order!):

1. School Holidays
2. Seeing Connor's little face EVERY day
3. Seeing my Mum and Dad and Nanna
4. Relaxing on a beach - any beach!
5. Christmas
6. Weekends
7. Taking delivery of our new car
8. A chocolate fix!

• 8 Things I did yesterday:

1. Went to work (surprise surprise)
2. Helped someone learn something new.
3. Broke up a fight.
4. Went grocery shopping
5. Wrote report cards
6. Talked to my Mum
7. Cuddled my little boy
8. Went to bed VERY late.....

• 8 Things I wish I could do:

1. Lose weight
2. Get into an exercise routine.
3. Save money - as opposed to spending every cent!!
4. Renovate our house.
5. Travel overseas.
6. Play the piano/saxophone with some expertise.
7. Stress less.
8. See my Mum and Dad more often.

• 8 shows I have watched lately - this is a hard one, because I rarely watch TV.
  

1. Underbelly
2. Spicks and Specks
3. Talkin 'bout my Generation
4. Good News Week.
5. Far too many Dora DVDS (My sanity whilst writing reports!)
6. Far too many "Thomas" DVDs (see above!)
7. Local News
8. How I Met Your Mother

OK, now I have to link 8 people, which is very tricky, cos most of the bloggers I know have aready been "tagged"
1. Malinda
2. Marni
3. Jane
4. Mel
5. Linda

I also got this gorgeous blog award from the very sweet Ceci:





I will forward this gorgeous award to the five ladies I mentioned above, as well as: 1. Julie C
2. Jolene
3. Ness

Now, I don't know about you, but I looooove a good cybercrop, there is nothing better than spending an evening chatting, scrapping and playing games with lovely people.
If that sounds like something you'd like to do, head on over to ScrapbooknBits next weekend. From the 26-28 June, Mel will be hosting the SnB "Animal Magnitism" Cybercrop. There is going to be Challenges, Comps and heaps of prizes - as well as great company, what more could you want???

Gotta Love the Queen!!!

Happy Queen's Birthday everyone!

I have had a lovely long weekend, even if it did involve writing report cards! LOL!

It was pretty quiet here in the Follett household, we didn't do too much, which was just as well, because on Saturday and Sunday I was not feeling the best, nerves wise, and today I seem to have developed and ear infection!!! Agggghhhh!

We went to the little trains yesterday, as usual Connor had a ball - he is always so excited to get his little ride! hehe!

Every afternoon this weekend we walked at the Gooseponds - and fed the ducks, which Connor loves! He is getting sooooo fast on his bicycle now - I have to jog to keep up, the little monkey always looks back at me huffing and puffing and has a real "Catch me if you can" look on his face! Eeeeek! It's like he's appointed himself my personal trainer! LOL!

Just a couple of shares tonight.

This is a layout I did with a gorgeous Liz Weber Sketch, from her Challenge Blog "A Page From My Sketchbook"

Her sketches are so well put together, it is just so easy to create a layout with them :0)

I have used some Sass Lass Anthem Papers here - just cut out embies from the pp and mounted them on 3D dots!

I also had a little play with some ideas I saw in an article by Renee Dowling in Scrapbooking Memories.

Just love how the alcohol inks turned out on the Twiddleybitz Mirror Butterflies. The paper is a new range by Bo Bunny - gosh I love their papers! LOL!

Quick Shares

Well, after another visit to the doctor's, I'm still none the wiser about what is happening with me health wise. The doctor seems to think it is all linked to stress and my anxiety issues, but just to be on the safe side, I now have to go to the Mackay Mater to get a 24 hour Halter ECG fitted on Wednesday - mmmmmm noice. I have to go in and have it fitted, then wear it for 24 hours - sleeping, working, the whole box and dice, I can't even shower! I looooove my showers!!!! Oh well, anything really to rule out any serious issues, I guess.....

OK, well, on the weekend I completed a couple of Challenge Blog Layouts.

The first one was for Scrap The Boys

This one was for the White With One Challenge Blog: