Our new Simply Fresh Kits vintage inspired kits are about to be released, and here are the layouts I have completed from one of our kits.
It's been a busy month.
It's nearly been another month! Lots has happened. I quit my job... Matt's looks like he may not have a job soon. I have oesteoarthritis in my knees..
I can't believe it is getting close to the end of April. Well, that is until the cool weather hit us a couple of days ago. Then it felt like it.
Where did the last month go? Our lives are usually busy, but we have added a few extra things to keep up the challenge factor. I have started a new casual job - at the moment, it's not many hours a week. At Blue Illusion at Westfield. A women's fashion store, they also sell homewares.
Well, I have done quite a lot of scrapping in the last two weeks. Having an all day crop helped. Here they are.....
This one of Sophie was using the leftovers from my "Through the Looking Glass" kit.
SIMPLY FRESH NEWS
We have just released our latest kit - "Love is in the Air"... it's full of yummy papers and embellishments. This week, we are updating the blog daily with projects from each of the DT.
We are also having another competition on our blog and you can win $100 simply by helping us spread the word... head on over and read all about it!
FIRES
It is just heartbreaking to see what people are living through in Victoria. What a terrible ordeal. It would be so scary to be stuck in the middle of fires, and so upsetting to lose family, friends and everything you own. I am putting on my thinking cap and trying to come up with some ideas of what we can do to help. My heart goes out to those people, and I want to do something.
Janine Kaye is feeling the same, and she is sharing her photography talent to help the Red Cross. Head over to her photography blog and find out how you can get some fantastic photos from a very talented photographer, and help the Red Cross at the same time.
Typepad has been wigging out on me - this is the fifth time I've tried to post this since yesterday afternoon.
Here are some fun challenges I did at Scrapbook n Bits.
This first one was Scrap Your Stash, and we had to use chipboard flowers, lots of brads and rubons.
This second one was sort of a scraplift. Unfortunately, Jacob got hold of it, and there is a huge crease down the right hand side. I will get the photo reprinted and then try to take everything off and use a new piece of cardstock - I really love this one!
So now to share some projects for Simply Fresh Kits.
These are from the "A Patch of Blue" kit.
And here is a layout and the cover of my mirror album for the "Through the Looking Glass" kit. You get instructions for all of these plus an extra set of instructions for another gorgeous mirror album designed by Sharon, if you purchase the kit. We also have additional mirror albums on sale for 30% off so you can do complete both mirror album projects!
Ok, so I'm going to finish now in case this decides to wig out again.
Having a crop today with a couple of friends. Can't wait - going to use some products I haven't had a chance to use in the last couple of months.
Have a great weekend.
Happy New Year!
Well, in reflecting on the past year, it was a pretty good year. I achieved some of the goals I set myself and some that I am still in the middle of achieiving. Matt and I chose our word for 2008 to be "focus" - I feel we did actually put it into action, but perhaps we could have given it a better shot. I guess what we have to be most proud of is our change of lifestyle - eating healthier, exercising, building up muscle (yes, both of us!) and losing weight. I still have not achieved my ultimate weight loss goal, but I'm well on the way.
So, there were a few milestones we celebrated in our family in 2008!
June - Jacob turned 1, my little brother turned 30, my cousin Jake turned 21
August - Matt and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary - several times!
October, my cousin Ali turned 18 - so I am no longer her guardian!
December - My Mum and Dad celebrated their 40th wedding
My Dad had his last day of teaching on 19th December!
The year was a good one in terms of health - Sophie had no major health problems, except she has been told by the CF doctors, she HAS to put on weight. Who would ever think that would be a problem - it's certainly not one I have ever had! My Nan is still going, getting thinner and thinner, and more and more withdrawn, but she still sometimes recognises us, and always smiles when I visit with the children.
Jacob has changed and grown so much this year. He is now 18 1/2 months old. He suddenly started talking more a few weeks ago, and puts several words together now. He tries to repeat just about everything. His favourite word/person/thing/possession is still Mummy. It's nice, but also frustrating. He is still wary of people, and prefers Mummy to everyone.
This was the year of no sleep - as our beautiful boy decided about a year ago to stop sleeping through the night, and to wake up anything from 3-10 times. The last couple of months have been better, and he even sleeps through some nights, but every third or fourth night, he will wake up about 4 times. At least we are getting more sleep than we were, but still not enough. I can't manage to stay awake for an hour long TV show that starts at 7.30.
Sophie has been mostly well, and is going into third class next year. She turned 8 at the end of November. She experienced a bit of bullying by a couple of boys at school, but their teacher handled it quite well, and it seems to have stopped. She has still been doing swimming, and started the year doing trampolining, but then switched to gymnastics the last term. She is an excellent reader and advanced in Maths. We are still having some behaviour problems with her, and I think that will always be a struggle.
This year, I have more goals I would like to achieve, they are pretty much similiar to last years'. I want to keep up going to the gym and losing weight. I want to sleep more. I want to spend more quality time with my family, less time doing time wasting stuff. I need to spend less time on the computer, and less time shopping! I would like to spend more time creating, relaxing, cuddling, sleeping.
So another highlight of the year was that Sharon and I started Simply Fresh Kits, with our website going live about a month ago. Thanks to everyone who has supported us so far. We have received the products for our next kits, and are currently working on 'kitting' them at the moment. You wouldn't even guess how much time we put into selecting the products. It doesn't help that I am so anal! But I think it shows in the kits - that they are well coordinated and look great together.
We also travelled to Brisbane mid December to do classes with Heidi Swapp. I really enjoyed the experience, and Heidi is a real pro as a teacher, and I did stuff that took me out of my comfort zone and made me want to embrace different techniques and ideas. I am determined that I am going to finish the projects soon, and I have been finshing the January page of my calendar today. This gives me another month to get the next one ready LOL.
This blog post is going to be used for several layouts I feel! If I ever sit and scrap again - I got a bit scrapped out making stuff for Christmas.
So what were my favourite things from 2008?
Obama
Music: Katy Perry, Metro Station, Mika, Fall Out Boy, Pink, Madonna/Justin,
TV: Gossip Girl, Melrose, 90210, Dawsons (on DVD), Desperate Housewives & Greys (current and reruns on Foxtel), Heroes
Movies: Sex and the City - loved, loved, loved it! Juno, Hellboy 2, Indiana Jones
Books I couldn't put down: "Scarpetta" Patricia Cornwell, "Fractured" Karin Slaughter, "The Brass Verdict" Michael Connolly, "Deadly Intent" Lynda La Plante, and the Harry Dresden novels by Jim Butcher
Scrap Products: anything Fancy Pants, Prima, loved, loved the Making Memories lines this year - all that diecut paper, Crate Paper Mia, Basic Grey Granola, Scenic Route Sonoma, WRMK White Out, Thickers, transparencies
So, back to the lounge to watch a movie, while we pretend we are on holidays until Matt goes back to work on Monday!
