It's Been a While but ...

It has been a while since I've updated this blog! It's been a mixture of busyness and also not being well. Life has been a continuous roller-coaster and I haven't been able to get my fingers 'a scrappin' so my supplies are gathering dust. Plus with everything that's been happening I have lost my mojo which is frustrating because I believe that creativity is the way out of feeling sorry for yourself!

Anyway, the downturn of being stuck at home feeling sick is that I have been able to potter with the computer and get some Digital Scrapping done - it's still a big learning curve but as with everything ... practise, practise, practise!

So here are three layouts I have 'whipped up' ... LOL!


Papers and Elements - All Summer Long - http://scrapu.blogspot.com



Quick Page - Come on Get Happy from Scraps by Andrea



Credits - Patterned Paper by Cudlebeez Scraps, Plain Paper by Gunhild Storeide, All Flower Elements by Ginas Gems Scraps, Frame by K Pertiet, Small Leaves by Delicious Scraps, Tiramisu, Large Leaves by Cuddlebeez Scraps, Lace by TBugs, Tag by Shabby Princess - Happy Go Lucky, Font - FG Leaf Queen 2, Title - Coventry Garden, Stitching by KSK Designs

So, till next time ...

Some challenges to share ...

The NCJS group had its monthly Cybercrop two weekends ago and I finally had the opportunity to get some scrapping in (even with a trip to the country on the Saturday!)

This one is a double page using more than 5 photos. Keeping it simple and uncluttered was my goal.


This layout is based on a monotone design - the photograph of my Great-Grandfather is in beige tones so I decided to keep with that colour in different shades.



I thought I'd save time and do a Digi Layout - not as simple as I thought. This one took me about 2 1/2 hours (I did lose my work once when Photoshop crashed!) It was a bit of a play - not quite turning out as I imagined but I learnt some more things along the way.


Till next time ...

Netball, Dancing Queens, Ferris Wheel, Aquarium and Disney on Ice ....

Nearly one month has passed and I have not added anything here in that time! Creative pursuits have been in very short supply, everything (and everyone) else seems to be taking over my time. But I have managed to enjoy myself with some fun times during the holidays - yes it's the second week of the school holidays in Victoria and there seems to be kids everywhere!

The first weekend started with Grace's Netball Grand Final - her second Premiership in two seasons! Quite an achievement and she played very well.


Ella and Sophie came to Melbourne to spend some time with me and here are some photos of the things we got up to -

Dancing in Federation Square ...


The Ferris Wheel at Birrarung Marr...


Cool fun on the Cup & Saucer Ride by the river...


Feeding fish at the Aquarium ...


The penguins were a big hit ...


And watching them swim was soooooo funny!

They loved 'Disney on Ice - Princess Wishes'


By Saturday, I was totally exhausted and had a Nanna Nap on the couch in the afternoon. They are already planning their next trip to Melbourne!

Till next time ...

Getting Some Creating In!

It's been a while since the last post here! I have done very little scrapping, and then trying to scan/photograph the layouts just escapes me ... so my posts haven't been happening!

I did some digi scrapping last night. Went to the LSBS to learn some more about Photoshop Elements. Doing things with an instructor is so much easier for me ... generally I tend to work things out for myself, which can take so much time. I found doing the class meant I not only learnt things immediately but I had others to talk to and learn more.

Here are the two pages I did - not necessarily the design or paper I would choose, but they are a good start and I feel satisfied with what I achieved.




I am planning to do some paper scrapping tomorrow, finally! But I am certainly interested in doing some more digi scrapping, practising what I learnt and learning more.

Check out these sites for great Digi Scrapping freebies. And here to learn more about Digi Scrapping via Video.

Going Digi

I've had a play around with some digital scrapping today and I've come up with my new header and this layout ... admittedly it was a pre-designed one (Lynn Griffin - A Mother's Love), but I just needed to have a go! Not bad if I say so myself!

Till next time ...