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Friday 8 July 2011

Latest update (it has been a while)

So it has been a very long time. I have been so hectic with work that I haven't really had a chance to sit back, scrap, reflect and all that other stuff normal people do in life!! I have turned 30, been on a holiday to Vanuatu and unsurprisingly bought new shoes and also done a bit of scrapping!



This is a LO of the memorial at Gallipoli for Simpson (1 part of the famous duo, Simpson and his donkey.) I found this to be a very poignant moment during my trip because you learn about Simpson, who was a medic during the war that found a donkey and used it to transport injured soldiers to safety. He was unforunately shot and killed during 1 of his trips to save wounded soldiers. The donkey out survived him.





This is a LO of Digger guarding a lemon that he stole of next doors lemon tree. I am really happy with how this page has turned out.









This is David stood in front of a stretched canvas of Torres and Gerrard at Anfied looking very happy!

I used all scraps of paper for this LO which is good as I have LOADS that I never use but refuse to throw out. I really need to try and use up more of them but I just love using the newest PP I have on each LO!







This is just a simple LO of a more arty pic I took when at Prekistolen in Norway. People that had climbed to the top had built little stone towers and I thought that this 1 had a fantastic view behind it!







This is a LO of the dune buggies in Vanuatu all lined up whilst we stopped off for some lunch at a beachside restaurant. The buggies were great fun to drive but probably also quite dangerous! Oh well - we survived to tell the story.

Thursday 20 January 2011

Sick but scrapping

So I have been off work sick this week due to a virus making me vomit more than I ever have before! It has however given me some time to do some scrapping as I have not had the energy to do anything else! I have done 3 LO's...



This is a LO of my day at the Ballan cup a few months ago. I was a winner on the day overall but kept my losing ticket stubs to use as embellishments on a LO so that is what I did!









This is a vertical 8.5 x 11 inch LO of a stone sculpture cut into the side of a building. There were dozens of these all over Cologne and their detail was just amazing. This 1 was my favourite and is a little boy and girl sitting on a ledge.







This is a LO of some geese in a church garden courtyard in Barcelona that were clearly in love and had stood together so that their necks made a heart shape. Thankfully I capture it just in time and even managed to frame the photo with the lovely ornate arch in the background.

Sunday 16 January 2011

A bit of scrapping






Hi all. Well I got off to a good start for 2011 with a bit of scrapping this week. I have decided I really need to get through some of my old travel photos so made a start on them.









This is a LO of the house that Anne Frank and her family hid in during the war until their capture. I remember reading Anne Frank's book whilst at school and was really amazed by it so when I found myself stood inside the very house that she had written her diaries I was a bit overcome.




The picture doesn't really show it but the bottom left detail is a lovely glittery printed PP and the additional butterflies are from my lovely new Martha Stewart butterfly punch that I got for Christmas and just had to use!!











This photo was taken in Cologne and is of their unique water pipe system...ABOVE ground! We played a daily game of follow the blue pipe through Cologne city centre. I kept the LO fairly simple and just used different alphas to bring interest to the page.




Another LO from Cologne, this time with me posing with a giant Lindt chocolate bunny at the Lindt factory. I love Lindt chocolate bunnies and get 1 for Easter every year so fell in love with the giant bunny and "hopped" (excuse the pun) into his enclosure they had built so I could pose for a photo with him! I saved 1 of the red ribbon and bells from my bunny so that I could decorate my LO with it.

Tuesday 11 January 2011

Merry Christmas to me


So as a late Christmas present to myself I finally bought myself a new (for me) car. It is a 2004 Holden Astra convertible and is still in need of a name (Bert has been suggested due to it being a Bertone limited edition but I am just not feeling Bert) So all suggestions are gratefully received. The unfortunate thing is that ever since I bought a convertible, it has poured rain! On the same day as I bought my car I also bought myself a 42 inch SONY LED TV so that would have to go down as my most expensive day on the planet up until this point! Now to start saving for a home loan (gulp)