tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16809330628451493832024-02-20T23:42:45.659+10:00My Life, My WordsSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463028122695165922noreply@blogger.comBlogger377125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680933062845149383.post-33339532341751160142016-01-20T22:12:00.000+10:002016-01-20T22:12:38.778+10:00Getting Inkie with it<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sleep is something which eludes me at times. Usually this happens during stressful periods of time at work - report-writing time, exam block or a huge -to-do list that never seems to get any shorter. When I can't sleep, one thing that I love to do is check out scrapbooking process videos on YouTube. About four months ago, I discovered the channel of Australian Scrapbooker Adele Toomey, aka Inkie Quill. I fell in love with her work instantly and spent the next few nights watching all of her <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/InkieQuill">YouTube</a> scrapbooking videos and checking out her <a href="http://www.inkiequill.com/">blog</a>. She has other channels devoted to art journalling and planners, but I tend to only watch the scrapbooking ones.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Recently, Adele held a live scrap stream on her channel - OMG 12+ hours of Inkie Quill goodness = BLISS. I am not sure what my husband and the boys thought of my constant giggling throughout the day. It was like being on retreat but in my own house. I scrapped along with Adele and created these layouts.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Layout 1: 5 & Seven - finally getting around to scrapping the annual back-to-school photo from 2015 just in time for the 2016 photo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Layout 2: 2016 Creed. The quote came up on my Pinterest feed and it perfectly sums up how I would like to live this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Layout 4: This Watch. During Adele's stream, the topic of scrapping the difficult moments was discussed. Too often, our scrapbooks are filled with moments and memories of happy times but life is real, life is tough, sometimes bad stuff happens. This was the basis of the discussion - whether or not the 'bad stuff' has a place in our albums. I think they do - they can help change our perspective on situations, help us see the silver lining when things aren't going so well, as well as being cathartic in the sense that we can get things off our chests instead of bottling them up. Last year, our house was broken into and all of my jewellery was stolen, including a watch that was my mother's. It held so much sentimental value which can never be replaced. I used this layout as a way of reminding myself that while the watch may be gone, all that it means can never be taken from me.</span><br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463028122695165922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680933062845149383.post-63247234863058514122016-01-13T09:51:00.000+10:002016-01-13T09:51:00.848+10:00Random Creating<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">While I loved my time on the Scrap the Boys team and was honoured to be a Scrapbooking Memories Master in 2015, I have missed creating just for the fun of it. There were many times last year when scrapping took a very distant backseat to my work and some months the only scrapping I did was for STB or for the magazine. The challenges were awesome and the products often put me out of my comfort zone so right now, I am relishing in digging through my stash and creating layouts for the fun of it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Layout One: Oh So Fancy. This photo dates back to 1999 (OMG that is 17 years ago!) and is of my mother, sister and I at my hen's night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Layout Two: Best Present Ever. There is no patterned paper on this layout - just a bag that was from a recent shopping trip and tags/labels from my stash. My son must like it - he took it off my desk and blu-tacked it to his wall before I could put it in my album.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">S xoxo</span>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463028122695165922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680933062845149383.post-29411375016106024872016-01-11T20:24:00.002+10:002016-01-11T20:24:28.666+10:00Kraft+ January Challenge<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hi everyone, back with another share of a layout I create last week for the <a href="http://kraftpluschallenges.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/a-new-year-new-team-and-new-challenge.html">Kraft+ Challenge blog</a>. The challenge for this month was to use your handwriting. I will be the first to admit that I don't love my own handwriting, but I do like to use it on my layouts from time to time. I go through stages where all of my journalling will be handwritten and other times where I will use my vintage typewriter or my computer. Here is what I came up with:</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have been crafting up a storm these holidays - making the most of time at my scrap desk before school starts again at the end of the month.</span></div>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463028122695165922noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680933062845149383.post-2756354143625320022016-01-08T13:19:00.001+10:002016-01-08T13:19:18.547+10:00White with 1 - January Challenge<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After a short break from all things scrapping related, I am making the most of the summer holidays here in Australia. By making the most of it I mean lots of time spent at the pool with the boys while they train and time spent scrapping. I thought the best way to find my scrapping groove again would be to see what challenges are out and about.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here is what I created for <a href="http://whitewith1.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/january-2016-challenge-time-at.html">White with 1</a> for this month, featuring the colour green - photos of our youngest son present his speech for school captain voting last year. He was super proud to be elected as Vice Captain of his school for 2016!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">S xoxo</span>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463028122695165922noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680933062845149383.post-51133851161395068612016-01-07T21:48:00.001+10:002016-01-07T21:48:27.482+10:00Saying Goodbye<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There's an old saying that all good things must come to an end and the close of 2015 was more than just the end of another year, but also the end of my time as a Scrapbooking Memories Master and Design Team Member of <a href="http://scraptheboys.blogspot.com.au/">Scrap the Boys</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">While being selected as a Master was definitely a highlight of my scrapping life, I had wanted to be on a DT for the longest time. <a href="http://scraptheboys.blogspot.com.au/">Scrap the Boys</a> was the perfect home for me - as the mother sons, the site was an awesome hub of inspiration. I will definitely miss being on the DT but I cannot wait to see what the new team members come up with over the following months.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here is my final DT layout based on this mood board:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To step way outside of my comfort zone, I chose to focus on the greens and purples on the board. I didn't have the right shade of purple, but went with what I found in my stash.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I loved the way this layout turned out, especially considering it had been well over two months since I last had the time, motivation and opportunity to scrap. Here's hoping that 2016 will be calmer than 2015 so I can have more time for pretty paper play.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">S xoxo</span>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463028122695165922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680933062845149383.post-56326368195236030372015-10-02T16:09:00.000+10:002015-10-02T16:09:00.859+10:00Scrap the Boys October<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This month at Scrap the Boys, the challenge is based on this mood board:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And here is my take on the challenge. This design is something I have seen used before - not 100% sure who by, but I think perhaps Jen Schow or Adele (from Inkie Quill).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Don't forget to link up your layout to the website before the end of the month to be in the running for great prizes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">S xoxo</span>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463028122695165922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680933062845149383.post-72939583662423610732015-09-02T08:22:00.000+10:002015-09-02T08:22:00.249+10:00Scrap the Boys - September<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hello there.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Welcome to the start of another month over at <a href="http://scraptheboys.blogspot.com.au/">Scrap the Boys</a>. This month, we have a sketch challenge for you.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is the sketch:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And here is my take on the challenge:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You have until the end of the month to link your take on the sketch to the STB blog.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">S xoxo</span>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463028122695165922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680933062845149383.post-51063898921210729352015-08-23T15:58:00.001+10:002015-08-23T15:58:44.704+10:00Stuck?! Sketches August Challenges<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Today I am sharing the layouts that I have created for this month's challenges over at <a href="http://stucksketches.blogspot.com.au/">Stuck?! Sketches</a>. Here is a look at the first sketch:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">S xoxo</span>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463028122695165922noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680933062845149383.post-56694576340263566612015-08-16T09:36:00.000+10:002015-08-16T09:36:00.080+10:00Home<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Last year, talented photographer and scrapper Leanne Jago paid a visit to the farm to take some photos of the boys. She also snapped a few random pictures of the crops. I have used one of my favourite photos from the day on this layout:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A super simple layout but I love it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">S xoxo</span>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463028122695165922noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680933062845149383.post-25056959334926202192015-08-14T20:33:00.000+10:002015-08-14T20:33:00.418+10:00Meeting TaylorBack in March we travelled to Toowoomba for the district's annual swimming presentation dinner. Lachlan won an award for the junior distance champion at the regional titles. The guest speaker was Taylor McKeown, a gold medalist from the 2014 Commonwealth Games.<div>
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A few weeks later, we headed off on holidays to Caloundra were we spent one of our days at Aussie World. This layout is all about the boys going on the Redback - watching them was a total crack-up.<br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463028122695165922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680933062845149383.post-88947320995110545292015-08-12T19:23:00.000+10:002015-08-12T19:23:00.066+10:00Let's Celebrate<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Our youngest son turned 10 a few months ago. I am sure all of the parents out there can relate to me when I question where those years have gone. Lachie had a quiet birthday at home with the family. His favourite part about his birthday? The cake ... always the cake. This year was the year of many cakes - cake for his classmates at school, cake with his squad mates at swimming training, cake at home the night of his birthday with his brother and I, and finally, cake the following night because Dad was home to celebrate with him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A few weeks later he was awarded 'Student of the Week'. He was pretty chuffed with this as his teacher was married the previous weekend so he was the first person to be given the award by Mrs O - apparently there is a big difference between getting an award from Ms H and Mrs O ... even if they are the same person. This layout was based on a sketch from October Afternoon's blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">S xoxo</span>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463028122695165922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680933062845149383.post-88855641841093329982015-08-10T20:15:00.000+10:002015-08-10T20:15:00.044+10:002015 - The Year that Kicked my Butt<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I always knew that 2015 was going to be a monster year work-wise. I thought I was prepared. I thought I had the year all mapped out. I thought I was on top of things. How wrong I was.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The upside of all this is that I am fortunate enough to have a job I love and to live in a country where I get to enjoy so many freedoms that a lot of women can never image. OK, enough philosophising and on with the scrapbook shares.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This was a sketch challenge. I used photos from Lachlan's first competitive swim at the State Relay Titles at the end of last year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This layout was a mood board challenge. I love this photo of my littlest man.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well, that's me all caught up with my shares for Scrap the Boys. Stay tuned over the coming days for more layout shares.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">S xoxo</span>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463028122695165922noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680933062845149383.post-41570670361081651402015-05-15T14:16:00.000+10:002015-05-15T14:16:00.134+10:00Swimming Shares<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am back again today with two more swimming-related layouts.</span><div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Layout One doesn't have a title as such but I think the Heidi Swapp 'Adore' Project Life card is an adequate substitute. I used one of my favourite go-to designs here with one-third patterned paper and two-thirds cardstock. What I love most about this design is that you can get four different looks just by rotating the paper 90 degrees - the perfect way to create layouts quick without having your albums all look the same.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Layout Two - Happy Day. While I love the simplicity of this layout, I am not 100% happy with it. As much as I tried, I just couldn't get all of the emotions from that day transferred to the layout. Yes Lachlan has won lots of medals and trophies for his swimming but this was the first year he was eligible to participate in representative swimming at a school level and I just don't know how to get all of that emotion onto the layout. Maybe it is one of those things that can't be put onto paper - perhaps being there in the moment was enough. I know I will never forget that day and I hope Lachie doesn't either. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So here is my question - what do <i>YOU</i> do to transfer the emotions from real-life onto the page. Ideas greatly appreciated.</span></div>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463028122695165922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680933062845149383.post-71954901729765347852015-05-13T13:08:00.000+10:002015-05-13T13:08:00.286+10:00Flying<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you have been a follower of my blog for a while, you would know that our boys are swimmers. During the swimming season, weekends find me travelling all across our local area so the boys can compete in club carnivals. Of all the photos I have snapped throughout the season, the one on this layout is my favourite by far:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And a close-up of that photo. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love the simplicity of this layout. The black and white striped background paper from Maggie Holmes' Confetti collection is perfect for letting the blue of the water stand out. The boys have been out of the water for just over a month and are already asking how many days until training starts again.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">S xoxo</span>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463028122695165922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680933062845149383.post-30595637252645226152015-05-11T12:54:00.000+10:002015-05-11T12:54:00.344+10:00Kraft + May Challenge<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A new challenge site - Kraft + - opened a few months ago dedicated to all things Kraft. I loved the monthly challenges from 'Kraft it Up' and see Kraft + as an extension of that. May's challenge is a Mood Board challenge which look like this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The green and orange tones in the mood board were perfect for this picture I snapped of my husband on his way home from a day out on the tractor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And a close-up of the orange and green tones. I dug into the depths of my scrap bin to find some older Kaisiercraft and October Afternoon papers and paired them with some newer releases: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am pretty happy with how my first attempt at playing along with the new site has turned out.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">S xoxoxo</span>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463028122695165922noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680933062845149383.post-69348496024994317572015-05-10T12:07:00.003+10:002015-05-10T12:07:59.432+10:00Stuck?! May 1 Challenge<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://stucksketches.blogspot.com.au/">Stuck?! Sketches</a> has long been one of my go-to sites when I have spare time on my hands. While it has been quite a while since I played along with the challenges over at Stuck?! Sketches, when I saw the challenge for May 1, I knew that I had to give it a go.</span><div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here is the sketch:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And this is what I came up with. Same but different. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And some close-ups. The doily came from a local cheap shop and I sprayed it with Heidi Swapp Colour Shine in Coral. Love the soft tones of the layout mixed with gold: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So in love with Crate Paper right now, especially anything where Maggie Holmes has collaborated. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Counting down the days to Stuck's mid-month reveal and hoping that I will be able to find some time to play along.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">S xoxoxo</span></div>
Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463028122695165922noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680933062845149383.post-37169881661891393582015-05-02T09:52:00.000+10:002015-05-02T09:52:00.071+10:00Scrap the Boys - May Challenge<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It is the start of another month which means a new challenge is up at <a href="http://scraptheboys.blogspot.com.au/">Scrap the Boys</a>. This month's challenge was based around this image:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Although both boys ride bikes and play a wide variety of land sports, I couldn't resist using this photo snapped during the Sept/Oct school holidays last year. I have scrapped this photo before but it was for my album - that layout talked about how my view for the holidays was watching the boys train while I tried to catch up on marking and lesson planning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I hope to see you over at STB this month. Don't forget to create your exclusive layout for the challenge and link it up to the STB blog to be in the running for great prizes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">S xoxo</span>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463028122695165922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680933062845149383.post-62961315646358637732015-05-01T11:39:00.000+10:002015-05-01T11:39:00.448+10:00Final Holiday Share<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am here today to share the final layouts from our holiday.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A fun layout of Lachie and I one random Friday afternoon while we were waiting for Mitch to finish his weekly round of tennis fixtures. I love the one-on-one time I get to spend with the boys - they are both so busy with sport and school that it doesn't happen often enough.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And a close-up: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love this photo from a photoshoot with Leanne Jago in September last year. The layout didn't turn out quite like I had planned, but it's another one done for the albums.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Only 9 more weeks until holidays roll around again. I don't think we will be heading away for these ones though but that's ok, I will carve out some 'me' time at home.</span></div>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463028122695165922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680933062845149383.post-91134610623834210582015-04-29T13:16:00.000+10:002015-04-29T13:16:00.206+10:00Holiday Shares Part 3<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Continuing with the holiday shares Today is all about our eldest son.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It is our eldest son's first year at high school this year. He has started the year in fantastic fashion. In the first week he put himself out there and nominated himself for selection as a Student Council Representative. He was one of four Year 7 students elected to the position. Couldn't have asked for a better start to a new schooling experience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A reflective layout about Mitch's transition into the world of teenage-hood. In so many ways he is already there but not in others. I find myself caught between wanting to loosen the mothering ropes and holding onto them a little bit tighter. Our personalities are very similar which will make the next few years very challenging no doubt. This layout is a reminder for me as much as him about his transition into the next phase of his life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">S xoxoxo</span>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463028122695165922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680933062845149383.post-51832465991778588342015-04-26T21:37:00.000+10:002015-04-30T21:57:57.774+10:00Holiday Sharing Continued<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am back again with more shares from our recent holiday at the beach. </span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Layout One: New Records</span></b></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To say it has been a big year for Lachie in the pool is an understatement. He has had a fantastic season and broke a stack of records. At this particular carnival, he set two new records in his age group.</span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Layout Two: Totally Smitten</span></i></b></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is a layout that I have been wanting to create for years as a way of documenting my love of reading. Reading is part of my daily life. Working out what photo/s to use was always my stumbling block. There are dozens and dozens of books stored throughout our house but rather than focus on all of those, I chose the three books that are closest to my heart. 'Charlotte's Web' was the first book that I fell in love with way back in Grade Three. I don't know how many times I read it throughout Grades Three and Four but I am sure I could have recited it word-for-word. Next was 'Anne of Green Gables' and the entire collection. I was madly in love with Gilbert Blythe and was saddened last week to hear of the death of Jonathan Crombie, the actor who played Gil in the teleseries. My all-time favourite read is Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird'. I first read it as part of the required reading for Year 11 English and have read it every single year since. What makes this novel even more special is that now I get to teach Year 12 students the joy that is 'Mockingbird' - I feel very blessed to be able to do that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">That's it for the 8 1/2 x 11 sized layouts. I will be back soon with a share of the 12x12 layouts I created.</span><br />
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<br />Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463028122695165922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680933062845149383.post-18621964719352798412015-04-20T19:23:00.000+10:002015-04-20T19:23:00.141+10:00Holiday Scrapping Part One<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We travelled to the coast for the Easter school holidays. The two things that were at the top of my list prior to going on holidays was to have a really good rest (to say Term One was massive is an understatement) and to find some time to sit and play with pretty paper. I will be the first to admit that I have been my worst enemy over the last three months in always putting everything else ahead of 'down time' for me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">While there will always be times where work, family and the boys' sporting commitments have to come first, for my mental health, I need to realise the importance of making time to do the things I love. I won't be any good to anyone if I run myself into the ground. Needless to say, I made the most of our holiday and dedicated time most days to something scrapping related.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I decided to mix things up a bit with my scrapping and have a go at scrapping 8 1/2 x 11 layouts. Prior to our trip, I had only ever done one layout in this size. I really enjoyed scrapping in this size and will definitely be moving between them and 12 x 12 layouts in the future.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;">This layout documents Lachlan's selection into his first school regional swimming team - he went on to make the final at the State Titles in one event and placed 10th in the 100m Freestyle as well as placing 6th in the 200m Individual Medley (only heats for this event, no finals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The title pretty much says it all - first day of school for our littlest man for 2015.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Photos from my sister and brother-in-law's wedding a few years ago - one of the best weddings I have ever been to <3 .="" nbsp="" span=""><!--3--><!--3--></3></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So there you have it - the first of the layouts that I created while on holidays. I will be back over the next few days to continue the sharing.</span></div>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463028122695165922noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680933062845149383.post-3983007014082476832015-04-14T21:50:00.000+10:002015-04-14T21:50:00.808+10:00Masters Challenges<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am here today to share some of the projects that I have created as part of the 2014 Masters team.</span><br />
<b><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Layout 1 - Heartfelt Creations.</span></i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I struggled with this challenge. While I love heritage layouts, they are not something that I would normally choose to do. In the end, I used this photo of my maternal grandparents and some of their children taken after my Pop enlisted to serve in World War Two.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And a close-up:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As soon as I opened this collection, I knew what I wanted to do. One of my favourite designs is the 'deconstructed' look - instead of layering papers and embellishment on top of each other, deconstructing means that you lay them out across your layout. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And some close-ups:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">S xoxoxox</span>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463028122695165922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680933062845149383.post-57047227774496819282015-04-12T17:34:00.000+10:002015-04-12T17:34:00.507+10:00Around Our Place<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Two quick shares today of layouts that were done way back in January- one featuring a photo taken by my friend and amazing photographer, Leanne Jago and the other of our dog, Lucky, who adopted us after being dumped on the highway near our house a few years ago.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am slowly getting caught up with blog posts. Now if only there was time to scrap ;)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">S xoxoxox</span>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463028122695165922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680933062845149383.post-16855193105754276092015-04-10T19:24:00.000+10:002015-04-10T19:24:00.554+10:00An Almost Perfect Weekend<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Have you ever planned something months in advance only to have it come undone? Early in 2014 my sister and I decided to surprise our mother with tickets to see the stage production of 'The Lion King' in January. April comes and we surprised mum and spent the remainder of the year planning a 'girls only weekend' in Brisbane. We have never done that - just the three of us heading away - so we were all looking forward to it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Unfortunately, the last five or six months have not been the best health-wise for my brother-in-law and he ended up in hospital the day before our big adventure was due to begin. After much discussion, my sister pleaded with Mum and I to continue on with our plans. We headed to Brisbane and had a great time, even though it didn't feel the same without my sister with us.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The show was amazing and spending time with Mum is always great ... the only thing missing was my sister, making it an almost perfect weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">S xoxoxoxox</span>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463028122695165922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680933062845149383.post-13850581969213102722015-04-08T18:55:00.000+10:002015-04-08T18:55:00.271+10:00Masters Layouts<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's hard to believe that it has been just over 6 months since I received a phone call from Vanessa Cavasinni, editor of Scrapbooking Memories magazine informing me that I had been selected as one of the 2014 Masters. Even though I had contemplated entering in previous years, this was the first time that I had actually completed the challenges. I still pinch myself from time to time because it doesn't seem quite real.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here are my takes on the challenges:</span><br />
<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Challenge One: Scrap a single page layout using a 5x7 photo that has eye contact. </span></b></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Even though this photo of the boys is a few years old now, I still love it. The inspiration for the title comes from one of my favourite film, 'The Sum of Us' starring Jack Thompson and Russell Crowe. </span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Challenge Two: scrap a layout using at least one non-conventional (non-papercraft) item.</span></i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is the challenge which finally sold me on actually submitting an entry. When I was planning my layouts initially, I wanted to use this photo of Lachlan as my entry for Challenge One - it is one of my favourite photos of all time. However, a pair of goggles proved my undoing for that layout and my inspiration for this layout. I decided to go all the way with the swimming theme using one of Lachie's swimming caps, a strap from an old pair of goggles and the tag of a pair of his training togs because of the funny 'usage instructions' provided by the company. To top it off, I placed the layout on a 12x12 piece of bubble wrap which I painted blue to mimic the water. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Love, love LOVE this photo:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Not sure how clear it will be, but if you have great eyes, check out the tag ;)</span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Challenge Three: Scrap a layout where the journalling is the focus of the page.</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is a story that I have been wanting to tell for a long time, but I always felt like I couldn't do it justice. I created this layout to honour my maternal grandmother. Both of my grandfathers passed away long before I was born, and my paternal grandmother died when I was four so to say this lady was special to me is an understatement. Like many things, I never really appreciated Grandma until it was too late and I would give anything to have another day with her, thus giving me the inspiration for the layout. I created the background by opening a blank canvas in Photoshop. From here I typed the phrase 'If I could have just one more day...' across the entire canvas.The photo I used was taken on the last birthday Grandma had before entering full time care. The quality of the photo wasn't that great and I didn't have access to the original so I converted to black and white, and created a collage using the same photo. Even though I don't love my handwriting, I was determined to write the journalling in memory of the letters that Grandma used to write to me when I was a child. Each idea starts with the phrase 'If I could have just one more day' and lists what I would do if I could have just one more day with this amazing lady. I love the simplicity of this layout.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And some close-ups: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My journalling: </span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Challenge Four: Create the cover of an art journal which best reflects your scrapbooking style.</span></i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hmmmmmmmmm art journalling is not a phrase that enters my scrapping vocabulary. I love to watch people do it but it isn't something which holds any appeal to me. This was a tough, tough challenge. In the end, I decided to stick with what I know best - simple. Once the decision was made, the cover came together fairly easily using one of my favourite colour combinations and embellishments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So there you go - four little projects that made my day way back in September.</span></div>
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