January Challenges at Better Scrapbooking

Check out the challenges at Better Scrapbooking this month. You have until the end of January to enter the following challenges;


January Layout Challenge:
Your Summer Holidays. Create a layout of something you did over your Summer Holidays.

January Photo Challenge:
Fun in the Sun. Take a photo of you having fun in the "sun".

January Project Challenge:
Alter Something. Find something you can change the look of and alter it with your scrapbooking supplies. Let your imagination and creativity take flight with this challenge.

January Card Challenge:
Use Markers - Use them to colour your stamps, write a title or create a border. Lets see what you do with your Markers.

Photo Of The Week

Well theare 2 photos of the week this week, I just couldn't decide what one to post, been a good week for me and the camera...lol

This week my mum, 3 of the kids and I took a we trip to the beach to look for shells, no swimming thou cos well I'm am scared of Naipers beach...lol but the kids had a great old time picking over everything to find the perfect shells to bring home. I did manage to get a couple of shots of them being still, there is a first time for everything..lol

This one was is of the 3 younger kids hanging out in the backyard on the climbing frame thing, don't you just love summer!! Nice hot days were you can send all the kids outside for the day and only come in for lunch and more sun cream!

And this pic is well just cos, I still have not had much luck at getting a good pic of all kids looking at me at the same time, but this is still good all the same:)

So it has been a bit of a slow blog week with nothing to really report, I have been working on my design team LO for Better Scrapbooking and have 3 done and about to get going on the next one, plus another couple of little things I'm going to do with the scrap pack. So far I have rather enjoyed myself, when I first opened the box I was so excited and also a little scared, okay a lot scared! the colours and papers in the pack are not ones I normally work with but I have loved the challenge and think I have done rather well, I will post the Los next week.

Domestic goddess training is going well, my house has been tidy 9 days out of 10, meals have been cooked 9 nights out of 10, okay so I'm not getting out of bed and dollying my self up each day, but hey I'm not wearing my pj's and dressing gown to the supermarket like I saw the other day either. I have cleaned out all the kids draws and have got a few bags of stuff to take to the opp shop this week, today I got so enthusiastic and scrubbed my carpet and then moved on to mums house..lol, next to be done is my room,*shudders* and then the kids toy boxes!! So my plan to start this year right in one aspect of life at least is going well, still have a long way to go with the house but I'm getting there!

YAY!! It's Arrived and the RAK Winner!!

And with it means I can tell you all what I have been wanting to for ages!!!

I'm a designer for Betterscrapbooking!!!

I made it onto there design team!! this has something I have been wanting to do for a long time and I'm very excited about it I have been in my shed for the better part of the afternoon working and almost have my first LO done!!!



oh and the RAK WINNER!

The winner is Mary who said,


Happy New Year.where to start.. I would like to get a lot of knitting done, for my grown up boys and girls, finish the 2 cross stitchings that I have started, it takes me a year to finish one, because I only do it during the Christmas and New years holidays...and of course get my knee surgery over with... Thanks for a chance to win goodies

congrats Mary, send me a email at jennie_beach@hotmail.com and ill post the goodies out to you :)

thanks for looking

Photo Of The Week

So to finely restart up Photo of the week now Christmas is over and I'm not as busy. This weeks photo is nothing arty farty or anything, just nice photo of one of my boys Elliott on the Lions at Cornwall park.



We have found our self's hanging at the park a lot this summer already, the new splash pad is awesome, and I think its the best thing the council have done with the rates I pay.







And yesterday I decided to hall out Annabel little cradle and do it up a bit, this was mine from when I was little and still had the old paint work my dad did on it and well lets just say it was looking a but crusty..lol I also made a little mattress, pillow (OK so the pillow was the first mattress I made but once stuffed turned out way to small...lol so now its just a big pillow)and blanky to go with it, doesn't baby peaches look comfy...lol







Thanks for looking:)

Dream Big Baby Girl

New Lo to show, this one is of my Little girl Annabel, you may remember this photo from a few weeks ago for photo of the week (witch I will be starting up again now that Christmas is over and I'm not so busy) well I just loved this photo and really wanted to make a really pretty Lo to go with it, I think i did rather well...lol. Still trying new things I have distressed all the edges of this paper, and inked them with two different coloured inks. Okay so not a big new thing to try but I'm getting there. Baby steps people, baby steps!!



Materials used: Papers. Upsydaisy designs, Blossom orchard, Spring is in the air.
Brillance Inks, Cosmic Copper, Coffee Bean.
The word Dream was cut with a Silhouette.
Tiny alpha stickers, Corolees Creations.
Flowers, just sone I had in my stash.

Don't forget I have a RAK going on the post below this one if you want a chance to win leave a comment:) oh and I have added a couuple more little things too!

Thanks for looking :)

Its the New Year and a RAK to go with it

Well its a new year, the Christmas is done and over the kids all had a blast and the weather held out nicely, but the tree has gone the decorations have been taken down for another year, and so begins 2011.

So with the new year come a new attitude, this year I want to make some changes with how I live, there are lots of things I want to get done, family stuff, house stuff, (lots of house stuff) me stuff, crafting stuff, to plug in and get more involved, to be a better friend, to not worry myself sick over things and people I have no control of, to not take things so personally, so so much really I'm going to have to write up a list..lol but where to start!!

But for now one thing I'm very happy about is a few weeks ago I got involved and participated in a online crop on facebook for craftytart, I won a $10 voucher for being the first to sign in, and came second place overall !! look at this awesome tote bag from Tote Ally I won!! its very cool indeed!!! Now all I need to do is go shopping to fill it up...lol



So to wish you all a happy new years and to start this year right I'm going to do a RAK, all you have to do it leave me a comment telling me what you want this new year to be about and what you want to get accomplished, open to everyone :)



I know its not much but anything for nothing good right :)

thanks for looking :)

So much to do so little time!!

Well it is Christmas week and with 4 sleeps till the jolly fat man arrives I still have lots to do, but one less thing are some gifts, finely have almost everything made and if needed sent, still have one more canvas to do but ill do that to night I think.

Deistic goddess training has gone out the window till after Christmas but on a good note I am cleaning the house from top to bottom over the next couple of days so I will have a clean slate come new years.

And on to the stuff I have made

3 canvases, 10 CD teacher gifts and a Santa sign



Canvas for my sister. Pic of her kids.


Canvas for my mother in law.


Canvas for my Mum.


CD decos for my kids teachers.


Santa sign, very simple but since its hanging outside didnt want to add to much to it

thanks for looking.