Kicking back at 09.09 090909 - Trish

Hi,
well after Fletch went to school, I made a coffee and sat on my front verandah. What a lovely way to start my day off (sorry Meredith.....).
PS the blog is doing great, fab LO's and photos to admire.
Cheers Trish


That sounds wonderful!!! Isn't coffee a wonderful thing!! Your scene looks very relaxing - good on you!!

It's all in the nines ... Sandra

Sandra said ...

My day off today (Ha! what's that??) and it's washing day.
So at 09:09 today I was washing.... and nearly fell over laughing when I saw the time left on the washing machine... it was not a set up I promise!! and sorry for the crap photo... embarrasing having this on the blog after Maryanne's stunner!


Good one Sandra ... aren't front loaders great although they do seem to take longer!

Maryanne - photo challenge

This one has totally blown me away (no pun intended) A FANTASTIC photo with some BRILLIANT processing. I just love the antique effects (it is very detailed close up) and how you have done the 'choose to be positive'.

This is amazing Maryanne. A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.

Mini Photo challenge ... 09.09.09

In 2 days time it will be ... 09.09.09!!

So how about another mini photo challenge

... take a photo of what you are doing at 9.09am on Wednesday 9th Sept 2009.

Email them to me and I'll put them up here on the blog!

Once again I'll be at work but I'll try and be creative!! Stay tuned!!

Oh I think we need a photo ... makes a post a bit more interesting hey!!

The top photo is of the sage, in my herb patch, in flower - pretty isn't it?!

This one is our broccoli on 1st August 2008 ...

And this is our current crop of brocolli today!!

Just to keep you geared up for the kitchen layout challenge!! ;-)

Tiff - 7 stamping challenge

Hiya A.

This card for Fathers Day started off with the painted hand print by Sean. Then remembering the stamp challenge there was no holding me back. The zig zag stamp is a bit faint but its there.
Happy Father's Day to all Dads. I hope they all get breakfast in bed.
cheers
t

sorry this didn't go up earlier Tiff - been out spending time with Dad and Greg instead of infront of the computer.

I bet Kym loved it.

Maryanne - photo challenge

Hi amanda -Took this recently[and accidentally, not a deliberate ass shot]. of one of the school led steers. thought it fit the challenge.
cheers maryanne

fantastic! What a classic interpretation! Love it Maryanne!

Marika - Sue's sketch AND colour challenge

Goodness all you girls are quick off the mark today!

She says:

Have just done Sues sketch - love them Sue they get me to do a page. I have also used pink and red which went well with this layout. I have a thing for those big ribbons at the moment love this stampin up one

I totally adore this one Marika! Awesome spotting with the red and pink paper! And oooh yes at that delicious ribbon!

Sandra - photo challenge

Hi Amanda

Here is my entry for the photo challenge. Do you see the cup as half empty or half full?

and also about another HALF a year to wait until the next retreat!! :(

cheers for now

Sandra

LOL clever Sandra! Great out of the square thinking!

Here it is - Sue's sketch

Well, i got cracking on this late yesterday!! It came together quite easily with the new October Afternoon 'Road Map' papers....they are very yummy, they are good for boys pages!!

Can't wait to see your pages soon.

Photos by Tiff Firth.

Kylie - photo challenge

Photo 1: Max our Whippet - half dog, half kid ! Harry didn't want his jumper on during an afternoon walk this afternoon so we popped it on the dog just for fun !! It created a great laugh !

Photo 2: Half of Bree ... (I might just add - she can be half ratbag, half princess depending on her mood for the day !! lol)

ooh great shots Kylie. I really laughed at your dog all dressed up and your explaination 'half dog half kid'. Great 'creative' interpretation of the challenge!

Tiff - colour and photo challenge.

This is a frame Tiff made for Annie's birthday. She placed it on a red towel to photograph. Red can also be seen on Annie's collar in the photo. I am sure Annie will love it Tiff.

A great half of Sean! Lovely clear photo Tiff. His eyes look amazing.

Sue's September sketch

September is here already!!!! When the girls said the other day if i had my sketch ready, i almost freaked!! And over the past few days my brain has been a fuzz and not feeling like doing anything....but yesterday when i was in lincoln in the newsagents, i happened to pick up a scrap magazine (surprise surprise...me pick up a scrap magazine)......(not even sure which one....a UK one i think) and saw something like this sketch.... so i have just drawn it up.... have a go. Hope it's not too simple....feel free to add some extras. The fine squiggly bits are rubon optionals....

Sorry i don't have an example to post as well.....but that will be a challenge for me to get it done in the next couple of days. :)

Wow, what a great selections of challenges here this month!!?? Good ones girls!!

Can't wait to see all your creations!!

SuePxx

Hello September!

Amanda's challenge.

Stamping - you will need to use those things that we all buy and collect but don't use that often!! For this challenge you will need to stamp at least 7 (seven) times on one page!!! Believe me that this will be as much a challenge for me as it is you as i love collecting stamps but don't use them like i should. Bonus points for using a stamp that is very old in your stash or has never been used before. Individual numbers and letters count seperately but it would be great if we could really stretch ourselves to be brave!

Sue's Sketch.

stay tuned!

Meredith's Challenge.

Okay here is something really off the radar!!

Use something in your kitchen to embellish or influence your layout.

Okay so I'm thinking you could use a docket from shopping or trace around an item to make a shape for you layout or a photo of some baking or a special meal that you love to cook

(don't want to give you girls too many examples - need to save something for me to try!!!!

;-)

Colour Challenge.

Since i forgot to change this one mid August(sorry!) i will do a little mini colour challenge for two weeks so i can get back on track. This mini colour challenge is inspired by our Scrapathon ad - use pink and red on a page TOGETHER. As usual you can add white, black or kraft if needed. Vintage roses are optional ;)

Photo Challenge.

this month is ........ one half.

Interpret it how you will. Think outside the square, be creative and show us your photos!

also don't forget to book into our awesome Scrapathon in October! Reserve your seat today as we have had heaps of interest already!

Amanda - photo challenge

I have only just realized that it is the end of the month and i haven't even done the photo challenge yet!!



oopsie.

ok the first person i thought of when setting this challenge was someone that i admired when i was younger. I kinda started collecting a few posters and books in my young tween / teen days.


This was my favourite image of her:




I am not sure why i liked her... i think I envied how desired she was, how she made a fuller figure look fantastic and her power over men. In the end though i guess i feel sorry for her as she seemed to lead a very lonely life in which she was desperate to be loved and never found happiness within herself.




Another person i really liked and did collect a few things was Princess Diana. I would have forgotten to pop her in her but the midday movie today reminded me. I remember watching the royal wedding on TV with mum and eating Girl Guide biscuits and drinking milo in the lounge while it was on. Back then i thought the whole thing was the most romantic thing on earth.


Again, another sad person who was desperate to be loved and never seemed to find happiness within herself.



*sigh*



Now onto more uplifting things (LOL) all the previous talk about books has made this month VERY expensive for me!! It made me start thinking of my teen books that i devoured back then and i have ended up finding and buying some favourites! Some were only available in the USA so it has been a bit of a costly way to remember!




An author that brings back strong memories for me is Judy Blume. I really loved all her books when i was 12, 13, 14 years old and had quite a collection. Recently i found Tiger Eyes on ebay so i have bought that and i read it within hours of it hitting our house. I also remember Forever which was quite sexual and i am not at all certain i want my 12 year old reading that!!!




Finally i will remember two more books - one called Amanda and the other called Jessica. They were part of the sunfire romances that were available from the school book club. Each novel was a historical romance. I think i got the Amanda one first just because it was my name, totally loved it when i read it and then got the Jessica book. Amanda was set in the wild west and her and her father traveled on the Oregon Trail in wagons and horses. Jessica was also set in pioneer America and she falls in love with an Indian......... In all of the Sunfire romance series each woman falls for two guys (one a bad boy and one the 'good sensible choice') and she has to pick who she will end up with.

I have also ordered these (from the US) and can't wait to revisit my teen reading!!

I think this is where my love of historical fiction began :)






Thanks for the memories this month girls! I have loved chuckling over the photos you have all sent in and I have sat here nodding and saying 'yes' to most of the pictures too as i can totally relate (in particular to the ADIDAS Romes! - oh i laughed when i saw those!)


Fantastic memories of the 80's.

Karen - colour challenge

Hi Amanda,
Just emailing a couple of things, firstly my attempt at the colour challenge. I did lift the basic concept from a LO in Scrapbook Trends (I cant remember who, so if anyone recognizes it let me know please :)) And second a LO I did the other day of the retreat photo, which I must say is completely inspired by your blocky style ATM (which I LOVE)
TFL
Cheers
Karen D

Oh Karen. These pages are fantastic. Love the colour in the first one - and those cool overlapping alphas and also that semicircle with the rubon behind in the second. Those green alphas are totally yum too! In fact how you have used green in that page is great - it really draws the eye down the page!

fabulous!!

to clarify...

After a chat with Sue last night, we decided that perhaps we should clarify exactly what this scrapathon is about.

While we had been discussing it for a while (Sue, Meredith and myself) the whole idea seemed a bit daunting.....

there was a date that had to be decided and booked. With footy, local shows and then windrowing we knew it would be tricky to fit it in.

and then there was the pressure of it all and this is basically what this post is about.

If you are coming along to this please do not expect a retreat like we have in March. There will be no goodie bags, no classes, no competitions, no prizes. It is quite simply an opportunity to sit and scrap as long as you want, sleep over and scrap again the next day. You will be disappointed if you expect all the bells and whistles of our March retreat.

Sue, Meredith and myself would love to go to a retreat where we can just sit and scrap with the rest of you. Kick back and enjoy without the pressure of organizing classes, food, kits, goodies, giveaways etc. Don't get me wrong - we love doing this for our March retreat but it is a big stress time. Nothing at all relaxing for us about it.

This is a total NO FRILLS basic scrapathon.

At Karkoo there is also no bed situation. We will be camping out in an old hall - in swags on the floor. (byo swags!) Unless you want to bring your own caravan or sleep in the car. Again - nothing fancy. It is very basic and that old hall is very cold so bring lots of blankets!!!

We would love as many people to come as possible and i know it will be a great success with everyone pitching in but we wanted to clarify that everyone is on the same page with how basic this will be.

Just a big girls sleep over with no frills.

Hope to see you there!

anyone up for a mini escape?

scrapathon , originally uploaded by *AmandaH*.

Stayed tuned ...

I think later today there will be a little bit of information posted that may be of interest to some of you.

For those of you who have been enjoying junior sport today you may already know!!

We already have our first "YES".

Oh by the way it is something this year, not next year!!

Pinwheels - Meredith

Journalling on a photo - Meredith