Saturday, January 3, 2009
summer days
wahu.
just as well as we are off tomorrow for our annual beach stay.
so another Summer pic for me is my DH in his favourite toy (ehem) machine. Sean just had his last ride for this season and Annie is out there now. Sean took out a banana paddle pop for his Dad and Annie has taken out jelly beans.
Bribery weapons. LOL
Friday, January 2, 2009
Now back to Cummins!!
Sandra said
"Hi Meredith
When I think of summer I think of barbies!
The kids just love them!
Trish and Fletch came round tonight for a quick impromptu barbie ... which are the best kinds! Didn't think to get the camera out when the prawns went on ... would of been great to have the iconic 'shrimp on the barbie' shot!
Happy New Year to you and the family.
cheers
Sandra
Looks so good Sandra.
Thanks so much girls for being so hot off the block with your photos ... gives us a bit of action on the blog!
Next up we have ...
She said
"hi meredith have sent 3 photos, but you dont have to put all on blog.Have been fiddling in photoshop with these. summer for me atm is a holiday, and these are some shots from our trip so far.
1.swimming pool at katherine,
2.boys at simpsons gap at Alice Springs
3.loved this bus in coober pedy, an advertisement for an art gallery!
hope you had a great christmas.[and hope I havnt overloaded your internet].
cheersmaryanne
Firstly we have Coober Pedy ...
And then swimming at Katherine ...
Wow that pool looks inviting!!
Thanks Maryanne!
First Summer is ...
Trish said ... "Hi Meredith. Nothing means summer more than stewing home grown apricots. Yummo.
Cheers Trish"
Wow ...
Coincidentally, I have just been having a chat with some friends about making jam and one, Ingrid, said that her Dad puts a whole lot of marbles in the pot (like 20 or so) when he makes jam to stop it sticking on the bottom!! Then Ingrid went on to say that she had also tried forks!! Yes folks you read correctly ... forks!! Any one else heard of marbles or forks??? Ingrid was a bit worried as she had less marbles than she started with in a recent batch of mulberry jam ;-)
summer mini challenge
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Some Xmas news.
yep Marika's page has been accepted into the Aussie gallery of Creating Keepsakes!!
This is her first acceptance which is so exciting and you should be really proud of it Marika! Particularly when CK is notoriously hard to get an acceptance from - one of the most difficult!
I think this brings our tally to 5 girls who are E2C participants who have had pages from various challenges from here published (or will have in 2009)
WOW! Great work girls.
Have a lovely day tomorrow and i hope you have been good enough for a visit from Santa!
Sunday, December 21, 2008
merry xmas
I am not sure if anyone has noticed but there are 82 days left until the next retreat!! WOW. It certainly wont take long for those 82 days to click down and then the fun will begin again.
I hope all our visitors come back again in 2009 (or continue to post your pages to Meredith during the xmas / new year break) all refreshed and raring to go.
Meredith's email is now listed down the sidebar of this blog so please forward anything you would like posted to her......i hope we see a few new pages soon as it has been very quiet!
Wishing you a very merry Xmas and i hope you have a fun, safe day filled with love, laughter and family.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Scrappy Christmas
stay safe and see you the other side of Christmas.
Tiff
Sunday, December 14, 2008
challenge 24
Ok now we are all busy. This is a given for this time of year.
The majority of local people head to the beach or holiday houses in January.
We are all feeling the pressure.
So the E2C team dont want to add to that pressure........so we will post an extended challenge here. One to get you through this Christmas period and also the January holidays.
This is something that you can pick elements out to do - whenever you like! One or two things per layout - or if you want to spread them out - do one at a time. (of course we dont expect the number of the items on your page - eeeek at fitting them all in)
Just might be a little bit of inspiration you need and they are fairly general so as you dont feel boxed in or obliged to do anything.
On the first day of Christmas,
a scrapper sent to me
nice paper the colour of a pea
On the second day of Christmas,
a scrapper sent to me
Two hearts of love,
And nice paper the colour of a pea
On the third day of Christmas,
a scrapper sent to me
Three journaling spots,
Two hearts of love,
And nice paper the colour of a pea
On the fourth day of Christmas,
a scrapper sent to me
Four bright buttons,
Three journaling spots,
Two hearts of love,
And nice paper the colour of a pea
On the fifth day of Christmas,
a scrapper sent to me
Five tiny letters,
Four bright buttons
Three journaling spots,
Two hearts of love,
And nice paper the colour of a pea
On the sixth day of Christmas,
a scrapper sent to me
Six staples gleaming,
Five tiny letters,
Four bright buttons
Three journaling spots,
Two hearts of love,
And nice paper the colour of a pea.
On the seventh day of Christmas,
a scrapper sent to me
Seven flowers a-blooming,
Six staples gleaming,
Five tiny letters,
Four bright buttons,
Three journaling spots,
Two hearts of love,
And nice paper the colour of a pea.
On the eighth day of Christmas,
a scrapper sent to me
Eight curly rub-ons,
Seven flowers a-blooming,
Six staples gleaming,
Five tiny letters,
Four bright buttons
Three journaling spots,
Two hearts of love,
And nice paper the colour of a pea.
On the ninth day of Christmas,
a scrapper sent to me
Nine strips of blue,
Eight curly rub-ons,
Seven flowers a-blooming,
Six staples gleaming,
Five tiny letters,
Four bright buttons
Three journaling spots,
Two hearts of love,
And nice paper the colour of a pea.
On the tenth day of Christmas,
a scrapper sent to me
Ten bracket shapes
Nine strips of blue,
Eight curly rub-ons,
Seven flowers a-blooming,
Six staples gleaming,
Five tiny letters,
Four bright buttons
Three journaling spots,
Two hearts of love,
And nice paper the colour of a pea.
On the eleventh day of Christmas,
a scrapper sent to me
Eleven stamps stamping ,
Ten bracket shapes
Nine strips of blue,
Eight curly rub-ons,
Seven flowers a-blooming,
Six staples gleaming,
Five tiny letters,
Four bright buttons,
Three journaling spots,
Two hearts of love,
And nice paper the colour of a pea.
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
a scrapper sent to me
Twelve handwritten notes,
Eleven stamps stamping ,
Ten bracket shapes,
Nine strips of blue,
Eight curly rub-ons,
Seven flowers a-blooming,
Six staples gleaming,
Five tiny letters,
Four bright buttons,
Three journaling spots,
Two hearts of love,
And nice paper the colour of a pea.
On the thirteeth day of Christmas
she sat back and had lots of wine and chocolate!
The most reliable option for getting your pages posted on the blog over the xmas and January period would be emailing them to Meredith.
At this stage we project to be fully functioning again with challenges etc mid January. By that time it will be even CLOSER to the retreat and we will get back into preparation for that exciting time in March (kits have already been ordered and are well on their way to us!)
We hope everyone has a brilliant and safe Christmas - count your blessings, spend time with your loved ones and take lots of photos!
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
sew far, sew good
Sew loving the word play happening.
Janice has risen to the challenge and has done it sew well. The stitching of the lines and the long threads from the buttons looks sew good. I'm not sure what the journaling says but I am sew sure it would be wise words.
EDITED to add:journalling says
Today’s special achievements
are
Tomorrows wonderful Memories.
Great match up with the jade too.
Janice tells me that the layout idea is from the latest Scrapbooking Memories Magazine (pg 129).
Marika and Sandra are sew clever
And Marika has gone very subtle with her delicate stitching - zig zag which finishes off a beautiful page which really looks so beachy and fresh.
Monday, December 8, 2008
doubled up
Sunday, December 7, 2008
sew what?
Challenge 23
new challenge.
As I was finishing a LO last night I thought it a perfect example for the next challenge.
So if Sue and Meredith don't mind I'll post the next one.
sew sew sew.
Whether you machine sew (zig zag, straight, decorative or combination), sew on buttons or material, embroider or hand stitch, these all qualify for the challenge.
A couple of tips for along the way.
- if u machine sew, use nylon on your bobbin. Because its see through u wont need to change the bobbin thread every time u change the top thread. BIG time saver.
- Another time saver. Use sticky tape to secure any threads on the back of the LO. Quick, and no lumps show where a knot may have been
- If hand sewing, 3 strands of DMC stranded thread is about the right thickness. use all 6 for a really textured look or one for a very delicate look.
- There is no reason why u cant knot the threads on top of the button for a 'homemade' look and for interest
- If sewing onto really thin paper I back the area of the LO I'm about to sew with some cardstock just to reinforce the paper otherwise the thread may tear straight thru.
- If sewing a large piece of material onto PP or cardstock I have found it much easier if I have first fixed it with some adhesive spray. No wrinkles or that annoying little pleat at the end.
So grab the trusty sewing machine out of the mothballs, acquire some new sharp needles or invest in some DMC thread (Lookin Good Fashion-Cummins, PatchWork Pear-Port Lincoln)
and get going... er I meant sewing. LOLthis is mine for the challenge
Friday, December 5, 2008
addiction
She is so LOVIN her new best friend.
She has just sent me these shots. They are straight off her camera, not touched up at all. These are the real deal. I reckon these would make awesome postcards of Coffin Bay.
This first one reminds me of hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil.
And when I first clapped my eyes on this on I wondered if she had cloned the pelican 3 times. (only the one bouy gave that away). But how amazing is the mirror like of each other.
And this one reminded me of Mr Percival from the movie Storm Boy. Book authored by South Australian Colin Thiele.
accidentlty
happened
golly
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
gee whilikars
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
damask done
Marika's damask and the hill
Monday, December 1, 2008
Chris's soap BOX
dont box Jancie in
boxing ring
Sunday, November 30, 2008
karen is a funny fishy
I decided that I would take a photo of the Ranges from Lock as we can
see them (just) I could see them well with the naked eye but when I got
home and uploaded my pics onto the computer I wasnt sure whether I could make
them out or my monitor just needed a good clean!!!! But they are there,
LOL.
My little Christmas box
If you haven't given them a go yet make sure you try at least one ... very quick and easy and so effective.
the ranges
all boxed up
Leonie hosted a scrap a thon from 2pm to 2am.
I managed to get there after tea. I am working on my 16 Christmas bon bon boxes atm so they created a bit of interest. I should some ladies there how to fold one up.
Hiya Denise, Ronnie, Chris, Carmen, Amy, Leonie. We have nicknamed ourselves 'The Box B*****s
I know of at least 5 boxes created last night complete with the PP bows so have asked the ladies to send me their pics of their masterpieces to be posted.
Lets see how many respond!!!
;D
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Sandra's box and damsak!
Okay I am cheating here... two challenges rolled into one.
Firstly the
origami box...and secondly the damask... yes its there, on the bottom box... and
you can also see it a bit on the pp on the lid.
Have been wanting to do the
box challenge for ages... but felt a bit 'christmased out' then read your
challenge... and 'voila'.... inspiration. A gift box for another
occasion.
Might still have to do a layout with the damask pattern though..
Didn't realise how prevalent it was in my stash until I looked for it!
Friday, November 28, 2008
and she says... so what's next??.
DONT FORGET!
Just doing a very quick reminder that TODAY is the last day to finalize payments and bookings for the retreat.
We have had a great response for the classes - thanks!
Still a few outstanding to pay so please get onto that today - we would hate for people to be taken off the class list :(
Challenge 22
It doesn't have to be black and white either - they could be in ANY colour. Dont think that they are too flowery for boy pages too - they look absolutely awesome on ANY page.
If you dont have anything in your stash right this minute to participate - dont dispair. Go to google images and look for 'damask' you will find hundreds of designs you can print onto plain paper (yes reflex is acid free) and incorperate THAT into your page.
xmas boxes
a couple of nights ago i had some time to sit and make the boxes Tiff posted about on here = the last challenge.
They were sooooooooooo easy it wasn't funny! I really thought i had done something majorly wrong as they were too easy! But nope - they turned out perfectly.
I used Basic Grey papers which seem to be just the right thickness to get everything to fold and stay in place - with no adhesive. AMAZING! Bazzill seems to be a bit thick to get the nice crisp folds and you need to be careful with flimsy patterned paper as it wont be thick enough. Incredible to think you can make a box just with a few very easy folds.
I have a few gift vouchers to give to people this year for Christmas so will be giving them in a box like this. So cute!
Thursday, November 27, 2008
This is what happens when you
mix 5 elf suits, some disco music and the amazing dance moves by Tiff, Meredith, Sue and myself (along with a special guest appearance by Ali Edwards)
oh i hope you are laughing as much as i am!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
home at the range
A couple of shots from her. The top one is the view from her property at Edillilie. ( I bet Sue can relate to this one.
I do love the barb wire foreground. Very country. Great depth of field. This 0ne is just south of Cummins on the highway.