She Art Workshop

Back in the school holidays, I finally got to do my She Art Workshop.
It seemed forever ago that I joined up to do it.
With all the lead up to the Christmas rush it didn't happen.
So, I finally got to do it in January while having a break from Chelley Bean.

Wow, how cool is splashing paint around and getting messy!
Tons of fun I tell ya! I loved it!
It was something a little different from scrapping but I've really enjoyed the
Creative process and you keep adding til you're happy with your final result!

 I thought I'd share my 2 canvases I've done to far...

This one is down on my scrap desk...

Next project in this form is a canvas of each person in our family.
But, that is quite a work in progress.
But, it's coming. I'll keep you posted on that!

Loved doing this!

Chat soon,
 

Meet Bud

Last weekend we added a new member to our family.
A cute little kitty called Bud.

Last friday afternoon, after school we headed down to the RSPCA Animal
Care Campus at Wacol. It's a fabulous location now.
For those that don't know, the RSPCA here in Qld acquired this building a while back.
It was a Youth Detention Centre but it's been converted to a Adoption Centre,
Animal Hospital, Offices, a Cafe, Dog Training area and big Pet Superstore.
It's amazing now.
A far cry from their old delapidated premises at Fairfield, that all went under
in the Qld floods last year.

We'd been talking to the kids about getting a new cat, but we didn't tell them
it was today until we arrived at the shelter.
To say they were excited is an understatement!

The toughest part was picking a kitty.
Their was plenty to choose from.

Although, one of the first kittens Ella laid eyes on was her favourite.
A little male grey tabby cat, who was 9 weeks old.
We found out his name was Tigger and he'd been surrended to the RSPCA.
He had been found wandering and once they located where he came from,
the owners gave him up.
He came in with a sibling but the sibling had already been adopted.
He was so little compared to many of the other kittens.

So, we put our name down to meet him and waited.

We went in to meet him and see if he liked us.
The girl told us he had been a little timid.
He wasn't timid around the kids.
He came straight over to them and they patted him.
He started purring and loved the attention.
The girl said to him..."I think you've found your new home".

Both Zac and Ella were super excited, but they decided they wanted to rename him.
Seeing Ella fell in love with him, Zac had the honor of naming him.
We googled the top 100 boy cat names.
He came up with Bud...also known as Buddy!
It seems to suit him!

Better than Steve or Gary my sister was recommending! LOL.

I have to say what a great job the RSPCA do with the "adopt a pet" progrram.
They have so many animals that need a home.
If you are looking for a pet, try them first.
They do an amazing job finding, looking after and re-homing
thousands of animals each year.
I take my hat off to them!

He's settling in well.
A part of our family already!
Second night he even laid on the lounge with Jase and I and watched a movie!

He's adorable and we love him.
Welcome to the family, Bud!

Chat soon,

Polly Party Weekend

A few weekends ago was the very first Polly Party at Polly Scrap Kits!
I haven't participated in a Cybercrop for so long.
I thought it was a good idea to have a little fun and get creative!

The first challenge I did was from Felicity and we had to create something small.
I seem to always need a card, so that's what I created!

Not my usual colour combo, but I did like the yellows and greys in this.
My card was 4x4 inches.

Next was to create a layout with a Chevron pattern.
This I have never done, and it wasn't super easy but love the layout that came of it.
I think it has something to do with the colours!

 

 

Lastly was Catie's challenge and we had to copy her sketch.
Here's my layout...

 

 I even won a prize for my last layout! Woohoo!

Chat soon,

Daring you to Scrap - February Challenge

Time to share with you this month's challenge at Daring you to Scrap!

I really liked this dare...

 Create a page using song lyrics as a 
major design element on the page, 
this can be through journalling, 
titles or even a background. 
It must be obvious that the song lyrics
inspired your page.
 

Here's my layout...

I loved these pics of Ella and I.
I played with them in Photoshop and added a Vintage action from Coffeeshop blog.
They have some fabulous actions and most are free.

The song "What makes you beautiful" is by a young band called One Direction.
My kids sing it in the car and just love it. So, it seemed fitting for this layout.

Here's the song...




Be sure to join in the fun.
There's lots of prizes up for grabs from Polly Scrap kits and Sawyers place.

Make sure your entry is added to the Linky tool on the blog by midnight Feb 28th!

Chat soon,

Scrap the Girls - February Challenge

February's arrived so it's new challenges time!
I'm sharing Scrap the Girls with you today...

This month will get plenty of entries I think...who loves TURQUOISE???
I know I do! One of my favourite colours, besides red!

This month's challenge is...

LOVE in the TITLE

TURQUOISE as the DOMINANT COLOUR 

and  CHIPBOARD

Here's my layout...

 

These some great prizes up for grabs this month!
D-Lish Scraps, A lil Something and Charm's Creations!

Make sure you upload your layout to the Linky tool by the end of the month!

Check out the blog to see all the Team's fabulous layouts!

Chat soon,

Layout: Panda

Another layout today...
I'm nearly all up to date on sharing...just a few to go!

I did this one a few months back.
We had a trip to Adelaide about 18mths ago now for a big family get together.
We spent a few days in Adelaide before heading out to Hahndorf where
the get together was.
Jase and I wanted to take the kids to the Adelaide Zoo, as it had just got
2 beautiful Pandas.

Here's some photos I took...they are just gorgeous animals!
We all loved seeing them.

This is Wang Wang. He came outside while Funi sat inside and was
eating bamboo at the time. Wang Wang loved the crowds and really played it up!

Loved the black and white look for this one.
Kept it simple!

Chat soon,

Polly Party this weekend

There's a Polly Party on this weekend at Polly Scrap Kits!
I'm going to check it out and join in the fun. Are you?

The first Challenge is already up!

Lots of prizes, fun, chatter and scrapping!
Check out the forum here.

Chat soon,