here are a few LOs that i have to share.

this LO is my take on the Scrap Lounge challenge for March.
still using my typewriter for my journaling as matt seems to be monopolising my computer these days and it ain't worth the grief trying to get some time on the computer for journaling.

the next few projects are part of my DT commitment with julie at A2Z Scraplets.

this is one of the thank you cards i made for the "HEART CARDS" appeal
(which is going great guns by the way)
SCRAPLET USED: butterfly which is part of the "Butterfly Dreams" theme set available from your A 2 Z Scraplet stockist.

this is one of my most favourite photos i have ever taken of kait.
and as the title says....i will remember this moment for always. her beauty and the fact that i STILL find hard to believe, is that this beautiful angel is actually MY daughter.
something i give thanks for each and every day.
SCRAPLET USED: Butterfly frame

this LO uses the rest of the "Butterfly Dreams" theme set pieces.
this is a photo of kait taken when she was a few days old.
i inked and embossed the butterfly using glittery embossing powder.
the vellum envelope holds a letter to kait telling her that i hope she always dreams of butterflies as she grows older.
SCRAPLET USED: "Butterfly Dreams" theme set

kinda makes me sad to look at this photo and know that i will never bear children of my own again.
next step for me will be the role of grandmother
BUT
not for a few more years yet thanks kids...!!!

off to donate plasma today (my 99th donation - YAY ME !!!!!!) and housework and some more scrapping.
hmmmmm.......might even give the housework a miss to scrap some more....LOL

whatever you do, whoever you spend your day with and wherever you find yourself today, remember.....be happy, stay safe but most of all.....
always look for the things in your life that make you smile
~~ and let those you love, know that you do ~~

~*~ LIVE OUT LOUD ~*~

shazz xo

45 + 1

that's what i am today...
45 years old and one whole day...!!!
not too sure how i came to be 45
(what has happened to the last 30 years...????)
but here i am.

i had a lovely quiet, relaxing day here at home with mark and the kids and jake's girlfriend, rach who arrived at lunchtime to help jake cook dinner for me.

i was very spoilt with a cuttlebug (YAY ME !!!!) - it will arrive sometime this week, a scrapping magazine, chocolates, a new coffee cup, a plant from matt, new kitchen scales (to replace my 23 year old ones that don't really work), gift vouchers, money and a nice bottle of wine from our neighbour and my friend, miss dell.

mark went off and reffed a soccer game in the afternoon which gave me time to take some phonecalls from dear friends - my dear friend janelle who is one of the dearest friends in my heart and from donna, one of my oldest and dearest friends, who gave me the best birthday present of all - telling me that her and her hubby might be moving back to narrabri for work - not quite back to the north coast but close enough for us to visit and catch up in person on a more regular basis - i haven't seen donna for almost 4 years.
we talked for almost 2 hours and, as it is with old friends, it was like we had only spoken a few days ago, not months ago and the years that it has been, since we last saw each other, just melted away.

this morning i started back walking up at the local hockey fields with my neighbour dell. i only managed 2 laps of the fields but will build back up to 3 or 4 laps in no time if i can get back into the routine of walking every morning like i used to. seems a bit silly driving to the hockey fields each morning to walk but my knees just won't allow me to walk up hills or on uneven surfaces.

our "HEART CARDS" appeal seems to be going along great guns. i printed up another 15 flyers to be handed out to customers at my LSS over the weekend and each day seems to bring another email wanting details of where to post cards already made.
i have a good lead from our lady mayor (who is also a friend) for a distribution point through one of the local councils in the fire area, so fingers crossed that it pans out.

will leave you with a LO i have done for the scrap lounge sketch challenge this month. i scrapped a photo of my dad....who frustrates the living bejesus out of me at times but who i love with all my heart.

until next time........
be happy, stay safe but most of all.....
always look for the things in your life that make you smile
~~ and let those you love, know that you do ~~

~*~ LIVE OUT LOUD ~*~

shazz xo

SUNDAY SHARE

just a few LOs to share from my A2Z Scraplets DT commitments. love working with the scraplets and seeing all the very intricate designs that julie can produce.

{SCRAPLET - AUSTRALIA DAY}
i love this LO - no photos i know but i think it conveys our Australia Day activities.
it's the second time i have used this Birch PP and i love it - have spoken to other scrappers who have it in their stash and can't seem to find a way to use it.
i used my gorgeous little blue typewriter for the journaling - have done a few LOs using it and love it - lots of fun.

{SCRAPLET - SUMMER}
love the feeling i get when i look at this LO - fresh and cool and fun.
this is a photo of Kait and my cousin's girls, Kate and Sophie in the pool at Christmas time.
the girls are great mates and even though we don't get to see them very often, the girls always have a wonderful time together. on this day they swam, played Sims on the computer, swam some more and just hung out.

i have some more completed works but julie has yet to showcase them on the blog so i can't show them yet.

"HEART CARDS" has exceeded my expectations a million-fold. i can't believe the number of ladies and groups around the country that have jumped on board. some have already sent cards off to jodi while others have contacted me for more information and to say that they have cards on the way.
how amazing is this community we all belong to.
i am humbled, grateful and overwhelmed by the support this worthy cause has received.
to keep up to date on where we are with the "thank you" card phase of this appeal, you can visit the "HEART CARDS" blog that jodi has been so kind in setting up and managing
(thank you my dear friend)
i just need to find an organisation to distribute them for us and i have a few leads on where to go to find some help - so fingers crossed for me this week.

anyways....lots of things to get done today both scrapping and domestically.
hope you all have a wonderful sunday

don't forget......
be happy, stay safe but most of all.....
always look for the things in your life that make you smile
~~ and let those you love, know that you do ~~

~*~ LIVE OUT LOUD ~*~

shazz xo

p.s. my "kids" LO (see previous post) from the cyber crop over at the lounge last weekend was a winner.
YAY ME !!!!!!