Sleeping beauty

I woke up and it was friday today - big damn deal you say? Well, yeah, thats what follows Thursday??

 

Not for me. This time anyway.

When I went to bed it was Tuesday afternoon. 

I played the game.

 And I lost, big time.

I was terrified of playing the game. I was terrified of having my healed perforated esophagus open up again. No more hospital!! Thankfully it stayed shut. And Today I feel like my normal self again ( sorry to those close to me......)!

So I celebrated being well, Scraploot. 50% off a lot of things. The best way to celebrate ( esp. When that morning a package had arrived from Little Scrapbook Shop!, and I was finally well enough to open my What is Old is New Again  June Vintage kit that had arrived on Wed ( where do you guys shop online??)).

So anyway a million years ago when I last posted I said I would up date what Ive been up to, so here are a few layouts that Ive been working on, some from quiet a bit ago ( retreat and beyond). 

My I entry from my art journal

Ill be back with my catch up on my Boot Camp tomorrow, tonight, I, the band widow that I am, have a date with some little boys for Sandlot Marathon. Ill catch up on my blog reading tomorrow night ( nrl season....).   

Ps See those alphas up the top? The Heidi Grace ones?? Im on the search for more. And so far its fruitless. They are my go to, In fact I have used them a couple of times on the stuff above. They alter wonderfully well. 

PPs winner of my mini Giveaway was 

aussiescrapper said...

I wonder if the green was the colour least liked!!!!!!!!

JUNE 6, 2010 7:18 PM 

 So Mel, shot me an email with your addy and ill get a small lil bundle out to you.  Mel, is a terrific friend I have made through blog surfing. Go say hello, she is fabulous. 

PPPs I understand that these are not my best photos of layouts, But at this stage a badly photoed layout is better then no layout at all.

PPPPS I know photoed is not a word, to bloomin lazy to write photographed.

PPPPPs what I didn't write about going to bed Tuesday is that I couldn't do it right away on Tuesday afternoon cause, well, I was a loser again.  And when I got in the Car with the girls today for scraploot, Well, I might just, maybe have been a loser again.

And Ivory was her name.

Boot camp : Day One 

The journaling - a letter to ourselves, the prompt - Ivory.  The Brain - stretched. The fingers —trigger happy!

Ok so these are my 2 fav ivory photos. Far from my original idea, I wanted the smooth creaminess of the Kooks cheek with a hint of eyelashes. So I patiently waited till he was napping, had purposefully let him fall near the lounge window and quietly yelled Yippee and got my camera.

Dudes - issue, red, angry, bumpy, teething cheek rash.

 Far from his beautiful creamy ivory skin, but it's ok I had a back up ( The beauty of being in Australia doing a US based class, we live in the future over here. I read and journaled last night, and got to ponder into the weeeeeeeee hours of the night, and it still was Sunday over there when I woke up this morning!)

Think Ivory, think wedding. So I got out my dress and wedding pic, hmmm needed a lil somethin' somethin'. So I got out my pearls, and then I got some of my crystal and went from there.

PS these are almost just Sooc - I transfered the jpegs to see which raws I wanted to upload, but then my battery died and well you know I have NO patience, so just the basics jack. 

PPS Im off to do my day 2 journaling, you are all boot camping as well right?????

PPPS - ill leave the teeny giveaway open till next week, dont forget to enter - no requirements except a comment needed!

PPPPS Does it mean I am old if I have pearls and crystal???????????????????????????? 

Guess

What colour we liked least, and ill send somebody a lil something.

Ps - I soooooo told you they were talking to me! 

PPS ill leave this open till the 16th of june.

A sneak and a giveaway

Thanks for the support about the dreaded phone company. Hubby was impressed with me tonight!!

A quick sneak of what I was up to last night. Anyone recognize the purple, open here? Its from a certain packaging. And because Im in a great mood, If you can name what was in the wrapper, ill include you in the chance to win a small prez, 

A hint can be found here (in my top 5 things), and another hint is it has been in the news ( well the company) as I believe an american company is trying to by it from the uk this past week. 

So leave a comment by Tuesday the 2nd.

Ps both the company and the product start with the third letter of the alphabet. 

PPs its bloody delicious!! And I might have a slight addiction! 

A Sweet treat for.......

Drum Roll please

You all had me giggling like a school girl so I told The Big to pick a number, he chose 7. So kate with her Joke

kate said...

aw not good sarah hope you are feeling better today. will leave you with a bit of a joke: 

Q.How can you spot the blind guy at the nudist colony?
A. It's not hard.

JANUARY 23, 2010 3:12 PM

That had the inlaws cracking up for ages might I also add. 

Email me your address and Ill get the flowers out.

Thanks for the understanding emails and comments in my time of horrid crankiness!

Ps Photo I took at the Zoo a while back ( pre Kook). 

Cranky foulness ( small giveaway)

I am in the biggest foul arsed, cranky, had enough, fed up, wanna run away mood ( which might have shown a little bit, in the card I just made for the design dollies challenge this week).

Someone cheer me up, I have an unopened packet of Green Tara, pack of 22 paper petals in batik pink for who ever can make me laugh the loudest (I'll send anywhere). 

Go on leave me something funny ( save my boys from horrid cranky mumma) before midnight on Tuesday. You know you want too. 

Ps photo of said card and the mini prize will come with the light tomoorow

OMGoodness

The most unbelievable prize is being given away at Scrap happy Kat's

Check It out. See what happens when Im away from the computer?!?!?!

Happy mail and Happy Links!

First click HERE,

This has to one of my most FAVOURITE blogs, and its got something of mine there!!! Im far too excited!

And then look what graced my door. From Inkurable stampers ( another of my favourite blogs!) and she is doing some great giveaways at the moment!

Not only did she send my most fabulous new stamps, but she even added a lil home made card. I love that extra lil touch!

Report card says

Does not play well with purple.

 I found Design Dollies challenge site and saw the monochromatic purple challenge. Thought Id give it a burl, with out thinking exactly how little purple anything i owned!!! Not overly in love with the lil card I made, loved it more before DM and I had a tussle and I had to do the top scallops in DM.

What I am in love with is the fact I won some stamps HERE!!! Not just stamps, Drool worthy Christmas Stamps!

Ps the bottom of the paper i used as ribbon is torn and but just realised you cant tell in this pic and it just looks crooked!

Envelope fun

Whilst I am getting some of my lil metal signs ready to ship out for those of you that are waiting for them, thought I would share my favourite envelope material.  These ones are slightly puffy and not sitting quite as nicely as I would like because of a layer of bubble wrap I have added to the inside ( to protect from sharp lil corners). Just need to make my self up some nice labels now and ill be laughing ( I'll add it to my very long "I want to do list").

Ps I still have at least three more I can giveaway.  Email me ( button on the side)!

Giveaway

A new blog I had added to my bloglines is having a giveaway. Its a quilting blog. Block party quilting blog, a quilt-a-long. I have always wanted to learn to do a quilt. Im thinking of seeing how difficult these blocks are and having a go.  

PS if anyone reading this can quilt and is in the western suburbs of sydney - and feels like giving me email support or in person support to do one, I would be eternally grateful!

PPS speaking of things to giveaway a I still have a couple of lil metal tag signs left. Email me!

PPS Cottons are from my grandmothers sewing box, that lives with me.

A few too Many ( a giveaway)

What are those you ask? 

Well they are some of these. And I have more then enough for me, so Im going to give a couple away, they come in 2 types. So if you want one, click my email button and write me.  And just cause Im curious tell me where you hang out on line. Ill send OS. ( and im not fussed if you havent commented before, though please say hello, I cant believe how much joy a simple comment can make!))

 

Im also overjoyed to say congratulations to my dear friend Daphne, who has had her first photograph published. The first of many Im sure. 

Blog candy Galore!

HERE.

 I often go to this blog to drool, and this is not helping my poor damp key board any! cant figure out how to get the piccie up of it in my tired stupor so just trust me and click the link!

OHHH

Look here, I saw this and fell in love with these lanterns. I can picture them in my minds eye strung across the boys room and some above my craft area.  Now go look here, Ill wait till you are finished being distracted by the adorable owlies! Ok Now read under - thats me!! Im so excited! Thanks you so much Melly and Me!

Off to scrap (Well, hopefully soon if my ride gets here,) so more pics latter!

PS. Photos of the ducks feathers cause Im a lucky Duck!

Ohh I want

Go To HERE, To the retro Mummy blog , for a giveaway!!! But dont win because I want to, ok?

Enjoy your weekend everyone, we are escaping down to Dads for a weekend in a beach front cabin. See you soon!

Ps Photo of the wisher is so you can wish you were going to the beach as well!