Catch up blog

So seeing I started the blog a few years after I started scrapbooking I think it may be hard to show you everything I've done but for now I'm going to start with some pages that were done last year using Kaisercraft papers. Both fairly simple but I love them in their own specials ways because the photos mean so much to me. The weather here is still miserable so trying to get new photos of all my pages is proving to be very difficult :( Hopefully the sun will come and visit us on the weekend.

Thrift Store Thursday!

I have a few things to post it's so hard to chose which to post first!!! lol. So first of all Ill show you my thrift store find for the week. Good old salvos has some great scrapbooking items for me sometimes. This bunch was the best yet :) I found elastic, cord, ribbon and lots and lots of lace!!! I know how dear this stuff can be so I snatched it up real quick. I think all up it cost  me around $7 and the black lace is about 4 times as big as you can see in the photo :) Can't wait to start using it on my projects.

Tuesday Tip of the week - Rolled Calico Flowers

This week I was reading a copy of Scrapbooking Memories Vol 12 No2 and I found a article on 'Rolled calico flowers'. I immediately loved them and could definately see them on the boys pages I do. Skye Johnson's step by step guide is as follows.
Step 1, Take a rectangle of fabric approximately 15cmx30cm, I've used calico. Using three different coloured paints, paint the fabric any way you wish. A gradient style will work well - strating with the darkest colour at one end and working down to the lightest. Set aside to dry.
Step 2, Once the fabric is dry, tear it into strips approximately 1in wide and tie a knot at one end of each strip.
Step 3, Using the knot as a starting point, start twisting the fabric around, occassionally folding and rolling it, to give it a rose-petal shape. Use craft glue to stick the fabric at several points as you go along. When you get to the end, glue the end of the fabric under the bottom of the flower. Repeat with each strip.
I have some calico trying to dry (it's been raining here on and off for the last few days) so when it is nice and dry I will definately use them on a page and show you.
This week Skye Johnson is featured on 'Scrap the Girls' http://scrap-the-girls.blogspot.com/2009/09/featured-artist-skye-johnson.html
Till next time, happy scrapping. Nikki

Give away time over at Lil' Red Rocket

Oh I love give aways and over at Lil' Red Rocket they are having one right now so head over and check it out! You wouldn't want to miss out on all these wonderful products. http://lilredrocketbuttons.blogspot.com/

Goal

I have a goal for tommorow but I am praying I have some nice weather. I need to take new photos of all my scrap pages then crop them all. Unfortunately I don't have a scanner big enough for them. Fingers crossed I can do it tommorow, so then I can upload some of my pages from last year to make room for all my new pages to be finished in the next few days. Happy Scrapping, Nikki

1st online competition

I have FINALLY finished a page for 1 of the many competitions I wanted to enter this month. This one is for Scrap the Boys http://www.scraptheboys.blogspot.com/ The criteria was that we had to scrap a moment in the day and put the time and date on the page. I have chosen nap time. He was exhausted after a morning at rydges so I was very happy that he had a nap as he has been trying to give them up lately. In this page I used some Cosmo Cricket papers. I absolutely love all the colours and can't believe I waited so long to use them (they are from 2008) I used used some bazzil bling and Heidi Swapp chipboard lettering/numbers. I find this page simple but with all the colours I don't want to overdo it too much.

I can't wait until the next challenge, I wont be leaving it until the last minute that's for sure. It's overcast here so I aplogise for the dull photo.

Busy Busy Busy

I have to aplogise tonight. I havn't kept up my part of the bargin but I do have a good exscuse. My parents and sister have driven 8 hrs to see us so I have been having family time. We have been to rydges, the beach, shopping and had a bbq on our new verandah. Its been a awesome day and luckily we can do it all again tommorow.
Now to scrapbooking supplies shopping!!!... this week I have purchased some Echo Park papers, OMG IN LOVE WITH THEM!!!. As I am new to this blog buisness I will just post the link to the website. I can't wait to show you all what I have bought as soon as I get it :) They have some great specials on at the moment.
http://www.shopandcrop.com.au/SalesFactoryPlus/OnlineStore/Pages/Home/Browse.aspx
I have managed to squeeze in a little scrapbookin time and have finished one page for one of many competitions that I hope to enter this year. Will post it tommorow. Happy Scrapping. Nikki

Getting back into it!!

Today is the day I will start my dedication to my love of scrapbooking and my blog. I definately spend way too much time on facebook and watching tv at night and I just don't see how that is going to be something I will remember in the future. Doing a new scrapbooking page or entering a competiton now that is something I think is worth while :)
So here is the run down on what Im going to do to keep motivated to this blog. Once a week I will be doing a 'Flashback Scrapbooking' post with a layout using some of my old papers. Unfortunately over the years I have bought about 5x more then I have actually scrapped and so I have ALOT of paper that needs to be used. Next up is 'Technique Tuesday' this will be showcashing a technique that is new to me. I will put a link to where I saw it and try my hardest to try the technique each week. Last but not least is 'Female Friday' as I have a 3 year old boy I don't often get into making girly pages but this will keep me motivated on doing more girly pages. I love everything to do with girly pages it's just I need to get out of the boy page rut that I am currently in.
Competitions are also going to be a big thing for me. They keep my mind thinking, they get me excited and they help this blog grow.
So there are my new years resolutions to my blog. I hope that you enjoy every minute of it. :)