Last Cricut Club Creations

Here are the layouts I made for my last Cricut Club at Scrapbooks From The Heart........

All the cuts are from the Home Decor cartridge - love that cart......

"Adore" and flourish cut at 3"

Chandelier at 10" and Fleur de Lys at 3"

Chandelier at 5" and Flourish at 3"

Thus another chapter closes. I will miss working at the shop, but on the bright side, hoping to save myself a small fortune.

The only disadvantage of working in the BEST shop in Perth - I got to see all the goodies as they were delivered and couldn't resist buying most of them - if I live to be 100, and scrap a layout EVERY day I still wouldn't get through my stash......

The good news is - Cricut Club will continue without me - the beautiful Kaye is taking over the helm - her work is beautiful - can't wait to see her creations.....

I still have lots of Cricut stuff to post over the coming weeks that I created for the Club, so pop back soon

In other news - still waiting to hear from Sheralee to claim her Blog Candy

Thanks for dropping in

TTFN

Jane xx

Winner

We have a winner.............

All names in the bowl..........

DH did the honours.............

The tension rises.............

Sheralee.............Yay!!!!!

Congratulations Sheralee - send me your snail mail address at janestirling3@bigpond.com and I'll get your goodies in the mail to you.

Back tomorrow with the layouts from my final Cricut Club at SFTH.

TTFN

Jane xx

Blog Candy

Here I am at last with the promised Blog Candy to celebrate my Blogoversary (day late, as usual).

Included:-

DCWV La Creme Paper Stack - 48 sheets of gorgeous paper with flocking

ProvoCraft Paper Trimmer - with fold out arm measuring 15 inches

Rubit-Scrubit stamp cleaning pad - I'd be lost without mine

Bag of luscious Blooms

Creative Imaginations Word Clips

Kaiser pack of blank cards with envelopes

Kaiser Rhinestones x2

Kaiser Pearls - Hot Pink

Kaiser Brads - Waterberry

AMM Crystal Pulls

Paint Brushes x3

DMC Threads x7

All you need to do to be in with a chance to win is leave a comment on this post. I will draw a winner on Monday 8th June (Aus time). I will post internationally, so good luck to all.

And here is DD, DGD #1 and DGD #3 - Baby is much pinker now, and what a beautiful baby she is....

TTFN

Jane xx

New Granddaughter

Introducing DGD number 3 (#3) - Emma.

Born yesterday, 28th May, a wee sister for DGD #1. These photo's taken within 30 minutes of birth. Mother and baby both doing well. Going back to hosp this afternoon to see them. I'm sure she'll be a little more pink today!!

So, as you can see, I have a few valid excuses for my abscence.... we have also moved into the new house, we're surrounded by boxes, and I haven't scrapped for THREE weeks!!!!!!!

Having serious withdrawal symptoms, but hopefully, organized soon....

In the meantime.... it's my Blogoversary in two days - so Candy on its way... see you in two days

TTFN

Jane xx

Addit:- Baby weighed 6lbs 3ozs

Making Memories

Fame at last!!!! Well nearly....

This layout has been displayed on the Making Memories website, under Customer Ideas.

Made using their Flower Patch range of papers and spiral notes, a few Prima flowers and bling.

Now, I know it's not the same as being published, but good enough for me.

So, if you pop along here:- www.makingmemories.com click on Ideas, then Ideas Gallery, then Customer Ideas, my layout is 4th row 1st layout - titled "Easter Basket" and vote, vote, vote...

Pretty minor in the grand scheme of things, I know, but I'm chuffed.

Thanks again for dropping in

TTFN

Love Jane xx

Kung Fu

I'm still alive. Busy packing for the move to the new house.....


















This is a layout of DGD #1 at Christmas. DH had been working in Vietnam and brought her back these adorable pyjamas.

This was the first time she had worn them, and the strangest thing....she started doing these karate moves, which I managed to catch on camera.


















I thought these papers from the Prima 'Peaches' range suited the photo's perfectly...

I'm also busy putting together the layouts for my final Cricut Club at Scrapbooks From The Heart.

What with the move to the new house and going back to nursing (I had a two year break), my crafting time has been seriously curtailed, so something had to give, and I'm afraid it has had to be my work at SFTH.

I have loved my time there, and will still be a frequent shopper, they don't get rid of me that easily!!!

Still have the Cricut Crop on 22nd May - six hours of non stop Cricut, and my final shift on Sunday 7th June (while Jenae and Peta are in Brisbane) and that will be that. Another chapter closes...

But a new one will begin....

In other news...I have been given TWO awards by the adorable Carole Beath from Paper Arts (link on the left), I will post them next time...packing boxes are waiting!!!

Be back soon (I hope) with the promised photo's of the new house...

Thanks for dropping in.

TTFN

Jane x

Cricut Easter

Thought I would post some Easter layouts I have done for Cricut Club.

Isn't this the most adorable little bunny...he's from the Paper Dolls cartridge. Only problem with him is that he comes with no facial features...help!!!
















So, I had to draw them on myself. Now, as you know, I am no artist, but I had to have a go. He was expressionless...

So, with my black Zig pen, I gave him a face and whiskers. To say I am happy with the result is an understatement, I was delighted with my efforts...he looks super cute now. Doubt if I could do the same again!!































The bunny cut does have legs on it, but I had to cut tem off so he would fit inside the egg. The title was cut from Alphalicious cartridge, using Design Studio to join the letters. Photo's from this Easter (tomorrow) to be added later.
















This second layout includes a photo from DGD#1 last Easter. The title is ready made on the Wild Card cartridge, no need for Design Studio to join the letters!!
















The date cut from Jasmine cart and the swirls from Storybook cart.
































This third layout includes photo's from DGD#1 first Easter in 2007. It was her very first taste of chocolate, at seven months old.















Can't remember which carts I used for the flowers and watering can (memo to write recipe card later).

I also cut the photographs with Cricut. Wouldn't have been able to cut the curves so well with scissors!!!

So, tomorrow will be DGD#1 third Easter, looking forward to getting some beautiful photo's of her on her egg hunt, and her new Easter Bunny!!

Have asked DS to get some photo's of DGD#2 on her first Easter, back in Scotland, an Easter Bunny is winging its way to her from Oz...wish I could give it to her myself........

I would like to wish you all a Happy Easter....

See you soon

TTFN

Jane x

PS - got the keys for our house this week, not long now. Will post photo's soon.

Easter

With Easter just around the corner, I couldn't resist these gorgeous papers from Making Memories Flower Patch range.
































I took so many photo's of DGD #1 with her little Easter Basket and her first Egg Hunt.





























Of course, we couldn't actually hide the eggs, she had no idea what she was doing. When they are so little it is definitely for the adults (and the photo opportunities) we get them to do these things. Me thinks this year might be a little different....






























I've also used Prima Flowers and Prima Say It In Crystals. I have so many of these crystal swirls, do I use them? I buy all these beautiful embellishments, put them in a draw, and forget I've got them. Sound familiar?



The date stamps are from Creative Imaginations Narratives range and the decorative edge on the photo mat is a Fiskars border punch.



The date has been stamped on a Making Memories Noteworthy glitter die-cut.


The title is American Crafts Thickers Felt Letters. Boy they stretch don't they. Nearly tore the S in half...LOL






























Still have beautiful photo's of DGD with her Easter Bunny to scrap, and lots of Flower Patch paper left, so more to come.



Can't wait to get this years photo's....



Next post will be from Cricut Club, which is on Thursday 2nd April at Scrapbooks From The Heart.



All the projects I have created this month are dedicated to Mothers. Mother's Day is the 10th May here in Australia. I know it was last Sunday in the UK, when is it in America?



Do all the countries get together at a special summit to make sure they all choose a different date?



Is Easter the same day everywhere, I would hope so. It's April 12th in my calendar.

Well, that's about it for now. See you again after Cricut Club.



TTFN

Jane xx

Cricut Christmas

I was browsing my photo files on the laptop following my last post and look what I found...a layout from whenever I made it, about two years ago, from Christmas 2006 photo's.
















So, what's the big deal? Well, in the wee metallic frame is my first Cricut machine, wrapped in silver paper with the gold bow. Yeah!!!!!!!!

Of course, when I took the photo's on Christmas Eve that year, as we do, I had no idea that was what it was.

It was my present from Darling Hubby, and I wasn't even that aware that Cricut existed. I had seen a demo once at a Craft Fair and then thought no more about it.

Little did he know then that he would eventually become a Cricut Widower, you've heard of a Golf Widow, well, this is worse.

He goes to golf, enjoys his game, comes home, spouts off a wee bit about how bad his game was, and how many putts he missed by an inch, and that's that.

Me, I chirrup away in the background all night, the telly getting louder and louder, and as for housework, strange word........

Love him to bits.

TTFN

Jane xx

Lots of Stuff

Lots of interesting stuff happening - starting with Cricut Club, next Club date is Thursday 2nd April at Scrapbooks From The Heart

This Australia Day layout was from the February Cricut Club at. I like to show my layouts at the Club without photo's, so the girls can imagine their own photo's there.


















So, here is the layout with a photo of DGD #1 taken on Australia Day.
















Isn't she too cute waving her little flag. Just noticed, the ric rac isn't straight!!!

Now to some exciting news at Scrapbooks From The Heart. My last two posts were projects from classes by Maxine Hazebroek. Well, you'll never guess what........

Maxine and Audrey are coming to Scrapbooks From The Heart!! They will be part of the design team at SFTH, and to say their work is gorgeous is an understatement.

Visit the SFTH blog here - www.sfth.typepad.com - to get all the details. Jenae has told me the new class timetable is being released tomorrow (Wednesday).


Now to something completely different. I've been TAGGED by the lovely Carole Beath at www.crayola58a.blogspot.com

I have to go to the fourth folder in my photos and post the fourth photo in that folder - here it is.....


















Darling Hubby and I are building our new house and this is me putting two coins in the slab (foundations) on the day it was poured - 25th July 2008. It was the middle of winter down here in Oz thus the sweater - it does get cold you know LOL!!

The house is now built and we are just waiting on a few finishing details and then we can get our keys and start the mammoth job of painting and floor coverings so that we can move in. So, hopefully not too much longer....

Will post some photo's of the finished house soon.

Well I think that is me for now, I'm out of breath!!!!!

Thanks for dropping in
TTFN
Jane xx

Secret Santa

I made this beautiful layout of DGD #1's first Secret Santa at Maxine Hazebroek's last class for Scraptivate.

















I just love the papers and Maxine's style - the two combined are gorgeous.
















Lots of Cuttlebug on the layout, what a wonderful wee machine that is.
















I wonder what Maxine will get up to next? Watch this space.

Some Cricut stuff coming up from my Cricut Club at 'Scrapbooks From The Heart' next post.

Until then TTFN

Jane xx

Five Cards

How gorgeous are these cards...

































They are designed by the very talented Maxine Hazebroek.

I attended her card class at 'Scraptivate' here in Perth, back in January.
































We made these five stunning cards. Her talent is awesome, my own cards are so boring in comparison. Her layouts are awesome too. Visit her blog here www.maxinehazebroek.typepad.com
































Maxine has now left Scraptivate, but I was fortunate to be at her final class in February, which was a stunning Christmas layout which I will post next time.































Such an amazingly talented lady, I think I will find it very difficult to part with these cards...I probably won't!! LOL

Until next time TTFN

Jane x