March Purple Pumpkin Sketch

Every month over on the Purple Pumpkin Blog we have an awesome sketch challenge in which you could win yourself some awesome Purple Pumpkin goodies to add to your scrappy stash! We have one winner voted by our Design Team, and one random winner. Why not give it a go?! You don't even have to have Purple Pumpkin on your layout to be in the running for our random prize, so its anyone's game!!

The sketch, again designed by our resident sketch expert Sara...


And my take, using the February She's Savvy Kit (only two left in the Savvy store!) of my little tap dancer Georgia, using the super cute cupcake button from Purple Pumpkin.


Make sure you upload your take over on the Purple Pumpkin blog before the end of March for your chance to win!

2.5 days left - Stuck Sketches!

You still have 2.5 days left to get your Stuck Sketch layouts in before the end of the month. Have you had a go this month? If not, why not!!

Both sketches this month were great...check them out...

February 1st Stuck Sketch

My take, Splashing Good Time of my girls and their Daddy splashing it up on our QLD holiday last year.


A closeup of my journalling cluster, including bits & pieces from ALL my favourite handmade embellie makers - Purple Pumpkin, A Lil' Somethin' as well as Charms Creations!


More Purple Pumpkin goodness including a button, cabachon & the all purpose tickets that I just LOVE!


February 15th Stuck Sketch


My take, a page of Cooper playing Milo Cricket at the SCG using an awesome Making The Team Kit which is now ON SALE over at SFS. The girls at A Lil' Somethin' made a gorgeous matching embellie pack to go with this kit, I've used one of the buttons and a banner which just made my page.


A closeup of my title, the Lil' Somethin' banner and the quote which is so true for all of those extra curricular things my kidddies do - 'People Rarely Succeed Unless They Have Fun In What They're Doing'.


A closeup of my journalling & sticker cluster.


You've still got time - go and get your mojo un-STUCK with one of these awesome sketches!!!

Thanks for visiting!

Purple Pumpkin Sale TONIGHT!

The February Sale is on TONIGHT at 7pm over at the Purple Pumpkin Website! Lots of sneak peeks are already up on the blog and on Facebook, here are a couple of my faves....

Always love new colours in twine, must have them all!!!


Pirate buttons...


Army men, just perfect for those boy layouts!


Pink & Grey Kit, isn't it just divine....


THEN, once you've made your purchases over at Purple Pumpkin...why not sit down and scrap a layout for the Purple Pumpkin Sketch Challenge? You have until the end of the month to submit your layouts on the blog, so about five days to go...plenty of time!!

Here's the sketch...


And my take, using a gorgeous Amy Tangerine Kit from SFS but of course combining some gorgeous Purple Pumpkin products including tickets, doilies, buttons & cabachons.


See you at Purple Pumpkin at 7pm, sharp! You dont't want to miss out!!!

Thanks for visiting!

Blogger Catchup!

Yep, I've been slack. Well...actually I haven't...I've just been damn busy!!!!

Life is manic - between technical difficulties over on the Savvy website (that have now hopefully been resolved!), February kit release, dancing plus eisteddfod leadup (meaning extra practice with my girls!), working, exercise, spending time with my hubby when he isn't working...there isn't much spare time left!

Love my life, love every minute of it...just wish there were more hours in the day to fit in all the things I love doing. But I'll get there...what choice do we have, eh?!

Like I said, lots happening at Savvy including our February Kit Release. I have only managed to play with the She's Savvy Kit so far plus one layout from the We're Savvy, thankfully I had a crop last Saturday so that MADE me get something done! Otherwise, I probably wouldn't have managed any...

There are only 2 of the She's Savvy Kit left in the store, the kit looks like this and is only $40 this month as we were a little under our normal budget of $45.


I have done three layouts so far with this kit, and still plenty of product left for more.

My Sheepish Friend - my gorgeous friend Peta, on our way to Camp Mojo last year. There was this one time a few years ago that someone tried to criticise Peta by saying that her girls were sheep that just followed her and copied the way she scrapbooked....and Peta took it & ran with it! Now Peta's store Scrapbooking From Scratch has a sheep logo, we all have shirts embroidered with it, and we are all MORE than happy to be Peta's 'sheeples'. Love it!


Sugar Cubes - the little ones from the Entertainment Troupe at VLDA last year, they made such sweet little sugar cubes at the Mad Hatter's Tea Party.


That Look - a photo to die for taken by my friend Loz at Red Door Photography, I just love the way Bronte is looking up to her big sister, so sweet!


The We're Savvy Kit this month is just gorgeous, the colours just work so well together! This kit is only $25 and there is only 3 left in the store, so be quick.


Only one page done with this kit so far, on Tuesday when I get together with my mum & my besties (and anyone else who wants to join us!) for just a few hours during school time.

Royal Brides - Georgia, Bronte & Charlotte dressed up in Donna's girls flowergirl dresses, while watching the royal wedding of Wills & Kate while we were holidaying in Dalby last April. They were soooo funny!


And a closeup...


I have lots more to catch you up on in the way of scrapbooking layouts, and we'll get there...eventually!

In the meantime, if you're looking for some inspiration we are having our February Cybercrop over in the Scrapbook Savvy forum starting at 8pm (EST) TONIGHT!! We'd love to see you join us for some fun, and get you scrapping at the same time. Challenges will be revealed shortly after 8pm tonight, so be there or be square...or be mojo-less, your choice!! ;)))

See you soon! & thanks for visiting!

January Savvy Sketch

You have six days left to get your entries in for this month's sketch over at Scrapbook Savvy!

Here's the sketch, designed by Sara and based on a gorgeous layout by Charm...


And my layout, We Love Christmas using the now Sold Out Merry Savvy Brights Kit as well as an awesome xmas button from Purple Pumpkin.


We are cybercropping over in the Savvy forum starting tomorrow which is AUSTRALIA DAY! Head over and get inspired, and get some pages scrapped over the holiday and following week - lots of Savvy spending money up for grabs!!!

January Stuck Sketches!

It can't be the 15th of the month already, surely?!!! The rest of the year BETTER NOT fly by this fast....

We have already released the second January sketch over on the Stuck blog, so I best be showing you them both at once!

First off, our 1st January Sketch...


And my take, a 52 Week page called Week 51 - Girly laughs using the November She's Savvy Kit.


Next up, the 15th January sketch revealed over on the blog just today!


And my take, you got it right, another 52 Weeks page called Week 49 - The Big Concert Day all about the VLDA Concert.


The first closeup of my gorgeous Bronte girl and the journaling that goes with my layout...


And another closeup of my big bow together with a super awesome BIG (purple) Purple Pumpkin button.


If you want to be in the running to win some awesome sponsor prizes, just load your take on either sketch to the Stuck blog before the end of January. Good luck!

Xmas, New Year & Birthday Catchup

As did the my house, my business, my schedule, my world...my poor blog got totally neglected over the madness of the Xmas & New Year period! I was actually spending time in my 'real world' with my hubby, kids, family & friends...IT WAS GREAT!

We had a lovely Xmas Day surrounded my family, nothing better than Xmas morning with our babies and then a house full at lunchtime...the house decorated beautifully and everyone enjoying the day.


Here's the layout for Week 52 of my 52 Week Album, 'The Photo' of all of us on Xmas Morning. We actually nearly forgot to take the photo, and Dan had to bring all the bikes back inside especially!!!


A close up of some of the Purple Pumpkin goodness featured on my layout...


The week between Xmas & New Year flew by with hubby working, and the kids & I out & about enjoying time with friends.

New Years Eve was fabulous, spent in at our beautiful Wollongong Harbour with family & friends. The atmosphere was great with music & dancing by all of us, and the highlight of the night being the fireworks at 9.30pm. The kids absolutely LOVED it and this was the first time I think they'll remember actually seeing the fireworks in real life.


The week after New Year was an ongoing birthday celebration for our big 5yo Georgia.


She had a fab birthday on the Thursday spent at Jamberoo Recreation Park...


and then an even fabber (is that actually a word?!) pink party on the Saturday.


A very spoilt girl, but totally deserved in our eyes (of course!).

Four days after Georgie's birthday was Dan's birthday, the big 3-6. The kids loved spending the day with Daddy, even though he had to go off to work that night.


I don't think a full routine will really kick back in for another couple of weeks, with the kids still being on school holidays...but its start to get back to semi normality now with me being back at work, Bronte back at daycare and the other two at holiday care two days a week.

I will be back really soon with another post, and I'll be sure to have some more scrapping to show you!

Thanks for checking in :)