Scrap the Boys, Rak from Stacy

Hello dear friends, hope you have enjoyed your Easter and if you are in Australia enjoying this special Anzac Day. We are having a day at home today, and Nate and I are doing various activities together. Painting, a bit of cleaning, setting up the train tracks, grooming dogs.....and I am just about to sit down to some scrapping.

The above layout is for this month's Scrap the Boys Challenge, I was inspired by Cathy Cafun to do some masking of some scrapware spiders I had and I think she has made me addicted to misting.....my only hope is I can become as good as her....

I received this amazing huge RAK from my gorgeous friend in USA Stacy, wow, I seriously broke down when I saw this package and what was in it....The little pando you see on the top is called "Bamboo" and is now in the bed with us as is Lamby and Guinea Pig.....

This was an amazing assortment of chocs she sent, there was one in particular called a half egg and it consisted of peanut butter, oh my goodness. So gorgeous...so I snuck those out for me....

So much wonderful goodness here and wow stamps, papers, and I love the gorgeous card she made for me. What a special lady she is, if you would like to visit her creative blog just click HERE.

Thanks so much Stacy, you made Nate and my year and I am going to do a double layout with Nate using the toys and craft goodies you sent for him. Love and safe wishes to all of you, my extended family. Love Melx and Natex.....

Scrap the Boys, White with one, Nate Dog Dies

Morning dear friends, hope you all had a wonderful weekend, I drove down to the Gold Coast (which is truly an accomplishment in itself for me) to meet Tracy from My2Angels, I do not recommend this trip if you don't want to be overwhelmed with gorgeous, amazing products to see and feel, it is so always so much better for me to see and feel the products and the good news is Tracy is moving and will have a Bricks and Mortar shop, yay for me but not for my bank account.

(more about my scrap weekend next post)

I hope you like the above layout, this was done for Scrap the Boys, (so glad they are back) and this documents the day Nate had his soccer break up, I love these photos of him with his tropy, and when he received it, he ogled it and then turned around, put it in the air and sang out YAYYYYY....

This is my entry for White with 1 this month, my artisian shapes are my use of the Pink Paislee Artisian elements and transparencies. Nate is being held upside down by Uncle Col here, and I still smile when I see that gorgeous smile of his.

While at Tracy's, I got to see her amazing Off the Page work, I bought all the gorgeous products so I could have a go at this stunning creation, everything here is from her amazing shop and these gorgeous houses are available HERE and the stars HERE (which look awesome with kindy glitz), flowers HERE, the embossing goodies HERE and the gorgeous 10 x 10 memory frame HERE.  My camera skills just don't do this piece justice, it is just amazing.

I am off to check out your blogs and will share my photos and give aways that Tracy was so kind to let me share with you all.

Nate Dog died yesterday at the age of 41, after complications from having a stroke, I first heard his name when I was younger and into the rap type of music that was around then, I loved this name and from then on vowed if I ever had a boy I would use it, as Nate is my only child, I was lucky he was a boy as I got to use it. I often call him Nate Dog.....

                                                           R.I.P. Nate Dog

Love to you all. Melxx

Scrap the Boys, Cosmo Cricket Showcase

Hello dear friends, hope this finds you well, and you have all had a wonderful week so far. We had a lovely Tuesday lady's day, Wednesday Aunty Jan and I scrapped for half a day, dear friend Amber told me she is having twins......and today we wrapped Christmas pressies for a local charity and this was so much fun, Nate helped out and the lady's just love him, so it's been full on here.

I made the above layout for this month's 2nd Scrap the Boys challenge this month, it is a stunning sketch and I used the gorgeous new Cosmo Cricket range of papers I got in The Nook kit this month, and the round part of the layout is chipboard, I inked it, then stamped on it and clear embossed over the top, I was super happy with the result and got the honour of being on the Cosmo Cricket Blog and had this layout showcased so this was a wonderful start to this week.

The above photos were taken at Cathy's house (I hope you don't mind me posting Cathy) but when I saw them my first thoughts were "Where has my baby gone" I know we all talk about how time seems to just be beyond comprehension the way it travels so fast, but here is my baby sitting driving a car (not well though) using X-box - wow, guessing we all feel this way about our kids, I miss my baby....he is now a little man....

Love to you all, enjoy the rest of this week and the weekend, I am looking forward to seeing your gorgeous projects, will visit over the next few days.  Melxxx

Scrap the Boys,

Morning everyone, Hope this post finds you and your family's well and happy. Well it looks like a fine and sunny day today after the downpour we had during the night. Nate and I are going to Storytelling at Riverlink Shopping Centre kids program today, he gets to make a fairy wand and some other crafty things. He really won't care he just loves crafts and there are other little boys going too......

The above layout is for Scrap the Boys this month. You know I just love my Sass Lass papers, can't go wrong with the amazing array of colours, and I got a baby pin, threaded on of My2angels camera charms on it and really like the effect. I have had these Sass Lass letters for quite a while, you know when you just hoard something because you really love them, well it was time to get them out and the amazing cutout of the superhero was from a cut out of a card in a rak from Glorygirl - thanks Julie. Oh and the flourish is by Flourish with a bling.

I hope you like my layout, and again thanks to all of you, by visiting your blogs I have my mojo back to better than ever, you all motivate me to get into my scrapping with your wonderful craftiness and talent.

Thank you so much to the lovely girls who gave me blog awards this week, you are both very special to me, I you all have a fantastic Wednesday and will hop over to see you soon. Love Melx

Scrap the Boys, Scrapbook Uni

Morning all, hope you are well and happy, normally I dislike Mondays but today we go to Amanda T's house for a scrap day, going to leave after this post, can take over an hour depending on traffic but Nate has a great day and I get to scrap with another addictee.

The above layout is for Scrap the Boys using the Crate Paper - Restoration line, he is such a cutie here playing nudie with his socks on, but this photo is a little older now (about 6 months) and he has to wear pants now. So I am glad I documented him when he enjoyed being a nudey. Gotta have something for his 21st birthday collage.

This is another layout using the Restoration papers, this is for Nook Uni and you had to paper piece a living thing, I chose to do an owl and had to add one of Sam's gorgeous Purple Pumpkin buttons. I am up to date with all my assignments but tomorrow another new week starts and I am so enjoying the challenges they set.

Some of my dear blogging friends are not well at the moment and to each of you I hope you are all feeling heaps better, look forward to catching up with you this week. Love Melxx

Scrap the Boys Challenge

Hi everyone, hope you are all scrapping up a storm, we have had a lovely week so far, having fun over at My2angels with the relay challenge and on Monday I met Karen B for the first time in real life, she came over with her dear daughter and to say Nate and I had a wonderful time is really an understatement, she came with the most gorgeous cheesebake slice too, I watched her create a beautiful layout, we talked and scrapped, ate and scrapped some more, I had to laugh as

Karen is not only an amazingly talented scrapper but a coffee connoisseur also, so when I asked her if she wanted a coffee, she pulled out this amazing coffee assortment which she just happenned to have in her travelling bag.

 You know the coffee tasted beautiful too. But this is just another memory to scrap and another great reason why I love scrapping, to meet such wonderful people and make lasting friendships. Nate fell asleep approx 15 mins after they drove off, just managed to give him a bath, he had an awesome day and told me he loves Jaaaaa(his version) he seems to like the older ladies, but funny enough they don't put a title on men like they do if a lady does this (cougar) well I don't think they have a name for it ...........

I hope you like the layout I did for Scrap the Boys this month, using flowers on a boys page is certainly criteria I have no problem with "sorry nate" and I really enjoyed creating this layout using the July Nook Kit.

Ange tells me I have a layout in the current Scrapbook Creations, so I am a little excited to see it, my subscription has run out and you know, just haven't got around to subscribing. Will buy a copy tomorrow.

Will check out all your wonderful blogs over the next few days. Love to you all. Melxx

Scrap the Boys

Hi Dear friends, hope this has been a great week for you all, been very busy this end, last Saturday was the Handmade markets, caught up with Michelle Jamieson which was nice, (Scrapbooking Master 2009) she sells her brand of merchandise which is called Chelley Bean there. Then Saturday night was to Sizzler for Uncle Col's birthday, Sunday I did some scrapping, Monday to Amanda Taylor's for our scrap day, Tuesday had our lady's morning tea and then some appts, and after a scrap day with Aunty Jan today, I think it's MasterChef and then to bed with my new Scrapbooking Memories Mag.

The above layout is for the Scrap the Boys Challenge blog and this month they have supplied a sketch which is totally optional to use and the criteria is use stamping on your page, the star stamp I have used is a Studio Calico one, I stamped onto some brown Kraft and matching colours on this layout, lots of fun. Oh and I opted to use their sketch also.

This is the new look Nate with his super short haircut, we found a hairdresser that he really likes, his name is Ashe and the day after he got it cut he went in and gave him a freddo frog and gave him a hi - 5, so hallelujah....

That is it for me, have another layout almost finished so I will share this over the weekend. Love to you all and your dear family's. Mel and Natexx

Scrap the Boys

Hi everyone, hope you are all well, really cold and rainy here again, wow this is a horrible winter, but in saying that it is nice cuddling up with the gang of poodles and the small boy here at nights. Still doing my cutting out and I just went and got my favourite scissors sharpenned and they are back to brand new again. Do you have a favourite pair of scissors or is this weird?

The layout above is my "Scrap the Boys" entry for this month, I am so glad this great challenge site is back, the layout is not my usual style but I just had to find a way to document some of the crazy things that go on here in this house. I used numbers to dot point some of the funny/crazy occassions and some cute photos of Mr. Nate with the title "the one and only you". I am so thankful I am a scrapbooker. It is just like Aunty Jan says, "there is never a dull moment at your house" and this mum wouldn't change a thing, well I would like a break from the damn "Cars" movie that seems to be on whenever he takes time out to sit on the lounge.....If you would like to see the new "Scrap the Boys" challenge site, please CLICK HERE

Boy there are some sales on at the moment and some gorgeous stuff I really want, notice I didn't mention need, I think that would be fibbing....I placed an order Tuesday night with Tracy at My 2 angels and wow received it today and that is just awesome service to me and I cannot wait to get stuck into my goodies, I bought some Black Magic Glimmer mist and some Ranger Red Puffs embossing powder which are just dying to be opened and some awesome little charms that will add that finishing touch to my layouts - sooo cute and some papers, glues, pens and inks..... To check out her great site just click on the shop name above or CLICK HERE

The layout below is my first page I did with the Studio Calico June Kit, and my attempt at a simple, lots of negative space layout. Nate has Aunty Jan's glasses on in the photo here and this mum thinks he looks super cute.



The blog candy below is to celebrate Samantha Hauzer's new Blog "Purple pumpkin" she is just awesome at making these divine buttons,flowers and all sorts of gorgeous handmade embellishments..just click HERE or on the blog name above and put your name on the post to win these.



Lastly, I got the shock of my life when a great blogger friend Julie Lakrose used 2 of my layouts for her Scraplift Saturday, seriously humbling Julie but at the same time a great feeling to think someone would want to scraplift me, thanks Julie, I really love what you did, if you would like to see the 2 layouts she scraplifted just click HERE.

Okay, time to get the tea out here, made Lasagne, Nate's favourite, and Max and Stan love it too. Will be off to check your blogs later tonight and tomorrow. Look forward to catching up. Love Melxxxx