joyce paul.joyful heart collab

another collab for joyce, this time with sasha and her amazing busy bee templates! I love the fab retro colours in Joyful Heart, it truly makes me happy!
and here's my boy with his curls. that we had cut off last weekend. i've almost finished crying over it.

hava a happy day!

s.

click photo lien-home sweet home collab

The amazing Lien has joined the team at MScraps this week, bringing with her this fab collab with Val C, Home Sweet Home:
It sparked a homeless layout from me!

have a happy day!

s.

joyce paul.princess party collab

Joyce has teamed up with the gorgeous Sophie of Polly and Rufus designs to create this super-pink kit in celebration of Sophie's little daughter's birthday. Check out Princess Party:

Now, being surrounded by children of the blue variety, I don't have much to be princessy about.

have a happy day!

s.

one little bird.pear tree

on the first day of christmas...peppermint built this fabulous, go anywhere, do anything christmas-ish kit. perfect for my aussie chrissy photos, that don't look like, well, christmas! and even more fabulous, i can use it for pages other than christmas- nice! check out Pear Tree, at Oscraps.

i played with a photo from last year to give it a retro feel, using some night-fate actions, to use in this page:

have a happy day!

s.

viva artistry.misfit

Ever feel like you don't quite fit? Well our little gang of creative team girls with ViVa Artistry are a bit like that, but somehow we all fit together. We have been a team for a long while now, and have forged strong friendships, despite our vast geographical, cultural and scrapping differences. And Vanessa and Vivie just keep on creating fabulous stuff that just works, for each and every one of us. Check out the new kit, Misfit, inspired by us bunch of raggy dolls.
I love this page (despite the photo taken pre-weight-loss!)
have a happy day!
s.

mscraps.iDSD

see you there!
s.

joyce paul designs.iDSD grab bag

I love surprises, don't you? Well Joyce has packed this little bag so full of goodies, you won't believe it! You must check out the sample layouts in the store to get an idea of the scope of stuff in the bag- just gorgeous!
Here is my small one, all independent and feeding himself.

have a happy day!
s.

yoshiko designs.a little discovery

Well, here I was thinking I'd made a little discovery of my own in Yoshiko Designs- calm, cool designs, beautiful papers and elegant ellies. What a fab addition to the designer lineup at MScraps! Her latest kit, A Little Discovery, is a wonderfully different Autumn-themed kit in soft browns, golds and greys, with a hint of turquoise.

There's my big boy enjoying the rockpools.
have a happy day!
s.

boutique cute dolls.family portrait

Boutique Cute Dolls is guesting at MScraps for November. There is a bunch of fun stuff in the store, lots of whimsical, bright, happy things. I had a play with Family Protrait.

i also used creashens' torn bits 1 on this, and the art is by my boy. he put the heart above his head because of all the love!

have a happy day!
s.

three paper peonies.happy talk with designs by anita

well, i'm a little excited to do my first official business as a creative team member for three paper peonies! and what a cool kit to present. jaime has teamed up with anita to create happy talk.
my little man has the funniest, happiest things to say, and this kit is just perfect for recording them:

have a happy day!

s.

erinink@mscraps.whole lotta new stuff

have you taken a look in new mscraps designer erinink's store yet? she has been very busy loading the store with beautiful template packs, co-ordinating paper sets and fabulous ellies. here are some things that i loved:

and here is what i made with them. i've been feeling a little self-reflective lately!

have a happy day!

s.

one little bird.abide

warning: this thread may cause your nostrils to fill with the memory of new-baby smell, and/or cause your ovaries to ache. peppermint has created another cracking kit, this time with a sweet bubby feel to it. can everyone say 'aaaaah'?
i mean, really. here is my page, also featuring stitches by syrin and photo action by my three hens. it was inspired by the log your memory logbook challenge #35.

have a happy day!

s.

three paper peonies.big news

jaime just announced her creative team. guess who is on it?

hands across the gulf.a charity collab

you couldn't possibly have missed the tragedy of the oil spill in the gulf. you couldn't possibly have not been touched by the utter loss and destruction of a beautiful natural resource. you couldn't possibly be accepting this kind of event as the price we have to pay. even down here in australia, many miles away, we have been watching this story unfold in frustration, disbelief and anger. but it is vital that we hang on to the hope that the area affected can recover, and that we humans will learn the vital lesson of living harmoniously with the world, respectfully. sara gleason has gathered together her scrapping mates to create this beautiful kit, with a message of hope, love and peace. go buy it.
i made a couple of pages with it:

have a happy day!

s.

mscraps.ct call

want to join in the madness over at mscraps? it truly is a dream come true to be on the creative team over there, and if you'd like to join the community, check out the call going on right now.
UPDATE: You have about 5 minutes left to apply- the deadline has been moved forward to AUGUST 14TH 11.59pm GST. Get applying!!
Check out the details on the MScraps forum.
have a happy day!
s.

lauraskathi.summer vacation

did i mention that i'm on mscrap's creative team now? how cool is that?! here is a new kit i played with this week, it's called summer vacation by lauraskathi
i used some oldish pics from our fiji trip. we were on an island tour on this day, divine!

have a happy day!

s.

viva artistry.vincent's room

hello! long time no blog! here's a gorgeous new kit from my viva girls. it's called vincent's room, and i am loving the canvasish painted backgrounds- so, so beautiful.
i stuck with a simple design to use this kit:

have a happy day!

s.

viva artistry.at funky playground designs

well miss vanessa and miss vivie (viva artistry) are guesting this month at funky playground designs! check out the yumminess they already have in the shop:
altered closet
indigo sky

here is a page i made using indigo sky.

have a happy day!

s.

exciting news.mscraps

i am very excited to say that i won a guest spot on mscraps' creative team for may, following all the iNSD fun. lucky, busy me! i shall be back with lots of yummy goodies to show you!

viva artistry.motherhood

have you seen this amazing motherhood kit by the ViVa girls? it truly will inspire you to scrap the real, raw, remarkable side of being a mother. so, so beautiful!
and one of my new most favourite pages, using motherhood:

have a happy day!

cori gammon.earthy artist

cori has popped this fabulous new kit into the lilypad store- earthy artist with it's co-ordinating shabby papers and alpha set is a totally perfect papery collection of natural neutrals. yum.

i used some sunshiny pics of my boys to make this page...

have a happy day!

s.

gab's art with jaya prem's hangout.mum is beautiful

gabs has teamed up with jaya prem's hangout to bring out this gorgeous kit ready for mother's day!
i made a boyish page but couldn't resist a touch of lovey dovey pink! how into cutouts am i at the moment?

have a happy day!

s.

gabs art.let's talk about

gabs has created yet another gorgeous unique kit. i love the colours in this one. the rich teal and the smack of lime are so striking!
i made this really special page, collecting memories as we moved out of our first family home:

and this one about missing my mate:

i think i need a cuppa and a big slice of happy cake! off to scrap something a bit more fun...

have a happy day,

s.

gabs art.insd sale

as if you needed more motivation to blow your insd budget, here's gabs with her sale- 50% off. yes, that's correct. give your poor visa card a kiss for me.
have a happy day,
s.

viva artistry.insd sale

get your visa over to viva arstistry's store quick smart people. you can use this coupon
ViVaNSDFun
for 50% off your purchase, for the saturday and sunday of insd. crazy but true.
quick! go! (if it doesn't work yet, remember i'm living in the future. just wait a little)
have a happy day!
s.

che yang designs.new shop

congrats to che yang who opens her new store at MScraps this iNSD weekend. gorgeous stuff to check out here, especially if you love clean and simple stylin.
have a happy day!
s.

cori gammon.tickled pink

well, rather appropriate that i should be showing off a fab mini called 'tickled pink', because quite frankly, i am! cori gammon at the lilypad accepted me onto her creative team last week, so i have been excitedly scrapping with her gorgeous, whimsical goodies. tickled pink was so easy to scrap with- fun prints and fab elements. just yum.
i was inspired by the fun of this kit to make this page- featuring a photo where my hubby totally photobombed me. i also used a template from amy martin and journal prompt from Log Your Memory.
have a happy day!
s.