better do some scrappn

look better scrapbooking's April news letter is out click and have a read.  http://www.betterscrapbooking.co.nz/ some of my fellow design team have some great ideas.  I had to do the OTP item and made some awesome covered boxes for Miss Geo.

cute I know.  this month I also attended my beautiful eldest nieces wedding, Miss Geo was the junior bridesmaid and guess who I took the most photos of?? yup Miss Geo, did get a couple of family snaps and some lovely ones of Master Scott and his lovely lady Mel.  Here is the layout I did

Mel has a crown on just because I like to tease her that she is the future Queen.  And just because I love to share with you all here is my two kids together (awwwww I hear you say)

ten years between them ....sigh, they grow so fast, And just to add here is the little monkey that is between them, those wonderful nieces gave me the big flowers from the church to take up to Josh's grave sweet I know

They where so big they covered up his whole headstone,  Nice though as on the 2nd May it will be 13 whole years since josh died,  Im not sure where time has gone, until I look at my kids and think....thats where it went!

to finish on a happy note I just sent some time away in Whangamata with my bestie Kerry and our two girls, lots of scrappn and laughing and drinking, last happy snap of Miss Geo and I

catch ya later xx

birthday week

I have a few photos this week so I will just get stuck in

First, my $1000 winning scratchie, yes some people do win!!

Next my delightful son and his girlfriends giving me their best couple look (NOT)

Miss Geo is 12 years old today and here is her mouse cake

and lastly my eldest niece is getting married on Saturday to her lovely man and I wanted to make her a special card, so I did xx

So its a bit of a long one

busy busy thats me.  first up better scrapbooking newsletter has a couple of my layouts in it. 

And here are Aprils challenges for Better Scrapbooking

April Layout Challenge - Create a layout using chalks.  You make like to use chalks for your title, on a border or on the edges of your photo mates.  Lets see how many different techniques with chalks you can use on one layout.  Have fun, and get messy.
April Photo Challenge - Perspective, perspective, perspective.  This has been inspired by the winning photo of March's photo challenge.  Take a photo using an unusual perspective.  Who knows you may even inspire next months challenge (LOL)
April Project Challenge - Create a fun Easter Basket - with some lovely decorated eggs inside (these eggs could be bought chocolate eggs if you like).
April Card Challenge - Create a fun pop-up card of your choice.  You may like to create an interesting way for a pop-up to pop-up.

All entries to the online gallery challenges need to be uploaded to the online gallery before the 30th April.  If you are unable to upload your photo feel free to email it to http://nz.mc961.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=megan@betterscrapbooking.co.nz and she will upload it for you.
All entries go into the draw for a fun scrapbooking prize from Better Scrapbooking Ltd. 

And then wow I have had a fun weekend.  well Friday night really, remember how I said I won an Auction for a crop night with Trina McClune and Louise Williams well we have had it and what a awesome night,  Trina made us all feel so welcome and even her Hubby had done baking YUM, the table looked fab and she had made us STUNNING bags with goodies in them, Louise brought DELICIOUS ginger slice (how did she know that was my favourite??)  anyway see photos

 Lovely Ladies having fun!

 Delish bag with my intials on it and yum yum goodies that where inside

So Thank you very much lovely ladies for the wonderful night!