Manyallaluk sunset

I've scrapped this photo before but it demanded another version.

credits
Sunset mini kit by Trish H Designs
Photo clipping mask from set 3 by Kim Hill
Font is Windsong

Emma

My maternal great grandmother Emma Milbourn (nee Crutchley) standing outside her Tea Rooms in East Molesey, Surrey.

credits
Enchanting Indigo kit by Ziggle Designs
Font is Windsong

Lily

This is my maternal grandmother Lily Evelyn Milbourn. My cousin Sherryl emailed me this very low res photo from England. I'm guessing that Nana was
about 15 years old when the photograph was taken.
I liked the kit because it had a spray of Lily of the Valley.

This is another Roadmap to Scrap challenge layout.
This time the formula was:
1. One black and white photo
2. Stitches
3. Flowers
4. No alphas, fonts only
5. Lots of white space
6. Something torn
7. A frame
8. Use a kit you have never used before

credits:
Little Lilly by Pixel Fairy Designs
Overlay from Worn Out Overlays by Happy Scrap Girl
font is Jane Austen

Flying high

Tuesday template challenge 101408

This is quite unlike my usual style but once I got into it I had a lot of fun.

Journalling
Rising high above the Alice in Australia’s red centre was an amazing and eerie experience. We flew for over an hour above the desert as the sun rose.
After a perfect landing we helped to repack the balloon into its container before enjoying a yummy breakfast with chicken and sparkling wine.
That’s me in pink on the far right of the group photo.

credits:
Tuesday template 101408 by Britt-ish Designs
Top paper is clouds2 by attic treasures
Everything else from Sunshine Everyday by Jeni Hopewell
fonts are Broadway, Australian Sunrise and Tempus Sans ITC

Tiwi

Bathurst Island, just off the coast of Darwin in the Northern Territory, Australia is a relaxed and colourful place & home of the Tiwi. The red patterned swatches are from photographs of lithoprints from the indigenous artist's workshop. The other smaller photographs show evidence of a Tiwi funeral ritual.

I created this layout a while ago but was never completely happy with it so I've reworked it slightly.

credits:
Beautiful Mess by Elizabeth Quintana
Template by Nicole Seitler & Sugarplum Paperie
font is dear joe

Gorgeous moment

Another Saturday Special challenge from ScrapMatters.
This time the focus is text paths.

This photo was taken shortly after I came home from hospital after having Joanne in September 1984. Mum and Dad were staying with us. Here is my dad with Katie.

credits:
text path from Shape It Up by Happy Scrap Girl
paper, ribbon and flower from Little Wildflower mini by Ellie Lash
font is Gigi

Roadmap to scrap (formula) challenge

Photograph taken in Kununurra in Western Australia during my trip to Broome and the Kimberley in July 2006.

The layout is for the Roadmap to Scrap challenge from ScrapMatters where you are given a formula to follow.

Here are the requirements that will get you from point A to point B:
1. Photo (as many as you want)
2. Frame your photo, but don't use a frame
3. A shape, any shape
4. Stitching
5. Doodles
6. Background paper x 1
7. Ribbon (at least 3)
8. Word art

Credits:
Papers from PE watercolours by KSharonK Designs
Overlay from worn out overlays by Happy Scrap Girl
Photography wordart from neeceebee designs
Doodled string from string theory by Britt-ish Designs
Purple velvet ribbon from Gunhild Storide
Wire mesh, orange ribbons and leaves from Rustic Walk by AWP by Vicki
White stitching from Journal Tags 1 by KSharonK Designs
Brown stitching from Versailles mini kit by Irene Alexeeva
Font is pristina

Snap

Jumping crocodile cruise
Mary River near Darwin in Northern Territory
July 2005

The cruise wasn't really my thing but I went for the photo opportunity. Each section of the river had a male crocodile in residence with his many lady friends!

This layout is for a Saturday Special challenge at ScrapMatters which asked us to try extraction.

credits:
overlay from worn out overlays by happy scrap girls NEW
blended paper from creative confusion SBB with compliments collab
journal tab from cherry mint by Irene Alexeeva
string from string theory by Britt-ish Design
alpha, staple and stitching from autumn fresh by JenLin Designs
frame from i've been framed by Fluffy Bunny Feet Designs
font is poor richard

Litchfield National Park

I visited Litchfield National Park near Darwin in Northern Territory in July 2005. The magnetic termite mounds are a strange sight, looking much like tombstones and always pointing north. I liked the starkness of the tree in the photo against the brilliant blue sky.

credits:
blended paper using purple mess paper from free Cherry Mint kit by Irene Alexeeva and PPD August free overlay
journal tab from free Cherry Mint kit by Irene Alexeeva
fonts are dear joe and pharmacy (title).

The dandelion

The miracles of nature do not seem miracles because they are so common. If no one had ever seen a flower, even a dandelion would be the most startling event in the world.

credits:
Autumn Fresh by JenLin Designs
Dandelion Dream paper by A Work in Progress Designs by Vicki
Fonts are Tempus Sans ITC, Jane Austen and Broadway
Design inspired by template#51 by Timounette

Another scraplift

Broome Harbour
Western Australia - July 2006
scraplifted from Neeceebee's Zion

credits:
elements from Beach Glass by GingerScraps
frame from I've been framed by Fluffy Bunny Feet Designs
font is Goudy old style

Grand Theft Layout (scraplift) challenge

Bungle Bungle - July 2006
The bungle bungle or Purnululu National Park in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia is renowned for its orange and black striped beehive dome formations. I was lucky enough to spend a couple of days in the area in 2006; it was an amazing experience.
A scraplift is when you use another digi scrapper's layouts for inspiration and then create your own layout.

This is my take on Neeceebee's layout The Ranch.

credits -
Autumn Fresh by JenLin Designs
fonts are Dear Joe and Trebuchet MS

Nature does not hurry

Another photo taken at the Dorrigo Rainforest Centre,
Dorrigo National Park, NSW.

credits:
template by grafx4all
blended papers from Fresh Whites by Kelly-Ann Halbert
butterfly from FR Fuchsia add-on by imaginebyfran
tag from journal tags 1 by ksharonk designs
font is tempus sans ITC

Feed the birds

Jo feeds the rainbow lorikeets at
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
during one of our annual trips to visit my mum and dad at Tweed Heads.

credits:
template by Sya's Blueprints 090208 Tuesday Template Challenge
patterned paper is my own creation using blended photograph from Dorrigo rainforest
freebee overlay by Pineapple Plantation Designs
leaves and gumnuts from freebee Downunder kit by ksharonk designs
string and tag by SBS Tag! you're it
fonts are Juice ITC (title) and Tempus Sans ITC (journalling)

Family picnic

Had a lovely picnic today in a park in Essendon by the Maribyrnong River. Was a bit windy but we found a shady spot under a big palm tree and made sure we ate our salad quickly before it blew away. Jo and Matthew joined Peter and I and spent a few enjoyable hours with Peter's sisters, Ann and Fay, Ann's husband Darryl, their daughters Kate and Louise and Louise's partner, Neil. We met Clara (Louise's scottie) for the first time. She is adorable. Jasper would love to meet her I'm sure.

No pictures as everyone seemed a bit camera shy (although I probably could have snapped a few of Clara)!

Dorrigo National Park

But indeed it is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes its claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of the air that emanates from the old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.
.. Robert Louis Stevenson

I took the photograph in January 2008 at the Dorrigo Rainforest Centre in Dorrigo National Park, New South Wales, Australia.

credits:
background photograph blended with plain papers from Dusk Dew by Franziska Altmann
stamp cluster Lindsay Jane Designs
silver swirl MRE assemble your own beads
tag Ellie Lash what's your hang up
fonts times new roman and vladimir script

Sail Away - Broome Harbour 2006

I downloaded this complimentary collab kit from Scrapbook Bytes a couple of days ago and decided it was just right for these photos.

Broome Harbour July 2006. After a wonderful afternoon relaxing on the lugger 'Willie', we were treated to a glorious sunset as we sailed back to Broome.

credits:
template and kit: with compliments collab from SBB
font: journal

I hope you dance

My wish, then and now, for Katie Joy.

credits:
template free template challenge #3 by Sine
paper and elements from Enchanting Indigo by Ziggle Designs
lyrics by L A Womack
fonts are Jane Austen and Scriptina

I Hope You Dance - by Lee Ann Womack
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder,
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger,
May you never take one single breath for granted,
GOD forbid love ever leave you empty handed,
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

I hope you dance....I hope you dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance,
Never settle for the path of least resistance,
Livin' might mean takin' chances but they're worth takin',
Lovin' might be a mistake but it's worth makin',
Don't let some hell bent heart leave you bitter,
When you come close to sellin' out reconsider,
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

I hope you dance....I hope you dance
I hope you dance....I hope you dance
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along,
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder where those years have gone.)

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

Dance....I hope you dance
I hope you dance....I hope you dance
I hope you dance....I hope you dance
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along,
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder where those years have gone.)

On the beach

These photos are from my trip to Kangaroo Island in South Australia in April 2008. It was bitterly cold on the beach that day but the sea lions just lay around keeping a close eye on the visitors. The pups play together just like little children with mum or dad occasionally having to pull them into line.

On a roll now

Well it is past 2.00am but I have finally finished uploading another layout to all my galleries.

I love the look of concentration and determination on Katie's face.

credits: template: SO spacious by Sine
papers: from giggle, dazzled and rebeccas art 2 collections by ksharonk designs
string and beads: Britt-ish Designs September grab bag
ribbon and date slider: Ellie Lash barely sliding by
stamp: AWI brush set my descriptions
fonts: pharmacy (title) and angelina

A photo I just had to scrap

This photograph was probably taken in about 1965, not long before we emigrated to Australia. My sisters and I are sitting in the front garden in Summer Road enjoying iced lollies (icy poles) amongst the flowers. Mum and Dad enjoyed gardening and always had a lovely show of blooms. Unfortunately the actual photograph is quite small although I have managed to enlarge it a little. When I found the quote I knew this was the photo I wanted to use it with.
credits: scrap matters say it with bling daily download kit (various designers)
ribbon: ellie lash dulcet too
journalling paper: ksharonkdesigns small packages notepapers4
fonts are windsong and bradley hand ITC
quote: unknown author

Koala layout

In September 2004 I came home to find a koala sitting on my back fence. Our dog, Jasper was not amused to find a trespasser in HIS garden and complained very loudly. The koala moved on back to the bush after a few days in the gum trees.
credits: template SO wordy by Sine
elements and green paper from freebie downunder mini kit and other papers from tattered paper essentials by ksharonkdesigns
string from Britt-ish Designs Sept grab bag
memories captured brush stamp from AWI Brush Set My Descriptions
fonts are pharmacy (title) and tahoma (journalling)

GingerScraps

Ginger at GingerScraps is feeling the frustration of a server that just won't stay up. Once again the store is down so we all have to be patient and wait for the technical problems to be resolved. Drop Ginger a message at her blog to help keep her spirits up.

Think Pink

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I thought I'd sport a flair button I found on Ellie's Angels blog. Thanks angels!