Cool Boots Layout.

Yes I know SHOCK HORROR!!
I have scrapped and blogged 2 days in a row! I have also started another layout that I will be finishing after this post.
After getting so many awesome pictures of Alyssa marching in the weekend I had to utilise some of them! I found these awesome bright rubons on Tuesday afternoon with the kids after school, I had to use some of them on this layout of the girls.

Cool Boots

I used the celebrate range of papers from the Magnolia range of My Minds Eye.


A few close ups of the distressing, outlining, rhinestoning, cutting and rubon using.

Right I am off to finish another layout.

My Brother Layout.

Here is a close up of the layout I made last night.

Its a photo of my brother and I singing our hearts out at my mothers 50th in October. the photo bubbles happy bright feelings and so happy bright papers were a perfect choice.

I had these papers from the Sisters and Love range from My Minds Eye. I circled, cut, and sanded all edges then doodled around all the edges, Blinged it...

Titled it, arranged it, brad ed it, stuck it, paper clipped it, tied it, stuck it,

MY BROTHER

Finished it!

Alyssa's First Marching Competition.

Yesterday we drove down to sunny Ashvegas for Alyssa's first ever marching competition. She has been training so hard and with all the changes behind the scenes, they got there! They weren't in competition uniform, (as the lady who took care of them until now was in hospital, but she is OK) there was a change to how many girls, at the last minute, but most of all they had their boots!!!! (They felt like little marching girls even if they weren't wearing what they were meant to be and had been told they would be wearing) They did look smart in their ties (Vegas theme)hats and trackies, but next time they will look soooo good! Their first big competition is over now, the worst is over, they can only get better!

A few pictures of Alyssa and Nara showing off their marching boots, The maze march (as a bit of fun for the girls at the end of the day), Alyssa in a display formation, Nara, giggling the day away.

A few pictures of Alyssa's team the Guardian Cathedral Superstars, in fall in, complements, and display.

Nara didn't march this weekend which was good as it made it all about Alyssa's first time in the sport she chose. Nara started cos she was there and 5 year old marchers are just, well, cute!!!! Although Nara's team did do important things like hand in judges scores to us in the recording room tallying up totals.

I am so proud of my big...wee...girl Alyssa, and love being able to enjoy this new experience with her. She was even breaking in her boots in more today after school, marching around the house, lol she is so damn cute sometimes! I just finished scrapping a page earlier that I will share tomorrow, after I can take photos in a better light. Its not of the weekend but they will be coming, my printer is playing up so I did try!! I will have to go and get them printed tomorrow (In my lunch break so I can start scrapping straight after work)

Alyssa's Ninth Birthday.

My baby turned NINE today!!!


Alyssa in the morning with her card I made her, (detail next post).

With an album I finished finally for her and gave to her (details another post)

LOVING the album.

Her Birthday card. Love you Alyssa-Jade XXX May your Ninth year be beautiful, fun, happy and wonderful.

Had a beautiful day with family today, the kids had Athletics at school and I watched all day. They had a blast and Alyssa who is NOT a runner (just like her mother) got 4th in the 8 yr girls sprints and 6th in the 8 yr girls long distance running!! (((SO PROUD)))

My Family Layout

Recently at my mothers 50th Birthday we did manage to get a few pics of the family together. All us kids are here except Dad. I was looking throught My Mind Eye paper this evening and these ones caugfht my eye. In the corner of the back page was the words, family, toghther, happy friends, etc. PERFECT.

TOGETHER

I noticed a sketch the other day on 52 weeks and this stayed with me.
This is me together with my brother, Thomas, sisters, Debbie, Stacey, Hillary and Mum.

This is a photo I am always going to treasure!

I just had too...

I couldnt resist, I printed a selection of Nara's photos yesterday and this morning I just HAD to scrap them. Everytime I walked past they were screaming!!! LOL

ROAR

A close up of some of the embellishments, flowers, butterflies and kaisercraft pearls.

A great wee find I found the other day rhinestone letters, Perfect!!

Well I am off to enjoy the rest of Labour day with friends!!

Nara's Tiger Photo Shoot.

Watching this wee girl had been a joy! She is changing daily at the moment and watching this transformation is mesmerising!

Today she came home at lunchtime as a purple tiger! Her choice of colour and animal.... interesting combo. Bless her though she pulled it off!!

Here are a couple of collages of her impromptu photo shoot, all her idea. And mum she wanted you to see this on mummy's blog. My wee girl is computer savvy knows how to let others know how she's doing all in this technological world we live in... lol.

I cant beleive in how much she looks like her sister Alyssa in these photos. Cheeky wee monkey of mine. Love you darling.

And now that Alyssa knows I have done this blog post I'm sure shell plan something so she and Lachlan can have their limelight too.