Down to the wire...

Yay! It's the end of the month. Time for a whole new pile of monthly challenges to begin, starting tomorrow. So here's my last layout for this month - Titled: Sealed With A Kiss. I created this layout for the A2Z Scraplets monthly sketch challenge. I flipped the sketch. To see the sketch go here.

1,2,3...done!!!

Here's my completed layout for the 1,2,3 monthly blog challenge. This month's criteria was to use the word "smile" on your layout, use something non scrapbooking related, and to use book paper. Book paper - check, word smile - check (as part of the title, on the photo), and a non-scrapbooking related item - check (I've used feathers). Whew! One more layout done, and another three to complete before tomorrow ends. Yay!

Too tired...

We've been at White Water World (on the Gold Coast) all day, so I haven't had any time to do any scrapping, and I think I am too tired now. So no layouts to share. But I do have some photos. Malayla decided to volunteer for the dunking game. You know the one - you sit over a big pool of water, and someone has to hit the release button by throwing a ball at the bullseye. And yes, the water was COLD! So here she is...

and now she is gone (and very wet)...

now to get out and get warm again. (-: She absolutely loved it, and actually had three or four goes. But her younger sister refused to be part of it - she wasn't that silly!!! (-: No way was she going to be dunked into cold water.

Instead, Keana wandered off and found Dora for a cuddle. How sweet is this? I keep forgetting, she is still my baby and a little girl, even if she is the size of an 8 or 9 year old. (She has only just turned 6).

The end of the day. This is her "I'm only a little girl and I am tired - have pity on me?" look. Isn't it just the best? My poor, exhausted baby. Oh well, she can recover at my grandfather's place over the next couple of days. Mum and the girls are staying with him for two nights - so I have an empty house and I think I need to go and make the most of it! (-:

Morning tea...

THE CHEF...

THE ACCOMPLICE....

THE DECORATION...

THE PREPARATION...

THE CLEAN-UP...

Please be aware that no children were harmed during this mornings preparation of morning tea. (-: Independence was gained, and full stomachs achieved.

Got Mojo?

I created this layout for the "Got Mojo?" site and their monthly challenge. However, due to the time differences, I think I've totally missed the deadline. (-: Never mind, because I really enjoyed creating this layout, and I'm loving the direction my new style of scrapping is going. I'm very, very happy, indeed. I've even tried a few new techniques, such as tearing pieces out of my paper, and having another coloured paper peeking through from underneath. Me, tear paper? NEVER!!! Oh, but it was fun! (-: