he is a charmer....

This month over at Scrapawhile we were set the task of scraplifting a layout from the gallery as our monthly challenge. Here is the layout that I came up with.

Larsen with his sweet curls and bright vibrant personality is definitely a charmer.

yummy yummy hambly rubons

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the strawberry mark...

When Larsen was 6 weeks old we noticed a little strawberry mark on the inside of his top lip. I love that it is his little quirk. I have used this layout for this months Scraptheboys challenge to use fabric on a layout. I have used a handmade organza flower. I am in love with the my minds eye pattern paper, I can't wait to use the other papers I have in the range as well.

YOU still have a little bit more time to enter Lil red rocket's sketch competition, to win a $25 voucher to spend at LRR see all the details here.
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WHY????

I know I have scrapped this photo before but I was never happy with the layout everytime I looked in my album. I decided to use it again for this weeks Creative Scrappers sketch. I have used some more yummy yummy October Afternoon paper, and some old old old Making Memories metal words.

The sketch

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A HUGE SURPRISE and a layout...

Thankyou to the lovely Gail for pointing me in the direction of this..... Top 3 in all areas and featured layout of the day over at 2peas ..... and right next to the fabulous Laura Vegas who was my first scrapping idol , I am on top of the world today.

Back to reality with this layout today, I set the challenge at Scrapawhile again this month, and one of my criteria was to use a handmade embellie, I made my own denim kite. I would love you to join in the fun over there this month.

I finally tracked down that delish Martha Stewart butterfly punch, also Thankyou to the lovely Gilly and Tracey for the bottle tops and cogs....

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boys...

Last month I was asked to be guest designer for a US kit club that I joined last year called 3 Scrappy boys .....I am guessing you can see why I joined this forum, although their focus is not just boys LOL. There are a lovely bunch of ladies on the forum and I have met a couple of close online blogging friends through this group. The kit was amazing I managed 4 layouts and two cards and I had stacks and stacks left over( I will share the other projects another time) today I have two to share.

This is my friend Lynda's little one Allison, isnt she a cutie

...if any one has the newest addition of Scrapbooking Memories you will see some cards I was commisioned to do a few months ago, I keep taking a peek at the page because the way they have presented them is just gorgeous....before I go just to let you know Handmade by Suzanne has a new faster better home, both for the shop and forum, don't forget about the October sketch you could win a $20 gift voucher shop, see here for details, I hope you will pop over and check it out!

thank you again for all your lovely comments

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jillibean soup....

This month I got to play with some gorgeous Jillibean Soup pasta figioli pattern papers, accessories and corrugated shapes from handmade by Suzanne . I think Jillibean Soup is my second fav paper company behind OA....but it's a close race...
This first one uses an old old photo of Addison which I found in the depths of my computer while I was looking for something else.A gorgeous little red rocket spotty button and a handmade by me satin flower and kite.This second layout Thomas is a friend's son , it is based on the October sketch over at Handmade by Suzanne designed by the so so so talented Shell, there is a $20 gift voucher up for grabs so why don't you head on over and give it a try. Another yummy Little red rocket traffic sign button here as well....and don't forget about Little Red Rockets birthday sketch competiton, remember you don't need to use LRR products just complete the layout using the sketch and link it up here, you only have until the end of October to get your entries in for a chance to win a $25 gift voucher of LRR products.
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HOWDY partners....

Larsen has this cutest little shuffle he does ...(hey wouldn't it be great if we could scrapbook live videos)....and I wanted to capture this little memory. I have used some gorgeous Little red rocket buttons and bottle tops...I thought the cowboy bottle top colours were just perfect for my layout.

That gorgeous newspaper print is from the very generous Leanne...thanks Leanne and thanks for the loan of your butterfly punch too isn't it delicious

...and for all your bargain hunters there is a 25% sale off everything over at Handmade by Suzanne, we are moving to a fabulous new faster home so Suzanne is having a sale to celebrate, happy shopping everyone.
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So ready .....

Addison who turned 4 on Saturday is soooooo ready for pre school, he is so inquisitive and loves learning about letters and numbers.I have used a gorgeous hambly pen and ink over lay for the background. Those wings are from Scrapware and I have embossed them randomly with red embossing powder...and you can spy a littleredrocket button layered over the top of the wings and an old fav my little bit of whimsy pin.

.....tee hee you do spy a banner but I made this layout a couple of weeks ago..

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CELEBRATION time...

....at CREATIVE SCRAPPERs, they are celebrating sketch no.125 with a fabulous week of prizes and give aways...all you need to do is create a layout using the sketch below and link it back to Creative scrappers by OCT 16 for a chance to win some AMAZING prizes Kristine has lined up. There are over 12 sponsors just for this event. It is my first reveal as Creative Team.

The sketch

mmmm not really happy with the colours in this one ....but it's done, will be back soon with some little Red rocket yumminess, don't forget Shell's sketch competion here, you dont need to use lilredrocket products to enter just create a layout with the sketch and link it up to win a $25 gift voucher from Lilredrocket.

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then suddenly...

he was 4.....

WE celebrated with a small party here at home, with some little friends....Just wanted to share the gorgeous cake made by the fabulously talented Taryn...thankyou thankyou thankyou!!

Both boys are sleeping now tired out from the fabulous day, Addison is so excited to wake tomorrow to play with his new toys...

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I have made a pact....

......with my self to complete the next 10 layouts without using a banner...LOL, Now there is a challenge on its own.... Lets see how that goes !!
My first share today is my 1st October challenge that I set at Scrapawhile...see what I mean about the banners .

Next I want to share another Hambly Layout that I created a while ago, it was actually a scraplift challenge of the awesomely talented Shell from a scrap night we had about 2 months ago. Larsen is just completely obsessed with anything Addison does, I think it is so lovely to see..

This layout and some new layouts are up on the Hambly blog now, how exciting to have my first post over there!!!

I am on a quest to better edit my layout photos, I am so completely not happy with them at the moment....

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Happy first birthday...

Yeah !!!!! it's birthday time over at Little Red Rocket buttons and Shell has organised a fun sketch competion to celebrate...a $25 gift voucher to spend at the LRR shop is up for grabs, and even 2 runners up will receive an awesome prize....all you need to do is use this sketch and create a layout with it, there are no special requirements, just post your layout on your blog and then link it to the LRR blog here using the the link back to your blog, the closing date is October 30th..... I would love to see you play along with me.

Before I go, here is the AMAZING wall of layouts that the ten of us completed at Leanne's retreat on the weekend...it was fabulous to share, gain ideas and inspiration from everyone and most importantly we had lots and lots of laughs...

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