Thursday, June 2, 2011

Scrapping the past




I belong to a scrapbook challenge site called Letsscrap.ning.com. It's a great site filled with lovely ladies who scrap and encourage each other to explore outside their comfort zone once in awhile. Several of the challenges lately have been about scrapping things from the past. Now and then sorts of pages and all things heritage. I found this photo of my parents taken on their wedding day and decided that I had just the right papers in my stash to use with it. As I was putting it together using the sketch of the week I realized that I didn't know all the details of that day. I could remember the wedding dress my mother wore as I had seen it when I was a child. I knew about the flowers that my mother had around her neck rather than carry a posy. I didn't know the type of details that you put on a wedding announcement though. I had no idea of the actual location or the exact date and year. I know that my Grandfather was too upset to go in while the vows were being said. You see he was a very sensitive man and my Mother was his baby girl. I was reminded by my "Aunt" that there was a cat that had been banished in the basement and because of this howled through the entire ceremony.
It's funny the things you remember about a special day. Since I have scrapped this I will remember alot more even after the flowers have faded. I am going to embark on the enormous task of scrapping all the old photos I have so that when my boy, who is only four now, wants to learn about where his Mama came from he will only have to open the book.

This page was created using Basic Grey's Urban Couture range of papers, the rolled rose Die-namics Die cut, lace found at the local op-shop.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Lime Tree Creations: June Giveaway!!!

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Monday, May 30, 2011

Card Creations










These are some of the card creations I have been working on recently. I used some scraps of a Graphic 45 range, Bazzil cardstock, Kaisercraft flowers and bling, ribbon from Craft Queen and thrift store buttons.

Graphic 45 is a great range for card making as it lends itself to a multitude of designs and my thrift store finds often inspire me.

















Monday, May 16, 2011

Lime Tree Creations: May Giveaway!!!!!

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Monday, May 2, 2011

Starting to blog round two

Someone asked me the other day if I blogged. I remembered that I do have a blog space that I don't use. Then today I realized I have lots of things I don't use. You name it, from A-Z, and I bet I can come up with something that I have that I don't utilize. I have a whole room in my house dedicated to things I haven't even unpacked in 18 months. Why do I do this? I know I am not alone, I bet at his moment you could open up your closet and find at least two or three items that you are holding on to, just in case. A friend and fellow "keeper" asked me how many pairs of shoes I had. I was hesitant to admit that I really don't know. Do flip flops and crocs count as shoes? I live in a place that is warm and wet most of the year so I have to have shoes for mucking around the garden in and shoes for going out in public. Then of course there are the pairs that go with certain outfits. I have pairs of shoes that are sentimental and I simply hang on to them because they remind me of a time in my life. I guess you could say I can physically walk down memory lane.
You know how I mentioned that I live in a warm wet climate? Well, I failed to mention that another thing I am keeping unused are a multitude of knitted scarves, mittens, gloves and hats for that "just in case" . Sometimes I think what, "just in case" the next ice age hits? I have not, in the four years I have lived in Queensland, needed more than a light jacket or sweater to keep me toasty but, I have winter gear to withstand minus temps. How insane is that!?! There is one place where my hoarding ways have paid off. I love to create and craft so when I am looking for a bit of tulle or a button or two I can consult my "stash" and I know, without a shadow of a doubt, that I will find what I am looking for there. So for now, I will close the door on my storage room and mull over ideas on what to create using miles and miles of knitted scarves and then blog about it.