Macro Monday - Fluffy Flowers

Stu and I went up to the lookout over the weekend 

having a look at the river which was breaking the banks... again!!!!

I saw these flowers....

They are actually a thistle, Variegated Thistle

A weed!!

Arnt they adorable but??

See here for details

And here are some photos of our little town at the moment!!

The Jacarandas are flowering 

and its just a carpet of purple!!!

And finally!!
This is me lately!!!

The Colour Room Palette #33

This weeks The Colour Room Palette is this....

Here is what i did with it

"Beautiful Girl"

Layout 3 - Run on Water

Ok, its official!
This was the totally easiest Kit Club

(Apart from Brendas 100 years ago where i did the same thing)

that i have ever used!
The pages just made themselves

and all so very different from my usual style!

This one i have also used heaps of WOW Chipboard

3 Layouts in about 3 hours,

so Im thinking that's pretty damn good!!
Good on you Bridgey for a fabulous Kit!!!

Switch

Here is another layout using 

The Polka Dot Place Kit..

It took like  half an hour!!!

Just popped into my head!! lol

I've had the WOW Chipboard sitting here for a little while

and they really suited this layout.

The little adorable blue flower with the black button is a custom made embellie by Bridgey!
She is such a clever chook!!

The Big Freeze!

I love kits!!!

There is no way i would have bought this stuff myself

But it looks pretty awesome for a boys layouts!!

This is from Bridgeys

The Polka Dot Place Kit

but i have also used WOW Cogs

and also some extra buttons.

(I think there is still a couple left)

I also did some sewing on this layout!!!! I never sew!

A closeup

 A also used a sketch from Sketch Thursdays

Blog 2 Print *Jodi's Scraphaven* Book 3 In Print

Ive been doing my blog since 2007!
So much has happened over that time and i have shared it all.

Lots of personal successes

and a few failures

lots and lots of heartaces and tears..

Deaths of loved ones

New Pets

Kids leaving school...

So many things

And how exciting is it to read it all in print!!

Each 6 months i am having my blog printed into hard covered books...

Like this

The pages look like this...

Just like you type complete with spelling and grammer errors!!!

This page is my 40th Birthday party!! 

Look him thinner i was!!

Oh to be that size again!! (Damn kids and their stress) 

 See my fancy cake!!
Loved my cake!!

I get mine done through Blog 2 Print

and when its working, its excellent!
Average cost about $80 a book including postage

When i am 80 years old and demented

and the kids have grown and left me

i am going to LOVE these books!!!

The Polka Dot Place First Kit

Its no secret

I LOVE kits!!
Huge fan of them!! They are really great to push you outside your comfort zone!!!

Today i was in receivable of my very first

The Polka Dot Place Kit!!

Look at it!
Adorable!!!

In Bridgette's sample layouts

she has actually used this pattern packaging to cover some chip board in the kit!!

See her layouts here

(Hopefully we can convince her to put a bit of a tutorial on her blog about how to cover chip board in the tissue paper!!!!)

Here is what's in the kit:

Love the Scenic Route Lettering!!

(See, I would never buy that kinda thing, but i love it!) 

 Jenny Bowlin Papers

Webters Pages

and this awesome transparency

 And look at all the embellies!!!

Plus 2 custom made Bridgette Specials!
The little blue/green flower and the red flower on the front are custom made by Bridgette,

you cant buy these anywhere!!!

This is the first kit

and there are only 4 left!!
So get in quick!!!

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