Bracklee Buzz

Digi Layout - LIfe

Here's a digi L/O I worked on this afternoon.  I'm going to put it on the cover of a 6 x 12 album I want to do about myself.  I've been wanting to do an album in this format for ages.  A bit addicted to bright colours at the moment and love adding spalshes of black & white to make the colours stand out.

I really like working on hybrid projects at the moment.  For those who aren't sure what hybrid means it means combining digi & paper scrapbooking to make intersting projects.  I think it adds a whole dimension to your layouts.

What a Great Day !!!!

Spent the day with my friend Jo & daughter Kiara.  We started out shopping at Grand Plaza wher I bought Kiara some new school joggers and fancy hot pink wedges.  She just loves them.  Also bought a book.

Then we went to the Scrapper's Den and I ended up buying a dreamkutz machine.  I've been wanting one for awhile (especially after I got a bind-it-all machine.  It cuts papers into heaps of various sizes perfectly and quickly.  I love making little mini albums so this is perfect.  I also got it for only $130.00 which saved me about $70.00.  Jo got some lovely things for a swap she's in.... prices were really good. 

Then we headed over to cyberscraps which we'd never been to before.  I behaved myself & only bought some cardstock and stuff for Kiara to make a tag album with.  Jo got some more stuff for her swap.

When we got home there was a letter saying Scrapbooking Emporium is closing down and they are selling everything at 40% off.  So of course we headed up there.... not one to miss a bargain.  I bought a Cutterpede circle scissor plus (which cuts & draws perfect circle in various sizes).  I'd been wanting one for ages.  Also got some whale punches, stamps, inks & adhesives.  Jo finally got the crop-a-dile she'd been wanting for forever as well as a heap of other stuff.

Here's a photo of my new toys. (click on image for bigger view)

My wedding photo proofs also arrived.  I am so happy with them.  Now we just have to go through them & pick out which ones we want altered, enlarged etc. It isn't going to be easy as they can do so many things with computers now days.

Then to top the day off I received a lovely home made card from Niss.  She has done all the doodling herself and each time I look I find something else on it that she's done.  It just really made my day.....  thankyou so much Niss.

(click on image for bigger view)

That's enough from me.  I'm off to watch Spiderman 3 on DVD with the kids.

TTx

Just Married

Well it's now been just over a week since Mark & I elope and got married on Long Island in the Whitsundays.  I was hoping the photos would be here by now so I could put some on my blog but they haven't arrived yet.

It was such a nice simple day.....the setting was lovely, the weather gorgeous and the celebrant, photographer and duty manager all did such a wonderful job making sure that it was the perfect wedding.  I thought I may have felt funny, not having family there, but we ended up getting Mum, Dad, my brother Scott and kids to ring and they were on speaker phone so they could all listen in (that was a special touch).

The rest of or time up there was just so relaxing.  We spent 4 nights on Long island and then another in a resort at Airlie Beach.  Our place was right up on a hill so we could sit in the lounge or our balcony and the best views of the harbour with all the boats moared there.  You couldn't help but be relaxed.  We hade some nice meals with some friends of Mark's who were up that way as well.  And I got to catch up with some long time family friends of ours that I've known since I was 6yo but hadn't seen for about 12 years.  They own the Hog's Breath restaurant up there.

Mark just loves it up that way and would move there in a heartbeat if he could.  I also would.  The prices of land are just a bit too expensive, but one can dream.  We're hoping to get back there next year with the kids and maybe Mum & Dad & my brother and his family.  We're going to start saving right away.

Will post some wedding photos when they arrive from the photographer.

TTx

Welcome to my new blog....

Hello and welcome to my blog.  This is not the first blog I have ever had but I plan to make this the best blog I have ever had.  Bracklebee Buzz is a title that was chosen to represent my stitchery business that I am in the process of building and also the buzz I get out of all things crafty.  I just love scrapbooking and handcrafts, sewing, knitting, crochet, drawing etc, etc.... the list just goes on.  I think, eat and breathe craft.  I don't know what I would do if I lost my sight or the use of my hands as I work on m craft project every single day.

At the moment scrapbooking and stitchery are my two most favourite crafts.  I love stitching as it is so portable.  I love designing and sewing these designs.... and always have a couple of different designs in various stages of development.  Scrapbooking is also a great pasttime.  I love sitting in my craft studio and making layout or beyond the page items or my knew found love digi scrapping.  I have made some great friends through scrapbooking and have had some great times..... retreats, crops, stap parties and the best was a scrapbooking cruise I went on in March of this year.

This blog will be a method of chronicling my crafty pursuits as well as chatting on about stuff I find interesting.  I may not be the world's best blogger but I am going to try and commit to at least a once a week post.