Urban Angel

I borrowed some gorgeous wings from a friend the other day as they instantly screamed 'photo shoot' as soon as I laid eyes on them! I convinced Miss Mikaela to pose for me in a gorgeous little bushland area near our house.

I really like the way they turned out with the vintage summer edit. I might see if I can con one of the boys to go next. Yeah....good luck with that...

The voting opened today for the Smile With Centro Photo competition! Click on the link to take you to the voting page. It is fast and easy and you can win cash just for voting...why not!? Please vote for my photo...it's the last one in the gallery.
That has to be lucky, right?
Thanks :)
Here is is again in case you forget what it looks like ;)

Smile, I'm in the Top 100!

This Photo.....

....has been shortlisted as a top 100 finalist in the National Smile With Centro photography competition! I was a finalist last year in my local competition but this year have made the final top 100 entries!
Public voting opens on Monday for a $10,000 prize....wow, that is a lot of shoes :)
Stand by for shameless pleas for votes and some happy dancing :)

Free Retro Printable Shopping List

I have designed this free printable shopping list by request of this awesome lady.

You can download a copy of this A3 sized printable here. It is designed to be printed and laminated, making a cute little whiteboard to write your weekely shopping list on as you run out of something. I have created it as an A3 sized file but it can be printed smaller if you wish.

It is similar to the other free printables I have made in the past. Just in case you missed out on them the first time, here are the links below.

Download the Family Chore Chart Here.

Download the Menu Planner here

Download the Weekly Study Planner here.

* These printables are for personal use only and are not to be sold or reproduced for profit.

Layouts, LSBS and lots more

Actually, the 'lots more' bit is just work really. Lots and lots of work. I am loving my new job and feel like I am hitting my groove now that I am over a month in.

It helped to have had the chance to escape for a few days to the 4th Annual Little Scrapbook Shop Retreat a couple of weeks ago...what a fantastic weekend!

I managed to scrap quite a bit between, teaching, chatting and helping out around the place. It was the best retreat, seriously...so relaxing and fun with just enough naughtiness to make it hilarious!
I am sure I lost my uterus sometime during Belle's Ball...oh my! I will never look at rub-ons in quite the same way ;) And that's as much as I'll say about that...

I have even managed to have a few of my retreat layouts accepted for publication which is a great feeling...I haven't submitted anything for some time.

I was asked to teach at this year's retreat and chose the gorgeous Basic Grey Olivia collection for my class. I love this line and the class went really well...the ladies produced some amazing layouts.

Cath has the stunning new Prima lines instore right now and I managed to snaffle some at the retreat and have a play.

I also came home with some Basic Grey Wander papers and embellishments...so good for the little man in your life and perfect for travel pages.

This layout is one I did for a 45 minute challenge at the retreat. One layout completed in 3/4 of an hour...sure thing. That's what die cut papers are made for!

I got to use some of my strawberry photos on a double layout. Who could resist some October Afternoon with it's sweet strawberry diecuts! A simple, straightforward layout, this one :)

I love Studio Calico and their paper ranges. Ecclectic mixes of pattern and colour right up my alley.

Gorgeous new My Minds Eye ranges with glitter galore. We were all covered with the stuff!

One of the best Sassafrass ranges for some time. I love this gorgeous range with it's stunning colours and slightly understated patterns, compared to their usual stuff.

This layout is one I used to host my challenge at the Clayton's Retreat...the retreat for those who did not make it to retreat!

It's been fantastic to scrap again after a few weeks of very little. I am planning to pull out my supplies a little more often and have some crafty time to myself now that I am finding a better work/life/family balance....well here's hoping!

I also plan to spend some quality time with my new camera this weekend...can't wait to get better acquainted with my new baby.