AT MY BEST...: 2016

To-Do List Update - Spring 2016

6:50 PM

I seem to keep finding myself in a position where I have something else going on that is eating away at my crafty time.... And the only time I want to craft is to procrastinate from the other things I have going on. Please tell me it isn't just me that is stuck in the cycle? I have been studying this year and...

'Everyday Happiness' - Kraft + September 2016

1:58 PM

With tomorrow being the last day of September, I better share this one before its too late! With Scrapbooking Delights as a sponsor of the Kraft + colour challenge this month, I was lucky enough to play along before it was released to the rest of the wonderful world of scrapbooking challenges. I love the colours chosen for this one.... They are just me!...

Life Update - September 2016

4:00 PM

If you aren't friends with me on facebook (why aren't you?) you may have missed this small announcement. (taking that photo was interesting... Lets say cheese for a dog is a great way to get her to sit still for 5 seconds and look at the camera) Life is a real mix of excitement, fear, fatigue, nausea, the love of spring and plenty...

Sharpie Mugs - DIY

6:30 AM

I was looking for a personal gift for people at Christmas last year, and with my love of Pinterest, I thought it was a good idea to try the DIY mugs done with sharpie oil based paint markers as all of the people I was buying for are tea drinkers. I am sure pretty much anyone on Pinterest has pinned at least one of...

'Stay Wild' - Layout

7:00 AM

Its been a bit cold were we live on the NSW south coast of Australia, and as I am back to my studies again, crafting time has been few and far between. So I have a few bits and pieces that I want to share still and haven't gotten around to it. This layout is one of them. I cant say that it...

'The Craic' - Layout

7:30 AM

Prior to jetting off on our most recent trip, I was trying to get a few of my older projects complete. One of these included the most recent of the unfinished projects - our New Zealand holiday 12x12 album. I have a plan all mapped out, so I know how many pages for each topic I want to do, and which of them...

'The Moon & NYC' - Layout

6:30 AM

I have been watching Shimelle's weekly videos on YouTube each week and when I found the 'Starshine' collection on sale at Spotlight, I snapped it up. It was initially one of those buys. You know, the ones where you aren't really sold on the designs but because it is on sale you take a chance? Well that chance paid off. It is designed...

Returning to Reality - Missing Hawaii

6:00 PM

If any of you follow me on Instagram you will know that we took a long needed holiday and headed back to the tropics of beautiful Hawaii for 3.5 weeks. It was a great holiday, allowing us to see and do things that have been on our Hawaii bucket list for a while, and take in the differences between the different islands. I...

'Today' - Layout

6:30 AM

I have started scrapping the photos from our New Zealand holiday in January. And so I don't over do it, I have planned out the whole album. I know how many pages I need to complete for each activity to make the album complete. I just need to stick to it! This layout is the usual flight picture of the airplane food and passports....

'Oh, Hello There' - Layout

6:30 AM

Following on from the last post, this is another Shimelle paper page, with a whole lot of other bits thrown in. I really wasn't a fan of this background paper to start with, but by the time I had all of the layering done, I found it tamed it a bit. The title card is from an Amy Tangerine kit and I have...

'#BedHairDontCare' - Layout

7:00 AM

Do you ever have one of those days that you wonder if your hair looks ok, or your make up needs a touch up, but don't have a mirror so use the selfie camera on your phone? I can't be the only one! That is how this pic came about. It was a Saturday in summer, and I was too lazy to get...

'Adorbs' - Layout

8:30 AM

I currently have a whole lot of layouts I still have to share on here, so I hope to roll through them over the next few weeks and get myself back up to date with my sharing. I have a few new videos I need to pull together and put up to, but will get to them later. I love when some layouts...

'#TeamCap Love' - Layout

6:30 AM

This is that layout that I managed to pull together mid week a few of weeks ago now (you would have seen a progress shot on my Instagram and facebook pages if you follow me there). And its the layout that documents my love for Captain America (and the Marvel Cinematic Universe). Its also the layout where I talk about feeling like I missed...

Day Trip to Sydney & Vivid - Video

7:52 PM

I just wanted to drop in quickly and let you know that I have just added a new video to my YouTube channel. We did an afternoon trip into the city of Sydney, wandered through the Queen Victoria Building (one of my favourites in the city), and went on to Vivid. This trip was mostly to put the DJI OSMO through its paces in...

'You and Me' - Kraft +

10:31 AM

If you are looking for an awesome scrappy challenge to do this month (and while we have this really wet and slightly wild weekend on the East Coast of Australia) why not give the Kraft+ June one a go! Like all Kraft+ challenges, they can get you thinking a little outside the box, which in the creative world is what we need from...

Biking the Golden Gate Bridge - Video

7:30 AM

After finding a good editing program for the OSMO footage we are recording, it was finally time to pull together the video of us biking the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, 3 year ago. It was a bit of fun to relive these memories. This footage was all filmed with the GoPro Hero 3 and the bikes were hired through Blazing Saddles....

First outing with OSMO

12:00 PM

Since we got our 1st drone, I have been eyeing off a nifty little video camera made by DJI called the OSMO. The system looked simply amazing on the DJI youtube clip, and I just had to have it. I want to start documenting in other ways, than just taking photos, and coupled with our drone (DJI Phantom 3 Advanced) known as Zazu, the videos...

Life Right Now

6:30 AM

I have been super busy at the moment, with study, life, holiday planning and a bit of scrapbooking. Yes, you read correct. I have been getting paper stuck together with glue and it has been feeling good. I have been too busy lazy to take photos of the pages so that I can gather a few blow posts together, but we will get...

Riding Cable Cars in San Francisco

1:24 PM

It seems that life has gotten busy again at the moment, and without spending a bit of time pre-planning blog posts, you haven't seen much on here for a little while. Easter just flew past and I have been spending more time piecing together my craft room, than crafting, and plenty of time studying. After pulling together the video from our New Zealand...