Some Quick Makings...

Cards using Kaiser Craft Pina Colada and Fiskars Border Punches...


Thank You cards using Basic Grey Sugar Rush...

Layout featuring Miss Caitlin and Basic Grey Sugar Rush...

Easter Time

Caitlin was very lucky this year and got to attend the Royal Easter Show with her cousin Hannah and Grannie Annie.

They were there for 12 hours! Grannie even had to buy a nana trolley to help cart everything home! So many show bags and goodies.

Caitlin loves to get her face painted, and the show proves to be a great opportunity to spend $15 on being transformed into a blood sucking vampire!

Easter morning was very exciting. The Easter Bunny left more eggs than the kids could carry so they made themselves a quick paper bag each to put their stash in.

And once all eggs had been accounted for, the kids decided to play 'worms' in their sleeping bags. They had such a great time together... many many laughs.

Kindy Easter Hat Parade

If you think you recognise this Easter hat from last year, you'd be right! I put it away safely after Will's pre-school parade so I wouldn't have to make another one this year. It stood the test of time and looked as good as last year, so off to school it went for the kindergarten Easter hat parade...

William was a tad over excited at this event and was... well... a bit naughty! He was still very cute though!

Caitlin & the Half Time Game

Swans v St Kilda - 27th March - ANZ Stadium - 31,300 in attendance - and Miss Caitlin takes the field at half time to play AusKick with her team!

Was so exciting... the lead up to the night, and of course running on to the ground. Sadly the Swans were beaten, but we all left the game on a high after watching the kids play like demons!

P.S. Everyone around me where I was taking photos knew that Caitlin was my daughter! I was cheering her on like a mother possessed, and she could hear me lol.

Layouts of My Little Man

Loving the Cosmo Cricket Joy Ride range. It's so cute!



This photo of William speaks volumes to me. His little face is covered in sand. He's sweaty. He's oh so happy. His eyes are so bright. I've captured him at a moment of pure joy.

As many of you know, William's life has been full of obsticles... he's had a real struggle on his hands, and through this we have been more inventive as parents... more tolerant... more patient... more open to ideas that we previously would not have considered.

I wanted to put that message across with this photo, but without saying all of those things. After much thought I came up with a simple, yet perfectly summed up one line... because of you, I've been to places not found on any map.

Easter is on the horizon!

Easter is coming, the geese are getting fat... hold on, that's not right... geese have something to do with Christmas, which I believe was only yesterday and suddenly, in a blink of an eye, it's Easter!

Here's some very quick and easy Easter gift ideas for you I made over at Little Scrapbook Shop...

I really wanted to make a cute Easter basket, so I gathered my thoughts, made my own template and within 30 minutes I had one ready to fill with eggs. I used a thin piece of chipboard so I could easily score, fold and manipulate it. I did paint the inside white and spray with Glimmer Mist, which probably isn't necessary, but it does look very pretty!

Glass jars are so handy to have around. I keep a small stash of cute ones, and I particularly love the ones mustard comes in. They aren't too big, aren't too small, and when they are decorated and filled they look adorable. I decided not to put a sentiment on my jar so the recipient could use it for something else once they've eaten all the eggs!

And of course, one wee Easter card just because I could!

Visit Little Scrapbook Shop for all the details, and a template to make that cute little basket.

New Season... New Boots

We had to take Caitlin shopping for new boots a couple of weekends ago. She was pretty keen on some pink ones, but they didn't fit. So in the end she chose these. I think they're tops.

William scored her old ones, and he was thrilled as he thinks they are beautiful!