What is it with this year? The shops are insane already and it's still November. Sigh. How I loathe a crowd. And queues. Ugh, and the infuriating hunt for a car park. Or worse still the people who hover waiting for your car park. Do you do that? It's not that I think it's a totally bad idea, it's more the ones that block the way for everyone else while they hover. Or the people that hover in shop doorways. Can you not see you're blocking the way? AARRGGH! Okay so I'm a bit crabby about it all........
Okay enough stroppiness, it will all be over in a month :)
I've been flat out taking photos. I mean hundreds, maybe even thousands. Not only is it mad at this time of year because things are winding down but because new stuff will come out for 2010 and needs to be shot and produced now. I've been doing lots of commercial stuff and families galore. And weddings. And bellies. It rocks. I'm loving it.
I have lots of photos to share but I've just made all the cds and want the clients to see them first. Two weekends ago, I did a fundraising job for my kids' school and loved it. Mini sessions, totally awesome so watch this space. Seems my babies go to school with some spunky kids!
Right, now the November kits for Budget have been released and Suz and I have been working hard on a new project too.
Pages kit -
And the other kits are on the site. I could actually go and find Suz's images and upload them but clearly I'm too lazy..
Our fabulous new venture is "Life In Motion" Check out that link with the details and JOIN US! We're not flogging you any kits, or product unless you want it. Suz and I are doing it just because we can and you can too. We DO have the divided pages and we're using our paper packs, but you could use your stash. Here's my first two pages..
The BEST part about this project is that you can make as many or as few pages as you like BUT there is NO PRESSURE and making pages in these divided pocket pages is EASY and most of all, it has reminded me to take photos of the everyday and document it which is why I started flipping-well scrapbooking in the first place! Yay I want to see what you do, so if you join us, I'd love to see your pages. There are heaps of scrapbooking organisations running similar challenges etc to this and many have kits etc for sale but we're just doing our own thing and we'll be sharing our ideas and pages throughout 2010 on our Budget Scrapbooking blog.
I made this ages ago for the Budget blog too. Can't remember if I shared it.
Using the Crop-A-Dile Big Bite. Fab tool!
I love those gromlets...
Here's what I've been making for Aussie Scrap Source, a little calendar album -
And I made this for my "Inspired by Jewellery" post. Inspired by my three Pandora style bracelets collected from the host of trade shows Suz and I have been to this year. It's an addiction. The beads AND the shows. I'm chomping at the bit to go away again. Or not. I'm tired but after a break I'm busting...
Mr Panda and the Divine Miss M are exhausted. I can't wait until school holidays. I'm hoping to get everything out of the way so I can have the entire month of January off with them. They're trying to be nice children but even nice children have their limits I guess. It's making for many headaches and squabbles! And that is me as well! Amongst all the chaos of this time of year when everything is crammed into the space of a few weeks, I got to witness this...
After around ten years of reading the Hairy MacLary books over and over to both children since they were babies, it occurred to me that here is Maddy, reading Hairy MacLary to ME! Right on back! And since I know them inside out and back to front, she likes making me try to guess the next line. They're just the best little stories and this was a HUGE moment. One of those times where you realise what this crazy parenthood thing is about. Well a bit anyway.



