Where To Start...

Hmm, maybe with another apology for being such a slack blogger...!! I really do enjoy blogging, but I don't understand how all you others out there in blogworld manage to do it all. I can barely keep up with my scrapbooking and family, let alone blogging. Well, I can't promise anything, but in less than a week I will be back home, my family will all be back in their homes, and Aurelia will be back in kindy, so things will be back to their 'normal' state of affairs, and I should be able to blog a bit more often - I hope.

I am writing this from my sister, Leanne's house in Tauranga, on my little nephew's computer. Our other sister, Nicky, is over from London, and even our Aunty Margaret has flown up from Christchurch to be with us all. We are having a lovely time, even if the house is a little crowded. We are just hanging out, spending time together, and Aurelia is having a ball playing with her cousins. Oh, I promised to show a picture of my new baby Niece, so here she is - little Georgia-Rose:

Isn't she just adorable? This was taken a few weeks ago, she has grown so much in that time and is now 7 weeks old!! Her mum is doing an amazing job looking after her and her 12-year-old brother and 2-year-old sister.

Now, another reason for my non-blogging is that I have been busy creating stuff for Scrappin' Patch. Here is a sneak peek of a 3-layout Class Kit I created using My Little Shoebox papers. This kit is available for purchase here, along with another sneak peek. I am so excited; something I have created is available for people to actually buy!! Of course, I hope someone actually buys one, lol...



A lot of cool stuff has been happening over at Scrappin' Patch. The Stars In Your Eyes competition is really hotting up; and now that the competition is mid-way through, Adrienne and Pauline have put up an extra prize for the winner of the next challenge - to scrap a layout like Jolene Pienaar. Check out the details here. My good friend, Liz, is doing really well in the comp so far, go Liz!! I have yet to comment on the entries for Lori's challenge in the gallery, but I have had a quick look, and they really are stunning. Will comment soon, I promise!

The very lovely ladies on the Design Team are also hosting some challenges for the long Waitangi Day weekend coming up; and each challenge winner will receive a cool RAK. Sneak peeks of the challenges are here. Unfortunately I am unable to join in, being here in Tauranga, but I can't wait to see all your entries.


As part of the Holiday Inspiration on the forum and blog, I recently made this school bag tag for Aurelia, and we both love it! After making it, I laminated it to make it hardwearing. You can read more details and see more pics here.


Lastly, as some of you may know, it was my birthday recently, and no, I am not going to tell you how old I am, but I am willing to share some pics from the very loud, raucous, and fun, party I had on Saturday night. Well, I can't show you any photos yet, but go visit Danice's blog if you want to have a bit of a laugh. We had an awesome night. I was so lucky to spend the evening with some of my lovely friends, Danice, Liz, Kim, Rana and my little sis, Nicky. I will post some photos next week when I am home.

Well, I think that is enough for today. I hope to do another post before the end of this week; late one night again probably, while my nephew, Caleb, is asleep!

Bye all!!