Project Life–Week 4 and a Catch up

 

I really cant believe how long it’s been since I've posted ,I'm surprised that there are people still visiting, thank you.  Life's been busy with a  really quick trip to Katoomba, storms and floods resulting in no power for five days, back to school for Lucy, a  scrapping retreat, a wedding and life in general.

I went to a scrapbooking retreat at the end of February.  Tracey from One Stop Scrapping at Capalaba puts it on and its held at Stacey's at the Gap, Cunningham's Gap near Warwick.  I love these retreats, this group of ladies are lovely, it was my second retreat here and this time I went on my own so only knew a couple of people but everyone was so friendly and welcoming unlike some places I've been to, you know the clique ones that outsiders are really not wanted. 

I decided to tackle 2010 project Life and that’s all I took to do.  I had hundreds of photos printed and put them into the album before the retreat. I then grabbed my 2010 diary and calendar (as it’s a large one I took photos on my phone of each page) and then I printed the relevant  blog pages.  This was such a big help because you really don't remember.  Some months there was only one post and two months there was nothing.  This made me think I really need to post more,  this blog was only ever started for my family so they could see what we were up to.  I've never been a diary writer so this is the next best thing.   I got three quarters of the way through I think I'm up to October.  I used the Olive Kit now I've had a bit of a love and dislike relationship with this kit.  Loved it when it was released then when I received it wasn't real keen on it but I'm really happy with how 2010 turned out and I think it looks great. I still have to add embellishments etc. and the other months but I'm so pleased I was able to finish another year.

Having said that I was only up to week 3 in this years project life so last weekend I had some time to print off photos organise the journaling and hopefully with be caught up tonight but it doesn't matter if I'm not I’ll get there.  I'm regretting that I decided to do all my journaling on the computer it takes me so much longer but I am liking the look of it as my writing is large and I was having trouble fitting all I wanted to fit in on the journaling cards.

Week 4 was a huge week it was the last week of school holidays and Lucy was helping out at the vacation care at the PCYC. Tony turned 46. The girls had plans for Australia day and that whole weekend and we had to drive to Sydney to pick up a gear box and decided to go to Katoomba as we had never been there.  All the while a massive rain event was heading our way.

Check out the pictures of the foam, I wished I had seen this.  These photo’s are from the Sunshine Coast Daily’s website.

I loved Katoomba I really connected with the place and I was very surprised to see the price of real estate especially in the heritage area.  It was so much cheaper than here now if I could just convince Tony.  On the downside I think the amount of people around would drive me nuts.  I try to avoid the coast when its holiday season.  Anyway must go

Bye for now

Jackie

Amy Tangerine Day Book

I love these little books and I love how easy they come together.  I wanted to do something quick and easy about our trip to Day Dream Island as god only knows when I will scrap the photos so an Amy Tangerine Day book was perfect for this.

 

PROJECT LIFE–WEEKS 19 & 20

I really suck at getting stuff posted in time and keeping up with this.  I'm not that far behind but I really need to catch up or I will never finish it.  I've actually been scrapping and have decided to go back to my LSS on a Friday night it’s been years.  We had a fund raising scrapping day last Saturday and it was fabulous and made me realise how much I miss it.  I managed to get eight layouts done that is a record in itself for me.  I'm thinking I had best concentrate on Project Life this week,  I had finished week 19 and 20 ages ago and just haven't posted it.

Week 19 I only needed a small insert so I just cut up a larger one. We spent the weekend at my parents new house which was lovely.  It was Tess’ 19th Birthday and Mother’s day, I really hope I mentioned Tess’ birthday but I cant see where I did, bad mother.  I had better fix that or Tess will be most offended. Actually I've missed a fair bit of journaling maybe I was going to add a bit more before I posted this.  Anyway that’s my story and I'm sticking to it

The highlight of my week was when Lucy found my wedding dress at my mothers, put it on and said it was too tight.  Lucy is tiny and I don't think she could believe that  I actually wore it.

 

 

Week 20 a very quiet week the only exciting thing was I started my Creative Photography 1 course which I loved.  I'm just about to finish Creative Photographer 2 Thursday, such a wonderful course.

 

Bye for now

Jackie

PROJECT LIFE -WEEK 12

Ended up using a few inserts this week I'm trying not to put too much in it as I don't want it to be really bulky at the end.  Everyone had different activities in all different directions  Tess and I went to Australia Zoo with my friend Tess and her grandchildren.  Tony had to race at Warialda, Lucy went with him

Week 12 without any inserts,  the week started off really quiet but then the coast received a deluge and it flooded in parts it had never flooded before it was bizarre  it happened so quickly we live on a hill so we are safe but my girls decided to go shopping in Maroochydore after school and as the time moved on to 4pm I was hearing of streets being closed and thought they would be stuck in Maroochydore for hours if they didn't get home soon there was only one road opened to get through.  Tess said it was very scary driving and I was glad they had the 4WD

I was hoping Lucy would take some more pictures but she didn't and I had hoped that I would find on of Tony somewhere but I haven't so must put something in that pocket.

Tess voted for the first time manage to get a photo of that I was waiting for a tap on the shoulder and asked what was I doing.

PROJECT LIFE WEEK 10

 

Oh my goodness I cant believe I haven't posted anything since the 6th of March.  I think I've only visited my blog twice in that time, that’s terrible.  Lucky I've kept up with Project Life still have journaling and embellishments to do I'm only about two weeks behind that shouldn't take too long.  I'm still enjoying the process although I've been a bit light on the photographs the last couple of weeks and have to remind myself to get out there and take photos.

I'm sorry about the quality of the photos over the next few posts I should have taken them earlier in the afternoon but I thought If I don't get them taken today it might be another week.

With the insert