Scrappin' and Quilting Weekend

Russellee had a busy weekend with two groups of ladies enjoying their chosen crafts. We had a group of eight ladies from Canberra (thanks to Sandy Thompson) working on their own projects in the Blue Wren.

We also had a group of regular ladies working in the living room of the main house. Glenys Hugget from Jinderbyne joined this group for the first time. Thank you Glenys for coming. The group had a challenge layout for the weekend. We asked the visiting quilting ladies to pick a layout of the weekend. Kaye's double page layout of her grandaughter was our winner.

All in all we had a great weekend. I even managed to get a couple of layouts done. I was pleased with the one I did of Pam and Kaye on the cruise.

Thanks also to Kim Kendal of Heirloom Scraps for bringing a small shop of the ladies to indulge in.

Layouts from sketch

I did a couple of quick layouts using the sketch below. Looking forward to seeing what others contribute. Enjoy your scrappin

Dorothy

Russellee Page Sketch

I am running a page competition using this sketch. There is a prize pack of papers and emblishments for the winning entry.

If you are interested having a go at this competition please send me a photo of your page to russeldr@bigpond.com by the 27th February.

The New Year

The New Year has come. We had a sad start to it with the death of my mother. However, the year s young and we must go forward.

I have my grandson staying and I took him to the South Coast for a couple of days. I enjoyed the grandmother thing and took him to the Mogo Zoo and the Birdpark at Batesman Bay. We had a wonderful couple of days. I took some great photos to scrap.

Planning is on the way for the February Scrapping Retreat. I have an optional workshop planned that I hope will appeal to all. Finding the papers and embellishments took a bit of doing but I now have them all.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all. I hope you like my photo of Santaclees and his helpers. One thing I learnt from Melissa Kennedy on the cruise was that you need to add fun and laughter to your photos. To 'live out loud'.

I gathered the men in my life, and the old and young dog, put on some Christmas hats and set up the timer on the camera. I did not think they would cooperate but to my surprise they did. All I asked of them was to have a fun photo.

I hope you all have a wonderful and happy Christmas.

Dorothy

Back Home

After a wonderful 10 days of Scrapping and Cursing we are back to reality. The trip was wonderful. We met a great bunch of scrappers, had some great workshops, saw some new things and above all had a great time. Mellissa Kennedy from Kaiser was great. She has a vibrant personality and is wonderful to work with. Her diverse selection of workshops were enjoyed by all.

Lorelle Hardt, who is an Australian married to an American and the organizer of the trip, did a wonderful job. She is hoping to organize another one next year. I can recommend to trip to all scrappers. Thank you Lorelle.

We made a wonderful ship album for a memento of the trip. A Christmas double page layout, a single page layout, a box and a beautiful double page layout title ‘All about me.’ This layout used papers and colours that I wouldn’t normally have chosen but I was very impressed with the results. Thank you Mellissa.

We had access to a large scrapping room 24 hrs and could come and go as wee pleased. This was great.

Anne Marie for ‘Memories that Last’ had a small ‘shop’ which was great as we all purchased something. She also gave a bonus class featuring an acrylic hanger as a memento of the trip. Thank you Anne Marie.

Scrappin Cruise

Kay, Pam and I are going on a Scrappin Cruise on the 21st November. It is getting very close and getting very exciting. There are five days at sea and each day there is a workshop by Melissa Kennedy from Kaisercraft. We are looking forward to going and are starting to get daunted at what to take to scrap. We have access to a Scrapping Room where we can set up for the cruise. Also looking forward to meeting other Scrappers from far and wide. Will keep you posted on how it goes.