Spring is Coming

All the guests have gone and having a cuppa and a quiet moment looking out over the front of the property. We have had a lot of rain over the past few weeks. The violets are well in bloom and the country is green. I took this photo from the front verandah to share the moment with you all.

Have a great day.

Scrap That Kit

I made my first layout with the July Scrap That kit. The layout was a bit daughting at first but once I distressed the paper the rest came easy. The photo if of my big sister, Pam and big brother Rennie.

Scrapping Retreat - September

Sara a new chum to Scrapping at the last retreat.

Preparations are well on the way for the last Scrapping Retreat for the year. This retreat will have a guest tutor for one one the workshops (Prima paper and emblishments). There are new techniques to learn and some great papers will be featured in the workshops.

Retreats are a great weekend away for cooking and housework. Great friends can be made and great greations happen. Every one learns new things both in workshops and from others attending.

The dates are 3 - 5 September.

July Report

Pelecians at Lake Coongie

It has been a month since I have made a post. A lot has happened in that time. Tony and I went to South Australia and Tony did a two day flyover of Lake Eyre and surrounding countryside. I stayed in Adelaide.

The school holidays are here and I have actually set up my quilting frame after nearly two years of it sitting in a box. I have nearly finished a quilt. I have also had the pleasure of having my grandson for a week.

Yesterday I took some time out from our busy time with the Bed and Breakfast and did some workshops with Kylie Tout from Scrapping Clearly and Bridget Gibson from Scraping 4 Keeps. There were four workshops. Three need some finishing touches. The altered frame I did get finished.

Planning is on the way for the next Scrapping Retreat in September. There will be a guest tutor for one of the workshops. The retreat is $190 and includes two night accommodation, meals and at least three workshops.

The Scrap That! Blog Hop!

The Scrap That! Blog Hop! A group of wonderful scrappers who design for Scrap That.

June Scrapbooking Retreat

Eight ladies from Wagga Wagga, Gundagai and Tumut had a great weekend of scrapping at the June Scrapbooking retreat at Russellee.

The Scrapbooking Retreat focused on handmade flowers. The workshops incoporated different techniques of making flowers. It was great to see these flowers being added to layouts made over the weekend.

There were two challenges. One was a kit of four papers and the other was using a MLSB sketch and your own papers. Both produced excellent results.