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My gorgeous boy a long time ago, around 2 or 3 years old. He is 11 now.
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Scrapchat are holding a Girls Night in Fundraiser for Breast Cancer on 4th October!
and the wonderful Lynnie at A Passion for Craft is donating 10% of her sales from now until the event.
Read on for more details
Where: Upper Mt Gravatt Progress Hall 1873 Logan RoadMt Gravatt
When: 4th October3.00 p.m. - 10.30 p.m.Cost: $ 25.00Price includes light snacks & goodie bag.
Please RSVP to Gypsyangel at gypsyangl@scrapchat.net if you are interested.You can also check out our fundraising page to check our progress, Check out Gypsys blog
I hope you can join us
So I am packed and just waiting for my sister to arrive home from work. We are off on a girls weekend to celebrate a friends birthday. No kids!!!!!!
Just a reminder that the Stamp Shak CC is on this weekend it kicks of tonight. I unfortunely wont be there. I hope everyone enjoys the challenges! Mine is the card challenge.
The lovely Susan has passed on a blog award, THANKS Susan. I will forward this on after the weekend.
Have a great weekend!
Thanks to ScrapManda for a great arvo at the Girl Guides Fundraiser. I managed a couple of LO's and got to catch up with some great friends.
Jacob has been sick over the past few days but looks and feels a lot better now.
I am off for a girls weekend this weekend. My friend Sam is turing 30 so a group of us are taking the weekend off from the kids and family. Really looking forward to it.
Make sure you check out the CC over at The Stamp Shak this weekend, Chelle has chosen the Theme - Olympic. So there will be heaps of fun.
Here are the 2 LO's
My nepwhew Oskar - just the cutest kid!.jpg)
My sister Shona.jpg)
Have a great week
That's me! Oh well never mind. Lots going on over the last few months so blogging was the last thing on my mind.
Anyhoo there is quite bit going on in our little scrap world at the moment. I think this calls for a list
1 Scrapmanda Girl Guide Fundraiser Crop this saturday, info here , Check out all of Mandas latest work too! Gorgeous!
2 1,2,3 Challenge Monthly Cyber crop starts next week click here You can check out the talented Zany as well
3 GypsyAngelhas started a craft exchange auction site, a must check out site - click here
4 A Passion for Craft now stocks a great range of American Craft Thickers and the nicest Twiddlybits Chipboard, I think I bought them all!
5 At the end of the month Scrapchat Forum commences Project Scrap Away, 10 challenges over 10 weeks with some awesome prizes from Point Shoot Play.
6 Scrapbook n bits Cyber Crop this weekend
7 Stamp Shak Cyber crop commences 22 August. The lovely Chelle even lets me stage a challenge!
Plus all the usual monthly challenges!
Well I havent posted any LO's for a while so here goes.
I haven't blogged in a while. My PC was being a little temperamental but I have been able to fix it. I also have been getting some massive Internet bills each month which were totally out of control. I called Telstra to talk about it and discovered the problem was likely from an external 'attack'. So I have upgraded my security and it looks like the problem is gone. Thank goodness!
So what has been going on with me -
I think that is about it.
Thanks for visiting!
Love Karen
PS just tried to upload pics as but blogger doesnt want to work, I will try again sometime this week.Lynnie is having a raffle!
One lucky shopper will be in the running to win a Jnr Tote from Crop In Style.It is Valued at $90.00
All you have to do is spend $30.00 ( before postage) and you will get 2 tickets and go in the running to win.
The more you spend the more tickets you get.$30.00 buys 2 tickets
$50.00 buys 4 tickets
$70.00 and up buys 6 tickets!
Winner will be drawn on the 31st of May.
Check out the store here to see the tote and all the yummy new products now in store.
Oh and dont forget to join in at the forum and gallery. There is lots happenning already with heaps more planned in the coming weeks!
I haven't been around much lately, mind you there isn't much to tell either.
Jacob and I are feeling a lot better after the break in, the week after was is bit hard we didn't get much sleep. Jacob spent the school holidays with his grandparents in Nambucca Heads and from all accounts have a great week.
I am off to Stanthorpe for the long weekend to visit Tina and family. I have written it here in the hope of convincing Tina I am definitely coming. I have cancelled a few times on her so I can understand her non believing manner LOL !
That is about it really. I haven't done any scrapping, maybe this week.
Thanks to those who visit!
Karen
Go and check out all the gorgeous goodies now available at A Passion for Craft.
Well life certainly throws different challenges our way sometimes.
Well I arrived home sat morning to discover my house had been broken into!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My TV is gone, all of my jewellery and Wayne's, a friends camera, the rooms are a bit of a mess. The neighbours told me a car across the road was stolen as well. Must have needed to take my stuff! According to the Police there is a pretty huge crime wave going on in my suburb right now. The nasties didn't leave an ounce of evidence.
I spent today (Sunday) cleaning fingerprint powder off everything in addition to cleaning whatever I think they touched. In my mind though they touched everything!
Jacob was really freaked out at first especially when he realised they had been in his room. He has been brilliant though, we got home last night and when we went to go into the house is looked at me and said 'its OK we will go in together". He slept with me last night and said he wants one more night with me.
I have heard so many stories of how violated you feel and always always had sympathy for others but until it happens to you as the saying goes it does really mean anything. Although I was lucky we weren't home as apparently this has been happening a lot I still feel jittery. I think I got up three times last night to check the doors and windows!
OK so on to nicer stuff, it was my Birthday yesterday, I know what a weekend, I spent most of the day waiting for police stuff etc but after that was all done I headed to mums for a family afternoon and dinner. A couple of friends joined us as well, it was a lovely evening! My sisters bought me some new jewellery a gold necklace and earrings which i love!!! Mum gave me new beside lamps which are gorgeous and we spent today rearranging and cleaning the room. guess that was a silver lining to the break in, it made me clean, clean and rearrange the house.
I didn't participate in the final weekend of ScrapChats CC as I just didn't feel up to. GypsyAngel thanks so much for the month of fun. Thanks to the Mods Sponsors, Chelle, Manda, Miss C. The gallery of work is outstanding, go and check it out!
That's about it from me, have a lovely week!
Well the weekend turned out busier that I thought it would be. Sunday was a lovely day, it was so much fun watching the nephews with Jacobs help hunt for eggs! Little Oskar picked up his basket several times during the day to go back outside to see if there were anymore. We had a huge breakfast which included the best scrambled eggs in the world made by my sister Shona, panckakes and much much more. We convinced mum to make a roast so dinner was yummo!
Also ScrapManda and I are in a photo swap and she has completed my page, check out her blog. I love it, thanks so much Manda!
Here is what I have put together this weekend plus some more photos as well.
My boy!
Glamour Shoot
Jacob Hunting
Jacob
Great afternoon!
My nephew Oliver had a Easter hat parade at his child care centre on Friday. Just have to show him off!!!
And cant show Oli and not Oskar! 
Back Later
Hi Everyone
Wishing you a Happy Easter.
I have a few things on this weekend in the scrap world, we are now into Week 3 of the ScrapChat's Mega March CC. The challenge is to make a mini album, this is certainly a challenge for me as I have never made one before. But I will give it a go. It is also CC time at StampShak, this starts tonight. Hopefully I will get most of the challenges done the these is "Green". No idea what it means, the colour green, recycling?
On the family front tomorrow we celebrate Easter as the Swedes do just for my BIL. All it means really is food, drink and then more food! Sunday will have an Easter hunt for the nephews and hopefully if we can convince mum she will cook a roast!
Talk soon
Love
Karen
Just a short note to say HI I am sick with a chest infection at the moment so am not up to doing to much.
I know I have a few tags to catch up on, I will get to this sometime this week.
Thanks to those who visit me and leave comments, Susan dont worry I want stop blogging!
The SCRAPCHAT Cyber Crop is well underway, go and check it out. This weeks challenge was put together by ChelleJamo. I will hopefully get my entry done tomorrow. You can join in with the fun anytime so come on over!!!
Talk soon
Love
Karen
Final post for February! Although I did miss the last couple of days. Thanks to Gypsy for the challenge!
So the Month Long Cyber crop starts at ScrapChat tomorrow. Come on over and check it out!
Short and sweet.
Night have a great weekend!
I took part in the Cyber Crop at Stamp Shak over the weekend. I managed to get all 4 challenges done! I am not all that happy with the final product, I had trouble getting into a groove. I will show them anyway.
This is my mum at about age 17!
I have also been tagged by Julie. I will get to that tomorrow night!
And lastly GO Mariners in the soccer final tomorrowW
I have two this weekend.
Chelle has some great challenges over at Stampshak. Cant wait to get started.
Cyberscraps is also on this weekend.
Not sure how much I will get done. It is supposed to be pretty hot here in Brissie so scrapping in the air con does sound good.
Have a great weekend.
Just thought I would share a LO that Lynnie asked me to do for her latest competition at A Passion for Craft. I normally only make cards for the shop so I was really happy when she asked me to do this. I have also made some cards using the gorgeous Japanese papers, I sent them to her tonight so I wont post them here just yet.
I am going Bald!
Lyn over at A Passion for Craft is going to hold a Crop for a Cure night in April.
I have pledged that if $500 is raised I will shave my head. I think I am aiming low as I am sure we will raise much more than that. I will post some more news about this in the coming days.
I finished a LO for the shop tonight too but I will wait until Lynnies sees it before I post it here.
Thats it for tonight feeling a bit tired might go off to bed.
Goodnight.
QLD ROAR lost the semi-final tonight. I was a great game and went in to overtime. They had a great season so I look forward to next year.
Go the Mariners for next weeks final!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lynnie over at A Passion for Craft announced tonight a Sketch Challenge competition. There is plenty of time to get entries in so pop on over to the store and check it out. There is also a few more days left for her first competition as well so get your entries in now!
Now on the shop front it is filling fast, you can now find Brand New Paper Inklings Rubons which look great, inks, speciality brads and heaps more.
A week or so ago I added the FEEDJIT addon to this blog and I am stunned about the hits it gets from overseas. I have no idea how you find me but thanks for visiting. Please leave a comment!
Not much to report tonight, Jacob played his first ever crisket game today, he and the team did really well. So I am looking forward to next week, although I wish the game didnt take so long LOL.
Just a short one from me tonight, feeling a bit tired.
See you tomorrow!
Not much to report tonight. Jacob has cricket tomorrow as long as the weather holds out. He was so disappointed that it was rained out last week.
I will hopefully get some scrapping done this weekend so I have something to show you.
We will be going to my sisters on Sunday to hopefully watch the QLD Roar beat the Jets to make the A-league grand final. GO ROAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wayne is currenlty stuck in Mackay in the floods. He cant get back to work at this stage and couldnt fly out to come home today either. The airport is still closed! So it is a motel for him and waiting to see how it all settles down.
And I just found this - Tori Amos on Facebook.
Chat soon Hugs
Yep I have so much scrapping to catch up on I need to make a list.
Ok
1 A Passion for Craft Competition entry
2 Feb Challenges at Scrapchat
3 Feb Challenges at StampShak
4 Catch up on Weekly Photo for 52 Week Challenge
5 Finish Patrciasmum Birthday Challenge
6 Finish my CJ for Scrapchat
7 Bubblefrogs photo LO
Phew I think that is it!
Also dont foget to hop over to A Passion for Craft, Lyn has just added some absolutely gorgeous Handmade Japanese papers. I have seen these in real life and they are divine!
Sorry
"Today we honour the Indigenous peoples of this land, the oldest continuing cultures in human history.
We reflect on their past mistreatment.
We reflect in particular on the mistreatment of those who were Stolen Generations - this blemished chapter in our nation's history.
The time has now come for the nation to turn a new page in Australia's history by righting the wrongs of the past and so moving forward with confidence to the future.
We apologise for the laws and policies of successive Parliaments and governments that have inflicted profound grief, suffering and loss on these our fellow Australians.
We apologise especially for the removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families, their communities and their country.
For the pain, suffering and hurt of these Stolen Generations, their descendants and for their families left behind, we say sorry.
To the mothers and the fathers, the brothers and the sisters, for the breaking up of families and communities, we say sorry.
And for the indignity and degradation thus inflicted on a proud people and a proud culture, we say sorry.
We the Parliament of Australia respectfully request that this apology be received in the spirit in which it is offered as part of the healing of the nation. For the future we take heart; resolving that this new page in the history of our great continent can now be written. We today take this first step by acknowledging the past and laying claim to a future that embraces all Australians.
A future where this Parliament resolves that the injustices of the past must never, never happen again. A future where we harness the determination of all Australians, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, to close the gap that lies between us in life expectancy, educational achievement and economic opportunity. A future where we embrace the possibility of new solutions to enduring problems where old approaches have failed. A future based on mutual respect, mutual resolve and mutual responsibility.
A future where all Australians, whatever their origins, are truly equal partners, with equal opportunities and with an equal stake in shaping the next chapter in the history of this great country, Australia."
Well Jacob and I had a great weekend. I would love to show you some pictures but after several incidents of dropsies over the last few months my camera has decided it no longer wants to work.
Friday -
I met up with my good friend Lynnie to look at new products for her online store (A Passion for Craft). The papers are absolutely gorgeous and should be up on her site in the next few days!
Then we went to the Q-League Semi Final at Suncorp Stadium with most of my family and my Lynnie and her bunch. It was a great night, the atmosphere was awesome and the score line was even better 2-Nil to the QLD ROAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saturday - Jacob was due to have his first game of cricket for the season but due to the recent rain the feild was too wet and the game was cancelled. So instead we went to Dreamworld with Lynnie and family. We had a fantastic day, all of the kids got on really well together it was great to see. Lynnies DH is a bit of a dare devil and goes on most of the rides, he went on the Tower of Terror with me, I am glad I did as it was incredible! He was not able to convince me to go on the Giant Drop though! Jacob was really brave he went on the Moto Coaster (motorbycle roller coaster) the Tower of Terror which he declared was 'Mad Fun'. We were completely exhausted when we got home.
Sunday - we were going to meet Lynnies family again and go to Whitewater World but Jacob was really tired and sore from the day before. So him and I spent the day watching Star teck Voyager DVD's and lounging around.
Talk soon!
This blogging everyday is a bit hard. I lead a boring life LOL!
Just a couple to share
And another one of DS
I recieved my first order for A Passion for Craft today. I was so excited when I got home! I bought some of the Paper Inklings Paer. It is gorgeous, I can wait to use it. Here is just some of the papers I got today. 
So it is the perfect time to visit.
