inspired by...

lots of people have asked me what inspires me....here are a few people or sites (who are not as well known) which are giving me lots of inspiration. I am always insripre by the big name scrappers but I wanted to feature some less well known people...
I like the diversity of each person featured and the different approaches they have.

Jenni Bowlin...lovely kits and the simple vintage look



Moopy and Me...an aussie designer (don't think she is a scrapper) but such cute little designs and use of colour

Jools..oh she does clean and simple just like I like it...full of colour but with lots of impact

2Peas Gallery....you never know what you might see!

I like to shop at:

Artbase I like the speed and courtesy they have in ringing you up if they are out of stock of something. Also they do Creating Keepsake on a monthly dd order rather than a yearly subscription.

Banana Frog ... great name, lovely clear stamps and unusual papers

Paperarts Use them a little they have new stash in quite quickly

This is just a quick list...I might add more lalter...anyway if you have a good website or artist who inspires you then please make a comment... I always LOVE new ideas!!! :)

All credit for art featured goes to Jenni Bowlin, Carly Schwerdt and Jools

colour..

Was looking through my scanned LO's and found this...love the colours and the photos. And it uses 10 photos!!! Beat that :) What's the most photos you have scrapped on one 12x12?

I feel a challenge to find out....

tea...

found this funnuy quote about tea in a book I'm reading called "Blue Shoes and Happiness" by Alexander Mc Call Smith. It descride life at the moment for me..busy and demanding.

(it is about an african lady who is a lady detective)

"That was part of being a woman, she thought: one never reached the end. Even if one could sit down and drink a cup of bush tea, even two cups, one always knew at the end of the tea there was somebody waiting for something. Children or men were waiting to be fed; a dirty floor cried out to be washed; a crumpled skirt called for an iron. And so it would continue. Tea was a temporary solution to the cares of the world, although it certainly helped.

Most problems could be diminished by the drinking of tea and the thinking through of things that could be done while the tea was being drunk. And even if that did not resolve the problems, at least it could put them off for a little while, which we sometimes needed to do, we really did."

I love it...its so right, sometimes when we are having a stressful day or week just a 5 min *tea break* to take stock, reflect and unwind can do the world of good....so put your feet up and have a good cuppa what ever kind and where ever you may be!!! :)

Picture is of my fav little tea pot bought on holiday in Tenby in Wales and it reminds me of my daughter Elisha (or Ellie as we used to call her) and i love the mug bc it matches!!

my friend sarah...

this is my friend Sarah with her friend Kelly (Sarah is on the right)...the children call her *tall Sarah*......she is funny, kind hearted, great babysitter, is stupidly resisting scrapbooking, (why?) but she's into knitting (longest piece she has knitted was 26 feet!!) and makes gorgeous jewelry.

She has always wanted a party with lots of friends...so tonight her wish came true...she had a pudding party (such a girly thing!!) complete with party games. The children were so excited to be going bc in their words *Sarah has such cool parties*! Happy Birthday Sarah!! Thanks for letting us join in.

just scrapping..

Finally this week I got to do some scrapping. I met up with my good friends Di and Ruth...such fun just chatting and scrapping 'till late. My mission was to complete 2 lo's...which I managed to do. I always feel so much better when I finish something. :)

The one of Lucia I had planned to use a blue snow paper and just put the pink paper (it was christmas paper with a star pattern on it but I thought it could pass as snow) in my bag just in case...good thing I did, the blue paper looked awful. (Note to myself...don't always go for the most obvious colour...experiment)

I like both of them but l *love love love* the one of Jamie it came out better that I thought it would. Funny my last few lo's have been on white card...mmm....I just really like the simplicity and purity of the white background...it seems to make the other colours just sing.

just too gorgeous!!!

How can they do it to me...bringing out FOUR new ranges...* Phoebe* *Perhaps* *Stella Ruby* and *Scarlet Letter*.... I can't take it. Check out basic greys new paper ranges at 2 Peas

Help Ive not used my *Blush* paper yet!!!

Memories....

of our day in the Isle of Wight....getting up at 6am to get the 8:10 ferry...excited children on the ferry...watching the sun come up...reflections in the harbour.... Bekah trying to get some sleep... seeing Uncle Bob and Aunty Brenda....sausages and mash for lunch yum...Ewan not feeling well with tonsillitis...visiting Aunty Shelia and cousin Simon where Jamie played with a moving "Homar Simpson Santa"(no pics).....watching over the hedge.....going to Ryde to the beach and tragedy forgetting the camera!!!...seeing the most beautiful double rainbow over the sea....running in the waves...falling over and getting wet (thank goodness for Muddy Puddles waterproofs!!)....making a face in the sand....walking along the beach and collecting treasures....finding little caves at the end of the beach under the rocks....having a birthday tea with pink blancmange jelly, cakes, sandwiches, pink wafers and crisps (kids loved it!) for Bekah who was thirty that day.... getting home at 9pm very tired but happy.

Happy Birthday Bekah!!!! Hope you had a nice day bc we did.