MONARTO ZOO

WHAT A DAY !!! today Ella, Baden and I spent five wonderful hours at Monarto Zoo.
Ella and I had never been before and it was "absolutely fabulous." well worth the visit.
Baden had been in the early days of it's development and was amazed just how much it had grown... there were buses every 10 minutes and we were chauffeured around the entire compound.
I took heaps of photos and I will share some with you.
We stopped at Stirling first and had a delicious brekkie at TranQuilo's ... yummo!!
Ella had her usual baby chino...
she did some "masterchef scoring" and gave them 10 out of 10 for the meal!!
they thought she was soooooo.... gorgeous!!
with full tummies we set off for our adventure.



waiting for the bus to begin our tour.



the touch and feel area was absolutely amazing. there were so many skeletons and fascinating skins etc.
ella loved the horns and the snake skins.




it was so beautiful getting up close and personal with the giraffes.



zebras ..... one of my favourites.


a great day and a wonderful experience. loved it!
there is also available an opportunity to go in with the cheetas and pat them
I am definately going back to experience that !!! for sure !!!
WOW WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY.

hope you enjoyed the photos?
thanks for droppin' by.
hugs from heather x

WOW .... how old is she ??

Ella had a concert at her school last week ... it was a 60's and 70's dance theme... so much fun .. they were rockin' and rollin' like professionals and they all had such a great time.
Some of the boys wore "sunnies" ..lookin' very cool!!! and the girls dressed up with wigs and typical R&R clothes. they all really got into it!!!

Ella wanted her hair curly ... ROLLERS BEFORE THE CONCERT.


HOW OLD ARE YOU ELLA??? 7 OR 17 ???



waiting !!



A BEAUTIFUL SMILE AFTER THE SHOW... SHE LOVED EVERY MINUTE.
us "oldies" thoroughly enjoyed it too !!!!??? the music brought back lots of fantastic memories.


thanks for dropping by
love and laughter
Heather x

TIME

sorry I haven't posted for a while... been busy with my "textile work."

but I read a great quote yesterday ....thought I would share it with you all.

"TIME" is free, but it's priceless.
you can't own it,but you can use it.
You can't keep it, but you can spend it.
and once you've lost it, you can never get it back.

"HARVEY MACKAY"

have a great day and remember time is the greatest gift you can give to yourself and others !!
hugs and laughter from Heather x

ADDING TO A LAYOUT

layouts can be simple or beyond simple just by adding more elements.
below is a before and after of my layout for "KIU"...
ADDITIONS CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO A PAGE.


Hey guys.... here I have added a "HEIDI SWAPP CLOCK" to my LO. for "KIU" september challenge.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ??



hugs and laughter
HEATHER X

KRAFT IT UP CHALLENGE

SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE... this months challenge for "KRAFT IT UP" is to take something from the photograph on the site and create a layout .... also using kraft paper of course.
I CHOSE TO USE COLOURS .. TEAL AND BLACK ...
I just love this site it is so inspiring and "KRAFT" paper is one of my favourites !!!! so versatile
I have only just begun to participate in this monthly challenge ( 3rd time) and lovin' it !
I have 2 gorgeous grandchildren and I alternate with a photo of Dakota one month and Ella Jai the following month.. thanks guys for the precious photos.. love ya both to the moon and back !! Ma ma xoxox

Ella jai is on the right and Dillan her cousin is on the left. "two beauties..!!!!"




thanks for dropping by
hugs from Heather x

SOME SNEAK PEEKS

ON OCTOBER 23rd AT 1.30 P.M. I am teaching another mini book using the absolutely stunning Collections range of papers.
This book contains lots of pockets and tags leaving heaps of room for photos, quotes and hidden journaling.
phone "Seriously Scrapbooking" to book in ...08 82771298..
I'd just love to see ya there !
I will post a reminder closer to the class date.



I spied this darling little buzzing insect, working meerily on a DAISY in my garden and I was lucky enough to capture it with my zoom lens. "lucky hey ??"
"nature".... there is nothing quite like it ???!!!

LOVE AND HUGS FROM HEATHER X

AFFIRMATION board

Sarah ... here is the visual of the affirmation board as promised.....
the garland was created by the very talented Suzanne Gummow ..


the quote reads
FREE your heart from hate
FREE your mind from worry
LOVE simple
GIVE more
EXPECT less

cheers from heather x

GREAT class today

Thanks girls for attending my class today ... you are a great bunch ... I dont usually teach layouts as I seem very "addicted" to creating mini books, but it was really lovely to teach something different for a change.
I felt having both a boy and a girls page worked well and keeps everyone happy.
you all did such an amazing job... great work indeed !!
thanks again x


thanks guys
laughter and hugs from heather x

some sharing of old layouts

love this photo of my grandaughter Ella Jai and her cousin Dylan..so gorgeous.
this layout contains a pocket with a pull out tag and an extra photo and hidden journalling

just thought I would share some old layouts I taught from last year.


flowers from My garden last spring.

thanks for looking
love and hugs Heather x

FATHERS DAY CELEBRATION

CELEBRATING FATHERS DAY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR FAMILY...
time spent together is priceless .... time is the greatest gift one can give.
To Our beautiful, special, precious daughter Tardy, son in law Jair, and grandchildren Dakota and Ella Jai. We are so blessed to have such a wonderful loving family.
Thanks for the gorgeous card and gift you gave to dad, and for all the beautiful words you guys wrote in the card... dad could tell it was written from the heart and he will treasure it always. I have put it with all the other precious collection of cards you have given us. love ya darlings.xoxo

we celebrated with Jairs family as well .. thanks Guys for making it such a fantastic day to remember.

Mark ( our treasured son) who was killed 11 years ago as a result of a motor cycle accident is always with us in spirit and he sends love and hugs from heaven.
love ya Marky J. YOU are in our hearts and memories forever...xoxox






thanks for dropping by
hope you all had a great day
love and hugs from heather xo

Tulips in my garden

a quick post to show off my tulips
when we arrived back from Queensland I was so excited to spy my tulips in flower.
I was given the bulbs and as I had never planted tulips before, I was wondering what colout they would be and how they would go ...
they are just stunning.. an electric pink!!!
these are some shots from yesterday and today in between the rain.
Isn't nature the BEST !!!! I JUST HAD TO SHOW THEM OFF !!??






love and laughter ... Heather x

WE'RE BACK

we've arrived back ..
I even did some posting from up there isn't technology amazing??
feeling a little weary though after 2 late nights in a row ( 2.30 a.m.)
the weather was fantastic up in sunny Queensland.... about 23 during the day and 12 at night ....
had a great time catching up with Chris and her family and the party was amazing!!
we had very loud live music and a visit from the police at midnight .... too much noise for the neigbours.... poor darlings !! the time went so fast we didnt realise how late it was..... noisy naughty 60 year olds !!?? ...any waaaaay !!!!
can't take these late nights though or should I say early mornings ?? any more !!!!

we caught up with Darryl and Meredith in Brisbane...fabulous to see them again after such a long time ...




NOOSA one of my favourite places in the world...
this is the view of the beach before we begun a walk in National Park..spectacular.


Chris and Co ...


thanks for dropping by
love and laughter from heather xo

CLASS NEXT WEEK

thought I would post some shots of my layouts for my class next week...
Saturday 11th September at 1.30 p.m.

2 simple layouts IN 3 HOURS ... one masculine and one feminine.

PHONE SERIOUSLY SCRAPBOOKING ON 82771298 TO BOOK IN





thanks for looking and hope to see you in my class
love and laughter .... Heather x