Random things.

I have taken a few pictures just in the last week.

More evidence of Ella having fun with paint.
Also have to say that she didn't actually paint on the piano but placed the wet page face down on the piano. So glad it was easy to get off. I suppose what comes around goes around. I remember as a little girl having fun decorating wall and coloring in my dads favorite books

Also I made bread for the first time ever. I found this great website to show me how.

Here is the loaf.
I was amazed that it actually tasted nice. Just a lot of hard work with the kneeding and waiting for it to rise. I don't think I could do this every day my hands would get so sore.


Last Saturday night it was earth hour. We had a lot of fun with the lights out. I really missed Ethan though. He was away at the time. We are planning to do this more.


Its just amazing how little ones can sleep in all sorts of positions. This is so cute.



I was planning to get some scrapping done. The afternoon is almost gone. Maybe this evening.

My challenge

Here is my Mojo challenge for this month at Scraptastic South West.

1. To alter the photo. Doesn't have to be photo editing. But to use paint or ink.

2. To only use patterned paper.

3. To use chipboard.

Here is my layout.

On the portal there is also a lovely album by Lisa Balm. Another Challenge A - Z in 26 fortnights by Angie.

Also here is my layout for the new challenge blog Word Pictures



Change of topic. It is so windy here today and trying to rain. I am hoping it will in the water catchments and not where Mark is working.

Tash

Lovely surprises

This is what I received in the mail yesterday from Brenda. So lovely.


I took a photo of it on but it hasn't turned out very well in the mirror. I forgot to ask Mark yesterday to take the photo.

Also yesterday I received my Artist Trading Cards from Blue Bazaar. They are all so beautiful.

Sarah had made a lovely little book to put them all in.



Also here is a layout for Enchanted Scrapbooking 'Pixie Gem Pack'. I also love the 'Message in a bottle pack.
Also there is a great new challenge Blog.

paint

Not a hour goes past with out Ella asking me if she can paint or draw. While this is wonderful. She is using up my paint more than I am :) I hope my Dads talent for drawing has passed down to her. He was so talented. He would draw or play piano constantly. I think he started piano when he was 4 and drew as soon as he could pick up a pencil.

I thought I would share some pictures of what Ella did while my back was turned.


I didn't realise that she was going to start to try and eat the paint.

Hopefully I will scrap these soon :)

The beautiful sound of rain

I read quite a few blogs from around the world. Quite a few of the writers are so happy about the new sunshine of spring. Me. I'm happy about our beautiful rain falling. We need it so much. I wish it would rain all week and replenish our water supply. The only bad side is I like to stay indoors and nothing will get done. My husband who works outside as a rigger won't get as much work done. Wouldn't it be wonderful if it could just rain at night and early morning and have nice sunshine in the day.

I have just finished 22 Artist trading cards for a swap at Blue Bazaar. I was quite late in finishing them. Feel quite bad about it. But I'm not the last one. Also half way two layouts. I need to get out my camera more and take photos. Random ones. Then do some writing about them. Just for me so I won't forget. I have such a bad memory. Another reason why I started to scrap book.

I need to get motivated.

How slack I have been

I have been a lazy blogger and also a lazy scrapper this last week. I have nice photos but haven't downloaded them off my camera. I am a person that gets bored easily. I am wondering if I am getting bored with blogging. All my life I have wanted to journal I make a start but never continue with it.

I have actually started three art journals but haven't gone past the first page. I know it will be good for me to express myself. Its so hard to just break through. After Ella was born I had some brief art therapy with some crayons and paints and I loved it. I loved talking to the girl who brought the paints and just doing whatever I wanted without any judgement. I think I am afraid of being judged. Being told it isn't good enough. Because an art journal is so personal its painful. I know I don't have to show it to the world. But really I am my worst judge. I am very criticl of myself to the point I can't continue in what I am doing.

This entry probably won't make sense to anybody. But it doesn't matter.

My Inspiration is right in front of me

I have made a start on the second week of my Softly Spoken class.

While I was painting I gave Ella a pizza box and kept giving her colours.


This is my first two sheets I have done for the second week. there is plenty more to do. I know whose work I prefer right now.

Also on the weekend Amie and Forever Always did a challenge to scrap whats on your desk. Well I did have a few random things such as business cards, a stamped image, rolodex card, a photo.

Here it is.