Well, it's been a pretty bit weekend for me in terms of scrapping. I went to Fancy That on Friday night. I got 1 LO and 2 cards done and made a start on my sister's wedding invitations. The LO was for their monthly challenge kit so i haven't got a photo yet, but i really enjoyed using the bright pink and lime green papers provided in the kit, and i added a lovely chipboard ladybug that i inked and spritzed - looked very cute!!!

A few scrappy friends from up here were going to a new store at Roachedale yesterday so i decided to join them and check the new store out!! Once a month they do a massive saturday crop - 9:30am to midnight. i only stayed 1pm to 10:30pm, but i actually got heaps done!!! 3 LO's and lots more of my sister's wedding invites - i'm well over half way with these now. I'll probably finish them this Friday night.

The new store is called "Somewhere to Scrap" and it's a really lovely store!! They have a fantastic range of both new and old stuff plus a cafe and an area for kids - which is fenced!!! I'll definately be going back there again - i've booked in for the next super saturday at the end of June, so i hope i can make it!!

The 3 LO's i did last night were all for challenges. My local store, Fancy That, has just started a monthly blog challenge so i'm quite keen to support that. Here's what i came up with:

I'm still not sure about the title, but the Prima swirl is sooooo cute, don't you think?

My other 2 LO's were for Scrap Boutique. The first was for the monthly challenge, which was to do a LO with a 'mum' theme and quote. I used some yummy new MME 'Lime Twist' papers for this one - it was nice to use some girly papers!!

I enjoyed cutting out some of the butterfly's from the offcuts and popping them up! I also used some Pink Paisley artisan shapes that i've had for a bit. I used some ink of them and then smudged it for a nice effect.

The second challenge was the stylist challenge, which was to use autumn colours. I took a little creative liberty to this idea and used some brights! How cool are these papers? They are a Jillibean Soup range which is super nerdy - lots of chemical formulas etc. Thought they suited a photo of Jeremy and I perfectly!!!

A very happy mothers day!!!!

Firstly, i'd like to wish all the mum's who read my blog a happy mothers day!!! Especially to my mum who is the best mum in the world, and an even better grandmother!!!

I've had a really awesome mothers day, which was really more of a whole weekend!!! I told the boys that what i wanted for mothers day was for them to go out for a couple of hours (giving me some time at home :D), and pick some plants for our new sensory garden. Then to come home and plant them together!!! It was a great gift and our garden is looking really awesome. Here's just a few of the lovely plants that they picked for me:

I don't think i've shared much about our sensory garden. The idea is to encourage Calvin to enjoy the garden - by having an area for him, but to also teach him about all the different senses:

- Sight - lots of different coloured flowers

- Touch - plants that feel different, especially the leaves - furry leaves, smooth leaves, thorns etc.

- Taste - herbs and vegies that he can eat straight from the garden

- Smell - Different smelling herbs and flowers

Great idea isn't it? We got the original inspiration from Better Homes & Gardens, but we've changed it up quite a bit!! They had a stream running through theirs, but we decided that this wasn't safe, given Calvin's age, plus one of the great things about our garden is that we don't have to worry about him out there, and if we had water that wouldn't be so!!!

Here's Calvin pottering around in the garden:

This is super cute - Calvin decided to pick some of the flowers on the plants we just planted and arrange them in a different garden bed. It was a very bitter-sweet moment for us as we didn't really want him picking them, but that's kinda the whole point of the garden!!! And he was being so creative too!!

So the boys did that for me yesterday and this morning i got a lovely hand painted card from Calvin that he had done at daycare - he was particularly proud of the glitter on it!! I also got a little laminated thing with a picture of him and a poem about mums. Pretty special stuff :D

We went to Maccas for breakfast on our way down to Movie World. It was a great chance for Jeremy and I to have a few minutes together while Calvin had a play in the playground!!

We arrived at Movie World in record time and were there pretty much when the gates opened at 10am - check out how empty it was:

We did the typical thing getting some photos with characters. The first set of characters we saw was all superheros, and Calvin was a bit scared, but he got a kick 'bumping' the flash with his fist. He really liked Tweety Bird and Scooby Do (not surprising, considering he's just a giant dog)

The first (and last) ride we went on was the merry-go-round. He went on it with me first, and then dad later in the day. He really loved all the lights and going up and down. It was super cute how he would get off the rides and tell us all about it afterwards. He didn't seem so fussed on it while he was on it, but you could clearly see the joy afterwards!!

Waiting....waiting...watching the train ride - his favourite by far!!!

Riding the Tweety Bird ride with daddy

Watching the loony tunes rollercoaster, which he had a HUGE fascination with!!

Hanging with dad, watching shows. We were very surprised by how much he enjoyed watching the shows!!! The first show we went to was the stunt car show and he was just fascinated by that!!! He loves cars heaps so i suppose we shouldn't have been so surprised. He really loved the motorbike in the show too!!! The other show we went to see was a Looney Tunes musical which he LOVED!!! He loves music and the characters just captured him completely!! Towards the end of the show we were sitting directly in front of a bubble machine so that was really super exciting for him.

Last thing before we left, Jeremy went on the Superman ride which is one of his favourite rides at the moment - it's the only ride either of us went on that wasn't a kids ride too!!! I couldn't go on any because i'm pregnant, and Jeremy wasn't devastated to not go on many because he went just a few weeks ago while Nadine and Brian were staying with us. It's been so great having the yearly passes for that reason - we can just go to a theme park for a few hours, and it's not a 'waste', which is great when you have a little kid, since they don't survive very long!!! We actually managed 4 hours, which is pretty good considering Calvin's age. It would be great to take him to sea world before our passes run out at the end of June because they have just got a new penguin exhibit that wasn't there when we went last year, and i think he'll really like that!!

A knitting share before i go tonight. I started my third pair of socks for the year yesterday, and i'm amazed how quickly they are knitting up. It's my first ever pair of toe up socks and i'm very pleased with how that is working out for me - i think i'm a convert already!!! It took me a few pattern repeats to figure it out exactly, but now it's looking beautiful!!! And it's such a quick knit that i'm ready to turn the heel on the second day of knitting!!!

I'm using an onLine supersock yarn and the pattern is a free ravelry download called "Leyburn". Isn't it a fab pattern, and isn't the yarn funky!!!

My first baby girl knit :D

A very quick post this morning - i've just taken photos of my latest knit so i thought i'd pop them up here. I've decided that this will be her coming home outfit and i bought some matching leggings.

The lace pattern on the front turned out perfect, and the picot edge is super cute don't you think!!!

I'd like to knit the matching mittens and hat too, but i'm going to start my next pair of socks next so they might have to wait until after my socks!!

No point crying over spilt milk?

I can't believe the morning i have had today - it was just one thing after another!! I was already behind the 8 ball thanks to having to sleep on Calvin's floor for at least an hour overnight and then he slept in again!! This is the second Friday he's sleep until 6:30 - i think we really have to start setting an alarm on my work days!!

Things were going ok until Calvin decided to take ages to have breakfast and all the sudden it was 8am - that's when i usually leave for work!!! I was just about to jump in the shower when Calvin grabbed one of the milk bottles i was filling up for him for daycare and spilt it all over him and all over the kitchen!!! I grabbed him quickly and we both jumped in the shower together - which always turns a 5 minute shower into 20-30 minutes!

It wasn't 9:20 until i dropped him off and i had already decided by that stage that work was a no-go. I am totally exhausted and the last thing i wanted today was another boring day at work. The last 2 weeks i haven't had anything to do at work, and it's made it very boring. I'm seriously considering resigning right now - it's getting a bit much being pregnant, looking after a toddler and working 2 days - it's not leaving much time for anything really!! I think the end of June will definately be the longest i'll work.

On a much nicer note, i'm very close to finishing my little dress for my little girl, and i even bought some matching leggings yesterday. Check out how perfect the lace work on the front is!!

May Already?!?!!

I had a lovely Friday night at Fancy That and managed to do 2 LO's for April challenges. I thought i had until today to post them, but i was wrong!!! April finished a lot sooner than i was expecting. Oh well, i'm going to post and submit them anyway :D Blame it on the pregnancy brain!!

Scrapbooking From Scratch always has a monthly sketch challenge (along with a puzzle challenge and a quote challenge!!), and i really love the simplicity of their sketches. Check out what i came up with this month:

I've used some of the Kaiser "Up, up and away" range. I bought this range a while ago but haven't used it yet. I often find that the Kaiser ranges i go for tend to be more feminine and vintage, so i don't end up using them!!! That might change when our little girl comes along :D I love the stitching i've done around the edge. Took me ages, but soooo worth it!! I'm stitching a lot more since i got my sew easy tool - it just takes the trouble out of all the hole punching, which is often the most painful part!!!

The second challenge LO i did was for the Kaisercraft blog. They release a new sketch every saturday and they are all due at the end of the month. This is sketch #3 and i've used another range that i just *had* to have - i love the bold colours and just how fun the range is!! I forget what's it's called right now, but it's pretty awesome, dont' you think?

I'm still not sure about how this page came out. It was a very busy sketch, which really appealed to me, but i'm not sure i really like how it turned out. The colours and embellies are cool, but it's a terribly busy page. Never mind :D