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WIth the August Scrappitpacks soon to be released, I can only give you a *sneak peak* of the pack that I was given to work with - two of my absolute favourite colours though and Kaisercraft papers none-the-less too!
Here's another little sneaky too - just using up some of the leftovers . . . you can probably guess what I've made with them too!
Until next time,
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Ohh - so sweet , , , baby 'Freckles' with her Mum 'Speckles'! As you can see, both are doing well and getting used to the routine of being locked in the shed at night too! Our other pregnant doe is still hanging in there and seems to be getting bigger by the day . . . we have a hunch that she just might end up having twins!
On the creative front . . . well - whilst I've been doing a little scrapping here and there, I've also been getting side tracked looking at various embroidery/sewing websites & blogs . . . whilst I do incorporate sewing into my papercrafting projects, I do miss working with needle and thread . . . mmm - me thinks I might start doing a little of it again!
Until next time,
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This month saw Bairnsdale Kart Club members travelling to Morwell for an Inter-Club race meeting. Whilst the Midget race ended up being a non-event because they divided all the kids into 2 classes and decided to give equal points to all who had entered; James had the wonderful experience of driving in the A-Class of drivers along with only one other Bairnsdale Kart Club Midget driver.
Whilst James didn't come away with a trophy, he did finish one of the races in 3rd position and finished the day overall in 4th.
The track was quite a bit different to race on and of course all the Morwell drivers have the advantage of being more experienced there as well. It will be interesting to see how he goes when the Inter-Club day is held again in a few months BUT this time at our home track in Bairnsdale!
Until next time,
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With my creativity being a little slow at the moment AND with a lady placing an order for some of my already made greeting cards that I'd stock piled, I thought it was time I whipped up a few more. What better way to do that than to keep the designs very simple and make two at the one time!
As you can see - both these cards are very similar in design but still unique in their own way!
I also made this set of two as well - again, very similar in design but still a little different as well!
So . . . what do you have planned for the weekend? It's a go-kart weekend for us, although this one will be a little different because it will be an Inter-Club day at Morwell . . . it will be interesting to see how James goes that's for sure!
Until next time,
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Just a quick post today as I'm heading out for a day of scrapping with 'Longford Scrappers' - gee these fortnightly get togethers seem to come around so very quickly!
Here's a scrapbooking page I have featured on the cover of the July 'ScrappIt Now' Newsletter which features my gorgeous little niece and some of that very delightful Bo Bunny Calypso Collection pattern paper!
The photo was digitally altered with accents from a free online course at Jessica Sprague that I've been having a little play around with - if only I had a few more hours in the day though - I'd love to play around a little more!
OK - it's time to go . . . we're going to be working on a fun little Home Decor project today, so I'll be sure to share once I get it complete! Here's hoping you have a great day!
Until next time,
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Have you taken a peak at the gorgeous July 'ScrappIt Now' Kit? It features the very gorgeous Bo Bunny Calypso Collection and I must admit, whilst the colours are quite bold, they are certainly a pleasure to get creative with!
Here are two simple Mini Albums/Books that I created, instructions for which you can find in the July 'ScrappIt Now' Newsletter, that only use a single sheet of Bazzill cardstock for the inside pages of each one!
The first one features a single concertina insert.
Here's a close-up of the cover detail too! I just added a little paint to the Scrap FX frame and then combined a number of Blossoms with Kaisercraft Pearls for the centres, scattered around it!
The second Mini Album is more like a Mini Book because whilst I've made it nearly same (aside from a couple of measurement alterations for the cover) all I did was adhere the backs of the concertina insert together!
Here's how the inside of this one looks . . . simple don't you think?
Don't forget, you can find the complete instuctions on how to create these cute little Mini Albums/Books by downloading your copy of the July 'ScrappIt Now' Newsletter!
Until next time,
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It's a new week and time to share my Scrappit Design Team Challenge page that is featured in this week's Scrappit Newsletter.
Our challenge this week was to focus on 'Things I Do' so what better topic could I scrap at the moment than our Hobby Farming with Boer Goats!
I decided to focus on journaling for this page and I think I will actually put together an album about our Hobby Farming experiences. We first had a couple of Steers in the paddock and after they went into the freezer, we moved onto having 3 Angora Goats before now moving onto a small (and still growing) herd of Boer Goats.
In other creative news, today is also the release of the July 'ScrappIt Now' Kit - I'll be back to share my creations later in the week BUT if you can't wait - head on over to the *new look* Scrappit website and take a peak today!
Until next time,
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Well - here she is . . . our little baby 'Freckles' who was born last night with her Mum 'Speckles'.
Isn't she just so sweet? It's a relief to know that she can be tucked away at night from any danger! It's such a shame we didn't get that enclosure built just a day sooner . . . or that little 'Billy' had been born a day later . . . maybe we'd still have him?
Anyway . . . here's the enclosure that we created yesterday - we used five 10 foot gates to create the secure pen area and then added a modified steel gate to the shed where they can be locked away at night.
As you can imagine, with all this goat business going on, not much has been happening on the creative front, but I will be back tomorrow to share my Scrappit Design Team Challenge page! I have at least managed to get that one done . . . although it is goat related I'm afraid - *grin*
Until next time,
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Today was a day of totally mixed emotions and it began with that of sadness and anger. It was a very cold morning with a very heavy frost, so I headed outside early to check on our little 'Billy' . . . he was gone! I couldn't find him anywhere . . . I searched and searched the cold icy paddock, zig-zagging my way up and down looking to see if he'd wandered from the shed and collapsed in the grass somewhere BUT no . . . he was no-where to be found. I searched along the total fence line of the paddock but still no luck . . . he was gone . . . I guess by a fox!
I couldn't believe that he wasn't there . . . I kept looking and looking, thinking he must be here somewhere BUT no . . . he was gone! I was so sad and angry all at the same time . . . obviously the herd just wasn't able to protect him and then I felt really guilty that we hadn't done enough to save his little life. I hate foxes . . . I know it's just the way nature is BUT still . . . not our little 'Billy'!
Here's the very last photo I took of him yesterday afternoon on my phone . . . poor little thing!
Putting what had happened behind us and knowing that we still had a pregnant doe in the herd, we decided to go ahead with the building of our pen and enclosing the shed so that she would have some protection when the time came. We might have lost 'Billy' but we certainly weren't going to let that happen to another little baby goat!
So, we spent today building our goat enclosure and whilst in the paddock we noticed that one of the goats kept removing herself from the herd and kept going off on her own, laying down under the trees, standing up, sitting down, standing up, walking, stopping, laying down . . . something we hadn't seen her do before . . . could she possibly be in labour we wondered? Mmm - it was a possibility!
We finished the enclosure in the very late afternoon/early evening and decided to herd all the goats into the pen and then remove the non-pregnant ones . . . it took us about half an hour I suppose, but finally we had 'Patch' - the one we knew was pregnant and 'Speckles' the one photographed above, who we thought might have been in labour.
Phew! What a day!
We decided to go out and check on the goats at about 8.30pm and you wouldn't believe what had happened! 'Speckles' had indeed been in the labour and had delivered a beautiful little baby - SHE was still wet and standing there bleeting in the torch light, so I quickly picked her up and popped her in the shed. 'Speckles' followed in behind and we then shut and secured the gate . . . no fox was going to get another easy meal from our place!
I'll be back to share some photos tomorrow - such sadness and delight all in one day!
Until next time . . .
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It was a new day and our little 'Billy' Boer Goat is continuing to do great. He's so lovely to cuddle and Adam inparticular just loves him. It's amazing how quickly baby goats are up and about - he's already starting to investigate the world around him and is showing signs of wanting to hop, jump and kick too! So very cute to watch!
We have noticed however, that we have a bit of an issue with the dominent female in the herd not allowing the mother to spend a lot of her time with the baby and often chases the mother away!
We're going to have to do something about it by building a pen around the shed that we can enclose 'Billy' and his mother into. That way we'll prevent the dominent female in the herd from causing any problems - the last thing we need is the mother not being able to look after her baby properly! Looks like a new job on the list for the weekend now!
Until next time,
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