Stuff about Stuff

Car Accident/Insurance

Well I am really happy, mum got a call from the insurance agency and it looks like the lady’s insurance will pay out $3,400. The assessor actually looked at the car as a whole, not just the paint job, which honestly surprised us. We were expecting them to be stingy and go the low end of her market value, even though her car was in excellent working condition. One good thing, in August/Sept while mum was O/s she wanted us to go and get it repainted for her, but the cost was quiet high, so we didn’t.. Good thing too or a few months later it would have been a waste!!

Local Scrapping

Have been having a lot of scrapping with some of my local scrap-a-holics lol. It’s really great to scrap with others, I never achieve much, but I have a good time none the less. I got sick of carrying my stuff around in plastic bags, so I bought myself a tote. It was $62.50 from my LSS, it was down from $125 ;)

Retreat

I am going on a local retreat. It’s held just out of Bacchus Marsh and is at the end of May. I am really excited. Kylie let me know about it, but quiet a few from our scrappy circle will be going. So it will be great!

ATC Challenge Blog

The girls have been doing so well keeping up. We’ve already given away a few prizes. Some more will be coming up soon. Week 26 is our big give away (you have to have done 26/26 ATC’s but if you haven’t been with us since the start that’s ok, you just need to get them all done by week 26.)

The way the year’s flying I’d best think of something for week 52 lol.

Inchies and ATC swaps

There’s another inchie swap on the group. Theme is Nature. I can’t wait to see what the girls come up with!! Signups are open until the 7th of March.
There is also a Wings ATC Swap, signups close on the 10th of March.

Abc swaps

Today’s letter is K – Knickerbockers

Abc Swaps

Today’s letter is J – Jackrabbit

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Today’s letter is I - Imagination

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Todays letter is H - Holly

3 ATC’s and a Card

The top card, the man’s world was my first attempt at a local swap I am in, the theme Boy.. I didn’t really like this one, well I just didn’t think it was really boy, more man. So I did the “Harry Potter ain’t got nothing on me” and was MUCH more happy!!!! The button fairy atc is for Australian ATC swaps. The Thank You card is for my Aunt who gave me a lovely bowl and plate as a very late engagement present.. Still the first we ever got LOL!!

Abc.. Swap

Today’s letter is G - Girl.

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Today’s letter is F - Flowers

 

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Today’s letter is E - Eskimo.

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Today’s letter is D - Drama.

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Today’s letter is C - Cars.

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Today’s letter is B - Birds.

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I’m in an ABC ATC swap at the moment. I am loving it. We’ve already received our first 3 letters back and I have sent of the next letters. I thought I’d showcase them here everyday for the 7 letters that I’ve done.

Todays letter is A – Adventure.

Getting excited

I’m getting very excited I will be going away very soon and I am really looking forward to it! For those that don’t know. I am going to Brisbane for a week and then my best friend, her girlfriend and I are off to Thailand and Malaysia for 12 nights. I’ll be away from home for about 3 weeks.. Will I survive with out ATC’s?? Don’t fear, I have some stuff prepped to take LOL

I have never been to either country so it’s really exciting. I am looking forward to eating, shopping, swimming and getting massages :)
I’ve set up my ABC swap that I am in to post every day over the next 7 days so be sure to stop by and check them out. I have done A thru to G at the moment. I probably won’t get a chance to work on the others before I go away, so you’ll just have to wait :P
Here are some recent-ish ATC’s. The elephant and windmill are country swaps. First India and the second France. The Imagination one is a pink ribbon swap, and the last one was a spring swap.

Black, White and Red

Rachel at Dark Room Door, held a competition to win 1 of 3 stamp sets, to enter you had to do a project (or several) that used Black, White and Red and a Dark Room Door product. I made 9 ATC’s and 3 Postcards. I used mostly their products I also used Tim Holtz products, 1 stamp, distressing inks and I used his perfect pearls. I have already swapped out my postcards, but the 9 atc’s are going to be swapped out in my 5/5 swap on Allcraftz, so come join the swap and you might just get one of mine ;)

     

     

Recent ATC’s

Here are some recent ATC’s that I have made. Some are for Atcoz, some for CuteStampers. I really like some of these.. What’s YOUR fav? I have spares of some of these so if you comment. I may send you the one you like (if available) :) I really like the “all things grow with love” and the weather one is so cute. The background paper has been run through the cuttlebug to make the rain. But rather than have it bumpy side out, it is the other way around.