'Tis The Season...

Every year I wait eagerly for the 1st December to arrive. Why? Because the 1st December is a very special day in our household... it is the day I can officially start decorating the house, playing Christmas carols and baking yummy goodies. This year was no different. Tuesday morning I made my way up into the attic and hauled all the boxes down. I swear each year it seems the collection has grown while in storage. I never remember packing quite so much away... but that has an upside too - I always have a few surprises when unpacking! Of course the first thing up is the Christmas tree. This process takes a good few hours. Sadly we don't get the beautiful live trees of colder countries, so I am faced with the very tedious task of unfolding all the branches one by one. But, in spite of an hour long hunt for the tree lights, I have a wonderful time and this is the result:

Next on the decoration list is the famous Christmas Village! This is very time consuming and I often find that I need to do it in stages. I particularly need a nice little break after untangling all the cables - let's just say I'm not the most patient person in the world. But I love the end result. I can sit for ages just gazing at the little town I've created; imagining what's going on and what conversations all the little people are having - yes I'm crazy!

So in honour of this special time of year I have changed things up a bit with a new Christmas template. And below are some pics of the tree ornaments I got while in London. Until next time, Happy Holidays!!!

H xxxxxxxxx

Lemon Meringues

Hi!

Just a very quick post today. Thought I'd share some pics of the lemon meringues I made the other day. I must say the meringues turned out better than ever!!! I'm quite proud of this batch. Hope you like.

H xxxxxxx

London Days

Hello! So I said I'd update while away. Have been having a blast here! Making sure I partake in a few cultural adventures and of course continue to take "Scrapable" pics. Went to Regents Park with my sister and her doggies, where I was able to take some pretty ok pics (will post a couple below for your viewing pleasure). Have also managed to hunt out a scrapbooking/stamping shop near the museum - of course I had to have a browse and ended up buying more than intended (when don't I though?). 

The weather's turned a little dismal - wet and cold - but there is something about rugging up in jumpers, scarves and coats that I love! Everywhere is getting ready for Christmas now too; the Selfridges & Co Christmas windows are awesome. I have to admit that there's nothing quite like a cold (white) Christmas. I love Christmas regardless, but nothing beats a warm fire glowing with stockings hung up on the mantle and a fresh Christmas tree glistening. Yes, there is something truly magical about Christmas that makes me all giddy inside. 

So here are the Regent's Park pics - hope you likey,

H xxxxxx

I'm Back!

Hello Hello!

Yes it has been a while indeed. No real reason except life has got rather busy of late. So right now I am sitting in the lounge of my sister's house in London and decided to upload some more pics for your viewing pleasure. This page is another of Miss C. The photos were taken when she was about 3months old - so a little while ago now. I used the Making Memories "Animal Crackers" range which I think is ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE! This layout is one of my faves, but then it could just be because I'm particularly fond of the little girl in the pics. Hope you like it! Will try and do some regular updating of my adventures while hanging out with my big sis.

Much Love,

H xxx

P.S. I will add a template for this layout when I get back home to Aus... can't remember exact measurements :-) 

Introducing... Miss C

Hello! I would like to introduce you all to a lovely young lady by the name of Caitlin. She is the 13month old daughter of our good friends Kieran & Becky. Miss C shall be making regular appearances on my blog as many of the layouts I do are of her. She brings so much joy, love and laughter to our world and we are so lucky to have her and her wonderful parents in our lives. So here is a layout I did this afternoon starring Miss C and her fabulous pink hat. I was a bit apprehensive about using the bright pink as a base because there is so much pink in the photos, but I think it worked out well. I've also attached a template of the layout (including measurements) for your own personal use. Hope you like it!

Happy Scrapping,

H xxx

  

  

  

Father's Day Gift

As most of you would know it was Father's Day Yesterday. This year I wanted to give my dearest Papa something a bit different and special from the usual shirt and tie combo. So I set about creating him a book of ten reasons I love him so much. I used a basic chipboard board book and Kaiser Craft Papers and Bazzill cardstock. Embellishments were a mix of things I had in my stash including Basic Grey felt stickers and chipboard alphabets. Sorry the pics aren't the best... today's been rather grey and not that conducive to taking nice snaps. Hope you like it anyway. I know one or two tears were shed yesterday when it was revealed.

See you soon,

H xxxxx

     

  

     

Hello Cyberworld!!!

Hello everyone! So I have decided to jump onto the net and create my own blog to share all my creative ventures... Why I hear you ask? Simple, so that I can share my scrapping and creative side with all my family around the world. I am, and those of you who know me will agree, a lover of scrapbooking and card making and quite often spend my days off scrapping instead of attending to the other responsibilities of daily life. I hope that if you have somehow stumbled across my humble little space in the cyberworld, that you enjoy your visit and find some inspiration from my little world. Before I go, I've posted pics of 2 cards I made while playing around with my new cuttlebug!!! Enjoy.

Helene x