I've moved ...

to here ...

See you there ...

I told a fib ...

I said I would be changing blogs, but I'm too tired ... maybe do it in the morning, you think, lol? But I have managed a couple of layouts, and a freebie for you too. Layouts first ...

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I've shared some of the photos from last weekend's sculpture down on the beach ... and here's a funny story! I won't retell it here ... the journaling above will do it for me. And here is a 2nd layout, lots of orange ... dontcha love orange ... nothing shy or retiring about orange.

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Both these layouts have been created with this week's freebie, called Spun Sugar.

You can download it here, here and here. Don't forget to say hello if you collect this freebie, remember to read the tou (terms of use), and I'd love you to send me a link, if you create a little something. More next time ...

PS. I apologise for the size of the preview ... I forgot to resize it, and now it's too late to do that, as it is already zipped up and uploaded to yousendit.

Just an ordinary day ...

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This is the thing that I love about taking photos ...sometimes, if you are lucky, you can snatch a beautiful moment out of time and get to keep it forever. When I am in the shooting zone, I shoot as much as I possibly can. Then, when I get home, I download the photos, and wow, then the fun stuff begins. It is always so exciting to find out what I have 'caught'.

We went down to play in the park the other day ... I had been down there with Megan and her girls, and we discovered what a great backdrop the big stormwater pipes were, and I've been wanting to go back with Michael. Now that he is getting older, it is harder to photograph him ... no more cute little boy photos, I'm afraid, lol. And yes, the pipes made a great backdrop for him, and for the girl too. Of course, the kids didn't really want to pose for photos ... but I did get a couple!

Of course, this is often the situation ... they will hold a pose for three seconds if I am lucky, and then they are off and running. Here is another photo I just managed to catch before they disappeared over the horizon. Love the colours in Gina's kits ... so summery and fresh and alive.

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Off to do some more creating ... no wait, I hear the washing machine calling ... more next time!

Just the boy ...

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Tracy Ann has a beautiful new paper collection called Color Play out at the moment ... just look at the curves here ...

In the layout above, I've used the paper from the Neutral pack ... such wonderful colours and textures! They make very artistic settings for your photos. Off to play with a curve now ...

Dreaming dreams ...

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This little number was created with the freebie on my blog, here last Friday, called Coffee. Thought I had better make sumfing with it, huh? Anyone got a layout to sharing, using the freebie? Send me a link, I'd love to see it!

Has anyone else noticed that I have been blogging for over a year now? It came as a real shock when I noticed it the other day ... boy, has that year gone quickly. I wasn't sure that I wanted to blog, but here I am a year later, with 360+ blog entries to my credit.

I am going to MAKE myself switch to my Typepad blog this Friday ... I have been putting it off, lol. Everything is ready to go, so I will slide over with this week's freebie, and you will have a new blog to bookmark, if you want to come with me. This morning I backed up the last year of entries on my harddrive and then burned the backup to a cd. It struck me that in years to come, I might look back on my 'online diary' and read it with interest. Who knows???

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I found this little treasure lying around the other day ... I thought it might make you smile. I don't think I ever posted it on my blog ... it was something I did for a DesignerDigitals creative team exercise, put it in the vault, and forgot about it. Now I'm off to create some Tracy Ann magic ... more next time!

How it works ...

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Simply You #35 ... sport!

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The plug ...

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I scrapped one of the photos I took over the weekend. For some reason, this one spoke to me, I love the concept of a plug on a beach! Suzy's team is scraplifting teammates ... this is a scraplift of Cass's Baby Bump, which you can see here. More next time ...

Ad challenge ...

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Here's a heads up on a great way to get the creative juices going ... visit DesignerDigitals each weekend to pick up a great freebie or three and some ideas to get the scrapping mojo moving. This week, I've played with Pattie's ad challenge, and used her great template to showcase some photos I got over the weekend. It was very thoughtful of her to use the lovely shades of grey in her boxes ... no real effort on my part needed, lol. Thanks, Pattie! Here is a look at her ad challenge, and the freebie. (There is a template for DIP users as well, by Kari Schoonover.)

There is also a great web challenge and quote challenge ... you really need to go look see, huh? More next time ...

Swell ...

Yesterday we visited the Swell Sculpture Festival ... you can visit the website here. I quote from the website ...

'SWELL is a unique outdoor visual arts exhibition along the magnificent Currumbin Beach, Queensland. The artists come from far and wide and include such destinations as United States, England and New Zealand. Swell also has a special focus on local talent and encourages artists to build large, durable work specifically for the outdoor environment. Materials used to create the artworks include steel, glass, timber, copper, bronze and stone.'

Of course it is a photographer's paradise, and the challenge for me was to take photos without the millions of viewers in the background, or worse still, climbing all over the sculptures that were clearly marked 'Do not climb on sculptures!' I will leave you with a couple of shots ... I am on 'work business' today, and won't be home till late, so catch up with you tomorrow!