Awol...

Thats were I am at the moment and no doubt will be for at least another few weeks :(

I am suffering from some serious computer issues, and its going to take me a few weeks to get going again.

In the mean time I'm still creating and will share when life's back to normal.

Hope you are all having a happy week!

xx Lauren

Etsy Challenge

At the Escape2Create retreat we all recieved a devine goody bag filled with lots of yummy yummy Etsy bits to scrap with. And one of this months challenges on the blog is to use those bits on a layout :)

The Hidden journalling reads: This photo was taken just before Mackenzie

was born and you are the most beautful mumma xx

With the exception of the prima flower in the top right-hand corner, the cardstock and the photo everything else came out of the goody bag.

I mod-podged the sewing pattern onto the cardstock and spritz some Blackcherry Glimmermist to create the back ground. For the "beautiful" part of the title I pulled out the whiteout Lou gifted to us and wrote on the gorgeous etsy paper bag.

Lots of fun!!

Happy Monday
xx Lauren

Things making me happy...

I love those weeks that just fall into place, that just make you smile the whole way through.

Some of the things that have been making me smile this week include...

That photo shoot and seeing the sneaks from the lovely DanielleQ...

Discovering a new 'superband' Basement Birds featuring favourite Josh Pyke along with Kav Temperley, Kevin Mitchell and Steve Parkin. I'm looking forward to hearing what else these guys create :)

Having yummy egg and bacon breakfast here down at the bay. Next time I will most definately have to try out their Nuttelatte, even if the concept of it grosses me out more than it intrigues me...

Watching this amazing movie...

Discovering this gorgeous shopping website...just have to hold on to my penny's till after my Brisbane adventure in june :)

Having a fun fun sleep over with Mikaela, drinking far to much Fresita, my absolute favourite type of champagne and catching up with all thats been happening during her overseas travels...

Photo from September 09

Lots of scrapping with inspiration taken from these challenges and I promise to be back tomorrow to show them off too!

Finally reading this beautiful quote tonight,

"A mother is she who can take the place of all others but

whose place no one else can take."

-- Cardinal Mermillod

Hope you all have a lovely mothers day, and had a week just as happy as mine!

xx Lauren

Over the moon!!!

Thats how happy I am!!

Last weekend Tatum, Sam, Jess and I were lucky enough to have a photoshoot with the lovely Danielle Quarmby, and just now she has release the sneaks we have a been anxiously waiting for :) :)

I am soooooo in love!!

Danielle I think you totally ROCK!! and what you create with your camera is mind-blowingly AWESOME!! Thankyou so very much! xx

If you ever get a chance to spend some time with Danielle, DO IT!!!

You can check the photography blog here :)

And with that I'll take my exclamation marks and go scrap :)

xx Lauren