tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476139980426182232024-02-08T15:26:39.082+10:00TodayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147613998042618223.post-12195463565124018362013-12-21T11:23:00.001+10:002013-12-21T11:35:54.983+10:00Christmas at CSI...My last challenge at CSI: Color, Stories, Inspiration is also the last case file for the year as everyone is busy preparing for their own Christmas and precious time with family.<br />
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I have loved playing along as Special Deputy for this month and hope you have also enjoyed the challenges. <span lang="EN-US">The overall inspiration from the combined colour
scheme and associated visual stimulus, the evidence and testimony at CSI is just
amazing! I find journaling quite
difficult on my layouts, generally because I struggle to find a suitable place
for it, so being required to do so is quite a challenge for me. My favourite element though would have to be
the colour inspiration. I just LOVE
colour and enjoy experimenting with different combinations that I would not
attempt otherwise.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Debbi does an amazing job putting these challenges together and I found the visual stimulus and testimonial prompts to be profoundly inspiring. Thanks Debbi.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">So, onto my take on the final Case File for 2013, #103...</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Solving the case went something like this:</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>Colours:</b> </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">As required. I'm not really a fan of what I consider to be 'Christmas green', so kept this touch to a minimum. I quite liked the green and red surrounded by lots of crisp white though... and I think the 'chestnuts roasting' colour really offset the Christmas colours enough to make it not so cliched. I also really loved the distressed red shutters, so tried to emulate that effect by touching up the red with some gesso when it dried.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>Evidence:</b> </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><i>Circles and stars!</i> Love combinations of these shapes, so sort of made them the 'star of the show' if you like. Circle chipboard rings, punched paper circles, gears, epoxy Prima 'sugardots', buttons, doily, letter 'L' and flowers... accompanied by several Studio Calico fabric star stickers.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><i>Distressing</i> - all of my circles, including the photo have been sanded around the edges. </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><i>Paint</i> - not one mm of this page escaped the ordeal without some type of paint smothering! lol </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><i>Something Transparent</i> - I printed my journaling on to transparency.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><i>Metal Accent</i> - Prima 'precious' zipper, 'L' letter and gears.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><i>Twiggy Accent</i> - Tiny snippet from a Prima vine, including 2 leaves and a little twiggy swirly bit. :)</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><i>Brackets</i> - Around my journaling.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><i>Rub-Ons</i> - Rub-on butterflies at the top of my photo cluster.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>Testimony:</b></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">I was really inspired by the { hue.ol.ogy } tag at the top of the inspo pic for my testimony, so decided to put it in similar brackets. I drew inspo for the content from the prompt link and decided to make it about a favourite Christmas carol, or words from it. I had this really special photo of my youngest little guy all snuggled up in bed, so thought it just went together perfectly.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Thanks for popping in for a visit. I'll have to take a break from challenges for a little bit I think, to concentrate on getting a couple of Christmas crafting projects (aka presents) finished! lol</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">All the very best for a fantastic Christmas to all my scrapping friends... and anyone else who pops in to say 'hi' from time to time! I hope you all have a fabulous break with your special people and stay safe and happy.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Oh, I might be back before Christmas to share some tags and cards... will see how I go! :)</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Cheers for now,</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Jules</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147613998042618223.post-88321399608602659132013-12-15T08:46:00.000+10:002013-12-15T08:46:09.144+10:00On the case again...Amidst all of the Christmas shopping, school end-of-year events and parties, uni preparation for dd#1 and holiday planning, I have managed another guest detective challenge over at <a href="http://csicolorstoriesinspiration.ning.com/" target="_blank">CSI: Colour, Stories, Inspiration</a>... just in the nick of time! lol<br />
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Initially, not a colour combination I would normally gravitate towards - although I do love orange - I was pleasantly surprised by the way the colours came together on the page. This case file is also accompanied by a fabulous sketch by the equally fabulous <a href="http://emisjustagirlwithideas.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Em Stafrace</a>.<br />
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I loved Em's sketch and as I love circles, I totally went with it - and then some... albeit a rather compressed and skewed version! :)<br />
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My case work...<br />
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<i>Colours: </i>All there! <br />
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<i>Evidence:</i> Circles - photos, chipboard rings on either side of the photos (inspired by the golden rings), button, gears and cogs, flowers, doiley, punched paper circles ... yep, circles are covered. Leaves and branches in the Prima vine that I completely butchered to fit around my photos. Feathers/birds in the rubon that I applied to transparency and cut around so I could mount it up on a branch. Gold accents are achieved with the gold acrylic paint that I swiped over the leaves, metal number and cog. Finally, dots in the form of paint splashes and specs.<br />
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<i>Testimony:</i> I actually drew on the evidence and photo prompt for my testimony, using the 'flying the nest' analogy for my daughter leaving home for the first time and moving away for university. My journaling is surrounded by leaves though I guess. :)<br />
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As always, the inspo over at <a href="http://csicolorstoriesinspiration.ning.com/" target="_blank">CSI</a> is amazing, so please do yourself a favour and check it out.<br />
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Happy Christmas shopping everyone! I'm really close to calling it done, now for the wrapping and making everything pretty... :)<br />
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Cheers,<br />
Jules<br />
xUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147613998042618223.post-75372285157265795162013-12-07T10:30:00.000+10:002013-12-08T17:54:02.538+10:00December at CSIHello lovely scrappers!<br />
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I'm still here and have been diligently creating... although not much that I'm able to show just yet unfortunately! I'll be able to announce some big news soon ... well, big for me anyway! :)<br />
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It's December over at <a href="http://csicolorstoriesinspiration.ning.com/photo" target="_blank">CSI:Colour, Stories and Inspiration</a> too and I've been lucky to have been invited to act as a Special Deputy for the December challenges... thanks to <a href="http://thewinksplace.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/i-finally-managed-challenge.html" target="_blank">this entry</a> for a special case file challenge back in October.<br />
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Brilliant challenges and fantastic Case Files, CSI is a really fun site, and this month is no exception.<br />
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This is my first monthly challenge layout:<br />
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I just ADORE this Case File, the prompt pic and colour scheme in particular:<br />
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Firstly, I adhered some Tim Holtz 'Melange' Tissue Wrap across the top of a piece of white cardstock with modge podge. Let dry before coating with gesso.</div>
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Tear the top section off a second piece of white cardstock that has been liberally coated with gesso. Layer on top of the first piece of cardstock. Randomly stamp partial images with a script stamp in black ink.</div>
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Take a chunk of seasponge and dab texture paste onto the top page in your desired pattern and allow to dry. Apply colour mists or watercolours over the texture paste and when dry, swipe with gesso to highlight the textured pattern.</div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">The Scene:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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LO<st1:personname w:st="on">V</st1:personname>ED. IT. This colour scheme is just so striking that I
immediately fell in love with it. I
would not have used the olive green if not prompted to do so and I’m so glad it
was included in this palette. What a
gorgeous non-traditional Christmas scene.</div>
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<i>Numbers</i> - I
used numbers with the Prima Mecahnicals <st1:personname w:st="on">V</st1:personname>intage
Trinkets. Something about numbers just
resonates with me and I love using them on layouts.</div>
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<i>Silver
Accents</i> – Silver galore on this page!
The graphite Glimmermist has the silver mica fleck and I have used that
extensively in a watercolour application to shade the upper section and
border. I also dabbed the ‘christmas
baubles’ (gems) with silver acrylic
paint, in addition to swiping it across several other accents and around the
border just as a highlight. There’s also
silver in the metal chains, the metal number 2 and sprays of gems on each side of the
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<i><span lang="EN-US">Something Dangling</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> – My baubles of course. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><i>Something
Shiny</i> – All my metals accents and swipes of silver paint. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">Circles</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> – Everpresent on my layouts, I’ve included
circles in the <st1:personname w:st="on">V</st1:personname>intage Trinket number
1 and gears.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">Christmas <st1:place w:st="on">Holiday</st1:place>
Accents</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> – baubles!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">Twigs </span></i><span lang="EN-US">– I really loved the twigs in the inspo pic, so
used a snow scene in the picture with lots of bare twigs in it. I also enjoyed playing with the patterns in
the texture paste and highlighting them with gesso to bring them forward. I think the effect is a bit twig-like too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">Something Transparent</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> -
<st1:personname w:st="on">V</st1:personname>intage Trinkets ‘Us’
Lightbulb<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">Ovals </span></i><span lang="EN-US">– I think my baubles (which are really just
glass pebbles) are somewhere between circles and ovals, so I must have both
bases covered there! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I journaled
about the holidays in a sense as it documents a kind of holiday dream I have,
to experience a white Christmas again... but this time with my hubby and
kids. It’s been a long time since I
lived in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>
with my family for 3 years as a child. I
also used cursive text in the title and in the script background stamp and used
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Do pop over and have a look at what the full team of designers and guest designers have prepared for you this week. It's AMAZING!<br />
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Thanks for dropping by, and stay tuned for more December challenges. :)<br />
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Cheers,<br />
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Jules<br />
xUnknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147613998042618223.post-32770919594469664922013-10-02T15:01:00.000+10:002013-10-03T12:39:09.328+10:00I Finally Managed a ChallengeHello again... I know it has been a little while (again), but my creative urges are back with a vengeance! I've got some exciting news that I'll have to hold onto for a little bit, but can't wait to share! ;)<br />
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Busy as always with kids right now, what with Maddi almost finished with Year 12 and commencing a new and exciting chapter next year... leaving home for uni! Very mixed feelings about that as you could imagine. Lachy will start Prep next year and Claire and Coop are plodding along somewhere in the middle. All are really busy with sport, various jobs and doing an awesome job on their grades... couldn't wish for more really. I hope to return to work next year, so organisation will be key for us, even more so than usual. I'm looking forward to having more interests outside the home. It's definitely the right time for me.<br />
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My interests inside the home is what I'm here to show you today though! :)<br />
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I've actually participated in a challenge. As luck would have it, the colours I was putting together for the following layout fitted in perfectly with the special challenge over at <a href="http://csicolorstoriesinspiration.ning.com/forum/topics/case-file-no-s535-2-special-scrap365-case-file-closes-october-31-" target="_blank">CSI</a> this month! This special Case File No. S535-2 is the second Case File created in collaboration with Scrap365, UK's biggest and best scrapbooking magazine.<br />
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The colour palette is really quite an interesting <b>Scheme</b> and not the sort of colours I would normally play with. It's all about finding the 'balance' of colours in the palette that appeals to you. I love orange, so I made that dominate.</div>
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Our trip to Tasmania last Christmas has left me with a gazillion beautiful nature shots... in fact I don't think I'll ever scrap them all in my lifetime, but I am having fun trying. :)</div>
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I used a real mix of old and new on this page, but obviously Finnabair's Sunrise-Sunset Collection for Prima features quite clearly, as does her gorgeous newsprint stamp. Some old Tim Holtz Ideology stickers, Prima and Pink Paislee rub ons, 7Gypsies metal gears, Prima flowers, torn strips of washi tape and corrugated card, various buttons and brads and some randomly meandering thread helped to paint the picture too. Oh, and no layout is complete without the everpresent sprays and paints! :)<br />
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The next project on my desk now is a mini album of my trip down to Melbourne with DD#1 to see P!nk... and plenty of the sights and culture of Melbourne. <br />
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Cheers and thanks for stopping by.<br />
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Jules<br />
XUnknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147613998042618223.post-21066313059775059502013-07-05T14:25:00.000+10:002013-07-05T14:25:26.858+10:00I Scrapped!Yep... I scrapped! It's been a while I know, and I had to do a little dusting before I even opened any of my scrap supplies.... but I did it!! :)<br />
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Too many things were battling for attention and the time I was dedicating to scrapbooking was sadly compromised, so much so that I felt it was affecting the standard of my work... and therefore my enjoyment of it. I consequently stepped down from many of my creative commitments and endeavours, but that familiar itch was always there.<br />
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Anyway, I finally had to do something about persistent itch and what better way to do that than to showcase a photo from our Christmas trip to Tasmania? With a gazillion shots of the stunning Cradle Mountain, I am definitely spoilt for choice for the next 12 months when it comes to the availability of material to scrap!!<br />
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So here it is... a 'just because' page to blow away the cobwebs. I might start browsing for cool challenges next. Any suggestions?<br />
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Oh, and my apologies for the shocking photos. Hubby has taken both of my good cameras with him on his 'boy trip' to the Kimberley, so my iphone camera had to do!<br />
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Lots of Prima papers, buttons and flowers, gesso, glimmermist (painted on, not sprayed) and stamping.<br />
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On the road from Yamba to the Sunshine Coast, we are greeted
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Over the next two days, we sit
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dumps it’s payload from the top end of the Queensland coast, right down to the
bottom (and even into NSW), causing major flooding. It appears we have rounded off our tour of
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Happy Birthday Australia… and happy birthday dad! We spend Australia Day on the road, bound for
Roma. We have to detour way out west in
order to avoid flooding and road closures, but it’s well worth it to ensure we
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Fortunately an incident free day of
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pleasures are sometimes the best ones, but I just <i>loooove</i> travelling in the rain, so I am more than happy to be on
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… forty three days away from home, no less than 7,000 kilometres travelled, a gazillion litres of fuel consumed, nine different beds slept in, two dead camper batteries,
one exploded car engine, countless spectacularly beautiful scenes, an immeasurable
number of memories and some of the best times that we have had as a family, <i>ever</i>!
Oh, and six very happy campers… <o:p></o:p><br />
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Thanks so much for coming along for the ride. I hope you have enjoyed (or tolerated) the temporary deviation of my blogging content and, whilst I seriously underestimated how busy our trip was going to be ... and consequently how little time was going to be left over for all things creative... I am committed to completing and sharing my travel journal!! Watch this space... :)</div>
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A relax day again today as our Tassy Tour starts to wind
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two nights with me and the kids before we fly back to Melbourne to meet up with
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Regrettably our last day in Tassy. Four full weeks of sightseeing and spending time with family has just not been enough. We are already talking about a return visit to see the things we just didn’t have time to see… and re-visit the places that we know we <i>‘have’</i> to see again! Tasman Peninsular, Bay of Fires, Cradle Mountain… the list goes on.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Swansea to Yamba… gorgeous little holiday spot on the NSW
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There are very few Australians who would not remember the
anxious wait as we all held our collective breath in the hope that the trapped
miners Todd Russell and Brant Web would be rescued following the Beaconsfield Gold
Mine disaster of April 2006. Only a
short drive away from Green’s Beach, we found the decommissioned mine and
historical museum of Beaconsfield. Along
with the epic story of the earth tremor, rock collapse and subsequent rescue
efforts to save the miners, we found an amazingly well structured farming,
mining and ‘everything historical’ museum.
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… who doesn’t LOVE an antique typewriter? While I find the
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think is an unhealthy interest in the crumbling ruins and the colours and
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A self-drive Winery tour is on the agenda today and again, we
are lucky to have my Uncle lead us around to some of the gorgeous vineyards
with their cellar door wine tasting, in the Tamar Valley region between Green’s
Beach and Launceston, on the western side of the river. The boys reciprocate today and play the role
of designated drivers as the girls relax and enjoy the scenery… and indulge the
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Today we pack up and leave Wynyard, saying
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…and heading East again to Green’s Beach - but not before
more natural disasters. Before we have
even risen in the morning we hear a rumble and shudder not at all dissimilar to
an underground explosion. Living in a
mining community we are quite accustomed to the occasional controlled blast and
this sounded very much the same… only stronger and louder and sustained over a
longer period… turns out it was an earth tremor about 10km off shore, to the
North of Wynyard! It would appear at
this point that disaster is following us, so we decamp pretty quickly and set
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Green’s Beach is situated at the mouth of the Tamar River,
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Vineyards! … more on that later. :)<o:p></o:p></div>
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A trip down to Launceston is planned for the day, as the
boys have all booked themselves in for a tour around the Boag’s Brewery… a local Tasmanian beer that happens to be a
favourite of my darling betrothed. As I
hastily make plans to get my nails done while we are there, I suffer the expected
barbs about how ridiculous it is to get my nails done on a camping holiday. Shortly after reminding said betrothed and
his beer swilling entourage that I am the designated driver for the day, all
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Day Twenty Eight | 12 January 2013: ‘WOW’ is fast becoming a very over-utilised
word for me in recent weeks…. but WOW!!!! Cradle Mountain was everything we thought it
would be. We did not have clear weather,
but that in no way diminished it’s beauty, in fact the supremely ethereal
quality of the clouds enshrouding the mountain peaks, coupled with the grey
mist driven by icy wind actually enhanced the experience for us. The grandeur and mystique of this prehistoric
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comparatively easy. We decided to leave
Lachy with Nanny and Poppy all the same, as even that circuit would have been
out of reach for him. The other three kids
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We topped it all off with lunch at the Cradle Mountain Lodge, adjacent to this cosy log fire. A welcome end to a chilly 10 degree morning trek!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Fantastic day!<o:p></o:p></div>
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A place we definitely hope to revisit another time, perhaps even for a snowy winter experience, bunkering down at the end of the day in one of the many log cabins dotted around the lodge, with open fire blazing!</div>
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But our journey continues, as we begrudgingly leave Cradle Mountain....</div>
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Day Twenty Seven | 11
January 2013: Today we took a little
road trip to Arthur River, the most Westerly point on the Tasmanian coast! Referred to by locals as 'The Edge of the World', South Africa is 10,000 miles to the west. The ancient, rugged landscape is, as always,
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January 2013: On the road again today
and heading west to the North West Coast of Tassy. We will use Wynyard as our base and do little
day trips from there. Situated right on
the coast and overlooking the wild waters of the Bass Strait, many of these
little townships really cop a battering from the strong winds whipping straight
off the sea and we are bitterly cold the day we arrive. Our mid-summer happy hour is a chilly 14
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Day Twenty Six | 10 January 2013: Today we have a crack at The Nut! Seriously!
We head further west for the day and visit the gorgeous little seaside township
of Stanley, nestled at the base of a landmark chunk of rock, known as The Nut.
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January 2013: Off we go! The first official day of our Tassy camping
trip. With the camper all hitched up to
our new and improved Prado, the convoy of vans and cars pulls out of Hobart,
bound for Douglas River, just North of Bicheno on the Central East coast. We spend three nights at this beachside camp
spot … 3 caravans, 1 camper trailer, 3 tents and 20 people! Me and 19 rellies. Wow!
Given that I’ve never been fortunate enough to live in close proximity
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The sand was the most unbelievable white I have ever seen, rivaling (and in fact surpassing) any Queensland beach I have seen to date. The white sand and clear water gives the water the most amazing azure colour.... just stunning!<br />
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South of Douglas River however, and all around Hobart and the
Peninsular, devastating fires have broken out and threatened thousands of
homes, ultimately destroying hundreds.
Thankfully (and somewhat miraculously), no human lives are lost. From our vantage point on the Beach, we watch
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Troy also returns to Hobart for
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January 2013: Today we pack up and head
further north to St Helens for another three nights. More stunning locations, like the Bay of
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... these photo were taken from an actual free camp spot on top of the rocks! The orange colour on the granite rocks is caused by lichen and produces some of the most fantastic seascapes I have ever seen! Camping right on these rocks at Sloop Lagoon in the Bay of Fires is firmly locked in to my bucket list for our next Tassy visit.... and we are quite certain that there will be a next time!</div>
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What a jam-packed day this was!! From this breathtaking coastline, we drove up the
valley to St Columba Falls. Amazing that this terrain was a short 30 minute drive from the beautiful Bay of Fires. We walked
down to the bottom of the falls, surrounded by pre-historic forest terrain,
then power walked back up! With all the
extra calories common to most holiday diets, the exercise is oh-so-welcome... especially when you take turns in hauling an extra little 20 kilo boy on your back! :)<br />
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What an awesome and memorable day... from astonishing coastline to beautiful valleys and pastures, lush and ancient forest to historical pubs and paddocks! I need a nap!! :))<br />
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Back with more adventures soon!<br />
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Cheers,<br />
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Day Eighteen | 2 January 2013: WOW!!
What a day! Every day is my new
favourite! Today we explored the Tasman
Peninsular again, but this time by sea!
We took a ride on a speedboat cruise, the Sea Life Adventures, from
Pirates Bay right around to Tasman Island at the south of the Peninsular. The southern coastline was just awesome….
rugged, unique, treacherous and devastatingly stunning all at the same
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As we rounded the point however, on the way
to Murphy Bay and out of the shelter of the rocks, the swell and freezing wind
slapped us out of our stupor of wonderment just a little! The boat was rocked and blown in every
direction and icy sea spray stung our hands and faces. The four 3oo horsepower
V8 engines on the back of the boat were up to the task however and we sped
through the waves and came crashing down on the other side of the swell. It was totally exhilarating!<o:p></o:p></div>
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The chill was bone deep and completely unexpected. When the born-and-bred Tasmanians tell you
they are cold…. it’s cold! This is mid
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Despite the fact that poor Claire Bear was quite unwell, I’m
so glad we did this tour and I know we will all remember the thrill of it for a
long time to come… with the possible exception of Claire! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Day Fifteen | 30 Dec 2012:
Today was a BIG day, so prepare for a photo overload! We drove down the Tasman Peninsular, south of
Hobart to Port Arthur today, stopping off for a quick look at the Tessellated
Pavement in Pirates Bay on the way. This
rare rock phenomenon, caused by stress fractures in the earth’s crust, has eroded
over time and resulted in quite a spectacular effect. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Port Arthur was of course the site of the most remote and
rugged penal colonies in Australian history. Chosen for its location, it was a perfect
stronghold as the narrow stretch of land at the neck of the peninsular
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A day filled with sites that just had us in awe of the
history of this small State. For such a
relatively tiny parcel of land, it is just jam packed with amazing sites and
spell-binding beauty. Here is a
pictorial overview of what was definitely one of the highlights of our trip so
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Day Sixteen | 31 December 2012: Happy New Year! Another special celebration with my cousins,
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weather. Queensland temperatures are
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2012 : Today we visited the Tahune
Airwalk on the banks of the Huon River outside of Hobart. Not for the faint-hearted as we found
ourselves way up in the canopy of the Huon Pine and Eucalypts, negotiating our
way across the suspended walkways that swayed quiet considerably with the
traffic of our combined families! I
spent most of the walk clinging desperately to Lachy’s hand with the
unrealistic fear that he would fall over the 1.5 meter high fencing! Very pretty view from the canopy though and
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Day Fourteen | 28 Dec 2012 : It’s my birthday and we celebrate with a
little road trip down the beautiful Huon Valley where many of my ancestors
lived and worked amongst all the apple orchards. Sadly, many of the apple orchards no longer
prosper, but it is nevertheless a pretty and nostalgic drive, culminating in a
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Day Fifteen | 29<sup> </sup>Dec 2012: A little bit of a girlie day today, with a
visit to the famous Salamanca Markets and Constitution Dock. My cousin Shaz suggested we check out the
markets, so all the girls left the boys to their own devices and headed for the
wharf. The crowds were considerable and
the air was festive as we pottered around at the markets for a while before
wandering over to Constitution Dock to check out the yachts that have just run
the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. We even
heard the boom of the canon from my Aunty and Uncle’s yesterday morning, as
Wild Oats crossed the finish line in first place! Great way to spend a few lazy hours, playing
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Christmas Day, it is all about family and food!
When the anxious whispering, excited squeals and childish giggles had
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fresh Tassy crayfish, oysters, scallops and abalone… and some good old
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Without our vehicle it is hard to get around and do much, so
we decide to capitalise on that and spend the next couple of days relaxing and
recharging.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147613998042618223.post-22071432514895862632013-01-10T18:37:00.005+10:002013-01-10T19:14:43.215+10:00Hobart Bound<br />
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Hello lovely friends!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Wow, so much filling in to do!! We have crammed so much in, spent time with
family and seen so many beautiful places that I just have not had time to sit
and blog … or even download the thousand odd photos I have clicked off for that
matter. So as not to overload, I think
I’ll have to update my blog in installments!!
No time for editing photos either, so what you see is just real life
snaps… in the raw, so to speak!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Day Seven | 21 Dec 2012 - Following a couple of nights in the lovely
historic little town of Tocumwal, just on the border of NSW and Victoria, we
set off over the mighty Murray River and landed on Victorian soil.<br />
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Just seconds afterwards, Lachy decrees ‘I
love Victoria!’… to everyone’s
amusement. It isn’t long before I
notice that almost every home we pass has a chimney – something you don’t see a
lot of in Central Queensland!! It is a
really pretty drive and to a family who is quite accustomed to traveling long
distances in a day, it isn’t long at all until we find ourselves on the
outskirts of Melbourne. Coop was pretty
thrilled to see this sign ...<br />
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it. Before long we are checking into the
yet another caravan park in readiness for the next leg of the journey tomorrow…
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Day Eight | 22 Dec 2012 - Hello/Goodbye to Melbourne and onto a plane
bound for Hobart. Troy will travel onto
Devenport via ferry with the camper tomorrow morning. It is a full day’s sailing for him, and not a
very interesting one I’m afraid. Good
thing mum and dad will be keeping him company and taking the ferry with their
caravan too. The kids have all flown
before, but Lachy was only a baby when he last flew, so it is all new to
him. There were tears and anxious
moments for him as we took our seats and belted ourselves in. Following take-off and during our ascent he
informed me oh-so-solemnly that he doesn’t like planes much, despite the fact
that I had him wedged between Maddi and myself, so that we could both reassure
and comfort him as much as possible. <o:p></o:p><br />
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smooth flight, he announced with a grin from ear to ear that he ‘loves’
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Aunty Marg was waiting at the airport, so home to Bellerive
we go, with the most fantastic views across Hobart, directly overlooking
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Day Ten | 24 Dec 2012 - Christmas Eve and Mum, Dad and Troy arrive in
Hobart, albeit a little later than expected.
One hour out of Hobart our car engine exploded and the poor Prado and
camper were towed into Hobart on a truck, whilst Troy hitched a ride with my
folks. Nothing can be done about it on
Christmas Eve, so we decide to make the most of a frustrating situation and
enjoy the festive occasion regardless and get caught up in the magic of Christmas
… things could have been so much worse after all!<o:p></o:p><br />
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Thanks for tagging along on our little journey... back with more soon! :)<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147613998042618223.post-74772857076467339122012-12-20T12:09:00.002+10:002012-12-20T13:24:36.662+10:00Southward Bound...<br />
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Goodiwindi to Dubbo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We arrived in Dubbo
on Monday, Day 3 of our road trip to Melbourne, and were immediately taken with
the place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fantastic caravan park and
gorgeous weather, we set up camp and made plans for our trip to the Taronga Western
Plains Zoo the following day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can thoroughly
recommend it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had an awesome day and
took our time meandering around the 6km track and enjoying all the animal
enclosures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The kids especially enjoyed
the African animals and were keen to view all the feeding times and
presentations by the keepers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hahaa…. Trust me, if I can scrap efficiently in such a
confined space, anyone can!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
certainly encourages you to think simple and not over-complicate things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> :) </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll share my first few pages soon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As our trip progresses, so too does the
travel journal process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The idea of
scrapping something from every day has evolved into the decision to only record
the things that I feel are relevant or something that I want to look back on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We may do a few things in one day that I want
to document and then nothing much on the next day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m okay with skipping days, or not working
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in readiness for the shopping I have planned!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">x</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147613998042618223.post-4024640062454440032012-12-17T19:04:00.001+10:002012-12-17T19:04:26.409+10:00Off We Go!!!Finally Day One has arrived!<br />
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It will be interesting to compare and contrast the Central Queensland landscape to the Tassy landscape shots in a couple of weeks time! :)<br />
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Day Two we reached Goondiwindi and met up with my mum and dad for the continued trip to Melbourne through the centre of NSW and Victoria.<br />
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The cool air that vapourised the fuel up there is bound to settle down here tonight, right? That's what I'm counting on anyway!!<br />
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Cheers for now!<br />
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Jules<br />
xUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147613998042618223.post-64207357764341854242012-12-16T15:13:00.001+10:002012-12-16T15:13:27.975+10:00Scrap The Girls!The drought has broken.... well, my creative drought at least! :)<br />
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Thanks to Mal and <a href="http://scrap-the-girls.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Scrap The Girls</a>, I put this layout together as part of the December Birthday Celebrations. <i>Scrap The Girls is 4 years old this month!</i> Congrats Mal and all the girls on putting together and maintaining such a fantastic challenge site. Head on over and <a href="http://scrap-the-girls.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">check out</a> the multiple challenges for this month. All challenges are open until 31st January, 2013 and there is bound to be something to suit everyone.<br />
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The challenge this week is to scrap a girl based layout in teal, white and a neutral colour (I have used kraft) with the option of including a 'life lesson' message to your loved one. At this particularly introspective, family oriented time of year, I thought it would be nice to scrap some words of wisdom and then maybe even gift your layout when you are done.<br />
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This layout is based on Maddi's recent achievement when awarded with School Captain for 2013. Yep, proud mumma.... that's me! :))<br />
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Tonnes of gesso, glimmermist and stamping on this layout... nothing's changed there! :) The gorgeous Dusty Attic Decorative Scroll #1 (DA0213) takes centre stage and acts as a perfect photo frame too.<br />
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So, as I am currently weaving my way down the centre of Queensland, NSW and Victoria on my way to Melbourne, this is a scheduled post. Promise to keep you updated during our travels with plenty of pics and travel journal updates :)<br />
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The subject of today's post is our up-and-coming camping trip to Tasmania for Christmas! Excited beyond measure, I've no doubt that a major contributing factor to the anticipation is a quick study of the maximum temperature comparisons between home and Tassy. 42 deg/C : 20 deg/C. BRING IT ON!! lol<br />
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... from Issue No.94 of Scrapbook Creations? <br />
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I put together this travel journal several months ago in readiness for our Christmas holidays this year. Instead of a December Daily, I will be documenting our epic Christmas camping trip one day at a time from Dec 15th to Jan 27th. A big undertaking I know, but I am totally ok with only using a 'one picture speaks a thousand words' approach for some days, if that is all I can manage. <br />
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I have my base pages and vellum for journalling all prepared for action and have even jotted down some initial thoughts before our trip even begins. It is a very eclectic mix of papers, scraps, altered book pages and embellies and I would like to keep the content and style very informal and ad hoc. I envisage a bursting-at-the-seems collection of bits and pieces of precious tokens, snapshots and memories from our trip, randomly stapled, with notations just jotted down on the run. No measuring, no typing, no fussing and NO straight lines!! :)</div>
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I am prepared with my travel scrap kit, portable printer and a 'Big 4' caravan park wifi subscription in advance, because I will of course need to blog as I go too! There will be some rugged camping where wifi just won't be an option, but I will record and blog as much as I can, when I can.<br />
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Our trek begins with a 2,500km road trip to Melbourne, followed by 10 hour ferry ride with car and camper across the mountainous seas of the Bass Strait before we even get to Tassy!! (Actually, the kids and I will fly from Melbourne to Hobart direct, because it was cheaper .... and less tumultuous for the digestive system, while Troy keeps the car, the camper and my mum and dad company on the ferry ride over). Not only are mum and dad travelling and camping with us, but we are also visiting and holidaying with many more of my relatives in Tassy too... some, Troy and the kids have never even met. I can't wait!! I know they say it's all about the journey and not the destination..... but I'm completely amped for the <i>journey</i>, the <i>destination</i> AND the <i>trip home</i>!!!<br />
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With just one week of preparing and packing and Santa organising to go, I've plenty of 'to'do' lists that I should be consulting right now... so I'm outta here.<br />
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Oh, and I'll be back soon with my first scrapping attempt in ...... no!! .... has it really been 6 months?? <br />
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If anyone <i>is</i> still listening... thanks. I know now I will always still need to create <i>something</i>, no matter what else is going on in my crazy and demanding everyday, so stay tuned and I promise to continue sharing.<br />
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I had a bunch of fun with water, glimmermists and salt to create this funky little background technique and teamed it up with a silhouette photo of my ds#1 and some <i>'really old'</i> rubon numbers (love using up old stuff). Thanks to <a href="http://www.featureart.net.au/store/">Feature Art</a> for the sponsorship this month.<br />
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Yummy <a href="http://thedustyat.cart.net.au/">Dusty Attic</a> cogs helped to set the boy theme and were simply gessoed to offset them against the watercoloured background:<br />
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Thanks so much for popping in guys.... but i really need to finish packing!! A little bit more than a week in a warm sunny beach in Far North Queensland is beckoning!! :)) Promise to update with lots of piccies.<br />
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Jules<br />
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Eeeek! Last week was all about catching up on all things family.... that were so disgracefully ignored in the build up to the Brisbane Expo!! :) We've had a birthday and a sleepover party, an away game for football that required an overnight stay, one stressed Year 11 dd in exam block requiring lots of support (because apparently an A- is considered a 'fail'!), and a horrible temperature/headache virus thrown in for good measure!</div>
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Just in the nick of time, and because I enjoyed my first canvas so much, I decided to do another one for this week's palette at <a href="http://thecolorroom.ning.com/">The Colour Room</a>. I have also incorporated the <a href="http://www.featureart.net.au/store/">Feature Art</a> papers, this month's sponsor at TCR.</div>
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The ever-present <a href="http://dustyattic.ning.com/photo">Dustic Attic</a> chipboard also features... :) In typical fashion, I have painted and misted it to incorporate it into the background, outlined it with darker glimmermist and a fine paintbrush, then touched it up lightly with gesso and a dry brush to help distinguish and highlight it. One of my favourite techniques. Some tiny little scattered glass beads have also added a touch of sparkle and interest.</div>
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I had a fantastic time and (aside from the learning experience of a rather chaotic class on Saturday), I thoroughly enjoyed my first 'in person' teaching experience. Thank you to the many wonderful and kind ladies who took my class and made me feel at ease. Your comments and feedback following the classes were amazing and I am truly humbled and thankful to have been involved in what I'm certain will be a regular event for me.... whatever the capacity.<br />
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A big thankyou also to Nicole and Craft Queen for the fabulous opportunity and for all your help and support. You are a true professional and I don't know what I would have done without your guidance and assistance.<br />
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To Kim and Tina.... you are wonderful!! Your help on all three days was just astounding and I could not have gotten through each class without your tireless efforts. Big hugs... again! :)<br />
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I can now show you the layout that the class was based on, in full . Quite a detailed layout, it was a little bit of a challenge to get this completed in the designated time. I had toyed with the idea of making a much simpler page, but decided that that just wasn't me. I would much rather give people something that was authentically me and have them leave my class with a little homework, rather than feel duped or short changed.<br />
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In need of a couple of catch up days and hopeful that I have avoided the nasty flu bugs that almost every second person at the show seemed to be hosting.... I'm now off to clean floors! What an anti-climax!! lol<br />
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Quite sad that I just could't manage another bag on my shoulder and hence no camera, no photos! : ( I'm hopeful that I will receive some from the lovely Annette and Kim soon... ; )<br />
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Thanks so much for visiting,<br />
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Jules<br />
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