Time to Share... !

Hello lovely bloggers!

Yep, still here!  Funny how life can pick you up and whisk you off on a tangent from time to time.  Last weekend of the School hols here, which involved a visit from my folks, visits from far away friends, lots of catching up, lots of cleaning and re-organising rooms (I can now see the floor in my boys room!) lol.

Oh... and lots and lots of time spent focussing on my health and fitness.  Taking a little extra time to really plan and organise meals for maximum health benefit.  No leaving things until the last minute and making do with less than perfect food choices!  I'm sure we all do that every now and then.... :)  And then there is the exercise!  All I can say is that the 12WBT has restored my love of really feeling good.  A feeling that can only be borne from almost getting spat off the treadmill because you genuinely couldn't put one more foot in front of the other.  ;) ... or from doing so many squats in a session that your subsequent jelly legs mean even the most mundane of tasks, such as visiting the little girls room, poses a whole world of threatening scenarios.  Enough said! hehee.

To say that I have embraced a new direction is quite understated.  I feel motivated and energised.  I love it!!

The good thing is I can see some spare time on the immediate horizon.  Woohoo.  I've got some ideas that I can't wait to put on paper.  For now though, how about I share the October Kraft It Up challenge that went up today?  This month you need to create a layout using ONE of the following styles....
* Monochromatic

* Minimalist

* Vintage/Romantic/Shabby Chic

Remember your creation must be based on Kraft or Kraft PP.

I opted for the Monochromatic style.  I find it quite difficult to resist the temptation to add another pop of contrasting colour with your embellies, however if you complement this style with a photo containing a contrasting colour, it is so worth it.  It serves to really accentuate your photo.

{walk with me}

I have used some of that yummy Tim Holtz resist Kraft, lots of ink, glimmermist and glimmerglam to help with the monochromatic theme and, again,  I have used the frame from the Sweet Serenity digi kit by Lydell Quinn and Emma Stafrace, just recoloured.  So versatile.

The theme is so broad this month, that I'm sure it will cater to all styles. :)

Oh, and can you believe I have no family photos to share??!! Can't believe I haven't whipped that camera out for almost 2 weeks.... well, aside from this yesterday. I just couldn't resist. What holiday is complete without playdates and sugar?

OK, I think it's time to go and mess up my clean scrap space!!

Cheers for now,

Jules
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