Hiya!

Just wanted to pop in with a layout that I have created for the June challenge over at the 123 Challenge Blog.

Here is the 1-2-3 of the challenge...

Colour = BLUE

Word = TOGETHER

Technique = MASKING

And this is what I came up with...

I have used a polka dot mask and sprayed on my background using Mr Hueys colour mist in a Powder Blue. I have used patterned papers that feature blue in them as well. I have used the word TOGETHER as part of my title for the page.

I had been wanting to use this photo in a layout and when I came across this challenge I KNEW it was it!!

I must say...I am quite in love with how it turned out. 

Don't ya just love it when something turns out just as you imagined it in your head - it doesn't happen often but it DOES happen and this is one of those times.

Hope you like it too!

With Sprinkles of Sunshine...

Anna

Yeah, so you remember last week's TO-DO list?

I'm back to reveal what I did, what I started and what I didn't get done at all!

Alot of the points were hopefuls - I would be happy if I had at least made headway on most things on this list!

So...

1. I did manage to keep on top of the main household tasks - washing dishes, washing clothes (although due to weather I am not completely caught up but slowly plodding away when I am able to get clothes out that will DRY!), beds made every morning.

2. The main bedroom still remains in a state of disarray. Where I started, has only made more mess so it's still a work-in-progress.

3. I got quite a ways through my wardrobe - just got a few boxes of clothes I need to sort through and organise. I have an op-shop bag filling up and have chucked what I need to chuck. It's happening and that is good :-)

4. I finished the final items for some gifts for my birthday swap gift recipients for the month of July!

5. I have started going through scrapbook kits in my studio, have started actually using them although nowhere near clearing them off my table and storing them on the shelf yet :-/

6. Well the desk lamp is going where the pile of kit boxes are that I am going through so NO...that is yet to be set up yet!

7. I've started crocheting the cushion!!

8. We attended a local community dance night at the hall on Saturday night - quite a number of people attended from around the area. Band and food was good. The kids had a blast too!

9. Yesterday (Sunday) I had ambulance driver training. Daunting! But it was actually quite a good day...challenging and limit pushing for me but I learnt a lot and surprised myself with what I was capable of doing :-)

10. The art journal is yet to be started BUT I have many ideas floating about in the creative compartment of my brain ;-)

11. I have started getting some design team projects underway.

12. No Project Life catch-up happened - oh! unless you can count jotting down happenings of the week in my notebook and printing off some photos ready for my album...yeah! That so counts!!! ;-)

So, it wasn't all unproductive hey!?!

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So what am I up to - or hope to get done - this week?

Let me list it for you ;-) ...

1. Wash bathroom floors, vacuum right through all carpeted areas (we always do sporadic vacuums in targeted areas so we need to do the whole lot in one go for once!).

2. Hang some pictures around the house.

3. Bake an orange cake.

4. Finish crocheting that cushion I started.

5. Get that art journal started - at least a couple of pages!!

6. Tidy main bedroom.

7. Finish sorting through and organising wardrobes.

8. Continue moving along with design team projects.

9. Man the shop for a few hours one day this week.

10. More studio time - sorting, organising AND creating of course ;-) SET UP THAT LIGHT!!

11. Project Life catch-up - at least get two more weeks done.

12. Begin lessons in the new workshop JOT POCKETS on Sunday. Details HERE - you can join too!!

Yeah, so it seems a long list. There a couple of bigger tasks to do but many are smaller things - it's a matter of keeping focused and it should all be able to be done in a week really hey!?! On top of the normal everyday running of the household. 

Here's hoping anyway :-)

What are you up to this week? Anything, in particular, you want to get done?

With Sprinkles of Sunshine...

Anna

I'm excited!!!

I always am when it comes to anything memory-keeping and definitely anything Jot and Kim Archer related!

And what am I excited about??

JOT POCKETS!!!

The up and coming new workshop created by Kim Archer herself!!

You most likely would have heard of Project Life - a pocket style approach to memory-keeping designed and created by Becky Higgins. And it has just gone off with a bang! Many people have tapped into this method for its ease and simplicity.

But, for some, there may be some confusion, and it may all seem a little overwhelming to get started.

THAT'S WHERE THIS WORKSHOP COMES IN!

Designed for the purpose of relieving any tensions, doubts or overwhelm for pocket style scrapping - this workshop will have you started and well on your way creating pages of memories with ease!

Class officially kicks off Sunday 6th July but there is already some pre-class tasks up and ready to go for you to join in on if you so choose! I had loads of fun creating a couple of pages with these pre-class projects...

And you can too!!

Find out more deets and REGISTER HERE!

There is just one more week until registration closes and class starts - OH YES!! This is gonna be a whole lotta awesome fun :-)

See ya there!

With Sprinkles of Sunshine...

Anna

And here we are yet again for my Friday Faves list. These are my...

1. Love Paper? Inspiration +++ in this post - 15 paper projects to make. Love it!

2. I must say - one of these would be really cool to have :-)

3. What a simple yet effective piece of art!

4. With school holidays looming, I am trying to work out some special activities for the kids to do - this post has got me off to a great start...although...we don't use the word bored, boring, boredom or whatever in this household. We often tell our kids that they should never be bored - there is always something they can do, they have plenty of things to keep them entertained.
So instead of boredom busters, I think I would rather refer to them as 'entertainment enhancers'! hehe ;-)

5. I am all for what this article is saying. I am particularly fond of point 5 - I have always been a huge advocate of kids being responsible for their own things and earning what they have, although I probably haven't portrayed this concept as heavily as I should to my kids...need to up the ante on that one I think.  In a society where much advertisement targets young adults, I want to my kids to grow up being financially savvy. I want them to stand up to the consumer driven mumbo-jumbo and be wise with their money and the decisions that they make.
I think I also need to give myself a swift kick up the butt too and start listening to myself!! ;-)

Have a beautiful day :-)

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So I'm alive. I'm healthy(ish).

All is beautiful in the world :-)

Outside it is dreary and cold therefore it's cold inside too - trying to keep the fire cranking to warm things up. Until then, I am layered up with a singlet, long sleeve top, and a hoodie jumper and I'm feeling comfy in my tracky dacks :-)

So, the day might not be particularly bright but my heart is happy and sparkling with hopes, dreams, inspiration and a keen desire to make the most of every opportunity.

I have many plans...I thought that I would share my to-do's and hopefuls for this week here today!

1. Stay on top of the housework.

2. Get hubby and I's bedroom sorted and tidied - it's super cluttered at the moment. I need my space to breathe and relax!

3. Go through wardrobes - sort, reassign items in kids wardrobes (eldest 'too smalls' to youngest), discard or donate.

4. Get some special gifts finalised and sent to birthday swap July girls!!

5. Go through scrapbook kits - store on Expedit and START USING THEM!!

6. Set up desk lamp in studio for extra lighting when creating at night.

7. Start crocheting a cushion (possibly complete it this week?)

8. Go to a dance night at the local hall (Saturday). Better choose my outfit too - smart, casual...shouldn't be too hard to glam up abit? hmmmm.....

9. Ambulance driver training (Sunday) - stressing out abit about that but trying to let it not overtake my thoughts too much or it will ruin my week!! 

10. Make an art journal - again! I've started a few pages which are laying around somewhere in my studio...I've seen quite a few creatives around the traps getting into art journalling again and it has rekindled my desire to get my messy on and go wild :-)

11. Start ticking off some design team projects and write-ups.

12. Do some Project Life catch-up!!

So what are your plans for this week?

With Sprinkles of Sunshine...

Anna

Well, if I can't manage blogging through the week at the moment, I can at least keep up with my weekly post of...

I have every intention of blogging but am currently using most of my spare time to clean up my studio and start de-cluttering my house for a more simplistic life with less.

1. I have this book heading my way. Looking forward to taking in its content.

2. I thought Kristen's idea of taking one photo each morning would be a nice little routine activity to do every day.

3. Really like the idea of a folded card booklet to hold journalling on a layout.

4. I LOVE everything this girl does!

5. Still undecided which one I want - Canon or Epson??? One has the connectivity options I like and the other the print quality! Hmmmmm....

Enjoy your weekend.

Take care.

With Sprinkles of Sunshine...

Anna

I am here again with another weekly dose of...

1. I signed up to this app on my iPhone this week. I'm still working my way around it but I'm liking what i see so far. Full verdict pending :-)

2. I am always up for more ideas and inspiration on topics to blog about. This is a good list!

3. Got a bit of a laugh out of this. Seriously thinking this kind of post would be great as a 'what's going on around our home' monthly post - it would be good for a giggle anyway ;-) 

4. Now this in one way to silence a room! But the message this woman serves is clear and definitely made its mark!

5. Creating with cork - Stephanie rocks it!

Enjoy!

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I love it when I can get to the end of the day and say -

'I made something today'

OR 

'I mastered a new skill'

OR

'I started AND finished something'

OR

all of these!

Yesterday was one of those days!

Oh yes!

And I am just a little excited about this.

I was browsing my fave blogs yesterday - you know the ones that you just automatically go to while drinking your morning coffee cos you know they are good no matter what - and I came across THIS POST over on Kellie's blog.

Yes - you read it right - ARM KNITTING!! 

And it really is quite easy no matter how hard you think the diagrams look - I went to YouTube and found THIS video and followed it to the 'T' - pausing and restarting, sliding back to certain spots and re-watching as many times as I saw fit. Which was quite a lot actually. heehee

Miss J had picked this wool out at Spotlight last weekend for me to make her a scarf. It's Passioknit Folkart Firecracker wool - 100% acrylic 100g balls. I used two balls for this cowl. I had been searching to find the perfect scarf to crochet for her.
When I came across this, the light went on and out come the wool and I got stuck right into it! I had to restart twice BUT third time lucky and I had this...


I was stoked!!
And so was this little chickadee...

I'm keen to make some more!!

Whatta ya reckon?? Keen to have a go?
Please share if you do :-)

A new month. A new mood board over at Jot!

This month the colour scheme was chosen by Kim Archer and it is absolutely divine.

I went totally gah-gah over this mood board and all its minty natural goodness!

And here is my sample page...

And it's time for another weekly round of...

1. Browsing my blog faves list, I clicked onto this blog and THIS post popped up. The last point almost brought me to tears - I know it is necessary and imminent but MAN it's hard. I really struggle with it when it comes to my kids!

2. Fellow Polka Dot Creative team member, Ellie created some beautiful journal cards for her Project Life album. Love em!!

3. I clicked this link over on Facebook and was given 5 tips to staying productive when working from home. I don't run a business from home but I do DT work and the occasional bookwork for the agency - I think these points are nice little reminders for anyone really, whether you're a Mum, housewife, or business owner working from home.

4. I like this space for a kids room - except I would make it bunk style beds with the working space underneath.

5. I reckon my kids would love some of the books on this list!

Enjoy and take care my lovely readers!

It's always an absolutely exciting and thrilling time when a new issue of Jot is released. 

I just love it!

And this issue is no ordinary issue - it's a celebration.

Jot turns ONE!!

Yippee!!

I had the honour of kicking the issue off with the quick challenge layout! You can join in on the challenges and upload your work over on the Jot blog HERE.

And there is plenty of other inspirational projects and articles throughout the magazine that you are just gonna LOVE!!!

It's being hailed the best issue yet!!

And that's saying something because Jot has always been top-notch to begin with. Every issue has crept up in readership and people are loving it.

So head on over HERE to soak up all the goodness!!

You won't regret it!!

With Sprinkles of Sunshine...

Anna

Hi there!

Ahhhhhh - a fresh new month.

As you would most likely be aware - I have just completed THIS challenge of blogging everyday in May and I aiming to continue on in blogging more regularly. That's why I thought this challenge would be great to do - to see how I go in trying to blog everyday. I have found that I have gotten into a bit of a groove so would like to continue this way.

I have come across a few new blogs through the challenge too which is great. In browsing the links on one of the other prompts the other day I came across one of the bloggers who made a list for herself to continue blogging in June. I have printed this list off and will use some of these prompts throughout the month when I feel I need some inspiration. Otherwise I will post however I feel led :-)

But for today I will use the prompt on this new list and write What I am looking forward to this month...

1. Blogging more of course ;-)

2.Living and Documenting life - starting some very meaningful projects to me

3. Running some special events through my blog here (so stay tuned folks!)

4. Celebrating this girls third birthday on the 15th :-)

5. More ambo training

6. Receiving happy mail

7. Doing some crochet projects

8. Organising my house better (couple of rooms need some work still!!)

9. Creating for Jot Magazine and Polka Dot Creative.

10. Enjoying life. Being happy.

What are you looking forward to this month?

With Sprinkles of Sunshine...

Anna