This week marks the end of my term as a DT member with Prima. It has been the most wonderful 2.5 years on their DT and I have met some of the most wonderful ladies along the way. I have made some really good friends with fellow DT girls over the last 2.5 years and am so greatful for those opportunities. To the amazingly talented new team of girls, congratulations and I am sure it will be a fabulous year for all of you! But for me, as one chapter ends, another begins with the Prima Education Team!
I got a call from Sherry last week asking if I would be interested in teaching in Brisbane in September! Of course I jumped on the idea, but had to create a sample and work out some logistics very quickly so they could start to advertise the event. Fabulously talented fellow Prima Educator, Louise Williams and the wonderful Jane Clark (a fellow Aussie Scrap Source DT member) will also be teaching there. If you want to find out more about the event just go to Australian Papercrafts Festival and check it out. If you are interested in the classes you can contact Sherry and book into them, her contact details are on the link as are the dates and times of the classes! The project I will be teaching is very feminine, multi layered and full of fabulous techniques. Here is a sneak peek!
If you are planning to go, I would love to hear. I am so very excited about this opportunity.
This week also marks the end of a massive bookwork job that I have been fighting my way through since December last year!! The relief to know it is now finished and we are totally up to date once more is immense. I even had a little happy dance when I finished!!
I have had a LO go up over on the Aussie Scrap Source Blog this week. I finished this one off ages ago. I really enjoyed creating this LO. There is something theraputic about delving into lots of art mediums and just creating. As I usually design everything before sticking it down, this sort of technique challenges me as it is more suited to a stick as you go way of creating, but it was still heaps of fun. Obviously inspired by the talented Finnabair and her steampunk style!
See I do some boy pages from time to time of my elder children!!! I actually have quite a few really nice pictures of them that I need to scrap! LOL! Maybe it is telling me to go back and do some more of the older ones and try this sort of technique again.....I may even have an idea brewing in my brain for a design! Now to find the time!
Houston, we have a problem in our house!!!! It would seem that little Mr Ashton has worked out not only how to remove his pants by himself, but also his nappy!! Every day without fail he will take his pants and nappy off the moment he does a wee in them or any other undesirable waste product!! I swear this is doing my head in! I will be busy doing stuff, turn around and find a naked bummed boy running around the house and I just cross my fingers and hope like crazy it is just a wet one he removed! He just doesn't care if I tell him off, he thinks it is hilarious! Quite often he will even bring me a replacement nappy to put on his butt and giggles like crazy while I put the new one on him. I have even tried putting a pair of Kaitlyns nickers over the top of his nappy but he has worked out how to remove that as well! He is not even 2 yet! I shake my head in frustration and dispair!
Enough of my ramblings for today! Thanks for stopping by my blog!
Love this LO..shows how you can do ruff & tumble boys with everyday supplies. You asked where I got my 3 tier stand that I use for my Tattered Angels...Pottery Barn & from what I understand they will be shipping worldwide VERY soon!
Posted by: Martha Richardson | June 11, 2011 at 09:03 AM
LOVE everything you do sweetie, you are one of the most amazing scrappers out there!
And good luck with your classes! - hugs
Posted by: Ingvild Bolme | June 11, 2011 at 09:09 AM
lol at Ashton...one word....suspenders??? :)
Posted by: charmaine | June 11, 2011 at 09:11 AM
I also wanted to say thank you for all the inspiration you've gave me, and all of us, with your work with Prima. You're so talented and your work is always pure inspiration! So thank you for that:)
How awesome that you're going to teach in Brisbane. Unfortunately it's kinda on the other side of the world for me, so I won't be able to attend your class;) But I'm sure it will be amazing!
And your layout....Wow, it is stunning! You've done such an amazing job with all the mixed media. I just love the gears, the paint, the flowers...and how you created a gorgeous masculine look on this page. I've only recently discovered how fun the mixed media are and I totally agree with you: it feels so good to just play with paint, gesso and all that other stuff...just have some fun and enjoy the result. That's what scrapbooking is meant for:)
Posted by: Romy | June 11, 2011 at 07:03 PM
Congratulations on becoming a Prima Educator Janine - perfect choice :-)
We had a similar problem with Marnie when she was Ashton's age. We got duct tape and put it on over the tabs so it went around the back and there was no way she could get it off. After a week or so she stopped trying and we left it off and the habit was broken :-)
Posted by: Allie Collyer | June 11, 2011 at 07:46 PM
I can see Finn's influence on that glorious layout of yours!! Congrats on the contiuation of the Prima journey!
Posted by: Jing-Jing Nickel | June 11, 2011 at 10:43 PM
janine... just want to shout out for you, Congrats on being Prima Educator ... you;re amazing!!!
Posted by: liana suwandi | June 11, 2011 at 11:24 PM
Well its sad to see you go from Prima but will definitely look froward to seeing you in your new role as Prima Educator. Your work is simply stunning!
The layout here is breathtaking..very much like Finnabair;s but very much you.
Lastly..my almost 2 year old has also discovered the taking the pants/nappy off thing LOL! If it wasnt freezing i'd let her...but its so cold I am always chasing her around LOL!
Posted by: Nadia Cannizzo | June 11, 2011 at 11:55 PM
Guess you'll just have to toilet train the little streaker! ROFL! Really loved this layout.
Posted by: Sue Feher | June 12, 2011 at 03:47 AM
lol@Ashton... Lucas has figured out how to take his trousers off but that's as far as it goes fortuntately!! Love the layouts and can't wait to meet you in September!! xx
Posted by: Louise Williams | June 12, 2011 at 04:27 AM
Huge congrats on the new Prima gig janine... you've clearly got what it takes! :)) LOVE the Aussie lo too... totally into the mixed media myself atm, i just love it!! lol on the bare bum... my 2.5 yo has totally trained himself, but now wakes me up in the middle of the night to take him to the toilet (walks past the loo to come and get me!!!)... can't win!! good luck with it.. xx
Posted by: Julie Winks | June 12, 2011 at 03:45 PM
Congrats Janine!! Would absolutely love to do your class in Sept but will be O/S for the whole month...what a bugger!!!
Posted by: Phillipa | June 14, 2011 at 02:22 PM
Congratulations Janine! I love that layout so much, but you already knew that :). Glad you're appreciating the dishwasher. I only got one when we moved here three years ago, but I seriously do not know how I survived without it now!
Posted by: kathie | June 15, 2011 at 01:45 PM
Oh you busy bee. All this travel is making my head spin, not to mention extremely jealous! And who wouldn't want to come to your classes? Your LO's are as amazing as ever!
And Ashton??? What a cheeky boy! My 2 year old came to my bedside this morning because his nappy was off too. And it was too late to collect the, er No 3's left all over the house! So guess what I did instead of going to the gym today?
Oh, our little cheeky lads...
xx
Posted by: Kym Piez | June 15, 2011 at 10:26 PM
Oh man, I wish I lived in Australia so I could have attended one of your classes! Love your work!
Posted by: CamillaE | June 16, 2011 at 12:47 AM
I find it so amazing that you also use flowers to a page boy ..
I am doing at my boy's.
your work is always so beautiful with very stunning details ...
I hope you come visit me with a comment that I would enjoy them!
I will certainly follow you I hope you too
xxcarla
Posted by: carla | June 17, 2011 at 02:52 AM
CONGRATS on making the ED team! How fabulous is that????
I absolutely LOVE your layout, it's fantastic!!!
Posted by: Christie | June 18, 2011 at 06:19 AM
LOL, Ashton sounds like a clown! Three words, START TOILET TRAINING. Apparently there is a window at 20-22months where kids can be toilet trained quite easily, otherwise you miss it again for about 6 months. It's worth as try, my son was tiolet trained at 20 months, and within a week. Good luck.
Love your LO by the way ;)
Posted by: Anne G | June 19, 2011 at 07:12 PM
wow very stunning and details!!
Posted by: carla | June 20, 2011 at 03:02 AM