On the Wallaby

She blogs!!!!!  I thought I’d squeak in a page

on the last day of the Kraft+ challenge.

August was the last time I blogged and I hope to improve my strike rate in 2016.   I was inspired by the Travel theme  and have taken a long time to figure out a new photo editing programme - better late than never!

The page is about a three month trip in our Caravan, North from 

Adelaide to the Northern Territory, across to 

Western Australia and home via the Nullarbor.  

I used a Prima stencil and texture paste to give the impression of 

"droughts and flooding rains" on the map.

The travel quotes are mostly from Pinterest

What an amazing country we live in.  Each day a new landscape and a new adventure.  We didn't plan anything much, just drifted along, camping by the side of a River or in a free park, occasionally staying in a Caravan Park to charge the batteries and wash our clothes.

A misty start to the day, Cooinda Road, Kakadu National Park, N.T.

Love the little caravan flair - it's from Scrap Friends.

The Bungle Bungles, Purnululu National Park, Kimberley region, W.A.

Happy New Year to you all, wishing you good health 

and harmony throughout the year.

Our Three Angels

Hello, hello, all my Scrappy amigos.  

I know it’s a shock, but I’ve blogged again; that’s twice this week.  

I hope it’s a sign of a renaissance at Chez Helen!  

The Kraft+ challenge for August was just too unusual to resist and what a great response there has been from the scrappy community already.  

HERE is the link to see what the challenge is all about.

I went with a Star motif because it worked well with this Advent photo of three of our little Kidlets.  They are like stars in the night sky of our Autumn years and we are honoured to be a regular part of their lives.

The stencil is from Jenni Bowlin

The Alphabet I’m not sure about, as I borrowed it. 

I've yet to feel relaxed by Zentangling - perhaps it's an aquired taste.

The Love and heart brads are from Prima

The etched button is by Crate Paper and was a gift from 

Eila Sandberg

She is not only a generous friend but a super talented scrapper.

The wooden stars are from Studio Calico

The journalling is on the back of the page and it reads:-

You little cousins delight in one another’s company and also enjoy dressing up.  So it was fun to capture a few photos of you hamming it up, in your roles of two Shepherds and an Angel. 

Although your personalities are vastly different, you are drawn to each other, like birds to the trees, meeting in the common nest of childhood innocence and mischief.  You make each other laugh and try to outdo each other with silly antics; sharing and co-operating with imaginative games. 

(most of the time!)

We love your company and laugh for days after you’ve gone, 

reflecting on the funny things, you say and do.  

Love you more than words can say. 15 Dec 2014

Elegant - August sketch from Scrap Africa

Hello all my scrappy friends.  

I’ve finally found some time to scrap

 and was inspired by Denise Van Deventer’s great sketch at 

SCRAP AFRICA

I’ve been waiting for just the right opportunity to do justice 

to the vintage photo, 

which was taken at another Aunt’s wedding.

I love the sweet bonnet worn by my Sister

 and the smart, tailored look of my Aunt’s clothes. 

My Mother made all the clothes, including the bonnet and hat.

 I choose some Kraft card stock to suit the muted photo.  

The black and white blooms were cut from some wrapping paper 

and the stencil is from Tim Holtz.

The black frame is from Manor House.

It won't be so long before the next post

as I have been challenged by the August current Kraft+ theme.