Scrappy Canary - December

Guess what... I've actually been able to squeeze in some crafting time for myself finally! YAY! lol..

 

I took the opportunity today while Lane had a friend over and Hunter was occupied playing with them to sit at my craft desk all by myself.. It was lovely.. haha..

 

I've been looking and relooking at the sketch for this month over at the Scrappy Canary blog.. I LOVE the sketch and knew I wanted to put something together for it..

 

 

I have used a couple of photos featuring my little HANDYMAN Hunter doing some woodwork..

I search through piles of my cardstock and pattern paper but just couldn't seem to find the right combo for this page.. UNTIL I found these.. As soon as I laid it out, it all seem to feel just right! :)  

 

 

 Here is a close up of some of the embellishments that the Scrappy Canary crew have asked us to place wherever we wish it to go..

I'm not really sure what the go is with his tongue... Maybe he has to hold it just in the right position.. lol..

 

In the sketch there are a couple of layers.. The layer on top of the main base but under the center base I have used some gesso for texture and a different effect than paper..

 



Crafty Hunter

With school holidays comes extra crafting time, well for my boys anyway.. Not so much me.. lol

 

So today, this post is showcasing Hunter's crafty happenings last week since he has been on holidays.. :)

 

Here he is very proudly showing off is paper boat.. :)
We found a YouTube video for the instructions on how to fold it..

Then he added a little box to the box to stick the straw in for the pole and washi for the flag.. He then put  large button on it too for a "seat"..

Next was ALOT of Glitter and KindyGlitz.. lol..

He wrote "H" on it for it's name and inked the top edges too.. (after photo was taken)

 

 

This is his flat paper plane.. He has cut the paper with the paper trimmer  / torn it..

Some glue and staples to keep it together..

Ink, bling and stamps for embellishments..

 

Lastly, he is making an awesome "tractor" out of a paper towel roll..

He has used ALOT of 3D tape (much to my horror!)..

About 10 buttons for the wheels.. lol

Glitter, Liquid Pearls and stamping for the embellishments..  

 

 

Thank you very much for stopping by today.. Hunter I'm sure would love any feedback that you leave him.. :)

 

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Lasting Memories - # 222

It is with some bittersweet feelings that I bring you my last DT make for the Lasting Memories layout challenge blog.. (For now anyway.. lol)

 

I have been a member of the LM DT since September 2012, so it's been over two years since I was asked to join some of the most beautiful, talented and down to earth crafting ladies I've ever not-actually-meet... lol..

They were a support system to me during several moments of "LIFE" throughout this time and for that, I am and will forever be so very grateful..

 

At the DT Call recently I chose not to reapply.. It was a deep soul search that was both heart wrenching and heart warming at the same time.. I love the time that I have spent as part of the DT, but I am so excited to open my spot up to someone else to gain experience and feel the love like I have!

 

I very much DO intend on still linking up and joining in the challenges in the future and would love for them to know I'd love to be considered for a Guest DT position sometime too!

I know that I wont stay away from the LM challenges for too long and who knows, after a few terms off I might even reapply... But that wont be for a while, so for now I want to focus on this weeks challenge...

 

#222 - Anything Goes with a Holiday theme

 

 

This stunning photo is of one of the teachers at Lane's school.. She is a great soul, religion teacher, assistant principal, friend to students and parents..

This photo was on a special slide displayed at the 6 & 7 Graduation party just a few weeks ago.. I asked for permission to use it for a page and here is the first one.. I very much intend to make a special canvas out of this photo also..  

 

I have used a Kaiser pattern paper for the base.. I misted and pasted to add dimension and texture.. I love the look of a traditional soft distressed red, white and green... I think it has a classical feel to it.. I added the Poinciana's and the cute little tags too..

 

Well, I feel that's a lovely page to showcase as my last DT make for the Lasting Memories challenge blog for now.. Thanks again for joining me on my adventure.. This was the only DT that I was currently on, so I look forward to some time without pressures and to just focus on the school holidays with my boys and hopefully squeeze in some time for to enter other challenges as I've been trying to more lately.. Toni.. xoxo 



Teachers Christmas Gifts

Have you made handmade gifts this year??

 

In this post, I would love to share with you the gifts that the boys and I made for their teachers this year....

 

First up are the gifts for Hunter's Kindy teachers.. These ladies have smashed our expectations of Hunter this year.. As he is the youngest possible age for the class, we didn't hold him to great expectations and were open minded incase he needed help or even if he would need to repeat the year.. However they pushed him along and have totally blown our minds and filled our hearts as we look at our little boy and know that he will be ok for Prep next year..

 

These are just normal 5x7 photo frames with note pad paper inside instead of a photo..

Hunter helped me glue on the flowers and bling.. While using a whiteboard marker, it turns the glass into a dry erase board for quick notes.. :)

 

These jars were packaged with a post-it note pad and a pen, plus a letter to explain that once the chocolate is gone that the jar can then be used as an "AWESOME 2015" keeper.. As the year goes on, they can write and store special happens from the year and at the end of the year it can be emptied and read to reflect on the awesome year that was.. :)

 

 

Next are the gifts for Lane's teachers..

 

Followers of my blog would have already seen this canvas.. We made this featuring the photo of Lane's teachers grandmother that past away in the September holidays.. We gave it to her as a Christmas gift, she was very emotional and thankful.. :)

Finally, this one is an electric candle in a glass jar surrounded by candy canes.. :)

Lane chose a scented battery operated candle instead of a traditional flame candle due to safety.. Which I thought was quite insightful for an 11year old.. lol..

 



Kids Christmas Art

I'd like to share some special makes with you today..

These are the art work that my boys have created at Kindy and at School in the final weeks..

 

First of all Hunter made this adorable Face painting on a canvas for his Kindy Christmas and Art show.

 

Next are Lane's creations for his schools Christmas Angels display..

 

 

 

He was also chosen as a special angle for a school photo shoot, which I am so truly proud of...

One child from each class was picked to be in a series of photos showcasing the beauty of Angels..

I'm sure some of those photos will be featured in my upcoming scrapbooking layouts some time.. :)

 

 

Just Add Ink - 244

Just Add Ink have challenged their players to a Sketch this week..

Again, it's mostly directed towards a card makers sketch, but I love the rush of an extra challenge to create a layout page with it..

 

 

I have sat at my craft desk 4 times of the past few days since the challenge was released on Friday to try and get this page done.. But every time something happen and I didn't get around to it.. Mostly it was just Hunter wanted to get creative and that took up all the time.. lol.. But his creations were so awesome that I couldn't deny him the special crafty time.. :)

 

 

 

 

Righto, so now onto the layout that I actually did get around to..

Would you believe that it took me 4 different bases.. Yep, I made 4 different bases to finally get this one..

The photo here features my two boys have some water fun play in the yard of my Mum's property Agnes Water on Christmas day 2010.. There was quite a bit of flooding happening to say the least..

 

Lasting Memories - #221

Here Comes Santa Claus

Yep, that's right, we are almost down to single digits on the count down to Christmas..

So this week at the Lasting Memories challenge blog, we would love to see layouts featuring the fun of "Here Comes Santa Claus"

 

 

 

 

For this layout I chose to feature a special photo of my little man Hunter with Santa just a couple of weeks ago at his Kindy Christmas Art show..

This Santa was fantastic with the children and was doing a "thumbs up" with them for photos.. However Hunter can't quite figure out the "thumbs up" salute very well, but he loves doing "number 1" so Santa had a quick giggle and played along too! This was a very touching moment and I very much appreciated it..

I have used some 6x6 patterned paper for this page, 2 under the photo and one that was full of the present boxes.. I fussy cut them all out and tried my best to strategically place them... :)

 

 

The picture of the layout makes the photo seem dark, so I wanted to take a close up and share the beautiful photo properly..

 

Please remember that even though Lasting Memories release challenges every week, you infact have all month to link up your entries.. So if you get some down time to do some crafting over the Christmas break, then we would love for you to play along!