Easter and Layouts

Sorry I haven't been around for a while but I really needed to focus on some other "computer" things lately like my new website which is under construction, I'll let you know when it's ready for launch! Exciting stuff. I'm scratching the old grey matter though when it comes to creating drop down menus but it's slowly coming back to me!!!!

We spent a very low key Easter at home - I think it's the first Easter we have been at home for about 10 years! Good Friday was jetskiing on the Canning River and BBQ tea with friends, lots of fun. We even managed to get the "old" boys in the donuts, very funny! I even went for a spin (now my bum fits in one LOL) - never laughed so much in a long time - or screamed - Steve was driving and Gemma was spotting! A certain piece of my anatomy already mentioned above was very sore the next day - very uncomfortable. Would I do it again? - you bet!

The rest of the weekend was spent at home relaxing and enjoying some down time - Steve managed a few chores and I got lots of cooking and knitting done. Steve's socks are done - just need to learn how to block them and the vest is coming along nicely, I've nearly finished the back.

Here are the layouts I promised I'd be back with in my last post.

First 2 I completed at the Wave Rock Retreat (just needed to add some finishing touches to them when I got home)....


The next 2 I did at Tomorrow's Memories Moonlight Scrap the other week.

A little bit crooked but they are straight IRL.

OK I have 5 Softwrap covers to make today so I had better get my recovering bum off this computer.

Bye for now.

P.S. A question if I may.....Do you like blogs with.....

A. Lots of words?

B. Mainly images?

C. A bit of both?

Just something I was thinking about over the weekend whilst reading Blogging Tips

P.P.S. I have fallen victim to Twitter too, you can see my updates on my side bar! I'm still not on Facebook though.....there is only so much a girl can keep up to date.

Home from Hyden!

Yes I am home from Hyden, just catching up on things around here and finishing off some of the layouts I did over the weekend so I had something to show you. You see, I didn't take my camera out once whilst I was there so I have no photos to post......sorry.

Firstly, here are my classes.

My Off the Page class was using the Collections Chipboard houses - The Village Houses....

What some of the girls' did with these houses was amazing - I love it when someone runs with an idea and makes it their own......makes teaching very rewarding.

I also taught a Double Layout Class which was very popular and again to see the different interpretations of the layout was fantastic. This was one of those layouts where you can change it slightly and it looks so different - so it's one you can use again and again.

A Year That Was....2008

and an alternative version using different sized photos that still fit onto the grid.....

I also did Lis and Gayle's classes but I still need to finish a couple off because I left all my photos that I had printed off at home - silly me - I was so cranky at myself. Anyway here is one I've finished of Lis'...

Play Fight

When I got home I wasn't happy with the photo/paper choice with this one but decided to do it anyway and in the end I actually quite like the misfit photos and paper combo. Kinda works for me.

This next one is from Gayle's Cricut class....

Love is all we need....

I also did some layouts in between the classes and here are a couple....

I need to finish the journaling on this last one! Oops.

I have some more to finalise so I hope to be back with those tomorrow.

As usual Karen did a fantastic job over the weekend and always looks after us in style. Thanks Karen, I'm looking forward to the birthday celebrations at the October retreat!

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I am now taking bookings for weekend photoshoots in the Perth metro area in the coming months, so if you are interested you can email me on sharon@sharonmanning.com.au

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