the amazing adventures of rachy

We have had Dad here visiting for the last week so havent got much scrapping done...

Made these 2 cupcake cards for some friends of Abbee's... twin girls who like the cards are the same but different lol.

This card was for dad...

A page just for fun...

its funny how after almost 7 years we still get the occasional hillbilly comment about Jed's name... I had the idea for this title one day last week and thought it was kinda cool.

And finally my entry in last weeks challenge the DT at Hybrid...

There are loads of things happening around the traps...

Hybrid is gearing up for a major comp... Ready... Steady... CROP! Starts on 1st Nov! Registrations are open now so get in and join in the fun for a chance to win!

Dont forget you still have a few days left to complete the monthly challenges over there too!

And omg... go check out the Wicked Princesses site & blog for details on their gorgeous new kits and an amazing competition with some seriously wicked prizes!

Now I am off to hopefully get some scrapping done before I have to go pick Jed up. lol.

Have an amazing day!

MWAH!

Written by Rachy at 12:16 PM 5 comments

Managed to get a few more challenges done this weekend even with having Drew again but overnight this time lol. Sooo ended up spending most of sunday feeling very sleep deprived... I forgot about the whole not being able to get their own breaky and watch tv thing lol... been a looooong time since I had to get up that early on a sunday morning. The gorgeous smiles I got when I picked him up out of the cot were worth it tho! hehe
Anyway... not much else happening here so on with sharing the scrappy stuff lol...

This page is for Gutter Girlz...


This is for last weeks challenge the dt challenge at Hybrid...



This one is for The Story Matters...

This one is for Scrapping the Music...

So tomorrow is tuesday and tuesday means I dont have to go anywhere lol... I plan on getting alot more done tomorrow!

Hope you have an amazing day!

MWAH!

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The Rachy hosting is me! My first time hosting a CC so come along and be dazzled or come along so you dont miss me making an idiot of myself! lol
Back tomorrow with some stuff to show off!
MWAH!

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Rod and I babysat our gorgeous nephew on monday... he was such a good boy all day... so happy to hang with his fave aunty & uncle I think lol.

This was Drew saying "Aunty Rachy is da bomb!" hehe

"What ya got there Aunty Rachy?"

Ive also managed to get some scrapping done this week...

The haircut one is for Hybrid.

This month I decided to have a crack at some challenge blogs challenges... just for something different.

This one is for Gutter Girlz... unfortunately I missed the deadline on this one but never mind coz I loved doing this one anyway!

This one is for One Little Word... the word is KEEP... loved these papers from cosmo cricket.

And finally this one is for Scrapping the Music... this weeks song is Nirvana's "Smells like teen spirit." Loving these Sassafras papers... just gorgeous and funky!

In other news... I had a tooth pulled today... hurt like hell and was a bastard to get out... felt like it took forever. Still very sore now... especially since the numbness has worn off. Have to go back in 2 weeks and get another one pulled... no joy there but hopefully it will put an end to the pain these teeth have been giving me.

And thats about it from my exciting world. lol.

Hoping to get some more scrapping done tomorrow and over the weekend... so fingers crossed for a tonne of fun stuff to show off soon!

MWAH!

Written by Rachy at 11:38 PM 1 comments

This is my 100th Blog post!
Pretty cool huh?
So in leiu of any exciting news or crazy ramblings (coz honestly I just dont have anything insanely exciting to write about atm) I am going to catch up on sharing some layouts with you.
There are alot... and its been a while since I posted layouts so forgive me if there are any I have already posted. lol.
ENJOY!

Oh and I ran a doodling class over at Hybrid last weekend... everything is still there and it was a FREE class so if you are interested please pop over and check it out!

And Wicked Princesses are being very generous and until the 15th November they are donating $5 from every kit sold to support Breast Cancer charities! So not only would you get an awsome kit you are also helping support a really worthwhile cause!

I am also working on some cool ideas... at the moment its all a bit pie in the sky... but I am hoping that by early next week it will be a bit more concrete and I can share some really exciting news!

So thats it for blog 100!

Here's to 100 more!

MWAH!

Written by Rachy at 1:14 PM 2 comments

Challenge the DT is well underway at Hybrid and so far its been loads of fun!
The idea is that members of the forum are setting challenges for the DT and some of them have been really challenging but they have all been great!

So last week Maree set the challenge and we had to make a mini album about our 5 favourite colours... I really loved doing this one because its not really something I would have done on my own but I just adore how it turned out.

If you are wondering what I made the actual album out of... well... you know how sometimes you get crappy freebie cd's for something? Or when you try and burn something and it doesnt work? Well now you know what to do with all those useless dead cd's laying around!

I just used mod podge to stick paper to them, sanded the edges and then used a small drill to put a hole through them so I could put the jump ring on. Really quiet easy.

So if you ever have a go at a CD album make sure you let me know coz I would love to see them!

I have big plans for lots of scrapping today... have a few challenges I need to get done and a couple I need to create and get examples ready for.

Ohhhhhhhh and this is post 99 on my blog! So keep an eye out for post 100! How exciting is that!!!!!

Hope everyone has an awsome day!

MWAH!

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september is over! Yeah I know I shouldnt be wishing my life away etc but omg september was crazy!
I wont bore anyone with details... Ive been pretty crook... flu, toothache, flu again, then a bug... spent alot of time staying close to my bed and bathroom. Then just as I picked up and started getting better the kids had a huge dance comp over the last two weekends so we were very busy with that.
They did awsome at the comp tho. Abbee danced in several troupe routines and 2 of them got 2nd place in their sections. Jed danced with his boys class and while they didnt place they did get the biggest cheers of the whole comp. Abbee also did a couple of solos and a duo this weekend just gone... the duo with Jess got 3rd in that section which was awsome. And Abbee's jazz/hip hop solo got 3rd as well! That was huge! It was a tough competition with 12 competitors who were all awsome so for Abbee to place was just brilliant.
Also got Abbee's basic skills test results a couple weeks ago and they were brilliant too... she scored above state & school average in every area. So very proud of her!
Jed came home with this story last week...
I thought it was soooooooo cute! That kid constantly amazes me... he is only 6yo and has such an awsome imagination. I love it.

In scrappy stuff... well with september being as sucky as it was I honestly just couldnt scrap and couldnt stand going near the computer to check anything out. So I have tonnes of stuff to catch up on.

I managed to get this done for one of the september challenges at Hybrid...

And I got this done as my example for my October challenge at Hybrid... details can be found here. (While your there check out the other girls challenges too! They are awsome!)

Oh and check out Wicked Princesses too... the new site will be up and running any day now so keep checking their blog! Mel Corbett did an amazing job with the october kit... if her pages dont make ya wanna sell your soul for a WP kit then nothing will! lmao Not that you would have to sell your soul coz the prices are brilliant!

So as I said I still have alot to catch up on... so keep an eye out coz I will be getting to all the usual places and catching up very soon! Dont say you werent warned! lol

And I will be back tomorrow (actually later today) to show you my DT work for Hybrid... had alot of fun with it and it turned out awsome! (If I do say so myself... hehe)

MWAH!

Written by Rachy at 12:35 AM 4 comments

Nothing much going on here... just busy with life in general.
Had a lovely weekend... Rod's mum & stepdad took us all out for chinese on saturday night... yummo! First time my kids had ever been to a proper chinese restaurant and they actually ate some of it too! And not just the deep fried ice cream lol. Rod's mum and stepdad live in Canberra so we dont get to see them all that often so it was great to catch up with them.
Rod was happy because his mum had been cleaning out some stuff at her place and came across his old super nintendo and gave it to him lol. No games... but he is stoked to have his super nes back! Apparently it all still works too. So if anyone has any ideas where we might find some games let me know... might suprise him for christmas. The only thing he wasnt happy about was Jed referring to it as an "olden days" playstation lmao.
So what else...
The kids have an eisteddfod this weekend... a huge one... going to be spending pretty much all day saturday and sunday watching dancing! Should be good! Abbee & Jed actually have dances in one section the same... so they are "versing" each other (as they say lol). THAT is going to be interesting. lol. But lots of new routines getting their first run this weekend so thats always exciting!
Havent done alot of scrapping... and most of what I have done has been on the DT project Im working on for Hybrid so cant show just yet. I am hoping to get it finished tomorrow... fingers crossed.
Ive got a couple of other pages but need to get pics tomorrow when the light is better. So will do that and post them tomorrow night.
So thats it... boring old post really... lol.
MWAH!

Written by Rachy at 12:16 AM 1 comments

This one is for Challenge the DT at Hybrid...

And this one is my example layout for the challenge I set for september at Hybrid...

Its an Abba challenge so if your a scrapper and an Abba fan go check it out!

Speaking of Hybrid... I got my DT kit today... which is actually the girl kit for this month being sold on the site... it seriously rocks. Mel has done a fantastic job with these kits... and I was massively impressed with how much was in it. Ive started working on my project and will hopefully have it finished by the weekend to show off. So totally check them out coz they are great value!

I also won 3rd prize for August on Aussie Scrap Music for this page...

Thats my dad... I love him but teaching him how to text message when he got his first mobile phone earlier this year would try the paitence of a saint! Thankfully he has got the hang of it now (as long as no one speaks to him while he is texting lol).

Finally... Abbee made these little beauties on the weekend...

They are cupcakes baked in ice cream cones then iced and decorated... its not the best pic but Im sure you get the idea. Kinda cute I thought. Abbee is doing well... wont be too long and I wont have to cook at all lmao.

Written by Rachy at 12:54 AM 2 comments

Yep... I am now 31. Scary. More scary because it only feels like yesterday I was partying away my 30th. Makes me wonder where the past year has gone. And when I think about all that has happened in the past year I am baffled really at how much has happened in what has seemed like such a small space of time.
So it was my birthday. It was nice. Quiet. No huge suprises. No special birthday dinner. No cake. A few phone calls from good friends and family. Cards. Some gifts.
Kind of just another day really.
In good news...
Abbee qualified to go to the national dance championships! Im so proud of her. She has worked so hard for this and deserves it. So we will be off to queensland in January. Cant wait for that!

I was also tagged by the amazingly talented Kayla last week!

The Wylde Women Award is for your favorite Wylde Woman blogger.
Here are the rules:
1. You can give it to one or one hundred or any number inbetween - it's up to you. Make sure you link to their site in your post.
2. Link back to this blogsite (http://www.TammyVitale.com/) (so she can go visit all these wonderful women.
Purpose of the Award: To send love and acknowledgement to women who brighten your day, teach you new things and live their lives fully with generosity and joy.
I nominate:
TAM... simply because she rocks and I love the way she scraps!
Dee... because she too rocks and her scrapping always impresses me!
Jen Hall... coz I just lllllllllllllloveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee her blog, her scrapping and her gorgeous photos!

So thats it for today... need to get some sleep... got kids home tomorrow due to teachers strike. (At least we get to sleep in lol.)
Hope everyone is having a fabulous start to spring!

MWAH!

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minds out of the gutter people... a quickie post not a quickie anything else lol.

I just wanted to say a massive thanks to all the people who commented on the last post for all their support and lovely comments!

Im over that little adventure and have 2 other amazing DT opportunities that I know are going to be much more fun and productive!

But today...

I have heaps to do... Rod is turning 30 tomorrow... and well poor Rod... something always seems to happen to cause his birthday not to turn out exactly fantastic so this year I am hoping to make it a birthday to remember!

Then on saturday Abbee has an eistedfod... so need to finish off her costume (which means sticking some sequins on lol) and get all her stuff organised.

Sunday planning on not doing alot.

And Monday is my birthday... but as yet no plans for anything. Im pretty sure Rod is working and the kids will be at school & dancing etc. So just a nice quiet day alone.

But today... I am off to try and organise some cool things for Rod for tomorrow!

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When it comes to Design Teams I am no expert... when it comes to scrapping in general I am no expert... but over the last few weeks I have learned a couple of massive lessons about how online stuff works and in particular Design Teams.
So my advice to one and all...
Be Aware... dont take a DT position unless you are familiar with the person running the show. I dont mean knowing them irl... these days thats not gonna happen often but just make sure its someone you know online fairly well and someone you can trust.
Same goes for the site... everyone has to start somewhere... but when its a brand new venture and you dont know the person running it... well be aware! Check things out... read the forums etc well and if ANYTHING raises suspicions then be careful.
And... I would also suggest to ANY person starting up a scrapping store and forum online... you do not need 10 (yep TEN) DT members... alot of sites that have been running well for a length of time does not have that many DT members.
I also advise that 3 months probation does not always mean 3 months probation.

Why this little rant you may ask?
Tonight myself and several others have been "stood down" from the DT at Addicted2Scrapping... I myself was not given a specific reason... however Dee (who is an amazing scrapper and gorgeous person btw) was told she apparently did not fulfill her commitments? WTF? She did way more than I did in the few short weeks we had the positions? Its weird. Its suss and there were a few other things I just feel were not quiet right there. So if you get an offer to be on a DT there... be warned. Something stinks and it aint the adhesives.

Thankfully the other two awsome design positions I have are with amazing people who I trust and who I know are stand up people who would never screw anyone over. So if you can totally check out Hybrid Designs and Wicked Princesses... coz they rock big time! And honestly they shit all over A2S.

Otherwise... Im sick... sore neck, headache etc. Have hardly been able to keep my head up let alone get on the computer for long... and have not even been near my scrap table since last week. It sucks. Im over it. I just want to feel better before friday so I can do something with rod for his birthday.

So all in all pretty shitty here today!

Written by Rachy at 10:47 PM 12 comments

Ok first of all I have been hanging... sitting here just going insane wanting to share this but had to wait till the time was right... and the time is right... right NOW!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

See this site...

Well they totally rock... and the gorgeous Wicked Princess Karen and Wicked Princess Tam have asked me... yep ME... to be on their DT!
I am so excited and cant wait to play with some of their awsome kits!
Thrilled just doesnt even half begin to describe how I feel right now hehe.
So totally check out the september kits they have posted tonight... and keep an eye out for more! Did I mention how excited I was about this... coz seriously I am so so so excited!

And on the scrapping front here...

I did this page for a challenge at Mystical... set by the very glamorous and talented Toni M! Man she rocks and if you could see her MSN avatar... well lets just say I know my answer when Rove asks me who Id turn gay for lmao. I wish she had a blog I could send you all to check out...

Anyway... I did this for her challenge... I know its a bit manic looking or random as my kids would say lol. But I love that sometimes... just throwing stuff around till it looks cool.

I also made these cards today.... frog theme hehe... cute eh?

And another page... for Mystical again...

Today I have also made cupcakes (felt and glitter ones lol) and am planning on doing some more stuff tomorrow.

On a roll this week... and loving it... hehe.

And a massive shout out to my friend Mel... Hybrid Scrapbooking has opened its forum this week and oh what a forum it is! Lots of fun being had over there... people running with scissors all over the joint... going off like a frog in a blender! The shop wont be far away so be sure and come join in the fun of the forum! (And contrary to what you may read there... I do not have any bladder control issues at all... well no more than any other almost 31 yo mother of 2.)

So thats all my exciting news for today... life is good... :-)

MWAH!

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