40th Birthday Scrap layouts (so far)

..... MY FAMILY ....

This is the first page that i did while we were at craft camp a couple of weeks ago.
I used a clock file for my gazelle that Alisa designed and thoughtfully gave to our group to use, it turned out really well.... actually got lots of comments from fellow campers..... The butterfly is cut and embossed using the cuttlebug, some lace and ribbon down the side, and the lettering cut on the gazelle.

I discovered at a later date that there were not many photos of my boys taken that night ( I think they were actually having fun and somehow keeping out of trouble at the same time as avoiding the camera). There was also none taken of us as a family which i would have really liked, but alas there's not...... so these are what I have of my "darling little angels".

I have sanded back the edges of these photos and them gone over them with some inks

The Cake was massive, when i ordered it they said it would serve about 70... so having around 120 expected guests I thought it would be just right.... wrong.... there was soooooo much cake left, i gave heaps away and the kids stopped eating it after about 4 days of getting it for morning teas. Oh, of course my husband had to help cut the cake, must have thought I was tooooo old now to do it alone.
I just love my gazelle (when it's working properly that is). The flourish and the balloons have both been cut using it and just finished off with inks and bling.


















.... MY FRIENDS.....

It just goes to show that there are no secrets between good friends....
while flicking through the photos taken the night before imagine my surprise at finding a photo of someones boobs......OMG...... after going back and scrutinising each photo to see who they belonged to we were still none the wiser.... no-one had on a 'rust' coloured top.
It wasn't till a few days later while showing Penny the photos that the giggling Gertie behind me claimed ownership and the mystery was solved.
Now how to do this page...?????
It took a lot a thinking and fiddling before it came together, I almost threw in the towel on this one. I used the cherry blossom rollergraph down the side and embossed it in black then added the bling, the butterfly is from a great background paper with them in different sizes - just cut out and glitzed up a bit. Now the bra....getting the lace and ribbon to sit in just the right position to make it look realistic took some doing but I think it was worth it in the end.
















A Rare Moment in Time... good friends Scott and Mel have been around since we were both pregnant with our first child. Mel and I have gone thru various crafting 'fads' together starting with folk art, skipped over thru the beading/jewellery making really quickly and have been doing the paper craft bit for a while now.
Still lovin my gazelle the doily and lettering were both done with it, and inked up to the colours I wanted, the photo mounting is mulberry paper, and i rolled the edge of the photo, just to be different.















Debbie is not just a great friend but also our much valued receptionist/secretary/all rounder (just not in sales)..... a great photo of her and husband Graeme.
I got to play with Penny's Martha Stewart doily lace edge punch on this page... needless to say i now have to have one.

This is Kate and her boyfriend Adrian. Kate is one of our sales team, and i think she liked the purple slushy that was on offer that night, hey blue!

the border is another Martha Stewart lace edge punch, aren't they just magic?