the year's a blur...

This year has just flown! I can't believe its December already and I am staring down another birthday soon...and another year older.

I didn't realise how long its been since i updated my blog, but i have been very busy rearranging The Craft Attic. The shop is looking great with lots of new products and heaps of new fixture to house them all. I shall post a picture when i get my new camera.

On the idol front, Marty got voted out and then my navyboi went, leaving Matt and Natalie as the final 2. Natalie won and i actually think that was good in the end as Matt really didnt sing the winners single well, and he will do great anyway.

I am going to see Natalie and Matt and (hopefully) navyboi in January. I have a front row ticket.

Tonight i am going to see Shannon in concert. He will be awesome as he always is.

We are moving house, so finding a new place to live has also kept me busy. DD is going to New Farm, DS to Morningside and we are going to the Roma St Parklands. Our new place is gorgeous, really big and I just cant wait to be there. Less than 2 weeks now!!!!

Meanwhile, enjoy these pics of the final Idol 3.

where does the time go?

I cant believe how the year is zooming by. So much to do before Xmas. We have sold our house and are on the move at the end of the month. The shop has been very busy, with lots of classes happening. I am also putting together a school holiday program.

I did this LO at the crop on Saturday night and just love it. The paper is from One Heart One Mind. The photo I took in San Francisco from the open topped bus. I didnt even realise til i got them printed that i had caught a ghost looking back at me!!



I am really loving Idol this year. I think Matt, Nat and Carl should be the top3 as they were both great last night. Thank god that awful Tarasai went last week. I think(hope) Marty will go tonight. navyboi was so great last night...i loved him sining Me and Mrs Jones and his other song was way cool. Fingers crossed for tonight!!


Its almost a year since we left for overseas last year....seems like yesterday. we are currently planning our next trip next year to South Africa..and the year after we do a big trip to Europe. Have only printed about 1500 of the 4000 photos I took in USA/Canada and still have a few hundred to scrap, so i had better get going or I will have new ones to do before i know it!

happy scrapping!
xxx Debra

xmas album

I made a cute little xmas album in craftwood this week. Its all ready for my photos. I just covered the album in papers and added some rubons. I will probably add 2007 to the front page when i scrap it. I also put on lots or ribbons as i love ribbons.
The front.

One of the inside pages.




Very sad to see Daniel voted off idol, but i did think his voice was letting him down, still i liked him and just think Tarasai and Marty should go now. I am very pleased that navyboi got through! Whoo hooo!!! go you good thing!

on with the show...

I am very disappointed to report that one of my Idol favs, Ben, was voted off on Monday, and that he and Matt were the bottom 2. I just dont believe this at all. Anyway, thats the way it goes. Marty, tarasai, natalie should all have gone before him. Anyway, at least navyboi adn Daniel are still there.



The shop is going well, i have great new products in store with heaps more arriving this week and next. Today i stocked up on some cool, new papers and templates from ONE HEART ONE MIND. they are really great and all on the web site now. My plans for increasing shop stock are going along nicely too. I have new racks ready to put up and am picking up some paperstands next week. Looking forward to all the new arrivals..whooo hooo....

life as we know it

Life is busy as usual - not complaining, busy is fun!!

I have been catching up on my Patrick Wilson movies, my favourite actor. Yesterday I watched him play Raoul in Phantom of the Opera opposite Emmy Rossum. How beautiful that girl is. Patrick was just so handsome and gorgeous! I also watched him in Hard Candy - a thriller with him and Ellen Page, a young actress who did an excellent job in this strange but riveting film. Go PW!! On the weekend i saw The Alamo, in which he played William Travis. Not only was he fantastic in this - but i also learnt something about the Alamo which i kinda knew about but didnt really iykwim? Anyway, a feast of Patrick this week!

Apart from that i have been setting up some cool websites, more on this later. One thing that is now functional is my online class booking system for The Craft Attic. Customers can now go in and book themselves a place online. The classes run for 1 hour and are one on one. You can see my fab new booking system here...



I am also busy organising the new PHOTOSHOP class we are having. Getting lots of interest on this. Places are filling, so that is good news. I am also very excited that we will be running photography classes next year. Cant wait for that, plans are underway and dates are being reserved.

IDOL...mmm....not happy Jan! Cant believe 2 of my boys (Daniel and navyboi) were in the bottom 3. Luckily it was Jacob who went home this week. Forgot to say that Mark went home last week. Guess i was too excited about Daniel's touchdown! MATT got another well deserved touchdown....i keep waiting for Andrew to say (on Monday night) Matt...you sang....blablabla...and the public have agreed... YOU WIN!! Really, as much as i like some of the others, I think Matt is the best contestant EVERY on Australian Idol. Now, those that know me are probably saying "WHAT THE??? Better than Shannon?? " and the answer is yes, even better than my shann, which is saying something!

hi there

Another week gone and we have been very busy. The house is on the market and if you would like to see it there is a link below. Its ooking really great so hopefully it sells quickly.



Idol acoustic night was so great, with Daniel getting a touchdown for his version of Kiss' "i was made for loving you" and well deserved. Matt was again outstanding, Ben was great and navyboi was just fantastic!!! whoo hooo, he played the trumpet.



Scrapping has taken a backseat to getting the shop organised and doing my tax - i had to turn everything upsidedown to find all my tax stuff, so thought i may as well get it cleaned up and organised while i was at it.

stay well.
Debra

felt

very excited today as I got to play with the new Fancy Pants felt! How cool is this stuff.

Also did some things with the new Making Memories Flock and Foil - try saying that 3 times quickly when drunk!!

Anyway, they are both gorgeous so i am sharing what i have done with them. Just some trial stuff on the flock and foil and a LO with the felt.




On IDOL, Lana was eliminated and rightly so on Monday night. Matt got a well deserved TOUCHDOWN!! whoo hoo..... My boys did well. Sad to see Daniel in the bottom 3, many others should have been there ahead of him. I shall have to start voting.



cheers
Debra
xxx