The Purple Pumpkin sale is on now, so make sure you pop over to the shop to grab yourself a bargain. Postage is FREE for all Australian orders over $25, and just $1.20 for orders under that amount, and a flat rate of $3.50 for international orders!!
Saturday, February 25, 2012
PURPLE PUMPKIN SALE - on now!!
The Purple Pumpkin sale is on now, so make sure you pop over to the shop to grab yourself a bargain. Postage is FREE for all Australian orders over $25, and just $1.20 for orders under that amount, and a flat rate of $3.50 for international orders!!
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The Dolphins...
I've done it again...I've neglected my poor little blog. I so badly want to keep this updated, to record all our memories so we don't forget them! I've got so many photos to post, but for now I'll just share a couple of favourites that were taken last week, when the kids got to pat some gorgeous dolphins at seaworld...
They were just so precious and beautiful, I really wish I had taken more photos. I can't wait to scrap them! I haven't scrapped for AGES, but I've got plans to start a Project Life type of album, and I can't wait to get started. Just need to find some time...
They were just so precious and beautiful, I really wish I had taken more photos. I can't wait to scrap them! I haven't scrapped for AGES, but I've got plans to start a Project Life type of album, and I can't wait to get started. Just need to find some time...
Friday, January 27, 2012
EXCITING NEWS!!
Would you like to win a $50 to spend in the NEW PURPLE PUMPKIN ONLINE STORE?
There are two $50 vouchers up for grabs, and two ways you can win. If you are on facebook, go HERE and follow the instructions.
For another chance to win, simply go and REGISTER at the new store HERE. Stock will be added on Friday night for the limited release SALE!!
There is FREE POSTAGE WORLDWIDE for the January sale only, so make sure you don't miss out!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Back to School
It was the kids first day back at school today, and boy oh boy, did I enjoy those peaceful hours between 9 and 3! They actually ended up being very excited to start back at school, partly because we had some special little pressies for the kids to give their new teachers. We decorated some empty coffee jars with some Imaginisce Geek is Chic papers and die cuts, and then filled them with things like notebooks, pens, paperclips, 'good work' stamps and stickers (that hopefully will sometimes grace the kids homework books!), and some lollies and choccies.
This is Em's little note that she wrote for her teacher. She's such a sweetie :) I didn't get a chance to take a pic of the note Jack wrote for his teacher, but it said something like he was looking forward to working hard in grade 6. The kids were pretty excited to give them to their teachers, and the teachers seemed pretty happy to receive them. I guess they don't get first day pressies from students all that often!
Em was up quite early (around 7am), and wanted me to do her hair before anything else. Then she was more than happy to pose for a few photos.
Dunno what's going on with her standing like that with her hands behind her back. I think she was trying to look smart or something!
And I got a shot of the new school shoes, which will be scuffed and gross by the end of the week, I'm sure...
My big grade 6 boy wasn't too keen on having his photo taken. In fact, he didn't even have his shoes on here. He was running late as usual and had to put them on in the car!
But they got to school on time, and they were both so happy when I picked them up this afternoon, so it was a great day for them. And those 6 hours of peace and quiet? I'm looking forward to some more of that tomorrow :) :)
This is Em's little note that she wrote for her teacher. She's such a sweetie :) I didn't get a chance to take a pic of the note Jack wrote for his teacher, but it said something like he was looking forward to working hard in grade 6. The kids were pretty excited to give them to their teachers, and the teachers seemed pretty happy to receive them. I guess they don't get first day pressies from students all that often!
Em was up quite early (around 7am), and wanted me to do her hair before anything else. Then she was more than happy to pose for a few photos.
Dunno what's going on with her standing like that with her hands behind her back. I think she was trying to look smart or something!
And I got a shot of the new school shoes, which will be scuffed and gross by the end of the week, I'm sure...
My big grade 6 boy wasn't too keen on having his photo taken. In fact, he didn't even have his shoes on here. He was running late as usual and had to put them on in the car!
But they got to school on time, and they were both so happy when I picked them up this afternoon, so it was a great day for them. And those 6 hours of peace and quiet? I'm looking forward to some more of that tomorrow :) :)
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
It's Almost Over...
On the last school day of the year, it always feels like there is so much holiday time ahead of us. Nearly two months of doing whatever the heck we want, without the horrible morning rush, and daily homework dramas. And every year, the summer holidays seem to race by in the blink of an eye, and before you know it, there are only 5 days before the new school year starts.
I wish we could go back to that last day of school and start all over again. I don't want it to end!
But on the other hand, I am looking forward to some peace and quiet during the day, so I guess there are some good points to the kids heading back to school :) I am looking forward to not hearing Em watching a dvd, while Jack is playing the Wii. During school terms, the tv doesn't get switched on at all during the week, so that will be nice!
At the moment, Jack is hooked on this game...
If you recognise this little critter, then I'm guessing there's a Skylanders junkie at your house too! Jack is desperate for more of these characters, but they seem to be sold out everywhere. It seems like you need to buy a heap of different characters in order to complete it, which is a pretty clever idea of whoever made the game!
Em has been enjoying lots of pj days. She LOVES days when we don't have to go anywhere, so she can stay in her pjs all day. She got loads of art supplies for Christmas, and has been drawing non stop.
And playing with her barbies...
We've had lots of trips to the beach too, and had friends come to stay. And I think we've seen every kids movie at the cinema these holidays too!
I have to admit, the kids have been really well behaved these holidays, with hardly any fighting, although they do have their moments.
I guess that's why I don't want it to end! Of course, the kids don't either. But they are a bit excited I think. They keep nagging me to cover their school books with the new contact they chose, so they can pack their bags! I've been following Becci's Domestic Bliss, which is full of lots of back to school organisation ideas, and I have to admit that I'm a bit excited to get everything super organised for the kids for this year too.
And I am definately looking forward to finding a bit more time for scrapping!! I think I might have to spend one of my child free days doing that next week :)
I wish we could go back to that last day of school and start all over again. I don't want it to end!
But on the other hand, I am looking forward to some peace and quiet during the day, so I guess there are some good points to the kids heading back to school :) I am looking forward to not hearing Em watching a dvd, while Jack is playing the Wii. During school terms, the tv doesn't get switched on at all during the week, so that will be nice!
At the moment, Jack is hooked on this game...
If you recognise this little critter, then I'm guessing there's a Skylanders junkie at your house too! Jack is desperate for more of these characters, but they seem to be sold out everywhere. It seems like you need to buy a heap of different characters in order to complete it, which is a pretty clever idea of whoever made the game!
Em has been enjoying lots of pj days. She LOVES days when we don't have to go anywhere, so she can stay in her pjs all day. She got loads of art supplies for Christmas, and has been drawing non stop.
And playing with her barbies...
We've had lots of trips to the beach too, and had friends come to stay. And I think we've seen every kids movie at the cinema these holidays too!
I have to admit, the kids have been really well behaved these holidays, with hardly any fighting, although they do have their moments.
I guess that's why I don't want it to end! Of course, the kids don't either. But they are a bit excited I think. They keep nagging me to cover their school books with the new contact they chose, so they can pack their bags! I've been following Becci's Domestic Bliss, which is full of lots of back to school organisation ideas, and I have to admit that I'm a bit excited to get everything super organised for the kids for this year too.
And I am definately looking forward to finding a bit more time for scrapping!! I think I might have to spend one of my child free days doing that next week :)
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Goodbye 2011
2011 has been a great year for us, and I guess I'd have to say that I've loved pretty much every crazy busy minute of it! Sure, there have been some ups and downs. We had a heartbreaking death in the family, and a bit of a health scare and hospital stay for me, but on the up side, Jack is the healthiest he's ever been, with hardly any asthma at all this year, and just a few of his nasty migraines. The kids are both happy and healthy, and doing really well at school, and that's pretty much all it takes to make me happy :)
One thing that did kind of suck this year, was not having much time for scrapping. Although, I did do around 80 layouts, so I guess that's not too bad. Here's ten of my faves, in no particular order...
Ahh...I've missed scrapping these last few months...most of these pages were done in the first half of the year! Most of my spare time this year has gone into Purple Pumpkin, and scrapping has had to take a back seat. Hopefully I'll be a bit more organised with my time in 2012 to make time to scrap!
With only a couple of hours left of 2011, it's been so nice to look back at some of my photos from the year. Here are some of the highlights of our 2011...
LOVE this pic of the kids with their cousin, when they were flower girl and page boy at my brothers wedding :)
Jack turned 10 this year!
And Emmy turned 8...
Love my mum and dad! Family time is always the best :)
We got 4 beautiful new family members :)
Jack is famous! So excited to have my layout on the cover of SBM.
We had a holiday in Sydney. SO MUCH FUN!
Waiting for New Years fireworks on the beach tonight...
And of course, no NYE is complete without sparklers :)
Happy New Year! Hope your 2012 is wonderful xx
One thing that did kind of suck this year, was not having much time for scrapping. Although, I did do around 80 layouts, so I guess that's not too bad. Here's ten of my faves, in no particular order...
Ahh...I've missed scrapping these last few months...most of these pages were done in the first half of the year! Most of my spare time this year has gone into Purple Pumpkin, and scrapping has had to take a back seat. Hopefully I'll be a bit more organised with my time in 2012 to make time to scrap!
With only a couple of hours left of 2011, it's been so nice to look back at some of my photos from the year. Here are some of the highlights of our 2011...
LOVE this pic of the kids with their cousin, when they were flower girl and page boy at my brothers wedding :)
Jack turned 10 this year!
And Emmy turned 8...
Love my mum and dad! Family time is always the best :)
We got 4 beautiful new family members :)
Jack is famous! So excited to have my layout on the cover of SBM.
We had a holiday in Sydney. SO MUCH FUN!
Waiting for New Years fireworks on the beach tonight...
And of course, no NYE is complete without sparklers :)
Happy New Year! Hope your 2012 is wonderful xx
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Our Christmas 2011
As it always does, Christmas day seemed to come up way too fast. There were so many things that I had planned to do in the lead up to the big day that never happend, but in the end, it didn't really matter. We had a great day!
On Christmas Eve, the kids dad came up to stay the night, along with his little puppy who peed all around the house. But he was so cute that we all forgave him. The kids were in bed by 10, but not before they left out a special snack for Santa!
I was pretty impressed by the earlier than ususal xmas eve bedtime this year, but Em was up at 4am, ready to open presents! She dragged me out of bed to show me all the pressies under the tree, and off to the side there was a desk and 'spinny chair' with her name on, with a cute little fish in a pink topped tank, just for her. (oops, forgot to get a piccie of those!)
After she showed me the stocking hanging on her door, stuffed full of goodies, I managed to convince her to lay down for a little while longer, and not to wake Jack up just yet. So I staggered back to bed for a little while, but before long, both kids were up, and ready for Christmas morning to begin!
Hmmm...I tried to get my usual Christmas morning photo of the kids in front of the tree, but they were too busy singing and swaying in time, for me to get a decent pic, so this is it!
Then it was time to rip into those pressies! Jack was thrilled to finally get a Wii, the look on his face says it all :)
And Em was so excited to get the Powerwing that she had wanted sooo badly :)
And that's where I put my camera down this year, for Christmas morning at least. I just wanted to enjoy the kids opening their pressies, instead of watching it all through the camera lens. And it was awesome, and over so fast. Jack of course was pretty happy with his Wii, and he got 5 games for it as well, including the Skylander game that he REALLY wanted. He got a couple of big legos too, and some DS games, some board games, ds accesories, touch screen MP3 thingy, water pistol, and some other stuff that I can't remember. And that was just from mummy and Santa.
Em was thrilled to bits with her desk, her little fighting fish, which has been named Santa Fish (the kids are not sure how Santa transported him from the North Pole, but they were pretty impressed), her powerwing of course, a TONNE of art and craft supplies, DS game, a couple of Barbies (she got 5 new Barbies all up this xmas, they are taking over the house!!) Hmmm...what else was under the tree...a touchscreen MP3 thing, board games, hula hoop, pin board for her 'art'. I should really have taken a photo of it all like I usually do!
A bit later on, Em had to try out her new scooter...
And then it was time for the kids to open their pressies from Poppy and Gek.
Portable Dvd players and DS games for both of them, as well as more Barbie stuff for Em, and clothes and shoes and I can't remember what else. Lots of stuff!
And lookie what I got from my gorgeous mum and dad...
OMG, I have never been so excited in my life!!! My first DSLR camera! I think I nearly died of shock when they gave it to me. Best present EVER!!
So in the afternoon, my little brother and his family came over, and there were MORE presents, and lots of time to just hang out together :)
Mum saved this pressie for all the grandkids for last. 3 monkeys for the 3 little monkeys...
The kids were so happy to have their cousin sleep over for 2 nights, and on Christmas night, the girls didn't go to sleep until 1am! It was such a great Christmas, the kids say it was the best Christmas EVER (they say that every year though), I think I have to agree though, I loved every second of it, but at the same time, I'm glad it's over for another year :)
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas too :) I am looking forward to getting my house back to normal now, and seeing as the kids have gone to spend a couple of days with their dad, I'm hoping to get some scrapping done too!
On Christmas Eve, the kids dad came up to stay the night, along with his little puppy who peed all around the house. But he was so cute that we all forgave him. The kids were in bed by 10, but not before they left out a special snack for Santa!
I was pretty impressed by the earlier than ususal xmas eve bedtime this year, but Em was up at 4am, ready to open presents! She dragged me out of bed to show me all the pressies under the tree, and off to the side there was a desk and 'spinny chair' with her name on, with a cute little fish in a pink topped tank, just for her. (oops, forgot to get a piccie of those!)
After she showed me the stocking hanging on her door, stuffed full of goodies, I managed to convince her to lay down for a little while longer, and not to wake Jack up just yet. So I staggered back to bed for a little while, but before long, both kids were up, and ready for Christmas morning to begin!
Hmmm...I tried to get my usual Christmas morning photo of the kids in front of the tree, but they were too busy singing and swaying in time, for me to get a decent pic, so this is it!
Then it was time to rip into those pressies! Jack was thrilled to finally get a Wii, the look on his face says it all :)
And Em was so excited to get the Powerwing that she had wanted sooo badly :)
And that's where I put my camera down this year, for Christmas morning at least. I just wanted to enjoy the kids opening their pressies, instead of watching it all through the camera lens. And it was awesome, and over so fast. Jack of course was pretty happy with his Wii, and he got 5 games for it as well, including the Skylander game that he REALLY wanted. He got a couple of big legos too, and some DS games, some board games, ds accesories, touch screen MP3 thingy, water pistol, and some other stuff that I can't remember. And that was just from mummy and Santa.
Em was thrilled to bits with her desk, her little fighting fish, which has been named Santa Fish (the kids are not sure how Santa transported him from the North Pole, but they were pretty impressed), her powerwing of course, a TONNE of art and craft supplies, DS game, a couple of Barbies (she got 5 new Barbies all up this xmas, they are taking over the house!!) Hmmm...what else was under the tree...a touchscreen MP3 thing, board games, hula hoop, pin board for her 'art'. I should really have taken a photo of it all like I usually do!
A bit later on, Em had to try out her new scooter...
And then it was time for the kids to open their pressies from Poppy and Gek.
Portable Dvd players and DS games for both of them, as well as more Barbie stuff for Em, and clothes and shoes and I can't remember what else. Lots of stuff!
And lookie what I got from my gorgeous mum and dad...
OMG, I have never been so excited in my life!!! My first DSLR camera! I think I nearly died of shock when they gave it to me. Best present EVER!!
So in the afternoon, my little brother and his family came over, and there were MORE presents, and lots of time to just hang out together :)
Mum saved this pressie for all the grandkids for last. 3 monkeys for the 3 little monkeys...
The kids were so happy to have their cousin sleep over for 2 nights, and on Christmas night, the girls didn't go to sleep until 1am! It was such a great Christmas, the kids say it was the best Christmas EVER (they say that every year though), I think I have to agree though, I loved every second of it, but at the same time, I'm glad it's over for another year :)
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas too :) I am looking forward to getting my house back to normal now, and seeing as the kids have gone to spend a couple of days with their dad, I'm hoping to get some scrapping done too!
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