Mel's Me Time

Well, I said I would be back at the end of last week........sorry I am a little late! Before I start...... don't forget that Scrapbookit have a design team call out at the moment. Head on over to the Scrapbookit blog by clicking Scrapbookit above or by clicking the link in the right column to find out how to apply. You have until March 14th! In September last year my sister had her second little girl. She was born in Virginia Beach, USA. Last weekend was my first time meeting my new little niece.......she is just divine!! As I have done with my other nieces/nephews I have made them something when they are born. I chose to make a Twiddleybitz Life Book. I apologise for the photos.....I didn't have any luck snapping good shots! I used a variety of photos from her birth in the hospital to some of the first photos of her smiling. I only completed the first section of the book and have since handed the rest over to my sister to add her own touches to the book. I best be off.......I

Back to School has definitely hit our household and we have hit the ground running! Besides going back to school we have celebrated the little fellas 6th Birthday, had my sister and her family visit from America and celebrated my nieces birthday whilst she was here......alongside another celebration for the big 6 year old. Sadly, scrapbooking has taken a back seat as I have been preparing birthday cakes!!! My boy had a pool party with a few of his friends from school the day after his birthday. I made this swimming pool cake.....probably not my most outstanding however he loved it and so did all of his little friends:) This weekend, just gone, we had yet another birthday celebration with the family. It was such a lovely day. My sister, her hubby and my two gorgeous nieces were here from America for the weekend - my boy and my eldest niece and goddaughter celebrated their birthdays together. Boy did they have fun! I made the 6 and my sister did the castle cake - so clever! So now I may

How exciting is this.... Joanne from ' Scrapbookit ' has asked me to be her very first Design Team Member and I have accepted!!!! Check out the intro on the Scrapbookit blog! Thanks Jo for the great intro and I really look forward to working alongside you:) I have been sooo busy at work that my creative side has taken a little bit of a back seat! I have however completed my latest challenge for Scrap That Poetry which will be revealed later in the month! Don't forget to pop over to Scrap That Poetry and enter the current challenge for your chance to win a $25 gift voucher from Scrapbookit. I have also been madly working on my little gift (not so little!!!) for my beautiful niece Victoria who I get to meet next week.....very very exciting!!! Will pop back soon with some inspiration..... Melxx

Here is my layout for Scrap That Poetry Make sure you pop on over to see the Design Team's inspiration.....the projects are just gorgeous, the girls have done such a lovely job with this poem. This is a photo of my two gorgeous nieces. I just adore this photo of them! Now it is your turn....pop on over to Scrap That Poetry and check out the poem 'May you always be loved' Submit your take on the layout and you may just win a Scrapbookit voucher for your efforts and the opportunity to be our next guest designer. Sorry for the short post but I am up to my eye balls in school work...ahhhh the life of a teacher! Melxx