Anzac Day

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning
We will remember them.


Coincidently, I have a layout to share that is fitting with today, being Anzac Day.
It contains a photo that I found on the Australian War Memorial website, that I thought may have my Grandfather in it, who served in WW1.  The photo is of a group of men from the 3rd reinforcement of the 45th Battalion - of which my Grandfather was a part of.  The man on the second back row, on the far right, looks alot like my Grandfather....but I just couldn't tell for sure if it was him.

I showed the photo to my Mum, and she too was unsure if it could be her Dad (he had died when she was only 4 years old, so she only has old photos to go by, and even most of them, he looks so different in each of them)....plus the photo on the website was quite small, which also made it hard to get a really good look, to know for sure if it was him.  We decided that we would buy the photo on disc from the Australian War Memorial, and at least then, we'd be able to get a much closer look & hopefully be able to tell for sure if it was him.  The disc arrived in the mail about a week or so ago....and as soon as I got it, I whacked it into the computer & zoomed in to get a real good close up of the man that we thought could be him.  Even though there are many similarities of the man in the photo & my Grandfather, we still can't be 100% sure if it is him or not - as I said before, all the previous photos we have of him, taken during the war, he looks so different in each of them, so that makes it just that little bit harder to actually "know"  whether it is him or not.  Even so, we are pleased that we bought the disc & now have the photo....whether he is in it or not....the photo still contains the men that he served with.....men that would have been his mates.

Using some leftover Basic Grey papers & stickers from my DT pack from Redearth Scrapping

(there is a jounal card in under the photo that contains the story behind the photo & my Grandfather.

TFL & thanks for dropping by :-)

More GDT LO's

Just quickly sharing some more of my LO's created as guest designer in April at Handmade by Suzanne, using the gorgeous Basic Grey "Hello Luscious" range....

 Pics of the gorgeous Thredbo river from our trip to Jindabyne a few years ago.  I've added some heshian & a few bits & pieces from my stash...including some Lovely Bug Bits n Bobs buttons (love these!)

 Crab Surprise - This one I've just added a few handmade flowers, buttons etc

Little miss sunshine - Using up the last pieces of pp from the kit...with a few added flowers & thickers.



I love that I've created 6 LO's from this kit....and that they all look so different :-)
& I have thoroughly enjoyed creating with my GDT kit that Suzanne sent me.

I hope everyone is having a fab start to our extra LONG weekend for Easter & Anzac Day :-)
Thanks for dropping by & happy scrapping !

Stuck?!

I'm a tad late in revealing my 15th April Stuck?! sketch layout....it went up on the Stuck?! blog a few days ago, but life has been pretty hectic & I just haven't gotten around to blogging it until now.

Here is the sketch.....

And here is my take on it.....

I have mirrored the sketch....and added some mist splatters as the extra criteria for the sketch challenge over at Redearth Scrapping (used with permission), which was to add some paint/mist splatters to your layout.

If you'd like to give the RES challenge a go, you can check it out here on the RES forum....and of course,  also enter your layout for the Stuck?! competition as well :-)

Speaking of Redearth scrapping....have you seen this?

All I can tell you ....for now, is that it's going to be BIG....and fun!!!

Keep your eye out on the RES forum for all the details that will be revealed......soon *wink*

Some RES scrapping....

Hello fellow bloggers....how is everyone's weekend shaping up?
No rain here atm, but it's looking very much like it's going to....and it has warmed up a tad, which is another fairly good sign that rain is on it's way.  Oh well...rainy days = perfect scrappy time!
Not alot happening here over the weekend....just some motocross tomorrow, if it's not too wet!

Anyways...On to some scrappy shares :-)

I have another 2 layouts using the Basic Grey goodies from my Redearth Scrapping DT kit .....

 This was a humungous coconut crab that we seen at Lifou Island....OMG I can't believe I touched it!!!  LOL

Miss Kate trying to pat a cow at Norfolk Island.  She tried and tried to convince one to come close (& there are lots of them, everywhere...even wandering all over the roads)....but she was unsuccessful - the cows just weren't that friendly.  LOL

Both layouts are using the Basic Grey "Hello Luscious" 6x6 paper pad.
This little paper pad has been quite a pleasant surprise....it is so versatile & so easy to scrap with!  I am loving it :-).  I have also used the Basic Grey "Hello Luscious" Paper doiley ribbon (comes in a pack of 3 with 3 different colours - Red, Yellow & Lime Green ....and 3 different designs)...they too are so easy to use, just peel off the backing & they are self adhesive!  Too easy!  There's also some of the BG "Hello Luscious" Title stickers...and some BG "Life of the party" alpha stickers....Plus a few pieces of odds & ends from my stash.  All products are available in the RES shop HERE

Anyone having a scrappy weekend?
I'm hoping to squeeze some in over the weekend....after all the monotonous house stuff is done!
Thanks for dropping by....& I would love to hear from you, so if you would like to leave a commnet, it would be greatly appreciated  :-)