Layouts
OK... as promised these are some of the layouts I did during the Scrapanalia retreat. I did 5 layouts but can only show 3 here. The others, I'll just have to wait till they come out in FK before I can put them up.
Title: Bonding -- I painstakingly handstitched all the scallop edges for 1 hour. I just had this idea of handstitching around scallops (well, it is easier than machine-stitching scallops, you've gotta give me that!!), and I just had to try it once. Believe me, it's a design never to be repeated, but I absolutely LOVE the outcome.
Title : Boy @ Work. See that photo at the bottom right hand corner? It is cover with a rubon frame by Blueyedezines. They are AUSSIE!!!!! Whoo-hoo!!!! Check out their products.... rather cool I must say.
Title : Dolphin Dentist. This is a layout of my daughter brushing the dolphin's teeth as the Relief Dolphin Dentist cos the Dolphin Dentist was on holidays. This was at the Pet Porpoise Pool at Coffs Harbour. Don't you like it when the toothbrush actually matches her outfit? LOL ...
Title : Kinder Girl. This layout was done 2 days ago. A few new products here.... Pressed Petals Gellies, Pressed Petal Glitzies.
We had this very weird conversation at the retreat.... while scrapping... as you do. Jacqui was talking about a snake that ran through her feet, under her car... Then Trish told me that we are actually not allowed to kill snakes!!! They are protected!!! Now who was the person who set this, this... this... abomination???!!!! So if there was a deadly snake running around in my house, I'm not allowed to kill it to protect my family from it?!?! Instead I have to pay some money for the snake catcher to come and catch it..... just for them to return it to its "natural habitat", so they can go find another exciting adventure?!?!?! Or who knows they might find my house and its occupants that exciting that they'll come venturing again??? ABOMINATION!!!!
Another thing I saw today that I found ridiculous.
McDonalds Australia has now got 9 meals they've put together, that has the "heart-ticked" approval from The Heart Foundation. See here for the details. Apparently there is a 15% off savings if you picked one of those 9 meals. But get this.... you are not allowed to change those meals in ANY way. I'm not talking about changing from salad to fries... but you are not even allowed to have a grill order for them to remove a pickle, or change the dipping sauce for your nuggets, or change from an orange juice to water.
QUOTE from McDonald's website.
"These meal deals are healthier choices because they meet Tick's strict standards for serving size, saturated fat, salt and vegetable/fibre content. They have been independently tested."
THIS, I don't get. So I cannot remove that salt-saturated pickle because it must be there to make me healthier? Or I am not encouraged to drink water over orange juice? Or I should just eat cheese because I am dairy-intolerant? And if I do insist that I wanted them changed, I will not be getting the savings because ..... why? Because pickle is extremely essential in balancing a healthy diet.
Anyway... these are some of my perspectives in my simple life this week. Always glad to share. :) See you around!!!
Title: Bonding -- I painstakingly handstitched all the scallop edges for 1 hour. I just had this idea of handstitching around scallops (well, it is easier than machine-stitching scallops, you've gotta give me that!!), and I just had to try it once. Believe me, it's a design never to be repeated, but I absolutely LOVE the outcome.
Title : Boy @ Work. See that photo at the bottom right hand corner? It is cover with a rubon frame by Blueyedezines. They are AUSSIE!!!!! Whoo-hoo!!!! Check out their products.... rather cool I must say.
Title : Dolphin Dentist. This is a layout of my daughter brushing the dolphin's teeth as the Relief Dolphin Dentist cos the Dolphin Dentist was on holidays. This was at the Pet Porpoise Pool at Coffs Harbour. Don't you like it when the toothbrush actually matches her outfit? LOL ...
Title : Kinder Girl. This layout was done 2 days ago. A few new products here.... Pressed Petals Gellies, Pressed Petal Glitzies.
We had this very weird conversation at the retreat.... while scrapping... as you do. Jacqui was talking about a snake that ran through her feet, under her car... Then Trish told me that we are actually not allowed to kill snakes!!! They are protected!!! Now who was the person who set this, this... this... abomination???!!!! So if there was a deadly snake running around in my house, I'm not allowed to kill it to protect my family from it?!?! Instead I have to pay some money for the snake catcher to come and catch it..... just for them to return it to its "natural habitat", so they can go find another exciting adventure?!?!?! Or who knows they might find my house and its occupants that exciting that they'll come venturing again??? ABOMINATION!!!!
Another thing I saw today that I found ridiculous.
McDonalds Australia has now got 9 meals they've put together, that has the "heart-ticked" approval from The Heart Foundation. See here for the details. Apparently there is a 15% off savings if you picked one of those 9 meals. But get this.... you are not allowed to change those meals in ANY way. I'm not talking about changing from salad to fries... but you are not even allowed to have a grill order for them to remove a pickle, or change the dipping sauce for your nuggets, or change from an orange juice to water.
QUOTE from McDonald's website.
"These meal deals are healthier choices because they meet Tick's strict standards for serving size, saturated fat, salt and vegetable/fibre content. They have been independently tested."
THIS, I don't get. So I cannot remove that salt-saturated pickle because it must be there to make me healthier? Or I am not encouraged to drink water over orange juice? Or I should just eat cheese because I am dairy-intolerant? And if I do insist that I wanted them changed, I will not be getting the savings because ..... why? Because pickle is extremely essential in balancing a healthy diet.
Anyway... these are some of my perspectives in my simple life this week. Always glad to share. :) See you around!!!
posted by mich at
18:29
8 Comments:
Wow Michelle, you got about 4 more layouts done than I usually get done at a retreat!!LOL These are gorgeous - what a crazy girl you must be with all that handstitching! But it does look great!
I had a healthy choice at Macca's today - what a weird policy though!
lovely Lo's Michelle
Love these layouts Michelle. You do great stuff.
Hard to imagine choosing Maccas if you were looking for a healthy meal. I guess they're worried about the 16 year olds serving the meals letting a customer's choice upset their 'health' formula.
Great LO's Michelle. Sounds like the retreat & the Scrappy Hollow crop were great fun. One day I might manage to make it to one.....
Cheers
Maree
LOL Mich.. you're funny. Love your point about Maccas & snakes. The LOs are gorgeous too. The handstitching one looks pretty awesome.
I sooo don't do hand stitching...LOL it does however look *stunning*...Glad you had a good time at the retreat:)
No killing the snake !!!!! I agree
lucky you they haven't been in your back yard my sweet!!!
Absolutely stunning lo's They are more divine irl though :)
Trish
oh i totally get what you mean re the new maccas meals. it's so silly!! when i was reading that at maccas the other day i was like WHAT THE? so that means even though i'm eating a pickle less or something i'm actually not being very healthy?!? WEIRD!!!!!!!!!
oh well. i still love those maccas chips!!!!!!!!
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