My Angel...

I know Im a bad mother but I brought Lillee some Angel wings.... well they are really butterfly wings from the discount shop so I could take a photo and i might use it on our Christmas cards.I had to get Peter to hold the wings up so I could still see her face.I have started a new blog.... Through Our Eyes. This will replace Adel's Creations as I have uploaded all my layouts into a gallery there and it will be mostly a blog about Lillee.I have started this as most of our family and friends live interstate and this is a great way to let them know how much she has grown and share photos so if you want to check it out, the link is in my link side bar.Feel free to leave a comment, I will upload photos and post message daily (I hope, Lol)

L for Lillee.

Here is a photo of Miss Lillee with her big L. I am working on a canvas for her door using her Making Memories Monogram. I wanted to get a photo of it next to her to show how big the letter is.

The monogram canvas is part of my Guest DT creations for Scrapbook Dreamer. I was honoured to be chosen as the September Guest Design Team member.

I have also completed my "How-to" tutorial and now am working on my layout.

I love this photo of Lillee and Peter, how relaxed they both look.

Just wanted to say, Anthea, Shane and boys we are thinking of you and praying for strength for the funeral tomorrow.

If there is anything we can do for you, you know where we are.

New Toy.

Well I got my new toy on Tuesday and I have been taking lots of photos of my baby girl.

I love how crisp and bright the colours come out when using the Rebel.

Short post this time but another toot for me, I have another LO getting published in ScrapStreet Ezine. Its one of my EDM LOs for Family so I will have to do another.

Will link when the Ezine comes out.

Thanks for all the comments.

New Layouts Created.

These are the layouts I created this weekend.

We had a cyber crop over at Scrap Needs. For the 1 hour timed challenge I created the Remember LO and won first prize (for finishing first) and won myself a set of the Heidi Swapp foam Stamps.

Then over at Scrap Street we also were having a cyber fair and I created the Scrap Street LO and the So this is Love LO.

The LO titled "Scrap Street" is about my excitement of being published in the Scrap Street Ezine (online magazine).

I have a LO titled Sweet Girl due to be published in November.

If you want a great laugh and a great time chatting and scrapping, check out the Scrap Street link.

All the girls there are amazing, some I know from Scrapbook Dreamer but most I have only met.

Well my new post will have a photo taken with my new camera. I got my Canon Rebel yesterday and I am having a great time playing around with it.

The photos come out so crisp and bright.

Thank you for all the comments. Unfortunatly, I was eliminated from DT Survivor but i am happy to make it as far as I have.

Round 5.

Round 5 of DT Survivor at Scrapbooking Swede and there is now only 8 people in the contest with 2 more weeks to go.

If I was voted off now, I'd have to say Im pretty proud to make it this far. Out of 30 contestants that started, I am in the top 8.

So here is my LO this week. We had to draw inspiration from the colours in the pictures. Firstly yes i have her in blue Lol so I drew inspiration from the pink, yellow and white that is on the blankets and the Chatterbox PP matched the balnket so well.

The journalling reads: "Lillee, you amaze me with all the little things you do.
Like how you hold onto the blanket when you are asleep or how you hold the bottle in your little hands.
Its amazing how strong and independent you look at 2 weeks old when you do these gestures.
I love you Lillee."

I hope you like this LO of Lillee. Thanks for all the comments, I muchly appreciate them all.

Stay safe, Melanie.

First Layout of Lillee.

Here is my first layout of Miss Lillee. This was done for a Design team Call at Scrapbooking Swede.

Over at Scrapbooking Swede, they are having a competition to offer Design Team positions.

Just like the television show, you have to do challenges and contestants get voted off each week. I am currently in my fourth week of DT Survivor.

This weeks challenge was to use florals so I had to use some of the Oh Baby Girl range from Basic Grey that the lovely Jaimie sent me.

I hope you like this LO of my little girl. Thanks for all the comments, I really appreciate them.

Tagged by Alanna.

1. Which famous person would you most like to learn that you are descended from?
I have always admired Audrey Hepburn for her beauty, classy attitude and talent so I would have to say her.

2. Which famous person would you hate to learn that you are descended from?
Being German, I'd have to say Hitler or a Nazi.

3. If you could be ancestor to any living famous person, who would it be and why?
These are really hard questions. I think I would have to say Father Chris Riley, who I admire for his work with homeless youth in Australia. I'd be very proud to say he was a relative (if only I could).

4. If you could go back in time and meet any known ancestor(s) of yours, who would it be?
My grandmother Mabel Lillian, she was mums mother and my daughter's namesake. My aunty said nana would have been proud to have a great grand-daughter named after her. Unfortunalty she passed away when mum was 17 so i never got to meet her but have heard so much about what a wonderful lady she was.

5. Tag five others.
Anthea, Francine, Tess, Karen Haywood and Penny.
Have fun girls.

Introducing Lillee.

Our precious baby girl arrived on Friday September 1st at 10.35pm.

My Aunty Ann is so stoked that Lillee was born on her birthday. So Im introducing Lillianlee Louise to all the cyber aunties.

We had a fairly good labour. Had minor contractions since 11pm Thursday night, then on Friday at 8am they started to get a bit more regular and we took a trip to the hospital at lunch time for a checkup and some testing that my GP hadn't done.

They sent me home as I wasn't dilating but by 6pm, they were coming on so strong and at 8.30 pm we left for the hospital again. Travelling 30 minutes to get to the hospital and by the time we got there, I was 8cm dilated. Lillee was born 1.5 jours later.

We are so stoked to have a healthy baby girl, she is sleeping great now that she is on the bottle.

Thanks for all the well wishes, the emails and phone calls. Can't wait to scrap some of these photos and share with you all.