Mel's Me Time

HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY AUSSIES!!! Check out this really yummy blog candy that Purple Pumpkin has as a giveaway at the moment. Click here to head over to their blog to find out how you can get your hands on it.....well, unless of course I do!! Hehehe! As for me, this week has been a good scrapping week for me! I had a few days without my little man so that made it all that much easier:) However, what I am working on I have to hold onto for the moment....only because I know that my beautiful sister will read my blog from America and she can't see what I have been up to! Sorry....it won't be long though, I promise, they head out to Australia for a visit early-mid February. I have also completed my DT challenge for Scrap That Poetry but you will also have to wait for a little bit to see that. Speaking of Scrap That Poetry .....there are only a few days to get your entries in for the latest challenge "New Year" by Katharine Lee Bates. Make sure you get those entries in. On

Keeping It Simple has a fantastic giveaway at the moment. A Silhouette electronic cutting machine. If you would like to check out this giveaway and all of the amazing things you can do with the Silhouette pop on over to Keeping It Simple to register your interest. Hurry the giveaway is about to close.

Currently I am sitting in my caravan having a break away in Canberra, ACT. We have done some great things with Brayden but the best thing has been relaxing! Scrap That Poetry has a new poem up. It is called 'New Year' by Katharine Lee Bates. It looks at a new year being a white year and focus' on snow. However, snow here in the New Year is not common!! After 2010 being a year we really wanted to see the back of for many reasons I decided to look towards the New Year with optimism. From this poem I started by using the words 'New Year' for my inspiration. I decided to record my scrapbooking resolutions for 2011. Rather than put them onto a layout and into an album never to look at them again I decided to create something that can sit in my scrapbooking room to remind me of my resolutions for the year! I decided to create a 'Tree of Time.' I have left my list of materials at home so hopefully I will remember to post them when I get home. However, I used some

I would like to start by saying 'My thoughts and prayers are with all of those in Queensland, Australia. I hope that the rain stops and the water subsides sooner rather than later. You are in our thoughts and prayers.' I have been busy completing my latest project for Scrap That Poetry. It will be uploaded to the Scrap That Poetry site on the 15th January. I thought you may like a sneak peak before then. Pop over to Scrap That Poetry on the 15th to check out my project and the rest of the DTs projects. We are heading off on a little break over the next few days. Looking forward to it. Melxx

I would like to start by saying thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway here at 'Me Time.' I am sooo excited that you have chosen my blog to follow and I hope that you might find something along the way that inspires you to create. Well, the time has come to announce the winner of the 'Kaisercraft - 'Tis the Season Collection Pack.' And the winner is....... Molly Jones Congratulations Molly! Could you please email me your details (melfield30@gmail.com) so that I can get your pack out to you. No scrapping has happened for me this weekend as I went to Melbourne to see "Mary Poppins the Musical" However, over the last week I have been working on my next project for Scrap That Poetry. As always I have taken the challenging road......not the simple. Pop back later this week to see what I have been up to! Which reminds me....you only have until the 14th of January to get your entries in for either of the Christmas poems for Scrap That Poetry. Go to Scrap

Check out this fantastic RAK! Pop on over to Embrace Life 2011 by clicking here to find out how to enter. The winner for my giveaway will be announced in the morning so don't forget to head back here then. Melxx

Unfortunately, the response to my giveaway has been extremely lacking :( Therefore I will be extending it until the end of the week. A big thanks to Julianne from Jules Scrap Haven for helping me put this together. All you need to do to enter is: *Become a follower of my blog here as well as the Scrap That Poetry blog . If you have a blog make a quick blog post about it....the more the merrier! For an extra entry into the draw: * Leave me a comment sharing with me what your favourite Christmas range of papers is. Enter here by leaving a comment (let me know you have completed the requirements and an entry or two will be added for you). You have until midnight 8/1/11 AEDST. A winner will be announced on the 10th of January! And don't forget about the giveaway on Artful Delight (scroll down to check it out)! Until next time....happy scrapping, Melxx

Happy New Year to everyone!! Scraptastic Mel has a great giveaway running at the moment......Check out these photos. The giveaway has just been extended. You can win either of these prizes by popping on over to her blog. Click here! Don't forget about my giveaway - see below and the Zap! Heat Gun too! Have a great New Year's Day.....swimming is on the agenda here! Melxx