10 on the 10th - Holiday Souvenirs

Welcome to my 10 on the 10th post dedicated to our recent trip to Singapore & Australia. We came home with more than we took which is totally normal for us & I thought you would like to see the types of things we got.

1.Edibles x These chocs are the only way to eat a Koala!!
2. Used stamps x I plan to add these to my travel journals & my future layouts.
3. Stationary x We found a store called Typo, kinda like paperchase & I bought a few bits to craft with.
4. Hat! x Matt just had to have one of these !
5. Sew-on badges x For adding to our Scout camp blankets.
6. Turtle x I'm not a great lover of soft toys but I just had to have these cutie to remind me of our turtle     swim.
7. Pin Badges x Especially from the Hard Rock Cafe as Matt collects them. We visited 6 Hard Rocks on our tour!
8. Fabric x Silk & brocade bought in Little India, Singapore. Not sure what I'll make with it yet but Harriet has her eye on the purple fabric already for her room!
9. Mug x From Universal Studios Singapore featuring my favourite character :)
10. Kangaroo x Beaded model that Paul wanted to go in our lounge as a reminder of our month away.

Hope you enjoyed seeing our treasure x
Hop on over to Shimelles blog to see other 10 on the 10th x

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Getting back into it...

Having had a break for nearly 2 months from crafting, I really want to get scrapping again. So to get me in the mood I've been looking through my albums at how my pages have changed. Boy !  my Lo's have altered both with the supplies I use & also the trends that have been and gone!
I no longer have my first few albums but can remember the shaped photos & precise layering they had on them!

This is one of the earliest Lo's on my computer I can find, featuring my maternal grandparents on their wedding day. 

 This Lo is one I've not shared before of Paul & I taken with a iphone app.

 ...and a close up x

 I think it's time for me to go make a mess with pretty papers :)

My month in numbers - August

Better late than never, I say! We landed a couple of days ago & I'm trying to shake off the last of the jet lag before I have to tackle the ironing :(

Here is a different way of looking at our past month  in Australia using a wonderful idea by Julie Kirk.

August
Turned 45 with 2 cocktails at the Hard Rock Cafe, Surfers Paradise x
Only 5 blog post this month as just too busy enjoying ourselves!
Saw 10 Humpback whales in the ocean as they came close to our boat to check us out!
No recipes this month but tried 2 new foods, crocodile burgers & kangaroo steaks.
We travelled 21,294km by plane over 5 flights.
I held 1 cuddly but stinky koala!
We used 16 different types of transport including river boat, catamaran, cable ferry, cable car, camper van, funicular railway ...

Saw 1,000's of fish on the great barrier reef.
Have millions of special memories of this amazing trip.

thank you for looking

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