Recipe Album Idea...

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With the Basic Grey Nook and Pantry Collection I am planning a major scrapbooking project that I would like to share with you.

A few years ago my Dad gave me a recipe that he had found tucked away in one of his cookbooks. It was hand written on lined note paper by my Mum (who passed away when I was 16) and although I remember the recipe as one I didn't particularly like as a kid, the fact that it was written by my Mum brought back so many memories of her.

The paper is almost falling apart so I immediately put it into an acid free album to preserve it. then I got to thinking...I would like to scrapbook an album of my families favourite recipes - the ones they are known for Eg: my mother-in-law's caramel slice which everyone loves, Steve's Nonna's spaghetti which, forget seconds, we all go back for fifths!!

I have asked different family members to HAND write their recipe and then I have chosen a photo of them and I will scrapbook an album for each of my girls using BG's Nook and Pantry. I will then give the album as a gift to each of them when they leave home.

Some of the photos I have actually had the girls pose with the family member just to add a difference to the photos.

This idea has been simmering in me for years but I obviously was waiting for this beautiful paper range to come along to get it started.

Of course, there was one little dilemma, as I have been able to have each family member write their recipe out twice - one for each of my girls, I only have one of my Mums receipe - who gets the original??

Easy - I do!! I will photocopy it for the girls recipe album and keep the original myself. Just so i can hold on to my memories -Love you Mum xx.

Why don't you have a think about doing a family recipe album - it would make a great heirloom.

Now to get started....

Birthdays...

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My busy couple of weeks are now over - Dad's 70th birthday was fabulous and he was so surprised that my brother and his family had flown in from Noosa. We had a great sit down family dinner on the Saturday night and a picnic at Rouse Hill Regional Park on the Sunday which we all enjoyed.

I took Dad and his 4 granddaughters down to our local park for a "photo shoot" - it was quite difficult to get just the right photo with all the girls smiling etc (of course my Madi was in a "mood" but she eventually came good) and here is one that I took.

My brother-in-law's 18th went really well and he loved his cake. All his family and friends were there to help him celebrate. His Dad cooked a lamb on the spit and we had all the great salads, desserts etc that goes with an Aussie backyard celebration. It was great!!

I finished his 8x8 album and it was a hit - I did all matching paper throughout the entire album to make it easier and then I put the photos in chronological order. Steve and I then put little humourous notes etc throughout.

Of course, with all the running around all week I forgot to take a photo of it but I will next time I go to Newcastle and see them.

Then finally, last weekend Steve and I finally got away for our 20th wedding anniversary.

My parents came down on the Friday and looked after the kids and we had a lovely relaxing weekend at our van at Anna Bay.

On the Saturday we went for a drive to Morpeth and wandered along the old fashioned street - visited the teddy bear shop, the old lolly shop and the ginger beer store for tastings. We then drove into Nelsons Bay for fish and chips. YUM!!

A weekend without kids is recommended every so often to unwind and just be a couple for awhile. Although when we arrived home on the Sunday we were very quickly reminded what our life is like with one 15 year old girl and one almost (only 2 months off) 13 year old girl and all that goes with the attitudes of teenagers!! Yuck - but I love them and I missed them and I wouldn't swap them for the world (only sometimes!!).

Happy scrapping to you all and I hope the wind has now removed itself from Sydney and stays away for good.

Kylie xx

Bright idea when it comes to scrapping...

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I scrapbooked with my scrapping buddies on Friday night - did a couple of school pages in Lauren's school album. All is OK in the world!!

Then on Saturday night I had an idea - why not do an 8x8 album for my brother-in-law who is 18 on the 18th of this month - Yes - I did say "this month".

What a brainstorm of an idea!! Less than 2 weeks and I decide to do an album AND I have my parents and my brother and his family (from Noosa) staying next weekend to celebrate my dad's 70th - and no I am not doing an album for him as well as I did one for his 60th -thank goodness.

I probably could have done a sizeable chunk of this album on Friday night if I had of thought of it earlier.

So, last night after we did the Father's Day picnic thing I started - and gosh I am proud of myself - I knocked off 20 pages - just the backgrounds - cardstock and pattern - and I have scanned and printed most of the photos (about 100 of them) and (Yes, I know it just keeps going) I actually completed 2 pages.

Looks like I might get it all done after all.

We also superimposed my brother-in-laws head on a West Tigers players body to have put on his cake for his party....it's funny...want to see...here it is....he'll probably hate it...but we love it!!

Happy 18th Birthday Matt and Happy 70th to my absolutely, darling Dad!!

(Wonder what I can superimpose my dad's head onto for his cake?)