Monday 26 March 2012

PROJECT LIFE - WEEK 12

Hi and a big welcome to week 12, this week l have a huge post of photos to share, l have done 8 pages, WOW , our daughter turned 21 this week, and as part of her present she wanted to swim with the dolphins and seals, so we booked with a company at Sorrento called Moonraker tours and off we went, l went along as a sightseer and david and kirsty did the swimming, it was a 2 1/2 hour trip to get there, the weather was'nt the best, cold and windy, but it was a great expirence. We were a bit unlucky and didnt get to swim with the dolphins , even though we got to see them jumping in and out of the water, a fishing boat and sunk in the bay earlier that morning and 30,000 litres of oil had washed into the bay, so the dolphins were swimming closer to the shore line to keep away from it, so it just was'nt possible to get into the water, but where the seals were at what they call the Chinamans Hat, where all the male seals live, was further away from the spill and eveybody was able to get in and swim, the seals were amazing, as soon as the boat pulled up, the younger seals all started to jump into the water, as if they knew they had friends to play with, they were so friendly, so here are my pages, the start of my week , l went on a teddy bears picnic and of course we had to take a bear, l took Annie, a bear l made about 10 years ago, this l am hoping to be a family heirloom that l can pass down to one of my grandchildren one day, when they come along,
This week l have used a insert from We R Memory Keepers and also a 8 1/2 x11 insert as well and style A from Becky, l included heaps of items from my stash, paper is from MY MINDS EYE 6x6 paper pads, lots of rubons this week from different companys, and most of the tags l used are from MME, l love that the WRM pages have a long strip down the side , just under 2", and is great for headings or to crop smaller pics and the use of smaller tags, on this page are pics of Sorrento, we had fish and chips on the beach before we went on the boat,
here lve done a 8x6 photo of one of the seals, l dont know if you can see it or not, but it looks like he was posing for me and his mouth is open , so it looks like he is smiling, it kept it simple, by just adding a few tags and a few stamps from Ali Edwards, gotta love that photo strip of hers.
here lve used another 6x8 photo of david and kirsty on the pier, the paper and large tag and brad are MME, the ticket stamp is from Tim Holtz, a stamp from Ali and celebration tag from 7 GYPSIES.
This page l had to add, on the way home we got stuck in roadworks, we were so tired and hungry and just wanted to get home and then we got stuck in this, David thought l was mad , taking photos of the signs and cars, but l think it was still part of our everyday life exprience, so l added it. and now a few close ups.
So there you have chickens, another week done and dusted, lm looking forward to seeing what everyone else has come up with, one of the things l love about PL is that its global and everyone is at different stage of seasons and we get to expirence their snow pics when we are having summer and now we are getting into our cooler months and overseas is starting to warm up, so while we are taking Rustic Autumn pics , we get to see the start of your spring, with all the beautiful spring flowers poping up in your pages, l love flower pics, anyway have a good week everybody, see you soon.

9 comments:

  1. Beautiful week Kate, great photography.

    I totally agree with you about how interesting it is seeing the pictures of PLs from all over the world.

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  2. love the toile paper. beautiful pages.

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  3. wow, the seal swim sounds amazing, I would've thought seals might be agressive but I guess not :) How cool for your daughter and your hubby to experience that. Love the handwritten journaling, your writing is very nice :)

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  4. Oh I love all the little details! Precious!

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  5. Cute Annie bear - what a fab idea to make an heirloom to pass on! Great photos, and I love the different style page protectors. They give so much flexibility.

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  6. Great week Kate! How fun swimming w/the dolphins & seals. Such a great experience!

    Julie
    http://iamjuju.com

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  7. oh my goodness what great colors...your pages have a 'feeling' and I love the title card with March 24th :)

    http://aprilbest1981.blogspot.com/2012/03/project-life-week-12.html

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  8. I agree about the seasons--it truly is cool to check out each week what people all around the world are doing! These layouts are great, love how full of photos they are. I haven't done much other than a two-page spread each week...am feeling a bit lazy after looking at your wonderful layouts! --heather (www.heathershomemadehome.com)

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  9. Wow you really had a lot of fun things to document this week! Great pages!

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