Beckie Just Blogs....

believe it or not!! I have been super busy for the last month or 2, I started a new casual job that takes up a little time and just the usual life stuff, it happens. I haven't scrapped much actually not at all until Friday just gone :0 But I do have some things to share.

 We made a mini book with Kim Archer. I love her style!

 This is a super cool, chunky little book filled with all sorts of goodness.

 We also received a challenge pack and had to create a LO using some of everything in it, but we could add stuff if we wanted. The papers are gorgeous (I just can't remember what they are) but I loved them. I won the challenge woo hoo!!

 This is my LO about the 5kg Scrappers challenge that I participated in, I used my prize that I won for second place. I am still losing weight slowly, but I'm getting there.

 and here is my latest creation. I have used the Echo Park, Springtime collection for this one. My 2 nieces and my baby girl. I love this photo, it's gorgeous!! I also used some Prima flowers, Kaiser stamps and bling, and Thickers for the title. Oh and some glimmermist on the background.

So I think I'm all caught up with everything I have created, I am hoping now that I have some sort of routine happening, I will be scrapping again and it won't be so long until my next post :) The months just flew by actually, I didn't even realise it had been so long, but anyways.

Thanks for looking (if you still look LOL)

Beckie ♥

 And I used the Springtime PP for this LO of my niece, she is such a gorgeous girl. I used stamps from The Girls' Paperie, some ZVA pearls, my own crocheted flower and I have used some pearl Glimmermist on the background.

And that's about it!

I am joining in the Kaisercraft Easter Bunny Blog Hop this week, my first one!! Should be good fun, the prize is awesome!!

Anyways hope you all had a good weekend.

Beckie ♥

 My cricut got a workout for this next LO. I decided I would use it for more than just the title!! Lots of machine stitching on there too. I used the Echo Park, Sringtime PP. Very gorgeous!! There's some ZVA bling on there and I cut up an old doily as well. Then when it was all finished Little Miss Lara climbed up at my desk and pulled the lid off an ink pad and dropped it on the LO!! So there's a little red patch on the title. Ahh well, that will teach me not to put the inks away.

 Anyways, that's all for now. Hope you all have a good weekend.

Thanks for looking. Don't forget to leave a comment so I know you have visited :)

Beckie ♥

 Here is before and after, I can see a difference in my face. Ryan says he can see other changes, but my eyes can't for some reason.

So I am up to 15kg altogether now, including the weight I have lost with Weight Watchers. If I compare this after photo with my "fat" photo, I can see a big change!!

I would really like to thank Karen and Nerrida at 5kg Scrappers Challenge, for the inspiration and also the other ladies who are participating. I'm too excited to wait and see what the little assignment is for this week, but I may come back and edit this post when it's up!!

Wow the weeks go fast!!

I have been working hard this week too. I have lost 800g woo hoo!! I did stick to my mini goals I ate 2 pieces of fruit per day and I had at least 6 glasses of water everyday, a couple of days I made it to 8, but it's much better than I have been. I exercised everyday!! So my total loss is 3.7kg. I did do something that I wish I hadn't though!! I had four cans of rum on Friday night, this took me waaaaay over my daily points allowance on the Weight Watchers program. I had good intentions, I was just going to have 2, but I ♥ Rum!! LOL I did do some extra exercise to try and make up for it though.

 And this is just because I was so proud of myself, I ran 20 mins non stop on the tread mill and worked up a sweat that I was proud of LMAO!! I said to Ryan "can you take a photo of my sweat" and he just looked at me like a nutcase, but he did it cause he loves me. I was going to stop at 10 mins but I just kept on going until I couldn't run anymore and then I walked for 10 mins, I felt good!! 

I hope your weeks have been fabulous too!! Sorry no scrapping to share this week, I'm working on it though :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Beckie ♥

 I was very happy with the fact that I have completed 2 LO's over the weekend. It doesn't sound like much, but it's a major achievement for me LOL. Lately I have been lucky to get 1 done a week, I don't know what came over me!! But anyways, the first one is about our dog, well his teddy actually. I got the LO idea for this one from my friends Jules, I used one of the Kaiser texture stamps (grunge, I think it was) and some paint on the background, then sewed around it making a frame, sort of.  I like it! I used MME, Fine and Dandy, PP. Some buttons and for the title I used Thickers and also my cricut.

This week at the 5kg Scrappers Challenge we are setting mini goals. I am setting 3 goals in 1, LOL, just little ones. But I would like to lose at least 500gms again next week so to get to that goal I am going to eat 2 pieces of fruit a day and make sure I have 6-8 glasses of water per day. I know I didn't do enough of either of these this week.
I hope any one participating has had a good week too.
Take care and thanks for stopping by.
Beckie ♥

So we have a little assignment this week, to print out a photo of the "Old You" or  a before photo, and stick it to the fridge to remind yourself of how far you have come and what you don't want to be anymore! I am going to post mine here as well. It's a little blurry, that's Ryan's awesome photography skills LOL This was taken In December 2009 when I was at my biggest.

How did I get overweight?? Well this time I can't even blame having a baby because I weighed less when I had her than I did when I fell. I had gestational diabetes and had no choice but to eat well and lost weight instead of gaining.  But I have always been, well, chubby I guess. I have lost weight before but then just put it back on, a couple of times actually. I put back on about 15 kg after I had  Lara, just doing the wrong things!! I was 89kg when I had her and went all the way back up to 103! I would have takeaway a couple of times a week, I would eat whatever I wanted really and whenever, even if i wasn't hungry I would just eat because I like food. I didn't exercise alot, I would walk to the bus stop with Lil, but that was about it. When I got to 103kg I decided that enough is enough and I would not let myself get to 105kg. So it's been a slow process but I am almost back to baby Lara weight, but I am going to get to my goal weight this time and stay there!!
I really liked this quote that they shared over at The 5kg Scrappers Challenge . There is hints, tips and motivation there if you need some too :)

Thanks for stopping by.
Beckie ♥