The BIG day...

Yesterday was ARTY PANT"S BIG RE OPENING!!!..

and WOW pretty much sums up the new shop... It looks fantastic!!
There was heaps going on yesterday.. Some of the DT girls where doing make and takes, there where door prizes, face painting, balloons...and lots of YUMMY scrapbooking products to look at!!
And the NEW class room is HUGE!!!.. can't wait to come to a crop night ladies!!

here are a few photo's i took from the day!!!



Congrats to Jodie and Judy on the new store!!.. LOVE IT....

So if your a Melbourne scrapper please drop in and say HI...

The kids got there faces painted...lol.. so cute...




And i also handed in my DT stuff from the new August pack... on sale soon...
so i can only show you a couple of sneak peaks...





Oh so yummy!!!

After all the excitement the kids and i dropped into see Wendy at Paper Doll... The lovely Leeanne was there also.. it was great to have a laugh ladies...lol..
boy we can talk a lot of crap....LOL.... I didn't want to leave!!
Hope to catch up soon!!!!

I have also been busy scrapping away.. my mojo has returned.. This week i have done My Paper Doll dt stuff... check out Wendy's blog for more...
My Arty Pants stuff.. and also scrapped for myself!!
I have only taken photos off one.. i will share the other two next post!!!...






Boy this post is getting BIG.. so thanks if you have made it this far!!
So best be off... feel like scrapping some more!!

Don't forget to check out my photo blog... Connie Hatch Photography
for my August Special....I only have a limited amount of spaced leading up to Christmas.....so email me at mark.connie@bigpond.com for more information!!

HAVE A GREAT SUNDAY!!!

take care

Connie....xxxx

Arty Pants UPDATE!!

Arty Pants is on the MOVE!!!

They re open this SATURDAY 28th July

new address 3-5 33-39 HIGH STREET CRANBOURNE!!!!

WOO HOOO

Congrats to Jodie and Judy an the new shop... i will be there with bells on this Saturday.. I also just received the MOST amazing DT pack from Arty Pants... there August pack... YUMMMMMY.... i can't wait to start playing with it!!

So if you are in Melbourne be sure to pop in and see the girls...and say HI!!!!

On to other news....

Today Mark and i are off to put some final touches on our new "THING"... not telling yet.. promise i will soon.... i just want to be 100% sure before i do

I have been doing a little scrapping.. nothing i can share at the moment!! will soon..

Also please pop over to my Photo Blog.. there is some exciting NEWS over there as well.... Connie Hatch Photography

so i will leave you with YET another photo of my sweet Angel.. are you guys sick of her yet????... cause im NOT....lol..



Sorry if this post seems to be all over the place.. my mind is going 100 miles an hour at moment!!... forgive me!!!

take care

Connie...xxxx

oh yeah.. i have update my links... so go and check out some AMAZING SCRAPPERS!!!


the truth ALWAYS comes out in the END.. lying is an ugly trait to have......

GIANT TEA CUP!!!!

I have seen this done.. so its noway an original...but i just loved it so much that when i saw a tea cup a few months ago i had to buy one and give it a go!!!

Jorja in a tea cup... and let me tell you she was NOT happy at all... so i didn't get many photos.. but i still think this one is cute... i know mummy goggles all the way... just wanted to share.. and maybe brighten someones day with a SMILE!!!




i haven't done any scrapping at all... pretty slack.... I have still been taking a photo a day but so badly need to catch up on my book... and i also have a few other projects on the go!!
Keenan is back to golf tomorrow... he is so excited his counting the hours...lol.. i just love that he has found HIS passion..

The Green/Hatch household has some oh sooo exciting news coming soon.... I just don't want to share until all the final details have been made....

signing out for now....

have a GREAT weekend everybody...

take care... keep smiling and remember always be TRUE to yourself.....

Connie....xxxx

BLOGGER FRIENDS.....

i need your advice....

i need your help....

What would you do if somebody referred to YOUR mother as this.....


http://scrapworld.com.au/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=11651&highlight=&sid=7c052e0ccacfad3fd789a12656fdd2ff#11651
(second post)

ETA!!!!....please pop by over to her blog (link in above post) and check out what she wrote about me!!.. i dont care what you say.. all i was doing was defending my MOTHER... you have taken too far like always..
and dont worry i have "little stories" to share.. but i would never lower myself!!
you get a life and dont ever bag mouth my family.....

Would you sit back.. or would you STAND UP for the people you LOVE!!!

This is meant to be the man that you LOVE.. that you want to spend the rest of your life with..

and you disrespect him but referring to his mother as this...
you have sunk to an all time low now....

back tomorrow... when im in a better mood.... :)

hope all is well

take care

Connie....xxxxx

"Photos of Everyday Life"

Thanks so much for all your wonderful comments on my photo (last post).. I lov ethis photo of Jorja..lol... and dont worry Mark was standing by.. I was surprised the scales held her...lol..

Anyway onto my new project... which i am so loving by the way.. I love taking photos so its pretty easy for me to take a photo a day!!!

ok here goes...

Front Cover


5th July


6th July


7th July


8th July


9th July


10th July


11th July


so there you go.. Let me know what you think and also if you are going to join in.. would love to see them!!!

Its back to school on Monday... thank god..lol.. two weeks is long enough to have two kiddies fighting over EVERYTHING....

I have been published again.. this months Scrapbook Creations... very exciting!!... My sweet Angel boy...

here it is again... just incase you miss it....




And pop over here.... and check out the new photos i took of Jorja... i think my best YET....

Take care all.. dont forget to say HI...

Connie....xxxxx

I {HEART} THIS.....

just wanted to share.....
back soon with the first week of my "Photo's of everyday life" book... i have been having heaps of FUN with this...come on jump on board!!!.. Join me.. a great way to use up all those scraps!!!

and PLEASE DE-LURK!!!...lol... drop me a HUGE hello.....
(im not coming back until you do....wink)

Connie....xxxx

Jorja has been so sick this week with croup... My poor little angel.
been up with her most nights so both of us have had hardly any sleep.. Thank god its school holiday because i don't know i would have got Keenan to school on time.
Poor Keenan been stuck in the house all week... its just too cold to be taking Jorja out anywhere so we have been relaxing around the house watching heaps of movies!!!
Jorja has woken up today (after a long night) looking a lot better than she did on Monday.. so she is on the mend.
Like all mothers i hate seeing my baby sick.. she has been very cuddly the last few days.. its nice, but i haven't gotten anything done at all...lol...
Since i have been house bound this week i did manage to do a bit of scrapping. These pages would have to be the quickest layouts i have ever put together!!.. I pretty much just stuck everything down and hoped for the best.. normally i look, move things around, look some more, move some more etc this process can take days..lol..

so here goes...





Also if you have some time pop over to Jen Halls blog... she has been making a "everyday life" book... i LOVE it and thinking that i may start my own... Take photos and journal about the things we get up to everyday... see how i go I always say i will do this sort of stuff but never do!!!
So to get me started i took some natural photos of Keenan this morning playing with his footy cards... tried not to worry about how perfect they have to be...
so hopefully i can do my first entry tonight... might help me use up all those scraps that have been building up for years now...lol...

Please also check the new ARTYPANTS website... its not finished yet but Jodie has been very busy and doing a GREAT job.. the Arty Pants forum is also up and running so head over join up.. might see you there for a chat!!!

Well that's all from me...

Hope everyone is well...

Take care...

Connie....xxxx

Lazy Sunday.....

Just another lazy Sunday in our little world.... Mark and Keenan have headed out for a quick 9 holes at golf, Jorja is down for her nap and me... well finished most of the housework and now I'm just blog surfing....lol...
Not much been going on.. Keenan has started school holidays. Grandma's funeral is been held on Wednesday.. We wont be able to fly up to say our goodbyes.. we will just have to say them from here.

Today i plan on doing some scrapping while sitting under my heater...lol.. so cold here...see very boring...lol... i dont even know what to say..lol..

so i will leave you with a couple more photos of my boy... taken the other day and i have also updated my photo blog with the shoot i had the other week... So pop over and check out how cute baby Zac is....

by for now..

take care

Connie....xxxx

A Goodbye.....

Mark's Grandma passed away yesterday morning.... Joan was 93 years old... Turning 94 tomorrow. We have known for two weeks now that Grandma didn't have much longer and she passed away peacefully in her sleep
Grandma was the most beautiful lady you could ever met. I have only had the privilege of knowing her for 3 years (she lived in QLD)But boy did we have some FUN together.. She may have been 93 but she loved to have a sing, and a chat and a good laugh!!!
I remember one night she stayed at our place (in QLD) and she wanted to stay up to midnight..lol... because in the retirement home thay are always put to bed so early. So i sat up with Grandma, we got into our jammies, drank tea and chatted away until 12 o'clock. While the rest of the house slept.I will never forget what we spoke about that night.. lots of secrets shared..(wink wink)...
We will miss you so much Grandma....

Here is a photo of Grandma the last Xmas we had in QLD... b4 she started getting sick.....



It made me realise how important family is... and how STUPID fights are,they are just plain stupid and immature... I hate fighting with my brother... i miss him...i miss him alot and i can honestly say i think about him and his kiddies everyday.
I have apologized to my brother a few times now.. about what i said to my mum.. and i regret what i said.. so i have decided to make a public apology to him..
Martin i am so sorry for all the things i have said.. i was specking in anger.. which is no excuse... but i am deeply sorry if i have hurt you and i hope one day we can build a relationship again....your my brother my family and i love you...


Ok enough of that... getting a bit teary....I have been promising for a while now that i would share some layouts... i have finally taken some photos so here we go....




This first one is a layout i done for Paper Doll in Frankston (link in side bar)... When Wendy handed over these papers i thought OHHH SH%T....lol.. but i had heaps of fun playing with them... and i am so loving the color orange at the moment.....


the next two are just because layouts........







and i have been published again.. in the new FOR KEEPS which i picked up yesterday!!
And the other is my project in this months SCRAPBOOK CREATIONS!!!
and ...(LOL) i have had TWO more layouts picked up this week.. one for FK and the other for SC.....






well thats it from me today... hope you all are having a great week and take care..

and please drop me a hello!!...

Connie.....xxxxx

Life is WONDERFUL!!!!

not sure why really... just is!!!
Back into my scrapping... i love it so much.. and i have missed it heaps... and no i have nothing to share..lol... need to take photos... will tomorrow!!!
I had another shoot last week....they turned out GREAT!!.. if i do say so myself..lol
will share when i get the OK from them!!!... can't wait to show them off!!!

Not much else hae been happening in my little world... The kids are GREAT, Mark and I are GREAT.. lately eveything just seems to be falling into place!!!
Keenan is on school holidays at the end of this week... really looking forward to hanging around the house, hanging out with the kidsand not having to rush every morning to get to school on time...lol...
And i plan on watching my 90210 second season DVD set....lol... sad i know... i picked it up yesterday while out shopping... I already have season one
Today i watched the first disk... all you oldies....(lol).. remember when Brenda and Dylan thought they where pregnant??...lol... thats what i am up to.. Brandon started working at the "BEACH CLUB".. and Dylan Dad has been arrested!!.. And David has started to make his mark on the show.. too funny... and the FASHIONS!!!... they crack me up... I used to think they where so cool and i so wanted to be Brenda growing up!!!
Hope you guys know what i am crapping on about...lol... so if you remember your 90210 days.. please shar your fave moment...lol.. go on i DARE YOU!!!!

well i off.... i will leave you with a photo of my boy....
more over at my photo blog... link in side bar!!!------>

take care

Connie....xxxxx

WE WON!!!!

TIGERS FINALLY WON A GAME!!!

WHOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!.....lol....

GO TIGERS!!!!!!!

it was so strange hearing the Tigers song..lol..been about a YEAR!!!!

back soon with some scrappin'

Take care

Connie.....xxxxx

Well I'm back....not much been going on ....just busy doing this and that and pretty much to lazy to blog!!!... Hay least I'm honest...

Keenan had his golf comp on the weekend... He done so well... He didn't get his next medal but there is always next time... He did win a prise for most improved!!!There are some photos of my little golfer down the bottom All kitted out his his NEW golf gear!!!! So cute..

Sunday we invited My cousin Mel and Corey up for a roast pork lunch... YUMMMO.. Lots of laughs, drinks and food... Love them kind of days and we were alo celebrating Mel and Corey ENGAGEMENT!!!... WOOHOOO so happy for them both and Corey is just the perfect guy for our Mel...lol...
They have already sent out their wedding invites.. Palm Cove QLD... sooo nice!! we are pricing ticket now!!! CAN"T WAIT..
And another reason why i am dying to get up to QLD is i have other family news!!!... My sweet little cousin April ( Mel's younger sister) is HAVING A BABY!!!!!!
So happy for both Apey and Gede... their little bubba is due is Nov.. cant wait!!!
( i have know for a while..lol.. since day one... but sometimes i am unsure if i should be sharing on my blog NEVER know who's reading)
I have lots of other little things that have happened over the last few months but like above i will share when i feel ready... as i don't know who pops in!!!

So there you have it my news up to date....lol....
I have been scrapping will share later.... and also pop over to my photo blog new photos been uploaded!!

Take care all...

Connie....

ps... oh yeah.... have you seen the new Scrapbook Creations YET!!!... cause I'm in there lol..... so rush out a buy a copy NOW!!!.....lol.....

Some Scrapping to share...

This is so not me.... two posts in one day!!!....I just wanted to pop back in a share some layouts that i have done over the last week or so!!!
And at the end i have some NEWS to share!!!




My Princess.... using new Jenni Bowlin from her May pack... YUMMMMMMMMO...
Cant wait for the June pack..... arriving soon!!!!





My DT Stuff for Arty Pants... and finially a photo fo our new house!!!... I think i said ages ago i would post pics and never did... slack hay!!!!

My news..... I entered the Scrapbook Creations Color Comp last month... today i got my layout back with a thanks but no thanks kind of letter... Oh well... there is always next time.... Here is the layout......



Anyway upon inpecting the pizza box i noticed that one of my layouts didnt get returned.... I just knew it was LOST....
So i emailed the lovely ladies at Scrapbook Creations... which they answered right away..... I AM A FINALIST!!!!.... YEAH so excited... My second layout made the top 30 finalist list and was taken to Brisbane for the BIG announcement over the weekend!!!!.... Can't believe it!!!!
So here its is...





Anyway... msut go.. get dinner started....Thanks for popping by... dont forget to say HI and de-lurk!!!!!

Connie.....xxxxx

p.s Back soon with some more photos aswell... so keep your eye on my photo blog!!!!!

Maybe next time.....

Yes, sorry to say that Flashy Dancer didnt win her race yesterday... she ran second last!!!!..... :)
We knew about 5 mins b4 the race that she wouldnt run well... the track was a Heavy 8 and she was coming out of barrier 1... worst part of the track.... Flashy doesn't
run well in the wet!!... Oh well it was still so exciting seeing her on TV... her name on TV... her name in the Paper... and in a racing mag on Friday all our names where in there...lol... OWNERS!!!... so exciting!!!
Keenan and i SCREAMED at the TV "GO FLASHY GO" we even woke Jorja up....
Flashy jumped started out in front... lead the pack around the bend... and then on the straight she just STOPPED... the jockey not sure why.. he just she she didnt like the track at all!!!
But we dont care we still love her!! and now it time to focus on her next race... hopefully in a couple of weeks... keep you posted!!!

Hope you all have a great TUESDAY!!!... back later with some layouts!!

Connie......xxxxx

**********NEWS FLASH********

Our horse FLASHY DANCER!!.. is running in her first race TOMORROW!!!!.... we are so excited!!......Now this is the very firt photo i took of her 3 months ago... belevie me she had changed so much!!... wish i had a photo to share...it just seems everytime we go to the stables i dont have my camera with me!!... We are going to try and head out today and see her....

So do i hear you say you would like some race details...lol....Well she is racing a Camperdown VIC.... race 3 no. 10... FLASHY DANCER!!!!!....

Mark is heading out the the BIG race tomorrow with all the boys... they have hired a bus with BEER..lol... So the kids and i will watch it on foxtel tomorrow and YES i am putting some money on her!!!

So wish us luck for tomorrow.... i will post again with the reults and i have some scrapping to share with you!!

dont forget to leave me a HELLO... i know there are still more lurkers out there!!!

have a great long weekend!!

Connie.......

I had a shoot on Saturday morning... I am so happy with them.. I have just finished editing them.... They are so pleased....
So pop over to my photo blog and have a look!!!

Connie Hatch Photography


And HAY YOU.... yes you there... i have had over 60 hits to my blog today and not one person said HELLO.... please say HI and leave your link so i can say HI back!!!!


leave you with a bit of a FUN and MUCKING around photo...taken today in the backyard watching Keenan practice his golf... only 1 week to go until his BIG golf comp!!!!

Connie....xxxx

ETA------ I have been PUBISHLED AGAIN!!!.. im just so excited... the new Paper Creations mag is out and both my little angel are in there!! Will share some photos soon!!

almost been a week...

since i last popped in..... where did the week go???
Life is just so full on at the moment its just flying by... i think i need to slow down just a bit... and take a breath!!!

I thought i would pop in and share some layouts...lol... YES i scrapped!!!!

first one is my Jenni Bowlin stuff.. that i picked up from Paper doll a few weeks back!!
I also received Jenni's May pack in the mail and have already signed up for the June pack... can't wait!!!

Sorry about the really bad photos... its getting dark here now and losing light... but you get the idea!!!!



next is my sweet girl.... just using some of my old stash!!!!!]




And my up and coming class at Paper Doll in Frankston.... new class list is up... so go and check it out!!!!



and on a very sad note.... I have made the very hard decision to leave my DT spot at Scrapbooking 4 Less.... life is too crazy at the moment and i don't want to let the girls down.... so thank you so very much Shelley for having me apart of your wonderful team... so here is my last DT for Scrabooking 4 Less.....









Well that's pretty much it from me!!!!. I have done my DT stuff for Arty Pants.. will share soon!!!!

Have a great weekend...

Connie......xxxxxx