I need a challenge

So I need a challenge! What would you like to challenge me to make as Punch art? Quick re-cap, I've done Wall-E and Eve...
Yoda...

Marvin...

Asian dolls...

And of course Mr Bump...

So, offer me a challenge of something you think might be far too hard for me to do! ;) Or a favourite character that you'd like to see done as punch art! I'm up for it! Suggest in my comment section and I'll do my best to come up with something.

A little bit of history

Ryan turned 9 today. In fact, just a few minutes ago he turned 9. Here is a picture of him just moments after he was born. I'd been having contractions for most of the day and was put on a drip to augment the labour. He was born at 36weeks and 6 days. I remember saying to my Mum that I hadn't got my step-dad, George, a birthday present. She said she didn't think he'd mind; Ryan was a pretty good present.
Here he is just a few minutes ago being a silly-billy.
And here he is blowing out his 3+6(=9) candles.
His birth started a long and winding road which included the inception of my blogging as an "Optimist with PND". Much work has been done to reach this point including large amounts of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), psychiatric help, DoCS early intervention, an invaluable family stay at Coral Tree Family Service, medication, creating a post-natal depression support group, a hospital admission for PND right through to beginning to wean myself off medication. Ryan, I'm so glad you are a part of my life. Its been a hard road for me to grow into motherhood and you have helped me learn patience, understanding, resilience and most of all the deep connection between a mother and son. I love you, darling boy!

Wall-E Punch Art

So it's Toby's 5th birthday tomorrow. Here's the card I made for him very surreptitiously last night. Cardstock colours used are Creamy Caramel, More Mustard, Going Gray, Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise and Whisper White. Ink is Close to Cocoa, Chocolate chip, Certainly Celery and Green Galore. Punches I've used are Word Window, Small Oval, 1 & 3/8" Square (or bottom of the Tag as the box is a little shortened), Star (to notch the small oval for Wall-E's eyes), Spiral and Wide Oval. I've used a regular hole-punch or the retired 1/8" circle punch for the eyes. I've also crimped a piece of Going Gray before punching. Can you guess which stamp I used to create Eve's little plant? Post your answer in the comment section!

Failing eyesight...

So its started... I've now procured reading glasses. Hoping they don't make me look too much like my Mum, and REALLY hoping I don't look like my brother!

Of course, Caitlyn needed to be in on the whole photo thing. After I stopped her from doing rabbit ears behind me, it was not too bad. She's poised in mid kiss in this one.
So, what do you think? More distinguished?? ;)

After Toby's first week

Toby: sound asleep after his first school week... Plum tuckered out.

Toby's First Day

YAY! I'm doing the happy dance today cos Toby started school today!! Here he is near his bag hook. His hat is hanging in the background. My baby!! So ready to learn reading and writing and everything! <- sure sign of an insane mind all these exclamation marks!

To the Zoo!

We went to the Zoo last Wednesday! We walked to Hornsby station, rode the ferry across to Taronga. Here's the kids on the ferry:
The main reason for our visit was to go and see Luk Chai, the new baby. Here he is with his Mum Thong Dee. It was so great to see Toby's face - he LOVES elephants!
And a super special treat was seeing this platypus at play. We stayed for ages watching it swim around - for such a shy creature, it was almost gregarious! And, of course, Caitlyn loved the long-neck turtle in here with the platypus.

New projects!

Recently I updated my Stampin' Up site with a couple of new projects from the Summer Mini catalogue. I'd love for anyone reading my blog to stop by and let me know what you think!

Nature's Nest

Stampin' Up! has a summer mini catalogue out now and is about to launch into Sale-A-Bration where customers (and demonstrators) are given, yes given, free stamp sets with each $100 (not including postage) spent on items from the main or summer catalogues. I had to get the set in the title because it contained this gorgeous little turtle and Caitlyn's my Turtle girl. Here's a card using the critter along with another recent purchase of mine - "Inspired by Nature". I have to say I did seek inspiration from SplitCoastStampers to create this card... Enjoy!

(Almost) a month between posts!

oops! So the juggling isn't really happening at the moment. 2010's new year's resolution - be organised!! Off to Canberra tomorrow until next Saturday. Christmas with my brother and his in-laws will be educational!