New Member from Australia

[lynspride]

Hi All

My name is Lyn, I am from Regional South Australia and a mum who has a beautiful 21 month old son. I am very snap happy with my camera and have lots of photos to work with. I was using a basic photo program to do scrapbooking until i found this site last week. Now i can really have fun.
My first project is a family album for my son. I have plenty of ideas for future themes. I look forward to sharing some once i get creative enough. Cheers :)

[Karin]

Hi Lyn and welcome! We're friendly and fun here, and there are lots of other wonderful Australians who stop by all the time!

Glad you're liking Scrapbook MAX! Can't wait to see some LO's from your family album in the gallery!

Happy scrapping! :)

Karin :)

[JoJo]

Hi Lyn,
welcome from one Aussie to another Aussie (Queensland myself).
I'm sure you will have lots of fun scrapping all your photo's with scrap max, it is a great program & so easy to use, lookforward to seeing some of your work.
JoJo

[camlockee]

Hi everyone Im also from Australia and new to scrapbooking
looking foward to get to know u all and picking and some handy hints
Im a young mother of 4 so Im sure i will have some intresting theams to upload for u all soon:p :rolleyes:

[lynspride]

Hi everyone, thanks for your kind words. I have uploaded two of my pages that i have done. One is of my son at the lake and the other one is his first visit to the zoo. I hope you like them.

[jewellchurch]

Hello Lyn:

Welcome to the board....from another aussie, brisbane here.
Well what a week we have had in sports....first the socceroos,
then sorry blues.....the MIGHTY MAROONS....lol.....

I am sure that you will love this site as much as I do....
I am also new....

Cheers
Lynne

[Corey]

Socceroos? I'm not sure what they are but that's the best new word I've seen in ages. :D

Hi Lyn, welcome to the forum. :)

[Granny]

Welcome Lynspride... Might as well move in, everyone from Australia has! There are so many Aussies here, the place is upside down. We have to stand on our heads to look at the gallery.

Glad to have you. Lookout for Moonbeam, she is the craziest Aussie of them all!

Granny :confused:

[Robynls]

Hi from another Aussie who has just joined this community. It is nice to find so many of us here on these pages.

[mini moonbeam]

Hi there,
welcome to all the other Aussies
I am from Adelaide and just getting the hang of the digital scrapbooking thing, I do love paper scrapping still.
There are some excellent hints shared on this site.

Cheers!

[Jezza]

Welcome Lyn!
Lovely to have you here, and always lovely to have another Aussie :D

[Moonbeam]

Hi Lyn,
I didnt realize there were sooo many other Australians on the forum... hello to all of you.. I am from Adelaide too, same as Mini Moonbeam, she's my daughter but dont hold that against me!!! :) I used to live in the country... what part of SA are you? I lived in Mt Gambier for a while and loved it.. and also on the Yorke peninsula at Edithburgh. But stuck in the city these days:(
Its great to have you join us here and you will find everyone very helpful with any problems you have with SBM.

[Kazr]

hi there & welcome from another Aussie in Sydney :)
You will love it here, the program is easy, the people so friendly & helpful, I wonder what I used to do before finding this treasure :) Enjoy :D
My we Aussies are plentiful now, poor Granny is feeling a little left out,heres a hug for you *HUG*, & am making you an honourary Aussie :).

Karyn.

[OnieRN]

Are you hearing that Granny? Little do they knew that your not alone in the USA............ right? :D Granny, mabye we should go on a vacation to meet those Aussies's? I think they think they out number the rest of us!!!! :rolleyes: All seriousnous, it would be interesting to know how many countries are represented here! Is there a way to start a thread that we can cut and paste the country we're located? You know, a list of who we are, under each country. I would like to see a visual of all our names on the same page!

We do welcome all the newbies, no matter where your from! This forum and the people here are so wonderful. You will quickly discover a special relationship between us all. I do hope you will jump right in and get your feet wet! There is always something to learn here!

:) nie
El Paso, TX

[Granny]

Yeeeeeehhhhhaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm an Aussie now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D Life is good. Thank you for the honour!!!

Onie, what an expendid idea. We should go there and start a Cuban Revolution! Ops, no, scratch that.... Sorry folks, my roots are showing :eek: . No, not blond roots, Cuban roots. :p

I would love to go to Australia. I have a great deal of respect for them Aussies, even if they stand on their heads all the time. So, Onie, let me know when the next ship sails, I'll be ready.

Oh... Do I get to own a roo? I'll call him Wally! (Shut up, Moonbeam, I don't want to hear it) :rolleyes:

I think having a threat to show were we live and are from would be nice. Maybe some higher powers would get the hint that people really can live and work in peace along with each other, and care for each other no matter who we are!!!!!

Granny

[Moonbeam]

Granny, I've told you before you are booked in here at my place! but as for the kangaroo! its not a wally - its a wallaby - you are the wally!! learn to speak Australian before you come ....and it's good to see you are trying - I see you used the Australian spelling on the word Honour ( not your version -honor) well done!!!!

[Granny]

I want Wally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(

And thank you for the offer, but I won't stay with you unless I can have a Wally, a roo, or a joey, and vegetime, vegetone, vegetirus, vegegacu.... Oh, darn, that funny stuff you eat that's made from beer yeast! So there. Take it or leave it!!! :p

Granny :eek:

[Moonbeam]

What Granny? You want a kangaroo with vegemite? Toasted or what?

[Jezza]

I want Wally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(

FREE WALLY LMAO :P

[mitchellsarah]

We all so have kanga Wolla Foxes and drop bears.
And we say G'Day mate
And love a meat pie or two.

Linda

[Granny]

The natives are restless.... I fix right in!!! :eek:

Granny :D

[Moonbeam]

Djyabringyagrogalong?
Djyavagoodweegend?
No David Murries hey mate?
You look great in your new bag o fruit!
Give me a ring on the dog and bone?
Pass me the dead horse!
and what if you introduce your "trouble and strife"???

A truly cultural language all of its own.....Only Aussies would understand the lingo! I wonder if they even have bung fritz?
Even if you ask the guys to give you a ring.. they think you want a diamond LOL you have to say PHONE me or CALL me! they just dont speak english!

[Granny]

Some one should have you commited! That means taken to the looney house and keep there by the white coats! :p

Granny :D

[OnieRN]

Granny, I think I agree with you! What the heck is Moonbeam chanting! Sounds pretty weird to me! Maybe it's some accoult? Or again, maybe we need to get her commited! :rolleyes:


:eek:nie

[Marion]

Leave the poor Aussue girl alone, we have our own slang here too.
I would hate to have us all commited, then who would we scrap with!

Marion

[OnieRN]

I've really needed a good laugh, as Granny said, my heart was getting purple. The laugh was really appreciated. So I guess we'll leave Moonbeam alone! I'm sure she knows we love her!!!!!

;)nie

[Moonbeam]

Yeah guys! I know that........
we are a nation of stirrers but you have a few too I see...
and Hey Granny I miss you.. we usually chat every siongle day on MSN but the last couple of days and tomorrow Ive been at our convention and havent been around at Granny's waking hours to talk ( 16 hours time difference) so Granny I am going thru withdrawals... hope to chat Monday

[Granny]

Oh, brother, there goes my peace and quiet... Can they extend the convention another month? :o

I miss you too. No one to push me around, no one nagging for graphics, no one critizising my embies, or telling me silly Aussie jokes.... Wow, life is good! At least for one more day! :D

Back to the dungeon first thing Monday morning!!! :eek:

Hey, Moonbeam, did you get your package yet?

Granny

ps: Marion, having you heard, they got computers in the looney bin?

ps: Onie.... Breath in, breath out, breath in....

[Moonbeam]

No I didnt Granny, I told you it would take about 10 days and thats because the US mail is so slow... Now Australia post on the other hand...............
and the last 2 days have been weekend... we dont have weekend mail deliver here .. do you?

[Granny]

:p

Granny

[Moonbeam]

Hey Granny! what is it with these one icon replies you are making all over the place?? have you broken your typing finger?

[Granny]

:D

Granny

[Moonbeam]

http://www.smileypad.com/v224/Sad/No.gif


this is me upside down in Australia
http://www.smileypad.com/v224/Misc/Head-Spin.gif

[waydon64]

Hi
Im Donna and also live in adelaide, mini moombeam I have sent a pm to you I was wondering if you could help me
Donna
Adelaide, south australia

[waydon64]

Hi
Was wondering if someone could help me with the cost of the program in aussie dollars and how you get the program is there somewhere in aussie to get it or do you buy it from the states
Thanks
Donna
Adelaide SA

[Kazr]

hi waydon64
here is a nifty little device for converting USA dollars to Aussie dollars & vice versa,plus other countries-hope it helps :)
http://www.xe.com/ucc/

[Moonbeam]

Yes! I just downloaded it from THIS site and charged it to my credit card..... the bank does the conversion for you.. and Scrapbook Max will post the Cd to you...that link above will let you know how much to exp[ect it to be in Aussie dollars ( sorry I cant remember) ....You will not regret buying it!!!

[waydon64]

Hi Moonbeam
Thank you for the info, I currently use adobe elements but I want something that I can just jump on and do a quick page, how long have you been digi scrapping, it doesnt seem as big here as in the states, where do you live in SA I live at Balaklava about 1 hr from adelaide, this program seems easy enough to use, does the cd take long to get her?
Thank you for your help
Donna

[Moonbeam]

Hi again, I live in the Northern Suburbs .. so along Port Wakefield Rd probably about 20 -30 minutes from you! We're neighbours!!!http://www.smileypad.com/v224/Happy/Big-Thumbs-Up.gif
My daughter ( Mini-Moonbeam) introduced me originally to scrapbooking and i was hooked and late found Scrapbook Max and have leaned towards Digital scrapbooking ever since...I have been so enthralled by it that along with Granny and Lady bug ( also from this forum ) we are working on a website where we will offer the things you mentioned.. even ready to use pages.
I think we are pretty much as "into this" as in the USA.. we dont have nearly the population here but Scrapbooking is growing at an astounding rate..and you would be amazed at how many Aussies there are even on this forum.
The Cd should take 7 - 14 days to arrive but in the meantime you can download the program on your computer http://www.smileypad.com/v224/Misc/Typing.gif .. even if you just want to "trial" it!