For my layout, I chose to do the double layout version:
Be sure to check out the forum today as you will get a lot of inspiration from the many different layouts made by the design team.
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Scrapbook Challenges - Sketch #280
Wow are you in for a treat today! the new sketch is up at Scrapbook Challenges and you have three different options:
For my layout, I chose to do the double layout version:
Be sure to check out the forum today as you will get a lot of inspiration from the many different layouts made by the design team.
For my layout, I chose to do the double layout version:
Be sure to check out the forum today as you will get a lot of inspiration from the many different layouts made by the design team.
Monday, 30 January 2012
Nuts About Sketches - Week 198
Wow last Monday in January already.... time sure flies by fast. Here is today's awesome sketch from Nuts About Sketches:
I loved all the little details in the sketch and then converted it into this:
All the papers in this layout were from my scraps box. They were just the perfect backdrop for another train layout in our train-crazy family. The train layout in this page belongs to Keith's uncle.
Be sure to head over to the blog to see the rest of the design teams' great layouts.
I loved all the little details in the sketch and then converted it into this:
All the papers in this layout were from my scraps box. They were just the perfect backdrop for another train layout in our train-crazy family. The train layout in this page belongs to Keith's uncle.
Be sure to head over to the blog to see the rest of the design teams' great layouts.
Thursday, 26 January 2012
Finding google doodles
Some days when I open Google there is a doodle, but on most day's there is not. And then on days when I expect there to be one... it takes a bit of digging to find it.... like today... it's Australia Day and going to Google.com.au this is what I found:
So don't be surprised if you don't see a doodle... they are very much "country" or domain specific.
So don't be surprised if you don't see a doodle... they are very much "country" or domain specific.
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Scrapbook Challenges - Sketch 279
The new sketch is up in the forum for Scrapbook Challenges. Again you have the option of a single or double page sketch.
For this week I choose to do the single page layout.
I used some leftover papers that I had from Art from the Heart... love them. I also used some of my new Cuttlebug dies that I got last year (Christmas present to myself!).
Head over to the forum and check out what the rest of the design team did with this sketch.
For this week I choose to do the single page layout.
I used some leftover papers that I had from Art from the Heart... love them. I also used some of my new Cuttlebug dies that I got last year (Christmas present to myself!).
Head over to the forum and check out what the rest of the design team did with this sketch.
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Nuts About Sketches - Week 197
We spent this past weekend in Cape Town visiting Keith sister and family. Was a real "flying" visit... flew down Friday morning and back Sunday night. The nice part is we stayed in a hotel for the weekend - no cooking!
So another Monday has arrived (which I seemed to miss!), which means another sketch from Nuts About Sketches.
Ooooo I rubbed my hands together, thought a bit and then found LOTS of photos for this page... ended up even having to extend!
I made a flap out of the left side and put a few more photos under there.
Now head over to the blog and see what the rest of the team has done this week.
Also, don't forget the design team call ends on 31 January.
So another Monday has arrived (which I seemed to miss!), which means another sketch from Nuts About Sketches.
I made a flap out of the left side and put a few more photos under there.
Now head over to the blog and see what the rest of the team has done this week.
Also, don't forget the design team call ends on 31 January.
Want some blog candy?
One of my fav South African scrappers who is now in Australia :( is Michelle van Wyk. She has super ideas, loves teaching and is an awesome blogger too. Head over to her blog and sign up as a follower... we all stand the change of winning some Kaisercraft goodies when she has 200 followers.
Thursday, 19 January 2012
Have you seen?
It is soooooooo exciting to see a new SOUTH AFRICA challenge site being born. Check out Scrap Africa
It really looks and sounds like it will be fun... check it out, follow and let's have some fun together.
It really looks and sounds like it will be fun... check it out, follow and let's have some fun together.
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Scrapbook Challenges - Sketch 278
Another day closer to school starting. Stationery has all been bought and labelled. Bags are packed and I think we are ready... just not looking forward to waking up at 5:30am again!
The new sketch is up in the forum at Scrapbook Challenges. This week you have a choice between single or double.
For my layout I chose to do the double page. It's about Bandana Day last year - this is a day set aside for Leukemia Awareness. We buy bandanas from Pick 'n Pay and then wear them proudly on the 12th of October. Aaron wore his as a tie to school.
Pop in to the forum to see what the rest of the Design Team created.
I want to send out a huge thank you to everyone who popped into my blog over the weekend with the Blog Hop... I don't think I've EVER had that many comments on one post!
Don't forget that you have till Sunday 22 Jan to complete the challenges that were posted over the weekend. You can see more about my challenge here.
The new sketch is up in the forum at Scrapbook Challenges. This week you have a choice between single or double.
For my layout I chose to do the double page. It's about Bandana Day last year - this is a day set aside for Leukemia Awareness. We buy bandanas from Pick 'n Pay and then wear them proudly on the 12th of October. Aaron wore his as a tie to school.
Pop in to the forum to see what the rest of the Design Team created.
I want to send out a huge thank you to everyone who popped into my blog over the weekend with the Blog Hop... I don't think I've EVER had that many comments on one post!
Don't forget that you have till Sunday 22 Jan to complete the challenges that were posted over the weekend. You can see more about my challenge here.
Monday, 16 January 2012
Nuts About Sketches - Week 196
Today is officially my last day of "Mommy holiday". Tomorrow I fetch Aaron from his 10 day stay with Papa & Granny and on Wednesday it is BACK TO SCHOOL - Grade 5 this year.
So to mark the occasion... okay not really... it's just Monday again! So as usual, here is the new sketch from Nuts About Sketches.
My layout was one of the last that I created in 2011... and I am absolutely delighted with how it turned out.
The scan doesn't really do this justice. The background paper has the most delightful little birds all over it with just a touch of pink here and there. I picked up the pink colour in some twine which I glued for my title and used for the stitching. I also cut out 3 little birds and matted on on some pink cardstock. Then I found some flowers and a small piece of ribbon and everything came together.
Be sure to head over to the blog this week to see what the rest of the design team came up with - each and every layout is truly unique.
So to mark the occasion... okay not really... it's just Monday again! So as usual, here is the new sketch from Nuts About Sketches.
My layout was one of the last that I created in 2011... and I am absolutely delighted with how it turned out.
The scan doesn't really do this justice. The background paper has the most delightful little birds all over it with just a touch of pink here and there. I picked up the pink colour in some twine which I glued for my title and used for the stitching. I also cut out 3 little birds and matted on on some pink cardstock. Then I found some flowers and a small piece of ribbon and everything came together.
Be sure to head over to the blog this week to see what the rest of the design team came up with - each and every layout is truly unique.
Saturday, 14 January 2012
Challenge for the blog hop
Remember that this whole weekend is the Scrapbook Challenge Blog Hop... to see my post click here.
Now on to my challenge to you for the weekend.
1. Become a member for Scrapbook Challenges. If you do, please remember to put my name in the referral box when you sign up. Also leave me a comment here to let me know so that I can come say Hi.
2. Complete my challenge which you can find in the forum here. Here is my layout for my challenge:
To find out exactly WHAT my challenge is, you will have to go to the forum... hehehe!
This layout I completed using an old Nuts About Sketches layout (one of the early ones!) and I actually made it for a competition at Scrapbook and Things - holding thumbs it gets picked as a winner!
So get busy and you can win a small surprise RAK from South Africa.
Now on to my challenge to you for the weekend.
1. Become a member for Scrapbook Challenges. If you do, please remember to put my name in the referral box when you sign up. Also leave me a comment here to let me know so that I can come say Hi.
2. Complete my challenge which you can find in the forum here. Here is my layout for my challenge:
This layout I completed using an old Nuts About Sketches layout (one of the early ones!) and I actually made it for a competition at Scrapbook and Things - holding thumbs it gets picked as a winner!
So get busy and you can win a small surprise RAK from South Africa.
It's Blog Hop time
Scrapbook Challenges not only has a new DT but also a NEW SITE. We would love for you to join us and celebrate all that is new with Seasons of Change Blog Hop and of course win some prizes.
Now I guess you need to know a little about me, so here goes:
My friends can testify to the fact that I have a slightly bizarre sense of humour. My favourite colour is blue. I'm a scrap-a-holic who simply adores chocolate.... ask me to do you a favour and payment will be in chocolate! I'm a wife to Keith and mother to Aaron (10 years old). Not too much else comes to mind off hand, except to say that I live in Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa (near Johannesburg for those who don't know the geography of our country). I've been paper scrapping for around 8 years now - simply love it!
HERE IS THE LIST OF PRIZES FROM SCRAPBOOK CHALLENGES.
Hop On Prize (for completing a layout based on the Blog Hop Sketch and posting to the Hop On Thread):
Comment on all DT blogs:
New Member Prize (One random new members who joins between 13 &15 Jan):
Here is a list of all the blogs on the hop:
SC Blog (http://www.scrapbookchallenges.com/blog) - START HERE!Amanda (http://amandapace7.blogspot.com/)
Tabitha (http://zippity-do-dah-tabitha.blogspot.com/)
Carmen (http://kalahenscrapjoy.blogspot.com/)
Anna (http://madetoscrap.blogspot.com/)
Cheryl (http://craft-thing.blogspot.com/)
Livy (http://livybugtheladybug.blogspot.com/)
Cathy (http://whatsupwithcathy.blogspot.com/) - YOU ARE HERE!
Dinah (http://dmaningat.blogspot.com/) - GO HERE NEXT!
Jullene (http://studiojullene.blogspot.com/)
Nanette (http://scrap-4-kids.blogspot.com/)
Lauri (http://lacreations99.blogspot.com/)
Bev (http://beeceecreativity.blogspot.com/)
Devi (http://fortheloveofdigiscrap.blogspot.com/)
Jowilna (http://www.jowilnanolte.blogspot.com/)
Chanell (http://www.theinstinctivescrapper.blogspot.com/)
Lee Anne (http://lee-annelovethejourney.blogspot.com/)
Emmy (http://few-favourite-things.blogspot.com/)
And now for some extra fun - the blog hop sketch reveal:
I choose to do the double page as I love doing layouts with LOTS of photos
So choose a sketch, do the layout and post it to the Hop On Thread in the Forum. There will be lots of other games and challenges all weekend on the forum too, so hurry over and join if you are not already a member. Check the site tomorrow too when I will be hosting a challenge!
Thanks for visiting. Now for your next stop on the blog hop, head over to Dinah
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Scrapbook Challenges - Sketch 277
It's my second reveal for Scrapbook Challenges. Here is this week's sketch:
I had fun with my pics.... all about Aaron building some puzzles, so I turned my photos into puzzle pieces too.... love how it turned out.
To see the rest of the design team's layouts, check out this week's forum post.
I had fun with my pics.... all about Aaron building some puzzles, so I turned my photos into puzzle pieces too.... love how it turned out.
To see the rest of the design team's layouts, check out this week's forum post.
Monday, 9 January 2012
Nuts About Sketches - Week 195
Today is sadly my last day of leave for this holiday season. It's been a lovely relaxing time with lots of scrapping, visiting with friends and family or just vegging in front of the tellie. Tomorrow it's back to the grindstone!!!
Being a Monday, it's time again for a Nuts About Sketches reveal and this week there is a gorgeous double page sketch.
For my layout I choose to do a birthday party that Aaron went to in October last year. It was a paintball party for a girl in his class. Guns and that sort of thing is totally not my thing and we tend to steer clear, but as this was one of the few parties Aaron got invited to, I thought "why not"! BUT I did stay to supervise.... is that being controlling or overprotective?
The kids did have a ton of fun but is was horribly hot and dehydration was narrowly avoided.
Now don't forget to look at the blog to see the other design team members' great layouts.
Also, if you are keen, there is a new design team search up... check out the awesome sketch here.... but hurry, deadline is 31 January 2012.
Being a Monday, it's time again for a Nuts About Sketches reveal and this week there is a gorgeous double page sketch.
For my layout I choose to do a birthday party that Aaron went to in October last year. It was a paintball party for a girl in his class. Guns and that sort of thing is totally not my thing and we tend to steer clear, but as this was one of the few parties Aaron got invited to, I thought "why not"! BUT I did stay to supervise.... is that being controlling or overprotective?
The kids did have a ton of fun but is was horribly hot and dehydration was narrowly avoided.
Now don't forget to look at the blog to see the other design team members' great layouts.
Also, if you are keen, there is a new design team search up... check out the awesome sketch here.... but hurry, deadline is 31 January 2012.
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Scrapbook Challenges - Sketch 276
My new term with Scrapbook Challenges has started and here is the first sketch that I had to design for:
Being short notice I had to quickly find something to make it work.... what better than a layout about scrapping!
This layout is about a charity scrap day that Theresa and I went to that was given by Michelle van Wyk. It was Michelle's last class in South Africa before leaving for Australia. I used some of the papers that were left over from our page we made that day as well as one of the flowers we were taught. My actual page I ended up giving to a good friend as she had the perfect pics for it.
Check out the forum for pages made by the rest of the team.
Being short notice I had to quickly find something to make it work.... what better than a layout about scrapping!
This layout is about a charity scrap day that Theresa and I went to that was given by Michelle van Wyk. It was Michelle's last class in South Africa before leaving for Australia. I used some of the papers that were left over from our page we made that day as well as one of the flowers we were taught. My actual page I ended up giving to a good friend as she had the perfect pics for it.
Check out the forum for pages made by the rest of the team.
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
Books I read in 2011
I decided at the beginning of 2011 to make a list of all the books I read in a month to see how much I actually read during the year... and so here is the final list:
JANUARY
1. Rain Song - Alice Wisler
2. The Hidden Flame - Davis Bunn
3. The Splitting Storm - Rene Gutteridge
FEBRUARY
4. When Crickets Cry - Charles Martin
5. Home Another Way - Christa Parrish
6. Everybody's Suspect in Georgia - Cecil Murphy
MARCH
7. Wrapped in Rain - Charles Martin
8. The Nightwatchman - Mark Mynheir
9. Almost Forever - Deborah Raney
10. Jillian Dare - Melanie M Jeschke
11. Pearl Moon - Katherine Stone
12. California Capers - Dana Mentink
APRIL
13. The living end - Lisa Samson
14. Watch over me - Christa Parrish
15. Hatteras Girl - Alice Wisler
16. Jordan's Wish - Karen Kingsbury
17. Mayhem in Maryland - Dana Mentink
MAY
18. Code Triage - Candace Calvert
19. Nosy in Nebraska - Mary Connealy
20. The Overlook - Michael Connelly
21. The Prince - Francine Rivers
JUNE
22. Breach of Promise - James Scott Bell
23. Leaving - Karen Kingsbury
24. How Sweet It Is - Alice Wisler
JULY
25. Damascas Way - Davis Bunn
26. Nightshade - Ronie Kendig
27. Inside Story - Susan Page Davis
28. The Oak Leaves - Maureen Lang
AUGUST
29. Between Sundays - Karen Kingsbury
30. Bathsheba - Jill Eilleen Smith
SEPTEMBER
31. The Unfinished Gift - Dan Walsh
32. Beloved Conterfeit - Kathleen Y'Barbo
33. Digitalis - Ronie Kendig
OCTOBER
34. The Amish Midwife - Mindy Starns Clark
35. Tender Vow - Sharlene MacLaren
36. A Promise to Remember - Kathryn Cushman
NOVEMBER
37. Sunset - Karen Kingsbury
38. Solemly Swear - Nancy Moser
39. Maid to Match - Deanne Gist
40. My Sister Dilly - Maureen Lang
DECEMBER
41. Beneath a Southern Sky - Deborah Raney
42. The Accused - Craig Parshall
Some months I seem to read more than others.... guess it depends very much on how much I have going on or how quick a read the book it. I must say that I can highly recommend virtually all these books - lots of mysteries, a few love stories and plenty of uplifting notes in each one.
Now to see how many I can get through in 2012.
JANUARY
1. Rain Song - Alice Wisler
2. The Hidden Flame - Davis Bunn
3. The Splitting Storm - Rene Gutteridge
FEBRUARY
4. When Crickets Cry - Charles Martin
5. Home Another Way - Christa Parrish
6. Everybody's Suspect in Georgia - Cecil Murphy
MARCH
7. Wrapped in Rain - Charles Martin
8. The Nightwatchman - Mark Mynheir
9. Almost Forever - Deborah Raney
10. Jillian Dare - Melanie M Jeschke
11. Pearl Moon - Katherine Stone
12. California Capers - Dana Mentink
APRIL
13. The living end - Lisa Samson
14. Watch over me - Christa Parrish
15. Hatteras Girl - Alice Wisler
16. Jordan's Wish - Karen Kingsbury
17. Mayhem in Maryland - Dana Mentink
MAY
18. Code Triage - Candace Calvert
19. Nosy in Nebraska - Mary Connealy
20. The Overlook - Michael Connelly
21. The Prince - Francine Rivers
JUNE
22. Breach of Promise - James Scott Bell
23. Leaving - Karen Kingsbury
24. How Sweet It Is - Alice Wisler
JULY
25. Damascas Way - Davis Bunn
26. Nightshade - Ronie Kendig
27. Inside Story - Susan Page Davis
28. The Oak Leaves - Maureen Lang
AUGUST
29. Between Sundays - Karen Kingsbury
30. Bathsheba - Jill Eilleen Smith
SEPTEMBER
31. The Unfinished Gift - Dan Walsh
32. Beloved Conterfeit - Kathleen Y'Barbo
33. Digitalis - Ronie Kendig
OCTOBER
34. The Amish Midwife - Mindy Starns Clark
35. Tender Vow - Sharlene MacLaren
36. A Promise to Remember - Kathryn Cushman
NOVEMBER
37. Sunset - Karen Kingsbury
38. Solemly Swear - Nancy Moser
39. Maid to Match - Deanne Gist
40. My Sister Dilly - Maureen Lang
DECEMBER
41. Beneath a Southern Sky - Deborah Raney
42. The Accused - Craig Parshall
Some months I seem to read more than others.... guess it depends very much on how much I have going on or how quick a read the book it. I must say that I can highly recommend virtually all these books - lots of mysteries, a few love stories and plenty of uplifting notes in each one.
Now to see how many I can get through in 2012.
Monday, 2 January 2012
Nuts About Sketches - Week 194
It's January and it's Monday... so a new sketch is up at Nuts About Sketches.
My layout is all about a dartboard that Aaron got from Wimpy as his kiddies meal toy... we had a competition to see who could score the highest!
Head over to the blog to see what the other design team members did too.
My layout is all about a dartboard that Aaron got from Wimpy as his kiddies meal toy... we had a competition to see who could score the highest!
Head over to the blog to see what the other design team members did too.
New Design Team for 2012
I got picked.... yippeee!!!
So why don't you join in the fun at www.scrapbookchallenges.com - it looks like a great place to be!
So why don't you join in the fun at www.scrapbookchallenges.com - it looks like a great place to be!
Sunday, 1 January 2012
Happy 2012
I saw in the New Year!!!! My friend Judi and I did a "all night" scrap .... from about 4pm yesterday afternoon until after 1am this morning. It was a night of lots of laughs and plenty of gorgeous layouts. I managed to do two doubles and three singles and she did one double and two singles. There was plenty of big bang fireworks going off in our area too, so no way was I going to get any sleep anyway! Though my two guys did sleep through it all.
Google are even on the Happy New Year bandwagon today... check out today's welcome screen:
I have other exciting news for the start of this year too, but you might have to wait until tomorrow to read it. It's going to be a fun scrappy year this year I'm sure.
Google are even on the Happy New Year bandwagon today... check out today's welcome screen:
I have other exciting news for the start of this year too, but you might have to wait until tomorrow to read it. It's going to be a fun scrappy year this year I'm sure.
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