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CHA pictures

2012-01-31T21:10:00.012+11:00

I was so happy to find some images of my CHA projects for Grant Studios on the net! (Check out 'Shopping Diva's' Flickr images) It is always nice to see how they look in the booth...

Babyboo Collection (image on the left)...

Bubblegum Girl (bottom image)

Party Time LO

Neighborhood LO:

Vintage LO

Lily Bee CHA Sneak Peeks

2012-01-26T19:36:00.003+11:00

Lily Bee has some amazing new collections coming out at CHA Winter 2012!
Four new collections with 6 papers in each collection plus matching Stationery papers, die cuts, ABC stickers, cardstock stickers and stamps!
You have to go and see all the reveals going on at the Lily Bee blog right now!!

Jillibean Guest Designer

2012-01-26T19:11:00.012+11:00

I've had the pleasure of being the Jillibean Soup Guest Designer for January!
The products are amazing to work with! Love the colors of the papers and all of the different embellishments that come with every collection.

My first LO 'Hold On' was created with papers from the 'Hearty Barley' collection and the soooooo versatile kraft tags (they come in different sizes).
I've used some different background stamps and embossed the images with white embossing powder. I totally love the look it creates.

The next LO 'Spark' was created with the 'Sweet and Sour Soup' collection. What a great color combo with the teal, grey, orange and pink!
I have also used lots of the little stickers and die cuts that match this collection and the 'Cool Beans Buttons'.

Next we have a Christmas Holiday mini Album created from the 'Christmas Eve' collection. The corrugated shapes, label stickers and small die cuts were just perfect for a project like this!

Last but not least a card created from the 'Hearty Barley' collection...

Playing catch up...

2012-01-16T21:28:00.017+11:00

Well, Christmas and New Year has come and gone. I have been to Europe within a week and back and now enjoying the last two weeks of school holidays with my parents in the country. It is just incredible how busy the last two months were and how fast they have gone by.
I have been busy with traveling and children but still had time to create. Here comes the picture overload...

Lily Bee has some great new products being released for CHA but the previous collections are still wonderful to create with. This week we are focusing on the Cardstock Stickers that come with every collection. Take a look at the Lily Bee Blog for all the amazing samples created by the Design Team.

I have also had the pleasure to create with some of Grant Studios products for their CHA catalog. These are some great products that should hit your local craft stores very soon.

Vintage Collection:

Playtime Collection:

Neighbourhood Collection:

Babyboy Collection:

Summer is here

2011-11-06T09:55:00.008+11:00

It's only 10am but it is already hot and sticky outside and will stay that way all of next week. I'm so grateful we have a Swimming Pool, the kids will probably spend most of their time in there.
You know it's only 7 weeks till Christmas, just saying:)

I have some projects to share that were created for Fancy Pants.
Go and check out the FP Gallery for lots of inspiration!

The 'Summer Day' Layout was created using a mix of FP's Halloween Line 'Oct.31' and 'Summer's End'. It just shows that Halloween products can also be used for other projects.

I also have a LO to share from the Lily Bee 'Head over Heels' collection (my favorite so far!). You can see what some of the other DT girls did with this collection on their blog.

Have a great week!

Fancy Pants Chipboard Elements

2011-10-26T09:22:00.004+11:00

Are you in the mood for Halloween? It's only a few days away. Here's some inspiration using the Fancy Pants Oct. 31 Chipboard Elements and Chipboard Banners, to get you ready to create during this spooky season.

I've decided to make a Door Hanger for my daughter's room. I've used both, the Chipboard elements and Chipboard banners. The Banners were layered on top of each other, I love the dimension that can be achieved by layering chipboard. Don't forget to use the little embellishments that come in the banner package. Here I've used the little hearts. I also love the Chipboard elements, the hat is just too cute!

To see what the other talented Pocket Chicks did with the Oct.31 Chipboard go to the Fancy Pants Blog!

Happy Halloween!

Lily Bee and Elle's Studio Blog Hop

2011-10-26T09:13:00.005+11:00

This week Lily Bee is hanging out with Elle's Studio! Lily Bee's products mix perfectly with Elle's Studio's. The colors, the designs, everything goes together so well!

Each day this week, Lily Bee will post layouts/cards/projects using Elle's Studio and Lily Bee goodies. Lily Bee will also be giving away Elle's Studio's products worth $25 to a randomly picked lucky winner. So remember to go to the Lily Bee Blog and post a comment each day. The Design Team have posted some awesome work already! Here is a little sneak peek from a project by Lisa Dickinson...

Elle's Studio will also be posting projects and giving away Lily Bee products every day this week. So don't forget to drop by their blog and post a comment each day also.

Lily Bee Sketch Challenge #1!!!

2011-10-12T09:26:00.006+11:00

Kids are back to school since Monday and life is returning to normal. I soooo enjoy school holidays with the sleep ins and just hanging out, sad to see the holidays go. Romy has gone of today to a class camp for one night at Taronga Zoo. She was really excited to be sleeping at the zoo for the night.

Now on to our first Sketch challenge on the Lily Bee Blog!
Sketches are great as a starting point for a project and I have been a fan of them for a long time. You can choose to take one aspect of the sketch and develop it into something different, you can turn the sketch side ways or up side down. There are so many possibilities! Let's see what you come up with.

So, here are the specific details for this challenge:

1) Use the Sketch as a guideline but feel free to turn it around or just adopt some elements of the sketch.
2) Use at least two Lily Bee product (any kind)

To be entered into the contest please post your layout on the Lily Bee Facebook page (please include the title Lily Bee Sketch Challenge #1) -OR- include a link to your project in the comments of this post.

We will announce one winner on the Lily Bee Blog on Wednesday October 19th to receive some Lily Bee products.

Happy Crafting!!

September update

2011-10-02T23:05:00.010+11:00

I have done a fair bit of crafting in September but with school holidays I haven't had the time to update my blog!
Fancy Pants new products are a dream to work with...
'Summer's End' collection...

'Saint Nick' collection...

Check out the Fancy Pants Blog for a World Card Making Day challenge! Join us in our challenge to create a greeting card. Here is what you need to do to enter. Check out the Fancy Pants Blog for the "Fancy Friday Challenge: Cards"!!

Simply create a greeting card with any theme that you'd like, make sure to use at least some Fancy Pants products and post it to our Facebook Wall between now and Oct. 8, 2011.

FP will judge the cards and select three winners to each receive a prize package. The winners will also have their card featured on the blog.

*We will accept only one entry per person. Challenge is open to US and International residents. Entries are due by midnight MST, Saturday, October 8th, 2011. Cards posted to our wall prior to Sept. 30, 2011 do not qualify. We will post the three winners here on the blog on Tuesday, October 11, 2011, so be sure to check back then to see if you've won.

I also had some Layouts featured on the Lily Bee Design blog...

The new collections from the CHA Summer release are just beautiful!! For supplies used on these Layouts go to the Lily Bee blog!

Where has August gone?

2011-09-03T18:28:00.006+10:00

August has suddenly gone, it's September already and before we know it Christmas will be here :))
I do like the lead up to Christmas though, the weather is getting warmer, we are starting to have friends over for BBQ's again and the pool is warming up.
Not to forget less washing as we don't need to wear so many layers! Tennis is more fun too in the sunshine!
A little update on the crafty side...my daughter wants to be a smurf, what can I say?

And a layout from The Color Room Palette (172)..loved the sketch and the colors!

It;s my mum's birthday today...Happy Birthday mum!!!

TCR

2011-08-12T16:23:00.004+10:00

I've had some extra time to play this week and liked the color combo #70 from The Color Room. I thought the pink, orange and green looked great together! Here is my take...

I hope you all have a great weekend! I'm going to tend to my sore body now...3 hours of tennis will do that to you!

Sad news...

2011-08-08T21:37:00.002+10:00

Anyone that knows me knows I love animals, particularly my pets. Until yesterday we had 3 dogs and 2 cats. On Sunday morning we had to say goodbye to one of our cats, Josephine. She was only six years old, not a time to expect her to leave us just yet. She had been lethargic for a few days and didn't eat her food for 2 days. On Sunday morning I woke up and knew there was something wrong. She wouldn't walk properly and started to have no control over her bodily functions. I phoned the the vet, suspecting a tick. When I walked out of the vet clinic I was numb...no tick he told me...she was anemic and had pretty much no red blood cells left. Leukemia was the diagnosis, apparently not uncommon in cats. I gave permission to put her to sleep. She would have not survived another night I was told. Josephine was always a shy cat, didn't like strangers. She was very attached to me and would sleep next to me every night. I miss her dearly. My son, in an effort to cheer me up, told me he thinks she is jumping on clouds right now. I like that thought.

Transparencies

2011-08-04T21:56:00.002+10:00

This week's Product Spotlight on the Fancy Pants blog focuses on the Baby Mine Flocked Transparency. It's a pretty floral pattern, the mellow yellow and velvety finish make it a perfect addition to any project that needs a little soft touch.

For this Layout I wanted to show that the Baby Mine flocked transparency can have many looks depending on the paper used underneath or used by itself. There are three different examples on this layout ... the flocked transparency has been used by itself (with no paper under it), it has also been used with a dark paper and a light paper under it. Every time the transparency has a completely different effect and look. I have also used some Maya Road products on this layout that were generously sent to us previously. I received a 'Play Word Chipboard Album' and some 'Gingham Fabric Blossoms'. I took the Album apart, used 3 of the inside pages on the left side of my layout to create lots of dimension and placed the front page of the album (play) on top for my title. The Maya Road chipboard was great to work with as it can be altered any way and matched to the colors used on the project.

To see what the other Pocket Chicks did with the Transparency go to the Fancy Pants blog.

I hope the sun is shining for you this week...we have the best weather here in Sydney at the moment!

Project overload...

2011-07-31T19:41:00.014+10:00

I have a couple of projects to share today that were created with the new 'Baby Mine' collection from Fancy Pants.
First up is a Layout that has absolutely nothing to do with Babies which just shows that this range can be used for generic projects as well! I have mixed in a few elements from other collections as well.

Next are two cards also created with the 'Baby Mine' collection...one for a boy and one for a girl. They came together very easily...

As I have 'threatened' this post is filled with projects, so here are a couple of things created with American Crafts products...

I've really enjoyed making this little canvas...I love the colors, the papers and the sentiment. It's just me (yes yellow :))

This Layout is another favorite, really love the pics of my sons!

Some more Lily Bee...

2011-07-27T10:07:00.004+10:00

Continuing the Focus On Colors Month on the Lily Bee blog, some designers were asked to use the color yellow. Lily Bee features yellow prominently, it's just such a nice infusion of happiness!
For my Layout I have used the Silhouette to cut out the Artisan shapes and popped some of them up to create dimension. The pics are of our very cute little new kitten:)
For all the other 'happy' projects go to the Lily Bee blog!

Lily Bee supplies:
Stationery: 'Butter' Cardstock
This &That: 'Teacup' paper
This & That: 'Brooch' paper
This & That: ABC Stickers
Happily Lost: 'Amazing Views' paper
Happily Lost: 'Sun Soaked' paper
Picket Fence: Acrylic Stamps

Lily Bee Shadow Box

2011-07-21T16:15:00.002+10:00

Hello from a very rainy and cold Sydney...
Today I'm showing you a project I had lots of fun doing. I've decorated a Tim Holtz Shadow Box for my daughters room with her favorite colors blue, yellow and pink.

First up I've painted all the compartments and outside of the box with crackle paint and after letting it dry (this can take a few hours) put some darker ink over it which will settle in the cracks and give it a bit of a rustic look. I've also painted the front frame with a coat of Glimmer Glaze (you can see bits peeking out from behind the ribbon).
Next all the sides of the compartments were covered with Lily Bee This & That 'Milk Bottle' paper.
The flower in the lower right corner was created by using a 12in strip of paper, cutting all along the strip in small intervals (make sure not to cut all the way through) and then rolling the strip around the end of a thin object (I used a brush but a quilling tool would be even better). Glue the ends together and start bending the little strips over to create your flower.
Here are some close ups of the project. I hope you enjoyed this!

Lily Bee Supplies:

This & That: 'Milk Bottle' paper
Happily Lost: 'Hammock' paper
Happily Lost: 'Sun Soaked' paper
Happily Lost: 'Good Book' paper
Happily Lost: Mixed Cardstock Stickers
Stationery: 'Oatmeal'cardstock

More Sneaks...

2011-07-16T10:54:00.007+10:00

This would have to be one of my favorite papers released...to see the entire collection (available in October) go to the Lily Bee blog! I also LOVE the stamps and index cards that come with this range 'Head over Heels'!

Fancy Pants is also releasing some great new collections...here are my two favorites, 'Summer's End' and 'Saint Nick'! For the other two collections to be released go to the Fancy Pants Blog!

Sneak Peeks...

2011-07-13T09:12:00.007+10:00

Well it's this time of year when Christmas comes early for every paper crafter as we get to see all the new releases from our favorite manufacturers.
Let's get started with this first collection: Memorandum! from Lily Bee! This is a collection with super fun vintage patterns on the front and awesome "Office Papers" on the back. Three more Stationery colors have been added to match the new lines - Grapefruit, Lemon, and Office Blue. You can never have too many basic papers to coordinate with the patterns!

To see the entire collection and have a chance of winning it go here and just leave a comment!

Pocket Chick Pick

2011-06-18T18:12:00.003+10:00

Today it was my turn to pick a Layout from the Fancy Pants Facebook page and use it as inspiration for my own project. It is not easy picking one when there are so many wonderful designs posted all the time!

Check out the Layout that inspired me (by Sandie Vincent) on the Fancy Pants blog.
Here is my take on it...
I hope you all have a great weekend!

Dogs and Boys

2011-06-17T19:36:00.006+10:00

When I got home today after work I found my son sitting in the kitchen with my husband, my son getting pain medicine administered and nursing a wound on his hand from a dog bite. Two of our dogs had gotten into a fight and he tried to separate them. Off I went with Max to our local GP to get the bite looked at. The doctor cleaned the wound, taped it together (with some kind of sticky tape...I wonder if my good old double sided tape would have done the job?) and prescribed antibiotics against an infection. I'm just glad it wasn't his face.

Last weekend I had some time to play and made two Layouts...

MME has a Sketch Challenge on their blog and I've decided to play along...the challenge was to use a song lyric for inspiration. I've used "Just the Way you are' by Bruno Mars.

Jillibean Soup also has a Sketch challenge up on their blog...can you see a pattern here? I love Sketches!

Lily Bee project

2011-06-15T15:48:00.004+10:00

Some of the Lily Bee DT were asked to come up with projects that look back on the school year. I decided to use my daughters end of year report as journaling in this layout, transferring some of the actual report onto the Layout. I've highlighted some of the words by using ABC Stickers in various colors. (The balloons in the top right corner are dies and stamps from PapertreyInk.) To see what the other designers came up with head over to the Lily Bee blog!

Baby Mine

2011-06-10T15:54:00.004+10:00

Fancy Pants has released a new collection called 'Baby Mine'...beautiful soft colors and gorgeous embellishments like chipboard monkeys and die cut giraffes! You can find lots of inspiration on the Fancy Pants Blog where you can also see that this collection is not just for Baby's! Here is a little sneak peek from one of my Layouts:)

I hope you all enjoy your long weekend...I'm intending on doing some crafting!

Lily Bee Tiny Tablets

2011-06-01T17:47:00.004+10:00

'Tiny Tablets are 6"x6" Paper Pads that have three sheets of each pattern (scaled down), for a total of 36 sheets.
They are perfect for cards but also great for layouts and other projects. In this blog post you can see some wonderful samples on how to use these Tablet to create Layouts...go have a look:) Here is a little sneak...

The rain has finally stopped here after almost three days of torrential downpour! And just in time my dryer decided to stop working yesterday! It always happens when you least need it right? Better call Mr Miele!

Loving Friday's...

2011-05-27T14:53:00.012+10:00

Friday is my favorite day of the week...the whole weekend is ahead of us! Sleep ins for the next two days, coffee in bed, no school lunches to pack, catching up with friends and lots of time for my favorite craft!

Some enabling...

Fancy Pants posted a Product Spotlight on transparencies on their blog yesterday. It is really worth checking out as it has some great ideas on what you can do and how to use them! Here is my sample...make sure you check out what the other Pocket Chicks did!

I have also posted some cards yesterday on the Lily Bee Blog.
Here is one for a little sneak...you will need to go to the Lily Bee Blog to check out the others :) Have a Happy Weekend!

Fancy Pants

2011-05-24T10:56:00.002+10:00

Just a quick Layout done with the Fancy Pants 'Beach Babe' Collection which is quickly becoming a favorite of mine:)
Off to watch my girl running at the Zone Cross Country race.

Lily Bee goodness!

2011-05-16T15:55:00.004+10:00

I am slowly returning to the land of the living. After getting back from Germany last week I came down with the flu which I probably caught on the airplane. So I'm a little behind with my projects and my blog.
On top of that I had to catch up on a little housework as you can imagine. My husband is pretty good when it comes to looking after the kids while I go away but the house does suffer:) He did all the washing and filled two baskets with clean washing...but instead of putting the washing away he started filling boxes with the clean clothes because he ran out of washing baskets:)

Lily Bee had a combined blog hop with Petaloo last week and you can see all the gorgeous creations on the Lily Bee blog and the Petaloo blog. I think the two are made for each other:) Here is mine...

Arrived in Germany

2011-04-30T16:01:00.005+10:00

I have arrived a couple of days ago in Germany after a long flight and my body clock is slowly adjusting. It is great to see my parents and spend some time together. We don't see each other as often as I would like and sometimes I miss having them nearby. I would like to just pop over for a cup of coffee and say hello but that is not possible. So the time spent together is extra precious. It is difficult for the kids to not have me around for two weeks but they are getting older and handling it better every time, they have grown up with me leaving once or twice a year.
A tip for people traveling through Singapore Airport with a couple of hours to spare between flights...Massage parlors with Foot and Neck massages on offer are a great way to kill time and to relax between flights to get those tired bodies rejuvenated!

I will leave with a Layout that was done for a Feature on Filter Flowers for the Fancy Blog...check out what all the other girls have done with the versatile Filters!

Rainy Day

2011-04-25T10:30:00.003+10:00

I hope you are all enjoying your Easter Break. It is rainy here today but that is a great excuse to get holed up in my craft room:) I'm getting ready to leave for Germany on Wednesday to visit my parents. It has only been 6 months since I went last but I look forward to spending some time with mum and dad. I usually only go once a year but mum hasn't been able to travel for a couple of years due to a bicycle accident so they weren't able to visit Australia as they usually do. She is getting better though and I'm hoping they can come to Australia early in 2012. Fingers crossed!
I have a million things to do before I leave so I have to run.
Here is a Layout done for Prima BAP April...enjoy the rest of Easter!

Lily Bee

2011-04-22T16:37:00.004+10:00

Hi again...two days in a row...this is becoming a habit:) Check out the Lily Bee blog today, my first post went up featuring one of the Layouts I've submitted for the DT call!
Here is a sneak peek!

Happy Easter!

2011-04-21T19:40:00.008+10:00

The long weekend has started for us and to celebrate I've had a two hour nap this afternoon! Steve and Max took off early this morning on a boys adventure to Cameron's Corner in the Simpson Desert (intersection of the New South Wales-Queensland border and New South Wales-South Australia border. This is an iconic location and the most remote location in outback New South Wales....just a little Geography lesson for my non-Australian blog readers:) They are driving a support vehicle for a motorbike rally. Max is only 8 and I think he will have the time of his life! That leaves me and Romy to have a quiet and girly Easter weekend which we very much look forward to! I'm intending to use this time for some crafting.
Talking about crafting I have another Fancy Pants Layout to show you, done with the 'It's the Little Things' collection...

I have also created a page for the Crate Paper April Sketch Challenge using their new 'Toy Box' and 'Neighborhood' collections, great for boy pages.

Happy Easter!

Quick update...

2011-04-15T18:53:00.003+10:00

If you haven't checked out the new Fancy Pants releases yet now is the time! I have finished another Layout with the "To the Moon" collection and I can't believe how quickly my pages come together! I'm usually a rather slow scrapper and will procrastinate over every little detail but all the different embellishments in the new collections make it super easy to create. And in case you haven't got a little boy at home and have no idea what Beyblades are, they are a glorified spinning top!
Have a great weekend and Happy scrapping :)

Things that kids say...

2011-04-11T18:19:00.002+10:00

Romy: "Mum, what happened to the car?"

Me: "I've cleaned it."

Yes, unfortunately my car sometimes gets to a stage where my children don't recognize it once it has been cleaned:)

Playing...

2011-04-10T14:55:00.005+10:00

School holidays have started and I love that it gives me so much time to play with paper and glue:)
Here is a Layout for the Sassafras sketch challenge and because I had the paper on my desk I made a card as well. I like having cards ready made and handy for any occasion.
I've used Copic Markers to color in the image and Distress Inks mixed with water and Liquid Pearls for the gras and the sky.

Featured Project...

2011-04-08T15:22:00.003+10:00

The mini book in my previous post is today 'Featured Project' in the 2Peas Gallery!! Just had to share as this is the first time and just a bit exciting!! My husband just gave me a blank look when I told him...poor soul just doesn't understand what excites a girl:)

The week keeps getting better!

2011-04-05T11:23:00.004+10:00

The Design Team was announced today @ Lily Bee and I'm very excited to be on the list!!! Congratulations to all new and returning DT members and to Kim and Georgia who also made the team! Can't wait to get started working with these wonderful products!
Here is one of my entries that I submitted to the call, a little mini album...

I hope your week is as good as mine:)

Super Excitement here!!!

2011-04-02T18:34:00.008+11:00

Sooooo excited to be on this list!!! I love Jillibean products! Here is one of the projects I submitted for the call...

I have also been lucky enough to receive the entire new release from Fancy Pants. I have been scrapping up (is this a word??) a storm. There is lots of inspiration in the Fancy Pants Gallery just in time as all the new collections are shipping now!

Happy Weekend!!

2011-03-28T21:16:00.008+11:00

My last official Layout for Pencillines...although I will be checking in and getting lots of inspiration from the new DT...can't wait to see what they create! I have really enjoyed the challenge of a different sketch every week and sometimes being forced out of my comfort zone.

I have also been busy creating with the new Fancy Pants collections. Here is an example from 'To the Moon' collection. This release is the perfect combo of colors, textures and design for all your boy projects. For more great ideas you can go to the Fancy Pants Gallery and Blog!

Fancy Pants Update!

2011-03-23T19:14:00.004+11:00

I've had another post on the Fancy Pants blog, this time with a little tutorial on how to make these...

Go check it out here!

I've also added a Layout to the Gallery using a mix of several of the past Fancy Pants collections. I love how all their collections seem to mix and match.

Watch out for some creations from the new CHA release here on the blog soon!

2011-03-14T21:10:00.002+11:00

I've been playing...with paper and glue :)

I'm trying to write down funny things my kids say so that I don't forget them and have the journaling handy when I'm ready to scrap the story. This was a classic from my son Max! He has a great sense of humor even if it isn't always appreciated at the time, it still makes for a good laugh and a good story.
Hope you have a great week!

Update

2011-03-06T18:05:00.005+11:00

Well...she is gone, our beloved German Sheppard found a new home. It was a sad day and I did shed some tears. My husband Steve returned from the States the morning I had to take her to the pick up point and seeing that I was not doing real well he volunteered to take Rani. I probably wouldn't have been able to let her go and just taken her back home with me. We have had an update from her adoptive family and she is doing really well and they are just so happy with her. I'm glad she is adjusting but I still miss her lots!

Now to some happier news...I have been scrapping lots but can't share all of it just yet. But I do have one Layout that I can show here done with the 'Candy Shoppe' Studio Calico Kit for Pencillines Sketch 228.

The sketch was super easy to work with and I will probably do another project with it. Also loved the happy colours in the Kit. Nothing beats yellow...:)

Dog Troubles

2011-02-20T09:58:00.006+11:00

See this adorable German Sheppard? Her name is Rani and we had her since she was 6 months old, she is now 4. We also have a Maltese which is 10 and a Border Collie that is 5. All of them were puppies when they came to live with us. Just before Christmas we picked up a one year old Kelpie from the pound to give him a new home. He is a very affectionate and playful dog (and tends to wander a bit too). But we now have a problem. Rani, the Sheppard, has all the sudden started to attack our Border Collie. And attacking is putting it mildly. I had Cooper at the vets several times as she has done some real damage biting him. I have to keep Cooper inside now most of the time and need to chain Rani when I let Cooper out. We have contacted the German Sheppard Rescue to get some advice and were told that Rani possibly sees the new dog as a better and stronger male partner. We have come to the very difficult decision to find Rani a new home where she is an only dog and found a lovely family near Melbourne that will adopt her. We are now just waiting for a date from the transport company that will take her. It will be a very sad day for all of us to see her go. She is a lovely dog but I can't put my Border Collie through this any more.

Now to some happier news...The first LO was done with the new LYB 'Twig' collection...loving the colours!

...and this is a Fancy Pants LO done with supplies from lots of different collections(to see all Supplies used go to the FP Gallery!)

Back to School

2011-02-05T12:19:00.006+11:00

School holidays are over... Oh well it was nice while it lasted. Back to the morning routine of packing lunches and getting kids ready and the afternoon activities. This week we have temperatures soaring into the high 30's and a couple of tennis sessions were canceled as it was just too hot. So instead we have been spending lots of time in the pool to cool down :)

Here is a sneak from a recent Fancy Pants blog post on the 'Love Birds' square Element Stickers. Check out how differently we have used those stickers. They are incredibly versatile!

And another Fancy Pants project that you can find in the Gallery using 'Lilac House'...one of my favorite releases of the past.

Back to creating some more! Love the weekends when we have nothing planned!

Sleeping in and being lazy...

2011-01-24T14:10:00.008+11:00

...that's what I like about the kids being at home during holidays. We are certainly trying our hardest to make the most of our last week at home. Next Monday school goes back and I'm not sure how we will all adjust. I have also been playing lots with paper and glue :)
The first Layout is for the Pencillines blog, Sketch 222...Go check it out!

Fancy Pants is posting Sneak Peeks of their new releases on their blog...my favorite so far is the 'Artist Edition'!

I have also been playing with Sassafras Lass...did you see they are having a Design Team call?

Would you like to win some of these???

2011-01-18T12:40:00.003+11:00

Fancy Pants and Core'dinations have teamed up and will release a cardstock pack with Fancy Pants colors and designs!!! You can enter to win a NEW, UNRELEASED Core Impressions assorted pack. . . there will be 50 packs to give away!!

Click here to enter!

I can't wait to play with these :)

School Holidays...

2011-01-12T10:56:00.007+11:00

...I love school holidays! Lots of time to create and check out blogs and new CHA Sneak Peeks :) The first LO was created with Websters Pages 'Vogue' collection...love the colours!

The next project is a Fancy Pants LO using the 'Happy Together' collection.

And last but not least is a LO using Pencillines Sketch 220 and my best friend the Silhouette SD (for the title)!

I hope you all find lots of time to create now that the crazy Christmas season is over:)

Back from Holidays!

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We had a lovely break after Christmas. We stayed in a house at Malua Bay about 300m away from the Beach. All we did was eat, sleep, swim, played Boggle and Poker and eat again!

Exciting times are ahead with all the Scrapbooking companies releasing new products at CHA in a couple of weeks. To check on all the sneak peeks go here! You can also go to Willow Traders but you have to be a member to see the forum with the CHA Sneaks.

I have created more Fancy Pants Projects for the Blog. Also check out the Gallery which is full of inspiration from the DT! I'll leave you with a little teaser...

3 Days to Christmas...

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...and as I jumped into my car this morning nothing happened. With lots of things to do on my list my car was not cooperating. 2 hours later I had it jump started but by that time I was in no mood to tackle my list. So instead I will stay home today and scrap! That is going to make me feel better :)
I have a new project up on the Fancy Pants Blog so head over and take a peek!

I have also got an early Christmas present...a new camera (Canon 550D)...can't wait to play with it!

Holiday Madness

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The holiday madness has started with christmas parties, carol evenings and school presentations every day of the week. I do enjoy this prelude to the festivities but wish I was more organized. Every year I vow to get my christmas shopping and card making done earlier but it never happens! I still find time to create though :)

Check out the Fancy Pants Gallery...you will find tons of inspiration for all your holiday photos!

I also enjoy working with the 'Love Birds' collection...it is so colorful and bright! Here is a sample...

Pencillines sketch 216 is live as well...here is my Layout created with a Studio Calico Kit...love them :)

First Fancy Pants Blog Post!

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Hi everyone...my first Fancy Pants blog post is up...go and check it out :)
What I found when working with the Fancy Pants products was how well different collections go together. In my first Layout 'Me' I have mixed 'Love Birds' and 'Wishful Thinking' and it was a perfect combination!
Here are a couple of sneaks...

Fancy Pants

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I have been busy creating with my first three collections of Fancy Pants! I can share one project here but you will have to wait for the other two to be posted on the Fancy Pants Blog at the end of the month.
For this Layout I have used the 'Hot Chocolate' collection which has some beautiful blue, brown and red tones. The snowflakes were cut with my Silhouette SD, layered and painted with Glimmer Glam on the edges. Go and check out all the other great projects from the 'Pocket Chicks'...yes, in case you have not heard we are now called Pocket Chicks:)

I'm off to Melbourne on the weekend for my 10th wedding anniversary! The kids will spend some time with their grandparents and get the Friday off school...they think it's a pretty good deal :)

Update...

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...it has been a bit quiet on the blog here. I have been busy creating although I can't share much at the moment. I have received my first Fancy Pants DT box and let me tell you I'm having a difficult time deciding what to use first! I'm also working on a Guest Designer spot for Darkroom Door. More on that later when I can share some images.

Pencillines Sketch 212 is up and this is my Layout...'Don't hate me because I'm beautiful'...it is such an appropriate title for our cat Josephine.

I have also posted my first Layout in the Fancy Pants Gallery...
using the 'Wishful Thinking' collection.
Check out all the the other beautiful work from the talented DT!

Weekend Inspiration

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I have received my first Studio Calico Kit this week and had to get straight into it. It is somewhat liberating to work with limited supplies as sometimes the choice of my entire scrap stash can be a bit overwhelming. I have also used my Silhouette for the first time on this LO (for the title). I can see this little machine getting used a lot in the future :)

Have you seen the two brand new Fancy Pants releases 'Hot Chocolate' and 'Love Birds'? You can win a sampling of the BRAND NEW product simply by going to the Fancy Pants Blog and leaving a comment! And while you are there check out some of the beautiful work that has been created by the DT with the new lines.
Have a great weekend!

ETA: The title was a free download from Kerry Bradford's blog! Thank you Kerry!

Pencillines Sketch 210

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Another Sketch is up on the Pencillines blog this week. I have been creating LO's for Pencillines for nearly a year now and I must say I still enjoy the challenge and creative process every week!

What's with the weather at the moment? Today I went to the supermarket and the sky was clear and sunny. As I was walking through the isles a mighty rumbling started and all hell broke loose. At the cash register about 10 minutes later I could see it hailing outside and by the time I walked out everything was over. Even the dog in the car waiting for me was confused and hiding under the seat...

Pencillines 4th Birthday Celebrations

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Pencillines has been a hive of activity! Every DT member chose a past sketch for this week. Here is mine...check out all the other wonderful work of the DT and don't forget there are lots of RAK's to win this week!

Some exciting news!

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...here!
I'm very excited and can't believe I've made the team! Congratulations to all the other talented Ladies!

Have I got some news for you!!

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...you will have to wait another day to find out! All I can say it is great, super exciting and unbelievable at the same time!! No...I'm not pregnant :)

4th Birthday Celebrations @ Pencillines!

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Can you believe that tomorrow we are celebrating 4 years of inspiration and sketches @ Pencillines!

Tomorrow we are celebrating with sketches past and present. The design team have chosen a sketch from the archives, and will be sharing with you why they love sketches so much.

On the hour, every hour from 8am GMT, a sketch will be posted along with a RAK from one of the Pencillines sponsors. That is a lot of prizes and a lot of inspiration! At 8pm GMT there will be a brand new sketch as normal.

Go check it out...To start the celebrations off, go spread the word and pop the Pencillines blinkie on your blog, leave your name on the Pencillines site with a link to your blinkie! There will be a winner on Sunday at 8pm GMT!

Back to School

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Kids went back to school today...Romy couldn't wait and Max started to get a stomach ache. I have two very different children:) A little update on the Pencillines Sketches...

Sketch 207 from last week 'One Glance'

Sketch 208 from this week 'She Loves Music'

Have you seen this??

Finally the Silhouette will talk to my MAC! I've ordered mine already from www.amazon.com...great price with the Australian Dollar so strong at the moment!

Have a great week!

School Holidays

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Sleep ins, late breakfasts, no lunches to be packed, family game nights and to top it all off we are having beautiful weather! Life doesn't get any better! I hope you are enjoying the holidays as much as we do :)

Pencillines Sketch 206 went live yesterday. Check out all the DT's creations here.

Back...

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I have been back from Germany for over a week, I just don't know where the time goes. Loved spending time with mum and dad but it was over all too quickly. The house was a mess when I got back but hey...I didn't have to do a thing for nearly 2 weeks so I'm not going to complain! Steve mentioned though that he was unusually tired every night while I was away, funny that:) I have cut back on work after I got back and didn't even have to fight for it. So all I can suggest to everyone out there is to leave your husband alone with the kids for a couple of weeks. They get a much better understanding of the daily routine and after school activities.

Pencillines Sketch 204 is up...I love sketches with multiple photos. The pics are a couple of years old but they show Max's affectionate nature so well. He loves hugs and kisses and it hasn't changed. I'm sure there will be a day when he doesn't want them anymore, especially in front of friends, but luckily this time hasn't come yet. I'm going to enjoy every minute of it!

I have some other news too...I will be a guest designer for Darkroom Door sometime in the next few months. You can see the announcement on their blog here. Congratulations to all the other talented ladies too. I can't wait to work with the products, especially the stamps!

Have a good weekend!

Pencillines Sketch 201

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We have teamed up again with CCG this week and this is one of my favorite color combos!
I have kept my LO quite simple as I wanted the photos to be the main focus. Love how it turned out. To check out all the inspiration from this weeks sketch go here.

I'm off to Germany on Thursday to see my mum and dad. It's well overdue...I haven't seen my family in 2 years. Dad works on an island called 'Juist' until the end of the year when he goes into retirement. There are no cars, the only way to get around is a bicycle or horse carriage...quite idyllic. It will be very relaxing and a bit of time out from the kids never hurts either:)

Pencillines Sketch 200

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Sketch 200! I have only been part of the Pencillines Team since January but I look forward to all the inspiration every week on the blog. This week we have teamed up with Colour Combos Galore and it is interesting to see all the different shades of the combo being used. I've stayed pretty true to the colour scheme and the softer hues and I must say really liked the result. I often scrap with brighter colours so it was a nice change.

MME Challenge

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MME Blog Challenge #14: Summertime
I've decided to play along since the sketch (by Anam Stubbington) inspired me straight away. I liked the clean design and the fact it had multiple photos on it. I've decided to turn the sketch on its side though since it suited my pictures better.

You still have time until the 19th to get your entries in!

Sick Kids

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The kids have been home for the last 3 days with the dreaded cough and mild temperatures. On the upside I had some extra time to scrap :)
This is my take on the American Crafts Button Challenge.

Pencillines Sketch 198

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We are back from the snow and I'm still trying to catch up with my washing! Anyone able to help?? At least the sun has come out and I might get a few things dried.
I've missed creating while we were away and was happy to get straight back into it. This LO is from Pencillines Sketch 198 (which will not go live until tomorrow night)...I love the yellow and green colour combo, such happy and warm tones. Hope you are all enjoying your weekend!

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Off to the snow!

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We are off to the snow today for week! I'm looking forward to having a break and spending some time with the family on the slopes. The kids are excited and all fired up :) I'll take my iPad though so I can check out all the new CHA releases...can't miss out on those! Here are some more that have caught my eye...
American Crafts City Park

...and Lizzy 'Enchanted'

Jillibean Soup 'Pasta Fagioli'(click on link to see images)

Jenni Bowlin

I'll leave you with a LO about my daughter not eating her fruit or veg. Very frustrating for her mum!

Photoshop Actions

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I have just come across a wonderful blog that has countless free Photoshop Actions, Brushes, Templates and Textures. I have downloaded some favorites and on the pic here I have used the 'Simply Vintage' action. Loving the result! Go here to have a look...it is well worth it!

Some CHA sneaks I'm diggin...

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Glitz Design looking totally yummy!

First up is Scarlett

Then we have Love Nest

...and look at this mix of aqua and lime green...just divine. Hoopla

I'm not sure how I could possible decide between these collections. I think Glitz is one of the companies that have definitely grown and improved over the last couple years.

Can't wait for Indie Girl to arrive on my door step!

This is looking interesting...a collaboration between Pink Paislee and House of Three.

More Later!

West Side Story

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Yesterday we all went to see 'West Side Story', what a fantastic production! It was amazing and exciting to see how much the kids enjoyed it. I thought Max might get bored half way through or he may be to young for this kind of experience, but I had no reason to feel this way. I kept on sneaking little side glances at the kids during the performance, they were totally absorbed in the story, the singing and the dancing. Admittedly we had fantastic seats...3rd row from the front, so we were able to see everything up close. I'll definitely take them again in the future.

Last Sunday we also finished up Romy's birthday invites which turned into a bit of a production. We spent all afternoon together, me stamping and heat embossing and Romy stamping little butterflies and inking the embossed backgrounds. She learned some new things and I enjoyed doing crafty things together! Tim Holtz watch out!

School holidays have now started and some of the activities on our list are ice skating, movies (Eclipse is a must!) and probably some mother and daughter shopping. Max has already organized his social life for the holidays, he needs playmates or he just gets bored. I will enjoy the sleep ins most :)

School Reports

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School Reports came home yesterday and I can really say I'm proud of my kids and how well they are doing. Romy achieved high marks in maths and english and the report showed she always puts great effort in her work. She is a very meticulous child (not sure where she gets it from but I would say probably me:). Max also achieved good grades but we need to work on his concentration and time management which we already know. He had a new teacher starting in Term 2 and I'm really glad that he has warmed to her. She is a lovely teacher and after his rather difficult first term with a teacher that was strict and not very warm he is now much happier. He responds much better to kindness.
A few weeks ago I went to Ikea to overhaul the kids bedrooms. Max got a bunk bed and a desk and Romy also got a desk. The bed she chose was out of stock and she will have to wait a little for her trundle. She did have a great time organizing all her bits and pieces in her new corner desk. Gotta love IKEA!!
This weekend will be a quiet one in our house and I'm intending to make a couple of sets of cards. A new one for me but I'm constantly inspired by this talented artist and will finally have a go at making some cards. I will share them in my next post...Have a great weekend!

Hello Mars to Earth

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I have been missing in action for the last 18 months on this blog...anyone still checking in here? I'm not even going to attempt to recap the last year and a half but it has definitely been busy :)
Family and kids are well...Romy is nearly 9, Max will turn 8 soon and Monique is 14. Where does the time go? I'm retreating from some business related responsibilities and I'm making more time for me and the things I enjoy in life. Heard this one before? Well, apparently one needs to learn from experience. I've been missing scrapbooking for fun and for me and I have also taken up tennis 6 months ago which I enjoy so much that I'm playing three times a week. It has given me something else besides family that I do just for me and let's face it...once we start staring the big 40 in the eye gravity takes hold and we all need to do something. Tennis is more fun then just running on a treadmill. Never liked those things in the first place. I intend to update this blog regularly again to also keep some sort of diary for my family overseas...hi Mum and Dad!
You will get some more then just the occasional photo from your grandchildren again!
Ok...I will leave you with one of my recent Layouts done for Pencillines using the Crate Paper 'Brook' Collection.

CHA Day 1

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As promised I will post a quick update everyday...Day 1 was busy! I have seen a lot of new product that I really liked...LYB, Maya Road, Fancy Pants to name a few. I wanted to upload some images from the show (although the quality is not very good due to the light inside) but Blogger is not being kind to me. I've sent the images to the girls from

Memories2Remember

and they have uploaded them on to their

blog

.
Stay tuned for more!

How to annoy your parents

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...the journaling for the LO came from a kids website that Romy discovered and she actually went through the trouble of copying the journaling word by word on a piece of paper and gave it to me. I just had to scrap it:) Supplies are from the

February Kit

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...is now available! Lots of October Afternoon goodness :)

Sneak Peek

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...Kit will be released 15th January :)

Designing Memories

Bolt and Mittens

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Anyone seen the Kids movie 'Bolt' yet? I just loved 'Mittens' the cat! A great movie to see these school holidays, try to see it in 3D, well worth it.
Otherwise we are keeping busy catching up with friends and swimming in the pool, especially these last few days.
I have done another LO with the same papers as the LO in the previous post, just love the 'Spaceboy' and 'Little Guys' papers from Prima. Great for boy pages!

A very unconventional Christmas

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I know it is a bit late for a Christmas post but time just gets away sometimes! We've had the best Christmas in a long time (at least I thought so) and all because we decided to have a very quiet Christmas Day. The kids got up at 7.30am and we opened presents for the next hour. Max and Romy got an iPod Shuffle each as well as some toys and books. They were really pleased with what Santa had chosen and played for the next few hours with all their new stuff. The house has been very quiet as well since they had their iPods stuck to their ears the whole time! So off I went to have a little morning snooze and the next thing I know I woke up at 11.30. I thought I better get up and make some lunch so I grabbed a Pizza and put it in the oven! We all went for a long swim in the pool in the afternoon and some more playtime. All in all a very relaxing day. I know there was no traditional lunch but I think the kids couldn't care less and we had a much more relaxing day without all the cooking. Selfish? Maybe a little. But we had a big Christmas Eve at my sister in laws place with the whole family and a wonderful Boxing Day at my Father in Laws farm. After all it is supposed to be about Family and spending time together. And we certainly did that.
And I even had some time to create...Happy New Year!

You can find all these papers

here.

Creative Paper

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The December issue of For Keeps Creative Paper Magazine is now available. I have a digital LO in there and you should be able to download the matching layered template from their website to create your own page. If you're having problems with the downloading of the template just send me an e-mail (katja@designingmemories.com.au) and I will be happy to send you the zip file. Enjoy your week!

Sneak Peeks

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Just a quick update with some sneak peeks for the next Kit (available December 15th)!

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Make a Smilebox slideshow

And another one...

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...also from the December Kit!

December Kit

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Once again a long time between posts! Same story, different time:) There is a lot happening at the moment at our house. Our beautiful dog 'Cooper' was hit by a car a few days ago and just came home today. I'm being a nurse at the moment with open wounds that have drainage in them etc. I don't want to get into detail but it really is not a pretty sight! His tail will possibly have to be amputated and the Vet is not sure if they have to take part of the skin on his leg off as it seems to be dying (it is actually black). On to better news...tomorrow my parents will arrive from Germany to stay with us for 3 weeks. I look forward to spending some time with mum and dad. The kids have been counting down the days too.
The December Kit is up now on the

website

and I hope you like all the fun bits this month! Here are a couple of samples created with the Kit and you can also find some more inspiration in the

Gallery.

October Kit

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I always find myself behind with things I like to do and one of them is maintaining my blog. There always seems to something else that has to be done first. But I have a couple of LO's to share this time from the new

October Kit.

The Kit is perfect for Spring with it's soft colours. I hope you are all enjoying the warmer weather :)

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The new September Kit is now up @

Designing Memories.

There are some very subtle blues and greens and a splash of brown in the Kit.
I've had a chance this month to play with the Mini kit that is great for all of you with little boys...
Blogger is not playing along tonight and will not let me upload the image so you will have to go the website and have a look in the Gallery :)
Hope to see some of you at the Stitches and Craft Show this week in Sydney!

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I am doing a course at the moment that I've been meaning to do for a long time. Digi in Deep is an advanced Digital Scrapbooking Course by

Jessica Sprague.

It is very time consuming but I'm learning so much at the moment and all the course contents will be accessible for ever which is great when I need to refresh my memory on some techniques. This is the LO from the first lesson of the course and the second LO is a practice of some the techniques learned...

What products did you get excited about from CHA Summer? For me there were quite a few favourites...

Giant Roller Doodles

Digi Templates (yes occasionally I go over to the dark side :)

If you like the look of these go to

Memories2Remember

and watch out for some more great things to come like Pink Paislee, Fancy Pants and Prima.

Have a good week!

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School holidays are over and once again we are rushing around in the mornings, some things don't change :)
Steve went on a trail bike ride during the holidays somewhere up in the desert and managed to fracture his ankle and tear some ligaments in his knee as well as get a 10 cm long blood clot in his calf. He had to ride his bike with a broken ankle for 300km's to the next medical station. Ouch!! The last few days were spent at doctors and hospitals getting xRays and MRI's done. Tomorrow he will get operated on to put some screws in his ankle. I'm almost a qualified nurse by now :)
To cheer myself up I have booked myself into a

digital course by Jessica Sprague

that I wanted to do for a long time. Think I will get the time? I will take the time! Looking really forward to learning some new stuff.
Also the new

August Kit

is up on the site now.
And if you like the look of these new Chatterbox products go

here

Another share...

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I thought I would share another LO that I did for a 'For Keeps' assignment a little while back. I'm not sure which issue it was in.
The kids are on school holidays at the moment and we are enjoying the sleep ins and not rushing around. I've been scrapping quite a bit in the last couple of weeks but nothing that I can share just yet :)
I hope you're all enjoy the school holidays!

Cold

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It's getting too cold for me at this time of year. Anything under 20 Degrees is too cold in my opinion. And Winter has only just started. Everything seems a littler harder in winter...getting out of bed in the mornings, more clothes to put on the kids, the flu going around at school. One thing seems to be more fun though...locking myself into my scrapbooking room and creating. And I have been doing quite a bit of that lately :)
Here are some images from some classes I have been teaching recently at the Newcastle Craft & Quilt Fair and at the Melbourne and Brisbane Stitches and Craft Shows.

And the last one was in a recent publication of 'For Keeps'. Have a good week!!

Computer trouble

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Well...I was trying to upload the July Kit tonight without much luck. I'm not sure where exactly the problem is but it seems I can't log into the program that allows me to change the site over. I will now have to wait until Monday to contact the people that host my site. I will still show you what the Kit looks like though :)
Main Kit
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Add-On Kit

Mini Kit

The Kit will be available Monday as soon as I've sorted out the site issues. If you would like to order in the meantime you can e-mail me at katja@designingmemories.com.au or go...

here.

I hope you all have a good weekend!

Would you like some Prima goodness?

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If you like the look of these beautiful flowers then you should head over to

Memories2Remember

and enter their competition. All you need to do is answer a few questions! Good luck!

Another month

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...is here and I'm not sure where the time goes at the moment. Jo, Annette

(Memories2Remember)

and I have returned from a very successful Stitches & Craft Show in Brisbane and are now preparing for the Australasian Scrapbooking Convention in June in Brisbane. Come and say hello if you get a chance!
Another month also means another Kit from

Designing Memories

. We have some exciting new products in this months Kit. You will love the Glitz it Roller Doodles in our Main Kit and all the other new Glitz it products in our Add-On Kit. The Pink Paislee and Sassafras Lass papers make for a beautiful teal and green colour combo.

I haven't posted any work lately so here is one of my favourites, published in this months For Keeps. Have a great week!

May Kit

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The May Kit is now available!

Sneak Peeks

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A couple of sneak peeks before I head off to a weekend in the Hunter Valley with my husband and NO kids!! I'm looking forward to a concert on Saturday with K.D Lang. That should be a real treat.
The new Kit will be available next Tuesday and the images here are from the Mini Kit. I hope you all have a great weekend :)

Sharing

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I've had a little time on my hands last week and enjoyed playing with some digital elements and some new Fancy Pants products. I'm combining the digital and physical products a lot these days. It is great to get a LO done in Photoshop and then finish it off with some embellishments. I don't have a large printer either, I'm printing my pages out in 2 parts and then connecting them in the least visible spot. So here are the digi versions and the hybrid version with some physical elements added to it. The LO is based on sketch 77 from the

Pencillines Blog.

And another LO just for fun with some new

Fancy Pants rub-ons

and

October Afternoon papers.

Flu

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I've just had the worst flu over Easter. Spent most of the time in bed, which would have been good if I had the energy to at least watch a movie and eat chocolate. But most of the time I waited for the cold and flu med to perform some kind of miracle. Anyhow, I'm better now and even have a LO to share that I did just for me using some of the new Fancy Pants papers and a Glitter Cut. Have you seen the new Glitter Cuts? They are absolutely adorable. You can see all of them

here.

New Kit is up!

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I'm back from a busy week at the Melbourne Stitches and Craft Show. It always takes me a few days to recover:) The new Kit is available now on the

website.

And if you are a Fancy Pants Fan like me you have to check some of the new products out that are now available

here.

April Kit

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I have an early sneak peak this month...the Add-On Kit. I'll be away at Stitches & Craft all of next week. The April Kit will be available on the website on the 17th Match. I hope to catch up with some of my online friends:)

Thank you

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...to everyone that left me a message after my last post. We will remember little Tom and thanks to my passion for scrapbooking we will always have some pics and LO's to remember him by:) These are the times when I'm especially grateful for this hobby because it makes me document the important things.

I received some great news the other day. You can read about it...

here

.
I would have loved to be in the other group but there is always a next time. I totally adore Prima products and will keep on trying :)

Last weekend I went to the Newcastle Craft & Quilt Fair and I must say the organizers did a fantastic job advertising the Fair. It was packed all three days. I shared a stand with Jo and Annette from

Memories2Remember

and we were really pleased with the amount of people that turned up. We are off again on Monday to the Melbourne Stitches and Craft Show. Come and see us if you live in the area...we will be teaching Hands On workshops like this one every day.

A sad day...

2008-02-22T14:43:00.002+11:00

...and I'm not sure how to tell the kids yet. As I was reversing the car in the driveway I could feel rolling over something and the next few minutes are just a blur. I remember things happening almost in slow motion. There was blood everywhere. Our little kitten that was only 3 months old met a very quick end but in my mind it seemed to last forever. To say I was upset would be an understatement. Max had taken a shine to Tiger Tom and I dread having to tell him that he will not be coming back.