I am now a Designer for Scrap Africa!!! :)

A couple of weeks ago Evgenia from Scrap Africa sent me an e-mail asking me if I would like to be a part of their team. Of course I said "YES PLEASE". I have loved this site since they first established it. Their challenges are always fun, and sometimes require you to think a little out of the box, the sketches are always super inspiring. I am so happy and excited to be a part of this team, and look forward to the fun journey I am going to be taking with them!!

So, for my first challenge I have created a layout for Sketch # 5. Here is my layout :

This layout is about my youngest son Jamie, and how he calls me "my sweetheart" rather than Mom. It started more than a year ago, I am not sure why, but I absolutely love it. It makes my heart very very happy!!

Most of the product I used is from the Year-O-Graphy range from Simple Stories. I bought a whole bunch of product from this range from Scrapbook Studio and LOVE it!!!! So fun and easy to work with!! The border punch is also from Scrapbook Studio and is a Knock Out punch by American Crafts, it is called Notebook I think, and has become my firm favourite!! The lovely doilies are from Evgenia's Etsy shop, you can view her lovely products HERE.

So here is the lovely sketch we got to play with -

Isn't it lovely!!!! So, we really would love for you to play along with us, I know I have lots of lovely scrappy friends out there who would have fun this!! Go and check out the Scrap Africa blog, and see where you can link your creation when finished!! While you are there, please also become a Follower, I would be so happy if you did xx

Thanks for sharing in my happy news, I hope you have enjoyed your time here at my blog :)

Super exciting wonderful news!!!!

I am so happy to be able to share my exciting news with you!!!!

I have been chosen to be on the first ever Design Team for the wonderful company Scrapbook Studio!!! You can see the announcement HERE, as well as the other ladies who have been picked to be on the team :)



I have "known" Cariena, the owner of Scrapbook Studio for years now, and she is such an amazing person, honest, hardworking and totally passionate about scrapbooking!! It is going to be an honor to represent her amazing company.

Check out the shop HERE!!! You really won't be sorry, she has an awesome array of products at excellent prices!! We would also love for you to LIKE Scrapbook Studio on Facebook, then you can gain more inspiration and be hooked up to all Scrapbook Studio's exciting news!! You can do that HERE!

If you are a new visitor here, I would love for you to become a Follower, and I will come around and visit your blog too!! :)

I can't wait to see where this new adventure takes me, I know it is going to be AWESOME!!!!

I made the Southern Girls DT!!!!

Hi all, just a quick post to let you know I made the Southern Girls Design Team!! It feels good to be back on a team, and I have had such a warm welcome there. I am on team Lou and my first challenge will be towards the end of April. It's a bi-weekly challenge blog, the challenges going live every alternate Wednesday (the latest challenge went live yesterday), and there are 2 teams, so it means only 1 project per month for me!

You can check out the announcement HERE!

Just to update you on Jamie. He is finally on the mend. Yesterday afternoon (after being sick for a solid week!), he finally perked up. We managed to get him to eat a bit. He is still petrified after his lumba punch experience a few days ago (my FB friends know more details about this). Thanks for all the love and concern!! :)

Happy New Year, and a few changes around here!

Hi all. I haven't been around here for a while, I have actually really enjoyed the break!! A belated "Happy New Year" to you, I hope the year holds lots of love and happiness for each and every one of you.

While I have been on holiday I have been thinking a lot about my blog, and where I might be going with it. I admit, I have been feeling a bit jaded about the whole thing, and have been considering shutting it down. Upon more reflection, I have decided not to shut it down, but just change my perspective and focus of my blog, these are the changes I have made, and would like to make:

1. First of all I resigned my DT post over at Crafting for All Seasons. I thoroughly enjoyed my time there, and made lots of new friends, but my heart is just not in cards anymore!! Thanks for giving me the opportunity to be on your team Dawn! I have tried (without success) to find somewhere to sell my cards, and have been rather deflated by the reactions received by recipients of my cards. My time is precious to me, and unfortunately I feel this hobby (at this stage of my life), is a bit of a waste of time. So.... I am afraid you will probably not be seeing too many cards here on my blog!

2. I am going to continue with my DT position over at Sketches in Thyme. Scrapbooking has always been my first love, and I feel it's VERY important to capture my families memories. So I will be posting scrapbook layouts here!!

3. I am doing Project Life again this year, so I may post family photos here from time to time (maybe my Mom will even start supporting my blog this year!)

4. I am going to focus more on family, exercise, my veggie patch, friends, knitting, baking, and generally just trying to live a better life for myself, my kids and of course my husband. I don't want my blog to be a pressure point anymore, and will post when I feel like it, and about a range of different aspects of my life. Hopefully most of you will still stick around and support me (I hope you will)!

I finished my December Daily album a few days ago, here are just a few of my favourite pages:





Isn't our December so different from that of those living in the Northern Hemisphere?!?!

So.... I hope to see you around soon. I am still blog hopping like a crazy woman, and gaining inspiration from the many talented ladies out there. This is a wonderful community to be a part of!! :)

I got great news!!!!!

I got a message today to tell me that I had been chosen as a new DT member over at Sketches in Thyme!!! I am so so happy, and am excited to be a part of this team.

You can see the announcement HERE!

Thanks for stopping by today. It is a SCORCHING hot day here in Dundee, South Africa, 37 Degrees Celsius, I feel like I might just melt!

See you back here tomorrow with the latest Let's Scrap sketch and my layout based on it!! :)

I am a new DT member at The Stamping Boutique!!!!

I recently got the good news that I have been chosen as a new member of The Stamping Boutique DT, I am so excited about this new adventure!!! I am featured on their blog today, check it out HERE!!

They have an awesome range of digi stamps, designed by Tracey Malnofski, and each and every one is gorgeous, check out The Stamping Boutique shop HERE.

Here is the first card I have created as part of my DT commitments, the image is called Tulips and can be purchased HERE!!




I used the following Copics:
V91, V93, V95 - Tulips
YG11, YG13, YG91 - Leaves
W1, W3 - Watering Can
C1 - Shadow

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have a fabby weekend!!!! :)

I have some wonderful news!!!

Hey all. Just a quick post, I wanted to share my latest good news!!!!



I made the DT over at Let's Scrap!!!!! I am over the moon and am so excited to be a part of this wonderful team. It is a fabulous community, encouraging, supportive and fun.... a wonderful combination!

Why don't you drop by there and check it out :)

Enjoy the rest of your Easter weekend!!

SOME VERY EXCITING NEWS!!!

Hi ladies. Just wanted to share some exciting news. I have been chosen to be on this wonderful new Design Team!!



Anita, the owner of Anita Be Stampin is an absolutely wonderful lady, and she is running her whole operation so professionally!! I can't wait to start creating for her.

Check out her blog to see some of her wonderful stamps, they are all gorgeous!!!

Some Exciting News!

Hi all. Just wanted to share some exciting news.

I have been asked to join the Teddy Stampers Design Team. So excited!! I mean who doesn't like Teddy Bears, so making cards with these little guys is going to be a pleasure!!

I have added a link to the Teddy Stampers site in my side-bar. Go and check it out, we would love for you to take part. There are only 2 challenges per month, so you have 13 days to make your card. Plenty of time!!

Anyway, just wanted to share!!

My news is .....

I am going to be on a new Design Team!! I am really so excited about being given this opportunity, and so look forward to the challenges ahead!!

The DT I am going to be on is an Australian based company and the stamps I am going to be showcasing are Annabelle stamps. The site is not quite ready yet, but should be up and running by the weekend. I really look forward to working with Andrea and the other 9 ladies on the DT. I have visited all their blogs this morning and they all do awesome work! Andrea made the announcement over at her site Andrea's Stampin' Moments.

Anyway, thanks for sharing in my excitement. Can't wait to receive my new stamps from Andrea so I can get going. The little sneak peak she gave on her site shows that the stamps are going to be REALLY cute. Just my kind of stamp. Hop on over to her site and have a look. Hope you all have a fab day, I know I am going to!!