Still around!!

Checking in with my bi-monthly post here, LOL.

The Fiskars blog is having an 'Around the World' game. Check it out, leave a comment and say I sent you. Click here.

Rock the Pipecleaners. The latest NZ Dare is a fun one. Go here, join the fun and be in to win an awesome prize from Shabby Chic Crafts. Here is my LO. They are such cool little things to twist and turn into all sorts of shapes and you can get them at the $2 shop. So cheap.

Our next dare is a big one. It will be our 2 year anniversary and our 50th dare. Monique is setting the theme and that is special too because she was the winner of our first ever dare, how cool is that. We also have some very special Guest Designers. So look out for that dare next Friday. It will be GRAND!!

This was very cool. Vicky asked me to be the featured scrapper in the June SBO ezine. Totally rapt I was.

Scrap the Teenz latest theme is about Teens and their pets. Here is my LO.Have you been watching the So You Think You Can Scrap challenge over at the Scrapbook Studio forum. It's really heating up now. Check out the awesome LO's in the gallery.

Recent LO's for Qtea kits. I love these kits so much, they are such fun to work with. Check out the Winter Add On one, looks so fab.

Ok that's it for now I think. Hope to get back a bit sooner next time. See you then.

Scrapcamp was the BOMB!!

What a really wonderful, great and awesome weekend. Can you tell I had a great time. I don't have any photos yet because we used Yolandes camera but if anyone has any can you please link us up in the comments here. I'd love to see some. Kelly's classes were a great success, thank you Kelly, you the best. And thanks to all you lovely ladies that came and made the weekend such a great success. It was so nice getting lots smiles and hugs from you lovely talented and kind people.

So You Think You Can Scrap

How fun is this!!

Scrapbook Studio (aka Scrapbooking by Design) are hosting a competition for 7 weeks starting on the 30th May, and the winner will receive a digital camera PLUS an optional position on the Design Team for 6 months. Each Friday a new challenge will be set for a scrapbook LO to be completed. How exciting!

There are also great prizes for 2nd and 3rd place winners.

Check the forum for more information soon.

Please email scrapbookstudio@xtra.co.nz to register your interest by 30th May.

New NZ Dare

Check out ths latest NZ Dare from Sara Jane to use this ad as inspiration. Sponsored by The Scrapbook Store in Nelson.

My boys birthday and some LO's

A random act of blogging, LOL, because I don't do it much these days and I would like to but I hate doing it on my computer at home. Today I'm at work super early so have a chance finally.

It's James birthday tomorrow, happy birthday dude, 19 years old, whew where did that time go man.

Anyway, thought I'd share a couple of LO's while I'm here.

This first one is a canvas I did for NZ Dares and the start of my obsession with Kobi Yamada quotes particularly the She ones from this book. Here is a link to a list of them. I used goodies from a Qtea kit and Fiskars letter stamps. It is for my scraproom wall when it ever gets finished.

We have a huge range of awesome designer fabrics at Scrapbook Studio now and I wanted to do a LO using this gorgeous floral fabric. I also used the very cool Bazzill Stitchz templates at the bottom there. Yummo and so easy. And another Kobi Yamada quote; also some Qtea kit stuff.

I did this LO for the Qtea March kit and it won me a spot in the SIS TV Catwalk last week. So rapt. Another Kobi Yamada quote too, hehe.

And this LO was a Scrapjack of Janine Langer and was one of the favourites. Rapt again!!!

And this LO of my Dad for the latest NZ Dares to 'scrap a childhood memory'. What a great dare. It made me realise how many childhood memories I need to get down on paper not just in my head and telling my kids, it needs to be written somewhere. We are very lucky to have this dare sponsored by Digital Scrapbook Place.
Lastly, Book of Me month at the Fiskars blog - each day we're posting BOM prompts. Some great ideas for LO's, check them out each day. This LO was for April the 2nd - What did you have for lunch today?

Easter fun

Check out the Fiskars blog this Easter weekend for some great games, challenges and prizes.

Scrapcamp 08 Details

Check here for all the details of our next rockin

SCRAPCAMP

to be held May 23rd - 25th at Rotorua.

Wahoo. It's gonna be so much FUN! FUN! FUN!

Qtea kit fun

Got my Qtea Kits on Friday and couldn't wait to have a play. Here's a couple of LO's so far. The Chocolate Kisses kit was perfect for this fun photo of Rob & I taken with my Lomo Fisheye camera.

And this LO for the latest Scrap the Teenz Summer Fun theme using Qtea's Phone Gnome kit.
James left today for Uni again but this time he's going flatting and we won't see so much of him this year. He will probably pop home occasionally but not every weekend like last year. Boohoo, I'm gonna miss him so much.

Emma

Can you believe she's 16 today, I can't. She had a party at home on Saturday night which went as good as a 16 year olds party can go I suppose, a couple of problems but nothing too bad. She seemed to have a good time. And tonight we are having a yummy dinner at home.

Emma is leaving school this year and going to the Cut Above Hairdressing Academy in Auckland city for 2 years. She is so excited.

Oh that's the card I made her up there.

Kiwijack and NZ Dare

Wow I can't believe I got Kiwijacked - how cool, thanks heaps guys, I'm totally rapt. Check out the cool LO's the girls have done.

Here's my card for the latest NZ Dare to use a photo on a Valentines card. Such a cool idea of Jo's, you can use one of your own or one from the net somewhere like I did from Flickr, I just did a search for 'hearts'.

Acrylic album class and Fiskars LO's

This is a class I'm teaching at Scrapbook Studio. See here for details.

And these are 2 LO's I did using the Fiskars Cloud 9 dog and cat ranges. so great for pet LO's. Everything on both LO's is Fiskars except the c/s.

There's a blinkie competition over at the Fiskars blog if you want to check it out. A cool prize is up for grabs.

The best news

I made the Qtea kits DT. I am so rapt. I absolutely adore these kits; a creative selection of unique accessories, vintage finds, handmade items and funky fabrics. Here is a LO I did using some items from the kits.

Here is my LO for the latest NZ Dare to scrap something that Tickles Your Fancy. This sign in Pukekohe always Tickles my Fancy because they always have a message on it, something to think about and have a giggle about.

where has my sidebar gone

Just testing to see if I post something if it will come back.

And it did. Whew!! Was panicking a bit then. That's my main linkage to other sites.

While I'm here I might as well share a LO I did for Scrapbook Studio for a challenge I set to make your own p/p to use as a background or on your LO somewhere. I did my back ground with these cute foam Star stamps from SS.

Look out for a new NZ Dare this Friday coming. It's a goodie!!

Fiskars

I really need to update more often don't I. So much has happened since my last post over 2 months ago - how shocking is that!!
Well I guess I am finally posting because I have some news. I am one of a new team of NZ Fiskars Ambassadors. It's all very exciting and I am absolutely rapt to be part of this awesome team. Go here to see the rest of the team.
The NZ Dares are about to take a small break over Xmas so make sure you check out the latest dare sponsored by Scrapbook Outlet NZ. You have till Wednesday to enter.

Well what can I say

It's been over a month since my last post (sounds like an AA meeting) and so much has happened. I am so sick of dial-up (another reason why I haven't been blogging), it just takes so long and if you try to have more than one window open it's even worse... oh how I long for Broadband where you can have more than 2 windows open and they all actually load up. But alas we can't get Broadband where I live, b.g..r it.

So what has been happening. Well we have just added 3 new members to the NZ Dare team. I'm sure you all know Vicky Gibson, Donna Meuli and Sharon Topliss. Check out the blog for their links. I know they will be incredibly inspiring and a great addition to the team. And check out the latest dare too - it's a really cool one. See my layout below.

We've also added 2 new members to the Scrap the Teenz team. Ann McLachlan and Sarah Groen. Check the blog for their links. How cool is that. All these wonderful scrappers I'm having the pleasure to scrap with so to speak. And we also have a great teen theme for you to scrap if you have teens or even if you don't, why not scrap about their MUSIC. See my layout below.

Other great news is that I made it through the first round of Last Scrapper Standing. So excited to be amongst such awesome scrappers... Hehe that always sounds funny to me - 'scrappers'. See my layout below also - we had to use 8 transparent elements on the one layout. I used 4 MME Bohemia and 4 Hambly.

What else, hhmmm, oh yeah how can I forget, I am staying on with Up2Scrap magazine as a Senior Designer, LOL, that sounds posh doesn't it. Will be great fun. I love working for Up2Scrap.

Oh and this was my Amber jack I did for that Scrapjacked dare - see post below.

More Scrapjacked layouts and the latest NZ Dare

This was my Nisa jack for Scrapjacked and I was so rapt to have it chosen in the favourites.

The latest NZ Dare is a 1,2,3,4 challenge from Andrea. I've used one piece of Crate p/p, 2 rub ons at the top of the photo (American Crafts and BG), 3 pieces of material and 4 embellies (star brads). I found the photo in the garage while cleaning it out last weekend. I actually found heaps of my old treasures buried away in there.

So at the moment Scrapjacked are having a grandjack to scrap 3 former members of the Effers all at once. Here are my Ashley jack above and my Missy jack below. So much fun!! Check out the originals here.

I bought a Lomo Fisheye camera on Trademe recently and it is so much fun to play with, not a serious camera, more for fun, but cool. Of course it's a film camera so can't share any photos yet. Am going to use some of them on my AmberNichole jack. I'm also looking out for a Polaroid camera. You can do cool as image transfers with the photos and I think it could be heaps of fun when you're with a bunch of friends.

Recent layouts

This one is for the latest NZ Dare to 'Use your scraps'. We have all enjoyed this so much and have found creating our layouts so fast. Just grab a handful of scraps that are lying around and just use those on your layout. You'll be amazed at the result and how quick it is. There is also a great sponsor for this dare - CherryArte - so go for it and give this one a go you'll love it.

And this was for the previous NZ Dare about Kiwi Slang. If you haven't already, you have to try this 6x12 size, so cool and fun to do.

This layout was for Scrapjacked for the August challenge to scrap the Effers. This was the Kristina jack.

And this was the Meg jack

And this is the Gen jackAnd lastly my latest Scrap the Teenz layout to scrap their soft side

This made me happy ...

... when it arrived in the mail yesterday.Here's the original!! and the mag is hot.

Here's a couple of clowns, but we had a good time clowning around, hehe. This is my sample layout for the sketch below. Don't those black fro's stand out.
And this is my challenge layout. Check out the links in the post below for a fibrelicious, scallop edged, stitched textural fun challenge.

So gutted we can't see Christina Aguillera tonight. I feel sorry for her though, people are angry, but honestly I'd rather see her perform well than perform badly cause she's not well and be put off her. Not that I think I could be put off her; was so looking forward to seeing that little lady with that powerful voice belt it out, oh well, let's hope she comes back one day.


Head on over to the Scrapbook Studio forum and check out the cool competition for August and this sketch challenge. Some great prizes up for grabs too.

And look out for a cool new dare on NZ Dares tonight. I can't believe we have been daring you guys for a year now. It has been fun and we hope to continue to keep up the good work as you all seem to think we do, which is so nice to hear.

Exciting news

I started a new job on Tuesday at Scrapbook Studio as Assistant Manager. It's going to be so great working with Lisa and the shop is looking fantastic. There's a lot of new product in the shop and new staff including tutors, with some great classes coming up. Check out the website and sign up on the forum.

There's a new theme on the Scrap the Teenz blog about scrapping your teens sport and/or hobby. I scrapped about James' surfing. He has been surfing competitively since he was 13. These photos are from the Maori Nationals last November. Loving scrapping the 6x12 size.

I jacked Ruth Cahill

Here's my layout for the Scrapjack on the Kiwi Jack-Me-Up blog. Great layout Ruth and team. I loved putting this together. Thanks for the inspiration.

Just like to share some recent layouts. This layout is for the Anniversary dare for No 8 Wired. It is about Everyday Moments based on Nic Howard's new book That's Life.
The journalling reads:
'Every week day we spend an hour in the car together driving. It's become a good time to catch up & just talk about things. I've been thankful for this time together that has made us quite close'.
Loved using the 6 x 12 size too.
Go check out the other great layouts. We have some great prizes up for grabs from Fiskars.
This layout was for our recent Scrap the Teenz blog theme. The Crazy things we do for our teens.
And this layout was for the previous Scrap the Teenz theme - Achievements.

No 8 Wired - NZ Dares - TURNS *1*.

Yeehaa, yep that's right, a whole year of daring challenges and great inspiration.

Make sure you go check No 8 Wired tonight for a great anniversary dare, a great guest designer

and some great prizes.

Scrapcamp photos

Yolande, tour guide, Chris and I at Te Puia Spings in Rotorua
Kirsty, Yolande and Chris at Te Puia Springs


Yolande and I in our retro gear. This was so fun. We had a real laugh in our outfits.
Chris, retro chick, doesn't she look cool. Loved the eyelashes too.

Scrapcamp group photo. What a cool bunch of ladies.
Yolande, Chris and I.

It gets worse every time!! my blogging that is!

So we had Scrapcamp and wow how cool was it!! Wasn't it?? So neat to catch up even for a moment with friends and meet new ones. Thanks soooo much to all our sponsors, what would we do without them. Check Yolandes blog for all the sponsor links.
And wasn't that Chris Millar just the darlingest, loveliest person. I feel so happy to have met her. Her class was divine. And thank you so much Sara Jane for your amazing class. I just can't wait to complete and use it.
Well I've been sick ever since and finally took myself to the doctor yesterday to get some antibiotics. I think it's all psychological you know; once you know you got drugs you start to feel better straight away. I usually like to get over things without them but this one wasn't going away on it's own. The other problem was I had to work everyday ever since cause I had some days off before camp, therefore have not got round to doing this.
But I'm here at last and I also want to thank all the lovely, lovely ladies who came to camp and made it such an awesome weekend. It really makes it all worthwhile.
Thanks Michelle TW too, she is always there to lend a helping hand, and to Trina for helping me cut out hearts - yay for Fiskars demonstrators.
And last but not least to Yolande for all her hard hard work she puts in behind the scenes with all the paperwork, etc.
Will add pics later - promise!!