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Go check out what's going on at Dusty for July.
We've got a sketch designed just for Dusty (by moi), and if you use it, plus some Dusty on said LO, then enter it in the Dusty Gallery, you could win a pack of July new releases from Dusty. This is a pretty big deal as we haven't even seen them yet.
Ohhhhh, so lucky.
Can't wait to see your take on it!
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I made this a little while back. Must've forgotten to put it up here.
All about Sarah and I.
I was looking at these photos last night as I scrapped them, knowing I'd used them, but could figure out where. Aha!
Page 3&4
Page 5&6
Page 7&8
Page 9&10
Close up
As you can see I used lots of Prima, Hambly and Glimmermist. A real girly girl mini.
Later.
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It seems our wee chook Goldilocks didn't handle the neighbours new cats very well, or suddenly got sick. As one day when I went out to feed and collect eggs (all 1 of them!) she was not around.
I found her under a bush in the chicken run. Sarah was distraught as Goldilocks was her chook.
So we decided to have a wee funeral. We all said something nice about her before covering her up with dirt and saying goodbye.
She was our best bantam layer and a lovely chook with the most gorgeous feathers around her feet. We will miss her.
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So here is this weeks sketch. Better late than never right? I was busy dealing with children without a husband. Running out to Puke to pick up some stuff, getting to Spotlight and putting together a cake. But more about that later.....
And the Sunday shake up? Hmmm, I think it might have to do with children....as right now I'm not coping very well with a particular 6 year old boy.
So to combat this, I'm going to spend some extra time with him. I figure that sometimes when they act out, its cause they actually want attention. So I'm gonna give it to him in the way of reading stories. Playing lego. Drawing with him and generally hanging out. Wish me luck.
And as such, I'm gonna challenge you to spend some extra quality time with your kids. Now it doesn't have to be alot. I've heard through parenting courses that a child only needs 15 mins undivided attention per day. Now that's not much! But in today's world, finding 15 mins uninterupted is pretty hard. So time to make it happen. Schedule it in. Just do it.
Your challenge. My challenge. Lets see if we can do it.
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This was my first Prima DT work, and was up on the Prima blog a few days ago. From the outside it looks like 'another card'. But when you open it up, there is something very special....
Then I've used packaging from some Prima Transparencies for the base and inside.
As you go to open it, you see there is a little house inside.
I've also used book pages from some vintage Enid Blyton books.
And some close up's....
I used a Fiskars punch to cut out some 'grass' along the bottom of the house.
I added the little tag as my 'greeting'.
I used Tim Holtz Distress ink around the edges of the paper to give it a lovely 'feel'.
I had so much fun making this card, and as soon as I get my a into g I'll send it off to a friend.
I'll come back later today and leave this weeks sketch.
Later.
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I heard on the radio this morning that you'd be able to tell if you'd got tickets to the Rugby world cup because it would show on your credit card. Well, I just checked and by the amount that's been taken, we've got the 4 tickets we requested!!!!! So stoked. Now we just need to wait patiently for the time to roll around. So excited!
Hey, have you seen? I have some new work up on the Addicted to Craft blog. I was asked to use the gorgeous My Minds Eye Lush range - green. I adore this range. so much you could do with it. I decided to scrap a letter Matt wrote to me a little while back....
Some of this range is flocked which means it feels lovely and 'fluffy'.
With my leftovers, I made the following card as well:
I've been working hard on getting together my classes for SENZ. Its all starting to come together, and I'm waiting on some more product so I can put the finishing touches on things. I know the people taking my classes are going to be pretty happy! I can't wait to share with you all. I think there are still some spaces available, so check them out here and make sure you book!
Ok, and I've decided to share my 'before' and 'after' pics here. Seeing as they are going to be used for advertising (that's what happens if you win. Bother! LOL) then I might as well put it out there for everyone who supported me through this time. Ok, brace yourselves. The 'before' is pretty scary!!!!!
As you can see I've still got a way to go, but I look so much healthier. So much fitter. I'm pretty happy with that 'after' shot. And one day I will have to scrap it. But I might just wait until I get my 'final' after shot.
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Thought I'd let you in on a little secret. If you go across to this blog here, and leave a comment you could be in to win a huge pile of gorgeous Dusty Attic chippie. And as you know I LOVE Dusty's range of chippie, so this is gonna be a wonderful prize for someone!
Also thought I'd share a new project I completed for Prima and Father's Day over in the States.
I created this card by printing in mirror image on the back of the PP, then cutting it out. I then decorated it, and pop dotted it onto some more PP. And whala, a card specifically made for the special person in your life....
Make sure you check out the blog to see what the other flowergirls have created. Gorgeous.
Just got back from a little trip down South. Was brilliant, but also different to what I planned. I was going to try and catch up with some scrappy friends, but unfortunately I had one very sick hubby and I didn't get the chance. Still, it was a lovely weekend and I'll write a post about it in the next couple of days.
Hope you've had a good weekend.
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Try something you don't usually do.
Have tea instead of coffee.
Eat a salad instead of a sandwich.
Have a chocolate bar instead of a piece of fruit (did I really say that?).
Go for a run instead of a walk.
Take a bath instead of a shower.
Throw caution to the wind, really shake it up and enjoy that moment of uncomfortableness (is that a word?) before you sink into the revelation that you did it.
Go on, dare ya.
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Last night was our 12 week transformation challenge get together and prizegiving. We had all been waiting on tender hooks to see who would win.
At 19kgs I had lost more than anyone else before. But it wasn't just based on pure numbers. We also had to write an essay, supply before and after photos and there were all our measurements as well.
There were several girls who had worked really hard to win as it was a pretty big prize. So I sat there nervously wondering if I'd done enough.
Turns out I had!!!!!! I was this terms 'champion'. So so proud of myself. And seeing as how my before and after photos may now be used for promotional purposes, I may rethink showing them here. Maybe. LOL.
So what did I win?
$500
6 months free training
Hair cut and colour
Spa treatment
Make up 'done'
A night at a flash hotel
Wowee!
As you guys know, this journey has been about more than just winning and prizes, but what a cherry on top!
Later.
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Have fun with this one. Lots of vines/leaves/flowers. And lots of photos.
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Since we've had a chicken story, and thankfully our chooks have been up to no good, so here ya go.....
A few months ago they stopped laying. All of them. Just like that, for no apparent reason. We've been trying to work it out ever since.
Well, part of the puzzle fell into place today. That is, after the first part of the story from Sunday.
We had a fairly lazy Sunday as Matt and Dan were sick and I wasn't so flash. We were mucking around at home, when I went past the front door and saw a shadow there. I stood there trying to work out whether it was a shadow. It seemed like about 20sec, when I thought, just open the door.
When I did, our neighbour was standing there looking sheepish with a box in his hands. He was obviously struggling with how to tell us his news. This is a neighbour we've had 'challenges' with in the last year.
He finally stammered that he found our chicken in his bedroom. The cat had brought it in and there were feathers everywhere.
We looked inside and there was Goldilocks. Shaken, but ok. We thanked him profusely and told him not to worry, that this is what cats do.
Then we took Goldilocks inside and kept her in the lounge for the afternoon, giving her food and water hoping she would calm down.
Then today, our neighbour knocks on the door again. It seems there is a chicken loose on a street down from ours. Could it be ours? Oh my! We thanked him again and went chasing chickens. Sure enough there was Dora.
And usually they come to me calling, but not today! The kids are squealing as I start chasing, and everytime she goes near one of them, they squeal, instead of trying to catch her.
Its not a big road, but the kids are worried she's going to get hit by a car, its not working, and I'm sick. So Matt races back to the house and grabs some food. AHHHH!
Magic. We scattered some about, leading to Matt's outstretched hands filled with food. We are soooooo good at this! LOL.
As soon as she starts pecking at Matt's hands I grab her and we all shriek with joy!
Coming back to the house, a courier van is parked outside. We all walk in, triumpant with Dora in my arms and the courier guy looks at us like we're nuts.
Excuse me I say, let me just put our chook back in her coop, and I'll be right with you.
You've just gotta roll with these things right?!
And as it turns out, that parcel was filled with Dusty Attic goodness for my SENZ classes. So good. I can't wait to share it all with you! Speaking of which, have you booked in yet? Classes are on sale now! Don't miss out!
Later.
PS: while talking to the neighbour today I worked out that the new cat that is terrorising the chooks, has been there as long as they've stopped laying! ARGH! And as I caught the cat in their run today (and chased it away!), I think we're going to have to rethink the whole set up!
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I want to say thank you, each of you, for your kind and lovely comments on my Prima news. I read each and every one and truly appreciate them! I'm still incredibly excited and look forward to working with all the people involved with the team.
In the meantime I had a friend loose her grandmother the other day so I put together this card for her. Again, it was created using scraps from my Prima box. Plus a bit of Hambly as well. Gotta love their transparencies! And of course a lovely chipboard scalloped circle by Dusty Attic. Ahhhh, I'm in heaven.
and a close up:
In the meantime I've picked up another virus. Bother. Eyes sore, cough that is really nasty, general aches and pains. Sigh. Saw my doctor this morning along with 2 sick boys, so hoping we'll come right pretty quickly.
We have big plans this weekend. Wink.
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This challenge might seem a little weird to some of you. In fact I almost can't believe I'm suggesting it, but when I started exercising more and doing my 12 week challenge, part of my weight loss programme was getting enough sleep. And well, wouldn't you believe, that it worked. Not only for weight loss, but for general well being and especially for me, patience.
So this weeks challenge is to pick a night and go to bed early.
Go on dare ya.
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The other day I got an email that I couldn't believe. One I've dreamed of for 3 years. I literally started shaking. After trying to call my husband and not being able to. I found I couldn't sit down. I jumped, I squealed, I giggled and I could not sit still. So I started to tidy the house. I cleaned the kids room, the kitchen and the lounge. And I finally got hold of my husband.
I had called his office, no answer. I had called his cellphone, no answer. So I called the main office number and explained I 'needed' to speak with him, was he in the building? They said yes, and went off to find him. Ahhhhh, there he was in a colleagues office. They put me through.
As soon as the phone answered I wanted to scream, but it wasn't Andy. I calmly asked for Andy forgetting any kind of protocol and politeness in my need to speak with my husband. As soon as I heard his voice, I started to squeal again.... "I'm in, I'm in". He knew immediately what I was talking about and I screamed a heap of stuff about my email before he calmly asked me to stop squealing cause his colleague thought he was getting a huge telling off.
Isn't it funny what happens when dreams come true?
And can anyone guess what the email was about or WHO the email was from?
If you said a company starting with 'P' and ending with an 'a' and with which I scrap just about all my LO's. You'd be right.
I am now a 'Flowergirl' with Prima Marketing.
OMG, I just giggled as I wrote that! I still can't believe I'm on the Prima design team.
The team is full of incredibly inspiring women:
Alyssa McGrew-US
Amanda Muirhead-Canada
Anabelle O'Malley-US
Birgit Koopsen-Netherlands
Candice Reszko-US
Daniela Dobson-US
Jaime Warren-US
Jamie Dougherty-US
Janine Koczwara-Australia
Julie Fei-Fan Balzer-US
Ingvild Bolme-Norway
Karola Witczak-Poland
Leena Loh-Singapore
Liana Suwandi-US
Nic Howard-New Zealand
Stacy Cohen-US
Trina McClune-New Zealand (OMG! that's me!)
Sharon Laakkonen - US
and Masters: Cari Fennell & Iris Babao-Uy
What an amazingly talented team to be part of. I feel incredibly honoured to be included in this DT and can't wait to start working on projects.
Thanks Prima for this jaw dropping opportunity!
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I've created this sketch based on my 'Colour Room' LO.
Off to a crop today. Hope you have a good one.
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