Has it been that long

OMGoodness, its been over a week since Ive had the chance to call in here. Im sorry for my lack of replying to all the wonderful messages you guys have left for me. I have most definately read them all, and do still plan to call in to all my blog buddies blogs, its just that Ive been so busy lately. Ive started a new 'scrappy job' (shhh, I still cant share it with you, Im sorry, it wont be much longer ) But between that, and all my other DT commitments, there doesnt seem to be much time for anything else lately. Dont get me wrong, Im loving it !!  But life is really busy lately :)

Ok, I have a few Kaisercraft projects to share today. These were done a few weeks ago, but never made the Kaisercraft blog, because Kaiser had some mega dramas with the blog, and all our DT stuff was lost in the big black 'cyber space' hole.

This cute layout I did of my youngest son, on his 2nd birthday (He is a big 3 yo now) The 'party animals' range is just perfect for all things birthday related.

Next up are some cute little tags I made, again using the 'party animals' range. The little penguin and the hippo are made using the stamps that come with the collection. They are way too cute.

Lastly is this card I made, using the new sticker sheets Kaisercraft have bought out. They are fantastic, and are included with each new collection. This card was made entirely from the sticker sheet, and honestly took me about 3 minutes to make. Great for people like me, who forget peoples birthday, and remember 4 minutes before they are due to walk through the door :) ....

Right, Im off now to get my 'blog fix'. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. Thankyou so much for calling in, and taking the time to leave me a message. I love to read them,

Cover girl :)

Hi,

Im so excited today, my daughter, and my layout are on the front cover of the latest 'Australian scrapbook ideas' magazine. I also have a feature in there, with tutorials on how to make some of the flowers you may have seen on my layouts.

I also have some really big news to share with you all, I just need to wait for the OK to tell the world. So stay tuned :) You will be the first to know.LOL.

I'll be back, with the news, and a few layouts to share soon.

Grrrr computers

Hi my friends... I just wanted to let you all know that I havnt dissapeared off the face of the earth. Well, it felt like I did :(. My computer died on Wednesday, like, completely !!, and about a bazillion dollars, and a new computer later, Im finally back up and running. Wow, how much did I miss my computer, I had no idea how much I relied on it. Ive had to miss alot of DT commitments, cos I just couldnt get the work to them on time... And, I couldnt even contact some of the people, because I never realised before, that the only contact I had for them, was an email address.

Anyway, Im back now, and just got to sort out all the mess now. I wanted to quickly share with you a couple of things I did for Kaisercraft last week, that I didnt manage to post before my computer died. Its my little boys birthday soon, so I used the totally cute 'Party animals' collection to make a birthday banner, and some other party decorations. This is such a fun collection, and so perfect for birthday party's. Firstly I made this cute little banner, using Kaisercrafts new wooden 'Pennant'

Next up, I made some little flags for the straws, I made one each for all the little guests

I saw a similar idea to this in a recent magazine, and thought they would make perfect little gifts for my sone to give his guests when its time to go home. I covered rolls of 'fruit tingles' and added a little thankyou tag to them.

Thanks for taking the time to call in, and a big thankyou for all the wonderful comments xx

Have a great week my friends

I love 'Chapter one'

I really really really do love this new release from Kaisercraft called Chapter one. I have been playing with it for the past week, and this was the first layout I did, which is up on the blog this morning, along with some fabulous works of art from Kirsty and Monika as well.

This is a photo of me (hmmm, a real closeup) My family and friends are constantly nagging me to do more layouts of myself, as like most scrapbookers, I tend to shy away from it. I find scrapping ‘me’ really difficult. Not to mention the fact that I never seem to get any good photos of me, or maybe I need to face the fact that I really do look like that LOL. ( I surely dont really have that many wrinkles, do I ?)

TIP: I just love the Kaisercraft paper blooms, and use at least one or 2 of them on nearly all of my layouts. But sometimes, I want a slightly bigger flower, so a really simple idea is to either punch, diecut or free hand cut 2 larger flowers from a coordinating paper, and then adhere the Kaisercraft paper bloom to the centre of them ( as shown in the picture below)

TIP: Kaisercrafts wooden bird and bird cage are so intricate that I find using paint is too thick, and covers over some of the beautiful detail in these flourishes. Therefore, I like to colour them with ink. Kaisercrafts small ink pads are a perfect size to get into all the little corners, and allows you to still see all the fine details.

Thanks so much for calling in, and for taking the time to leave me such wonderful comments. I hope everyone had a wonderful Mothers day yesturday

Im so nervous....

Hi all.......

Im excited to say that Ive been shortlisted for the Kaisercraft design team again this year. Im a tad nervous though ( well, a bit more than a tad), cos theres only 12 of the 25 selected who will go through, and the list is very impressive to say the least... My time with Kaisercraft is almost up, it has been an amazing year. The new DT will be announced in early June. Please cross your fingers for me :) .....

This is the list, see why Im nervous

Lesley Cooper – New Zealand
Michelle Frisby – New Zealand
Kerry Snell – VIC, Australia
Pearl Lui – NY, USA
Ann-Katrin Toresen – Norway
Janna Werner – Germany
Svetlana Austin – South Africa
Michelle Bertuzzi – Alberta, Canada
Lori Leng – NC, USA
Robyn Schaub – TX, USA
Kirsty Piper – QLD, Australia
Maja Stokk Lindahl – Sweden
Genevieve Allen – Quebec, Canada
Nicole Morgan – Tasmania, Australia
Debbie Marcinkiewicz – NC, USA
Vicki Morris – New Zealand
Lowri McNabb – New Zealand
Karen Shady – VIC, Australia
Jennifer Chapin – IA, USA
Cassandra Bright – VIC, Australia
Jodi Dolbel – NSW, Australia
Hilde Janbroers – Netherlands
Belinda Boyce – WA, Australia
Toni Crane – WA, Australia
Leanne Love – QLD, Australia

Ive been busy working on lots of DT stuff, so I dont have much to show you today. Just a layout I did for the saturday sketch over at Kaisercraft ages ago, that for some reason, I forgot to post? Oh, and some exciting news, I am going to be published in a really cool digi magazine called Ginger scrapStreet.com. Its a brilliant magazine, with lots of awesome talent in it. Follow the link and check it out :)

How cute is my little boy? he he he!!!! This is a sketch I did for Kaisercraft a few weeks back.

Thanks for calling in, and i hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and for all the Mums out there in Australia, a wonderful Mothers Day tomorrow xx

Kaisercraft new releases

Kaisercraft have release 2 gorgeous new collections this month

Chapter one

And this super cute collection called

Party Animals

Go to the blog for more of the collection, and to see what else is new.

Also, theres a new sketch up at PENCILLINES. And a fantastic prize from Skrap Rat Kits to be won, look at this

I will be back in a few days to share some new Kaisercraft projects, using the latest releases :) Have a great week everyone