Sunday, June 17, 2012

Expo pics & Im a winner

Hi lovely scrappy friends,
Well, as promised, Im back with some photos of our fantastic weekend away at the Scrapbook Expo in Brisbane last week. I met so many wonderful people, and had a blast.

Firstly, my very best BFF, Stacey and I enjoying a relaxing cocktail....


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Next, my other BFF Nerrida Mitchell and I at the Manor House Creations stand.


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Some old friends from the 2010-2011 Kaisercraft Design team. Nerrida Mitchell, Trudi Harrison, Kerryn Lawson, me and Leanne Allinson. Love these girls.


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The editor of Australian Scrapbook Ideas, Sue Smythe and I. ( hmm, Im looking 6 months pregnant in this pic, but NO, Im not !!)


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And some buddies from close to home. Heather McMahon and Lisa Cressy.


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And this one is lots of my scrappy friends from THE BOXX online forum. We had a wonderful dinner on Saturday night together :) thanks girls xx



 
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Nerrida and I with a lovely lady Ive known for a few years, and finally go the chance to meet IRL, Kelly-Ann Oosterbeek


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And lastly, well, this man needs no introduction :)




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And now for my exciting news. I got the chance to play along with the sketch challenge at 'My Creative Sketches' last month, and I WON !!!  woo hoo, this is the LO I submitted ( which was also featured on the Graphic 45 pinterest page) Thank you to the girls at My Creative Sketches xx




OK, Well done if you have managed to wade through this huge post. Thank you for calling in, and please leave me a comment, so i know you've been here, and I will go visit you...

Have a wonderful weekend ( whats left of it)











25 comments:

  1. gorgeous photos,looks like you had a blast.... love love that stunning layout, ive been a stalker of yours for a while now,finally thought i better leave a comment ......i am just in awe of your work and creativity

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  2. Looks like you girls had so much fun! Why did you not take me?
    Congratulation! Beautiful page!

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  3. Wow Karen, looks like you had an awesome time. Must have been great to catch up with so many people! Great pic with Tim! I get to see him this Friday for the retailers day in Melb then on Sunday for the consumer day, can't wait!
    Love your layout, absolutely gorgeous, no wonder you won!!!!

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  4. Hello Karen from another redheaded Karen in the US! I absolutely love your artistry--you are so talented! It looks like you had a wonderful time at the Scrapbook Expo! I'm so envious! Well, you've got another fan in the United States. I'm following you by email!

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  5. Hi Karen, I'm not surprised you won with this layout, it is so very beautiful and I love the softness if gives for this gorgeous sleeping baby.

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  6. Oh my ... I see quite a lot of Australian scrapbooking royalty in these photos! LOL
    It was a fantastic Expo .. the best I've ever attended, but my favourite bit was FINALLY meeting you in real life! Now lets hope some of your amazing tallent rubbed off on me while we were possing for that fabulous photo!! xoxo

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  7. Woohoo congratulations, it is a gorgeous page!

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  8. Wow! You have some brilliant photos! It was so great to catch up with you IRL!!

    ps - congrats on your win too! Beautiful LO...x

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  9. it is really a darling layout! congrats!

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  10. wowser ... cocktails - a great way to start off ... catching up with old friends and indulging in cocktails, even better ... fabbo photos and woo hoo - congrats to you on your winning layout ... absolutely stunning.

    Can't wait until those winter MHC releases hit my side of the ditch.

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  11. Looks like you had a wonderful weekend in Brisbane Karen! Love all your pics.
    Huge congrats on your win. Your layout is gorgeous. xx

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  12. Karen,

    Thanks for joining the My Creative Scrapbook.com sketch challenge, Congrats on winning the Prize!! We Loved your layout!

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  13. Congratulations on being a winner with your gorgeous page. Love it all. What a fantastic time you had at the expo. Great pics and memories.

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  14. Great photos Karen! Glad you had such a fab weekend. Congrats on the LO win too - it's such a gorgeous layout so no wonder.

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  15. Hi Karen, it looks like you had a wonderful weekend!! and well done on your layout winning, I really love this layout, it is extremely beautiful and I adore the photo!! and yes the weekends go tooo fast!!

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  16. What a great time you must have had Karen! Catching up with old and new friends would have been wonderful!
    Congrats on your winning layout it is beautiful! Thanks for pooping by!
    Hugz K xx

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  17. Tee hee those green cocktails look practically mean! seems you had such a fab time, thanks for sharing the photos - loved seeing some familiar faces and others that I've only had a name to. Congrats on your win, your page is such a stunner! Cheers! xox

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  18. Looks like you had a great time Karen! Huge congratulations on your win, I LOVE that page!!

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  19. Gorgeous pics of all very talented ladies at the show, I will have to email you with the photo of us and it was an honour to meet you at the show.

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  21. Well done on the win Karen - thoroughly deserved!

    Brisbane was a blast - so much to do and so many people to meet - most of whom seemed to be members of the Karen Shady Fan Club!

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  22. OMGosh where to start! I am so jealous...esp the photo of the Boxx dinner. I am sitting here saying "oh that is... And that is...!!!" And I saw that photo on Pinterest the other day not realising it was yours but thinking how gorgeous it was! ...Jx

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  23. Hello Hello Hello !!! what a fabulous bunch of pics I recognise some of the faces not that we have met, but just on blog land .... you look like you had a wow of a time .... so jealous ... the group having dinner looks like a lotta fun .... so pleased you have shared these and your layout is as perfect as always xoxoxo big hugz x

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  24. What a wonderful time you must have had, and your pic with the fab Mr. H. is great! Lovely layout and beautiful details, congrats!!! Aloha, J:)

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  25. I would love to go to a scrappy expo like that - looks very exciting! And congrats on your win - your page is beautiful - I love the punching around the edge and around the photo too - lovely!!

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