tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70394486544662481582024-03-13T06:02:23.483+02:00Scrap'n for FunTo share my love of Scrapbooking and whatever else is going on in my life with friends and family!Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039448654466248158.post-11422719700688526072011-05-08T20:32:00.000+02:002011-05-08T20:32:29.811+02:00NSD in full swing at Lets Scrap<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hi friends - hope all the moms are having a great Mothers Day!! Down here in South Africa is is nearly over!! Hope you all had a great NSD. Over at </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> NSD activities are in full swing. We have some amazing challenges running as well as an amazing sketch by our own talented Cheri O'Neill. All challenges run until 31st May except for the sketch. LO's using the sketch must be completed by the 16th May - and the SURPRISE we will have another awesome sketch!! This is the first sketch.</span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is my LO using Cheri's sketch as my inspiration</span>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This photo was taken on Easter Sunday when Dorian and Claudia had their easter egg hunt. I love the photo they are such cutey pies!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Another great challenge over at </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> is challenge NSD2011#1 hosted by </span><a href="http://www.stampinginsunnysa.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Rene</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> .</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Rene set a recipe challenge. </span></div><ul><li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Use a Lets Scrap sketch</span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Use two photographs</span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Use a border punch</span></div></li>
</ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I had these two photos of Claudia taken when she was a month old and I have wanted to scrap them for ages. My friend Betty Anne at </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> is being blessed with two new grand children this year. So there is a lot of "baby talk" and beautiful baby LO's being done at the moment and this got my mojo going to finally scrap these two pictures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It's hard to believe that we have recently celebrated her third birtday!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Anyway what you need to do now is go on over to </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and check out the cool challenges. There is an awesome card challenge for those of you who prefer card making and a whole pile of amazing scrapping challenges. Enjoy the rest of your Mothers Day and have a blessed week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hugs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bev</span></div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039448654466248158.post-54902753502379958012011-04-24T19:16:00.000+02:002011-04-24T19:16:25.888+02:00Back on Lets Scrap DT WoooHooo<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hi Everyone - it's really good to be doing another blog post. I have had a bit of a break - between my new job (which is now already two and a half months old) and moving home - I have just been man down!! I am now more organised ad into a routine that sort of works - so hopefully I'll be back to blogging every day again!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A real exciting bit of news for me on Friday night was that I had made the DT at </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">. I am so excited and looking forward to working with a great bunch of creative gals!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I want to share a real sweet LO of my sweet grand daughter Claudia that I did earlier this month using one of Cheri's sketches over at </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> . These photos were taken last year in October and I knew I had to scrap them - but was just waiting for the right opportunity. This sketch was perfect.</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is my LO using this cool sketch as inspiration!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lMDLIfCMPRk/TbRWINYtJxI/AAAAAAAABIY/vLxn5DkivXs/s1600/IMG_0089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="326" i8="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lMDLIfCMPRk/TbRWINYtJxI/AAAAAAAABIY/vLxn5DkivXs/s640/IMG_0089.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Don't you think she has the cutest face (biased opinion obviously) - but I do love the LO. The Patterned papers are all from Breezy Designs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hope you have all had a great Easter - until next time take care!! Thanks for looking!!!!!!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hugs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bev</span></div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039448654466248158.post-28780510511072909002011-04-23T21:10:00.002+02:002011-04-23T21:14:15.621+02:00Blog Award from Canica<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W54tXk4j9V8/TbMj5VmgOCI/AAAAAAAABII/TTKL3X3ONbM/s1600/liebster.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" i8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W54tXk4j9V8/TbMj5VmgOCI/AAAAAAAABII/TTKL3X3ONbM/s1600/liebster.bmp" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I received this Blog Award from Canica over at </span><a href="http://shoestringscrapbooking.typepad.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">http://shoestringscrapbooking.typepad.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> :) Thanks Canica for the award.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As a recipient of the award, you must do the following;</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1. Thank the </span><a href="http://carrieoncrafting.blogspot.com/" target="_self"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">giver</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> on your blog - DONE </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">2. Link back to the blogger who awarded you - DONE </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">3. Copy & paste blog award to your blog - DONE </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">4 . Reveal your 5 blog picks (See Below) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">5. Let them know you chose them by leaving a comment on their blog (Done) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I would like to pass the award onto the following people</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><a href="http://my-scrappy-story.blogspot.com/">Roulien</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><a href="http://letsgetscraphappy.blogspot.com/">Betty Anne</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><a href="http://happylittlehawkinsfamily.blogspot.com/">Megan</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><a href="http://stampinginsunnysa.blogspot.com/">Rene</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><a href="http://caromgar.blogspot.com/">Carolina</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039448654466248158.post-67562537600563298182011-02-21T20:04:00.000+02:002011-02-21T20:04:44.748+02:00I DO {NOT}<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Happy Monday everyone!!! I have a sweet LO to share with you today! Kathy over at </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> has an amazing challenge going this week. You need to go on over and check out Challenge 85!!! The theme of the challenge is texture and Kathy has give a few requirements of introducing texture to your LO. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My niece Claire took some beautiful photos of her cute kiddos playing dress up. I have scrapped a page of Meegan a few weeks back and decided to use these pics of her dressed up in her mom's wedding dress.</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We had loads of choices to make from a list that Kathy gave us. I used most of the items. We had to use paint and make at least one embellishment. I made all my flowers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I also used my Slice machine to cut out the heart and butterfly.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Don't you just love the pic of sweet Meegan sitting in the chair looking like a jilted bride!!!! I had so much fun with this challenge. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Go on over to </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and check out Kathy's challenge!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Till next time take care.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hugs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bev</span></div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039448654466248158.post-42371166218779019352011-02-20T16:28:00.000+02:002011-02-20T16:28:38.286+02:00Sketch 2-8 at Frosted Designs<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Wow!!! Did I enjoy my weekend. I once again appreciate my weekend. When I was not working I did not understand why the family would be hanging for the weekend ~ but one week back at work and I understand all over again!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">There is a real awesome sketch over at </span><a href="http://frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/2011/02/sketch-along-tuesdays-2-8-sketch.html"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Frosted Designs</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">. I loved the sketch because it allowed you to be as creative or as plain as you liked. Thanks fern for a great sketch!!!!!! Here is the sketch to use for inspiration!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I used pics of Claudia (surprise, surprise). I have entered a "Scrap your Stash" group and so I am determined to make a huge dent in my stash before I buy anything new.!!! I used some Bo Bunny paper that I have had in my stash for ages. Luckily it was just right for the color in the pics. This is my LO</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I sprayed Glimmer Mist on the doily and used a Martha Stewart border punch for the title card! Flowers, brads and photo corners are all things I have had in my stash forever!! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">That's it for this week. Hope you have a great week ahead!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hugs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bev</span></div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039448654466248158.post-13402171111427438472011-02-17T20:32:00.000+02:002011-02-17T20:32:52.860+02:00Blog Hop Winner for my Resolution and a New card Sketch<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well !!!! What a month we have had over at </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">. Our Blog Hop landed up being an amazing success. The gallery was jam packed with AWESOME LO's and cards, made by really creative people!!! I can't believe the talent that is out there!!!!!!!!!!! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well I have picked a winner for my Blog Challenge and she is DRUM ROLL PLEEEEEASE.....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">JOYCE AKERS</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well done Joyce ~ thanks for taking part. Thanks to all the other gals that entered my resolution......sorry there had to be one winner. You are all awesome!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Right...even though we had an amazing Blog Hop, that did not stop normal business over at </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> .</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We have another awesome sponsor this week. Check this out!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Our randomly drawn sketch challenge winner will get this lovely pack sponsored by </span><a href="http://preciousmemoriesflora.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Precious Memories</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> .</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Take a look at this cool card sketch that Debby designed for us. Give it a try!!</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is my take on the sketch.</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So that's it. I am well settled at work (sounds real funny to say that.) I love it, the people are great and I love what I am doing. It has definitely slashed my scrapping time ~ but I appreciate my "ME" time more now!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Take care. Remember to take an hour or so to be kind to yourself.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hugs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bev </span></div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039448654466248158.post-24878716326645834752011-02-14T08:10:00.000+02:002011-01-14T08:12:40.937+02:00Lets Scrap Hoppy New Year Blog Hop<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>THIS POST WILL REMAIN AT THE TOP OF MY BLOG UNTIL THE 14TH FEB. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR NEW POSTS</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">At long last the day has arrived. YAY it's time for our <span style="color: red;"><strong>Hoppy New Year Blog Hop</strong></span> over at </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> . Lets Scrap is an amazing, fun site to belong to. The people are friendly, there is always loads of inspiration and lots of cool competitions.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Every Wednesday there is a sketch posted ~ our talented DT showcase their LO'S and then members have a week to complete their LO. A random winner is chosen and so everyone beginner or advanced has a fair chance of winning a prize from our awesome sponsors.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">There are also weekly DT challenges, question of the week, monthly competitions and a forum that always has an interesting topic to discuss!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now to the serious business of the <span style="color: red;">BLOG HOP. </span><span style="color: black;">The hop starts today (14th January, 2011) and runs through to Monday 14th February, 2011 at 23h59 central time. That means you have a whole month to complete the </span><span style="color: red;">15 RESOLUTIONS </span><span style="color: black;">(challenges) that our DT, CDT and administrators have got going. There are also some great challenges to be found in the </span><span style="color: red;">FORUM</span><span style="color: black;"> from one of our members who does not have a blog, so be sure you check that out. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">All the <span style="color: red;">BLOG HOP RULES </span><span style="color: black;">are posted in the forum ~ but this one is real important. Everyone who enters a challenge in </span><span style="color: red;">EVERY RESOLUTION </span><span style="color: black;">will be in line to win the grand prize which looks like this </span><span style="color: lime;">DRUM ROLL PLEASE..........</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So be Sure to get those challenges posted in the </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap </span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> gallery. The other rule that you have to stick to, to win the grand prize is to become a follower and leave a comment on <span style="color: red;">EVERY BLOG </span><span style="color: black;">taking part in the hop.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here is a list of the amazing blogs you will be visiting along the hop:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Resolution #1: </span><a href="http://letsgetscraphappy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Betty Anne</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Resolution #2: </span><a href="http://memoriesbythepageful-kristin.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kristin</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Resolution #3: </span><a href="http://bakscrapsplace.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Beth</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Resolution #4: </span><a href="http://www.mycreativechat.com/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Cori</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Resolution #5: </span><a href="http://www.caromgar.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Carolina</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Resolution #6: </span><a href="http://my-scrappy-story.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Roulien</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Resolution #7: </span><a href="http://lotstoscrap.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kristie</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Resolution #8: </span><a href="http://scrapnforfun.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bev</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> - you are here</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Resolution #9: </span><a href="http://www.scrappingmydoodlebugs.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Mandy</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Resolution #10: </span><a href="http://www.happylittlehawkinsfamily.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Megan</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Resolution #11: </span><a href="http://www.disneydarling07.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Wendy</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Resolution #12: </span><a href="http://drdewilde.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Debby</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Resolution #13: </span><a href="http://scrapmyworld-dawn.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Dawn</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Resolution #14: </span><a href="http://traceyscountrycraft.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Tracy</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Resolution #15: </span><a href="http://queen-of-the-crazies.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Amy</span></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You should have arrived here via </span><a href="http://lotstoscrap.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">KRISTIE</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> . If you have not please go back and start at Betty Anne's blog, so that you don't miss a chance of winning our <span style="color: red;">GRAND PRIZE!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">RESOLUTION #8</span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My challenge to you is to create a LO using a </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap </span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> sketch, black and white photos and a blue and yellow embellishment on your LO. I used the LHS page of sketch LS128 and this is what my LO looks like</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WY6rYdud30A/TS66-DO53_I/AAAAAAAAA6A/Quvn0GeE6rk/s1600/SAM_2119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="632" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WY6rYdud30A/TS66-DO53_I/AAAAAAAAA6A/Quvn0GeE6rk/s640/SAM_2119.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So happy scrapping. Please upload your entry into the gallery over at </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> . Tag it Resolution#8 no spaces, then a comma and then sketch number with no space either.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Become a follower of my blog and leave a comment. If you are already a follower I would love a comment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">On the 15th Feb I will be doing a random draw and the lucky winner will receive this small RAK from me. So be sure to check back on the 15th to see if yo are the winner.</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Good luck!Thank you for joining in the fun. You need to hop on over to </span><a href="http://scrappingmydoodlebugs.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">MANDY</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> to see what she has to show you.</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hugs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bev</span></div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.com78tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039448654466248158.post-60753323479515753972011-02-13T20:48:00.000+02:002011-02-13T20:48:16.330+02:00Who Loves You Baby<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hi Everyone. I am doing this post and then heading straight for my bed. Tomorrow I start my new job and I need my beauty sleep!!!!! I am so excited, I feel like a kid starting first day of school.......hehe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I am entering this LO in two challenges. I don't often do that but here goes. The first challenge is for </span><a href="http://sketchythursdays.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sketchy Thursdays</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> who provided this real cute sketch</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The second is for the Fabulous Friday challenge over at </span><a href="http://frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Frosted Designs</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> where we had to use the word LOVE on our LO's.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have used some pics that were taken of Dorian and I at his pre-school graduation last year. The two blue flowers are handmade to match up with the papers I used. I so enjoyed making them, that I have decided that I am going to make a whole bunch of flowers using my scraps!!! Here is what my LO looks like!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The pattern papers are from a South African range of papers called Scrap Sheets. I am way chuffed with the way it has turned out.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thanks for looking. I am off to bed. Will catch up with you again soon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Have a happy new week.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hugs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bev</span></div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039448654466248158.post-38470634046188539322011-02-10T17:18:00.000+02:002011-02-10T17:18:13.905+02:00A Walk on the Wild Side<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Happy day ~ I am now employed again!!!! How awesome is that. I start work on Monday 14th. So today I have been doing the happy dance!! Just can't stop twirling.........</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The latest sketch over at </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> is a real <span style="color: red;">CHALLENGE</span>!!!! First off let me show you what is up for grabs for a randomly drawn lucky scrapper</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6gdZGETUTTs/TVP-v6qXHYI/AAAAAAAABDg/YTj-VM_ctWs/s1600/January2011LayoutKit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="212" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6gdZGETUTTs/TVP-v6qXHYI/AAAAAAAABDg/YTj-VM_ctWs/s320/January2011LayoutKit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What a fantastic prize!!!! <span style="color: red;">NOW</span> here is the sketch</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This sketch was a real challenge. I wanted to use more of our holiday pictures. I chose the pictures we took on one of our many visits to the Addo Elephant Park. We love it there and spend loads of time driving through the National Park trying to spot game and birds. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">On this day we were real lucky and spotted lions, elephants, buffalo and loads of antelope and sweet little creatures. I used all the little signs from the souvenir map as my embellishments. I love the way this LO has turned out!!!</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-14yHDuetEOo/TUaHp9LHkfI/AAAAAAAABAs/R-4THxoFKS8/s1600/IMG_0013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="314" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-14yHDuetEOo/TUaHp9LHkfI/AAAAAAAABAs/R-4THxoFKS8/s640/IMG_0013.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">That's it for today. Go on over to </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and take a look at all the fun stuff going on. There are still a few days left to finish off some blog hop challenges ~ there are also two new awesome groups that have been started. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So off you go now ~ go take a look ~ you won't be sorry!!!!! LOL</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Till next time</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hugs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bev</span></div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039448654466248158.post-33420173942938840542011-02-09T20:42:00.001+02:002011-02-09T20:43:33.168+02:00Scrap Friendzy Blog Hop<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Second post for the day. Not often that happens, but I have just found out about this cool Blog Hop over at </span><a href="http://www.scrap-friendzy.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Scrap Friendzy</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> . It starts today and they are also having a fun crop starting Friday. </span><a href="http://www.scrap-friendzy.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">HERE</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> is where you need to go.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Why not hop on over and join in the fun!!!!!!!</span></div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039448654466248158.post-47508387252670895542011-02-09T12:46:00.000+02:002011-02-09T12:46:56.997+02:00Just add Water<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hello everyone. Happy hump day. Really hot and sticky today, so scrapping is the best thing to do. The sun is so hot outdoors that even the gardening is waiting for later on when it is a bit cooler. This week's sketch over at </span><a href="http://sketchythursdays.blogspot.com/2011/02/203-sketch.html"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sketch Thursdays</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> looks like this</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-veM34KXMJA/TUpA7TKIlwI/AAAAAAAAGIQ/u-oD_tBnBNc/s1600/Sketch_020311HM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-veM34KXMJA/TUpA7TKIlwI/AAAAAAAAGIQ/u-oD_tBnBNc/s400/Sketch_020311HM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have some really sweet pics of Claudia in the pool over Christmas, so I decided to do a fun summer layout. This is how it turned out!!</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I love the fun summer feeling to to this LO. That's probably my efforts for the day. I have some paperwork that needs my attention, so no scrapping until tomorrow. By the way I am going for a job interview tomorrow, so please hold thumbs for me.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Till next time</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hugs Bev </span></div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039448654466248158.post-69429387301245417852011-02-06T17:59:00.000+02:002011-02-06T17:59:46.560+02:00Better late than Never<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hi everyone. I have had a week from hell, but God is good and in turn we have been very blessed. The result of my awful week means that I totally forgot to post my LO for the </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> sketch. We have another amazing sponsor this week ~ this is what one lucky randomly drawn winner will win on Wednesday.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WY6rYdud30A/TU7Cc3Xm5tI/AAAAAAAABB4/oOx-70-3Qso/s1600/LuckyGirlSponsorAdrevis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WY6rYdud30A/TU7Cc3Xm5tI/AAAAAAAABB4/oOx-70-3Qso/s400/LuckyGirlSponsorAdrevis.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The sketch was used as the entry for the new DT and so this was their first reveal. There is some amazing talent, so go on over to </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> an get some awesome scrappy inspiration. This is what the sketch looks like </span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have loads of really cool holiday photos to scrap and so did my first December holiday page with this sketch. We went to this tiny rural village called Bathurst. Bathurst is where Queen pineapples are grown in the Eastern Cape in South Africa. We visited the pineapple museum ( the photo is the huge pineapple), then we went to the Village Green and had lunch. It was an amazing afternoon. There was a band called The Silver Creek Mountain Band and they played the best mellow music!! We sat and had a beer and some real good food and laughed a lot. What wonderful memories I have of that day. Here is my LO.</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">How awesome is that HUGE pineapple!!!! The old church is right next to the Village Green at the Bathurst Arms. Good times!!!!!!!!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thanks for looking!!! Hope you have a wonderful new week!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Till next time, Hugs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bev</span></div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039448654466248158.post-41846843743621661982011-02-02T10:52:00.000+02:002011-02-02T10:52:12.015+02:00Fabulous Friday at Frosted designs<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well another fabulous Challenge over at </span><a href="http://frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Frosted Designs</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> . The Fabulous Friday challenges are always such fun and this week was no exception. Challenge was to create something with a MONOCHROMATIC scheme. I have made it my goal to do more cards this year and so when the challenge is not specific to a LO, I have decided that I will make a card. here is my card</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I loved the way this card turned out. It is very basic but I still like it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Head on over to </span><a href="http://frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Frosted Designs</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and take a look at the cool stuff going on there!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thanks for looking.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hugs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bev</span></div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039448654466248158.post-83468527800871014202011-02-02T10:38:00.000+02:002011-02-02T10:38:09.462+02:00Sketchy Thursday 1.27<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hi everyone. Hope all those who are experiencing bad weather conditions are keeping themselves safe!!! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I saw the Sketchy Thursday 1.27 sketch on Facebook and thought I would give it a go. The sketch Looked like this</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-veM34KXMJA/TUD9Bpf_UUI/AAAAAAAAGGg/No9bZn_D0SA/s1600/Sketch_012711HM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-veM34KXMJA/TUD9Bpf_UUI/AAAAAAAAGGg/No9bZn_D0SA/s400/Sketch_012711HM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My niece Claire took some amazing pics of her kiddies playing dress up. I loved these two of Meegan in her high heels. She just looked too darn cute.</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So sweet. The joke of it is that she is the biggest tomboy and loves nothing more than a rough and tumble with her older brother. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thanks for looking happy day!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hugs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bev</span></div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039448654466248158.post-87365942229809456472011-01-31T20:20:00.000+02:002011-01-31T20:20:44.271+02:00The last of the Resolutions Completed<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">YAAAAAYYYY!!! I finished all the resolutions over at the </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> <span style="color: red;">Hoppy New Year </span><span style="color: red;">Blog Hop.</span><span style="color: black;"> And did I have loads of fun doing it. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I set off with the intention of not buying anything new by way of scrapping stash and not printing any new pics. Well I did not do too bad at all. I only printed one set of "new " pics and only bought paper for one resolution. So all and all, I am pretty happy with myself. Let me show you the last three resolutions that I completed. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Resolution Number 13</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://scrapmyworld-dawn.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Dawn</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">'s challenge was a cardstock only challenge. No patterned paper allowed. Everyone seemed to be embossing their paper - problem is I don't own any type of embossing tool. I put the thinking cap on and remember that somewhere long ago someone had told me about using your stamps with bleach. So I did that on one sheet of pink cardstock and then stamped and used embossing powder on the other. I had photos that I had taken of Claudia ages ago and the pink worked fine. I made my flowers from pink and brown cardstock!! I love the finished product~~~~</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Resolution Number 14</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What a cool challenge </span><a href="http://traceyscountrycraft.blogspot.com/2011/01/lets-scrap-happy-new-year-blog-hop.html"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Tracey</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> had worked out. The choice was either a card or a LO using 1 piece of ribbon or lace, 2 patterned papers, 3 flowers and 4 bling. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I don't normally enjoy cards as much as scrap booking and think it has something to do with working on a smaller scale. Anyway I took a bash at the card and I love it. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Resolution Number 15</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The last resolution was hosted by </span><a href="http://queen-of-the-crazies.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Amy</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and was a color challenge. The colors were teal, yellow and grey/silver and somewhere on your LO the word "happy" had to be included. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I had previously completed a double page LO with photos of Warrick and Kerry - Kerry claimed it to put in a frame!!!! So I had one of the photos left and it sort of worked with the colors. This is the resolution I ended up buying paper for.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I completed the LO - loaded it in the gallery <span style="color: red;">AND THEN</span> realised I had forgotten poor old "happy"....... So I quickly stamped Happy in the corner and reloaded my LO. Lesson learnt <span style="color: red;">READ THE INSTRUCTIONS PROPERLY!!!!!</span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So that brings my Blog Hop Resolutions to an end!! Best I get stuck into some DT LO's now....hehe. Don't forget that the BLOG HOP only finishes on the 14th February. So you still have plenty of time to visit </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and stand a chance of winning some fab prizes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well that's it for January - how scary is that!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thanks for taking a look - feel free to leave me a comment please.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hugs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bev</span></div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039448654466248158.post-86137133275763514062011-01-30T21:20:00.000+02:002011-01-30T21:20:40.189+02:00Some more completed resolutions!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well.what fun I have had doing the Blog Hop Resolutions over at </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap.</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> If you have not been over there to take a look at what is going on ~ you need to visit right now!!! There are loads of prizes to be won whether you are a scrapper or a card maker. Go on over and take a look!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here are some more completed resolutions.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Resolution Number 10</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://happylittlehawkinsfamily.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Megan</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> set a challenge to use trash from around your house as something on your LO. This was difficult for me, because I use a lot of old stuff to scrap normally, I used the packaging from some Prima flowers to make my photo corner!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My photo is all the cousins taken about sixteen years ago. There are not many photos of all the cousins together. That makes this one quite special!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Resolution Number 11</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://disneydarling07.blogspot.com/2011/01/hoppy-new-year-blog-hop-at-lets-scrap.html"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Wendy</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> set a challenge that said use blue, white and silver. My daughter in law has a birthday at the end of February so I made her this birthday card. I am real chuffed at how it turned out. I think Denise will love it!!!!!!! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Challenge number 12</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://drdewilde.blogspot.com/2011/01/lets-scrap-hoppy-new-year-blog-hop.html"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Debby</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> set a challenge that required us to use eyelets. This is not one of my favorite things to do.Anyway I used this card sketch that lent itself to using eyelets and managed to create a half decent card ( well that is what I think anyway!!!!) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So that takes me to challenge 12 ~ three more to go. You will have to visit tomorrow to see my last three reveals.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thank you so much for stopping by. Please leave a comment, so that I know you have stopped by. Till next time ~ take care and be safe!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hugs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bev</span></div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039448654466248158.post-34581632918947449862011-01-28T09:14:00.000+02:002011-01-28T09:14:34.249+02:00Cool Echo Park Give Away<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Who does not like the idea of a cool give away??? Well if you want to end your week on a high why not head on over to </span><a href="http://frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Frosted Designs</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and check this out. They are giving away this gorgeous <span style="color: red;">ECHO PARK PACK </span><span style="color: black;">when they reach the 500 follower milestone. SOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! head on over <a href="http://frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/">HERE</a> and get yourself entered into the draw.This is what the prize pack looks like:</span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">They also have A new Friday Challenge and a really cool sketch for their Tuesday Sketch Challenge. Definitely worth a visit!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Till later</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hugs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bev</span></div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039448654466248158.post-64509490094609415002011-01-27T11:36:00.000+02:002011-01-27T11:36:03.820+02:00New Sketch at Frosted Designs<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Things are a bit more back to normal at last!!!!!! </span><a href="http://frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Frosted Designs</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> has a new sketch for their Sketch Along Tuesday Challenge. A gorgeous sketch that you can do so much with.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GuCkFJXbtLo/TT3n-GycXHI/AAAAAAAACuM/v8xhdnKtZO0/s1600/January+25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GuCkFJXbtLo/TT3n-GycXHI/AAAAAAAACuM/v8xhdnKtZO0/s400/January+25.jpg" width="397" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I found a whole bunch of photos of my mom when I was going through her stuff last year when she passed away. I have slowly but surely been putting together a heritage album. This is a photo of my mom and two of her sisters taken in the early 1950's. This is how my LO turned out.</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WY6rYdud30A/TUE5O7yt0WI/AAAAAAAAA-g/nEwHs1BxXUU/s1600/IMG_0097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WY6rYdud30A/TUE5O7yt0WI/AAAAAAAAA-g/nEwHs1BxXUU/s640/IMG_0097.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The photo is really poor quality so I did not want to put too much on the page in case the photo was over powered. Anyway go on over to </span><a href="http://frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Frosted Designs</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and check out there cool site. They have a Friday challenge every week and a tutorial on A Sunday!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Till next time ~ thanks for looking!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hugs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bev</span></div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039448654466248158.post-42833240292489563542011-01-26T19:33:00.000+02:002011-01-26T19:33:18.400+02:00Time for a New Sketch at Lets Scrap<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">WOW!! How hectic has my life been over the last week or so!. Sadly my last remaining uncle passed away. He lived in Pietermaritzburg, so we travelled to his funeral on Friday (about 500 kilometres). It was a sad occasion but good to see my cousins again and my one remaining aunt.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It is also time for our puppies to leave and that has also been sad. They are so cute and I just wish that I could keep all of them ~ not going to happen!!! My sweet husband has agreed that I can keep one of them, so I have a new baby called Bella.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">There is still so much going on over at </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> . The <span style="color: red;">blog hop</span> is in full swing and boy oh boy are there some creative people out there!!!! We also still have the <span style="color: red;">Julie Bonner Sketch </span><span style="color: black;">competition running. Only a few days left to enter that. Then we have our last sketch for January. How scary is that??? The random draw prize that is up for grabs looks like this</span></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><img class="align-center" height="400" src="http://api.ning.com/files/FJYcu8jIvD5k26IiU*JMNkR3AkR78Q8S-hmHZ0ZIM1HbcXiHKrZU-AJRLHpKZ0MYJZyB22ukZyPQIk3wW1bowhXgnUoFwyVS/blinkie.gif" width="400" /></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is the cool sketch that we got to work with</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img class="align-center" src="http://api.ning.com/files/Pdjst*mWlz2Va1ktrhMbLT282gGp7An4*yUfd7L9TtioDbTI-3LAsLa2epXly4ede737uZEDwgmNxMhyHLUCZF5sQoEF4d4t/12611Sketch.JPG?width=492" width="492" /></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I loved working with the sketch. Used some photos I had of Dorian opening his birthday presents. Just check out the absolute delight on that dirty little face.</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The pattern papers from Bella Boulevard Super Stud range just fitted in so well with the colors of Dorian's clothes.The star die cuts were all cut with a Slice machine. The rub-ons are from Kaisercraft and the small banner flags are from a sticker sheet from Echo Park. I love the way this turned out. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We have announced the new DT over at </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> so make sure you don't miss their first reveal next week!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thanks for looking. Please leave a comment when you visit!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hugs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bev</span></div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039448654466248158.post-43537930983535343142011-01-20T22:36:00.000+02:002011-01-20T22:36:00.404+02:00More Blog Hop Resolutions<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hi all. Things are going a bit rough at the moment on the personal front and so my crafty friends are keeping me going. Thank goodness for the blog hop over at </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> . It keeps my mind active and helps me to relax. I have completed a few more resolutions!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Resolution #6 hosted by </span><a href="http://my-scrappy-story.blogspot.com/2011/01/hoppy-new-year-blog-hop-welcome-to.html"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Roulien</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> . Roulien has a valentine themed resolution. Go on over to her blog and check it out!! Here is my take on her challenge ~ I so suck at cards - but hey try and you might get lucky!!!</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So that is what I came up with!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Resolution # 7 is hosted by </span><a href="http://lotstoscrap.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kristie</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> . Kristie wants a LO to include a banner! I have tried not to print any new pics for this blog hop and I had these pics of Warrick and Kerry when they were still real young! Don't have many photos of them when they were small so these are special</span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WY6rYdud30A/TTbem42rvyI/AAAAAAAAA80/DIwk_ZfdnKs/s1600/IMG_0090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WY6rYdud30A/TTbem42rvyI/AAAAAAAAA80/DIwk_ZfdnKs/s640/IMG_0090.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">How cute are these photos. They are the same age as what the grand babies are now. How scary is that!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I am Resolution #8 ~ so next is </span><a href="http://scrappingmydoodlebugs.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Mandy</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> . Mandy has a real fun challenge. It is all about laughing and fun!! My photos are awful ~ but they were such fun!!! Take a look!!!!</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">How awful are those pics, but I will always remember the funny side!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So that is where I am at with the blog hop. Please visit </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and check out the fun challenges. The hop only finishes off on the 14th February. You still have loads of time!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thanks for looking. Until next time ~ keep safe!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hugs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bev</span></div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039448654466248158.post-45677268875906941372011-01-19T21:00:00.000+02:002011-01-19T21:00:23.456+02:00Some more Resolutions From the Hoppy New Year Blog Hop<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well are we having loads of fun over at </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> . Our Blog Hop is <span style="color: red;">HOPPING. </span><span style="color: black;">The gallery has never been so busy with members loading their "resolutions". If you want to join in the fun you still have loads of time. We have fifteen amazing "resolutions" that you need to complete and you have until the 14th February to do it.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Each Blog host also has a fun RAK to give away, so even if you don't have time to finish all 15 Challenges ~ try your luck on some of the individual ones.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I want to share some of my LO's that I have completed so far. Resolution #3 hosted by </span><a href="http://bakscrapsplace.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Beth</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> . Beth's challenge was to use at least three patterned papers and to include some form of stitching on your LO. This is how mine turned out</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WY6rYdud30A/TTVQpWo_ISI/AAAAAAAAA8I/zBLn0Ua7-RA/s1600/IMG_0082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WY6rYdud30A/TTVQpWo_ISI/AAAAAAAAA8I/zBLn0Ua7-RA/s640/IMG_0082.JPG" width="630" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My challenge to myself for this Blog Hop was not to print any new photos or buy any new products. So far so good! This is a photo my niece (and God child) Claire sent me of her sweet family. I love the way this LO has turned out.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Resolution #4 hosted by </span><a href="http://creativechat.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Cori</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> . Cori's challenge was to create a LO that had to have a list on it! I had beautiful photos of my sweet doggy babies. I used a pic of Jorge our little male Pekingese</span>. <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here it is!!!</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WY6rYdud30A/TTVQsIA5CMI/AAAAAAAAA8M/CaKen4Z9Yro/s1600/IMG_0083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WY6rYdud30A/TTVQsIA5CMI/AAAAAAAAA8M/CaKen4Z9Yro/s640/IMG_0083.JPG" width="638" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Has he not got the sweetest face????? Gotta love him!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Resolution #5 hosted by </span><a href="http://caromgar.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Carolina</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> . Carolina wanted us to create a LO and not open<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> a</span> new pack of anything. Well I don't think there is a scrapper among us who does not have a load of odds and ends about. So this challenge was real cool. Helped to use up some of the old stash!!! I used pics of my two grandchildren and their little friends who were supposed to be going to sleep Hahaha.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WY6rYdud30A/TTVQuoeCsFI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/3jJl9ISxUEU/s1600/IMG_0085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WY6rYdud30A/TTVQuoeCsFI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/3jJl9ISxUEU/s640/IMG_0085.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I love this LO. The pics are so cute.....look at those naughty faces!!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well for now that is it. Be sure to check in again as I work my way through the Resolutions. If you want to join in the fun go on over to </span><a href="http://letsscrap.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and join us.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by. Until next time ~ take care.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hugs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bev</span></div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039448654466248158.post-76751901619155415052011-01-16T11:57:00.002+02:002011-01-16T12:16:51.723+02:00WHOOOOOOOHOOOOOO I HAVE A BLOG CANDY WINNER<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Happy Sunday all my crafty friends. Hope the weekend is treating you well!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">How exciting!!!!! I just got to choose (well I didn't random Number Generator did) my First Blog Candy winner and the Lucky winner is.......................TADADA</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">ANGELA </span><span style="color: black;">and Angela had this to say</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></div><br />
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<dd class="comment-body" id="Blog1_cmt-4431555942765880207"><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"Hy Bev,wow what a gorgeous candy.I'll be a new follower and put a link on my sidebar.Thanks for the chance to win.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Many greetings</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Angela "</span></div></blockquote></dd><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Angela, Please e-mail me your snail mail address to <a href="mailto:mcdonald.beverley93@gmail.com">mcdonald.beverley93@gmail.com</a> and I will get the candy to you straight away. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thank you to all you amazing people who played along. I will definitely have another Candy give away SO WATCH THIS SPACE.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I am off to complete my next challenge for the </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> blog hop. Come on over and enjoy the fun with us.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Till next time</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hugs </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bev</span></div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039448654466248158.post-81103057242394243572011-01-15T17:46:00.000+02:002011-01-15T17:46:40.221+02:00First Two Resolutions Completed<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">How exciting ~ our Blog Hop has started over at </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and my word is there a lot of activity going on over there. <span style="color: red;">YOU NEED TO GO RIGHT ON OVER AND TAKE A LOOK!!!!!!! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">I have looked through all the challenges and boy oh boy there are some real cool </span><span style="color: red;">"</span><span style="color: red;">resolutions" </span><span style="color: black;">to work on. I must admit to something ~ I battle with a mind that tends to wander and is sometimes not very organised ha, so I have decided to do this systematically and work through the challenges in the order that they appear ~ real boring hey!!!! but I will be so confused if I don't!!!!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My LO for <span style="color: red;">Resolution#1 </span><span style="color: black;">which is a scrap lift challenge looks like this:</span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I am trying to go through this Blog Hop without buying anything new and using photos that I already have printed. I had this photo printed in 2007 when my daughter graduated from University. I was at my illest and so don't really like the pic. But I decided to scrap it today!!! Step in the right direction Heehee.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Resolution#2 </span><span style="color: black;">which is a color challenge looks like this:</span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is a photo that I printed to do a LO a while ago and then never got to do it. It is my daughter Kerry with grand daughter Claudia. They are so similar in nature that I sometimes feel sorry for my son, because Kerry has always been so strong willed and my son is going to have to go through the same thing with Claudia. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well that it for today. Thanks for looking, hop on over to </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and <span style="color: red;">JOIN IN THE FUN!!!!!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hugs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bev</span></div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039448654466248158.post-63926176067326385222011-01-13T17:24:00.000+02:002011-01-13T17:24:13.900+02:00Sketch Along Tuesdays 1-11<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hi folks!! Hows your day going? It's a bit warm and muggy here today, but after all the terrible weather being experienced around the world I have promised myself that I will never moan about the weather again. Living in Johannesburg we are truly blessed with fairly good weather. They have predicted heavy rain for the weekend so I guess that means I will have a bit of extra scrapping time!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today I made a LO for the Tuesday sketch challenge over at </span><a href="http://frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Frosted Designs</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> . This is what the sketch looks like</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I am using these challenges to get some of my holiday pictures scrapped. This photo was taken at the Addo Elephant Park in the Eastern Cape. We sat and watched the ellies (my Favourite animal in the whole wide world) for a long time and they would not turn around, so I photographed their bottoms....LOL. This is what the LO looks like</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In keeping with the African theme I tried to draw an Acacia tree ~ probably won't win a prize for artist of the day, but hey it's an original. No one else has an embellishment that looks anything like it Heehee.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Why not go on over to </span><a href="http://frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Frosted Designs</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and try out some of their awesome challenges. There is also a Friday challenge going on at the moment.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">One last reminder that my <span style="color: red;">BLOG CANDY </span><span style="color: black;">is closing on Saturday. If you haven't signed up for it yet <a href="http://scrapnforfun.blogspot.com/2010/12/my-first-ever-blog-candy.html">HERE</a> is where you want to go.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Happy crafting. Till next time keep safe and remember to always take some time out of your day to be kind to yourself!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hugs</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bev</span></div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039448654466248158.post-36678397512140859122011-01-12T14:04:00.000+02:002011-01-12T14:04:05.730+02:00Shop Till You Drop<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Let me start today by saying that my thoughts and prayers are with all the people affected by the terrible floods in Queensland. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My sweet grandson started grade one today. The grandparents were allowed to go with this morning to be part of all the excitement. It was so sweet and a bit emotional ~ I can vividly remember his dad's first day at school!! I need to share this with you though because I thought it was so sweet. He said that he doesn't have butterflies in his tummy, he has dragonflies. How cute is that????</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today sees another sketch reveal at </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">. Today's generous sponsor is:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Cori Kozak, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We held a competition over at </span><a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lets Scrap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> where members were asked to submit their favourite LO ~ which Cheri could turn into a sketch. This week's sketch is based on the LO submitted by Marilyn Peters. Here is the great sketch that Cheri created.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We bought Claudia a shopping trolley with all the grocery tins and boxes. Dorian and Claudia spent the night with us before we went away on holiday and she brought her trolley with. We took all the ornaments off the unit in the lounge and that became her shop. She spent the night shopping and giving us food to eat and dog food.....She also decided her "pappa's" shoes were far smarter to shop in....LOL. I used the photos from that night to do my LO. Here is how it turned out</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I used Crate papers and the chipboard die cuts are also from Crate paper. A Martha Stewart punch to do the strip border. I cut the banner out of cardstock and used rub-ons for her name. I used pearls along the punched border. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Before I sign off I want to remind you of a few <span style="color: red;">EXCITING </span><span style="color: black;">things happening over at <a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/">Lets Scrap</a>. </span></span></div><ul><li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Our <span style="color: red;">DT CALL</span><span style="color: black;"> closes on 20th January, 2011</span></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We have an amazing <span style="color: red;">JULIE BONNER </span><span style="color: black;">sketch competition going that closes on 31st January, 2011</span></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Our fun <span style="color: red;">HOPPY NEW YEAR </span><span style="color: black;">blog hop starts on Friday 14th January, 2011.</span></span></div></li>
</ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So as you can see its all <span style="color: red;">HIP AND HAPPENING </span><span style="color: black;">at <a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/">Lets Scrap</a>. Loads of inspiration and amazing prizes. Go on over and check it all out.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thanks for looking!! Please leave a comment when you visit. That way I can return the compliment and visit you.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hugs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bev</span></div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803724792489776072noreply@blogger.com3