another secret!!! oooh i quite the secret-keeper now arent i!!!

I have a secret ... Sssssshhhh! will announce in the next fortnight. but it requires a headshot. so here is what i looked like this morning! it was so cold here this morning so ive got my PJ bottoms under my dress and ive still got bedhair in this pic. just straightened the front so i looked half decent. i feel alot more comfortable behind the camera taking other ppls pics - so ive gotta get used to sharing pics of me!



And my beautiful neighbour Leeann got induced today!!!!!!!!!!! no word yet. I have no idea what she had. But I took these pics of her just before she went into town to have the bub. ive been thinking of her all day so thought i would share. we got sooo many beautiful photos its hard to choose which are my favs!








hopefully ill soon be able to share some photos of her little newborn!!!

Which Desperate Housewife are you???

Go on!! Do the quiz and find out!!! Then scrap your answer as part of the Scrapboxx monthly Book of Me challenge! Im in charge this month and this is the layout I came up with:




Maria asked me to design a couple of acrylic stamps to match the papers so they are included in the kit if you wanna purchase that one as well. These are exclusive to the kits so go GET IT!! You get two stamps in the kit. One is shown above. Check them out over at the Boxx!!

so for a bit of fun you have to do this quiz: http://uk.tickle.com/test/desperatehousewives.html

do NOT fill out the contact details at the end, just click "Skip this step" .. you dont have to fill out the details. Then you have to scrap a page about your results. Do you agree? Disagree? what type of housewife do u think you are??? Thought I would keep it very lighthearted and fun

Im sposed to be like Bree!!!! I think I am partly Bree - but i see alot of Susan in me too. what about u???

Upload by the end of the month!

How exciting!!

Im seeing KDD pop up in places now - a couple of DT blogs and a little bit from ppl after the SIA when there was some class or samples available I think?!!! this has to be the most exciting thing to happen in my lil old country life in a while :D Here are a few Ive spotted around the place:

Found on Michelle Vass's Blog (clouds):


Found on Kathie Link's blog (trees) and also at Scrapboxx gallery:


Found in a minialbum on Kim Arnold's blog (birdie):

Ive seen it in two other places but cant think of where ?!?

Anyways, its now up on the Scrapware wholesale page so send your stockists HERE and request some stuff :) Its now released to the public. Let the fun begin!!

Ive already sent off some more designs so u will see them coming out soon. There should be new stuff each month. yippee!!

etsy

I have no idea why, but i signed up for an etsy shop. i dont know what im gonna do with it but maybe ill think of something soon :D ill keep ya posted!!! If you have any ideas feel free to comment and let me know!! Maybe I could embellish my KDD Scrapware products and sell them decorated and ready to use on your layouts. I dunno - Ill have a think



Scrapware competition:

After the random draw the winner is Tam - with the username "Tam, Brad, Jasmine and Ethan" but you dont have a profile set with Blogger so I dont know who you are sorry!!! can you please email me at karen @ tkday.net so I can pass on your details to Ange from Scrapware so she can organise your prize :)


Scrapbooking Creations

Marni ^^

So I get my copy of SC today and my beautiful friend Marni Telford has totally ROCKED this issue!!!!!!!!! She had her name on the front cover - which I got so excited about for her. And then she had TWO articles included. One was a fabulous article about scrapping styles being influenced by fashion eras. And also a second article about her scrapping space. Plus she had another beautiful layout in the quickgrabs section. Talk about rocking the scraps!!! *snaps* to you babe - you did a wonderful job!!!

I hadnt realised this issue was coming up soon. I also had two layouts in the Quickgrabs. And this reminded me that I really must submit to magazines again. Because its been a good couple of months since I did that I think. It feels like forever. Anyways, Ive posted these before, but these were in SC#53 - out yesterday i think.




Have a wonderful week girls!! mwah mwah!!!

a bit of inspiration for you ...

Sheye Rosemeyer is an amazing ... AMAZING ... photographer. her blog sometimes makes me sad, alot of the time makes me happy. her children are beautiful. i love these pics of her sister.
http://sheyerosemeyer.blogspot.com/2008/03/angelica.html

specially this shot - https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMx7uI0MkHk6p_4qct-sS8gPJdTR62g1SOJ8yGbDTVPpgxPNjHw68XI_wjznK7re3imwbLJa9-C5zc9kmt5nNiKQ7RI4AA3S0SgDR47S775E45BE6bKZI8OMdzjvIhw2UwcXCzjyxljVLA/s1600-h/w_MG_1509cropr.jpg

totally fun!!

also check this for something more dramatic! love.

http://www.jedroot.com/photogr/mem/matthews-portfolio.php

hope this inspires you to go grab ur camera and experiment :) i wish i was better so i could go photograph ppl!

i realised today ....

my boobs have shrunk.

liam weened himself 3 weeks ago suddenly (it broke my heart) and my milk has officially dried up. boohooo!!!! i put on a bra today and realised that it could be used as a tote bag while still actually ON my body!!! there is THAT much space in there!! I could fit my whole bazzill collection in one cup, and all my tools in the other. its very sad to tell u the truth!!

So after this post im going to have a moment of silence to mourn what is gone forever for me.

And then when this sickness is gone ... its time to go shopping ...

;)


xxx K

Time for a Scrapware sneak peak i think!!!

If you are a mini-album-aholic like me then u NEED ... i repeat NEEEEEEEEDDDD this minialbum. it is so utterly adorable i guarantee it will inspire u beyond belief. i actually decorated mine at a crop last weekend and there was four of us at the table. and it is so gorgeous two of the other three girls said they were gonna get it. I dont know what im allowed to tell yas, but ill just say that its a mixed medium album with windows etc.

Here is a sneak peak. This album will be avail after the 9th April. So get you store to stock it!!




Over at Scrapboxx it's my turn to set the weekly challenge. This is what I set: create a layout that has two or more photos, and also has something that flies - a bird/butterfly/plane etc. Im thinking the layout i did is lacking something. maybe some buttons on the inked border???




And another layout about my sister. :)



Cya!!!

DT layouts & a peek at KDD :)

The kids are SO SICK!! It started over a week ago when I got sick, then it passed onto the kids, then it got worse!! And now liam has a throat infection, ear infection, bronchiallitis, conjunctivitis, mouth ulcers, a cold, and a very chesty cough. Brianna has a cold and chesty cough. And I have strep throat. So its wonderful fun in this household!!!

Anyways, YaY, I can finally show you some of the things Ive been working on!!

First up, Scrapbook'n'bits. I did my last class at SnB last week. Well - i was so sick i couldnt teach it. so the wonderful Karen Gilmore (store owner) taught it for me. Thankyou so much girlie u are awesome!!!! I felt terrible that I couldnt teach my last class there, but it was just all too much :( Anyways, here are the layouts I did for the class.






If you want kits and instructions for these Im sure Karen will oblige :) Just head on over to Scrapbook'n'bits and ask!!!

Secondly, Scrapboxx. The latest awesome newsletter was released and its unreal, as per usual. There is so much inspiration packed into there. The wonderful Erica Glover has rejoined the DT so we can expect more krafty-goodness from her! I forgot to photograph the canvas I made Maria before I posted it, so that isnt here in the blog. You will have to pop into her store to see that one!

My neice Hula:



My gorgeous sister Jen:




And lastly, Karen Day Designs!! Here are some peaks into the new line which will be available at the Scrapware wholesale store after SIA! Im so super excited - I hope you like :)




My birdie:


My cloud:




My tree:

Ill come back later today and show you some more sneak peaks into new releases from Scrapware. Ive been given the most beautiful products to work with this month and I cant wait to show you :) So check back!!

Scrapware COMPETITION:

Scrapware are running a blog competition on all the DT blogs. Ange is going to give away a RRP $20 prize pack on each DT blog!!!! She will be sending them when she returns from SIA so the winners will have the products BEFORE any shop does!!! Awesome! So to win leave a comment on ANY post in my blog and ill do a random draw on the 10th April. Every post is a new entry in the comp!

So go check out the other DT blogs and enter their comps too!! There are six DT members so six blogs you can spam with comments :)

Kim Arnold - http://www.kimarnold.typepad.com/
Cassandra Glass - http://www.scrapcass.blogspot.com/
Coby Kooy - http://www.rebelwithacause.typepad.com/
Kathie Link - http://kathielink.blogspot.com/
Michelle Vass - http://imexpensive.blogspot.com/


Ill be back later peeps.




much luvs,

xxx K

wowza its been awhile!! :)

sorry for the lack of posts but ive been so snowed under lately with wedding prep and trips out of town. im sure u will forgive me :D

my gorgeous friend star and her hubby rob are expecting their firstborn in 3 weeks - so i did a very quick few snaps the other day at the back of my house. here are my favs:









last week i finished up on the crafting in style design team. i taught my last class and it was wonderful to have some of my fav ppl there participating in my last class there :) thanks ladies it meant alot :D everyone did such beautiful layouts! here is what we created:





and cos its been awhile since i posted, here are some other layouts ive done "just for fun". ive been doing so many DT projects lately it was great to do something just for nothing :)

here is my sweet beautiful sister:



and my friend elisha's beautiful family (i know ur gonna read this elisha and u rock!!!! luv u lots sweets!!!). this layout was made with some leftovers from a DT kit i recently recieved from scrapboxx.


and my stunning little angel brianna:


i know ive done more stuff but i cant think of what else at the moment!! haha. so ill post lata :D

luvs,

xxx K

In my hot little hands ...

I have my own copies of my new Scrapware stuff - Karen Day Designs. woooooooooooohooooooo!!!

they even look cute!! haha

how super exciting!!

they will be out soon for purchase i hope - ill check with ange for u to see what date.

marijana ill work on your layout after the weekend so you should have your layout by the end of the week. the photos are amazing by the way!! i cant wait to scrap your two little wonders :D

im so busy today with housework but im just gonna HAVE to take a break to scrap something with them :) its liam's dedication on sunday so my parents plus the inlaws are staying at my house. its going to be CHAOS!!!! so im trying to de-stress by doing housework and cooking. i always feel better when the house is spotless. so im doing all the odd-jobs that arent everyday type of jobs. last night i was up till after 11pm cooking this massive white chocolate fudge mud cake that will feed 80 - 100 people. its HUGE!!!

adios girlies!!


xxx K