Will I EVER Catch up on this Blog ???

So 2011 is running out and I haven't been around much :-(

Many things happened since I have been here. . . only real life priorities and no blogging time for me :-(

Some time ago, we had a COLOUR CHALLENGE over at Enmarc's Social Network. The challenge was called by Mariaan, one of the DT members.

Inspired by COLOUR! Create a double or single page layout using YELLOW (Different shades of Yellow allowed) as your main colour. You may add ONE other colour of your choice, but Yellow must be the main colour on your layout.

Remember to use at least ONE Enmarc product on your layout.

I also loved the challenge over at Let's Scrap and decided to combine the 2 challenges

Month Long Julie Bonner Sketch!!!

• Posted by Cheri ONeill on September 1, 2011 

Join us for the month of September for an exclusive sketch from the amazing

JULIE BONNER!!!

 Julie has made this sketch just for us and we cant wait to see what you do with it!

Check out her blog Starting Now 

to be even more inspired by her incredible work!!

This is what I came up with:-

For close-ups, you can check it out here 

OK, Yellow is really so NOT my colour, but I have to admit that once I got started, I quite enjoyed this challenge. Thank you Mariaan :-)

Enmarc Crafts Products used:

Moosgummi Alpha

4 Different Chipboard Alphas

Doilies : Doily Set 3

Dazzle Stencil : Polka Dots

Plain Embellishment Set : Tags & Arrows

Collage Sheet : Writable Cards

Swirls & Flourishes : Flourish 8

Dress-me-Up Mini Word : Footprints

Enmarc Arty Ruler for the stitching

Dazzles : Sunflower, Lemon Meringue and Caramel

Everything is from my stash except for the 2 background PP's

What a lovely surprise I got! I was chosen 

IOTW 9-26-11

Posted by Pat Parham on September 26, 2011

I see why everyone says this is a hard job. I had quite a list of LOs I loved but the one that stood out was the sunny yellow LO that Alma Carter put togethr with all the beautiful yellow flowers. It just kept taking my eye with all the textures (the coregated strips were so perfect). Please be sure and leave Alma some love in the gallery.

Be sure to leave Alma some love here http://letsscrap.ning.com/photo/as-the-sun-sets-on-2010?context=latest

WOW! How wonderful is that! This was the 2nd time I won the Inspiration of the Week over at Let's Scrap !

TYFL :-)

So it happened AGAIN!

I don't know WHY on this beautiful earth, blogger hangs up on me!!! I have been busy with a post and 'poooffff!' gone is my post! I will NOT sit here till sunrise. . . time to get in bed and make a fresh start tomorrow or the day afterm, or the day after that, or. . . . maybe never :-(

TIME SURELY FLIES!

It's been ages since I was able to visit my OWN BLOG!!!

MY DD and DGD1 visited fir 3 weeks and I much rather wanted to spend time with them instead of sitting infront of the PC! Now I have so much other real life things to do and will hopefully be able to post a LO or 2 very soon.

Thank you for stopping by :-)

My First DT Challenge for Enmarc Crafts

Here is my take on the Enmarc Crafts’ DT Challenge for May. I must admit that I started a while ago, because I had most of the goodies in stock at the shop and I knew what was going to be in my parcel. TYVM Enmarc for the gorgeous pack of goodies which I could play with!
This is what I received in the parcel:
• 2 sheets each Pink Paislee : Sweetness - Love Letters, Sweetness - Sweetest Day, Sweetness - Pretty Lace
• Doiley Set 2
• Page Corner : Victorian 1 – Oops! Used the wrong corner – will use this one on something else.
• Swirls & Flourishes : Flourish 7
• 2x Pink Paislee : Sweetness - Clear Cards
• Collage Sheet : Vintage Postcards
• Dazzles : Cherry Candy
Other Enmarc products used:-
• Enmarc Brads
• Dazzles – Caramel
• Plain Embellishment Set : Music Notes
• Plain Embellishment Set : Faux Hinges
• Fancy Word : Dream
• Page Corner : Victorian 2
• Rub-ons : Bingo Gards
• Pink Paislee : Artisan Elements Circles

PLEASE NOTE that I did not use a sketch for this LO

Here are some close-ups :-

I hope you found a wee bit of inspiration here ;-)

TYFL

Let's Scrap : 2011 NSD Challenge : Spread the Word

I have participated in the

challenge : Spread the Word, hosted by Cheri ONeill.

And guess what?????
Whoooo-hooooo!!!  I won!  YEAHHHHH!!!
This is the YUMMIE CANDY that's on it's way to me!

Thank you once again Cheri, it was great fun :-)) *Still doing the Happy Dance!!*

'n Oomblik in Tyd / A Moment in Time

Today was one of those glorious, fabulous, sunny days here at the coast. Real picnic weather :-)) Well, I had to work till lunch time and then had an appointment with my beautician  and THAT was the biggest TREAT a girl can ever have! (Well, at least me!) Thank you so much Vonni for being willing to treat me in your off-time, I really do appreciate it very much! I feel like a brand new sixpence!

Here is my latest creation from a Let's Scrap sketch:

Chipboard embellies (Title, sub-titles and other wording, grandpa clock, stop watch, circle, scalloped circle frame and swirlies), Half pearls and Doilies are from Enmarc Crafts (SouthAfrica)

And here are a few close-ups

TYFL and please leave some 'love', I will appreciate it very much :-)

NSD2011#2 : Let's Scrap

Let's Scrap

Hereare the rules again :

NSD2011#2 – Rachelle S’s Challenge Let's trap time and scrap about "TIME" 
1.      The title must include something about time or the word "Time". (See my LO for example).
2.      You can scrap about a day or week in someone's life, scrap someone when they were young and now or a special moment in Time.
3.      Please use a Let's Scrap Sketch.

And here is my take on the challenge :-

This is a picture of my Mother and her GGD2. My daughter and her DD1 flew up here for my Birthday in 2004. She said that she wanted us to take picture of the 4 generations' girls together, because she was so scared my mother won't be there for a next time. To cut a long story short, we actually had one BLESSED weekend together and unfortunately most of the photos are so bad and useless, it cannot be scrapped. Sadly, a few months later my Mom passed away. . .

Thank you for stopping by :-)

Enmarc Crafts Design Team

I have been so busy lately that I really neglected my blog!!!!

Some more wonderful news came my way!!! I was chosen as a member for the Enmarc Crafts Design Team for the next 3 months!! Yeah!!!

Click here to visit their Website

You can also check out their Social network :- http://enmarc.ning.com/

I would like to thank Enmarc Crafts for choosing ME amongst so many very talented Scrappers out there!!  It is an honour to be on any Design Team and so much more special to be on Enmarc Craft’s Design Team who is a South African Business. I am VERY PROUD of you!!!! And thank you for all the wonderful products you design and cut for our convenience!

Enmarc whiteboard embellies or chippies or whatever name is given to it, are my absolute favourite!! They are so versatile that you can decorate it to suit your layout.
I am looking forward to receive my first assignment’s goodies and my biggest wish is that I will not disappoint Enmarc Crafts with the LO’s I will submit during the next 3 months.

Thank you once again for the opportunity to be on your DT.

Let's Scrap : Inspiration of the Week : 5-2-11

Whoooo-hoooo!!! I won this lovely badge over at Let's Scrap the other day!

I am so honoured to have received the IOTW!! Thank you for a great Sketch Cheri and thank you for choosing my LO Roulien ! *smiling from ear to ear*

Here is what Roulien Stahnke had to say :

Posted by Roulien Stahnke, DT on May 2, 2011 at 2:17am in INSPIRATION OF THE WEEK

I had the pleasure of picking this weeks IOTW layout . . . and let me just say that I had a real difficult time in just picking one!!  We have lots of wonderful and talented scrappers here @ Let's Scrap! 

My choice for this week is Alma Carter's Barren Desert, Awesome Paradise layout!