April Pink Paislee.

Here are my x2 pages for Pink Paislee this month..…..this one is called
‘Leap into Summer’. Cas was so happy that the weather was warm enough to finally be able to hop into her new bikini (from Aunty Jo) & head down to the beach. Her ‘tween’ excitement is completely evident on her face….she was ecstatic!!

(I assume that was the reason & not the gaggle of bronzed young life savers, watching me take photos of her in the surf~hahaha! *This Mama doesn’t want to go down that road just yet*)

The whole L.O was done using the Fetching line, isn’t it gorgeous? It’s the perfect way to give any page a really summery feeling? Now, my blog spot being Friday my focus was on journaling, I did this by reversing white out of orange, making the type really pop!

I always tend to use a safe colour for my journal strips, so using orange was a biggie for me…& I LOVE the bold result, you should try it sometime too.

My other page, Stef's Birthday Tea, is done with the Enchanting line. This line is so pretty I couldn't resist mixeing in some paper lace, crocheted flowers, jewels and stitching...no page is complete without some KJ stitching.

If you are feeling inspired to try some of this gorgeous paper yourself....head over to www.twopeasinabucket.com or www.scrapbook.com or any LSS shop & grab some before it's too late.

Thanks for stopping by...have a super day!

Have a look at these!!

I hope you haven't forgotten that the Cocoa Daisy Spring crop starts on Friday 24th April......only 3 more sleeps yaaaay! To wet your appetite these are sneaks of x3 of the classes that will be running sometime over the weekend...cool hey....and oh yeah....THEY ARE ALL FOR FREE!!






So make sure you tune in.....OK!

Friday

The crop starts at 3pm Eastern Daylight (EDT), 1pm Mountain, 12noon Pacific

In South Africa, Sweden, Norway it will start at 9pm local time.

In the UK, it will start at 8pm local time.

In Singapore and the Philippines, it will start at 3am local time on Saturday.

Saturday & Sunday

The crop starts at 7am Eastern Daylight (EDT), 5am Mountain, 4am Pacific

In South Africa, Sweden, Norway it will start at 1pm local time.

In the UK, it will start at 12noon local time.

In Singapore and the Philippines, it will start at 7pm on Saturday.

Cocoa Daisy Spring crop details!

Here is the exciting line up for our Crop Schedule for our exciting event next weekend! There is loads of classes, tips 'n tricks, chats with celeb scrappers...including Ali Edwards & loads of fun.Get the best part...it's FREE!!!



Pop on over & sign up on the forum to get involved & then tune in on Friday!
Looking forward to seeing you all there!

M.M March L.O!

I still cannot find my March MM mag but seeing as it is a month since the mag came out, I thought it would be OK to post the page here. It was the first time I had experimented with so many photo's on one page & was so happy with the result.

What can I say...Spring in the Cape is quite amazing!
TFL!!!



Hope you have a super Spring filled day!
XXX

Something's coming!!

RAK giveaway!

Guys... Tricia over at Cocoa Daisy has a $40 gift pack to give away on her blog. Pop on over there & leave her a comment!! It is that easy!

April Cocoa Daisy!

Needing a bit of inspiration??
Try the Cocoa Daisy April kit...& isn't it just FABULOUS!!! If you hurry, you might still be able to get yourself one... I had so much fun working with it. I also got myself one or two of the add-on's this month & I definitely made the right decision because these 7 gypsy tags are great!

Guys...this page is my all time record...x14 photo's on one 12x12 page...woohoo! I found it so freeing not having to choose photos, I just used them all!! The pearls (Kaisercraft) are not part of the kit & come from my stash. I am loving their pearls & jewels right now

I seriously wanted to try out glimmer mist for this page...but alas you cannot get it here in SA yet. So I improvised, I used an ink pad refill & old toothbrush. It worked out great!

This page is one of my first using my new Slice it has been great so far & so easy to use. I used the basic shapes 2 to cut these cute butterflies in white cardstock.

This fun L.O was inspired by a page done by my scrapping buddy Danielle Flanders. I loved hers so much and when I saw this little flourish left over from cutting up the little bird from the a(maze) page, I knew it would work perfectly. Thanks Dani x

Well I hope you are all having a fabulous Easter together?
This special time is one of the most important ones for us as Christians, when we remember that fateful day in Jerusalem 2000+ years ago. It is bittersweet, remembering the horror of Good Friday but then on Sunday when He rose again, He made it possible for ALL of us to find retribution. I know I speak for many when I say...for that I am truly very thankful!
Happy Easter!!

Drum roll please......

And the winner is....



That would make it Yvette from http://easystreetclub.blogspot.com/

Well done!
I'll be sending you a mail with instructions on how to get a hold of your prize.

Thanks so much for playing along everyone!!
You were great!!!
P.S Don't forget, if you didn't win here, pop on over to everyone else's blog you commented on...there were x15 of these amazing prizes to be won.

Want to see the winners?

Just want to say a HUGE thank you to all 488 of you who commented & played along with us on our Pink Paislee blog hop. It was so much fun!

Now I am sure you are all wondering when the winners will be announced.....today! They will be announced by Rebecca over on the Pink Paislee blog & here on my blog too.

So be sure to pop back to find out who the lucky person is
(the waiting is a killer, isn't it!)

More time to win!!

Hey guys!! I have just been notified that the time for commenting on the Blog Hop post has been extended until tomorrow (Monday) 9am CST!

Oh yay! More time to clock up some more comments....come-on guys, it is an opportunity not to be missed! Scroll down to the correct post & leave me a comment, OK. (PS comments on this post will not count towards the RAK.)

Please stop!!

Hey guys...the chance to win this gorgeous PP stash is now over. Please stop commenting The winners will be announced on the Pink Paislee site tomorrow morning 9am CST.

Thanks SO much for joining me in the Blog Hop, it has been so much fun. Oh, and thanks so much for all your tips 'n tricks, I really enjoyed reading them all.

Hope you pop in again soon.
Cheers
~Kim!

It's RAK time!

If you didn’t already know, today is Blog Hop Friday!

It is the official Pink Paislee welcome to Spring & Easter and I together with all the other PP DT members have created some amazing projects to hopefully inspire you & get you into the Spring feeling. To visit all the other Pink Paislee DT blogs, here is a complete list.

Each year I make Easter baskets for my children, this year they will be getting these CUTE Pink Paislee ones filled to the brim with delicious goodies. I just know they will be a hit. To download the box template pop over here.

All the papers, press-ons & stickers I used are from the Enchanting line.

All the DT members from Pink Paislee have a questionnaire to answer in the hope that all you lovely PP fans might get to know to know us a bit better. Here is a bit about me:

1.) Where did you grow up? Do you still live there?

I grew up in Salisbury, Zimbabwe, which is a country in Southern Africa. I left there when I was a teenager & now live in Cape Town, South Africa.

2.) What is a typical day like for you?

Now that I am a stay at home Mom, my life is far less hectic than a few years ago, when I ran a clothing manufacturing company. So now in between house chores, groceries, my children & ordinary life….I scrapbook.

3.) What is your favorite fashion accessory?

I suppose that would be my wedding ring. I am not one for fancy jewelry & opt for colourful fashion beads but my ring is really special to me.

4.) What is playing on your ipod right now?

I don’t have an ipod, but I have Jack Johnson on the CD player.

5.) Name one television show that you MUST TIVO each week?

Honestly I don’t have much free time for TV but my bloke & I have just started the series 24 on DVD & are seriously hooked.

6.) What is your favorite movie of all time?

City of Angels with Mel Ryan & Nicholas Cage

7.) What is your favorite Pink Paislee product?

I love all the new paper lines!!!

8.) If you could only keep 1 scrapbooking tool what would it be?

My corner rounders from EK success, their guides come off so I can scallop paper edges with them.

9.) If you didn't scrapbook what other activity would you spend time on?

I would love to learn how to play my guitar better. I sing & if I could play better I would finally be able to put my songs to music.

10.) What advice would you give to someone who wants to start scrapbooking?

Be real to who you are as an artist. Don’t feel pressure to make your pages look like someone else’s because they are popular, or follow the ‘latest trend’ or fad. There is no wrong or right in scrapbooking, it needs to be an expression of who we are as individuals.

11.) What would you say your scrapbook style is today?

Hmmm! I would have to say it is an eclectic one with a mix of crafty & feminine accents, I LOVE patterned paper, haberdashery & sewing and I much prefer 12x12 multi photo pages over any other size.

You are probably still wondering about the title to my blog post?????

Well you won’t be disappointed….because Rebecca the owner of Pink Paislee has very generously has donated this unbelievable Pink Paislee RAK package for me to give away. YES you read right, this delish looking package of loveliness is up for grabs. All you have to do it comment on this post & tell me what your favorite scrapbooking tip or trick is. You have until Sunday 9am CST to comment. Please make sure that if you don’t have a blog, that you leave a contact email address, in case your name if drawn.

Flight in Delight!

I'm so delighted to share with you the details of Cocoa Daisy Rewards program. (and you don't have to be a subscriber to play along)

We value your participation and your voice on the forum so to say thanks, are introducing a fun program to encourage, inspire and delight all our Cocoa Daisy fans! If you want more details & to find out how to play along...pop over to this thread on the CD forum.

The other thing NOT to forget is there are a couple of really great challenges happening over at CD with prizes to be won....the deadline is the 10th April!!

1) Spring photo challenge
2) Mid month journaling prompt challenge
3) March scraplift challenge (PS the prize for this one is a May kit & to be featured in the next CD newsletter.)

Now don't forget...the April DT gallery is up too, prepare yourselves because the Dicia have pulled out all the stops this month! The projects are fantastic!!
To take a look at the galleries go here~

This is the full April kit!



There is so much exciting stuff going on over at CD & it is all so exciting. So make sure you come & visit soon, OK! .