How much do you like Pink??

I hear that there are some SUPER amazing goodies being given away @ Pink Pailsee!

Take a look here...

You'll see more eye candy like this there too!


Designed by the ever talented Danielle Flanders!

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.

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.

Challenge #14 L.O's are up!

Well guys, from the looks of the fewer entries this time around...I can only assume the holiday season has well & truly bitten you, as badly as it has bitten us. We are gearing down to shut the company for our annual hols on Friday 12th, until Jan the 5th and we are in holiday mode already :o) I cannot wait to have some back to back time out by the pool & spend some quality time with my brood.

Many thanks to all the girls who sent in these wonderful pages, they are great inspiration (as usual)....Laci they did well didn't they? Thanks again hun, for sponsoring your beautiful L.O for us to lift, for more of her great work you can find her blog *here*

Kristi

KJ (Moi)

Bee

Stefanie

Shayne

Lynette

I'll post the RAK winner a little later, so pop back, OK.

Hugs
KJ

Winner & no#14!

....dum-de-dum-dum.....and we have a winner, I asked my hubby's designer, Tammy, to pick the number, and she picked  no. #8, which means it is Shayne...well done. I have your email address, so I'll pop a card & a little something into the mail for you. But wait we have another number because Max also wanted to pick a number too (*sigh)....his was no#3....that would be Irene, well done to you too. Watch the post gals!
 
Just a little note* Guys you ROCK! for faithfully playing along each time, your submissions make the challenges so much more fun to do...THANKS!!

Now without further adeiu, I will reveal this weeks challenge.

This cool page was sponsored my funky friend, Lacintha. We met over the internet about 2 years ago through a Canadian scrappy site. She hails from the lovely state of Alberta, Canada but is actually originally from the beach city, Durban, here in SA. She is a great scrapper & can be found on these teams...Busy Bee, Savvy 'n Sassy, and the manufacturer, Upsy Daisy.

This weeks challenge has a few rules to follow:

• Tilted photo/or photo's
• Hand written journaling
• Circles or dots somewhere e.g.papers, embellishments, journaling etc
  

Sound like fun? GREAT!
The deadline for submissions is Dec 9th....so get scrapping girls.

Over & out!
KJ
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Want some scrappy goodness?

Check out the fun Daisy Diner Scrap Off that has just begun at Cocoa Daisy...!!! It's a four week competition and the winner will given the opportunity to be a guest daisy diva.

The deadline for the first week is November 24th Monday), so don't delay. Check out all the details here, in the message board. The great news is that you don't have to be a subscriber of the CD kits to take part in this contest! I hope you'll join us...!

It's time to get started with week 1 of the scrap-off! This contest is open to everyone, so come on guys, get scrapping!

Here is the recipe, courtesy of Anja :

And some examples of how Anja has used this recipe in the past:

As for the ingredients - we are starting it simple this week - just use patterned paper!

Simply create a layout based on this recipe and using the ingredient -patterned paper! You do not need to follow the notes on the sketch exactly - just the basic design of it. All entries must be submitted to the Scrap-off gallery by 5 p.m. PT on Monday November 24th. Entries will be judged based on creativity, craftsmanship, & design. Those going on to the next round will be announced Tuesday November 25th!

Oh and before I forget to remind you.... be sure not to miss the 3rd giveaway in the Cocoa Daisy blog. One lucky person will receive the gorgeous December kit, so go & leave a comment & get yourself into the running for this cool prize.

So after all that scrappy goodness....I really need to hit the feathers. I am bushed after battling today's freaky temperatures...30C recorded at 3pm this arvi, I'm not kidding. The sun was so wicked that it was finally cool enough to swim at 6pm. Weird weather man....! Max is loving it though, means he gets to swim all the time. Did I mention to you that he is swimming like a big boy now??? No flotation aid...no water wings...nothing. Just his cute little doggie paddle thing he does. Certainly a sigh of relief knowing he is 'safer' around water.

Anyhow, thats all for now folks have a super day!
Over & out!
KJ

Challenge #12 L.O's

As a reminder...this weeks challenge was from Christine. Thanks again hon! it was a perfect L.O for lifting and guys you all did so well with it too...these L.O's are amazing! I know for many of you this was a hard one...but it was worth it. Come & see what I mean.

Mel

Martha

Shayne

Sophia

Stef

Lynette

Irene

Mel

Martha

Tertia

I unfortunately haven't had two minutes free to be able to tackle the challenge myself...but I will try & squeeze it in this week & post it here. So pop back in a couple of days. Once again thanks a stack for playing along everyone. I'll pick a random RAK winner in the AM, with the new L.O for lifting. It's gonna be the stiffest challenge yet.

Chaio for now!
KJ

Here it is!

Challenge no#11 is up! This is L.O given to us by Ronda for lifting! It is going to be alot of fun!! I really hope you are all going to be able to play along? In keeping with her own challenge site OLW, your pages must include the title 'Today'.

The deadline is Sunday the 26th October...so that should be plenty of time for you busy girls out there to get something together. This should be FUN, not stress...so let your hair down & try something new.
Chat real soon!
Kim!
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Look at these fantastic L.O's! #10

I am so glad to be back in the swing of the challenges again. Being sick during Winter as much as I was...saw the momentum being lost I think....but do not fear I am back & I hope all of you out there who joined in with your amazing L.O's each week, will play along again soon.

Initially the stamping challenge....sounded so hard {especially for Moi!} but once I had resigned myself to getting a little mucky...it wasn't hard at all. I have some ultra cool entries this week to show you.
{If you would like to learn a bit more about each designer & take a look at their blogs, click on their names & it'll take you right there.}

This great take on the challenge was designed by Martha & is in the new 6x12 format. She used stamped twigs, a little bird on a branch, dots, date & journal blocks. The colours she used reflect the arrival of Fall where she lives in Ohio. Lovely work!!

The next page was designed by a South African scrappy buddy, Bee, who now lives with her family in the ever greener pastures of England. I love the yellow, charcoal & black colour combo she used & look at all the stamps too! Go Bee!! Blocks, diamond shapes, title, flower, sentiment badge & mock stitching. If you want to take a closer look at how she put together this great L.O did it all, take a look on her blog.

This gorgeous L.O was designed by my newest scrappy buddy & fellow Cocoa Daisy designer, Anna. She lives in Sweden & is a fantastic artist. For her L.O she used texture stamps to create her background papers behind the photo. Her style is simple but oh so cool!

This next creation was designed my sweet bloggy friend, Christina. She is a scrap-product manufacturer's dream customer...in her opinion one can never use too much stash on one page. She is one of the 'free'-est {if there is such a word} scrappers I know & her pages are eye candy for sure. I know she used a ton of stamps in her page but with all the layering I couldn't be sure where or how.To see more of her work, pop over to her blog :o)

This fun page was designed by my most faithful challenge participant, Marilyn. She is ridiculously productive at her scrap table & enters a ton of challenges each month, because of this she wins stuff all the time. Almost everyday she has a post on her blog of the newest haul of goodies she has won, so her hard work definitely pays off :o) Here she used her flourish stamps to create a multi-coloured back ground & matched the colours to the stamped flower embellishments. Great job!!

My good friend, Stef, created this great page! It has simple, masculine style & the colours are great. I love the hand stitched accents :o)

Another SUPER cute page by Anna. Aren't those piggy tales adorable???? She took a cross hatch stamp & stamped it 6 times across the page to create texture, & interest. The tulle is a wonderful touch...might have to try that myself some time :o)

This is my take on the challenge. Inspired by a fantastic designer,
Jennifer Johner, who's style I have admired for years. Her use of the doodle bug alphas, stitching, papers scraps & Autumn leaves stamps has solidified her style that is noticeable everywhere. I had a blast here...I used the entire page of frame stamps on this L.O, as well as a journal block. The flitting butterfly trail using zig-zag stitch, was inspired by a digi brush Joscie used on one of her latest L.O's. Most of the papers are from the Cocoa Daisy September kit, with an extra bit of Tinkering Ink thrown in.

Guys, you did SO great!!! Your takes on the challenge were creative & inspiring THANX a million!! A bit later I will post the random drawing RAK winner & the next challenge.

Have a super scrappy day!
KJ
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Challenge #9 L.O's!

Thanks to the great gals who faithfully do my sketches....I appreciate your playing along each time. Your creativity never ceases to inspire me & teach me something new.



Like Misty's page here....don't you just love how she stamped butterflies across the two pages to 'join' them. Your colour sense is amazing!



...and Marilyn used these cute stitched flourishes to do the same thing.
Boy! all the lovely stitching must have taken you ages :o)


I love how Shaina used the strips of patterned paper to gel the pages together....see the addition of the black is such a strong feature. Is the black paper dye cut with holes??? Great job!



And mine...I stepped out folks & tried my hand at digi again...& do you know what.... I LOVED it. The tricky part I find is to always think of what the light would do in real life. I think that is what determines whether or not a L.O looks realistic or not. I used the crystals, turquoise flourishes & colour to tie my pages together.

Well everyone I hope you enjoyed that as much as I did...I'll post the RAK winner a bit later.
Regarding the next challenge....I have decided that x4 challenges a month is just too many with all my other projects on the go, so I am cutting it down to x2 a month, giving everyone more time to complete it.

Well I have to dash...the electrician is in the roof trying to sort out why our circuits are tripping all the time. I have a feeling it because of all the rain water that is finding it's way inside our home through every nook & cranny. Builders...are SERIOUSLY in my bad books right now. Through out both our renovation we had nothing but nightmare stories.
Anyway enough of that....before I really get started on my war stories.

Have a super day.....
Chat soon
KJ
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It's moved!

There has been some talk about moving the challenge date to Sunday the 7th. With Becky Higgins deadline being tomorrow & a couple of others...time is a bit tight.
Now there is no excuse guys (me included heehee!) not to try the double. Aw man...I was hoping to swerve it & feint time issues...but I'd feel too bad. So Sunday it is OK!

So get scrapping' guys!
Chat soon.
KJ
XXX

I found it!

My challenge enthusiasm is back.....I have been so sick with flu over the last 2 weeks...AGAIN! that I just haven't felt like focusing anything mentally challenging, other than flicking the remote on & off.

Well I am happy to say that hopefully this is the last I shall see of the nasty flu that has been hovering over Cape Town for the last two months. By now I should have so many anti bodies in my blood stream...warding off an episode of the plague should be a breeze :o)

So who's up to a a bit of a scrappy challenge? I was thinking hard about what would be a good theme for challenge #9 (no smart 'she was thinking?' comments please!) & I was wondering what I personally find challenging?.....As a whole not much, unless of course it is a double L.O...they make me sweat & see double (no pun intended). Now I know there are those faithful blog buddies out there, who can whip up a double in their sleep, but there are plenty of us who can't, so humor us & share your expertise .....pleeeezze!

I borrowed a 2008 sketch from Becky Fleck @ Page maps to give the likes of 'moi' a starting point. You might be looking at this thinking ...what on earth is she blabbing on about...that sketch is SOOOO basic??? but don't be fooled guys.....that's all I'm saying :o)

The deadline for this L.O will be next week Friday...the (um?) I'll have to look the actual date up. Let me know if you are going to play along.

Have a super day!
Hugs
KJ!

L.O's from challenge #6

This week has a whole bunch of fantastic L.O's to showcase. Girls, your work is creative & diverse...thanks so much for sharing your ideas with us.

Stef

Joscie

Paula

Shaina

KJ~this is mine!

Jacki

Brit

Marilyn

Alison

I hope you all enjoyed the challenge....I must say I was stumped myself when faced with the multi photo option, then I realised the blocks could also be uses as a background....hence I used the Heidi Swapp journal block stickers as a base for my photo. I am inspired by you double L.O girls to try my hand a double sometime too. It is a great way to scrap with a TON of photo's.

I will post the RAK winner & next weeks challenge, a little bit later.
Have a super day!
~KJ
XXX