Up for a Challenge, come on over to Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge

Time for our 15 May scrapbooking  sketch challenge!!

Using sketch 10:

 Use this sketch along with this challenge – Mother’s Day is celebrated in May in some countries – scrap a memory of your mother or grandmother, or another lady who has influenced your life greatly.

This months challenge was lots of fun.  My mum is an amazing lady and I really enjoyed putting this layout together.   My mum comes down from the coast when I have my babies,  and if anyone knows me well, its pretty often.    Through false alarms and long nights,  all my mood swings, my uncertainties and much more.  My mum was there for me!  I hope one day when my children have their children that I can be a rock in times of need.  These photos were taken not long after wee Alex was born.  I love these photos.

and some close-ups:  look at that smile

I loves these flowers and the title says it all

So now its your turn,  I would love to see what you come up with. Go check out the Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge blog for more amazing samples of this sketch.  Happy Scrappin everyone ….. xox Donna

Compendium of Curiosities 2, Challenge 5!

I have been meaning to do these challenges since the beginning but time has been full on!  I had some down time today and thought I would see what the challenge was this time.  Yippie one of my faves and I have the perfect project for it.  I have made this for a class demo at work, and love the technique Tim uses in his  A Compendium of Curiosities, Vol. II.  

If you feel like a challenge and love Tim Holtz Products and  his amazing techniques go check this blog out, Studio L3 and join in on the fun,  this weeks  sponsor is simon says stamp.com

Heres what I got up to,

I have more exciting news to!  I am going to Auzzy in June to do Tim Holtz full day educators course,  I am counting down the days and so excited.  I have never been out of New Zealand and to be going and meeting and training with Tim Holtz is a Dream come true!

Happy Scrappin everyone   xox   Donna

SUPER EXCITED!!!! Flourish With a Bling

From their Blog …. FWAB would like to introduce you to our very first design team – by admin ~ May 8th, 2012 Wow, what a hard job we had choosing from 80 plus fabulous DT applications from all over the world! We were so overwhelmed, but greatly appreciated seeing so much interest in our company…so thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Over the coming weeks we will introduce you to our design team properly, but for now let me share with you who we are extremely lucky to call Flourish with a Bling’s very first Design Team – in alphabetical order –

Natalie Elphinstone – VIC, Australia

Suzette Edmond – United Kingdom

Jenifer Evans – USA

Jennifer Hodge – QLD, Australia

Cathy Lane – South Africa

Kate McCulloch – NSW, Australia

Rae Moses – USA

Jeni O’Connor – Canada/Australia

Donna O’Leary – New Zealand…. (THAT’S ME)  how super exciting!

Elena Olinevich – Belarus

Angella Peardon – NSW, Australia

Ro Philippsen – South Brazil

Amanda Reddicliffe – WA, Australia

Candy Rosenberg – USA

Sandi Smith – Canada

Ilene Tell – USA

Sonia Thomason – WA, Australia

Sharryn Thomson – NSW, Australia

Chantal Vandenberg – SA, Australia

Emilia van den Heuvel – the Netherlands

A very big congratulations ladies and we look forward to a funfilled and creative year with you all. To those of you who didn’t make the team this year, we greatly appreciated your interest and hope that you will apply again next year. Happy Scrapping, Maggie, Lucy and Kate The FWAB team

Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge!!!

Time for our 1 May scrapbooking challenge!!

Anne Writes…   “I realize that for the southern girls, this is not springtime – but  in the Northern Hemisphere – 1 May is springtime, and time to be out in the gardens.  Scrap something about your garden – how you love to be out in it, or what it means to you, or alternatively how you hate to be outside gardening at all.  If you are not a gardener -  you could also alternatively scrap about an outdoor sanctuary that you appreciate – perhaps your mother’s garden or a park????”

Well we are about to go into our winter,  its freezing here at the moment.

I have been waiting for a garden for 6 years,  my other half has plans out the back for an AWESOME garden,  but so far it is still a big dirt pile with weeds growing on it.  I decided one day after sitting out the front, that he NEVER said anything about the front of the house.  So that day I pulled up all the bricks that was used for a path that we never use and replaced it with a garden.  You should have seen his face when he got home from work that night…  I love my little garden and if he does not get his a into g soon he might just come home to another surprise one day.   Heres what I did:

my first crop of winter veggies picked. and oh no I have just realised I have spelt that wrong!!!!  guttered.  but you all know what I mean. Veggies. 

Ok,  that’s really bugging me now,  so when I get back from class tonight I will be fixing my spelling. Well that  is all I have to share for now. hope you all come along and join us .  Happy Scrappin everyone!

May Challenge is up on NZ Paper Chase Blog…

Hello all,  It’s time for a new challenge, but first I would just like to say WOW,  have you all gone over and had a look at the April entries!  AMAZING!

Head on over to NZ PAPER CHASE to find out the details of the challenge and some close-ups of this layout.  Happy Scrappin Everyone  xox Donna

A Card for Mum

Last night I got inspired to make a card for mum for Mothers Day, It was not what I was meant to be doing but I needed  to distress!

and I even did the inside

Ok,  now to put the kids to bed and get onto my need to do list!  Happy Scrappin   xox Donna

Graphic 45 Little Darlings Card Class

Please add this to your diary!  filling fast, don’t delay to get your spot!

Wednesday 9th May, 7pm

These are baby cards with a difference using the gorgeous new Little Darlings range from Graphic 45. Only a few spaces left already as this goes to print. Suitable all skill levels.