Challenge winner!

Hey everyone - hope you all had a great weekend! I am back with the winner of my challenge which I should have announced yesterday, but I ran out of time. So, without further ado..... the first winner, chosen by me is Snow Day by TiffanyL - check it out:

And the second winner, chosen by Mr Random is Flood by havadrpepper - check it out:

Congratulations ladies - if you could both contact me with the kit of your choice, I will send you a coupon :) TTFN.

Calendar collection time again!

It's time for the April instalment of the Calendar Collection! Wow this year is going fast isn't it? I have to admit to you this month that my P365 has slipped a little and I haven't been uploading every day. I have also missed a few days, but I will get caught up soon and write off those days and try harder - honestly! I also need to get scrapping with the photos. I sure hope you guys are doing better than me? Check out what the April bundle looks like - you can buy the bundle here for just $3.

And here are some layouts from my CT using this instalment and previous months to show that it all coordinates whichever month you're using - cool hey?

And of course I have a freebie for you - check out this simple template. In the download is a psd file which includes the circle text path - I used Arial font on the preview, but of course you can change that up to whatever you want. Also included are png files, but if you use that option of course, the text path isn't included. I hope you like it - download it here. TTFN.

Cosy cases for my gadgets!

I took the plunge this week and treated myself to an iPad (they were £100 off at the Apple store, so it was rude not to really)! I wanted to get a case for it that was very girly rather than practical - that's me all over! LOL! I was browsing ebay and came across these handmade beauties - one for my new iPad and one for my Kindle :) The photo is the listing photo because the lady who made them is better at photographing them than I am and it's a bit rainy and dark here right now!

I am so super pleased with them - they are like little sleeping bags for my gadgets because they are fleece lined - it really feels like I am putting them to bed! LOL! If you're in the UK, I would definitely recommend the service I got from Cheryl as she made the kindle case as a commission for me and I had it within 4 days of first asking if she could do it! The quality is also second to none - I can't fault it in any way. Check out her ebay listings here and her website here for some super funky shower caps - very vintage inspired! I may even have to treat myself to one of those too :) TTFN.

Happy Days

I am determined to get caught up this weekend - if it's the last thing I do! LOL! Last Friday I released Happy Days which looks like this:

I love the colours in this one - they really do make me feel happy. Check out what my creative team did with it - they're sure to make you think happy thoughts! :)

And of course I have a freebie for you - it's a wordart to coordinate with Happy Days which you can download here. Check back over the weekend for details of my next installment of my Calendar Collection which is already in store here now. TTFN.

Time to catch up

Oh my - I have been so busy recently and it just doesn't seem to be letting up! Work have kept me on my toes since Christmas and with Dad's heart attack and my bad back for a while, it seems that it's taking it's toll on me. I spent all of Friday and Saturday with a headache which developed into a migraine by Friday afternoon and stuck with me until I went to bed last night. Luckily this morning, it seems to have gone, but of course, that's half my weekend gone and it's back to the hectic-ness that is my job tomorrow! Can't wait for Easter so I can have some long weekends :) And I also can't wait for daylight savings in a couple of weeks - I know we lose an hour, but the light evenings more than make up for it in my opinion!

So, back to what I have to catch up on and first of those things is some layouts done by Anne Maree as my guest CT for Cloudy Day - this is what Anne Maree says about herself:

I am a 54yo happily divorced, mother to 3 children (26, 25, and 17) living in Sydney, Australia.  I have been paper scrapping for 12 years and started digital scrapping about 3 years ago and loving it.   I love the no mess, no mistake aspect of digi.  My favourite style would be vintage / shabby but slowly getting my head around the minimalist style.  Always feel it needs just a little something more.

And check out these THREE gorgeous layouts she did for me - thank you so much Anne Maree - you did a great job :)

And the next thing to catch up on are a couple of layouts from Kim H on my creative team. She had some poorly sick kids and so was a little behind on her scrapping. Glad they're feeling better now Kim! First layout uses my calendar collection:

And this layout is made using Cloudy Day - very cool!

Finally, just to tell you I will be back later with my latest kit - Happy Days, but I thought I'd show you the layout I made with it while you wait - it's Sara (Sweet Blossom Designs) and me ready for a girls night out to watch Eclipse - such happy memories :) TTFN.

New challenge

Hey everyone - I finally have my latest challenge ready - sorry for the delay. Before I get to it, a few people have asked me for a Pompey and Lily update, so I must do that first :)

Pompey is his usual self - seemingly uninterested in the world until food/walk/a visitor comes along, then he's crazy happy dog. He seems content to just sleep and dream his doggy dreams. We had some trouble with him when he was young with a bad tummy and various visits to the vet, but he seems over all that as he's gotten older - he hasn't been to the vet for more than his yearly jabs for a while :) Here is a typical Pompey pose - the cosier he is, the better!!

Lily on the other hand is much harder work! She needs lots of love and cuddles (which I don't mind at all) but her epilepsy seems to be very slowly getting worse. We started out at 2-3 fits in a year and now they're every 2-3 months. Still not frequent enough to have medication, but I think that's inevitable. She also suffers from gastritis which is aggravated by the fact that she insists on eating at great speed! We are overcoming it by feeding her wet food instead of dry and in a slow feeder bowl - it definitely helps! She is such a naughty little thing as she still enjoys rolling in fox poo for fun and playing in muddy puddles - the muddier the better! Roll on summer when the muddy puddles are a thing of the past :) This is a fairly recent photo of Lily doing what Lily does best - playing outdoors!

So, back to the challenge and this time it is all about weather. As my latest kit has a weather theme, it inspired me in this challenge. I wanted to scrap some photos of hubby and I walking the dogs on a cloudy, windy and cold beach when the sun poked through for just a few minutes. Your layout could be about any weather, any time of the year, but I want to see a weather theme in it. (edited to add: you must use a kit from one of the Scrap That Idea designers - any one will do)!

This is what my layout looks like using Cloudy Day:

Please upload your layouts to the gallery here before the end of the day on Saturday 19th March and the winner and runner up will each win a kit of their choice from my store. I really cannot wait to see what you do - remember if you want to chat with other scrappers, you can join my facebook group for challenges, but the layout must be put in the gallery to be in with a chance of winning! Good luck everyone!

What Spring Brings freebie

Have you seen our latest store collab kit called 'What Spring Brings'? It's a great Spring themed kit to get us  all in the mood for the sunshine! I have fun with this kit - I am so over winter and couldn't wait to get stuck into some fresh, bright colours :)

This is what the kit looks like - it's available in store here:

And this is what my creative team did with it - such gorgeous layouts girls!

And now for the freebie, but before you collect it - don't forget that if you spend $5 in store before the end of Monday, you get entered into a draw to win $100 to spend in store - check it out...

And click here to download the freebie cluster - don't forget to leave some love! TTFN.

P365

Are you still playing along? I am - just about!! I have to say some days are MUCH harder than others. Until the nice weather hits, I feel I am taking photos of boring things, but hopefully that is going to change really soon because Spring is getting into gear finally (I hope)! I have been collecting up some of the layouts that my blog readers have done with my Calendar Collection and there are some great ones out there - take a look at this collection of layouts if you're in need of some inspiration....

You girls are rocking the kit - I need to get my butt in gear and scrap some layouts with all of my photos - I think I am going to do monthly layouts rather than weekly as I am so totally useless at keeping up with the scrapping even though I can just about keep up with the photos themselves! LOL! Anyhoo - next blogpost will be a Pompey and Lily update as requested by the lovely Pam :) TTFN.

Cloudy Day freebie

Well, it seems to be a cloudy day quite often in England right now, but I am still holding out for Spring! LOL! My latest freebie is, appropriately, called Cloudy Day and has a weather theme - check out what it looks like:

You can buy it here for just $3 and don't forget that if you spend $5 in store during the first week of March, not only do you get the freebie kit 'Four Leaf Clover', but you also get entered into a prize draw to win $100 to spend in store.

This is what my creative team did with Cloudy Day - some beautiful layouts don't you think?

And of course I have a freebie for you - it's a cluster frame to coordinate and can be downloaded here. Check back soon as I have some P365 layouts made with my Calendar Collection to show you from some blog readers. TTFN.

Big birthday news and CJ layout 2

Did you hear it's Scrap That Idea's birthday today? We are 2 today - can you believe it? It seems like just yesterday in some ways that we started, but in other ways, it feels like it's always been there. To celebrate, we are having a huge promotion - check it out:

Go fill up your stash because who couldn't use $100 to spend? :)

Also, I wanted to show you my latest paper scrapping - it's the layout for my CJ. I lifted Louise's layout this time and this is what I made using the photos taken of me recently by the lovely Kirsty and the January ScrapaGoGo kit. I have received the layout to lift for round 3 and can't wait to get started!