Twisted Sketches - #17

I can't believe that this is already my last sketch for {twisted sketches}. Amazing how quick the six months went. It was an amazing time and I enjoyed being part of {anam's} awesome challenge blog.

This week, we were asked to use some bling in combination with the fabulous sketch. Now, bling I can do - one of my faves :)

I used my new favourite embossing folder from {quickutz}, the diamond and placed self adhesive Rhinestones on all visible connecting points of the diamond shapes. I also used for the first time, {alpha beads} as does the amazing {sasha}. It is her fault that I stocked up on those babies as I love how she uses them in her titles.

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Cardstock: Papermill; Stampin' Up
Papers: Making Memories
Embellishments: Rub Ons - Upsy Daisy Designs #UDD0123. Basic Brown Alpha, #UDD186. It's A Girl Thing; Metal Frame - Making Memories; Buttons, Flowersm Twine - Scrapitude
Tools: Embossing Folder - Quickutz Diamond; Border Punch - Fiskars Effervesence

Please join us in our last challenge for this term {here}

Online Scrapbooking Business For Sale

An excellent opportunity is available for a dedicated crafter who would like to earn a little money, while following her/his hobby.

I have been the Owner of {scrapitude} since 2005 and I just cannot put my heart and soul into it any longer. With a full time job, I find it too demanding spending much time on updating the shop, market the business and source new products.

This could be a fun venture for a Stay-at-home Mum/Dad and as the business is all set up you would not need to worry about starting from scratch: The website is up and running, wholesale accounts with UK distributors available and a substantial amount of stock on hand.

The domain is paid for until March 2010 (this includes the hosting of the website) as is Sponsorship on {uk scrappers} until the end of this year. The latter being an important Marketing Tool, where you are allowed to inform the largest online crafting community what is available to buy in your shop. With each post you make on the forum you reach thousands of possible buyers and I have to say that each post I make generates immediate sales.

If you are interested in purchasing the business, please do contact me via E-mail

I would of course assist you in transferring all accounts over to you, arrange for the stock to be packed up and delivered to you via Courier (unless you live in my area, then I would be delighted for you to pick everything up from my house). You would receive my help in finding your way around the website, etc etc

For the established domain, including Sponsorship costs, arranging for wholesale account transfer and my support and advice during the first three months I expect an amount of £200.00. Additional costs for the stock, including storage boxes, stacking trays for papers and cardstock as well as packing materials will have to be determined after stock take. Substantial discounts are available.

Have look at the site to get a feel of the majority of stock in store; however there are still a few items in my store room which have not been uploaded.

2S4Y - Kazan's Sketch #36

For this weeks sketch, both {anja} and myself had a free choice of product to use as the Sponsor, Sakura of America sadly does not supply to the European Market.

However, that did not bother us at all as we could just stuck in without any restrictions. But you know what? I actually found that much harder than having specific product to work with. That is so weird, because I cherished the opportunity to just go wild...buy anyhow, I soldiered through and in the end I really do like how the card turned out.

Cardstock: Bazzill, Papermill
Papers: Upsy Daisy Designs #UDD0137. Scrumptious, #UDD0136. Sweet, #UDD0133. Delectable - all from the {cupcake} line; #MT2-011. Carter - from the {man about town II} line
Embellishments: Rub Ons - Upsy Daisy Designs #UDD190. Sweet Celebrations; Embroidery Floss - Scrapitude; Ribbon
Tools: Border Punch - Fiskars

Drop on by and see what the other Designers did with the sketch {here}

Old Typepad Posts - September 2009

TITLE: Booktip of the Week - II
DATE: 09/23/2009 02:16:00 PM
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Last week, I introduced you to my new favourite series of top selling author Charlaine Harris - if you missed it, have a look-see {here}.

Today, let me tell you a little about another fantasy series which has captured my heart. The Hollows by author {kim harrison}. At first I wasn't sure if I would like it at all, having been so engrossed in the whole Vampire & Human scenario. Adding a Witch, Pixies and Demons to the mixture felt kinda weird and too much. But I gave it a try and loved it from the start - the funny dialogues in particular between Witch Rachel and Pixie Jenks, had me in stitches on more than one occasion.

There is so much action, but also romance, humour and dare I say it heartbreak. Yes, I cried at some stage during this series - a lot. I am not telling you when and why but it effected me so much that I refused to buy the next book(s) in the series at that time as I did not feel I would enjoy reading on. But in the end my curiosity got the better of me and I am glad I continued.

I also love the titles of the series - anyone notice a connection there? You need to check out the above link for Kim Harrison to get to all the books on one page. I think it's kind uber-clever!!!

Here is Amazon's synopsis of the {first book} in the Rachel Morgan series:

This is the first book in a new urban fantasy-thriller series with the
perfect amount of wry humour and a sassy female lead, which will
delight all fans of thrillers and fantasy alike. Rachel Morgan is a
white witch and runner working for Inderland Security, in an alternate
world where a bioengineered virus wiped out a great deal of the world's
human population - exposing the existence of the supernatural
communities that had long lived alongside humanity. For the last five
years Rachel has been tracking down law-breaking Inderlanders in
modern-day Cincinnati, but now she wants to leave and start her own
agency. Her only problem is that no one quits the I.S. Marked for
death, Rachel will have to fend off fairy assassins and homicidal weres
armed with an assortment of nasty curses. She's a dead witch walking
unless she can appease her former employers by exposing the city's most
prominent citizen as a drug lord. But, making an enemy of the ambiguous
Trent Kalamack is just as deadly as leaving the I.S.

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Voyager (2 Oct 2006)
  
• Language English
  
• ISBN-10: 0007236093
  
• ISBN-13: 978-0007236091
  Product Dimensions:
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Tracey
DATE: 09/23/2009 09:22:30 PM
oooh I've had my eye on the Hollows for AGES... just bought a stack of books at the charity shop today though, so maybe my chrimbo list will bring the Hollows my way!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Daniela
DATE: 09/24/2009 07:42:49 AM
Now thank you for this review! Sounds as good as the covers look. So, I'm off to amazon, shopping.
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TITLE: The Holiday - Part 1
DATE: 09/22/2009 10:35:00 AM
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Please note - this post is picture heavy - apologies to those on dial up

I couldn't believe that it has been a little over three years since Lyndon and I went on a holiday together - it sure didn't feel THAT long. We have been planning (ok, let me re-phrase that: Lyndon has been planning - I let him deal with the fiddly stuff) the holiday for quite some time and were getting ever so excited.

We have been to the Bavarian Mountains, and especially Berchtesgaden a few times before but never in the summer. Checking the webcams on a daily basis gave us hope that the weather would be fabulous for us. Of course two days before we departed, the forecast changed and we quickly changed our plans around, deciding to go to {nuremberg} first. As we were using a hotel instead of the tent (bleck) for those days in Frankonia, we didn't care if it was overcast.

Of course we could not start the flight without our traditional "plane-picture". They usually look like crap but we like giggling at the memory of trying to get a nice self-portrait in the cramped conditions.

The flight out from Gatwick was as smooth as ever and we arrived at Munich airport around 16:00hrs. A train to Nuremberg and we were signed into the hotel a few hours later. We were totally beat and only managed to drag ourselves to the next Pizza Hut wolfed some food down and went back to sleep.

The plans for the coming days were to see more of Nuremberg (as last time we only were there for a few hours), go check out {wurzburg}, {rothenburg} and {kelheim}. Weather was definitely on our side and we enjoyed a wonderful first day around the castle and castle ground in our favourite city in the South of Germany.

The last time we have been to Nuremberg we found one of the cutest Restaurants around and promised ourselves that we would stay there this time for a while.

The {burgwachter} offers amazing food and is only one of two restaurants in

the city who have the license the sell the famous {rauchbier} from {bamberg}. We stayed for a good few hours and enjoyed our food and the different beers, as you can see from the pictures.

Especially Lyndon was thrilled to get his hands on the Rauchbier, as he always wanted to try it. I had a sip too and much to my surprise I kinda liked it. Weird to have such a strong taste but it compliments the beer. Not something I would drink to re-fresh myself, rather to sit back and enjoy.

The next day we went to Wurzburg - to tell you the truth I never really paid much attention to it. Sure, of course I have heard the name but I never associated anything great with the city. I was in for a surprise as Wurzburg is absolutely beautiful - and boasts a LOT of different vines, along the vineyard of the castle.

We felt a bit adventurous and decided to walk up to the castle and see if we can grab a spot to eat and sample some of the local wines up there - of course the sun started beating down the most on the steepest parts of the hike, but hey - that gave us a great excuse to get some beverages down our throats.

Did I pick a grape along the way - do you really need to ask...?!?!! Of course I did and it tasted surprisingly nice and smooth. Once we got up to the castle we feared we may had to pay a lot to get inside but hats off the city of Wurzburg, you can see it all for free (unless you want to go inside the museum or take a guided tour).

We went along for a few hours and then managed to grab some traditional German grub: sausage and Sauerkraut.

I don't quite understand the obsession in the South of Germany to serve dry brown bread with sausages - especially when there is no spread. What a waste of good food as both Lyndon and I had to throw it - it was dry and did not compliment the food at all. Everywhere else you either get a small soft roll or some white bread. Quite frankly, I much rather have a little more Sauerkraut instead.

But I ramble: we took one last view down at the city from the castle before we made our way to Rothenburg.

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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Kat
DATE: 09/22/2009 11:55:40 AM
Awh, Kimmy... really makes me want to visit other parts of Germany again ... apart from the annual trip to family and maybe day trips out (furthest south we got so far was Heidelberg, which is beautiful in itself of course!). Something to look into! Never had Rauchbier myself, but I love the little independent breweries in Bavaria - there's a nice one in Pottenstein but haven't been there in about 15 years so couldn't even tell you the name anymore... :o

Good old Google says it's "Hufeisen" (which is possible, as that's the Restaurant we've usually been eating dinner :).
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Tanja
DATE: 09/22/2009 01:55:31 PM
Tja, unser Bayernland ist schon was Feines. Meine Eltern leben hier in einem kleinen Dorf namens Rothenbürg. Ständig kommen Ausländer mit der Bahn angefahren (hauptsächlich Japaner und Chinesen, aber auch Australier,...). Sie wollen nach Rothenburg o. d. Tauber, aber die Deutsche Bahn schickt sie falsch, weil sie kein "Ü" kennen und dann stehen sie in einem Dorf in dem niemand die englische Sprache beherrscht. Das ist immer eine Belustigung für die ganzen Dorfbewohner. Zum Glück bist du da angekommen, wo du hin wolltest! Ich hoffe es hat dir gefallen. Ich wohne ca. 50 km von Nürnberg entfernt und bin somit ein Oberfranke (hier gibt es das beste Bier).
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Nat
DATE: 09/22/2009 04:44:31 PM
hehehe- I love the Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier - it is one of my favorites! Awesome photos!!!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Tracey
DATE: 09/22/2009 04:57:29 PM
fab photos Kim, looks like you guys had a fab time.... mmmm sauerkraut, love it!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Marci K
DATE: 09/22/2009 07:33:27 PM
You have the most wonderful life. I always love looking at your photos, it really makes me want to travel to Europe....sigh.....
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Joanne K
DATE: 09/23/2009 07:36:51 AM
Thanks for sharing your photos! Would love to take a vacation like that someday! Sounds like you had fun! Great photos!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: stinker
DATE: 09/23/2009 12:49:19 PM
very cool! i've never really wanted to travel outside the US but all of your adventures are making me question that!
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TITLE: 2S4Y - Laura's sketch #35
DATE: 09/21/2009 01:22:00 PM
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I never thought I would make in time for this week's reveal - what with our holiday but to tell you the truth, the sponsored product from {creative cuts and more} made it super easy to create a quick card and an additional box. Yep, I created both within the matter of two hours - not a bad start, after a ten day absence from crafting :)

Laura's sketch #35 was as always a joy to work with and suited the pre-cut cards we received perfectly. I worked with the {a2 square window card} and the {straight frame}. As the frame was in black, I decided to tone the colour down a bit by brushing some gesso over it; otherwise it would have overpowered the card and I just wanted the frame to be a subtle(ish) focal point.

I raided my scrap-box to complete the card as I was looking for funky and colourful. Very rarely do I buy real bright papers, so I get lots of use out of any scraps I keep from Kits that I bought years ago.

** as usual, click on any image you want to view enlarged **

Cardstock: Bazzill
Papers: Scenic Route; American Crafts
Embellishments: Stickers - American Crafts Thickers, Making Memories; Pearls - KatyCards; Ribbon; Beads; Embroidery Floss - Scrapitude

I also played with the {small takeout box} in Acetate. Whilst it doesn't follow the sketch, I thought it makes the prefect companion for the card. If someone needs cheering up, I just pop some sweeties inside the box and send it off :)

Have a look and see what the rest of the 2 Sketches 4 You team did with sketch and product {here}

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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: jacqui
DATE: 09/21/2009 06:51:12 PM
Now those really are "cheery". Love the bright colours, pretty. Thanks too for the nice comment about my LO.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Lisa (FunkyFairy)
DATE: 09/22/2009 09:10:57 AM
Oh wow, loving these. Those colours are so happy : )
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: stinker
DATE: 09/22/2009 12:45:02 PM
those would make me smile :)
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TITLE: We are back....
DATE: 09/20/2009 05:13:33 PM
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Tired, exhausted, with lots of memories and photos to call our own - and I am 6 pounds heavier; that's the short summary of our holiday in South Germany. We left on the 10th of September and just came back last night, so I am playing catch up a bit right now.

For starters here are two pictures of us on top of the {untersberg}, the last nice day we had in Berchtesgaden - after that we went to {augsburg}. But don't despair - you will have to endure a full holiday report with pictures over the coming days anyway :)

Before I go, I want to give a big shout out to the new {upsy daisy designs} DT members, which were announced while I was away - I was thrilled to see the ladies chosen because they sure do some awesome work. If you haven't yet seen it, check out the announcement {here}.

I also have some other news to share in a few weeks (nope, not being preggers, or fired, or getting married...*giggles*). But in the meantime I will sort out the RAK winners for the new Upsy Daisy Designs {brads}.

Check back tomorrow for yet another awesome reveal at {2s4y}

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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: jacqui
DATE: 09/20/2009 07:08:07 PM
Nice to have you back. So glad to hear that you had a great time. We were missing you...come visit soon.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Ingrid
DATE: 09/20/2009 09:47:52 PM
Great pics, Kimmie. Can't wait to see more pics. Good to hear you had a wonderful time.

xoxo
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Nat
DATE: 09/21/2009 03:10:19 PM
ahh - can't wait to see more pix!
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TITLE: Point Blank Period # 1
DATE: 09/18/2009 01:03:00 PM
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Have you all checked out the fabulous new challenge blog founded by my girl {sasha}? She has rounded up some of the hottest scrappers around to make up the DT and they will challenge us each month with some awesome prompts. The focus will be on YOU and what YOU would like to do..point.blank.period.

This month, the requirement were right up my alley - see it in detail {here}

And my layout to go with the prompt is this:

** click on the image to enlarge **

Cardstock: Papermill
Papers: My Minds Eye; SEI; Scenic Route
Embellishments: Die Cut - My Minds Eye; Stickers - Rusty Pickle; Rhinestones - Kaisercraft

To tell yo the truth, I don't think there is anything that is holding me back. Sometimes it does creep back in again that I worry what others may think of me. That is what my journaling is all about - to not worry what others think - if they don't like you the way you are, why would you go out of your way changing who and what you are just so they say you are ok? Those people are not worth your while and I refuse to change the way I am to satisfy someone else's beliefs...

If you would like to submit a layout to this months' challenge, check out the {pbp} forum as the winner will win an awesome price from {bad girls kit club}. How cool is that for a debut sponsor price??

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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Nat
DATE: 09/18/2009 01:34:35 PM
oh that layout is amazing! Love it girl!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Paula - Buenos Aires
DATE: 09/18/2009 01:51:54 PM
I like you. :D *waving Hi*
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Fienchen
DATE: 09/18/2009 02:30:55 PM
Das ist mal wieder super schön !!!!
Und jetzt geh ich mal hier nachlesen ;o)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Leslie Ashe
DATE: 09/18/2009 08:47:10 PM
You are fab...girl I love your layout and I MISS talking to you!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Alison-lee
DATE: 09/19/2009 07:14:42 AM
I love this layout, its brilliant. Have still got my layout for PB to do but am stuck on ideas at the moment!!! You know how it is when you want it to be 'great'!!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Tracey
DATE: 09/19/2009 08:04:33 AM
well I put up with you the way you are... mwhaaa haa haa haa!! Fab layout Kimster xx
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: stinker
DATE: 09/19/2009 08:55:21 AM
ooh so pretty!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Kim Sonksen
DATE: 09/20/2009 05:21:05 PM
You always know how to cheer me up :)
Hugs to you Paula
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: JoanneK
DATE: 09/21/2009 02:16:05 AM
Super page!!! Thanks for the link to the challenge blog!!!!
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TITLE: Twisted Sketches #015
DATE: 09/16/2009 03:30:00 PM
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Another fun week over at {twisted sketches}.

This has been my most favourite sketch of them all so far and without wishing to sound like I am full of myself, I think my card is one of the best ones I have ever made...this week we were to add some form of chipboard to the sketch. Can you guess where mine is??

C'mon have a guess and I will pick a winner from the correct guesses to win a little goodie bag from me (internationals are welcome to play)

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Cardstock: Papermill, Stampin' Up
Papers: Daisy D, Upsy Daisy Designs #UDD0168. Ella Bella, #UDD0136. Sweet
Embellishments: Pearls - Paper Cellar, Kaisercraft; Rub Ons - Upsy Daisy Designs #UDD186. It's A Girl Thing; Bling - PaperMania; Emboridery Floss - Scrapitude; Stamps - Stampin' Up
Tools: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Circles; Glimmer Mist; Stampin' Up punch

So, have a guess at m chipboard piece and join us in the recent challenge {here}

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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Nat
DATE: 09/16/2009 05:04:02 PM
oh wow- this card is AMAZING!!! I loveit so so so much!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Simona
DATE: 09/16/2009 06:50:49 PM
wow, what a gorgeous card, love it!!!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: jacqui
DATE: 09/16/2009 07:37:36 PM
What beautiful colour combinations.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: stinker
DATE: 09/17/2009 08:52:16 AM
i think this sketch was my favorite too and your card is just breathtaking!!

i guess the big circle with the flower touching it :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Rachel Millington
DATE: 09/17/2009 01:15:38 PM
I think you're right Kimmy, this is one of your best cards ever, it's so pretty! I think the chipboard is the circle at the top right, with the pink pearl on top of it?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Fienchen
DATE: 09/18/2009 02:32:59 PM
Mir stockt der Atem - ist die geil !!!!!
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COMMENT:
DATE: 09/19/2009 05:36:06 AM
Wow, beautiful card !!
I am guessing the smaller circle in the dark brown circle.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Julia Saddi Reffatti
DATE: 09/19/2009 04:31:34 PM
No wonder, yes, you should be very proud of yourself! This is a delicate, rich of details, beautiful job! Besides the complimment, I shall thank you for your support! xox Julia Saddi
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Audrey
DATE: 09/19/2009 09:35:33 PM
Oh wow, this card is amazing! Beautiful colours. I reckon the chipboard is the scalloped frame where the 'fabulous friend' is on.
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TITLE: 2S4Y - Kazan's sketch #35
DATE: 09/14/2009 01:24:00 PM
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Wow, the wonderful Sponsor's just keep rolling in at {2s4y} - this week the DT was treated to a complete stamp set from {flourishes}. Those stamps are divine as they have so much detail which gives them a touch of vintage - I love that.

I was delighted to be working with the {all wrapped up} set and I am totally hooked. It will never go out of fashion as it is so timeless. No matter if you need something for a birthday, a shower, Christmas - this set works all year round :)

This is Kazan's sketch

And here is my wee card

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Cardstock: Papermill; Bazzill
Papers: Rouge de Garance; KI Memories
Tools: Border Punch - Martha Stewart; Stamps - Flourishes

Yeah, I know - I am still not there with the colouring business, but I am trying ok?? One of these days I am going to have you all faint in amazement because I will nail the shading. But until then, you just have to make do with my first grader skills :)

Don't forgt to join our {challenge} this week for the chance to win a superb prize!

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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: anja
DATE: 09/14/2009 02:09:01 PM
Beautiful card Kim and about the coloring you did a good job didn't you? I'm not into coloring gave it a try but it didn't work out so I keep it that way.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Cheryl N
DATE: 09/14/2009 02:30:13 PM
so and and festive!! LOVE it!!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Nat
DATE: 09/14/2009 05:06:54 PM
I think this is pretty nailed- love it!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: ~amy~
DATE: 09/14/2009 08:41:37 PM
gorgeous...
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: stinker
DATE: 09/15/2009 09:06:20 AM
well hey, your first grader skills rocked this card! ;)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: JoanneK
DATE: 09/15/2009 03:41:23 PM
Awesome card!!!! Love the coloring!!!
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TITLE: Booktip of the week
DATE: 09/13/2009 01:30:00 PM
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I am an avid reader - always have been and always will be. That's why I love having to travel to and from work for an hour each day. Getting lost in novels at the start and end of a long day is sheer bliss.

So, I thought I may share some of my faves with you each week and maybe you find something amongst them which appeals to you too.

Right now I am totally into the {harper connelly} series of {charlaine harris}. I am sure you all have heard of Charlaine, who created the mother of all Vampire books - {sookie stockhouse - the southern vampire series}. A friend of mine introduced me to Sookie a few years back and since then I have read the complete series about nine times...and I am already counting down the days to May 2010, when the latest book will be published.

Until then, I shall spend my days with Harper and her brother/side-kick Tolliver. The first book in the series is called {grave sight} and introduces us to Harper's strange ability. Pretty much like Sookie is a heroine with a weird "disability", so is Harper who can find dead people - simply because she was struck by lightening as a teenager...

Initially I thought this might turn out to be silly and not even noteworthy but I do like it - much more than I expected. Even though her dependency on her brother does get a little on my wick, it is an important part of the story and I am sure that Charlaine will bring some twists of their relationship into the series.

If you are looking for an easy read, which is a combination of mystery and crime - than this is definitely for you.

Here is Amazon's synopsis:
Harper Connelly had a lucky escape when she was hit by lightning: she
didn't die. But sometimes she wishes she had died, because the
lightning strike left her with an unusual talent: she can find dead
people - and that's not always comfortable. Everyone wants to know how
she does it: it's a little like hearing a bee droning inside her head,
or maybe the pop of a Geiger counter, a persistent, irregular noise
that increases in strength as she gets closer. It's almost electric: a
buzzing all through her body, and the fresher the corpse, the more
intense the buzz. Harper and her brother Tolliver make their living
from finding the dead, for desperate parents, worried friends . . . and
police departments who have nowhere else to look. They may not believe
in her abilities, but sometimes the proof is just too much for even the
most sceptical of police chiefs to deny. But it's not always easy for
someone like Harper, for the dead *want* to be found - and too often,
finding the body doesn't bring closure; it opens a whole new can of
worms.

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Gollancz; New Ed edition (13 Sep 2007)
• Language English
• ISBN-10: 0575079231
• ISBN-13: 978-0575079236

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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Lacintha
DATE: 09/13/2009 03:48:34 PM
Hello darlin'....love Charlaine Harris too!
Have you checked out goodreads.com?
Sort of an online bokclub...add me as a friend if you do find your way over there...:)

Have a great weekend :):)

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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Nat
DATE: 09/13/2009 07:35:33 PM
Never heard of it- interesting :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Tracey
DATE: 09/13/2009 07:45:49 PM
OK - third time of trying to post a comment, so apologies if you end up with loads here!! True Blood is currently on a sky channel but is supposedly coming to channel 4 soon, about vampires and the main character is called Sookie, has to be from your book right???
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: jo
DATE: 09/13/2009 10:43:25 PM
I'm on book 6 of the Sookie books at the moment so will have to read these ones afterwards. :-)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Debbie Standard
DATE: 09/14/2009 01:19:14 AM
Oh going to have to check her out - always on the lookout for a new author!
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TITLE: Upsy Daisy Designs September DT
DATE: 09/11/2009 01:13:00 PM
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Amazing to think that at the end of this month I have been part of the {upsy daisy designs} DT for a year. I can honestly say that this has been one of the most enjoyable spots I ever had. With that I am not knocking any of the other teams I have been on, far from it but it seems that UDD produce that kind of paper and embellishment which suits me best. I never have any problems finding inspiration to create my monthly projects.

And whenever I craft these days I tend to go for the UDD stuff only - I am so comfortable with their products. I really hope this company will continue to grow, as Nicole and Teri have really great ideas for the future.

Now, let me show you what I created for my September assignments. As you come to expect, I have mixed various lines and products and I am really fond of the following layout. It just fell together

** click on any images to see them larger **

 

Cardstock: Bazzill; Papermill
Papers: Upsy Daisy Designs #MT2-013. Martin, #UDD0126. Mommy bird, #WP013. Gorgeous
Embellishments: Stamps - Upsy Daisy Designs #UDD208. Chic Bebe, #UDD210. My Guy, #UDD0106. Floral Flourishes; Rub Ons - Upsy Daisy Designs #UDD185. Baby Love, Large Alpha; Pearls - KatyCards
Tools: Tracing Wheel, Edge Distresser - Making Memories

Actually, I had a different layout done for September but, much to my delight, it was picked up for publication by {ready, set, create}. I am superstoked about it as this is my first pub since October 2008. Of course I had layouts and cards published with Scrap-Art-Zine but as I am part of their DT I do not class that as a publication as such. I have been submitting my cards and layouts to many mags but none liked what they saw - so now I am one happy bunny!!!

Here is a card I created for this month too. This was done (again) for a call for quick and easy cards for {scrapbook trends} but as per usual not picked up. Can I just quickly say - I am not throwing a pity party here, fishing for compliments. It is ok when my stuff is not picked up, I am just stating the fact without any implications. So please don't think that I am here on a "oh poor me" agenda :)

Cardstock: Hero Arts; Bazzill
Papers: Upsy Daisy Designs #WP015 Majestic, #ED012 Fantasy,
#UDD0130 Stillness
Embellishments: Stamp: #UDD208. Chic Bebe; Rub Ons: #UDD189. Oh Happy Day; Buttons - Hero Arts

That's it for the moment - don't forget the Upsy Daisy Brad RAK I have going on right now. Just click on the RAK category on the left hand side of the blog to get you to all RAKs on my blog

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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Teena
DATE: 09/11/2009 02:02:25 PM
I always love your work with upsy daisy! It's just right for your style! *hugs*
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Eva
DATE: 09/11/2009 02:51:51 PM
These projects are gorgeous girlie and it shows indeed how comfortable you feel with their products! And it's so hard to figure out what styles magazines want, but I feel sometimes that they are looking for the simple yet pretty types, that people can recreate easily, and neither of us are do simple...hehehe...(and by all means I don't mean to devalue the published cards, as I had one published and it was a simple card..hehehe)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Nat
DATE: 09/11/2009 03:11:17 PM
gorgeous stuff with the UD!!!! Love it!!!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: jacqui
DATE: 09/11/2009 09:17:18 PM
Pretty. Love the browns and creams in both the card and the LO.
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COMMENT:
DATE: 09/12/2009 02:21:11 PM
your LO is beautiful, as ususal :) love how you used the pearls! and your "unloved" card reminds me of an owl lol...and i'd love to receive it in the mail so poo on them!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: stinker
DATE: 09/12/2009 02:21:25 PM
oh! and congrats on the pub!!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: christiane
DATE: 09/13/2009 09:50:16 AM
yepp, you're really perfect for udd!! great work!! :D
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Lisa (FunkyFairy)
DATE: 09/13/2009 06:22:08 PM
Lovin' all your creations as usual : )
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COMMENT:
DATE: 09/13/2009 11:21:17 PM
Hi Kim! Congratualitions for your Upsy Daisy Anniversary!!! Love your work and checking out your Blog from time to time! Kim, please, any news about the 2 new members of the Upsy Daisy Design Team? Gosh, I am waiting for it anxiously!!! :D xox Julia Reffatti - www.paperdesignbyjuliabsb.blogspot.com
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Debbie Standard
DATE: 09/14/2009 01:21:24 AM
Beautiful page!
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TITLE: Upsy Daisy Designs - New Brads RAK
DATE: 09/09/2009 01:03:00 PM
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Last week I received a package with the brand {upsy daisy designs} brads...yummy is all I can say. I never knew that I would love fabric covered brads but now I do. I can't stop touching them because they are soooooooooooo soft. That corduroy feels like velvet.

Anyhoo, I am sure you wanna have a look, right? Well, ok then - you twisted my arm

I absolutely love the different colours of the fabric brads, especially the red/white/blue ones, which coordinate with the {a new day} line. As you can see the brads come in different sizes and they all would make the perfect centers for flowers, don't you think?

Then we have the selection of the muted colours which coordinate with the{walk in the park} line. You may have noticed that I am using lots of pearls on my layouts and cards, right? So you can imagine how much a shrieked in delight when I saw those black and white pearl brads to go with the {enchanted} line.

The bottle-cap brads are not a new release but continue to be a fantastic seller for UDD and they coordinate perfect with both {man about town} and {man about town II}

Now here is your chance to win all of the brads shown in the above photo as well as a selection of the previously released {daisy & jewel} brads. All you have to do is to leave a comment.

Yup, as easy as that. Internationals are welcome to play as well.

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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Nat
DATE: 09/09/2009 02:50:27 PM
uhhhhh - those are so beautiful - I love them!!!!! I want to touch them :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Paula - Buenos Aires
DATE: 09/09/2009 02:57:11 PM
Just dropping by to say Hi! :D

My son had to read something about your area for school and it made it so much more "real" knowing you lived there. It wasn´t "just" a map or cold data and it made him go deeper into research. :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Sarah Martina
DATE: 09/09/2009 04:11:40 PM
Oh look at the little flower ones with the beads around the edge! HOW CUTE!!!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Dorrit
DATE: 09/09/2009 04:47:10 PM
Danke für die tolle Chance, Stoffbrads hatte ich auch noch nie, aber die sehen schon echt schick aus :D
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: jacqui
DATE: 09/09/2009 08:52:53 PM
Oh how cute are they! They remind me of upholstery buttons....hmmmmmmm must have a rummage in the embroidery box!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: conniemelancon
DATE: 09/09/2009 11:36:12 PM
I love those brads!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: christiane
DATE: 09/10/2009 11:04:23 AM
don't count me in!! ;) i only wanna say that i'm still stalking your blog and awesome work!! *hugs*
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: stinker
DATE: 09/10/2009 12:40:13 PM
verrrry pretty! love love the bottlecap brads too! (and i already won, but wanted to say how cute i think they are)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Frauke
DATE: 09/10/2009 04:11:52 PM
I love those brads, so pretty !!!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Cornelia
DATE: 09/12/2009 06:33:29 PM
tolle brads, danke schön für den RAK

LG Cornelia
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Inga
DATE: 09/13/2009 09:40:06 PM
huhu *wink*
die sehen ja total klasse aus!
liebe grüße
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TITLE: 2S4Y - Laura's sketch #34
DATE: 09/07/2009 01:03:00 PM
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Oh how I love thee.....

Yes, it is true I DO love my {scor-it} and whilst I don't use it as often as I should it is the prefect tool for a quick card fix for me. So I was totally delighted to learn that the wonderful makers of Scor-it asked to sponsor {2 sketches 4 you} again.

You know what that means right? A very GENEROUS price to win for the card of the week - you simply have to play along if you wanna win one of the best companions for any crafter.

But let me show you Laura's fabulous sketch for this week first

Isn't that just divine? I think it is one of my favourites so far and as soon as I saw it I knew what I wanted to do: create a fanned flower with the Scor-it. It really is easier than you think but whatever you do, please do not ever ask me for measurements - unless it's metric you are not gonna get any inches or whatnot's out of me. I just look at the top of the scale which line gives the perfect width for my project and try to remember which one it was :)

** click on any of the images to enlarge them **

I took a piece of scrap paper from October Afternoon and started to score at the fifth line. As I am planning to fan the paper accordion style, the paper needed to be flipped over after each score to make for easier folding afterwards.

Once I scored the paper all the way down, I took a piece of twine and pulled the paper together in the middle to allow me creating a circle shape.

I then glued the sides together and used a clip on the glued ends over night, to ensure the circle stays in shape.

To hide the wee opening close to the middle of my fanned flower, I decided to layer a felt flower and a button on top.
As per usual once I start layering I cannot stop, so I chucked more and more stuff at the card and I am totally pleased how it turned out.

** ack - I just noticed that the little tag hanging from the pin is facing the wrong way....whaaaaaa. It should show a distressed side with three pieces of blue bling. I just cannot be bothered to take a new picture, so you have to believe me when I say it looks cute ***

Cardstock: Hero Arts; Bazzill
Papers: October Afternoon
Embellishments: Stickers - Hambly; Rub Ons - Hambly, October Afternoon; Twine, Button, Pin, Ribbon, Embroidery Floss - Scrapitude
Tools: Scor-it

So, are you gonna play? I think you should - go {here} to upload your projects to Mr Linky and be in for a chance to win

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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: ~amy~
DATE: 09/07/2009 02:21:15 PM
gasp.....this absolutely and totally ROCKS...good grief!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Nat
DATE: 09/07/2009 02:29:31 PM
ohhh yum!!!! Love that flower!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Cheryl N
DATE: 09/07/2009 04:08:30 PM
fabulous tutorial!! fabulous card!! you are so gifted!!!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: stinker
DATE: 09/08/2009 12:30:39 PM
fabulous! and thanks so much for the tutorial :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Debbie Standard
DATE: 09/09/2009 02:08:14 AM
FAbulous card! Love this Kimmy!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: anja
DATE: 09/09/2009 09:30:55 AM
FAB-card Kim and thank you very much for your sweet comment on my blog you make me blush.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Tina McD
DATE: 09/23/2009 07:20:23 PM
Love your flower!!! Beautiful work on here! :)
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TITLE: Last call and Autumn SAZ
DATE: 09/05/2009 09:07:12 AM
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So little time and so much to tell you...where do I start?

If you want to order anything from the most recent AVON {campaign #14} make sure that you email me with your order no later than Monday 7 September 2009 19:00hrs GMT. There are amazing offers, like the {super curlacious mascara} for only £5.00!!! Seriously, if it is good enough for {reese witherspoon} it sure enough is good enough for me.

Any order over £10.00 will receive a {glazewear lipstick}of a £6.50 retail value FREE!!!

There will be a delayed delivery for this order as I am out of town for a few days - so I can ship after 21 September 2009 and you do not have to pay until then either...so what a good excuse to start browsing the catty :)

Before I forget - did you also know that AVON does have {facebook} group? It is so cool, because just by becoming a member of the group and watching their regular posts YOU can win free beauty products, tickets and other bits and pieces just by leaving comments on their group...how easy is that?

I was also excited to see that there is only one week left until the latest edition of {saz} hits the shelves. Lots of ideas for Halloween - I am always getting terribly excited when I get my issue and see what my fellow teamies created. You can subscribe to SAZ via {this link}. Of course, as SAZ is German it will only be interesting to those of your understaning the lingo.

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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Fienchen
DATE: 09/05/2009 07:57:18 PM
Ich bin schon ganz gespannt auf die SAZ und hoffe dieses mal auch mal wieder deine Sketchchallenge mitmachen zu können ;o)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Sam
DATE: 09/07/2009 02:10:07 AM
Hello, I looked through your blog and wanted to let you know that I just love what you do with Upsy Daisy papers. Your style is fresh and a joy to look at, thanks for sharing them.
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TITLE: Twisted Sketches #013
DATE: 09/02/2009 03:20:00 PM
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I so enjoyed this weeks sketch over at {twisted sketches} - I love how it challenged me to make it work on a small canvas such as a card, but I think I managed quite well :)

Our twist for this week is to use some form of tape and as you may all know, I adore working with masking tape, so this was a no brainer for me.

Cardstock: Papermill
Papers: Upsy Daisy Designs #ED011. Charmed, #WP011. Beautiful,
Embellishments: Stamp - Upsy Daisy Designs #UDD210. My Guy; Rub Ons - Upsy Daisy Designs #UDD0078. Sweet Slumber-Girl; Stickers - Jenni Bowlin
Tools: Edge Distresser - Making Memories; Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots

Hope to see you all play along and check out what the other sisters did {here}

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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Nat
DATE: 09/02/2009 09:50:00 PM
so gorgeous- I love your cards!!!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Bee
DATE: 09/02/2009 11:45:06 PM
What fantastic cards! Love your style. Gorgeous materials used really cleverly and elegantly. Thanks for your kind words on my blog :)
Crafts By Bee
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Audrey Pettit
DATE: 09/03/2009 01:37:08 AM
Oh, how cool this is, Kim! I LOVE the masking tape on here and how you stamped over it. Took me a minute to even discover the tape! Great job, Girl!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: stinker
DATE: 09/03/2009 01:17:15 PM
another beautiful card! love the pearls on the butterflies :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Fienchen
DATE: 09/05/2009 07:58:39 PM
Also wie du die Schmettis immer wieder einsetzt - traumhaft !!! *schwärm*
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TITLE: Madness....Madness, we called it Madness
DATE: 09/01/2009 01:42:00 PM
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Dude, what a Sunday, what a gig! Having never seen {madness}live, I wasn't sure what to expect but they totally rocked the house down.

The day started a bit pants as the weather was not on our side when we made our way to Newport. A little drizzle and fierce winds made the walk a bit annoying and being followed by a group of teenagers who were on a very noisy pub crawl was no fun either. Each pub we wanted to get in, they were already there screaming and shouting. Now, I don't mind peeps having fun and doing a pub crawl (we do more of them ourselves) but just don't spoil the afternoon for others.

So we escaped from one pub to the next and finally found one where the buggers didn't follow us :)
We stayed for a while and then went on to get a Kebab and march on the the field at {carisbrooke castle} where the gig was held.

We knew that Madness would not be coming on before 20:00hrs so we only got there for 18:00hrs, sat on the side of the field and just relaxed, listening to {geno washington}. When {kid creole and the coconuts} came on, security basically forced us to get inside the grounds as local police made sure no one would hang around the side of the field to get to listen to the concert for free. In general I appreciate the idea but we had tickets and just wanted to stay outside as we were not allowed to take any drinks (not even water) inside. But hey, if the man says go in or get lost - you go in :)

We look like complete idiots in this picture, but at least we had fun...

When Madness finally came on at 21:00hrs the crowd was going bonkers - they totally and utterly rocked my world and I so want to see them again. You wouldn't think that most of the guys are well into their 50's...they have such a stage presence, it's such a joy to see them play.

The pictures didn't come out too good, because my camera phone is not really that brilliant - but at least we got something...

** click onto images if you wish to see them larger **

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Old Typepad Posts - August 2009

TITLE: 2S4Y - Kazan's sketch #34
DATE: 08/31/2009 01:39:00 PM
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How fun was this weeks sketch here at {2s4y}...our Sponsor is an online furniture store and we were asked to choose an image from  the catalogue of {living rooms direct} and use this as the colour scheme for our card. I had so much fun trying to find an image that I actually ended up saving about 6 of them to my hard drive and I will probably use them as colour inspo again at a later stage.

I chose the {butterfly rug} as my colour scheme and teamed it with Kazan's gorgeous sketch #34

 

And this is how my card turned out - actually it was my second attempt. I didn't like the first one and tore it up. So glad I started a new card because I am REALLY pleased how it turned out.

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Cardstock: Papermill
Papers: Upsy Daisy Designs - #UDD0136. Sweet, #UDD0137. Scrumptious
Embellishments: Ribbon, Pin, Button - Scrapitude; Butterfly Die - K&Co (red); Pearls - KatyCards
Tools: Butterfly Die - Cuttlebug; Diamond Embossing Folder - Quickutz

Have a look and see what the other DT Members chose as their inspiration - you will be surprised what a little online catalogue browsing can do to a card maker *giggles*

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TITLE: The Golden iPod
DATE: 08/30/2009 01:53:00 PM
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I promised you that I would let you know more about the special edition iPod shuffle you may be able to win. Of course, as you may have already guessed this has something to do with AVON ;)

AVON is introducing a brand new Designer Fragrance from {christian lacroix}, named Absynthe which boasts a captivating, mysterious blend of sexy florals and rich woods inspired by the magic of absynthe. The bottle looks gorgeous too and what's even better, there is one scent for HER and one for HIM.

Now, what has all that to do with the golden iPod? Easy - any order for a bottle of Absynthe for HER between now and 12 November 2009 will get their name in the hat for the possibility to win a special edition iPod shuffle in gold.

This perfume is fabulous. A designer Fragrance for half the price you would pay on the high street. Don't forget with Christmas coming ever so close, you would grab yourself a fantastic bargain at only £20.00 per bottle! This price is set and will not go up - however there may be a possibility for me to offer you all a 15% discount for all orders placed in October. So you still have some time to think about it.

I am also happy to provide you with a sample piece of fabric, spritzed with Absynthe - so you can make up your mind if you like it or not. This feature will be available from 7 October 2009.

In the meantime - if you are looking for some fabulous value scents...did you know you can get AVON's top sellers {little black dress}, {far away} and {perceive} are right now on half price sale for only £2.99 per bottle?? Yup, that's right 30ml of Eau de Perfume for under £3.00. Did anyone say stocking fillers *wink wink*? I already have quite a number of orders for those babies - contact me if you are interested. My next order will be placed on 8 September 2009, so you better get in quick. Those perfumes will be back up to £6.00 after.

My favourite is Little Black Dress: a very fresh and inoffensive scent -  the perfect fragrance for those Summer and Autumn nights :)

But it gets even better - a selection of all 50ml fragrances are on superb offer as well. Buy one at normal price and get a second one of your choice for only £1.00. I grabnbed myself two bottles of  {jet femme} for a total price of £13.00! Yep, that is 100ml for peanuts. And the best bit is that Jet Femme is the same scent as my beloved {light blue} from Dolce & Gabbana. The cheapest I could get 100ml of Light Blue would be £49.99 - a saving of £36.99 for me. And not forgetting that the AVON fragrance is Eau de Parfum, which last much longer than an Eau de Toilet...can you tell I am obsessed?

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TITLE: Wanna win a golden exclusive edition iPod?
DATE: 08/28/2009 07:31:48 PM
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Stay tuned, because I have a fantastic offer for you, which can win you a special edition golden iPod (not available for general sale). More details will follow over the weekend.

In the meantime, what do you think of the card we sent to Lyndon's mum the other day? She was diagnosed with swine flu, but is fine now. She gave us a present the other day and was due a Thank You card, so I thought this one would be funny. Don;t worry - she will not be offended, her humour is a dark as ours :)

The image was downloaded from the net and I printed it onto cardstock. I hand  cut the shape and just added bits and pieces. Kinda cute, hu?

** click on image to enlarge **

Cardstock - Stampin' Up; Bazzill
Embellishments: Stickers - Pink Paislee; Pearls - Papercellar; Ribbons & Twine - Scrapitude
Tools: Cuttlebug - Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

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TITLE: 2S4Y - Laura's sketch #33
DATE: 08/24/2009 01:39:00 PM
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I am so excited about this weeks sketch, because I truly adore the Sponsor {ead designs}. Not that I do not love all other sponsors we had the honour to work with but EAD produce the BEST scrapbooking rub ons in the world. I am very critical when it comes to Rubs and when I first saw the {baroque frames} I had chosen, I wasn't sure if they would work. Mainly because they appear to be HUGE but also because I wasn't able to figure out how to rub them...

Let me tell you, these babies are the dogs' b*****s, the cats' whiskers...you catch my drift. There is not much rubbing involved either. You place the rub were you want it, just press it gently and peel of the backing - that's it...nothing more, nothing less. Personally I would rename them to "Gentle Press Downs"...

I really REALLY love them and as they are of a vinyl finish, they looks particular stunning on all projects. EAD mainly provide home decor and you can customise what you would like as well in a plethora of different colours. I am going to order a few more of their rubs....

Long story cut short - here is Laura's sketch and for my first card, I flipped it to the right. The word "Remember" takes place of the rectangle

** click on images to enlarge **

 

Cardstock: Bazzill; Papermill
Papers: Upsy Daisy Designs #UDD0137. Scrumptious
Embellishments: Rub Ons - EAD Designs; Ribbon, Button, Pearltrim, Twine - unknown; Flowers - Prima Marketing, Hero Arts; Pearls - Papermania, KatyCards

Then I flicked the sketch back to its original layout

 

The card I created for this design was off to a good start, but ended in me becoming hysterical...you see all the blue dots? I made them by using my beloved {jones tones} dimensional colours. They are fabulous and easy to use and when I got to the last three dots a HUGE blob of colour (the size of Luxembourg) splashed all over the card. I mean...WTH???? I did not put any more pressure on the bottle as before and now I was faced with a big fat piece of blue colour all over my card...

Cardstock: Papermill, Bazzill
Papers: Upsy Daisy Designs - #UDD0127. Calm
Embellishments: Stickers - American Crafts Thickers; Rub Ons - EAD Designs; Button, Twine - unknown

There wasn't much I could do but try to wipe it off as best as possible, but that also means there is some blue/silver film across a third of the black and white background. It probably doesn't notice much if you don't know it's there - but it sticks out to me a mile and I am still upset...

Anyway - I hope you all play along with us again. I would also like to say that I try to comment on as many participating blogs as possible but with a full time job, I don't always manage to leave a comment. That doesn't mean that I do not look at all your creations - I do and I love what everyone does.

{here} is out newest challenge and I hope to see you all there

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TITLE: Weekend full of fun
DATE: 08/23/2009 01:37:10 PM
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Man, what a weekend - I can honestly say that this was the best one so far this year. Lyndon and I rarely spend time hiking together on weekends as I am usually so beat after my working week that I cannot be bothered to do anything. But this Saturday I thought 'what-the-heck' and out we went.

We left home at 09:30hrs and returned shortly after 23:00hrs and in that time we walked, yes W-A-L-K-E-D across the Island from East Cowes to Ventnor. I think Lyndon said it was about 20 miles, and we faced quite a few steep hills. But we rested once in a while and refreshed our bodies by stopping for a pint of beer along the way in a few pubs.

I was actually surprised at how little out of breath I was and today only my calves hurt a bit because we had a set really steep steps to climb at the end of our hike. The picture doesn't do the height of the hill any justice. It looks almost flat, but trust me it was the steepest hill I ever got up on the Island...but again, once I was up there I was good and not even out of breath. It does pay working out ever Sunday, as my cardio must be totally up to scratch. I have never been able before to do such a long walk without feeling poorly. So, I am pleased and we are certainly ready for our hiking holiday in Germany shortly.

Apart from the Super-Saturday, I also had a Fantastic-Friday...first of all I love the new office premises in which we moved at the beginning of the week. We have a canteen there as well and the prices are amazing - Tall Cinnamon Cafe Latte £1.30 (you won't even get en empty cup in Starbucks for that), Large Bacon and Sausage Bap (you help yourself and can bung as much bacon and sausage on there as you like) £1.75. Needless to say that I tried various bits and bobs from the Cafe this week - when you count that, I am pleased that I only put on 1lb in weight...

But I ramble, I wasn't going to talk about the food I wanted to talk about my new phone...I LOVESITSOMUCH. My contract was up for renewal and I really hated my old mobile, as the buttons were so small and I had real problems reading/using them (the joys of getting older...). So, I went to the {carphone warehouse} and asked them to show me phones that would be available free on my contract. So I got this beauty

The {LG KP500} is stunning, sleek and what I love most is that you have many different options on how you would like to create your messages. Keyboard style or handwritten are my fave - I have never been able to write messages as quick as with this baby :)

Additionally the friendly sales guy (who was a piece of delicious eye-candy too), managed to save me £240 per year on my broadband contract - AND I get a wireless router too. What a productive and money saving weekend. Now I can't wait for next Sunday when we are going to see Madness...woooohoooo

Oh and last but by no means least, here's a quick card I made a few days ago. I just had some scraps lying on my desk and it just feel into place.

**click on image to enlarge**

Cardstock: Bazzill, Stampin' Up
Embellishments: Ribbon, Pin - unknown; Stickers - Making Memories
Tools: EK Success - Wavy Border Punch; Woodware - Circle Punk; Quickutz - Bird Die; Stamps - Stampin' Up (dots), Upsy Daisy Designs (Chandelier); Uniball Signo Pen (white)

And I must not forget to say a big thank you to {this} fantastic lady. When I saw {this} card on her blog, I left a comment saying how much I liked it - guess what I arrived in the post yesterday? Yup, the sweet girl sent it to me. Who said that you cannot meet lovely people on the net?

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TITLE: Twisted Sketches #011
DATE: 08/20/2009 01:48:00 PM
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I know I say this ALL the time but it is amazing how quickly two weeks whizz by these days. I only ever realise when all of a sudden it is my turn to create a project for Twisted Sketches :)

In addition to Anam's wonderful sketch, this weeks twist was to create a monochromatic project. Now I *heart* those challenges as I adore dabbing around with just the one colour. It is very challenging indeed but also very rewarding when you finally got your card or layout together, thinking "I never thought I would be able to create without anything <insert your colour of choice> on it..."

So here is my card - the colour scheme was chosen by Lyndon as I was fed up with reaching for my trusted earth tones. And of course the bugger had to choose the one colour I would most struggle with. You know what? The card was done within 30 minutes...that's how much I did NOT struggle :)

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Cardstock: Bazzill; Stampin' Up
Papers: Upsy Daisy Designs #ED011 Charmed, #ED014 Mystical, #ED013 Magical
Embellishments: Buttons, Pin, Floss, Ribbon - Scrapitude; Stamps - Papermania (Happy Birthday), Upsy Daisy Designs (scroll) #UDD210 My Guy
Tools: Cricut Die Cutting Machine; Cuttlebug Embossing Folder "Swiss Dots

So, are you gonna play along with us? See the recent challenge {here} together with the other DT inspo

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TITLE: Holy Butterfly Batman....I scrapped!!
DATE: 08/19/2009 01:30:00 PM
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Yay me - it took some time but I finally managed to find a slice of mojo. She stuck around long enough to make me create one layout within just an hour. I didn't struggle, it just all fell into place and I am mighty pleased :)

The picture was taken by my super talented friend {christiane} during my last visit to my equally talented other friend {nat}. I didn't know Christiane took the picture when I was talking on the phone to my Sweetie-Pie, telling him that I would be home a few hours later that day.

I played with some awesome {perfect little labels} from my friend {jenn}, who - suprise, surprise - is also extremely talented. Yup, she has one of the coolest and hippest Etsy stores around, so check out {creative chaos} for your fix of fabulous jotters. Jenn designs all of them herself and ships internationally if you email her for a shipping price. 

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Cardstock: Stampin' Up
Papers: KI Memories; Graphic 45; Scenic Route
Embellishments: Stickers - Jenni Bowlin (brown alpha), Making Memories (tiny alpha); Lables - Creative Chaos; Chipboard heart - Rusty Pickle; Flowers - Hero Arts, Daisy D; Rub Ons - Making Memories
Tools: Edge distresser, Tracing wheel - Making Memories; Stamps - Hero Arts; Butterfly Die - Woodware punck (small), Cuttlebug (large); Ink; Glimmer Mist

I really REALLY enjoyed crating this layout so, hopefully there are more to come over the next days. Oh, and don't forget to check out {point blank, period} the new challenge blog of my - dare I say it - uber talented friend {sasha}. Cannot wait for it to go live on September 1, 2009 with their first challenge. In the meantime, get registered at their forum to keep up with the latest happenings. Oh and the sponsor for the first challenge is no other than the amazing Bad Girls Kit club...YAY. How much better can it get?? I am SO gonna be there. With.Bells.On.

Oh oh oh and I have got another story to tell - the Lyndomeister and I are going to see {madness} - double YAY! Every time they played either on the Island or close to us we found out a week after the event and usually sighed a lot, saying "wish we'd known so we could've gone". Well, guess what - Madness play the Island on 30 August 2009 and I got us two tickets...woooohoooo. What a blast from the past and with {kid creole and the coconuts} as one of the support acts, you just know it's gonna be a fun filled afternoon

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TITLE: Jewellery RAK Winner
DATE: 08/18/2009 10:11:00 AM
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I am so sorry I did not get this done sooner, but somehow I totally forgot about the RAK....don't you just hate it when peeps promise you a RAK draw and then forget about it? Sheesh...

But anyway - here it is: the winner of a pair of customised earrings is:

** Terrie Bailey **

Hi Kimmie..

Your jewels are `gorgeous`..

I love your style...

I dont know if Typepad is the same uploading as the Bloggers.....hmmmmre Blog Header....

I usually when I create mine start with it in PS on a 12x12 LO place
everything and layer on a white background but place everything to the
right side of the top of the page?????(forming the border)

I then crop the top and the bottom and resize mine in I hope this makes
some sense for you.....or have I totally confused you more now:)xxx

hope this helps some...

Posted by:
terriebailey |
July 30, 2009 at 12:35 AM

Congratulations!!! E-mail me to claim your prize and to let me know which colour combo you prefer, so I can get working on your earrings straight away.

Thanks everyone for playing along

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TITLE: 2S4Y - Kazan's sketch #33
DATE: 08/17/2009 06:47:00 PM
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This week the 2 Sketches 4 You team got to play with a stamp set each from {clear and simple stamps}. I think the owners must know that I love my wine and cheese and that I am partial to grapes too, because I was lucky to receive the cool {wine tasting} set.

So without further ado, here is {kazan's} wonderful sketch

And below is my card. I used the word stamp all over the background as I felt this would make the image stand out more. Naturally I chose the wine/cheese/grape combo for the focal point - major food staple in my life. Add Pizza and you would have my perfect evening shown on one card ;)

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Cardstock: Bazzill; Papermill
Stamps: Clear & Simple
Embellishments: Stickers - Jenni Bowlin; Rub Ons - Making Memories; Ribbon, Staples
Tools: Border Punch - Fiskars Effervesence; Ad Markers - Chartpack

Check out what the other girls did and what our wonderful sponsor has up for grabs as a prize for the card of the week {here}

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TITLE: Just Rite Blog Hop
DATE: 08/17/2009 01:00:00 PM
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Ho Ho Ho

It is finally time to join the {just rite blog hop} where a selection of different crafters  showcase the new {christmas releases}. You can click on each of the links below to view the eye candy presented by each designer. If you need early inspo for your christmas cards, these are the places to go:

JustRite Blog

Becca Feeken


Sankari Wegman


Sharon Johnson


Kazan Clark


Sharon Harnist


Laura Davis


Debbie Olson


Michelle Woerner


Taylor Van Bruggen


Jenn Balcer


Michelle Wooderson


Lori Craig


Lauren Meader


Beate Johns


Barb Schram


Kimberly Crawford


Michele Kovack


Jami Bova


Kellie Fortin


Jennifer Buck


Heidi Blankenship


Angela Barkhouse


Lisa Somerville


Gerrie Johnnic


Kathy Jones


Debbie Seyer


Kim Sonksen


Terre Fry


Sheryl Dickinson


Bonnie Sharp


Mary Pfaff


Holly Simoni


Angela Robledo

What a list, hu? But seriously, take the time to have a browse around all those blogs - you'll be amazed.

I was delighted to receive the {merry little christmas borders & centers} to work with - they are so much fun! Teaming that with the {wood stamper 2" with bonus font} made for so many different possibilities.

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Look at the first card I made - I used the 2" Wood Stamper and the font to create the outside message and the candles is one of the images from the Merry Little Christmas centers. I LOVE this 2" stamper - I'd go as far as to say that this is my fave from {just rite} and I own five different sets already...

Wanna see the other two cards I created? I have to admit that my colouring of the images is pretty poor, but hey I am trying...one of these days I will figure the shading out better.

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TITLE: Sophisticated Seven - AVON Make up Club
DATE: 08/16/2009 01:34:00 PM
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If you fancy getting top value beauty products, fragrances and more every six weeks and some gifts on top, please see THIS post for more details on how to join

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TITLE: Sophisticated Seven - AVON Make up Club
DATE: 08/15/2009 08:29:45 PM
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As a brand new AVON Representative I am able to make you a wonderful offer. Well, at least I think it is wonderful :) and you will get some freebies out of it.

I am looking for seven peeps who would commit to spend a certain amount on AVON products every six weeks. There are three options you can sign up to: £10.00, £15.00 or £20.00 minimum order value (plus postage - but the more you spent on product the less you pay on postage). The Sophisticated Seven Club starts 1 October 2009 and you commit to place four orders (one every six weeks).

You are of course welcome to order more than your chosen minimum amount -  I will keep a track of your total order value which will determine the amount you can spend on a FREE gift of your choice from the most recent AVON brochure once your term is completed.

AVON actually releases new brochures and offers every three weeks, so if you do not wish to become part of the club you can still place orders with me whenever you like (the next order will be placed on 20 August 2009 - if you want something from the recent brochure, place your order with me no later than 19 August 2009). And the best thing is: You do NOT need to send payment with your order. Payment will be collected when I have received the products from AVON.

You know what is even better? AVON has a 90 day no questions asked money back guarantee. That's right - you can return ANYTHING you have bought from AVON (including jewelery and underwear) and will receive a full refund of the product price in cash - no vouchers or anything like that. I doubt that you will find any other make-up company who would allow that.

Interested? Then please E-mail me and let me know for which amount you would like to sign up - I will then send you an outline of all the benefits that may be applicable for your group. All club members will also receive a piece of handmade jewelery from me as a Thank You gift.

I can promise you that you will not regret signing up - the offers are mind-blowing. Want an example on how far £10.00, £15.00 or £20.00 could get you?

One of my customers just took advantage of the Buy One Get On Free promotion. She bought one 50ml pot of Solutions Ageless Results Day Creme for £10.00 and got the 50ml pot of Solutions Ageless Results Night Creme FREE! So, two pots for a tenner - considering that the recommended retail price for 20ml is £20.00 and she grabbed herself 100ml for £10.00... a saving of £90.00!!!! Well, do I need to say more??  Every three weeks there will be different offers: What a fantastic way to slowly build up your beauty products.

Here is another example to show just how much you can get for £15.00 (ish)

• Mineral Foundation (I swear by it and would never use anything else again) - £7.00
  Eyeshadow Duo - £3.00
  Fruity Eyeliner - £2.80
  Volume Mascara - £3.00

Total order value: £15.80
Ex-promo price value: £25.50  - a saving of £9.70

And what about if you sign up for £20.00 club membership? To tell you the truth, that is my favourite and I already put my order in for this month, wanna see what I am getting for my buck?

• Mineral Eyeshadow - £5.00
  Mineral Foundation - £7.00
  Volume Mascara - £3.00
  Satin Glow Spray - £2.50
  Perfume - £3.00

Total order value: £20.50
Ex-promo price value: £37.00 - a saving of £16.50

Maybe you are not really all that bothered about beauty products - well Avon also sells jewellery, fitness gear, bags, underwear, home essentials. etc. There is something for everyone. Or you may know someone who would be interested in this club, then please send them my way. If they sign up and tell me you sent them, you will receive a Thank You gift from me.

Oh and if you live in the Southampton/Isle of Wight area you can also become a member of the Sophistcated Seven. We can arrange for personal FREE delivery, which means no postage costs apply.

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TITLE: Hero Arts Challenge
DATE: 08/13/2009 08:40:27 PM
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I love {hero arts} stamps but somehow I must have been living on a different planet as I only found out by accident the other week, that they actually have a {blog} going. It has probably been going for donkeys but I was never the quickest on the uptake....Anyhoo - I loved the most recent {challenge} to use any of Shari's sketches as the base for your card. I have chosen Sketch #3, because for some reason it appealed to me the most.

With the F5042 - Leaf Flourish I stamped all over the background of the scalloped circle card stock and accented the leaves by dipping a little Diamond Glaze onto them. The A4942 - Tiny Owl is one of my favourites and I love colouring and hand cutting the little blighter. Here I raised it on a pop dot to make it appear that the owl is resting on the twine. A few pearls dropped strategically break up the background design.

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Stamps, Flower, Button: Hero Arts
Cardstock: Bazzill; Stampin' Up
Embellishments: Pearls - KatyCard; Embroidery Floss - Scrapitude

The rectangle piece of sand coloured Swiss Dots Bazzill card stock was adhered with a card stock hinge to the background to enable lifting the whole front to reveal a blank piece of card to write a personal message. I really like how this card turned out - something really different but definitely something I will try again.

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TITLE: 2S4Y - Laura's Sketch #32
DATE: 08/10/2009 01:30:00 PM
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This week we were  totally spoiled to play with the newest creations from the {cutting cafe}. Regina creates such gorgeous printable stamps and card templates that I am always spoiled for choice as to which ones to take.

I had the same problem this week - so many stamps and templates that I just had to combine a total of three :) 

So, I used the {apple shaped card} and the pencil and school days circle  from the {school days} set.

This is Laura's sketch for this week

 

And here is my card, done with the aid of Regina's files

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Cardstock: Bazzill
Embellishments: Pearls - KatyCards; Rub Ons - Making Memories
Tools: Cutlebug Embossing Folder "Swiss Dots"; Card Template & Digital Stamps - The Cutting Cafe

You simply have to take a look and see what the remaining DT gals created from Regina's files - trust me, it will make your eyes pop and mouth water...serious eye candy!

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TITLE: Ding Dong - Avon calling
DATE: 08/09/2009 12:04:51 AM
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As if I did not have enough on my plate, I have now decided to become an {avon} representative. But in all fairness, it is really not much work on top of what I have, I hand out brochures, peeps choose what they want and I deliver. Easy Peasy. And I already had my first order today :) - family rocks, right?

So, you know how AVON works? You have your Representative who delivers the make up to your door. Well, this may be a tad difficult for me living on an Island if you do not live in my close proximity but I was hoping that if some of my online buddies fancy some AVON make up (and believe me, I basically grew up with it and can vouch that this stuff is fab value for money), we can certainly make a deal. You may not have a Rep in your area, so you are very welcome to contact me. No minimum order value either.

You can either get a hardcopy of the brochure from me for a 99p charge (which I will deduct from your first order), or you can check it out yourself online {here}. The next catalogue comes out on August 27, 2009 so you better be quick checking the above link out or email me for a hard copy. There are some amazing deals out there, and my own order list is already HUGE. Orders have to be placed before August 25, 2009 for the recent brochure.

Anyway - if you are interested to buy through me, shoot me an email (direct link is on the left hand side of my blog) and we can work something out. If I have to send by Royal Mail you will only be charged actual postage. I do not wish to make money on delivery.

The offers that are on right now are amazing and I am not just saying that, I was seriously amazed when I flicked through the cataolgue and saw just HOW MANY top value make up products are on offer for £3.00....considering I usually spent £8.00 for {this} fab mascara - it is right now available for only £3.00 - guess how many I am getting of this baby? Right  -> three in one go, you never know when and offer like that pops up again.

But I ramble - if you are interested, contact me - you can order from me at any time and I will even give UK destinations FREE P&P for all orders over £19.99 throughout the months of August and September 2009.

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Other than that - we had an eventful weekend. Cowes Week ended with the usual display from my beloved {red arrows}, we had a a few drinks, pizza and sleepless nights due to the drunken tourists roaming the streets all night...nothing new then.

Hope you will all have a grand start to the week and don't forget to come back tomorrow for the recent {2s4y} sketch :)

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TITLE: SYC and a Blog Hop Announcement
DATE: 08/07/2009 01:36:00 PM
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The most recent challenge 'sup at {scrap your crap}. You wanna see what my girl {greta} did for this months' challenge of using packing materials - I m SO loving it. If you head over there you will totally see why I love her layout ;)

I love using masking tape and bubble wrap (by way of a stamping tool) to prep up my layouts. The following one is one of my all-time faves. This was my application layout for the {upsy daisy designs} DT call last October. Well, as you all know I was successful and maybe that is what this particular page holds a special place in my heart? Or maybe it is because this doodled (meanwhile discontinued) paper is my favourite ever UDD design?? Or maybe it could be that I just adore this picture of the Lyndomeister and myself...

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Papers: Upsy Daisy Designs - Oodles of Doodles, Sweet Slumber, Modello
Cardstock: Bazzill
Embellishments: Chipboard Letters - Rico; Adhesive Rhinestones - Papermania; Dymo; Masking Tape
Tools: Stamp - Hero Arts; Bubble Wrap


Anyhoo, I ramble. Check out {syc} and play along with us. Show us what YOU do with packing materials.
And talking about becoming part of the Upsy Daisy Design Team - well, you can join me and my fellow Daisies if you check out {this} recent call. We would LOVE to have you, so get your creative juices flowing and apply NOW

I always wanted to do a Blog-Hop and I always wondered how peeps got into/onto them. That was until two days ago. {just rite stamps} have sponsored the {2s4y} DT previously and not only that, they gave a $100 prize voucher to the winner of our sketch challenge for that particular week. You can see that this company is generous with their prizes, right? So, when the asked if the 2S4Y DT Girlies would like to be part of the hop I shouted pretty loud. Guess they heard me all the way in Illinois, because I am SO going to be a hop-stop :)

Well, then you better mark your Calendars and pencil in August 17, 2009 as THE date for this month. Because we will all be hopping along the blogging world like mad. Think Christmas (yes, yes, I know but seriously folks - it is JUST around the corner, I can almost already hear the sleigh bells and taste the snow); think stunning new stamp designs and think incredibly versatile product for incredibly little buck...

Be {there} or be square - trust me, you will not be disappointed

And there is even more fun news around the corner from me - after the weekend though

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TITLE: Twisted Sketches #009
DATE: 08/06/2009 01:32:00 PM
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Can you believe it has already been two weeks since my last card for Twisted Sketches? It seems that this year is RACING by in huge steps...

Anyway, this week the twist for our sketch was to include doodles/penwork and as iIjust love to doodle on my projects, this was a prefect challenge for me.

You can see Anam's wonderful sketch {here} as well as the other creations from my fellow Twisted Sisters ;)

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Cardstock: Bazzill
Embellishments: Stickers - 3Bugs; Chipboard - Rusty Pickle
Tools: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder "Swiss Dots"; Pen - Uniball Signo

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TITLE: 2S4Y - Kazan's sketch #32
DATE: 08/03/2009 01:03:00 PM
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Another week full of fun at 2 Sketches 4 You.

This week we have been generously sponsored by {may arts}. Let's face it, we all love ribbons and May Arts are certainly THE manufacturer to look to if you want top quality product.

I got to play with he {xh-33} and the {wf-33} to play with.

Here is Kazan's fab sketch

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And here is my card with the scrummy ribbons :)

Cardstock: Bazzill
Papers: American Crafts, Rose Mokka
Embellishments: Ribbons - May Arts; Pin; Stickers - Making Memories, American Crafts; Pearls - KatyCard

So, you're gonna play along with us? I hope you do as we have another AWESOME prize up for grabs {here}

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TITLE: Tattoo update & a layout
DATE: 08/02/2009 01:45:00 PM
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Two weeks ago I finally did what I wanted to do for a number of years now and get my tattoos all spruced up. I got my very first tattoo something like 26 years ago and I am pretty sure that my last one was done about 15 years ago. Needless to say that the colours faded over the years and I always thought of getting them one again.

Also, some of the colours on my arm...well, let's put it this way I have NO idea why I ever thought that orange and blue together are cool. Thinking about it, there is WAY too much blue on my arm anyway.

Long story short - right across the road from my flat is a tattoo parlor and I just went in and asked them if they'd fancy doing the colours and maybe changing some tattoos totally. The answer was yes and I have since "survived" my first session. We started with my "Blue Warrior" on the underside of my lower arm. It was quite an adventure I tell you - after 2,5 hours I had enough - the work was amazing but I was soooooooo sore.

Thanks to {dream cream} I healed within a week. No scab, no blood but quite a bit of itching...

Please note that the bits and bobs in between, where there is no colour are not quite done yet.

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And just to showcase the difference between the colours from before and after, have a look here. The colours you cannot see proper are the old, faded ones. Compare that to the new and you have one happy Kimmy :). And no, I have NOT done anything to the picture - this is really the difference in colours...

Cannot wait to my next appointment at the end of August!

You may have noticed recently that I am not so much into doing layouts, right? I have to say that it bugs me to no end, as I have all these ideas but I just can't get them to transfer onto the pretty paper. My usual style is just gone "phfumph" and I am not sure how to lure it back to me.

I tried focusing on the cards and now the jewelery, but to no avail. So, the other day I just tried - sat down and started on a layout. It took me three days and still looks like poop. Well, ok it is not THAT bad, but I am not too hot on it either. There is something missing, it just does not scream "that's a Kimmy layout" at me, kwim?

But anyrod, I scrapped and that's that - a start. It can only get better

Papers: American Crafts
Embellishments: Buttons - Sassafras Lass, Elsie; Tape - 7Gypsies; Stickers - American Crafts; Plastic Alpha - Heidi Swapp
Tools: Curved Ruler - Fiskars; Edge Distresser - Making Memories

I had a fantastic mail day yesterday - got my delivery for some fantastic {purple onion stamps}. Michele had a 25% sale on until the end of July and of course I had to take advantage of it. Wanna see which ones I got? No?? Well, I am gonna show you anyway...

Ha, I just saw on the site that the Sale is actually going on until August 3, 2009 - so be quick and squeeze an order in. ALL stamps are 25% off.


Oh and speaking of the jewellery, don't forget {this post} to get your name in for a draw for some custom freebie from me :)

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TITLE: Upsy Daisy Designs August DT & BBtB
DATE: 08/01/2009 01:15:00 PM
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Pinch, punch first of the month - here I am with another reveal for {upsy daisy designs}. I have mixed some of the older papers and some of the new ones, as I love mixing and matching.

Of course, the focus for now is on the new releases and you have seen one of my projects a few days back as being created for one of the Cuttlebug Challenges.

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Cardstock: Bazzill
Papers: Upsy Daisy Designs #MT2-014. Nolan
Embellishments: Stamp - Upsy Daisy Designs #UDD208. Chic Bebe; Rub Ons - Upsy Daisy Designs #UDD0077. Sweet Slumber-Boy; Brads - Upsy Daisy Designs #EMB004. Man About Town; Flowers - Prima
Tools: Cuttlebug Embossing Folders - Textile, Swiss Dots

And the following card doubles as my submission for the most recent Bitten by the Bug challenge, which you can see {here}. It uses one of my favourite cartridges, the "Going Places".
I couldn't think of a better use than an anniversary card for the potty people cut, so here it is

Cardstock: Papermill; Bazzill
Papers: Upsy Daisy Designs - #UDD0040. Right On Track, #WP015. Majestic, #WP013. Gorgeous, #MT2-016. William
Embellishments: Rub Ons - Upsy Daisy Designs #UDD185. Baby Love; Pearls - KatyCards; Stamps - Upsy Daisy Designs #UDD208. Chic Bebe
Tools: Spellbinders - Nestabilities; Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots; Cricut Cartridge - Going Places

But I am not quite finished, because here is a layout I did with some older papers, which also was part of the Layout Tag over at {noel mignon}. I love that picture of my Mom and my Auntie together.

Cardstock: Bazzill
Papers: Upsy Daisy Designs - #WP016. Splendid, #UDD0141. Steer this way
Embellishmemts: Stickers - Bella Blvd; Flowers - Hero Arts, Maya Roads
Tools: Fiskars Border Punch - Effervesence; Cuttlebug Emboss & Die - Butterfly, Embossing Folder - Branches; Cricut Cartridge - Storybook

Cardstock: Bazzill
Papers: Upsy Dasy Designs - #UDD0162. Amour
Embellishments: Rub Ons - Upsy Daisy Designs #UDD190. Sweet Celebrations; Ribbon; Button; twine
Tools: Border Punch - Fiskars