Just playing around ....

Last week I was playing around with a new element pack from Kaye and I created this page for my B. When we went up to Bunya a few years ago (time flies!!) the house we rented had a pool table and the girls had a lot of fun playing with it ... what they lacked in talent they made up for in enthusiasm!!

Credits here

I hope you are all having a great weekend .. its a bit hot and humid here but at least its not raining for a change :)

The word of the year is .....

A friend of mine (yes YOU Carol!) advised me to pick a word for 2011, something that speaks to me and that fits to where I am heading with my scrapping. She gave me this advice as I was struggling to find any JOY in my scrapping by the end of 2010. So over the Christmas period I sat down and gave Carol's very wise words some thought and I decided that I had way too much on my creative plate (so to speak) - I was trying to juggle too many things at once and it was playing havoc with my creative impulses. So I decided that my word for the year HAD to be .........

What followed was a period of tumultuous agonizing and then a few tears, and I then resigned from the Pickleberrypop's Creative Team and I have cut back on some of my other Scrapping commitments. Now I can spend more time creating for my individual designers AND spend more time with my family and less time on the computer.

Its about time I reclaimed my hobby for me and remembered its all about preserving the memories. Scrapping should be the balance between art and memory :)

Thank you Carol.

It's a little bit damp here

Yes Brisbane and SEQ is going under ....some people are really suffering and I am sending out my best wishes to all those experiencing difficulties, I wish you all well. But thankfully we aren't in any danger of flooding at my house - luckily we are on a hill so we are nice and safe as long as we dont want to leave! Going to work tomorrow will be interesting as the river is supposed to keep climbing and I work in one of the flood areas of Brisbane so I will have to let you know how that goes.

I managed to scrap! Yes I know it has been a while since I last scrapped but there you are ... better late than never I always say! Here is my page using the super gorgeous new kit by Flergs Freakazoid! Isn't it a fun kit?

credits here

Well I had better go and start dinner - Mum and my step-dad are stuck here in Brisbane with me as they are cut off from their home by flood waters - so I had better feed them otherwise I won't be a very good family flood evacuation center will I? lol

A very Happy Festive season ...........

Here I am wading through the dust to wish my blog readers (all two of you) a very very Happy Festive season and a brilliant 2011.

Credits - Cherpea Designs - My Christmas available @ 2LP

I look forward to seeing you all a bit more often this year - hugs

abandonment issues

This blog has been temporarily abandoned ..... never fear I may be back blogging in the future ... I will pop in and keep an eye on my blogger friends though :)

yes I have abandonment issues .... but its all ok

Grab Bag reminder, freebie ... and thanks!

Just a quick reminder that Cherpea Designs July 2010 Grab Bags will only be available until July 30 so if you want to snag them at the amazingly ridiculous price of $3.00 US you had better hurry!

Cherpea's Personal Use and Commercial Use bags are just full of yummy goodies and you will definitely kick yourself later if you miss out on such a steal!!

And WOW thanks everyone who has grabbed my QP freebie - I'm so chuffed that some people actually liked it enough to take the time to download it hehe! If you haven't grabbed it yet please feel free to do so - it will be available until the 30th.

Download HERE

Check out my previous post for the links to the other Cherpea CT girl's blogs to grab their gorgeous QP freebies as well!!

Don't forget if you would like to win a free Personal Use Grab Bag just repost this blog post or post on Facebook and come back and leave me the link and you could go into the running. I have decided to extend the deadline to the 29th July to give you all a bit more of an opportunity to participate :)

In addition to all this Grab Bag fun Pickleberrypop has some VERY exciting things coming up in the near future that I wish I could share with you all but I'm afraid you will have to wait and see what is ahead!! hehehe

And oh my! Just wait until you see what's coming up from the lovely Kaye Winiecki in August too *happydance*

Catch you later!

A Cherpea Blog Hop with freebies and chance to WIN!

I promised you earlier tonight that Cheryl had been working on some fabulous goodies and now I can reveal that it is Grab Bag time at Two Little Pixels and she has 2 ... yes TWO great new Grab Bags in the store tonight! And they are a steal at only $3.00US!! WOW!! There is a lovely Personal Use Grab bag that is stuffed full of gorgeous goodies.... the previews are linked so click away!!!!

and a Commercial Use Grab Bag that has three fantastic goodies inside that will help you out with all your digital designing needs!

And did I mention that they are only $3.00 US each lol ... I did? Opps hehe! but you have to hurry they are only in the store for a week and then they are broken up and placed in the store at full price!

Now I COULD post sneak peeks here and reveal all to you but that would be cheating soooo instead I hid the previews inside the zip for the FREEBIE QP that I made using the yummy goodies. So if you like the QP feel free to grab it here and have a peek inside for the previews!

Click HERE to download

But wait.... theres more!

***WIN***WIN***

Thats right you get a chance to win Cherpea's Personal Use Grab Bag for FREE just by reposting this blog post OR posting on Facebook ... how easy is that?? Leave me a comment with the link to your post in the next two days (closing 25th July @ midnight my time) and I will pick out a random winner - it doesn't get any easier!

***FREE***FREE***

And guess what?? Thats NOT all .... some of the other Cherpea chicks have made some yummy QPs using the lovely Grab Bag goodies and you can find them below .... so what are you still doing here? Go have fun! But dont forget to come back and post your repost or Facebook links in the comments so that you can go in the draw to WIN WIN WIN .........

Next stop...

Manuela (flohbock)

Tammy

Margote's Blog

Cheryl

Rebecca

Have fun and I'll catch you on the flipside!!