Scary Stuff...

Hi everyone. As many of you know, I've been M.I.A. due to Jack being unwell. On Tuesday, I had a call from school, saying he was in the sick bay with a pain in his head. By the time I got him to the doctors, he was unable to speak, although he was trying to, and had gone all floppy. The doctors called an ambulance, and he was rushed to hospital, as it was suspected he was having a stroke. (since when do 9 year olds have strokes??) After some time he was kind of able to speak again, but couldn't answer simple questions, and didn't know who I was. We had a very scary hospital stay, (where I had to sleep on the most uncomfortable fold out bed!) but luckily tests and an MRI ruled out stroke, or any other nasties in his brain. The doctors are not quite sure what happened, but think it might be some form of migraine that has neurological symptoms, or maybe some type of seizure. He is home again now, can talk and seems fine, although his memory of the whole thing is quite hazy. He is having more tests next week, but I'm hoping this was just one of those weird, one off things that will never happen again. It was without doubt, one of the most frightening things I have ever been through, and I'm just so grateful my little man is back to his usual self.

Well, I have a tonne of things to catch up on today. I hope you all have a fabulous weekend :)

Imaginisce Enchanted Layout...

Have you seen the new Enchanted range from Imaginisce? It is absolutely adorable, one of my very favourites from them EVER!! At the moment Imaginisce is having a Launch Party all week long, and the Imaginisce Blog will be full of loads of ideas for using this range, as well as heaps of giveaways!!!

Now, the papers are sooo cute, that I couldn't decide what to use on this layout...so I just used them all!!



The border around the page is made from little bits of old book paper glued onto strips of chipboard. And for the title I used the "Magic" chipboard word from A2Z Scraplets.

Well, I'm off to soak up the peace and do a bit of scrapping while the kidlets are at school. I can't believe there are only 2 weeks and 2 days left until they finish for the year!!!

Oops...

Ok, so it's Monday, and I'm just drawing the Friday Mini Prize winner now. Better late than never!



Congrats to Darlene S, who left comment no. 92!! Just email me your address so I can get your prize out to you Darlene :)

If you havent entered yet, you've still got time! Go HERE for all the details :)

Show Us Your Stuff

A few weeks ago I was invited to be on the design team for a new challenge blog called Show Us Your Stuff. It's all about using handmade embellishments on your layouts, so of course I said YES!!! The first challenge will be up in December, so make sure you head on over there and check it out :)

Do You Like Handmade Embellishments?

Then make sure you head on over to PURPLE PUMPKIN to check these out!!! There will be a design team call over there soon, so if you like using handmade embellies on your layouts, keep your eye out for it!

Want to Win Some Chipboard???

Then make sure you have a go at the A2Z Scraplets November Sketch!!!


You could win one of 3 fabulous chipboard prize packs, just by giving it a go. So what are you waiting for? Head on over to the A2Z Scraplets Blog for all the details :)

Imaginisce Does It AGAIN!!!

Imaginisce has brought out another 2 tools for scrapbooking that you will just have to have!!


First up is the I-bond cordless glue gun, which is perfect for putting together the Roly Rosies...


And next is my fave, the d-stress creative paper edger!! It's a hand held, battery operated sanding tool!!!!



To hear more about these fabulous new tools, and better still, for your chance to WIN ONE, head on over to the Imaginisce Blog :)

A Big Catch Up...

Well, helloooo there!! I've been M.I.A. for a while because my computer decided to play up, but it's now back to being its good old self again. Yay! Gosh, it's amazing how much I miss it when it doesn't work!! My house sure is clean at the moment though, so I guess it wasn't such a bad thing, lol. I have sooo many of your blogs to catch up on, so I'm planning on having a big blog surf tonight once the kids go to bed. Got a tonne of emails to read too!

So, what else have I been up to in the last week or so, other than cleaning my house? Well, we went to the Jacaranda Festival...


Em loves her scary rides, so she was in heaven...


Then lots of fun trick or treating...




Poor Jack, he dove into the shallow end of the pool and came up screaming. Omg, my heart stopped when it happened, but it could have been a lot worse. There go those photos I was planning to get done before Christmas though...


He cheered up when I let him make caramel truffles for a school project...


We have been going here every day after school...



And of course, I hear about Christmas constantly. Emily is planning to cover the tree with toilet roll decorations. Nice.


And here is last Friday's mini prize winner, picked by random...


Congrats to Sandy Davis, lucky comment number 35!! Email me your address and I'll get your mini prize out to you!

Dont forget, if you haven't entered my giveaway yet, you still have time. Go HERE to enter :)

Be back tomorrow with some scrappy shares. See you then!!

Echo Park and Imaginisce

These two brands go together sooo well! Echo Park has only been around for a little while, but already it's one of my favourites. Team it with some fabulous Imaginisce tools, and you've got a match made in heaven! And you could win an Imaginisce I-Rock, I-Top and some yummy Echo Park products, just by heading over to the Imaginisce Blog to see what the design team have created by combining these two awesome brands. Here's my layout...


I used the Life Is Good range to scrap this cute photo of my niece Natasha. The I-Top brads made perfect flower centres. I just love that tool!


And did you notice that I used the I-Rock to bling up the centre of this flower...?


And some more I-Top goodness. I covered the brads with some glossy accents to give them a nice "finished off" look...


Now don't forget to pop on over to the Imaginisce Blog to see how you can win some awesome Imaginisce and Echo Park goodies. Good Luck!

Imaginisce November Sketch

Oh my goodness. I just scraped in with this one! I was planning to be back from our weekend away last night, but I didn't end up coming home until a couple of hours ago. Just enough time to finish this layout for the Imaginisce November sketch (by Melinda Spinks!)



I just had to use the new Enchanted range, it is soooo cute. I have lots more projects on the go at the moment, using this range, so keep your eye out for those soon :)

Make sure you head over to the Imaginisce Blog, where you'll find links to the other dt girls layouts, and don't forget that if you give the sketch a go, and link it up to the Imaginisce blog, you could win a fabulous prize.

And speaking of prizes...


Have you got your entry in yet for MY BIGGEST GIVEAWAY EVER??? Go HERE for more details on how you can win a huge stash of Imaginisce goodies :)

Friday Prize Winner!!

Okay, the winner of mini prize number 2 is comment number 16...

Sue said...
I too, am already a follower of both blogs, so have just posted on my blog. AWESOME prize Sam, thanks so much for the chance to win! XXX

http://soupie75.blogspot.com/2010/10/sams-massive-giveaway.html

Congrats Sue!! Just email me your address and I'll get your prize out to you :)

There are still 4 more mini prizes up for grabs, as well as the major prize of a huge paper and embellishment pack, so if you haven't already, make sure you get your entry in HERE!

Get Picky Challenge Layout

Well, I just remembered this morning that there was a challenge that I really wanted to do this month, so I quickly whipped out some photos, and some new Imaginisce Enchanted goodies, and came up with this...


I used the new Roly Rosies and Pop up Posies, to make some super quick and easy flowers...


I'm sure a lot of you can guess what challenge this was for. Yep...it is the first Get Picky challenge. Here's the sketch I used...


Well, hopefully I wont leave it til the last minute next time!! Well, that's all from me for now. I have sooo much to do before I pick up the kids from school. Where does the time go?

Oh and before I do go, make sure you've got your entries in for My Biggest Giveaway Ever, as I will be drawing prize number 2 tomorrow :) Go HERE to enter.

Layouts and a Card!

Good mooooorning! Monday again! I just got home from the school run, so I have a nice, quiet house for the next 6 or so hours :) :) I've got quite a few shares for today, first up are these layouts using some new release A2Z Scraplets...


This was the ONLY photo I had of one of the kids near a campfire!! I have scrapped every other campfire photo, so this one had to do, lol. Here are a few close ups (yes, these were the sneaks from a couple of weeks ago :))...




This next one was a "no frills" super quicky...


And this next one here...well...I was trying a different look, with no patterned paper, and just a splatter of paint. Very minimalist for me, but it was fun to try something different...


And now a card! A while back my favourite scrapping mag Scrapbooking Memories asked me to do some cards for their latest issue. Of course I said yes, but I was thinking "YIKES!" The theme for that I had to use for these cards was "chin up"/"stay strong" as it was for the "Pink" issue. I really struggle with making cards, but here's one of the cards (the one I liked better) that is featured in the mag. (If you want to see the other one...well you'll just have to check out SBM!)


Well, I'd better get my butt off this computer, and get started on everything I have to do today. Hope you have a great week!

I'm Excited!!

Why? Because I've finally worked out how to get the random number thingy to show on my blog!!!!!!!!!!! Ok, so I'm probably the last person in the world to work that out, but I'm not very computer savvy, so that's a big achievement for me, lol.

So anyway, here is the first winner of MY BIGGEST GIVEAWAY EVER!!


And comment number 44 was left by TR! Congrats TR, just email me your address and I'll get your mini prize pack out to you asap :)

Now, there are still 5 more mini prize packs to be won, as well as the major prize of a huge stash of Imaginisce papers and embellies, so make sure you have your entry in HERE to be in the running.

Hope you're having a great weekend!!

Blog Whisper Layout!

Woohoo, it's Friday!! I'm just popping in quickly to share this layout that was for a blog whisper, started by Bridgette Hatton. This is the first time I've ever done a whisper, and it was so much fun! I have to admit though, that I was kinda stumped when I got the layout to base mine on!! But I ended up with this...





To see the next layout for the whisper, head over to Rach's blog HERE.

Well, I'd better get out of here, I have my shop update tonight and I have a million things to do!!! If you are after some of embellies from Purple Pumpkin, make sure you head over to the Purple Pumpkin Blog at 7.30pm. I have loads of new kits, mini kits and buttons all ready to go!



Also just a reminder...if you haven't got your entry in for My Biggest Giveaway Ever, make sure you get it in tonight, cos I will be announcing the first Friday winner tonight!!! Go HERE to enter.

Hope you have a great weekend!!!