Friday 28 March 2008

ON OUR WAY

WOOOHOOOO- I've just had my nails done, got the chores done- made sure the dogs and cats have food stock for while we are away ( they will be staying at home with my housekeeper and her grandson), been to the chemist to stock up on sun block, meds and all the other things we might just need ( you know the anti-POOP meds and anti-puke med's) LOL. Made sure all the clothes that need to be taken with are washed ( being ironed later) Got the suitcases down and all the DUST cleaned off them ( shheeeee's- they aren't used often enough-LOL). So I'm really really now getting excited about leaving!

I'm hoping to get on while I'm there but the Hotel is in a *dead zone* with no connectivity ( the cell phones etc don't even work in the rooms ;-). There is only ONE place that they call a hot spot and that's in the cocktail bar- WAHAHAHAHAHA. I think that is going to suit me JUST FINE! So the only thing I'll be doing while away is emptying my inbox- I won't be able to load or download as there isn't enough *ooompf* for that- so I guess Waynie really chose the PERFECT place for a holiday-LOL But I WILL take TONS of pics to come show you all the fun we got up too-.

So BEFORE I say goodbye for just on more than a week- just a reminder-

MY GRAB BAG ENDS AT MIDNIGHT-

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ALL 5 PRODUCTS cost just $6.99!! GRAB IT NOW- because if you miss it today- it's going up as a BUNDLE TOMORROW and it costs a LOT MORE that way- I don't want you to kick yourselves.

I've also got a BRAND NEW papermaking BUNDLE up in store ( hee hee, I had to at least get some stuffies up for when I am away right?- LOL) These are for PERSONAL and COMMERCIAL USE

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My CT ( well Beth especially-LOL) have been nagging me for some good edge overlays- with some grid effects etc etc- I tell you- they are wicked with that wet noodle-WAHAHAHAHA. So I made these as a *PACK* as they can be used in soooo many different ways- and you will be able to make a ton of DIFFERENT papers by just layering the overlays, using layer styles and blend modes- use them on their own or mix them-

Check them up in more detail HERE.

And I couldn't resist playing with them either- so I made a Whimsy Arty Farty sort of paper pack with them- Rustic Garden

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the preview really doesn't do the paper detail much justice(ooops)- but check them in store for a closer look - they are perfect for your springy LO's- They are only $1.50 at the moment too ;-)

So that's what's new from me- and will be in store while I am away.

While you there or if you feel like checking out something new- have a look at LUISA's beautiful new kit DAY DREAM. It's absolutely GORGEOUS, I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Alpha that is included and it's on SALE @ 25% off at the moment.

OK OK- I know there's a lot of advertising today- but I won't be here to tell you what's in or happening for a while so trying to CRAM it all in for you-LOL. Don't forget the Challenges- Have you done yours yet?? Pop in to see just how AWESOME my girls did in my colour challenge this month- I can't thank them enough for the HUGE amount of AWESOME creations in there! WOOOOHOOOOOO girls you all ROCK! Don't worry- you will ALL get your posting bonuses- even if it's a few day's late-LOL

AND - hee hee, because I won't be here on the first to put up my NEW one- I am going to "sneak" it in this afternoon- but thought you would like a sneak peak at the posting bonus so long??- YOU WOULD??- hahahaha-LOL, Yeah I hear you- new colours to play with while I'm away-

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Something a little softer and more springy- With your *summer* on it's way and mine disappearing ( it will warm me up-LOL) I thought it would bring us in the SUMMER MOOD. It will be in the forums later ( just after I post here-so you can get your swatch)

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Had to show you this SO RENEE styled LO- isn't it AWESOME! LOVE the orange on the green background! - Renee used my grab bag contents and the new overlays for this LO ( so at least you can get a feel of what you can do with them)-

Patty aka Patamomma- girl I lost your mail- LOL(blonde I tell you) , I had saved the LO - but didn't know HOW to respond to say THANK YOU!! I LOVED it and loved the b/w photo with the eye coloration!

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DOn't forget to pick up this AMAZING freebie from Jenni at  Chaos Lounge ( I didn't show it yesterday so thought I would show it today-)

AND PHEW that's I think it for now-LOL

To everyone that left me *happy hols* messages- guys THANK YOU!!! I'm GOING to enjoy it -trust me-LOL. I'll be back after the 9th of APRIL- going to LOVE that cocktail bar- WAHAHAHAHAHA. Sending lots of hugs and loves to you all- and YES I am going to MISS you all too- man I think I will probably have MAJOR withdrawals the first few day's- but I'll get in contact with you all when I'm back-

MWAHS

MEEEEEEEE

xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ooooooooooooo

Thursday 27 March 2008

anyone want a phone??

WAHAHAHA- OMG- my peace is shattered. It hasn't stopped ringing all day- You want it??- hahahaha. Still got to figure out how to use this one- I think I tried to send Wayne a message a few times that landed up in my draft box for some reason-LOL. It's a different model and make to what I'm used to (and what I've used for the last few years)  so by HABIT you just push the button YOU THINK is going to do the task and *hellloooo- where did that go-whahahahaha. Oh well- I have a few day's while on holiday to play with it and set it up the way I like it- at the moment I can TALK on it- hahahaLOL.( hey I AM BLONDE YOU KNOW- hee hee)

 

Getting excited now about our trip- it's a long drive but OH it's sooo sooo worth it- Paradise with a capital P- our room opens up on the gardens with palm trees and tropical plants and a few steps down is the WHITE SANDS of the OCEAN! WOOOHOOOO. The water is always warm and I'm just hoping that the humidity won't be tooooo high LOL. That's about the only thing that kills me. The boys are already talking about a REVENGE LAWN BOWLS match- wahahahaha. Yup my fit, sports mad family love to play BOWLS- we kill ourselves laughing as most times the bowls do NOT go where we intended them too- I can't wait to test and play with my new camera either! YIIPPPEEEEEE. (ok I'll stop rubbing it in - till tomorrow that isLOL)

OOOOH I did a LO- hee hee.

Slow-Down

I called it Slow Down form the fantastic Lyrics- Used a new kit called Little Red Ladybug by Adriana Lunette  ,Word art by Brit-tish Designs (lyrics).Used a photo of the clouds that I blended into the background to give the sky effect. I love how it turned out and had great fun playing with the doodle flowers and Ladybugs.

My girls have also been busy -

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this STUNNING FUN LO is by Paula , and she used my Bug-ing Kit as well as some BRAND NEW GOODIES still to come- plus stuffies from my GRAB BAG 8!

This LO was sent to me by Pattamama using my Unda-Da-Sea kit

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WOW- just look how cool those eyes look on the B/W photo!!! AWESOME JOB girl and thanks for sharing it with me!

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This STUNNER is from Jenni (Choas Lounge) She has also used something NEW and the goodies from my GRAB BAG! LOVE LOVE the cluster hanging frame!! And if you like it too ( which I'm sure you do!) you can grab it as a FREEBIE on Jenni's blog HERE!! WOOOHOOOOO- please remember to leave some love.

REMEMBER MY GRAB BAG IS UP ONLY ONE MORE DAY!!

Then it's gone- CHECK IT OUT HERE - ONLY $6.99 until FRIDAY ( same amount of goodies as always, same quality and same value you expect). Don't kick yourself when it goes up individually on Saturday.

 

Kristine -aka the Wench has got a AWESOME sale on at the moment and two of her kits Iced Fudge & the Night Twinkles series are both 30% off at the moment- go over and say WHEEEEEEEEEEEEE to Kristine ( LOVES YA WENCHY!)

And my dear friend Heather (aka *the Monkey*) has her new Designers Delight 7 out and on sale- it's an OPEN one this time so you can see what's in it- it's CRAMMED full of goody's- check it out here.

I had time to play today ( yup even with the phone ringing-LOL) and made you a little SAMPLER of what can be made with one of the kits in my GRAB BAG-

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Two different styled old paper/card brackets with newsprint finish. http://www.4shared.com/file/42121246/c584ce59/kb-brack-itysampler.html Hope you have fun with them and until tomorrow ( my last post till I get back) Hugs and Loves Kim

Wednesday 26 March 2008

CRAZY

no less)

OMG- why is it that when your time is the least expendable you have the most to do! Yesterday was a family friends funeral and fetching and carrying Nathan and his friends from fishing- today I had hospital duty this morning, had to fetch Nathan's glasses ( and his 6 month supply of contacts - which he is getting in with ease now- LOL) , pick up my Cell phone (eventually), had to get FOOD LOL- cause we had no more of that in the house-wahahahaha. And when I get home and unpacked everything- get all excited to get my phone on- UM_ YEAH OK- it DON'T WORK!! So now you must know that I'm starting to get a little ANNOYED with this phone story as it's been nearly 2 weeks since it was stolen! It turns on- flashes all it's new little graphic thingys- and then say's NO SERVICE- gggrrrr. So now I have to HUNT for the customer care number- only to be put in a queue for almost 25 minutes!! But I'm not giving up here now- LOL. Eventually someone TALKS to me in a humans voice ( not the if you need this push 3, if you want that push 4 etc etc) only to find out I landed up in the WRONG department- ARRRGH!!- He at least transfers me to the correct one- Who tells me that the SIM card that I had swapped is LOCKED because it was a stolen phone claim(wanted my same number back) - OK, I can understand that- but hell, I had to spend 15 minutes giving him all my details to PROVE that it was ME talking- the only thing they didn't ask for was a DNA sample- hahahahaha. But you know what- I agree with it! There is soooo much fraud and stolen cell phones out there that it's about time someone made it hard to get them on line and working again- so even though it was more than an hour on the phone ( made them phone me back too- ROTFLAO)- I didn't mind it- but it's the TIME  that you just can't make back up- KWIM?

Anyway- MY PHONE WORKS!!! WOOOHOOOO- he even phoned me now again to see if it was all OK- so THANK YOU THEO- you did a great job at keeping me informed of what you had to do and for making sure it was all in working order too-. hee hee- but I think I'm just going to leave it be and tell people slowly that I have one again- it's been PEACEFUL I tell you- wahahahaha.

How many of you have been following the ADSR challenge?? GOODNESS did you see the list of things you had to put on a LO for challenge no 7??- My dearest friend Amy W had just got back from holiday and needed to do it- so I helped her out with what she needed- but GEEEEE WHIZZZZ, after reading this list I was expecting ONE HELL OF a FULL PAGE- I don't know if I would have managed it-LOL.

 

1 - paper (only ONE paper, no other paper for mattes page borders, nothing)
2 - ribbons
3 - buttons
4 - glitter/gems/sequins or bling pieces
5 - frames
6 - pictures
7 - alphas (different but from the same designer.)
8 - flowers/stars/cardboard pieces
9 - staples
10 - random elements of choice (all by the same designer, no more no less)

 

YUP- you can see it, all these had to be from the same designer and on the SAME PAGE- AMY girl, you did a AWESOME, BRILLIANT, STUNNING job on this LO- check this out folks

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Having to use 7 DIFFERENT ALPHAS alone would have thrown me!! What about you???-

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This AWESOME LO is from Andrea- don't you just LOVE the selected extractions(tons of them) and that what he looks like he is in the middle of all those waves!! Andrea used my UNDA-DA-SEA kit.

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And our wonderful friend Melanie made these SPLENDIFEROUS words to match my kit- hee hee, got to love them!! Please grab them here and leave Melanie some love- and check out her other brilliant word art- AWESOME STUFF- )

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As you know my week has been rather UM hectic- LOL, and BETH has come to my rescue again today! THANKS BETH!! She did this AMAZING LO of her daughter using the NEW GOODIES FROM MY GRAB BAG-

here is what the journaling says:  Kaitlyn enjoyed Easter time at school this year when Grandma came in to teach her whole class how to make Ukrainian Eggs.  Grandma Jo has been teaching pysanky in classrooms for years, but this was the first time she got to teach in Kaitlyn's class!

I also want to learn how to do those- WOW- they look absolutely STUNNING- and so intricate too!! 

credits:

  • New grab bag gear (grab bag 8)
  • Rustic Garden overlay set ( hee hee- still coming for you to see)
  • Your Weathered Overlay set
  • Your Bits and Bobs 2 set
  • And the rest is from the Grateful 4 U kit that was given out during CT appreciation week (the journaling note, the arrows, the alpha-recolored, and the glitter border-recolored)

AND of course Beth left me the template for you to use- She will up it to her blog a little later so bookmark it for later- I'm grabbing this one- LOL

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And just a REMINDER

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ONLY 2 MORE DAYS LEFT !!! Then it's gone - 5 brand new products to play with- total Value $35!! That's a good saving! LOL. They will be available seperately on Saturday and as a *bundle*- but NOT at this price. Ok - I have to get some work done - haven't even been to check on my colour Challenge yet and it's already 3pm here!! I'm not MIA promise- whahahaha- Just late! Congrats to all the winners yesterday and DON'T forget to e-mail me- Sending hugs and Loves Kim

Tuesday 25 March 2008

GOOOD GRIEF-lol

WOWZA's- you guys sure made this one hard- LOL. HOLEY CRAPPOROOO- Thank you for all your WONDERFUL comments- It was a REAL PLEASURE reading them this weekend! I had sooo much fun seeing what you guys liked and enjoyed and of course the *wise cracks* too- hee hee.

Did you all have a good Easter Weekend??- shhheeee's I think I'm 'hopping' a little HEAVIER after this one- food, food and more food oh and then don't forget the CHOCOLATE!! And I'm not a chocolate eater ( now and again)- but funny when it's something like EASTER- and BAM- I couldn't sTOP! hahahaha. Wayne played golf on Sat and Sunday ( a tournament) and he came 4th!! I'm so proud of him- he won some awesome prizes too. Nathan and I went shopping ( AGAIN!!) LOL, but I bought some books and things for our holiday!! wooohoooo!.

So BEFORE I get to the EXCITING bit of this post today- (making you all sweat),

I want to tell you that my NEW DESIGNERS GRAB BAG is in STORE!. YUP it's a little early- but for a reason- The family (US) are going on HOLIDAY and leaving this weekend - so I thought I would put it up now instead of when I get back (cause then you know how crazy it is THEN-LOL)

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BUT- YOU will get all the benefits of this EARLY bag- It will only be up till FRIDAY midnight! So for 4 DAYS ONLY it is ONLY $6.99! Its the same bag that you would ALWAYS expect from me with the SAME value of contents in it- but because it's only UP FOR 4 DAYS- I reduced the prize! All the products will go up as a *bundle* on Saturday - but obviously it will cost more as it will all be revealed too-

There are 5 brand new products in this bag- (for PERSONAL AND COMMERCIAL USE)- Total Value is $35- and as you can see I've put a few hints and tips in the preview for you-LOL. Check it out here in my store.

I received some AMAZING LO's using my UNDA-DA-SEA kit too which I would LOVE to show you

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Bunny did this absolutely STUNNING LO- love the framing! She also use her PSP Glitter tubes- available for all you PSP and DIP uses (Commercial and Personal Use). They are amazing, so if you want some REALISTIC glitter- check them out HERE.

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Ally sent me this stunning page- just love the way the goldfish highlight the orange on the page! AWESOME

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Renee did this amazing LO- called *where'd my Mermaid Go*- it's just toooo gorgeous!

HEE HEE- have I made you WAIT long enough now--

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TADA- there were sooooo many comments over the weekend that I couldn't just choose ONE winner LOL. Nathan DID choose the OVERALL winner- but, I decided to let my CT Team each choose a number and I divided up the number of comments between them- YUP!!!! and then I had to get Wayne to do one too (LOL)- needed one more number as the comments increased by last night-

soooo here we go!

Gail (8)

Seanymph (16)

Jeanette Bollinger (24)

Marilyn (from toronto) (36)

Jan (50)

Silvia had chosen no 57- her mom's age- and it's Luisa - who is a DSO designer so I went with the one BELOW it-

JamWest 1007 (58)

Catlady (aka catslave)(68)

Lynda (72)

Tami (87)

Lisa (Marlies) (98)

Lil (115)

PHEW- let me tell you that counting out all those was not easy- ROTFLMAO!! CONGRATULATIONS to you GUYS- I'm going to RAK you all with my LOVABLE kit . BUT- I need you ALL to MAIL ME-

Just go to MY PROFILE at the top of my page (just under my header) and click it- it will take you to my profile- there you will see *mail me*- just click it and you can just mail me a HI IT'S ME wadawada and I will send you the links

AND THE BIG WINNER OF A KIT OF HER CHOICE IN MY STORE IS............................................

WEBFRAU!!! No 65

CONGRATS GIRL!!!! hee hee- now you WILL NEED to make a choice- wahahahahaha.

Thanks again to all of you for leaving comments and I'm sorry that you all didn't win- but I tried to make it a little more easier and fun and added 11 consolations! WOOOOOHOOOOOOO

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And for those that didn't- never fear- I made a freebie template today to help scrap all those Easter Pics you took this weekend http://www.4shared.com/file/41888686/4f6735f7/kb-hoppyeaster_template.html . It comes in PSD and PNG's for ease of use- the Bunny is in separated Layers so you can colour him in anyway you would like. PHEW- Ok don't forget the BAG ( only 4 days this time) and I don't want you to miss it at that price!! Until tomorrow- HUGS and Loves Kim

Thursday 20 March 2008

WOOHOOO- wanna win???

Ok before we get to the GOOD STUFF- LOL, I have to tell you that I think I should go to bed and wake up next week and start fresh- WAHAHAHA. The schools here broke up early and are NOW on holiday again for 2 weeks ( that includes this Easter Weekend)- so Nathan and some of his friends planned last night to go fishing after school today- ( OF COURSE my MOM will take us-- uhum uhum uhum-LOL), but now here's the funny- Wayne needed MY car today to fetch some people from the airport ( he has a 2 door utility vehicle that we bought for while we are doing all the renovations to the house and it will be Nathans when he turns 18-) So it's not MY car(which I know EXACTLY what's going on in it-KWIM?)- and the boys all jump in - fishing rods, cooler boxes etc and of course there's tons of yabbering and laughing- (mother joining in of course)- and away we go to the beach that is OUTSIDE the city - so it's a fair way out- I drop them off and now being QUIET- I look at the PETROL gauge!! OH GEEE's - you know when you start SWEATING in an instant??- when you KNOW you are on a HIGHWAY- NO CELL PHONE- NO CASH ( um I spent all I had in my purse yesterday-LOL) and the petrol gauge needle is BOUNCING on the little PLASTIC THING already- You know??- when it's gone PAST the white mark!!! I did CRAPPO my pants! To be honest I don't know HOW I got home- as there are NO petrol stations along the section I was on and (by then I had counted out all my change on the seat while driving- whahahaha), By hook, crook or a major SNIFF- I rolled into our driveway! and that is EXACTLY where the car is going to stay until Wayne gets home-ROTFLMAO! That made me more TENSE than this whole weeks cell phone story- hahahaha!

Phew- I'm yakking again aren't I??. AND HERE IT IS!! I've been BLOGGING FOR A YEAR!!!!!!! Wooooohoooooooo!!!! I swear it feels like a month!! But because I'm blonde, I actually forgot yesterday (sssssshhhhh- don't tell now) YUP yesterday ONE YEAR ago was my first little freebie give-away and HI this is me- But we'll just pretend it's today OK- LOL

SOOOOOOOOO here's the fun part today- I've redone my COMMENTS box ( now you ALL can leave me a comment ) because that is what it's going to take to WIN A KIT from my STORE!! YUP- I will give away a kit on TUESDAY to a random *number* (chosen by Nathan) in my comments box- WANNA PLAY- hee hee.

All you have to do- is tell me YOUR FAVOURITE kit- or the one you would like to win in my STORE. So go and browse if you haven't been, or can't remember(lol) and let me know HERE on my blog- and you could be the lucky winner of that kit!! SIMPLE- but please you have to leave me some way of getting in touch with you- so if you are worried about your e-mail addy and don't have a blog- then remember to check here on Monday so that you will know to get hold on ME- or you can type in your addy with the (dot) and the (com) like that so it's safe from spammers.

NOT FINISHED YET- NOOOOOOO, hahaha, Doodle my wonderful CT member is holding a similar thread over at DST(show her what you LOVE in my STORE) at the moment ( and you can get my new UNDA-DA-SEA kit)- so check it out ( but you only have till 3pm YOUR time today).. PHEW- now that 2 chances at winning a kit from me - Well it is EASTER too you know-LOL

AND AND AND- YEAH of COURSE there is MORE!!!! hahaha- IT's a celebration and a holiday so let's have a little more FUN!! Want to use that gray matter a little?- you can pick up incredible freebies in our DSO EGG HUNT! Follow the clues to the eggs and hit download- that easy! READ all about it here- and there is even a BONUS prize if you just post a LO with the stuffies you found!! I'm looking forward to that one as I haven't seen the clues yet either- nothing like *intrigue and suspense*-

PHEWWWWY- I think I've given you enough reading for a while- hahaha- how about a few LO's?

Flying High

This amazing LO is by Beth- and she used my UNDA-DA-SEA kit and my Sew simple -white. LOVE the kite effect!

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LOVED this from Renee- the realistic large photo with the waves in the front gives such a GREAT effect!

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And this cutie cutest fishy was sent by Jeanette- AND here is ANOTHER BONUS for you TODAY!!! THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH JEANETTE- she has given us the QP from this amazing LO.- you can grab it here- http://www.4shared.com/file/41276174/e0aa9d15/UndaDaSeaQP.html Please leave Jeanette some love-(((HUGS))

And here is my little HAPPY EASTER Freebie- I hope you all have a very BLESSED Easter with your family's, I also hope the Easter Bunny finds you all ( eeeeeek, Just remembered he aint going to be coming here if I DON"T get to the shops again- LOL).

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there are 3 very SOFT textured papers (pastels), the *Easter Basket* to put your eggies in LOL, ( it comes in it's cluster form as shown and ALSO separately for you to play with), and the spring flower. http://www.4shared.com/file/41356406/f6b228d0/kb-easterbasket.html . Wishing you all a safe weekend ( if you are travelling) and I will be at home this holiday- but don't promise I will have time to pop on and say HI ( it is family time-but you never know-LOL), so until TUESDAY morning- sending you lots of *chocolate smooches* and hugs. Kim

Wednesday 19 March 2008

Teens and RED TAPE!

AAARRRGHHH- two days in a row shopping with Nathan now- and man is my child as fussy as his mother- haha, he knows EXACTELY what he wants and he won't compromise on *anything similar or different*- which just meant two days of trolling through our shopping centres - but we found some stuff EVENTUALLY this afternoon- lol. THANK GOODNESS! and boy- doesn't red tape just get under your skin! My cell phone was stolen on Friday and it's taken until now to get somewhere with trying to replace it- I SWEAR! Monday was spent in the police station opening a case to get a number for insurance right??- UMMM- well first of all I went to my local police station only to find they are POSTING the case to the police station in the area that the event happened- OK, so that's another day wait- only to find they won't give me the case number as they ( the police) need an ITC number from my phone provider to say that I have blacklisted the phone- so it's off to the provider to be sent again to ANOTHER BRANCH- and then to a consultant who was NOT OF THE BRIGHTEST capacity- and sat staring at his computer for 45 minutes not saying a word!! Now I'm thinking the man is waiting for something right??- So I ask eventually if there is a problem- he says- I can't find a log of your phone being used with your cell number- OK, now don't get me wrong here- but I think after 10 minutes I would have at least asked the poor person sitting waiting if I HAD THE CORRECT NUMBER written down- WAHAHAHA, the ASS wrote a 1 instead of a 7 and that's why he couldn't find it!! hee hee- you think that's it??- NAAAHHH, it gets better- I can keep my same number ( thank goodness), but OH they can't do that at this branch- I must go to ANOTHER one- WTH???- hahahaha, yeah I eventually got the sim card- and got home after 6pm last night! Today I eventually get my case number- phone the insurance and fill and sign all the forms- they phone me back within 30 minutes to say it's all OK - give me a reference number and the place I must go to choose a phone ( mine is not made anymore!)- so OFF we go this afternoon- WAHAHAHAHAHA, I should have known it wouldn't have been THAT easy- these consultants didn't have a clue- landed up phoning the insurance peeps and here I sit AGAIN for 45 minutes! Get given a list of phones to choose from- BUT HEY I'm no techy- give me a phone to look at dammit! - hahahaha- So I choose one thinking I'm now going home with it- YEAH RIGHT_ they hand me a slip of paper that I NOW HAVE TO SEND to the insurance people AGAIN- and now I wait again! RED TAPE???- shhheeeee's! After all this hassle I think I want to tell them tooo shove it! and not politely either- ROTF!- I must admit it has been very peaceful without my cell - but it's not nice when I WANT to use it and it's not there- PPPHTTTTTT!

And after all that I'm still laughing- what else can you do- I think the poor woman in the cell shop thought I had lost my marbles when I burst out laughing! yeah and Nathan joined in too ( I think I have a clone on my hands-hahahaha)

OK OK- enough yabber- but I just had to let you know how my week REALLY was going- LOL

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This fantastic LO was done by Colleen- she used my Unda-da-Sea kit- it's how Jordan proposed to her- and girl you have one hell of a Romantic on your hands-LOL. Hold on tight!

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This one was done by Lani (Jovi girl)- one of our DSO designers and she used the song Under the Sea for the journaling in the background!! Just look at that swimsuit- it's tooooo cute!

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LOVE the humour is this awesome Lo by Andrea too! Aren't my girls so talented!! LOVE THEM TONS!!

And I was busy too- LOL, it really is a fun kit to play with- and I had an idea for that mermaids tail- but in a MASCULAR sense!! YEAH- I did, so all those people who have BOYS and didn't think they could use it- RUN QUICK and fetch it- WAHAHAHA- because he is My LO

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Thanks to elegantWA for her word art ( did change it- but I used the basics of it)- and yup the rest is in Unda-Da-Sea and YOUR FREEBIE for today-lol

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Here is the NEPTUNES part to the tail!! WOOOHOOOO- http://www.4shared.com/file/41243557/3ce28c13/kb-undadasea-Neptune.html - have fun with them. Until tomorrow- OOOOH OOOH, WATCH tomorrows POST girls- there's something EXCITING happening- Hugs and Loves Kim

Tuesday 18 March 2008

Some PIMPING- hee hee

Oh my word- am I that transparent- LOL. Thanks for the e-mails asking what's up and the BEEEEEautiful card too- hahahaha. Yesterday was just ONE OF THOSE DAY'S when everything seems to happen all at once and I didn't have a chance to *bounce back*- well until later on in the evening that is- BUT, this morning is a STUNNING day! WOW- it's really just perfect- slight breeze, warm temps, birds chirping and the sun shining to brighten the day! And lets just say I put the *annoyance* of our energy saving power cuts to good use this morning- I went back to BED! ROTFLMAO- Yup, I got in another 2 hours sleep and got up at 8.30! Which felt like a holiday for me- hahahaha. Poor Nathan had to WALK to school- we couldn't get the car out the garage! It's on remote and as I said before the inter-leading door hasn't been bashed out yet ( OH THE joy's of construction and renovations!LOL)- And Wayne had to sit here until 8.30am too- hee hee, But he had his LT that he just carried on working! So I went back to bed- Must admit it took a while to wake up though- brain felt a bit foggy for an hour or so- HEY who said they thought that was NORMAL????- wahahahah ( Bunny was that you- tee hee)

Ok Ok, yeah I'm full of it again- and now I need to do some OFFICIAL business too- As you all know I'm on Jenni Rousseau's AWESOME CT team!! ( yay, I am soo soo loving it!) and Jenni has a BRAND new awesome kit out-

After midnight!

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Now if you love whimsey and love DOODLES- you HAVE to check out Jenni's store- this girl is the DOODLE QUEEN! Her designs are really fresh and so fun to use- Here is my LO I did with After Midnight.

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This is my friend Roche who was dressed up here ( um for After midnight-lol) for my Bday Party- she just glows! And lights up any room she walks into to!- Wanted her perched in the tree swirls branches that I created for the doodles in the kit- and I love how it turned out- There is also a FREEBIE ADD ON today- whooohooo!

AND AND AND- some MORE Pimping! The secret is OUT!! PHEW_ I swear I was sure I was going to slip up- really!! LOL. I'm sure you all know the WONDERFUL Mrs Miles and her awesome element creations she has so generously given to us over the years??- And you know I have been RAVING about Olivia Dorazio's amazing VECTORS and PNG design files- HAHAHAHA- they are ONE AND THE SAME!!! Yup- our dear Mrs Miles came out the closet so to speak and now I can RAVE with ease! LOL. YOU HAVE to go visit Mrs. Mile's blog today if you haven't already- there are some AWESOME freebies up as well as a mini-kit sampler and you can get a taste of Olivia's work and the QUALITY that I love so much!

OOOH- and we have some FUN coming up at DSO on the 21st to the 24th March- you ready for a EASTER EGG HUNT??- Yup all the designers at DSO have got together and have made some AWESOME goodies for you to put into your *collection basket* as well as a wonderful BONUS prize too! I can't wait- it sounds like a TON OF FUN!! You can read about it HERE.

Am I yakking enough today??- wahahahaha- Here are some absolutely STUNNING LO's  from my OH SO CREATIVE CT TEAM using my new kit UNDA_DA_SEA!

At The Beach

This is from BETH- and WOW, just love the effects of the waves and the blending of that photo!

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I had to use this one today- Silvia sent me this using my Mermaids tail! How AWESOME does this look??

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Jenni did this awesome one of one of our beaches near where I live- Love the toned photos!

AND - ROTFLMAO- yes there is MORE today- BETH has made a wonderful 12x12 QP for you ( will be up on her BLOG later)- remember I'm 8 hours ahead of her.

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And because I like 2 pages to always match in my albums I made you one for the otherside- hahaha ( talk about team work here today! WOOHOOOOO!)

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REMEMBER- this kit will only be on SALE for a limited time only- it's 25% off at the moment- so check it out in my STORE before it goes up full price ( oooh and thank you for ALL your compliments on this one- it's also I would say is my fav- LOL). I used my Groupies frames with this QP too- http://www.4shared.com/file/41139438/a0cc12e9/kb-unda-da-sea_QP.html . Well I better get myself geared up now as I am taking Nathan shopping AGAIN this afternoon- OH BOY- he is really sprouting now! lol- Until tomorrow- hugs and loves Kim.

Monday 17 March 2008

Blue Monday- not green-LOL

Happy Paddy's day to all the Irish folk out there- According to my Dad I'm of Irish decent- (wonder if that's the humour or the drinking part-LOL) this on my Grandfathers side, my Grandmothers family was English(Cockney?sp)- and my Mom is Dutch(born in Holland!) Gee's what a mix- WAHAHAHA. Well to all those that celebrate St Patrick's day - I hope you enjoy your guineas or two.

I haven't had a great day today and lets just say that when it rains it pours! But you know what- the day is almost over for me here and I'll just wake up tomorrow to a BRAND NEW day- hahaha.

OOOH and we have a new  Designer at DSO- Please help me welcome Sophia Sarducci to our wonderful bunch of nutters at DSO- LOL. You can see Sophia's awesome designs here in her store at DSO-  Welcome Sophia- it's going to be great fun working with you!

AND AND -It's here- it's in my STORE and it's 25% off for a limited time only! UNDA-DA-SEA...

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It's such a HUGE fun kit to play with- and for sooo many different looks too- Here are some of the LO's my AWESOME CT have done so far ( goodness they all been playing over the weekend)

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How Awesome is this LO and quote by Silvia! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! And Silvia thank you soo soo much for this LO- I know how much you are going through right now and I LOVE you for sending me this one- and I think that's why that quote touched my heart too- LOVE YA TONS!

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This GORGEOUS Lo is by Doodle- and I JUST LOVE the layering and the photo extraction on this- just look at that face! LOL.. she looks like she is blowing those bubbles too! Awesome job!

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And this one I did- Nathan's PERFECT day- out on the river with his friends fishing and in the sun!

Guys this kit is a bit of a mega- LOL. and has 16 papers, 5 png waves, 47 elements and alpha and numerals- don't miss it while its on sale! Check it out here for more previews.

hee hee- and someone mentioned they couldn't wait for Monday on 4shared- ROTFLMAO- you all know me sooo well and know that when a new kit is here I have all the little extra's to give you- so here is a little something to play with that goes well with the theme of this kit-

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Jenni it's your mermaids tail- ROTF! Add it to the boys or girls photos' for a fun Unda- da -Sea LO-  http://www.4shared.com/file/41033958/5aaf15fd/kb-undadasea_tail.html . You know what- I think my blog is a little like therapy too- I'm feeling a lot more *brighter* now that I have just sat here and yakked and shared these LO's with you- Sending lot of love and hugs Kim

Friday 14 March 2008

FRIDAAAAAAAAYYY

YIPPPEEEEEEEEE YAYYYYYYY! I don't think Friday could have come QUICKER this week, Know that feeling???- LOL. When the week has just been a little toooo long in the *tooth*- well tonight I'm GOING to get that cocktail !!!

Have had sooo many e-mails and messages from my friends saying that I had better keep Wayne away from the tequila or ANY form of alcohol until at least 8pm!! WAHAHAHAHA- Yeah Waynie, or we strapping that toilet to you and dragging it with! LOL. If it wasn't a tummy bug that has stopped us from going out then it's been Waynes overindulgence, so today he is coming home to SNOOZE and be a good boy until we can meet everyone later tonight! I'm looking forward to relaxing and getting rid of some of this pent up energy-LOL ( probably going to REGRET it tomorrow again- but oh, I'm in for some fun tonight!!) who's joining me???

Robyn the sink is a marble basin that YES has a drain in it- LOL. it's just not sunk into the cabinet top ( we custom built the cabinet ) and it has a small base that it stands on- I would never be able to pick it up and empty it LOL- They are very popular here and I didn't put any in our bathroom until I had enough to buy the ones I wanted-hahaha. Thanks soooo much for the compliments on my rooms- WOW, I still think they need work and a few things here and there- BUT THANK YOU!! Glad you liked them- now it's just Nathan's room to get done!! WOOOHOOOO!

Ok you know I gave you a teaser for a kit yesterday right??- Well it should be in the store over the weekend sometime ( it's going through Quality- and you know I don't blog on the weekends LOL) So I thought I  would show you "the next attraction"- hahahaha

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My new "Unda-da-Sea"- Full of Textured printed papers (which my CT tell me are my best so far-*blush blush*)- and a TON of realistic elements that you know I can't resist! Hand drawn sea critters ( yup by me- ;-)) and some wonderful doodley seaweeds,twirls and waves. A FULL alpha ( which again my CT are raving over-LOL) and Oh hell lets just say that instead of making a kit and a Add-on, I just put the LOT in ONE KIT!! It's 7 downloads!! And it's perfect for your summer/ boy/ fun LO's.

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A look at the full papers ( not all shown) - but you can get an idea of what the feel is like-

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there are also 5 PNG paper WAVES ( these fit 12 inch) and can be layered or used on their own- Also the ink printed Alpha on fabric tabs with button holes- so you can add buttons or thread them as you would like- there is also a PNG net for accenting your LO's too-

This kit has by FAR taken me the longest to make-LOL. I kept changing it, and eventually was happy with this result- Want to see a LO with it already??? Man My CT went to work QUICKLY with this one-hahahaha. Renee even bought takeaways so she could play with it- hahaha ( thanks girl!!)

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HOW CUTE IS THIS!!!! WOOOHOOOOO- I love that little cap!! And OF COURSE as I said yesterday I have a present for you too-

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There are 4 papers ( special thanks to Michelle Conrad for her bead/bubble overlay) 1 frame, 1 cluster tag, 2 ric rac, 1 sea horse stick pin. ( ok I just looked and I forgot the button in the zip- HEY , it's FRIDAY- hahahaha), So I will add it in the Monday freebie OK- PROMISE- but at least you can get a feel for the kit;-) http://www.4shared.com/file/40758760/96f4aaab/kb-undadasea_sampler1.html I will come and add the links the minute the kit is up- but I HAD TO SHOW you- I'm really chuffed with it. Ok Wayne is on his way home so let me get off here and I hope that you all have a AWESOME weekend- be good- well try-hee hee. Hugs and Loves Kim

Thursday 13 March 2008

a little more Me

HAHAHA- well my blog heading description does say " a little bit about me and a lot of what I love"- ???- LOL- so you've had a bit more of me the last few days- LOL. Thanks so much for the compliments on my "Junk Room"- I'm really thrilled with it and at this stage am looking at the bathroom now too- (hee hee, much to Wayne's despair!)- he's moaning he just got used to it!!! But it's in Blues and browns which match Nathans room and seeing that we are changing that one too- well I thought it would be fine to match the spare room as the door is directly opposite the bathroom-KWIM!! LOL_ YOU DO???- YAY, see I have back-up Waynie!

Amber- You asked how I landed up in South Africa- Girl, I was BORN and BRED here- still in the same City I was born in- have lived in Argentina for just short of two years, but that's it- I'm a SOUTH AFRICAN through and through-and proudly so too. LOL. Tropical Storm Jenessa - ROTFLMAO- now girl there is nothing so strange about that dream, it's probably what would have happened- WAHAHAHAHAHA! I've made MANY a friend out of just such a *deal* ( maybe not my car- but other goodies LOL). -TNChick- that LO is just BEAUTIFUL!! I LOVED it- couldn't leave you love there so doing it now! babepink35 I couldn't get hold of you as you didn't leave me a link or mail addy- don't you want to e-mail me- it's in my profile;-).

Just a huge thank you for your story's too on 4shared- I miss them here on the blog but understand that not everyone has accounts with blogger- but just to let you know I READ THEM ALL!! hee hee, and I giggle through a TON of them! (((HUGS))))

I've just finished my new kit- NANCY you listening girl!!! IT's DONE!! WOOOHOOOOOOO- I'm doing the previews and just a few extras ( oh I just never think it's done!!!- WAHAHAHA) But you all always benefit with the extras so it's a GOOD thing!- Want a little * sneaky peaky*???- just a glimpse-LOL

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Too be honest this was one I have had ON GOING since last year-LOL. And I eventually had to make myself say WOOOAH- it's finished! But I'll be sharing more of it over the next few days- YIPPPEEEE>

And I had a request from Elaine for some cluster frames (4 to 7) , so I decided to show you how I've done up MY BEDROOM- You guys are really getting a peak into my house now- remember this was an OLD house that I have bashed up and redone- so it's been a slow process and it's just soooo excting when the rooms get finished enough to start decorating- I added pics of the MES-bathroom that we have JUST finished ( it still needs a few things but it's acceptable to me-hahaha)

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Now you know why I have a thing for orange and burgundy- LOL. It's so HOME here, The walls are painted in a textured paint that feels rough- like clay, and the bathroom has sand stone tiles on the walls and in the shower- the curtain tie backs have a red gem bling thing with beads hanging from the bottom too- I used a piece of the duvet on the background ( it's felt with handstitched accents). I used my Weathered Frames that I have available in my store and made up this cluster frame for you to use-

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Now you can also do a multi pic LO with ease- http://www.4shared.com/file/40668533/fdf2724f/kb-multiframes.html. OOH Renee- I got the green duvet from Home Zone, cushions from Boardmans, throw from Boardmans too- LOL. I buy all over the place as long as it takes my fancy- hahahahaha. Until tomorrow- hugs and Loves Kim