Two weekends ago..

I had a fabulous time in Ohope with some fantastic women.

We went to scrap book but we did so much more. Barb, a dear friend and I were there first so spent the Friday afternoon and most of the night talking, relaxing and laughing harder and for longer than I have in a long long time. We also DANCED... yep, I put the music on and started to boogie and two hours later we were hot, sweaty and hysterical with laughter at our very dodgy dance moves.

Anyway, thanks to Rachel, and Tarisota, I helped some of the ladies to create a little mini album inspired by Rachel Tuckers album she made for Tarisota this month.

Here are some of the creations...

Gorgeous!!!

So a very therapeutic weekend and was just what I needed with all that's going on in my life. The weather was amazing and I had a great run along the beach and a walk in the evening watching the sun go down.

Go to SBO and look at what the design team has been creating this month.

Here are a few sneak peeks of my layouts...

So go here for a look..

I had the pleasure of working with K & Company Madeline papers by Brenda Walton. Just gorgeous. Look here to see the product.

So that's what I've been up to. Got two more birthdays coming up. Brittany turns 17 on Saturday and Merlin turns 40 at the end of July. Looking forward to a huge party in Auckland, gonna dance all night!!!

Speaking of dancing.. watch this space cos this 40 going on 25 year old is going back to ballet classes. Sometimes you just gotta do something badly and just enjoy it. So that's my plan for next term.

Take care

Kate

Thursday Challenge at SBO

Hi,



it was my turn to post a challenge on the forum at SBO.



my challenge is for you to choose a person from your family. Ask them to choose the product for your lay out and the photo. The photo they choose must be of them.



Brylee was the only one in my family to co operate, and she chose some great product just not much of it.



Here is my layout...

It's pretty basic, also not great light to photograph it but it is a fun challenge not to be taken too seriously.

So join in at SBO and have a giggle.

Other than that I am busy having a mid life crisis. Dunno how long it will take to pass. Forty was easy, it seems 41 not so!!

Laters

Kate

Make a scene.

Yeah go on, make a scene. That's the challenge over at Scrap the Girls this month. I really struggled with this challenge but finally stuck something down and e mailed it off. Here it is...

It is a garden scene. The flowers are hand stitched stems with sequin flowers. I think we need a close up.
Any way, a bit out of my comfort zone but that's all good.

There is also a challenge over at SBO. You need to create a layout with 5 elements, each one chosen by one of the new design team members.

Elements Challenge

Raewyn: something circular (patterned paper, photo's, chipboard, brads or buttons etc)

Lesley: ink or paint

Kate: fabric

Lainie: use tearing BUT it can't be an edge

Ruth: stamping on flowers

Here's my go at it using the gorgeous Basic Grey Wisteria collection.

Well off to start cooking the birthday tea. Mikky has some girlfriends over for dinner, and she will open her presents, have cake etc. I cheated and bought a cake, first time ever. Kind of feel bad about that.

See ya.

Kate

16 years ago today

At about lunch time this gorgeous bundle of chubby red headedness came into our lives. Still shell shocked from the birth of our first daughter 11 months almost to the day earlier we welcomed her tiredly but with no less joy than our first.





What a joy of a child she has been, easy going and loving and intelligent, not to mention funny and cute. Growing from a chubby bespectacled little girl into a beautiful young woman.

Where has the time flown too, we all cry as our children grow up and surpass us in cleverness, talent and beauty ( as they should). It's an ache and a joy as we try to hold on, knowing it is actually time to let go and let them begin to make their way in this world.It has been so much fun, I have loved almost every minute of it. Would I change anything?? For sure, I would change ME but actually that seems to have been your first task in this world and I thank you for it.

Happy Birthday Mikayla Grace. We are so proud of you! We adore and love you more than you will ever know.

All my love xxx

My new challenge for 2009

It's been announced tonight. Exciting news. I am joining 4 other talented scrap bookers as part of the new Scrapbook Outlet design team.

The annnouncement has gone up with some of our layouts and a bit of a profile.


I was sent a Basic Grey collection, Wisteria, to create some lay outs and here they are...






( You really need to listen to the Edge radio station to get this one.)








I am pretty stoked to be on this design team and looking forward to working with Lesley Cooper (returning for another term), Raewyn Aldridge( another Hawkes Bay lady), Lainie Takawe and Ruth Ross.

A challenge is going up on the SBO forum to celebrate the new design team appointment.

So exciting times. Looking forward to a new challenge. Great to be working with a great team.

Keep you posted. Feel free to shoot over to SBO to have a nosey.

Kate x x x

Some peeks...

Who likes peeking??

More soon.

Plus some pics of the socks I am knitting. One is finished just needs stitching up.

First day of winter today and boy has it made itself kown. Snow in Hastings and Havelock North yesterday... I didn't see it but I know it snowed in lots of unusual places and it was cold enough.

We celebrate Mikayla's 16th birthday this month. SO will probably be pics of her too.

Keep warm everyone.

Kate