Don't you just love when snail mail arrives and you didn't expect it to arrive so soon!! I could hardly wait to rip open both of my packages today to find inside pretty, pretty eye candy!!

First off the bat was my do-not-bend package containing a gorgeous photo that I won in a giveaway from Liz over at Paislee Press blog. I was able to choose an 8 x 10 print of my choice from the gorgeous etsy store Life Through the Lens. I adore her photos! It was so hard to choose just one.....lol! I eventually chose this one that caught my eye because of the little red paper heart inside of the jar...........there's one person out there who knows what that little red paper heart means and everyone else will know soon enough {wink : wink}

Look at the sweet thank you note Kristi added to the gorgeous package:


Thank you so much Kristi and to Liz for hosting the giveaway!! xox

My second package was from Frankie Magazine!!! I order one of their Daily Journal's for next year. I couldn't believe my eyes when I skimmed through the pages quickly to see the gorgeous illustrations through out the journal. I love it so much and can't wait for next year to come so I can start using it. Here's a quick look at one of my favorite illustrations inside the journal:


I love the feeling of the cloth bound book and the whimsical illustrations, makes me want doodle in some of the entries! I love that it has two pages for the full month view or two pages for a full week view. The two page full view of the year in the birthday section is perfect and the notes to self section is so freakin' cool!!! I love that it has all of the aussie holidays too, this is a must have for any aussie or illustration lover! Great Christmas gift too ;)


We are starting to wind down from school holiday mode, well I am, not sure about the kids though......lol!! I actually slept in till 10am this morning, how lazy is that! Even the girls slept in {shock : horror} but I did find Miss O awake in bed playing her DS. At least she didn't come in and wake me up like she normally would.


Off to do the dreaded house work........a woman's work is never done!

I am so, so very happy, doin' a little happy dance for the last few days!!!



If this doesn't melt your vintage heart then I think you need to check your vintage radar system....ok, totally no idea what I am mumbling about but I did win this:

Strange title huh........?

I am so excited......I won an online class with May Flaum over at Big Picture Scrapbooking from the Studio Calico Sneak Night Giveaway!

The class looks amazing and runs for 6 weeks.....wow! Here is a little snippet about the class:

As most of you know I am a huge, huge fan of Kenner Road kit club and a subscriber. It took a lot of research and looking around at all the different kit clubs that are on offer online. At first I ooohhhhed and aaahhhhed at all the gorgeous goodies on offer. I wanted every kit I looked at. I had to take a step back and ask myself a few key questions about what I wanted from a kit and what was important to me.

• Firstly, I considered the price of the kit and it's shipping cost. This was quite important to me as shipping from the US to Australia can be quite expensive.
• What did I want from a kit club? I love all types of vintage goodness as well as the hottest new products on the market.
• What sort of inspiration does the design team and site offer and can I learn new techniques to help me grow and evolve as an artist?

As you can see from above, my three main points of interest can be broken down to cost, quality and inspiration.The kit club had to be affordable to me, it had to supply quality goods and items that I would definitely use as well as having loads of inspiration that would help me use my kit, give me idea's and teach me new tricks. The kit club really had to suit my style as an artist but not constrict me at the same time.

I did do a few one-time purchases to help me make my final decision and I was quite happy with them but they just did not speak to me. Nothing jumped out at me and said "C R E A T E"!
I also watched numerous kit clubs over a few months so I could make sure they would deliver the same product they were known for, every time. This is what made my final decision in the end.

I really look forward to May's class and any new idea's she will have on utilizing my KR kit!

Creative hugs all around! xo

Just a quick post today! Promise....lol! I just wanted to share my happiness! During my travels around blogland, I usually always enter any competition that offers a freebie, "you gotta be in it to win it" as they say. Well yesterday whilst I was sitting at my PC having my morning coffee and checking my feeds, I came across this....

our first 5 winners...

congrats to the first 5 winners from yesterday's post! your comments have been overwhelming to read - thank you so much for all of the kind words and i'm glad you're as excited about all of the new additions to the website. it's funny how many people thought i was done and moving to disneyland - someday! all of the demo videos are now uploaded and ready to watch, just click the demo section in the website to watch them all. be sure to post a comment on today's post for your chance to win some great ranger, idea-ology, or stampers anonymous stuff - remember 5 winners are selected each day so you can post each day to try to win....good luck - t!m

*winners: please email me your contact info to get your prizes set out - congrats!

How exciting Tim!!! You must be over the moon! Love the new product section, it's so easy to navigate through everything. I love being able to see the stamps up close, all the fine little details. Stunning. As soon as I saw your feed, I called my 60 year old mother (yes, she is a huge fan. You should see her go to work on some brads or grungeboard with your texture hammer, lucky she doesn't carry it around in her bag!!!! LOL) to tell her you had posted some new vid's, she's very excited to watch them in the morning as it's a bit late for her now. Any how congrats on the new look website (looks awesome sherryl!)off to watch some vid's ;c)
Posted by: Didee | March 01, 2009 at 01:53 AM

...that's right, I actually won something! I'm not sure what yet, but if it has Tim Holts' name on it, I don't care! Who doesn't love a surprise being sent to you via snail mail. Then this morning, doing my same routine, coffee, PC, feeds, I came across this...


Flower Patch Winner

Thank you to everyone who submitted a comment yesterday. We picked one random winner who will be receiving Making Memories' Flower Patch Embellishment Box.

Congratulations to Didee - the winner!



Please email me (jweston@makingmemories.com) to redeem your prize.


Can you believe it??? I sure can't. But I am over the moon though. So take the time to enter those competitions during your travels, you never know it could be your turn next. xo