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:

....an awesome giveaway over at kl's blog!

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

Now this contest will be a blast! I f you love creating mini albums, this is the contest you want to be in. Vinnie Pearce is holding a Mini Album Contest called My Life in Pixels:

Here are the details:

-An autographed copy of the book
-A special collaborative kit, involving the contributors to the book
-$100NZD gift certificate to Shutterfly.com
-$100NZD gift voucher to Pixel Canvas as well as a spot on the Guest Creative Team for 6 months, with free access to the kits released during that time
-$20USD Gift Voucher to Catherine Designs Store as well as a spot on her Guest Team for one month
-$20USD Gift Voucher to FEI FEI’s Stuff Store as well as a spot on her Guest Team for one month
-3 Kaiser Craft albums
-Your face and one of your pages on the home page of Pixel Canvas!

And lastly, there will be one runner up and 5 honorable mentions! How exciting is that. Ok all you need to do is head over to the Pixel Canvas forum, read the rules and sign up for the challenge. It's as easy as that. Ooohh another idea, why don't you use your new goodies that you purchased over at Hof3 such as the new house warming album. Don't forget they also have a digital house warming kit as well. The girl's have thought of everything! I am yet to purchase my house warming album....someone broke the CC and used all my $$$ in my PP account....uuummmmaaa who did that?????

Let's finish off with one of my latest photo's on our regular Sunday trip to Berry, a historical little town about 10 minutes drive from where I live. It has THE best antique stores that have so many yummy things. We go for ice-cream, look at the shops and then get thai food to take home. Here's a photo from last Sunday: