My poor little blog, feeling so neglected and lonely!
A little bit of news.....I am a god-mother! Wooohoooo.....here is my little boy Ashton:


My brother Drew and his partner Tammy are over the moon, I have not seen my brother look so happy and proud to be a dad! Ashton is so little and sweet, I hardly let him out of my arms during our visit, I wanted to take him home with me but little Jada was not happy one little bit about that idea...lol! I can't wait to see him again next month for his christening.

Here's a little project I did using some yummy Kenner Road goodies:



Materials Used:

Papers by American Crafts and Sassafras Lass, sale price tag, vintage yellow ribbon and chipboard buttons by Jenni Bowlin all from Kenner Road; Flower pots by Mondo; Stamped Alpha by Queen & Co; Material by Heather Bailey and Spotlight; Buttons and love note ticket from Making Memories and my button stash; Eyelets from Moonshine Designs; Thickers and flair buttons by American Crafts; Bazzill Cardstock, Black Archival Ink, Chipboard, Twill, Embossing Label Maker, Glue gun.

THINK HAPPY THOUGHTS!

Worn Overlays used on photos are by Amy Martin from The Lilypad

I celebrated my 35th birthday the end of last month, I had a wonderful day!!! Yummy chocolate mud cake, stunning flowers and a new coffee machine which makes awesome coffee...mmmmm!! My youngest DD Jada picked out her favorite toys and presented them to me at different intervals during the day....such a sweet little girl.
My mother and I went to a seafood restaurant which was sooooo yummy! Worth every cent, even though I didn't pay......lol! So all in all I had a fantastic birthday, very relaxing, wonderful gifts and special moments shared with family and friends.

My package I won from Tim arrived from the US about two weeks ago, and I still haven't opened them yet.

I was so very excited!!! I also received my Kenner Road kits last week and I have to say I am sooooo impressed!!! I can't wait to have a play with all the goodies. Everything was loving wrapped in brown paper and little stickers, I didn't want to open them but of course I ahd to see what was inside.


I can't wait to see the next one. It's the first time I have subscribed to a kit club as I have been drooling over KR goodies for ages so I bit the bullet and I am so glad I did!

On to some other very exciting news.......

I am so happy to announce that I am one of the newest full time creative team members for Catherine Designs!!!!! I adore Catherine's designs and I look forward to making loads of yummy pages/hybridy goodies for her. How gorgeous is that banner above, it shows her newest collaboration Chic Spring with Bisontine. You can find it at After 5 Designs and head over to Catherine's blog and check out the amazing pages the creative team have done, simply stunning!

Here are two pages I managed to get done in between the girls screaming around the house and getting the next issue of DAM finished up....lol:

CLICK IMAGE FOR FULL CREDITS

CLICK IMAGE FOR FULL CREDITS

A page I did for the April 1st Challenge over at Pixel Canvas. The Challenge is to use the freebie with 100% Pixel Canvas Products. Upload it to the gallery and the Pixel Canvas team will award a $25.00 Pixel Canvas gift voucher to the best layout. Here's a preview of the awesome freebie and my page:

CLICK IMAGE TO GO TO THE SHOP AND GRAB THE FREEBIE

CLICK IMAGE FOR FULL CREDITS

And lastly, I finished an album early last month and haven't had the time to upload it so here's a photo of the cover:



You can see the rest of the pages here on my photoblog called Artwork. It's easier to post all the pages on a blog instead of uploading all of them to the galleries. The full credit list is over there too. Well, that's about it for today, quite a big post...lol! I have to get back to work now..... xo

CREDITS: Frame on the first photo is from Kiss From by Line Designs and Miss Vivi available at Scrapmalin and now at Scrapbookgraphics.

This month's issue of Digital Artist Magazine is simply stunning if I don't say so myself! I have fallen in love with the soft pastel colors on the cover, simply breath taking. Click on the image to take you to our store.

Loads of yummy inspiration on every page as well as a few layouts by me tucked away here and there. Catherine Designs is our featured designer this month and her kit is so beautiful. Click on the image below to go to her store and see more of her wonderful designs.

Very relaxing after a hard day's shopping at the gorgeous stores scattered all around Berry like this one.

I just love living in this neck of the woods......peace and serenity!

Lastly, a page I did for the Friday Lift Challenge at Pixel Canvas lifting Paper Squares' page Fun in the Sun. Here is my page called She's My Girl. Click on the image to see a larger version over at Pixel Canvas.

xoxo
CREDITS: Frames and textures on photos are from Vintage Photo 2 Tool Kit by Rhonna Farrer at Two Peas.

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

Welcome to the very first addition of 'A Trip Down Inspiration Lane'!

When ever I get the chance to create something whether it is a hybrid, traditional or digital project, I will be sharing it here on my blog with hints, tips or tricks I have discovered along the way. I hardly ever get a chance to create something but when I do, I never end up posting it to galleries so all my little projects remain on my shelf or tucked away in the scrapping cupboard.

So I was laying in bed last night with my eldest DD who had really bad pains in the tummy, (she's on the lounge now playing her wii all rugged up in her lounge/sick blanket) thinking about the projects I create and what I can do with them. That's how I came up with 'ATDIL' A Trip Down Inspiration Lane!

Now lets see if I can explain my thoughts on this little inspirational section of my blog.
I spend a huge chunk of my life on the computer (when I'm not being a mum that is) surfing the net, working and creating. Along the way, I always find so many inspirational idea's that I bookmark for future reference. I have loads of different categories in my inspiration bookmark folder, to help keep them sorted. I have one particular folder that is filled with links to sites that I have found amazing idea's for all types of projects. This is what I would like to share with you. Anything I create using the vast inspirational sites I have compiled, I will post on my blog. Such as the original project I found, my interpretation of the project, and links needed to complete the project for yourself and mini tutorials on how I created my own project. I will also show you my own mini tutorials on what I create myself so that you may be inspired yourself, to create a project. I will be keeping everything fairy simple so if you are at the beginner level, you will definitely be able to create your own inspirational pieces!

Now don't get me wrong, I am no professional by any means but I'd love to share with you what I learn on my journey down inspiration lane.

With out further ado, here is my first little project:

A Timeless Tag



Tags can be so much fun to create and there are no guidelines you have to adhere to. Just create what you feel like and use any materials you would like.

My supply list

Digital Products:

- Cherish Every Moment by Gina Marie Huff at Weeds and Wildflowers
- Tag template HERE



Physical Products:

- Versa Color Pinecone Ink
- Ric rac, string and ribbons from Jindyandy
- Eyelet from Spotlight
- Brad from Spotlight
- Buttons from my button stash
- Strip words by Collections
- Chipboard tags by Collections
- Paper flower by Bumblebee Crafts

Let's get started. Open the template you downloaded above in photoshop. Open an new 8x11 pixel transparent document at 300 resolution. Drag your template over to the new document. Open your digital embellishments and papers you wish to use on your tag. Resize your paper to 8x8inches.



Drag your paper over to your new document and position it over your tag. Right click on the paper layer and create a clipping mask.



Resize any other embellishments you wish to use on your tag and place these items on your new document ready to print out.



* NOTE: Go here to read a basic tutorial on how to print from photoshop.

Now you are ready to print out your tag and start putting it together. Use any embellishments you wish to decorate your tag. Here is my finished tag:



ENJOY! xo

Frames used in previews are by Rhonna Farrer from House Of 3. Click on image below to go to the shop!