New Blog

Most of my posts I will be putting up at my other blog Kwik-Kliks from now on. I will update this blog from time to time. Thanks for looking.

Kim

Kwik-Kliks Kits

Woohooo! I am trying something that I have always wanted to do and hopefully it works! I am making up some scrapbooking kits which will be available to purchase through my Kwik-Kliks website and my Kwik-Kliks Blog (and just for the hell of it I might just have a link on here to purchase them too!).

I am also hoping in the next month to make up some Scrapbooking themed Blog and Website headers as I found there are not a vast amount to purchase online. These will also be available at Kwik-Kliks. I will do a post when they are done though. If you want something specially designed be in touch and I will do one up for you for a small fee of $20.

Have an awesome Weekend.

Kim

February 123 Challenge

Had a week or so off from scrapboooking because my mum was visiting, my brother in law was visiting and my lovely Aunty Jo died! Everything kind of all happens at the same time. Was so lovely to see my mum and I actually managed to get a few photos of her - normally this is impossible as she hates her photo taken. Well guess who will be in a scrapbook page sometime soon!

Anyway this is my LO a "Star" @ 2 for the February 123 Challenge. Had to use a transparency, journalling strips and a number in the title. Great challenge to do. Was one of the first to do the "Show us your heart" part of the challenge and one of the last to do the layout! LOL! Best be paying attention to the rapidly passing days next month!

Scrap Savvy Random Challenge

This is the layout that I did for Sarah's 5,4,3,2,1 Random Challenge at Scrap Therapy. Had to use 5 buttons, 4 different patterned papers, 3 photos, 2 types of ribbon and 1 journalling tag! Challenge closes at the end of February so there is still time to get a LO done if you have a bit of time on your hands!

Scrap Therapy SWTS Round 10

This is the last layout for the Scrapping with the Stars competition at Scrap Therapy. Inspiration was provided by Jolene Pienaar who has amazing work. Challenge was to do a girly layout with multiple photos. That is all 10 layouts done now - yippeeee!

Scrap Savvy Cybercrop

This is my layout for challenge twof Scrap Savvy's first every Cybercrop! Love this photo of the kids and I - I know Monique is doing a layout for me with it but I wanted to do one too!

Kwik-Kliks update

Made up the Kwik-Kliks Blog yesterday which is where I will be posting current challenges, cybercrops and other scrapbooking news.

Keep checking back during the month to make sure you catch up with what is happening. I am going to have to do some serious posting on their today to catch up with news for the month!

Kiwi Jack Me Up

This is my layout for the February 08 Kiwi Jack Me Up Challenge! Wanted to create a postcard effect with the photographs. Tried some new things, jury is still out on this one LOL - its very busy!

Scrap Therapy February Cybercrop

This is my LO for Challenge 3 of the cybercrop at Scrap Therapy this weekend. Given it is February and that means "LOVE" that was the theme of the crop. No one else I would rather scrap than my hubby!

This one was for Challenge One. Challenge was to use pink and red as the predominant colours! I spend ages doing LO's. I am not a quick scrapper at all and I love using all sorts of different techniques on my page too.

Gosh so much scrapping to do with all the monthly challenges just gone up. Check out the challenge link on my website Kwik-Kliks to find where the challenges are at!

Huge Thanks to Monique

I have to say a huge thanks to Monique Darge. What an awesome lovely lady! When she heard that my prize for the October 2007 Kiwi Jack Me Up was lost in the post, she organised a lovely parcel to be sent to me. It has some gorgeous bits and pieces in it that I can't wait to use! Thanks Monique, you're a star!

Show us your HEARTS

123 Challenge have a great competition on this month - as well as having their usual monthly challenge they have co-ordinated it with a great cause to raise money for the Mirabel

Foundation. You can use any medium, any products, any materials, you just need to make a heart. Go to their site to check out the details.

In the last couple of days I have been doing a bit more work on my website Kwik-Kliks and organised some of the links. There are now over 20 sites listed that regularly have challenges. So if you are a challenge junkie then check it out! I have also opened up a forum for people to join

I am participating in the Scrap Therapy Cybercrop this weekend. Actually getting around to doing some layouts of my hubby!

This is my layout for the January 2008 challenge at 123 Challenge. It just closed on the 31st of January but as I mentioned before they have their new challenge up for February.

More Soon! TFL

My New Website

I have just published my new scrapbooking website - http://www.kwik-kliks.com/.
It has a gallery of my layouts. I am looking for links from people to add to my website. Please let me know if you would like a link on my site.

Jumping Jack

Did a LO of Jack jumping on the tramp. Love how when he jumps he pokes his tongue out!

Scrap Therapy Monthly Challenge - January

This is my LO for the monthly challenge at Scrap Therapy. Had to do a layout that celebrated me, like any achievements I've had or just a LO celebrating who I am. Did a LO celebrating my creativity - without it I wouldn't be able to do such enjoyable things like scrapbooking!

Scrap Therapy - Jini's Cybercrop challenge 2

This is my entry fot Jini's January Cybercrop Challenge. Had to use a given LO as a starting point. Theme had to be a celebration of some sort. Chose to scrap the pictures from my friends birthday.

Aussie ScrapJack - January Challenge

This is my Layout for the January Aussie Scrapjack challenge. Kim Archer was scrapjacked for this challenge, you can view info about here at http://aussiescrapjack2.blogspot.com/. I love these photos that I took of the kids the other day! Had to do something with them as soon as possible of course. Decided that 2am was long enough to stay up this morning fiddling around with ideas for it! I am fairly pleased with the result too which is always a bonus!

Useful sites

I found Page Maps the other day thanks to my sister. It is quite useful as far as layout sketches go. Have a link to them in my Links column. Great to print the pages out and have them as a handy reference nearby when you have some scrapping to do.

Bone Carving

Tried my hand at doing a bone carving this week, did one in high school years ago but haven't actually done one from start to finish. It is a Kowhai flower stylised a bit! Was fairly easy to do and quite therapeutic. Took about 8 hours all up to do (plus 8 hours to boil the fat out of the cow bone).

Scrap Therapy Cybercrop - Nats Challenge

I did this LO for the ST Cybercrop. Had to incorporate a few elements. I chose Pink, Ribbon and my own Handwriting. This is a photo that I took on Belle's birthday after she had opened her guitar.

Scrap Therapy - SWTS Round Eight

This is my entry for round eight of Scrapping with the Stars - Zina Wright. Challenge was to create a quick simple LO with what was close at hand.

Questions 2007

Here is a questionnaire I saw on my sister's blog (fifiscrapz) and thought I would post it up on mine too...

1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?
Taught myself how to design websites.

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
No, I didn't make any as I don't think they happen if you do!

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My older sister had a little girl in January

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Not in 2007

5. What states/countries did you visit?
Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Auckland, New Zealand; Victoria, Australia

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?

Inner happiness!

7. What dates from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Roger Waters concert in Dubai.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Learning how to make websites.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Loving myself - didn't happen.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Had a really bad pain in my side for months - no one could figure out what it was.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

My Nikon D80

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Mine.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Rent, food, petrol, gifts, school fees, daycare and scrap booking.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

Steve coming home and any prospect of seeing my parents and siblings.

16. What song will always remind you of 2007?

Learning to Fly - Pink Floyd

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

a) happier or sadder?
Sadder
b) thinner or fatter?
Fatter

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
More fun things with the kids, more alone time with hubby.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

Being unhappy.

20. How did you spend Christmas?
With Steve's family at our place for lunch and the to friends for a light meal and the kids Christmas concert.

21. Did you fall in love in 2007?
Already in love as far as hubby goes. But fell in love with my new cat Smokey Joe


22. What was your favorite TV program?

Greys Anatomy

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

No

24. What was the best book you read?
Cross Stitch by Diana Gabaldon (read it at least once a year)

25. What was your greatest musical discovery?

Didn't have one

26. What did you want and get?

A scrap-booking cupboard

27. What did you want and not get?

Klik-n-Kut

28. What was your favorite film of this year?

The Notebook

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

This year I turned 31. Spent the morning with kids. I drove to Melbourne in the afternoon to pick up DH who arrived at 2am the next day. Stayed the night at the Hilton and pigged out on room service and watched movies. Did my nails and my hair - gave myself a bit of pampering.

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
If I liked it and it fitted I bought it.

32. What kept you sane?

Thoughts of seeing my family.

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

(Ditto Bev) Johnny Depp.

34. What political issue stirred you the most?
Don't care much for political crap so just ignore it mostly! They will do what suits them regardless.

35. Who did you miss?
My mum and Dad and my siblings heaps. Liz, Megan and Bart, Wayne!

36. Who was the best new person you met?
Don't know, haven't really got to know anyone well enough.