Glittery Greetings.......

Hello there,
How have you been since we last spoke, was that only this morning, yikes..............lol
I, for one is soooooooooooooooooooooo glad this day is pulling to a close, yeah i know we are not supposed to wish a day gone, but my fubabies is now spayed, yeahhhhhhhhhhhh, at home and still mostly sleeping, shame, i can see it is sore, wish i can carry it for them !! but, tomorrow it will be better !!
Let's get to something a bit more fun, lol, Stef from Glitterbabe have some more new releases and they are so super !!
There are a few things i really like, her shop is so easy to navigate, you can jump anywhere just by hovering the pointer, so cool, remember i am so computer 'dumb'.................hehehe, and when i see all this amazing things done, well suffice to say...................I AM IMPRESSED !!!!!! I am honest when i say, to me it have to be easy, lol , how else am i gonna find anything, been to some shops and nearly ended in Timbuktoo , really , there are so many new surfers every day and it makes it so much fun when the artist takes that in consideration and provide for 'me'........ hehehe, at least i can giggle about myself, right!!
Here are a few images, hope you like, you do.........told you so...............hehehe, ROFL.........., well just click on Glitterbabe and go get yourself some to play with !!!1
Be good and behave.......
later....................

Me AGAIN ......................... LOL

Yikes, been missing in action so much lately with all the happenings with my furbabes, i have to do a lot more ................. hehehe, i am one bundle of nerves as i am sitting here, gotta take them both in today to be spated and they are big, weight about 30kg each, AND THEY ARE HOOLIGANS !!!!!! Now try and walk with both, nope, not likely, gotta take them one by one , Mia gets car sick, eich , another thing waiting for me and then trying to keep them relaxed, WOW , that is a JOB and a half , promise ..............ROFL , i so need a little lift me up right now .............:(
On to some creative things , Terry and the DT ladies over at TELLEN's PLACE 
have a real fun challenge going on , they actually all are fun, i just need some more hours in the day to play , lol, any advise ...............hehehe
Here is my card .....

What is in a Workspace ???

Helen from Scrap Addict are now one of the talented DT for ONCE UPON A ............... SKETCH !!!
When you check out Helen's blog , you will find the most amazing , eye candy , be sure to have a cuppa with you , and enjoy .........................:))
Now on to MY SPACE............................ LOL, i love have everything near, but they must be at the right place, very particular about this, but still wanna see, lol, how many of you have that problem, never enough space around you to see it ALL .......................... hehehe .
I have found as my creating side takes over, so does my stash starting to totally surround me , gotta love that !!!
Sometimes i am amazed to think i could create between it all, but that is what gives me inspiration , seeing and things taking form even before i have started , tho do change a lot before it is finished, but am sure a lot can relate to that .................* big smiles*
Here is a corner of my sanctuary , enjoy.......................... !!!

You NEED to see .........................

While surfing, yeah, i do that a lot and so glad for that, i came accross this Challenge Site , ONCE UPON A ................ SKETCH  , and , WOW are there some talented ladies on the DT, stunning sponsors , and a chance to win some , OH SO LOVELY GOODIES !!!!!
Do yourself this favor and jump on over , inspiration galore when you check out these lovely ladies creations, so , are you still here ..................LOL
Just have a look see at what you can win ........................... COOL !!!!!!

March Hoppity Hop with the Dudettes !!

NB::::

Apology to those that found that the links were wrong, so sorry , it is fixed !!!

Hello there,
We are going on a treasure hunt , hopping to all the other Dudettes to see some inspiring eye candy , you know there is no beginning or end, we will do this all week ...............lol
There is a mystery hostess, so be sure to leave some love along the way, you never know, it might just be you and this month's images are to die for , promise !!
I had the pleasure to work with Gordon Leadfoot and Guinness Gwen, wow, what stunning people they are .................ROFL , seriously tho , they did not mind visiting me and we sure had us some fun , driving around with Gordon and Gwen taking us to all the interesting places...............hehehe

Here's the list of links. Enjoy!

Anne 
Theresa
 Ginny
 Cleota
 Ruth 
Hetty 
Boni 
Lynn
 Chrissy 
Tammy 
Guest Designer - Crystal

Dude Time Doodles

We hope you enjoy yourself!  Be sure to visit the STORE to pick up your new releases today! The Dudettes are definitely glad you stopped by.

My Gorjuss Babushka.......

Well hello there,
I have been thinking these last couple of days of all the crafts i have done over the years, starting at decoupage and dabbling in so many more, promise you, and of coarse then i had to get everything, lol, you know how it is .....hehehe
But since i discovered digi's, it was gonners with me, LOL !! Blogland is so amazing with all the friends one make, the stunning artist's and then, something that really touches my heart, when there is a special cause, like this month is AUTISM MONTH, everybody jumps in and either enter the challenge or send a card, truly amazing !!!
Now on to something so different again, yeah, that is me, do you ever keep to the regular color combo's or do you try something new ?? Well lately i have been climbing out if my box to do that, like my Panda card i used the colors ..pink/orange and green, now, knowing me, that is so totally out of norm, again..............what is norm, right????
I have something special made today to share, a Gorjuss BABUSHKA , from CS Designs, where we are having a Babushka hunt..............:)) This will run from 11-04-11 to 22-04-11 , you sure do not wanna miss out on this, see ya there............*big smiles*

My QUESTIONS for you are ::
1. What Month am i talking about??
2. What different colors did i use for a recent project??

You will have to send Chris the following information for each Designers blog you visited.
1.) The user name you used to become a follower of each blog
2.) The Title of each post where you found a special Babushka
3.) The answers to all the questions each Designer asked

Get all the deets and the mail address HERE .............


Now the next stop will be .......
Chris from CS DESIGNS

See ya all there...............:))

AN IMAGINISCE GIVE-AWAY !!!

Over at Dawn's Craft Place , Dawn is having a stunning candy give-away !! She is having her 2 year Anniversary coming up as well as her Birthday on the 3rd of April.............. Happy Birthday Dawn and Congrats on this 2nd Milestone !!
She allready had 100,00 hits to her blog, wow, how amazing is that, but then i am sure you would agree with me , her work is STUNNING !! If you have not seen it yet, do yourself a favor and browse through, you will totally agree with me !!
You can enter up to the 2nd April, so jump on over, see the pic below to drool over.............LOL

My Absolute FAV - PEARLS and Flowers !!

Now , if you have been following me for a while , then you will know that very few cards go through without pearls somewhere..........LOL
Then you will understand how excited i was upon seeing that for the new Challenge over at Pattie's Creations , we have to use FLOWERS, PEARLS or BOTH , how cool is that !!!

Pattie's images are just so much fun to work with , it can never get boring cause she has such a variety in STORE , one of the newer images, THE QUILT , i am gaga over it, just need more time to play.............lol , if you have'nt browsed through, just do yourself the favour and you will thank me, promise..............*big smiles*
This week i had the opportunity to play with the image " Sun " and this is another versatile image !!
Let me show you what i did and you tell me...........:))))

Chloe and the Mushroom

Well hello again,
At least i get some ( yeah right ) time to craft, careful planning for gaps inbetween my furbabies and the house and work and the business, sheez, i am tired just thinking of it all .............hehehehe
When have my furbabies decided that they can do the same as what my son did when he was still a baby ??? He used to turn his day and night around , which , as you might have guessed , resulted in me having very little sleep and boy , did i love to sleep in before that !! Did you also experience this ?? So , bleary eyed and even more tired in the morning, at least i can have them spayed next week ..............LOL

Let's get over to the topic at hand .......
Have you entered the Extavaganza Contest over at CS Designs blog ..... DOODLE ARTIFAX ????? If not, you still have some time to enter , go and browse through the store , there are amzing images , varying from Artsy to cutsey , i love working with them, cause the sky is the limit, so may effects that one can get !!
I worked up CHLOE AND THE MUSHROOM for this entry of mine and you have to agree, she is super cute, ok , let me show you ..........LOL

What do have today ?????

Today and any other day , LOL , is Glitterbabe day .............mostly i will post on a Tuesday, but stick around, i can do this any time.............hehehe, Stef have such a vast selection of images in her SHOP , what i really like about them , is that it does not have to be used only for A BIRTHDAY or GET WELL or .... or .... or ...., you get my driff, they are so multi usable , sheez is that a word ...............hehehe
Now when you go to the shop , this is so cool, you can navigate to her blog, ect....... , you gotta read her pst's, sooooooooooooooo funny , lol !!!!

NOW FOR THE SURPISE ..............................

When you buy 3 digi's ........ ta dum , you get 1 free, soooooooooooooo for every three you buy, another finds it's way to you, now that's a bargain ................................. !!!!


Hey , wait a minute , before you run off to have a look see, lol, let me show you how much fun i had ....

Extravaganza...........

Well hello again,
Today i have a special card made, special to me cause i love the designs and don't always get a chance to play, but made sure this weekend i got some playtime..................lol, lucky for me too we have a public holiday , sooooooooooooo more time , jippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee for me !!!!
CS Designs have an Extravaganza Contest going on at the moment and you might want to check it out , The images are so diverse and super fun to play with , from vintage to fun !!
I have chosen to play with "Expressive Heart 3 " , there are more in this range and what is so lovely , is that it can be used with ANY sentiment , i prefer an image where i am not stuck with only one option...............lol
So, what you waiting for, oh yes,  you still wanna see my card...............hehehe

Whopping lovely Sketch !!!

Corry over at FancyFree4Ever have some WHOPPING CANDY , see my sidebar for the link or click on the link HERE . Not only is it really fantastic candy , but she also have a sketch which i have taken and it will give you another spot in the drawing!! Is that fab or what..................:))
I have used an image from Designed2Delight to complete my card and i must say, i had a lot of fun, why don't you check that out ........................:))

Exciting Challenge and BLOG HOP!!!!!!

Hello there,
Now i know i have been so quiet lately, my furbabies is still keeping me on my toes, really, really, i am jumpy for every bark that goes around...............lol , but still my derelict self...........hehehe
Today , i have another lovely hop to ell you about! Sugar Creek Hollow , have a 'Anything Goes' challenge going on , but not only that , they are also busy hopping, and boy is there some stunning eye candy along the way !
Do click on the link above and hop along, you will so enjoy it ! I do have a card i made with a stunning freebie been offered at Sugar Creek Hollow and i have entered it into the challenge...........:))
Hope to hop somewhere with you................lol

AN OPPORTUNITY NOT TO BE MISSED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello there,
And how has this day been treating you so far ??? I am now going into my weekend, jippeeeeeeeeeeeeee, feels like forever that i waited for it to get here.............LOL
And, seeing that the weekend is here, it is time for my dose of the VICKIE QUICKIE !!! Now those tha are members of CDAC , would know the group NANA VIC  . We have become addicted, lol, to the Vickie Quickie , it is something we look forward to, wondering what Vickie will be dishing up for us this week. Now this happens every two weeks and you have the following two weeks to complete your project, cool , normally Vickie would draw up a special image for us to play with, BUT this week she has outdone herself and are soooooooooooooooooooooooo generous, WOW, would you believe that she is giving us the choice to select which image you want to work with, oooooooooooohhhhhhhhh that reminds me, i must still mail her with my choice..................hehehe.
Why don't you join us, drink some camp coffee with and we can party up a storm, let me tell you that!!!!

Here is a card made with a previous Vickie Quickie , her images sure are so much fun and her humour is SHARP !!!!!

Next Best Thing After SLICED BREAD..............LOL

Over at Created by Katie , Katie has a super stunning Ribbon Carousel up for grabs, now i don't know about you, but BOY would that be handy and so lovely to have ..................:)))
Her friend Corinna has set up a store , so be sure to go by Katie's blog and check this out, you won't be sorry..........lol

This is my Glittery post.................

Hello there,
Need to jab a bit, got my soap box ready, hope you have a cuppa in hand to read................LOL
Time have not been in m,y favour since the beginning of this year, you know about my furbabies getting sick and after a extreme costly time, they are better, i am so relieved, but , boy oh boy, just as i thought, now i can do some fun crafting again in my time, yeah right..................hehehe, they decided it is time to start their cycle and gone is any chance i had, now i have to run around, keeping the boy doggies away, knowing the nuturin is still waiting, another costly time, wow, ever ending, sheez  hope so, from getting home to at last finishing with all, around 4 hours later, then i am  not even counting the hours i will be running around still, right through the night that is .......................... OK, that is that for now!!!
Let's get on a subject that i enjoy soooooooooooooo much more, lol, I have used the image " CORSET" from Glitterbabe, click on the link to have a look and see some more super , amazing images !!

As i was making my card, i realised that the image is extremely versatile...............

You can use it as follows::

You keep me in Stitches

Congrats with the NEW BUSINESS!!

Thanks for covering for me .......

You are the Cord that holds me together!!

Hope you are holding up !

I am sure you can think of a few more, right ...............:)) The kind of digi one needs in your library !!
Now for my creation, i hope you like !!
Be good and behave..........
later..............

BLOG CANDY WINNERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know you have been waiting for this , soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo i will not hold this for myself anymore, LOL, you ready ???????????????????????
Say AYE so that i can hear, ok, ok,. will get to it ..................hehehe
Thanks to everyone that participated, it sure was a lot f fun !!


OUR FIVE WINNERS ARE::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

As chosen by random.org....

nr30 .....Rosa-Kreativa


nr11......Charlene


nr24......Shamela


nr12......Gina


nr21.......Iram

Then we had 5/five lucky ladies that will each recieve a small gift from me........................

nr10..............Leigh

nr27............Jimlynn

nr18..............Naturally Me Creaions

nr31...............Emy83

nr3................DawnyDoodles

Will the winners please contact me at tgerber at telkomsa dot net , so that i can get your postal address !!!

PLEASE NOTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Winners have to contact me latest 22 March 2011 , after which i will draw new/other winners.

Congratulations to everybody !!

Now , ALL the other ladies, i will be keeping this list and as soon as i reach 100 followers, i will be drawing two names again , so keep checking ladies, you never know ...............lol

DTD March Inspirational Challenge

Hello ladies and gents,
Another day in blog land that went by much, much too fast !! It is already 10pm here in SA and i am barely keeping my eyes open, lol, so any typos, please excuse..............:))
It is our Inspirational Challenge again and what a stunning color combo we have for you ......................

Here's the color and photo inspiration for this month.

And the added twist is that you must make an easel card.  If you've never made one before, please do not be intimidated.  It's a lot easier than it looks.  Here's a couple links for tutorials to help you out.

 

It is so much fun making an easel card and you can see by the expression of Waylon Waves , he also thought so..................hehehe

Colored mostly with the few , shame, Copic's and some colored pencils with OMS!

The sheashells and little seahorse , to me, just added to the seaside feel, i like, hope you do tooooooo......:))

BIRTHDAY CANDY !!!!!!!

BIRTHDAY CANDY !!!!!!! BIRTHDAY CANDY !!!!!!! Hello there peeps, How are things on your side of the world ?? We in South Africa is having such hot weather , got the aircon on in the one room, then i find excuses to go there the whole time...........LOL , go figure !! Now , moi's birthday is coming up next month and i thought it is a real good time to have some CANDY GIVE-AWAY , what you think .........mmmmmmmmmmmmm , yea , i so agree with you, we can all do with some stash up for sure !!! I will post INTERNATIONAL!!!!!! RULES FOR ENTERING : 1. Become a follower 2. Grab my candy pic and post to your blog and do a write up of the candy 3. Leave me some love before you go, i love reading them............:)) A random.org draw will be done, checked if all rules were followed , and then the winner will be posted here on the morning of the 16th March 2011 , you will have 7 days to respond, if not, then another winner will be drawn !! Now that is so easy peasy and i am sure you are saying, ok, now what is in the goodie bag ??? Let me give you a rundown of the content's and will give you a pic too, how nice ..............hehehe GOODIES::::: 3 Bunches of flowers Assortment of Flatback Pearls ( my fav ) Assortment of Gems Pearl Stems Buckles Brads Crystal Headpins Glitter x 2 Craft Wire Miniature stars "Happy Birthday" Embossing board Background Posy Stamp Large buckles Flower Soft Now how does that sound, delish or what .........LOL Here is a pic ................... This post will stay on top untill the due date of 16/03/2011 !! NB ........................... NB .................................... NB............................ Because it will be the big 50 , i have decided to have FIVE/5 WINNERS !!!!!!

Green is the way to GO........:))

Hi everyone,
Hope you are all up and about, yikes , i can get back into bed again...........lol
Over at Pattie's Creation Challenge Blog , our them is GREEN, now how easy is that !! One would think it is monotonous, but believe you me, you can do a LOT with green !!
Let me just tell you about our new challenges, the winner will get 3 images of choice, still a top 3 and a monthly draw, there is just more chance of winning now and to put a cherry on top, YOU HAVE 2 WEEKS to finish your creation.................way cool !!
You have to check out the STORE , Pattie has been creating up a storm and such stunning images, you sure do not wanna miss out on any of the, serious....................:)))
We have a new member to the team, Melody, wow, another super creative lady as you will see when you google all the eye candy on the challenge block, the DT ladies have done a marvelous job !!
Here is my card and i used 'PARROT on a Branch' , i love this image, it is just sooo versatile !!

Magic words.......... Freebie and GDT !!!!

Hello all,
We are at our monthly Freebie and Geust Designer Challenge again, and boy oh boy, you are sooooooooooooooo gonna luv this guy ..............LOL
He has such cute attributes, some of those that we want in our man.............hehehe, this is special for the ladies that must still get married, don't throw us away please..........lol and rofl
Bobby is a tough guy, but he will show his child side when jumping in the tub, grabbing his snorkel and facing the gaints of the deep!! Showing his soft side, hehehe, by giving a squeal when the gaint appears and in the end having a ball together..................i am so giggling here.............LOL
Now , if you are wondering just what on earth is she talking about, snorkel to Dude Time Doodles and check out our challenge , you will thank me.............hehehe
Some of the DT ladies have made stunning inspiration cards for you and on top of getting Bobby ( PS: he cannot wait for you to come and see his antics ) , you can also win a spot as a Guest Designer at Dude Time Diidles and get to play some more.......COOL !!!!!

What do you have to do?

1.  Use the freebie image above in a humorous creation of astounding creativity and ingenuity  (hehehe no pressure)

2.  Submit a photo of your creation via InLinkz cache below 

3. And on March 15th we will announce our Guest Designer for May.

4. Spread the word - you only have one week - this will be a monthly event so be sure to come back on the 2nd Wednesday of each month and play again!

****NOTE:  Please do not share the actual image posted above, but rather send your friends back via link to pick it up.  All images are copyright of Bonibleaux Designs and are not intended for resale or swapping without explicit permission by owner. Thank you.****

Bobby made such a splash with the design team this month that you are getting some extra special eye candy to get you motivated.

See ya there............... *big smiles*

A VERY SPECIAL POST !!!!!!!

A Special Request

a fellow blogger - natacha of SCRAPBOOKING, CARDMAKING AND ME, whom i have known for a while now and have grown extremely fond of - sent me an email yesterday telling me that her mom's cancer has returned and she is very sick.  i lost my mom to cancer 35 yrs ago yesterday so i totally understand what tach is going thru.  


a little prayer, a touch of home and a card made with a little extra love is always uplifting to the family.  so i am asking this.... please, please, keep tach and her family in your prayers!!!  her mom absolutely loves handmade cards and crafts and you are free to make one and send it on to tach to forward to her mom OR you can send it on to mom (Debbie) directly. here are the addressess....

Natacha Diemer

2440 Lakha Rd

Kelowna, BC

V1X 7W1

Or her mom....

Debbie Rear

185 Hatchley Rd

Harley, Ontario

N0E 1E0

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!  now, you don't think there's nothing in this for you now do ya?  here's what i'm going to do....

EVERYONE WHO LEAVES ME A COMMENT HERE AND AT NATACHA'S BLOG (i will check) WILL GO INTO A DRAWING FOR 3 OF MY NOT-YET RELEASED IMAGES!!!!!

with the easter season beginning today, i KNOW you all have it in you to pray just a little harder! 


I have copied this post of Stef  ( from Glitterbabe ), she is such a special person to be doing this , i want everyone reading this, just to send up a prayer right where you are sitting, prayer is an unbelievable strong connection to GOD and HE is AWESOME , i also know GOD is a GOD of Miracles !! 


Thanks to one and all, love you all!!

Another Glittery Tuesday !!

Hi there everyone,
We had a major storm here last night/evening, so i am a bit late in doing my post, LOL, but rather late than never i always say............:))
Wow, the thunder and lightning were so bad, i had a few very scary moments and got to thinking about all those floods and cannot imagine what it must be like !!!

On a lighter note, no pun intended, hehehe, i have been working on BLACKBERRY BRANCH from Glitterbabe's   , now you have to check out Stef's STORE !! It is one of the most User Friendly stores that i have come across, yeah really , there are some amazing NEW RELEASES up in the store and you gotta luv them all, sure you can buy them all..................LOL
And here is my card , hope you like ..............smiles !!

Ok now i know there are gremlins in my puter, just would not upload, so be back please cause i will try a bit later ...:)) ............:((

DTD Sketch Challenge..........

Hello peeps, it is that time of the month, yeah, our sketch and it is super fun this month!!

Dude Time Doodles.

Here's the sketch - you can twist, turn, flip, shake...well just about anything you want to do with it.

 

I have played with Conrad Construction, was fun, he is so STRONG and SMART........ hehehe

Go and check out the other Dt members creation, pure inspiration, believe you me !!

 

Our sponsor this week is the FABULOUS  "TLC Creations"  and one lucky winner will get a chance at a $10.00 gift certificate to the store. TLC Creations specialize in creative sayings and word art, also digi graphics, colored graphics, papers and vintage digis. And Paulette, the creative genius behind TLC Creations, has a wonderful blog full of freebies and a list of upcoming "days" to celebrate to keep you informed. 

 You cannot miss out on this, so hop on over and join us in the fun........fun...........fun..........:)))

Joy, Joy, Joy...................!!!!

Hello everybody,
I am sooooooooooooo glad to be back as a Glitterbabe, wow, i missed it !!
I had a chance to play with LUCKY PANDA , so cute !! You can go and visit him over at the SHOP and also check out the other new releases , stunning !!
When Stef got a DT together again, i was so honoured to be one of them again, always a GLITTERBABE !!

The new DT :

Darlene

Stacie

Tracey

Melanie

Me

Be sure to visit THE BLOG to see some more of the new releases showcased and enjoy, don't forget to get yourself some of these fun images...................... more to follow next Tuesday !!