two toots and a new layout...;-))

...I have been working quite a bit lately.... and the kids are home a lot: meaning I do not get that much time for creative things. Still I finished a new layout :It is for the pencilline Sketch#29.

I also have two toots.....I am soooo happy about both of them!!! The first is that one of my layouts was choosen to be published in the ScrapStreet Online magazine Issue fpr May 2007. You should be able to see it from tomorrow onwards...;-)))
The second toot is: two of my layouts will be published in the German Scrap-Art-Zine Summer Issue!!! Isn´t that just wonderfull!!! I am so happy about that!!! the magazine is still very young, but I think it is really great!!! Go and have a look at it!!!

..long time no blog

...live is really busy again here!!! Much work at the shop, birthday and birthday party...washing maschine is broken.....this week will be similar!!!
Just some pictures today so you will not get borded reading my blog..;-)

Happy Birthday dear Luis!!!

This is a layout I made for the Pencilline Sketch # 28:

Naughty girls....

....need peace, too!

Made for the Dare #64 :

Supply:
PP: Basic Grey,
Card stock: Bazzill,
Rubberstamps: word flourishes by Rhonna Farrer,
Ink: distress by Ranger, StazOn,
Gostshapes by Heidi Swapp, agrylic paint, my own transparencies, ephemera
computer font: Texas Hero downloaded from the internet
computer brushes: by Ronnee Parsons

....family overdose

...do you get this ,too??? I really love my family and I love seeing them, BUT after a while I get really frustrated and am happy to part with them again! Why?? Nearly everyone in my family just seems to be fighting...my kids with each other, my dad with his wife, my sister with her mother, my mum with me, my DH with my stepdad ...... I hate it!!!
Why can´t we just stop???
After seeing first my mum and stepdad over Easter, and last week having my dad and his wife over at our place, I think I need some rest off my family.....!!!
School started again yesterday and my little holidays are over, too!! I also forgot that there is another traid fair and so I am busy busy busy at work again this week...and doing extra hours again...

I also still need to prepare some things for my sons birthday this Thursday and his party on the weekend.....seams like I need to get some cooling down time before I even started again!!! No time for scrapping or other crafts right now...;-(((
BTW: the pictures are from a walk I did with my dad and the kids on the weekend through the government quaters here in Berlin....

...update...;-)

I have been a real lame blogger lately! So today I will treat you with some pictures about what we have been up to!
We spent a lovely Easter weekend at my parents, found many wonderful hand dyed eggs ( my mum made them with the kids) and had great weather!We also had some great walks and even went climing!!! So much fun! I think this will be a new family hobby!!! We even went to the indoor climing hall yesterday.....don´t ask about my sore muscles!!


Monday we went back to Berlin, and did some more work on Luis new bed, nearly finished with it now:
And I finally started planting my balcony flowers, they still look a bit worn, but the will be lovely when they are grown a bit more!The kids are still on holiday this week, we hade some friends over last night andmy dad and his wife are coming this afternoon. We will enjoy the great weather over the weekend....
Hope you are all fine....next week we are back to normal routine, so my blogging will be more regular again....and hopefully there will be some artwork for me , too!!!

Oh and BTW: if you find that some of my work has gone from my blog and galleries: I had to remove some pictures because I had some publishers asking me to hid them until they are published...;-) Can´t tell you more right now...but they WILL be back soon!!

Andrea

- always a smile on your face.

A Layout I did for a photo swap with Andrea.

Tomorrow I will go to my family over Easter, see my parents, pick up my kids and take them home again ... another week of school holidays, but I will be off work , too...;-))

Wish you all a very Happy Easter!!
See you soon!

down in the garden

.... my daughter playing in the garden. Scrapbook layout.

Journaling:" Down in the garden....sometimes you do have something elfish about you ..."

Supplies:
PP: Jeneva, Chatter Box, Scrappy Cat, scraps of PP,
Ribbon: May Arts
Rubber Stamps: Stempendous!, Banana Frog, Stampington & Co., Autumn Leaves,
flowers: Heidi Swapp, felt flowers,
Butterflies: from thrift and dollar store,
sushi " gras", Button by Junkitz
Alcohol and stamp inks by Ranger, agrylic paint, gel medium transfer.

....Toooootttt!!!

....today I HAVE to blog twise...;-) Yesterday I anounced three winners here on my blog, and today I am a winner!!! I won Birgit´s blog banner challenge!! How cool is that??? I am sooo proud!!! This is the first time I have wone a challenge....;-) And I am very happy about it!!! Thank you, Birgit for chosing my work...;-)
Here is what I have made for her:

Luis - What Fun!!

Scrap layout about my son´s love for water and swimming.

Journaling says:
"....you are such an enthusiastic swimmer (there is a special German word for it, but I could not find the right English word..;-((( )! Once you are in water,there is no way out! And you are having so much fun! ( The live vest is, of course, not for you, it is from little Annastasia!)
Portugal, Summer 2005"


Supplies:
PP: rouge de garance, variuos scraps
CS: Bazzill
Ribbon: source unkown
Rub Ons: K & Company
Stickes: Zeeman
Stamp: from the Craft Stamper Magazin
Chip board Alphas: Li´l Davis designs
Journaling templet: Chatter box
Photo corners: Heidi Swapp
my own handwriting

.....and the winner is:

I know, I am not Ali E., and I did not have thousends of entries on my blog for my little survey cum give-a-ways, but I still I did an "official" drawing of my three lucky winners. Since I am on my own at the moment, I put my little lucky bowl on a table, closed my eyes and picked three of the entries:
Brigitte, Miranda and Nat you are my three lucky winners!!!! Congratulation to all of you!!!

Brigitte and Miranda, I do not have your email or address. Could you please sent them to me at: a(dot)humpert( at) gmx(dot) net???? Thank you!!!

I will pack three little give-a-way packs this week and sent them off to you...;-)

Have a happy, sunny Sunday!!!

BTW: Have you seen my counter??? Today I reached the fourth digit!!! I cant believe it!!!