Tagged!

Ok, so I have been tagged by two people this week - Charmane and Danielle - so here goes....

7 random facts about me :

1 - I love reference & idea books - I have quite a large collection of Interior Design/Decorating, Colour Matching, Home Projects, Parenting, Scrapbooking and Cooking books, all that sit in my bookshelf to look nice :-P. I do pull them out to read sometimes LOL

2 - I am a nervous flyer. You wouldn't be able to tell that by looking at me while flying but inwardly my stomach is twisting in knots and my head is talking lots of nonsense that freaks me out. I'm my own worst enemy!

3 - I met my hubby when I was 16 but he dated one of my friends! We didn't get together until I was 19.

4 - My CD collection is a bizarre mix of genres - Pop (Jeremy Jordan -ok, yes, I admit it LOL, No Doubt), dance (Moby, Dee-Lite), folk/blues (John Butler Trio, The Waifs), rock (Live, Lenny Kravtiz), jazz (Harry Connick Jnr, Jamie Cullum), alternative rock (Stone Temple Pilots, Something for Kate), easy listening (Michael Buble, Kate Cebrano) and maybe an R&B title in there somewhere too. And a few of my current favs are Pete Murray, Missy Higgins and The Killers.

5 - I once had my foot run over by a car tyre. And I still have a scar on my ankle from the burn I got.

6 - My husband and I had a different name picked out for our daughter Alannah, but because we couldn't completely agree, we scrapped it and started with a fresh name. I wanted "Charlize" and Roh wanted "Charlotte" both so we could call her "Charli" for short, and the middle name was going to be "Arwen". I still love that name, but I love "Alannah Juliet" too :-)

7 - I LOVE Tasmania, especially Hobart. If it wasn't for family and work, Roh and I would move there. We went there on our honeymoon, and again two years later, and we just love, LOVE, love it!

Well, that was tricky, and I hope not too boring for you LOL!

Off to Kiwiscraps tomorrow morning - can't wait. Today though, Roh and I are off to Adam and Cath's wedding in Williamstown (my boss & friend). Should be a fantastic day - hope the rain stays away though. Gonna take lots of photos.

Have a good one xx

Only 4 more sleeps!

I am so excited. It's only 4 more sleeps until I fly into Sydney and start my classes at Kiwiscraps Freestyling - yay!! And you wouldn't believe it, but I've caught a cold off of Jude. Completely typical LOL. Always when you have something to look forward to. Oh well, hopefully it will be mostly gone by the weekend. But yay! Can't wait to meet some new lovely ladies IRL. It's going to be so much fun. Plus to see Mum & Dad, and Nanna and Grandad on Monday in Sydney for lunch - it will seem a little unreal seeing they are all from South Australia.

Oh, we've also had some exciting news on the family front - Rohan's brother and his wife are expecting their very first bubba in November - how fun - a new niece or nephew for me and Roh and a new cousin and playmate for Alannah and Jude.

Not much else to report. I have done a little scrapping but it's for the Scrap Creations Colour comp so can't really share - sorry! I'm hoping to do a little, possibly, tomorrow - between doing a couple of BAS statements, packing, cleaning and caring for kids that is :-P

Off to make dinner!

Week 15 - My Parents

Well, really, this subject was pretty easy for me because I have absolutely fantastic parents....and I know how lucky I am too. And fortunately Danielle had taken a few photos of them when they were over a couple of weeks ago..so this is a very recent photo. Aren't they gorgeous?? So cute :-)

I had a very happy childhood - and it wasn't always easy for my parents either. And I think I appreciate that so much more now that I am a parent myself.

But as my card says, my parents are ever encouraging, ever supportive, fun to hang out with, they always have open hearts, arms and their house is always open to us for visits, or even longer stays. And of course, they are extremely loving and generous. **Hi Mum & Dad - Love you both lots xx**

For these cards I used : Doodlebug Paper Frill (white - on the bottom edge so you can't actually see it in these images :-P), Urban Lily Rub-on, CherryArte Cosmic Energy Die Cut Tag and Heidi Swapp Flower Centre.

Thanks for visiting!

Books for Sale & Kiti Q Giveaway

Ok, I've been doing a bit of a clean out of my idea books, and I've decided to part with these two. Sad, I know, but I have way too many books, and I don't get a chance to look at them very often. So, any scrappers out there interested ? (Australia Only Please). The first one is the second book by Cathy Zielske "Clean & Simple Scrapbooking - The Sequel". It's in brand new condition - I think I've flicked through it maybe twice. Great book though, especially if you are a fan of the simple & clean style. This one is $30 plus postage. The other book is "Step Up Your Scrapbooking" by Lisa Brown Caveney - this is a Creating Keepsakes book in great condition. There is a very small tear on the spine but barely noticeable. This book takes you through creating pages with 2, 3, 4 and more supplies and is very useful to have. I'm only asking $20 plus postage for this one (A4 sized book with 160 pages - it's a bargain really! :-P). If you are interested in either of these, please email me at kelly@kitiq.com.au.

Also, I've decided to give away a copy of the current issue of For Keeps Creative Scrapbooking with the very next Kiti Q order - Issue 53. So maybe it's time to go for a shop - plenty of new stock in store - LOL :-)

Enjoy your Thursday! xx

Cute boy..

Yep, my nephew Caden is officially very adorable and cute. Hayley sent some photos through today, and here are a couple of my fav's. Isn't he just yummy? Look at those chubba cheeks. I just found out he's coming to visit in July - yay - I'll get lots of cuddles.

Umm, so what else has been happening. Oh, Saturday we had a great day at the Scrap'n'Chat with Danielle, Bon, Charmane, Reeze, Kate and lots of other lovely ladies. Fab day - can't wait for the next one but no date set yet.

I also got another layout picked up by For Keeps - "My man...He's a Collector" will be appearing in Issue 57, so that was exciting. Lots of new stock has been uploaded to Kiti Q in the past week - My Mind's Eye Magnolia, CherryArte Cosmic Energy, Doodlebug Paper frills, Heidi Swapp masks and the much awaited mini album class kit by Danielle Q - "Oh Boy". Hopefully soon, there will also be a girl themed mini album too. I'm working on it :-P

I received my layout today from Liz Weber, for the photo swap at Crafting in Style and it is just beautiful. I also got a lovely little surprise too, with a Maya Road tin, some acetate frosted flowers and some other blossoms. Such a fantastic little pressie - thanks so much Liz - mwah! Made my day.

Have a fun week!

Week 14 - Birds

Well, I'm still a couple behind but here is this week's mini art journal card. I used the prompt of bird to find a quote that I love..and then used a fabulous rub-on by Urban Lily and a funky little ceramic heart by Crafty Matters. Oh, and the background patterned paper is a KI Memories paper.

Had a couple of exciting things happen today. First of all, I got my confirmation letter and schedule from Kiwiscraps Freestyle Downunder - just two weeks to go - woo hoo!! Can't wait! Just got to get a few photos and supplies organised and then I'm all set to scrap the weekend away. Also got an email from For Keeps today - they want to publish my layout "Bobots & Melmo" which is one of my current favourites so I'm so happy. It will be in Issue 56 in the Boys gallery.

Here is the layout I did for Karen Day, for the photo swap through Crafting in Style. Yes, it does look unfinished, because I actually left a blank area for Karen to fill in with her own journaling, which to me, made sense. I have finished the layout for Liz too, but I like to wait until they have it in their hands before sharing it. Wont be too long though.

Tonight is the 1,2,3 Blog's cybercrop so I'm off to chat there in a minute. Also tomorrow is the long awaited Scrap'n'Chat with Bon's Scraps, Kiti Q and Charmane Koch (1,2,3 Blog). I'm really looking forward to it. Hopefully it will just be some lovely ladies, chilling, scrapping and having some creative fun. Oh, and the latest Scrapbook Creations is just filled with excellence...including 4 layouts by my fabulously talented sister Danielle and Charmane is the Artist in the Spotlight - definitely a good read :-)

Have a great weekend, and happy scrapping! Hugs, K xx

A Day in the Forest

It was a beautiful day today - the sun was shining, and Roh was home, so we all went on a family BBQ at Sherbrooke Falls - such a wonderful place. We are so lucky to live so close to these amazing forests. Here are a few happy snaps from today....My cheeky little boy Jude, who has come down with a horrid cold - poor thing...then there is Reeze and Alannah - they share such a special friendship those two.....next is Rohan & Alannah, and then there is Teresa and me! Also I actually did a little creating this weekend. I finally got a chance to sit down and play with the Star Wars/Transformers layout I wanted to do for my hubby. And it just happened to also fit a cyber-crop challenge over at Scrap Therapy. It turned out how I saw it in my head, which is fab, cos not all ideas do.

I also finished my second photo swap layout for Liz, which I hopefully will share once Liz has the layout in her hands. I'm really happy with the layout I did for Liz, it was so bright and funky - hot pink & orange - just love it! :-)

Other than scrapping and family time, I've been working on Kiti Q with lots of new stock being ordered, and class kits to be designed. So keep your eyes on the site - lots will be happening in the next few weeks...

Hugs, K xx