BOM CHALLENGE No. 15

Here it is girls .... Challenge No. 15 ...

MEMENTO'S

Take a look around you. Do you see anything that is of significant importance to you? Have you kept a favourite childhood toy? Do you have a piece of jewellery that was given to you by somebody special or have you kept a gift from a relative or friend who has passed on or moved away? Do you have any family antiques or heirlooms in your home? Where did they come from? Do you remember receiving that toy/jewellery/gift. Why is it important to you? Does it have great monetary value or is the value of a more sentimental nature? Choose one or several items and create a layout about it/them. Include a photo and journal why it/they mean so much to you.

This one is due on the 9th March 2009 - no pressure girls, but I think we need to get back on track again with these Challenges ... we keep meaning to scrap about ourselves but we seem to be the least important on our lists - that is so not fair to us so let's play catch up for the next couple of weeks ...

If you need encouragement or help or suggestions etc just leave me a comment and I'll see what I can suck out of my thumb for you .... tee hee ...

YAY!!!! The Sharks won their match against the Lions - only their second match but they just HAVE TO go through the finals - man I love that game ... aggression and all ... of course, I was jumping up and down like a mad woman during the whole game - not sure what it is about the game of rugby that fires me up so ... maybe it's those gorgeous legs that ripple with muscle as they chase each other across the field ... ooh no, wait!!! That sounds suspect ... get that image out of my head - I just love the game ...

Today is my sister, Querita's birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SISTA

hope you had a good one and that I don't poison you with lunch tomorrow ... tee hee ... (I'm doing a roast beef AND a roast lamb, roast potatoes, cauliflower and broccoli with cheese sauce, baby carrots, corn, rice and (Woolies pre-made) gravy) - you gotta love Woolies, girls - makes life so much easier ... Gosh I haven't gone the whole nine yards for a while - hope I can still produce the goods ... tee hee ...

Have a great weekend!

Love,
P.S. Sophs and I are almost ready for the big reveal ....

SOME WEEKEND FUN ...

Remember I said I was joining an online crop on the weekend? Well, out of 12 challenges I managed to COMPLETE 4 - a few others (um ... 2) still in various stages of completion ...

The challenge here was to use heart punch-outs to create a flower ...

This Challenge was based on a plain blue/aqua giftbag from TIFFANY & Co, which, as we girls so eagerly know, contains BLING - so this is what I did - very simple, very quick and I love it!!!

On this card we had to use a journaling spot ... (and I used my favourite colours)

For this project we had to alter a chocolate/candy box - mine was an {empty} - yeah baby - Ferrero Rocher box from my birthday last year - I love how this turned out ...

Part of the Challenge was to create a mini album inside the box but I chose to create a name banner instead for my scraproom - will load all the letters later - sometimes when you tackle these challenges you realise that you may never actually have a need for the project that you have created and that is why I decided to make my name banner - I have wanted to for some time and I thought that since I would be busy anyway, I may as well do what I really wanted to ...

I had so much fun - thanks, Sophs for the encouragement along the way and for playing with me ...

Love,

P.S. Who's keen for an all-nighter with a few challenges????

MICHELLE 101 ...

Here is Michelle's contribution to Bom Challenge No. 14 ...

I can't watch a movie without eating popcorn
I only wear g-strings
I am still considering having a tattoo
I am a good listener
I love the smell of Jasmin
I always go the extra mile
I don't wear much make-up
I wear a size 6 shoe
I always wanted only 2 children
At home I often walk around barefoot
I was pushed by a baboon - was trying to save our biscuits that he wanted!
I love chocolate especially with nuts in it
I love cashew nuts
I love the smell of lavender
I have swam the Midmar mile 3 times
I enjoy watching people
I love dancing
My nickname at school was "Frog"
I have known my best friend, Ingrid, since 1970
I finished school in 1979
I have done line dancing
I love wrapping up presents
I have never been a bridesmaid
I organised a formal dinner for 364 people
I have a Computer Secretarial certificate
I enjoy a challenge
I love not wearing a bra – don't know if the boobs do!!
I normally cut up and mix all my food
I love a chilli seasoning
I make a delicious lemon meringue pie
I know lots of people
I like cats but will never have one of my own
I laugh often
I see the funny side of sometimes serious situations
I love watching monkeys
I can't skateboard
I have never surfed
I have never ever smoked
I could do the splits
I can still almost do the splits!
I can't breathe when swimming freestyle
I have never been on a motorbike
When I was 12 I worried that when I became a teenager I would have no clothes!
I once put nail polish on my eyes thinking it would be good eye make-up
I love reading
I have had 6 operations
I used to be a Girl Guide
I have never made a braai
I have hair on my toes!
I am quite lucky
I have ridden an Ostrich
I had a doll called Lucy
I got a lucky bean stuck up my nose
I broke my collar bone doing a 3 legged race the day before school exams
I only had one serious boyfriend before Dereck
I started wearing glasses for reading in 1984
I got married in 1984
I had my first child in 1986
I had my second child in 1988
I had to have an emergency Ceasar for my first child
My first dog was a mongrel called Tawny
I used to have hamsters as pets
I also used to have chameleons as pets
I worked as a waitress at Pizzaland (it's demolished now!!)
Dereck taught me how to drive
I have high arches on my feet – Leanne says they were bound!!
I used to put corks between my big toes to straighten them – ouch!!!
I used to walk about 4km to school to save my bus fare
I went overseas for the first time in February 1982
My first employer was The Standard Bank of SA Limited
My first salary was R300-00 per month
I used to stay in a bachelor flat in Broad Street in town
I have never cut my own hair
I regularly cut Dereck & Grant's hair
I enjoy baking
I have done the world's highest bungy jump
I can sew
I can do basic crocheting
I have done embroidery
I can knit
I hand make teddy bears
I can cook
I don't drink glasses of milk
I enjoy the outdoors
I love shopping
I am generous
Tony Watson (ex rugby player) signed my birthday card
I fell while snow skiing and had to be rescued off the mountain
I love travelling
I love scrapbooking
I enjoy working in the garden
I have ridden a horse
I love my current job
I am never bored
I have been to the top of the Eifel Tower
I walked up to the top of the Campanile in Port Elizabeth
I love listening to music
I used to catch a train with my friends to Kelso Caravan Park
My friends had to teach me to drink coffee!!
In 1982 whilst in London, I walked past Princess Diana
Bruce Fordyce (Comrades runner) autographed his biography for me
I really want to bungy jump off Vic Falls
I loved playing with Barbie dolls
I used to be scared of the dark
At school I loved acting
I can say – supercalafragalisticexpialidocious – can you?

You sure are interesting, Michelle and I can add another interesting fact about you - you are super-organised ...

I have highlighted the things (30 of them) that you and I have in common .... we are all so different yet so alike ...

By the way, Michelle managed to name 106 interesting facts about herself - how many have you got???? Phew ... the pressure is on ...

Am still looking for a topic for the next BOM Challenge ... will post shortly ...

Love,

ONLINE CROP

Join me in this online crop from the 12th - 15th February ...

If you do decide to join please say that I invited you - I get extra point for this ... tee hee ...

Love,

BRANDED ...

I must confess immediately that this was a page I was supposed to submit for a journalingjunkie challenge but I was not very happy with it so it got shelved ...

I have decided this year that I will not be so critical of my work (we have good days and bad days) and so I will endeavour to show more of my work on this blog ...

So here goes ...

BRANDED

I am not a brandname girl, per se – I never have been really – but as I get older it seems that I’m more into quality rather than quantity (please note here that ALL scrapping goodies ARE quality … tee hee …). Last year (Nov 2007) I got my first seriously branded item – a pair of Versace sunglasses – and I looove them!! Maybe there is some merit in brands after all! (Dec 2008)

Hope you enjoy this little peek ...

Love,

FOR YOU BEE ....

This is just for you Bee - sometimes the voices confuse me - who's who anyway??? Who's in charge??? ... tee hee ...

Love,

a BIT of this and that ...

If any of you are still looking for some inspiration for our latest BOM Challenge, take a little cyber trip to Helen's blog and see what she has come up with - pretty impressive I'd say ... and very interesting ...

I can't wait to see what everyone brings to this Challenge - interesting ... interesting ... interesting ... like DID YOU KNOW (go chappies wrappers) that I have about 75 (no jokes) incomplete Scrapbooking pages and projects ... blush .. blush .. sigh .. sigh ... sadly it's true ....

I see that Beryldene is back (she must have been in the same place as me - we both haven't blogged all that much recently ... tee hee ...) - check out what she knows for sure - very funny ....

I have joined GotSketch? 103 - class starts 9th February 2009 - why don't you join me there??? Sophia did 102 and she said it was so worthwhile ... loads of fun and useful tips too PLUS sketches galore ....

Exciting news coming from Sophs and I in the next two weeks - so keep popping back - you're not going to want to miss out on our fun ...

I looked after this gorgeous little guy yesterday and he was so good - ahhhh babies are soooo sweet (I am so not broody by the way - just in case you were wondering - my job to humanity is done ... I have ONE gorgeous son) ...

Annie's little guy, TYLER

Hope you have a fab day!!!

Love,

Oh my NERVES ....

It is the 4th February 2009 - how freaky is that??? TIME TIME TIME ..

I think I'm going to HANG UPSIDE DOWN for a few hours - what harm can it do??? ... yeah right ... tee hee ...

Hang (pun soooo intended) in there peeps ...

Love,