tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22795056901998657962024-03-05T19:03:39.827+02:00I am here to {L}IVE OUT {L}OUD !!!I am a wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend and scrapbooker from the East Coast of South Africa. I live a charmed life! I have all I need!Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489668889310378234noreply@blogger.comBlogger293125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279505690199865796.post-77763073725953852032011-10-16T20:03:00.000+02:002011-10-16T20:03:36.035+02:00SCRAPBOOKING at last ....As promised, here are some layouts from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_488082450"></span>Le Shabby Cafe's October Kit<span id="goog_488082451"></span></a> ...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Close up of embellishment cluster ....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every Day ...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Those were the days ....</div><br />
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</div>Thanks for looking - I hope I have inspired somebody in even a teensy-tiny way today ....<br />
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BTW, we only have 3 kits left so please order our our <a href="http://leshabbycafe.blogspot.com/">website</a> asap if you wold like a kit ...<br />
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Love,<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/257/E6289C5F3ACCD41CDFA18BACF05DCE09.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial;" /></a>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489668889310378234noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279505690199865796.post-7933661475813682352011-10-16T19:24:00.000+02:002011-10-16T19:24:26.436+02:00HELLLLLOOOOOOOO .... (am hearing echoes ....)SURPRISED TO SEE ME HERE??? No more surprised than I am to be here .... tee hee ...<br />
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Gosh, it HAS been a while ... I have missed you, Dear Blog (and dear blog Readers) ...<br />
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Well, what can I say ....<br />
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1. Bryce is 15 ... YIKES!!! I do NOT feel old enough to be the mother of a 15-year old ....<br />
2. I am working for Greg {almost} full-time .... mostly good but sometimes GRRRRRRRR ....<br />
3. I haven't scrapped in about a gazillion years ...<br />
4. I haven't taken any photographs for quite some time until about a week ago ...<br />
5. I have a new little niece, Kelsi - she is adorable - I now have 4 nieces and 7 nephews - WOW - how blessed am I ....<br />
6. I am decorating at home ... just simple stuff like painting, upholstering and putting up frames, etc - loving it - not the mess in between but looking for fabric etc is awesome ...<br />
7. I miss my brother and sister .... ALOT!!! ...<br />
8. My mom is not well ... sigh ... wish I could wish her pain away ...<br />
9. I LOVE my Greggie more than EVER ....<br />
10. I dealt with some nastiness in the scrapbooking industry .... why, people, why???? ... I just want World Peace ....<br />
11. I am planning a "I-am-turning-another-decade-older" party .... eeeeek .... eeeeeeeeeeeek .... (at first I thought I'd sleep for say 3 days and wake up after my birthday had passed but then I figured I'd rather dance all night and listen to ALL my favourite songs through the decades (eeeeek - I've been alive for DECADES ....) and spend some quality time with my friends) ...<br />
12. I scrapped today - well, I finished some projects that are waaay overdue for <a href="http://www.leshabbycafe.blogspot.com/">Le Shabby Cafe</a> - will load them in a separate post ...<br />
13. I have had some horrid emotional dips over the last few months but am happy to say that for today at least I FEEL GOOOOOOD ....<br />
14. I am blessed beyond measure - way beyond measure ....<br />
15. I cried like a baby on Saturday evening when a young boy knocked at my door and told me that he needed money to bury his 13-year old brother ...<br />
16. I adore my cats ...<br />
17. I am planning a Christmas Breakfast ...<br />
18. I helped my BFF, Sophia with Chole's Birthday Party invitations on Saturday - they are soooo cute - I am going to wear Fairy Wings to her party for sure ....<br />
19. I need to work on my relationship with my mom ...<br />
20. I need to get my A into G to do everything that needs to be done .... sigh ...<br />
21. I am "pinning" too much .... grrrr ...<br />
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Pop in and tell me what you've been doing ...<br />
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Love,<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/257/E6289C5F3ACCD41CDFA18BACF05DCE09.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial;" /></a>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489668889310378234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279505690199865796.post-43576770281572140682011-07-08T23:55:00.000+02:002011-07-08T23:55:48.770+02:00"LIKE" US ON FACEBOOK AND YOU COULD WIN SOME SCRAPPY GOODIES ...LE SHABBY CAFE is giving away some Blog Candy ... all you have to do is LIKE our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Le-Shabby-Cafe/186579301366960">Facebook Page</a> then tell us on a post that you like us (**wink**). Then go spread the word that we are looking for attention and tell ALL your friends (and foes - we like <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>just about</i></span> EVERYBODY). Your friends will then need to LIKE our page and tell us on a post that they LIKE us and that you referred them to us. Once we have reached 200 Followers we will tabulate all the referrals and choose our WINNER ....<br />
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YAY!!<br />
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So EASY!!<br />
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We LIKE you ... (** wink wink**).<br />
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Love,<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/257/E6289C5F3ACCD41CDFA18BACF05DCE09.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial;" /></a>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489668889310378234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279505690199865796.post-27091828440109366362011-07-08T23:40:00.002+02:002011-07-08T23:44:53.445+02:00LE SHABBY CAFE JULY 2011 KIT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div><br />
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<a href="http://leshabbycafe.blogspot.com/">Le Shabby Cafe</a> has released it's July 2011 Kit and our sales have started off with a BANG!!! - THANK YOU to all the ladies who support us and voted our Kit Club best in SA ... WOOHOO!!!<br />
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This month we are privileged to present you with a kit full to the brim with "It's the Little Things" from <a href="http://www.fancypantsdesigns.com/products/its_the_little_things">Fancy Pants </a>- such an awesome kit loaded with heaps of product .... here are some sneaks just for you ...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepLkWzdmu1LsyYzhNpjZNeRh6KIaotcLuB9_IbkAC0LV0646a_MJphIZ81QHqNhilQn32Y1KsNDsBs3tOSTTMhS987zKM2ho-5uFzh6Sw9ibB1gs86X8qIGIAXFSq7908FlOrtODV3iU/s1600/July+Kit+2011+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepLkWzdmu1LsyYzhNpjZNeRh6KIaotcLuB9_IbkAC0LV0646a_MJphIZ81QHqNhilQn32Y1KsNDsBs3tOSTTMhS987zKM2ho-5uFzh6Sw9ibB1gs86X8qIGIAXFSq7908FlOrtODV3iU/s320/July+Kit+2011+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And of course, we picked another awesome designer to show you what you can do with your kit ... This month we had the pleasure of hosting <a href="http://www.jowilnanolte.blogspot.com/">Jowilna Nolte</a> on our Blog ... Her projects are A-MAZING .... This is my favourite of her <a href="http://leshabbycafe.blogspot.com/p/gallery.html">Gallery Projects at Le Shabby Cafe</a> ...<br />
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I am certainly going to C.A.S.E. on this page - will post mine here soon ...<br />
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So, whatchya waiting for??? Go to Le Shabby Cafe NOW and <a href="http://leshabbycafe.blogspot.com/p/previous-kits_18.html">order your kit</a> - there are only a few left (while you're at it, browse our <a href="http://leshabbycafe.blogspot.com/p/previous-kits_11.html">previous kits</a> and pick up one of the few remaining kits from a past month).<br />
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Love,<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/257/E6289C5F3ACCD41CDFA18BACF05DCE09.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial;" /></a>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489668889310378234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279505690199865796.post-56149416109260450362011-06-03T09:31:00.002+02:002011-06-03T09:57:43.406+02:00COME VISIT US ...Hello Strangers ... (well, I am the strange one and I HAVE been MIA - life .... you know .... )<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this Saturday (4th June 2011) - Please pop in and say "HI" - it would be awesome to see you there ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ingrid from <a href="http://wrapforyou.blogspot.com/">Wrap For You</a> will be there - we will be piggy-backing a little piece of her table ... Ingrid has awesome wrapping ideas so leave the hard work to her and come and get your gifts wrapped professionally ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Love,</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/257/E6289C5F3ACCD41CDFA18BACF05DCE09.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial;" /></a>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489668889310378234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279505690199865796.post-44140019831838913022011-05-13T20:00:00.002+02:002011-05-13T20:00:40.292+02:00MY SCRAPBOOK NOOK VIRTUAL CROP ...Wanna know what I'm doing now??<br />
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Some awesome challenges to get the OLD mojo operating ...<br />
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Love,<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/257/E6289C5F3ACCD41CDFA18BACF05DCE09.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489668889310378234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279505690199865796.post-45951747643671857522011-05-01T19:36:00.000+02:002011-05-01T19:36:52.634+02:00LE SHABBY CAFE MAY 2011 KIT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>"JOIE DE VIVRE"is available NOW .... go <a href="http://leshabbycafe.blogspot.com/p/previous-kits_18.html">here</a> to take a look ..<br />
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The very fab <a href="http://lifeandtimesofa12x12addict.blogspot.com/">Tracie Hudson</a> is our Guest Designer this month ... she is so awesomely talented - just loooove her work, which is always bright and elegant and she pays the most amazing attention to detail ...<br />
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Here are my projects using the "Joie de Vivre" Kit ...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>FAMILY RULES</b> - This page was inspired by <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/15640502/">this</a> "Family Rules" poster, which I saved to one of <a href="http://pinterest.com/tracygardiner/">my Pinterest Boards</a> - OH Mother Louis, like I need another addiction - BEWARE PINTEREST - that is all I can say about that ..... The 7 black mats are for photos and my journaling will be written on the red mat on the RHS page</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">close up 1 - the flowers on the edge of the mat are not stuck down completely so that I can just place my photo underneath when I am ready ... I am also quite enjoying curling the edges of some of my embellishments and so do not always stick them down completely ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">close up 3 - I adhered rub-ons to a cloud journaling tag ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>BRIGHT EYES</b> - this is one of the few pictures we have of my mom as a young girl ... I can still see her "older" self in this young girl and I see intelligence in her eyes ...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>OUR DAY</b> - I intend using a wedding photograph for this LO - when I find my wedding photographs that is ... The black mat to the left of the frame will be used for journaling ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">close up 2 - I wove a thin strip of spotted paper through the floral paper to break the colour in this LO ....</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I say this every month and I <i>really</i> mean it every month .... this was such a fun Collection to work with and I was totally inspired - in fact, I'll let you in on a secret - I even finished these pages before deadline - what??? YEAH BABY!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are only a limited number of kits available this month so PLEASE get your <a href="http://leshabbycafe.blogspot.com/p/previous-kits_18.html">orders</a> in fast - you truly don't want to miss out on this one ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Love,</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/257/E6289C5F3ACCD41CDFA18BACF05DCE09.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489668889310378234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279505690199865796.post-14404094448503045172011-04-04T20:03:00.000+02:002011-04-04T20:03:07.606+02:00IN MEMORY OF ...GILLIAN AND CONNOR BELL ...<br />
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I will always remember your bubbly laugh and sunny smile, Gill ...<br />
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Love,<br />
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Love,<br />
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<a href="http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor/cast/22/rob/">Survivor : Redemption Island</a> is currently being aired on CBS in the United States with the usual two tribes competing against each other to avoid Tribal Council every week. This Season has called for a change in the way that the members who are voted off are dealt with ... When someone is voted out of their Tribe and thus off the Island, they are sent to Redemption Island. Here they stay alone until the next person is voted out of their Tribe. This person then joins them on Redemption Island and the two compete to remain on the Island. So basically, you now have a game within a game ... intriguing .... I am following the Episodes <a href="http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor/recaps/2202/recaps.php?season=22">online here</a> ...<br />
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Survivor at TallyScrapper is a little different in that we are not being "voted" off the Island or out of any Tribes ... There are hidden Immunity Idols which allow you to "skip" a week's challenge. There are two Tribes, Team Boston Rob (I am a member of Team Boston Rob at this stage ...) and Team Russell (I see Russell was voted off the Island in the 3rd Episode of Survivor - HA! HA! HA!). There is also a Redemption Island ... (play JAWS music here ...)<br />
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This was my contribution to the Challenge for Week 2 ...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had to use the words "that just happened" on our LO as well as scrap in a straight line, vertically or horizontally, AND use the colours ORANGE, YELLOW, OLIVE GREEN and BURGUNDY ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst minding my own business (ie. not causing any waves in my tribe - I plan to remain "low key" for now - tee hee), I noted that I had been banished to Redemption Island for the 3rd Week. 5 Members from each Team were sent to the Island where we had a different Challenge to the other Teams for Week 3 ... our challenge was: -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span style="color: #993399; font-size: medium;">You must use one of these three words in your title...</span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span style="color: #993399; font-size: medium;"> Outwit</span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span style="color: #993399; font-size: medium;"> Outplay</span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span style="color: #993399; font-size: medium;"> Outlast</span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span style="color: #993399; font-size: medium;">In honor of the island....you must use Blue/or water somewhere on your page...</span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span style="color: #993399; font-size: medium;">Because Team Russell has the purple buffs...you must use purple as the dominant color for your page...</span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span style="color: #993399; font-size: medium;">And because there are 5 of you sent to Redemption Island from Team Russell...you must 5, AND ONLY 5 of the same embellishment on your page...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Redemption Island is pretty cool - HOT Cabana Boys and cool drinks on the Beach - excepting I heard that the Cabana Boys were carrying sand fleas (allegedly planted by Team Boston Rob to irritate Team Russell????) so I'm hoping to get off the Island asap - you know how I feel about fleas - read my story <a href="http://tracyscharmedlife.blogspot.com/2008/08/freaked-out.html">here</a> and <a href="http://tracyscharmedlife.blogspot.com/2008/08/i-have-calmed-down-to-mild-panic.html">here</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here is my take on the 3rd Challenge ... (please bear in mind that my mojo has been missing for, like forever, and I am hanging onto a tiny thread of creativity so I am keeping it simple ... tee hee ...)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I used all 3 words and an orange button. My 5 embellishments were the layered star - I layered 5 different sized stars one on top of the other ...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am now patiently awaiting the results of Redemption Island - I may be selected to "cross over to the other side" which I am not looking forward to - will keep you updated ...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Love,</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.homegrownhospitality.typepad.com/">source</a></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/257/E6289C5F3ACCD41CDFA18BACF05DCE09.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial;" /></a>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489668889310378234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279505690199865796.post-31678818332196302392011-03-01T18:13:00.000+02:002011-03-01T18:13:42.609+02:00MARCH 2011 KIT at LE SHABBY CAFE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div><br />
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YES!! You heard right!!! The March 2011 Kit from <a href="http://www.leshabbycafe.blogspot.com/">Le Shabby Cafe</a> is now selling .... It's filled with goodies from Pink Paislee's Parisian Anthology Collection ... simply out of this world gorgeous!!!<br />
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Here's a peek ...<br />
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Go <a href="http://leshabbycafe.blogspot.com/p/previous-kits_18.html">here</a> to reserve your kit - they are flying ....<br />
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Love,<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/257/E6289C5F3ACCD41CDFA18BACF05DCE09.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489668889310378234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279505690199865796.post-65368069427396338752011-02-24T10:05:00.000+02:002011-02-24T10:05:01.919+02:00SURVIVOR ...I am playing Survivor over at <a href="http://www.tallyscrapper.com/">TallyScrapper</a> - having sooo much fun!!! This was the LO I created for last week's challenge ...<br />
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I have sooo many "old" photos and decided at the beginning of the year to use them up (no matter how "nasty" they are) - they are after all, MEMORIES I want to document ...<br />
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The Challenge was :-<br />
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1. The LO must have "white" or "negative" space;<br />
2. It must have at least one photo with more than 2 people in the photo;<br />
3. Must contain the colours tan/brown and blue;<br />
4. Must use at least 2 staples and a piece of recycled scrapbooking packaging.<br />
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This week's challenge is waaay more challenging ... (tee hee) ...<br />
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1. Scrap in a straight line (either vertically up the page or horizonally across the page (not diagonally ...);<br />
2. Use the colour combo orange, yellow, olive green and burgundy; (THIS IS WHERE I AM STUMPED ...);<br />
3. Use this one-liner from Ricky Bobby - "That just happened".<br />
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EEEEEk .... and if that's not enough of a challenge, then a twist has been added to the Plot ...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">"Finish your challenge this week then quick!! 5 members from TEAM ROB and 5 members from TEAM RUSSELL will be whisked away to REDEMPTION ISLAND!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><br />
</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">You will find a group for it and you wont be a part of your team anymore!!</span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><br />
</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">You will have a completely seperate challenge and group.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span></span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><br />
</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><div style="text-align: center;">For week 3 whomever WINS the Redemption Island challenge will CHOOSE where the remaining 9 members end up....5 for Team Rob and 5 for TEAM Russell!!</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><div style="text-align: center;">At least 2 members must be on opposite teams though. :)"</div></span></span><br />
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Ok, so I'm off to scrap (well, to try and find something in the colour combo to match the Challenge - so not seeing the combo as working in my head - wish me luck ... chat later ...<br />
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Love,<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/257/E6289C5F3ACCD41CDFA18BACF05DCE09.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial;" /></a>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489668889310378234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279505690199865796.post-66243013604506302532011-02-23T20:28:00.000+02:002011-02-23T20:28:14.984+02:00CHILDREN SAY THE FUNNIEST THINGS ....On our way home from school yesterday afternoon I was lamenting about my grey hair and how I wished I could just pull them all out ...<br />
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A quick comment from next to me (my teenage son, Bryce) - "but then mom, you'd have no hair left ...."<br />
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Ha Ha Ha (I laughed sarcastically but inside I was smiling a real smile - that was quick and probably <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">very</span> accurate ...)<br />
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So, off to the Salon today and "I washed that grey right out of my hair" ... I feel MUCH better now ...<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/257/E6289C5F3ACCD41CDFA18BACF05DCE09.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial;" /></a>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489668889310378234noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279505690199865796.post-3207149350413872742011-02-14T10:31:00.000+02:002011-02-14T10:31:32.690+02:00HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAYto my Greggie and my Brycie-boy ... <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">you both soooo much!!!!</span></b></div>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489668889310378234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279505690199865796.post-2555082644832451122011-02-14T10:22:00.000+02:002011-02-14T10:22:48.421+02:00SOME MORE GALLERY LOVE AT Le Shabby Cafe ...I have added a few more images to the <a href="http://leshabbycafe.blogspot.com/p/gallery.html">Le Shabby Cafe Gallery</a> ...<br />
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Here is a Layout I did - these Paper Trunk papers are so awesome to work with - I was a little worried that I would be restricted by the Black/Kraft colouring but I have discovered that the possibilities are actually endless ...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cut Flag Pennants from Chipboard and then covered them with pattered paper, threaded tulle through the holes I punched at the top and added Bling. The flower was created by layering a punched flower and adding Platinum Stickles to the centre of the flower. I also used Irridescent Gold Glimmer Mist on the black cardstock background just for a bit of fun!!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To get the glittery "FAMILY" Title I applied Platinum Stickles to the letters</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cut out three hearts (2 from patterned papers and one from cardstock) and then stitched them (down the centre) to the Postcard. I adhered this Postcard to a cardstock base to create a Card.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I created this heart "just for fun" since it is the month of LOOOVE. The wings were cut out of black cardstock and then I used Platinum Stickles to create detail on the wings - first, I "drew" the detail in with the Stickles and let that dry. Then I "dotted" Stickles all over the wings and rubbed the Stickles all over the cardstock. So very easy and yet so effective ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Love,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/257/E6289C5F3ACCD41CDFA18BACF05DCE09.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial;" /></a></div>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489668889310378234noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279505690199865796.post-31572136808461473562011-02-11T10:38:00.001+02:002011-02-11T10:49:06.181+02:00TODAY'S SENTIMENT ....I have discovered <a href="http://pinterest.com/">pinterest</a> - oh my shattered nerves!!!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">P.S. not sure who to credit for this image but you can find it on pinterest ...</span>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489668889310378234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279505690199865796.post-8906422119528581842011-01-28T18:16:00.000+02:002011-01-28T18:16:35.062+02:00IDEAS FOR SCRAPBOOKERS ... FEATURED ARTIST ...Please pop on over to the <a href="http://ideasforscrapbookers.blogspot.com/2011/01/friday-featured-arist-page-tutorial-by.html">Ideas for Scrapbookers Blog where</a> I am being featured as the Artist for today ... how exciting is this??? ....<br />
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Here is the Layout that I shared with Pam's readers ...<br />
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If you would like me to e-mail you the comprehensive, step-by-step Tutorial, please send your request to my e-mail at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> gardinert at telkomsa dot net ...</span><br />
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As a bonus, if you become a FOLLOWER and leave me some love on the <a href="http://ideasforscrapbookers.blogspot.com/2011/01/friday-featured-arist-page-tutorial-by.html">Ideas for Scrapbookers Blog</a> as well as here at my Blog, I will send you step-by-step instructions and pictures of a single page LO, using the offcuts from the papers and embellishments used in my double page LO above ... you can of course use any papers and embellishments you have on hand. Please don't forget to leave your e-mail addy in your comment so that I can send the single-page Layout to you without delay ...<br />
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Here are a few peeks at the single page LO ...<br />
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Thanks for popping in ....<br />
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Love,<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">OKAY, so I am addicted to <a href="http://mayaroad.typepad.com/mayaroad">MAYA ROAD</a> - it's no secret really - I can't get enough of their product ... I order on pre-order, PEOPLE ... loads because I MUST ... tee hee ...</div><br />
Anyway, here's a sneak at their latest product ... (p.s. if you notice any drool slipping off the edges of this post, please mop up and move along ... thanks ...)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Organza Flower Trim ... drooooool ....</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">OH MY SHATTERED NERVES ... Button Jewels .... yummmmmmy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Ok, so go <a href="http://mayaroad.typepad.com/mayaroad/2011/01/day-3-sneak-peek-trims-stamps-buttons-and-more.html">here </a>now for a chance to win some of the new products ... GOOD LUCK ... secretly I hope I win ... all's fair in love and MAYA ROAD, girlies ... wink ...<br />
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Here are some of my projects, using our first kit (February 2011), <a href="http://leshabbycafe.blogspot.com/p/previous-kits_18.html">"Shabby Vintage Charm"</a> ...<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I am preparing for another SHOW HOUSE today so ... bleh ...ick ... nasty ... grrrr ...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Love,</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/257/E6289C5F3ACCD41CDFA18BACF05DCE09.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial;" /></a>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489668889310378234noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279505690199865796.post-68715582783430589512011-01-11T21:23:00.000+02:002011-01-11T21:23:25.823+02:00COMING SOON ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img height="200" src="http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww103/amandadovey/Blinky.jpg" width="200" /></div><br />
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First kit launches 20th January 2011 ...<br />
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Think of the New Year as a CREDIT in the Universal Bank of our Heavenly Father - 365 blessings of love, faith and happiness are deposited for 2011 - EMBRACE each day and be grateful for the Blessings of EVERY SINGLE day. If you count your blessings every single day (and kneel in prayer in gratitude of those blessings) instead of focusing on the negative, you will see that the good far outweighs the not-so-good.<br />
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My wish for you for 2011 is that you see the good in people and that you think before you utter unkind words. Try and focus on positive reinforcement instead of negative and see the changes in your life. Others may not change, but you WILL and it will be a GOOD 2011 for YOU ...<br />
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Thank you so much to all my Blog-buddies for hanging in there with me and keep in touch for much more creative inspiration in 2011 ...<br />
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Lots of love to my family and my friends - 2011 WILL ROCK for ALL OF US!!!<br />
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Love ,<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/257/E6289C5F3ACCD41CDFA18BACF05DCE09.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial;" /></a>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489668889310378234noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279505690199865796.post-70627589874909018442010-12-25T00:01:00.006+02:002011-01-17T08:51:14.557+02:00HAVE YOURSELVES A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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May the Spirit of Christmas remain with you and your families long after Christmas is gone ...<br />
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Lots of love,<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwW14BDckzVwR88MKsGbHEcy0aeaQ8u5o9UCChEhU8aNsD77aYW_SRxPCfBdhT0JYgh1DtnUs7t8exv_ne7U8CYSNpTP5NmK2Y__pJGl3a1AT5h7-p8jNXLMFqcJMqkrJcTrXSrNEmzE/s1600/iBond+Tool.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwW14BDckzVwR88MKsGbHEcy0aeaQ8u5o9UCChEhU8aNsD77aYW_SRxPCfBdhT0JYgh1DtnUs7t8exv_ne7U8CYSNpTP5NmK2Y__pJGl3a1AT5h7-p8jNXLMFqcJMqkrJcTrXSrNEmzE/s1600/iBond+Tool.jpg" /></a></div>It is soooo easy to use - it's CORDLESS, people - CORDLESS - heats up really quickly and works like a DREAM. It also uses standard glue sticks, which are available everywhere so you will NEVER run our of glue ... They are not available here in South Africa just yet BUT ask your LSS to get them in - by the DOZEN - they are going to FLY off the shelves ...<br />
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I will be demonstrating this Tool in the New Year so keep your eyes peeled for more information on my blog ...<br />
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Love,<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Imaginisce 12 Days of Christmas Hop has started. Together with <a href="http://tomomi-love-life.typepad.jp/">Tomomi Hiramaru</a>, I am hosting the Blog today so pop on over to <a href="http://www.imaginisceblog.com/">Imaginisce</a> and say "hi" to us there. Remember that there are AWESOME prizes being given away everyday until the 13th December so leave comments wherever you can (on each of the hosting Designer's Blogs as well as the Imaginisce every day of the Hop to stand a chance of winning) - as always Imaginisce is extremely generous ....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is an Advent I created for my son, Bryce. I wanted him to be mindful of what this Season is all about - not just gifting and eating and decorating tress - but the REAL meaning behind the festivities, so I wrote out a Scripture on the back of each Tag ...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wooden Heart</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">White Lace</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cottage Christmas Swirly Snowflakes patterned paper</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cottage Christmas Countdown patterned paper</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cottage Christmas Snow Flowers - Holly</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cottage Christmas Shiny and Bright Glass Stickers</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cottage Christmas Holiday Wishes Chipboard Stickers</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cottage Christmas Icon Rub-ons</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i-Rock Crystal and Multi-compact Hot Rocks</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Small and Medium Brad Daddies</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Assorted brads and bling</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12 Kraft Tags</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12 wooden pegs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">White Paint Dauber</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">String</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i-Rock Tool</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i-Bond Glue Gun</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i-Top Tool</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Paint the back and sides of the wooden heart with white acrylic paint.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Paint the wooden pegs with white acrylic paint.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. Decorate each wooden peg with a Hot Rock, using your i-Rock Tool, and alternating, clear, red and green;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. Add Hot Rocks to each number (eg. see no.'s 3-4);</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10. Decorate every alternate peg with a Glass Sticker as showns on numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12;</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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