Sigh....

Regrettably I am another year older and have so very little to show for it... no cake, no presents, and very soon I fear, no job. And what am I planning to do about it? Bury my head, drown my sorrows, and hope that tomorrow is not the day I'm dreading it will be...

Ignore me, I'm wallowing in a forty year pool of misery and fear that's coagulating in my veins as I speak...but I just wanted to say this....

Birthdays really suck!!!

ADSR 4 - And we're off....

And we're off on another crazy helter skelter ADSR 4...and I have a new partner all the way from New Zealand - big hugz and hellos to Mag!!! And we have a new blog to track our progress...so please come visit us! Our team name is CaNZ Creatives and all you have to do is click the pic to find yourself transported to our ADSR blog:

This was my fairly hurried layout for the first challenge...and many thanks to Hummie for the inspiration! Hurried because I've been without power or internet most of the weekend and wanted to get it finished quickly before the lights went out again lol! The journalling is a little verse about siblings...of which I have many!

I kinda like mine, but by comparison, Mag's is a complete work of art...you really have to go see it!!!

On other news, I didn't get a chance to post the last couple of days of Ali's 12 Days of Christmas Freebies before they were gone...New Year just got hectic! So I hope you managed to scoot over to SBB to snag them, but just in case you didn't, I can at least show you what you missed!

That's all for now, can't wait for Challenge 2!!!!

12 Days of Christmas Freebies - Days 8 & 9

Yay!!! It's time for some more freebies from Ali! The first is a set of photo gift tags I made from Ali's gorgeous and muted All that Glitters kit:


And next is another alpha, this time an elegant emerald button alpha, perfect for all kinds of scrapping!


Don't forget they'll be gone tomorrow, so click either preview to go snag them now, and don't forget to leave Ali lots of love!!!

And I finally found a partner willing to put up with me for ADSR 4 which is starting on January 4th, I can't wait!!!

And last but certainly not least, birthday hugz and kisses to my beloved and long-suffering other half! I don't know how you put up with me, but I'm ever so glad that you do. xxx

12 Days of Christmas Freebies - Day 6 & 7

Firstly, wherever you are and whatever you're doing, I hope you've had or are having a really special day today!!!

And now, on to a special double treat from Ali - Days 6 and 7 together! And I'm doubly thrilled because the goodie for Day 6 is one of my little projects, some mini trinket boxes using Ali's fun and funky Sugar & Spice kit from the Shabby Holiday Collection:


And for an even bigger treat, Day 7 is a multi-coloured set of ten bulb lights to match Ali's Home Grown Christmas kit...which is still available for the jaw-dropping price of just $1.99 and includes no less than 4 full bulb alphas...

Don't forget that they're only available for a day, so run and grab them quick before they disappear! Just click either image to go snag them!

Wishing you lots of love and fun and joy for the remainder of the holidays!

12 Days of Christmas Freebies - Day Five

Ooops! I overslept lol! And woke to discover this yummy new treat...a set of notecards made with Ali's tasty Gingerbread Dreams kit:

These are so festive and so versatile, use them as gift tags, recipe cards or thank yous! And a little bird tells me that Ali's extended Day 4 for today because there was a glitch, so run quick and grab em both and don't forget to leave some love!

12 Days of Christmas Freebies - Day 4

Yay!!!! Day 4 is up and it's another of my little projects...I do so love those shaped albums don't you? And Ali's very elegant Shabby St Nicholas kit was just perfect for a keyplate album!

And here's a little tip, if you don't want to make a keyplate album, you can also use these curvy pages to make the most adorable bookmarks...just add your photos, print, cut and add a little ribbon or tassle and your're done...lots of pretty little stocking fillers for next to nothing lol!

Click the image to snage the freebie...but be quick, it's only available for 24 hours until the next one is uploaded...and don't forget to leave Ali some love for her wonderful 12 day giveaway!

12 Days of Christmas Freebies - Day 3

I have to say this is like unwrapping a new present every day lol! Today is a gorgeous little mini kit featuring lots of cute Christmas trees:

Click on the image to go grab it, but be quick, it's only available for 24 hours!!!! This cute mini is actually an add-on to Ali's new Home Grown Christmas kit which includes a full Christmas Lights alpha in Red, and as a bonus you get another three full Christmas Light alphas in Green, White & Yellow....all for just $1.99!!! You just can't beat that for value!