Sharing the Love (FWAB winner announced)

A bit of a random posting today with a few items on my list of "things to share"....

Firstly, can you believe Mother's Day is around the corner already? I mean, I only recently just took down the Christmas tree (yes, yes.... in March... ahemm) I contemplated leaving it up until next December. Might have saved a bit of effort.

Someone who scored a few more organisational genes in our family was my sister. Since she started maternity leave she's opened up a Facebook store called Jasper Lane Designs, and in a couple of months she's already got more than 3500 'likers'. She sells the most gorgeous vintage-inspired kids clothing and jewellery. My girls have done some modelling for her recently and I was tempted to buy half the stuff myself!

What does this have to do with Mother's Day and the cards I'm showing you? Well...... this weekend she's hosting a "To Mum, With Love Showcase" where she's gathered a bunch of talented artists from around Australia to showcase some of their wares for sale. All of the products are handmade and would make great Mother's Day gifts. Because she's my sister and she asked me every so nicely (and because I love crafting so very much) I'm selling sets of these personalised cards as my contribution.

This is what is looks like up on the Showcase. I would love it if you checked them out. But it's not just me of course. There's 70 or so other sellers with everything from jewellery to aprons to wall art to maternity products.... the list goes on.

Alright... now the next thing that I couldn't help but scream from the rooftops was finding out that one of my recent layouts became a 'featured project' at Two Peas in a Bucket!! Super stoked!

Not only that but it's also hit the "Top 3 Projects by Views" which is just unbelievable to me. Here I am nestled in between projects by scrapping celebrities Waleska Neris and Celine Navarro, so forgive me for jumping up and down over here please?!

And lastly, it's time for me to announce the winner of the Flourish With a Bling Blog Hop. Congratulations Gillian - you've won the RAK from my blog! Shoot me an email with your address details and I'll have your prize in the mail as soon as I can.

xx

SAHD

December Giveaway is still open here. 

I was browsing through the Studio Calico gallery the other day and came across an 'old' layout by Waleska Neris which instantly inspired me to through together my own version of it. You can see the layout that I lifted, called 'Learning to Read' here.

It dawned on me after I had made this that I didn't use any patterned paper.... how odd. And then I realised the layout I had made just before it (which I haven't yet shared..... but I will) didn't have any patterned paper either. It surprised me that I could do this, I wouldn't have thought it very easy. But apparently it is!

I guess I made my own patterned paper of sorts with the misted background for the photo. I do love this idea which I pinched straight from Waleska's layout, and I'm sure I'll try it again.

Have you seen these journaling tickets before? They come in a pack by American Crafts - part of the new Enchanted line by Dear Lizzy. I got mine from here (those brads are from the same collection too). Seriously, these are the best value journaling spots I've seen in a long time. Although it says 24 cards in the packet - this actually means the number of sheets. And given most of the sheets have two, three, four or six different tickets on it, you get SSssOOOoooo many beautiful journaling spots for your money.

And speaking of things I've recently fallen in love with..... the Vintage Doily punch by Martha Stewart. Deeeevine!

Could you read the journaling up there to work out what this layout is about?
It's written to The Man and says: "So these are the kinds of antics you three get up to while I'm at work hey? Aaahh the simple pleasures of being a stay-at-home-day. XXOO"