Crazy 1st and CHOO CHOO train

PHEEEEEEEW, the 1st is always a busy nutty day here for me in digi-land and today has been a little more so-lol

I'm probably late with my gift for you you today- but uhum, blame it on the time zone differences ok- PWEASE???- BWWWWAHAHAHA

So let me get straight to all the HAVE TO TELLS QUICK huh?

#1 -DEC COLOUR CHALLENGE

WOOT- the new one is UP, but we have moved it over to the DSO Challenge blog. OOOOH don't panic yet, it's still the same- just in a different location. All the challenges are up and categorized so it's REALLY easy peasy to see them and join in.

Wanna know WHY??- you can read this THREAD HERE with all the why's, hows etc etc ;-)

And here is the Posting Bonus for the Colour Challenge if you come and play along with me ;-)You CAN DO IT- lol, POP IN HERE to read all the details.

#2- NEW AT DigiscrapVault on SALE-

Eight fabulous CU tools and products all in ONE BIG GRAB BAG.

that's ONLY $1 per product! (These are NOT Christmas themed!)

Designers. KimB, Redju, Disasterpiece Studio's, Charlies Digiscrap, GS Creations, Armina, Kalo Designs, Laitha's Designs

CLOSE UP DETAILS-

And this is MY PORTION in the bag this month-

And my Sisters GS CREATIONS portion-

These are just tooo freaking awesome- grab the bag now while it's still all only $1 per product ;-)

And I have these up at the moment for 40% off too-Images are ALL CLICKABLE and linked.

Remember to CHECK out the NEW section too- it's got a ton of new goodies in it ;-)

And now down to the FUN stuff- lol

YOU ready for the CHOO CHOO????- (OY- I think I'm EARLY- BWWWAHAHAHAHA, but these time zone things confuse the hell out of this poor blonde head-lol)

So going to post it anyway- BUT PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE be patient for the other *coaches* to do their blog posts ok- they will be up sometime today-

You can get the FULL designers list and contributions HERE on the BLOG TRAIN BLOG ( give time for it to be updated please ;-).

The FIRST *coach* is UP - and you can START HERE at Pixel Pisces Designs blog and follow the list down ;-)

HERE IS MY *Train* PORTION FOR YOU.

You can GRAB IT HERE.

And you should be moving onto

Citygurl Creations: http://www.citygurl08.blogspot.com next.

But here is the FULL list of Designers and Blogs to check out  as I know for SURE now I'm way early;-)

(SHeeeeee's you are going to be going for a good Train ride this time- see you all next week maybe????- hahahahaha)

1. Pixel Pisces: http://pixelpisces.com/Blog
2. Robyn Pali Designs: http://robynpalidesigns.blogspot.com/
3. Rustic Charm Creations http://rusticcharmcreations.blogspot.com/
4. Heather Hill Designs: http://heatherhilldesigns.blogspot.com/
5. Andi Designs: http://andreaditonno.blogspot.com/
6. Sweet Tomato Designs: http://sweettomatodesigns.blogspot.com/
7. Design By Tina: http://digiscraptina.blogspot.com/
8. JayaPrem’s Hangout: http://scraps-by-jayaprem.blogspot.com/
9. Kathy Winters Designs: http://wordartfun.blogspot.com/
10. CPZ Designs: http://www.cpzdesigns.com/blog/
11. JennCK Designs: http://jennck.blogspot.com/
12. GSD: http://gonescrappindesigns.com/blog
13. Jennifer Fox: http://jenniferfoxdesigns.blogspot.com/
14. RebeccaPSP Designs: http://rebeccasscrappingsilliness.blogspot.com
15. Pixie Mama Designs: http://pixiemamadesigns.blogspot.com
16. By Becca: http://cherishandcreate.blogspot.com
17. JW-Digiscraps: http://www.jwdigiscraps.com
18. A-Liya: http://a-liya.blogspot.com/
19. Chris Greiser: http://sketchmeifyoucan.blogspot.com/
20. MoonDesigns: http://moon7×4.blogspot.com
21. Shel Belle Scraps: http://shelbellescraps.blogspot.com
22. GraphicsByLiz: http://graphicsbyliz.blogspot.com/
23. Pink Peacock: http://www.pinkpeacockdesigns.com
24. Mitsybelle: http://mitsybelle.com/blog/
25. FoxyDesigns: http://www.foxydesigns.biz
26. Graphics By PokaDot: http://graphicsbypokadot.blogspot.com/
27. Rachael Hudnall: http://memoryscraps.wordpress.com
28. Wilma4ever: http://wilma4ever.blogspot.com/
29. TMA Designs: http://themathematiciansassistant.com
30. Red Ivy: http://redivydesign.blogspot.com/
31. Heather Manning: http://digiscrapping.net/blog
32. Danimoy Designs: http://daniscrap.blogspot.com/
33. Jeanne Marie Scraps: http://jeanne-maries-scraps.blogspot.com/
34. Zesty Digi Designs: www.zesty-esty.blogspot.com
35. {simply.scraps}: www.simply-scraps.net
36. Amy W. Designs http://scrap-a-lot.blogspot.com/
37. Barb Speck http://www.barbspeck.blogspot.com
38. Lizard Dau Designs: http://liz-lizarddaudesigns.blogspot.com/
39. Acorn Designs: http://acorn-designs.blogspot.com/
40. LiL Bits D-zynz: http://lilbitsd-zynz.blogspot.com/
14. Mels World: http://mels-world1.blogspot.com/
42. geniaBeana: http://geniabeanascraps.blogspot.com
43. Kalo Designs: http://kalodesigns.com/wordpress/
44. Red Genius Enterprises: http://blog.redgeniusenterprises.com/
45. Julie Marie: http://juliemariedesigns.com/blog
46. Allison Pennington: http://allisonpennington.familyartspace.com
47. Jill D-Zines: http://jilldzines.blogspot.com
48. Ramona The Pest Designs: http://ramona-ramonathepest.blogspot.com/
49. SandEz Creations: http://sandezcreationz.blogspot.com
50. GSD by Nikki & Lyndie: http://gonescrappindesigns.com/blog
51. Susan Robinson: http://susanrobinsoncreative.blogspot.com/
52. My4Princess Designs: http://www.my4princessesdesigns.blogspot.com
53. LAImel Designs: http://living4him2.blogspot.com/
54. Steel City Scraps: http://www.steelcityscraps.com/
55. Trish H. Designs: http://www.trishhdesigns.blogspot.com(I forgot to add myself LOL)
56. Scrapper’s Delights: http://scrappersdelights.blogspot.com/
57. Major Scrapola: http://majorscrapola.blogspot.com/
58. Brandi Beaver: http://brandibeaver.blogspot.com
59. Hot Flash Designs: http://p-u-s-h.typepad.com
60. Digital Artistry by Nicole: http://crop-a-holic.blogspot.com
61. Digitalegacies Designs: http://chroniclesofnani.blogspot.com
62. Color With Caryn: http://blog.colorwithcaryn.com
63. Mikki Livanos Designs: http://mikkidesigns.blogspot.com/
64. Digilicious Designs: http://digilicious.typepad.com/
65. Sara Ellis: http://scrapsillysara.blogspot.com
66. Moonchylde Creations: http://moonchylde906.blogspot.com/
67. Smooth Sailing Designs: http://myplaceintimelaura.blogspot.com/
68. Day’s Digi Designs: http://daysdigidesigns.blogspot.com/
69. ikscrap: http://www.ikscrap.nl
70. Kiss This Designs: http://littlebitofthisandalittlebito….blogspot.com/
71. Designs by Pebbles: http://pebblesdesigns.blogspot.com/
72. Kimerick Kreations: http://kimerickreations.blogspot.com
73. Wetfish Designs: www.wetfishscraps.blogspot.com
74. Wimpychompers: http://wimpychomperscreations.blogspot.com/
75. Bubbly Kori: http://bubblykori.blogspot.com/
76. Angel Town: http://angeltown.typepad.com/
77. Shelleyrae: http://shelleyraedesigns.wordpress.com/
78. Scrappin Cuteness: http://scrappincuteness.blogspot.com
79. bon Scrapatit Designs: http://bonscrapatitdesigns.blogspot.com
80. Sunflowers Designs: http://sunflowers-scrapblog.blogspot.com/
81. Maitri Scraps: www.maitriscraps.blogspot.com
82. Snowsmoon Designs: http://snowsmoon-myworld.blogspot.com/
83. Creative Victorian Designs: http://creativevictorian.blogspot.com
84. December Daydream: http://decemberdaydream.blogspot.com
85. Shanmomto4 Designs: http://www.shanmomto4designs.com/
86. KariQ Designs: http://kariqdesigns.blogspot.com/
87. Kris Myers Designs: http://nwfotobug.blogspot.com
88. creative.chaos – http://cccreativechaos.blogspot.com
89. Fryskes Digiscraps: http://fryskesdigiscraps.blogspot.com/
90. Strawbeary Designs: http://strawbearydesigns.wordpress.com
91. Delicious Scraps: http://DeliciousScraps.com
92. Topsy Turvy Digital: http://blog.topsyturvydigital.com/
93. Wyldwebdesigns: http://wyldwebdesigns.com/wordpress/
94. Litabells Designs: http://litabells.blgospot.com
95. Albina Design: http://albina-s-secrets.blogspot.com/
96. 3 Dog Designs: http://3dogdesigns-scrapwhatmatters.blogspot.com/
97. Valerie N. Designs: http://valeriendesigns.blogspot.com/
98. Design by Anita: http://anitastergiou.typepad.com
99. KimB Designs: http://kimbsdesigns.blogspot.com/ <-------YOU ARE WAY DOWN HERE ;-)
100. Citygurl Creations: http://www.citygurl08.blogspot.com

Topsy Turvy

ARRGH- that's how my brain is today- deur mekaar~ lol, I'm battling to stay focused today. I start on one thing and land up on another without really knowing how I got there in the first place- BWAHAHAHAHA. Maybe it's just old age or being blonde! ;-)

Have you all had a good weekend? Did you get some good Black Friday weekend specials?? I got a few that I have been eyeing for a while and couldn't resist the sale prices- so I closed my eyes and bought some goodies for my stash- Lol.

OH gosh-  as a woman you all know about UTI's right? Bladder infections?  Well I started one on Thursday- you know that uncomfortable feeling when going to the loo (full feeling but drips! lol)- so on Friday I decided to try and get rid of it NATURALLY as it wasn't bad yet. Went out and bought a ton of unsweetened Cranberry Juice and sort of flooded and drowned myself with the stuff on Friday- only to wake up on Sat morning with the RUNS! BWWWWWWAHAHA- NO LIES! So it was off to the pharmacy this time and asked for something to help with the UTI. OMG!! He gave me these tabs that you take 3x a day ( says it will take 2-3 days to take it away naturally) and just not to get a fright it will turn my urine bright yellow-orange. HUH??- he should have said I would LIGHT up the house if the lights were out-!!! It's LUMO people! BAD LUMO ORANGE YELLOW! OY, what I will do not to take an anti-biotic! lol. But it's clearing and hoping I won't need to visit the GP ;-)

If you missed my new kit Merry and Bright at only $2.50 over this weekends festivities  - DON'T WORRY, I'm leaving it up for today too!

YOu can see it all HERE  and still grab it at $2.50

The Ethnic Version  (These two elves are included in a separated zip file in the kit downloads ;-)

And some MORE stunning eye candy from my wonderful CT team.

 By Vicki

 By Bekah_E

This amazing QP is from Hutchie and you can pick it up HERE.

By Ruth, who also made GSO with this one at DST!

Congrats Girlfriend.

And Ruthy is also the Featured Scrapper at DST this week! WOOT WOOT- I'm so proud of my girls!

She also made you this awesome freebie-

You can pick it up HERE.

Can you believe that tomorrow is the FIRST OF DECEMBER already!! OUCH- what happened to this year! lol. Be sure to pop in tomorrow for a great blog train freebie and some NEW challenges too! WOOT WOOT!

Hope you have a great Monday . Hugs and Loves

Black Friday SALES and new goodies

I hope all my American Friends had a fantastic Thanks Giving yesterday and at least had a spoonful of all those gorgeous YUMMY's for me too- lol.

Nathan is NOW FINISHED!! WOOOHOOOO! He's out fishing today and left at 4am already- (which means no car again for mom- hahaha). But we are all so relieved to have the exams over with and now it's just that LONG wait for the results. Thanks for all your messages and I have read each and every one to a *smiling boy* ;-)

LOTS to share and show today- so I'll get straight to it.

As you know it's BLACK FRIDAY in USA ( and it's something I have learnt each year is a day for great shopping and bargains! lol)- so here are some that I am having today and this weekend.

GRAB 50% off my WHOLE STORE TODAY ONLY ( grab what you missed on my Birthday- lol) but the amounts scale down over the weekend- so don't miss this one TODAY!

and if you don't want to miss another SALE, GRAB BAG or just find out what's new, get some special EXCLUSIVE coupons and freebies  - then sign up for my NEWSLETTER - the link is on the top right of my blog. I promise not to SPAM you! *and at the moment I'm still learning how to get it all set up-BWWWWWAHAHAH.

I have a SPECIAL BLACK FRIDAY CU GRAB BAG-

Grab 6 Christmas themed CU products for ONLY $3.50
VALID 27th-29th NOVEMBER ONLY.

Valued at  $32
Contains
1 x Doodle pack
1 x Paper Pattern pack (psd + png)
1 x Textured Overlays
1 x Metalic strings
1 x Bows and strings
1 x Templates

You can CHECK IT OUT HERE AT DSO and DSV

And I was doodling again and started playing with them- lol, and it' turned into a KIT that I had such fun making. It's a little funky, a little retro and is great for both genders. Full of original hand drawn elements and realistic elements which make this a really versatile kit to use -

Merry and Bright.

ONLY $2.50 for the weekend too!

Which also has an ETHNIC set of elves - (thanks to my good friend Deb for reminding me that we are all not pink- lol)

The Ethnic Version  (These two elves are included in a separated zip file in the kit downloads ;-)

and some close up details

Make sure you grab it at only $2.50 for this weekend- it goes back to normal pricing on Monday ;-)

And some GREAT EYE CANDY for you and some wonderful FRIDAY FREEBIES TOO! WOOT WOOT!

 By Jenni  ( JUST WOW!)

 By Renee! This girl is a scrapping fundi I tell you! lol

By Kristine

LO I did with Little Caden ( who isn't so little anymore is she- lol) using my new kit ;-)

By Hutchie, who has this as a QP FREEBIE for you too. ( just give her a chance to get it up ok-lol)

Loucee and I have been busy making our Christmas cards and she has this fantastic one as a FREEBIE for you too! WOOT

Pick it up HERE.

Renee has done this LO with goodies in my bag and my Christmas First kit- and has made you that AWESOME WREATH as a freebie! It's stunning!

You can GRAB IT HERE.

WOOT - got to love SALE and CELEBRATION FRIDAYS!! lol

Bekah-E has this AWESOME paper and cluster and worn paper freebie made with my bag too!

Jenni has the new CC freebie up too and it also used goodies out the GRAB BAG-

A stunning fresh bright LO from my dear friend Silvia using CAndy Christmas Which is 50% off today ;-)

Renee used it too for this CUTE LO of her Grand Daughter Jayden ;-)

Okies- I think I've kept you long enough- lol

I've been making CARDS and kept these two for you to use- EASY PEASY- they are FULL sized- so just open them and hit PRINT, CUT and fold and they are ready to use ;-)

You can grab them HERE. http://www.4shared.com/file/160316752/d583afa/kb-MBcard-freebie.html 

Don't forget to check out the NEW CAT at DSO and DSV as there are a ton of BRAND NEW goodies from all our fantastic designers.

HAVE FUN SHOPPING today and let me know of anything GOOD you have found- I'd LOVE to see too!

Hugs and Loves

ONE more to go!

WOOOOOOOOHHHHHOOOOOOOOO1 Tomorrow is Nathans LAST High school exam! I'm so thrilled they are now coming to an end because a month of stress is PLENTY for me and for him too ;-)

He's optimistic about his marks - which is good, but we will now have the LONG wait to hear what his results are. I remember standing outside our local newspaper house with Wayne (and half the city's Matrics-lol)  waiting for the early edition  newspaper to come off the printer. THE NERVES and tension where high and you could almost cut it with a knife- but as the papers started being passed out- BWWAHAHAHA- there were tears, hoots and woots and lots of Champaign being sprayed around! I CRIED! hahahaha- ( yeah I still do it! ) The FEAR of maybe failing and NOT making University was a nightmare for me- But I made it and so did Wayne.

We rushed home with a bunch of our friends to my Mom and Dad who were WAITING UP at 3am for us!( in their PJ's) lol. ( no cell phones in those days!) and of course they just took one look at us as we came through the door rather loudly- ,and took the Champaign out the fridge.

It's one of those nights I will NEVER forget. I can still picture my moms face. Strange how those things stay with us no matter HOW old we get. I'm hoping Nathan has a similar experience and I have told him he is welcome to come here with all his friends if he would like to celebrate after getting his results ;-) ( hee hee, maybe it's just me that want's to be apart of that again-lol)

A few little reminders before the end of the month and the CRAZY Black Friday celebrations ( hint hint- lol)

November Designers' Collab Bag

SEVEN products for only $7.00 (only $1 per product!)

Don't miss this or they go up at FULL price each on the 1st DEC 09

FULL REVEAL

100% close ups available IN STORE HERE.

And I want to send out an OFFICIAL welcome to my dear friend Vicki who is now part of my NUTHOUSE CT TEAM! (straight jacket required!!-LOL).

And Vicki has been scrapping up a STORM with my Christmas First kit-

she's even made us a QP freebie too! WOOT!

You can pick it up HERE.

Be sure to stay tuned into my blog tomorrow and of course the rest of the week for some EXCITING goodies and news- hee hee. Off to grab some lunch ( I've been on diet this week and so far sooooo good- hahaha, no cheating! WOOOT!)

Hugs and loves

Car day and some CT enabling

hahahahaha- these are getting to be like gold in the house at the moment. I have my car today so running around doing all the *have to's and I haven't done's for the last two weeks! Nathan didn't have a chance this morning as I *booked*it for the day yesterday already. OY- time to get him his own wheels soon, I offered him the bicycle in the garage but he wasn't toooo keen- HAHAHAHAHA.

I got to do some CT scrapping too! WOOHOO! I love having a chance to scrap on the weekends these days.

Design by Tina also has these new products in her store:

Oh Boy - 40% off!

And my LO I did with it-

My friend Michael who will be a *boy* no matter what age he is! lol

Tina's fabulous Create a Calendar packs! 40% 0ff!!
OverlaysMonthsMasks The Bundle- get all 3 and save!!

And this BRAND NEW by Chaos Lounge too! its Called Paws-itivly Purr-fect and a HUGE kit full of fun elements!

The PapersThe Elements- 35% offThe Bundle- 41% off

And my LO I did with it-

My little fur princess Roxy ;-) And yeah she can twist me around her little paw- lol

And I have some more stunning eye candy for you with First Christmas.

 By Lauralea

 By Vicki

  2x By Kristine ( loving her Vintage photo collections on these!)

 By Candace

By Silvia

STUNNING LO's- thanks girls!!

Off to go get some food for the house now- and I've put myself on diet too this week - I need to squeeze into a swimming costume that is a size toooo small this year- BWWWWWWWAHAHAHA.

Hope you have a stunning Monday. Hugs and loves

Weekend BAAABBY!

haha- well this week Friday sort of came quickly, but then again it's been a rather full week ;-).

And yes of course I'm teasing about Wayne Dinphy, you know me tooo well already- hahaha  ,well OK not so much about the lack of sleep part- and I told him last night that I had to get some sleep or he was going to have one hell of a bitch on his hands today. You know what he said- he couldn't sleep due to the fevers and chills and sore body- so it gets lonely lying there in the dark on your own feeling sorry for yourself and when I stir it's- HEY CONVERSATION=-BWAHAHAH. WTH,???? I can hardly put two words together after being woken up- not much conversation- but apparently I *grunt* well and it's better than the dog snoring! BWAAAAAAAHAHAH .

And Ummaro - I LOVED your remedy, but I think I'll keep the homemade  one myself - hee hee. I did give him two of the painkillers the doc had prescribed (which he didn't want ) and he slept like a baby- which means- WHEEEEEEEEEEEEE, I'm awake and feel alive again today.

He also went to work this morning- (against my little bit of advice) but hey, he's the boss and it's wages day today. I just hope he hasn't undone the two days in bed ;-(

And my Sister GS Creations has some new templates up in her store!

Check them out HERE as they are now still 50% off!

OOOOOOH, man I am sooo loving all the pages from my new kit Christmas First-

TWO LO's yesterday got Gallery Standouts at DST!! WOOT WOOT!

Congrats Ruthy and Vicki!!

And Hutchie is the DST Scrapper of the Week tooo! Congrats GF!

And here are some MORE stunners-

 By Bekah_E

and she made this into a Freebie QP for you too -

 

You can GRAB it HERE.

Loucee has made this fantastic CARD with the kit too and has made you a freebie print with instructions! WOOHOOO!Go check it out HERE and give it a try for Christmas ;-)

By Lauralea

By Jodiann

 By Candace

 By Vicki

 By Ruth

Who has also generously given us the stunning word art she made for this LO!

You can grab it HERE ( just give her time to post as I'm ahead of her-lol)

Please leave my girls some *love* for their creations that they are sharing with you as it takes time to make them up and because I LOVE them and they deserve that little bit of thanks ;-)

OOOH and Nathan only has three more exams to do and we are then FINISHED!! YIPPPPPEEEE. So come on Thursday as I sure as hell will be opening that bottle with him- hahaha.

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend. Hugs and Loves

*man* Flu

OY- I'd forgotten what it was like to have a *baby* in the house-hahah,  I have a full grown one on my hands who is full of flu. The full blown kind- fevers, sore muscles and cramps and a chest that keeps caving in. Monday night Wayne woke up from his nightly *couch snooze* with an extremely tight chest and sky high temp.

ARRGHH- I was worried that it was swine flu as he had been dealing with some *international clients* that had flown here for a quote. and had the best giggle at Jodiann's reply- Kim *man flu* is by far worse than swine flu!  Sheee's girl, YOU SAID IT! BWWWAHAHAH!

Doc says it's just a bad case of flu. The worst is this is the first time Wayne has had it! In the 20 years we have been married he has never had a cold or flu- until now! lol, So you can imagine the big man baby I have on my hands. I've averaged 3 hours sleep in the last two nights and at the moment need match sticks to keep my eyes open- a MIRACLE to keep my brain on any one train of thought-. I think it's going to be a long week here! LOL

Any one volunteering their *babysitting services???*-BWAHAHA

My new kit up and on sale at DSO

Christmas First

$6.00 $3.90

Save: 35% off

Contains-

14 Papers ( 2 Matts), 50 Elements, 1 Uppercase Alpha. Full of soft whites and rich golds, this kit will be perfect for your Christmas collection.

CLOSE UP

And some more STUNNING Eye candy from my wonderful CT team!

 By Kristine (just look at that cutie smile! lol)

A 50th Wedding Golden Wedding Anniversary LO by Vicki for her parents! STUNNING!!

 By Hutchie

who turned this ultra cute LO into a freebie QP for you tooYou can grab it HERE.

By Renee

who also has a Freebie Frame for you

You can pick it up HERE.

By Jenni (WOW)

By Jazzy 

who also has a little word art add on freebie for you too!

You can pick it up HERE.

 By Ruth, who also got DST Gallery Standouts with this stunning LO! WOOT WOOT GF! Congrats!

And she has turned it into a freebie QP for you too!

You can pick it up HERE.

Chat more tomorrow as I'm off to find a pillow for a long power nap- HAHAHAHAHA

Hugs and loves