blog candy winner!!! FINALLY

oh, roll on June - May has been crazy for me, sorry to have been neglectful :(

So, the blog candy prize draw!!! DAHIELLE you have won a voucher to spend at Scrappinbitz! I have no idea who you are or how to get in touch :) so please email me to claim your prize. You will find the puzzlesketches email link in the sidebar.

Congrats!!

blog candy anyone?

Scrappinbitz is holding the great Recession Busters Sale!

"Okay so we won't solve The GFC but we can ease the strain on your wallet. For one week only at Scrappin Bitz we're taking 20% off storewide. That's a huge 20% off our already low prices. (discount will be applied manually after checkout. Does not apply to postage, retreat payments, gift vouchers or backorders)" Sale ends 12 May.

Sounds good to me!!!
Leave me a comment on this post with your best scrappy money saving tip to go in the draw for a $10 voucher to spend at Scrappinbitz!

winners are grinners!

Woohoo, April winners are announced:

Scraploot has brand new (gorgeous!) Scenic Route in stock YUM! This month they have donated a $30 voucher for our winner, and it goes to Rebecca with this cool digi entry:

The $20 voucher for April has been donated by Scrapboxx. Check out the inspiration at The Boxx now! The lucky winner was Karen, with this fun layout:

I have finally gotten around to conducting the random draws, and the first name pulled out was Bronwyn. This is her layout:

Congrats Bronwyn, you have won a $20 voucher to spend at Wicked Princess kit club. Heaps of exciting things going on over there at the moment!

Our final prize is a $15 voucher for Bon's Scraps. You'll have fun spending this one! Bon has some yummy new stuff in, heaps of cool new thickers! This month it goes to Belinda, who did this lovely layout:

So many cool entries last month. I have had a few in for May already, keep them coming!

Our last DT sample for May

Toni has made another 8.5 x 11 to inspire us this month.


More gorgeous Cosmo Cricket thanks to Scrap Therapy. Did you get your order in on time? The new Manufacturer of the month was announced last night! Head on over to Scrap Therapy for 20% off all My Mind's Eye during May!! New releases arriving instore any day now...

Voting is almost over for April. Don't miss out on your chance to have a say before our winner is announced tomorrow!

Lazy Days

ahh, Sunday! A perfect day for scrapping! Have a go at May's pieces this weekend!? And don't forget to vote for April's winner!!!

Another sample from me. (I admit - I am an 8.5 x 11 fraidy cat!)

I got the beautiful Cosmo Cricket (How brilliant are these blackboard pieces!!?) from Scrap Therapy. 20% off ends today! This evening they will announce which manufacturer will be discounted for the next month.

Remember the pieces:

Enjoy your Sunday, I'm off to Ikea :)

May's pieces. Clarified.

The lovely Tiff :) asked me to clarify the ME, MINE, MY part of May's puzzle pieces. So hopefully this explains it a bit better.

As usual, each piece is completely open to your own interpretation. (Like the paint 'splat' last month. You didn't have to 'splat') So with this particular piece, the ME MINE MY, you can also use this however you wish. The most obvious example would be, as I did in yesterday's sample, and you can see below in Toni's - use the word ME, the word MY or the word MINE somewhere on your layout.

This doesn't need to relate to you, it could be your child with a favourite toy 'MY friend' and so an alternative suggested way to use this piece would be to scrap a picture of your self (ME) instead or scrap ABOUT yourself.

In actual fact, you could probably go so far as to scrap a layout about steak and use the word MEat in your title!! hehe

But these are just my ideas on how to use that piece. You may use all 3 words.
Interpret it as you will. It's YOUR puzzle, I just give you the pieces!!


Hope this helps:)

Now - sample layouts. Toni has been playing around with 8.5 x 11 layouts lately - and has found a renewed enthusiasm and inspiration from it - we don't get many this size entries - so who's game to try?

Here's Toni's first sample for May. More fun Cosmo Cricket from Scrap Therapy (how cute are those chicks!!!?) Scrap Therapy are hosting a cybercrop this weekend. Heaps of great challenges up in the forum - check it out.

MAY PUZZLE PIECES

Yay, we have new pieces!

Just in time for Mothers' Day, I want to see you use the word ME, MY, MINE or scrap about yourself. Brackets, a vine and a photo. However you like! Easy Peasy!

Here's my first sample, created using yummy yummy Cosmo Cricket papers from Scrap Therapy. This weekend is your last chance to get a hold of Cosmo Cricket at 20% off! Check out the massive range at Scrap Therapy.

Hope you can play along! Stay tuned for more samples in the coming days...

Voting for April's winner

It's time to vote on the April layouts!

Check out the entries by clicking on the APRIL'S ENTRIES link in the right hand side bar to be taken directly to the gallery where you can see everyone's work.

Come back to the blog and place a vote by selecting your favourite layout from this month as listed on the poll under the gallery link.

You only have a couple of days...

MAY PIECES COMING SOON!!!!