Another Colour Challenge freebie

I decided to do the Colour Challenge at ESS,hosted by Design by Tina .I loved the darker colours. We don't celebrate Halloween in South Africa so this is not officially a Halloween kit, more a scary night type of kit haha

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My daughter Cherye has had an article and some of her arty stuff published in Salt Water Girl, she is so excited, she wrote the entire article herself.
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Today....

(My DD Cherye made this)

Today our beloved pup, Jackson, passed away, he was only 17 months old. He was born with cancer but we only found out 2 months ago that it was already in advanced stages. The vet removed all he could but he just went downhill from there. The above photo was taken a few days ago, he was still cheerful and in no pain but suddenly on Sunday night he deteriorated and after taking him to the vet we were told there was nothing more they could do for him. We brought him home for one night to spend our last bit of time with him and to say our goodbyes. Yesterday we took him to the biggest research veterinary hospital in the country for one final opinion, and sadly we had to let him go early this morning. It has been devastating, but we were so lucky to have such a wonderful dog, even for such a short time, he will be so missed by all of us.

For Kristine- Hot Pants blog train freebies!!

Surprise Kristine!!!!! How sneaky can we be haha. Hope you have a wonderful happy day, Wenches, and I hope you enjoy our sneaky creations especially for you!!

Here we go..... here is mineDownload here

Bekah's part- get it hereLoucee's part- get it herePaula's part- get it hereVicki's part- get it hereJodiann's part- get it hereKim's part -get it hereRuth's part-get it here
And the kit in action!
By RuthBy meBy Kim
Due to time differences some links may not be up yet, check back later and don't miss out LOL
Enjoy and have a wonderful day and week!

Going Vintage!

I can't resist a good quiz, and I saw this on my sister Bonnie's blog and decided to give it a go:

What's your color personality?

Well, I always thought my favourite colour was green or orange, but it turns out it is RED. And when I read the personality type it is me to the T, and I do have a red bedroom!

Based on your choices, you seem to lean toward the traits associated with an affinity for the color red. Your friends likely describe you as warm, passionate, and dynamic. You tend to feel emotions strongly and often wear your heart on your sleeve.A very social person, you are popular for your energy and readiness to have a good time. You're one person who's always ready to party! When it comes to relationships, work, and even how you decorate your home, you can be pretty traditional, but you're also willing to make bold moves to make a statement.Your strong opinions and competitive nature mean that you sometimes clash with others, but often your warmth and confidence save the day. If you want to introduce your signature color into your home's décor, consider a rich red for a formal dining room or as an unexpected punch of color in an entryway.

I love colour, our house interior has lots of yellows and oranges,and bright paintings. I only have wood furniture, and I have chandeliers. I don't like mod furniture at all, I love the Bohemian and Bali look, I love glitz and sparkles and glass danglies haha. I am in the process of planning a new kitchen,definitely cherry wood, and red splash backs, and a red chandelier of course! At the moment we have lime green tiles and lights(Mark chose them as he loves the mod look, we definitely are opposites!) that look like rockets, and stained glass cupboard doors on some cupboards, which I LOVE .This is the one room in our house we have not renovated, except for granite counter tops, it's an enormous kitchen so it has always been last on our list of renovations, but it's time....

Design by Tina is having a CT call, if anyone one is interested in joining her team (I am on it too)Have a look at her amazing products here

KimB Designs has a new collab CU Vintage Grab Bag with Laitha's Designs

My freebie, I used quite a few products in the grab bag.

Download here and here

We had out first Summer storm and rain last night, we so need the rain after a long dry winter! Have a great weekend, see you on a Monday for something special!!!

Bosom Buddies, Style Grab Bag and a freebie for you!

In celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month DSO's Pick ur Bits is Bosom Buddies. I love KimB's portion:

Elements - only $3!Papers- only $1.50Alpha- only $1.50My LOKim has this gorgeous wordart freebie on her blogDon't forget KimB's new Style Grab Bag is out today- only $5 for 7 brand new styles!And a freebie on her blog!And I have a CU layered template freebie- I used Kim's styles on the sampleDownload here

I received this gorgeous RAK from By Becca last week, thanks so much Becca, I had such fun playing with it!
Walk in SplendorMy LO- my DDAnd this beautiful cluster frame freebie on Becca's blog
Have a fabulous week!!

CU Freebie- and some pics

Only 4 weeks to go now, and feeling great, hoping the op has worked, it feels like it, but only time will tell. I have a new respect for people on crutches and in wheelchairs, even a normal day to day event becomes a task.

Jackson had his stitches out, but unfortunately had another growth removed from his neck, the size of a pea, we don't know yet if it is also the cancer, but they cut right down into his muscle and surrounding tissue to remove it all, although they said it was just under the skin, and not attached to anything. He is home and eating well.

Just a few more pics from our crazy day out with Kim and family!

Mark and the GirlsSuitcases anyone?Ali Posing

We flew to Cape Town this last weekend for Mark's folk's 50th Wedding Anniversary. I must say I got top class service at the airports, and we were even upgraded to business class at no extra charge. I designed the invitation, using only Kim's kits, she has so many gorgeous ones with gold in that were perfect.
It was great seeing all the family again, I even saw one of my nieces that I have not seen for about 14 years, she and her family immigrated to America.

Cherye, my daughter(on far left)Nikita(niece)in the middle and Carmen, my niece from the USA on the left.
The Golden CoupleLet's get this party started!(Wesley my oldest)Mark's sister Carina (left) and cousin MandyCarina's daughters Nicole (left) and MicaleAn attempt at a family portrait!Cherye and NikitaSharon my sister in law tackling her seafood platterMark's brother Malcom, Sharon and NikitaMark and I with a disapproving Cherye in the background haha
Ok, the party started, unfortunately I could not dance but had fun watching everyone else!
On Sunday morning we had a family breakfast and Mark's dad gave a lovely speech that had us all in tears! And surprised Audrey with a gift!
Ok, enough photos, time for "business" LOL!
Design by Tina has a beautiful new Autumn kit and wordart in her store at ESS
Colours of the WindWordartMy LO(my DD)- got GSO at DST for this one- YAY!Look out for the gorgoeus freebie on Tina's blog
And the fabulous $1 sale in her store- look at these gorgeous kits for only $1
Dreaming of ParisFootprints in the Sand
KimB Designs has a Style Grab bag going up on Monday, you do not want to miss this one!! Trust me they are awesome!!! 7 Styles for only $5!!
And I used one of the styles in this freebie:) CU ok, except the samples are for personal use only!
Download here

Mark is away for 2 weeks, on a conference here, then off to Leeds and Ireland! While the cats away.... hee hee