Flipping the Top

Yay, I have something to skite about....!!!

seven weeks and seven layouts ago I entered Scrapbook Essentials Ultimate Champion competition, great challenges and great group of ladies to scrap along with, I love the layouts I created during those weeks, the challenges pushed me out of my lazy zone to try things like black and white pics, no pic layouts, I even dusted off my foam stamps and paints and got busy...which is usually far too messy for my liking lol! But anyway....by the skin of my teeth....one point....I won! Louise was seriously snapping at my heels with her gorgeous layouts every week, so it could have been either of us there at the end, but I managed to sneak in there to win the title!

Needless to say I'm chuffed! A great prize by Scrapbook Essentials, HUGE thank you to Meg and the DT who had to do all the hard work behind the scenes...

and so I couldn't resist this pic heh, heh, heh!!!!...need to work on the staunch look though rofl!!

I am truly honoured to wear the Scrapbookings Ultimate champion headscarf until I need to pass it on to the next winner!..

This was my final layout from week 7 to use a quote or words used by someone you know or a quote which relates to them....I am so pleased to have scrapped this little gem from Joseph...its one of his little funnies from toddlerdom which has stuck with me and I was lucky enough to find this photo which went perfectly with it!

and so for all those wondering what to do with themselves now the comp is over...don't forget to get those Ann Jacks in...you have until this Friday midnight...

and NZdares is all about using your favourite TV show as inspiration...there are some fantastic examples up by the kiwidare girls already....enter to win the prize draw and be a guest designer the following week.

I came across this site today... Sweet Spuds....so cute with a page that has cool music downloads for you to bop along to while you scrap....great looking kits too!

Also Rusty Pickle has a blog...and they are having a nine day giveaway to celebrate...so head on over and leave a comment...you gotta be in to win!

Looking forward to the holidays now...taking the boys down to Huntly for some fun on the farm with Nana and Grandad....heh, heh...we're cooooommminnnggg!!! (HI Mum!)

Remember that song by UB40 'theres a rat in my kitchen' well I've been humming it for the last couple of weeks after finding two of the darn things munching out on cornflakes in my pantry...eeewwwwww...Jim came to the rescue with large amounts of rat bait set out in traps all over the place.....the furry germs on legs even tore into the unopened boxes of bait in the garage and stole off with it...hopefully back to share with all their friends and family heh,heh!! So anyway this morning after not having seen one since setting the dogs on them the last time amid lots of screaming from me (yes I'm big girls blouse!) I sleepily opened the cupboard and reached in for the cereal (now housed in its new plastic rat proof container!!), having to push aside the bulk bag of flour and heard a very indignant squeeeaak as I squashed a poor ratty between the flour and a bag of oranges....he was definately suffering the effects of eating too much rat bait and could hardly move....Jim came and 'removed' him for good...hopefully his mates have already succumbed and I can start humming something else this week!!!