I have had an idea...

on how to celebrate my 300th post... who would like one of my kits (of your choice) or a page scrapped by me?

So how to win...

Competition closes in one week... thats seven little days from now (and just to clarify thats New Zealand time I am talking here)

first way... leave me a comment on this post... say hello, say whatever you wish... just make sure you leave a way for me to contact you...

second way... follow my blog - don't forget to leave me a message here on this post

third way... blog about the competition or add it to your facebook profile either way don't forget to come back and leave a message here on this post...

I have some new templates up in the store right now... great if you are wanting to get some digi scrapping done but want it done quickly then templates are the way to go...

Scrap It Vol. 2
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Now I have a couple of pages to share with you that I have scrapped during the week...
First up is another with a template this time its not one of mine though...

But from the amazingly talented Suzanne of Roadside Designs... so incredibly easy to work with... I have a bit of a phobia about multiphoto pages but not using this gorgeous template... Look out for Suzanne's debut very very soon... at a favourite store of mine... hee hee... the papers and elements are all from my store... various kits etc


and lookie here... one of the photos my Dad sent me down... me and my grandmother many years ago and seeing the light of day again... gotta love that... just like I really love the gorgeous Hennai kit from Lynne-Marie @ Catscrap... seriously gorgeous!



Okay all have a good weekend and don't forget to leave me a comment for your chance to win either a kit of your choice or a page scrapped by me...

It's a lovely day for a bike ride... and new designs...

a push bike ride that is... pedal power not engine power this time... just got back from a lovely long block ride... now the short block is about 6km... the long block is 17... feel good... all that glorious son beating down on us... a bonus of the chillier evenings and early mornings is the lovely sunny day that is a result...

and I am still working on those photos from our West Coast trip... its jsut that Alec and Edna keep dropping ideas into my head... Alec Lawrence the paper pack is out today... but expect a visit from them both very soon... maybe even next week...

Alec Lawrence the papers...
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and Tapes 2 - CU
formerly only available in a personal use pack... now out in Commercial use as well...
and bigger score both new releases are 25% off for 24 hours


and if you haven't already checked it out... you really do have to go and check out Tammy's blog for a fantastic giveaway... find Tammys Blog right here... Tammy created this totally kickin date reminder book using some of my designs last year... now you can make one too!
Tammy has 5 Perpetual calendar & Miss Tammy templates to give away...

It's been an interesting week

certainly a busy one...

the kids have had activities at school all week! Wheels day yesterday proved interesting... bikes, scooters, skateboards, rollerblades... you certainly had to have your wits about you getting through the maze of bikes etc parked up waiting for their owners to retrieve them...

My good friend Tracy celebrated her birthday Tuesday... my darling husband Chris had his birthday yesterday and today our good friends and neighbours boy Max is celebrating his birthday...

I have created a few more pages just for myself... and finished up another book and sent it off for printing... going great guns... and bonus too I managed to get a Christmas pressie sorted!
Hows that for being organised... kinda scary actually but don't tell too many people I said that! hee hee...

I have a new project in mind also... so working on that... gonna take a bit of time this one since it relies on getting help from others... have to learn some patience here... and if you know me patience is NOT one of my strong points... it certainly is one of lifes virtues and I am continually amazed at people who have patience in abundance... or even slightly for that matter...

Designing... new paper pack out today... gorgeous rich blues and greens... perfect for... well nearly anything scroll down and have a look for yourself at some of the gorgeous pages created using it...

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Daddy Paper Pack

by esther_a

by Margote

and one from me... my Daddy with his brothers... he's the one just on the edge of the photo and apart from being a bit older and taller you could still pick him out of a crowd with just this photo to go by...


Now I am off to get some stuff done round here... lawns to mow... offices to descunge some more... baking to do... the never ending list continues...

Cleaning Frenzy and New Release Friday... and a CT call...

Well it appears there is a rumour going round ... a rather funny rumour actually ... and I can't say I ever felt this way while I was but boy oh boy am I in the nesting mode now... two days down with I don't know how many more to go I am cleaning my Office... anyone who had ever seen it will know just how much of a mission that is!

I sit here looking at the semi tidy space on my floor... and am rather proud of what I have achieved already... keeping in mind all the time however that there is still a rather a lot left to do...

The good news is that I didn't get smothered by the great pile of fabric that I pulled out of it yesterday which once this room is done is going to be seriously attacked and put to good use in more constructive ways than that its currently doing

But and there is always a but I have been able to release some new items in the store... and maybe if I get a moment or two and don't get squished under another pile of whatever I will be able to sort out a little freebie for here later ... you will have to come back and visit to find that out won't you...

But onto New Release Friday... gotta love Fridays with 25% off now don't you?

All images as usual are linked... straight to my store for your shopping convenience!
Ribbon Flowers - available in CU or PU packs...

and furthering my seeming obsession with white backgrounds...
In White 2 paper pack - PU only

And I created with it... yes I do still scrap... in fact I have been scrapping rather a lot lately... though you aren't going to find too many of them in the galleries at all... they have all been going into a book of our Italian trip last year... and I have to say I have been loving it... inspiring thats what it is... inspiring!

This one however will be going in the galleries later... it uses my new In White 2 papers, Feathers, Ribbon flowers... some gorgeous brushes and a font from Jopke Designs and some gorgeous pieces from creashens new kit... so yeah kind of a sneaky peek ...


Oooh and I nearly forgot to tell you about the CT Call I am having...
check out the ad below and get in touch with me quickly if you fancy
scrapping with my designs!
E-Mail me at cherpeadesigns@yahoo.co.nz
Call is only open till March 31 (NZ time)



Have a great weekend... I need to go and get the kids ready for school... Chris is off over to the West Coast today... he's off to look at a coal mine or two... and I get to tackle some more of my office!

Tracy said I had to ...

hurry up and blog again so guess what here I am... hee hee girlie now you got something to read huh??? but the question surely is... will it be worth it?

So we obviously made it home okay...okay so buggered would be a much better word... while we had been able to get something vaguely resembling sleep on the outbound flights... the inbound flights well sleep proved to be more than just a little elusive... do you know how many movies its possible to watch between Milan and New Zealand?
Go on take a guess I would have to as well since they all started running into each other... and drat it all even with a mostly empty plane from Malpensa thru to Dubai do you think we managed to get upgraded thru to business which was as empty as coach! NOPE NOT LIKELY!!!!! though we did get to move to where ever we chose in coach...

Mind we did get a really nice room in Dubai for a few hours sleep, a real loo and a lovely shower that also had a tap that ran at the same time the shower did... and at 1 am in the morning local time (Dubai) I wasn't really worrying too much about that... more concerned that I would never be able to get to sleep in the 35 degree heat that thankfully was controlled very well by the air conditioner set at 12 degrees! So well in fact that I had to reach down for blankets during the night! well if you could call a four hour sleep night that is!
The really funny thing though about the hotel was that instead of a pair of queen size beds which I guess you would expect to find in most hotel rooms it was a pair of SINGLES instead... and no there was no way on this planet Chris was going to convince me to squeeze up together in a single bed... heee hee and then about 10 minutes after I finally crawled into bed the thought crossed my mind of the group of men that had been in the check in line at the hotel before us... three men... one room... and whats the bet they got singles too! that might have come as somewhat more of a shock to them than it did to us! hee hee...

4 airports, 4 security checks, one explosives test (for the Mr) at Sydney no less... he reckons they thought he had an explosive personality! hahahahahaha don't fret at the time I didn't laugh either! and we were back home in the land of the long white cloud with our girls... I nearly said baby girls there but that they aren't anymore... and yes we got some rather amusing emails from them while we were away...
Thankfully Mum and Dad were staying for another week since I spent the better part of two days and nights snoozing while Mr went bravely back to work... hah more like he wanted to get over his jet lag in relative peace and quiet! We have of course been flat out catching up with a huge amount of things since our return... which has resulted in the delay in getting back here...

and no I haven't forgotten that I have yet to add the last few days of our holiday to the blog... spent in Fuipiano... high in the hills near well if you can call and hours drive up a really winding think hairpin winding road from anything vaguely resembling a large town... well you get the idea... Totally stunning place... very very scenic... great food at the hotel too.... mmmm I can still recall with perfect clarity the glorious croissants fresh baked every morning and the melt in your mouth Salmon served up with a salad with everything freshly picked from their garden and all washed down with a bottle of Moretti beer... mmmmm

Now if you are the scrappy type the digi scrappy type that is you might want to check out my new kit fresh in the store tonight... Toscana... yep you got it inspired by the beautiful Tuscan countryside we recently explored... and not by the typical terracotta but by the gorgeous greens found in the olive groves and vineyards that are quite simply everywhere... the rich browns of the earth and the ever present aged metal that you see everywhere from door knockers to embellishments for verandahs ... go on you know you want it... go check it out while its on special... 25% off for 24 hours... so don't think about it too long...


find it here or simply click on any of the above images to be taken straight to my store...