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Hello Creative Type People!

Well, remember i told you about this new blog i fell in love with called The Creative Type ? Well i was lucky enough to get to join the ranks with all the other creatives from there and made a layout for Prompt #3, which, by the way...i would give it a go, cause the prize is a really great book ( i dont have it yet, but it is on the top of my wish list for sure!) called Hand Job.

This is the layout i created for Promt #3. But you should check out the other Typists's works. Very inspiring and pretty damn cool, if u ask me.

It was all about the quote this week, and my quote was one that i could really relate to at the moment.

"I am aware that i am less than some people prefer me to be, but most people are unaware that i am so much more than what they see" - douglas pagels

So if you have popped by from the Creative Type blog, Hello! and Welcome! Unfortunately i am taking a quick break over the holidays, but i hope you pop by in a week or two and say HI! I look forward to seeing you again :)

So i was scrapjacked...

earlier this month. I've just been a bit slow posting about it, although it was pretty cool to see everyones layouts for the challenge. You can check it out HERE.

Apparently everyone had to guess who my layout was by, and i was surprised to see Ali's name come up a few times. I love her work, but i just never thought we had the same style. Then i had a closer look at the pic in my layout and realized it was probably because in that pic you could see similarities between her hubby and mine. And there's a new baby....and she's just had one. Am i right? hee hee.

Heres the layout (it's a very bad pic of my layout, sorry)....

Thanks for the heads up Dee :)

Rozzie, are you sitting down?

I scrapped.
Yes, yes, really..... i scrapped a whole layout from start to finish, just because i wanted to.
Not for work, but fo me.

Wow, i realy cant remember the last time i did that.  I seemed to have lost my scrapping mojo over a year ago now, and was wondering if i'd ever get it back. I even went so far as to make a pile of stuff to sell from my stash (which i will post sometime next week if anyones interested), thinking i may never use it again. i am still selling that pile, but i'm also keeping some stuff for me.

Rozzie, Bec and Leanne came over the other day for a scrap day, and somehow their creative juices must have seeped into me, because after they left, i made a layout!

(this layout is made with pics from my mobile phone, which is why the quality of the pic is pretty poor)

So...Rozzie. Did you fall off your chair? Oh, and by the way....never EVER come and leave me that much yummy bannana cake. I said a SMALL peice! It was not small by ant means and now it's all in my tummy ;)
*sigh*

SB Newsletter and a Super Cool PAY IT FORWARD

And it's full of good LOVE and lots of great layouts , so be sure to check it out here!

And Maria at the SCRAPBOXX  is doing this amazing Pay It Forward promotion which allows you to give 15% off to all your friends! This is how it works:

Pay It Forward.......

February is LOVE month over at Scrapboxx.......and we're spreading it around....

SO CHECK THIS OUT>>>>>>>

SCRAPBOXX are running a special Pay It Forward promotion, where I get to give you a 15% discount voucher, simply visit their store at http://www.scrapboxx.com.au/ and put in this code when you checkout your order:-

payitforward

and your 15% discount will be automatically calculated for you. The Scrapboxx Design Team are running their own special promotion - If you mention Zina in the comments of your order 5% from every 3 orders that mention Zina will be donated to the Breast Cancer Foundation. And don't forget - you can pay it forward too !  For details on how you can offer your friends 15% off their orders and earn discounts for yourself –click HERE!

So spread the word! But hurry - this promotion is valid from now until midnight EST Friday 29th February 2008.

(Please note - 15% discount is not valid against already discounted/sale items that are up to 80% off already, monthly kits, retreat classes and packages)

Also, I am selling some old furniture so if you are interested in having a look you can see the stuff here.

Thats all for me for now.
Happy Thursday
xoxo
Z

Valentines Day is near.....

I love Valentines Day . As a kid growing up in the USA, Valentines Day was a big deal . Here, not so much, which is a bit sad. We would make little mail boxes out of shoe boxes, and decorate them. We'd have a one of those mailbox flags on it that would let you know when you have mail. And then we would go home and make little Valentines cards for all our friends at school. On Valentines morning, the teachers would let us put the cards in the appropriate mail boxes, and then we'd get to 'check' our mail later in the day. I used to love that....getting all my valentines. Some cards would say who they were from, others would be from a "secret admirer". I always loved those best....it was such fun trying to figure out who your secret admirer was, knowing that someone out there thought you were special , but not knowing who.

To me, Valentines isn't about the chocolate (i dont like chocolate, anyway), flowers or romance....and it's not just for couples either. It's a day to celebrate those that you love. To take some time from our busy lives to let those special people in our lives know that you love them and appreciate them....whoever/where ever they might be. You dont have to go crazy with flowers or pressies, just a little valentines card will do. Imagine checking your mail on Valentines day and unexpectedly recieving 4 or 5 (or even more, if your lucky!) Little simple Valentines in your mail box. Wouldn't that just make your day? I think that would make my year! So why not take a moment to write a quick note to all those you love, letting them know you think they are special. Dont worry if thier Valentines doesn't land on Valentines Day exactly, i'm sure they will appreciate it just as much the day after, or the day after that. And for those of you who just dont have time to make/buy valentines cards....heres some cute freebies i found.

Black Apple Valentines

Fanciful Twist Valentines

If anyone out there has any other free links they know about , please email me and i'll add those too!

And for the scrappers out there, i will leave you with some LOVEly layouts from the past to inspire you... (hopefully ;)

(the S is missing in this one)

And this is a sneak peak of another painting i'm working on....

Happy Monday everyone.
xo
Z

PS. Whos LOVING that Greys is finally back! Ahhh....Sundays are good :)

January Mid-Month Newsletter out now :)

see it HERE. This is a big news letter, welcoming 2 new design Team member to our team, and very sadly saying goodbye to one more, the uber talented Kim Archer. I really doubt there would be a single aussie scrapper who did NOT know who Kim is. Her work is so amazingly inspirational and i will really miss working with her. However...if you have not already you must check out her site Kim Archer workshops@home.

And dont forget to drop by and check out our 2 new DT girls Mel Nunn and Karen Day! Welcome girls , i look forward to working with you!

So heres this months Boxx of Scraps layout featuring Tim Holtz Grunge board.

Thats all for me for now :)
xoxo
Z

Scrapboxx Newsletters now out!

And you can check it out HERE.

This is my layout for the Book of Me Kit for this month....

But i loved the kit so much i decided to make an extra layout with my leftovers....

I also did this layout for " Journalling from the heart" feature.

Have a great day....hope your is alot sunnier than ours (2 weeks of gloominess and rain. what happened to summer!!??)
xo
Z

Scrapboxx Newsletter Updates

OK, so i was a bit late in my last post as the newsletter had been out for some time. So the Updates Newsletter is now out with more gorgeous stuff to look at and a tribute to the amazingly talented Roz, who has officailly resigned form the DT :(

These are my layouts for the newsletter....

for  "What i'm Loving..." i chose 8.5 x 11" layouts as i've been loving the size lately!

Then for the "you asked for it" i chose Boy layouts and hand journalling....

Thanks for looking!
xo
Z

November Scrapboxx Newsletter out now!

and you can check it out HERE.

Heres my layouts for the newsletter.

This was for Nics Challenge... to record something you go through daily.

And then theres the "you Asked for it"  non-kid layout

The "you Asked for It" boy layout / layout using 6x4 pic
I painted the background cardstock to give it a 'watery' feel.

I haven't scrapped in so long i have to admit, i'm feeling a bit rusty, lol!

Anyway, thanks for looking.
xo
Z