2 Chrissy Albums + A Winner

Hi everyone, I hope the lead up to Christmas is being good to you? Not too exhausted and broke from all the shopping I hope LOL?

I was lucky enough to be sent a Kaiser Christmas album kit to play with by Scrapbooking Memories and it was featured in this months mag, well after tomorrow it's offically last months mag LOL, they just seem to churn them out so quick.

Speaking of Christmas albums, I also managed to complete my first December Daily Album, inspired by the wonderful Ali Edwards, well the shell at least, hehe. It features a stack of delicious Twiddleybitz product and I must say, I can't wait to start the next one already, I just loved doing it sooooooo much.. When I hold it in my hands, I can feel real magic within in it's pages. You see, my DS was diagnosed with ASD at age 2 and now that he has turned 5, many of his story books are very worn and some have come apart. I didn't have the heart to throw them out as they had played such a key role in his recovery that I wanted to retain them in some special way. So each of the chipboard pages of the album are actually his books that we've spent endless hours reading and enjoying together as a family both thru the day and at betime. This album is even more special because this year will be the first year that my son will have a true understanding of the meaning of Christmas and that means more to me than any present ever could. I hold this book in my hands and imagine my son reading it in years to come and also being able to feeling the magic in it's pages. I hope you enjoy looking as much as I enjoyed creating it.

The Twiddleybitz chipboard I used for this project included;

Santa Key
Xmas Pack
Tweeny Bitz Chrissy Tree
Scroll Corners
Mini Mirror Acrylic Frame
Bird (from the Home Sweet Home pack)
Grunge Alphabet Letters
Aussie Xmas Tree
Angel Wings

OMG, literally as I'm typing this post, my album has made the No 1 spot in the Top 10 at 2Peas - wooooohooooo, I'm so excited I'm almost wetting my pants LOL!!!

That's about it for now except for to announce the lucky winner of my blog hop prize...............

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And the 41st comment was made by BEATE - WOOHOO TO YOU!!!!!! Please forward your addy to me so I can get your Rusty Pickle papers out to you ASAP :):):):):):):):)
Beate said...
Congrats on your gargage project. It looks amazing! And I love the layout. I'm big on recycling.
December 13, 2009

A HUGE thankyou to everyone who participated in the hop and made it the fun that it was. I loved reading all your comments and appreciated each and every one of them, I sincerely wish I could give you ALL a prize. Cyberhugs and kisses to all the runners up LOL x0x0x0x0x0x.

LEAVE A COMMENT THIS WEEK FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A DELICIOUS HANDFUL OF TWIDDLEYBITZ GOODNESS.

So till next time sweet ones, be safe, enjoy the silly season and don't forget to tell your loved ones how much they mean to you, Tiff :):):):)

Lucky Last.....

Many happy returns of the season and welcome friends to the final leg of this most exciting Rusty Pickle blog hop. It has been so much fun and the projects amazing, I am so, so lucky to work along side this very talented and inspiring team of ladies, thankyou all :):):):):):):) And a HUGE thankyou also to Tasha and Lance for providing me with the opportunity of working for Rusty Pickle this year, I have loved every moment :):):):):):):)

I think this is the longest I have ever gone without blogging and I have missed you guys all so much. If you have stopped by to say, but would like to join in the fun and prizes of the blog hop, you can begin your creative journey here and click on the Rusty Pickle Blog link.

I will begin with a note to Lyndon, Rachelle and family you are in my prayers and I wish for a speedy recovery for you at this very worrying time xxx.

Also, the darling dad of my dearest friend Ang, Bill Benad, passed away recently. May his precious sole RIP and the family continue to heal a little each day and God strength be with them. I will never forget you dear Mr Benad xxx.

So I'm sure yall have been wondering where I've been and what I've been up to??? Well.......... I haven't exactly been asleep under a rock LOL, here's a lil look at what I've been doing......

This was what my garage looked like 3 weeks ago....

Pretty messy hey?????????????? And so after much blood, sweat and tears, this is what she looks like now.....

I still have much organising to do. I wish I could have shown you more close ups of some storage ideas, but ran out of time, so will show you more in coming posts. Hope you enjoyed seeing my space.

And without further ado, I'd like to announce the much anticpated winner of my Rusty Pickle November challenge..........drum roll please........ and the winner is....... Chloe. Congratulations to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's the gorgeous projects Chloe created using Rusty Pickle goodness.

And here's the prize.....

Chloe, please forward me your addy ASAP so that I can forward your prize to you in time for Chrissy :):):):):):)

A HUGE thankyou to all the lovely ladies who took part in the challenge, I loved seeing all your projects and sincerely wish I could give a prize to each and EVERY one of you. I will post some more of the gorgeous entries in coming posts as well.

But wait, there's more....... anyone can win these........all you have to do today is leave a comment right here for a chance to scoop 20 ultra cool Rusty Pickle papers. I will send them anywhere in the world for the lucky winner (what the hell, it is Christmas after all LOL), so don't be shy now LOL. Here they are......

And here is a little Rusty Pickle project I whipped up today. I'm sure everyone likes to get the absolute most out of their supplies, so I have decided to show you what you can do with the chipboard sheets, once you have used all the chippie pieces. Throw em out???? NOOOOOOOOOOOO, here's what you can create instead....

I just adore this picture of my DS, the look on his face is priceless. It was taken when we attended our local Light Up Camden Christmas Festival. I just love the the look of joy on his face. Nothing beats being a kid at Christmas.

Here's a lil tutorial if you are interested in creating a similar project. Start by inking your chippie sheet. I used Tim Holz Distress Ink and set aside to dry.

 

Next choose some patterned paper and adhere to the back of your chippie sheet, using glue dots. I have used Rusty Pickle Island Summer paper.

Build your layout by adding your desired embellishments, photos and journaling.

I made a cool scalloped border using some patterened

 paper and a coin for tracing.

I also punched some circles for added interest using some vintage book paper.

I completed my layout using a lovely vine made by the gorgeous Krissy (you can follow her link in my sidebar to visit her delightful flower shop).

So I hope  you enjoyed this lil project to help your dollar go further and to get the most out of your Rusty Pickle supplies :):):):)

And here are a set of Chrissy cards I made for Enchanted a couple weeks ago to help get you in the Chrissy spirit if you are not already LOL.

And last but not least a huge thankyou to YOU for playing along in our Rusty Pickle blog hop. I hope you had fun, possibly won some goodies and drew inspiration from our projects and posts. I would like to extend the warmest wishes of the season to you and yours and wishing you all a safe and happy holiday and even more amazing 2010. I hope it presents you all with many new and exciting adventures....... oh and I hope Santa spoils you rotten and don't forget that if you don't believe, you won't receive, hehehe, or should that be hohoho??? Over and out for now, lot's of love and laughter, Tiff :):):):):):):):):):)