{DOING LIFE} Giveaway

This 600 Follower Give Away will stay at the top of my blog until 31 July 2013. Please scroll down for my latest post. Many thanks.

31 July 2013

600 FOLLOWER GIVE AWAY here at last!

My long awaited 600 Follower celebration is here at last.  A huge thank you to all my wonderful Followers (old and new), without all your visits and love you leave here, {Doing Life} would not have been so creatively motivated.  I have learnt so much from all of you, made some wonderful cyber friends (a few of whom I have met in real life) and there is never a dull moment in blog land having you around.  I still have to pinch myself to believe that I really have 637 Followers to be exact.



Lisa  has once again surprised me with this wonderful Badge (see above) which she has created for me.  Be sure to visit Lisa's inspirational blog and leave her some love.  Lisa is also the brain behind the new Path of Positivity Challenge.  So make sure to go and link your inspirational creations here.


And its no surprise then, that I have some wonderful candy here for not one, but 4 lucky Followers.  Four lucky Followers will each receive a $10 Gift Certificate from DigiStamps4Joy.  I have been on the DS4J's design team for a year now and am privileged to get to play with their gorgeous variety of digi stamps.  New digi's are launched every Sunday over at their shop - so make a note to pop in at the shop on Sundays for some retail therapy. DS4J now also has a reward system - so its even more fun to shop with them.  Also try your hand at entering their bi-weekly challenges over here - the Design Team look forward to seeing your entries.  Thank you so much Margy (the owner of DigiStamps4Joy) for sponsoring two of these lovely $10 gift certificates.




All you need to do to stand a chance to win one of these FOUR $10 Gift Certificates is:
  1. Become a FOLLOWER  with GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT, scroll down a bit to find it in my side bar.  Click on 'Join this Site'- please only become a Follower if you have an active blog and regularly post your creative work on it AND love what you see here.
  2. Link your NAME to MR LINKY below.
  3. Leave me a COMMENT on my latest post below letting me know that you are a Follower and have entered your name with Mr Linky here - and of course you are welcome to leave any other kind of love.

Wishing you all the best of luck.



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17 June 2013

POSITIVE LIFE ...
{DT Project Tammy's Scrapin Corner: Challenge #67}

This week our theme for Challenge #67 at Tammy's Scrapin Corner  is ANYTHING WITH WINGS.  I used this beautiful digi called Gladiola Hummer from Eureka Stamps.  You can purchase it here. The sentiment was designed by the super talented Lisa {Decosse Dynamite}.  
Another Centre Step Design.  The design papers are from Bo Bunny and BasidGrey.  I printed the image on white cardstock and a second time on BasicGrey Design Paper.  I coloured the flowers and the bird on the white cardstock with Copics and then only cropped the bird and the flowers.  I popped the bird and flowers with foam tape and then mounted them onto the image which was printed on the design paper.  Then I coloured the leaves with Copics on the design paper itself. The sentiment was chalked with dry chalks.  The black jewel stones are from Blueberry Berry.

 Hope you will play along this week - so come on link your Anything with Wings creations to Tammy's Scrapin Corner's Challenge No.67. Can't wait to see what you create.





My darling husband completed another ultra marathon on Sunday, 2 June 2013, namely the Comrades Marathon.  It was an up run of 87km from Durban to Pietermaritzburg, here in South Africa.  I am so proud of him finishing in 10 hours 50 minutes, making the cut off time with 1 hour 10 minutes.  Lots of time to spare lol, as if nearly 11 hours running on a tar road in scorching temperatures of up to 34oC and a head on berg wind for most of the distance, is not enough to test the endurance.  Here are some pics of him on the road:

at 17km into the race



at 25km into the race


 .... at the finish
...  an exhausted, but very happy and emotional finisher - in his own words 'the most difficult thing I have done in my life'


Off to link this creation to the following challenges:
    Thank you for taking the time to stop by and leaving such inspirational comments.  Please know that each and every comment is treasured.


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    12 June 2013

    WHAT LIES BEHIND US ...
    {Digi Stamps 4 Joy DS4J: DT Project Challenge #69}

    This is another DT Project for a challenge over at DS4J's blog.  The theme for Challenge No.69 is MASCULINE/FATHERS DAY.  

    Another Centre Stepper design  I have used one DigiStamps4Joy Image, namely:
    1. Through the Aloe and you can purchase it here
    The image was coloured with Copics and dry chalks. The sentiment was also coloured with dry chalks.  The folded circle embellishments were created with circle punches.  The sentiment is a freebie from Hannelie {Desert Diva}.

    So hop on over to DS4J's blog and link your MASCULINE/FATHERS DAY creation to Challenge #69.




    Once again I am off to link this project up to the following challenges:

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    10 June 2013

    A Father is Someone ...
    {DT Project Tammy's Scrapin Corner: Challenge #66}

    This week our theme for Challenge #66 at Tammy's Scrapin Corner  is MASCULINE/FATHERS' DAY.  I used Family Love from SK Digis.  You can purchase it here. The sentiments are both freebies from the generous Hannelie {DesertDiva}.  
    Another Centre Step Design.  The design papers are from Bo Bunny.  The mushroom family has been coloured with Copics. The butterflies have been stamped with Chiswick acrylic stamps.  The brads are from my stash.  The sentiments have been chalked with dry chalks..  

     Hope you will play along this week - so come on link your Masculine/Fathers' Day creations to Tammy's Scrapin Corner's Challenge No.66. Can't wait to see what you create.




    Off to link this creation to the following challenges:
    Thank you for taking the time to stop by and leaving such inspirational comments.  Please know that each and every comment is treasured.

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    HAPPY BIRTHDAY ....

    This is my design team project for Fitztown Challenge Blog. I have used these gorgeous pre-coloured images from the Stardust and Pumpkin Fairy Craft CD and you can find it here.  This is the very first time I have used pre-coloured images on a project, and I must say, it saves a great deal of time.  The folded flower embellishments has been created with square punches.  The sentiment has been coloured with Copics and dry chalks and is a freebie from Hannelie {Desert Diva}.  

     Hope you will play along over at Fitztown Challenge Blog with their Challenge No.2 - Female creations. 




    Off to link this creation to the following challenges:

    • A huge welcome to all my latest new Followers. Thank you so much that all of you find my little space in blog land worth visiting, I am totally honoured. My 600 Follower Give Away has gone live so make sure to enter to stand a chance to win one of the lovely prizes.

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    05 June 2013

    EVEN ON A CLOUDY DAY ....
    {DT Project Tammy's Scrapin Corner: Challenge #65}

    This week our theme for Challenge #65 at Tammy's Scrapin Corner  is ADD EXTRA TEXTURE.  I used Shy Mouse from QKR.  You can purchase her here.  The sentiment is a freebie f
    Its a Centre Step design once again lol.  The design papers are from Making Memories and BasicGrey.  The flourishes have been stamped with Chiswick Acrylic Stamps and fussy cut.  She has been coloured with Copics and the sentiment with dry chalks.  I have added a bit of texture by distressing the blue cardstock's edges as well as the yellow cardstock around the sentiment.  The bling is from my stash.

     Hope you will play along this week - so come on link your Add Extra Texture creations to Tammy's Scrapin Corner's Challenge No.65. Can't wait to see what you create.




    Off to link this creation to the following challenges:
    A huge welcome to all my latest new Followers. Pinching myself as I cant believe I have reached 600 Followers.  Thank you so much that all of you find my little space in blog land worth visiting, I am totally honoured. So watch this space as my 600 Follower Give Away will go live in the next few weeks!


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    31 May 2013

    FRIENDS ...

    {DT Project Lady Anne's Paper Crafts: Challenge #10 - Friday Sentiments}

    Its Friday yeah, and the weekend is here.  We are flying to Durban (South Africa) today where I will present another scrapbooking conference in Kloof, tomorrow, and my hubby will run the Comrades Ultra Marathon on Sunday. Flying back to Johannesburg on Monday.

     Our theme for the next monthly Challenge over at Lady Anne's Paper Crafts' Monthly Friday Sentiments Challenge is Anything Goes (but always have a sentiment).  How much easier can you get.  So I really hope you will play along.  The challenge will run from 31 May through to 27 June 2013.

    I have used Jack and Diane from Bugaboo and you can purchase it here.    I have coloured them with Copic Markers and the sentiment with dry chalks.  The design papers are from BasicGrey and PaperLoft and are from my stash.  The flowers have been created with a Creative Memories flower punch and paper folding circle punch-outs.  The brads and bling are also from my stash.  I have used the Doing Life Fancy Bricks Template for the arch shape behind the image and the bricks shape the sentiment is in and you can purchase it here.  The sentiment is a freebie from Sharon {Piece of Heart}.

    Looking forward to seeing you play along over at Lady Anne's Friday Sentiment Challenge #10.  The Challenge ends on 27 June 2013.




    I would love to enter the following challenges with this:
    A huge welcome to all my latest new Followers. Pinching myself as I cant believe I have reached 600 Followers.  Thank you so much that all of you find my little space in blog land worth visiting, I am totally honoured. So watch this space as my 600 Follower Give Away will go live in the next few weeks!

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    29 May 2013

    We Never Really Grow Up ...
    {Digi Stamps 4 Joy DS4J: DT Project Challenge #68}

    This is another DT Project for a challenge over at DS4J's blog.  The theme for Challenge No.68 is OH TO BE YOUNG AGAIN.  

    Another Centre Stepper design  I have used two different DigiStamps4Joy Images, namely:
    1. Misteri with Apple Basket and you can purchase her here
    2. Misteri with Dancing Shoes and you can purchase her here
    All the images were coloured with Copics and the sentiment with dry chalks.  The decorative squares were stamped with wood mounted stamps. The sentiment is a freebie Paulette {Create with TLC}.

    So hop on over to DS4J's blog and link your OH TO BE YOUNG AGAIN creation to Challenge #68.






    Once again I am off to link this project up to the following challenges:
    I am so thrilled to have been published in the Through The Craftroom Door's Online Magazine.  Hope you will all pop over and have a look at my folded flower tutorial:



    Thanks you so much for all the wonderful love you leave behind and a huge welcome to all my latest new Followers.  Watch this space as my 600 Follower Give Away will go live soon!


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    27 May 2013

    EMBRACE EACH DAY
    {DT Project Tammy's Scrapin Corner: Challenge #64}

    This week our theme for Challenge #64 at Tammy's Scrapin Corner  is VINTAGE.  I used Little Vintage Girl with Hat from A Day for Daisies.  You can purchase her here. The inspirational sentiment is a special freebie from the amazing generous and inspirational Lisa {Decosse's Dynamite Doodles}.  
    Another Centre Step Design.  The design papers are from Teresa Collins {Notations} and has been in my scraps file for some time.  The ribbon has been in my stash for more than a year.  The flower embellishments has been fussy cut from the design paper.  The flat pearl embellishments in the centre of the flowers are from Blueberry Bear.  I have used the {Doing Life} Window Shapes template which you can find here, for the matting around the image.  She has been coloured with Copics and dry chalks

     Hope you will play along this week - so come on link your Vintage creations to Tammy's Scrapin Corner's Challenge No.64. Can't wait to see what you create.






    Off to link this creation to the following challenges:

    A huge welcome to all my latest new Followers. Pinching myself as I cant believe I have reached 600 Followers,  614 to be exact. Thank you so much that all of you find my little space in blog land worth visiting, I am totally honoured. So watch this space as my 600 Follower Give Away will go live soon!


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