sweetness comes this way

Awww. Someone doesn't want to part with this adorable fabric:)

Fairy Tales quilting fabric...sweetness. Coming soon to RK&P.

These Whimsy Packs featuring Swiss Dot or Candy Stripped quilting fabric, tiny hearts Paper Bags, Martha Stewart deco c/stock tags, vintage Polka Dot ribbon and a mini Vintage Leaf. Coming soon to RK&P.

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Luffs.

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oh. and. before. i. forget.

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here are just some of the things coming up!

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> mini tinsy winsy jars of glitter dust

> woodgrain contact paper

>fabrics

>ribbons

>vintage itsy kits

>kraft

>packs of paper bags

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and more

I promise.
I promise!

I will be trying, trying to keep up with the blogging world:)

I miss you all so much!

I have been so busy with my job...I know, such a silly excuse:(

BUT,

I have still been buying lots of goodness and bits + pieces to share with you and to put into RK&P:)

Happiness.

Papergoodness.

I will make it up to you.

Promise.

Luffs, Nie.

a lil' cut here...a lil' stitch there....

and a lil' bit of lovin' to finish these projects off. Ahhhh, it's been sooo supa long since I've been crafty! its been so hard finding time to be at one with my creative side lol.

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some sweet and stitched speech bubbles.

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a lil' plague for my cork board of bits n pieces.

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annnnd...some thick ATCs for my "random" collection.
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thanks for popping in! Some more fun is happenin' over a The Creative Type very soon! Pop in and leave a message:):)

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oh, annnnd an update at randomkitsandpieces! hooray.

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let the sun shine in

You'd think working for a telecommunications company means I should be communicating more with my blog right? Right! Forgive me - tumbleweeds have been passing through! Lol...I have some new papergoodness projects to share, but since we spent the whole day outdoors (it was sooo beautiful- bright + cloudless) I didn't get time to snap some projects by the time we got home! D'oh. So these will have to do:) Just some that I had in Picasa already.

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This one was for the Hero Arts blog. Used my fave alpha stamps!

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And this one was for the fabulous Lara!

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Oh joy...Christmas is coming! Sweet joy.

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for you.

oh, how i miss crafting.

Not mine...but hers!

This sweet owlie tin that is! Auntie Bee + Uncle Marc brought this gorgeous tin case for Miss J the 2nd, several weeks ago for her 4th birthday. It is just so darling...they filled it with sweetness too! Oh, its so joyful. Jorjy carries it around with her everywhere! I would too...if only she'd let me have a hold! Giggles!

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I quickly stuck some photos of it whilst she was busy playing.

Sassafras goodness!

Nuff said:-)

a crafty day:D

hahahaaaa...can you hear my laugh coming through your speakers? Ok- maybe not, but I'm laughing cos I actually got to do some scrapping today. YES- today. I have these shots (sooo blurry) of Miss J so I had to get a start on. Most are totally crazy and you can't really see anything except a head of crazy hair and fuchsia trackies! hahaaa...I was just taking all these "action" shots of her jumping on the bed going all crazy! So fun. They are last year's craziest shots I'd say. I think action shots rock. Seriously. So candid and unplanned. Go ahead try it...and if you have already (admit it- y'all got those kinda shots LOL) go ahead and scrapbook them!! Might take you a whole year..but hey. Gigs.

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Peace my friends.

(shot from Miss J the 2nd)

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Loves, N.

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P.S some limited papergoodness has hit RK&P. Check 'em out. There's only one of each!

RK&P

nuff said:-)

Congrats to.......

cynnie said...
wow! what fanntastic projects. THis is so cool.my fave Q is the same as Tillys': my A would be when my hubby got his head stuck in the mailbox back and didnot even thnk of turning his head to get out. hahah.
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Congrats Cynnie!

Please email me:)

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Thanks is not enough to everyone who left comments...but I would still like to say thanks for taking the time to do that:)awesome!

Bring the rain!

Ok! Not really..but whats up my friends. I have been in a cycle of the same old routine day in, day out! Can't wait for the school hols when I get one week to rest, relax and repurpose! Oh joy. But one thing we have been keeping up to date is the movies! (our fave get away spot!) and have seen X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Terminator Salvation and Transformers 2: Rise of the Fallen! Oh boy...love action movies so much. We are really just a couple of kids really. LOL:-)But of course, can't go past a good romance too. Oh and can't wait for New Moon! Seen the preview? Awesome.

I have so much to post, but not today! The weather is horrible and dark. Hence the title, LOL. Anyhoo, remember there is still time to enter the draw to win a $20 voucher to use at random kits and pieces. Here! Drawing will be in the next couple days!

Talk to you all soon my paperiers! loves.

have i?

....shown you these pretties? i'm pretty sure I have..but anyway...since I haven't got my camera to take shots (I pick it up tomorrow, yipee!!) I thought I'd dig through the photo archives and show you my random, for-no-reason, fun + funky ATCs (artist trading cards). They won an award a while back and I do love 'em so!

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Hope they inspire you too! Make some little works of college art today! For those of you that don't know (sissy, I'm talkin' to ya - LOL) each card is 3.5" x 2.5" in size!

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tfv:-)

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just a lil' card goodness.

it's no secret that I love handmade greeting cards. Especially when I make them just because. There's nothing more fun that spending a few moments whipping up an original! And let's face it friends, all the cards we make are:-)

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supplies: chipboard turtle; Sassafras, alphas; Making Memories, embossed scrap paper + Vintage music paper.

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would love to see what papergoodness you've been up too!

The latest b u z z.....

...randomkitsandpieces' very first guest designer! Lara Moss! Woot, so exciting! She did such a wondrous job...check out all her papergoodness below and here!

We sent her some Vintage Index Cards as well as a kit!

check out these lil' beauties! So cute + creative! Who wouldn't love one of these?

Name: Lara Moss

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How long have you been scrapping? 6 years.

Do you have a favourite colour? Why? Green, it's the colour of life & growth.

Soooo, what are your fave products? October Afternoon and Cosmo Cricket.

How long does it take you to whip out a layout? Average probably about 45 minutes.

What are your fave things to scrap? little moments, fun stuff and silly things that happen in the everyday.

Funniest moment you've scrapbooked/recorded... probably my daughters habit of having a finger up her nose!

Who or what are your biggest influences in the way you scrapbook or create things? the photos, the papers and how I feel at the time.

A few things you most always use on your pages.... photos, patterned paper and some kind of alpha.

Thanks Lara! You are an inspiration.

Annnnd don't forget to check out the rest of her delish projects on the randomkitsandpieces blog!

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Soooo, to celebrate RK&P and having GDs, why not a giveaway! A $20 voucher for you to spend at rk&p! Yes siree, leave a comment with the question AND YOUR answer to any one of the questions we asked Lara and I'll draw out a winner at the end of the month! WOot! wOoT!

hi!

as my darlin' sis pointed out, there are tumbleweeds breezing through this blog...LOL!!! I have been supa busy doing other things and well, I have neglected this much loved multi-media journal:) Sooo, here I am!

hi, hi!

I did how ever get time for my creative team The Creative Type and this time around the challenge is simple + fun..ain't it always:) It's called ALTERED ALPHAS! Check it out.

As you see, I just did something uber simple! I just stamped a script stamp over plain chipboard alphas..and you can too! it helps jazz up plain-ness anytime. See more examples from my girls here and link up your projects for a wicked prize:)

Ooooh, and yippee! Bee is giving away some fun-ness on her darlin' bloggie! Oh papergoodness me!

I will be back this week, I promise. If not, I'll eat my hat. Ok, I don't own one...but you get my jest. Lol.

xo.

lots of little R A N D O M bits

I threw together some projects using the latest RK&P kit: the big RANDOM kit which features this fun graph patterned paper and feathers! Actually, everything you see on this page is from the kit...so you could easily make several pages AND cards too!

whipping the paper

that's right whip up those cards! Mother's day is the perfect incentive:-)

and whilst you're at it, make some "plain" ones too! Who says they need to have a word or saying on the front? Not me.

supplies: american crafts everything here! except crepe paper, handmade flower accent and birdie stickers (top).

Random Kits and Pieces

I'm feeling a bit behind on the creative side of things! Apart from throwing together a quick layout, I long for a sit at my desk and to have time to look through my scrap stash. Do you ever feel that way? That you miss looking at your stash of things? I certainly do! And a play around of this and that.

Anyways, RK&P has been keeping me busy and also my course, domestic bliss and our children! I long for the weekends:-) I always did, but with everything full time I R E A L L Y long for the weekend...are you feelin' me?! But, I wouldn't want it any other way. I am so happy + contented, life is good.

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New prompt up on Monday (US time) on the creative type and its a fun one..hey, they all are! Its about handwriting analysis' and what our handwriting "says" about us. Oh, and did you have a great (inter)NSD? I did. Had heaps of fun.

i did what most scrappers do....

...and did some much needed scrapbooking late last night when I couldn't sleep! I suppose I had brain overload from school and couldn't let my studies go, so my brain was still on overdrive! So I did some creating. Aaaaah, nothing like sorting through papers + embellishments and rummaging through the stash of goodness! I love it...heehee, don't we all!

Loving me some sassafras!

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and this one for my DS' scrapbook...a photo from last year! Birthday photos are so precious to scrap aren't they, and boy have I got a ton to catch up on! Lol, I suppose I'm not the only one!! And with our eldest daughter turning the big 13 tomorrow, I'll have a ton more!

would love to see what you've be

would love to see what you've been up too!

a lil' sweet discovery

One of Jorjy's mini books I made for her a while ago! It was in one of my old cropping bags! Dang...I seriously thought I'd lost it. It was so nice to go through it and talk to her about it again. This time being w/ her being a bit older (and me too LOL) she understood better all the lil' details I wrote in it. She has since slipped it into her backpack to show her nana tomorrow! Sweetie. But I did photograph some of the pages for you to see:-) This book is so bulky, the pages are chipboard...choc full of embellies. Isn't that just the way though. Giggle.

painted some chipboard thickers and added a handmade birdie tag to the front cover....

...Elsie c/board buttons + pp, polka fabric, MM trim + alpha and MM frame....

...handcut felt edge, Elsie alphas + c/board buttons, BG pp, white signo pen....

....Elsie pp, handmade felt flower, MM c/board alphas + frame, owlie button.

tfl:-)

P.S Something n e w instore today! Woot!

nice to G R E E T you!

here are three of the seven I've made for a lil' (but sweet) swap I'm having:-) Woot. I have to swap two each but I got so happy making cards (my first love) that I made seven! So, it could be these ones or one of the others! giggles...can never have enough handmade cards in case I'm thinkin'.

"Enjoy"....materials: AC cardstock, Pink Paislee alphas, old book paper, vintage button, ink, embroidery floss + cardboard. Love the cloud paper background too. From American Crafts of course:-)

"just because"...materials: AC patterned paper, AC rub-ons, Sassafras chipboard sticker, Kaisercraft pearls, scraps + clear button w/ bookpaper backing. Handmade manila folder envie. I love making my own envelopes! Its so fun:-)

"you are a star, forever shining"....materials: AC cardstock, felt star, emb. floss, Hero Arts basic lowercase stamps, AC rub-on phrase, Kawaii papers (from RK+P) and ink. Annnd of course a lil' kraft envie!

Hope these inspire ya!

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thanks for visiting sweet friends:-)

making things is always....

so much fun when you get time! This weekend I am going to make some more things, but here's what I finished off today...just relaxin' and listening to some tunes!

A lil canvas! this is only like 4"x6"...so its the size of a photograph! I used my spesh technique of stringing buttons and securing the buttons down! I love this idea:-) Also so C O O L on cards and the like!

{materials: canvas, teal paint, buttons, love Elsie ribbon, HG heart pin, Doodlebug rub-ons, puff paint, felt + some index prints}.

Annnnd this card-turned-art print/hanging! I began making it as part of this card swap that I'm in, and it began to look all wrong to me the more I kept adding on to it! Have you ever had one of those times when this happens? Surely, I'm not the only one LOL!! Anyways, I think it turned out okay...I really do love this paper range from American Crafts...actually I love everything AC..and their cardstock range! Y

The colours are delish and bright. A nice change.

{materials: American Craft accent thickers, alpha thickers, cardstock, patterned paper. Also, used embroidery floss + old book page}.

Yes, I love the distressed look...still!

happy weekend. Make some thing.

happy E A S T E R!

Its been ever so nice having a blog break! I have been around though, in the cyberworld checkin' out all your wonderful bloggy happiness!

ooI've been also busy b/c I've gone back to school! That's right, I've decided to upgrade my brain power and skills and do a course! I love it soooo much...I have the coolest peers in my class..and I'm so happy that I'm NOT the oldest, which I thought I might be (LOL)! Really, even though it is full time..it seems to go so fast! Yes, I really do enjoy it so.

99Anyhoo, hope you're all having/have had a relaxing Easter holiday too! And recovering from all that chocolate I know you've eaten:) Mmmmm, who's is this creme egg sitting here?

Oh, and here's a sneak from the shop! Paperie Kawaii is kit number nineteen! Love Kawaii stationery, so c u t e!!

ooooh, and stay tuned to The Creative Type! We'll be announcing a winner soon for prompt #14: using the @ symbol! And another fantastic prompt coming up too!! Yes, it is so fun being apart of a Creative Team.

the brighter the day...

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........the more you should be inspired by Amelie & scrapbook!