new papergoodness

everynight for the last month, I've been spending at least 2 hours
in the craft studio (heehee, love saying that...more like made over
garage) and i've just been playing around with my sprays, punches,
papers and bits and pieces and making new pretties for rk+p :-)

nothing inspires more,

than to whip out my scraps of goodness and going thru all
the sweet lil' pieces.

than to sit at my desk and look around at the shelves and
organised (and disorganised) things and bottles and piles of
happiness.

than to look at my rolls of paper and felt swatches all in a row.

to make some lil' things, but nothing in particular.

well, you get my drift. lol.

which brings me to another project...

RK+P is back into the swing of things...pop on over and we hope you smile*

vintage love*

how spesh to spot these original Soda Stream bottles!
how even better that the whole box of 6 bottles, that came in
the original red and white box for only 50c! yep, for the lot!

i love op stores.

i love looking thru the goodness.

you always find treasures.

and don't the bottles look even more funkier with paper straws! so sweet.

and
guess
what!

we have Paper Straws for you! they'll be in RK+P tomorrow.

so. exciting.

see you tomorrow **

and check out these vintage 30 year old wallpaper rolls.

this is papergoodness.

new stock coming :)

The house is messy...I'm in the middle of threading my new
sewing machine and connecting the wi-fi printer...but i just had to
stop and smell the roses and upload some things I've been
feverishly working over the weekend! Nothing else has been
done! I've just been (with lil' miss next to me on her desk)
crafting all weekend :-) its been wondrous...now the house
is looking dangerous lol. gotta love these times.




These sweet kraft boxes come filled with an assortment of goodness for you to use
in your everyday projects..or for your collection of vintage inspired sweetness.
Baker's Twine, glitter, crepe paper, buttons etc.

They'll be new bundles of Vintage Papers, handmade accents, packages of

sweetness and so much more.

They'll be an update soon! Thanks so much for being wonderfully

patient!

All coming to Random Kits and Pieces soon!!

Feel free to keep those emails coming :-)

Nie and Bee

New Year, New Creations

Wow! Ten years later much?

Lol.

I've been so busy with work and family life, that my crafting has taken a serious backseat! Poor papergoodness!

2010 has been fabulous otherwise! New house, work is great, family is growing and for Christmas Santa brought us an amazing new computer! I've needed one for ages...totally love all 22" of it (well, the screen I mean heehee).

Time to get back into crafting (I have promised and scheduled this in for the New Year) yusss sireee:)

We are converting our internal garage into my craft oasis...RK+P will be updated, papergoodness will be pumping and blogging will be more frequent!

I can't wait! Most of my craft goodness is still boxed up...I love digging thru it all and being totally happy:)

Hope everyone has had a fabulous 2010 - I can't believe how fast it flown by!

Merry Christmas and a wondrous New Year everyone! from me to you xox.

baby no more:(

our sweet, happy-go-lucky, funny + adorable lil' lady is 5 next month! Can't believe it...seriously where did time go? Annnnd, I haven't even blogged for the longest time ever!!!

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soooo, am gonna make it up to you all.

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what are you looking forward to this year? randomly I'll pick an answer to receive a HappyMail parcel, care of RK+P.

This is opened up to internationals too.

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P.S Trace - please email me:):)

its the little things

that count.

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like this pile of paper goods.

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i'm obsessed over paper.

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so, my friend.

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whats your one (or two) little thing/s?

let's go to the movies

just returned back from the movies! (its an Auckland Anniversary Holiday day) and Astro boy was today's pick from miss Jorjy:)

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its pretty cool..boring slightly but that is probably because on Friday David + I had just seen one of the coolest movies ever. ever.

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but astro/toby is really cute himself. and this movie has sooo many morals its so heartening:) seriously.

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what I'm still waiting to see is this...it looks so fantastic. loves. none of the kids wanted to see it when it came to their pick over the holidays, and can't see it being chosen for a fri nite date night... lol. and none of my friends are dying to see it...so i'll just have to wait for the dvd. sigh.
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the movie of all movies, was a w e s o m e! you experience Avatar 3D, not watch it. it is one of the most greatest things ever. titantically amazing.

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3D is far better than the "plain" version I've heard. and it must be true, because the graphics are one in million, actually one in a billion. billion dollars that is:):)

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thank you mr. cameron. you are brillant.
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another fave movie is Storm Warriors. its subtitled, but if you are an action buff like me..you'll be blown away. i see a best foreign movie award coming on. it's artistically magic.

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what movie/s has been a fave of yours? love to hear!

thursday prettiness.

sweet lil' knitted fox. so cute.

paperbags. joy.

my sisters current obession. bunting.

can never beat a kawaii cupcake cupliner. loves.

thinking thinking...

'bout my composition photography fun.

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>packaging twine

>kawaii tape

>vintage leaves

>seafoam twist ties (loves)

>wooden pinch (peg)

>vintage button

>Crate Paper diecut

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annd, more goodness on randomkits and pieces:)

more paperbag packaging kits coming:)

This is so fun...love Paperbag Packaging:)Esp. kraft!

Keep an eye out..there is more RK+P coming this weekend!

extra curricular + world sweet world

One of the pretty things I got from my sis this Christmas was the darling copy of extra curricular! It is mega inspiring and filled to the brim of amazing handmade/crafty artists in New Zealand:)

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The cover is so sweet, so I had to share. It also features me + Bee's Kraftbomb friend Heleen:) Another fabulous read is World Sweet World (of course, New Zealand made) which is just the neatest publication you ever did venue across. Both printed on 100% repurposed materials they feature artists that love to craft as much as you and me:) And I'm all for handmade goodness! I know you are too:)

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If you haven't already, source your bookstore today! Chuckle.

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Goodness from random kits + pieces:) La Dee Dah.

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Happy Creative Year 2010

Happy N E W year!! Its 2010!

The last decade has flown by. I remember when the world over was going on about the Y2K bug...lol. Yep, so lonnng ago now.

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Anyways, the Christmas holidays have been so blissful:) Lots of fun laid back family activties and food. Glorious food. Mmm. BBQs are such a NZ tradition at Christmas (and summer). As are the beach visits, sticky faces and movie watching. And the sales.

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And of course, one (outta a hundred) of the best bits....having time to make things.

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simple stitching.

cardmaking

and some much needed scrapbooking.

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and some updates:)

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Enjoy your holidays! And sleep in.

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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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

Blog

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!