NSD - The Scrap Kitchen Blog Hop

WOOHOO, Welcome to the Scrap Kitchen NSD blog hop!!! - The hop will go live at 10am WST on Saturday May 5 - so if you are here early be patient :p I am away this weekend scrapping with some gorgeous friends who "make my laugh louder, my smile brighter and my life better" - and I am having issues with setting the scheduled blog post thingy to work....I'm blaming the fact that I currently have 2 fractured legs and nothing is easy at the moment.

Hopefully you have found me via my gorgeous friend Jordie's blog.

You have a chance to win one or more of 50 prizes from 50 different blogs!!!

This is the EASIEST BLOG HOP EVER! All you have to do to win a prize is to PLEASE LEAVE a comment under this post. On Monday May 7 I will choose someone randomly for the prize winner!

My Prize will be a pack of the new Jillibean Soup Epoxy Buttons that I {heart} very, very much. I'm surprised I am actually able to part with a pack. Those that know me well know of my much love for all things Jillibean :)

The winners details will be posted on here so make sure you check back to see if you have won! For more chances to win, please go to

Melissa Elsner http://theprofoundbrunette.com/

We would also love for you to come and join us in The Scrap Kitchen on Facebook here https://www.facebook.com/groups/358068404230630/ and will also be posting winners names there!

I don't have something to leave you with scrap wise so I'm going to leave you with this. To all my friends out there....thanks for stopping by......Hopefully after this weekend away I'll have lots more to show scrapping wise - that is if we don't drink, eat and laugh too much.

The End and a New Beginning...

Today we farewelled officially a large part of my scrapbooking life with the closing of Just Scrapbooking....a place where I have designed, taught and worked over a number of years. But even more so a place which has seen many tears and lots (and I mean lots) of laughter and fun. Since the announcement people have assumed that it's a sad thing but I don't see it that way at all. Jordie came to the conclusion after much deliberation with her family about what was important. So what's important?? FAMILY of course. Over the last month I have seen a friend who's excited about the future and what it holds for her, children who are excited about not having to share their Mum with a business and a grateful husband for never having to come round and empty the back dock or climb a ladder to change a flickering light again. The last few days Jordie and I have had chats about many customers who we will miss and we know we are not likely to see - those we don't know socially but have shared highs and lows with. That we'll miss, and the drop in visits from many regulars for coffee, a chat and to check out newly arrived stock. Many we will see on a social level, others we will continue to see as we frequent various bricks and mortar stores around Perth, and others we will continue to chat with via fb.

Just Scrapbooking will be open next weekend for fittings and fixture sales, keep an eye on the fb page or blog www.justscrapbooking.typepad.com for further info.

So to Fjords....the best boss anyone could ever wish for....I thank you for creating such a fabulous store and for providing me with fantastic opportunities and most of all for being such a great friend. I am really looking forward to our scrap days/nights surrounded by the four C's - chocolate, cheesecake, coffee and champagne. <3 Meow

So what's the new beginning??? I might just keep you in suspense a little while, but let's just say the scrap mojo is flowing as I work on designing some up coming classes......