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Some Sad News... I hope you all understand

To my dear friends,

 

After much sole searching,way too many tears and the realisation that despite my best efforts I am not Superwoman, I have decided to temporarily close my beloved ‘Scraptapestry’.

 

Thank you for all your encouragement and support during our pre launch and our three months of business it has been amazing and truly treasured. Although my heart is heavy I know that this is only a ‘see you later’ and not a ‘goodbye’ for Scraptapestry. It is too dear to me and holds too much of my ‘blood, sweat and tears’ or should I say ‘sleep, sanity, and soul’ for me to walk away from it forever. 

You could say it’s like my fourth child! 

But I am only one woman who somehow after a lifetime of putting myself last on the list and never learning to saying no has had stop, evaluate what’s important to me and make a hard decision. I’ve  recently hit a brickwall (Timmy) and I had to realise that with everything going on in my life just now, Scraptapestry needs to take a ‘sabbatical’ so that I can focus on my own story for a little while.

So expect for me to be blogging you next May or June about the return of Scraptapestry. I promise you now it will be more fabulous (if that’s possible) than ever and still committed to providing an indulgent package of goodies and giving something back to the community.

I have also decided that I need to take my own personal sabbatical from all things cyber for the next couple of months to rest, repair and recharge! So take care, happy scrapping and enjoy the festive season! I miss you all already.

Take care and keep safe

Love

Naomi x

Juggling...

There are times when I have to giggle out loud.... The absurdity of the things I do astounds me quite regularly, and I am beginning to understand the look Timmy gives me. It is the look of 'What the...'

Like tonight I lost my glasses. I misplaced them while I was talking to my sister, Becc I then enrolled the kids to help me find them cause I am literally blurred without them. We searched and searched and then I whilst retracing my steps I heard 'kertap kertap kertap'

Emptied the drier to find a pair of nicely warmed glasses.... ahhhhh.... sight returned.

Tonight I will be loading the gallery and the card and Mini Album collections after having to rejig these due to missing stock. That one of the bummers occasssionally I order and it doesn't come. But I must say I had alot of fun with the mini album this month I hope you like it.

I have done a couple more layouts with the collection. I am realising that Kim and Aga are right these Kits are big and I haven't used half the contents..... as time goes on I am realising that I do have a style. I like layering papers. I dont tend to use ribbons or very much chipboard anymore. I think I will leave that up to Kim and Aga. 

There is some of the mini album....

Excuse the terrible lighting ... The fluroscents are on their way out , everything is taking on a yellow tinge. better photos in the gallery and there are still a few pages not photographed. This album is very me lots of hiding spots and lift up bits...lots of photos jammed into a relatively small album.{ 4"x8"}

Thats it from me.... got some kits to address and pack for the postie tomorrow

love naomix

More layouts...

I have been finishing up some more layouts this weekend.

This one I particularly love.... I dont think there is any smell I love more than freshly mown grass. It just gived me flash back to my childhood of making piles of grass and hiding my animals, or making beds and of course grass fights...

This is some photos I took of the kids having their own version of a grass fight..... I hope one day they will remember that their nutty mother introduced them to alot of fun over the years.

 

I can vouch for the fact that grass stains are really hard to get out of skin. The kids took on a greenish tinge for a couple of days..hehhehehhehheee.

I have some journalling to to but these photos never cease to make me smile. 

Now on to the next photos. I have been having some fun going outside the usual 12x12 size layouts recently.

 I hope these girls recognise in the years to come how lucky they are to have such a beautiful big brother.He would never admit that he loves Cordy but he has been in love with Dommi since she was born. Those two are two peas in a pod.

Now the biker girl....

 

I have been having so much fun doing the layouts.... I have so many photos to scrap. back soon with some more

love naomi x

I have been so busy....

I have actually done some layouts this month yipeee for me.

It has been such a long time and I thought I would honor Sue's request for some new layouts. Thanks Sue I hope you are enjoying the Kit.

Now on to this months layouts....

 

And I have one more but I am just finishing the final touches to it......

And now I worked a little on my painting last night at about midnight.... very bad lighting in the the studio at that time but nothing I cant fix up when the sun comes out....

so here is the canvas thus far.

Now apologies for the card collection and mini album collection they wil be up before the end of the weekend..... I have had  to make some last minute adjustments... so sorry please be patient.

dont forget to look at the new main collection it has glimmermist ..... LOVE GLIMMErMIST

for those of you whom get a collection you will know that there is a whole lot of other bits and pieces that I dont photograph.... so that there is still a surprise within the box.... hehehehe

got to run and do some more work.

Love naomi x

I'm back with a winner....

The mystery box winner is....' Ruby Bisson has left you a comment: 


Wooahhhh pick me pick me!!! 
T'would be amaziinnngg to win this box.! Sheesh! 
Love love love your kits Naomi!! x '

Ruby I will send you an email to get your address congratulations o the haul.

There will be another haul this month so remember to leave a comment through out the month to be in the draw.

My canvas has its first markings on it ..... so excited here it is

 

and just so you have an idea on it's size....here is cordy standing begrudingly next to it

 

and I have also been doing some bits for the latest collection like a few cards

 and the next one.....

The girls are working hard and the new gallery will be up on the 20th of the month.... ow I had better get back to loading the kit photos onto the website ..... new kit going on sale tomorrow....

I hope you enjoy it....

love naomi x

36" x 72"

I am sitting in front of 36" x 72" of blank canvas.....

It is huge and exciting.... I have not picked up a paint brush in years and I am finally ready to finally start painting again. YIPPPPEEEEE

so wish me luck I will be back tonight with a winner of the mystery pizza box and some more pictures of the new kit

love naomix 

I had a little break...

a kicking and screaming break as my husband would explain to you if he could work out how to use the new Mac.....

I have spent the last six months working so hard tying to piece together all the fascets of a business that somewhere along the road I forgot about family....myself......and how to breathe and actually enjoy life outside scrapbooking.

dont get me wrong I love his business but I have a balance issue. One of the lovely side effects of the depression. I have an all or nothing approach to most things and I need someone to pulll me into line and more often than not that is Timmy. And to his credit I truly dont make it easy for him.

So kicking and screaming I went to the beach with no computer, no phone ... and it was great. I played with the kids at the beach....

took loads of photos...

rode the bikes everywhere...

and then Cordelia turned Seven and then we celebrated this with 20 kids and 4 tree frogs,15 lizards, a fresh water crocodile and at least 25 snakes..... she is in heaven still stoked still amazed. Timmy and I are chuffed that we nailed the party this year ( always difficult when you have a little girl whom really doesn't like anything PINK)

Domi fell in love with the tree frog... kissed it numerous times and is still waiting for him to turn into her prince charming...

 Fletcher is hoping to get a snake liscence so that Dad will no longer go into his room

and me I loved this little wild critter whom tried to escape.... Just beautiful

So that is the run down on my life so far except for the news that I am 7kgs lighter......YIPeeeeee

Now here is the new collection that will be released later this week.

'The rainbows end"

This one has glimmermists and paint canvas and lots of goodies that it truly packs a punch.

If you would like to pre-order a kit please let me know because as with all of the kits there are only a limited number...... email me here

I will take some more photos and be back later

love naomi x

Time for a new giveaway...

Love to give stuff away.

I will host this months 'The Tapestry floor' 

What is that you may ask?

Well it is quite literally things I pick up from the floor in our store room or my study... Believe me I am messy and there is already enough to fill a 15inch pizza box.

I would take a photo but the camera is charging. So I will show you the loot. Already there is product I have taken out of it's packet just for better photography. One off items that I cant really be bothered finding a home for.Left over pieces from the last collection.....all sorts of goodies. I'll leave the draw open of a week and draw it next saturday.

Lots to do tonight so I must run

love to all.

Naomi x

PS there are only two main collections left if anyone is interested.

WOWZERS

I can not believe it has been so long between posts.

There has been a case of suspect appendicitis (cordy) Basketball Grand final (Fletch) Party organising (me for Cordy) and dealt with way too many, way way too many two year old tatrums to count. (Domi)

I have learnt to communicate with my new computer... it has been a strenuous relationship between Mac and I over the last two weeks.... I think I was so annoyed that I lost so much data that I was not a willing participant in our early meetings. Strange how you take an instant dislike to something because it puts you out of your comfort zone.

But I am back...

Now the gallery is slowly being updated with the new layouts ... Kim and Aga have done an amazing job their layouts are beautiful as you will see.

Here are some photos of the dad album.

Well that is it for me off to talk to Mac..

love naomi x

Tomorrow is nearly here..

Tomorrow is launch of Collection number two.....

'A WALK IN THE PARK'....

This collection is rich in colour and in product and once again we are donating to a charity. This months 5% of profits is going to 'The Smith Family' which provides services and a roof for so many struggling families many of whom may well live in a park if it wasn't for this wonderful organisation.

I am going to give  you the first glance at the entire kit with the exception of a few treats that I have added on top. I hope you like them. I look forward to hearing from you soon.....

Love naomi x

Main Scraptapestry Collection

The Mini Album - Tribute to dad

This comes with a disc of instructions as well to give you more ideas

The card/Scrapbook Collection

These will be loaded to the website tonight and we are taking orders tomorrow. If you would like to pre-order before tomorrow please email me at naomielizabeth@mac.com

cheers naomix