tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77501310998506335132024-03-13T13:16:53.863+02:00.zoe waters.Zoe WatersZoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227249611583328580noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750131099850633513.post-44349904358446793452017-02-08T23:35:00.002+02:002017-02-08T23:46:37.164+02:00Lessons from Sons of Anarchy SeriesThis interesting and compelling series had me hooked right from the start. The story line and characters were real and fascinating. Even though it is a world far removed from anything I have been exposed to, there is a familiarity in the characters.<br />
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If you haven't seen it I would highly recommend getting the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sons_of_Anarchy" target="_blank">Sons of Anarchy</a> box set. The 7 series set is a crime drama of a Motorcycle club in Charming, USA and was created by the very talented <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Sutter" target="_blank">Kurt Sutter</a>. He wrote, produced and directed the series and even had a small part as one of the motor cycle members, Otto Delaney. The series ran from 2008 to 2014 and in November 2016 FX officially announced that they would be doing a spin off series about the Mayan MC .<br />
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Actress Katey Sagal, known for her role as Peggy Bundy in Married with Children, won a Golden Globe for her role as Gemma Morrow in the Sons series. Gemma was the wife of Club Founder, JT Teller, and mother of current deputy President, Jax Teller. She is married to President Clay Morrow, and between them have a closet full of secrets. As the story unwinds so do their secrets and nobody is left untouched, from their family, to the motorcycle members and the community at large.<br />
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<em>Lessons learnt</em> are substantial, with the strongest point coming across as <span style="color: #cc0000;">Communication</span>. From the misunderstandings that lead to various club members and rival club members loosing their lives, to the kidnapping of Jax's son and the ultimately break up of the Morrow family. When communication is not open, whether in business or at home, there can't be trust and you can't grow your relationships. Communication, open and honest communication, is vital for all relationships to develop and for business to flourish. Whether dealing with your colleagues, your business partners, children, life partner or family members we have to let others in and trust those who care for us. Communication happens in many different ways, from open heart to heart chatting, to talking about what is really happening, and hearing what people around us are saying and going through.<br />
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When <span style="color: #cc0000;">mistakes</span> happen, and they do, own up to them and let the support of loved ones around you encourage you to make it right. By covering up what has happened with lies, and more lies, can only lead to disaster and in this case a massive misunderstanding that got a lot of people dead! Selfish decisions lead to the destruction of others and often unchangeable consequences. When we don't consider our actions we can leave a wake of hurt and destruction behind.<br />
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We see that <span style="color: #cc0000;">lying</span>, whether to protect those you love, or even selfishly to protect yourself, is never a good thing and can only end badly. Eventually everything comes to the light and the lies and cover ups are not easily spoken away. The lies are compounded and lead to further problems. When Gemma lies about what she has done that is the start of the demise of her beloved family. Always did she put them first, except when her actions were on the line and once she went down that road it was hard to come back from what she had said.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Respect</span> is another lesson to be learnt here. Respect for each other, for the law, for our families and for ourselves. When we don't trust our partners, we are unable to show them the respect they deserve. Respecting other people's opinions is so important, and can lead to a healthy trusting relationship. without respect there can't be common drive to the end goal. without respect there is no will to work together and no desire to build on the foundation of your relationship. Respecting our colleagues and stakeholders is the only way to grow and develop your relationships in business and ultimately your own brand.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Family</span> is very important, to law abiding citizens and criminals alike! protecting the ones we love, especially our children, could come at a cost. Protecting our children means we have to sometimes have to make hard decisions and certainly put their needs above our own. In the Sons, Jax's children are exposed to a lifestyle he never wants for them, and despite his best efforts he is never able to walk away from SAMCRO. His wife is stronger and when she makes the right decision is penalised for it. The children never win in a situation like this. Again the miscommunication! If only people spoke to each other, about how they feel, what they have planned etc. So often we see it in other relationships, don't we!<br />
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Watching the members of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sons_of_Anarchy_Motorcycle_Club" target="_blank">Sons of Anarchy</a> live I life I thankfully will never be part of, certain themes jump out at me that would have changed everything for them, and even saved lives. Trust, communication, respect and truth. This is true for all walks of life and for all areas of our daily interactions from home life to business relationships.<br />
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<br />Zoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227249611583328580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750131099850633513.post-26942957290893946702014-04-21T15:50:00.001+02:002014-04-21T15:50:26.066+02:00I'm really enjoying my running. Its fantastic to be putting in the hard work and dedication and being able to see results. Today I did my first 8km run, who would have thought!! Just a couple of months ago I was running 2km at best.<br />
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Having a training partner certainly helps. Wayne has been awesome, he's been running for about 2 years and has completed a few marathons. He's so willing to pass on his knowledge and to encourage and support me. We are running at 5am during the week, 4 times a week. Weekends are used for longer runs, and I need to get in some cross training soon. Swimming is a good cross trainer,.<br />
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Having a training schedule is helpful. It keeps me focused and goal orientated. I am doing my first half marathon in July, at the Knysna oyster weekend. That's 10weeks away, and I'm happy to report that I am ahead of my schedule. It is so good to be able to see my progress. Last week I did 31km for the week. Whoop whoop!!!<br />
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I've been searching some blogs, and will be back soon with some inspiration from the web.<br />
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Zoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227249611583328580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750131099850633513.post-80838828365206650222014-04-12T22:44:00.001+02:002014-04-12T22:44:08.159+02:00Here are some pictures from the amazing Vodacom Corporate Triathlon last weekend in Port Elizabeth.<br />
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Good news is all 3 of the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber individual teams finished, and within the times we anticipated!<br />
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Zoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227249611583328580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750131099850633513.post-44716759056369697442014-04-01T15:16:00.000+02:002014-04-01T15:15:53.792+02:00The ChallengeDear Bloggers
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<br>About 8 weeks ago I challenged some peers to do the corporate ironman with me. Each as individuals, doing all 3 disciplines ourselves.
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<br>Well, the past 8 weeks have flown and ironman fever has hit Nelson Mandela Bay! With only a few sleeps left one hopes that the training was enough to conquer this milestone. For the avid athlete the corporate ironman probably doesn't conjour much respect, but for my colleagues and myself we have gone from almost ground zero to doing all 3 disciplines. 380m swim - 18km cycle - 4.2km run.
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<br>When I first decided to train as an athlete, and ultimately be ready for the ironman 70.3 in January 2015, I was almost a coach potato and could barely run 2km.
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<br>Reaching the 5km mark was brilliant!! I was so pleased with myself and it was the mental block milestone. My time was a lengthy 42min, but that wasn't bothering me in the slightest!! I achieved that mid February, some 3 weeks into my training.
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Corporate <a href="http://ironmansouthafrica.com/" target="_blank">ironma</a>n is in PE in April 2014, 5 April 2014. we have decided to enter a team for nelson mandela bay business chamber. the 3 disciplines are 380m swim, 18m cycle and 4.2km run.<br />
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i've asked Lesley aka little lesley, to train with me and do the ironman 70.3 in east london next year. i think she will agree, especially after the corporate challenge and we are planning to do the knysna half marathon in june. that is such a popular race and i'm hoping i will be ready for 21km in june - we'll see.<br />
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are you training at all? if you have any tips on training for<a href="http://ironmansouthafrica.com/" target="_blank"> ironman</a>, first time competitors in a triathlon or you are also starting out, please leave a comment - will be great to hear from you.<br />
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zoeZoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227249611583328580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750131099850633513.post-72349179039084603352014-01-28T19:30:00.000+02:002014-01-28T19:30:01.823+02:00Getting one with the saddlewelcome back!<br />
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yesterday i went to my first spinning class. for those of you who don't know what spinning is, it is a cycling class where you ride in time to the music, with an instructor, and he/she pushes you very hard! it is certainly not for the faint-hearted.<br />
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as i am in a real training zone at the moment, i eagerly went to the 5am class. i was not disappointed and worked really hard. problem is that the seat and i have not yet made friends...... this made this mornings spinng class rather difficult. my seat is so very very uncomfortable and i have not been able to sit down (without flinching) for 2 days now!!<br />
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but the trainer advised me to keep going and work through the pain.<br />
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so the trainng continues, and i am very committed and excited about this challenge. hope you walk the journey with me.<br />
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Zoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227249611583328580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750131099850633513.post-30784076034682810722014-01-26T16:42:00.000+02:002014-01-26T16:42:02.876+02:00Just an ordinary girlOn Friday I decided to challenge myself to do the IRONMAN 70.3 next year. Now I'm no fitness freak, nor can I run 5km - but I'm at least a bit more active than a couch potato!<br />
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In 2007 I announced that I was going to climb Kilimanjaro later that year, and I could barely walk 6km then, never mind 6 days!! So I think this is about the same challenge. I have a year to up my running from 3km to 21km, learn to ride a bike for 90km and then the swim of 1.9km (thats the one making me the most nervous). <br />
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Life is all about challenges, and taking the opportunities given to you. Now I am just an ordinary girl, trying to make the most of an ordinary life. I will be recording my workouts and challenges along the way, and I hope you come along for the ride.<br />
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2014 Is turning out to be a very busy year. And I am so blessed. I will also be relaunching my ecommerce website, Scrapaholics, and am so excited to release my upgraded website. After some techincal difficulties, which saw the site down for 3 months, the final touches are almost done and I am excited to reveal the more integrated, visually great site. And, my sister and I are embarking on our own business too - watch this space for the release of our new ecommerce website.<br />
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Thanks for popping by, hope to see you soon<br />
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Zoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227249611583328580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750131099850633513.post-35984641008103223382014-01-26T08:00:00.000+02:002014-01-26T16:53:24.037+02:00Starting the training My training started on Saturday, for Ironman 70.3 2015. Its a year to get ready and i will need every day of this year!<br />
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I've been training a little bit on the running front. Doing interval training to increase my stamina. Running 3 minutes and walking 1 for a few weeks. On Saturday I decided to see how far I can run in 10 minutes. After 10 minutes I still felt good and was able to do a full 20 minutes. 2.7km in 20 minutes - that was pretty good going on my first attempt! I was thrilled.<br />
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Sunday I was back in the gym, ran for 20 minutes and did 2.7km again. Feeling good. Still doing powerplate, that machine is awesome! Love how tired my muscles get after a workout. I do 3 sets of arms and always do the planks. how about doing the 30 day plank challenge with me. More on that next time.<br />
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Heres to being, fit and healthy and enjoying the outdoors.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by<br />
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ZoeZoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227249611583328580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750131099850633513.post-67910420435995979162013-03-26T14:35:00.000+02:002013-03-26T14:35:42.147+02:00MISTER BLAKES FIRST LAYOUGood day everyone!<br />
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If you are wondering where i've been - well, sorry for the absence!<br />
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We sold our house, and moved 2 weeks ago. But we have moved in with my brother (hes a batchelor and we are a family of 4, including a baby plus a cat!!) So an adjustment for all. should be here a few weeks while we do alterations to our new home. and then we move again.....<br />
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they say moving is up there on the list of most stressful things, such as divorce and death. i can vouch for that. between packing and organising and managing and time frames etc, its not easy.<br />
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but back to scrapbooking. have you managed to get some pretty things done? speaking of pretty things, i bought a heidi swapp warehouse sale box which arrived last week. i am so thrilled with my goodies and can't wait to scrap some pretty things! you will be sure to see some of that heidi swapp magic coming up on here shortly.<br />
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the latest sketch is up at scrapbook challenges blog. have you had a look? here is the <a href="http://scrapbookchallenges.com/" target="_blank">sketch</a>:<br />
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I used the new<a href="http://www.bobunny.com/" target="_blank"> Bo Bunny</a> - Mama Razzi2.Just love this whole range so much!! its gorgeous. (i am a sucker for clocks and cameras, so it is right up my ally!!)</div>
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Zoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227249611583328580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750131099850633513.post-51572893610580691592013-02-26T06:00:00.000+02:002013-02-26T06:00:01.739+02:00A MIXTURE OF RANGES LAYOUTHello Bloggers<br />
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Thank you for popping by, nice to see you again! Have you been getting much scrapbooking done?<br />
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The weekly sketch is out, at<a href="http://www.scrapbookchallenges.com/" target="_blank"> Scrapbook Challenges</a>. Why not do your take on it and upload it to our <a href="http://scrapbookchallenges.com/gallery/" target="_blank">gallery</a> so we can see what you have done?<br />
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Here is the sketch, a real treat for journal fundies :) <br />
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All paper was distressed, this created texture and raised the photos. The middle photo is raised even more with the Prima chipboard clock.</div>
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I really enjoyed this sketch. Am quite happy with the way it came out, such a fun and bright page - which is what the day was. Even though i have used a lot of paper and embellishments the photos are still the main feature on the page.</div>
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Using my scraps from different lines and manufacturers, can create a well balanced layout.</div>
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Zoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227249611583328580noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750131099850633513.post-52841724162002877802013-02-15T08:00:00.000+02:002013-02-15T08:00:07.963+02:00Tom's Farewell AlbumGood day!!<br />
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In August Tom Grobben, from the Netherlands, joined the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber as an intern as part of his studies. He joined our team with eagerness, and fitted right in.<br />
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After 5 months with us, we have so enjoyed the time with Tom. He left for Netherlands this week and back to university and his life. But Tom certainly left a piece of himself in Nelson Mandela Bay!<br />
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This is a farewell gift i made for him. A scrapbook album made from paper bags. <br />
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I made tags for each staff member, with their photo on and they all wrote a message for him.</div>
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Each photo is dry brushed with paint, as well as the edges of the bags.</div>
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Tom really liked his present and I hope that he will look at it for many years to come, when he remembers his fantastic trip to South Africa, and especially the people from Nelson Mandela Bay.<br />
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Zoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227249611583328580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750131099850633513.post-50970205473439498192013-02-12T06:00:00.000+02:002013-02-12T06:00:03.612+02:00A Graphic 45 LayoutGood morning Scrappers<br />
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Hope you all had a fantastic weekend, did you manage to get some scrapbooking done?<br />
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The new sketch at <a href="http://www.scrapbookchallenges.com/" target="_blank">Scrapbook Challenges</a> is up. Please take part in this week's sketch, and be sure to post your layout to our gallery. <br />
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Here is the sketch 331:<br />
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The gorgeous 'A Ladies Diary' range from Graphic 45. I used 6 sheets of paper, for lots of layering as well as the chipboard pieces from the same range.</div>
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I traced the doilies onto the paper and created printed doilies.</div>
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I enjoyed this sketch! Even though i have used this range before, i never grow tired of Graphic 45. I just love the vintage feel and awesome colours of the papers.<br />
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ZoeZoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227249611583328580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750131099850633513.post-12926995770182531562013-02-09T20:37:00.001+02:002013-02-09T20:37:35.508+02:00RANDON ACT OF KINDNESSHello Bloggers!<br />
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are you having a scrappy weekend?<br />
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Last week's <a href="http://scrapbookchallenges.com/sbc-blog/" target="_blank">SCRAPBOOK CHALLENGE</a> Blog Hop was great, wasn't it? The design team are so talented and there were awesome layouts on the hop.<br />
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Hope you managed to play along and get your layout into the <a href="http://scrapbookchallenges.com/gallery/" target="_blank">gallery</a>. Here is the <a href="http://zoewaters.blogspot.com/2013/02/scrapbook-challenges-weekend-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">link</a> back to my layout.<br />
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And now to announce the random winner of my RAK for leaving a comment. (I used True Random Number Generator by <a href="http://www.random.org/">www.random.org</a>)<br />
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Philis, please email me your address so that i can send your RAK pack to you :)<br />
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Thank you everyone who left some love, and to the new followers - WELCOME! I hope that you are able to find some inspiration here.<br />
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I'm off to finish some kits that i'm making. Have a stunning weekend.<br />
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Scrappy love<br />
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Welcome to the Scrapbook Challenges Blog Hop, so nice to have you here. Have you seen the new <a href="http://www.scrapbookchallenges.com/" target="_blank">SBC blog</a>, its awesome!</div>
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Here is the sketch for you to complete, and lots of awesome prizes to go with!<br />
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This is my take on the sketch. Enjoyed doing this layout - thanks to my scrapping girlfriends who assisted!<br />
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Paper range is Protfolio from Pink Paislee. I have used 3 sheets of paper. I added some glitter, dimensional glaze and lots of tags and layers.<br />
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The punches are American Crafts, Knockouts. I am still really enjoying this punch set. It is so quick and nifty.<br />
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Hop On Prize<b> - </b>This is for one person who complete a layout a based on the sketch and links up in the hop on area of the forum.<br />
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New Member Prize - Given to one randomly selected new member who joins the site over the course of the weekend.<br />
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Instagram Tag & Win - A small prize given out to one follower and an additional IG user they tag<br />
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Happy scrappin' weekend and I look forward to seeing what you come up with.<br />
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ZoeZoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227249611583328580noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750131099850633513.post-2892361609270122932013-01-04T23:22:00.001+02:002013-01-04T23:23:14.901+02:00A New Year and a New Baby!Happy New Year to each and every one of you......<br />
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May 2013 be a year of prosperity, happiness, self fulfilment, growth and blessings.<br />
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I am not sorry to see the back of 2012. What started as a very tragic year for us when we lost precious baby Bella, God has seen fit to bless us with Blake!<br />
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Meet Blake Kingsley Waters:<br />
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Born on Friday 28 December 2012.<br />
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He is such a gorgeous boy, and been a good baby so far :)<br />
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Here are a few more pics of our angel:<br />
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6 days old - after his first bath at home. sweetheart</div>
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On the 11th day of challenges Zoe challenged you, use this title prompt. You can make any title you wish, with the word 'Always' in it. Some examples with a Christmas theme are: We Always make Santa Cookies, 'Always singing', 'Always happy', "Santa Always Comes to our house' - the ideas are endless!!<br />
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I used this gorgeous paper from My Minds Eye - Lost and Found Range. i've been waiting for a really special layout as i think this paper is just truly gorgeous. </div>
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The paper edges were all distressed. Prima flowers, Kaisercraft Stamp, My Minds Eye - Lost and Found range self-adhesive Alphabet Stickers.</div>
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<br />Zoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227249611583328580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750131099850633513.post-81087281825331167542012-11-26T15:35:00.000+02:002012-11-26T15:35:00.539+02:00catch up and a layouthello blogger friends<br />
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what a fantastic November we are having. summer finally seems to have arrived and the <a href="http://www.scrapbookex.co.za/" target="_blank">Scrapbook Convention</a> came to PE for the first time ever!<br />
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and as you know PE ladies rock and we had the best day last week Saturday Scrapping with <a href="http://www.glendaviljoen.co.za/" target="_blank">Glenda </a>and <a href="http://jowilnanolte.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jowilna</a> at the Radisson.Christmas themed, we did layouts and projects and cards. Can't say too much more until the ladies in Cape Town and Johannesburg have had their turn. So watch this space to see what we did at convention!<br />
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Over at<a href="http://scrapbookchallenges.com/" target="_blank"> Scrapbook Challenges</a> is this week's sketch - 323.<br />
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Here is my take on it.<br />
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Zoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227249611583328580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750131099850633513.post-38341507310142403772012-11-25T11:42:00.002+02:002012-11-25T11:42:35.921+02:00A ladies diary layoutGood day bloggers!!<br />
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Over at Scrapbook Challenges earlier this month i did sketch 321.<br />
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This is my layout for the Sketch Crew:<br />
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i used the gorgeous ladies diary range from Graphic 45, paper and chipboard as well as flowers and brands from their stapels range.<br />
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I distressed the papers and used the paper as journalling tags. I didn't matt my photo, but sanded it instead.<br />
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My little girl is growing up so fast, i can't believe she is 3 and a half already. Such a sweet child, i love scrapping these pretty pictures of her!<br />
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Hope you are able to capture your precious moments to and create a beautiful album to reminise over in years to come.<br />
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Trust you all had a fabulous weekend, and are back into the swing of the working week!<br />
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Since yesterday was Monday, that means there is a new sketch over at <a href="http://www.scrapbookchallenges.com/" target="_blank">Scrapbook Challenges</a> - Sketch 319.<br />
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Here is the single layout sketch:<br />
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I got this awesome Little Yellow Bicyle paper - 'splash' range. I made a lovely summer beach kit, with chipboard and double sided paper. I so enjoyed this kit, I will definitely be doing more Little Yellow Bicycle kits in the future.<br />
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Here is the kit, which sold out this weekend at the I-Scrap function:<br />
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How cute are these chipboard pieces? The lollipops went perfectly with the pictues I wanted to use.</div>
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This is a bonus single layout I included in the kit, as there was so much chipboard over. What a great value for money packet of chipboard shapes!</div>
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Zoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227249611583328580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750131099850633513.post-70703605737184142102012-10-28T16:22:00.000+02:002012-10-28T16:22:00.912+02:00I-Scrap Function & Sketch 318Hello bloggers<br />
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It is a lazy Sunday afternoon in our house. Poor Morgan has been suffering with a sore throat, so its been movies and relaxing.<br />
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This weekend was I-Scrap's Scrapbook weekend. I was a teacher yesterday and the ladies were fabulous. I had such a good time with them, and was so pleased to have been asked by Jenny to be a teacher.<br />
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Here is the layout I did:<br />
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The kit was made from the gorgeous <a href="http://www.prima.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Prima</a> 'Rondelle' range. I used 2 double sided 12"x12" papers, 6"x6" papers, chipboard and <a href="http://www.americancrafts.typepad.com/" target="_blank">American Craft</a> cardstock.<br />
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On the top left hand page i made a flap, with space for journalling and more photos. There was also a secret pocket for storing personal letters or more photos.</div>
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Zoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227249611583328580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750131099850633513.post-46088410755560701482012-10-09T05:00:00.000+02:002012-10-09T05:00:00.430+02:00I love this layoutWelcome Friends,<br />
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Hope that you all had a fabulous weekend. Did you get much scrapbooking done? <br />
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The new sketch is up at <a href="http://scrapbookchallenges.com/" target="_blank">Scrapbook Challenges</a>, Sketch 316. <br />
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What a great sketch to work with! I've been wanting to do a layout of Morgan for a while now, where i record her quirks and things she likes at the momenet. we always think we will remember, but sadly as time goes on we don't. I'm a huge one to advicate journallling, but so slack in doing it myself. So here it is!!</div>
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Love all the texture on this page. The glitter on the paper, the paint on the stamp,pearl mist on the doilie, the flowers, the lace - just so girly!</div>
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SOmetime you have an idea of how you want your layout to come out, and it doesn't always work that way! Well i'm so pleased with this one. It was exactly what i had in mind. <br />
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I remember the day she asked for this picture to be taken. Was January/February this year. She said i must do a 'photoshoot' of her and her babies!!! lol. too cute, got such great pics since she was in a posing mood. the dolls were pretty good too.....<br />
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Please remember to upload your take on the sketch to the Scrapbook Challenges website.<br />
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Have a super duper week friends!<br />
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xxxxZoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227249611583328580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750131099850633513.post-16675102149163457402012-09-25T07:30:00.000+02:002012-09-25T07:30:00.380+02:00New sketch and layoutHappy Tuesday<br />
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hope you had a fantastic weekend. The long weekend in South Africa was well needed!<br />
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Here is the latest sketch over at <a href="http://www.scrapbookchallenges.com/" target="_blank">Scrapbook Challenges</a>. It posted yesterday - hope you play along.<br />
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Sketch 314<br />
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Precious layout:</div>
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Some close ups:<br />
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I used Graphic 45 paper. I loved the colours and freshness of this range. THe brads, butterfly and lace and are from their staple range.<br />
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The alphas stickers are Making Memories.<br />
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Please share your layout if you play along.<br />
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Scrappy love<br />
ZoeZoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227249611583328580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750131099850633513.post-19791302074121403192012-09-22T21:58:00.000+02:002012-09-22T21:58:10.899+02:00Update and a layoutHappy weekend Bloggers!<br />
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August and September have been such hectic months...... between sick family members, sick myself, work overload, and life in general i have missed my precious blog.<br />
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I have been doing lots of scrapping though, with my sister, alone and with some friends - although my wish is that the scrapping on a wednesday night with my friends would be possible each week. love those gals!<br />
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Here is last week's sketche from <a href="http://www.scrapbookchallenges.com/" target="_blank">Scrapbook Challenges</a>, and my layout to go with them.<br />
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Sketch 311 <br />
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My layout - Timeless Memories. </div>
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My gran passed away earlier this year, at the ripe old age of 93years. My folks went to the UK and i was so pleased when my mom returned with a shoebox of photo! They are in really good condition, most with the photo information on the back. This one is a picture of my gran and my dad. there is no date on the photo but i guess my dad is about 4 years old - making the pic about 1947/1948.</div>
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This is the start of my heritage album. bliss with gorgeous graphic 45 papers and lace. The tickets are from Tim Holtz and the 'timeless memories' transparency is from Tracey Slaven - Scrapper T.</div>
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I enjoyed this sketch very much. If you play along please be sure to share your layout on the SBC Gallery.</div>
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We have a long weekend here in South Africa. Monday is Heritage Day, which means 'Braai Day' (or in other words Barbeque Day!) Lets hope the weather holds.</div>
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Have a scrappy weekend friends</div>
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Zoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227249611583328580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750131099850633513.post-8130367325289069892012-08-16T10:04:00.000+02:002012-08-16T10:04:00.139+02:00Sketch 10 - sizzling summer of sketchesHi guys<br />
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This is sketch 10 of the <a href="http://scrapbookchallenges.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?44-Sizzlin-Summer-of-Sketches" target="_blank">Sizzling Summer of Sketches</a> over at <a href="http://scrapbookchallenges.com/sbc-blog" target="_blank">Scrapbook Challenges</a>. Hope you are participating?<br />
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Here is my take on the sketch:<br />
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I used the Graphic 45 cordinations paper as the background. I sanded the edges of the cardstock as well as around the circles and where i stamped and the title.<br />
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The flowers are from Petaloo and the alphabet stickers are Provo Craft. <br />
The stamp says 'you are my greatest joy'.<br />
The photos were taken by my gorgeous sister!<br />
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Pop over to see some of the other sketches, and what the other design team members have come up with.<br />
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Scrappy love<br />
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