Right Now

I've Been Meaning to Use These Goodies For a While Now

From the ArtPLay Pallette Love = Life, that Anna Aspnes and I worked on a couple of months ago. Seen it?

I think my favourite parts of the kit are the heart confetti's and actually all of Anna's overlays... they are just So fun to work with! I actually forgot how much I enjoyed using Anna's products. Did you know when I first started digi scrapbooking, I used Anna's products to make my first page shared on line... you can view the page here if you're interested in seeing. Since then I've always been a fan! And still have a hard drive full of Anna's magic.

I did a two pager -

and together it looks like this - 

Some more photos from that day -

Cant wait to scrapbook these! Off to see what I can do.

A Couple of Scrapbook Creations to Share

Hiya! I think I'm on a creative roll! I'll quickly share what I did yesterday.

CREDITS: Mostly from Pieces Of Me IV Kit also used Distress It 02 Brushes.
I get to see this view as I drive down the road we live on, so amazing!
A two pager -

CREDITS: Mostly from Retrouvailles Collab and Distress It 02 Brushes.

CREDITS: Mostly from Retrouvailles Collab and Distress It 02 Brushes.
And together they look like -

A cute two pager I think!

Happy INSD!

I hope you made time for some creativity today. I have a couple of treats.

First is another freebie -

The second is another coupon code for 40% off! Use code: INSD2012 (valid for the weekend only)

I'm off taking the kids to their art and sports group now, hope to take some fab pics to scrapbook later!

Have fun!

Pieces Of Me IV + Freebie

A new kit by me! And it's dedicated to all the mothers out there who have at one point or still is, staying home for their little ones.

On all products. Valid from 1st May till 8th.

 

My Scrapbook Art are hosting a freebie created by me, check out - it's pretty crafty.

Happy downloading!

 

Perfectly Placed + Journal Prompt Challenge

Yup, feeling pretty cozy at home, now that most of the junk's been cleared in our new house. Keeping the place tidy will now be easier and more inspiring without all those boxes and bags bullying me everytime I walk past them!

For the first time, in a long time, I actually sat down and created a scrapbook page, well first time this year - can you believe it! I just realized it now... gosh I HAVE been busy!

Here's my page - Perfectly Placed.

  CREDITS: Everything from Pieces Of Me IV

My house is now in order and everything finally in its place. But not just that. I feel like I'm 'perfectly' & happily placed too, being a mum who has chosen to stay home and keep the house and train the children - oh and help my husband make lots of money too! What a wonderful responsibility and job I have been given. Sure I have those days when I want to ship the kids off to Nani's house (my mum) or I want to 'wag' school as the teacher (and there are days when I do wag... but not much - honest). But overall I feel like I'm on an adventure and my goal is to see my children grow, not just with knowledge but with strong spirit and character. The page isn't exactly about this, but the title reflects where I am at in life as I go through these journal prompts found in my latest kit, Pieces Of Me IV.

The journal prompt looks like this - (minus the embellishments)

If you do decide to buy the kit and end up using this element from it, I would love to see it! And if you post your project(with 70% VPD products used) on my facebook page, then you could win a gift voucher and your project will be showcased in the project ideas gallery at Vinnie Pearce Dowloads. Remember you can post your project there anytime to share with the community, as long as you stick to the rules. Challenge ends 9th of May.

Well I enjoyed writing this post, I hope you enjoyed reading it!

 

Me Right Now

Finally I get a chance to blog without the frustration of a slow internet and without the guilt of not organizing my house! Two months after the big move, and we still have boxes around us. We have been to the dump around five times in the space of two months, gave away 2-3 car loads of charity bags and boxes, AND WE STILL HAVE BOXES & BAGS AROUND US! This move has turned out to be a huge De-clutter Your Lives episode. I know simplicity is approaching.

I love the new place we live in. We are still in Auckland, but out in the bush/country. It's the atmosphere I dreamt about for my kids to grow up in. We are renting the place at the moment and are very happy! It feels so good to not have a mortgage right now, and we are in no hurry to sign up for one too.

I'm still decorating the inside of the house, so I'll show parts of our outside for now and the inside on a future post.

Almost everyday I am thankful we found this place, dispite no broadband connection and no TV... yup NO TV! Its alright though because we were hardly chained to it before in the old house and its actually really nice, nice not having the temptation to sludge out. O! we have rented a lot of DVD's though heehee!

No broadband connection has been a blessing in disguise too. I pay $50 NZD for two gigs a month! At first I was like... nooooooo we have to move... AGAIN! But I thought about it and found I can make it work with the business as long as I do big uploads and downloads at my sisters or brothers house. With the 2 gig allowance, I have to think about the sites I allow myself to "stumble" upon and use the net for mostly business, I have an exception to facebook and pinterest of course! But it means I can just get to other tasks around my home and this is exactly the way I want it to be. Especially now that I'm homeschooling two children - which I am loving by the way! 

Hey did you see the post about Kushee? It's my new gift store, have a browse when you have a few minutes!

So that's me right now... embracing the simple life, one box at a time!

Vinnie Pearce Downloads Now Live

Here is the URL - vinniepearce.com/downloads

To celebrate the launch...
- 20 - 40% off sale
- Special collab with One Little Bird Designs

- Two freebies:

Don't forget to check out the Creative Teams inspiring gallery!

Winner of the Launch Giveaway

Thank you everyone for playing! Loved reading some of your comments!

The winner is...

Congrats Deirdre! Goodies are coming you way!

URL will be given to the rest of you soon!

Vinnie Pearce Downloads Launch + Sneak Peeks

 (closed) For a chance to win all three collections place your comment by January 22nd! (closed)

Little Message From Me

My first ever hosted Christmas dinner - a huge success! Thanks to my sisters, Micheline, Vineeta, Sanju &  husband Justin. I hope you enjoyed the pics!

 

Me Right Now + Two New Stores for 2012

Right now

I'm about to make some last minute shopping for pressies... I really hope it's not insane out there in the malls! Thank God I did half of my shopping on-line in the beginning of November.

I am looking forward to two Christmas feasts this week, one at my lovely in-laws and one hosted by me - for the first time! Its going to be fun! I'll make sure I share photos with you all.

My camera lens is not communicating with my camera (most of the time), after many attempts to dry and wet clean it,  I may have to buy a good simple point and shoot camera to get me through the holiday season, before I'm in any position to fix or buy a new Canon!

Next week I will be on Holiday in some part of the North Island, planned by my husband who wants to surprise me. But that plan didn't work when the property manager called to confirm his booking at such and such place with me! I laughed! ...at least he tried, and there's actually a second destination too.

In 2012

When I get back from holiday I will have three weeks to pack every single little thing inside my home for the big move. Still don't know where we are moving to - oh boy! But there are two main reasons why we have to move. Change of lifestyle and we want more for our money, Auckland is an expensive place to own a home at the moment. Some of you have asked why all of sudden, especially after doing the place up finally. Well the idea of selling our house motivated us to get the place finished and styled, in hope of getting a better price and it worked! We got an offer the day after it was listed with the agent (actually we ended up with two offers before it went unconditional!), a real answer to our prayers! Thanks to those for encouraging me to be brave with the move.

Some of you may have noticed why I was selling my new release scrapbook collections on here, and may have suspected a change of stores. You're right to suspect that! I left Twopeas In A Bucket a while ago, due to the fact they concentrate a whole lot more on the traditional side of scrapbooking, and with that came a few disadvantages for me with the promoting and marketing side. I am still thankful for making the move there a couple of years ago though, because it sure opened up a few doors for me, and the people there are lovely. I am now in the position to run my own store and a number of facts have helped me see that this is the best solution for me. So there's something to look forward to! & watch out for some cool collaborations too!

Oh and there's another store launching in January too! Giving you the chance to own a Vinnie Pearce product. The name, the site and date will all be revealed at a later date (sorry for teasing - but you know me). If you are a retailer and would like to check out samples of my products, please visit my booth(5052) at the -

4 - 6th March 2012 
ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane
Auckland

Wow - that's a lot to fit into for the next two months! I didn't even mention my weight-loss goals and my growing desire to scrapbook more! I'm sad to say that I have lost focus on both! I am hoping after January I can refocus on these areas again.