where for art thou spring...

it's officially spring here in australia...the 2nd day in fact and it has been so disappointing because it is cold, wet and miserable and this winter has hung on for far too long.

But..................

i have been designing a bunch of new goodies and the latest geekgirl designs are now live and on sale (30%) off over at Scrap Girls. new designs always make me feel warm and fuzzy inside as i have such a strong and supportive customer base.

what's new over in my store?

all this and all you need to do is click on each image to take you directly to the goodies.
please note that the Tattered Blooms Alpha does not sell separately and the image is just here so you get to see it a little better then on the main collections marketing file.

btw...i have a little competition going for the next couple of days. if you want in, it's super simple

geekgirl designs has a fan and follower group on facebook and i would like you all to join. Freebies, comps, give aways, up to date info...all that stuff that comes with being a fan/follower.

here's how it works. stop by my fans/followers fb group and join. then invite one friend to join. once you have both joined, pop your tags in the comment section under the competition post so i know who you are and can easily access names to go in to the draw.

on monday i will draw 2 winners and you get to win my gorgeous Tattered Bloom Collection below.

links to my group:

Fans and Followers of geekgirl designs group

lots of new goodies this week and a fan page...

hey hey hey lovely people, i hope everyone is happy. i have some new goodies now available over in my store at scrap girls.

i'm working on more and more Commercial Use products so that other designers are able to create personal collections and kits with geekgirl designs. i have quite a small collection happening now.

what's new?

all the below and that's just for this week...

you can find all of them here at Scrap Girls and they are all on sale for the next 24 hrs which means you can head on over and fill up your digi stash some more.

 and there's a whole lot more next week which includes a gorgeous collection called Tattered Blooms (PU) and Rustic Doors and Windows, Leaves and Flowers (CU).

i also have a fan and followers page over on facebook, i noticed a lot of folk either commenting or checking on and thought a fan page would allow folks who enjoy my designs to enjoy them even more.

so here it is...facebook fan page

pop on over and join, you'll also receive freebies from time to time too

well that's all folks, enjoy your weekend and stay safe :)

turning corners, setting goals, believing in yourself...

i turned 50 this year, hard to believe but ever so true and until you turn 50 you think nothing of that age, what you might look like, what you might feel like, how life impacts on you and kinda like what's next!

50 for me seemed so far away, obviously when you're younger you think 50 is fairly old, life slows down, you function less and all those things that come with aging.

so when i turned 50 this May, i kinda went whoa...slow down girl, life is moving by far too fast and in a blink 50 years have gone and i won't have another 50 years left. how the heck did that happen????!

my kids are all grown up, i have a beautiful grand bubba i adore, i've been married, separated, divorced, single, in a relationship and forever swimming in a sea of uncertainties. and as much as turning 50 felt old when I was younger, now that i am here, it's pretty dam awesome to be honest.

i am one of those fortunate women that genetics have been kind to me regarding the quality of my skin, lack of wrinkles and most people are shocked to find out my age as they always place me in my late 30's, which i must say is pretty cool too.

what has the last 50 years taught me...the ones i remember, the ones i grew up in, the ones i lived a life in...firstly and for certain...once we hit this age we're pretty sure we're not going to live another 50...well at least not like we've lived the last.

the aging process has well and truly kicked in and as much as it's a scary place, it's also pretty cool.

i choose not to dress for my age, i still consider myself as quite attractive and easy on the eye (those genetics), my children have all grown up, i've lived through terrible moments, bad moments, hideous moments and survived...do i call myself a surviver? no...not anymore. i choose to live here...in the now ready to take on all that i can, ready to live life to its fullest because i can, because i didn't get to 50 to live life on a downer, negatively or feeling like crap.

i've already been there, lived those moments and now even through the tough times, i need to remember that i have managed to get to 50, i have survived the trauma's, i have survived the gossip, the stories, the bullying, a sudden unexpected marriage breakdown of 28 years, the loss of who and where i belong. i've been there and i don't wish to stay there.

50 to me has also brought about great things. i have lived a life of experiences....the bad, the good and the inbetween. i have finally come to a sense of belonging in my own skin and i don't need negative or insecure people in my life. i have been known to be intimidating and at 50 i will no longer apologise or feel guilty for that like i have for the past 40 odd years. i have grown into me, my life, my character, my personality and my soul and for those that brought me down over the years because they were jealous...i have got to 50 and i'm really okay with my life. and if you didn't like me because i was bold, confident, creative, smart, lovable, empathetic, brave, articulate and educated before i turned 50 because your pettiness, immaturity and your character...yes you got in the way...you won't like me now because i am even more of all those things and i am okay with that too.

i have turned corners, set goals and for once believed in myself and all that i am...i have that right!

a few weeks back i wanted to start exercising again and all that goes hand in hand with that. i have a dicky back and a dicky hip but i really try not to allow for those 2 body parts to bring me down. so i've started walking again, i have bought a good skipping rope and i've decided i'm going back to gym.

these are my goals and i am going to embrace them with everything i have. you see i don't want to be that 50 year old or that 55 or 60 year old that looks older and way beyond her means, i want to live an active life, enjoy life, enjoy the clothing i wear, the makeup i wear, the shoes i wear, the jewellery i wear for as long as i can. i want to enjoy everything i can in life because one day...i will be too old to do those things! and i am not going to like living those years as much as i love living them now.

so from an older person to a younger person...if i can offer a few words of wisdom...stop living your life for everyone else. it will never be in your best interest, remove the negative garbage from your life and live because we only have one shot at this life, we don't get a do over, once we're here we have a few shorts years to make the most of that time so make every bit of it count and don't let those that love to live in a world full of their own misery and hate lead the way!

oh and one of the other awesome things since turning 50....my creative mojo has grown in leaps and bounds and i get to do what i love...being creative. so here's a few of those creative mojo moments below :)

some of the above goodies are already in my Scrap Girls Store but the rest will go live this Friday and they're always on sale for that time.

until next time, be happy and stay safe :)

just a tad busy...

what can i say, life is busy and although i seem to do alot, there just aint that many hours in a typical day to do it all. i've caught up for the time being...well that is until tomorrow...lol

since becoming a Scrap Girl Designer, i have created exclusive kits that for the most part you won't find in any of my other stores and if you find something a tad similar it will have been added to for Scrap Girls.

and i have loved every minute of it!

except the fact that i've been quite sick for just over a week now where i could barely function. but like all good things time has helped and although i am not 100% better, i am clearer in my thoughts and able to function.

oh btw...i have a new freebie coming out with this weeks newsletter. yes!!!!!
finally i managed to create a gorgeous little freebie that i know you will all love and i may create something else to go with it for you all.

you don't really want to miss out on this gorgeous gift from me so if you've come by my blog and read down this far and perhaps you like to create online or digi scrap etc...sign up for my newsletter and you'll get this when i send it out with the next newsletter at the end of the week.

it really is as simple as that.

well guys it's late here, in fact it's the next day kinda late here so i'm shutting down and heading to bed.

until next time...look for all the positive in your life despite where you are mentally. you may have to work at it but it's there...yep...all that good and happy stuff, all that positive and loving goodness...it's there, i promise you!

newsletter freebie...

hey all, i'll be sending out my first newsletter at the end of the week with a freebie. so please sign up if you would like to receive it. and honestly why not...freebies are always good right?!

and what else have i been up to in my corner of the world you ask?

designing, going for interviews and keeping flat out busy. life is kinda like that and on most days i tend to wear several hats.

oh and i finished another paper pack with some glitter, sparkles and bling and that is now in store.

and here is what i am working on. papers are done, elements are getting there and so thus becomest a kit!

Gainsboro Blue is coming soon to a store near you.

and then just some cute cover play with the above image.

so that's it folks....newsletter...go on...pop over and sign up or just click on here

ciao for now :)

store links are up...

i've finally had a chance to add the stores where i am now selling at on here. if you click on the blinkies on the side bar you'll notice four stores there BUT the wilma4ever store's link is unavailable at this stage because the store is under some major construction.

it's quite an exciting time for me at the moment. not only have i got my stores up and running but i received a phone call the other day and landed a job here locally which i am ever thankful for.

bendigo is statistically known as the worst place in australia when it comes to jobs...they are just not there. so when you get one...keep it!!!

what's been happening in my every day to day news you ask?

well i have finalised all my stores and uploaded all my kits to all of them. that was heavy going as each store has their own guidelines with naming, packaging, zipping and uploading, thank goodness the bulk of it all is now done.

i've started on a new kit called textured and it's looking fabulous.

my grandbubba aria is 6 weeks today and is doing really well. i have yet to edit her photo shoot so i'm hoping to get a start on that in the next day or 2.

really over the long hot summer we've had and the stickiness of humidity.

i had another procedure done last friday and with that another biopsy. tomorrow i find out the prognosis because my symptoms are now out of control.

and to finish today's blog post off, here's a teaser alert of my newest kit textured...

keep smiling...

ever creating...

so i've been flat out with life and trying to create between the soft moments and the harsher ones. geekgirl designs have been accepted into an online digital scrapbooking store which is exciting (shall mention where in next post) and have applied to a couple more as someone has referred me to the sites. so exciting times are happening.

in amongst all that my beautiful grand bubba is growing up so quickly and i will start to edit her newborn images this week and then i can't wait to show her off to you all. aria is 5 weeks old and just starting to get out of that new born look ♥

in the meantime i've also been designing and creating and it feels good to be me, to be back to what i love doing and even better...to be a better person because of it....weird huh??! nope, but if you knew my story over the last few years you would then understand where i'm coming from.

change is inevitable, whether we like it or not, we must learn to work through it and be a better person because of it!

anyway...my latest designs are ready to burst forth onto this blog post so here they are...but i'll add the links to my store tomorrow as it's pretty late here tonight and i'm up in a 6 hours for another full day

keep smiling :)

designing...

if there's one thing i've always loved is art, designing, buying, loving and selling art. i have a new store as you know and it is filling up nicely with gorgeous goodies. i am also putting together a creative team so they get to work with my goodies for free. if you'd like to join then send me a message on facebook.

so between designing, taking photo's, living a rather busy life and always on the go, i'm also rather excited about the next chapter in my life and happy to see where it may take me.

for those of you who have enjoyed my designs here are the latest :)

purchase recycled alpha here

purchase sassy metal alpha here

purchase rustic alpha here

purchase baby labels here

purchase love labels here

purchase glitter mandala's here

purchase glitter mandala's two here

purchase petite flowers here

purchase lacey lace black here

purchase lacey lace white here

purchase butterflies one here

purchase butterflies two here

so that's pretty much it for this blog post. i look forward to seeing your layouts using my designs.

keep smiling :)

mayhem paper pack...

just a very quick post for now so i can upload my latest paper pack and apologies as these are no longer available as freebies.

i've loved every part of designing these papers and can't wait to have them out there in digi land.

keep smiling, 

christine :)