If you have arrived here it’s because you have jumped on the
123 Challenge blog-train!!!
First of all, Charmane has asked us to answer a couple of questions to let you all know a bit MORE about us Creative Team Members. So here we go…A bit about me...
We live in beautiful Darwin, my darling hubby & 3 energetic (and ever growing) boys & I! I work as a Teacher Aide, with special needs children at a local christian school. I've been studying this year and whilst beneficial and I've learnt loads and loads (& grown a lot), I've really missed my creative time! With only 1 WEEK to go...I'm beginning to see a real bright light at the end of the tunnell - but don't worry,the only 'toot toots' are from this blog-train ;D
What’s your blog addy? You can find my blog at :
http://nixnac.blogspot.com/ well now, you'd know that hey ;D
Are you on any Website Design Teams? I'm not on any DTs atm, life is just wayyyy to busy. Would love to be though.
Are you on any other Creative Team Blog Challenges? I am....I love being involved with BTD (Beyond the Door) and more recently KIU (Kraft it Up). It is so inspiring working with such incredible talent and totally challenges me to inspire others.
What else are you involved in creatively and how/where/when did you get involved? Well I haven't really had time to be very hands-on creative this past year, all my efforts have been mental ;D But I did manage to fit in some mini canvases for a kids bazaar. As soon as study is over, I'm really looking forward to doing some of the amazing art canvas courses out there.
What are you working on at the moment? A GF has a new bubby, well not so new anymore, and she has commissioned a canvas for his room, so I'm stewing away on ideas for that! ooooo can't wait!!!!
So there’s a little about ME, now its time for the 123 Challenge details!
We have LOTS of prizes to giveaway – you will see as you check out everyone’s blogs what we have in store! Unfortunately I can't put up a pic of what I'm donating atm, but I've got a couple of yummy chippy products from Scrap Matrix (local) and some handmade flowers. {have you ever been given something that you've NEVER used - and found it years later? Well this is a poncho maker, where you make flowers & join them all together from MIL. I discovered it and had a play making some very cute twine/wool flowers. I'll be putting some of those in there too!}
For your chance to win, leave a comment and collect the words from each blog.
Once you have finished, email the list of words to
challenge_123@hotmail.com along with your name by midnight Wednesday 21st September.
And, here is the full list just in case you get lost...
Charmane Koch -
http://ourbrightstarsandus.typepad.com/charmscreations/Angela Churchill -
http://angc-littlebitsofme.blogspot.com/Nicolee Cable -
http://nixnac.blogspot.com/Louise Nelson -
http://louise-justloolabelle.blogspot.com/Kerry Murray -
http://kerry-scrapskerry.blogspot.com/Giovanna Scott -
http://giovannascott.com/blog-2/Mandy Dodd -
http://www.teacupofscrapisms.blogspot.com/So, your next stop on the hop is Louise Nelson -
http://louise-justloolabelle.blogspot.com/Don't forget to write down your word, before you go – 'Beyond the Door'
Hope you've enjoyed this train journey! Looking forward to seeing all your comments.
and GBU
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I'll show you the whole thing once I've given the gift :D
GBU
what visitors do you get in your yard?
flowers.....
the sentiment....
all makes up my canvas!
I'm so happy with how this has turned out....wasn't sure at first tho...
and one of them was H.U.G.E........my hand and I'm sure it weighed a kg.
thx Mum & Dad
Photo taken in Bali, at the Elephant Safari park......bit too close for comfort for me, but he's as keen as, our boy!! The bear was trying to sleep but the keepers kept trying to hug him......that would make for a cranky one would think! ;D
then pop over here to see the full LO.
and now that I've done this amazing lady's class I'm hanging out to getting dirty and creative again!! You MUST go and have a peek, she is truely talented and lots of fun!
lots of yummy fruit, reminded me of home. I tried some different fruits like snake fruit (hmmm interesting!)
this was our room there.......overlooking a big slope down to the badminton court & pool! WOW! I so wish the photos captured an overall view but that was really difficult!
these 2 decided to go 'Thubbing"....{tee hee hee} we think it should've been called Tubing.....an 'Inglish' thing! lots fun ....at Nusa Dua
we saw lots of funny 'Inglish' signs (Indonesian English)..this was just one of them, even our driver thought this was gold.....a Money Changer! ;D
we stopped at a roadside farm to see how they grow coffee etc. This is Kopi Luwak (you know, where the animal eats it and they harvest it from their dung.....EEEWWWWWW!!!)
a gorgeous lil hut behind where we stayed in Ubud. On a rambling adventure DS2 lead me on, our to the rice paddies & ducks!
driving there was INSANE! thank goodness we had a driver....this was just one of the intersting things we saw, coming down the mountain!
DS1 'Eurobunjy' at Waterbom Park. Definitely a must for a full day of fun and relaxation! I have never seen a waterpark built into such amazing gardens as this one!!!! WOW. First class service.
our little bungalow at Kuta (Ida Cottages)...not sure that we'd stay there again....tho we did have all 5 of us in one room! 
good old GJ's!
on DS1's 16th birthday! This Elephant Safari was AWESOME!!! We had the funniest guides, who kept apologising for his bad english...but it was a great day!
we went jetskiing in Nusa Dua & also Sanur.......the later place was the better cause we could do it without one of their guys on the back with us! The boys had a blast.....flying over the waves & getting lots of AIR! ;D
this is what these two really went to Bali for!! Sports shirts.....and they got plenty!!
this was so beautiful....a trek thru the jungle, with fresh coconuts to drink from.....
the scenery driving up and down the mountains was incredible! WOW! I never knew there were so many rice paddies.....or have I already said that ;D
this was where we did the tree tops rope climbing thingo. At the Botanic Gardens up in Bedugal. I would definitely recomment this to anyone (with or without kids)!! Its a whole series of high rope climbs from tree to tree.......and a whole lot of FUN!! The kids were like little monkeys up there......with only a 5 min instruction session! I just had to NOT think about the dangers too much and just have fun! The highest point on the hardest level was about 20m up in the trees..........I only did one level and left the scary bits up to them....someone had to take the photos hey??!! {in fact just about everywhere you go to 'do' anything in Bali, they have somethere very willing to take your photo...for a price!! }
just some indication of the heights........
absolutely stunning forrest!
yup!! Banana boating!!
and yes.....that is me there too........this was a lot of FUN!! The scenery here was INCREDIBLE!!!! starts off in a really deep ravine (about 400 steps down) but what they don't tell you about is the 150-200 steps back up (feels like 1000!!!).
