she's baaaaaaccccckkkkkk!

Well it's been a long time...and so much has happened.

As you can see, I've had a bit of a blog overhaul. Hope you like the new look.

I can't blog everything tonight...but over the next couple of days I'll give you an overview of what's been happening in the Basnett world for the first quarter of the year.

The biggest news (for those of you who don't already know) is that I have sold my online scrapping store - Scrapbook Savvy. The sale was finalised on Wednesday 08April, and while I was sad in the lead-up and at the time of the handover, the last 2 weeks of freedom have made me realise that I have done the right thing. It's a hard thing to hand your baby over to someone else - and that's exactly how I felt when handing Savvy over to the new owner Sar Ward on the 8th. I'd put my heart and soul into building Savvy up from nothing 2.5 years ago, into the fantastic store and community that it is today. But I must say it's such a blessing to have some real quality time back with my family, and not be concentrating all my efforts on the business. And so, I'm coming to terms with the closure of that chapter in my life!

But there's lots in store on the horizon. My digi scrapping is going from strength to strength, and as you can see from my sidebar, I've been picked up by some digi stores and designers to join their creative teams. I'm so excited, as I'm growing so much as a digi scrapper, and love all I'm learning along the way. So you'll see lots of new kits and creations in the coming weeks, months and (hopefully) years. And maybe I can convert a few of you to digi along the way...hehehehe!

Well it's way past my bedtime, so I'll sign off for tonight.
Till next time,
Di xx

warning...warning....long post ahead!

Well I'm looooonnnnnggggg overdue for an update. So humble apologies in advance for the length of the post. Promise I'll be a better a bogger in the coming months.

• Had a great holiday...although it seems so long ago now. The weather was yuck...and very cold...but we still had a great time. Had some nice long walks, and a couple of visits to the park on the days it wasn't raining. Made it to the indoor pool the day it rained. And caught up with some friends for lunch and dinner. It was really funny being at the house without mum & dad being there.
  
  Here's some pics of what we got up to.
  




• Had a disaster at Scrapbook Savvy the week I got back. I managed to somehow delete ALL the store products. We're talking nearly 4000 products! You can imagine how distressed I was. And to top it all off, my hosting company had incomplete back-ups.
  
  Well the good news is I have a life-saver in Gabbie (my trusty web designer). She had a back-up from about 4 months ago when we did a major upgrade. It has taken the last 3-4 weeks to reconcile all the stock, and I'm just about finished. Just one or two categories of stock still to restore. So if you've been to the store, and have found some things missing....they're nearly all back. Thanks for hanging in there.
  
  
• The excitement through all this turmoil...was that I got a place at the Heidi Swapp Create '08 class at Brisbane in December. WOO HOO! I can't believe I am actually going to be in the same room with Heidi. Love her...and her stuff! It's going to be a little mini Savvy get together - I'm heading up with Renee, and we're going to meet the other Renee up there. Shame that Sarah, Kerryn and Julie can't make it this time. Mel is going to the Melbourne Day. Flights are booked...and now the big wait till December till we actually go.
  
  
• DD lost her left front tooth on 20July, then her right front tooth on 24July. Talk about drama. I'm sure she would have won an Academy Award if anyone had seen her. So now we've got a walking toothless wonder. LOL!
  
  
  
  
• Had DD sick with both Tonsilitis and Asthma last week. She woke up saying she wasn't well (but that's pretty much a daily routine in our house). Well I sent her off to school as I do every other day. School called at 11am to say her class were doing high jump and she didn't feel well. I knew there was something she didn't want to do that day. I asked them to sit her out for a while, and then re-join the class a little later. Well at 12.30pm I got another call to say she was back at sick bay, and would I collect her. Needless to say...I was feeling a little like an unsympathetic mother when the doc told me she had red raw tonsils, and was weazing as well. I could have crawled into her backpack with guilt!
  
  
• We had a great Cybercrop over the weekend, and I got some time to scrap...YAY! Renee did a great job in hosting, and put up some fun challenges to complete. I managed to complete another digi layout of my DH. It was a sketch challenge - the first time I've done a digi layout from a sketch. I'm really pleased with the result.
  

* Kim Hill Papers-In the Garden (tan/stripes/blue/scalloped edge)
Kim Hill-In the Garden bracket, heart, hat pin, checklist,
brown swirl rubon criss cross, ric rac and straight stitching


• I've been busy ordering new product for the store. It amazes me how much new stuff comes out every CHA. I love to drool....but it's a bit of overkill I think! And I'm still getting stuff delivered from the CHA that was held in Feb. It often takes a long time to arrive in OZ. I've managed to order some of this CHA product direct...so it should be arriving in the next couple of weeks.
  
  
• DD had her athletics carnival at school yesterday. So proud. She came 4th out of 8 runners. We had to laugh though, she doesn't have a competitive streak in her body. No clue about what a race is all about. So here I was explaining to her last night, that she needs to run towards the final line as fast as she can...and that you don't stop to wave to anyone and everyone who wants to wave. That she needs to concentrate on her running, and getting to that final line. That if anyone shouts GO EMMA! that's just encouragement...and doesn't mean she should look around and wave! That's what she did last year. So something must have sunk in....cause she was so focussed.
  
  
  
  

Well that's about got me up to date (as of today). The store being out of action has taken up nearly all of my time in the last few weeks. It's certainly something I never want to go through again!

Hope you've all had a great few weeks. Look forward to catching up on your blogs soon.

Catch ya later,

Di xx

cybercropping at scrapbook savvy

We've had a fun weekend of scrapping and chatting at Scrapbook Savvy. Kerryn has done a fabulous job at setting the challenges, and hosting the weekend.

Have only managed to do 1 layout so far...and it's a digital one. Need all the practice I can get.

This was my layout for challenge 1 - use a black background and one other prominent colour. I chose pink of course. I've used Paislee Press and Jessica Sprague papers, and a template by Jen Caputo. Just love her templates.



I'm hoping to do another one shortly...so will pop back and post later.

Hope you've had a great weekend.

Catchya later!
Di xx

naughty blogger!

I've been busy, busy, busy! But that's life! So I'm posting a bullet list to do a quick catch-up.

• had a fabby birthday back on June 6. Lots of lovely presents, catch up with family & friends and a couple of meals out. It's amazing...as you get older...yoúr birthday seems to drag on for days! I was super spoiled from the Scrapbook Savvy DT girls. Got a voucher for Gold Class at the movies, a westfield voucher, and some gorgeous hand-made cards. WOW, I was bowled over, and had a little cry-I was so touched! The big decision now is...do I take DH and compromise on the film I see....or do I take a GF, and see Sex in the City...LOL! I think my GF will win this one...LOL!


• Went to the Quilt & Craft Show at Darling Harbour with Renee on Wednesday. It was a good day out...but a little disappointing that there wasn't much in the way of papercraft stands. Still, we did manage to get some really cute embroidery kits. Not that I know when I'm going to have the time to do them. Oh well! Will keep you posted.


• My favourite TV show has snuck back onto the screen...without me knowing. It's Amazing Race....have any of you seen it? Think I love it so much as I love to travel - so love seeing where the show takes the contestants...but more so, I love to watch how the relationships develop between everyone while they are under incredible stress! Think I might have been a psychologist in a previous life...LOL! And I'm going to audition...if they ever bring it to Australia. Maybe I should suggest that they do an international version...and take couples from each country. LOL. I think this is AR12 we have on our screens now....so if any of you Americans are reading this...I don't want to know the winner!


• Scrapbook Savvy Cybercrop starts tonight at 8.00pm SYD time. Its a Friday 13th crop...be afraid....be VERY afraid! Click here for all the details.

Catch ya later!
Di xx

super exciting news to share!

How excited am I?

The VERY talentend Julie Heard has agreed to join the Savvy Design Team. So effective tomorrow 01June08....she will be bringing lots of inspiration to the Savvy site...joining our other DT girls - Renee Culpan, Melinda Taylor, Renee Dowling, Kerryn Fry and Sarah Schwerin.

I'm so, so lucky to have such a brilliant team of girls on the team! Be sure to check their blog links on the right to see their awesome work.

Catch ya later!
Di