My name is Kristy....and it has been 5 months since my last Blog post!!

 Im back! I cant believe it has been 5 months since I last Blogged!! WOW. So I have decided to return and get back to blogging only difference now is it wont always be crafty stuff, I will blog pics and about life in general. I Have been going through some...life changing moments lately...I dont really know what else to call it?? Im going to use the 3 pics below to try and explain where my head space has been the past half a year.

So after 12 years together and almost 9 years of marriage my husband and I have separated. We have 3 beautiful children together who we are trying to make this as easy a transition as possible. I recently moved out of the family home and got a gorgeous little house for me and my kids. It has been a difficult time with lots of negativeness that I have tried to block out with help from some REALLY truly amazing friends...one you all know and I want to mention because one night when I rang her bawling and felt so alone...like I had no one to cry to {as my Mumma is no longer alive :( } she got in her car late at night and drove 2 hours to come hop in bed and cuddle me even though her hubby had plans the following morning which meant she had to leave early she still came. Now that is an amazing TRUE friend who was and is always there for me, big super dooper hugs and kisses to my bestie Kellie Winnell.

On a happier note, Kell and I are off on a cruise in 2 weeks for 10 days cruising the south pacific!!! Cant wait! I will definitely be blogging pics from our cruise journey heheh.

So apart from the above not much else has changed....Im still a princess hahah and now that I have cut back my hours at work to be home when the kids finish school I will hopefully have some more crafting and blogging time too./

I MADE A CARD!!!!!!!!!

Well actually i made this....um....4 or 5 weeks ago I think heheh. It was supposed to be my hop card for the Tickled Pink Previews...but silly me never took the pic until today! I know slack but boy have I had A LOT going on! So anyway better late than never.

 here is my card using Lil Pinkette Pippa!! How freaking cute is she??!! Seriously I love her and she was soo much fun to colour! You can purchase her from here at Tickled Pink Stamps. I also have Lil Pinkette August coloured up from a few weeks ago lol, just need to make the time to add her to a card. I had a lovely visit from my bestie Kellie Waffle Winnell lastnight, she drove all the way to my place so we could go out for Thai...YUMMY. Isnt she the greatest!
OH OH and guess what Tickled Pink Stamps is having a sale that starts 7th May - 15th May.... buy 3 rubber stamps and get 1 free!! How cool is that, so make sure you head over there later this week, in the meantime check out the TPS blog to see what my fabby teamie pinkies have been creating for the Lil Victorian steampunk release! Trust me you will not be dissapointed, I so wish I had of had time to join in this release but have had some family emergencies and now trying to get back in a routine and on top of things before I head back to work tomorrow eek!

Mystyer Monday Cases JONI!!

I cant believe this is the last post for Mystery Monday and the last post for Club Anya & Friends wahhhh. It has been such a fast fun 6 months on the farm, I have loved every minute of it.
So today we are casing the lovely Joni! You can check out her card on the CA&F blog. Here is my card.

Its been so much fun working alongside, Jess, Amber, Jen, & Anna and all the fabby guest we have had the past 6 months. Thank you Jess & Marie for having me on the Team, it has been a dream come true.

Hollowland by Amanda Hocking

WOW!! I just finished reading this book and had to share! Its the best $0.99cents I have ever spent on a book!
This was one of those books, I was not going to read and though well I do love to be challenged into reading something I normally wouldnt and wow was I blown away! A book about Zombies had me captured from the very first page! Amanda Hocking has such a way with sucking you in! I finished this book in 2 days! I highly reccommend this book to everyone, and if you would like to join in a discussion about this book you still have a few weeks to read it as Its our April Book that Amy chose for us to  read/discussing over at The Chic Lits Book Club blog. You can get your e-copy here from Amazon for $0.99!!! so worth it!. I will defintely be reading more books from Amanda Hocking. I wont say too much more about the book, as I have a bad habbit of talking about books and giving away the ending LOL. So just trust me and go read it.
Hope everyone is having a great relaxing weekend.

MDUC Hop Winner

I cant believe I almost forgot to do this oopsie!! So sorry for the delay!! The winner of the Tickled Pink STamps $10 Voucher is Emma Eads!! Whoo hoo congrats, email me and I will email your gift voucher to you.
Kristy xoxo

Belle by Lesley Pearse

Hiya! I just really wanted to share with you a book I recently downloaded on my Kindle &  finished reading called "Belle" by Lesley Pearse! This was one of those books you start reading and can not put down!!. I especially love a book that has such a strong female character like Belle, she is such a fighter. It was my first book I have read of Lesley's and cant wait to read more of her books. Here is the Book description from Amazon.

 "London 1910 Fifteen year-old Belle has lived in a brothel in Seven Dials all her life, with no understanding of what happens in the rooms upstairs. But her innocence is shattered when she witnesses the murder of one of the girls and, subsequently snatched from the streets by the killer, she is sold into prostitution in Paris. No longer mistress of her own fate, Belle is blown across the globe to sensuous New Orleans where she comes of age and learns to enjoy life as a courtesan. Yet thoughts of home  and the knowledge her status as golden girl cannot last compel her to break out of her gilded cage.But Belle finds escaping tougher than she imagined, for her life is threatened by desperate men who crave her beauty and attention. Armed only with resourcefulness and spirit, she has a long and dangerous journey ahead of her.Will courage be enough to sustain her? Can she make it back to her family and friends and find her chance at true happiness?Number One bestseller Lesley Pearse has created in Belle a heroine for our times: a strong woman who stands up for right in a world turned bad."

Amazon Hard Cover: $27.93

Amazon Kindle: $14.01

I highly reccomend this book and give it ***** 5 stars out of 5!!

I am currently reading Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian for my bookclub Im a member of, why dont you head over to The chic-lits bookclub blog and join us for our discussions! Each month we read and review a new book! You can check out the list of books we have upcoming on our Chic-lit blog.

Mystery Monday

Hey happy Monday!
I ran out of time this week to finish my card but just wanted to say hop on over to Club Anya & Friends and check out the fabulous casing of Pickle this week!! Such a greatard to case! Dont forget to check out my gorgeous teamies too.

Jessica

Jen

Amber

Anna

Elena

Have a great week :)

Mystery Monday Cases Lynda Nielsen

I cant believe its Monday already!! eeek Its a public holiday here so I have absolutly loved chilling at home with the kiddies. But back to work & reality tomorrow! Nooo hahah. Anyway this week we are casing the talented Lynda Nielsen. You can see her card on the Club Anya & Friends blog. This was such a fun layout and card to case.

I decided to use cheecky howdy just like Lynda did, she is just the sweetest isnt she! You can get her from The Greeting Farm store. I used some websters papers from my stash.
We would love to see you play along this week, head on over to CA&F to check out how you can join in too. Dont forget to visit my teamies blogs and check out their casings too.

Jessica Diedrich

Amber Hight

Anna Maria Nilsson

Jen Shults

Elena - March guest

Kristy - Your here

MDUC #87 Birthday Blog Hop

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This week marks our 2nd birthday at Magnolia Down Under!

And to celebrate we are having a fantastic blog hop with amazing prizes from four fabulous sponsors and individual candies up for grabs from the Design Team. I cant believe it has been two years!! I remember when Kell first came up with the idea and told Debbie and I about it, and asked if we wanted to be a part of the design team!! Of course we both said yes! And wow here we are now 2 years later!

So on with the hop! If you arrived from Kathrin's blog your on the right track..if not head over to Anne's blog to start.

For my card I have used this SUPER adorable Tilda holding the balloon!! And how perfect is she for our second birthday hop! I just adore her dont you?!

So for my candy....I have to admit I forgot about having a candy hehhe I am rather forgetful with all this full time working now LOL. So I have decided to have a $10 voucher from myt fav online store....can you guess the store??? Ok I will tell you Tickled Pink Stamps!!! So all you have to do is leave a comment on each of the DT's blogs.

Now hop on over to Kylies Blog!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAGNOLIA DOWN UNDER!

Tickled Pink Stamps HOP!!

Helloo!! Its been a while hey!! I tell ya this working full time is hard yakka! So anyway Im here today for the Tickled Pink Stamps hop for the uber cool Lil Lads! Have you just LOVED the previews?! We seriously have the MOST talented DT EVER!!!! If you arrived from Kellie's Blog your on the right track, if not head over here to Amy's Blog to start. Today I have used the super cool Lil Lad Eric! Who you can get from Tickled Pink Stamps 

I used prismas with my card today, seriously Kell, your are sooo talented, I can not get the prismas to look good! I should have stuck with my distress inks for this card hehe.Anyway he still looks like a cool dude with some dodgy coloured clothes...sorry Eric....but you do still look pretty damn good! OK next stop on the hop is the BEADALICIOUS BROWN!! Aka Kylie.

Thanks for stopping by, have fun hopping along.