DOING LIFE

IN LOVE ...
{GDT My Sheri Crafts}

It was great doing a 90 minute spinning class this morning, which helped getting rid of tension after a busy week of teaching scrapbooking and cardmaking, but don't get me wrong - I enjoy every minute of it.

What a surprise when Sheri approached me to enquire whether I will be willing to be a Guest Designer for My Sheri Crafts. And of course how could I resist such a fun opportunity to be creative.  The theme for their current challenge is Valentine's.

So with no further ado, here is my creation with no surprises at all, its another centre step card, I used two images from Meljen's Designs,  namely Teeny Mouse Hugs and Brooke's Lost Tooth .  You can find them here and here. Aren't they adorable little characters and were a pleasure to colour with my H2O's.  The design papers are from FabScraps.  The sentiment is from Sharon - A piece of Heart and you can find it here.  The heart circles around the button embellishments is from Digital Delights by Louby Lou.

The design papers are from FabScraps and the star clip and brad are from my stash.

Sheri has also requested that I post a little bio of myself here:


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Desíre Fourie
{Founder DOING LIFE}
                                                                                            
I have been born and bred in the friendly city of Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape (South Africa) and from the age of five grew up on a farm in the Elands River Valley midway between Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage.  Met my best friend and life partner, at the then University of Port Elizabeth on Valentines Day in 1983.  We tied the knot in 1984 and have been married for 28+ years.  We are currently residing in Johannesburg.

I am a keen Photographer. Avid Gardener. Energetic Hiker. Ad hoc Race Walker/Jogger. Addicted to Spinning. Scrapaholic. Committed Scrapbook & Card Teacher. Founder/Manager Doing Life Online Shoppe www.doinglife.co.za . Bedazzled Beader. Card creator. Mosaic Enthusiast. PA/Secretary/Bookkeeper. Chocoholic. Right now I would love to be outdoors blending with nature.

About {Doing Life}
I started my personal blog http://www.desiref.blogspot.com way back in January 2006 and at the time had to brainstorm a catchy title for it ... and the thought 'what do I do with my life each day' arose and I told myself, but actually I am DOING LIFE each and every day of my existence - and so my blog DOING LIFE was created. DOING LIFE mainly showcases my passions for photography, CARDmaking, scrapbooking and various other crafts as well as reporting about (scrap) happenings in my day-to-day life.  I have also met amazing like minded friends in cyber space, some of whom have become real life friends as well.

Scrapbooking has been an integral part of my life since 1999 when a running friend of mine introduced me to the concept. It has made me sit up and notice the small things whilst 'doing life'.

I have been teaching scrapbooking and cardmaking on an ongoing basis since 2002.

In the words of Richard Jeffries:
"The hours when the mind is absorbed by beauty are the only hours we live."

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So hop on over to My Sheri Crafts and have a look at me featuring as guest designer as well as their Design Team's gorgeous creations, and oh yes, don't forget to enter your Valentines creations!

Venturing over at the following challenges with this:

• Penny's Paper Crafty: One for the Girls
• Bearly-Mine: Hearts Galore
• Creative Card Crew: Girly
• Party Time Tuesdays: Anything goes
• Shopping Our Stash: Valentines, Hearts, Red, Love (All the design papers and embellishments have been in my stash for some years)
• Through The Craftroom Door: Anything Goes
• Tuesday Alchemy: Anything Goes
• Twisted Tuesday: Anything Goes - no twist
• Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything Goes
• Crafting When We Can: Red+White
• Gingerloft: Love is in the  Air
• One Stitch At A Time: Use a Digi
• Daisy Doodles: Girly
• Paper Makeup: Hearts
• Lexi's Creations: Fancy Folds (Centre Step Card)
• Love to Create: Anything Goes with a Sentiment
• Make it Monday: Anything Goes
• Stamp and Create: Love
• The Pink Elephant: Hearts
• Use Your Stuff: Colouring (all the elements are from my stash file and I have used H2O's to colour the images)
• Victorine: Valentines/Red+White+Pink
• Lady Anne's: Anything Goes
• Crafting by Design: Animal Antics (mice)
• Fab n Funky: Shoes
• Simon Says: Anything Goes
• MilkCoffee: Valentines
• Crafts and Me: Favourite Embellishment (it must be any circle shape)
• Inky Impressions: Bingo (Diagonal: Pink,Red/Sentiment/Die,Punch (circle punches)
• Jen's Digi: Love
• Papercraft Star: Frame
• Ruby's Rainbow: Valentines
• Sisterhood of Crafters: Hearts
• Stampavie and More: Love
• Simply Create Too: Love or Hearts
• Delightful Challenges: Red + White
• Hanna and Friends: Anything Goes
• Paper Crafting Journey: For a Girl
• Sassy Studio: Love is in the Air
• Stamp Your life: Anything Love
• My Mum's Craft Shop: Valentines/Love
• QKR Stampede: Love is in the Air
• Inspire me Fridays: Anything Goes
• Broken Box Stock: Be my Valentine
• The ABC Challenge: G is for Going Dotty
• By The Cute and Girly: Roses are Red
• Digi Galore: 3 Colours Only (Red, White, Black)
• Digi Haven: Love/Valentine
• Ladybug Crafts: Valentines Day and/or Love
• Lia Stampz: Valentines (1/1 entry)
• One Crazy Stamper: Love
• The Crafting Cafe: Anything Goes
• The Stamping Shack: Love is in the Air
• The Visible Image: Love
• Brown Sugar: Go Red/Hearts
• Delicious Doodles: Red, Red and more Red
• Fat Pages and Cards with Attitude: Love
• Fussy and Fancy: Circles
• Jelly Park: Button Up (2/2 entry)
• Sweet Stampin: Love is all Around
• One Stop Craft Challenge: Anything Goes
• Joanna Sheen: 3-2-1 (3 Papers [3 different design papers]/2 Embellishments [2 types i.e. circles with buttons and the star clip on the sentiment]/1 Image)
• My Time to Craft: Love is in the Air
• Dynamic Duos: Real Red + Pink
• Pin and Tack: Anything Goes
• Catch the Bug: Anything Goes
• 613 Avenue Create: Anything Goes + Optional Love Theme
• Raise the Bar: Animal Attraction
• 2 Sisters: White, Red and/or Pink
• Allsorts Challenge: Lets Get Cute
• Digi Designs Saturday Challenge: Valentines/Love
• Hiding in my Craft Room: Red
• Pumpkin Spice: Hearts

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