jip, i'm scrapbooking! yaay! i have not scrapped for weeks, only made cards. this is the first time i have scrapped 'on consignment', where i was given specific parameters, and i have to do it for someone else. i will tell all later. just let me say that it was difficult scrapping this way, it puts a lot of pressure on me to make something 'good'. watch this space, all will be revealed in a few weeks time...
after last weeks inking mini-tutorial, i found some other tutorials in cyberspace. melani at paper crazy always has little tutorials on her blog. if you click on 'tec-mieks' in her right hand column, you will find some nice tricks. also, check out this clever trick on cathy zielske's blog. i tried it, and it works!
and, if you have not yet watched the video of man made cards yet, then pleeease do so. it is brilliant!
i have had a very difficult week. tuesday our home was without power for 22.5 hours, and of course the load shedding hit south africa in full force again this week. we were off tuesday, wednesday and thursday in the shop. and tuesday/wednesday, thursday and friday at home. fortunately, it seems that there is now a schedule, and it seems that they are trying to stick to it, so at least we can try to plan around the powercuts.
also, our gate motor was stolen, my son's cars CV joint broke because of all the potholes, i fired my domestic worker on monday because money, easter eggs, sugar, toilet paper, and all sorts of other things were dissappearing, and the worker i had before her, laid a complaint against me for 'unfair dismissal' at the complaints commissioner. this after she absconded from work. and after not having a telephone in the shop for almost 9 weeks now, my home phone was also off for a few days. as this is now the only way i have of processing credit card payments, i was so overwhelmed and frustrated, that i just felt like everything was a battle. however, i am feeling a lot better today! and thanks rene, for being a shoulder to cry on - literally!
as a result, the short times that the power was on, and i had a little time, i tried to blog, and with this i was also having problems this week. the uploading of photos and the embedding of links is just not working right at the moment. SORRY!
anyway, i am off tomorrow and sunday, and i'm sure that by monday i'll be ready to battle on again...
so, today's frustrated post is really just to let you know that i am still around, and i have not forgotton this little blog, and that everything will be back to normal soon. i hope...
love, jacki
jacki janse van rensburg - SCRAPPIN TIMES
