Recent Giveaway WINNERS.

Happy Australia Day my fellow Aussie Readers.

Just popping in quickly tonight to publish all the winners from the recent giveaways I've run. I usually publish these names on my FACEBOOK page wall.....but I know these can go un-noticed and unread.

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Here we go:

Winner of the DYMO LetraTag Labeller:

CONGRATULATIONS..... Comment number 25: Mary Preston.

I have emailed you. I hope you love the Dymo as much as I do :)

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The TEN winners of the 2013 Print are:

2 - Amanda,

3 - Naomi,

16 - Charlotte Hamwood,

12 - Anita,

4 - Dee,

7 - Jols,

10 - Susan,

6 - Evelyn,

9 - Steph,

14 - MissMel.

Some of you saw the announcement on Facebook and have emailed me....but for the other winners, please email me with which colour scheme print you'd like {choose from here} and I'll email it to you within 24hrs!

My email address is: scissorspaperrockdesigns @ gmail.com  {no spaces}

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And.....

The winner of the Budons Stationery Giveaway is......

Comment number 19: Renee Ballantyne.

Congrats Renee. I've emailed you. You'll LOVE the Stationery pack from the PR Company, trust me :)

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Thank you to everyone who has entered and followed my blog. More giveaways to come soon :)

Happy weekending all.

No Plans. And winners of eBook.

Today was a public holiday, but with Chris being his own boss, he decided he would work it. He was hosting several meetings in his office....which is at our place :) At first I thought, the kids & I would have a fairly lazy day after a busy weekend.....I was thinking about staying in pj's & lazing upstairs on the King Bed with them with toys, snacks & TV. BUT....then I had a desire to get out & about and enjoy the gorgeous Autumn day that was.

I rung & texted a couple of friends. Most were busy.

So, I threw a few supplies in the nappy bag, piled the kids in the car and off we went :) No plans. Nowhere to be. No expectations. Just us & a blank canvas of adventure.

I had a few destination ideas buzzing through my head. Shopping? Ikea? The City? A local park? But once we started driving, I knew I wanted to head down the coast. So, I cranked the tunes {Ella has recently become a fan of Michael Jackson's work so we sung along to him as Ryder drifted off into a lovely deep-car-sleep}. Although, I wished Chris was with us and we were hanging out as a family, it was still nice....just enjoying the freedom of a day of nothing....yet the potential of everything.

I had my DSLR with me and planned to capture our day. But to be honest, I didn't touch it all day. And there was SOOOO many photo-worthy amazing moments to capture my kids playing, laughing, exploring, loving....but I was too busy enjoying the day and living the day....that I simply didn't get a chance to photograph it. However, I did get this horrible photo of the 3 of us on my phone:

The kids have evil eyes haaa! Taken inside the fancy schmancy lift of Matt & Takumi's new place....

We ended up visiting Matt & Takumi in their gorgeous new apartment. The beach views were stunning.

From there, we headed to a beachside playground which was awesome....a kid's definition of heaven I'd say. Ella climbed & swung, ran & slid, spun & dug and basically lived big & free.....like all happy kids do. Ryder cooed from the pram....until his hunger set in & his coos turned to cries. So, we took his cue & headed to a local pizza bar. Lunch was gooooood.

And then to ice the cake of a perfect Autumn day, we met Tiffany at Max Brenner to devour a heap of calories & chocolatey goodness :)

And to drag out the afternoon that little bit more, whilst Ella ran off some her sugar buzz, I did manage to squeeze in time for one more shot on my phone, of a certain little handsome man who owns my heart:

{Those arms. I could seriously eat them.

It's all muscle!!!! Haaa!}

So, a day that could've been filled with a heap of nothing.....ended up being filled with a heap of fun & good company. I love when no plans....go exactly to plan :)

And although I didn't get a lot of photos to capture the goodness & memories for my children, I felt good to be fully present with my kids today.

Now, at 9pm, the kids are deep in their slumbers {if only that lasted all night haaa} and we're home....where our hearts lie..... with our number one man!

Days like this, remind me that life is indeed good.

How did you spend this Public Holiday? Relaxing at home or out & about? Or working?

Onto other things......

The 2 winners of the WIN SOME HAPPINESS prizes are.....

1. Comment Number 2: Evelyn Roth.

2. And Comment number 6: Yvonne.

Evelyn & Yvonne, please email me your postal address PLUS your choice of colour for the mini LIVE LAUGH LOVE print. Your eBook will be emailed to you soon too :) CONGRATS!!!!!And thank you everyone who entered!

Catching Up.

Just a quick post to catch up & remind you all on a few happenings here at SCISSORS PAPER ROCK :)

1. My little web space, this blog, has been nominated in 2012's BEST AUSTRALIAN BLOGS Competition! There's a People's Choice Award which closes on May 9th. If you enjoy my writing, enjoy this blog....PLEASE head over HERE and cast a vote my way!! You'll find me under the S page :) THANK YOU!!!! The prize of the People's Choice Award is $1000 towards online writing courses through the Sydney Writer's Centre....I'd love this so much! I want to improve & broaden my writing abilities for this blog, and for the children's books I've started :) Your vote would mean the world to me!

2. Today is the last day to go into the draw to win Kelle Hampton's new book: Bloom. I'm drawing a winner {randomly} from this blog post at 7pm tonight! Head over here to win this amazing memoir story that stole my heart! It truly is a beautiful read.I'll announce the winner later on here & my FACEBOOK page.

3. Only 3 days left to get into the draw to win a Brand New Apple iPad3. I've really appreciated all the extra business I've gained from this promo & have had the pleasure or working for some wonderful people! THANK YOU!!! To be into the draw, simply buy any 2 {or more...for more entries} PRINTS from my webstore by 4pm Friday 27th April. Good Luck!! Winner announced on my FACEBOOK page on Friday night!

Thanks again to everyone who supports my business and this blog.

Happy Wednesday All.

And with it being ANZAC Day.....Lest we forget!

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Update: 25.4.12.... 8pm..... The winner of Kelle Hampton's BLOOM Book is......

Comment Number 14 {Zoe from Little Swallow Blog}. CONGRATS!!!!!! THANK YOU so much everyone who entered & shared this giveaway link! Zoe, please contact me with your postal address :) Yay!

Winners of the Giveaways.......{Congrats}

A HUGE thank you to everyone who entered my week of GIVEAWAYS :) And an even bigger thank you to my lovely friends, supporters & sponsors who donated gorgeous products for Scissors Paper Rock's 1st Birthday Celebrations!!!!!

Here's the lucky winners.......

The winner of the Pinwheels & Pearls Party Pack is:

Congratulations Comment # 7: Jodie-Lee Hoe

The winner of the  $25 KasiaBear Gift Voucher is:

Congratulations Comment # 9: Kim

The five winners of the Paper Straw Packs from Sharnel Dollar Designs are:

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Congratulations Comment #7: Jodie-Lee Hoe

Congratulations Comment #36: Gemma

Congratulations Comment #26: Ngaire J

Congratulations Comment #2: Katena

The winner of the Little Indigo $30 Gift Voucher & the SPR Mini Print is:

Congratulations Comment #18: Kasey

Again, a big thank you to all my readers & followers & lovely customers :) And a HUGE congratulations to all the winners of the Giveaway Prizes!!! WINNERS: Please email me your postal address & your prizes will be on their way ASAP :) scissorspaperrockdesigns {at} gmail.com

Wishing you & your families a wonderful EASTER!!!!

Week~A~Boo.......{Unicorn Faces & a Soggy Sunday}

Ok, I'm trying to hold back a huge breakdown / tantrum here.....I just typed all of this week's WEEK-A-BOO post & was happily adding all my photos......to accidentally press the wrong button & just like that without a warning box or notification message....... IT WAS ALL GONE........and I CAN'T GET IT BACK!!!! O.M.G! Deep breath Claire.....just type it again!!! {Only problem with me.....I don't really plan what I'm going to write in each post....I just sit down, stare at the blank screen & let my fingers tap away madly whilst my little brain recalls all that it can....argh....so i'm going to pull on my memory as best I can here to re-type it all AGAIN!!!! Bear with me :)

{iphone photo....view from the car as we drove up the street}

Ok.....it pretty much rained non-stop ALL WEEKEND here! Living in a fairly tropical part of the world, it is expected that Summer will always bring sticky humid mornings, afternoon down pours & raging evening storms! But c'mon Mother Nature....what was with the weather this weekend? We had a constant dreary drizzle with the on-again-off-again bursts of loud down-pours & rivers gushing the streets! It felt like it was 6pm ALL DAY today.....dark & creepy & late! BUT.....in true 'seeping-the-goodness-out-of-life' style we still made the most of it & ENJOYED the weekend...all of it! {P.S. I think I may have secretly liked the fact the weather was so miserable, coz it gave us the perfect excuse to spend the majority of today all snuggled up at home, watching movies in the morning, wearing pj's til midday, enjoying microwave popcorn & homemade berry pancakes, crafting &..... I even scored a 1.5 hour nap with my little Miss this afternoon....it was so sweet....all snuggled up warm & comfy, our bodies entangled as we snoozed....until she woke & said "Oh no Mummy, my wee wee's keep coming out & they won't stop!!" on that note, we were up with a jump & changing clothes, bedding & underwear.....but smiling at the joys of being a toddler & accepting that bed-wetting is all part of the journey!} 

{iphone photo....popping into the grocery store}

{Sunday morning pancakes......yummy!}

Last night we went out to our 'local' with some gorgeous friends! It was LURVELY!! Not only was the food amazing & the company fantastic, but we won the meat tray {for the first time ever} YEHHH!....AND $10 on KENO....AND all 3 children got a 'skilltester' toy from the machine....AND a free face-paint session! Hey......what's not to love about all that?!

{TWINS! Matching unicorn faces & Christmas bear toys!} Life's good when you're 2 & 5!

{we hung out with Spiderman.....I told you it was a good night didn't I?}

{above: this one is out of focus....but I love it....it truly captures the fun the kids had all night}

I food-colour-dyed some rice today, and Ella & I did some basic Christmas Craft:

{I'm linking this craft activity up with Kasia's KIDDY ART!}

So...overall, the weekend was fabulous....even with the rain & my computer testing my patience :)

What did you get up to on the weekEND? I'd love to know {or see}! Please, add a link to your weekend blog or photos below!!

ALSO....a massive thank you to everyone who entered my little last minute giveaway yesterday! 2 random commentors have been drawn tonight....and they are: Number 7: Maxabella {which I thought was very fitting, when I saw it was her number on random.org...as it was her linky I was joining to....LOVE IT!!} AND....number 16: BIGWORDS! Can those 2 lovely ladies, please email me at scissorspaperrockdesigns@gmail.com with your postal address.... and a mini LIVE LAUGH LOVE blue print will be on it's way to you!