{scraps of jacki's life}tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-14207172009-09-19T12:42:21+02:00blogging is my compulsive obsession, scrapbooking is my hobby and my passion and
and i photoshop everything, to make life seem more beautiful...
TypePadi have come to realise that...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef1e3f188340120a5d605f9970c2009-09-19T12:42:21+02:002009-09-19T12:42:21+02:00....different cars look better in different colours. i know that when you saw the title of this post, you were anticipating the same insight and wisdom you have come to expect from me and my blog. but i cannot be brilliant all the time, and what awesomeness i have, i mostly share in 140-character bites on twitter. but i have...jacki janse van rensburgsometimes i wish...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef1e3f188340120a570af05970b2009-09-16T10:00:00+02:002009-09-15T15:44:12+02:00... i could work from home. i would love to do some blog-designing and writing work. and i would love to do it from home. why? well, i could work on my laptop. in bed. in my pajamas. discipline would not be a problem, because i have a supervisor: her name is snowy. and she is a strict taskmaster.. she...jacki janse van rensburgcreative projects...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef1e3f188340120a5677434970b2009-09-15T14:28:10+02:002009-09-15T14:27:17+02:00i took this photo in the shop last week. i had 3 creative projects on the go at the same time. the girls who regularly come to the wednesday morning scrapbooking class, wanted to go to a mosaicing class. and since i have wanted to try it for ages, i tagged along. this is my first project, and i loved...jacki janse van rensburgout on the tiles...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef1e3f188340120a5670a07970b2009-09-13T16:07:04+02:002009-09-13T16:07:04+02:00i have put an eyeliner pencil in my shower, so i can write on the tiles. i don't know about you, but i always think of the most eloquent blogposts, the funniest tweets and most assertive emails while i am in the shower. but when i sit down in front of my computer, they are gone. erased from my memory...jacki janse van rensburgprofile pics..tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef1e3f188340120a5444fa9970b2009-09-05T22:52:43+02:002009-09-05T22:55:00+02:00i love that in the new typepad i can make (and change) the URL for my blogposts. in fact, there is a lot i love about the new typepad! i wanted a new profile pic. and as i hate myself in photos, and i cannot act natural in front of a camera, and i had an unexpected 15 minutes available,...jacki janse van rensburgspring day celebrations...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef1e3f188340120a533a78a970b2009-09-02T11:00:00+02:002009-08-31T16:48:08+02:00yesterday was spring day here in the southern hemisphere. as is tradition, we dressed up in bright summery clothes to celebrate the coming of spring. i took my camera out, to see how spring was being celebrated in my neighborhood. ah, the fruit trees were looking just peachy! a beautiful pink outfit makes her look so fine.. and this tree...jacki janse van rensburgspring fever again...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef1e3f188340120a52a7705970b2009-09-01T10:00:00+02:002009-08-29T14:47:24+02:00last year on spring day i posted this on my blog. it quickly turned out to be one of the most popular posts on my blog ever. this year i cannot do anything to top it. and since it still makes me happy, and many of you have not seen it, so i thought i would repeat it. recycling? regifting?...jacki janse van rensburgwaste not want not...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef1e3f188340120a5850562970c2009-08-29T14:30:45+02:002009-08-29T14:30:45+02:00so i am in the shower. i have just washed my hair, and i put conditioner on it. enough conditioner. and there is one drop of conditioner left in the tube. one drop. and i want to throw the tube away. but i cannot do that, as there is one drop of conditioner left. not enough for next time. just...jacki janse van rensburgdropboxtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef1e3f188340120a52534c7970b2009-08-28T10:00:00+02:002009-08-27T16:51:28+02:00there is something i have been trying for a little while, and it has been working very well. it is called dropbox. it is an online storage facility, and it has 2 functions. it is an extra back-up for your files, away from your computer. and it is perfect for if you work from 2 computers, like i do. it...jacki janse van rensburgthank you..tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef1e3f188340120a57b85a6970c2009-08-27T16:25:29+02:002009-08-27T16:15:55+02:00it seems that my previous blog-post has touched a few chords. most of the comments that i got here and on facebook and in my email, said that you are also feeling a little overwhelmed/blue, or that you have been there and are feeling a little better. thanks for that. it makes me feel less alone.. there are also a...jacki janse van rensburglately...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef1e3f188340120a53fe819970c2009-08-25T16:46:41+02:002009-08-28T15:48:16+02:00i have been feeling overwhelmed. stressed. overcome. sorry for myself. drained. worked up. not all the time. but a lot. one of the reasons is that i have not felt well. for a good 2 and a half weeks i have been coughing, and having headaches and a very sore neck and shoulders. not sick enough to be in bed...jacki janse van rensburgthis is me..tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef1e3f188340120a54ee0b1970c2009-08-15T12:11:15+02:002009-08-15T12:03:15+02:00here is a poem about me: The Girl in a Whirl (originally by Vicki Gunther) Look at me, look at me, look at me now! You could do what I do if you only knew how. I scrapbook my memories one hour each day; I bake, I upholster, I scrub, and I pray. I straighten my craft room nicely and...jacki janse van rensburghow much is safe to share?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef1e3f188340120a4e4bc26970b2009-08-11T17:20:19+02:002009-08-11T17:20:19+02:00through ali edwards on twitter i found this post. (goodness, that is a lot of links in one sentence!) it is all about sharing photos of your, and other people's kids on the internet. is it safe? what can you do to make it safer? keep in mind, just for the sake of the context, that this website is used...jacki janse van rensburgbulletpoints and links....tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef1e3f188340120a52a8e54970c2009-08-10T13:43:46+02:002009-08-10T13:43:46+02:00i thought i would post a few links today. as i have mentioned before, a post like this is really just for myself, so i can find these links again when i need them. but you are welcome to enjoy them too. they are really good! normally i collect links like these in a draft post over a period of...jacki janse van rensburglinda's jewellerytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef1e3f188340120a52aa21a970c2009-08-07T22:42:05+02:002009-08-07T22:39:20+02:00a friend of mine, linda, makes beautiful jewellery. she sells them on the internet here. photos never do any justice to the real thing, but i as i am always looking for excuses to play with my camera and photoshop, i offered to photograph them for her. it was a new challenge. she did not pay me to advertise them...jacki janse van rensburgwinter...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef1e3f188340115715bad03970c2009-08-01T15:21:33+02:002009-08-01T15:21:33+02:00Ek hou van winter. "Jy's mal", se my ma, "dis dan koud". Juis, ek hou van koud. En noudat die eerste ysige windjie om die hoekies begin waai, besef ek opnuut weer hoekom. Dis sesuur en die wekker lui. Manlief, wat nie normaalweg sukkel om op te staan nie, kreun en krul styf teen my op. Hy hou my vas...jacki janse van rensburgshitty day..tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef1e3f1883401157154d0f5970c2009-07-30T14:16:43+02:002009-07-30T17:39:04+02:00liza is a colleague and a friend, and i have blogged about her many times before. her mother-in-law, dirk's mother, died on monday evening. you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. i got this email from someone close to me* today. names have been changed to protect the innocent. and the guilty.. Thursday 28 July…… My day...jacki janse van rensburgtime flies...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef1e3f1883401157114c1f8970c2009-07-24T18:35:34+02:002009-07-24T18:35:34+02:00i am still here... but i don't know where the time goes. before i know it, half the week is gone! i never meant to stay away this long but i felt like i had nothing new to say... so, what have i been doing? well, a little of this: reading blogs. in my fabulous google reader. and working through...jacki janse van rensburgnow...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef1e3f18834011570f1e5ba970c2009-07-10T14:41:47+02:002009-07-10T14:41:47+02:00i have been playing with photoshop again. i just love it! i have been doing jessica sprague's photo editing course. i am going to learn about brushes next! i pop into the cuttlebug challenge blog from time to time, to get some ideas and inspiration. their challenge for this week brought my butterfly post to mind, so i entered it....jacki janse van rensburgwithout words...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef1e3f18834011571b704da970b2009-07-04T16:41:36+02:002009-07-04T16:32:51+02:00here are some photos of what we are doing this weekend away in mpumalanga: eduard: marni: tian: eduard, sean and francois - 3 birthdays in one week: love, jacki jacki janse van rensburg - SCRAPPIN TIMES scrapbook shop, benoni, gauteng, south africajacki janse van rensburgbecoming a teenager...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef1e3f18834011570ac95ab970c2009-07-02T16:13:41+02:002009-07-02T16:08:26+02:00happy 13th birthday sean! i don't know that much about when he was born, as i was not there. but i do know that he is a kind and gentle boy, and that my life is better for having known him for the last 6+ years. on sunday he brought us breakfast in bed, and when i asked why, he...jacki janse van rensburghappy birthday!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef1e3f18834011570a44c39970c2009-07-01T18:37:07+02:002009-07-01T18:23:12+02:00today is francois' birthday. 23 years ago tonight, my son was born. he was such a cute baby, with LOTS of hair... he was born at 22h30, weighed 4.01kg and was 53cm long. he was unplanned, but not unwelcome! and this is what he looks like now: he has become a beautiful young man. i scrapped this quick and simple...jacki janse van rensburgma en pa...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef1e3f188340115706e3c9e970c2009-06-26T17:51:08+02:002009-06-26T17:51:09+02:00i scrapped this layout this week: the photos are of my mom and dad. i took them in november 2008, and i posted them on my blog here. the photos of this layout do not do it justice. i found it rather difficult to fill the space on this layout, as i had challenged myself to not use any flowers....jacki janse van rensburgbusy, busy, busy...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-684756212009-06-25T17:16:32+02:002009-06-25T17:16:02+02:00i was reading this post by the talented artist and gifted wordsmith kelly rae roberts, who's blog is so beautiful and thought-provoking and interesting to visit. she was writing about how she was feeling 'blah'. in fact, she said this: the truth is is that the last couple of days have made this week feel very very long. i'm a...jacki janse van rensburgphotoshoot - my familytag:typepad.com,2003:post-683742272009-06-23T15:50:41+02:002009-06-23T17:31:54+02:00here is harrison ford my dad, jan: and another of him: my mom and dad: my mom, lottie: francois and my mom have always been very close: francois up close: mother and son: mother and daughter: i wanted the man and sean to be in the photographs too, but it was just after the man's surgery, and he could not...jacki janse van rensburgalice in wonderlandtag:typepad.com,2003:post-674482212009-06-22T11:23:04+02:002009-06-22T16:19:59+02:00alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, "and what is the use of a book", thought alice, "without pictures or conversations?" so she was considering...jacki janse van rensburgdigital elements used on this blog...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-673665992009-06-19T14:45:03+02:002009-09-01T14:11:28+02:00i use lots of digital images all over this site, and sometimes it is difficult to link the credits with every element. also, i often download elements, and then i cannot remember where they came from. so, i wanted to create a post that has links in it, that you can follow. it is so much easier when it is...jacki janse van rensburgmarnitag:typepad.com,2003:post-681267372009-06-15T17:54:46+02:002009-06-15T17:54:47+02:00i scrapped! after an extended absence, i have found my scrapbooking mojo. it is too soon to tell if it was temporary, or if it is back to stay.. as you see, i used a transparent butterfly, and some gauzy flowers. and stitching. as always there is stitching. the pattern paper is basic grey, and the cardstock is treasures and...jacki janse van rensburgthe lights are on, but nobody is home...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-679752512009-06-11T10:29:53+02:002009-06-11T10:29:53+02:00before life interrupts again, i thought i would get a blogpost up early today. *jacki spends a few minutes staring at the blinking cursor and the blank space before her, sighs, and leaves to go to facebook* i cannot think of anything interesting to say today. so, rather than fill this space with nonsense, i will just leave without saying...jacki janse van rensburggingerbread mantag:typepad.com,2003:post-674482712009-06-05T17:53:49+02:002009-06-05T17:53:06+02:00run, run, as fast as you can, you can't catch me, i'm the gingerbread man... is your life like mine? running, running, as fast as i can, trying to catch an elusive gingerbread man.. Now chase him old woman, now chase him old man Chase him, yes chase him as fast as you can! Through the garden and out the...jacki janse van rensburg