White with 1 December Challenge

Good evening.  I hope you have had a nice relaxing time after all the chaos that Christmas is!  This is my layout for the White with 1 December Challenge:

The challenge this month is:



Thanks so much for checking it out :)

Stuck?! 15 December Challenge

Good evening.  I have just had a lovely evening with friends but I wanted to share with you what I got up to this morning.  This is my layout for the Stuck?! 15 December Challenge:

 
This is based on the following sketch:

This sketch this awesome and I used a really old photo of me and my puppy.  She turned 14 today!  Thanks so much for coming by to check it out!

123 Challenge Blog

Merry Christmas everyone!! I hope you have a beautiful wonderful time with your family and friends!  This is my layout for the 123 Challenge Blog:

This is the challenge:



I used a stamp in the back ground (the checker type pattern), my layout is black and white and my title is Picture Perfect.  Thanks for checking it out!

Show Us Your Stuff December Challenge

Hi!!  How are you doing?  I hope you are all organized for your Christmas celebrations.  I certainly am all ready to go!!  I did some scrapping earlier in the week and one of the challenges I worked on was Show Us Your Stuff and this is my layout:

 



The photo didn't turn out to well but you can see the rest of the page quite well.   I really like how the gold paint worked dribbling down the page.  This is the sketch I worked from:



I really like this sketch, I think I will use it again.  Thanks so much for checking it out :)

Scrap The Boys December Challenge

Good afternoon!  I hope you are finding a way to keep cool on this toasty hot weekend!  I worked on these challenges earlier in the week but I couldn't find the memory card for my camera.  I still didn't manage to get the best of photos but here is my entry for the Scrap the Boys challenge:

This based on this sketch turned anti clockwise to suit the orientation of my photo of my two monkey boys:



Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by!!

Stuck?! December 1 Challenge

Good evening :)  I am hoping to get a head-start to in this crazy crazy month so I have been working today on a few layouts including this one for the Stuck?! December 1 challenge:

This is the sketch:



I turned the sketch anti-clockwise to suit the photos I wanted to use.  This is my younger son, at the barbers for the very first time.  I have always done it at home as I was afraid of facing the meltdown that might ensue in public.  But I am so proud of him, he was a champion!!  Thanks for checking it out!!

Kraft + December Challenge

Hi everyone!  I am getting an early start on the December Challenges as I know how crazy this month is going be.  This is my layout for the Kraft + challenge:

This is what the challenge looks like:



I went to my very first retreat about a month ago, which was held in Tumut.  On the way, I had to pass through Gundagai.  So of course, I had to stop off at the Dog on the Tucker Box and take a couple of photos.  Thanks for stopping by and checking it out :)

Scrapbooking Top 50 Australia November Challenge

Good evening!  I hope you have had a fun and relaxing weekend!  I spent last weekend at retreat and managed to complete 15 layouts including this one for the Scrapbooking Top 50 Australia November Challenge:

I have been hanging on to this piece of paper for a while, and when I saw this mood board I had to use it:

Love the bright colours, and they made a fantastic girly page.  Thanks for checking it out :)

Kraft + November Challenge

Good evening! I went away on my first retreat last weekend and I had the most awesome time.  One of the layout was this one for the Kraft + November Challenge:

 

This is what the challenge looks like:

 

 

I love P!nk and have since I first heard her music.  I know this isn't the grungy style that P!nk inspires. The song really resonates with me at the moment as my relationship with their father has ended this year. I love this patterned Kraft cardstock.  Thanks for coming and checking it out :)

Charm's Creations November Challenge

Hi!! Another weekend over and done with. I really wish time would slow down a bit!! This is my layout for the Charm's Creations November Challenge:

The challenge is to complete a layout that contains a mustache for Movember and of course, stars a Charm's Creation. I also used lots of circle from the mood board. Love this photo. Thanks for checking it out ☺ http://ourbrightstarsandus.typepad.com/

Stuck?! November 1 Sketch

Hiya!
A very grey looking day here, so a perfect day to get some scrapping done. I have taken some pretty cool photos lately and I am glad to find some awesome sketches to match them perfectly.  This is my layout for the Stuck?! Sketches November 1 Challenge:

For book week, my boys decided to go as the Cat in the Hat and Thing 2 and I think they looked super cute.  Using the stuck Sketch that is below I created this layout using the colours from the pictures as my colour scheme.  I sponged on some Red Mr Huey ink on to this cool Tim Holtz Cardstock to create the dotty background.  I used a bunch of different papers, washi tape, a chevron from Charm's Creations and a flair button from Fourteen40 Studio.



Thanks for taking the time to take a look!

Scrap the Boys November Challenge

Good evening. 
I can't believe its November!  Another year nearly gone.  They seem to pass faster and faster. Today I was working on the Scrap The Boys challenge and here is my layout:

The challenge is:



This is an older photo of my eldest son on Easter morning in 2010. Ever since he could talk he called chocolate choc-cool.  He was so very excited that the Easter Bunny had been.  Thanks for checking it out  :)

Scrap the Girls November Challenge

Good evening - I am having a very scrappy day today.  My children are with their father and so I am enjoying some quiet time.  I started out with the awesome sketch from Scrap the Girls - this is my layout:

This is the sketch:



As well as the awesome sketch, I was inspired by colours in the photo and of course, the cheekiness of my little monkey girl <3  Thanks for checking it out :)

Kraft + October Challenge

Good afternoon :) I am having a very productive scrapping weekend.  I have been meaning to work on the Kraft + challenge for October for some time but this morning I finally got myself organised.  This month the challenge is called Inspired by Nature and this is my layout:

 
The challenge was to use Kraft cardstock, feathers and a natural material.  I started off with this cool woodgrain Kraft cardstock from Tim Holtz.  Then I used teal chevron tissue paper to frame my picture of my younger son running off down the beach.  I coloured the chipboard title with teal ink and flicked some on my page.  I used a bit of washi and a Charm's Creation cloud up in the top corner.   I then bound together some little twigs and a glitter feather and resin feather together with some teal and white twine. Here is a close up:

This is the challenge:



Thanks so much for checking it out.

Off the Rails October Challenge

Hey all.  Just a quick one today, as I want to try and do a few more layouts this morning.  I had the perfect picture for the Off the Rails October Challenge, my Dad and my Daughter.  I really wanted to do justice to the picture.  This is my layout:

 

 

The mood board looks like this:

 



I love this colour combination.  I used that and the words Walk beside me as my title. I inked the edges of the different patterned papers.  Thanks for checking it out!

Stuck?! 15 October Sketch

Good morning. Looks like its going to be a glorious day today.  I hope you are getting to enjoy it.  I worked last night on the Stuck?! 15 Sketch and this is my layout:

This is based on this sketch:


I had a lot of fun with this one.  Its such a cool design, so I could choose from a bunch of photos.  I made this costume' for 'my younger son as he had to be a fish in assembly. Unfortunately he got sick at school that day and didn't get to participate.  Thanks for stopping by :)

Charm's Creations Mood Board Challenge

Good morning! I am up bright and earlier this morning, trying to squeeze in a few more pages before the kids get home.  I hope you have had an enjoyable weekend and had a chance to have some fun :)  Last night I worked on the Charm's Creation mood board for this month and this is my layout:
 

This is the mood board:



As you can see I mainly used the colours as my inspiration.  Thanks for checking it out.

Scrapbooking Top 50 Australia

Good afternoon! I hope you are having a good weekend.  I have been enjoying some scrapbooking time and this is my layout for the Scrapbooking Top 50 Australia challenge for October:

 
This is based on this sketch:



This is a close up of the ink splats and stitching:

Thanks for coming by to check it out :)

White with 1 October challenge

This month at White with 1 challenge is white with Peach Puff and this is my layout:

I have to scrap the hard times as well as the good and this is when my little princess came out of surgery last month.  She is a little trooper and recovered so well!  I can already see so much change in her.  Thanks for coming and checking it out :)

Show Us Your Stuff October challenge

Good afternoon.  I am doing some scrapping today.  I have decided that I am going to dedicate my day to it.  For their challenge this month, Show Us Your Stuff have challenged us to produce a page without any people!

I love looking for skinks when I am visiting my Dad as they seem to be so much bigger down the coast. My Dad has a gorgeous garden with lots of place for them to hide. I have also included a couple of handmade products from Charm's Creations. Thanks for coming by and taking a look.

Scrap the Girls October Challenge

Good afternoon! 

Another beautiful sunny Sunday here and I stayed up last night to do some therapy aka scrapping!  I completed the below layout for the Scrap the Girls October Challenge:

 

 

 

 

I was inspired by the colour palette, the butterflies and feathers. Here is a close up of the wire detail and the gold title:

 

This is the mood board:

Thanks for coming and checking it out! :)

Stuck?! 1 October Challenge

Good afternoon!!  I hope you are all having a nice, cozy relaxing weekend!  I was lucky enough to go to a friend's place last night to scrap with a lovely bunch of ladies.  I didn't do this layout last night though, it was the night before, but I didn't get a chance to share yesterday. This is my layout for Stuck?! 1 October challenge:

I have been hanging on to this photo for much too long, but I could never decide how to scrap it due to the very different colours in it.  But I think it turned out quite well.  This was based on this sketch:



I turned the sketch on its side and I also used just one photo instead of two but I think it turned out quite well.  Thanks for checking it out :)

Sketchabilities #148

This is the last sketch from Sketchabilities for the time being.  Its a shame because they do have truly fabulous sketches.  But I also understand the need to balance family and work and leisure and I am sure we all know what a juggle that can be at times.  This is my very busy layout:

I love love love this photo!  I just can't resist those dimples and they are still just as gorgeous four years later.  Thanks to all at Sketchabilities for all of the fun!  And the lovely comments.  Thanks for checking out my layout :)

123 Challenge Blog October Challenge

Good evening!!  How are you all this fine Wednesday?  I worked on three layouts last night, but only one that I like... Do you do that?  End up with layouts that you find no satisfaction in.... Anyway the one I am very happy with is for the 123 Challenge Blog. This month the colour is lime, the word is Today and the technique is dots/spots.  Here is my layout:

I have lime on the some of the papers, the felt bow and resin flower, spots on both the background and other paper and today is in my title.

Thanks so much for coming by to check it out :)

Charm's Creation September Challenge

Good evening.... its always fun to do some last minute scrapbooking. I have been meaning to get my act together and work on this layout earlier.... but you know life like to throw you a curve ball.  Today I was only home because my darling daughter decided to stay up all night! She fell asleep early at 5 and slept until 10pm.  Then it was party time until 5am this morning.... So after I packed the boys off to vacation care and princess off to childcare, I came home and slept almost all day. Anyway this is my layout for the Charm's Creations September Challenge:

 
I love the little journal I put at the bottom - it says I would walk across Legos for you :)

 

This is the sketch:

 

 

Thank you for coming to check it out :)