Monday 30 May 2016

Scrap The Boys May 2016 Challenge

Hello again for this month.

I didn't get through as many challenges this month as I wanted to do but that doesn't mean I can't still use those challenges at a later date.

I couldn't resist the Sketch Challenge set for Scrap the Boys this month, as soon as I saw it I knew exactly what I wanted to achieve.

Here is the sketch:

The sketch laid out a nice set of photos for me to show the growth of Mr E over the years as he is comes to the end of his High School education. 


I loved the simplicity of the sketch that allowed those gorgeous photos of son to still be the centre of attention. 
I went through my stash of male papers and found some from the Kaisercraft Stirred but Not Shaken Collection. I added some Charms Creations Stars, a cute little Mini Felt Star from Rainbow Splendour and Studio Calico wood veneer stars to the page. Washi from A Piece of Cake Designs and American crafts Thickers. Black fine line Sharpie and Papermate Silver Gel Pen were also used.

Thank you for taking the time to drop by my blog.

Sunday 22 May 2016

Scrapping Outback May 2016 Challenge

I'm really liking the White with a Twist Challenges over at Scrapping Outback's Blog. This month we were challenged to add the colours Deep Raspberry, Dusty Pink, Mint Green with touches of Orange and Brown. Wow what a challenge, image inspiration below.



I had lots of fun with this challenge sorting through photos and paper to find exactly what I was looking for. Check out my layout below.


I probably didn't use as much white as I should have but the Deep Raspberry of the Dear Lizzy Serendipity paper really spoke to me. I dug deep in to my pile of scrap paper and found a cute sheet of matching paper and cut outs, that I fussy cut out from a Scrapbooking Memories Magazine. I added some Kaisercraft card stock and a Twiddlebitz Corner scroll Chipboard piece that I coloured to add a touch more brown.
I really like the that the photo of Miss Bug is the focus of this layout.

Thanks for stopping by. 

Show Us Your Stuff

Hello everyone and welcome to another one of my scrapping posts.

Today I want to share with you my take on the fabulous Show Us Your Stuff May Challenge of Poetry and Hearts.


Here's my layout. 



I used some of my Dear Lizzy Serendipity Collection as well as Die cuts and matching Thickers. I also added A Piece Of Cake Designs Flair, a Heart paperclip and a 3 x 4 Die Cut frame from a previous main kit. A Becky Higgins Project Life card and some Simple Stories and Kaisercraft alphas finished off my piece of poetry. To complete the page, a Charms Creations embellishment to add a handmade touch. 

Thanks for dropping by to take a look.

Scrapbooking Top 50 Australia



This months challenge at Scrapbooking Top 50 Australia is simple Tic-Tac-Toe or Pick-a-Row challenge shown below.


I selected the bottom row 



I took this picture of Mr E resting while Miss Bug played at ABC World at Dreamworld. I turned to see what he was doing when he said "Clean up in Aisle 5" and I had been waiting to find the right challenge to scrap this fun (and typically him) memory.


I used Kaisercraft stamps to create some extra dimension, star printed vellum, Project Life cards, a hand cut the 4 x 6 Sun Ray card, A Charms Creations Heart, A Piece of Cake Designs Flairs, Rainbow Splendour Leaves, Freckled Fawn 'Hi' paperclip, Cre8ive 'Hand' paperclip, Heidi Swapp Archivl Ink and Sharpie Pen.


I hope you all visit again soon.




Saturday 21 May 2016

Charms Creations May Challenge

Image of PRE-ORDER Emoji Embellishments!I am loving Charms's challenges over on the Charms Creations Facebook page, this month Charms has challenged us to use one of her fabulous Emojis on our layouts.



How could anyone resist these adorable and fun creations of Charms to add to their pages.










So here is one of my layouts including a hot pink happy emoji.


I was finally brave enough to cut into my Serendipity Collection of papers from Dear Lizzy. I must remember that it is really ok to use these beautiful collections and not try hard just to collect them. 

I happily sorted through the ephemera pack to find some pretty die cuts to add to my page but not detract too much from the gorgeous photo of Miss Bug where she is actually fully engaged with the photographer and sitting quietly. 

I added a Dear Lizzy Brad from the same collection, A Piece of Cake Designs Flair, an old crochet flower from deep within my stash and some American Crafts Ribbon. I grabbed my Dlish Scraps stash containers and from there added a Lace Doily, some enamel dots and the 'love' wire word  I created from a past JAP kit. 

I can't wait to create more fun layouts using some of Charms's amazingly cute Emojis soon.

Drop by soon for some more of my "me time" creations.

Friday 20 May 2016

More Than Words May Challenge

Over at the More Than Words blog they have an awesome challenge using The word 'Moment' and the Technique  'Clocks'.


I really wanted to do this challenge this month as I am trying to push myself outside my comfort zone and do something new each month. 

So here is my layout.


I went for a vintage style as the image of the clocks on the blog reminded me of an older time period, and a less colourful era, hence the more neutral tones.

I used a range of products starting with a sheet of vellum to soften the script on the Kasiercraft patterned paper as well as some Kaisercraft left over black flourish, A Stampin' Up Clock stamp that I was able to borrow from an awesome friend, with Heidi Swapp Archival Ink, to add some extra 'Clock' details. An old paper rose, a Clock charm from Handmade Halo as well as a Rainbow Splendour Bow complete the cluster. American Thickers, an Amy Tan Die Cut Arrow,  Charms Creations Mini Runner and a Dlish Scraps lace doily finished the page

I was out of my comfort zone as I usually reach for lots of colour on my pages, but I enjoyed trying a different approach and look forward to attempting more challenges from the More Than Words Blog.

Thank you for stopping by.


Wednesday 4 May 2016

Dlish Scraps April Cybercrop

Dlish Scraps has a Facebook page called The Scrap Suite where they hold a monthly Cybercrops. Amanda and her team of creative souls set 4 challenges and we have 4 weeks to complete them. Every month is full of inspirational challenges that get your creative juices bubbling away to help you capture those precious memories, what ever they may be.


Challenge # 1 was set by Krisy



I had to think hard about this challenge as I wanted to scrap a male inspired layout and not cave in and do another female one. I need to scrap more of my son. 
I was still inspired by Disney but instead of a Princess I was inspired by a quote by Sorcerer Mickey Mouse.


I used a Dlish Scraps Sequin Bow and left over large wood veneer stars, Map Marker, Star, Chevron, sequins, small wood veneer stars and male wood veneer person are from a Charms Creations Mixed Kit. The background was stenciled with a Kaisercraft Stars Stencil. 


Challenge #2 was set by Mandy 


I realised when starting this challenge that I didn't have any photos of my friends and I together as I am the one behind the camera when we are together, so I found one of my son and his mates to go with the quote. These 3 write the most amazing stories together while on their way through life, some good and some bad but always fun.



Another trying new things background where I was playing with a Flutterby Designs stencil and a Tim Holtz stencil to create different effects because of this I keep the layout simple by tearing (argh!) the underlying cardstock to create a frame for the photo matted on to a Dlish Scraps 5 x 7 Chevron Bag. I added some silver Punchinella, a heart flair and black sequins from Dlish Scraps as well. I topped off the layout with some Charms Creations embellishments. 


Challenge #3 was set by Emma


I've had this Professional portrait of my children done a few years ago sitting around waiting for the chance to scrap it, finally I found a challenge that suited the task. 



I have a stash of backgrounds that are sitting around in a clean pizza box waiting to be used after I have had a play with different mediums, stencils and or other mixed media products. I liked this one and it gave bold black and white background that I could add a colour and a metallic too. As you can see I added a lovely blue to match my photo and the metallic was the Leaf and photo mount cardstock. 
I used a Dlish Scraps White Sequin Bow, a Heart Flair, Love Flag, Wordfetti, Resin Lily and tiny dark blue flowers from a previous kit. 
Other products were A Piece of Cake Design Flair, Rainbow Splendour Blue Leaf, Charms Creations Mini Silver Glitter Heart and various flowers from my stash as well as 2 little butterflies. 

Last but not least Challenge #4 was set by Sue

Sue created a great sketch this month to inspire us with, 


Here is my page based on Sue's sketch.


I was trying to use up some more of my leftovers before starting on another collection. I love digging through my container of D'lish goodies to see what I can add to my page, doily, flower/mason jar card, a journal spot, a pink gardenia, small rose and the heart flair. 
A soft pink Vellum Bow from Rainbow Splendour, a A Piece of Cake Designs 'awesome' flair and a Charms Creations Heart were also added for some other embellishment to my page.


I am starting to see that I like clean simple pages that capture the amazing things we do in life.

Thank you all for visiting.