Handsome Boy

Ok ladies it is challenge time again at Scraptopia.

This month the challenge is a color palette. It does look 

a little scary in the colors but it isn't as bad as it looks.

This is my DT take on the challenge.

I thought I would be a good girl with this one and when doing the 

challenge I would combine it with my own personal challenge that

I set for myself this year. Use my scrap bag as much as I could. I'm

guessing we all know what bag I'm talking about.....the bag that has 

all those bits off papers we hold on too. The other bag that has all the 

bits and pieces in it. 

So to the bags I went and this is the DT layout I come up with. Bits

and pieces of this and that and I have stuck to the palette.

So please hop on over too Scraptopia and join in the fun. Like I said 

the prize is great and you will have fun doing the challenge. Well you

have too because it is one off the challenge rules. If you read them you 

will see it is #6  in the 1st challenge posting, hehe. 

#6. You must have fun. Sorry but it is a requirement at Scraptopia 

that you enjoy yourself. Hehehe.

Friendship

Hello all. I have been having a great time at my craft desk. 

It seems like my boys have decided too not say the dreaded 

word very time I sit down..... "Mum"

It has given me a great opportunity to get some LO's and cards 

done or finished. Not to mention a couple of, Off The Page projects

have been done too. Woo Hoo lets hope this keeps up :)

I have done this LO for the Challenge sketch #43 at 

Let's Capture The Memories

I hope you like my take on the sketch. 

This photo is off my friend Melissa Gillard and her beautiful daughter 

Meghan. 

The title is a rub-on from Kaiser Craft and it is so true. I know the two 

off them are best friends just like my sons and I are. It is a beautiful

friendship too be able too have. 

The papers I have used are Basic Grey and you can get these and many

other Basic Grey papers from Scraptopia.

The chippie is also from Scraptopia and I have used texture paste on it.

I applied it with my finger to give the texture I did. When it was dry I 

then lightly used a makeup sponge too apply green, red and yellow 

Versa ink. 

I also used a Martha Stewart stencil and texture paste on the background.

I then applied the same inks to the textured stencil area after it was dry. 

I then used Dylusions ink spry - Black Marble to spray a couple off spots.

Little Boy Blue

Hello everyone. I hope you are all feeling as good

as I do at the moment.  Four days away at the 

Scrapbookit Retreat was just what I needed.

I created this LO while away for the challenge at

A2Z Scraplets October sketch.

Below is my take on the challenge.

I loved doing this LO off my youngest son Harley. It is easy though

when your subject is so cute (Ok I'm his mum I'm going to say that)

I have done a hidden journal on this layout. I placed it behind the 

patterned paper and little boy blue.

  

This range off papers is just beautiful too work with. For those that 

haven't seen them they are Graphic 45 - Mother Goose range. 

Everything on this LO apart from the title is from the 12 x 12 paper 

pack. I enjoy fussy cutting and when I have papers like these to 

work with how could I resist doing it. 

Over at Scrapbookit where I'm on the DT you are able to 

get these papers along with many other papers and items

in the G45 ranges.

It's A Boy Thing

Hello everyone. I hope everyone has been having lots

off fun crafting since my last post.

The layout I would like to show you today is one I did 

at the Scrapbookit Retreat at Harrietville on the weekend.

Jo decided that since she had set the theme for the Saturday

to be Halloween she would organize a trick or treat challenge.

Everyone got to pick a bag with papers in it. There were four

papers and you to do a layout using these four papers and you

could add embellishments. Oh fun if you got the treat but very 

sad if you got the trick.

I was lucky.....

One sheet had black/brown/white circles. Another was the plain

blue card stock.  The third was a patterned paper that had lots of 

boy words and the colors matched so well. Yep you guessed it I 

was smiling. Then came the fourth sheet.....Help it is white and 

lime green, so bright, yuck. My mind races and I look at the back 

and it is plain white...yes this side will work. I used it to mount the

photos. I then inked the edges.

The chippie is from Scraptopia and I used Tim Holtz Distress 

Stain Dauber - Black Soot too ink it. I also used the same color 

along with Broken China to make the splotches on the card stock.

You can get these from the Scrapbookit Store along with the other

products I used.

For my photo I used 2 6x4 prints. One black/white and the other

color. I cut out my two boys Riley and Harley from the color and

mounted them over the black and white with dimension tabs. The 

other small color pic was just mounted normal. I cut the words from 

the patterned paper and mounted them. From the same paper I cut 

the circles. A Kaiser stamp and to journal around the edge on two 

sides of the 12x12 card stock was the only other things added.

 

Melissa Kennedy from Kaiser Craft attended the Scrapbookit

Retreat and was going to judge them for a winner. Wooo Hooo

I was lucky enough to be chosen by Melissa for a paper pack 

prize from Jo.

Thank you Jo (Scrapbookit) and also Melissa Kennedy.

Pay It Forward

For all those who come too my blog I ask that you have a look

at Pam's blog and join in on the "Pay It Forward Contest".

 http://mybeaner.blogspot.ca/2013/09/pay-it-forward-contest.html

I have been looking at Pam's blog and can find no better way

to "pay it forward" for such an inspirational little girl and her 

Mum and Dad. For them I send Gods blessing.

Please also go to their facebook. Kiki's story will brake your heart.

They are a family who needs too tell their story and to have

your prayers.

 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kisses-for-Keaton/148650585296073

God bless you too Pam for the wonderful thing your doing for such

a precious beautiful child and her family.

My Brothers

Hello again. Tonight I would like to show you a LO

 I created for my DT position at Scrapbookit.

This layout was a look back in time for me. These are my younger

brothers and when doing the LO I was smiling most off the time.

All I kept thinking was..... no wonder I love makeup, jewellery and 

all the other pretty girly things. I was the eldest but was outnumbered 

when it come to playing together. Cars and boy games were always 

the order off the day. I sure do make up for that now.

 

 

 

For all the details on the products I have used please pop on over to 

the Scrapbookit blog. While you are there don't forget too check out 

the store for everything you would need. 

 

Swim Meet.

Good morning everyone and welcome once

again to my blog.

Today I would like to share with you a LO 

I have created for the challenge over at 

Creative Scrappers.

Like all Creative Scrappers  sketches this one (sketch #52) was

 no different for me I just loved it.

This layout is of my youngest son Harley who is also now

competitive swimming. 

The patterned papers I have used are from Kaiser Craft - 

Loire Valley Collection and On the Dot. Anything Kaiser 

you will be able to get through Scrapbookit online store who

I design for.  The water splash chippies are from Scraptopia

who I also design for. I have used French Blue acrylic paint

on them. 

The towel/goggles and stopwatch stickers are Jolee's

Boutique Swim Team set. The other two things I used 

were American Crafters dark black marker pen and 

Sullivan's rub-on transfers.

Happiness

Hello everyone, well what a warm but extremely windy

day we are experiencing at the moment. I have been out

in it all day. It is going too be nice to sit for a couple off

minutes before I'm off again.

I wanted to show you today a LO I have finished off, you

wont believe it, it's me. I don't do that many LO off me at

all. I never seem to find a pic that I like. This one I think is

just a pass. 

I have completed it to the sketch challenge over at 

http://scrapafrica.blogspot.com.au/

 

The patterned papers I have used are Kaiser Crafts - Porcelain Rose.

You are able to get them like I did from Scrapbookit. It come in a kit 

and with the kit was a sticker sheet. The music note strip and the small

bird at the bottom were from this sheet. The rest though I fussy cut from

the paper range.

The stamp I used is from Kaiser Crafts - "grid". The stitching on the 

photo is done by using Micador 3D paint (just for something different).

Basic Grey - Mellow letter sheet was used for the title. For the white 

stitching I used my Signo pen. The doily was cut from my dies.

My journal section and the smaller writing too go with my title were made

using my Dymo Letra Tag machine. When I printed what I wanted I then 

stuck it too the patterned paper and cut it out. I then placed it on my layout. 

The flowers and birds are fussy cut and then I used my dimension tabs.

 

Aesome 4some.

Hello crafty ladies. This post is my latest DT post for 

Scrapbookit. I love this photo. When my two boys get 

together with their two best friends it always ends the 

same. Two quietly playing together and the other two

 playing but there is nothing quiet about their play. But 

the smiles and laughter make for four awesome boys 

who I love very much.

The sketch below that I have made my layout from was designed 

by me for the Scrapbookit Challenge this month. There is a great

prize for the person who is chosen at the end off the month so pop

over to Scrapbookit. Check out what we have been doing, leave a 

comment because we would love to hear from you and join in the 

fun with us.

For the details of the items I have used you will also find

them on my post at Scrapbookit. Great papers and more

that you can get through the store.

Dance

This layout is once again of the beautiful Meghan. This

time though it is off her very first ballet lesson. She was

so happy and excited to finally be learning.

I have done the LO for the word challenge at 

Bird Is The Word. The word for this challenge is DANCE

and I have used their sketch below.

This is my take on the sketch.

The other challenge I also placed my LO in is Scrap Around The World.
I love the mood board which you get too work from. For Challenge #6
it is a fresh and modern mood board and I thought this layout was just
perfect for it. As soon as I looked at it I thought - Girly, lace doily, flowers
soft colors with a hint of bright cheer.

 

My back ground paper is Prima's patterned paper "Envoy" I used 

my Maya Road stencil on it with texture paste. Once dry I then 

used Artic - Old Rose, Tim Holtz - Mustard Seed and Peeled Paint

 Inks over the top. With Prima's Crackle stencil I used Versa - Cryan.

The little blue birds I fussy cut from Prima's "Chanson" paper.

The flowers on the LO are from Prima - " Overture" and also from

Enthaily. The doily heart is from Charley's Cache and I have inked it 

with Artnic - Old Rose and then lightly inked the edge with Tim Holtz

Distress Ink - Gathered Twigs, the same ink I used on the edge off my

patterned papers .

The word DANCE is Cre8tiv foam alphabet stickers. The ornate resin

from around the title I made with one off my resin molds and then I 

antiqued it with acrylic paint.

As you can see on the closeup below I have used two ballerina 

embellishments. The gold one is from Creatives. The other is a 

chippie from Scraptopia who I DT for. I have used modelling 

paste on it to give it texture. When it dried I used Arctic - Old Rose,

Tim Holtz - Mustard Seed and Peeled Paint inks with a makeup

sponge to color it. The rhinestone flourish is from Kaiser Craft -

and it is Antique Rose.

Welcome

I have made this welcome baby card for the challenge

at Here come the Boys challenge #61 Baby Boy.

I have used Pearl card stock and my patterned papers

are from Kaiser Craft - Bundle of Joy Collection. As 

you find with a lot of my work I just love to fussy cut. 

Sometimes the cutting is not fussy as such, like this one

but I still have cut out the beautiful baby picture from 

the papers and also the Welcome banner. I have used 

BTDT rub-on Alpha's for the word. The lace is a Cre8tiv

textured boarder and on the edge off my punched paper I 

used Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Old Paper.