Scrapping & KIU...

I started this layout at the retreat I was at a couple of weeks ago. I simply had to use the gorgeous Loolabelle's ARty Stuff peacock mask that I had bought & teamed with the Imaginarium Designs peacock feather chipboard...I love it!
Photo credit goes to Michelle Winston.

A close up of those peacock feathers...

Have you checked out this months challenge over @ Kraft It Up? It's a sketch challenge, which I absolutely loved...I had a lot of fun creating with this sketch from Scrap Friends! Check out the details here & see the 1st installment of layouts from the CT...I'll be back mid month to share mine.

Thanks for stopping by...as always, a huge thank you for all your lovely comments! I do appreciate the time you take to leave me one x
Happy scrapping!

March 123 Challenge!

Welcome to a new month & the first challenge for the 'new' 123 Challenge blog! Fabulous criteria this month...colour - black, word - year, technique - twine circles.

This is what I did...

Here's a close up of the texture paste with the alphabet crafters template...so perfect for a school theme ;)

Pop over to the 123 Challenge blog to see the fabulous creations from the rest of the CT. I do hope you'll all jump in & support the blog :)
Thanks for stopping by...as always, a huge thank you for all your lovely comments, they do mean so much to me! x
Happy scrapping (it's certainly the perfect weather for it)

WW1...

The challenge this month over @ WW1 is...white + pink + hearts. Just got this done in the knick of time...
After watching Heidi Swapp's Creative JumpStart 2013 video, I simply had to have a go at creating one of her hearts. I will certainly be doing this again...it was a lot of fun.

Sorry for the dark photo, it's a very overcast day here today. Below is a close up of the texture, I'm really pleased with how it turned out :)

 



Thanks for stopping by...as always, a huge thank you for all your lovely comments! I really do appreciate them x
Happy scrapping!

Retreat scrapping!

I was lucky enough to spend last weekend at retreat! I have to confess, I didn't get the scrapping done as I would have liked :( We'll blame that on very poor packing, hehe that's what happens with the frantic grab & chuck style of packing, when I was left with no time! But it was a fantastic time away, with a fantastic bunch of ladies...a perfect way to recharge the batteries :)

This 1st layout is for Scrap the Boys challenge using a photo of you & your son, to create a 'boy' inspired love layout.

The lovely Michelle from Scrapbook Divas was with us & knowing my addiction to masks, had put aside the 'confetti' one for me...let's say it was used a couple of times over the weekend.

Here I've used only half the template with black paint...

This photo has been used a lot by me...it's a fav, taken by the gorgeous Louise. You'll also notice her signature twine that I had left over from one of her classes. This layout is a bit of a 'self indulgent' one, but as a mum, they are lessons I'd like to pass onto my kids as early as possible. I've used my new Kaszazz 'inspiration background' stamp & cut out the appropriate words.

Thanks for stopping by...as always, a huge thank you for all your lovely comments! I really do appreciate each & every one of them x
Happy scrapping!

KIU Challenge!

Good morning all! I'm just back from a weekend at retreat, so feeling refreshed & itching to get back to scrapping! It's so brilliant to see other people's work & how they create the things they do :)

Speaking of creations...the mid month inspiration for KIU has been added to the blog, check out the gorgeous layouts from the CT here.
Just a reminder...this months criteria was creative uses for sticker embellishments. I used a sheet of sticker alpha's as my background, it certainly a great way to use up all those leftover letters.

Thank you for stopping by...as always, a huge thank you for all your lovely comments, I do appreciate them x
Happy scrapping!

Weekend scrapping...

I love wet weekends, they are the perfect excuse to hit my scrap table ;)

Though this first one I created last weekend...been having fun with my new Tim Holtz cog die, which worked perfectly with his gears & the 2Crafty cog strip.

Again, having more fun with Rangers rock candy & distress stains, plus that cog die & those gorgeous gears. Just showing a 'sneak' of this layout as I used a photo pinched off the Maroon5 facebook page & possibly breaking some copyright law to show here??? ;)

 

 

This next layout took a while ;) tossed several backgrounds in the process & not sure I'm completely happy, but finally decided to stop being so fussy! Again, some 2Crafty chipboard...you'll notice a bit of a theme developing with each of these layouts. I'm trying to use my much loved chipboard, which rather than using, I hoard for 'special', but isn't every layout we scrap special ;)

Thanks for stopping by...a huge thank you for all your lovely comments, I do appreciate each & every one of them x
Happy scrapping!

KIU February Challenge!

The February challenge for KIU is...

...creative uses for sticker embellishments, now all of us have them, they can be epoxy, journaling, chipboard, fabric stickers, lettering or decorative borders the list goes on.

Check out the gorgeous creations from the CT here...I'll be back mid month to reveal my layout with the remaining girls.

 

Thanks for stopping by...a huge thank you for your congrats in my last post! It's always fun sharing happy news :)

Get scrapping! ;)