Scrap the Boys

Ahhhh I didn't think I was going to make this months cut off for Scrap the Boys November challenge...haha just made it in the nick of time! Please excuse the dodgy night time photography ;)

This month was a colour challenge...

I simply loved the colours & had to give it a go...especially as my son had a t-shirt in similar colours. This is what I came up with.

 

 

 

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

Can you believe tomorrow is December!!!

Happy scrapping!

Inspirational Finnabair!

While blog hopping recently, I made a stop & feasted on the gorgeous creations by Anna Dabrowska aka Finnabair. All of her creations are absolutely amazing, but one layout really caught my eye & I sooo wanted to recreate it. This is my take/lift/copy of her layout...

 

Not all my letters are random...there is a (hidden) title in there, to describe this other amazing talent! & my DD pointed out another word that fits for this gorgeous lady! ;) Can you spot them?

 

Here is a close up of the Rangers Rock Candy with the Distress Stains...I so loved the texture that was created doing this. I can see it's going to be something I'll try many more times.

 

You can see Anna's amazing original here...mine still pales in comparison, but I certainly had a lot of fun creating this.





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

Scrapping from the heart...

The challenge for this months KIU was minimalist / white space...here is mine.

 

 

I'm blessed with some gorgeous friends...both these layouts are an expression of my gratitude for some of those friendships. I am so lucky :)

 

Thanks as always for stopping by...your lovely words are greatly appreciated, thank you x
Happy scrapping!

KIU challenge!

Woohoo...challenge # 2 completed for the month! Haha it's not as many as I would have liked considering the time left for the month, but I guess you've got to be grateful for what you do get done ;)
This layout is for KIU's challenge of misting...

My kids love to pull faces for the camera...this was my daughter after the excitement of getting 1 Direction tickets, she was mimicking some of their silly faces! I just love the excitement! :)
Thanks for stopping by & a huge thank you for all your lovely comments, they do mean so much to me! x
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A layout of love...

This layout was done for a dear friend, as part of a gift for this brave wee girls family. I do not personally know this family, but I've been following their story for months now...I cannot quite imagine the bravery & strength they must require on a daily basis, my heart simply goes out to them! I pray this gorgeous little girl wins her fight & goes on to live an amazing & happy life!

I am reminded to be grateful each & every day for my childrens health & all that is good in our life...for that, I am very thankful!
Thanks for stopping by...I hope life is being extra kind to you! As always, a very big thank you for all your lovely comments, they do bring a smile to my day x
Happy scrapping!

October WW1

I miss being part of the CT's, partly because it forced you make the time to create...I haven't joined in any of them for a few months :( I'm so good at that 'mummy guilt' crap...I'm yet to implement that concept of 'balance', but am going to give it a good try this month!
Starting with WW1 - white + yellow + stars

Having fun with the glimmer mist, paint, distress inks & texture paste...perfect way to spend a sunday arvo! :) Also loving this star template from Crafters.

Thanks for stopping by...I hope you managed some weekend scrapping! Thank you, as always, for your lovely comments...they do make my day x
Happy scrapping!

Holiday scrapping...

Can you believe it's October??? Haha I know I say this each & every month, but seriously....!!! In a blink, it will be November...& then arrrgh, December! LOL!
I didn't manage the amount of scrapping I would have liked over the holidays...haha I never seem to have time for the 'ideal' amount of scrapping I'd like, but am very grateful for the time I had to do these...
A beautiful & generous friend gave me this 'Save the Date' Kaisercraft pack...lovely papers & embellishments to play with! I had a lot of fun creating this.

This same friend let me borrow her Crafters template & while playing I thought I would select 'key' words to use with texture paste. I kept the layout fairly simple so I didn't lose the focus on those words.

 

Again, I kept this layout simple as the group photo already makes it rather busy...I used the gorgeous 'Dylusions' ink spray, well the left over spray as a stamp!

 

 

September marked 20 years since I lost my dad to cancer...I've been thinking of him a lot lately, so felt the need to scrap a layout. I had this photo printed as I had shown it to my brother, who's about the same age as dad is here...they are freakishly alike in so many ways!

I've had this photo for a while...loved the effect created in a photo editing program & have been mulling over what to do with it. When I saw Natalie's beautiful layout here...an idea began to form. I was initially going to use glimmermist, but ended up using 'Distress Stains' hehe a bit more control & the colours matched perfectly ;)

Thanks for stopping by! As always, a huge thank you for all the lovely comments...they really do make my day, I appreciate each & every one of them x
Happy scrapping!