Of course the next layout I did was going to be of precious Oliver. What an angel he is. I did a fairly simple layout because I don't have a great deal of time to fiddle but I am happy with how it has turned out. This photo is one of his first photos. 

I am working on another layout at the moment too but with all the Christmas festivities and getting organised etc it might be a while before its finished!!! Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year!!!! Thanks for all your visits and love you have left for me, I really enjoy reading all your comments.

AN HONOURABLE MENTION....WOOOOHOOOO!!!

Now that I have my copy of the latest Scrapbooking Memories Masters magazine, I can now share my entries for the Masters competition. Below is my double layout entry and when I opened up the magazine and had a flick through......I had received an HONOURABLE MENTION for my double......WOOOHOOOOO!!!!! EXCITED MUCH???!! I am stoked!!!!

This is my Beyond the Page entry. I decided to alter a pouch style handbag and make it Vintage Inspired. I have used Graphic 45 papers, some old gorgeous lace that I as given to me and all other bits and pieces.

Sorry about the back view...a little too bright with the photography!!!

This is my single layout entry. I scrapped about Luke with this funny clown we met at the Scone Horse Week Festival. 

The journalling....!!!

I will hopefully enter again next year as I just love the whole process of the Masters, I love the challenge for myself creatively and mentally as its always different criteria each year.

Thanks for stopping by......happy scrapping and thanks for your lovely comments too.

Here is the layout I wanted to share that I managed to squeeze in right before I went into labour!!! I was going to submit two layouts for the CT call over at Kraft It Up but I only managed one layout before I went into labour and before the cut off date. Anyway I was happy with how it turned out, its of Luke when he was 2 helping me decorate the Christmas tree. Used lots of different bits and pieces on this layout.

Thanks for stopping by.......

Well here he is, my gorgeous little new blue bundle of joy....Oliver James!!! Oliver was born at 6pm on Tuesday the 7th of December. He weighed 6 pound 3 ounces and was 49cms long. We are all over the moon with our new precious and Mummy is so glad that its all over and my health will be back on track now hopefully. No more tripping into the hospital backwards and forwards!!!!

So far he is being a perfect baby. Luke is a little out of sorts by him but otherwise he loves him and smothers him with lots of love!!!

I was so surprised to win a prize over at White With 1 for November!!! There were like 52 entries for November, their first month back, I am still in shock!!! This is the layout below. The challenge for the month was to use White + Yellow + Journaling straight onto your layout, no strips or blocks etc. 

I have another layout to share that I got done right before I went into labour but I just have to photograph it and I will be able to share. Thanks again for stopping by and all your sweet comments.

I have had such a productive day with my scrapping today!!! I am posting again as I am linking all the challenges that I have joined in. Kraft It Up have their December challenge up and its to use Kraft and scrap Christmas photos using non-traditional Christmas colours and to also include knots on your layout as well. I went with the colours, pink, blue and yellow for this challenge plus with the Kraft look I think it goes well together.

Thanks for looking and hopefully it won't be too long before I am back again!!!!

Tx

Gees I am on a roll today!! Two posts in one day!!! I forgot to share the Christmas cards so they are down a little bit. 

White With 1 has their new challenge up for December and it's to use White with Grey and to do Masking as well.

I have done masking using a Tattered Angels glimmer screen with Bubbles glimmer mist but you just can't see it very well. I think I got a bit carried away and hid everything with the other embellies etc!! Sorry about the glare too from the transparency that I added!!!

So here are the Christmas cards that I made the other day, I was able to cheat a little bit as I had the Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses Card Kit!!! Everything is already included in the kit, even the instructions. All the papers are all pre-cut too and you just add the included embellies and sentiments. All up I made 8 cards but I had already put one in its envelope and I didn't want to undo it!! 

Thanks for your lovely comments everyone...

Tx

   

Hi to all my blogging girls!!! I haven't done as much scrapping as I would like but I saw this weeks palette for The Color Room and just LOVED the bright colours especially suited for boy layouts of course!!!!   

So here is my layout using all the colours and I sort of stuck to the sketch design!! These photos are of Luke at only 10 months old, I am trying to get some scrapped of when he was younger, I seem to have LOADS of them!!! I really enjoyed working with the colours and hope to join in again when I can. Thanks for the inspiration TCR!! 

I was also asked to design a birds and feathers themed canvas as a sample for Challenge #6 for Camp Mojo. I tried all different techniques with the background, first of all I painted it brown, then I modge podged some muslin in the centre to give the rough feel. I then glimmermisted it all in Sapphire Blue and while it was still a bit wet I roughly painted over it with white paint to tone it down a little. I also added some Tattered Leather glimmermist just lightly at the end. I then began to decorate it, using a paper doily, some sheet music, a bird cut from PP, some feathers and some Prima of course!!! I am quite happy with the end result, I am not normally into getting my hands so dirty and doing so many things to one project but it stretched my creativity and imagination and thats what it's all about!!

Another rainy day here again today and I am back to hospital AGAIN tomorrow so I am going to have scrappy day I think, I feel OK so far today so I will see how I go!! Nearly 38 weeks now so hopefully I will have the baby real soon and get rid of all these dramas!!! Fingers crossed!!

Take care all and thanks for stopping by.......

Tx