Black With 2 May Second Challenge 2011

Hi again all....back again with a layout to share today. This one is for second challenge for the month over at Black With 2 This time it was to use a black background, the colour red only and recycled alphas. Now I am not really sure what was meant by recycled alphas so I have just used some alphas LOL!!! Hope that was OK LOL!!!

 The big cog chippie frame is from Scrapmatts, I LOVE their chipboard products.

 Some more detail....

Thanks for stopping by again....take care all.

Get Picky and Show Us Your Stuff May 2011

Back again with a layout to share that I have used for 2 challenges again (I know I am slack LOL!!!) Over at Get Picky for the second challenge of the month they have this sketch below to take inspiration from, you also have to use multiple photos as an added criteria. I have also based my layout on the criteria over at Show Us Your Stuff for this month as well. This time it was to use trims, ribbon and lace and of course something handmade. So I have used ribbon and lace and my handmade items are the gingham button and the straw flower.

The Get Picky May 15th Sketch

A little detail....

 And some more.....

Thanks so much for stopping by...I really enjoy reading all the comments that you leave xx

Little Scrapbook Shop 4-7-11

Hi everyone. Hope you are all having a fab weekend. The weather here today has been beautiful, I actually got out and weeded my garden for a change. I don't think I have done any gardening for nearly a year which is very sad I know LOL!!!! Maybe this layout I did last night inspired me to be like my Mum and son and get out in the garden!!!!

The 2 layouts here are for the 4-7-11 challenges going on over at Little Scrapbook Shop at the moment. This time around its the Deadly Sins. Week 2 was 'Envy' and so we were given permission to scraplift someone's layout from the gallery. So I chose the very lovely and very talented Lauren Bell with her layout 'Safe in Daddy's Arms' Here is the direct link to her beautiful layout in the gallery.

I flipped mine over as it suited my photos and colours better.

 Some detail........

 This next one is for Week 1 and the theme was 'Anger' This time the challenge was to use the colour red somewhere, distressing and to scrap about something that makes you angry but also laugh at the same time. It took me a little while to figure what to scrap about so I chose to do it about how Luke and how when talks he says Uumm.... SO many times during the conversation....especially if he is trying to tell you something really quickly....its very frustrating but also funny for me at the same time. 

Here is my layout:    

Thanks heaps for stopping by yet again.......take care all xxx

Kraft It Up May 2011

Hello again!!!! Hope everyone is well and not getting too cold LOL!!!! I am back again with this months Kraft It Up challenge. This month was to use absolutely NO PATTERNED PAPER at all!!! Now that is quite a feat for me as I just LURRVVVEEEE my paper LOL!!! Anyway I managed to get something done and I think I have used everything but patterned paper on my layout. 

So here is what I have used: photo corner, transparency, chipboard, ribbon, filmstrip, journal spots, felt embelly, pin, doily, metal charm, pearls, stickers, glimmermist and Thickers!!! Phew!!!! Thats a lot of different stuff!!!

Now I have created a layout of gorgeous little Oliver at 4 and 1/2 months old. Can you believe he is that already? Time has gone WAY too quick.

Here it is:

 Just love that metal Crown charm...

 and the very cute My Little Bit of Whimsy bird pin.

Thanks for stopping by and for any love you may leave for me......xxxxx

 

Scrap the Boys May 2011

Hello, hello again!!! Hope you are all having a nice Sunday!!!! I sure am, the sun is SOOO warm today, beautiful out of that nasty, icy wind. I started on this months Scrap the Boys challenge yesterday afternoon and finished it off this morning. This month it was to scrap a collection your son or hubby might have. I immediately knew that I wanted to do Luke's Monster Truck collection. He is obsessed with all things Monster Truck and has quite a collection now!! LOL!!! Even Oliver is getting in on the act when in the bath, he grabs at them to put in his mouth hehe!!!!

So here is what I have done, I have used a large Scrapmatts chippie cog as a mask and misted in red. Also added some of the black Scrapmatts cogs. 

 I used up some old Thickers, I have soooo many I need to get in and use them up hehe!!!!

 Used some left over BG 'Oliver' range of papers and stickers and a few Heidi Swapp transparent pieces. The cute little bottle cap is from Marg's Bits and Pieces Marg has some gorgeous handmade enmbellies!!!

Thank you for stopping by and seeing what I have been up to.....xx

 

Black With 2 May 2011

I have another layout to share today as well....I thought that the Black With 2 challenge blog had stopped but alas I discovered it is up and running again so I joined in this month!!! The criteria this month is a predominantly black background, multiple photos and metallic gold. White alphas are always allowed as well.

Sorry about the photo of the layout, my camera doesn't like black backgrounds for some reason?

 Some detail.....

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by my little blog and for leaving any love that you may leave...... 

White With 1 May 2011

Two posts in one day...I am on a roll!!! I guess thats what Mothers Day is for, for us Mum's to do what we choose hehe!!!! I have had a nice day enjoying my gorgeous boys, a nice lunch and the weather has been beautiful here over the weekend too.

I managed to get the White With 1 challenge done today and this month it is to use

WHITE + ORANGE + SCALLOPS so here is what I did:

 I scrapped some photos of Luke when he was just 9 months old and how he used to put everything straight in his mouth, as they all do!!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and for any love you may leave.......xx

Once Upon a Sketch and Get Picky May 2011

Happy Mothers Day lovely blogging girls!!! I hope you all have a lovely day and get totally spoilt!!!

I have a layout to share with you today that I am using to enter in two challenges this month. First up I joined in at Get Picky this month and the challenge was to take inspiration from the picture here and to use the below  colour combination also.

Then low and behold I just happened to have a peak of what the challenge is over at Once Upon a Sketch 

and couldn't believe it when this same layout met the criteria for this too. I have my journaling on a journal spot tucked in behind my photo as hidden journaling and unbeknowns I have also designed my layout very similar to the sketch as well so I thought what the heck and entered in both!!!! Of course I checked to make sure this was allowed and I am pretty sure I am allowed to (I know at same sites you aren't allowed to combine challenge entries so I thought I had better check)

This is the awesome sketch by Nadia Cannizzo(one very talented lady) for Once Upon a Sketch

I LOVE yellow blue and white at the moment and I took inspiration from the dark background of the Get Picky picture and I have also got my journaling on a journal spot as the criteria for Once Upon a Sketch.

So here is what I came up with:

Here is my journaling.......

Some detail....

and a little more.......

Thanks so much or stopping by lovelies.....till next time......take care and enjoy your Mothers Day girls!!!

3rd Place at The Sydney Royal Easter Show 2011!!!

So excited!!! I thought I would share with you all  today my exciting news that I received 3rd place at the Sydney Royal Easter Show this year for scrapbooking!!!

I decided to enter this year for the first ever time and couldn't believe it when I received 3rd place!!!

The criteria was to do a double layout, include photos, a title, journaling and at least one technique like stamping or whatever.

So here is my layout with the ribbon underneath it !!!!!

 and a close up!!!!

Thanks for taking the time to pop on and look at my blog......much appreciated!!