Finally - I've blogged!!

Sorry I've been awol on this blog awhile - I have been very very busy with various commitments - Nanna was sick and I had to travel to Ipswich to help Mum care for her, thankfully she is on the mend now, Christmas preparations of course, and well - the usual for a Mummy IYKWIM...Anyways, I have been scrapping, some I can't show yet - very secret squirrel...lol but here is a sneak or two..

And this layout, which would have to be one of my all-time favourite layouts.  It is a vintage photo of my Mum, aged about 17....

I've use Basic Grey paper, some Prima and Kaisercraft flowers, and some chippy dressed up with Glimmermist and Glimmer Glam.

I added to the dress frame by gethering together some tulle, which I had sprayed with glimmermist, and added some lace and a Kaisercraft sparklet to finish it off....

As I said, this would have to be one of my all-time faves as far as layouts go - just love doing vintage inspired layouts, and had a ball playing with Martha Stewart around-the-page punches, Kaisercraft stamps and mists...  yumyum..
Anyways, that is all from me for now, I am now busy scrapping my Chrissy photos - so I'll be back with more shares soon..lol...

Some scrapping for me!!

I did this layout last night - for no particular challenge just "for me."

I picked this paper up at Magical Memories Scrapbooking - my local scrapbook shop.  It is Websters, and I just loved it.  Teamed with a bit of Prima flowers,shabby chic resin, lace and vines, and Kaisercraft flowers - playing with some girliness in a shabby style was exactly what I needed.
Of coursce, being slightly OCD about colour matching, I just add to alter the colour of my Prima Shabby Chic Resin shapes...after a bit of experimenting, I found using my Copic Markers worked a treat - the alcohol ink in the markers was great to use :)
Here is a close up:

That's it for me, I am working on another "for me" layout at the moment - and experimenting with my Martha Stewart Fringing Scissors...
TFL!!

Hold on to your chairs....

I have scrapped a double!!  Used some Basic Grey, Dusty Attic Chipboard and some Kaisercraft flowers.  Some of the flowers were white, but I sprayed them - and the yellow part of the title, with some Studio Calico Mr Huey's mist - Sunshine
Here it is - photos are of Connor at his school's International Day - they did the German Clap Dance

I've also been participating in the monthly challenges over at Scrapbook Savvy.  This is Kerryn's Manufacturer challenge - which was to use some Jillibean Soup - I chose me fave, Watermelon Gazpacho.

Thanks for popping by - I promise I will be a more regular blog updater...lol...

October Kraft It Up

Well, it's that time of the month again - time to upload layouts for all the competitions around. 
This is my layout for the fabulous Kraft It Up Challenge Blog.  This month, the challenge was to create a layout that was either Monochromatic, Shabby/Vintage Style, or Minamalistic.
I couldn't make up my mind, so I did all 3 - this layout is about my journey with anxiety, and how I need to do my self talk to improve....

I've used a mixture of Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden and Prima Reflections.
TFL!!

Get Picky Challenge

For the first challenge this month at Get Picky, the challenge was to use the word "Celebrate" as inspiration.I did this layout:

These photos were taken on Christmas Day 2010 - and I couldn't resist the title because my cheeky little monkey of a son looks like quite the imp....hehe...
Had oodles of fun making flowers, punching borders, doilies and leaves and even did some stamping - something I got for inspiration from the talented Trudi Harrison here on Anna's Craft Cupboard's blog.

Really loved doing this challenge - it was great to get into Christmas scrapping again!!

Stuck? Sketches

My final update for today is for the Stuck? Sketch Challenge Blog.
This is the sketch for September 1st:

And this is what I did with it:

Just a layout about Connor's race at this year's school Sports Day - I was so happy I could go, just loved being a part of the day :)  I used Echo Park "Happy Days" range....love the bright colours, don't you?

Next, was the 15th September sketch:

This is my take on it, using Echo Park...again..lol "Splash" range.

Well, that's it from me, time for this little black duck to get to bed - it's waaayyy past my bedtime.
Looking forward to seeing a new months lot of challenges tomorrow - are you??
Thanks for popping by.
Cheers!

White With One

This month's White With One challenge was to use pale pink and journalling on the photos....
Not one I would normally go for, being mainly a boy scrapper - hehe.
I do, however, adore pink in any shades, and I'd just found some photos I took at a wedding of a very close friend of mine - I also had some beautiful MME Lost and Found 2 papers that I needed an excuse to use - hehe...
This is what I came up with - like I said, very very PINK!!  I love it!!

The quote on the photo is one of my favourite ever - from the letter of St Paul to the Corinthians.  I actually love the whole verse - always brings little pricks of tears to my eyes....
I used some tulle on the layout as well - loving tulle/organza bows at the moment.... and I thought the tulle went well with the photo.
Here is a close up - the chippy doily is a Dusty Attic - which I paint, and then put on some Glimmer Glam.