Looking for a new creative outlet

I am busy looking for a new Creative Design Team to be a part of. It's not easy putting yourself out there and hoping to get picked just on the strength of a few layouts being submitted, but what the heck, if you don't try you won't succeed. So here goes....

These are a few of the teams that I am vying for:

1. Let's Get Sketchy - Guest Designer

2. Colourful Creations

3. Cocoa Vanilla

So let's see what happens in the New Year.... holding thumbs!

Scraplift of a friend

A few weeks back I saw a layout by Lee-Anne Thornton and absolutely loved it... so decided it had to be scraplifted...this is my page.

I also used a diecut file from JustNick on my page. I had planned to cut it out of pattern paper but it didn't work... grrr. So after a few trials I cut it out of white cardstock and then ran a rainbow inkpad over it and outlined the letters in black.

Thanks for the inspiration Lee-Anne and JustNick.

My Mentor

Over the last few years I've taken a few classes from Jowilna Nolte and have learnt a whole host of techniques and wonderful stuff. I count Jow as a very good (and dear) friend as well as my scrapping mentor. When I grow up I would love to be a scrapper like her. Yes I do realise that I have my own style and I am happy with it... it's just something to aspire too.

In September a group of us took a roadtrip together to Kloof to spend the weekend scrapping at ShortCuts Kloof. As a momento of the weekend we got Jow to sign the wall... these are the pics I took and my layout to remember this special lady and moment.

For my page I scraplifted a layout I saw in Pinterest. I used a whole bunch of strips which I glued to a strip of cardstock and then diecut a whole bunch of starts... a super easy and effective technique.

Thanks Jow for all your teaching and friendship.

Destash scrapping

I decide that it's time to do some major de-stashing... I've sorted through my vast scrapping supplies and whittled out some stash to sell.

Part of this de-stashing was some mini albums that I did at various classes or events over the years. These have been sitting in a box for years just gathering dust so it was definitely time to de-stash.

I emptied the albums and recycled the papers and embellishment into a useful pile and a rubbish pile. I then decided to actually USE the papers, and so made the following three layouts.

I sure hope that I have motivated you to do some de-stashing and scrapping too.

Winners - Creative Scrappers Sketch Book

Thanks to everyone who left a comment on my previous post about the sketch book.... all 11 of you. Wow I don't think I have EVER had that many comments on a blog post... hehehe.

Anyway, I printed them all out, cut them up. Folded and then shook them up. I then picked one.... and the winner is....

TILLA

Congratulations. I will contact you with instructions to claim your prize.