Sketch-A-Thon

Over the month of September there was a Sketch-A-Thon at Sketches4All and I decided to try my hand at a few of them... here is what I created:

Prechallenge Layout 1

Prechallenge Card 1

SATLO#4

SATLO#5

SATLO#7

SATLO#8

SATLO#14

Points were scored for each challenge completed and and extra one if you used fall colours or school theme.... so my total earned on these challenges is 8.

Yummy stuff up for grabs

Michelle van Wyk... aka Homespun Scrapbooking.... is giving away some awesome blog candy on her blog.... from our very own LOCAL manufacturer.... Scrapsheets.

She will be posting the photo of it tomorrow... but you can also see the awesome layout she scrapped using the new range of papers here

School @ Scrapbook Nook

Yes in my madness in September I had also signed up to attend "school" at the Scrapbook Nook website.... well sad to say I flunked out after only two assignments.  Classes were hectic here and sometimes there were three deadlines on the same day... I just felt very swamped very quickly... plus with all my other busy-ness going on I didn't feel I could do these challenges any justice.  Here though is what I did manage to do:

Class 1 - Graphic Arts

Class 2 - Economics

I did keep tabs on the rest of the classes here and might very well attempt some of the challenges in the future.

Scrap-U Report Back

School is now officially over at Scrap Friendzy.... there were LOTS of fun challenges, games to play and layouts to create.... unfortunately I didn't manage to do nearly as much as I would have liked, but maybe next time will be better.  Here is what I did manage to create:

You can see all my Pre-Assignmentz here


Class Assignments
1: {Music} - we had to create our own music paper and then use it as an embellishment.... I used mine in the border as well as for some flower centres.  I also stamped music all over the background.

2. {Home Economics} - use fabric and make a flower... well I made a few! Plus we had to do stitching

Extra Credit Assignments
1. {FOREIGN LANGUAGE}- we had to make a layout and give it a title using a foreign language... well I chose Italian seeing as my layout was all about pizza.... Delizioso means "Yummy"

After School Activities
1. {Football} - here we had to add texture and do some lacing so my thoughts immediately went to school shoes!

2. {Dance} - for this task we had to choose a choreographer and scraplift her layout... I chose one from Michelle van Wyk.

3. {FieldTrip} - the task was to raid your scrap stash and photograph one item for each letter of the alphabet... I think I did a pretty awesome job.

• Around the block stamps
• Bo Bunny bird
• Cutting mate
• Date stamp
• Embossing tool
• Flowers
• Green smooch
• Heidi Swapp edge distresser
• Imaginesce paper
• Jigsaw pieces
• Kaisercraft music stamp
• Lavender star brads
• My Minds Eye paper
• Needles
• Orange Big Bite
• Piercer
• Quickutz dies
• Rulers
• Sandpaper block
• Typewriter font stamps
• Upikit butterfly brads
• Violet brad
• Wet wipes
• X letter
• Yellow brad
• Zebra border

And that was that for Scrap-U for me.... I loved it and had lots of fun.

Sketches: Creatively Yours... layout 17 & 18

My term at Sketches: Creatively Yours has come to an end.... and as a bonus there are two layouts to show you this week:

Head over to the blog to see the original sketches as well as what the design team came up with.

The other bit of news is that Sketches: Creatively Yours is taking a bit of a break.... Ali needs to spend some time sorting out family and other commitments so is taking 6 months off... but she will be back in March with a new design team call.

It's October

Wow 1st of October already!!!!  And October is (in my mind at least) the month of pink and breast cancer awareness..... so in keeping with this theme.....

head over to ScrapAttack Scrapbooking and take part in the {Sas}sy Scrap Pink Crop on 16 and 17 October.

Look also at the awesome raffle prize they have.... lots and lots of awesome goodies up for grabs for only $1 a ticket!

Santa's Shoebox

It's not that long to Christmas.... I already saw the first advert on TV this week so the countdown it on!!  And now is the perfect time to start planning, writing gift lists and just getting into the festive mood.

I've signed up to do this little project for Christmas.... it's a lovely way of giving back to someone in need.... why don't you check it out and find a child in your area to help... make someone's Christmas a little bit brighter!

Crate Paper Competition

Phew... talk about cutting it close.... I managed to scrap, scan and upload my layout all before the deadline of midnight tonight... okay about 8am tomorrow our time but that's just a technicality!  What am I talking about, I hear you ask.... well the competition at ScrapAttack Scrapbooking.... create a layout using Crate Paper and use the word CRATE in your layout somehow.... so here's what I did

So for my CRATE I came up with the following:

Carriages
Railway
Aaron (my son)
Trains
Engine drivers (Papa & Aaron)

But then had second thoughts, so decided it should is actually....
C- choo choo title
R - railway themed ribbon
A - apron lace punch
T - train punch
E - engine drivers

Anyway they both work for me!  Now just to hold thumbs.

EDITED:  Just found out that this layout got picked as {SAS}sy Star of the Day for 3/10/10.... wow I'm chuffed!

This month's madness

Boy oh boy but I think I will be glad when September is past..... please remind me next year NOT to do this to myself again!  Here's how crazy this month has been....

1. I signed up to do the following challenges:
a. ScrapU at Scrap-Friendzy
b. School at Scrapbook Nook
c. Sketch-a-thon at Sketches for All
d. Cosmo Cricket layout competition at ScrapAttack Scrapbooking
e. Design Team application at ScrapAttack Scrapbooking
f. September challenge at In2Crafts

2. I attended the International Scrapbook Convention

3. My family descended (on mass!) for all of last week so my scraproom got turned into a bedroom. And to compound the situation we had no water for 36 hours.

4. Made lunch for the whole family on Friday to celebrate my Mom's 70th birthday

5. I have 4 sketches to make layouts from for October for Nuts About Sketches

and you've guessed it.... it's the end of the month tomorrow and I'm NO WHERE near being able to do justice to ANY of the above.  Okay the family thing was a pleasure and is now over, but not scrapping for a week put a serious dent into all the above.

So what DID I manage to do I hear you ask?

a. ScrapU  - did 7 layouts, a few quizzes and a blog hop

b. School Nook - did 1 layout and three cards - I eventually flunked out!

c. Sketch-a-thon - made 3 cards

d. Finished all 5 of my layouts for ISE

e. Had fun bonding with my sister-in-law and nieces

f. Attended a funeral for a church friend's husband

g. Read two books

h. partially finished one NAS layout

So now I need to do the following in the next day or two....

a. Cosmo Cricket layout at ScrapAttack Scrapbooking - still to do before tomorrow!

b. Design Team application at ScrapAttack Scrapbooking - need to have 3 new layouts done and in by Sunday

c. September challenge at In2Crafts - need to do this by Monday

d. The rest of my NAS layouts

e. Try and complete some ScrapU layouts but very much doubt it

f. Try do more of the sketch-at-thon challenges.... all need to be finished by the 4th

Oh and in amongst all this there was school, school Talent Show, and now school holidays, so thankfully I have two weeks "mommy holiday" as I call it.  I also need to fit in a few visits with some friends.  So if I collapse in a heap and don't get around to googling, surfing, commenting or just plain answering.... you'll know why..... I'M EXHAUSTED!!!!

Just remembered too the cherry on the top.... my laptop crashing and being out of action the first week of September when I had to get organised for ISE.... thankfully I got it back just in time.  I now also have a brand new super duper extra big and fast desktop pc at work to play with.... so am copying data, installing programmes and just in general BEING BUSY!!!

Can I please stop now??????

Hope your month hasn't been quite as crazy.

Nuts About Sketches - Week 128

This week's sketch and design team layouts are up on the Nuts About Sketches blog.... go check them out.  Here is what I managed to do...

Shawn's sketches are so easy to follow and adapt.... why don't you try them too?