Nuts about Sketches - Week 154

End of the month already... wow!  First time of Grade 4 is over and now it's school holidays. But time doesn't stand still and another week going past means another sketch from Nuts About Sketches.

I loved the circles in the sketch and chose background paper specially for this layout.  I played on the colours to tie it all together.

This is a very versatile sketch.... as you will see from the Design Team's layout... check them out on the blog.

A new sketch site

I love to scrap with sketches... as you probably know!.... and I just read today that Helen Tilbury is a design team member at a brand new sketch site... called Once Upon A Sketch.  How awesome is that.

Well they also have a giveaway going on.... it all sounds soooooooooooo amazing.... check it out here.

And while you are feasting your eyes on this new site, be sure to check out the HUMUNGOUS RAK that Helen is doing on her blog too....

Long weekend scrapping

I did LOTS of scrapping over the past long weekend.... managed to do my four pages for my design team commitment to Nuts About Sketches... so you will only get to see them in April.  These are the rest of what I did (all from 2008).

This next page I did for the Scrap your Stash Challenge #2 at Let's Scrap.... we had to use at least 5 brads, 3 patterned papers and 3 stamps.... Well I used that and then some!

The photos on this next page were all taken on my cell phone.... hence the very bad quality.... but it was just a quick photo opportunity that I couldn't miss... especially as since this the jungle gym has been taken down and replaced with a plastic one... not nearly as exciting.

Making a small dent into my stash and also slowly making inroads into my layout a day goal... still am behind a bit, but will hopefully catch up over the next two weeks as it is school holidays from tomorrow.... ie mommy holiday when Aaron goes to Papa & Granny from Sunday.

Here is the layout I created for my Scrap Your Stash Challenge #1.... just remembered I hadn't posted it.

 

 

For this challenge we had to use punches, 2 things metal (not brads/eyelets), 2 ribbons of different colour & length.

Nuts About Sketches - Week 153

This week's sketch is up... but with yesterday being a public holiday in South Africa, I just didn't get near my pc to upload... so here it is now:

For my layout I did a bit of paper piecing too.... this is Aaron's birthday party in 2009 - he had a pirate party.

Be sure to check out the Nuts About Sketches blog this week.... there are some lovely layouts based on this sketch... just goes to show how versatile they are.

Super excited

I've been holding my breath since last week just waiting to let the cat out the bag... and now it is official so I can..... I made the Design Team for Shoestring Scrapbooking..... super super excited.... can't wait to start playing with my new goodies when they arrive.

If you haven't yet, you can also join the Facebook group... we will be having lots of fun there too.

Also, don't forget to comment and stand a chance to win some blog candy.... here

Nuts About Sketches - Week 152

Here is this week's sketch from Nuts About Sketches.

And of course my layout too.

This was Casual Day in 2009... I used the sticker from the day as one of the embellishments.  Just love this monster paper by Sassafrass and thought it was a perfect enhancement for the theme of the day.  And if you look closely, you will see I am wearing a skirt.... the them was to wear something you don't usually wear.... well having worn pants every day since Aaron was a baby I thought that a skirt was the perfect outfit for the day!.


Check out the blog for some fantastic layouts by the design team.

Nuts About Sketches - Week 151

Wow the first week of the new term has already arrived.... and the design team at Nuts About Sketches has pulled out all the stops to work with this great sketch.

I had lots of fun putting mine together too....

There is paper pieceing and even puff paint... lots of different elements on such an easy layout.

I bet you're sick of me saying it....

but how can I NOT say it when it's exactly what happened?  ..... and what is it, you ask?  Well............

I WON AGAIN!

This time I've won a book on The Book Club Blog.... super excited to receive my prize in the mail as I've been hunting high and low for another book by this author.

So, see... you have to be in it to win it!!  Maybe with all my luck, I should consider playing the lotto... might just strike it lucky, or what!

Nuts About Sketches - Design Team

So did you apply?  Did you make the team?  Well..... I DID!!! hehehe... yip am serving for another six months.... it's going to be lots of SCRAPPING F-U-N.

See the full list of the team here.

February scrapping

I've just gone through my blog and noticed that I haven't shared with you all the layouts I've scrapped over the last two months.... so thought I'd do a sort of catch up post quickly.


These first few layouts are from Scrapkits:

This one is the last of my layouts from the Mega Crop last year:

This is a layout from the Scrapbook Convention in 2009... designed by Jowilna Nolte

And the rest of these are what I've scrapped over the last two weekends:

 

Phew... quite a few hey?  So as of the end of February I have done 49 layouts out of my 365 page a day goal.