Googling again

Another surprise in Google this morning... celebrating an Architect's birthday.

Scrapbook Challenges - Sketch #288

Another new week and another new sketch is up at Scrapbook Challenges.

I did the double layout this time around.. with a few twists too.

Firstly I attempted to do some misting on the background... this was very hit and miss as the nossle on the bottle kept misbehaving... so not my most successful attempt at this.  Secondly I turned the circles on the sketch into some puddly-sort of shapes and on the right side page I turned it into a flap... there are more photos and journalling under there.  I also added the cutest little guy in paper piecing to the page.

Check out the forum to see what the rest of the design team did and while there, why not join in some of the challenges going on.

A huge big thank you to everyone who voted for me last week in the March Madness.  Unfortunately I didn't make it through (by 3 votes!) but I did have fun doing the challenge.

PLEASE......

voting is still open at Scrapbook Challenges.... so if you haven't already... head over there and vote for CATHY....  and then send ALL your family, friends, close (and not-so-close) acquaintances to do the same.... I so want to go through to the next round (crazy!!).

Be creative today

Today Google is celebrating Juan Gris's birthday... he was a Spanish painter and sculpture.... so why not do something creative today too... just for a change!

Please vote for me....

The voting polls are up for Scrapbook Challenges... you only have 24 hours to vote... and you can only vote once.... soooooooo PLEASE click on this link and go vote for ME!!!!

Scrapbook Challenges - March Madness - Round One

The challenge for round one was posted on Saturday... and boy oh boy did it take some thinking to put my page together for it.  We were giving a list of items to choose from using the first 10 letters of our names.  Here is what I came up with...

My list was as follows:
Chipboard – title letters & flower tag
Acrylic paint – White paint borders on photos
Twine – on tags
Heart – red felt
Yellow - letters

Stitching – on heart and blue/green strips
Acrylic paint – orange letters & tag
Neon – date is written in neon orange (just above blue square with heart), plus yellow photo mat
Decorative edge – blue strip
Envelope – pink one at the top with my journalling in it

I used a sketch from Creative Scrappers (#192) for my inspiration.

I am very chuffed with my page but when I see Lee-Anne's one, whom I'm up against, my knees start to tremble.

Now I need your vote please.... head over to the forum and find this thread.... then once the poll is up (sometime on Wednesday... and only for 24 hours!), click for CATHY.  The more votes I get the longer I stay in the game.

AND... if you are up to the challenge... you can also make a layout and submit it.... there are awesome weekly prizes up for grabs.  So come and play along.

Scrapbook Challenges - Sketch 287

The new weekly sketch is up at Scrapbook Challenges... and there is once again a choice between single and double:

I really like the double option but as I had already planned to only do singles this month I went with the single option with a few variations.... I rotated and flipped the sketch and then added in a few more pics.

I used some 7Gypsies papers for this page... the muted colours just gelled so nicely with the photos.  My title is made up of a few different fonts... also a fun technique that I think I must do more often.  I even handmade the flowers.

Head over to the forum to see what the rest of the design team has done this week.

While there, check out what else is happening: I am on duty this week doing the chat, blog and gallery gems... so lots to see.  PLUS don't forget about the March Madness going on.... bracket selection is due tomorrow and our first challenges on Wednesday.... I will need your votes to go through to the next round.

Scrapbook Challenges - March Madness - Sweet 16 Challenge

The first challenge for the March Madness has been posted.... so reckon I will need to put on my thinking cap now and scrap an amazing layout over the next few days... using a provided list of items and the letters of my name. 

If you want to, you can also play along and win an awesome prize.  Head over to the forum now and check out the details here.

The bracket selection voting has also been extended.... so be quick and get yours in before the 20th of March.... details here.

So come and join us for some MARCH MADNESS.

Happy St Patrick's Day

I found this Google doodle on the uk site... not nearly as much green as I would have thought when you hear about the Irish!  But fun nevertheless.

Hope your day has been filled with the luck of the Irish and you find your pot of gold at the end of the rainbow... before the leprechauns steal it all away.

Folding paper with Google

I love origami... it's one of my other paper passions... so this Google screen is just sooooooooo clever.