Scrapbook Challenges - Sketch 415

This week's layout ties in with last week's one... from the same event, but this time just showing us all getting ready to watch the Lippizaner horses.

I kept my journalling to an absolute minimum on this page... mainly just the date and the rest as part of the title.  This is now the 4th page of this day so I am sure somewhere between them all I must have said something about the day!

There is lots more to see on the blog, so head over there for a peak.

PS.... this is my 1000th post on my blog! WOW!!!

Nuts About Sketches - Week 339

Phew it's been a busy week... family to stay and a friend's wedding, never mind working and scrapping a page or three.

Today's page was one of those that I scrapped last week... came together real quick and I love how it turned out in the end.

This is the awesome sketch we got to use... love the circles.

Check out the blog for some more great layouts.

Scrapbook Challenges - Sketch 414

It's time for another reveal... this time I went for a summery Easter page

I got the Easter egg buttons as a freebie and wanted to use them... they worked well with the theme of Easter from these photos.

Don't forget to check out the blog to see lots more great ideas.

Nuts About Sketches - Week 338

We are back from our holiday, back at work and right back into the usual routine.... well sort of.  It's still school holidays so at least there is a measure of sleeping in a bit and not quite as much traffic.  Hopefully I will get a chance to do a spot of scrapping during this week too.

Here is my layout for today's reveal:

This page is all about the very rare trees that we saw last year at Gethlane Lodge... they only grow there in South Africa.

The sketch we worked with is also fairly versatile:

There is a wide variety of layouts on the blog today, so go check them out for more inspiration.

Blog Tour

There is a blog tour going on and I have been nominated by Jowilna (thanks my special friend and scrap mentor).  None of us are affiliated to any one site... just a friend asking a friend and recommending another friend.... so hop  on and take a tour around blog land... you might meet some interesting people.

Here's some fun questions and answers that might give you a bit of insight into my creativity.

1. What am I working on right now
Mainly doing scrapbooking layouts for my DT commitments.

2. How long does it take to create a project
Most of my pages take me 2 hours... now and then I have managed to knock one out in 15 minutes!  There is one though that has been hanging around for nearly 3 years! ouch!

3. What are my fave things I love to create with at the moment
I love playing with paper, so most of my creations are scrapbook layouts.  I tend to stay away from mini-albums unless I can add it to my page.  When desperate I will make a card or two as well.

4. How does my writing/creating process work
I usually start a layout with a sketch, then find photos that will work.  I then will pick out pattern paper to make the pics and lastly some cardstock.  I usually will dither about the title while putting the page together and this will either be done with letter stickers or diecut lettering.  My journalling is 99% of the time done by hand... I used to do it all on the computer but I've gotten to the point where I accept my scruffy handwriting and just get the job done.

5. How do I become inspired and stay inspired
I get inspired by browsing the net.... yip spend quite a bit of time on pinterest.  Also I mainly look for sketches which I like as I find them to be a blank canvas which I can adapt.

Oh and then taking classes with Jowilna definitely inspires me to be a bit more creative and stretch myself to use some of my stash!... thanks buddy.

6. What is my signature style
My style is very simple.... it's all about the photos and the everyday moment.  I don't used posed pics... just happy mommy snaps and capture the moment.  I tend not to over embellish, but rather let the papers and extras enhance the story.

Hope this all makes sense and you have gotten to know my style a bit better.

And now the blog tour continues....

I nominate Shawn Lahr (from Nuts About Sketches).

Please leave me a comment so that I know you've visited and then head over to the next stop (or three) on the journey.... till next time.

Scrapbook Challenges - Sketch 413

Even while on holiday, the reveals continue... so here is this week's layout and sketch.

To make my layout work better with the photo I chose, I rotated it 90 degrees.  I also then "cheated" in using preprinted pattern paper for my background so that I didn't have to find another one to do the insert square... yip it all worked!  I used a project life card for my title and then scrounched some old lace to add in too.

Check out some more great pages on the blog.

Nuts About Sketches - Week 337

We are on holiday.... Aaron's school has a two week break now.  We decided to have a week away at Qwantani in the Free State.... a great way to recharge the batteries.Thankfully I have internet access while on holiday (mainly so that I can do some important work stuff!) so at least I can still show my layouts for this week's reveal.

This is the sketch that we worked with:

Be sure to check out the blog for more inspiration.

Scrapbook Challenges - Sketch 412

Loved the sketch this week.... loads of pattern paper potential

I used leftovers from some pages of a kit that I got last year... they all pulled together well for this page.

This is the sketch that we worked with:

Be sure to check out the blog for more inspiration and great challenges.

Nuts About Sketches - Week 336

I was on a creative roll a few weeks back and this is one of the pages that I made.

For this page I used some zebra paper to highlight the zebra in the photos... and then enhanced the theme more with black and white flowers.

This is the sketch that we worked with:

Be sure to check out the blog for more inspiration.

Scrapbook Challenges - Week 411

The new sketch is up on the blog ... I created my layout too for this sketch but changed it up a little by adding in an extra photo and moving the title down a bit.

This is the sketch that we worked with:

Check out the blog for this week's lovely reveal from the DT.