Scrapbook Challenges - Flashback Friday #222

It's been so nice to have a lovely long weekend and I managed to fill it with lots of scrapping... some just for me (playing catchup) and some for upcoming DT commitments. Also managed to do the usual weekend stuff like washing, church and visiting with my special friends. Don't fall off your chair but I even did some baking today! Yip busy productive weekend.

It's been so productive, that I even missed out on blogging on Friday for the lastest Flashback Friday sketch... here is what I made

I really enjoyed doing this page... used only one sheet of pattern paper, a stencil, some flowers, brads and stitching... effective use of stash to create a pretty page.

Check out the blog for a few more ideas.

ScrapMixers - Challenge #4

There is a new challenge up on the ScrapMixers blog... all about using stencils. Well I had fun creating my layout for this challenge... all thanks again to inspiration from Jowilna

I used a circle stencil in various ways.... applied ink directly to the background in various places, Then I applied some texture paste over some of the circles. Once is was all dry, I used blue and orange watercolour paints and painted a few more circles with the stencil. I also used a stencil to make the heart and the cutout circle on the page.

The little blue bunny I found on the internet and printed onto some pre-coloured paper, then just cut it out.

So come and play along on the blog with your stencils too.

Scrapbook Challenges - Sketch #474

Another Monday... Aaron finished his exams last week and now has a quite week of school before we head for the holidays. Loving the rain that has fallen last week and today... but don't really enjoy driving in it. At least we are warm and dry at home and VERY thankful for every drop of rain that falls.

This is a cute page about some flowers Aaron picked for me one day last year.... a sweet gesture from my special boy.

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Scrapbook Challenges - Flashback Friday #197

Friday has come and gone and the weekend over too, but I can still show you the page that I did for Friday's challenge... a flashback Friday sketch... love these, as they give me the opportunity to do some of the early sketches I never did or else revisit some old favs... well this is a new one for me and I loved it.

I put my own spin on this sketch by converting the banner into a spray of flowers... I hauled out my new die for quilling spiral flowers and made a whole bunch... I think there are over 30 in that small space.

The paper I used was part of a pack by Couture Creations that I won last year for guessing that they are the sponser of the upcoming secret event. I can't say that I was over the moon when I saw the paper as it is soooooooooooo far from what I normally use (having a boy and all!) but I must say that this page grew on me and I loved using all the bits to make a pretty page.

Check out the blog for a few more ideas with this sketch.

ScrapMixers - Challenge 3

There is a new challenge up on the Scrap Mixers blog... it's all about using your stash of ribbons. Well I found a pretty layout from Sharon Coetzer (which she had designed for Scrapbook n Things a few years back) and used some gorgeous photos of my niece Veronica and her family that they had done last year.

For my ribbons, I raided my ribbon box for some different colours and used them through the middle of the page.... picking up the colours from the photos as well as the paper. I then finished my page with a few stickers.

Check out the blog for some more ribbon ideas.

Scrapbook Challenges - Sketch #473

This past weekend, Aaron got his braces fitted... it's been pretty rough but hopefully in the long run it will be worth the pain and suffering. I am soooooooo glad I never had braces as a child.

Remember a few weeks back when we did the Sketch Crew Crush on Kate and it was about using graphic patterns, well I seemed to be hooked on this again as they seemed to creep into all my pages I designed for this month.... not that I am complaining as I get to use up some of my vast stash!

Check out the blog for some more ideas with this sketch.

Scrapbook Challenges - Flashback Friday #106

Friday has come and gone and the weekend is virtually over too, but I can still show you the page that I did for Friday's challenge... a flashback Friday sketch... love these, as they give me the opportunity to do some of the early sketches I never did or else revisit some old favs... well today is a new one for me and I loved it.

For this page I pulled out some sewing themed papers as it is all about me making the new curtains for Aaron's bedroom and having the sewing machine needle break off in my finger.... ouch. I can still feel that pain when I think about it... not nice!

Check out the blog for a few more ideas with this sketch.

Scrapbook Challenges - March Pattern Challenge

The new team was announced yesterday and it's official that I am on the team again.... so I happened to spend this past weekend creating up a storm of DT layouts for this month.... was sooooooooo good to scrap lots and lots.

I managed to do 8 layouts this weekend. Last week I was doing a trip down memory lane reading my blog from the start... wow back in 2008 I scrapped a heck of a lot... one weekend I had managed to do 15 layouts! Don't know if I will get back to being that productive any time soon, but this past weekend was one step in the right direction.

For my layout for this challenge, I turned to Jowilna Nolte for inspiration was again. I also pulled out my stash of LadyPatternPaper and had a ball making chevrons on the background... simple yet effective.

So head to the blog and see some more inspiration.

Scrapbook Challenges - Sketch Crew Crush: Carolyn

Oops... I got so busy scrapping over the weekend that I forgot to post Friday's challenge... here it is.

The challenge is all about element clusters.... now this was a stretch for me as I tend to be more of the clean and simple layouts but what the heck a challenge is good. I found the perfect layout from Jowilna to scraplift and here you go a page with not one but two element clusters on it

I've had this paper sitting in a packet for years (a kit I bought from Retha way back!)... well the colours are perfect for yummy strawberries for pud.

I added some 3d gel medium through a sort of stencil (a piece of rubbery mesh) to the background, applied some distress stain and then piled up tags, hearts, bakers twine, buttons and some stickers... just all together yet perfectly placed. Final touches was some sewing.

Check out the blog for some more ideas on this challenge.

Scrapbook Challenges - Sketch Crew Crush: Esther

Today's challenge from Esther is all about using die cuts... these could be premade, cuttlebug or silhoutte cuts... well I had three layouts from classes I took with Jowilna that fit this challenge perfectly but just needed a bit of finishing and photos....and now look here, three more pages done and dusted.

This page used the word day, the big bunny and the house all cut out on the silhouette. The two little bunnies are wooden ones that I had floating around. The flag banners was a stamp that we cut out and manipulated.

The stacked circles on this page were also cut out on the silhouette. Then the little embellishments are stickers, precut dies, flowers and of course a crazy bird stamped and inked onto word paper.

and finally on this page the hearts were cut out on the cuttlebug and the love word on the silhouette.

Check out the blog for a few more ideas using diecuts.