I'm caught up....

.... not on scrapping but on unfinished projects. Yip managed to finally finish my last three layouts with all the necessary photos, details and journalling. Now I can show them:

These are all Jowilna Nolte class layouts... or inspiration from her. I'm so chuffed with how they turned out and I get to tick a few more pages off the to do list. Now to tackle the next 100+ pages waiting!

Scrapbook Challenges: Sketch 479

I had a lovely scrapping weekend... did an art journalling class on Saturday..... so not what I am into but I enjoyed learning the technique. I will use what I created in a page during May...so keep your eyes pealed.

Yesterday I also finally managed to finish the last of my to-be-finished pages... still need to photograph them so will have them up later this week hopefully.

Today I took Aaron back to the the Orthodontist for a "breakage" visit... one of the braces had come unglued last week... anyway, the report back was that his skew tooth has made remarkable progress, to the point where they can now actually attach the brace to it. Wow in five weeks there is a vast improvement.... next visit is scheduled for mid May, so will see what another three weeks holds.

Okay, back to scrapping.... here is my page for today's sketch reveal.

Though I called my page "now" it was actually then.... hehe photo from 2014. I wanted to use up some of my big letters and didn't have enough for other words so this is what it got. Added some ink splats and leftover flowers and stickers for detail.

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

Scrapbook Challenges: Liftapalooza: Lyne

It's been a crazy busy week... started off with the lovely weekend in Wyndford and driving home on Monday. Then root canal treatment on Tuesday. Wednesday I woke up with a back spasm just under my left shoulder blade... saw my physio friend Pam on Thursday and now am doing sooooooooo much better. Also been busy with work so in amongst everything I haven't touched my scrapping... this is when I am glad for those times when I can produce on mass ahead of schedule.

Today is another scraplift day.... I had fun creating this page with leftover papers, stickers and some splatters, not to mention stitching too!

Check out the blog for some more inspiration from the team.

Scrapbook Challenges: Liftapalooza: Katie

There is a new challenge up on the blog today... a scraplift of Katie's page. Of all the pages we are doing this month this one I found the hardest to do, yet it was fun.... just a ton of layering around the photo is really what caught my eye.

Check out the blog for a few more ideas.

Scrapbook Challenges: Sketch 478

Wow what an awesome weekend away.... loved to be able to spend it with my Mom at Wyndford. Took loads of photos so will soon be able to scrap the memories of this great weekend too.

Today's page however is from 2014.... a pile of layouts waiting to be filed. My current pile is only about a 1/4 of this!

Check out the blog for some more inspiration.

Scrapbook Challenges: Liftapalooza: Karen

Last Friday there was a new reveal in our Liftapalooza challenge... I missed posting it as I was away for the weekend. So here is my page, better late than not at all.

As the challenge is about taking inspiration from the layout and making it your own, I used the stencilling idea behind the photos and also the layout of two photos.

Play along all month, there is lots of inspiration to see on the blog.

Scrapbook Challenges: Liftapalooza 2016: Ali

This month at Scrapbook Challenges we have changed things up again and are doing scraplifts of all the new design team members... similar to the Sketch Crew Crush in Feb. I had fun making layouts for each one... here is the first.

I have taken the layout as a sketch base and worked from there....as this one was about our building, I found some tissue paper in my stash that has building plans on it and used that for my background, along with some Kaisercraft papers and scraps.I even managed to haul out some old chipboards to use... so nice to use up some of the never-ending stash!

You can read more about Ali on the blog and also see what others did with her page.

Some more catchup layouts

I got to spend a whole weekend in my scraproom and got caught up on the pile of unfinished projects... so here they are to drool over:

This first one is a based on notes designed by Michelle van Wyk. It's been sitting on my table for nearly a year waiting to be finishes.

The rest of these are all from notes or classes by Jowilna with my little twists thrown in

Down to my last four that need to be finished... hopefully this week still.

Scrapmixers - challenge #5

There is another new challenge on the ScrapMixers blog today... it's about using buttons.

I have wanted to make this layout for ages.... I saw it years ago on pinterest, saved it to my "wishlist" of layouts to do and now eventually I had the perfect challenge and photo for it. But having made it I have definitely left myself a note... don't do it again! Yes it's pretty. Yes it's effective, but boy oh boy is it fiddly and time consuming... hehehe. But don't let me put you off if you want to try it.

Remember, you can check out more ideas on the blog for this challenge too.

Scrapbook Challenges - Sketch 477

Boy oh boy the last three months have come and gone... and now it's April. I am in the middle of my hectic week at work, but am sooooooooo grateful for time that I get to spend in my scraproom and just relax and create. Be it an hour or a whole weekend. My happy place is my sanity too.

Today's layout says exactly how I feel... do more of what makes you happy. So for me that's about spending time with friends and family, scrapping or even getting a funky haircut and spray for Cansa.

Check out the blog for lots more super layouts from the team.