Scrapbook Challenges - Flashback Friday Sketch #201

Wow Janauary has come to an end just about.... had to think that the first month of the new year is done. It's been a tough one for me so I am really hoping that Feb will be better.

Today's reveal of the Flashback Friday sketch is up...here is my page:

Circles can be truly daunting but for me they are fun... and especially easy with my nesting dies and Cuttlebug. With a few added strips of paper (from my scraps drawer!) I put this layout together pretty quickly. Another throwback was hauling out my stencils and cutting my title by hand. I added some faux stitching with a white pencil.

Head over to the blog to see more layouts by the team on this one.

Scrapbook Challenges - Trend Challenge

This month's trend is all about the brush script.... well I wanted to do this for so long but never got around to actually creating a new page for this challenge, but then I found a layout that was needing a title so decided to finish that instead... hauled out my trusty brush script dies and cut a title. When I stuck it down I also noticed that I had actually used two brush script stamps on this page too... how's that for a versatile technique?

and ps... this was a class that I did with Jowilna early last year... shows how long it's been sitting around (Blush!)

Be sure to check out the blog for other ideas using this trendy font style.

AND while you are there, check out the new call for the Design Team... come and join in and play along.

Scrapbook Challenges - Sketch 468

It's hard to believe that January is more than halfway over.... less than a week left of the first month of this year.

I did some major scrapbooking planning this past weekend... decided on over 20 different layouts to do... should keep me busy for quite a while! Now just to edit and print the photos for them so that I can get down to some serious scrapping. Thankfully I do still have a few pics on hand so that I can scrap when I need to, like this page for today's reveal:

It's nice every now and then to use stickers and papers all from the same range... makes for easy scrapping. And when you work with great sketches everything comes together so smoothly too.

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

Scrapbook Challenges - Sketch 467

Here is another one of the pages I scrapped this past weekend.

I had fun making this layout... I looked at the sketch and decided ... ribbons is the way to go. Well that got me totally sidetracked as I first had to sort out my very messy ribbon box which took me about two hours! Now I feel much more organised and I got a page out of the whole exercise.

Head over to the blog to see some more ideas with this sketch.

Scrapping because I can

I scrapped this past weekend... managed to put together four single pages.... was soooooooooooo nice to be back in my scraproom after the few crazy weeks I've had. This page has been on my to do list for ages and eventually I got it done.

I saw the idea on pinterest but here's the link to the original page... thanks for the inspiration.

ScrapMixers Design Team & Contest

I am soooooooooooo excited to tell you that I made the design team over at ScrapMixers.... this is a new blog and challenge site that is all about combining scrapbooking and mixed media plus your story and challenges... anything goes really.

I have been made co-ordinator of the challenge team.... excited to come up with some interesting challenges this year to stretch my scrapping... come and join me on this adventure.

Also, to start off the blog, we are running a quick contest... head over there to read all about it and even take part. When you do visit, remember to post a comment and say that I sent you.

Let's do this adventure together and grow this year.

Scrapbook Challenges - Sketch 465

It was sooooooooooooooo nice to be able to do some scrapping on Friday, New Year's Day... great way to start the year. My resolution for this year is more coffee, chocolate and scrapping...so at least I got off to a good start.

You have till the end of the month to partake in any of the challenges to be entered into a lucky draw.... so go to the blog and check out other ideas and then upload yours.

Scrap Mixers

Here is a new challenge site I found.... it's a new concept and really sounds like fun. Why not give it a try too.... shhh can't spill all the beans just yet.

http://scrapmixers.blogspot.nl/

Looking forward to a year of creativity.

Goodbye to 2015

The year is heading for it's end... and in one way I can't say that I am sorry to see it go. It's been a tough year for our family health wise but also a good year... we have lots to be thankful for

This year started off on the right foot... lets see if we can recap:

January
Visit with the family from Canada
Aaron starts high school

February
Scout camp for Aaron
Mom, Aaron & I participated in the Cansa shavathon

March
Mom & I went to Wyndford for a weekend

April
School camp for Aaron
Hot air balloon trip for Mom & I - absolutely awesome experience

May
Theresa & I went to the Midlands scrap... wonderful creative weekend away

June
Family weekend away at Magalies Park, including a ride in the Harties cable car

July
The start of the ouch.... broke my sewing machine needle in my finger
Aaron got pneumonia
Mom fell and broke her hip
Scrapping at Helderfontein with Theresa

August
Keith went to Canada
Mom recuperating from her hip op
Lots of theatre shows
Another weekend at Magalies Park and a hot air balloon trip for me and Aaron - breathtaking
Began training a new lady to take over my job while I will be on sick leave in Oct... hectic!

Sept
Family from Qatar and Cape Town visiting and celebrating Mom's 75th birthday
My hysterectomy

Oct
recovering from surgery at home (but worked in between)
Keith's birthday

Nov
A week trip to Wynford for Mom & I... perfect place to recuperate
My birthday - and work year end function at Madam Zingara
Aaron's birthday
Aaron's bunny died suddenly

Dec
Finished school year... end of Grade 8
Family holiday in Scottburgh
Bumper bashing and back spasm
Christmas - a quiet affair
Lots of physio
Keith finally finishing the new bedroom extension


Phew glad that's all behind us. A few other highlights include:
Lots of scrapping classes done with Jowilna.... not too many pages 100% completed this year but I did learn lots.
Did many hours of overtime and private work which helps to pay for my scrapbooking
Read over 60 books this year


So now it's on to the new year... here's hoping that 2016 will be good year, full of lots of blessing and adventure.

Scrapbook Challenges - Sketch 462

I seem to have missed posting this one... gulp... only by like 3 months (today being the end of March 2016)! Guess that's why a catchup session is good....

Remember, you can always check out the blog to see more layouts with the sketches.