More cards

I've been making some more cards:



This one is for:
# Colour Create ~ Challenge #24
Use the colour combination of orange, pink and green.
# The Cuttlebug Spot ~ Challenge #42 ~ Favourite embossing folder.
My two favourite folders are Textile Texture and Swiss Dots, so I used both of them :)




This one is for:

Simon Says Challenge Blog ~ "Let's get distressing"
I distressed edges around the whole card, I never tried that before. The stamped image is from a swap I did over at Scrap Pile - it's from a set by Cristina Re, and I love how well it came up with the Twinkling H2O highlights.

Happy 2nd birthday

... to Scrap Boutique. Chelsea's gorgeous store and friendly forum have been part of the cyber-scrapping world for two years now.

To celebrate, Chelsea and the Stylists have been hosting a fun week-long cybercrop, as well as some free classes, and four weekly challenges.

Here are some of my challenge creations:

Week 1: Liz's OTP challenge ~



I used some old Gin-X papers and I love the result!


Week 2: "2" challenge ~ using two of everything!




Weeks 3 and 4 are still works in progress... so I can't show those ones yet.


Then, for the week-long cybercrop, I finished these ones:

For Liz's sketch ~



For Kylie's card challenge, three cards!!







I have started two of the other challenges too, but I don't think I'll finish them in time. So many challenges, so little time!

Mixing it up

Just a share of some layouts I've been creating lately:


I really enjoyed putting this layout together for the 1,2,3 challenge blog. I even made myself use purple, without any prompting from anyone!! The criteria for July are: polka dots, altered photograph, and stamping with paint:




Over at Top 50 I only managed to get one layout done for the Christmas in July crop, but I was really happy with how it came together:




This is one that I did last month for a colour challenge at Aussie Scrap Source:

Home is where the heart is

We're weekend cyber-cropping at Crafting in Style with lots of fun challenges, games and chatting.


Laura has created a fabulous technique challenge, and here is my take on her challenge:




And this time it's my turn to do a sketch. This is the sketch, and my layout:





There's extra criteria too, so you'll have to check the forum if you'd like to enter the challenge :)

Whiff of Joy

I've never been into 'cutesy' stamps very much but participating in the recent stamped image swap over at Scrap Pile opened my eyes to some amazing possibilities. Not to mention my daughter falling in love with some of the images and demanding that I create something with them!!



So... I've been labouring under a serious stamping and card making affliction over the past few weeks. In my own defence, I think it's also because my printer is broken and I've got very few photographs to scrap with at the moment. I've turned my attention to my unused stash of scraps and older supplies to create with. Hmmm, who would have thought I'd be enjoying cards so much??

I've also been blog-hopping and checking out some cards made by 'real' card makers, and finding some truly amazing and inspirational creations along the way.


And just for fun I made another card on the weekend, a super-simple one and definitely not in the same league as the aforementioned 'real' card-makers. It's based on Liz's sketch at Scrap Boutique:

Something blue...

This week I created a layout with the new Bella 'Vintage Beauty' range. I'm in love with the blue and white, and of course I'm loving the decorative edges. Over at Scrap Pile this is my sample for the design team weekly challenge:




This is a layout to add to my long-neglected Book of Me.

Cards, cards, cards

I can't believe how many cards I've been making lately! I'm definitely making good on one of my New Year's Resolutions - which was to conquer some more of my creative phobias. Last year it was paint, this year it is cards.

This one was for a challenge on the Bo Bunny blog - based on a sketch and using Bo Bunny papers ~




These gift cards were based on a free class that Liz is presenting over at Scrap Boutique for their 2nd birthday celebrations:




This card is based on a challenge by Melanie over at Scrap Pile this week:

Loving Copics

My friend Leah recently got some Copic markers and I had a chance to play with them. After a slow start I eventually got the hang of it and I can see why they are so popular. I really like how the colours blend together.

So, this is my first attempt, which I made into a birthday card for a friend's little girl:




Crafty Goings On is giving away this set of 72 Copic markers - that would be very cool! Fingers crossed!!

Sketch layouts

The July sketch is up over at A Page from my Sketchbook, and this is my sample layout:



Unfortunately due to sponsorship issues the blog has been put on hold for a little while. Liz will still showcase one of her gorgeous sketches each month though... so pop over and take a look.


This is another layout based on a sketch, this time over at Scrap Lounge:

More than layouts

I'm slo-o-o-o-w-w-w-l-y being dragged into the arena of card making and OTP papercrafting, and surprising myself by enjoying it too :) This week I made a small gift card for a paper piecing challenge over at the Simon Says Challenge blog:




And last week I made an accordian file box for a challenge over at Scrap Boutique:

Creating at Scrap Pile

Time to share some of my DT layouts for Scrap Pile this month:

I'm loving RED at the moment, can you tell? Oh, and decorative edges, and My Minds Eye die-cuts, which make putting the page together quick and fun:

Thank you

A little while back I left a message on Tanisha's blog, and unknowingly won a RAK in the process :)

A lovely package arrived in the mail this week, full of gorgeous ribbons:




Thank you so much for your generosity Tanisha!

Weekend scrapping

It's still chilly outside so I've taken advantage of my indoor time to do a little bit of scrapping this weekend.

The first one is based on Krissy's sketch over at the A Passion for Craft cybercrop:



The next one is for the inaugural challenge over on the Let's Get Shabby blog:



My layout was influenced by the soft pinks and the fans featured in the inspiration photograph. I had fun making the little butterflies:

Shaping Up

Over at Crafting in Style, it's my turn to do the Shaping Up challenge. This month, it's all about HEARTS, and this is my challenge sample:



Check out the forum for full details :)

Tagged

I have been tagged, by my fandabadoosey friend Krissy.

I always think it's nice that people think of me, but I worry that I've got nothing interesting to say in return, LOL! Which is why I've been so slack in replying! Here goes...

8 things I'm looking forward to:

1. visiting the Da Vinci Machines exhibition
2. getting our insurance claim sorted out
3. finishing the floor tiling
4. the end of winter ~ I don't cope well with the cold!
5. Scrap Boutique retreat in November
6. two weeks holiday in December
7. my next manicure ~ it's wa-a-a-y overdue
8. my husband remembering our anniversary this year (a little wishful thinking...)

8 things I did yesterday:

1. started a scrap layout
2. bought my Mum some flowers
3. played Uno Attack with my daughter
4. folded laundry
5. went to my Body Balance class
6. went op-shopping and bought some jeans
7. had lunch with my parents
8. gardening

8 things I wish I could do:

1. become a full-time SAHM
2. build my dream house
3. travel around Australia
4. snow ski
5. cook a roast without burning it
6. touch my toes
7. speak Spanish fluently
8. dance the bachata

8 things or shows I've watched lately:
Hmmm this one is tricky because I'm not a big television watcher!!

1. Silent Witness (on tv)
2. Batman Forever (on VHS!!)
3. Angels and Demons (with my husband)
4. Hannah Montana Movie (with my daughter)


8 blogs I am tagging:

1. Melissa
2. Leone
3. Leah
4. Simonne
5. Ceci
6. Donna
7. Wendy
8. Kylie

June round up

The way things are unfolding here, I'm not likely to finish any more layouts this month, so it's a good time to share some of the other layouts I created in June:

both of these were for Scrap Boutique challenges:

Scrapping an action photo with running commentary:



And using Kate's sketch with some punches for the Stash Stomper:




In other projects I'm working on an OTP (**gasp**) for Crafting in Style, and a couple of new Stylish Kits too.

Lights, camera, action

Over at Crafting in Style we have been busy with the Lights, Camera, Action competition for the past six weeks. This weekend was the grand finale - with our cybercrop and announcement of the winners.

Here are a few of the weekly layouts I created:

For Week 2, inspired by the ET movie poster, and featuring a quote from ET:



For Week 4, inspired by this Pinocchio poster:



and featuring a Pinocchio quote:



Hmmm... I wasn't all that happy with how this layout turned out; it looked much better in my head! But it was fun to scrap these photos because it was a very unusual moment. The photographs were taken in late February, while we were visiting my dear friend Donna. My husband unpacked his new parachute and it was quite funny watching the reaction of Donna and her family seeing a 'real live parachute' inside their house, spread out all over their living room, no less!!


Anyway... back to the cybercrop. My challenge this weekend is the technique challenge - to create a layout featuring a photo-filmstrip and a movie quote. This is my sample:





The cybercrop challenges are open till midnight Monday, so there's still time to enter :)

Friday night fun

It was my turn to host Friday night bingo over at Scrap Pile tonight, and also my turn to set the weekly challenge. Details of the challenge can be found over at the forum.

This is my sample layout, using some more delicious Bo Bunny papers:




I even got a mention on the Bo Bunny blog for this one :)

This and that

There hasn't been a lot of scrap-action happening in my little world over the past few weeks. We have a lot of other happenings in our 'real' world so scrapping time has been reduced to a few snatches here and there. I do treasure my 'me time' though, and have still been scrapping whenever I can.

These ones are challenge layouts which focus on colour combinations:

For a challenge at Scrap Lounge using bright colours, three or more photographs, and bling:




For a cybercrop challenge at Scrap Boutique using green, orange and embossing:




For 1,2,3 Blog Party - I used Charm's criteria and added lots of pink as one of the additional criteria:

Sweet stuff

I've been tagged by Ceci, who left me this cute blog award, thanks :) Instead of tagging someone else today, I'm just going to recommend visiting any of my links ~ they are all lovely. I also thought I'd share a few blog candy giveaways - it's always nice to check out new things and share the love around :)

Check out the blog candy links in my sidebar. I hope to keep them updated so there's always something new to visit.

Good luck, and please let me know if you win anything! I love happy news.