White with 1 January Challenge...

Hi there scrappy world!!!
Here is my example for the whitewith1
January Challenge...

My beautiful Grand-daughter, PIPER!!!

Slackness confirmed...

Ok my friends, now that i know this is the only way to keep in contact with some of you i have to get my "A" into "G" and start blogging...

Sooooooooooooooo i have a few projects i'd like to share...

A layout of my beautiful Princess....

And a layout of my gorgeous Gentlemen...Gent 2

and Gent 1...

Menu Board...

It's official.....I am the worst, slackest blogger in the entire WWW...*insert shame face*
I wanted to share my version of a Menu board with you all...(Mostly with my little sister) and i was inspired by so many that i saw on Pinterest
Here is mine:

And the Menu strips i made up for the board:

I used:
* an old photo frame
* gingham paper
* medium craft pegs
* American crafts raw thickers
* a medium sized matchbox (for holding the cards)
* versa colour "Pinecone" ink
* downloaded silhouettes from the internet.

July challenges...

Long time no post...yes, i know...i'm slack!!!
If you are looking for a challenge, check out the
JBS monthly challenges ... Here is a sneak peak of the JBS challenges...

or there is an awesome Mid-year comp over at Scraplounge. Even if you haven't joined before the comp started, join in on the challenges anyway...

Cabinet of Halloween curiosities...

I have been looking at making one of these since i saw T!m's amazing work, but just never got around to it!!! That was until one day, a very gorgeous friend of mine put it up as a challenge on her site...i, of course, had to do one!!

Here it is!!!

Some of these little bottles and the skull beads are from Toni!!!

Oh and the coral as well...thank you my friend!!!

 

Happy Easter to one and all....Hope you all stay safe and have a good break!

If you need a little inspiration head over to the Scraplounge Blog and check out our Easter Challenges....

Ok i know how slack i am....i haven't updated my blog for soooooo long. But for those who know me i'm not a very exciting person.....LOL
Ok i have a few layouts i would like to share.....

Here is one i've done for Scraplounge :

and another for Scraplounge :

 And if you'll look to the right there is a new blinkie over there....very exciting!!!

Artistic Document September CC... Blog Hop!!!

Ok ladies my criteria for the Blog Hop is: INKING!!!

Check out the challenge here: Artistic Document

Cyber Crop Weekend over at Scraplounge!!!

Hey there everyone.....*waving madly*
If you are up for a bit of scrapping this weekend pop over to "Scraplounge" and do a CC challenge or 4!!!
CC central.... 

My challenge:

Ok my challenge is to use ONLY cream black and brown tones....
Black and white or sepia photo/s...
No bright colours and must have hidden journaling...

STICKERS FOR EMMA!!!

Hi there everyone, if you have a minute or two, could you please pop over here and read Emma's story and see if you can help out in any way???melissagoodsell

Thanks so much!!!

HEART CARDS!!!

Ok ladies, we have all been affected by the devastation of the floods here in Australia and the fabulous girls over at Scraplounge are once again appealing for help making thank you cards.
If you think you can help please pop over to the Lounge or to the Heart Cards Blog!!!

January challenges...

Feel like being challenged this month?
Pop over to Artistic Document and check out this months colour challenge...

Green/Brown/Red/Pink you can use a white/black or kraft cs background if you wish!!!

OR!!!
The January sketch????


My example:


And then there are the January challenges over at Scraplounge!!!

January sketch by the gorgeous Ann!!!

my example...

and the January technique challenge...
TECHNIQUE - Using Paint as an embellishment
Using Making Memories paints supplied by our monthly sponsor, Miss Jody at Stick'n'giggle!!!
Thanks gorgeous lady!!!
My example:
I have used the paint and bubble wrap to make patterned paper!!!
I have also made an accordion flower...

Artistic Document November cyber crop...

Ok ladies, here is my criteria for the Artistic Document November cyber crop, "Blog Hop" challenge. Hope you like it??? Remember it doesn't have to be exact, it's your interpretation as well as the other criteria.


Just click on image, then right click and "save image as".

Ok my friends, here are the second set of ATC's for the Artistic Document Christmas swap!!!
The first set went missing, hmmmm who can we blame for this??? Oh to be a scrapper that works in the dead letter office...........ROFL!!!!

Halloween!!

Yes of course you all know that Halloween is my favourite time of year!!
So my challenge for the Artistic Document CC was Halloween inspired but not necessarily a Halloween challenge!!!

At least 1 Black pp
At least 1 Black flourish/ corner
At least 1 Black flower
Black cardstock
and two more colours
(i've used orange and purple)

(This layout is inspired by Jane Tregenza)

AD Cyber crop!

Pop over to Artistic Document and check out the great challenges this Friday the 22nd of October...

SL CC challenge...

Ok people, this month over at Scraplounge
the CC is all about TRAVEL!!!
My challenge is to use:
1 card-stock
2 pp's
3 flowers
3 buttons
2 ribbons/ric-rac/lace
1 journal block
Must also have just one travel/holiday photo...

My example:

"Shaped" ATC swap at Artistic Document

Ok lovely people here are my ATC's for the "Shaped" swap at AD!!!
Thanks Noriel for running this swap, i really enjoyed doing these!!!

Artistic Document monthly challenge:

My Artistic Document monthly challenge is a sketch (one of my own):

my example...

June challenges...

Ok ladies here are the June challenges for Scraplounge:
Technique challenge:
The challenge for June is SEWING! I want to see 2 types of sewing on your layout. This could be a combination of machine stitching and hand stitching or hand stitching and faux stitching or even two different stitches - but there must be two types clearly visible!


And the sketch:

This is another layout i have done with the gorgeous kit from Tanyah at scrapncraftwitht