March Challenge for Sketches with a Twist

wow another month tomorrow... and as the new March Challenge is up on the SWAT blog I may as well get it out to you too!!

The sketch is divine this month.. It has a gorgeous chevron to do... go on... have a go if you have not tried one before.. the result is fabulous!!

The sketch.......

and the twist is to use 3 identical embellishments on your layout....

and here is the link for your entries...SWAT March

for your information...

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now what are you waiting for?? hehe!!

Oh i guess you may want to see my take on the challenge!!!

You are beautiful.... (my layout and two closer views...) I used the lovely Chanteuse papers and my 3 embellishments are the three flower buttons!!

Thanks for coming by... and I hope you get to have a go at this challenge this month!!

Lets get shabby - challenge 32

Whilst blog surfing I came across Lets get Shabby blog and as I always love a bit of shabbiness I thought I would give this one a go..It is is use strawberries and hearts.....read about it  HERE       


The photo I have used is my youngest when she was 2... She was sooo cute...

and so BERRY SWEET!

and a bit closer..... layers and lace and doilleys and strawberry's I printed off clip art and cut out and DM-ed...

Thanks for coming by... and for any comments too!!

On the Boardwalk...

down by the sea....... hehe... I have created this layout for the Sketch Challenge at Scrap of Difference...


the sketch....

and as the theme is 'l.o.v.e. is spelt  t.i.m.e.' ( for children,) this photo is of my DD11 and I when we were at the beach in January... spending time together.. going for walks along the boardwalk....


On the boardwalk...

I have used some really old papers and the flowers are Heartfelt creations stamps, kaiser stamps, scrapmatts chipboard, string and bits and pieces...

I have felt a bit slack this month not getting too much scrapping done...Hopefully I will find some energy and get more scrapping done soon!! Sooo many challenges.... sooo little time!!!!

Oh I did change my blog around... and nearly gave myself a heart attack in the process when I thought I had lost the whole of my right side... (that is all my fav blogs I visit...could not have that!!) but I found them again.... whew....

I hope you are having a great day!!

There is still time...

For the SWAT February challenge....here     for this sketch...
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and the twist is to use something GREEN on your layout!!! thanks for those who have joined in already... you are making the DT's job so very difficult!!!

thanks so much!!

Cherish each Moment...

Good Day to you!! thanks for coming by! Today I did a layout because I wanted to... (is there any other reason!!?)
 Actually it is for my Daughters friends birthday.. as I am not much good at cards...(anyone want to come and teach me!!!??haha!!) I thought I would do a layout.. As you may know my DD Hannah spent 6 months in the UK with her friend Jess..  so I though I would use a photo of the two of them overseas.. This photo is taken in Rome in January this year and I think it is lovely.. Not bad considering I got it off facebook!! I did do a bit of editing on Picnik.


I have used Kaiser Madam Boutique papers, Petaloo flowers and vine, Kaiser chipboard, Kaiser clock overlay, lace and MS punches...


Cherish each Moment....

Thank you for all the hints on getting a brighter photo of my layouts.. For this one I used a flash. My photo is a matt finish so there isn't any shine... Note to self.. use matt photos!!!

Have a wonderful day! thanks for any comments too!!

BITW - reposting the layout

HI,  I was just a bit peeved about the photo I took of the layout for the latest BITW challenge, and I took another photo out in the sunlight and it does look a bit better.. I was sure I could edit the last post but cant seem to find the little icon which you click on to do that so I will just put up my layout on a new post... if anyone has any hints on how you put your layouts on your blog I would love to know. Sometimes my layouts are so dark compared to what they are in real life, and yet I take the photo in a light position and the flash doesn't go off.. often if the flash goes off the layout looks better, but then there is the glare on the photo... (I feel I am still learning about this blogger stuff!!) So thanks for coming by and this is just a better photo of my last layout...

thanks!!

New Bird Word - Heart..

Well I guess you know what I got up today! hehe!! minimal housework, maximum scrapping!! The new BITW is up and it is "Heart"..http://birdisthewordchallenge.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/sunday-february-12-new-challenge-word.html
So many quotes went around in my head for this, however I felt like doing a cutesy layout so I found this photo of my youngest with her dear friend Ella...I could scrap this photo one hundred times and never tire of looking at it...  and the quote is a favorite of mine as well!!

and a couple of closies... I cut out extra birds along the bottom and layered them with foam tape.. and the flowers are all sorts, some prima, some cre8tive. some from the discount shop... and some 3-d stickers...some lace, and also used the fabulous Martha Stewart punches.. these would have to be the best investment a scrapper can make in my opinion...

Thanks for droppin by, and I (heart) any comments you leave me!!

Free Spirit - 123 challenge

It has been a stormy day today, sunshine and showers, and I have been scrapping while I wait for the weather to make up its mind what it is doing!!
I thought I would have a try at the February 123 challenge.. I haven't done one of these before so I hope I have followed the criteria correctly...http://ourbrightstarsandus.typepad.com/123challenge/2012/02/123-february-2012-challenge.html
It is to use the word 'fresh or free', use the color fuschia and have fraying or frills.. My title is FREE SPIRIT and I have lots of fuschia colors and I have frills from a martha stewart punch as well as some frilly lace...






FREE SPIRIT..

and a closeup...

I have used Prima Madeline papers, scrap matts chippies, grace taylor butterflies which I layered up, and other bits and pieces!! I love this photo of my daughter, she lights up my life with her love of life and her free spirit!!


Thanks for coming by, and I always love to read your comments!!

Stand by me - Daring you to scrap

Happy Friday!! what is it about Fridays? The weekend is the next day!! Anyway I hope this week has been a good one for you.
The next challenge for Daring you to scrap is to use song lyrics for your inspiration..http://daringyoutoscrap.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/february-challenge-get-your-tunes-on.html....

So this gave me a great opportunity to scrap a photo of my Hubby and I standing by the beach in January.. It is at sunset at Caloundra... Humm.. missing it already!!

The song lyrics I have chosen as my title is Stand by me..   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaqjpfZJjpk


Stand by me..

and a closey...

My 11 year old daughter took this photo on my little camera, so I may have another photographer in the family!!!

Thanks for dropping in, and thanks to all those who leave me comments, I love reading them!!

Journey - BITW

The latest word at Bird is the Word is the word Journey.http://birdisthewordchallenge.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/sunday-january-29-new-word-journey.html. We are all on a Journey in our lives.. I found a quote and as there was a sketch provided which I really loved I used that design for my layout...

the sketch.....

and my layout.....

I hope you have had a good week.. it has been a wet one for parts of Queensland and my thoughts go out to those dealing with flooding today...
thanks for taking a moment to come by and your comments are like sunshine on a rainy day!!

Feb Sketch for SWAT!!

well a new month means new challenges! At Sketches with a Twist the february sketch  http://sketcheswithatwist.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/february-sketch-release.html is so lovely i hope you all will feel inspired to create! with the sketch comes the twist, which is to use something green on your creation.... that's gotta be very doable!!


the sketch......

and my layout....

and a close up of the fabulous banner which i just love from the sketch!

Feeling inspired? i hope so!!
thanks for your visit and i hope you are having a wonderful day where ever you are!!