July Challenges!

 Well well well!! Hasn't this month just flown by? And here I am just hours away from the end of the month rushing to put up my post for the Challenges I have created this month.. Perhaps others are feeling as I do that July just seemed to be shorter than usual, haha.. yes I know that it still has the same amount of hours as last year, but where did it go??? I shall stop dilly dallying and get my pages posted!!!

I have managed to create 4 layouts this month, and yes one of them I finished just a few hours ago, so hopefully the glue is dry!!

The first layout is for the challenge over at Black Magic Sketches on Facebook and it looks like..

To use black cardstock as base and at least 2 of the colors and be inspired by the sketch.. I rotated the sketch once clockwise to suit my photo..  

a closer view.

I have used printables that I have fussy cut out.. I am very thankful to the clever and generous people who design the printables and freely give them for us to use on our creations.

Timeless memories

I have used a photo of my Grandie and my Mum taken on mothers day this year.. very special photo.

The next layout is for the challenge over at Soul Scrappers on Facebook and it is for the One Word challenge and we are to use either S, A or H words as our title for our layout.. I have gone with S for Sisters for my layout..

A closer view.

I don't remember the name of the papers I have used but they are quite old. and again, the printables are fussy cut..

Sisters

Quite a busy page, I did smear some gesso over the page to try and calm it down a bit!!

The next layout is for the challenge over at Whats in the Bickie Tin on facebook and it is a stash buster one...

And I have used all of those things on my page..and more I guess!!

a closer view.

A view of one of the clusters and a tag, again, I have used printables fussy cut..

Lovely day

You can see the 4 different papers, the 3 clusters the 2 tags and 1 title..

and the last challenge I have created is for the Hut Creative on Facebook and this month we have been asked to create a Heritage layout. Well I found a beautiful old photo of my Grandmother and my Mother taken around 1940 and used that as my inspiration for my Heritage layout.. 

a closer view.

When I think of Heritage, I think of aged looking papers, doileys and stamping on the back ground to add to the grungey look.. 

Portraits of the past

Just such a precious old photo, what a great car too.. so glad to scrap this photo.

Well I have just one more layout to share and it was created for the The Scrapbookers Journal an online magazine full of inspiration and fantastic creations. My layout was featured in the Animal Section on page 11 and it is of my Dad and his beloved pigs. Dad grew pigs and sold them, he cared for them and raised them on separated milk and grain that the pigs loved and they grew fat on it.. When Dad took his pigs to the pig sale they were snatched up quickly.. I remember my childhood like it was yesterday and certainly feel very blessed for the simple upbringing that I had..

A closer view

And yes printables again!!

Farm life

Such precious photos...My Dad was a hardworking farmer and life was often quite hard.. I miss the farm, and I miss my Dad... so photos are very special now..

Well if you have managed to get to the end of this long post, then well done! I hope you look out for next months challenges which come out tomorrow!!!I hope I am a bit more organised next month!! But probably not!!! hehe!

Thanks for coming on by, do take care, and until next time..

P.S. The last couple of months I have been sharing talented creators of Printables and this month I am sharing The Gentle Palette on Facebook who shares a lot of freebies..

June Challenges!

 Well Hello there! Can you believe that June is coming quickly to a close, and July is just a couple of sleeps away!!?? I am not even gunna say it, but how did June go by so fast? Is anyone else feelin it?? Maybe I am just getting older, and slowing down?? Perhaps!! anyhooo... I shall stop waffling and get onto putting up my layouts for the challenges I have created this month! I have surprised myself and completed 5 layouts!! Go me!! hehe!! sooo here we go!!!

The first layout is for a challenge I have not entered before and it is for The Hut Creative on Facebook and this month it is a Scraplift challenge.. Well being one who loves having some of the thinking done for me as to how to do a layout, I thought Yep I will give this one a go!! There were 3 layouts to choose from, and this is the layout I chose to scraplift by Heather Bensley.. 

I loved the background of this layout, lots of stamping some stars and a male themed page, always need some inspiration to get one of them completed!! So here is my take..

a close view..

I am not sure how many stamps I used on the back ground, I think at least 5! Such fun.. A bit of plasterers tape for texture and a few strips of washi!!

Handsome boy

I added a banner along the bottom, just for my touch to the page! Such a fun way to create a page! This is my cheeky grandson!! Thankyou The Hut Creative for a great challenge.. I look forward to seeing what next months will be!!

The next layout I would like to share is for the challenge over at Black Magic Sketches on Facebook  and it is...

To be inspired by the sketch, on a base of black cardstock and to use at least 2 of the colors.. I followed the sketch, but instead of using the banners side by side, I layered them to suit my page better..

a closer view.

my layout..

Welcome little man..

This is my newest grandson, and the butterfly is for privacy but take it from me, he is very very cute!! and he is brand new in this photo!! I have used a mix of papers for this layout, his first layout!! I am looking forward to creating pages for his album too!!

The next layout is for a challenge over at Soul Scrappers on Facebook and it is for the One Word challenge..

And we are to use J, K or Y as the title for our page.. I have gone with K for Kiss and found this sweet photo on my Grandie and her Dad!!

 a closer view.

Fussy cut roses layered up with foam tape.  I was in the mood for fussy cutting ... who am I kidding? I am always in the mood for fussy cutting!! hehe!

Kiss

Such a sweet photo!!

The next layout is also for Soul Scrappers on Facebook and this one is for the Mystery Challenge and it is a Scraplift! The page we were to scrap lift is this one...

a very cool page..

I decided to rotate it once clock wise and use it like this..

This also was a lot of fun to create.. I started with some water colors painted in 3 columns and then added the strips and then the photo and some fussy cut flowers.. The flowers and tickets are from Printables on facebook, I really appreciate the very generous and talented creatives who share the printables freely for others to use.. 

a closer view of  my layout.

just a closer view of one of the clusters..

Lovely day

The flowers, tickets and butterflies are printables.

Anddd the last layout is for the challenge over at What"s in the Bickie Tin on Facebook and it is a Tic Tac Toe which looks like..

I chose the first row down, stencil, flowers and leaves..

 

a closer view

I have used 49&Market papers and embellishments for this layout.. the flowers are layered up with foam dots for dimension.

This photo

There is stencilling on the back ground, leaves and flowers.. Another great challenge, I enjoyed creating this layout too!

Well if you have made it to the end of this post, well done, and well done to me for getting 5 pages done!! Probably the 2 scraplifts helped!!!!

I do hope things are well with you, and as always, thank you for coming by, and do take care...

P.S. Each week I will share another Printables Page with you that I find very useful..  This week it is   Lu Lu Creations on Facebook , another talented and generous creative who I have used for printables for card making and scrapbooking.. And I am being wooed by Junk Journaling also.. sigh.. do I really need another hobby!!! hehe!! Just been watching on Youtube the many tutorials on making a junk journal.. another way to use some of my stash I guess!! 

until next time....

November Challenges, and a Publication in Scrapbookers Journal

 Hello there, I hope this finds you well and enjoying the last couple of days of November before we turn the calendar over to the last month of the year and enter into the festive season.. I for one, do not feel like Christmas, but it is coming ready or not.. This year has flown by, with a few ups and downs along the way, as I am sure we all have had.. But Christmas can be a kind of reset, before the new year, and I pray this year you will have a blessed Christmas season.. and can ponder on the real reason for the season..

Now on to sharing some layouts I have created this month.. The first one is for the challenge over at Black Magic Sketches on Facebook which looks like..

A sketch and a color scheme, to use at least 2 of the colors and be inspired by the sketch.. I have used mainly the brown and the bluey green and stuck pretty closely to the sketch.

a closer view.

I have used a Charms Creations heart and tab on my page.. You can find Charms Creations on Facebook HERE!!!  Hand made embellishments a little local business.. (just a free plug!!!)

What a lovely day

The next layout is for a challenge over at Soul Scrappers on Facebook and I chose to create for the Tic tac Toe which looks like.. 

I went down the middle row, chipboard, one photo and spray ink. I used the ink with a stencil and then I flicked it over my page, and the chipboard is from Kaisercraft and Scrapmatts.

a closer view

Fussy cut hibiscus and leaves and the chipboard layered behind..

Sunkissed

The next challenge I have created a layout for is for Whats in the Bickie Tin  and this month it is a Tic Tac Toe and looks like..

I went with the first row down, string, chipboard and paint.. I began my layout by putting dabs of green and white  Kaisercraft paint on my page and using a spatula wiped over the back ground adding more white until I was happy with the color, then I had to let that dry before adding some stamping and rub ons to the back ground. I also painted the chipboard with water colors, I am not sure of the brand of chipboard, it has been in my stash for years!!!

a closer view of the chipboard and back ground.

Little moments that matter

I have used the lovely 49and Market papers Botanical Buzz.

and lastly I had a layout in the Scrapbookers Journal online mag  just in the Gallery section.. Always a thrill to see a layout join many others in this online magazine.. Issue 18 page 42..

Gorgeous

I have had these papers for years and years, an old favourite. Lots of fussy cutting and layering.. You can check out the Scrapbookers Journal on Facebook HERE!!!!  And see what is coming up in the next mag and perhaps you could create something to share too! 

Well thanks for coming by, and I hope things are going well with you and yours.. Do take care, and until next time...