STUCK?! FEBRUARY 1ST 2018 Challenge..

Hello there,
How is your day going? I hope things are good with you...
It is raining here, yes...  it is so wonderful to have some rain.. and the difference it has made already is marvellous!!

The new sketch for STUCK?! SKETCHES 1ST FEBRUARY  is up over on the blog and it is another beautiful sketch that I enjoyed creating with..  and before I show you I must give a mention to the wonderful sponsors for this sketch..
Once again, we have the added bonus of being able to offer an extra prize, thanks to a third generous sponsor!

A big thank you goes out to Accent Scrapbooking, for continuing to support Stuck?! Sketches in 2018 and sponsoring this challenge, they are offering $25.00 gift certificate to their online store to one lucky participant!

Accent Scrapbooking by kjkareen is a small business in Quebec, Canada. We offer flairs for all projects. Visit our site : www.etsy.com/shop/kjkareen to see all our products!

AND thank you to Scrapbook Nerd, who are also sponsoring this challenge, offering $20.00 gift certificate to their online store to a second lucky participant!

Scrapbook Nerd is committed to helping you find creative ways to capture and preserve your memories. We have a passion for scrapbooking and other paper crafts and we want to share that with you. Its our goal to provide you with quality products from companies you know and introduce you to ones you might not. As part of our commitment to you Scrapbook Nerd has a forum & gallery. A friendly place you can connect with other crafters, share ideas and techniques that will help grow your crafty skills. Sign up for our newsletter to see all the latest happenings here at Scrapbook Nerd.Scrapbook Nerd web-store Scrapbook Nerd blog Scrapbook Nerd on Facebook

AND thank you to our NEW sponsor Corbett Creations Wood Veneers, who is sponsoring this challenge and offering a beautiful love filled prize pack to our third winner!

Hi I am Jodi, Owner/Designer at Corbett Creations Wood Veneers. My laser cutting business is currently based in Canberra and has been something I have been working on for a little while now. It came about because I would be constantly frustrated that I couldn't find the perfect title or embellishment to finish off layouts, projects or gifts. I would then spend far too long trying to create the perfect embellishment and would sometimes rope my husband in to help me with all this cool tools in the man shed! He has a love for wood also and together we purchased our laser. I love being able to design and cut the perfect piece for someone to finish telling their story - the perfect title, the hard to find themed embellishment, a custom piece for the home or a meaningful gift, really makes me feel so happy because I know that their search is over and they have the perfect piece that they desired. I love to create in wood, chipboard, cardstock, paper and acrylic with so many different mediums I can create so many embellishments and titles - the possibilities are endless. Good luck and I look forward to seeing everyone's entries!

Visit us on Facebook:Corbett Creations Wood Veneers

Now let's get started with the challenge, here is your sketch....


  and my layout...

some closer views ...

 Lots of layers, and stamping on the back ground to add some interest!

Moments.

I have used a mix of older Kaisercraft papers for this layout...

Well I do thank you so much for coming by and I really do appreciate any comments you leave me too..
Until next time... 

KRAFT+ : FEBRUARY CHALLENGE...Mamma Mia!!

Well good morning on this new day and new month of February...  Yes shaking my head again at how quickly January disappeared...

The new challenge for KRAFT + - FEBRUARY is such a fun one, and I hope you find something to inspire you to join in this month... Not only do you get to be creative, there are amazing prizes from very special sponsors!

and the challenge...
to be inspired by ABBA!  Now unless you have only been alive a short while I am sure you have heard of ABBA.. I had them around when I was in my teens, and loved to sing their songs when they came on the radio and then when I was working able to buy their records or cassettes.. and then CD's..  Make sure you check out all the inspiration from the DT on the blog HERE!!!!!

Well I had lots of thoughts but the thing that is really on my mind at the moment is that my Daughter is expecting her first baby, and my first grandbaby!!! sooo exciting!! So I had to go with

MAMMA MIA!! If you say it and throw your hands up and down like an Italian might.. and no offense to any Italians as my Daughters partner is of that ancestry!!

so some closer views..

I grabbed a photo off facebook that was their Baby announcement, so I had to add hearts for the love they share!!

Exciting news indeed!!

MAMMA MIA!!

and yes it is a little girl on the way!! So I used some pink... and not too much longer to go... and I will have grandbaby photos to scrap!!!

Thanks for coming by today, and I do appreciate all the wonderful comments you leave me...  Have an exceptionally wonderful day!!


 

ANNAS CRAFT CUPBOARD Mini Challenge - Doileys..

Hello there,
I am sitting here listening to the rain, coming in spits and I am hoping this is going to hang around for a few days..  It has given us a bit of a break from the relentless heat, so here's hoping...

I felt like creating something and hoped I would finish it before the end of the month, because if you are like me, sometimes I start something and life happens and I dont get back to it for a few days!!  I cant believe how quickly January has flown by... It just doesn't seem like it has been long enough!!! but by the end of this week it will be a new month!!

The challenge over at ANNA'S CRAFT CUPBOARD - Mini Challenge on Facebook was to use doileys...  well I have heaps of them so I thought I would create a layout using doileys..

and a couple of closer views first..

I have layered two doileys and added flowers and pieces of a brick wall die as well as leaves cut from a die.

Beautiful..

This is a photo of my DD taken quite a few years ago...  She was such a cutie!!

Well just a quick post, thanks for dropping by... I hope your January has been a good one! Thanks so much to those who leave me a little comment too.. I do appreciate each one of them...

MORE THAN WORDS : January 2018.

Good day to you!
I trust things are going well for you..  I am sitting in front of the fan as the  night air slowly cools down a bit..
With these hot days I have been doing a bit of scrapping and the latest challenge for MORE THAN WORDS grabbed my attention as I had a birthday girl last month, so I grabbed the photo off facebook and began to create.. this is the challenge...
To scrap about a birthday and use at least two tags..
I got out some Cocoa Vanilla papers and started on my background and then my page came together...

some closer views..

Stamping, stencilling and lifting embellies up with foam tape..

I used four tags two on the side and two above my photo..

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We went to Max Brenners for some thing yummy and they brought out this plate with Happy Birthday written in chocolate for my DD... and I must admit the chocolate I ate that night was really delicious!!
Thanks for a great challenge MORE THAN WORDS I got to scrap this photo the month after it was taken!!!

Thank you for dropping by today, and thanks so much for the lovely comments you leave here too..

The DUSTY ATTIC January Challenge 2018.

Hello there,
How are things with you? We sure are experiencing a hot summer and the nights are warm and balmy. So what is a girl to do? Sit and scrap of course!!

I saw the challenge over at THE DUSTY ATTIC BLOG which is a fabulous one...

to be inspired by this mood board... oh my all that gold, I thought I would see how much gold I could find and have a go at this challenge..  It is always surprising how much of something one has when one makes a search through ones stash... cough cough.. I had more then I thought I had... hehe... so let the creating begin!!

some closer views..

Some stencilling, some bling, and lots of gold paint!! I have used a Lacy Trim along the top of my page..

I have had these gold flowers for ages!!!

I have used the Elegant Pearls painted in gold and added bling!

Shine.

I enjoyed creating this layout, and so glad to use up some DA chippies too..

I hope your day is going well, thanks for coming by today.. and thank you for the lovely comments you leave me..  Enjoy the rest of today!!!

STUCK?! January 15 2018 Reveal.

Hello there,
  Tis a little bit cooler here today and quite pleasant after the extreme heat we have been experiencing, and then seeing my friends across the seas having the extreme cold and snow... what an amazing world we live in, and how wonderful it is to have friends around the world to share our love of scrapbooking with... I hope your day is going well!

The new sketch for STUCK?! SKETCHES January 15th reveal is up and it is another fabulous one... I do say that each time because I really do love creating with them...  

and there is a wonderful 3rd prize this time thanks to another wonderful sponsor..


A big thank you goes out to Creative Embellishments, for sponsoring this challenge, they are offering $25.00 gift certificate to their online store to one lucky participant!

Creative Embellishments is a new family owned company that was created by Michael and Nicolle Kramer. We are a husband and wife team who design and manufacture unique, high quality chipboard, wood and rubber stamp products. It is our mission is to offer fun and inspiring products to bring out your inner creativity that you can add to any project. In the near future we will be expanding into other mediums such as rubber/acrylic stamps and acrylic embellishments.

AND thank you to DCWV, who are also sponsoring this challenge, offering a free paper stack of the winner's choice to a second lucky participant!

DCWV is an industry leader in the scrapbooking and paper crafting market. They continually strive to create fabulous and fun trend-forward products for all your paper crafting needs. Whether you are creating a banner for a party, scrapbooking summer adventures, sewing a keepsake bag, or putting together a teacher appreciation gift, they've got you covered!

AND thank you to our NEW sponsor Victoria Marie, who is sponsoring this challenge and offering a free class from the Victoria Maria site to our third winner!

The winner of our sponsored challenge will receive a FREE Victoria Marie Online Classes scrapbook course enrollment! To learn more, head on over to http://www.victoria-marie.thinkific.com for a full listing of classes and course descriptions. You can find Victoria Marie Designs on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and on the Victoria Marie Blog!

BLOG: http://www.victoriamarieblog.com

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/groups/victoriamarie/  

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/victoriamariescraps YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2gk5b3By8z0I4f-TJFMwXA

Finally, we also want to show you how much we appreciate that you play along with us and share your designs and talent with us so we will be choosing one scrapbooker from each challenge to guest with us at a later date! For example, our chosen scrapbooker from our January 15th challenge challenge will guest for our March 15th challenge!

 

and the sketch is....

  and dont forget to pop over to the blog to see the way the design team have each created for this sketch..

and my take..

some closer views..

die cuts, clusters and some stamping on the back ground for interest..

The little hearts are from the cog die cut and the little flower gem has been in my stash for years.. I am trying to use stuff up, and perhaps it will take me years to make a dent, but you just gotta start somewhere!!!

my layout...  trust, love.

These photos are of my Dd and our old horse who is no longer with us after she hurt her foot really badly, so these moments are to be treasured...  Bess was a give away her owner no longer wanted her, but she had several happy years with us..  its funny how these old photos bring back the memories..

So again I do thank you for coming by, I do like to keep my blog going as it will be my digital scrap print and something to one day look back on...  and the comments you leave me are very special too...

SCRAP THE GIRLS January - Got the blues!

Hello there,
How are things in your part of the world? We have been having such hot dry days that there has not been much housework happening here, the only thing I enjoy is sitting in front of the fan and getting a bit of scrapping done!! So I have been able to create for this months challenge over at SCRAP THE GIRLS  which grabbed my attention as i love the color blue... and the challenge is...
to be inspired by this mood board...  I love all those blues and I thought the new papers from Kaisercraft were perfect for this challenge...  Then I found a photo of my Dd wearing blue and away I went!!

some closer views..

Some fussy cutting and stamping on the back ground..

Some die cuts and I love a little bit of sparkle by using Kindy Glitz!

Every picture has a story..

My Dd with our neighbours horse who is  called Lorelai!! I enjoyed creating this layout using lots of blue papers! Thank you SCRAP THE GIRLS for a great challenge this month!

Thanks for coming by and thank you for all the lovely comments you leave me too...  Take care..

STUCK?! January 1st Sketch 2018.

Hello again!
I hope your week is off to a great start.. We are in the midst of summer here, so hot hot hot days and the nights have kept up the warmth as well... so perhaps there may be some rain on the way.. I do hope so!!

The first sketch for STUCK?! SKETCHES for the new year is a fabulous one and the design team have really got some wonderful inspiration for you.

As always, we have two awesome sponsors supporting this challenge.

A big thank you goes out to ScrapMatts, for sponsoring this challenge, they are offering two large pieces of chipboard to one lucky participant!

ScrapMatts is a place to learn, share ideas and view some great design concepts, while offering Australian Made, Laser Cut Chipboard, original shapes and designs, made to compliment your scrapbooking pages or your card making projects.

AND thank you to SpiegelMom Scraps, who are also sponsoring this challenge, offering the three new for January sequin releases and 3 yards of each of the in stock May Arts burlap string to a second lucky participant!

Hi everyone! I'm Jody Spiegelhoff, the proud owner of SpiegelMom Scrap (SMS). I live in Wisconsin, USA with my busy and crazy blended family. I’ve been crafting since childhood, and began stamping and scrapbooking in 2002. Creating has always been my quiet time and firmly believe that taking a little time each day to be creative is so important and good for our souls. I started SMS officially in 2010 and have loved growing my business ever since. I totally love creating unique sequin mixes which are inspired by a variety of things around me; nature, new scrapbook collections, artwork, my daughters and more. You can find SMS on Instagram @Spiegelmom_Scraps, on Facebook, YouTube and the website www.spiegelmomscraps.com. We'd love for you to stop by and check us out! The Sparklers Design Team and I love to read your sweet comments.

ALSO, We want to show you how much we appreciate that you play along with us and share your designs and talent with us so we will be choosing one scrapbooker from each challenge to guest with us at a later date! For example, our chosen scrapbooker from our January 1st challenge will guest for our March 1st challenge!


And the sketch..
I took the Sketch as is and tried to copy the diamonds at the top of the page, but there is so much else you can do with this sketch..

Some closer views..

I used a square punch to create the look of the diamonds..

I have also fussy cut flowers and birds from papers and lifted them up with foam tape for dimension.


Be bold.

An interesting sketch that I enjoyed creating with.. Make sure you pop over and check out the inspiration and link up over at the STUCK?! SKETCHES BLOG!!


Thanks for coming on by and thanks so much for the comments too..  Enjoy the rest of this week!!

KRAFT+ January 2018 ..

Hello there! A pinch and a punch for a new month, and hey a brand new year too! Did you see the old year out and the new year in!!?? I did, just at home.. watching the fireworks on tv!! and then falling into bed to wake up ready ???? for the new year!!!

and the new challenge for KRAFT+ is a fabulous one...  and it is..
to be inspired by COFFEE!!  Pretty sure most of us were reaching for coffee today after a late night last night!! hehe... There are wonderful inspirations from the design team over on the blog so make sure you check them out Here!!!!!  And did you know there is now a section for Cards and tags following the criteria and having Kraft as the base...

and my take..  I really got the coffee out and used cold coffee in many ways on my layout..

some closer views.

I have used coffee splats on the back ground as well as soaking gauze in coffee..

I also soaked the music paper and dripped some coffee on the tags..

Love the moments...

So many ways to be inspired by coffee!!
I hope your year is off to a great start and you get some time for creating after the busy time of Christmas and new Year!! Thanks for coming by and thank you too for the comments you leave me!!