KRAFT+ & the 123 CHALLENGE BLOG Challenges for May!

Hi there!
Well I have taken a couple of days to get into the feel of things for May!! The weather has taken a turn for some cooler days and I did make some chicken soup to warm us up!!!

I am sharing the challenges for Kraft+ and the 123 Challenge blog and hopefully if you get some time it would be great it you could join in with us this month!

The challenge for KRAFT+ is another one I enjoyed and it is...

 to use paper cuts, i.e. fussy cutting!! Now I love to fussy cut so I loved creating for this challenge.. but if you go over to the KRAFT+ BLOG Here!!!  you will see the inspiration from the Design Team and you may just get some ideas to get you creating.. and then you can pop over to KRAFT+ COMMUNITY PAGE on FACEBOOK where you can share your creation for us all to see!!

and now my layout..

I cut out everything by hand except the doiley.. The lollipop flowers were circles cut out and layered with a button popped on top.. the leaves were hand drawn and cut out as were the banner pieces.

a closer view..

and my layout..

Just a simple layout with a gorgeous photo of my Grandie when she was really new!! Make sure you pop over to the KRAFT+ Community page on Facebook and check out whats goin on!!!


I would also like to share my layout for the challenge over at the 123 CHALLENGE BLOG for May which is a great challenge again this month..

and it is..
 To be inspired by the sketch, to use the two words "Memory Lane" and primarily the three colors.. and this month it is black grey and white..

and my layout..

I had a bit of black and white in my stash that was good to use..

Memory Lane.

Oh that photo!!! taken in 1989!! I am not going to say anymore on that!! hehe!!

Well thanks so much for coming on by. I hope your month of May is off to a good start..  Some good news for us in that a bit of relaxing of restrictions commenced over the weekend.. slowly slowly!! I pray it is the beginning of getting back some sort of life we used to have.. but still.. take care and be safe everyone!!

Thank you for the comments I do love each one!!

until next time..

WHITE WITH ONE CHALLENGES...

Hello there!
I hope your day is going great!! I must say the weather here has been spectacular, however the weather people are saying a cool snap is coming this weekend! humm.. maybe time for a pot of soup!!

Well I have been keeping busy this week with the challenges over at WHITE WITH ONE CHALLENGES as they have had a cyber crop this week... and then I created a layout for this months challenge as well... so fasten your seatbelt as I share all 4 of them !!!!

 CHALLENGE ONE
to use your favourite color
a photo
at least 3 flowers
washi tape
4 patterned papers..
Well my fav color is navy blue so that is what I have used as my one color..

some closer views.

The washi tape is the butterfly tape and a view of the patterned papers..

I made some flowers and cut some die cuts..

Blessed

I love this photo too of my first Mothers day as a Grammie!! So that is challenge one..

CHALLENGE TWO

The next challenge is to use a grid design with multiple photos, to add journalling or stamping on your layout.. and to use blue and white.. and as an option to use your layout as a starting point for a card.. As I just used navy for my first  layout I went with a light blue..

some closer views.

I chose to use stamping on my layout.. I stamped around the border of my page as well as different swirls and flowers and the heart..

My Darling.

and my card inspired by my layout..

I used the same papers and the same stamps from my layout..


CHALLENGE THREE

This was a step by step challenge.. This was a fun way to create a layout!

some closer views..

details of the strips and stamping and color on the back ground..

Baby Girl.

That was a great challenge! and a lovely result!

and I thought I may as well do the MONTHLY COLOR CHALLENGE !

and the color is Lime Chaser!!

 

and some closer views..

Lots of die cuts! and i found some ribbon in my stash that was a great match!!

I made some flowers for my layout as I didnt really have any flowers for this color..

Happiness..

What a fresh pretty color!!

So if you have gotten this far - Thank you!! I had a great time creating these pages.. Thank you to
WHITE WITH ONE CHALLENGES on Facebook for these wonderful challenges!! It was good to escape into my scrap room and create!!

Thanks so much for coming by today.. Cant believe it is May tomorrow... April went fast for me, lots to keep me busy I guess!! Lets hope May is a better month!!

Thanks for the comments you leave me.. I appreciate each one..

Take care..
until next time..

APRIL TEXTURE PASTE CHALLENGE - Papercraft Secrets.

Hello there!
Yes it is me again!!  I could get used to this staying at home gig, and getting more creative time!!

I was looking around for a challenge to get my motivation going and I came across a Texture Paste Challenge over at PAPERCRAFT SECRETS on facebook and there was even a sketch to follow so I had a go at this one..

This is the sketch I chose..

 How cool is that??

I used black cardstock as my base as it really lets the texture paste have more definition...
and this is my base before I started embellishing..

Lots of stencilling...

and some closer views..

I added some die cuts, fussy cut flowers and paper strips.

Beautiful..

And I thought these photos went well with the black and white colors on my page too..

Thanks Paper Craft Secrets for a great challenge.. this was fun to create..

Thanks too for dropping by, and I do appreciate each comment you leave for me too..

Stay well and take care..

until next time..

SCRAP THE GIRLS - April challenge..

Hello there,
How has your week been? They seem to go by, even with staying at home.. There is lots to do at home, it is just the energy to do it is my problem!!!! hehe!
I am just popping up a layout I created for this months SCRAP THE GIRLS Challenge .

  No I am not the adventurer, but my DD has been! Last year she flew to Italy for her friends wedding... and she took her Daughter with her and I just thought I would use one of her photos for my layout..  She took some amazing photos but this one was the one I went with..

some closer views..

I found all sorts of travel themed embellishments to pop on my layout..

and my layout..

What an amazing photo, with all the buildings in the back ground.. my thoughts go out to Italy and its people in this very sad and difficult time..  but back then, everything was ok..

Thanks SCRAP THE GIRLS  for a fabulous challenge this month.

Thank you for dropping by, and thanks for the lovely comments you leave me to read too..
Stay safe, keep well..

until next time..

BLIND CHALLENGE - by AmG Studio.

Hello there!
Here i am again! This staying home has allowed me more time for creating and when I was looking around for something to do I came across a Blind Scrap challenge run by Annette at AmG studio on Facebook and so I printed out the instructions and away I went.. You can pop over and see the challenge on the link above...  I think I followed it ok...

anyway.. here are some closer views.

I did a bit of stamping on the back ground and this is a corner banner that I decorated..

I have used the new Kaisercraft papers and did some fussy cutting and popped on some glitter glue as well as cutting some die cut leaves and flowers.

Moments..

I like the end result.. the banner pieces were just scraps and I layered the fussy cut butterflies with foam tape for some dimension..

Thanks Annette for a great challenge.. I hope I have followed your instructions correctly!!

Thanks too for dropping by, and thanks for the lovely comments you leave me to read.. I appreciate each one..

take care.. stay well...
until next time..

SCRAPMATTS CREATING For April..

Gidday ! How are you? How has your day been? I hope you have been finding lots to keep you busy as we spend our days at home..
I have been outside for some time today as well as the washing. The weather is just so lovely too..
I am glad for this time to be at home.. and I pray things will be on the way to being much better for us all really soon...

I am just coming by to pop up my Design Team work for SCRAPMATTS for April.. I created a layout and a card...  You can see the details and links to the online shop over on the
SCRAPMATTS BLOG Here....

But I will share what I created..

my layout..

and my card..

So just a quick post today.. Thanks for coming on by today, and thanks for the lovely comments you leave me to read.. I do appreciate each one!!

Take care and stay well..

until next time..

  

WHATS IN THE BICKIE TIN - April,

Hello there,
A Blessed Easter to you and yours.. A very quiet one here.. Watched Church online and then I am not sure what else I have done.. perhaps spent way too much time gazing at Facebook! So I thought I would share a layout for the April Challenge over at WHATS IN THE BICKIE TIN.

And it is..
To use the color Yellow,
Add some Misting
and do some embossing..

I found a lovely photo and I thought I would use some chipboard from Celebr8 that I got last year at a Craft Show I went to.. 

some closer views...

I embossed this flower chipboard in a Color Blast embossing powder "Sunshine". I also used Mist with a stencil as well as flicking splats onto my page..

And I left this chipboard raw..

Just be yourself..

Yellow, Embossing and Misting..  Thanks to Whats in the Bickie Tin for another fun challenge..

Thanks for coming by, and thanks for the lovely comments you leave me to read.. I love each one..

Enjoy the rest of this Easter Weekend.. and stay well and safe..

until next time..

123 CHALLENGE BLOG - April Challenge..

Hello there,
I trust you are well and keeping busy enough as we all stay home as much as possible..
I have been able to keep busy and the days seem to go by quickly..

The April challenge for the 123 CHALLENGE BLOG on Facebook is another fabulous one..
You have to be inspired by the 1 sketch, use the 2 words and use the 3 colors as the main colors..

  I know sometimes we may not have the colors perfectly right and at this stage we cannot really go out and buy a paper at the shops, so just do the best you can..

my layout.. some closer views..

Some fussy cutting and blooms..

Wonderful You!

These colors look great together, I hope you can join in with us this month..
You can pop over to the 123 CHALLENGE BLOG on Facebook or the
123 CHALLENGE BLOG SHOW AND TELL page on Facebook here... 

Thanks for popping in today... do take care and stay well..

until next time..



 

APRIL KRAFT+ Challenge..

Hello there!
How are you going? or staying perhaps!!!hehe! Surprisingly I keep busy during the day... but dont ask me what I do!! hehe..
The first of April is here..  I pray it is a better month than March.. and I do pray this virus is stopped and there are no more infections..

The challenge over at KRAFT+ FACEBOOK COMMUNITY is a fabulous one again this month.. and it is..



Inspired by fashion.. or this graphic.. and remember it has to be on a Kraft base..

I was inspired by the colors, by beauty and  also by Audrey Hepburn.. one of the worlds most beautiful women in my opinion.. so I found a photo of my stunningly beautiful girls and created my layout..

some closer views..

I have used some really old prima flowers, a chipboard mannequin and was inspired to use the colors pink and black on my page..

Just some of the layers... a flair tucked under the flowers..

My gorgeous girls!!

You can check out the design teams inspiration over on the KRAFT+ BLOG here and pop your layout up over on the KRAFT+ FACEBOOK Community Here!!!!! 


Thanks for coming by today.. I do hope you are keeping well and finding lots to fill your day as we all do what we can in staying home to help with stopping this awful virus.. thanks for the lovely comments you leave me to read.. I appreciate each one..

take care.. keep well..