Challenge YOUrself - #86 Celebrate Love.

 Hello again! yes a bit rare for me to post again so soon!!! Good weather for scrapping, too hot for the garden although my plants look like they could do with a good soaking!!! So I have created a layout for the challenge over at CHALLENGE YOURSELF which is to celebrate LOVE!!!

I had a photo of hubby and myself so it was a good excuse to create a layout with it!!

some closer views.

Together is a great title for this page!! I have used Kaisercraft papers.

Fussy cutting and I tidied up my doily drawer and found I have sooo many doily's that I need to use them!!

Together

So here's another layout for my album!! Thanks Challenge YOUrself for a LOVEly challenge this month!!!!

Thanks for dropping by, and thanks for the comments you leave me.. I appreciate each one!

Kraft+ - March Challenge

 Hello March! For me it means summer has ended.. yeah right!!! and Autumn is beginning!! 

And it means new Scrappy challenges to inspire us!

The challenge for KRAFT+ is one I had fun with and I am sure you will too!!

To have torn paper, and on a base of Kraft of course! The Design Team have amazing inspiration for you to check out over on the KRAFT+ BLOG HERE!!!! 

and my layout.. 

I have one of those steel rulers with the jagged edges that give you a really good ripped edge when you use it to rip paper so I went a bit crazy and created lots of strips of paper and layered them and created my layout...

some closer views..

Lots of layers and ripped papers!

Luscious ripped texture!

So much fun!!!

You can see more inspiration and pop your creation up over on the KRAFT+ COMMUNITY PAGE on Facebook HERE!!!!

Thanks for dropping by today, thanks for your lovely comments, I appreciate each one..

More Than Words - February Challenge

 Hello there! How is your day going? 

We have had some hot weather again and today is going to be another scorcher.. Yesterday I sat and created in front of the fan, so I have a layout to share with you for the challenge over at MORE THAN WORDS  which is another fabulous one..

I had a photo of my DD and her partner that I was going to scrap a while ago, but that didn't happen, so I have used it on this layout.. They were having a night out together and it looks like a romantic time, and I have used various roses on my page..

some closer views.

A row of ribbon roses..

Prima roses.

and fussy cut roses from Prima papers.

with you..

Lots of stamping on the back ground, lots of die cuts.  I enjoyed creating this layout in front of the fan yesterday... Thanks MORE THAN WORDS  for another great challenge to get me creating..

Thanks for dropping by today and thanks for the lovely comments you leave me to read..

have a  good day..

until next time..

 

Scrapmatts Creating for February.

Hello there! I trust your day is going well!

I am just popping up my layouts for my Design Team creating for Scrapmatts, you can see all the details over on the SCRAPMATTS BLOG HERE!!!!   

I have created two layouts and have used photos of my Grandie on each one.. one when she was really little and the other one from last year,

The first layout.

I have used my favorite chippies being the Wildflower chipboard and a title from Scrapmatts that was colored with water colors. This was my Grandies first Easter!! How cute!

and my second layout 

This photo is from Book Week, and my Grandie was a Gum Nut Fairy.. I have used the Gum Leaves chippies from Scrapmatts on my layout.. 

Just a quick post today.. Thanks for coming by.. thanks to those who take a moment to leave me a little comment, I appreciate each one.. 

I hope whatever you are up to today, it is enjoyable for you!

Take care, until next time..

Kraft+ February Challenge.

 Hello February! Just like that we are into the second month of 2021!

And it is time to share the new challenge for KRAFT+ on the BLOG which is a really pretty one this month that I reckon is gong to be popular and it is..

To be inspired by Kitty McCall and or this mood board.. Well all I saw was florals.. and so I found some papers and went to work!

a couple of closer views.

I did some floral stencilling on the back ground.. and lots of fussy cutting of the papers..

Did I mention I did some fussy cutting!!!??

Moments.

You can check out the Design team inspiration over on the KRAFT+ BLOG HERE!!!  And you can join in and share your creating with us on the FACEBOOK COMMUNITY PAGE HERE!!!!

Thanks for dropping by and thanks for the lovely comments too. I hope things are well with you..

Take care.

until next time..

More Than Words - January 2021

 Hello there,  how is your day going? Great I hope..

Last week I enjoyed a lovely week away at the beach, so now I have to get back into the swing of things and catch up on blogs and share a layout I created before I went away. I did this layout for the challenge over at MORE THAN WORDS challenge which is all about New Beginnings and to use Washi Tape..

Well what a good excuse to get out some Washi and use it! My inspiration for New Beginnings was from a photo of my Daughter and her Husband on their Wedding Day.. We were waiting for this day but Covid caused all sorts of problems with Border closures, lock downs and sadly they called off the big Wedding day.. but then they decided to go ahead with just a few witnesses in a private ceremony.. I have used one of the photos from their photographer for this layout.. A wedding surely is a New Beginning!!

a couple of closer views.

I have used a few different washi tapes, you can see the music one and the black script one in this photo.

 Special Day.

I was inspired by the photo and the amazing building to use black to add some drama to my layout.

Thanks to MORE THAN WORDS for this challenge which inspired me to scrap this beautiful photo of my Daughter and her Husband on their Wedding day!!

Thanks for dropping by, and thanks for the lovely comments you leave me.. 

take care.

until next time..

Scrapmatts Creating for January.

 Hello there, how are things with you? well I hope!! 

We are already half way through January!! Wow that means my DT share is up over on the SCRAPMATTS BLOG HERE!!! 

I created a layout and a simple card for this month.. For closer views and details you can pop over to the Blog.. but for a quick view I will share my creations here..

This layout uses a sweet photo of my Grandie..

and my card has a lovely Dress Form chipboard as the centerpiece..

Just a quick post! Thanks for coming by, and thanks to those who leave me a little comment.. I appreciate each one.

take care.. 

until next time...

2021! Kraft+ January Challenge

 Happy New Year!!

Here we are in a New Year, a brand new chapter, I truly hope we all write a great one!

The first layout I would like to share is this months challenge for KRAFT+ and it is a fabulous one to start the year with, and it is..

To be inspired by these Coke a Cola adverts..  Isn't this mood board beautifully done!? And of course the base needs to be Kraft.. 

I was stuck for a while until I sat and stared at the graphic in the top left area.. the flourishes, the colors, the splash of yellow.. I found some papers and did lots of fussy cutting of the flourishes on the papers and away I went..

some closer views.

Some yellow spats on the back ground.

A close up of the flourishes and layers.

Beautiful..

I had fun creating this layout once I got started.. You can find lots of inspiration from the Design Team over on the KRAFT+ BLOG here!!! and you can pop over to the KRAFT+ Facebook Group here!!!  and share with us your layout and join in with us this month!

Thanks for coming by, I hope your New Year is off to a great start!

Thanks for coming by and yes thank you for the lovely comments you leave me to read!

Until next time.

What's in the Bickie Tin /More Than Words December Challenge

 Hello there!

Merry Christmas to your Home from my Home!

I managed to do some creating last week or maybe the week before, I dunno! Cant keep track of the days!! And this layout is for the Challenge over at WHATS IN THE BICKIE TIN on Facebook  which is to use Gold/Silver, add a bow and use a stamp..  And it is also for the challenge over at

MORE THAN WORDS which is..

To be inspired by childhood and to use gold.. 

I have used a new photo of my Grandie in front of her Christmas tree this year and her eyes are full of excitement of the season. Children bring out something wonderful in the festive season so that is the inspiration for the childhood part.. and you will see I have used lots of gold.

some closer views..

Gold, stamping and bows..

The light in a Childs eyes is all it takes to make Christmas a wondrous time of the year.

I love this photo and kept the design of the page  simple. The quote is from the internet and I changed it a bit to suit my thoughts.. 

Thanks for coming by, I really hope you have a lovely rest of this week as we go into Christmas Day.

Thanks for your support of my little blog this year, I really appreciate each one of your visits and comments..

God Bless you and yours this Christmas..

December Scrapmatts Creating.

 Hello there!

How is everything going as we quickly approach Christmas Day? It is going to be here before we know it, and I am not organized, in fact I feel I am the least organized ever!  I hope to pull it all together this week and at least write a bit of a time line for what I have to do! And not to stress, that is NOT the reason for the season!

I am just popping up my two layouts that I created for Scrapmatts Design Team work for this month.. I have closer views and details over on the SCRAPMATTS BLOG HERE!  

The first layout is using a lovely photo of my Grandie and her Daddy looking at some flowers in a pot.. a special moment..

Love blooms here.

and the second layout is using a really old photo of my kids.. I wanted to do a Christmas layout but found I didn't have much left in my Christmas chippies so I used other Scrapmatts chipboard and I think it turned out ok!

Merry Christmas!

I love this old photo.. time does go fast.. 

Well I appreciate you taking a moment to drop by, thank you to those who leave a comment they warm my heart.. Please take care, and if I dont get back before then..

Have a very merry Christmas!

Kraft+ December - Naturally Neon!

 Hello December! We have watched the days weeks months go by and now here we are in the last month of the year..What can we say about this year? Lots probably!

But with the new month comes the new Scrapbooking challenges to inspire you and get you creating! Hopefully!

The challenge over at KRAFT+ BLOG is a wonderfully colorful one. It seemed to have me thinking for a while but after looking through my photos I found some inspiration..

 

Naturally Neon.. I was inspired by the mood board and used the pink and yellow colors from the mat.. I love the colors on the Kraft base!

some closer views..

I used pink and yellow paints roughly spread across my layout as the base and cut lots of dies in neon colors..

Beautiful.

Finishing the Kraft+ year on a bright and fun layout!

You can pop over to the KRAFT+ FACEBOOK COMMUNITY PAGE HERE!!!  for more inspiration and pop your creation there for us all to see!

We are experiencing some very hot weather here this week.. so take care if you are having this heat as well.. A good time to just take things quietly and perhaps get in and do some more scrapbooking!

Thanks for popping in and thanks for the lovely comments you leave me to read ! I appreciate you taking the time.. 

until next time..