Cyber Crop Layouts!

Two more challenges completed for the SBT50 "Reflections" Cyber Crop! The first layout was for the  "What About You?" challenge. For this challenge we had to use a self-portrait pic, include 5 random facts about ourselves and the title had to be "At __" (our current age). I had fun with this LO, and decided that I definitely needed to use some of my fave scrappy things for this one (pink, those Thickers & Bo Bunny pps, denim, epoxy brad, staples, Spritz spray...I managed to get lots of my faves on there...LOL). Here is the LO...

The second one I completed was for the "It Was Important to Me..." challenge, set by Vicki. For this challenge we had to scrap about an important event in our lives and include at least 100 words of journalling. I scrapped about Brielle's birth and wrote my journalling in the form of a letter to her, telling her all about her (surprise) arrival. I used Fancy Pants pps for this LO and also included a yummy gardenia flower from My2Angels and a super cute angel wings embellishment that I got a while ago from the gorgeous Vicki...thanks Vick! :-)

I think I made the 100 word count...LOL

Cyber Crop Challenge Layout!

I have finally managed to complete my first challenge for the Scrapbooking Top 50 "Reflections" Cyber Crop. This one was set by Anthea (our guest DT member), and is called "Mirror, Mirror...". For this challenge we had to scrap a photo of someone looking in a mirror, and include bling, distressing and buttons. (Luckily, I already had an old pic of Brielle here I could scrap.) Here is my LO...

I am soooo loving using neutral backgrounds right now - hence the recent run of black, white & Kraft! Also, see the yummy little flowers...the hydrangea and the lily? You can get them from My2Angels! ;-)

Another Scrap Soup Layout...

Well Scrapability's "Scrap Soup" comp continues, and our latest challenge was to create a layout using white pen, black cardstock, journalling strips, stamping, a shipping tag, distressing, 5 x 7 pic and the twist was it had to be about a pet! I used a pic I took when I was doing photography at school (one that I even developed myself in the darkroom!) of our Cocker Spaniel, who was with our family for many years. Here is my LO...

I included the journalling strips on a hidden journal tag that I tucked behind the photo...

Here is my journalling...

My Little Gilligan!

Here's another layout I recently completed, this is my March entry for the Whats Old Is New "Year in Review" challenge. I couldn't wait to scrap this photo and the little story that goes with it, because it was just such a funny moment. In case you can't read the journalling, it talks about how my DD discovered she could reach her chest of drawers from her cot and how one night she got this hat out, put it on, and fell asleep wearing it. (Which happened quite a few nights after this until I moved her cot!) Her dad immediately said she looked like "Gilligan", hence the name of the layout.

My Cyber Crop Challenge!

There are now 4 challenges that have been posted for the SBT50 "Reflections" Cyber Crop and the latest one is "When You're Shining", which is mine. My reflections challenge is based around materials, so you have to create a layout that includes alfoil, bling, glitter and the word "shine". Here's my example...(finally something I can share!)

There are still 2 more challenges to come and the ones posted so far are all very different, so there is sure to be something to get your mojo going! Why not pop by the forum and check it out? We'd love to have you!

Some Exciting News!

No scrapping to share, but a quick bit of exciting news to share instead...after having had one of my cards accepted for publication by Scrapbook Creations a few weeks ago I have now also had a layout accepted by Scrapbooking Memories! YAY! I am so glad I pulled my finger out and started subbing some stuff...once I actually see it in print, it will be another thing I can tick off my list of goals for this year!

Scrapbooking Top 50 April Cyber Crop!

YAY! It's almost that time again...

You can stop by the forum and register HERE

Wanna win these yummy flowers???

Newly crowned fellow DT member for Scrapability Sketches, the lovely Bridge, is having a giveway of these yummy flowers (that she made!!!) on her blog...

If you would like to be in the running to win them, just pop over to her blog HERE for all the details!!!

April Embellie Swap!

April's embellishment swap theme at Scrapbooking Top 50 is Black & White! I got busy the other night and managed to finish both sets of mine (I am in 2 groups). I made bingo cards and also arrows. Here they are...

Lots of Easter pics!!!

I'm sure everyone with little kids got similar pics to these, but I just can't help but share these ones!

Here's what the EB brought for Brielle...

Look what I got mum!!!

Can I open them now???

Hunting for eggs...

Found one...

And another one!!!

The bounty...

So EGG-CITED!!!

My little bunny (note chocolate around mouth)...

My April Monthly Challenge!

1st of the month, so that means the new monthly challenges are up at Scrapbooking Top 50! This month my challenge to everyone is to scrap a layout sized 8.5 x 11", to use an "imperfect' photo & distress it, include handwritten journalling and doodling.
Here's my LO...

Can you see the yummy embellishments from my2angels on this LO? There are cream mulberry paper hydrangeas, mulberry paper leaves, stemmed star flowers, embossed felt heart and a miniature postcard! All available in the store NOW!

You can also check out the other challenges on offer from the SBT50 DT this month HERE

Scrapability LO and News!

Just thought I would share the latest layout I completed for the "Scrap Soup" comp over at Scrapability. The criteria for this challenge was to use the August sketch # 2, use 3 colours from a list provided (I chose black, white & blue), distress & doodle on pics, one word title, rub-ons, include a quote, and LO could not be about family / loved ones.
Here's my take on the criteria...

In other news, the new DT members for Scrapability have been announced. Congrats to Lis, Deb, Bridge & Nene!!! (I will add their blog links in the sidebar later so you can stop by and check out their work!)

April Already???

March just seemed to fly by didn't it? I can't believe how fast this year is going - this month will see my baby girl turn 2!!! Anyway, here's some more stuff from March. The first LO is one I did for SBT50's March guest DT member Chantal's "Random Challenge". The challenge was to use Chantal's technique for altering paper with paint and then create a LO with it. I am so happy with how my paper came out (yummy colour!) and will definitely be doing this with more from my "crappy paper stash"...LOL

The next LO is one I completed for Vicki's Monthly Challenge. Vicki's challenge to everyone was to use a technique or style that we hadn't before, so I chose to do a totally untried style for me - I call it "freestyle collage", and it is a style that guest DT Chantal excels at. (I will say one thing though, as easy as you may think it looks, it really isn't!) So here is the end result...

PS - How DIVINE is the blue gardenia flower? You can get them from my2angels HERE (there are lots of colours!)

The last LO is one that I am not really happy with, but thought I would put it up here anyway (so you can all point and stare...LOL). This LO was for the "We Dare You" Challenge, where SBT50 members were invited to set a challenge for the DT. The criteria we ended up with was to use no pps (!), tissue paper, circles and staples. I used the tissue paper to make some roses and they are my favourite part of this LO...

Here is a close up of my roses...

Scrapability March Sketch!

Just thought I would share the LO I have created using the March sketch for Scrapability Sketches. If you would like to see Bek's sketch, or have a go at it yourself, pop over to Scrapability and say hi to all the girls, they are a very friendly (and talented) bunch! Here is my take on the sketch using some of the new Sassafras Lass "Nerdy Bird" papers...bright and yummy!

Cyber Crop Layouts!

This week I have spent most of my scrapping time (which has been limited due to a sick DD) working on the challenges for the Scrapbooking Top 50 "4 Seasons in 6 Days" Cyber Crop. This first LO was for Vicki's "Got a Chill?" challenge. For this challenge we had to use the colour palette provided, a "wintery" picture, spots & stripes and a snowflake. (I actually scrapped this one in 8.5 x 11" as I enjoyed my recent foray into this size so much.)

The next one I completed was for the "Extreme Spring" Challenge which was set by our guest DT member, Chantal. This challenge had a pretty "extreme" set of criteria - besides using the colour palette provided, we also had to have a spring theme to our LO, include a flower embellishment, at least 3 pics, use embroidery thread (but not for stitching), use at least 3 eyelets and 3 buttons, include stamping, bling and as an extra criteria, include a bug embellishment! Here is what I came up with...

The last one I completed was for the "Seasons with Reasons" challenge, where everyone selected 4 images that were secretly representative of different criteria. One of the members selected mine for me (as I was the one who set the criteria) and I ended up with use black, white and only one other colour, use paint or ink on the background, insect embellishment and a non-scrap item. I was pretty happy with the ones I got, as they seemed to fit well with my current style. Here's my LO, (the non-scrap item is the large velvet leaf I had floating around in my craft box - who knows where it came from!)...

My first publication!!!

This week I received some exciting news - my first publication acceptance!!! Scrapbook Creations has accepted one of my cards for the card gallery in an upcoming issue (no. 80). I am very excited, but at the same time I found it quite funny, as I don't consider cards my forte at all. (I only subbed it as an after-thought.) It's a start though, so hopefully I will crack them for a LO soon! ;-)

A Couple of Challenge LO's...

I have managed to complete a couple of challenges over the last few days, the first was for the Scrap the Girls March challenge. The challenge was to be inspired by a picture taken from the 'Sex in the City' movie, and to also include the word 'friend' in the title. I was inspired by not only the friendship theme of the picture, but also by Samantha's red outfit, as it reminded me of my fave red leather jacket (which I am wearing in this pic taken with my friend Rayles)...

The second layout I completed was for the Whats Old Is New 'Year in Review' Challenge. Each month we have to complete a layout about something we did that month and include journalling and a calendar on the page. The subject of my Feb LO is a morning tea Brielle and I went to with our Mum's Group. The pic is of all the kids together, our little 'gang'. (I just LOVE the little Scrapware chipboard fence, these are available at my2angels.)

Something different...

Something different this week - I scrapped a LO that was 8.5 X 11", which I have never done before and I really enjoyed it! It was nice to work with something that was a bit out of my comfort zone and it gives a whole new perspective to the LO. The LO was created for the Scrapability Sketches 'Scrap Soup' comp which is currently running. The criteria was not only to scrap 8.5 X 11", but we had to use Kraft (yay!), bling or pearls, transparency or shiny embellie, rub-ons, flowers or other round embellies. GREAT criteria, and I am really happy with how this came out...

Check out the CC Challenges!

If you haven't already done so, make sure you stop by and check out the challenges for Scrapbooking Top 50's "4 Seasons in 6 Days" CC! There are prizes up for grabs for every challenge, as well as daily product giveaways (all you have to do to be in the running is post an answer!). So far 3 challenges have been posted, with 3 still to come. I posted my challenge up late last night, and mine is an "Autumn" challenge. As well as providing an Autumn-themed colour palette, the LO has to include leaves, chipboard and a one word title. Here is the LO I created using my fabulous kit supplied by Tracy at my2angels...

Materials used: 7 Gypsies pps, Buzz & Bloom mini chipboard alphas, bling chain, miniature postcard, stemmed flowers, organza ribbon, 'Together' charm, skeleton leaves, AC cardstock, Spritz spray, gel pens, embroidery thread.

Not much scrapping...

Well its been a hectic start to the month here, after being away for most of last week and then this week  Brielle has been a bit under the weather. (A bug she caught from her cousin last week.) Having said all that, I haven't scrapped much this month (but will hopefully make up for it in the next week or two!) Here is one layout I did manage to complete, for Kathie's Monthly Challenge at SBT50. The criteria were to use 5 pps, 4 buttons, 3 cut-outs, 2 word title, 1 pic, 1 piece felt, 1 piece cs, use one of the pps as a photo corner and include inking & distressing! (Phew!) This criteria was crying out to me for a dose of my "girly grunge" style, so here it is...