Another one for July..and last May

A Sketch Challenge at Scrappin Patch for July using these colours with this sketch. The weirdest thing is that we also used this sketch at The Crop Room for National Scrapbooking Day AND I used the same colour story.

Challenges for the end of July

I didn't complete as many challenges as I'd hoped for this month but I'm happy with what I did get finished. Girls n Berrys is for NZ Paper Chase. Thanku Sonya for posting that layouts were urgently needed 'cos I liked that I had to use my brain with this sketch.  Haha. Where I've got my 'ladder' - in the sketch it was a photo strip but I didn't want to use mine with these photo's so I had to use the old brain to come up with something else. Made from the negatives of chipboard shapes and painted. Each boysenberry is made from two wee cloud punches overlapped just a little, Dimensional Magic, beads and a tiny sprinkling of Diamond Dust - any excuse to use it...love that stuff :D

Hey Jenny E. my most regular visitor...what do you think about the size of this layout? Is it better than the smaller size I normally post - yep even with my blog list up the side, lol... or should I stick with the usual?

I'm still here....

I made this recently for a challenge on Scrappn' Patch. The layout needed to have a royalty theme, shabby chic and include a crown somewhere.  All credit for the ribbon and how I used it goes to Denise who I met during a class at Art of Craft last month. 

 

May, June...July!

Gabrielle Pollacco has an awesome giveaway happening, you seriously need to go check it out at Such a Pretty Mess and indeed it is. I haven't visited her blog in a while but it's looking lovely with a new background and banner since last I was there.

Thanks Dianne. H, I read about the giveaway on your blog first :D  Also congrats on your gorgeous layout at Birds of Feather I hope I can get my A into G and join you this month.

Queens Birthday Weekend

For my internet buddies over the ditch and beyond, we have an extra day this weekend. I intend to spend it scrapping at Scrappin' Patch completing challenges, via the computer. The last weekend was suppose to be one of scrapping but a bird (we think a pigeon) flew thru a CLOSED window and left a lovely mess of glass and bird do do over my tables. I had to move storage boxes out from under the tables and all the mess I haven't put away in ages on top of them.... in order to move the tables so Dh can reach the window. Twice he's been to town already this week and has forgotten to take the measurements with him!!   He'll replace the glass himself 'cos as a kiddo he had to learn....with 7 brothers and all being fans of rugby, his Dad got sick of calling in the glazier!

I'd better go and do some more reorganising in my scrapping room so it's ready for the weekend...oh and clear the coffee table!

C Ya L8r

Reminder List

Add Art of Craft and Scottie Crafts to your favourites :D

Wow two posts in one night!! LOL

Edited to add: Done and Done and changing Nicki's link to her new blog also done...about time I changed that!

For your information....

but mainly mine, however what the heck lets share! Lol.

There are a couple of comps going on at the moment and I thought I would post them here instead of that notebook I forget to look inside, the scratch pad on my desk that becomes another layer of many, the shopping list on the bulldog clip hanging by the teacups or the post it I slap on the side of the monitor screen that our cats think I placed there for their amusement.... Why not add them here and that way I'll never lose them and other people can see them too. Good idea?  I do hope it's ok to do this though. If you think not please let me know.

Page Maps 5th Anniversary
Becky Fleck is celebrating with a card and layout challenge. Entries are accepted world wide. 

Aussie Scrap Source  Style Lounge.....scroll down the page some when you hit A.S.Source. The challenges being here to create a layout in the style showcased. This week being the gorgeous Shabby Chic. Feast your eyes on Janines layouts. I especially like ...no Excuse. Just love that colour combo!!  You have until Wednesday May 4th! Hurry, hurry, hurry!


Do you have plans for Inter/National Scrapbooking Day?  I'm a moderator for the Crop Room and one of our members has set up another group that we will be invited to this weekend where there's a dozen+ various card and layout challenges. Of course I'll also be jumping to all my favourite spots on the web to see what's going on elsewhere. Whatever you do have fun!


Lastly, did you watch THE Wedding last night? I loved it, loved every bit of it, all the pomp and ceremony (never mind some of those hats!!). I was so glad we were able to share in Williams and Catherines day besides which we needed it after all the seriousness and tragedy we live in, in the everyday.

Yes, I did think of Diana a lot during the evening, did you? Of her marriage and her funeral. I expecially remembered the anticipation of the wedding and being wowed by her dress all those years ago and I also remember the scrapbooks I had of all the clippings of the Royal Family that I collected for years. I had a centre page spread of Princess Diana and Charles dressed in their wedding finery and another of Princess Ann and Mark Phillips on their big day.

...and when we found out she had died. My boyfriend and I had just walked in the door having been at the local sports club that evening, when my flatmate waved to us from the couch.... and I didn't believe him! No way, I thought he was having us on and turned to walk to my room for a tick...then I remember being rooted to the floor of the lounge with my hand on my mouth.  Mother Teresa died soon after and my Dad too so he's in great company don't you think?!

Anywho William and Catherine (perfect name for a queen!) wishing you all the very, very best of everything in your new life together. You deserve it!


PS: Dd was in Auckland and watched American Idol with my sis and her cousins. Dh was 'up' the road watching the Breakers and I had the whole house to myself....and the TV :D

ATC's for The Crop Room

I bet you think the only thing I do these days are ATC's and if you do you'd be pretty near correct. I misunderstood the 'theme' for this one, the theme being 'digital'. The photo was downloaded from the net and altered - I added a Prima flower to her hat! Lol. Not the altered that was sought after I think. This was the best pic of many that I took from different rooms, different angles, different this and that but because I mod podged it and I'm not a pro photographer I just couldn't get rid of the shine over the whole pic.

Two more ATC's not too far away. Theme's being Love for February of course! Teal and Purple for the other which is proving a tad difficult as there isn't much of either in my stash.

C U L8r 

For Sandy

An 8x8 layout I made for my internet friend Sandy. This layout is way overdue and hopefully going postal very soon along with some others.  I had a really hard time coming down from a 12x12 size layout but I enjoyed the process in the end.

Waitangi Day post

Dd and Dh are at Te Matai school watching a raft race down the Kaituna river, eating hangi and probably getting burnt...while I'm being a wuss and not straying very far from the fan!

Collage ATC's for the Crop Room. My first ever collage type...and once I knew what I was doing and the look I was aiming for it was lot's of fun!  The base card is core' dinations Whitewash collection not that you'd notice! I used an ancient packet of Basic Grey Brads, some gel stickers - yes! Shock horror - stickers!  A stamp of a kiwi, some pin thingee's I bought from a hardware store that were originally for a steampunk project....which never happened!  There's some old Gypsy paper in there and I printed off a free sheet from The Graphics Fairy, finished off with a coat of modge podge. Love The Graphics Fairy!!

I hope you all have a lovely week.

Catch U L8r