australia day - white with 1 March challenge

Hi again - one lucky last post for March ☺
I'm sharing a page for White with 1 - the colour this month is Orange Peel.

 I love this happy snap that I took on Australia Day this year and have used this as my starting point for the page.  It only has a tiny bit of orange in it, so the photo really stands out against the white background and orange embellishments.

I love going thru my stash to find treasures that I can use on my page - I've included fun embellishments, buttons and some letter stickers.  I've used a stamp set for my title and water coloured with orange paint!

I'm off to link this one up - have a wonderful weekend.  Til next time ♥

be cool - White with 1 Feb challenge

 Hello, going well so far with creating ☺
The challenge at White with 1 for Feb is a great one for boys, with Blue Jeans as the colour!  There is also a sketch to use, which I've included in some of my design of this page.

 I love this cool photo of my youngest with our puppy Labrador - they have such fun together! 
I've gone thru my stash and found all things 'blue denim' to include on this page. 

 This piece of chipboard worked well in the sketch element and I've painted with some blue mist.

A few different shades of blue denim, including these cool letters in my stash which are by Simple Stories - denim alpha's - perfect!!

Our weather has taken a cool change, so it's perfect weather for tea drinking and crafting.  Til next time ........... ♥

hello - white with 1 April challenge

 Hello - hope you've had a great week.  The end of school holidays has come to an end.  I always enjoy the more relaxed routines with my boys .........
I've managed to do a couple of challenges over the past days by staying up a bit late ☺
This one is for the White with 1 challenge:


 

Here's what I've come up with:

I've picked out some papers from my stash by Teresa Collins - the 'Hello my name is' collection.  The colours and theme worked out great for my photo.  I like doing individual pages about my boys from time to time ........
I have a few wood veneer embellishments and a fabric star from Charms Creations.
Here are some close-up's:

I love how this page turned out - it's simple and sweet, just like my boy ♥
Thanks for popping by!

White with 1 - May challenge

 Hello everyone - hope your week is going well ☺
Today, I'm popping in to share a page that I've created using the challenge at White with 1 - I always love their colour challenges - though gold was a little more challenging ........

 Here's what I've come up with:

 I had this great picture of my mum with her girls!!  From there I pulled out all the bits of gold I could find in my craft room stash, including some gold embossing powder and paint ☺
Here are a few close-up's:

A fun challenge and I love how this page turned out. 

Next week I will have a non-crafty share.  If you follow me on Instagram, you will know that I love to share my baking and cooking.  So stay tuned for some creative-ness from my kitchen ☺
Til then - creating with love and happiness ♥

White with 1 - May Challenge

 Hello - just popping in to share the May Challenge at White with 1 - sadly this is my last creation - I've been with this Design Team for 12 months and have totally enjoyed it - but it's time to move on and make way for new members ☺
 So the challenge for May is White + Black + Banners/Badges!!
And here's what I created:

 I'm a little 'crazy' about banners - so I went with that and used a new stamp set I just got from Give a Girl a ...... - this one is called "You are the Best" - I placed the little banners on a clear block so that I could get them nicely in a row ... and then stamped away ☺
The design of this page was totally random .... I kind of like how it turned out - just a little bit different ☺
Here are some close-up's:

 I've used papers from Glitz Design - Colour Me Happy collection - these little arrow prompts on the paper were perfect for my journalling.  I've also used a Pink Paislee chipboard arrow.

 The little boy stamp is also from Give a Girl a ....... As well as the banners, I've added in two badges from Greatest View - just to add in a pop of colour ☺

And another view of the banner which I've completed with twine and cute white pegs.

Please check out the White with 1 blog for all the details and inspiration on this fabulous challenge - a big thank you to Mel for having me - it's been wonderful ♥

White with 1 April Challenge - first day of Kindy

 We are already a few days into April and have just finished a little Easter break with some gorgeous weather and relaxing days.  Was so good to have a little time off ☺  I'm just popping in to share the latest challenge at White with 1 - this month we have a sketch to follow as well as: White + Yellow
... and here is the sketch:


 
 I love sketches as they are a really good start to getting your page going.  Here's what I've come up with:

I'm using this cute picture of my youngest who just started Kindy this year - always such a big step and special moment.  He has settled in so well and absolutely LOVES going ☺

I went through my stash of papers and embellishments and collected everything yellow!!  Here are some close-up's:

 

 ... I am loving the cute embellishments and products from Greatest View - here I have used a little chevron bag layered on top of a tag ...  also some typewriter words on a journal card ...
 

 ... another tag embellishment with some yellow twine ...

 ... these alphabet letters are Color Magic Chipboard Alpha's - they are white and I've sprayed over with Heidi Swapp Color Shine - Mustard - really fun to work with as you can make them any color you choose!! ... the little black letters are by Glitz Designs ...

... cute wood veneer bunting by Kaisercraft and Studio Calico ...

So that is my inspiration for this fabulous challenge!!  I hope you can join us this month - check out the blog for more designs from the Design Team and also our sponsors for this month. 

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big & little = White with 1 March challenges

 This month at White with 1 we have a really cool challenge: White + Brown + Doodling - fun hey ☺
Here's my page:

 I used a fun picture of my oldest and youngest together on the ripstick and combined it with lots of fun elements, including doodling.
The pattern paper is by MME  and I've also used embellishments from Studio Calico, Teresa Collins and The Greatest View.  Here are some close-up's:

 ... a chevron kraft bag and flair badge from the Greatest View ... wood veneer from Studio Calico ... for my doodling element I used a stamp to go around the hand-drawn circle that I created - it was perfect for this challenge ...

 ... Studio Calico frames ... also more kinds of stamping ...

 ... a sweet little banner - Teresa Collins ...

... and the title using Glitz teeny alphas with a stamped & ...

There's lots of inspiration on the White with 1 blog so be sure to check them all out.  Great sponsers and prizes up for grabs.  We hope you can join in this month ☺
Thanks for coming by ♥

capture the moment

Hello - hope you are all having a great weekend.  I'm just popping in to share my page for the latest challenge at White with 1 - it's the month of love - the challenge is: White + Pink + Hearts

 I snapped this very sweet moment of my two neices - big sister giving her little baby sister a cuddle - so precious ♥  So I've created a page around this special picture using various hearts punched out from pattern paper and different shades of pink!  Here are some close-up's:

 ... some of the texture that I've added in using the Doily Mask from Kaisercraft ...

 ... the various hearts and embellishments - loving the little wooden hearts ♥ ...

... and the sticker title - I love adding in different words and titles from pattern papers and stickers - have also used my typewriter for the journalling ...

We hope you can join in with this lovely challenge - there are three great sponsors donating prizes this month - check out the blog for more details and inspiration for this challenge ☺
Thanks for coming by ☺

beach camping

Happy new year and hope you are all well on this first day of 2013.  I always love the start of a new year - it's a great time of making new plans and starting fresh ☺

I'm quickly popping in to share my page for the January challenge at White with 1.

The challenge is White plus the colour swatch & a summer photo!

Here's my inspiration for the challenge:

 I've used some camping pictures of our family (which technically were taken in our Winter time, but we travelled north for this holiday and found the sun ☺)
I've done a bit of masking in the background using a Kaisercraft doily template - first spray the template with water and then place onto the cardstock - I've misted with some aqua colour glimmer-mist and then allowed the excess drops to splatter onto the cardstock - this gives a nice water colour effect.
Here are some close-up's:

 ... Manorhouse and Kaisercraft blooms along with a beach shell - coloured pegs used for the bunting ...

 ... randomly placed wooden buttons and I'm loving the use of cotton thread ...

 ... my typewriter journalling ...

... and the title - Heidi Swapp letters and Glitz Teeny Alphas ...  the cloud is a sticker from Echo Park which I've matted onto cardstock then added foam tape to give it some dimension ...
... the pattern papers are from Crate and worked well with the colour swatch ...

We'd love to see you join in with this fun challenge - it's perfect if you are in Summer right now ☺  Head over to the blog to see all the details and also more inspiration from the Design Team.  There are three fabulous sponsors for this month who have donated lovely prizes.

Enjoy the rest of your week and thanks for coming by ☺

our christmas

Hello -  White with One have recently announced their new Design Team for the next six months and I'm thrilled to be staying on - I love their challenges!! So I'm here to share my page for the White with One - December challenge:

White & Red & Christmas - a fitting theme for this time of year and here's what I've created:

 ... this is not your typical Christmas page ... but our Christmas times are usually spent away camping with family and friends ... something we look forward to doing each year ☺
So there is plenty of white, dashes of red and a description of what our Christmas is all about!
Here are some close-up's:

 ... used gesso, muslin, garden stick, some prima flowers - have also stamped the words - love, joy peace, onto my photo - I love how this turned out ☺

... some more gorgeous prima flowers and shells from the beach ..

We hope you will have time to play along during this busy month - there are lots of great prizes including a voucher from one of our sponsors - The Scrapbook Store.  We look forward to seeing your pages ☺

sweet love

Hello - first day of the month which means lots of new challenges are up ☺  I'm sharing my page for White with 1 today - November has a fantastic challenge and I'm sure you will all love this one:

White & Green & Chevrons

Here's what I've created:

 I went with more of a 'mint green' - one of my favourite shades of green and chevrons are definitely one of my favourite trends at the moment ♥
I've used this sweet picture of my niece with her grandma - they have a special relationship - very loving and caring and I know Amber loves to spend lots of time with her ☺  So I hope she will love this page too!
Here are some close-up's:

... I've created the chevrons with my EK Sucess punch - photo corner and have layered them in rows across the page - I've also added in texture paste and misting to the background - have also been adding in sequins to my pages of late - love them and it's great using up little bits in my stash ☺
The title is from Basic Grey letters and I've stamped over with some brown ink and a stamp - the little words are also stamps from my Stampin'Up days ☺...

 ... more chevrons - the sticker words are by Heidi Swapp - Vintage Chic Buzz Words - this collection is beautiful...

... some string, muslin, flair button from Paper Stories, resin blossom and Prima flower ...

I hope you will find some time to enter this fantastic challenge - be sure to head over to the blog at White with 1 to view all the details and also be inspired by the creations of the Creative Team.  There is also a Creative Team call-out - if you would love to join an amazing team, why not apply - see the blog for details - you have till the 13th November to apply - all the best.
Thanks for coming by and happy crafting for November ☺

childhood moments

 Hello - I'm here to share my inspiration for the October challenge at White with 1 - it's a fun and easy challenge: White & Yellow & Stars !  Here's my layout:

 I just had to record this sweet moment of my little man and his little 'girlfriend'.
For this challenge I went thru my stash of papers and picked out different patterns of yellow paper, then cut them into strips and layered them onto the page.  It's an easy design and I've complimented it with a star banner!  Here are some close-up's:

 ... a super star from Charms Creations - buttons and star cut-out's - finished off with yellow twine ...

 ... AC thickers ... paper and crochet doilies, some random star stamping ...

... a Kaisercraft rub-on - I always love this quote ...

I hope you love the sound of this challenge - please check the blog for all the details and also see more inspiration from the Creative Team - we look forward to seeing your creations soon ☺