cherish

Hello - I saw the latest sketch over at Keeping the Best and just had to join in - love their sketches ♥

This is for sketch #46:

 I've used a lot of My Minds Eye for this page - loving all those chevrons of course.  Here are some close-up's:

 ... AC foam thickers which I've stamped over in ink and a script stamp ...

 ... added in a touch of Hambly and sequins ...

 ... cute chipboard banner stickers from MME and washi tape ...

... some messy string and background texture - gesso, stamping and mist ...

... and here is the sketch - lots of room for interpretation ☺

Happy crafting ☺

new norcia

Hello - hope your week has gone well - I have another page to share - this one is for ARTastic - the November challenge - sounds crazy to be saying November - I cannot believe how quickly this year is passing by ☺

The inspiration piece for the challenge is this lovely quilt - how clever and detailed is it?  The challenge for your project is to use fabric and stitching - lots of fun!!

Here's what I've come up with:

 ... not quite as detailed as the quilt, but rather a bit more simple ☺  I've included some purple fabric as a mat to my photo and also stitching on the fabric...
These are some photo's of our recent camping trip - we stayed at so many places and saw many interesting sights - I would love to make an album with at least once page of each of the places we stayed ☺
Here are some close-up's:

 ... a crochet flower with a fabric covered button ... AC thickers and tiny star buttons ...

 ... the purple fabric and stitching - I've used some resin blossoms and also some script stamping in the background ...

... my ever faithful typewriter for journalling (as my printer has decided not to print text anymore :(

Please check out the ARTastic blog for all the details - this is a great and easy challenge and we hope to have lots of players this month - great prizes up for grabs too ☺

Thanks so much for visiting ☺

beautiful

Another new page to share - this one is for the monthly sketch at The Scrapbook Store

 I've used this photo of my beautiful sister-in-law and her happy and gorgeous daughter - such a precious picture and I'm glad I could scrapbook it ☺
The papers in this page are Heidi Swapp - Vintage Chic collection - really love the colours and patterns of the papers - you can find the entire collection here!
Here are some close-up's:

 ... the border punch is Martha Stewart - Daisy Lace ... Prima & Kaisercraft blooms, crochet doily, 'light-bulb' trinket ... cute sticker letters from Heidi Swapp - Buzz Words ...

 ... Kaisercraft rub-on's ... Kaisercraft wooden flourish - iron fence ...and more blooms and blossoms ...

 ... details of the fence and lace border punch ...

I love to add random details such as outlining in pen, stamping, string and sequins - one of my favourite stamps at the moment is this beauty by Prima - Tea Thyme - I think I use it on every page ☺

... and here is the fabulous sketch to work with ...

We hope you will join in this month - there is a $40.00 voucher from the store for the randomly chosen winner ☺  Check out all the inspiration in the gallery.
I have lots to show this month using my gorgeous Design Team kit - I'll have projects to share using Glitz Design - Yours Truly and Simple Stories - Sn@p Life - TWO fantastic collections - I'm going to have a great time creating ☺
Thanks so much for coming by ☺

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 ☺

capture the moment

ahhhh, the end of another week.  And the weather is gorgeous - just in time for the weekend ☺  Just popping in to share my page for the Once Upon a ... Sketch challenge - another fun sketch and great quotation to use:

 Here what I've come up with:

 I've used the very beautiful papers from the Vintage Chic collection by Heidi Swapp - which you can find at The Scrapbook Store - this is really an amazing collection ☺
Here are some close-up's:

 ... I love my chevrons - here I've used my EK Sucess punch to create these - have added in some gorgeous Prima and Kaisercraft blooms ...

 ... love these buzz words from the same collection ... I've used just a small part of the quote for my page ...

... more chevrons and Prima and also a cute camera flair button from Paper Stories ...

... it's always a happy day when I get to 'capture the moment' ☺

Thanks for coming by and have a fabulous weekend ♥

crazy and fun

Hello - back again to share my second page using some beautiful papers and stickers from the Echo Park collection - Very Merry Christmas - thanks to The Scrapbook Store ☺

 This photo is also from our Christmas card photo shoot from last year - I got this fun shot and had to scrapbook this one too ☺
I've layered assorted patterns and backed with some messy twine - have also added in star shapes, tiny sticker, buttons and sequins and finished it off using the bright stickers from this collection as my title.
Here are some close-up's:

 ... some of the twine peaking out from behind the layered papers ... star shapes, buttons, stickers and sequins ...

... sticker letters for my title from the 12x12 alpha sticker sheet ... journalling from my typewriter ...

Another Christmas inspired page - make sure you check out the entire collection at The Scrapbook Store!  You will have a little more time to enter a Grab Our Blinkie Competition and also our monthly sketch competition - lots of great goodies up for the winners ☺

Thanks for coming by and hope you are having a great day ♥

photo fun

Hello - hope your week is starting well.  Today I have a page to share using the Very Merry Christmas paper collection by Echo Park - I had the pleasure of this being in my design team kit from The Scrapbook Shop for October.

It's a great collection with colours of reds, greens and browns, some vintage prints, geometric designs and Christmas stickers.

 For this LO I've used the 12x12 pattern paper Quatrefoil as my base and have given it some texture using paste and a CW stencil - mini circle grid.  The photo is of my four lads,  posing in their Santa hats - we used this as our family Christmas card for last year☺
Here are some close-up's:

 ... some of the sticker elements - tags and titles ...

 ... a Kaisercraft wooden flourish - Holly - which I've covered with Diamond Dust ...

... a close-up of the textured stencil work and glimmer-misting ... another sticker element ...

You can see the whole collection at The Scrapbook Store !! 
I'll be back soon with another page - thanks for coming by ☺