little boys

hello - i'm back with another share!!  This LO is for the latest sketch over at Stuck?! Sketches.

 all the goodies on this page are by Kaisercraft - On the Move collection - I love how easy the page came together using co-ordinating products - this range especially suits little boys ☺
Here are some close-up's:

 I've used cute pictures of my little Caden with his cousin!  I've matted the stickers onto white card stock, then cut them out to give them some dimension.  Foam sticker letters are from American Crafts.

 ... have added in bits of paint and pen lines ...

 ... some journalling and more of the stickers ...

... and here is the fun sketch to work with - i've changed it to use just two photo's but you could add more or less - there's lots of room to have fun with this one and we hope you will join us.
Pop over to the blog for details - Stuck?! Sketches

Stuck Sketches are also have a Creative Team call-out - all details are on the blog - this is a wonderful team to be with and it's so nice having two sketches to work with each month to get your creativity moving along ☺So give it a go and all the best.

your christmas spirit

Happy new year - may it be a blessed and wonderful 2012 for you all!  We have just got back from our two week camping trip - wow - it was such a good holiday - lots of swimming, relaxing, playing on the beach, fishing and so much more.  I'm sure you will be seeing some pictures in my LO's soon ☺

I have my first LO to share for this year - a LO for the January challenge at ARTastic.

 The criteria for this challenge is: clouds, angel embellishment and 2-3 musical instruments.  I have to say that at first I wasn't sure what I could come up with as I didn't have any suitable embellishments in my stash - but I downloaded some clip-art and made up some cute tags to go along with the picture - my little cutie with his Christmas hat!  So all the criteria are included in the tags.  I'm pleased with the end result and love that it's quite a simple page.  Here are some close-up's:

 ... October Afternoon letters and CW chicken wire stencil with mists ...

 ... twine and coloured pegs to display the tags and picture ...

 ... and here is the inspiration picture ... I went with the theme of music - Caden really enjoyed getting into the Christmas spirit this year and loved to listen to Christmas songs.

We'd love for you to join in with this challenge - there's lots of room for interpretation.  Pop over to the ARTastic blog for all the details and further inspiration from the Design Team.

remembering

 well, if you still have time in this busy season - the next sketch for Stuck?! Sketches is up and running.  The design team have posted some wonderful LO's on the blog!
I've flipped the sketch to the side and used this picture of my hubby and I on our recent anniversary.  I've used Prima papers, flowers, Prima chipboard and Hambly.  Here are some close-up's:

 ... some Dusty Attic chipboard which I've inked in white and then added glitter ...

 ... some of the chipboard from Prima as well as lots of flowers and doilies ...

... more chipboard and computer journalling ...

... and here is the wonderful sketch - there's lots of room for different interpretations with this one :-)... we hope you can still find some scrappin' time to play along.  Check out the blog for all the details!!

... in the meantime, I'm off to finish some packing - a few more days and we are off camping for a few weeks - can't wait ♥

more from the december journal

i'm pleased to say that my december journal is going strong - i think i doubted myself as to whether I could commit to this project - but by keeping it really simple and doing a 'little bit'  on it when ever i had some spare time - it's come together nicely.  

... some days I've missed photo opportunities (grrrrr) - some days I've just captured some 'ordinary' stuff - some days have a few pages allocated if it was a bit special ...

here are a few pages to share:

... once again, it's all October Afternoon papers that I've had in my stash - some Stuff 2 Scrap star chipboard shapes, tags & cards from My Little Yellow Bicycle - (25 days of Christmas) and lots of red striped twine ♥ ...

We have a few exciting things happening soon - graduation at school and some Christmas singing for the 'aged care home' - so I won't forget my camera then- after school is all done, we are off camping for two weeks!! ☺

Thanks for coming by

december journal

i'm a little excited about sharing this next project - it's something I wanted to do last year, but it didn't eventuate ..... so after a little scurry about, gathering some supplies and goodies, I've started!!  I've called it my december journal.

 ... i've used all supplies from my stash and chose to use the October Afternoon line of papers - I have a few paper pads around and thought this would be a great way to use them up.  So whilst it won't entirely focus on Christmas, it will have little bits added in between.  It will also be about the events that have happened in this festive month and other little happenings along the way...
... so here are the first few pages ...

... i've kept it really simple - just adding in a few embellishments - once the whole album is completed, i'm thinking of going thru and adding some fun textures with stamps and paints ♥
... if you are doing a journal or december daily - leave me a comment as I would love to take a peak.

Thanks for coming by

on christmas day

 This LO is for ARTastic - it's all about Christmas and we have a beautiful inspiration picture of a 'white christmas' - something that is hard for us Aussies to imagine.  But it would be quite magical!!
The added criteria is is have a snowman and christmas tree and add in the word 'christmas'
I know I've scrapped this photo before...... but it's so cute!!
I've gotten a little messy with paint, gesso and stamps .... creating a christmas colour background.
Here are some close-up's:

 ... a cluster of assorted flowers, spotty button and doily ...

 ... a circle bunting which includes the snowman and christmas tree ...

and here is the painting - check out the ARTastic blog for all the details and more samples from the Design Team.

We hope to see lots of you playing along and look forward to checking out your LO's.
Til next time - happy crafting.

little star

my first post for the month of December and it's already the fifth day!!  I know it's going to fly by - everything seems to happen in December.

We have the first sketch for Stuck?! Sketches up and running and I have to say that you will LOVE it - so much fun to be had with it!

Here's my LO:

 This is a cute picture of my nephew and I know he just loves the song 'twinkle, twinkle, little star'
I've used Jillibean Soup papers and letters, misting with CW template, adding texture with stamps...... here are some close-up's:

 ... doilies, Tim Holz flower, star pics and a bunting...

 ... journalling...

and here is the fabulous sketch that you have to work with this month.

Pop over to the blog for all the details and lots more inspiration from the Creative Team - we look forward to seeing you play along.