Something different for me :)

What a beautiful sunny day it is in Melbourne today.  Quite windy, but the sun is shining so all is good in the world  :)

Just a quick share today.  This LO is created using the fantabulous Purple Pumpkin embellishments.  I was inspired by a sketch I found on Liz's blog "The Scrappiest".   

There are 2 things different on this LO - the color pink and flowers !!!  Yep, I decided to have a go at all things "feminine" with this one (not sure how I went!!) and I think it turned out OK.

On here I have used Purple Pumpkin Flair Buttons Script and Spotty.  The script button would be one of my new favourites.  Might have to scrap "girly" more often to use them  :)  Again, I've used PP Tickets and can you see the tiny Resin flower on the bottom LHS?  Cute hey??  Also used some old Prima flowers I had in my stash and I think it's an October Afternoon paper range.   Rub ons, ink and paint are also never far from my work  :)

A couple of close ups of the PP embellishments.

Flair button

If you have time this weekend and are looking for some scrappy inspiration, why not join in the Sketch Challenge at Purple Pumpkin.  You don't have to use PP embellies and there's great prizes to be won.

Or, why not come and join in the Cybercrop that's happening NOW at Scrapbook Savvy.  There are 5  challenges in total, and if you complete ALL 5 by Sunday night you could win yourself a "He's Savvy Kit".  

All details can be found on the BLOG or Facebook.

 I hope you all have a great weekend, whatever you might be doing.  Me, I've got boys football all day Sunday so tonight I will be taking it easy.

Until next time......happy scrapping

x

Central Park

Is truly a beautiful place to visit. It is so BIG and easy to become lost in !!! There is always something going on there, and with the sunny days, people EVERYWHERE !! I couldn't believe when we entered the park, that you totally lose the noise of the concrete jungle that is Manhatten. So, I decided to use one of our many Central Park snaps for The Scrappiest sketch 132.

The sketch

and my take on it

Not the best photo of the kids and I, but you get the idea :) On this LO I've used an old He's Savvy kit.

So there you go. 2 LOs in 2 days !!!! I am busy scrapping as I type this and hope to have more to show you soon.

Thanks for stopping by, and please say hi so I can come do the same on your blog :)

Have a great day
xx

New sketch

Hello hello

There is a new sketch over at The Scrappiest and here it is

This one was quite a challenge for me, but once I started I really enjoyed it. I have stuck to the sketch this time. The DT work is awesome so you should check it out. :)

Here is what I did with this sketch

For this LO I've used part of the May He's Savvy Kit, a TCW mask as well as a few bits from my stash.

I've also created a couple of other LOs but here's a sneek peek of one of them

All will be revealed in the next day or so.


And I finished my latest cupcake creation too and thought I would share

Hope you're having a great day. Thanks for stopping by (if anyone does ?? )

xx

Boys at Play

Hello to anyone who might still read this blog :) I have one LO to share with you today and it's for the next sketch over at The Scrappiest. I really love working with Liz's sketches. Hope you can play along

Here is the sketch

And here is what I did with it. I LOVE these papers from MME. So bright and cheerful. Just what I need to help find my mojo. Yep, it's still missing, but I quite enjoyed scrapping this LO.

Hope you can play along with us this week :)

Fingers crossed I can get some scrappy time tomorrow while youngest son is at kinder. Just have to finish the huge pile of ironing tonight first. Might find some inspiration in there LOL !!!

Thanks for stopping by. I hope to check out all the wonderful work everyone has done over the next couple of days.

Take care
xx

New month, new challenges

Who can believe it is June already?? Where has this year gone?? The new month means new challenges. Here are a few LOs that I did over the weekend while I was on retreat :)

First up, The Scrappiest Sketch # 122

This LO was created with the April (and a bit of May) Boy kit from What's Old is New. Awesome boy kits !!! Check them out if you haven't already (but please make sure you leave something for me ;) )

Up next is White with 1 The Criteria was to use

WHITE/RED/CIRCLES OR POLKA DOTS

Next up is Black with 2 and the criteria is to use

BLACK/TEAL/STRING

Please excuse the bad images. My camera wouldn't play nice and let me upload the pics to the computer, so these are from my iphone.

Make sure you check out each of the challenges and play along to win some great prizes.

Have a great day
xx

Not much time for scrapping, but.....

There hasn't been much time for scrapping or creating this week as I'm busy organising the major function for our football club this Saturday night. It seems to be taking up all of my time lately !!

I have however scrapped for a couple of challenges. The first being for Bird is the Word. The challenge this fortnight is to use the word SUN/SUNSHINE on your LO.

I'm a bit late loading it as I have used my GDT kit from Wicked Princesses and am revealing all on Monday. But, what is a few days between friends :) Go on over to BITW and check out what the brilliant DT have done over there. So much inspiration :)

The second LO is sketch # 119 at The Scrappiest.

The sketch

For this LO I've used lots of Bo Bunny goodness.

Make sure you head on over to The Scrappiest to see what the super talented DT have created.

OK, I'm off for kinder and school drop off. It is cold, miserable and absolutely bucketing down here right now. A good day to be in doors scrapping, however, I have a list as long as my arm to complete.

Have a great day, and thanks for dropping by and all the wonderful comments. It brightens up my day. I am sorry for not popping by everyone's blogs the last few days, but I promise I will be visiting in the next day or so :)

xx

Roar......

Sketch # 118 is now up at The Scrappiest. Another great sketch, and all the team have done another fab job with it.

I went for something a little different this week, and just followed the sketch LOL. I kept it very simple (for me), but I like the end result.

Here is the sketch

Here is what I did

I've used the Echo Park Playground range of papers for this. As well as some misting and a couple of embellies. You can't see the journalling on the red background - but it is there LOL. I was just too lazy to Dymo it ;)

Hope you can join in with us this fortnight

Thanks for stopping by.

xx

Nan's Boy

Hello Tuesday :) Not looking like a very nice day here, but we'll see. Off to the movies with the 2 youngest boys today to see Rio. They are quite excited.

Anyhoo, the next sketch is up over at The Scrappiest. These weeks are just flying by!!! It seems like Tuesday is here before I know it. It's another great sketch by Liz and I hope you can all squeeze it in before the Easter break.

Here is the sketch

and my LO

I was happy with how this LO turned out :) On it I've used an awesome Tim Holtz mask, the new Bella Blvd "Family Dynamix" papers, some fantabulous Scrapmatts Chipboard (think I could become quite addicted to it), some Prima and Such Sweet Tierney buttons.

I love this photo of my mum and Aidan as it's very rare that mum has her photo taken !!!

I'm currently working on another 3 LOs so hope to share those soon. :)

Hope you're all having a great day, and thanks for stopping by. Thanks for the comments on my previous post too. Think I'm going to try and not "think" to much when I scrap and just go with it.

Have a good one

xx

One more to share

ANother week, and another sketch over at The Scrappiest to play along with. Once again the DT have done some awesome work, so head on over and check it out. Here is the sketch

And my LO

I found another old pboto of Aidan so changed the sketch to suit it. For this sketch I've used another fantabulous kit from Wicked Princesses which includes the new Bo Bunny Ad Lib papers and emmbellies. Also used one the cute chippie suns/clouds from Chip Chop Shop, and a Purple Pumpkin Owl button.

It's a cold miserable day here today so the scrap table is calling me. Want to try and get a couple of challenges done as well as some other work. I received a couple of Tim Holtz masks yesterday and I am in love !!! Can't wait to have a crack at them :)

I didn't get a chance to visit everyone yesterday, so it's my list of things to do this morning.

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a great day

xx

Another sketch

Hiya everyone

Another week, another sketch over at The Scrappiest. Liz has the best sketches to work with !!! The CT has done another awesome job so make sure you check out all the talented ladies over there, and make sure you enter as well !!!

Here is sketch # 113

Here's my example

This picture is after our busy day walking around Sydney. The boys just crashed. It was a long day, but we all had a great time.

I've used new Jillibean Soup "Spotted Owl" paper and embeliies.

And don't forget that Black with 2 will have it's first challenge up on April 1st - only 3 more sleeps to go. Make sure you are a follower of the blog so you don't miss out on on great challenges and great prizes.

I have managed to complete ZERO challenges this month, but plan on changing that during April. Trying to get on top of things around the house so I have time, is a lot harder than I would like. Especially with 3 boys that like to mess everything up as soon as I've cleaned !!!

Anyway, must get ready for work, so thanks for stopping by.

Have a great day
xx

SKetch # 112

I haven't had much time for scrapping this last week and have only managed to get my CT committments completed. This week over at The Scrappiest there is another awesome sketch to play along with. The DT have created some stunning examples, so make sure you head on over to check it out.

I did something a little different with this LO and used red CS. I'm not sure I like it but maybe that's because I'm so used to working with kraft and white. Anyway, here it is. Pictures are of my son Ethan on his 12th birthday this year.

I've used some old Rusty Pickle papers on this, as well as MLBOW buttons and Such Sweet Tierney buttons.

Working on a couple of other LOs that I hope to show you soon.

Hope you're all having a great day. One shift down, and I have another this afternoon. I've just received NEW Jillibean Soup, Echo Park Playground and Bo Bunny to play with. So best go get everything done so this evening is free for creating :)

Thanks for stopping by and leaving comments. Love them !!!! :)

Round and Round

Hi everyone

The new challenge is up at The Scrappiest and it's another fantabulous sketch

And here's what I did with it

I have used the Echo Park "Little Boy" range of papers on this one. Picture of Bailey and Aidan on the Merry Go Round at Movie World last year. Out of all the rides to choose from, this was the one they kept wanting to go on !!! Would love to see some of the wonderful people who visit here join in with this one :)

Am going to try and squeeze in some more scrapping before I head back to work this afternoon. Haven't started any challenges, but have done a few things that I can't show yet.

Thanks for popping by. Love reading all the fab comments, it really makes my day :)

Til next time

Jail Break....

I have finally managed to scrap this week :) This LO was using the left over bits I had from the Lil Monster kit at Wicked Princesses.

The photo is of 2 of my boys and my niece and nephew. I've used the Jillibean Monster range of papers and some MVBs.

Plus, a sneek

Have some exciting news to share, but that will have to wait until another day ;)

Whatever you're doing today, have a good one. And thanks for stopping by ;)

The Scrappiest # 110

Just a quick post before I rush off to work. Here is my first DT LO for The Scrappiest Sketch blog. Was such an awesome sketch to work with so make sure you head on over and play along.

That's it. Hope to have something to share later this week.

Thanks for stopping by

Woot Woot - Exciting News

Helllllooooooo there, yes it's been awhile. I'm not going to bore everyone with what's been happening as it's always the same thing :) I haven't managed to do any scrapping BUT I have some exciting news to share -


I made the DT over The Scrappiest !!!!!!!!!!!! I was so excited when Liz emailed me asking me to be a part of this team as this is my first DT role :) Yes, I have owned an online store but never been on the team. Who would have thought I'd be one of the lucky ones selected :) I am really looking forward to working with the girls

Bridgette Van Linden

Kerryn Fry

Jennifer Shaw

Kylie Symons

Laura Miller

Lisa Wilkinson

Luzma

Lynette Jacobs

Vicky Varvadouka

Liz's sketches are AWESOME, and there's a new one EVERY Monday so make sure you pop on in and have a go at them :)

That's all for now. Off to do a quick clean so I can get back to my scrapping desk - it's been awhile ......

Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by