Thursday, March 1, 2012

OUAS - Guest Design Spot

Hi girls,
So excited... as a winner last month at Once Upon a Sketch, I was asked to be a Guest Designer for this month.  Here are the details for the 1st March Challenge. Check out the blog site to see all the gorgeous creations from the super talented Design Team.

The current challenge is one that will push you out of your comfort zone because you have to scrap a layout or create a project about YOU. Many MANY people find this daunting...I can understand that. I personally do not have a problem scrapping my self as I want my children and those I leave behind one day to know the real Nadia. But I was SO SO SO surprised to learn that my Design Team really struggled with this. This saddened me...it saddened me as I see SO many wonderful qualities in all of them, yet it astounds me how hard us women are on our selves. We truly are. I think one thing we are ALL good at for certain, is just being WOMEN in this day and age!! 

SO I am particularly keen to see you all find something that you are good at, as little or as big as that might be and be confident enough to share it with us here. I cannot wait to see your entries!! Come on ladies..its time we believed in our selves and put our selves first just this one time..!

March 1st Challenge
Journalling Criteria/Theme:
All About Me!

The focus of your journalling and the theme of your layout has to be based on YOU and something/s that you are really good at. Don't be shy! We are all good at something as small or as big as it might be.  

Ideas for journalling: being a good mum, cooking, talking, understanding people, organising, cleaning, gardening, studying, computers, fashion, exercising, scrapbooking, good at my job, maths, languages, writing , drawing, painting, photography, running, craft, sewing. Maybe you can talk about an aspect of your personality..your sensitivity, your 6th sense, your patience, your strength or bravery, your ability to stay positive. 

Remember that you are allowed to also create a card or altered project based on this sketch and theme and instead of the journalling criteria you need to use a quote. You MUST combine our journalling criteria with this sketch..
Needle and Thread
This was a bit of a challenge for me, as I don't normally create pages about myself, but thank goodness I found something that people tell me I'm good at, which is sewing.  I ended up really enjoying creating this LO and had fun adding some pretty habadashery items to my page, I even used some of the fabric in my photo as an embellishment.



Materials Used:  Kaisercraft, Prima, Graphic 45, Crate Paper pps; BG leaf sticker, Prima flower, Scrapmatts dress form; my2angels charms; Tim Holtz stamp set; EK Success punch; Dienamics doily die; Tim Holtz distress ink, Crafty Secrets Sew Nice; resin flowers; BG alpha stickers; Kaisercraft pearls; handmade pin; fabric, muslin, crochet doily, buttons, ribbon, machine stitching

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving some love

Cathy :))

22 comments:

  1. Congrats on your DT gig at OUAS - well deserved. I love this LO for the latest challenge - so pretty with all the girly stuff - love the chipboard manequin!! Lovely work!!

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  2. Congratulations, Cathy!!! So awesome! I love your page!!! You should do more about you! This is such a delightful layout - love how "soft" it is! :D

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  3. I think this has to be one of my new favourite lo's of yours Cathy. So much gorgeous texture, I just want to reach out and touch it. Everything just works so well with your beautiful photo too, you just completely rocked this sketch xox

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  4. WOW...gorgeous layout, so girly & pretty! I love your colours, frills, what you've done with the mannequin & all your details! Congrats, a well deserved win & opportunity! :)

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  5. Hi Cathy, CONGRATS on the Guest DT. Your layout is amazing, I love that double photo effect, love that dress form, love the flowers, the theme, the pretty paper. Your work always makes me want to create a layout!

    Have a great weekend!

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  6. Good morning Cathy and huge congratulations for the Guest DT position!!! Your layout is absolutely stunning and inspirational!!! I love every single detail!!!!

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  7. Oh wow Cathy...this is just GORGEOUS!!!! Love Love Love it, so very pretty!!!! Congrats on the dt spot!!! Love and Peace xox

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  8. Cathy I just want to touch your layouts just once....you inspire me with all that layering just stunning!!!
    congrats on the Dt position....well dserved!
    hugz
    irini

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  9. BEAUTIFUL work as always and such an honour to have you at OUAS :)

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  10. A HUGE CONGRATS, Cathy!!!! I love your page is So Beautiful!!!! I love sewing, too! Wonderful work!!!
    A big Hug!! :)

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  11. congrats Cathy well don......Totally love your page and all its details, hoping to play this month too :)

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  12. Oh wow.. this is amazing.. the whole theme of sewing is on this layout.. my new fav of yours.. a lot of thought has gone into this and it shows.. really beautiful and wonderfully designed.. well done..

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  13. G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S Cathy!!! Utterly Gorgeous this layout is......
    COngrats on the DT Spot over @ OUAS!! You TOTALLY Rocked this Challenge!!
    Have a Wonderful Weekend!! ♥♥

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  14. thanks Cathy for your comment!! I love your work and I love that layout you won with at OUAS. I love this one too!! congrats on your GDT. Also congrats on Meg's Garden. I applied too and would have love to be on that team with you too but it wasn't meant to be!! looking forward to working with you again too!!

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  15. Cathy this is so pretty and I love the theme about you, it takes me back to when I used to sew a lot through necessity as much as having fun. I love the colours and the very fussy embellishing. Gorgeous.

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  16. Cathy this is so pretty and I love the theme about you, it takes me back to when I used to sew a lot through necessity as much as having fun. I love the colours and the very fussy embellishing. Gorgeous.

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  17. I love ypur work Cathy,and this LO is no exception,congrats on the new DT

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  18. Wow! This is stunning Cathy!! Gorgeous texture and colours! Congrats on the GDT spot! xx

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  19. CONGRATS Cathy! Great news!
    I love your OUAS layout so much. Simply perfection!

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  20. Congrats on the GDT spot Cathy! It was only a matter of time for you to win!! This layout takes the biscuit. Pure perfection...

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  21. I love this layout, it's so warm and inviting.

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