Exciting News!!

I received some exciting news late last month from Kate at Scrap the Girls.  She asked if I would like to be the featured scrapper for July... and of course I happily accepted.  I was very honoured and so excited as the DT team at Scrap the Girls are fabulous.

Here is my LO for this month, which was a sketch challenge.  I love this pic of me and Brittany taken a couple of years ago and it goes with one of my favourite colour combos ...  red, black and white.   Used some Bo Bunny pp's, Prima flowers & pearls, doilies, and a bit of stamping for some of my embellishments.

Stuck Sketches - July 1st

Finally got around to 1st Stuck Sketches challenge for the month.  Decided to get another LO of Luke as I have been focusing a bit on LO's of Brittany.  Teen boy and grunge always go well together and I do love grunge.  Used Crate pp for background stamped with Prima music stamp and inked around the edges.  The pp's are Bo Bunny which I distressed then I stamped some embellies with Kaiser and Marah Johnson stamps.  Finished with a bit of machine stitching.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Kraft It Up Challenge

This months KIU challenge was to use kraft cs of course and to have 4-6 photos on your LO.  I decided to use some recent pics I took of Luke which he was playing is guitar.  Thought I would go for the grungy look and used kraft for background which I stamped with Prima music stamp, splattered some paint and inked the edges.  The pp is Bo Bunny Mamma Razzi and the embellishments are from Creative Imaginations.

Scrap the Boys - July Challenge

This month at Scrap the Boys the challenge was to use a portrait shot and record your boy’s vital statistics right now making sure you add in some quirky facts.  This was my take on the challenge.  I used a very recent pic of DS Luke, looking very handsome.  The pp's are Prima, Glitz Design, Rusty Pickle and Kaiser.  The embellishment used are Basic Grey Basics and Glitz Design.  Grunged it up with some silver and black misting, stitching and staples and then stapled on some string.  

The 10 things Luke loves are:  listening to heavy metal,  to play your guitar, the band 'Trivium', watching 'Top Gear', your Doc Martins, sneaking coke from the fridge, dressing up for Cosplay, Mum's bolognese, to watch Anime and getting on your computer.  TFL

Swap Sisters Bonny Blog Award

This lovely award was recently passed on to me by Jules, so this is me passing it on... 

Here are the rules that go with it:1. Put the Swap Sisters Bonny Blog Award on my blog.2. Share 5 things about myself.3. Pass the award onto 5 other Bonny Blogs.4. Add links to my 5 chosen Bonny Blog Winners.5. Let them know they have been chosen to win the Swap Sisters Bonny Blog Award by leaving a comment on their blog. 

Here it goes....  5 Things About Me...

1.  I'm addicted to watching Medical Diagnosis.   A very weird & scary show but very fascinating.

2.  I'm not really a sweet tooth but I love chocolate bullets, and once I open a packet I can't stop eating them!!

3.  I was born in Paris France, and came to Australia when I was three years old.

4.  I don't like to swim in the surf as I have a phobia about sharks,  ever since I saw "Jaws" at the age of 9...    silly I know!!

5.  I hate pork... yuk!!

I nominate:

Melissa

Sarah Lou

Chantal

Amanda

Mel

Thanks for passing it on girls..

Cheers :)

1,2,3 Challenge - July

This month's challenge was:

One Word: Passion
One Dominant Colour: Red
One Mystery Technique: Grunge 

Here is my LO for this challenge.  I started off well on this one but got blocked and had to leave it for a day before finishing it off.  I used Prima, Jillibean & Bo Bunny pp's.  Masked some butterflies with scarlet glimmermist and crackled over it, but you can't really see the crackling, then spattered some black paint.  I made circular tear in the Prima pp and backed it with the red Bo Bonny paper then silhouetted the pic of me & my DH. Did a fair bit of distressing & inking for a grungy look.  Stamped the background paper randomly with Prima music stamp.  I also stamped the chandelier and the wings on the title.  The red flowers are Prima... I added some diamond dust to the edges and the background flowers are hand cut, crumpled and inked.  Finished off with some machine and hand stitching.  This LO looks so much nicer IRL. 

Present for my Sister

Thought I would share these LO's which I put in frames for my sister.  These were some old photos of my sister and my mum when she was little and also a pic of my BIL as a baby.  She wanted something to put on her wall so I decided to make these for her in a vintage style as they were older pics.  Couldn't get the colours to show as nice as they do IRL.

Cheers, talk soon:)

Cathy

Challenge Heaven

July Colour Challenge

This month's colour challenge was green and brown.  You also had to add a butterfly on you LO.  Just recently took some pics of Brittany and thought this would go perfectly for this challenge.  Used Prima pp's & flowers.  The background is an old music sheet.  My son Luke just recently had work experience in a music shop and the owner gave me some gorgeous old music sheets to use in my scrapbooking.

July Ebony & Ivory Challenge

This month's E&I was orange with black OR white and use small alphas on your LO.  I chose orange and black as my colour combo and used a family shot taken on Halloween last year which I love even though it does look a bit scary.  I used Kaisercraft for the background and Pink Paislee, Cosmo Cricket pps.  The tree was handcut and the border on the bottom is a Pink Paislee clear sticker.  The title is a Fancy pants glitter overlay.  I used some orange Basic Grey which I embossed with the new Tim Holtz folders and inked in black and the skull and wings is Tim Holtz grungeboard.  A bit of distressing to finish off the LO.

Talk soon :)

From Screen 2 Scrap

July Challenge
This month's FS2S challenge inspiration is the Sherlock Holmes movie poster.  The criteria was to use teal, metal somewhere on your LO and your title in a rectangle.  This was my take on the challenge.  Starting to get more comfortable using paint on my LO's... always worried I will muck it up.  Painted the background in teal then splotched some black paint.  The metal is a soft drink can which I embossed with the new Tim Holtz folder and inked over with Stazon.  Also embossed some black cardstock for a bit of texture.  Used Basic Grey basics for the background with WRMK and Glitz Design pp's.  Finished off with stamping in the corners and machine stitching.
The Colour Room #13



Very girly palette this week.  I only just snapped this pic of Brittany last week.  Used LYB and Pink Paislee pp's for this LO.  Of course I had to add some hand cut elements.  The flowers are from a necklace, believe it or not!!  Decided to use a bit of misting, but had to combine the colours as it was a bit too pale. TFL
Talk soon :)

The Colour Room #12

Was a bit late for this one, but better late than never.   Enjoyed using this colour palette. I love this pic of Luke taken quite a few years ago on holidays.  He looks so handsome. Used some Rose Moka & old Basic Grey pp's.  I distressed cardboard and hand cut some of the Basic Grey pp, used EK Success border punch, some yarn, a few diecuts and a bit of paint to finish off. 

Challenge Heaven - June Quote Challenge

June Quote Challenge - Challenge Heaven

Trying to get in some last minute challenges.  This LO is the Quote Challenge for Challenge Heaven which was "My Friend".  You also had to use black alphas.  I used black in the negative form for my alpha title by masking with cinder glimmermist.  Love these grungy pp's from Bo Bunny and Glitz Design.  The flower is from a necklace that I pulled apart and added 2 pins that are handmade and Prima bling.  The frame is a Daisy D rubon.  Finished off with some journaling which I inked to give it a bit more of a grunge look.

Mad About Scrappin - June 2 of 4 Challenge

This is a quick card I made for this challenge.  The criteria were negative space, mainly black and very little embellishments.  This was hard for me as I'm a more rather than less kinda girl... but it looks cute.  The stamp is from Unity Stamps and one of my favs.  Finished off with some red machine stitching.

Challenge Heaven - Card Sketch Challenge

This is another quick card for card sketch challenge.  Used Daisy D's pp's, Martha Stewart punch, Autumn Leaves and Inkadinkado stamps then finished off with some pearls.

Thanks for looking and have a great day:)

ARtastic June Challenge

Only just managed to get this one in for ARTastic this month.  I just printed some gorgeous pics of Brittany that we took outdoors last weekend.  I thought this one would be perfect as she is leaning against a tree.  I used Basic Grey Wisteria, Pink Paislee Queen Bee & MME pp's & Websters 6x6 paper pad which I cut out to frame the photo.  There are 3 little falling leaves which I also cut out.  The gorgeous tree is a diecut sticker from Websters .  There are coloured birds... one in the tree and one in the Websters cut out which frames the photo.  I also added a chipboard bird cage which I purchased at the Papercraft Expo and this is one of my favourite items.

This was the criteria for this month's painting "The Perfumed Garden" by John Coburn.

Diva Demand for an extra 6 bonus points

1 x tree = 1pt
2 x different coloured birds = 2pts
3 x falling leaves = 3pts

YAY!! - Another layout published with Scrapbooking Memories.

Thought I would send in a few LO's for general submissions to SM last week and I received an acceptance for my "New Day" LO.  I really loved this one as it's so soft and pretty.... so so excited.

From Screen 2 Scrap June Challenge

Stayed up to get this one in on time.  Been really busy ferrying the kids around as its school holidays.  Loved this challenge.  The inspiration was "Alice in Wonderland" poster and the criteria was:

1) A white rabbit = 1pt
2) A clock or a fob watch = 2pts
3) Drink 'me' bottle = 3pts

I used an old pic of DD sleeping... don't they look angelic when they sleep!!!.... and used the title "Off to Wonderland".  Did a fair bit of hand cutting for the elements on my page with Websters & Prima pp's.... I love these papers as they're fab for hand cutting.  Found an image on google for the white rabbit & drink me bottle.  The white rabbit has a fob watch... so all the criteria were covered.  The background paper had a circular design which I used to place my photo then handcut roses, clouds, the drink me bottle and a fairy around the photo with some lace and pearls.

Talk soon :)