A Couple of Cards + Scrapmatts Jan Challenge

Only a couple of cards to share at the moment as I am catching up on some DT creations which I can't share just yet.



16th Birthday Card

A birthday card created for one of Brittany's girlfriends for her 16th birthday using a funky grungy girl stamp from Green Pepper Press and some MME Lost & Found 6x6 paper pad and bit of BG Boxer from my old stash.

Brittany has quite of few birthday's to attend of late. One for twins who turn 17 and one for triplets who will be turning 18, so I will have a few cards to share this coming month.

Scrapmatts January Challenge

This month at Scrapmatts our challenge is by the talented Ilene Tell is to create a card that uses black Scrapmatts chipboard. Of course this can be chipboard that came in black already, or one that you color black using any method you like. See....super easy!! And at the end of the month, a winner will be picked and will get $25 gift certificate to Scrapmatts.

Here is my take on the challenge with a quick masculine card using the Penny Farthing chippie in black (CB1012), which I altered with a BG sticker and some red buttons.  The pp's are from Simple Stories Destination range and I also used a Sizzix gears embossing folder for a little texture.

A Couple of  Sneaks

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! - I'm Back

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas break with your families and a fantastic New Year and I hope 2012 brings you all everything you wish for.

We are back from our overseas holiday.  The weather in New Zealand was quite wet and fairly cold for the middle of Summer, but we had an amazing time, and even though the weather wasn't the best, we were still able to see some of the sites and spent some time totally chilling out at my SIL's gorgeous property in Keri Keri.  The only bummer is the LCD screen on my Canon camera was damaged on the way home and my little pocket camera's lens is all bent and won't focus, so I am totally without a camera until my Canon is fixed.  Might have to go shopping for another pocket camera in the meantime.

My Final LO with KIU

So sad to say this my last layout for Kraft It Up. I have had a fabulous time in the past year designing for Kraft It Up and would like to thank Mel for making it so easy and a pleasure to be part of such an amazingly talented Design Team.  Congratulations to the new DT girls for 2012!!

Let Your Light Shine Brightly

The challenge this month is to use this colour palette (some or all of them) in a layout, using kraft as your base.

Normally, I find working with vibrant colours quite easy, but found myself at a loss as I think my mojo decided it was already on holidays.  Anyway I managed to get something together in the end, but it was a bit of a struggle.  Pop on over and check out the site for some inspiration from the Design Team.

BIRD IS THE WORD - PROMISE

As I have only just returned from holidays I missed the most recent challenge at Bird is the Word which is to use the word  PROMISE - anywhere on your layout (on your title, or in your journaling).  Pop on over and check out the gorgeous creations from our amazingly talented Design Team for some inspiration.  There is also a fabulous sketch for to use designed by Mary Thomas if you choose to use it for even more inspiration.

Use of sketch is optional

Submit your creation before the 15th January 2012 for a chance to win a kit from Tidbitz in Time.

A HUGE THANK YOU

I wanted to thank all you lovely ladies who have taken the time to leave such gorgeous comments on my blog throughout the year and for inspiring me with all your amazing creations.  Every time I go visiting I am truly blown away with all the fabulous talent and artistry and I can't wait to see what fantastic new creations 2012 will bring.  Lots of love.

Cathy :)))

Scrapmatts - More Christmas Creations

This month at Scrapmatts the theme is still Christmas and I have a few creations to share with you.  Don't forget you still have time to enter Angella's 12 Days of Christmas challenge to be in the running for a $25 Scrapmatts chippie voucher.  Pop on over to the blog site for details.

Noel

As you may have noticed from previous projects I created last month, I am just loving the Christmas bauble chippies and I have used them on a LO this time.  They went so perfectly with the Fancy Pants pp, that I had to use them.  I used some stickles glitter glue and a pearl to alter them and topped them with a twine bow.  The sweet angel charming chain is handmade by Tracy at my2angels.

Poinsettia Christmas Tree

I'm sure you all know by know how much I love flowers, so when I got my hands on some of these cute poinsettia blooms I thought I would use them to decorate the fabulous Scrapmatts Christmas Tree OTP chippie.  I painted the tree green then coated with Jo Sonja Opal Dust and used some gold glitter glass to make the star sparkle.  To give an overall soft and pretty look, I backed the flowers with some distressed muslin and placed them randomly on the tree, then twined some strips of red tulle to fill in the spaces.

Christmas Robin Card

I used a gorgeous Scrapmatts frame for this card and just highlighted it with pearls and a pretty Christmas robin which I hand cut and layered, then added a Martha Stewart border punch around the card to tie in with the frame.

Joy Card

On this card I used the Joy chipboard words which I inked in gold.  I layered different flowers and added some berries and a gold button to make a beautiful focal point on the white card.


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Bird Is the Word - Wonder

Hi Girls,

Well our family is currently on holiday in New Zealand, so I have timed this blog post and I'm hoping it goes to plan.  If I manage to get some computer time while I'm away, I will try and pop around and leave some love.

This fortnight's challenge at Bird is the Word is to use the word WONDER on your layout, card or OTP project as your title or part of your journaling...when you have your project complete, please link it up over on the right side of our blog and give credit back to Bird is the Word on your blog. The design team will vote at the end of the challenge. Five layouts will be chosen and the final winner will receive a prize kit from Tidbitz In Time. Pop on over to our blog site and check out all the gorgeous creations from our talented Design Team for a bit of inspiration.

There is also a sketch designed by the talented Mary Thomas (which is optional) to get your creative juices flowing.

The Beauty and Wonder of Nature

I was inspired to used another beautiful butterfly pic taken in my garden earlier this year.  After the floods, there were so many butterflies fluttering around, and I spent the whole week running around the garden trying to snap pics of them as there were so many different butterflies, that I hadn't seen before and this pic is one of my favourites.

I used the gorgeous Crafter's Workshop blossom stencil with some mauve paint and gesso for the background to tie in with the flowers in my photo.  I just love the doily chippies from Scrapware and used one to frame my photo, then trimmed it with some lace for a little texture.  I found a beautiful purple & beige doily a while ago at my local op shop and thought it was perfect colour for my LO.  Couldn't resist adding some Collections butterflies and paper blossoms, with a little muslin under the flowers to create a bit of softness to finish my page.

Sketch designed by Mary Thomas

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving some love.  I hope you all have a fabulous Christmas and wonderful New Year :)) 

KIU - Christmas Traditions

This month at Kraft It Up it's all about Christmas, so lets get into the spirit, we want to see a layout about your Christmas traditions.  There doesn't have to be heaps, it can be just one or it can be more it is totally up to you.  Make sure you have a photo of your tradition(s) and that your layout is created on Kraft or Kraft PP.IT'S CHRISTMAS So lets get in to the Chrissy Spirit!!! I want to see a layout about your Christmas Traditions. You don't have to do a few traditions you can pick your favourite it is totally up to you. We need you to have a photo of your tradition and your creation must be on Kraft Cardstock or Kraft Patterned Paper...

* Due to the delay in getting the challenge posted you will now have until 7th January to link your challenge to this post.

Santa's Lap

One of our Christmas Traditions is every year someone in my DH's family has to dress up as Santa and we ALL get a turn to sit on his lap.  There is always so much laughter and fun when Santa arrives, but I think the little ones have noticed that Santa looks a little odd!!

I used some Basic Grey Jovial pp... just adore this range, the flowers are perfect for fussy cutting and the colours are so delicious, so you will be seeing this range pop up on quite a few of my creations as I have been going to town with it!!    I have Kraft as my background and added some black paint splatters, then distressed and inked the edges to grunge it up a little.  The Santa bingo card is from Simple Stories and the gorgeous Christmas charm is a new range of Charming Chains handmade by Tracy at my2angels.

Kraft It Up Creative Team Call
It is that time again, we are on the look out for some talented scrappers to join us here on the Kraft It Up Creative Team...

The CT Term will be from February through to the end of July with the option of a further 6 months.

DUTIES: You will need to create one layout per month based on specific criteria which is always emailed in advance, you are required to comment on some users entries, I realise that we all have busy lives and it may be impossible to comment on 40+ entries each month, you are also required to vote for the previous months challenge entries and promote Kraft It Up on your blog and facebook page and anywhere else that is allowed.

To apply for the KIU CT Call please read the below information....

Firstly you MUST LOVE KRAFT, you will need to create your layout examples on Kraft Cardstock or Kraft Patterned Paper.

You need to email me 2 layouts, ONE that best showcases your style and the 2ND using the following sketch....

* Please feel free to interpret the sketch to how you see it, remember your layouts MUST be on Kraft CS or Kraft PP..

Good luck to all the ladies who are going to take the plunge and apply!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving some love.  Your comments really make my day :))

Bird Is The Word - Time

This fortnight's challenge at Bird is the Word is to use the word TIME on your layout, card or OTP project as your title or part of your journaling...when you have your project complete, please link it up over on the right side of our blog and give credit back to Bird is the Word on your blog.  The design team will vote at the end of the challenge.  Five layouts will be chosen and the final winner will receive a prize kit from Tidbitz In Time.  Pop on over to our blog site and check out all the gorgeous creations from our talented Design Team for a bit of inspiration.

There is also a sketch designed by the talented Mary Thomas (which is optional) to get your creative juices flowing.

Celebrate The Good Times

As time is a bit limited for me with Christmas and our trip just around the corner,  I chose to make a quick and easy card using a MME 6x6 paper pad and some stamps also from MME.  The MME paper pads are gorgeous and fantastic for making cards... I'm totally addicted to them at the moment!!

Sketch designed by Mary Thomas (optional)

Kraft It Up Creative Team Call
It is that time again, we are on the look out for some talented scrappers to join us here on the Kraft It Up Creative Team...

The CT Term will be from February through to the end of July with the option of a further 6 months.

DUTIES: You will need to create one layout per month based on specific criteria which is always emailed in advance, you are required to comment on some users entries, I realise that we all have busy lives and it may be impossible to comment on 40+ entries each month, you are also required to vote for the previous months challenge entries and promote Kraft It Up on your blog and facebook page and anywhere else that is allowed.

To apply for the KIU CT Call please read the below information....

Firstly you MUST LOVE KRAFT, you will need to create your layout examples on Kraft Cardstock or Kraft Patterned Paper.

You need to email me 2 layouts, ONE that best showcases your style and the 2ND using the following sketch....

* Please feel free to interpret the sketch to how you see it, remember your layouts MUST be on Kraft CS or Kraft PP..

** Sketch provided by the wonderful Page Maps website: http://pagemaps.com/

You then need to email me your two layouts, a brief bio and headshot that you would be happy to see posted on the KIU blog if you were successful.

Applications close 20th December with the successful applicants notified by the 1st January, you will then be issued with your first challenges, February's being due at the end of January.

Email the above to: kraft.it.up@hotmail.com

Good luck to all the ladies who are going to take the plunge and apply!!

Kraft it up is having some technical difficulties at the moment so bear with us while the problem is being attended to and fingers crossed the new challenge should be up soon.


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Scrapmatts December Challenge

This month's challenge at Scrapmatts is all about the 12 days of Christmas.

On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Twelve drummers drumming,
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree!

The challenge is to create anything you like: card, ATC, layout, or even an OTP project. Base it around one of the days or if you want create the whole 12 days, just as long as it has a Scrapmatts chippie on the creation.  You have until the end of the month to enter and the winner will receive a $25 voucher to purchase some yummy Scrapmatts chippies.  Check out this link HERE to see what the amazingly talented Design Team created.

11 Pipers Piping

This is my interpretation of 11 Pipers Piping.  I found an old pic of Brittany on stage at her Year 5 Christmas Concert playing the recorder and thought it would go perfectly with this theme.  I used a Scrapmatts music frame which I backed with pp, embossed and highlighted with silver in, then used some Tim Holtz green stickles to make the frame sparkle.  I also used some of the Scrapmatts music notes chippies which I altered with red Tim Holtz stickles.  And of course had to add a yummy cluster of flowers to which I added some sweet snowflakes charms available from my2angels.

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving some love.  Your comments really make my day :))