BITW Heart & OUAS Challenge

 Happy Valentine's Day girls :))

Well this fortnight's new word at Bird is the Word is just perfect for Valentine's Day as it is "HEART".   All you have to do is use the word on your LO or in your journalling.  Check out the blog HERE for the gorgeous creations from the DT for some inspiration and there is also a fantastic sketch designed by Mary Thomas, which is optional.

Be Strong, Go With Your Heart

I loved this forntnight's word, and decided and layered up lots of Prima Scraps and of course added some fussy cut elements.  My quote reads "There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart... pursue those."

Sketch Designed by Mary Thomas

List of Materials

Prima Printery pp's

Prima Urban Junque chipboard

Basic Grey Little Black Dress pp

Graphic 45 Steampunk pp

October Afternoon Seaside pp

MME Lilac House pp

Daisy D pp

Black C/S

7 Gypsies die cuts

Kaisercraft wooden heart

Collections Butterflies

MME brads

Washi Tape

Once Upon a Sketch - Feb 1 Challenge
I Love You

Really enjoyed this fortnight's challenge from Once Upon a Sketch, as it dragged me away from all my girly pages and back into some boy grunge which I also love.  Created a page of my DS Luke and went for some texture and grungy layering with a bit of paint work for my background.  The journaling is hidden on a pull out tag on the right hand side of the photo.

List of Materials

Kaisercraft Timeless pp

Basic Grey Oliver pp

MME pp's (old stash)
Corrugated Cardboard
Tim Holtz Cog Dies
Crafter's Workshop Stencil

Kaisercraft rubons
Daisy D Rubons
MME Rubons
Autumn Leaves Stamp
my2angels winged heart charm
handmade pin embellishment

Scrapmatts Cog Chippie
Shipping Tag
Scarlet Glimmermist
Hessian

Bella Pearl Brad
Paint
Prima chalk ink - coal

Sneak Peak

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

It's a Big One - Scrapmatts In the Garden

Hi Girls,

Be prepared.. this is a biggie as I went a little crazy with my yummy new chippies from my Scrapmatts DT parcel and created quite a few cards and 2 LO's.   In The Garden is this month's theme and I went to town, cause you all know how much I love flowers and butterflies!!  Pop on over to Scrapmatts and check out the new chippies available and while you're there why not have a lookie loo at the gallery and be blown away by all the beautiful creations.

In the Garden
Just received some gorgeous papers from Meg's Garden in the mail, which are the perfect for this month's theme.  Had a play with some mediums and stamping on this LO.  I used the Ornate Frame 08 (CB6010) to draw the eye to the flower photo and added one of Scrapmatts chippie Butterflies 03 (CB4010) which I layered with a Martha Stewart butterfly punch.

Springtime Beauty
Again some gorgeous pp's from Meg's Garden with lots of fussy cutting, gesso and stamping.  I used some of the new Fern Leaves 01 (CB1155) in amongst my fussy cutting, some sweet Butterflies 18 (CB1028) and I cut down the Floral Frame 01 (CB6012) to tuck under my photo.  I also used one of the fab new Name Plates 01 (CB1148) in my title, and tucked in amongst the flowers is a gorgeous clock charm from my2angels.

For You
More new lovely chippies here on this card with the Words 05 (CB1156), Words 05 (CB1157), Leaf Spray 01 (CB1146) and the Baskets 02 (CB4081).  Had fun creating this sweet card and went with a bit of fussy cutting of some Websters paper to fill the cute basket then added the inked leaf sprays.  I decided to emboss the basket before inking to give it a bit more texture, and finished off by using the words as my greeting.  

Twins Birthday Cards
January is a big month for birthdays as Brittany had birthdays for her girlfriends which are twins and triplets and they love receiving one of my handmade cards.  I decided on some fun and bright pp's and used the Butterflies 19 (CB1045).  I left them raw (mist white) and backed them with pp then added a little bling. 

Triplets Birthday Cards
Had three 18th birthday cards to make here and again went for some fun brights with black highlights.  I used the Dragonflies 04 (CB1036), Microchips 17 (MC1025) and Flourishes 04 (CB1003), which I inked and blinged. 

OK that's it for now.  Thanks so much for stopping by :))

The Colour Room #95

I have cut back a bit recently on my DT commitments as I really wanted to have a bit more time to just play when I create.  This means I am now able to start taking part in a few more challenges, which I have been really missing.  I decided as soon as I saw the yummy #95 colour palette at The Colour Room, that I had to squeeze this one in.

Love You

Had a play with my Tim Holtz Distress Reinkers and just love how the background came out.

Scrapbooking Creation Who's Who LO Pics

Can finally show you my creations for the Who's Who article in Scrapbooking Creations November Mag.

Happiness Is

This LO of Luke was created with pp's from Simple Stories and Prima with lots of yummy chippies from Scrapmatts.

Love

Another LO created with some Glitz Design, BG and GCD pp's.  Played with some Gesso and stamping for my background on this one and of course had to add some fussy cutting.

OTP Travel Clock + Matching Card

I am starting to get back into creating more cards and OTP projects and really enjoyed transforming this little travel clock... I loved it so much I decided to make a matching card.  I used some Graphic 45 pp's with more Scrapmatts chippies and highlighted with metal embellishments to tie in with the masculine theme.  The winged charm is from my2angels.

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

Cathy :))

BITW & Scrapmatts Challenges

Hi Girls,

Well I have two challenges to share with you today.  First up is the new word for Bird is the Word which is:

Journey

To play, all you have to do is use the word somewhere on your creation.  There is also an optional sketch from the talented Mary Thomas to inspire you.  Pop on over and check out the gorgeous creations from the DT to get the juices flowing.

Family: A journey to forever

Here is my take on this fortnight's word.  I have used it in my title and my journaling to convey how this old pic taken of my babies when they were just 2 & 4.  This pic just melts my heart and is one of my favs, as I don't have many of my children when they were young.  I used some Simple Stories - Generations and some old Scenic Route for my pp's.  Went for a bit of an old world feel with some antique lace, a couple of crochet doilies and my fav Martha Stewart butterfly punch with some bronze filigree butterflies from my2angels and some pretty micro chippy flourishes from Scrapmatts.

Sketch created by: Mary Thomas

Scrapmatts February Challenge

It's All About LOVE
Well this month is my turn to host the challenge, and I am hoping you will be inspired to play along and get the chance to win a fabulous prize of a $25 Scrapmatts gift voucher.

How to Play:
As February is the month of love, I decided to have a word challenge. Use the word "LOVE" anywhere on your LO, card, ATC or OTP. The word can be in your title, journaling or on an embellishment. You don't have to create a romantic page, as you could use the word to convey something you love to do, to eat, to wear... the ideas are endless!!

I also have 2 other criteria for this challenge which are:

1. Have a heart (can be more than 1) somewhere on your project
2. To use some paint on your creation also.

To be eligible to win the prize, your creation MUST also use some Scrapmatts.  Members need to upload their entry into the gallery by the end of the month and call it 'February Challenge'.  Check out the gorgeous examples from the DT girls HERE for some inspiration.  Can't wait to see how you all interpret the challenge.. good luck!!

Cherish

I went for a very feminine LO (surprise surprise) and decided to use a pic of me and my DH taken when we were dating and I was 19... OMG, such a long time ago!!  I used quite a few different Scrapmatts chippies on this page... Heart Frames 01 and 04, Keys 01 and Assorted Words 03.  The word love was used on my heart embellishment and I used paint on my masking and to alter my chippies.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and leave some love.  Your comments really make my day!!

Cathy :))

A Bit of This and a Bit of That - Scrapmatts

Hi Girls,

This month my creations for Scrapmatts are a little bit of everything. I have a Canvas, some cards and a L/O to share.

The Voice of the Sea

First up is a LO of a recent photo of Brittany taken at Omapere Beach in New Zealand.  I created this LO with the gorgeous Shells 01 chippies (CB6061), which of course are perfect for those beach photos. These came in the mist colour, so I left them as is and just highlighted with some Ranger liquid pearls.  Used some of my old Webster's stash for this one.


Cooking is Love Made Visible

Decided to have a go at making a little canvas as a gift for a friend who loves anything retro, using Kitchenware 06 and 07 chippies (CB5073 and CB5074). I inked the chippies then coated with 3D Paper Tole Gloss. These chippies went beautifully with some of my old stash from Graphic 45 and Websters.

Best Friends

My sister turns 50 tomorrow, so I have made this pretty card using the Federation Corners 03 (CB1127) and Butterflies 18 (CB1028) which came in the mist colour and went beautifully with the Kaiser Sweet Nothings pp's... LOVE this paper range!!

Just My Cup of Tea

This sweet little card was made using Tea Set 01(CB1141). I painted the teapot and teacup cream, added some pretty floral pp, lightly inked around the edges to give a little dimension and added a pearl on the lid. I mixed some Websters pp's with a gorgeous Crafty Secret vintage image and a pretty layered butterfly from K&Co.

Love Ewe

Lastly, a cute card for Valentine's Day using the Heart Frame 07 (CB5055) which was altered with some pink Smooch ink and red Ranger Stickles. The cute stamp is an oldie but a goodie from Unity Stamps.

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving some love.

Cheers
Cathy :)) 

White With 1 Jan Challenge

Hi Girls,

Happy Australia Day... hope you all have a fabulous day!!  It's been very busy here as I've had a lot going on and haven't had much time to scrap other than commitments for next month, but I decided to stay up last night and spend a bit of time scrapping and created a LO for this month's White With 1 challenge, which is:

WHITE + LIME GREEN + BUTTONS

A Beautiful Life

Love the contrast of white with lime green.  I wanted the focus to be on this lovely photo of Brittany which I took recently, so I used a gorgeous chippie frame from Scrapmatts to draw the eye.  I painted the frame green and accented it with some flowers, muslin, sweet pearl buttons and a few Scrapmatts flourishes.

My mojo has been a bit sluggish lately, so I was pleasantly surprised with how this page came out.

A couple of Sneaks

Will be around in the next few days, checking out all your beautiful blogs and leaving some love. Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving some love.  Your beautiful comments really make my day :))


Cathy :))

Bird Is The Word - Remember

Hi Girls,

This fortnight's word at Bird is the Word is "Remember".  Just use the word on your LO, Card or OTP creation in your title or journaling.  Pop on over and check out the amazing creations from our super talented Design Team for some inspiration, and you also have the option of using a fab sketch designed by Mary Thomas.

Remember, You Are My Most Favourite Memory

When we were overseas recently my SIL pulled out some old photos of the kids I had sent to her years ago.  This was one I just had to copy, and I couldn't wait to scrap those cheeky little faces.  I think the kids were 4 and 6 years old here and so darn cute.  I have used some gorgeous Crate Paper pp's which of course I had to fussy cut and the background is an old Bo Bunny paper.  The little chippie hearts are from Scrapmatts and I just left them raw and backed them with some pp.  I have been seeing the torn and folded edges on some gorgeous creations from Melinda Thompson and Julie Winks for a while now and was inspired to use this technique on my LO... I love how it came out!

Designed by Mary Thomas

(Use of sketch is optional)

Guest Designers

BITW will now have guest designers!! I think this will be a super fun opportunity for all of us to meet some new people and get some fresh ideas.  The winners will get to be a guest designer for a word to be announced one month from their winning entry....this means the guest designers will get one month to work on their layouts or projects. We are also going to have a random guest designer position as well. I will randomly choose a winner from the ended challenge to be a guest designer too!! Being a guest designer is optional and is not a requirement, so if you do not have time or do not wish to participate, feel free to say no.

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

Cathy :))