Scrapmatts - November Challenge & DT Call

Hi Girls,
I have a bit to share with you on this post as I have my DT reveal for Scrapmatts this month.  Christmas is nearly upon us... I can't believe how quickly the year has flown by... so in the spirit of the season, the lovely Jenny Garlick has a fab challenge for you "3 cards/tags in 30 minutes".  I also have a Christmas LO and for something different... a canvas.  Scrapmatts also has some exciting news... we are have a DT call!!!  So I hope you won't mind that this posting will be a bit lengthy.

All You Need Is LOVE
I have been dying to have some time to play and experiment with some mixed media, and this is what I created.   I decided to have some fun with a canvas and went to town with gesso, texture paste, mists and glitter on my background.  I love aqua and used this as the base for my canvas, then added white and silver for a soft and pretty feel.  I covered the chipboard Heart Sprays, Leaves and Butterflies with Inka Gold - old silver and green/yellow for a lovely metallic finish, then coated the butterflies with some stardust stickles.

List of Materials:  Scrapmatts Heart Sprays, Leaves and Butterfly chipboard, Canvas, Gesso, Texture Paste, Glimmermist, Glitter Glass, Stickles, flower recycled from necklace, Prima Hearts and blossoms, Green Tara paper flower, Anitas foil butterfly stickers, Viva Inka Gold, Heidi Swap stamp, Kaisercraft rubons,  Craft Queen prouduct:  satin binding, pearl embellishment and Kaisercraft Bingo Card stamp.

Challenge - 3 Cards/Tags in 30 Minutes
I have the new challenge for the month which is hosted by the lovely Jenny Garlick.  This month's Scrapmatts challenge is to create 3 Cards/Tags in 30 mins.  When I first saw the challenge I thought this would be difficult for me as I love to add a lot of detail to my creations.  I wasn't sure where to start, so I pulled out some of my Christmas stash to inspire me and that is when I came across some lovely vintage style Bo Bunny diecuts, which were just perfect... all I did was layer some matching paper under the diecuts, colour the Christmas chippies with Inka Gold metallic paste and some Stardust gelly roll pens, then sprinkled the cards with watered down gold paint and there you have it 3 simple cards in 30 mins!!  Check out the link HERE for details on how to enter.

List of Materials:  Scrapmatts Christmas Ornaments and Words, Holly, Santa With Reindeer and Snowflake chipboard, Bo Bunny Diecuts, Websters and Memorybox 6x6 paper, Stardust pens, Gold paint, Brilliance inks

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Still going with the Christmas theme, I have created a LO with an aqua/red/white colour combo for something a little different. The chipboard Ornate Frame was coated in texture paste then sprinkled with some clear micro beads and coated with stardust Stickles to create a snowy feel. Andrew has created some gorgeous new Christmas Ornaments chippies which I used to highlight the Ornate Frame and topped them with holly chippies. I used Inka Gold... love this stuff!!! and Stardust Gelly Roll pens to colour them, then coated the holly leaves with gesso and stickles to tie in with the frame.  To add to the Christmas feel I attached some cute red Christmas bells and a bit of twine.  I must give a plug to Monica Brady who has started a fab shop called The Trinket Track... the beautiful aqua bling hearts come from her store.  Pop on over and check out her blog to see some of her gorgeous creations.

List of Materials:  Scrapmatts Christmas Ornaments, Holly and Ornate Frame chipboard, Stardust pens,  LYB, Pink Paislee and Echo Park pp's, Black cs, Trinket Track bling hearts, Crafters Workshop stencil, red paint, EK Success border punch, Dienamics doily die, Cricut Snowflake Cartridge, Heidi Swapp diecut, Kaisercraft bling, Stickles, Christmas bells, texture paste, clear microbeads, Craft Queen bakers twine

SCRAPMATTS 2013 DESIGN TEAM CALL
Attention all creative scrappers. Scrapmatts is looking for Australian & International designers who love to work with chipboard, who have an active blog and love to share their projects

on online galleries. 
The term will be from January - December 2013, you will be expected to create at least 2 projects per month (a card, off the page or layout).
Scrapmatts has a Ning network site and a Facebook page. Ning is where you will be required to upload your creations and comment on other DT member's work as well as

scrapmatts members' uploads.
Scrapmatts will also be running tutorials & challenges throughout the year.
You may also be required to supply samples to be displayed and showcased at major Craft Shows throughout Australia.
In return you will receive a generous amount of chipboard to let your creativity thrive and your creations will be promoted on our sites.

Check out the link HERE for application details
Applications will close on the 30th November, 2012 and the successful applicants will be notified by the 7th December, 2012 and be announced on the 14th December, 2012

Thanks so much for stopping by

Cathy :))

November Challenge - Zeus & Zoe

Hi Girls,

I have the new challenge for Zeus and Zoe this month brought to you by the super talented Sandi Taloumi.. Here are the details.

Hi everyone! Sandi here. It's a new month, and we are super excited to present you with our new "Banner" challenge! Yes, this month we would like you to do a lo, card, or any type of project with a banner in it! How fun and easy is that! Here is my "banner" lo, using some fabulous items from our Zeus and Zoe vintage style kits!

For this fun challenge there will be two winners. One picked by the DT and one randomly generated. Here are the awesome prizes:

 The first prize goes to one lucky winner, as picked by our DT:

Isn't this pack just gorgeous!

The lucky randomly generated winner will win:

Isn't this just beautiful as well! 

Here are the rules:
1. Projects must be linked up to our linky tool in the side bar, using the URL of the ACTUAL POST, not your entire blog.
2. You may submit as many entries as you would like and combine your entry with up to 2 other challenges.
3. Post this challenge to your blog and mention, in your post, that you are playing along at Zeus and Zoe TOGETHER with a link back to our Zeus and Zoe blog.
4. All entries must be received by MIDNIGHT EST on the 30th day of Nov.
5. Entries to be submitted via the linky tool at the top of the sidebar ONLY, not by email and not by linking up in the comments section please.

Information about our challenges:
1. Zeus and Zoe Challenges are open to anyone, anywhere in the world.
2. Our DT do their best to comment on all entries, you can make their job easier by turning off your word verification.
3. Challenges are held monthly and each month TWO winners are chosen. One winner is chosen by our DT and the other is chosen by random draw.
4. Challenge winners will always be announced within a week of the challenge closing and winners are then required to contact Marivic.
5. Prizes not claimed within two weeks will be forfeited.
6. The Merit winner will have an image of their project featured in the winners post, together with a link back to the homepage of their blog.
7. Winners will be awarded a Winner's Badge to post on their blog...full bragging rights included!

We can't wait to see what you come up with for our challenge!
As always, thank you for stopping by. See you soon!

OUAS - November Challenge Reveal

Hi Girls,

I have the new Once Upon a Sketch challenge for the month to share with you.

This month we have the usual fabulous sketch by Nadia, for inspiration, and the theme is:

Anything Goes

Yes! You read right.. No theme this month. You are free to create a layout based on whatever theme you like. You can journal as little or as much as you like, but your layout must include

SOME journaling AND the sketch below. 

Please make sure that we see some sort of journaling on your layouts and please tell us where your journaling is.  Hidden journaling is perfectly fine.  Pop on over to the site and prepare to be inspired by the gorgeous creations from our super talented Design Team... don't forget there will be another reveal from the Design Team on the 15th of the month.

Don't Ever Change
For this challenge I decided to create a LO with a message to my daughter Brittany.  She has almost finished Year 12 and I am so proud of her.  She knows exactly where she is headed and what she has to achieve to get there, which I think is no mean feat at such a young age.  I love that she is so confident and ready to take on the world and all I can hope is that she doesn't ever change and that she will always chase her dreams.  I have added a tag on the left hand side with hidden journaling.  I would like to thank the gorgeous Irini Liolia  for sending me some of her beautiful handmade crochet flowers which are available from her Etsy shop Get Creative Embellishments.   I have used one of Irini's crochet flowers in the flower cluster at the bottom left of my LO. 

List of Materials:  MME and Bo Bunny pp's, Scrapbook Fantasies ribbons, Get Creative Embellishments crochet flower, D'Lish Scraps wild roses, cherry blossoms and leaves, Craft Queen mini roses, MME chipboard, 7 Gypsies fabric tape, KandCo tag, Anita's foil butterfly stickers, Crafters Workshop stencil, Viva Decor Inka Gold, EK Success border punch, American Crafts alphas, Glitz Design alpha stickers, paint

 Our main sponsor for November is a beautiful online store called The Trinket Track.

Welcome to The Trinket Track. The home of the cutest little trinkets around!
Here at The Trinket Track we aim to provide a variety of crafters with a wide selection of embellishments for scrapbooking and cardmaking. Love to make your own accessories? No problem, we have you covered too with a selection of beads, links, ribbon and other little trinkets.
We hope you have an enjoyable shopping experience down the track!
For ideas on how to use our embellishments visit the blog http://www.thetrinkettrack.blogspot.com.au/
and our store address is http://www.thetrinkettrack.com/

Here are our permanent sponsors for 2012. 

**This is an international blog, so anyone can enter
**You are free to combine Once Upon A..Sketch challenges with other challenges. We don't mind at all!!!
**You are allowed to enter only layouts for our challenges
**You are also allowed to flip or rotate the sketch or alter it to suit your needs, but please make sure its still recognisable.
**Post your creation on your blog or an online gallery and link it on the right hand side of this blog using the Link tool. Please provide a direct link to your post, not your entire blog.If the link tool is down, please leave a comment on the comments section and link your layout there.
** The deadline for this challenge is midnight November 30th, Australian Eastern Standard Time . The Design Team will vote and the Top 5 layouts PLUS Top 5 featured layouts will be announced soon after the challenge has finished.
**You may enter as many times as you like

**Also, please consider turning off word verification for comments on your blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Cathy :))

EXCITING NEWS TO SHARE

Hi Girls,

I have some exciting news which I have been wanting to share for a while and can now tell.  I have been invited by Marivic Clifton to join the Design Team for Zeus and Zoe.  I am lucky enough to be working alongside an amazingly talented group of ladies, who I am sure will inspire you with their gorgeous creations.  Keep an eye out for our new challenge on 1st November.

Gayle Price - Australia

Romy Veul - Netherlands

Sandi Taloumis - USA

Check out the link HERE to Marivic's fantastic Zeus and Zoe Etsy Shop, where you can purchase gorgeous vintage kits, vintage goodies, Scrap FX chipboard and Manor House flowers.  The kits are currently custom made to order.

Christmas Card Class
As you may know in Sept and October I have been super busy with teaching classes.  I recently organised a Christmas card class for a group of my scrapping buddies.  We had so much fun, and in amongst all the chatting and laughter, the girls managed to create 5 cards and had heaps of paper and embellishments left over in their kits to create at least another 15 cards.  It was great for me too as I was able to make a little headway in my Chrissy card creations for the end of the year.

 Thanks so much for stopping by.

Cathy :))

Brisbane Show and Craft Queen Giveaway - National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Hi Girls,

I'm back... finally finished all my teaching gigs.  Thank you to all the lovely ladies who took the mini and 1 hour classes at the Scrapmatts stall in Townsville and Brisbane.  I had a wonderful time and it was so nice to put some names to the faces that we see in our gallery.

Here some pics of the quick and easy "Three Cards in 50 mins Class" and the tags I created for the 1/2 hour classes.

3 Quick and Easy Cards in 50 mins 

I have gone straight from the Brisbane Show into Jury Duty for the next 2 weeks, so I won't have as much time as I thought to catch up with all the blogs I have been neglecting, but I will try and visit so I can see what you have all been up to.

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Craft Queen Giveaway

Did you know that October is National Breast Cancer awareness Month? To help spread the word Craft Queen are proud to be sponsoring a giveaway of a wonderfully pink ribbon pack.  Check out the link HERE for details on how to be in the draw for this yummy prize.

All divine aren't they!?
Gwen has gotten into the spirit of it all and created these 2 "pink" cards which you will also receive. Full of Craft Queen ribbon, Prima and Manor House flowers.

All you need to do is comment on the Craft Queen post or the post Gwen's blog to be in the draw to win. If you comment on both, you will get 2 entries :)

If you could please also help me to spread the word to raise Breast Cancer awareness by sharing this giveaway with a friend that would be wonderful too!  Thanks and good luck!

Cheers
Cathy 

October Scrapmatts Reveal

Hi Girls,

I haven't been around much lately as the month of October is super busy for me.  I have just returned from teaching at the Townsville Craft and Sewing Show and had a fab time with the lovely ladies who joined in for the Scrapmatts Paper Play mini classes.

I want to send a big thank you to Ann Mealin of Queensland Scrapbooking Retreats who invited me to teach a class with all the ladies at her Retreat in Noosa yesterday.  They were such a lovely group and I really enjoyed seeing their finished LO's.  I hope to be able to share some of them with you soon.

Scrapmatts October Reveal

Well as this month has been so hectic, it hasn't left me with a lot of time for creating, so I decided to make cards for my Scrapmatts reveal.  This month's challenge was set by Anne Patterson and she has a fabulous sketch for you to try... check out the details HERE... there are already some fabulous entries!!

I created two cards with Anne's fabulous Sketch Challenge.
Noel
On this card I used the gorgeous new Snowflakes 01 (CB1178), Snowflakes 04 (CB1181) and the Words 20 (CB1100). I layered the snowflakes, added a touch of stickles and popped a brad in the centre. The Noel word was coated with stardust gel pens then highlighted with stickles.

Joy
I decided to create a card using the Christmas Ornaments 06 (CB1056) and the Words 21 (CB1101). To alter the chipboard, I used glitter glass on the word and stardust gel pens on the ornaments.

Here is Anne's challenge sketch

Looking at Chipboard From a Different Angle
The theme for this month at Scrapmatts was to try and use the chipboard in a different way.  I created a card and used the Australian Federation Screen Doors 03 CB5068.  I cut the top off of the screen door and used it as a frame for my greeting and left in untouched in mist white as I love the natural feel to the colour.  The other products used on this card can all be purchased from Craft Queen.

Hanging Stars Card Set
I had a play with the new Hanging Stars 01 chipboard set and created 3 cards with it. The only other chipboard I used was the Snowflakes 04 (CB1181) which I layered with the stars on the Silent Night card.

BRISBANE CRAFT AND QUILT FAIR
Still madly preparing for the Brisbane Craft and Quilt Fair which will be on next week from 17-21 October.  I will be teaching Paper Play mini classes with Angella Peardon at the Scrapmatts stall and also a 1 hour class, so if you would like to have a play with Scrapmatts products, pop in to the stall to book your classes... hope to see you there.  Check out the link HERE to the Scrapmatts site for details.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Cathy :))

OUAS - October Reveal

The new challenge is up for the month at Once Upon a Sketch.  When I read the quote for this month's challenge I was inspired by the last phrase...  "if things don't work out, just take another shot".  
 My teenage children are always making silly faces when the camera comes out, and sometimes it is very difficult to get a decent pic, so I have 2 photos on my LO... one is very civilized and the other has Brittany making one of her crazy faces!!

Pop on over the the OUAS site for some inspiration from our super-talented Design Team, and while you're there check out all the prizes up for grabs from our fabulous sponsors.  Don't forget there will be another reveal on the 15th of this month for more gorgeous creations from our DT.

News to Share!!
I am off to Townsville on Wednesday for a teaching gig at the Craft and Sewing Show for Scrapmatts.. can't wait to meet all the lovely ladies who have booked in to the Paper Play classes... check the link HERE for details and how to receive your free Scrapmatts gift!!  I will also be teaching at the Brisbane Craft and Quilt Fair from the 17 -21 October so I hope to catch up with all the Brissie girls!!  Check out the link HERE for details and how to receive your free Scrapmatts gift.

Remember Today

List of Materials:  Echo Park, Fabscraps, Kaisercraft and Bo Bunny pp's, Imaginarium chipboard, Echo Park diecut stickers, Prima flowers and resin bird, Elle's Studio diecut, Maya Rd doily transperancy, Jenni Bowlin button, Scrapbook Fantasies ribbon, Martha Stewart border punch, Doodlebug brads, Glimmermist.

Theme: Quote

We would like you to create a layout based on this quote. You can interpret it ANY way you like. There is no wrong or right way to interpret this quote  but your layout must incorporate something from this quote AND the sketch below. Please make sure that we see some sort of journalling on your layouts and please tell us where your journalling is . Hidden journalling is perfectly fine.

**This is an international blog, so anyone can enter

**You are free to combine Once Upon A..Sketch challenges with other challenges. We don't mind at all!!!

**You are allowed to enter only layouts  for our challenges

**You are also allowed to flip or rotate the sketch or alter it to suit your needs, but please make
sure its still recognisable.

**Post your creation on your blog or an online gallery and link it on the right hand side of this blog using the Link tool. Please provide a direct link to your post, not your entire blog.If the link tool is down, please leave a comment on the comments section and link your layout there.

** The deadline for this challenge is midnight October 31st, Australian Eastern Standard Time . The Design Team will vote and the Top 5 layouts PLUS Top 5 featured layouts will be announced soon after the challenge has finished.

**You may enter as many times as you like

**Also, please consider turning off word verification for comments on your blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by.