Saturday, January 30, 2016

MORE THAN WORDS Mini Challenge & MY CREATIVE SKETCHES January

A very Good Day to you on this very humid Saturday for me.. I hope your day is going well..  Can you believe how quickly January has gone... sheech.. hold onto your hats... this year is off and flying!!!
Most of you would know by now about the challenge site..MORE THAN WORDS, well they are having a mini challenge during the month and you can find the details HERE!!! and it is to..
create a tag card or ATC using the word "BE" and it has to be put on their FACEBOOK PAGE HERE!!!!!  
I created a tag and I have used scraps and fussy cut flowers off a calendar from last year and it is..
and because the end of the month was so close and I was unsure if I would fit in another challenge before the 31st I thought I would join in with MY CREATIVE SKETCHES January Sketch which looks like..
and I have stuck to the sketch pretty closely!

some closer views..


Beautiful moments together..
This is a photo of my Mum and Dad taken a couple of years ago when we went to a park for Mothers day.. The photo suited this mix of Kaisercraft papers that I have used.. Thank you My Creative Sketches, I enjoyed creating this layout..

Thanks so much for your visit, and thank you always for the lovely comments you leave me too..


Monday, January 25, 2016

KAISERCRAFT January Sketch & FEELING SKETCHY #137.

A very good day to you! Thanks for dropping on by.

I have created a layout for the January KAISERCRAFT SKETCH CHALLENGE which is to use this fabulous sketch..
KC JAN challengeI love the idea of layers so I have used lots on my layout..  And as I have a lot of the Christmas ranges I thought I would create a chrissmassy layout using a photo of my puppy at her first christmas!!!

Some closer views.
 fussy cutting and kindy glitz on the flowers..

Gracies First Christmas..
This is all Kaisercraft papers and collectables with some edging done with Martha Stewart punches..and a Kaisercraft die too.. I loved creating this one..

and while I had the Christmas papers out I thought I would create a card using the sketch from FEELING SKETCHY #137 which looks like..
and my card...

Christmas Blessings.
 Some embossing, and dies used to create the flower and leaves.. and always love a little bow too!

Thanks so much for taking a look and I hope your day is going well.. I do appreciate the comments you leave me too..  I hope you are keeping cool, we have been having such hot dry days here and then I see across the oceans some of our American friends are having snow storms!! A wild amazing world we live in!! Take care!




Tuesday, January 19, 2016

SCRAPBOOKING TOP 50 Aust and SCRAP THE GIRLS JANUARY.

Hello there,
I hope your day is going well!

January is flying and for those of us who have school age children that means the holidays are also flying by..  Back to school soon....  but until then I will continue to have some moments to scrap before the rush begins again!

The challenge over at SCRAPBOOKING TOP 50 AUST is a fabulous sketch with lots of layers and I really enjoyed creating my layout for it..  The sketch..
How cool is that!?

and my layout..
some closer views.
 layers!!!

Be amazing..
I have used older papers and a photo from a couple of years ago...

And the challenge for SCRAP THE GIRLS is a free for all but they did provide this sketch to help the creative juices a bit! I have loosely used the sketch for inspiration for my layout..
and my layout..

some closer views.

Kaiser ribbon roses..
Close your eyes and see the beauty of your memories..

I have used some scrapmatts chipboard frame I have had for years! this is my daughter and our horse Bess..

Thanks so much for coming by, and I thank you for your comments too..



Thursday, January 14, 2016

MORE THAN WORDS - jANUARY..

Hello there, I hope your day is going well!

There is a new challenge blog called MORE THAN WORDS which is a word challenge with a twist...and their first challenge is a doozie!! And it is..
To use a selfie and also be inspired by the word "personality".
Well I am not good at taking selfies, my kids are expert at it, but me... not so much.. however I did find a photo that I had taken last year because I wanted a  more recent photo for a DT post..  I took so many photos, and deleted all but one!! How do you get that perfect angle is beyond me!! hehe..  So ok, got the photo.. now what about the personality???  humm.. perhaps I will explain as I show some closer views of the layout..

Ok layers, yes I have layers, I do not show the inner most parts of myself to just anyone and you will need to spend time with me to see what is inside of me.. Fussy cutting.. yes I can be fussy.. I like certain things just right, I have to be fussy with what I eat as I am a coeliac and cannot have gluten, that was medically diagnosed and I have to stick with it..The butterflies speak to me of being free and I have a free spirit and do not like to feel cornered. And white signifies purity, I guess with that I mean I try to keep my thoughts  pure and my life good.

Flowers, yes I love flowers in my life and on my scrap pages, and there is some glitter glue on my page so I do like girly things. The colors are feminine and I would consider myself a girly girl and love pretty things.

and my layout..

This is me..
So there you have it... there is so much of me on this page.. I dont wear much makeup but do like to have some lippy on..  I am getting more silver in my hair now than gold!!  And there are wrinkles where the smiles have been..!! hehe..

Thanks to MORE THAN WORDS for your first challenge which has been quite a challenge!!!

Thanks for coming by and thanks so much for the lovely comments you leave me too..


Saturday, January 09, 2016

KRAFT + January .

A warm hello to you! I hope your day is going well! The days sure are galloping along quickly!

The January challenge for KRAFT + is one that had me thinking and I took quite a few days to get this layout done. It is to..
use hand writing on my layout.. and I thought about some significant story I could tell.. I like to create because the actual creating is enjoyable, but for this layout I really wanted to find a little story to tell that has not really been told before..  and so I went with this..

I think most people would know my youngest daughter is adopted, and the journey to bring her home took more than 8 years. There are many stories I could tell from that time but one in particular is what I have used for my layout.  A few years before we were even close to being allocated, sorry but that is the hard truth of it, the red tape and paper work was horrendous,  we felt like numbers on a waiting list at times, you just tried not to let the emotion of it all get to you.. anyway I was shopping and I saw this beautiful little dress that I held for some time in the shop and then I decided this was going to be the dress our daughter was going to wear on her dedication day at church.. so I bought the dress and it stayed in a cupboard until probably 3 years later, our daughter wore it for her dedication. And my layout..

some closer views..
layers and the hand written title.
a little photo of the dress.
a closer look at my journalling. I cut out a little dress shape to write it in.

This dress.
A little bit of stamping stencilling and mist on the back ground too..

Well thanks so much to KRAFT + for this challenge, I may not have told this story otherwise..  A special story for my daughter who we longed for so very much and were just so very happy to have her home.

Thanks for coming by and seeing this layout I have created..  I love reading your comments too..

Sunday, January 03, 2016

123 CHALLENGE BLOG & WHITE WITH ONE jANUARY.

A big hello to you! I hope your year has started off well!

I have 2 challenges to share with you and I hope you get some time to join in if you can!

The January challenge for WHITE WITH ONE is a color that reminds me of lush pastures..  sorry.. country girl coming out in me!! and it is..

or maybe even jungles!! hehe.. anyhooo!

some closer views of my take on the challenge..
a vine stencil..
Dies, lace, hand made spiral roses..

Mona Lisa Smile..
and the rules for this challenge in case you didnt know..



and the other challenge i am putting up is for the 123 CHALLENGE BLOG and I hope you find it an enjoyable one to create and it is..

To use yellow on your layout, the word together and some texture..
and my layout..

some closer views..

 texture..

Together..
Love purple and yellow "together"!

Thanks so much for coming by and I do appreciate the comments you leave me too..




Friday, January 01, 2016

New Year, New challenges!!





A very good day to you on this the first day of a new month and new year.. I trust you have had a lovely Christmas and welcomed in the new year with hope and a peace in your hearts. And for anybody who chooses a new word for the year, my word has found me.. Last year my word was fear-less, to have less fear..  this year the word that has been coming by my path is PEACE.. It was on my December calendar, and it has just been coming by so clearly..  Even in these days of uncertainty we can still have peace in our hearts when we know Who holds the days in His Hands. Last year there were many days I did not have peace, I have had some personal hard times  and I often felt torn and hassled.. This year I really want to pursue peace, and when I find that tension coming, I hope to do all I can to find the place of peace usually in the quiet times with God, listening to praise music and reading His Promises, going for a walk in the country and yes even in sitting and scrapbooking in the quiet of my room.. It wont mean I have no trouble, but a heart felt peace in the midst of the storm.
  And so.. I wish for you this year..... His Peace..

 I have 2 challenges to put up for the start of the month!
I have become a new design team member for ARCHISCRAPS.  I was not looking to join any design teams at this time but when I was asked I took a look at the blog and thought ok, I will give it a go. I like to support those little blogs that put up their challenges each month. The rules are relaxed and they accept pretty much anything, cards, layouts, off the page, canvases and the criteria is a picture and another technique..

For January at ARCHISCRAPS  the picture is this..
with the challenge of using something with water, ie paint, mists or any wet medium.. like gelatoes.  And you can combine with other challenges that work with the criteria.
So I created a card as life was pretty busy last month..
I have the colors from the picture and have used watered down mist to paint my flower... easy challenge..  I hope you put this one on  your list of challenges for the month!




And the new challenge for SKETCHY BOARDS  has gone up on FACEBOOK and it is to use this board for inspiration
and this sketch for inspiration
and I have used the sketch rotated clockwise once..

some closer views.

inspired by the clocks..

Family..


 There are lovely little prizes to be won for each of these challenges too.

thanks for coming by,
 I do wish you a very Happy New Year,
thank you for any comments you leave me too!