Inkspiration Sketch Challenge #15

Hey everyone! It’s Friday all ready, can you believe that?! I know I’m having difficulty thinking that. I’m also having difficulty believing that there is only 8 weeks exactly until Christmas. I have my daughters fairy Birthday party to organise yet. I have the cake and venue organised, but we need to invite some people to this shindig or it will be a little quiet at the party. Not too mention my daughter will be very upset. So today I think I will start designing a beautiful fairy invite for the 20 kids on her fairy list….LOL!

Anyway onto this weeks challenge-

A square sketch challenge! The last time I did one of these I decided next time I would do a scrapbook layout……well it’s next time and here is my creation-

I have not done one in a while, and I’m happy to say it has sparked my interest again. So you might see some more pages from me soon.

• Stamp Set- Baroque Motifs, Best Yet and A Rose is a Rose
• Cardstock- Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Bella Rose DSP and Whisper White
• Ink- Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip and Kiwi Kiss
• Accessories- Scallop Circle Punch, Circle Punches, Kiwi Kiss Corduroy Buttons and Linen Thread

Don’t forget the rest of the DT-

• Makeesha
• Cindy
• Amy
• Renee
• Chantelle
• Sarah-Jane

I finally get my new phone today. My Nokia I have now is getting a bit old. I was going to get an iPhone but ended up deciding on the Blackberry Bold. It seems to have exactly what I need. Also I will be keeping my current number so contact details will not change. Guess I will be playing with that today as well as the fairy invites!

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It’s the little things!

Hey everyone! While looking through my scrapping supplies for a LO I am doing I came across another LO I have not yet shown you. As it turns out both LO’s are photos from the same day. Even though they are similar they don’t have the same subject matter. You will see when I post the other one what the difference is. Anyway onto the LO-

Of course I have taken some close ups…..

This collection of papers is from October Afternoon they are called Night Light and are just adorable boy papers. You should check out their blogfor awesome ideas! The DT and their ideas are just fantabulastic. I can only aspire to be that great…LOL!

The buttons are a mixture of MM, BG and I think Sassafrass Lass. The title has used October Afternoon Rubons and Stickers and Adorn it Alpha.

I hope you enjoy this LO as much as you have the others. I like this one a lot as I find these photos have a lot of blue in them and I think I have achieved balance in the colours. It was a mission I assure you.

Come back again later to see my submission to Keesh’s Inkspiration challenge!

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I think there is something!

Hey everyone! That’s right I think there is something wrong……with ME!!! I have scrapped three days straight. That is just not normal. I now know it is I who is unwell and not my kids….LOL! I’m babbling on but this is true…I have not had a decent scrap session in at least three months. My closest friends probably thought I gave it away. All I have to say is…. AHA!! Have I got some eye candy for you now.

Scrapbook eye candy that is! I just love Kraft CS. So easy to work with and you can add any colour with it. After pink and Kraft together my next favourite combo would have to blue and Kraft.

Here are some close ups-

This collection is called Fancy Pants Kraft Kuts. There are a few ranges available but I just adore this bird one. So cute! (sorry! proper name eludes me right now) But rest assured I did not steal it for the title, like previous posted scrapbook LO’s…LOL! The flower brads however are from MM. They are very cute little flocked numbers and are part of the baby girl range they bought out last year. Nothing like using up left overs hey?! The title itself is done with AC Foam Alpha Thickers and BG Chipboard Alpha. I have heaps of these on hand for a quick title. I just love them.

Well I hope I have inspired you to go forth and create some Scrapbook LO’s. It is gravy for the soul you know! You never know I might do another one…LOL!

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Just Chillin’

Hey everyone! I was so inspired yesterday by the scrapbook LO I put up here I did another one. For those who don’t know Scrapping was my first passion in the papercraft industry. I still do try and get as many done as possible because I think I’m slipping down as far as 8 years behind in my photos now. Oh dear I better get moving!

I did a little shopping the other day at a local scrap shop and bought the some new papers. The ones I used on this LO are the MM Just Chillin’ range in the boys. I also liked the name of this range so much I used it as the title of the LO. Their matching embellishments are just gorgeous. I just could not go past the puffy alpha stickers…..just too cute!

Here is the LO as a whole-

And split up so you can have a closer look-

Unfortunately the photos of the LO are not so great. I am still saving for that smaller lens, they will be much better quality after that.

These photos are of my son Darcy with his little friend Ava. Their birth dates are only four days apart, and have known each other since they were a couple of months old. On this particular day I had Ava over for a play with Darcy and they got on the lounge together and watched Thomas the Tank Engine. They both love that show. It was so cute! So of course needed a photo. I would call their names to look at me for a photo and one would look but not the other. I think it was the tenth go and they both looked…LOL! They are  just the most adorable children!

I might head off and do another LO! Just for Kolina….LOL!

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Mr Campy!

Hey everyone! I have to say Cosmo Cricket  is one of my favourite DSP’s and I absolutely adore scrapping with them. The beautiful earthy tones and the sometimes distressed look of them are very appealing to me. It gives you LO layers and dimension without having to add or do anything to them. I love papers like that! Don’t you?

The particular papers I used for this double LO was called Mr Campy  and therein lies the title for my cute camping LO. Have a looksie-

So you can have a closer look I have taken individual shots of each page-

These photos were taken on our first camping trip as a family. Darcy was nearly 8 months. We were meant to go to Fraser but there was a cyclone hanging off the coast and the island was shut down. We were so disappointed! Our first trip to Fraser foiled by nature…. Oh well! So we quickly set about looking for another fabulous place to get down and dirty. In particular somewhere to get away from the rain. The whole South-East coast was saturated, so we looked South at Northern NSW beaches. We ended up at Bundjalung NP, just before Grafton. You wouldn’t believe it the rain followed us!!!! After chatting to another friend who decided to head for Hervey Bay, I was told that it was nice and sunny up there… WHHHHAAA!!!! I was especially annoyed when we received a Severe Wind Warning that evening just after pitching up the tent and given the option to stay and brave it out or head home…..we stayed! It turned out the images in my mind of us all in our tent being swept up in a cyclone and thrust out to sea did not occur…LOL! I’m such a drama queen! But quietly I was absolutely crapping myself!

We stayed for three days and we got one sunny day out of it and these pics are some of the ones I took!!! I have heaps more to scrap of that day.

The birds on the LO are chipboard and I coloured them with VersaColour cube inks. I pulled the eye bits apart and then daubed the pads onto the chipboard. So quick and easy. Painting is very time consuming and I wanted a flatter look and the inks give me that effect quite well.

Well I am off to create some more LO’s. I bought some new goodies yesterday and I am looking forward to playing with them

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How many of you??

Hey everyone! I was just looking at my previous posts and have come to realise that I have been using a LOT and I mean a LOT of Organic Outlines. It has also been pointed out by my good friend Theresa! Thanks Theresa! This brings me to my next question, well a couple of questions-

• How many of you are sick of seeing me use it? lol
• How many of you have been inspired to buy it or use it more? and of course
• How many of you have I converted?

Well in any case I hope I have given you many good ideas and heaps of inspiration! But wait! There’s more……lol! I have one more to show you and this one is the workshop I held last Friday night. They all enjoyed what they made too.

Here it is-

It is a very simple and easy double LO, with just a Whisper White base with cut out and layered Petal Pizzazz flowers, oh and a couple of lady bugs!   It was such a fun page to do. A couple of people changed the ink colours to suit their own photos and their work was amazing…..absolutely amazing.

Well that’s it for me today, I had better go and clean up after our huge garage sale! I am taking some stuff to Lifeline today, things like clothes, shoes and books, and just a general clean up. Hopefully we might have some time to have a drive down to the Botanical Gardens in Brissy today and have some family time. Don’t fancy my chances though..lol!

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Cuttlebug Special Project #6

Hey everyone! I have been a little busy this week. I wonder if it will slow down anytime soon?! Probably not LOL!

I have done another tutorial for my Special Projects over at the Cuttlebug Challenge Blogspot  If you would like to know how I did this cute little wallet, go over there and have a look.

My dear friend and teacher Theresa  gave me the idea for this one. This is the outside, and here is the inside

Just too cute. I will be using it to put piccys of my little cuties inside and then I will be giving it to my mum! She will love it. Where she works they are constantly asking her how her grand kids are and how much they have grown. She will be able to rip this out of her pocket and say here you go. Aren’t they darling??!! LOL! Too funny. I best be off and do my creating for this week.

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Party Hearty!

Hello everyone! This is the scrap LO I am doing in a workshop tomorrow night after I have my Tupperware Party. See I’m not tooo busy. Got to love it though! I don’t think I could be anything else but…LOL!

I have also decided that I will show my double spreads seperated, so you can have a better look!

What prompted me to do this workshop is one of my fellow scrapping buddies {hi Kolina} asked {well actually begged me}, to do a cupcake LO! So every month I hope to have a scrapbook workshop for the girls, and I will ask them what theme they would like to do { I love these girls I tell ya}!

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Super Quick

I’m sorry, but I cannot stay and chat. I am actually walking out the door to scrapping. I better go as my legs have already made it to the car. lol!!

Oh! I hope you like my page!!

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How to eat Cake!

I did this Layout last Thursday night with my fellow scrapping buddies (hi girls). Unfortunately I had only enough brain cells to do one layout. By the end I was too tired to think of anything else. I think I might be bored with the same photos I keep pulling out. I might duck up to Harvey Norman this week and get a couple hundred more printed just to keep me going you know!!! Like I need more photos printed…..hmph!

So what do you think of this one? I really quite like it. The photo unfortunately does not do it any justice. But I was in a hurry to take them. It might have had something to do with the nearly two year old hovering around ready to pounce on Mummy’s work…lol! Well I’m off to stamp now! hahahahahaha…ha! I’m so funny!

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