Another Challenge Layout

I have had a go at this months Sketch Challenge over at Ingeborg's Scrapbooking Challenges. THIS was the sketch.


Using Cosmo Cricket 'The Boyfriend' range

And a quick layout with the photo I edited a couple of weeks ago...

Using Basic Grey 'Lime Rickey' range

I Scrapped!

Last night I scrapped for the first time since the Wave Rock Retreat! My friend Ingeborg from the SoF forum has started a new challenge blog so I had a go at this months sketch challenge.

This layout is about Ashlee and her new guitar :)

Basic Grey - Lemonade Collection

Wave Rock Retreat Layouts

I just had an awesome weekend away with 60 other keen scrappers. It was Scrappin' Outback's 5th birthday and 9th retreat and had a jam packed weekend full of scrapping, laughs and great food with heap of wonderful women.
Amy and I travelled up early Friday morning thinking we would be one of the first to arrive, but at 9am the place was already filling fast with some ladies already scrapbooking and others grabbing some stock before anyone else got in there first ;) Hopefully I can add some photos of the hall and shop to this post once Sharon gets back and emails me some..hint hint :)

I taught my 'Paper Embellishments' class on Friday arvo...
Feminine version using Crate Paper 'Lilian' collection


Boy version using Crate Paper 'Orbit'


On saturday arvo I taught my 'Those Things we Do' class...
Feminine version using Cosmo Cricket 'Early Bird'
I had a few ladies ask me what the font in the journalling was...you can download it HERE


Girl Version using Cosmo Cricket 'Girl Friday'

Masculine/Boy version using Cosmo Cricket 'The Boyfriend'

and Sunday arvo was my 'Power Scrapping' class which is where they scrapped 5 easy layouts in 2 hours.
Using October Afternoon 'Cherry Hill' collection

I was able to get some other layouts done too. This one is from Lis Cassey's 'Celebrate' class but I changed it to bush walking and used the gorgeous Cosmo Cricket 'Earth Love' collection...

Ashlee dressed as a clown for school...

The girls in Esperance on the holidays...

And at the Parker's farm about the bridge Tom build...

I ran out of photos by Saturday afternoon so Karen announced that I would scrap other peoples photos for $15 a page to go towards cancer research...that raised $45 yay!

It was such a lovely weekend and I loved meeting so many new ladies..hopefully we can get to know each other even better at future retreats :)

Clown Girl

I had a scrapping night with Amy and Lisa last night!! It's been a couple of months since we have been able to scrap together so it was great...although we didn't get much scrapping done...

I did get this very simple layout of Breezy done...

Sewing..a layout

I have scrapped these photos before in paper, but I found this cute girlie sewing digital kit today so did a digi version as well.

Credits:

Chrissy W 'Sew Cute' kit

Willro&Co Designs 'Stitching' and 'Haberdashery' kits

I Got Messy!

I was inspired last night after looking at Anthea's blog at THIS post and decided I would give the 'alpha background' a go..but it wasn't as easy or nice as I had hoped....I think it would work better with spray paint to get into those gaps nicer. I painted cream paint on first then sprayed over it with glimmer mist.I would like to try this again using a different technique at some stage....can you actaully get acid free spray paint??

Here is the alpha's placed on the kraft card before I started painting...great for all those chipboard alphas you can't make words out of!!

and the finished layout...

I used the Cosmo Cricket 'Girl Friday' range.

Happy and Carefree

I just fell inlove with this quickpage when I saw it today and just had to use it...
My journalling reads:
'We are now in the cold months and I look back on these photos of the girls having a ball at the beach and long for the warmer days. I am over being cold and not being able to get out and have fun without rugging up. Bring on summer I say!!'

Credits: Holly Designs 'Carefree QP' Find it HERE (scroll down a bit)

A Guitar for a Lifetime

This layout is about my Mum and her guitar. She got this guitar when she was 14 and still has it at 60! She was 18 years old in these photos...do you ever wish you knew your parents when they were younger? I do...

Products are all from the Crate Paper 'Lillian' Collection :)

What's your Style?

Is there a certain style or page layout for scrapbooking that you seem to keep going to?? There is for me and it is frustrating me!

I do a lot of 'L' shaped layouts with a strip of PP down the left of the page then ribbon or embellishements down the botton going to the right. I was trying so hard today not to do ANOTHER one..my first layout I succeeded but my second one I just ended up giving in. If you scroll through my blog you will get an idea of what I mean.

Here are todays 2 layouts using some of my new papers :)

I will be teaching 3 classes at the Scrappin' Outback retreat this year. My Friday arvo class is ready to go but I am yet to design my other 2. I am inlove with the papers I have here to use though...will drool over them for a bit longer ;)

I Have Been Shopping!!!!!

I had the most awesome opportunity to shop at Scrappin' Outback yesterday!

We headed to Hyden for Matt's 3oth birthday yesterday arvo..which was AWESOME!

Karen opened the shop for me and left me to shop ...and boy did I shop. I can't wait for craft group tomorrow now so I can have a play...now to find photos :(

Here are my new goodies....

12x12 pad of Core'dinations, white bazzill, Kraft Cardstock and White Embossed dots bazzill.

Cosmo Cricket 'Early Bird' and 'Girl Friday' packs

Little Yellow Bicycle 'Baby Safari' for a canvas for Mum of Ella.

Basic Grey 'Lime Rickey' to go with some scraps I have.

Basic Grey 'Lemonade'

Basic Grey 'Offbeat'

October Afternoon 'Cherry Hill'

Basic Grey chipbaord alphas, buttons, my first bottle of Glimmer Mist is 'key lime pie', and a brackets border punch.

That should keep me going for a while :)

The Motions

Was inspired by this song last night...first I got out my guitar to learn to play it then I scrapped it...love this song.

These papers are the challenge pack at Country Scrapbooking this month..love these colours!

Not Very Productive

We had our craft day at the church today...after a long break. In 3 hours I was only able to complete 1 layout :( My problem being my lack of photos!! I really need to get onto that so I can start thinking about my classes for the Scrappin' Outback retreat.

Here is the layout i completed. Those gorgoeus flet accents and ribbons are by Mindy Terasawa.

This photo is of Bree right before our Youth Service on Saturday night. Ashlee picked her clothes for her :)

Jarah :)

Look who I got to have cuddles today with...Jarah Bell...at 10 days old. He's amazing!!

Credits:

Mindy Terasawa 'Apple Dumplings' kit (paper and frame)

Shel Belle Scraps 'Hope Alpha'

Willro&Co Designs 'Vogue' (stitching)

Willro&Co Designs 'Clipping Masks' (scallap)

Everyday Memories

I have been painting toilets at the church all afternoon so I thought I would sit and relax while doing a digital layout while Murray snoozes on the couch :)

Here is my digital version of our school holidays..this one focuses more on the friends my girls had over.

Credits: Wild Dandelions 'SYTYCD Week 2' kit.

Holiday Layouts

Over the school holidays I tried to take photos of what we got up to...all the friends the girls had over along with other stuff.

This is the layout I came up with...

and this layout is made with the photos my sister-in-law took on their weekend getaway to Dromana last year.

These layouts are for a Cricut class Karen from Scrappin' Outback is teaching next week in Newdegate. I got to use my new Home Decor cartridge :D

Relaxing Saturday Afternoon...

For our youth group end of term break up we took the youth to Perth to go rock climbing...

In this layout I used BG Recess paper and painted grunge board shapes.

I have 2 more sets of papers that I bought today so I might be back later on with some more layouts :)

Tag Challenge??

At the last Scrappin' Outback retreat Karen gave us this cute pack to use for the name tag challenge, but I didn't get to create mine...so when I was cleaning out my craft cupboard on Monday I saw it and thought I would use it for a layout. Everything is out of the pack except the cardstock and the journaling stamp:)

It is a bit messy and random for me but I really enjoyed making it :D

Check This Out!

Look what I have just been blessed with!! Wow..how awesome...now to go have a play with it!

If you don't know what it is, it's a cartridge for my Cricut machine :)

click onthe image to see it better...love those words down the bottom...and the birds...and the crowns...and all of it!!

New Quickpages by Willro&Co

Ro has released 10 new quickpages for $1.50 each. They can be found in the shops in my sidebar. To view them you can see them on Ro's blog HERE.

Here two I have used. I want to do more but need more photos :( The quality of these photos are really bad cause I got them off the library flickr site.

Credits: Willro&Co Designs 'Quickpage 1'

Credits: Willro&Co Designs 'Quickpage 3' and Studio Flergs SYTYCDW1 Alpha

Inspired to Scrap but need papers...

Amy and I got together last night for a time of scrapping as she awaits the arrival of her baby. I was only able to get one layout done as I need new papers to go with the photos I have. The girls are going to do some pages today...so it will be great to see what they come up with :)

This is my friend Ros and her baby Charli.

Might be back later with some more uploads...

Jewellery Class - Swarovski Crystal Set

This is the necklace I will be teaching at our next craft workshop at church onthe 1st of August. It also has matching earrings that are the same as the centre strand of the necklace. Available it 6 crystal colours and in either silver or gold. I will be giving the option to buy the kit with all the required beads and findings or the option to just buy the findings (the metal bits) if you have your own beads. I can also source the pliers if needed. The complete kit costs $20 including pliers. These kits need to be ordered by the 19th of July.

If you are in the Narrogin area and would like to come to this workshop please email me with your requirements :)

Info Sheet

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