challenge 15

Ok this challenge i am stealing from Clair Bremner who originally stole it from the 2 peas website. I did this challenge a while back and loved it so much. So easy to do.

So i will pop in the link for Clairs challenges on her blog -

http://missymuh.typepad.com/whats_in_the_bicky_tins/old_bickys/

and the challenge this week is to (will copy Clairs words here as she explains it much better than i could!)

For this bicky you need to scrap a page using inspiration from a greeting card.
You can take as much or as little inspiration as you want but you must send
in a copy of the card you have used as inspiration. You can copy the color
combo, the layout, the quote, the theme...the possibilities are endless...

here are some links to some online greeting cards if you are like me and
too lazy to head down to the shops LOL

Hallmark - not a lot to be honest but it's a good place to start hmm on closer
inspection there is actually shit-loads of things you could get inspiration from
on this site LOL

Etsy - a good place for something a little bit different

Affirmations
- a card company with lots of nice quotes and things

Amanda back again - also if you google cards you might come up with a winner that way.

here is the one i did a fair while ago. I used the actual layout as the idea but changed my colour scheme. You might like to just use the colours or just the words. There are more examples of what has been done on Clairs blog link i posted above.

and the card i used for inspiration

email either Tiff or myself your page and also the card that has inspired you.

Just a tiny tip - if you find one on the www. print it out and have it next to your scrap desk rather than running back to the PC all the time. LOL - a good fitness routine but a real bugger for the creativity.

cant wait to see what you come up with!

how cute is this?

OMG Karen your work is so devine. The green on this is so fresh and 'spring-ish' it is fantastic. Love the little bird - looks like he is sitting in a nest with the little bits and bobs under him. The vine ...brilliant. You need to tell me where to get some of that vine rubon- i love LOVE LOVE it.

Great photo too. I love the different angle you have taken it from. Everything about this screams 'brilliant' at me. LOVE IT.

Here is mine. I feel so bad as i accidently 'stole' the title from Meredith......sorry chicken. I was going to rip it to bits and bin it but thought i would keep going and hope she didn't hate me too much for it.

a newbie!

Welcome Kate!

She has completed a page for Meredith's challenge which was to do a page on your work.

Kate is a dental therapist (as well as a busy mum like us all!) and she has done a fabulous page showcasing her job/career/work.

Those little handwritten notes down the bottom are so cute! Love the dymo ;-)

whoo hoo!!

http://escape2create.blogspot.com/2008/08/done-it.html

doing the happy dance.... big time.......

a touch of spring.

It is nice to see so many blog challenge entries coming in. This one has certainly put a spring in our step (ha ha ha)


First up is one by Marika who took the photo the same day she did the page! This big photo thing is all the rage and i think it looks fantastic. The little cluster of embellishments down the bottom are excellent and balance it all our very nicely. The canola is looking beautifully yellow at the moment so it is great to see it included here.




Secondly Sandra has gone all minimilist on us!! She says -

found a layout by Leanne Stamatellos.. and loved it.. (love her work!)
Its in Scrapbook Creations No.37 (vol5 no10) called As long as the Sky.
See you all on Friday ... sounds like a great night!





I dont blame you for wanting to lift Leannes work. It is stunning in it's simplicity and always looks classy. Your page is beautiful too Sandra...the strips of paper and the simple statement for a title. Very very eyecatching!


Thanks girls they are really inspirational!

food for thought

http://www.hp.com/products1/printpermanence/download.html?btnCompare=Free+download+%C2%BB+

this is a hewlett-packard link and of course they will plug their own products. But it does give u food for thought.

Every wondered how long your home printed photos will actually last for before they start fading. And they will fade.

download this and install. have a look. I deleted it thru control panel, add or remove programs after I had a play. Its just a demo and there is no need to clutter up your computer with it.

nothing like a little romance in the spring

OMG i nearly spat my cofffee clear across the room when i saw this LO in my inbox.

Maryanne has captured the most hilarious photo - just perfect for our spring theme! The dots, that spring time brush and your leaves are all so spring like and are excellent in this page. Wow at that peice of cardboard - LOVE IT!

How funny are those ladybirds. If only they knew that their session is now on the www! What would their mothers say? LOL.

Still trying to get over that dirty old ant having a good ol' perve as he strutted past! I be he copped an eyeful. I hope he averted his antannae.

Thanks Maryanne. This is a classic!

Lisa's job challenge

Well done Lisa. Bright and vibrant. And all that sewing by hand, wow. love the bold paint background. and the heart draws my eye straight to the main photo.

Lisa says....

LO attached for the Job Challenge. Would have been finished on Sunday if my %$#* Sewing Machine hadn't broken down. Had to manually turn the needle wheel (?) to put the holes in the LO and then sew it all in by hand!! Am really resisting the urge to add to this page, it feels a bit unfinished to me. I will be adding some names etc in the bottom Left Hand Corner when I get some Carolee Mini Alphas on Friday!

Also attached the page Tyla did today. She would really like it if could be put on the Blog too. This is from their Mini Olympics day. She was on the Ireland Team, hence all the green and orange. The things with the macaroni are the medals the kids won!

Hi Tyla

Well done on your LO honey and on your medals. Could u please remind me how old you are. I guess you may be 5.

Tiff's Spring (ing)

My first attempt at a digi.

Very ordinary compared to Maryanne's and Sandra's. I'll need some coaching I reckon.

The photoshoot for this started with a disaster. The glass bottle of Claratyne syrup for the kids slipped clean out of my hands and smashed on the floor. Thick oozy syrup and glass all over the packages and sheet. After a moment of swearing and a bit of cleaning I started again.

I reckon I'll print this and use some thickers for the title and you tell me which one you reckon looks better.....????!!!!

rito. Printed it onto photopaper without the digi title and used thicker alphas instead. I like both just as much. the thickers for more impact and the digi title for is delicateness.
The printed version is not quite so black as the one in the digi LO. spoils it a bit.

hmmmm u tell me which one...

Tracey's gift

Tracey W says -

I have finally finished my mother in laws mini album that I am giving to her for her 60th birthday next month. I am really happy with how it has turned out as it is the first one that I have done. Kayes favourite colour is burgundy and I love all the papers that I have used

Wow this is amazing Tracey. Such a beautiful gift. I am sure it will be treasured!

Amy's all Aboard

I managed to catch a couple of shots of Amy's OTP creation when i was in Scrapworkz last night.
This is for her little boy and you can just see the love Amy has put into it.

Lots of details throughout the mini book. And it is still a work in Progress.Make sure you show him the blog Amy and see if he recognizes himself.

;)

Challenge 14, done it..

pretty chuffed with this one.

I dont normally hand write my journaling but I didn't leave myself much choice with this on.

The pp is Kraft Ledger Paper. Gonna have to get me some more of it I reckon.

The negative strips are a Photoshop brush. (Thanks A.)

Pics are 2 inch by 1.33 inch. (Little)

Thank goodness for Carolee Alphas.

No embellishments other than the dymo and machine sewing. Too busy to need anything else.

Challenge 15

Well, i am gathering that you will all be waiting patiently for the next challenge to keep you busy over the supposedly coming wet weekend???


I am going to set a 'Season Challenge' this time.

With the first day of Spring only just a couple days away, and if you are anything like me, i love the thought of those lovely spring days arriving, and the winter ending.

So for your challenge make it of a Spring theme- whatever that may be or mean to you, how you see the season of Spring, be it the colours of the wild flowers coming out, the birds singing and nesting, the warmer sunny days, the end of wintery fires, wet clothes, or just the end of the footy season....... whatever, so ... "Spring to it"!!

Good Luck and we look forward to seeing all your pages!! AND i will try and get one onto the blog this week!!

pssssttttt....

don't worry girls. I haven't forgotten Meredith's challenge.
Am printing out the 18 photos atm that I have collected during the week. Another scavenger hunt for me. lots of fun.
will attempt to get LO done tonight so I can start fresh on Sue's tomorrow.
Keep tuned. The new challenge will be posted shortly.....

What has Judy been up to this week.

....no surprises for guessing......scrapping of course.

1. Judy's gone circular. and it looks great irl. The little links between the key and the pics are fabo. What a good idea.

2. Judy caught herself on camera by accident. She was taking a shot of the glasses in the window and she got herself instead. Makes for a interesting shot as u can see the glasses in the shot too.

3. Very Audrey Hepburn. This is Judy;s sister Sue as a bridesmaid ( I think I got that right).

Love the red. Very sophisticated. And I do love bling.

FYI

Hey bloggers. Lisa P from here is coming to the Scrap nite at the bakery next week. She would LOVE to meet as many as she can from the blog. so if you dont make it in to scrap, you better grab the credit card and come on in to shop, coffee and meet and say gday to Lisa.

huge effort Lisa, all the way from Wudinna, and she has GF in her association next day.

Sandra's on the job

Sandra has gone digi on us and wow wow wow. This girl can do ANYTHING!

I love the grunginess of that backing 'paper' and those little flowers are so cute! The bits of 'paper' staples to top right are excellent!!

Sandra says -

Please let everyone know... My House Doesn't Always Look Like This!!!

well i think this page is brilliant Sandra - you can scrap so stuff the housework!

(my motto in life anyway!)

if you can't read the journalling - click on the image to make it bigger

Tracey's many hats

Just finished my challenge layout and found it quite a challenge. Have managed to use up a chipboard frame that I have had for ages, although it is rather huge. I figure as parents we are qualified for any job we just need the certificate to say so!!

Too bloody right Tracey. Any job, any time, any where. I reckon we have a degree....esp in patience......

Your pp offsets the bw photos beautifully. doesnt take away from the shots at all. Great grid. 9 shots, title embellishments and still have a bit of 'white' space.

well done

Maryanne's job.

U funny chook. Love the 'domestically challenged' bit. LOL. I reckon we can all relate to that because boys will be husbands one day.

Clever cluster of buttons and just adore the ruler.

very minimalist.

;)