Challenge 5 - 'Blue & Brown'

Gday there! All waiting for another challenge?? Well this time it is going to be a simple challenge but with a difference.

While i have been scrapping through Rachel's 'baby' album, i so wanted to do a blue and brown page. I had some lovely kaiser papers that i was dying to use, and 'whammo' it all came together quite easily. I love blue and brown, so now i challenge you all to show me what you can do with the colour combination too!

All this talk about flowers on our pages - well that can be part of the challenge too.

Blue and brown AND a bloom or two.





Can't wait to see your ideas and pages.

Challenge ends - say - Wed 18th June.





EDITED BY AMANDA to add photo of Sue's page and to also add mine here too..... (lo and behold the same paper!) Many thanks to Sue for her rubon to complete this one!

maryanne's mini challenge page

Sorry Maryanne - i did recieve this earlier today but was out all day and then forgot to upload it before the bath/tea/bed crazy time in which i feel like strangling everyone and would MUCH rather be on the www uploading fantastic layouts!!

*deep breath*

sorry about the delay -eek..

anyways i think she has done a fantastic job on this. Many people are scared to mix flowers with boy pages but there are some wonderful examples out there on how this works....

Dee Molina has 2 boys and regularly useds blossoms ttp://molinamusings.typepad.com/

and Felicity Malyszko has one boy, a passion for brights and uses lots of flowers on her pages of her little one http://felicity-lifeslittlemoments.blogspot.com/

I love how Maryanne has used humour in her title and really punched the title home by making the boys into flowers. Great page and i am very thankful you DID send it to me!!!

In other news i would just like to send out a little wave to Karen who would have had a difficult day today at the vets with her beloved Bonnie. I hope it all went ok Karen.

my take on this one

Hey girls :)

Well after a busy weekend i managed to scrap this page following my challenge guidelines.

The black ribbon down the bottom (looks wonky here but isn't in real life), then there are two in the cluster up the top.

There are three photos and also three colours.

Also have tried to use the 10,30, 60 rule but as you can see by my page.....it is a rough guide only - you dont have to obsess over the percentages to make it work for you.

If anyone saw 'how to look good naked' tonight- the page might look kinda familiar. I got the inspiration for this one from a skirt the mum was wearing which was very WOW in it's design.

A great LO from Sandra.

To quote her comment from Meredith's post

talk about a challenge!!My stash is very small and I had to turn my house upside down for some ribbon! Finally one shoe lace and one wrecked xmas decoration later.... voila! 3 ribbons..(already had one)

Just goes to show what u can use when u are pushed a bit. Innovation is everywhere.

LOVE the shoelace idea.

Triple treat entry

Well I thought I'd have a go at this challenge and it was a bit tricky using 3 colours and 3 ribbons!! I probably don't use ribbon that often even though I have a collection of it!

I used

3 colours: red, green and white

3 ribbons: white one is under the red and white stripe and then the green fluffy one is around the pin.

3 photos

The journaling reads "Before you even sat down you asked Lee if you could have 'product' in your hair! You kept asking until you got it ... funny boy".

Hope we have a few more entries uploaded once Amanda returns from Coffin Bay!!

a weekend quickie

Challenge four is a little challenge - just a little something to get us through the next 3 days of non school, non footy/netball and will not have a prize attached.....as it is a mini challenge.

This will close on Monday night. No winners for this one but just something for you to do over the long weekend to get your mojo flowing.

Sue was going to set the next challenge but is away in Adelaide........so this mini project can tide us over until she gets back to set another.


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this mini challenge is to use

3 ribbons, 3 photos and 3 colours on your page. It can be any sized layout.

While we are at it I would like people to have a think about the 10, 30, 60 colour rule.

basically this is where you have one main colour used (60% of the colour on the page - it may well be the white cardstock for example on a minimilist page), the second colour is used not as much as the first (30%) and the third is only a smidge of accent colour (10%).

While this sounds awfully technical for scrapbooking....it works wonderfully and is SO easy to pull pages together using the right amounts of colour without overloading your mind. By using this rule your layouts will look very balanced and pleasing to the eye.

Remember that the rule is totally flexible. You can use ANY colours. The 60,30,10 amounts dont have to be EXACT - just a rough guess.

This is one rule that is used quite a lot in design and if you look very closely at pages that appear in magazines that use 3 colours.....scrappers use it a fair bit too (usually with out thinking about it)

So give this mini 3 challenge a go!

3 photos
3 ribbon
3 colours -

and if you feel adventurous you can try the 60, 30 ,10 rule too. Hopefully i have explained it ok here.

can't wait to come home from Coffins and see all the creations!

winner winner winner winner

taking a leaf from Meredith's book, I had 2 pj clad assistants draw the winner for Challenge 3 - Go Scrap Yourself -

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SANDRA

grrreeeeaaatttt stuff chick. Fantastic to see our self confessed addict has something to get her even more addicted. Nothing like feeding the habit is there. good on ya chick. Your prize pack will be on your doorstep this morning when I come in for my ice coffee (:D)

Huge thanks to Leonie from SCRAPWORKZ in Port Lincoln who was very happy to donate this prize. Leonie will be in the 5 Loaves Bakery in Cummins this coming Friday. Black Friday, the 13th, with at least half the shop. So come in, grab a coffee and get yourself some retail therapy. Or if would like to scrap email me on katmfirth@bigpond.com to book you a table. Only 5 left.
cheers and scrap madly.

and another one!

woohoo the entries are now flooding in!

Thanks Cassandra for taking the time to do the challenge. From your journalling it sounds as if you have been unwell - thanks so much for getting your creative juices flowing and making this amazing page. Difficult i know when you are feeling under the weather. What a fabulous job you have done though! Love the rub-on and the floral details!

Keep them coming girls - so nice to see some new names in here too (but still loving our 'old regulars' ;) )

another entry!

Thanks Amy for joining in our challenge. I know Tiff will be in raptures with the bling you have used on the page and the leaf accent looks brilliant. I love seeing everyones interpretation of the same sketch.....there are so many ways to make one thing look so different.

Thanks again Amy and good luck :)

a blue day

How appropriate on this cold, rainy day i recieve an email from the talented Karen with her challenge entry.....titled 'blue'

The journalling is so sad and strikes a note with me as we went through a similar situation with our labrador Chloe a couple of years ago.

Anyway Karen's family pet is sick......and her heartfelt journalling left a lump in my throat.

Here it is.

"Blue, is how Im feeling. My beautiful Bonnie is sick and may not recover. Im finding it hard knowing that she may not be with us much longer. 4th June 2008"

Thinking of you chook. A pet really is a part of your family and it is so hard to say goodbye.

challenge 3 countdown

Righto Scrappers. Get your skates on. We only have 2 entries for challenge 3. Closes midnight Friday night so get a wiggle on.

Dimensions of the page are 15 x 30 cm (6 x 12'). Self portrait LO

Rolled oats inspiration

When I bought this packet of rolled oats a few weeks ago I did so because I loved the design on the box!!

So today I finally decided to do a layout based on the box!!

The photo is a bit dark here, but I think you can get the idea. Journaling reads "Day one of school this is how you wore your shirt".

Oh and I have had a bowl of porridge ... with dried apricots mixed in and no yummy brown sugar (my favourite but trying to watch the sugar intake! ;-) )

Have you found some inspiration on a packet lately? Give it a go ... lets face it companies pay big dollars to designers so the designs must be okay!!

a note from Sandra

Today i recieved a fantastic email from Sandra. She has agreed to let me post it on here so sit back, grab a coffee and be inspired by this chook.



Hi Amanda and Tiff
Here is my latest layout... In my Daughter's Eyes.. Using the same papers as Tiffs.
I have applied so much of what I have already learnt on the blog and by looking at your layouts
for eg
song as inspiration.. In my daughter's eyes by Martina Mc Bride
Butterflies.. from guess who :)
Lace from Amanda's 'Play' layout
'thumbing' the paper to curl and distress it
The Noteworthy paper that I won.... thanks girls ... love it!!
staples staples staples
dymo.. love it too
have now got the confidence to sew on the page (butterfly's trail)
Inking the 'chipboard' bracket (actually it isn't chipboard but card from Ally (she uses it for her mini albums.. easy to cut out.. used a stencil for the shape..I think I will be using this more often..so easy!
and there is heaps more...
but the most important thing I have learnt is to be more confident..and try things I haven't done before. 'its only paper' :) from Amandas post.
Thanks girls for all the inspiration!
Sandra



hasn't Sandra done a BLOODY FANTASTIC job? wow.

She has come such a long way in a few weeks there is absolutely NO stopping her now!

My challenge page!

Hello again,





Well I finally got around to doing a page last night!

Photo by Amanda Hall.

Journaling reads "I love to laugh", tag behind photo says "always have and will".

It was a bit weird doing a page 6 x 12 inches. I have seen a couple in magazines and hadn't tried it so thanks Tiff!!

Hope we see some more entries in the next two days as the close date for challenge three is the 6th June (I think!!).

Prize for previous challenge (No 2)

Now Karen has probably been wondering where her prize winged its way too as she hasn't received it yet!! You will be receiving it very soon Karen.

The prize for the previous challenge (No 2) is a $15 voucher to The Shabby Chic Shack at Lock.

If you are ever in Lock or would like to visit a great scrapbooking shop make sure you head to see the girls at the Shabby Chic Shack. They always have new goodies arriving!!

They also put out an e-mailed newsletter and have recently been sending e-mails with photos of new products just in so send them an e-mail to get "on the list"!!
Brigette at siebert@eyreonline.com or Jo at schell@eyreonline.com

Better get back to my current challenge page before I miss the boat.

I have heard a few whispers about the next challenge too!! ;-) Stay tuned!

I am so transparent.

Now I am excited by this LO.

It's an A4 transparency. I was inspired by a LO by Kim Ogden in For Keeps Issue 66, pg 74.

I had hassles originally with a thicker transparency. The ink from the printer wouldn't dry on it. Bugger I thought. There goes that idea.

Then 'light bulb' moment.

I have transparencies that I can print on so why don't lay one over the other and sandwich the photos in the middle. Now I can see all of the flourishes as well instead of the photos covering part of them up. I used a mini brad in 2 of the corners to hold both together and sewed the other corners. Just as an added interest I popped out a little mirror from a powder compact and 'viola' I have my LO done.

A bit of a trick to photograph it well. I leaned it up against a panel on my door in the morning light but I hope you can see the 'transparent' side of it.

And I LOVE it.

two more entries for challenge THREE just in

Thanks to Sue and Maryanne for stepping out of their comfort zones and scrapping gorgeous pages about themselves.

LOVE what you have both done!

Maryanne has used her dymo - can you tell that it is my most fav. scrap thing!??? So naturally i think her page is awesome. Great photo and excellent spin on the topic too. The patterned paper as a back ground is also great and OMG is that paint swiped along the edge? Jeepers - amazing stuff.

Sue love love love the contrast between papers, cardstock and the colours of the flowers. It all looks so amazing and eye catching. Simply stunning! That pink just pops right out at you!

So you can see - with one sketch there are so many variations....Truely amazing to see each persons interpretation. One is no more 'right' than the other - and yet they were all inspired by one sketch.

great work girls :)

And yes - lurkers please say hello!!

intro

Hiya all. How about all the sight seers out there introduce yourselves. Let's not have any lurkers but a big bunch of happy scrappers.
sooo.... intro yourselves.
looking forward to hearing from you.
:D

a shift with Sue and Amanda

Last Friday i had the delight of working with Sue at the hospital. She is one of my most favourite people to work with for a heap of reasons.

1. she is a great nurse
2. very supportive
3. works hard and pitches in
4. she is a nice calming person to be around
5. she is a friend
6. SHE IS A SCRAPPER.

We do have very funny converstations and it isn't unusual for our shift to run something like this :

A: Sue can you come and help me turn Mrs X?
S : yep sure

(as we are doing it)

A: ooooooh i was in Leonies the other day and saw she had some new *insert exciting product*

(conversation that follows for the next 10 minutes is on new and exiting products)


S: Mr W needs some panadol Amanda.
A: Ok sure - am onto it..............oh hey did you see on the scraptac site they are having a massive sale?

(conversation follows on online sales and recent www purchases)

At coffee break
S: oooh i finished off my Rachael album!
A: omg did you? Where is it? Did you bring it in?
S: nope forgot to. (then promises to bring it next time)

A: well i bought some stuff to show off........(pulls out big bag overflowing with scrap stuff)
S: *eyes bulging* oh wowsers.

(next 20 minutes discussing bits and bobs in bag. Then analysing Sue's latest magazine she brought to flick through)

later on -

A: Can you do a set of obs on Mr P for me please?
S: yep sure.

A: *eyes glazed over* oh look at this graph paper (that we write obs on) ................ i can feel a page coming on



honestly i really love working with Sue. We have some fun times and i am certain that all the other nurses think we are totally nuts. Luv ya Sue *mwah*

batty on butterflies

Another one with the butterfly theme.

Thought you may like a peek.

The gorgeous pattern paper came from Scrapworkz in Port Lincoln