Sketch Challenge no.25 at SCRAP AFRICA!!

Morning Everyone

Welcome to 2014! We wish you many blessings, prosperity and health for this coming year! We also wish you an abundance of creativity and inspiration! Thanks so much for the support you have given us at SCRAP AFRICA, we hope to have many new participants in 2014!

We have a super fun sketch for you to play with as our first challenge of the year. Here is the page I put together with this sketch!!

 

I had an absolute ball putting this page together, this is Jamie (my youngest), and his two BFF's. They really do have a special and sweet relationship!

Here is the fun sketch:

And the prize for one randomly selected participant:

And I leave you with this wonderful image, hope you are inspired to play along with us over and over again in 2014 :)

The closing date for entries for this challenge is 14 January 2014, once done please link your layout at the SCRAP AFRICA blog. Sending you lots of love and happiness for the year ahead

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Challenge no.23 - "White with a Pinch Of..." at SCRAP AFRICA

Today's challenge at SCRAP AFRICA is "White with a pinch of..." and is about creating a project that is 90% white and 10% any other colours.

Here is the layout I created for this challenge. Sorry the quality of my photos aren't too great, the lens of my carmera is broken, and I have to kinda hold it on when taking a photo. I hope to have a new lens sometime next week!

 

We hope you are inspired and really look forward to seeing what you create!

As always we also have some goodies up for grabs. A random winner will win these goodies to play with.

The first prize pack:

 

The second prize pack:

 

You have until 30 November to submit your projects.

To boost your chances for the giveaway prizes, please like our FaceBook page and also upload your project on our FaceBook page, as well as on the Link Up! This will get you 2 entries into the prize draw! ;-)

We look forward to seeing some new enteries for this challenge. Please take the time to stop by the SCRAP AFRICA blog before you get going with your layout, you will be truly inspired by the gorgeous layouts created by the rest of the DT!!

Challenge no.21 - Washi Tape and Twine at SCRAP AFRICA

Ooooops, I am 2 days late in posting about this challenge. It has been SO hectic around these parts of late that my lil ole blog has been terribly neglected!

Anyway, a quick post before I go and start supper to share my take on the latest SCRAP AFRICA challenge - WASHI TAPE & TWINE!

 

 

 

There is a lovely prize from the Scrapbook Studio, and a random winner will win this gift voucher.

http://www.scrapbookstudio.co.za/

a certificate for 250 Rand (approximately 25USD), which can be used by foreign participants as well.

You have until the 30th September to upload your projects.

What an AWESOME prize!!! SCRAPBOOK STUDIO is one of my fave places to shop, Cariena stocks LOADS of wonderful products!!!

When you are done with your project link up at the SCRAP AFRICA blog.

Can't wait to see what you put together!!!

Sketch # 21 at SCRAP AFRICA!

Happy Spring to all of those in the Southern Hemisphere!! Yesterday and today have been absolutely gorgeous days weather wise here in my little corner of the world. I hope you are enjoying the weather wherever you may be!

Today I am here to share my take on the latest sketch at SCRAP AFRICA. I put this layout together a little while back, it was a Friday afternoon, and I thoroughly enjoyed my afternoon of crafting. I love the whole concept behind scrapbooking, and I am so glad it is a big part of my life!

 

 

 This layout makes me smile!! These photos were taken in January this year, before my oldest boy went back to school. As you can see, he hadn't had his back-to-school haircut yet ;)

This is our sketch for September:

 

Look at the awesome prizes up for grabs for 2 lucky randomly selected participants in this challenge!!

 

 

We would LOVE for you to play along with us!!!! You have until September the 14th to do so, once you are done, link your project to the SCRAP AFRICA BLOG.

I can't wait to see what you create :)

Sketch # 18 at SCRAP AFRICA!!

Sketch # 18 is up and live over at the SCRAP AFRICA blog, and once again Evgenia outdid herself with this fun sketch. I am still so happy to be on this amazing team!!!

Here is the layout I put together for this challenge!!

 

 

 

This is the gorgeous sketch we got to play with, I rotated my layout, so I would be able to use the cute K & Company paper that was just PERFECT for the photo I wanted to use!

 

We have some wonderful goodies up for grabs, and thanks again to Fabscraps for providing us with some giveaway goodies.

The other awesome prize!!

We hope that you will play along with us, and have a chance to win some of these goodies.

You have until the 14th June to create your masterpiece!!

 

Check out the SCRAP AFRICA for some stunning inspiration from the rest of the DT girls!!

 

Sketch # 11 is live at SCRAP AFRICA!!!

Our latest sketch is up and running over at SCRAP AFRICA. It's another goodie I tell ya!!!! I am blown away by the lovely layouts designed by ALL our DT girls for this challenge,  please do your self a favour and drop by the SCRAP AFRICA blog to see all the gorgeous layouts on display!!!!

Onto my page:

I had loads of fun with this layout!!!

PRODUCTS USED:

My beloved Silhouette Cameo

AC Thickers

Prima flowers

Washi tape

Enmarc chippies - the adorable little feet and name plate (go and have a look at their lovely shop!!!)

Studio Calico - Camera

HERE is the fun sketch you get to play with!!!!

Now look what you can win:))) Both prizes will be drawn randomly:

Sponsors:

FabScraps  prize

and South African online shop Shoestring Scrapbooking

You have 2 weeks to play with this sketch!!!!

Can't wait to see what you create, once you have completed your layout link it over at the SCRAP AFRICA blog!!!

"Friends" tutorial as promised!

Hi all, a very early morning post today. Hope you had a lovely weekend. Mine was just lovely, we had family with us, celebrating my Mom's 60th Birthday. I tried really hard to give her a special spoily weekend, cause she really is the best Mom in the world!

As promised I am back with my Friends tutorial. All product used in this tutorial is available from SCRAPBOOK STUDIO. Do yourself a favor and check out their shop!!!

STEP 1:

I decided to base this layout on one large focal photo. The idea for this came from the lovely large “Friends” rub-on that was included in the kit. I had just the photo to use, this one taken of my son and his classmates on their recent class tour. I decided not to change the colour of the photo to sepia this time, and work instead with the lovely bright colours in the photo. The main colours I chose to use are green red & blue.

STEP 2:

Once again I turned to my trusty (and well loved) Studio Calico Mr Huey Color Mists. I used the colour Real Red and used a Tim Holtz mask called “Compass”. I thought this mask was perfect to work with my travel themed layout! I purchased both of these items from Scrapbook Studio!

STEP 3:

I love my punches, and used this Knock-Outs Bracket punch by American Crafts to create a lovely subtle effect on the edge of the lovely red houndstooth patterned paper included in the kit. These punches are gorgeous and are also available from Scrapbook Studio!

STEP 4:

These Enmarc Crafts rub-ons were perfect to go around the edge of my photo, some of the wording was just right for the vibe I was trying to create on my layout. I have always been a bit weary of South African produced rub-on’s, but these went on like butter!!!

STEP 5:

As per my previous tutorials I used white embossing powder, which I heated and then inked some Tim Holtz Distress Ink in the colour Peeled Paint over the image. I then fussy cut around the edge of the cute little sun!

STEP 6:

I adhere some of the elements of my layout. I popped the sun up with some foam tape, it fit perfectly in the centre of the compass mask. 

STEP 7:

I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut some circles for my layout!

STEP 8:

For me, this is the most fun part of putting together a layout, adding all the bits and bobs. I ended up using some of the gorgeous FabScraps alphapbet stickers to add the words “dbn tour”, as well as another Enmarc rub-on. I cut some arrows with my Silhouette and attached them with my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher. I purchased this mini stapler at Scrapbook Studio a while back, and I have got to say I LOVE this little thing, I used it on my layouts, all-the-time!! I see it’s still in stock at Scrapbook Studio!!!

And here it is, the end result, a fun bright and happy layout. I hope you have gained some ideas from my tutorial.

There were so many yummy goodies included in this kit, if you would like to order it (or more info on the kit), email Scrapbook Studio at this address: sales@scrapbookstudio.co.za with September DT kit in the Subject Line.

I am now a Designer for Scrap Africa!!! :)

A couple of weeks ago Evgenia from Scrap Africa sent me an e-mail asking me if I would like to be a part of their team. Of course I said "YES PLEASE". I have loved this site since they first established it. Their challenges are always fun, and sometimes require you to think a little out of the box, the sketches are always super inspiring. I am so happy and excited to be a part of this team, and look forward to the fun journey I am going to be taking with them!!

So, for my first challenge I have created a layout for Sketch # 5. Here is my layout :

This layout is about my youngest son Jamie, and how he calls me "my sweetheart" rather than Mom. It started more than a year ago, I am not sure why, but I absolutely love it. It makes my heart very very happy!!

Most of the product I used is from the Year-O-Graphy range from Simple Stories. I bought a whole bunch of product from this range from Scrapbook Studio and LOVE it!!!! So fun and easy to work with!! The border punch is also from Scrapbook Studio and is a Knock Out punch by American Crafts, it is called Notebook I think, and has become my firm favourite!! The lovely doilies are from Evgenia's Etsy shop, you can view her lovely products HERE.

So here is the lovely sketch we got to play with -

Isn't it lovely!!!! So, we really would love for you to play along with us, I know I have lots of lovely scrappy friends out there who would have fun this!! Go and check out the Scrap Africa blog, and see where you can link your creation when finished!! While you are there, please also become a Follower, I would be so happy if you did xx

Thanks for sharing in my happy news, I hope you have enjoyed your time here at my blog :)