Challenge no.25 - Recycling at SCRAP AFRICA

Sjoe it's been a hectic few days in the Sharp household!! What with getting Caide all packed up and ready to go back to boarding school, getting Jamie ready for Grade 1 and Bryce ready for his last year of Primary School, I must confess to being rather knackered! Roll on weekend!!

So....just a quick post to share the latest SCRAP AFRICA challenge with you. It's a fabulous challenge, one I know you will all have fun with......RECYCLE!!

You need to use at least one recycled item on your project. Create a card, layout or altered piece, that has a recycled item and please tell us what that item is.

Here is the layout I created for this challenge. I used a clothing tag for my recycled item!

Billie-Jean (one of our lovely DT member's) has put together a lovely prize for this challenge:

Please take the time to stop by the SCRAP AFRICA blog before you get going on this challenge. Our team members have really outdone themselves with their projects for this challenge!! You have until the 31st of January to play along, can't wait to see what you create :)

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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"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.

Challenge #49 - Angels & Fantasy at Southern Girls

Oooops, sorry I am late in posting this. Unfortunately all my DT's have their challenges on a Thursday, and what with my birthday and other distractions I didn't get this up on the day!!!

So, the latest challenge at Southern Girls is ANGELS & FANTASY!!! I chose to do a layout for this challenge, about my little angel Jamie!!

I totally LOVE this page and photos of Jamie, we did a little photo session out in the veld across the road from our house, and he posed so well for me!!!

I am totally smitten with the Studio Calico Mr Huey mists I bought from Scrapbook Studio, they are a top quality product!!!! Go and get yours HERE!!!

So I urge you to go and visit the Southern Girls Challenge Blog to find more inspiration from the rest of the DT girls, we can't wait to see your lovely creations!!! Have a great week everyone :)