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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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 :)

Challenge no.18 - Stencils, Paint and Paste

So I was a bad girl and didn't get my SCRAP AFRICA DT page loaded to our team blog before the cut-off time!! I had created a page for the challenge, but just hadn't gotten around to taking photos yet, so here is my take on the challenge, late, but I am still going to blog about it!! I had SO much fun with this challenge, and am delighted with the way the page turned out. I cut a target shape with my Silhouette Cameo, sprayed some temporary adhesive to the back and then sprayed my cardstock with some Mr Huey's Color Mist. I absolutely ADORE this effect, and will be using this technique again soon!! 

   

 

 

I also totally adore these photos of Jamie and his little friend Nikki, she has such spunk that child, and constantly has me in stitches. The 2 get on so well.

So I hope you will find the time to play along with us, it is a great challenge!!!

Look at the prizes up for offer!! 

 

We have some yummy giveaway goodies from the Scrap and Card Boutique:

Scrap and Card boutique

1 chippie border

1 mirrored embellishment

1 mini album including mini papers inside the album

1 large gem butterfly embellishment

1 packet of brads and rhinestones

1 alphabet sticker sheet

1 chipboard sticker sheet

1 paper sticker sheet

1 acrylic stamp set

1 mini day book including papers, embellishments inside the album

1 fabric sticker pack

1 chipboard banner kit

12 sheets of paper

Wow, this is such a super prize! Thanks so much Scrap and Card Boutique for these wonderful goodies!

Evgenia has kindly also offered some wonderful play things.

Please stop by the SCRAP AFRICA blog for more inspiration from the other DT girls (wow they are super talented!!), also link your layout there. You have until the 30th of June to play along!

I am hosting the latest challenge at SCRAP AFRICA, please play along with me!!

Hi ladies, it's been lovely being a bit more active on my blog!!

Soooooo, I am hosting the latest challenge at SCRAP AFRICA, and I would LOVE for you to play along!!! The challenge is to use the following on your page:

Black and White photo's, Triangles and Confetti!!!

 

I had a blast putting my layout together for this challenge, check it out!!

 

 

 

 

(I put my confetti in a little bag which I sewed onto my page)

 

 (The triangles I used are in the form of a banner) 

There is a SUPERB prize up for grabs for one randomly selected lady who enters this challenge, check it out!!

 

 2 Crafty strives to offer affordable and versatile laser cut chipboard products to the Australian and International Craft market.

2Crafty’s products are manufactured here in Australia and offer products suitable for scrapbooking, cardmaking, altered art, invitations and mixed media, and with over 1000 designs, every area has been covered.

2Crafty’s owner Vanessa, stumbled on the demonstration of the laser cutter at one of the Sydney craft fairs back in 2006 and although her background was Human Resources and payroll her creative mind could see unlimited possibilities and so began her journey into the world of a craft wholesaler.

2Crafty designs are supported both locally and in the overseas market and Vanessa strives to offer the highest level of customer support, and is happy to discuss personalized orders with customers via their local scrapbooking store.

2Crafty also offers a fabulous blog that is updated weekly with projects created from its wonderful Design Team with both local and international designers which includes the very talented Di Garling, Chantal Vandenberg, Elena Olinevich, Fiona Johnstone, Keren Tamir, Leonie Neale-Dawson, Linda Eggleton.

The 2Crafty website, although a wholesale website, offers you a birds eye view of all the wonderful designs that it offers. Make sure you check out the stockist list and don’t be afraid to ask your local store to order products that they may not have in stock.

 

 

O.K., so after seeing that awesome prize you really want to play along right?!?! We would LOVE you to!!!

Please stop by the SCRAP AFRICA blog for more inspiration from the rest of the DT girls, as well where to link your layout. Can't wait to stop by your blog and see what you create!!!! xxxx

Challenge no.15 - Cardstock @ SCRAP AFRICA

Wow, my can't believe it has been so long since I updated my blog. Life has REALLY been hectic in this neck of the woods!!!!

Anyway, moving right along, the latest challenge at SCRAP AFRICA is live, and is another wonderful challenge!!!

Use only plain card stock, NO patterned papers. But you are asked to use at least 3 colors of card stock or more if you want to...and these you can alter by stamping or embossing, whatever way you want to.

 

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

 

 

 

 

THE PRODUCTS I USED ON MY PAGE ARE:

Star Stamps - Hero Arts

Buttons - A Flair for Buttons

Camera Chippies & Mist - Studio Calico

My beloved Silhouette Calico

 

Please take a moment and stop by the SCRAP AFRICA blog for more inspiration from the other awesome DT girls, as well as a look at the lovely prizes up for grabs. You have until the 31st of March to play along with this challenge, so get your scrapping shoes on and come and play with us!!!!

Workout 81 - I am So Thankful @ ScrapFIT

Hi friends. I have been awfully quiet on the blog front, but it's been with good reason. I had my sister and her sweet girls visiting for a week (we had such a lovely time together!!), and then went down the coast for Christmas. We are now back home, enjoying some relaxing time by the pool, and just enjoying the quiet time before we go back to work on Wednesday next week.

Anyway, I am back to share a layout I created for Workout #81 at ScrapFIT. I gotta say, I adore these photos of my youngest son Jamie, he really does hold my heart very firmly in his little hands!!!!

For this layout I used a gorgeous layout by Maggie Holmes as my inspiration, whenever I see her new layouts posted over at STUDIO CALICO I am inspired to scrap!!!! I used some lovely ENMARC chippies on this page.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, for those who take the time to comment, "thank-you", it means a lot to me!!!

Smiles,

My last layout for Sketches in Thyme!!!!

Hi all. Happy weekend to you. I am back to share my last layout as a member of the SKETCHES IN THYME DT, I have decided to scale back on my DT's at this point in my life, and just scrap, when I want, and how I want. I have been on the SKETCHES IN THYME DT for 2 terms, and have really enjoyed my time there, I will miss it :)

Here is the page I put together with the latest sketch:

 

I must say this has to be one of my faves I have ever created for my son Caide, it has a funky trendy hip vibe to it, which I feel is perfect for his "finally thirteen" page. Do you like it?

Here is the sketch we got to play with, as per usual I adapted it to a one page layout!!

We would REALLY love for you to play along with us!!! Once you have created your layout link it at the SKETCHES IN THYME blog!!!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend. GOOOOOO SHARKS!!! :)

I remember

I should have scrapped this special photo ages ago!!!! When I saw Challenge # 73 - "I remember" over at ScrapFIT I immediately thought of this photo of me, my Mom and grandparents taken in 2001. Poppy passed away in 2002, and I miss him every day. My sweet Gran who is 82 has really not been well the last year or so, and it breaks my heart. They both did so so much for us as kids growing up. My Mom was a single parent, and they picked up a lot of the slack. Poppy taught me how to drive, and he gave me away at my wedding. They were/are very special grandparents, and I hope to be able to be as great a grandparent to my own grandkids one day!!!

I also signed up for my first class, it's called Trendspotting, and is being hosted by Lisa Truesdell and Kelly Noel over at Studio Calico. I must say I totally love both of these ladies styles of scrapping so I was super excited when I saw they were hosting a class together. I used a few techniques that are going to be taught in this class. With the class you get a bunch of gorgeous cut files, the banner and triangles are both from the class!!

I hope you all have a wonderful week. It's going to be a great one for us in the Sharp household. It's a nice short week, and we are visiting family down the coast!! :)

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 :)

My first layout using my Silhouette Cameo!!! :)

Oh wow, I have gotta say I am in LOOOOVVVVEEE with this machine, it is amazing. The sky is the limit for my scrapping now!! I had so much fun playing with my new toy yesterday, just learning to use it and cutting lots of lovely shapes and words. It is awesome, and I am super chuffed with it :)

So I decided to use the latest Sketchabilities sketch to create a page, using elements cut with the Silhouette.

Aren't these photos of my two youngest just too sweet for words??? I also used some Enmarc Crafts embellies and paper on my page so I can play along at their Ning site, which can be found HERE. 

So, just a short but sweet post from me today, I am off to play some more!!! :)

A layout for a ScrapFIT challenge

Hello all, how are you on this wonderful day?? I am feeling very happy and blessed at the moment, it really is the most wonderful feeling :)

So today I am going to share a layout with you that I created for the Color Inspiration Challenge over at ScrapFIT. This looks like a really fun site, and I have now loaded their link to my sidebar so I can be up to date with all of their challenges :)

Here is my page :

This is my youngest, Jamie, getting his first professional haircut, as you can see from the look on his face he felt VERY important!! Too sweet :)

Here is the picture that was used for the color inspiration challenge.

This was a layout, that was fun to put together, from start to finish. So happy with the way it turned out!!!

I will be back later on in the week with new challenges from all of my DT's :) Until then, crafty smiles and hugs