Two Hearts.......Scrapology January Challenge.

Happy New Year to you :) And what a fab way to kick off the new year...... with a super new challenge from Scrapology This month the DT have been challenged to create layouts using Badges ( button badges) after being totally inspired by a fab layout by Michelle, you can find her blog here http://momma-paparazzi.blogspot.com/
Here is my DT offering....in my favourite colours of course LOL!

I used various papers, texture paste and a mask, acrylic paint, wooden hearts, bling, blossoms, stickers....and of course a couple of button badges.

I really REALLY enjoyed making this page and hope you would like to enter the challenge. If you pop over to Scrapology you can see my fellow teamies DT stunning creations.....such talent and such lovely ladies xx
This is Michelle's original layout that inspired us.

And here is our lovely Lynn's sketch for you to go by.

So....there you go. If you would like to play along and be in the running for a wonderful prize, then pop over to the blog and please use the sketch as inspiration....good luck everyone xxx

P is for Peeking Elements....March Challenge at Scrapology.

Spring is just around the corner and that can only mean one thing....we have just rolled into March!!! It doesn't seem 5 minutes ago that it was Christmas does it? So, over at Scrapology this month we have had the lovely pleasure of lifting a gorgeous layout by our very own Lovely Lynn
Her technique was to have elements peeking out from behind somewhere on the layout and also to follow the sketch provided of her original, lovely layout.
I made 2 layouts for this month( both using the same photo infact!!) and this is my first ( and favourite) one.
 

I broke out some old Basic Grey paper....from the Curio range I believe. I backed the photo onto a torn piece of pizza box and swiped it with some Texture Paste and then added some flowers cut from a sheet of Curio....a little ripping, scrunching, tearing  here and there and tucking in some bits and bobs and that was about it really :)

I added a pearly swirl which I cut into pieces to make it stretch further ;)

Lynn's beautiful original page that we lifted and the sketch we would like you to work from.

If you pop over to the Scrapology blog you can see the beautiful pages created for you by the DT and who knows, hopefully it will inspire you to join in the challenge.

So....that's a cool sketch to use...and have fun with creating some peeking elements....and you have right the way round til April 5th to enter. the weekend is right upon us so why not make the most of your time and have a play with your lush paper stash over the weekend...if your layout wins there is a fab prize up for grabs!

Warmest wishes Anita xx

T is for Texture Paste....Feb Challenge at Scrapology

This month over at Scrapology we are lifting a beautiful layout by Heather Jacob  and we are being challenged to use Texture paste on our pages.
 I have never used this product but have often admired other peoples work using it. Well what can I say?? I LOVED playing with it and I really REALLY enjoyed making this layout. I cannot remember the last time I felt like this about a page and I know it probably sounds daft, but I really feel like my mojo could well be rolling back to me....hopefully :).

Probably helped that I played with my absolute favourite colours too lol and also broke out some old OLD stash that I have had for a long time....that little plaque is from the very early Basic Grey days...not sure if its Motifica or Sublime, but it is def old lol.

I used a 12 x 12 Harlequin mask to spread the paste through and added in some teal acrylic paint in patches. I broke out my old seed and bugle beads and glued down in patches too....waste not want not! LOL....looks a little like eyelashes doesn't it.

A sprinkling of bling, blossoms and yummy AC Thickers ( again in my absolute fave colour!!)

I printed out some butterflies that were over on the awesome Swirlydoos site and then 'Stickled' them up.

Here is Heather's original, beautiful page that we were lucky enough to lift....gorgeous isn;t it!

And here is the sketch that we worked from.

Why not pop over to the Scrapology blog and look at the beautiful examples by the DT....we would LOVE to have you play along with us for this months challenge and you have until 5th March to enter

 

Jill at Cardinal Colours has come up with another fabulous prize this month.

Embossing Paste in Matt Black
and Glossy White
and some
applicator sponges.

                                                           So....come on, get 'pasting!'

A little sneaky peek.....

Here is a little looky at what we have coming up for Feb over at Scrapology
It really is a fab challenge and it got my mojo rolling again :)....so pop over and have a look at the rest of the DT sneaks and hopefully you will come along for the reveal on 1st Feb.
 

And don't forget there is still time for you to join in on our January Challenge to use Tags and the sketch and you could win the super prize kindly donated to us from the lovely Jill at Cardinal colours

Have a super sunday xxx

Someone to love...is family. January Scrapology Challenge

Yay.....I have had a little visit from my vacant mojo fairy( she cleared off months ago :( ). So I made this layout for our January challenge over at Scrapology
The theme is T is for tags and we have lifted a fabby layout by Elaine Rolf.
I used up scrips and scraps of paper left overs from other layouts....some Bo Bunny Timepeice and some Simple Stories Generations, based on a sheet of Kraft Bazill.

I inked, spritzed, distress stickled, shimmer sprayed and stamped and made some fabric flowers. I used my SU doily stamps ( had them for some time and not yet used them!!) and I made the tags from some un-used Christmas gift tags and used the reverse of them

This month we are using tags on our layouts and following a sketch ( shown below) . We have been lucky enough to lift this lovely layout by Elaine Rolf , you can see more of her super work by clicking on her name and visiting her blog.

 

So why not pop over to Scrapology and see all the super layouts from the lovely DT girls and our guest member for this month.

We hope you will join in the fun and enter the challenge by creating a layout using the sketch and some Tags.

The challenge closes at midnight on 5th February 2013

Please create a new layout for this challenge - no back links will be accepted.

Prize available to UK residents only.

Looking forward to seeing what you all make - good luck.

 

Warmest Wishes

Anita xxx

N is for Netting! Scrapology August Challenge

This month at Scrapology we have the pleasure of lifting a wonderful page by Toni AKA 2 Dogs, you can visit her inspirational blog here

 Here is my DT offering for this month.
I chose to scrap this photo of Lauren, taken by a friend whilst she was on holiday in Italy with her Year 10 schoolfriends. It was on a day trip into Verona, where they saw several street entertainers amongst other things. She had a super holiday( her first time abroad!!) and I really must get round to scrapping more photos of it for her.

 I used a sheet of MME Madison Avenue "Happily ever after" and added a doily, which I misted with 2 colours of Cosmic Shimmers. I also die cut some hinges which I painted gold and heat embossed with clear UTEE, then added butterflies and blossoms( I saw this sort of idea some time ago online but sadly cannot remember where to be able to credit them :( ). I frilled up a long strip of netting and placed behind the photo and also made a flower using the tulle netting too.

I also created 2 flowers using pink organza circles that I singed the edges of with a tealight and popped a gem in the centre. The title was die cut, I popped on a couple of organza bows and then I liberally splashed about some pink Stickles in various places to finish the page off.

Here is Toni's original lovely layout that inspired us...........

And here is the sketch we worked from.

PRIZE TIME

  Jill at Cardinal Colours has come up with another fabulous prize this month.

A4 pieces of textured netting, 2 each of yellow, orange, pink and purple and Liquid Pearls in Rouge. Royal Blue, Cantaloupe, Majestic Purple and Baby Blue. ( Thank you so much for your generosity once again Jill xxx)

Would love to see you enter the challenge by creating a layout using the sketch and some netting please. 

Prize available to UK residents only.

So get scrappy....we look forward to seeing your lovely creations

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Oooh a little sneak.....and

a trip to Hastings. This is just a little sneak peak of my DT page for the August Challenge that will be running from 1st August of at Scrapology
 

If you pop along here you will get a little taste of what my other DT team-mate lovlies have got lined up for your delight.

I thought I would share just a few pics of a recent trip to Hastings with our girlies.


 Hmmmmmm.....chloe thought it would be a good idea to go for a massive sugar overload!

 I however didn't! And refused to let her loose inside the shop and said she could lick the window instead!!!! Wicked Mummy that I am ;) LOL

Here is one of the cliffside trams. I did travel on one a few years ago, but I was too chicken to do it again.....not my idea of fun I have to say, although lovely to look at and watch.

Lauren's favourite part of any trip to any seafront is always a visit to the cockle parlours....eeewwwww!

And Chloe's is always ALWAYS a trip to the arcades.....she brought several of these little fellas home with her.

Lauren however liked the look of this machine a bit more ;)

She also spent time eye-ing up the local talent along the seafront.......

                                         ............she just can't leave the boys alone.....................

  

just before we left the skies opened up and the winds blew in, so it was just the right time to leave.

Have a super weekend, whatever you are up to. xxxx

Y is fr Yarn over at Scrapology

This month ( much to my delight) we are once again lifting a beautiful layout by my favourite scrapper, Gabrielle Pollaco ( please do pop along and check out her truly inspirational blog)..

I have been busting to scrap this photo of my scrumptious, youngest niece, Madison and when I saw these lush new Crate Paper sheets in the Little Bo Peep collection I just knew that I HAD to use them for this challenge and scrap this gorgeous little bundle of pink fun.
I even had a go at making something from Pergamano and created the little frilly dress....not sure I really have the patience required for it though , so this is probably the only layout you will see it on LOL

 The added challenge was use some sort of yarn on our pages, so I took a reel of silver metallic thread and drew stripes on it with a Hot Pink Promarker....and made a sort of Bakers Twine. I layered up various blossoms and punched out some leaf sprigs and a deco fan edge strip, then added a few dots of Liquid Pearls here and there.

I cut a circle of corrugated card ( from the front flap of a pizza box LOL,) then sprayed with a white mister and edged with Liquid Pearls

and also did a fair bit of fussy cutting of baby clothes, little chicks etc. i really REALLY enjoyed this challenge.

Here is Gabrielle's original, stunning page that we lifted............

And here is the sketch we worked from......................

Why not pop over to the Scrapology blog and see what all the other lovely DT members have created for this months challenge...there really is some truly wonderful work there.

You have until the beginning of Aug to enter this comp, so get cracking......or should I say Get Scrapping! We would LOVE to see what you create, so please do not forget to share your work with us and you could be in with winning this months prize, once again from Jill at Cardinal Colours.

Warmest Wishes
Anita xxx

A Taste of things to come......

thought I would share a teeny sneak of the new upcoming Scrapology challenge .......can you tell what it is yet??.........