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

Meeting Maddie....and a couple of cards to welcome her.

Well I have been to meet Maddie now...and was lucky enough to have a cuddle with ( I am such a lucky Aunti!) she is just soooo teeny, I am sure neither of our girls were that small! Although they must have been as they were both considerably smaller that that at birth! So hard to remember or imagine.

Anyway, I made a couple of cards today, one for her Mummy and Daddy and one for her big Sister and Big Brothers, so I thought I would share them here :)

The first one is for her Mummy and Daddy, I used some Bazzill Bling ( from Cardinal Colours),
papers from Basic Grey 'Blush' collection, the image is a Penny Black coloured with my Promarkers ( again all colours available from Cardinal Colours).
I have used AC Foam Thickers for her name and coated with some Stickles, also used some Liquid Pearls. The little butterflies were from a MS punch and the circular sentiment is by Craftwork Cards


And this is the card I made for Maddie's Big Sister and Big Brothers :)
It's another Penny Black, again coloured with Promarkers and with another CC sentiment. I have a large square sheet of bling and have cut off 2 strips which I used around the edge of the image and although you can't see it, the whole card is really sparkly as I have sprayed it with Spray and Sparkle....so pretty...honest!


So anyway, here she is! Isn't she gorgeous? So teeny and pretty and soft...and she has that divine new baby smell, THE best smell in the world!

Welcome to big wide world dear little Maddie, I hope its filled with love, laughter, happiness and lots and lots of cuddles....especially from me ;)

Can you tell I am smitten?

T is for Texture on a Double Layout over at Scrapology.

This month we are challenging you to use texture on your layouts, while scraplifting a fab, fun and bright double layout by Stacey Hansen.
We would also like to see you add some texture to your layout, this can be in the form of fabrics, lumpy embellishments, chipboard, embossing, just anything you like to add
texture and dimension to your layout :)

Here is my layout for the DT this month, I thoroughly enjoyed letting loose with lumpy bits LOL.
The photos were taken on holiday back in the Summer, the girls had some chocolate facemasks and we had a right giggle with them ( it was Chloe's first time trying one on!)
They thought they would be kind and share a bit with me by swiping their cheeks against mine when they gave me a hug!! Bless em!

Here are a couple of close up's.
I painted the bubble wrap with some cream acrylic paint and then gave it a generous squirting of Cosmic Shimmer Spray. I also used lots of 'Platinum' Stickles to outline the flowers and other bits and bobs ( both available from Cardinal Colours)

Here is the original layout of Stacey's that the DT have lifted
and the sketch was created from.

Here is the sketch which was modified slightly to fit in with our 'Scrapology' style!

Why not pop over to Scrapology and have a look see what the rest of the DT and our Guest Designer for this month have created :)

Once again we have been very lucky this month and our lovely Jill of Cardinal Colours has generously donated this amazing prize!! Thank you so much Jill. xxx



This prize is a sheet of all 32 flavours including: Cherries Jubilee, Raspberry Parfait, Strawberry Cheesecake, Tutti Fruiti, Orange Sorbet, Irish Mint, Mountain Blackberry, Tin Roof, S’mores, Rocky Road, Cookies and Cream and more! I can't decide which is my favourite? And just think, if your's is the winning entry then you wouldn't have to choose.....you would *scoop* the whole lot of them :)

So, all you have to do is scrap a double layout using the sketch near the top of the post and add some texture to it....as much as you like :D. So, what are you waiting for :)