show us your stuff...

I'm very excited to be one of the sponsors for the February challenge at Show Us Your Stuff! 
If you're not familiar with the site - it's and Aussie based challenge blog devoted to all things handmade and it's wonderful to see some of my {scrAp this!} fuzzy felt goodies being used by the fabulous design team this month :)

Check out the fun inspiration piece for this month's challenge...

                                 

If this image inspires you to create something fun and fabulous then why not give the Feb challenge a go?
Just don't forget to include something handmade onto your layout :)

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February at scrap the boys...

It's been a l-o-n-g time since I've scrapped anything, so I was happy to have a challenge to get done for Scrap the Boys! Sadly this will be my last one as my DT term has run out :( it's been great to be part of such a wonderful team and I have really enjoyed all of the challenges.

This month's theme is to use a photo of you and your son and and create a 'boy' inspired love layout ♥ I've gone with a pic of me and my littlest guy to create this...

I know that pink isn't very a very 'boyish' colour but I loved the heart paper and think it works well with the greys so I decided to use it anyway ;)

I've also used a set of my {scrAp this!} XO Hearts in slate along with a pink two toned arrow - if you like the look of these then be sure to check out my giveaway over on the fuzzy felt blog ;)

Get your entries in by the end of the month to go in the running for some awesome prizes!

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january at scrap the boys...

Hello again :) it's a New Year and time for another challenge over at Scrap the Boys. 

The theme is to scrap a layout featuring your son's favourite holiday/summer activity

 and use that to inspire your layout! Here's mine...

My boys love spending time at our favourite beach at The Entrance on Sydney's Central Coast in summer so I new that's what I wanted to scrap and went with a picture of Cameron

 building a sand castle while having a break from the water.

I used the colours from the pic to inspire my layout 

and added a few of my {scrAp this!} fuzzy felt embellishments to dress up the page.

Get your entries in before the end of the month for a chance to win some awesome prizes!!

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a trip around the world, scrapbook style...

Hi again, I've got just one more catch up post before the year comes to an end ;) this time to recap on the challenges I took part in for the Amazing Race Comp over at the Scrapbooking Top 50 Australia Forum!

It was a lot of fun and in no particular order, here are the countries I visited...

 my layout for Holland featuring one of Chloe's cute Rainbow Splendour Pinwheels from the race kit.

I loved the challenge for Japan and featured some washi tape from D-Lish Scraps, a cute Rainbow Splendour mushroom, the spotty fabric flower is from Burdy's Handmade Embellies and the chevron badge is from Bit's and Pieces created by Marg.

next is my layout for the Africa challenge and I have used one of  Sue's Lovelybug Bit's n Bobs animal print buttons as well as some of my own {scrAp this!} fuzzy felt goodies.

moving onto Antarctica using a gorgeous icy coloured pin created by Ant from A little bit fANTsy! and another one of Vicki's spotty fabric flowers from Burdy's Handmade Embellies .

We also made a stop in Australia and I have used one of Donna's cute Ah Scrap Bottlecap from the kit and also added a cream and white lollipop flower from Charm's Creations.

I loved the trip to Canada and stamped onto one of the foam from A little bit fANTsy! as well as one of Marg's chevron badges from Bit's and Pieces created by Marg.

we had a quick detour along the way to send a letter home to our loved ones - using envelopes, stamps etc on our layouts. I added a paper blossom from Charm's Creations as well as a chevron badge from Bit's and Pieces created by Marg.

another detour, this time using a foreign word on our page - mine is Baba's which means Nana's in Polish and I have used a yellow page runner from Charm's Creations.

This was from the trip to Peru, where we need to use white washing, 

distressing and at least one butterfly on the page.

and one more detour using maps and arrows to help you find your way home. 

 apart from taking part in the race, I also sponsored the trip to Brazil using one of my own {scrAp this!} fuzzy felt flags which were also in the race kit. 

So there it is - finally all caught up with my blog ;)

We're getting ready to go and watch the local fireworks...

Happy New Year!!! I hope 2013 brings you lots of happiness :)

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catching up with 2012...

Hi there :) I hope you've all had a lovely Christmas? With the new year just around the corner I thought it might be a good idea to catch up with a few layouts that I haven't had a chance to share yet. Firstly I've got a few layouts from the recent Scrapz Scrapbook Sleuth comp over at Scrapz Biz.

I don't regularly use such soft colours,

 but loved the combination of Pink Paislee and Websters from the store.

I went bright for this page of my little cutie using Echo Park's So Happy Together collection

and another one of Cayden using a mix of goodies from the store...

  you can get a full list of material over in the forum 

I've also got a layout from a step by step tutorial I created for November where I experimented with different way of dressing up wood veneer shapes.

check out the forum for step by step instructions

and I also discovered a few layouts from quite a while ago that I didn't even realize I still hadn't shared... a few more challenge layouts from Scrapz.Biz this time with a Fun and Games theme starting with a game of 'bingo' for a Fetch a Sketch challenge.

I played 'dress ups' with a card for the Note Worthy challenge

 another Fetch a Sketch challenge, this time with a 'hide & seek' theme

 and a fun bright colour scheme for the Scrap a Rainbow 'Cards' challenge 

Thanks for stopping by :)

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scrapz super sleuth...

The Scrapz Scrapbook Sleuth - try saying that fast ;) comp has been heaps of fun so far!
The task is to create a layout based on the sketch provided but you also have to do some detective work to find 5 common elements in the samples provided by the design team to create your page.

This was the page I created for our first challenge...

The 5 common elements for the first challenge were a white background, the word 'discover', a feather, a banner and a journalling card - which are fairly easy to spot once you know what you're looking for but when you have to find then for yourself it can be quite tricky! 

The second challenge has bee revealed, but you'll need to stop by the forum to try and find the clues for yourself ;) 

If you'd like to play along, it's not late to join in on the fun and go into the draw to win some awesome prizes!!!

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