December Prizes!

If you have a spare moment, head over to From Screen To Scrap and take a look at the fantastic prizes up for grabs! There are sponsored and donated prizes and they look amazing! Check out the "Deck The Halls" movie poster as inspiration for this month's scrapping challenge. We have had some fabulous entries so far... this is really getting me in the mood for Christmas!

In terms of my own scrapping, it has been almost three weeks since my last layout! We have recently found out that hubby and I have new teaching jobs next year, we will move four hours north of BrisVegas and live near the beach! We are really looking forward to all of these exciting changes. Hope all is well in your part of the world too! Thanks for stopping by!

ARTastic December Challenge

Here is the artwork for this month's ARTastic challenge. It is Vermeer's "The Head of a Girl". I hope you like the painting as I had the opportunity to make a suggestion for this month. I love the simplicity and style of the painting. I thought it would be great inspiration for scrapping layouts with portrait photos. Here is an image of the artwork and my take on the challenge...

This is a photo of our Mickey Moo at the school fete. She had just had her face painted and looked so adorable! I thought that an over the shoulder photo would be perfect for this challenge. There are also added criteria for this month...

1. Single portrait style photo

2. An earring somewhere on the page

If you would like to know more, or be in the running for some wonderful prizes, check out ARTastic! Thanks for stopping by! xxx

Some Nice News...

Some nice news came my way today! My ARTastic layout "Simple Joy" was chosen as the DT winning layout for the month... how great is that?! I really love this photo of my princess... she looks so grown up! I was so happy with the way the flower cluster turned out on this layout. It has to be one of my all time faves! Thanks for stopping by! xxx

From Screen To Scrap December Challenge

My apologies for the lack of blogging lately, but it has been a busy few weeks! This month there is a fabulous movie poster over at From Screen To Scrap with some awesome prizes too! I really loved the criteria this month and I was able to scrap a gorgeous photo of Mickey Moo with some lovely Kaiser papers I recently picked up. Here is this month's poster and my take on it!

Criteria:
1. Use a Christmas song title for you layout title
2. Use 3 or more Christmas embellishments
3. Lots of colourful bling

A Quick Share

Here are a few layouts I made in the past fortnight. The first layout "Climbing Trees" was for a CC challenge at Enchanted. The second layout "Cutie Pie" was for a monthly challenge over at Enchanted too. Thanks for stopping by! xxx

From Screen To Scrap

This month over at From Screen To Scrap, the movie poster for our scrapping inspiration is "Kill Bill Vol 2". I popped in a few days ago and put up the poster... now I wanted to add my take on the challenge! This is such a fun poster, I really enjoyed creating this layout! Thanks for stopping by. xxx

Our Princess

I have been lucky enough to be a Guest DT over at Scrap 'N' Craft With 'T'... Here is the second layout and a card that I created. You can find the full instructions along with links to the shop and all of the products here. I am so glad that I had an opportunity to scrap this photo of Mickey Moo... the papers and embellishments were perfect for the photo. How nice are the Penny Royale brads? Too yummy! I also added a flower and brad to her hair!
Thanks for stopping by. xxx

ARTastic November Challenge

Check out this month's ARTastic November Challenge... The painting is called "A Greek Woman" painted by the artist Lawrence Alma -Tadema. The painting is so beautiful and delicate and it lends itself really well to a shabby-chic layout with lots of flowers! Here is a picture of the painting and my interpretation below...

"I was inspired by the woman in the painting. She is so graceful and whimsical. I tried to use similar colours to the painting although I have used a brighter combination. This is a photo of our beautiful daughter on the day my husband and I renewed our vows for our tenth anniversary. Thank you to Shelee who suggested I take this photo!"

I Love A Good Action Flick...

Especially when I can use it for scrapping inspiration! Here is the new movie poster for November for the blog "From Screen To Scrap"... this poster is such a beauty and I love the added criteria...

1. Negative space
2. Must have a cutout from a photo/photos
3. Must use blue, pink and yellow somewhere on your layout
4. Painted title

*Movie Diva Demand* For an extra bonus two points... paint your title red! (This is optional, you don't have to do this but it does give you the extra bonus points!)

I really enjoyed creating my DT layout for this challenge and will upload it as soon as it is on FS2S, so stay tuned! FS2S would also like to welcome Michelle Beeby as a new member of the DT... her work is gorgeous! You can read her FS2S bio here and visit her blog here! Thanks for stopping by! xxx

Scrap 'N' Craft With 'T'

I was lucky enough to be asked by Tanyah from Scrap 'N' Craft With 'T' to create a layout from this gorgeous kit filled with beautiful green papers, brads and other goodies! Here is the step by step instructions and the layout I created! Be sure to stop over at Tanyah's online shop Scrap N Craft With T... there are so many yummy goodies there with new stock arriving all the time!
All in all, a pretty exciting day here! xxx

A Quick Share...

Here is a card I made with the scraps left over from the Kaiser layout below. I really love this paper range. I am so glad I have finally had a chance to take these papers out and use them! May even have to re-stock a few sheets! Thanks for looking! xxx

A Little Fairy In My Garden...

Here is a layout for one of the cybercrop challenges running over at Enchanted this weekend. We were asked to find a packet of embellishments and use them all on a layout. I found a pretty packet of white Bella flowers, a gorgeous photo of Mickey Moo and some Kaiser paper that I have wanted to use for a long time. Thanks for stopping by! xxx

From Screen To Scrap Prize

This is a prize that I've donated over at From Screen To Scrap. Check out the movie poster inspiration for this month here... There is still plenty of time to scrap and get your entries in and this RAK prize could be yours! xxx

D-lish Scrap Candy!

D-lish Scraps is offering a $40 voucher on it's blog just for helping to spread the word about their online store! If you would like to win too then head on over... make sure you tell them I sent you!

And their sister site D-lish Kits has one of their kits up for grabs each month just for following their blog. If you would like to win one of their kits, all you need to do is head to the blog and become a follower. Winners will be announced on the last day of each month.

Just A Little Reminder...

Wow, how quickly is this month flying by? I have blinked and found myself at the end of the second week of the school term. I have had some casual days which I am really pleased about... I really enjoy working with the little kiddies!

From Screen to Scrap's challenge this month is drawing inspiration from the movie poster "Night At The Museum". Here are the details if you are interested! There are also added criteria;

* Use a group photo
* Yellow or gold title
* Use one element from the poster - a dinosaur, monkey, plane, rocket, squid etc... or something inspired by one of the figures in the poster... eg. The Pharaoh = a Pyramid or Egyptian, Napoleon Bonaparte = the Eiffel Tower...

Hope you can stop by and have a look at From Screen To Scrap!

Happily Ever After

On Friday we celebrated our ten year wedding anniversary. The weather was perfect, lunch was divine and we renewed our vows by saying a few words to each other from the heart. After all of these years, Cameron is still my sweetheart!

I created this layout using some photos from Friday. This layout is part of my DT application for a spot over at Enchanted. One of the challenges was to create a fairytale themed layout. I definitely felt like a princess as I had my hair done and had a new outfit too! I thought these photos would be perfect to scrap! Thanks for stopping by! xxx

Another Surprise

I just found out that I won the random draw for the September sketch comp over at A2Z Scraplets... you can check out the blog and more inspiration here. This is the layout that I created based on the sketch. What a lovely way to finish the day. Thanks for stopping by! xxx

A Beautiful Surprise

This Saturday, Cameron and I will be celebrating our ten year wedding anniversary! We are renewing our vows to each other tomorrow and then we'll have a beautiful lunch at a local restaurant. We are really looking forward to spending time with each other and celebrating our family. When we came home from the shops this afternoon, we were surprised by this waiting for us at the front door. These gorgeous flowers are from Michelle and Peter! We cannot thank you enough for your love and thoughtfulness.
This has truly made our day! xxx

Starry Night

Here is my DT layout for ARTastic for October. The artist for the month is Vincent Van Gogh and the artwork is "Starry Night". This is my second layout... the first attempt included lots of swirly paint and it didn't turn out the way I had hoped. I am so happy that I had another go... it looks much better and is more my style. You can find out more about ARTastic's challenge here!

I was inspired by Van Gogh's use of bold bright colours and tried to reflect this by using yellow and different shades of blue. I used white bazzill as a base to act as a canvas and I used flourishes to reflect the swirls and movement in the night sky. Thanks for stopping by! xxx

Taking A Nap

We began the day down at the bay watching Caitlyn on her bike and then taking a long walk along the water. We explored rock pools, watched crabs and just generally enjoyed being near the water. I've had a little time this arvo to finish this layout too... We are making the most of the school holidays and the beautiful weather...
Hope you are having a nice day too! xxx

From Screen To Scrap October Challenge

Wow... almost a new month already! From Screen To Scrap has a new challenge for the month of October. The challenge is to use this movie poster to create a layout! There are also added criteria;

* Use a group photo
* Yellow or gold title
* Use one element from the poster - a dinosaur, monkey, plane, rocket, squid etc... or something inspired by one of the figures in the poster... eg. The Pharaoh = a Pyramid or Egyptian, Napoleon Bonaparte = the Eiffel Tower...

Hope you can stop by and have a look at From Screen To Scrap! There will be DT inspiration up soon too! Thanks for stopping by! xxx

ARTastic October Challenge

Check out this month's ARTastic October Challenge... Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night." It is such a beautiful painting and he is one of my favourite artists too! The challenge is to create a layout using this painting as your inspiration. I am really looking forward to this month... I think the entries will be fantastic! xxx

Enchanted's Cybercrop Weekend

Here are the layouts I completed over the weekend for Enchanted's cybercrop... it was a huge weekend as they were celebrating their 6 month birthday! I have also added a little banner and link on the left hand side of my blog. There is still time to pop in and have a look... You have until tomorrow night (Tuesday) to upload into the gallery. Thanks for stopping by! xxx

A2Z Scraplets Layout

My A2Z Scraplets entry "Polka Dots" is up on their blog!
Check it out here! This layout is for their September sketch challenge.
I really love that BG paper! Thanks for stopping by. xxx

Home Alone

You still have time to get your entry in based on this great poster from the movie "Home Alone." Use the poster as inspiration plus the following criteria;

* Use either red or blue cardstock

* One piece of patterned paper

* Two word title

Layouts are due Sunday the 27th of September at midnight.

Pop over to From Screen To Scrap for some inspiration! xxx

Do You Need To Phone A Friend?

ARTastic and From Screen To Scrap are both running quizes over the next few days. What a great way to round off the month! I have already googled my "Home Alone" answers as I don't think I have seen the movie from beginning to end... gasp! LOL...

ARTastic Trivia Quiz
Test your knowledge about famous artists, painting techniques and art in general. The quiz closes on Wednesday the 30th of September at midnight, the winner is drawn at random and the prize is a RAK of goodies!

From Screen To Scrap "Home Alone" Trivia Quiz
Test your knowledge about the movie "Home Alone".
The quiz closes on Wednesday the 30th of September at midnight, the winner is drawn at random and the prize is a RAK of goodies!

While you are visiting... check out some of the wonderful layouts that have been submitted this month! The blogs look amazing...
Thank you for your support! xxx

Another Birthday Card

Here is a card I made a few weeks ago for my Dad's birthday... I love the combination of blue, black and polka dots teamed with some yummy BG Marrakech brads! I was inspired by Sandie and this post to make the card. Thanks for looking! xxx

A Birthday Card

Today I ripped through the housework and found myself with time to scrap! I created this birthday card for a cybercrop challenge over at Enchanted. We needed to use Enchanted's banner as inspiration. I loved the way it turned out... may end up making another one! Thanks for stopping by! xxx

Bubbles

Here is a layout I completed last night. When I got up this morning I resisted the urge to add more embellishments to the layout and walk away from the table! LOL... I cannot believe these photos of my princess were taken two years ago! I used a fairy fun pack from Enchanted for this layout. Thanks for stopping by! xxx

Polka Dots

I was in the mood for a sketch and came across A2Z Scraplets September Sketch Challenge. I used a heap of BG June Bug paper I picked up at LSBS. I love these papers so, so much! I took this photo of Mickey Moo at my Dad's place when we went to Sydney in July. Thanks for stopping by! xxx

Messy

Here is a layout I created this afternoon for the last Indulgence challenge at Enchanted. We were asked to scrap our scrap space or photos of us scrapping. Here is what my scrap space looked like this morning... Thanks for stopping by! xxx

All Girl

I wanted to pop in and add another layout I finished this morning. For some reason I scrap early on Saturday mornings when I should be doing housework! This layout is for Enchanted's Chocolate Sunday challenge. I think this photo of Caitlyn is gorgeous... just look at those eyes! I got to use some new bling too. Thanks for stopping by!

Fly

Here is a layout I created last weekend and it turned out rather nicely! It was for Enchanted's Indulgence Competition and we were asked to create a layout about how you enjoy your time out and relax. We were asked to use cream with one other colour on the layout. The photo shows DH and our little one having some fun on the beach. I love to relax on the beach and take photos of our family. The photo is beautiful and I am really happy with the result!
Thanks for stopping by! xxx

From Screen To Scrap Update...

With a new month brings a new movie poster from "Screen To Scrap" to inspire! This month's poster is "Home Alone" with the added criteria of red or blue cardstock, one piece of patterned paper and a two word title. Below is the poster and my take on the challenge! When I saw the movie poster, I knew I had a photo somewhere of Mickey Moo with here face in her hands and I thought that it matched the movie poster perfectly! I added some MME cardstock, a piece of pp and away I went! Thanks for stopping by! xxx

A New Month

I love the beginning of a new month and a new season... so many plans to make! I also love a fresh month because of the new scrapping kits and challenges to be found on the net. I love cyberspace! LOL :)

The new September challenge for ARTastic is up... This month the spotlight is on the artist Wassily Kandinsky and below is the image for our scrappy inspiration...

I have always loved Kandinsky's work and studied his art in High School. I love the clean lines, bright colours and use of white space which I have tried to reflect in my layout. I also included geometric patterned paper, black scallops and a circle embellishment which also came through in this artwork.

Indulgence Competition Week 3

I am so glad that I had a little time to put this layout together. I have just finished it at the kitchen bench with the kiddies crafting along side of me! This layout is for the Indulgence Competition over at Enchanted Scrapbooking. We were challenged to scrap a celebration and include scallops, gold and distressing. I have been wanting to scrap this special photo for so long! I really love the way the flower cluster came together. I have some secret RAK people and Shazza to thank for some of the goodies in this layout!