Thursday Challenge - Reflections

With Anzac Day upon us, I decided it was time to do some reflecting! That's it...the whole challenge! Create a layout reflecting on anything at all!

This is one I did with a photo I stole from my cousin's Facebook page this morning! This is my Pop who was a Prisoner of War.

 I'd like to add more to this page, hopefully finding out about the time and place of the actual photo, but my dad's away so i will add it later.

And this one I did earlier this week, reflecting on all the times my youngest has been up on his dad's shoulders and how he will soon have to stop as he's getting too big :(

Nice and easy, right!? Get to it then!! It's almost the end of the month and you want to be in the running for the prizes I'm sure!?........

Happy scrapping,
Rach

Tuesday Blog Challenge - Mothers Day Card

Hey Everyone!

Today's challenge is for you to make a Mothers Day Card.

Mother's Day is not far away now, so this challenge might be a good prompt to get you in a making mood!

Here is my example:

SUPPLIES: Cardstock: Bazzil Kraft, PP (which is actually straight in real life....LOL!) - Echo Park "Victoria Gardens" range - Delightful Doilies sheet. Die Cuts: Bo Bunny "Noteworthy" range - Country Garden set, Flower: Prima. Other items from my stash.

Thanks for looking, and can't wait to see your mothers day cards!

Lee :)

April Designer Kit

April's D'Luxe Designer Kit

is

<3 Following your Heart <3

featuring

My Mind's Eye Rhonna Farrer's "Follow Your Heart" Collection

* Be Amazing - Wander

* Be Amazing - Unique

* Be Amazing - Doily

* Be Amazing - Societé 

* Paper Clips

*Be Amazing Chipboard

Basic Grey's "Blush"

* Delilsh

SEI

*Beatnik Boy

Ruby Rock-It "Upstairs Downstairs"

* Emily

*Alphabet Rub-on Transfers

"The Summer House"

*Chipboard Alphabet

Making Memories "Noteworthy"

* Embellishments

Bazzill

*Cardstock

Magic Scraps

* Clear Detail Minis

Pebbles Inc

* "Real Life" Strips

Available for purchase online and instore now!

Scrap Factor Wk 8 - The final Challenge

This week's challenge is an emotional challenge... Because it is the final Challenge for Scrap Factor... (remember it's not too late to join in - so if you want to whip up 8 layouts one for each week there is still time!)

I would like you to choose an emotion (preferably one that is used in a song title.. LOL just to make it about music!)

I have chosen my emotion as BRAVE - sung by Kate Cebrano.

I was given a photo from 1999, when DS3 was doing his first lot of swimming lessons, and going to the deep end for the first time. (Recently most of these kids, now young adults have done their bronze medallions, and unfortunately didn't have a camera handy when they were all standing along the edge of the pool, might have to set it up for next season when they requalify again)

Okay the criteria:

1. You must use patterned paper that is featured in one of the Designer Kits (so even if you haven't purchased the kit - you can still play along)

2. It must feature the song title which is about an emotion.

3. A photo that is over 5 years old should also be on your layout.

4. Your layout should include hand doodling and/or journalling, some sort of bling, and some sort of fabric.

Have fun creating!



A reminder about the scoring:

* Completing the layout to the challenge guidelines = 5 points.

* X-bonus (for completing extra music related challenge in your creation) = 2 points. Please state in the notes when you upload how you have met the x-bonus.

* Fast Extra Point (for being first to load into the gallery) = 1 point.

* Double-Up Points (If people complete a second one creation based on the theme - maximum of two entries permitted per challenge per week. The X-bonus applies if you comple that on the 2nd creation too). = 5 points (plus X-Bonus 2 points)


NOTE: Double page layouts count as one for this competition, so you must complete a second new layout for that theme to get the Double-Up points.


So that gives a maximum of 14 points per week to be won, or 15 if you are the super speedy one to get your page up first in that week's gallery!




xxxMish
Here's the linky to share your layouts - or pop them in the gallery.

Another challenge for you ...

Yes, it's my turn to set a wee challenge for you today.

Hopefully you will find a little 'me time' and be creative.

If you can't find the time for an hour uninterrupted scrapping time, try blocks of 10 minutes.

10 minutes to get out all your bits and pieces and leave them sitting in a pile somewhere safe.

10 minutes to search for just the right photos.

10 minutes thinking time while you are preparing the veges for tonight's dinner.

And then ... 10 minutes to put it all together - or longer ... but it's amazing how much you can do in small blocks if you have to.


It's been a wee while since I have scrapped using black and white and purple and I love this colour combination, especially when you throw in a little green as well.

So that's it ... some black and white, some purple and green and as you can see in my layout I have also used a little turquoise, so it's only fair that I let you do that too.

And ... and isn't there always an 'and' ... you can see that I have used a doily and if you look really closely you might be able to see some transparency in amongst the layers.

So not only, do you need to use the colour combination, you also need to use some type of doily and a transparency as well - if you are thinking what you can use ... what about a doily shape, a lacy edge, packaging for a transparency and if all else fails, a piece of old overhead projector film works wonders.

And my layout ...

Happy creating everyone.
Michelle [aka Mrs Frizz]

Tuesday's Blog Challenge

Morning Blog Readers,

Today's challenge is going to be a blind scrapping challenge, I know how you all enjoy these challenges.


So...

What you need is

1 piece of cardstock
1 piece of patterned paper roughly 7 x 8 inches
1 large die cut shape

1 photo 5 x 7
1 photo 3 x 3

1 journalling card

embellishments to make the layout your own


Taking the patterned paper, adhere to the centre of your cardstock (or slightly to the left of your layout if you wish)

Take your large die cut shape and adhere to the top right hand of the patterned paper.

Take your large photo and adhere so that it overlaps the die cut and the patterned paper.

Take your journalling card and place it underneath the die cut shape so that it overlaps the bottom right hand corner of the patterned paper.

Take your small photo and adhere to the top left hand corner of the photo, overlapping approximately 1/4 inch from the top and left hand corner over the photo.

Place your title underneath your large photo.

Add embellishments to make the layout your own...

Have fun creating and don't forget to share in the gallery.

The Scrap Factor Week 7 - Duets

This week's challenge is all about Duet's.

1. Create a page using two colours predominantly (black and white are allowed also and don't count towards the colours).

2. Create embellishments in pairs. (You can still group them, but if you use say hearts, you should use two hearts, if it's buttons, use two buttons, etc)

3. Use two photos for this challenge.

4. Use a two word title!

5. X-BONUS - if you include a song title or lyrics on your page, you'll be eligible also for the X-Bonus points! Make sure you note this on your upload to the gallery.

A reminder about the scoring:

* Completing the layout to the challenge guidelines = 5 points.

* X-bonus (for completing extra music related challenge in your creation) = 2 points. Please state in the notes when you upload how you have met the x-bonus.

* Fast Extra Point (for being first to load into the gallery) = 1 point.

* Double-Up Points (If people complete a second one creation based on the theme - maximum of two entries permitted per challenge per week. The X-bonus applies if you comple that on the 2nd creation too). = 5 points (plus X-Bonus 2 points)


NOTE: Double page layouts count as one for this competition, so you must complete a second new layout for that theme to get the Double-Up points.


So that gives a maximum of 14 points per week to be won, or 15 if you are the super speedy one to get your page up first in that week's gallery!

Happy scrapping

Rach
xo

Thursday Blog Challenge - A doily and a bit of bling..!

Hope everyone is having a fabulous Thursday!

Your Thursday Blog Challenge is to use a doily and some bling on your creation!

I have used it to make a birthday card.

SUPPLIES: PP's & label sticker - October Afternoon 'Farmhouse' range. Bling & Alpha Stickers - Kaiser, Chip Alphas - Bella, doily, ribbon, and scallop punch on the edge of the card.

Can't wait to see how you use your bling and doily!

Lee :)

Tuesdays Challenge

I everyone, sorry for the delay for this challenge. Miss Barbie is tripping off in new Zealand at the moment but left you with this homework to do...

Please do a page where you have used punches, made a handmade embellishment and used at least 2 things that have been in your stash for ages.

Here is her example -

Barbie says - "I have used the butterfly punch,PP,stickers,flowers,gel pen,all from the shop.
I cut out and made my kite.Ribbon and sm flowers from my STASH!!"

Have fun.

Scrap Factor - Week 6 - One for the GUYS!

Happy GoodFriday everyone!

WOW - we are up to week 6 of Scrap Factor already.

REMEMBER - you can play along at any time, and still rack up the points - the only point you won't be eligible for is the "first in the gallery" point if you don't upload your page by the following Friday, but you can still join in with our Scrap Factor challenges!

OK on to this weeks challenge.

A couple of my all time fave songs are by the likes of Lenny Kravitz, Jack Johnson and Robbie Williams. So this week I thought it fitting to to do a more masculine themed page!

Here is the criteria:

1. Create a masculine themed page - it can be colours, subject, title - however you want to work it.

2. Include a masculine style embellishment on there - I used the cogs on mine.

3. You must include at least two photos for this challenge.

4. X-BONUS - if you include a song title or lyric by a male artist or male band, you'll be eligible also for the X-Bonus points! Make sure you note this on your upload to the gallery.

Here is my page:

SUPPLIES:
PP: Kaiser "On the Move" papers - Accelerate (planes), Take Off (checkerboard), Diesel (grey stripe).
Other: Journaling ticket - Tim Holz, Chip cogs - A2Z Scraplets, Numbers border sticker - Kasier "On the Move" sticker sheet, Foil chip alphas - Bella (have been sanded).

* Completing the layout to the challenge guidelines = 5 points.

* X-bonus (for completing extra music related challenge in your creation) = 2 points. Please state in the notes when you upload how you have met the x-bonus.

* Fast Extra Point (for being first to load into the gallery) = 1 point.

* Double-Up Points (If people complete a second one creation based on the theme - maximum of two entries permitted per challenge per week. The X-bonus applies if you comple that on the 2nd creation too). = 5 points (plus X-Bonus 2 points)

NOTE: Double page layouts count as one for this competition, so you must complete a second new layout for that theme to get the Double-Up points.

So that gives a maximum of 14 points per week to be won, or 15 if you are the super speedy one to get your page up first in that week's gallery!Can't wait to see what you make!

Hope you all have a wonderful Easter break.

Cheers,

Lee :)

Here's the link to use to load your layouts to the blog...

Thursday's Challenge

Well it has been a really busy week for me, and being a short one with Easter I have been really slack in creating this week's challenge....

I have let the other designers do it for me...


So what I would like you to do is choose your favourite challenge from all the challenges found on the blog (easily found by clicking on the links found under the labels ---------->

and create a layout about EASTER!!!!!


Have a very HOPPY ONE! And hope the bunny spoils you rotten with more chocolate than your heart desires...

xxxx Mish

Handmade Tuesday

Tuesday is here again, and that means another challenge!
Today's challenge for you is to create a handmade embellishment (or embellishments) and use them on a page or card.

In my sample, I've made a banner, and also the kraft and blue tag on the left, not to mention the yellow pennants and also the stamped and cut out embellishments, whcih also qualify.
A very easy challenge for you today really!
Happy scrapping

Rach
xo