Bye for now.

Bye for now peoples.
Going on holidays for a week.

Playdate

Another two-for today.
Again using a scrapburst and a sketch challenge.

SCRAPBURST #2 BUNTING & A TREE
Your layout must include a length of Bunting and a Tree.
The Bunting can be any shape or style, but you MUST use MORE than 3.
The Tree can be in the paper, a stamp, screen, chip shape or other - but you MUST have BOTH on the layout.

Playdate

at Zoeys 1st b'day

The background papers were chosen because they already had the ric-rac edge in the design. The paper behind the photos are intended to look like the picnic mat pattern the kids are on. 

The sketch this time comes from Scrapbook Supplies Online

So I added an extra photo to the sketch and used the circle nearby as a speech bubble for what I'm sure Chloe would have been thinking.

The popular notebook style edge in the sketch, was changed into punched trees for the scrapburst.

And finally the bunting, I used just the basic triangle shape and cut them out from all the different papers already used on the page. I cut the triangles a little bigger and actually folded them over the string so that they can move along it.

Enjoy!
Nicole.
XoXoX.

Apple of my Eye

Today I have a 'two-for' layout to share.
I have created this layout one of Scrapvilles Scrapbursts in mind.

SCRAPBURST #4 - WORD PLAY - EYE
You must include this WORD in the Title, or a derivative of this word.

I must admit this page took me an extremely long time to complete. Just when I thought it was done, I'd get up the next morning, pull it apart and start again.

Apple of my Eye

The page is about the first time that Chloe had pieces of apple. She loved them but kept choking on the bits she broke off, hadn't quite figured out how to chew.

The second part of this page comes from the Purple Pumpkin crafts June sketch challenge.

I have rotated the sketch (seem to be doing that alot) and used different apples in place of the circles.

The bottom middle apple is an imaginisce stamp using paint instead of ink to give it a bit of dimension as the stamp kinda makes a groove in the paint. The other apples are fussy cut from the photo backing paper.
Hope you guys like it, I'll still not share lol

Yay for me!

Hey guys sorry I disappeared for a bit there. Had some family and friend time, it was fantastic!
Unfortunately it means I fail miserably at my page a day challenge but I share with you today a personal triumph. For the first time I have won a scrapbook challenge! YAY!
If you have been following for a while you might remember the Scrapville sketch challenge for May/June 'Love is... Looking @ You'. Well to my surprise I was victorious! YAY!
Heres the page again for you to check out

And hopefully I will be back on my game again next week and share lots with you.
Nicole.
XoXoX.

Sleep Tight

Another personal record was broken yesterday, two layouts in one day! Yay!

I'm starting to feel a lot like a single mum, Brenden is away for the 4th week in a row so hopefully more pages by the end of this week, a page a day, wish me luck.

Nighty Night

Sleep Tight

This page is the second one completed yesterday and features six photos of some of the weird ways Chloe sleeps. Her favourite is up on her knees with her puppy close by, crazy child!

I fought with this page for a while, I couldn't decide which colours to focus on from the photos. At first I thought pink with white dots like her sheets, then browns from the puppy and even thought of blowing a photo of her puppy as the backround. Finally I decided to just ignore the photo colours and think about the subject instead. Sleeping, night time = silver and blue.

This page is again inspired from a creative scrappers sketch and again I have rotated it, this tie 90degrees to the left. I love this sketch, it has room for lots of photos and still leaves some white space. I actually printed the photos for this sketch so this page probably wouldn't have happened without it.

I have used one of my new favourite techniques again, misting. My original plan was to create the idea of a misted star baby mobile onto the background, but honestly couldn't be bothered. Instead I punched 'Z's out of blank paper and used them with some stars as marks. I ended up using some of the masking zs as embellishments.

Hope you like the page and I best start creating so I have something to share with you tomorrow.

Nicole.

XoXoX.

Outfits

Just finished this one today.

Outfit No.147

I'm not sure if this outfit is actually number 147 there just the numbers I had the most of, but its probably close lol I have a habit of taking a photo of Chloe in each one of her new outfits. The tag which is sitting in my handmade pocket has the journalling explaining this.
The two top boarders are made with a bow punch to match the bow in her hair then scalloped by hand.

CS Sketch #211

I based the layout out on the above sketch from creative scrappers, I have rotated it right by 90degrees for the portrait photo.

The buttons are actually sewn onto the page with the stitching. I tried to use the we r memory keepers sew easy, but the layers were too thick for it too pierce, so using the dents it created I pierce the paper with a thumb tack.
A nice a simple page. I think I'll be doing a lot more stitching on my pages from now on.
Nicole.
XoXoX.

Not the Vacuum

A very very different layout for you today.
Normally I tend to do bright and colourfully pages that feature nice smiling faces, not today...

Not the Vacuum

I think you already know the story behind the page, Chloe recently became terrified of the vacuum, even if it wasn't on.
The layout is based on Annas Craft Cupboard June 2012 sketch challenge.

I tried to make the page reflect the horror in Chloes face. Using red paint splatters and 'claw' marks made from cutting the background with a steak knife and putting red cardstock behind.

Disclaimer: Chloe was in no way hurt for the taking of this photo and the vacuum was quickly moved away (to the kitchen door to keep her out hehehe)

ScrabBurst #1

Scrapville are doing a great challenge for the month on June that they called Scrapburst. The idea is to create a layout using the criteria of the scrapburst. There are 4 altogether and you have until June 30th to complete and email them in.

Today I share with you my layout for scrapburst #1

SCRAPBURST #1 - KRAFT + 2 COLOURS
Your layout can only include a combination of Kraft and 2 other Colours. Mix and Match to get them right, but only using these elements. You may use your chosen techniques BUT in these colours (where applicable)!

My Daughter

The photos in the layout are actually the same photo, one in colour and one black and white. I had both printed and couldn't decide which was better, the colours are great but you can see her smiling face better in the black and white one, hence there both there.

I love this little sticker, it is so true! I've had it in my stash for ages and have been dying to use it.
Go check out the scrapburst for yourself and I'll share my others when there done.
Nicole.
XoXoX.

EOFY Sale

Whenever the end of financial year comes closer I sometimes wonder why do I buy anything during the year! The savings are huge on everything! Including scrapbooking.
Over at Aunty Veras Scrap and Craft online store there is currently a 20 day EOFY sale! A new special everyday for 20 days! And for those saving savvy never fear, you can make an order of the items you want each day and only pay the already cheap postage once!
Why not check out the sale each day and grab yourself a bargain.
Nicole.
XoXoX.

4 Generations

Hi everyone.
I have a bunch of scrap challenges to share with you, to start I share a layout based on the sketch challenge over at ScrapFriends for the month of June.

It was one of those times when I saw the sketch and instantly knew the photos to use, mainly because of the thin photo space to the left. Even though I still struggle for quite a while to produce the page.

4 Generations

The photos are of the 4 generations of woman in my family the first time we got together. Chloe is a mere 6 weeks old here and was a little milk drunk for the photos...
I've started to love misting and this page features misted hearts in the background and also a 4 as the title was going to be too long otherwise.

I tried to keep an older look to the page with the brown mist and lots of tearing. The teared paper at the top and bottom is the same paper as the background unmisted and flipped, when I was tearing one of them ripped which annoyed me a first but I think the staples fit in well and also serves another important role. Holding the hidden tag so it doesn't get lost.

The tag has a photo of an empty chair as that nothing goes to plan with a baby...