Scrapbook Boutique December Inspiration Challenge and Blog Hop

Good Morning, hope you are gearing up for a fabulous Saturday, as we are at Scrapbook boutique!
It is Sue here, blogging for Angela while she is away on Holidays, foolishly she left me with her log in-haha!!!
Anyhoo on to the task at hand!

Today is the beginning of another Inspiration Challenge and another blog hop!

If you are following along with the blog hop you would have arrived from 

Scrapbook Boutique's blog- and if you get lost, you can always head back to the SB blog and start from there!

The prize is the

Prima North Country stamps, which co-ordinates perfectly with the North Country Papers Angela has used in this layout.

You just need to leave a comment on each of the DT gals blogs and a final one on
SB Blog, the random winner will be drawn from there!

The hop will be open for 1 week, closing midday Thursday 17th November, the winner will be announced on the SB blog on Friday 18th.

Unfortunately the blog hop prize (as is the inspiration challenge) is only open to anyone with an Australian mailing address.

We also have for you, our regular monthly inspiration challenge!

Challenge : Create a project using the photo above as your inspiration, using Pink, Red, Blue and White


The project can be a card, a scrapbook layout or off the page project......it's totally up to you!


The Prize :

One randomly chosen winner will win a
$30 Scrapbook Boutique Gift Voucher.


We look forward to seeing your creations.

Challenge Closes :
Midnight, Saturday 31st December 2011

Ingredients:

Stamps: MME 12 days of Christmas 

Paper: Crate paper Restoration collection Fringe slipcover

Cardstock: Rouge and White

Accessories: Doodlebug Twine, Cheery Lynn French Pastry Doily Die, Kaiser Sparklers, Rhinestones

Next on the hop is Narelle ....enjoy!

thanks for stopping by!

Frosted Designs Sketch Challenge #7

WOW! December already!!! not long until Christmas and I am (as usual) not organised!!! I never am really!

Our new sketch is beautifully designed by Diana Gonzales and I have changed it just a little..... I didn't really want to add a lot of detail above the circle.  It is such a great sketch isn't it!! I am going to keep it in my favourites file!

This challenge is generously sponsored by Sassy Studio go and have a look and they have gorgeous digi stamps and a range of ever so cute Honey stamps!.

Here is my sample.  I am loving Basic Greys Little Black Dress PP.  I can imagine a LOT of wedding albums or Debutante albums being made with this gorgeous paper.  It also has a masculine look to it if you want.  I think they did well with this range.

Go and have a look at the fabulous samples the DT have created.

Have a go and join in! Link your creation to the Frosted Designs site as I'd love to come and have a look at your take on the sketch!

Products Used:

Paper: BG Little Black Dress, AC Black, AC White

Stamps: PTI Tag Its #3

INK: Stampin' Up Close to Cocoa

Dies: Spellbinders Circles, PTI Larger than life

Punch: Martha Stewart Loopy

Ribbon: Stampin Up Beige crossgrain

Pearls: Annabels 3mm Licorice

Sometimes it's just easier.......

to just let me get my photo and I'll leave you alone!!!  It is NO USE! You will fail! resistance is useless! If I WANT a certain photo because I want to document something....NOTHING WILL STOP ME! Most of my family have learnt the hard way and some of the more agreeable ones (Christie & Lachlan) just get it over and done with as soon as possible!

I really wanted everyone to wear a Santa hat this year and I had a great little project in mind....A little book with all they wanted for that year and what they actually received (it is still in its planning stage though!)

Anyway after seeing the Prima North Country pad, with all the snowflakes, I knew what I wanted to do.....

Check out the husband on the top left! Clearly, he understands that I'm taking no prisoners! lol

I wanted a snow theme but I cannot get my head around this really as our Christmas is smack in the middle of summer...although lately it has been freezing on Christmas Day.

I am slowly working my way through Scrapbook Boutiques MFT Dies!!LOL

and the snowflake one was perfect!

Scrapbook Boutiques blog will have the tutorial for this LO.

:)

Products Used

Prima A4 North Country Pad

Graphic 45 Alphabet

Cream Cardstock

Black Cardstock

MFT Snowflake Die

Memory Box Holly

Brads

Small diamontes

Red bling

Thickers

Frosted Designs Card Sketch Challenge #6

Hello and welcome back for another Frosted Designs Card Sketch Challenge.

I really love this sketch, designed by Jenny Evans, the moment I saw it. So many possibilities.......

This challenge is so very kindly sponsored by Paper Loves Glue and I have just had a look at her site and her crinkly ribbon is gorgeous!!

This card isn't as aqua as the picture suggests.... more of a sea green but I LOVED playing with my PTI fillable frames and if you have to buy just ONE DIE this year...... buy the CHEERY LYN FANCIFUL FLOURISH!!! love love love it!

In fact I want it all....

Go and have a look at the rest of the DT's awesome samples and join in! I'd love to come and have a look!

Products Used:

Paper: AC Cream, Aqua,Black

Flourish: Cheery Lyn

Ink: Stampin Up Taken with Teal, VersaFine Onxy Black

Stamps: PTI Larger than Life, Fillable Frames #10

Scallop: MFT small scallops

Pearls: Annabels 3mm Licorice

A Christmas Banner

When I received the Sizzix Ornate Frame #3 from Scrapbook Boutique I knew I wanted to make a Christmas Banner.  The hard part was working out what actual letters to have......... did I want to make 9 frames? or what about JOY that is only 3 and will be really quick! lol
Anyway I decided on CHRISTMAS and as I am really in a Red, Teal and White phase at the moment, the colour choice was EASY!.
This is an exceptionally easy banner to make! If you Pre cut, fold etc. you can have this done in an afternoon.
Go to the blog at Scrapbook Boutique and the full instructions are there.  If you do make one, Id love to see the colour combos or any changes you make.  Send me an email or link in the comments.

Products used

Sizzix Frame Ornate #3

MemoryBox Blooming Rosette

Red Glitter Paper

Thickers Rootbeer Float

Cardboard

Aqua cardstock

Red Cardstock

Black cardstock

Nestabilities Circles

Foam Dots

Crop a dile

Thanks for popping in! :)



Scrapbook Boutique BLOG HOP!

Good Morning, hope you are gearing up for a fabulous Thursday, as we are at Scrapbook boutique!

Today is the beginning of another Inspiration Challenge and another blog hop!

If you are following along with the blog hop you would have arrived from 

Scrapbook Boutique's blog- and if you get lost, you can always head back to the SB blog and start from there!

The prize is the

Hero Arts Clear Stamp Set - Decorate your Holidays.

You just need to leave a comment on each of the DT gals blogs and a final one on
SB Blog, the random winner will be drawn from there!

The hop will be open for 1 week, closing midday Thursday 17th November, the winner will be announced on the SB blog on Friday 18th.

Unfortunately the blog hop prize (as is the inspiration challenge) is only open to anyone with an Australian mailing address.

We also have for you, our regular monthly inspiration challenge!

Challenge : Create a project using the photo above as your inspiration.


The project can be a card, a scrapbook layout or off the page project......it's totally up to you!


The Prize :

One randomly chosen winner will win a
$30 Scrapbook Boutique Gift Voucher.


We look forward to seeing your creations.

Challenge Closes :
Midnight, Wednesday 30th November 2011

I have been inspired by all the gorgeous colours and of course the DOTS!!! I have gone dotty with my tree & prezzies.

I have used the absolutely gorgeous Simple Stories 25 days of Christmas from the shop and I have actually done a few LO's using this pack and I just love it.

This is Christie (again) on Christmas morning 1993.  I love this photo.

Next on the hop is Narelle ....enjoy!

thanks for stopping by!

Frosted Designs card sketch Challenge #5

Frosted Designs card sketch challenge #5 is a gorgeous sketch designed by Karin and there are so many ways to interpret this design.....

I have flipped it on its side and made the middle diamond so much bigger! actually looking at this photo I am not at all happy with my measuring here.  ( my scrap friends will be teasing me with my measure twice cut once motto)

We have been generously sponsored this challenge by Digi Doodle Shop go and have a look at the DT beautiful creations and join in! we would love to see your take on the sketch!