Crate Paper

So Proud - All about my little missus :) I had our parent/teacher interview on Wednesday and her teacher is very pleased with the way she is going. Is one of the smartest in her class, and is currently doing some year 1 work as well as her prep work. As of next term her and two of the other preppies are going to be doing some extension work, and have their own special time with a teacher. Apart from hearing about how well she is going acidemically it was really great to hear that she is well adjusted little girl, knows her boundaries and will tell the other kids if they are getting too close in her space. lol. It was fantastic to hear that she is going well. I have noticed a huge change in her since being at school, apart from the cheek, she has matured and grown.

Decided to do this for the Crate Paper color challenge, which I think is closing today, nothing like last minute ;) ;) ;) So all fabulous Crate Paper think three different collections, plus a couple extra little bits. LOVE how these colours look together too.

Happy Weekend

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Finally....... Savvy Crop Part Two

yep I took my time in getting these up ;)

The last couple of the Scrapbook Savvy CC... which was really fun to play along with

Buddies - this was my take on Anthea's challenge. No card and handmade embellishment. Kept this really simple. Love the colours in these papers, little My Minds Eye and Cosmo Cricket.... this is such a cute pic of Dea. Whole story about this photo which I will get to another day ;) try next FRIDAY (hint hint)

Watermelon - this one is for Kerryn's challenge. Which was sort of similar to Antheas heheeee, old stash, hand made embellishment but needed two pieces of card. My kids would live on watermelon if I let them. They just love it. Don't blame them cause I do too. It's a shame it's so expensive. Mix of ranges again here Prima, Sass, Girls Paperier, Making Memories, Crate Paper and Love Elsie. Was so much fun trawling through my product to find things. Some of this dates back to 2007 (which is when I started scrapping) Few handmade embellishments too, the three different flowers and the slice of watermelon :) do have to love my felt stash :)

There was also a hidden criteria in the challenge, had to create a card using the scraps, as you know me + card = do not mix..... surprising I'm happy with the way this turned out 

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Savvy Cyber Crop Part 1

Thought I'd play along with the Scrapbook Savvy CC this month and YES I will upload in the gallery too, lol. Forgot Last month, whoops......

Anyway this month was all about Stash Busting :) gotta love that. Still the only CHA releases from this year I have are Bo Bunny and Sass. Both I never brought.... so for me it was easy to reach for the older product. Not that I don't love it the same.

Home - This was for Sara's challenge use at least 25 items (every single thing counts)

4x paper, 2x tags, 2x string, 3x chipboard, 1x butterfly, 2x pearls, 4x rhinestones, 1x doiley (cut in half), 3x brads, 4x alpha stickers, 1x photo, 1x tape, 2x stickers, 1x flower, 1x lace, 1x pen, 1x embroidery thread, 1x denim, 1x rubon, 1x machine stitching, 1x sequin waste = 38 items.... LOVE this pic of home. LOVE this range from Crate Paper and a few other little bits by Prima

Tags - This was for San's challenge, use your scraps to make some tags. I like these, they're a little bit funky, little bit random but I think they look fun.

Grrr - I took San's challenge a step further and made this LO using only scraps (minus the card).... yep EVERYTHING come from my scraps stash, I have an embellishment scrap stash on my desk, if things don't work I throw into a bowl, and all these things I'm guessing didn't work on other layouts. lol.... Well Mr Zac, can't say much about this face, past few days I've seen it WAY too often

Just to prove that I do have my little embellishment stash of unused items. 

Stay tuned for part two at a later date

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Circus Family

Well you all probably know that I have a circus history in my family, it's fun that's for sure. Still doesn't explain why I'm afraid of heights, lol

This I actually created for the Crate Paper sketch, nothing like leaving things til the last minute huh. I still LOVE Restoration. The colours, the patterns, the fantastic chipboard. Love it all. I really kept with the sketch this time (shock horror for me I KNOW) usually I'm messing things around and trying to change it up, but this sketch was just perfect.

Thanks for stopping by

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Crate and Helmar

Just go hand in hand :) I created this following layout for the Crate Paper Colour challenge, awesome colours together that's for sure. I teamed it up with the ends of my old Helmar stash, as my NEW Helmar stash decided to finally show up yesterday (long story.... couriers rang me at the beginning of LAST week and wanting to know if they could just drop the box off at some shop, this shop is 20km+ out of my way, told them no that wasn't acceptable and that they are paid to deliver to me ;) so they reckon that they were too busy, hmmm, drive past every single day, and I would just have to wait when they weren't busy, guess that was yesterday)

Anyway back to the topic at hand ;) my layout.....

My Baby - well can't deny that fact, he is always going to be my baby. So funny I got Luke to take this photo on what was Adams due date (last year) I actually have a photo of me pregnant with him which I'm going to print off and scrap them together. What a difference a year makes hey. A whole mash of Crate Paper (Restoration, Snow Days, Orbit and Lillian) with a few scattered bits from American Crafts :)

Just the Helmar products I used ;) my three faves

Thanks for stopping by

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Kraft It Up - January

New Year New Challenges

Are you EXCITED

cause I am

Have you seen the new members of Kraft It Up yet????

SOOOOOOO Lucky to get another term, of all challenge blogs I really do love this one so

Here's my layout for this months challenge

He Loves Summer - Zac just adores the summer, being outside (not that he's ever inside in Winter though) getting wet and dirty, playing crazy games. Everything that you can think of Summer this is Zac. Using awesome Websters Pages papers with a touch of Crate Paper and Cosmo Cricket. Gosh I love the chippy :)

 Materials: Card: Bazzill; Paper: Websters Pages; Other: Crate paper Chipboard, Cosmo Cricket Chipboard, American Crafts thickers, Basic Grey stickers, Websters Pages Trim, 7gypsies Tape and rubons, string, pen, shipping tags, Helmar Adhesives: 450 Quickdry, Liquid Scrapdots, ZapDots

thanks for stopping by

Nic

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Top 13 ;)

I've seen a few of my scrappy friends do their Top 10 of 2010 or a month by month of their favourite layouts. Well I couldn't decided on just 10 and I found some months that I actually didn't really like any of the layouts I did. Well shouldn't say that just not rating as favourites, plus some are out for publication too.

Ok sooooo my tally for 2010 was

Layouts - 210 (I found one I didn't count the other night)

I honestly didn't think I scrapped that much, some weeks I do NOTHING.

Here we go my favourites

Photoshoot at Home

(Published in Aussie Gallery in Creating Keepsakes)

Love that its simple and focused on the photos but still has details

Cheek

Adore the colours in this, the simple style mixed with messy splatters and lots of 'bits'

Footy Boy

(featured on Pink Paislee Blog)

LOVE the colours in this too, plus all the edges, the angled photo and style again

Joy

(published in Scrapbooking m.m)

this is a layout that I don't think I've shared at all. this was for a sketch challenge I was asked to do for the magazine. I do think my favourite part is that photo

Love the Way

(Websters Guest DT June)

I love the calico, the cut out diecut, the stamping and my tree. Feels so long ago when I took this photo

Me Right Now

(Published EntreArtiste)

Another that no one would have seen, LOVE LOVE LOVE this colour combo. I know I've done a few layouts using this same combo.

Our Crazy Christmas Photos

(featured on Crate Paper Blog)

Love every single aspect of this, the colours, those flowers, all the crazy cheeky photos. Just everything

Peace

(featured on Prima Blog)

first time I used one of my hipstamatic photos on a layout again loving these colours too. I think they would pretty good for a baby theme. 

Room for One More

(published in Scrapbooking Memories)

it's all about the colour and distressing here for me. LOVE it.

Sticky Mess

For me it's all about the details. love them :)

Mum Take a Photo

It's the aquaish colour here that grabs me. Plus the story. That's what matters most.

Up to No Good

Messy messy messy. LOVE it. plus the not perfect photos.

You Crack Me Up

(published in EntreArtistes)

With this its EVERYTHING. I think this would have to be my most favourite layout of the year.



Have you done a top layout post, link me up. would love to see yours

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