Scrap around the world....June challenge

I had all intentions of giving last months challenge (their first) at Scrap Around The World a go....but it just didn't happen, unfortunately.  But this month is different....I've done it - yay!

I love the concept behind this challenge blog....a sketch plus a mood board to take your inspiration from - and there are DT members from all over the world to also inspire you, in case you're still a little bit stuck & not sure which direction to go with from the board.

So anyways...this is this months sketch & mood board....





I took my inspiration from the vintage feel and the colours from the photo at the bottom right of the board - plus all the cameras from each image.....and I came up with this

Ive used the green, brown, honey/mustard (from the table top) & little bit of red from the image, bottom right on the board.  There's also a few little stamped camera images,

as inspired by the mood board

And I've stayed fairly true to the sketch. 

 

 

And now for some close ups....

My cluster....with one of the stamped camera images...that I stamped onto canvas, which gives a nice textured finish.

 

And another camera

 

My title, journaling & smaller cluster

(whooops....glue not quite dry under the journaling strips! lol)

 

Rather than the banner sweeping across my page, as in the sketch...I chose to place my banner shapes across the top of the layout, in a straight line.  Here you can see some 2crafty fencing wire panel pieces popping out from behind my photo.

 

And here is another 2crafty chipboard piece coming out from my cluster - Evan's Swirl.

 

You may recognise the photo I've used on my layout, that I took quite a few months ago for one of the prompts for the Fat Mum Slim photo a day challenge...I think it was February.  It is an old derelict house not too far from where I live...and each time I drive past it, I always wonder about it - who lived there, what did they do, where are they now (well, not them, but their descendants) etc etc....but I guess it's just one of those things that will never be known.

 

Okie dokie...that's all from me for now folks....2 layouts in 2 weeks - I'm doing well!! hehe

Enjoy your long weekend, for those in Aus who get it this weekend.

 

Take care....xx

Lemon Owl have a yummy new release + a giveaway!

Have you ever scrapped with Lemon Owl papers?

I bought their first release - Attic Door - and loved them!  I have created a few layouts using this range & they are all up there at the top of the list as some of my fav layouts....I still have a bit of this range left, and hopefully will be scrapping with it again soon.

Lemon Owl have now released their latest collection - "Around the corner" - and it looks like this

How gorgeous is it?!

And they are giving away 2 packs of this collection - oh how I'd love to win one! :)
Pop on over to their blog for a looksie & the chance to win....

I had a slight itch...

.......and I just had to scratch it

I'm not sure, but perhaps todays weather had something to do with bringing on said itch. 
It's been about 6 weeks since I've scrapped, and during that time I've not had the urge to scrap.  Not.even.once.  And I can't say that I've missed it either.....Weird, huh?

But today, that little incling of an itch was there....so with miserable weather & not much else to do (as reading all the fine print & trying to understand everything with hiring a car in Ireland was starting to do my head in!!!)...I thought I'd best move onto something else & scratch that itch! lol

The sketch over at Skissedilla really tickled my fancy...errrr itch, so that is what I went with, and here is what I came up with...........

Using PP from the Prima Sunrise-Sunset collection for my background....although it looks nothing like the original piece.  Lots of misting & stamping on there.

Apologies for the bad photos....miserable weather tends to do that when taking photos indoors :-/

Here is the sketch over at Skissedilla - sketch #212

And now for some close ups

Diecut leaves & flowers (the 2 larger ones)...

and a piece of 2crafty chipboard, "Lace Square", that I cut in half and you can see it just

 popping out from under the photo too

Title & layers under the photos

And here's the other half of the 2crafty "Lace Square"

My journaling about our Sunday drive :)

And that's it folks.

Who knows when I will scrap again....could be tomorrow or perhaps another 6 weeks time.

Just don't go holding your breath....lol

Enjoy your weekend peeps & thanks for popping by...xx

(I'm hoping to spend some time tonight visiting my fav blogs....it's long overdue!)

April week 4 photos from a very slack blogger :-/

Well, haven't I been the super slack blogger of late?!?!

I dunno what it is....except that I'm feeling the need to take a bit of a break from things for a while.  Not sure for how long...and to what extent, but I just know that I'm not spending as much time online nowadays...but you've all probably already guessed that, as I'm not doing my usual rounds to visit YOUR blogs - my apologies for that....I do promise that I will get back into it one day, sooner or later, when I feel that I've had enough of a break :)

So, anyways....on with week 4 photos for the April Fat Mum Slim photo a day challenge....

22.  Blurry - This was all I could think to do for today - to add some edited blurr on this cute little old blue church in my area...it is just sitting there, unused nowadays, in the middle of a paddock, pretty much in the middle of nowhere.

 

 

23.  Time - An antique lookalike clock piece that one of the kids bought me years ago

 

 

24.  I saw this person today - For lunch...my gorgeous DD, Kate :)

 

 

25.  Life is.... - A highway!  Taking us in all sorts of directions, to all sorts of places, and at all sorts of speeds....but mostly full speed ahead here for me.

 

 

26.  Childhood - My teddy bear from when I was little <3

 

 

27.  Earth - Dry and cracked after floods then drought, as is fairly typical here in Australia.

 

 

28.  My Sunday - A day out to Mayfield Gardens...such beautiful autumn colours everywhere. 

It was a fab day :)

 

 

29.  I wore this today - Jewelry...watch, rings & bracelet & bangle

 

 

30.  Glasses - That I scored in a 2nd hand shop...there were 4 in the set for a grand total of $2!!

Bargain!

 

 

Okie doke...that's it for now folks.

As I mentioned before....this might be it from me for a little while.

But ya never know....I may be back sooner than expected.

 

Take care & a super thanks to all those who constantly leave me such encouraging comments all the time....mwaaaaah!  xx