A FREE class.....

This Thursday night, 4th March at 8pm at Scrapbook N Bits - hosted by the very talented & lovely Jane Butler!!! 
You can check it all out on the forum  HERE . 

There is also an optional kit available for just $9.95!!.... check it out HERE 
Otherwise, just using your own stash will be fine.    If you can't make it on Thursday night, no probs...the class instructions etc will be up on the forum indefinitely for you to complete at your own leisure :)

Would love to see some new faces come along & join in for Jane's class....so why not pop in to the forum on Thursday night for some good old fashioned scrapping & chatting! :)

Hope to see you there.......

Layout overload......

I can't believe how much scrapping I've done since my last post - 7 layouts!
And I was sick for a few days, so I am just amazed!  I had a little add up & am  blown away by the total I've done so far this year  - 38 LO's + the fabric mini album....I am stoked!

This one was Manon's colour challenge for the Feb CC at Scrapboutique - to scrap a school photo using the school colours....I thought this was a fab idea & loved this challenge!

This was for the monthly challenge at Scrapbook N Bits - colour challenge using blue, brown & cream/white.

I'm really not happy with the glimmermisting on this....one day I might just get the hang of it! LOL

Scraplift challenge at Bon's for the Feb CC.  To scraplift a gorgeous LO of Min's that you can see HERE!

and to also use felt, bling, paint & strip journaling.  I painted an old scrap piece of corrugated cardboard & dragged it across the cardstock to get the stripy effect that I have acheived.

This one is for Karen's roast at the Feb Scrapboutique CC.  I love how this came out!

Another Scrapboutique CC Challenge - a sketch challenge from Em & to also use alpha's & numbers as a border.

This one was Chels' 123 challenge at Scrapboutique - to use 1 school photo, 2 patterned papers, 3 different edges on your PP's ....and because 1 + 2 + 3 = 6 ....6 embellishments (which I found really hard!!!) lol

& the reason Joel doesn't look too happy is because he wasn't impressed with his mother wanting to take yet another photo!!!

& last but not least.....this one is for the Feb WIOIN sketch challenge that you can check out HERE.

It really is an awesome sketch, so why not give it a go?!?!

Well, that's my LO overload for now....until next time - happy scrapping!

Woooohooooo....

I had been thinking for a while now, how cool it would be to go on a cruise.....so late last week, I stopped procrastinating & I did it!!!  I booked for us to go on this ......

P & O's  Pacific Jewel

Doesn't she look magnificent!

We aren't going until October this year....so there's a bit of a wait - but boy I am excited already!!!

Not alot on the scrappy side of things that I can share just yet....but I do have a few little sneak peaks ...

Plus this LO that is for the CC sketch over at Bons...

That's all I have for now.

Thanks for dropping by & happy scrapping! :)

Just a little reminder.....

SCRAP THE GIRLS February challenge is to use the following quote for inspiration......

"Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on Earth." — Mark Twain

Extra criteria - Add hearts

There's still almost 2 weeks left to get your entries in - email them to scrapthegirls@bigpond.com by the last day of the month - would love to see lots more gorgeous LO's in the gallery on the STG blog :). 

Check out the gorgeous entries so far HERE

The Feb featured scrapper has just been announced too - go check out who it is!........

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And while we're in reminder mode........

You have until 6pm on the 28th February to email your KRAFT IT UP entries in to : kraft.it.up@hotmail.com

This months challenge is.....

You MUST use KRAFT, whether it is Kraft cardstock or Kraft patterned paper like the Fancy Pants Kraft Kuts range this must be the base for your layout.

You also need to HEAVILY DISTRESS - think  lots of ink, paper crumpling, or attacking your page with your Edge Distresser or a pair of scissors.  We want you to grunge it up!  You can use any other products you want as long as you do the above, KRAFT & HEAVILY DISTRESS!!!


There are so many amazing layouts already submitted this month....but we want to see more!  Pop on over to the Kraft it Up blog to check out the awesome work!

Woweeeee!!!

Game on, over at Bons, has come to an end.....and OMG I can't believe it - I won!!!

I thought for sure that Nic had it in the bag, but somehow I have managed to come out on top by just a few points!  The end result was really close - with just a few points in the top 3 - WTG Mal & Nic you both put in such an awesome effort  (these 2 girls do amazing work & I always love their LO's - they are such an inspiration!)

A BIG thanks to Bon for putting up a wonderful & generous prize for the Game On comp!!!

It has been an awesome 2 weeks filled with lots of fun scrapping & chatting :)
During game on I have created 14 layouts (wow), 3 cards & my fabric mini album - that has been picked up by Scrapbooking Memories!!!  (another Wow)...sooo happy! :)

So here are the LO's I have created during the Game On Comp (sorry if some are repeated) .....

The mini album has been picked up for publication, so I can't show that one!

If you want to check out all the gorgeous work the girls have created for Game On - Head on over to the gallery at Bons and check out the amazing work that everyone has come up with - it is truly inspirational :)

Speaking of Bon's - there is another CC on this Tuesday night starting at 8.45pm.
If you want to join in on the action - head on over here & check it out (you will need to register for the forum)

Thanks for dropping by & I hope everyone is having a fab weekend!
Oh, and sorry about the photo overload....lol

A few more layouts....

that I've done over the weekend.  All for the Game On comp that's happening over at Bon's!

This challenge was to use red, yellow, polka dots, buttons & masking - along with one of the Feb challenges.  I used the criteria for the Feb POTM.

& this one was to do a LO on one of the things that I {heart} blogged about yesterday.  Joel playing his guitar.

I'm not sure how many more challenges are to come for Game On - I'm just happy with the amount of LO's that I'm getting done :)

Today I {heart}....

Felicity has challenged us over at Bon's to blog about the things we {heart} today.

My 3 things are...

1.  I {heart} that we have had some rain over the last few days (thanks to Cyclone Olga) - enough that the grass has grown & has turned green in patches :)

2.  I {heart} that Joel loves his music so much - he has a jam on this at least once every day

3.  I {heart} all the fantastic challenges that are happening over at Bon's - especially for the Game On comp!

I am scrapping more than I normally would (gotta love that)....and I'm being challenged outside of my normal scrapping square.  And there's lots of amazing inspiration happening in the gallery atm too - head on over & check it all out....HERE

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Almost the end of another week

I don't know where this week has gone, but it's gone wayyyy too quickly....it's back to work tomorrow.  *sigh*. 

Before we know it, it will be March :-O.  And can you believe there are Easter eggs in the shops already!!!...I noticed them last week & couldn't believe it - I'd swear they bring them out earlier each year.  Andddddd....about a month ago I noticed Woolworths had Hot Cross Buns....do you think they actually sell any at this time of year?  I wouldn't have thought they would, but why do it then?  People obviously must buy them....it's crazy!

I have been busy scrap, scrap, scrapping!  :)
Here are my latest LO's.......

"Looking forward to the end of this drought"

This was a challenge over at Bon's as part of Game On.  Skye set the challenge - 80% of the LO had to be blue & it had to be a male LO, but not your son -  Loved this challenge :)

"He thinks he is a straight shooter"

Free class by Sandie over at Bon's

"Timeless Beauty"

Another challenge that is for Game On.  To do a LO on something that you had as your favourite 9.

My favourite 9 were all my favourite Lo's from 2009 - so I chose to scraplift one of those LO's - "Lest we forget".  This pic is of my Nan (we think in about the late 1940's)....the Lest we forget LO was my Grandfather.

And here is my mini album, again part of Game on at Bon's.  Sandie set the challenge to do a mini album using fabric - at first I thought "Ï can't do that"....but after a bit of thought, I decided to give it a go & am so glad that I did....love how it came out :)

Hope everyone's having a great week....weekend is nearly here *yay*

Take care...& happy scrapping :)