Devoted LO

I'm a BIG fan of Kaisercraft products and I recently found out they run Saturday Sketches which provide the chance to win a stash of goodies. I've used the Love Notes range of papers here. I went with only one page of the sketch as I don't often do doubles but kept the idea of a pouch by creating a little envelope in which I've placed some love notes on journal tags I created.

Here are the love notes, created using the Kaisercraft 'Forever' rub ons.

The sketch for Feburary Challenge #1.

Cherished Memories LO

This would have been my fourth entry for last month's Challenge Heaven competition, however I didn't complete it in time. This was for the themed challenge which was 'Grandparents' and had to have a Kraft base. The journalling is Ben's words reflecting on the death of his Grandpa in November.

Landscape ATCs

ATCsforAll.com has a swap running with the theme of painted landscapes. Even though it's been a while since I've done any painting I decided to sign up and use the swap to give me a reason to get messy again. I went with Australian landscapes because I think I live in a beautiful country, even if we're facing way too many natural disasters at the moment. :(

My third entry for the Dec/Jan Challenge Heaven competition. This one is based on the sketch below. I found these papers by My Mind's Eye, part of the Alphabet Soup range, in a new scrapbooking store near my work. They're not the kind of colours I would normally use but for some reason they captivated me and I had to buy them.

Old Time Fun LO

I'm on fire at the moment. :) This is my second entry to Challenge Heaven's Dec/Jan challenges. I originally made this LO for the Sketch challenge, however after I finished I realised it also suited this month's colour challange of Brown, Green and White with 2 photos. I decided I'll pop this into as my colour challenge entry and do another Sketch LO. The green is actually more vibrant in real life, but disappointed with how this one scanned.

A day at the races LO

My first entry for the combined December/January challenges over at Challenge Heaven. This is my entry for the Quote Challenge, criteria were to use the title 'A day at the ...' and it had to have ribbon or twine. I thought this was perfect since I've been meaning to scrap these photos since July 2007 and I used the ribbon I actually wore in my hair that day.

I actually hand-stamped the entire purple background paper with Versamark watermark ink pad and a Kaisercraft stamp to get that effect. The crocheted flower was originally white and made by my mum, however I sprayed it with Glimmermist to fit the LO. I'm pretty happy with how the papers worked together, I've been a bit lazy recently using the same paper schemes so it was good to mix and match this time round.

Make Me Happy ATC's

Since I had some time off over Christmas/New Year, I spent a bit of time back over at ATCsforAll.com. One of the games they play is called 'Make Me Happy'. It's a kind of pass-it-on swap, where you select a topic from the post above you to make an ATC in that theme and then list three themes for an ATC you would like to receive. Over time a few off-shoots of the game have sprung up with specific restrictions. I volunteered to make a cow in the 'All Media' game, a gnome in the 'Colourful and Whimsical' game and a white rabbit from American McGees Alice in Wonderland in the 'Character' game.

2010 Santa Hunt LO

I saw a great sketch over at Get Picky and have been waiting for the right photos to use. Since the competition closes tonight I only just scrapped my entry in but I'm actually really happy with the end result. The Santa Hunt really is my favourite part of Christmas and I'm so happy I finally got a chance to scrap about it. The Santa chipboard on this LO is adorable and his fur actually is puffy.

Anyway, if you like doing multiple photo LO's then check out Get Picky.

This is the sketch the LO was based on.

Christmas and Whimsical Bird ATCs

It's been a while but here are a few new ATC's I created in the past few days. Since it's so close to Christmas I was feeling festive, hence the Christmas Pixie and Christmas Fairy. The birds were just because I was in the mood for something easy. While I'm happy with the sketches for the birds, I'm not happy with the colouring because they were both done on weird backgrounds. I might try them again once I get home and have my own supplies at hand.

I hope everyone has a safe and happy Christmas!

Christmas with Grandma T LO

It's been a while but this LO is actually a 'just because' LO, it wasn't created for any challenge or competition. We had a family photoshoot at the Christmas dinner with Ben's gradma and I decided I wanted to scrap it. Since I'm staying with fmaily in Melbourne at the moment this could have been a bit of a problem, but I have already purchased a huge new stash and also raided some of my mum's supplies. Pretty happy with the end result and I enjoyed getting to use Mum's Cuttlebug for the photo mat.

I hope you all have a great Christmas and if you get to spend it with family enjoy it for the blessing it is.