Shall We Dance LO and Lollipop Ladies sneak

Scrap Jacked is another challenge blog which I've been watching for a while but never entered anything before. They pop up a variety of different LO's and you chose one to scraplift to create your entry. Some of the LO's in previous months have been pretty amazing and I think it's a great way to try out a new style. As soon as I saw Bec's wonderful DT LO for this month I knew exactly which photos I wanted to use. I probably should have interpreted the design a bit more, but I really thought it was perfect to start with. Here is my LO:

This is the LO by Bec Miller that inspired me:

I also managed to create my DT submission for The Lollipop Ladies. Are you after a sneak peak?

The current red frog challenge is open until midday on Tuesday so you've still got time to create a design to enter. I'm loving seeing all the cute frogs entered so far.

Lime Tree and Scap Addict Giveaway

I'm a big fan of doilies and it just happens that Lime Tree Creations is giving away at $20 pack this month! How could you go past a chance to win this colourful lot?

Scrap Addict is also having a fantastic giveaway with the Fancy Pants Baby Mine line. I already have some of these papers but they are SO adorable! In fact, they are the only baby range I've ever bought.

Don't forget my giveaway is still open too. Since no one has commented yet your chances are looking good at being the winner!

Embellishment Giveaway

I think it's important to share the good luck around when things are going well and I've got a bit to celebrate at the moment. My scrapbooking is going pretty well: I've made it onto a DT; I was the most successful exhibitor at the Gold Coast Show this year; I've managed to talk a couple of friends into taking up the hobby. My little blog is also chugging along: I've recently posted my 200th post, I've had over 2500 visitors and just made it to 40 followers. So to share it around I've decided it's time for another blog giveaway. :)

The giveaway includes alphabet sets in pink and aqua, two sheets of die-cuts, 15 brads, 4 fabric embellishments and a pack of acrylic stamps.

How to enter:

1) Spread the word about my giveaway - this can be a post on your own blog, an update on your facebook or twitter account, anything else you can think of.

2) Leave a comment on this post telling me what kind of blogs you follow (personal/craft/product/challenge etc), what makes you decide to follow a blog and how you completed step one.

Bonus entries:

For your chance to get bonus entries you can also complete the following:

1) Become a follower of my blog (please only do this if you like my work).

2) Leave a comment on any of my other blog posts about my work (maximum of three extra entries).

Competition closes midnight 20 October 2011. Entry is open to everyone, I'm happy to post internationally.

Wedding Mini Frames

As anyone who checks out my blog on a regular basis might know, I'm rather fond of Kaisercraft supplies. I like the designs, I love the versatility of their double-sided paper, I have an outlet shop close by however I do wish their off-the-page projects came with assembly instructions sometimes. Maybe I should be able to figure out how to assemble an accordian book by myself but in the end it took me just as long to get these mini-frames to stand up as it did to decorate the fronts! :(

I've used the Chapter One collection of papers here, some Scrapmatts chipboard, Same & Lucy word sticks and to finish Kaisercraft rubons, pearls and rhinestones. Embelishments were deliberately kept pretty plain to keep the focus on the photos. I'm planning on setting this up on my desk at work if I can work out how to transport it there.

Close-ups of the frames. The chipboard was all embossed with UTEE to get a shiney finish. I'd forgotten how great this looks and the chipboard didn't warp like often happens when I try to get a similar effect with Dimensional Magic.

Frog Prince LO - First DT reveal!

It's time for my first DT reveal for The Lollipop Ladies! The challenge prompt for this month was the delicious Red Frogs. You can see I took inspiration from both the colour and the theme. The background paper is actually from an old Kaisercraft Christmas range but where else do you turn when you need paper with both red and green? This fortnight came with an added challenge of 'movement'. I decided to make my little froggie able to slide across the page.

Below is an example of froggie in action. It also shows the original version of my LO, before I decided it was too simple. My husband Ben says he prefers the simple version - let me know which you prefer.

I've also entered this LO into the September 1 Show Us Your Stuff competition. I'm hoping they count the fact I had to hand paint the chipboard as hand-made embellishments. The challenge was sketch based, you can see the sketch below.

I'd love you to come join us at The Lollipop Ladies if you're interested in any kind of paper crafting. The prize this fortnight is a $10 gift voucher to Annabelle Stamps.

I'm on a Design Team!

This is my 200th blog post and I have some exciting news to share: I have been selected to be part of The Lollypop Ladies design team! The Lollipop Ladies set fortnightly challenges for both card makers and scrapbookers alike. There are no rules, just some sweet-inspired themes set for you to use in your projects. Open to anyone to join in - come and join the fun!

The next challenge goes live on Wednesday and it's a good one. I can share a sneak peak with you below to get you interested.



Life with you is joyful LO

This is a multi-challenge LO. It uses a lot of Heidi Grace designs Sweetest Bug range, which I've been holding on to for ages for just the right LO. Not much journalling on this one, but I decided I just wanted to do a pretty LO for a change.

Anyway, the Show Us Your Stuff September 15 challenge was Multi Photos, stripes and of course hand made embellies!! The flower in the bottom left is my take on their Try This technique. I didn't have any yellow felt so I had to use a fabric sample and I wanted mine to look more like a daisy than a frangipani.

The other challenge I incorporated into this LO was for The Lollipop Ladies. This is a cute little blog which provides different sweets as inspiration. I've been watching for a while but this is my first time playing with them. The Gobstoppers packaging below was this weeks inspiration. I've used the yellow background and the white-on-black title. I also think the colourful flowers on the green sheet look like little gobstoppers and I picked a smiley photo.

Wedding Dress LO

I've decided to split up my previous post into seperate ones for the LO and details about the show. The LO below was completed 4.9.11 before I headed off to the Show. This is for the Challenge Heaven September sketch challenge. As soon as I saw the sketch I just knew I had to use these photos from my wedding. The doily was originally white but I've coloured it to match the LO with a mixture of tea and three different Glimmer Mists. The majority of the papers are Kaisercraft Dancing Jewel with the music and card from the Timeless range. Dress form, flowers and pearls are also Kairsercraft.

The sketch:

I've also found yet another challenge blog I look the look of. This one is called Young Crafters Unite. The challenge for this month is to colour a stamped image. I have entered my LO above as I painted the dragonfly in the top right using Tinkling H2O's. Entries are open until 15.9.11, new challenge comes out 23.9.11.

Gold Coast Show Results

Today was the last day of the Gold Coast Show so Benny and I popped down to check it all out and pick up my scrapbooking entries. We have a tradition of buying a dagwood dog when at the Show but we always share it since they're really not that good.

I cleaned up in the scrapbooking competition this year! Five firsts and two thirds which lead to me being the most successful exhibitor in the scrapbooking section. Interestingly, in the two years I've entered I have placed 11 times but never come second. Anyway, here is the photo of my standing before my winning work. :)

In case you are interested, here is what I entered.

Category - Thumbnail - Place

Heritage First

Baby/Children  Did not place

FestiveThird

Holiday  First

Celebration Did not place

Wedding First

Pet First

Off the page First

Open (removed for publication) Third

Please vote for me

I have entered a competition Spotlight is running over at Facebook. The top five entries will each receive a $100 gift card. If you are a member of Facebook I would really appreciate you voting for my LO. Thanks!

This is my entry: