SCF Design Team - Challenge Entry

I sent in my first challenge entry for the Scrapbooking & Crafting Friends Design Team. 


Here are a couple of cards that I made using the Tainted Sweets Balloon Bears digi-stamp from MyGrafico.

This card is for Ajay on his first birthday this weekend. He is my granddaughter's cousin. 

This card was for the ever lovely Miss Vienna who so kindly allowed our family to share her birthday party as we celebrated my step-children's Grandfather's birthday at the Auckland Botanical Gardens.

Christmas Craft Challenge 2010

It's that time of the year again... 


The stockings get hung by the chimney with care, 
The presents are wrapped & hidden 'neath the chair.


The Christmas cards get made, then written & posted,
The work Christmas parties are organised & then hosted.


The menu for Christmas Day gets sorted & split,
Between family members so the day is a hit.


And just when you thought you were Queen Organise,
Here comes Paula with her Christmas Surprise.


From December the 1st through 'til Christmas Eve,
She is issuing the challenge to those who believe.


Any Christmas Craft that you care to share,
Just add a link for your blog, as often as you care.


I will be posting to my blog every day,
My Christmas creations, so come look, have your say.


The second year of Christmas crafts will be better than the last,
So come one & come all, Christmas will be over too fast.


Now that I have my little poem out of my system, I hope you got the gist of all of that. Starting on the 1st of December I will be posting on my blog every day my daily Christmas Craft creation.
I would love for anyone & everyone to add a link to their blog or gallery of any of their Christmas creations. You don't have to participate every day as I understand this is a big commitment. If you create daily, every two days, once a week or even just once during the lead up to Christmas, add a link to your blog in my comments so we can all check out your Christmas creativity.
If you want to add a link to my blog in yours about my Christmas Craft Challenge, that would be fantastic as well.


And finally to see my creations from last year just follow through some of my archived blogs from December 2009 or click here. Then look through my creations during the 2009 Christmas Craft Challenge.


Please leave a message or comment to let me know you are following or joining in this year's challenge and I will try to add a link into my postings of where people can follow you as well.


Merry Christmas and Happy Creating.

For Steve's 73rd Birthday

Steve (aka Stewart) is my step-children's maternal grandfather. Today he celebrated his 73rd birthday. For us as a family, this is an achievement as he was recently diagnosed with brain tumour.

I wanted to give him something special he could put on his wall at the rest home hospital where he now resides. Each of the photos carries a story that although I haven't journaled for him on this page, I will add to the page probably as hidden journaling.

(Sorry - it's not one of the clearest pictures)

Close-up of one of the corner embellishments. These are rub-ons from Scrapbook King which I have highlighted with both a brown & white pen, to make the designs stand out more from the cardstock background.

Announcement...

I was hoping to hold-off until I had done completed my first assignment... but I'm just too impatient to share with everyone.


I have been accepted onto my first DESIGN TEAM... YAY!!!


It is with great pleasure that I announce my acceptance as a member of the Scrapbooking & Crafting Friends Design Team. 


Watch this space as I publish on my blog and the SCF Design Team Blog some of my creations. I can't wait to use some of the Digital Creations for our wonderful sponsor at My Grafico. Be sure to check out the exciting range they have available.


Back to creating my first challenge...

Tim Holtz Blog Candy Giveaway from "Scrap With Stacy"

I've been scrolling through some blogs lately looking for projects and pages and ideas and competitions and along the way I discovered a blog with all of the above and more. 

Here's the link to this amazing blog candy:

http://scrapwithstacy.blogspot.com/2010/09/new-tim-holtz-blog-candy-giveaway.html

Stacy wants to thank all her followers and has put this great giveaway together. If you are a fan of Tim Holtz (and who isn't) be sure to check out this opportunity to win this wonderful blog candy.

Ohhhhh Pick Me!!!!

Mel's 18th Birthday Present

Last weekend was my niece, Melissa aka Mel's 18th birthday.


Though finances are tight, I knew she would have something completely unique as I made both her card and her present.

Remote Scrap Camp

This double layout fell into place so easily and so quickly... all I can say is thank you to the Scrapping Gods for giving me my mojo back.

I know it's a bit bright and a bit pink, but she's a pink girl from way back.

I love the ribbons and patterned paper on it and could have easily left it plain without any photos cos it looked that fabulous.

The strips on the sides are patterned black & white paper from Breezy Designs with pink ribbon running the length which I put through the Xyron 150.

Along the bottom I have a double layer of ribbon - one plain black satin ribbon which is overlaid with a white with black spots cross grained ribbon, again both through the Xyron 150... how else do you adhere ribbon when that is just so easy to do?

The heart I cut from a template of mine. Instead of cutting it whole and then halving it, I lined the template up on either side of the sheet of white cardstock to give me a pre-cut straight edge for the middle. The holes were made by the Big Bite which I eye-balled for placement and then threaded all the brads through.

Finally the page was finished with two corner rub-ons from Hambly Screen Prints - Vintage Motifs Black - which I totally adore and need to restock.