This month at ScrapBoutique

Well, yes I am the worst blogger in the world!!! Things have been super busy at work with reports and the rest. But I won't bore you with the details. Anyway, got to go to a fab retreat at Darlington Park with the gals from Scrapboutique earlier this month and I had so much fun!!!!!! Can't wait to do it all again next year!!!! Got a couple of their monthly challenges done while I was there. The first one was to use up some of your old stash of chipboard. Did a layout of Harry when he was about 6 months old. Just love his smile in these pics!!



The other one I managed to finish was Amanda's monthly challenge to scrap a first. I found this photo of Sophie cuddling Harry just hours after he was born. Used some of the great new stuff I bought at the retreat. This one was so much fun to do and just love the way it turned out.



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Scrap the Boys

This month over at Scrap the Boys, the challenge is to:
**SHOW US YOUR COLOURS**

We have recently had the AFL & NRL grand finals, the Rugby World Cup, the US Open etc so this month we want a layout of your boys or men showing their colours.
Please note that it does not have to be limited to footy or rugby, it can also include soccer, Touch Footy, Cricket, Tennis and sport that your child or hubby loves but you MUST make sure you have a photo of them in their colours!

Now, I must admit a slight hysteria when I got this challenge as I wasn't sure I had any photos!!!! After sifting through my old stash of pics (you know, the really old ones that you used to take with a film!!!!) I found this one of Troy in his first year of playing Rugby Union in Bourke. After playing league for so long he really enjoyed the change and is still playing every now and then (even though he is an old fella)!!



Make sure you come over and have a look at the great design team examples this month. There is some super inspiration. And who knows, you may even get to scrap a great old memory like I did!!

November at Scrap Jacked

Well this month is my first on the design team for Scrap Jacked. Love this layout of Harry in one of Troy's hats. Harry calls it his mowing hat. Not quite sure why but he looks so cute in the pics that I couldn't resist scrapping them.



Pop over and have a look at the fabulous pages from the rest of the design team. Oh, and the prizes this month are super as well. The most voted for layout gets a voucher to Scrap Friends and the second most voted for layout gets a voucher at Lime Tree Creations. Hope to see you there!!

ScrapBoutique Week 6

Just a quick post today to share this layout. This week over at ScrapBoutique the Passion 4 Fasion criteria was Elegant. I have used a photo of Sophie getting ready for her first school social. Did more journalling than I usually would but I wanted to tell the story of how I sometimes wish time would stop because she is growing up way too fast!!!



Had some fun with paint on the background which I stamped on using foil. Love the butterfly which I found at Lincraft of all places!!!! Thanks for looking!

Exciting News!!!!!!

How lucky am I!!!! I am so excited to announce that I am now part of the Scrap Jacked Design Team along with these other fabulous members:

Naomi Cox
Lisa Keep
Beth Jarrett
Dana Tatar
Deb Kupfer
Andrea Carruthers
Kylie Symons
Melissa Cook
Christine Rayner
Julie Dudley
Mandy Dodd
Bec Miller

Pop on over and have a look. Each month they have a fabulous challenge to 'jack' one of the design teams layouts and great prizes up for grabs!!! Make sure you come for a visit!!!!

Week 5 - Casual

This week over at ScrapBoutique we were given the criteria of 'Casual' and 40+ words of journalling to scrap. I went for the simple, uncluttered look (for me anyway) and told the story of when Sophie got her first camera. She had fun clicking away for the day and ended up taking over 300 photos!! It was so funny looking at all the ones she had taken. This is actually one of the many self-portraits she had taken. I love the weekly challenges that Chels is giving us and it has really re-ignited my love for scrapping!!!!! Thanks for looking!!

Scrap the Boys Challenge for October

Well we have certainly had a crazy school holidays at our house! We had a great trip away for a few days to catch up with old friends (ate and drank way too much) but now we are home, Harry has decided to get his horrid cough back again!!! Needless to say that not much scrapping has gone on!!! Here is this months challenge over at Scrap the Boys. The challenge this month is to use HANDMADE BOY EMBELLISHMENTS on your layout. You can use purchased handmade products, however please feel free to make your own!!!
Brands to think about if you are purchasing are Lil Red Rocket, A Lil Something, Greatest View, Charms Creations, Chelley Bean Designs and there are many, many more...
I have made the embellies on my layout as I didn't have any handy that matched with my paper and I have to say it was kind of fun to play around!!!



This is a photo of Harry at 1 hour old. Quite impressed with the photo as hubby actually took it because I was still in recovery!!! I love Harry's cute fuzzy hair and how new he is in this photo!! Brings back so many memories. Come over and have a look at the fabulous work of the design team at STB and have a go at the challenge!!
Thanks for dropping by!! :-)