Septembers Prima Palette Pick

Nearly didn't make it this month and its my favourite colour combo!! And last month was a hard month for me with the colour palette but I WON so amazing didn't expect it at all.  I also had my BAP layout featured on Prima's Blog double bonus!!

Here is this months Palette:

 

Here is my layout - I had fun with Distress stains in my background - just sort of smashed them on to make splatters!

Prima September BAP

Here is a layout I created last night for the Prima September BAP and I have used the Pixie Glen Collection. I have used the resistant canvas shapes and covered them with Distress Stains - bundled sage,tumbled glass and picket fence and dabbed them with a paper towel.

This little man will be 11 in two months - time flies!

Over at Scotties the new Challenge is up - go check it out here.

Sketch Challenge at Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge blog!

Time for Another Freaking scrappy sketch challenge!!! You have until 29 September 2011 at midnight to link up your layout here to have a chance to win this month's prize - or to be chosen as one of our faves this month!! The prize this month is a $25.00 gift certificate to Scrapbookers.com!!!

Here is our sketch:

The Challenge is to scrap something exotic for this sketch - it can be an animal at the zoo, a dancer, a food item, a location, a photo or souvenir from a trip - how about exotic you!!!  You can make a card, a layout or an altered (off the page) item.  If you can't think of something exotic - just play along anyway!!  Here's what my layout I did for this challenge - all about the Panama Canal which I went through on my parents boat when I was 13 - an amazing feat of construction: