An update

I have been away so no blogging or scrapping for the last week but have a few layouts to share with samples for challenges that are over and a couple that are current.

First up last weeks challenge over at The Sketchbook which is now closed. Rachel set a sketch challenge and here is my take



and this weeks challenge from The Sketchbook is a monochromatic challenge set by Annelie who has done a gorgeous white one - you have until midnight Sunday to upload your layout to be into get a RAK by the end of the month - mine is a pink one



Over at Scrappin' Patch Delys has set a product challenge using 7 Gypsies products - which closes tonight at midnight. Here is my layout using 7 Gypsies Market range.



Also at Scrappin' Patch is Heidi's Sketch Challenge which ends at midnight the 31st of July - here is my take.

Sketchbook weekly challenge

A new challenge is up from Hannah at the Sketchbook. It is a countdown challenge ie
Use 4 embellishments in a cluster, three photos,two word title and a Journal spot.

Here is my take

This weeks Challenges

Just a couple of challenges happening this week -over at Scrappin' Patch there is Annelie' Designers choice challenge which is to have at least four layers on your layout and 50+ words in your Journalling and you have until midnight the 6th of July to be in the chance to win a RAK as well as a chance to be in the spotlight if you do another three challenges in July.

Here is my example for Annelie's Challenge (looking a bit Nic Howardish not intentionally!!) The papers are by My Minds Eye



Then over at the Sketchbook Annelie has a colour combo Challenge using red, green and blue. I was a bit stumped at first as I was thinking dark colours but I came up with this instead.



You have until midnight the 5th of July to upload to Sketchbook's gallery to be in the draw to win a RAK at the end of the month.

Challenge at Sketchbook

Now life has got in the way this week and I haven't shown you my layout for the current challenge at The Sketchbook . This challenge finishes at midnight on Sunday.

Rachel has set a birthday layout challenge and here is my layout....



Remember to check out the new challenge on Monday and prepare to get messy!! Here is a sneaky peek.



On Monday there will also be a new challenge going up at Scrappin Patch


In other news I won the May challenge at Up2scrap and so lucky me I have a year subscription to the magazine - so cool a little bit of sunshine during a hard week....

see ya....

Final Friday Night Challenge at Sketchbook

Well it was my turn to set the final Friday Night challenge - the new weekly challenges start next week.

The challenge is to do a layout in Megans style and have an owl on the layout somewhere
Check out the challenge here and be in for a chance to win RAK at the end of the month
http://www.sketchbooknz.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1361

Here is my Layout

A Scrapping weekend ahead ?

Well not for me but tomorrow I will put up the final Friday night challenge at The Sketchbook- its a surprise of sorts!! (the new challenges start up on Monday)

Then on Saturday something is afoot at Scrappin' Patch for National Scrapbooking Day and I am not giving out any clues ....

Talking about Scrappin' Patch I did this layout using the gorgeous Equinoxe paper range by Rose Moka and a bit of 7 gypsies flocked paper thrown in which came in a parcel yesterday - goodies I bought from the sale.



I bought a H20 pen and used that to do the distressing and I love prima crystals - I only used them for the first time at the retreat!!

My weekend getaway

Well a 26 hour getaway... Tracey from Scrapbook Dreams forum came up with an idea to have a real life get together last weekend at a beach house (a rather large beach house). Due to other members commitments there were just three of us there - Tracey, Kirsten and myself (and their families). I had a great time and it was great to have a break from everyday life. It was great to meet Tracey and Kirsten - I was a bit nervous as I'm quite reserved but with the wonderful company and common interest it was nothing to be worried about - Thanks Ladies. Well I packed 10 page kits up to do various challenges and managed to complete 9,and almost complete one. I finished the 10th one today but won't be able to share just yet. The Scrapjacked layout from the previous post was one of them. One other I can't share just yet as have to ask someones permission to put on my blog as they are in the photos. ( I thought I had done 11 but miscounted)

Here are the others (as this is a long post I won't be putting my ingredients down -if you have any queries just ask in a comment and I will get back to you):

Black Magic Challenge



Sketchbook Fortnightly sketch



Scrapbook Dreams September sketch



Scrappin' Patch Fortnightly sketch



Scrapbooking By Design September sketch - my Favourite



Puzzle sketches September puzzle pieces



Scrapbox NZ September sketch

The Sketchbook fortnightly Challenge

Here is my layout and card for this fortnights sketches using mainly Kaisercraft products.

A few layouts to share and a couple of cards

Well I had a good scrapping evening last night and finished off my part 5 layout for Lisas challenge of so you think you can scrap that I started in the afternoon and did another 3 layouts and two cards - I love it when the mojo flows as I dont get that much time to scrap.

Well I was a little stumped with part 5 as the fabric part was not fitting to what I had in my head and I went to spotlight on Friday to look for thickers in a different colour to what I had but they were closed tell further notice urgh!! So I ended up at NZ scrapbook and got some more papers and changed totally what I was going to do and I think I rather like the result but cant show you until Thursday for this layout .

I did my NZ dares Challenge which was to make your own stamped background and have one other element stamped. Well the other day I finally found some Ranger Medium and so using a light greenish cardstock and my autumn leaves flower stamps and pearlised pearl powder I made my background paper. My other stamped element is my flourishes. The other paper is by chatterbox.
Here is the layout:

I also did the Monthly and weekly challenges over at Scrapbook Dreams for the first time. The layout is for the Monthly challenge and the card is for the weekly challenge. I love how both of them have come out.


The card on the right is for the Scrapbook Dreams challenge


The card on the left is for Sketchbooks card challenge and I have done the sketch challenge too. I have been wanting cosmo paper for a while so decided to get some even though my paper trays are rather full!!


Thanks for looking and have a great week.

Three layouts done

I did three layouts two I can share now and one you have to wait to see as it is entered into a contest. The first layout is for Aussie scrapjack for June. I love how this has turned out and has the first bits I have used from Paper pestos new kit.



The second layout is for the celebrity challenge by Jennifer McQuire over at the Sketchbook - it was a sketch challenge another lime and pink!


I will share the other layout in a couple of weeks - now to think how I am going to put together part 3 of So you think you can scrap - Liannes turn. I have a concept just need to put it together -the unexpected element had me stumped.