NZ Dares 57 - Its for the birds

I have not done a dare for awhile but when I saw the prize (taristo kit X 2) and when I got this Paper (Websters) I just had to give it a go. The dare was to have a bird or birds on your layout. I have used chipboard birds sprayed with glimmermist. The title of the layout is one of my favourite songs by Evermore (I have seen it on a few layouts) but it just suited the photo of Christopher.

NZ Dare 49 - Pipecleaners

I initially was just going to make flowers with the pipecleaners but after going to Motat I got the photo for this so made iceblocks out of the pipecleaners and did a fun layout for something different.



I also did another layout for fun with another photo from Motat that I love. Lots of cutting in this one and it was like putting a puzzle together



My layout for part seven So you think you can scrap is also done also with a Motat Photo - I will reveal it on Thursday. I can't believe seven weeks have gone by so quickly.

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.

NZ Dare 43

Another great dare this time an ad challenge similiar to a sketch challenge.  Good for photos that could be cropped small, for photos from one event or as I have done showing the change of Kaitlyn from birth to almost four - my baby will be four next month! I have used another paper from Bisous - it was almost too beautiful to scrap

NZ Dare 42

Dare 42 was to scrap a story from my childhood.  So I did mine about my first day at school. Look at the short dress and isn't that little suitcase too cute.

NZ DARE no 39

The dare was to do 10 or more photos on a layout either single or double.  I have done a double for when CJ road a horse for the first time.  The longest thing to do on this layout was the eyelets!

Paper used was steves pages by Sugar tree and AMM herbanella range

NZ Dare no 40 Valentines Card

Here is my take for NZ Dare 40 - it was to do a valentines card with a photo on it.  I have used a photo I had that had swans on it and have weaved a heart with cardstock and basic grey blush paper.

NZ DARE no 37 what tickles your fancy

NZ Dare no 37 was what tickles your fancy or makes you smile. My layout is of Kaitlyn as she does the funniest things that make me smile like this cheesy smile and putting toys like hotwheel traffic cones on her fingers. Been wanting to use this photo for a while and have used some of the paper pesto summer kit again and some kaisercraft paper and SEI alphas..

NZ Dare No 36

"Right – here’s the DARE - We Dare you to scrap a saying which has special meaning in your family; something future generations might look back on & smile about! It could be a quote or saying you use frequently, (or something your mother says which you have found yourself saying now!); or words someone in your family have made up which are repeated and have become a unique part of your family life, even nicknames"

Doing this almost on the last Day. this Layout is about one of my nicknames for Christopher - he is an extra cuddly little man to his parents alittle shy with others and I started calling him my cuddle bunny- he now calls me his cuddle bunny too - isnt that sweet

NZ Dare 34 - Alter a Photo Digitally

Here is my take on the dare. I have altered the photo using paintnet and put on wings and feelers and then popped the wings out on the layout. I have used K and Co paper and my minds eye letters - journalling block by fancy pants. I have to have more off a play with altering photos.

NZ Dare no 8 wired dare 33 Use two colours

This is another go with just two colours for NZ dare I really like how it has come out. My colours were pink and white - a lot easier to do a layout using these colours.

Here is my layout for the challenge at NZ dares. My colours as you can see are orange and green. The kids had a great time on this day and played outside for hours.

NZ dare Scrap a mood

Here is my take for the NZ Dare Blog scrap a mood challenge. brendan was so content he didnt realise he was on the edge of my lap mind you he is only about 2 months old in the picture.