Scrapbookers Delight blog challenge

This weeks challenge was all about mothers being mothers day last Sunday.  My layout is about my road to motherhood which was a bit bumpy with a miscarriage, a premmie baby(Brendan), an eptopic pregnancy and losing my precious baby girl Ashley at 23 weeks. All this followed by Christopher and Kaitlyn being only 15 months different in age and the pregnancies highly monitored.   I do love being a mom and my children are precious to me and I have a lovely supportive husband but there are definitely extremely frustrating moments of being a parent but I must remember how bumpy the road was to become a parent to this gorgeous mischievous  kids.

I had a lovely Mothers Day with breakfast in bed (waffles, fruit, icecream and cream).  A long bath

reading a book -  which I haven't done in ages.  I also sorted my scrapping stuff Im taking to Oz and spent time with my family.  One of the most relaxing mothers day I have had. (My mothers Day pressie is my time off in oz and my new paper drawers with my paper no longer stored in pizza boxes)

Quick fire challenge 2 sneak peak

Well I haven't scrapped for a whole week and the sneak peek is of a layout I did a week ago.  The quick fire challenge will be up on Friday at Scrapbooking by Design you could win the chance to set the next challenge.  There is also something afoot there about a big competition from the hints on a couple of the design team blogs .... interesting

An award,competition results, a really cool dude and some layouts

Well look what Brendan came home with yesterday isnt it cool - Im so proud of him.  He is doing so well at school.

Well the truly trendy contest is over I didn't get anywhere but two kiwis did - Louise and Ilka got 2 out of five runner up positions and and my sister got a highly commended  for her cosy cottage layout which is gorgeous. 

 

....  and now a REALLY COOL DUDE (in Kaitlyns words when picking the boys up from school on Monday)

And heres a couple of layouts first for Paper Pestos sketch challenge - used paper from their painted summer kit which I think is still available.

The next layout is for one of the challenges at scrapbook outlet for National Scrapbooking day  - the challenge was to use 12 buttons on your layout.  Brendan is a real bookworm and get get through a book in a hour or two depending on the size.

I am getting so excited for next week going to Melbourne for 10 days child free to me my little sister though a bit nervous about the flight - only international I have been on.

Have a great day!!

Kiwi Jack Me Up May

Sorry I haven't blog this yet I was so busy keeping it secret and then didn't reveal on the day and then forgot totally.  

Well I am the guest designer at Kiwi Jack me up this month and this is my layout. I also chose the scrapper to be jacked.  I chose Louise Williams who is on the design team at Scrapbooking by design and newly appointed to the team at Embellished.  I have admired her creations for a while now and the layout I chose was one that stuck in my mind as it is stunning and great because it is a boy layout.  Go have a go and you could become the guest designer for July as well as picking the July scrapper to be Jacked.

Scrapbook Essentials National scrapbooking day Challenges

Yesterday was national scrapbooking day and Scrapbook Essentials set three challenges and here are my three takes.

Challenges were

1. Card or OTP project for mothers day - not pictured as mum reads my blog

2. Layout relating to scrapping

3. Use 75% of one manufacturers product on our layout - I have used scenic route on my layout.

Scrapbooking by design quick fire challenge

Here is my layout for the challenge which was to use the following criteria.

1. Orange

2. scallop edge

3. Felt

4. bling

See the forum on the 16th of May as I am setting the criteria for the next quick fire challenge and also see what the design team comes up with.

Scrapbookers Delight blog challenge

The challenge this week was to use 3 Photos, use chipboard and glitter or kindy glitz.   I have used fancy pants pp and various chipboard alphas and shapes and touched it up with glitter and added some ribbon.