CT Call

This is something you shouldn't miss out on! My favourite Designer, Liz, Sweet Digi Scraps is having a CT call...I have linked the ad to the Creative Sweeties blog, where Danyale has added a little bit more information!
Can't wait to see who joins us!

All Creatures Great and Small

that is the name of a GREAT charity collab, lots of FPD designers and a few other got together to make something to help the wildlife suffering from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
It is an amazing Collab and all proceeds will be going to the NWF (National Wildlife Fund) to help them, help the animals affected by the tragedy.

Here to help you decide is my layout using the collab, got to love the little animals in the kit, I may just have to visit the zoo some more!!!
CU soon

New Challenges at the Playground!

Check this out! It'll be where I am finding some inspiration in the upcoming weeks, do come and join us!
CU there!

A blog challenge and some layouts

Phew its been a while, but I have been at the seaside with the boys, trying to get Robert's immune system up and running! We all had a SUPER time there, and the boys didn't even want to come home!
Internet connection up there was either really expensive and fast, or really cheap and even slower than slow, so that is why I wasn't around much and now have LOTS of catching up to do.

First off, let me tell you about the challenge I am hosting at FunkyPlayground Designs, or better yet, I'll just show you my layout for it, and then you can pop on over to FPD and join in the fun (layout linked to blog)!

Credits:
Take Action "Vintage Press" by 4 Shades of Blue
Frame Clusters Stacked by 4 Shades of Blue
Everyday Happenings by Misty O'Brien and Spinky Dinky Scraps

So what else is new...well whilst I was away, Liz (Sweet Digi Scraps) got back in the groove and has LOTS of new stuff in her store, I have yet to play with some of it, but I do have two layouts using two of the three "Momma" kits

this first layout is my FIRST layout using my birthday present from Mum and Dad (even though my birthday isn't til June 5th) - I got Photoshop CS5! And Florian got me a new laptop to go with it, so this is the first layout using that too!

Credits:
Momma Mia by Sweet Digi Scraps

And here is another one. This is the boys on their favourite pasttime whilst we were convalescing - collecting shells, and I swear I am not exaggerating when I say we bought 1000s home with us!

Credits:
Momma Nature by Sweet Digi Scraps

I did do some scrapping whilst away (not much, all that fresh air made me tired), I'll be back sometime soon and show you those too!
CU then!

I'm hosting...

the Funky Playground Designs Blog Challenge this week!

You should stop by and check it out, you could win a gift coupon to the FPD store, and there is some great stuff in there!

This is my layout for the challenge

Credits:
Tubtime by Julie Marie Designs

CU on the FPD blog

Where to start...

I've been a bad blogger here sorry about that, I have done loads and loads of layouts, but not one made it to my own blog, shame on me...but it will have to wait, I have other more interesting and fun news.

First off Jennilyn Designs has created a blog for us, her CT to play on, and today Carolyn posted our first challenge over there we would love to come and have you play with us, you could win a $5.oo coupon to Jennilyn Designs store if you are drawn, but everyone who plays along gets a 20% off coupon, so you have nothing to lose!Also if you stop by you can pick up this awesome collection of bragbook pages! (Click the picture to go to the new CT blog!)


I'll be back tomorrow to plug another challenge...stay tuned!

Funky Playground Designs (FPD) is back

and today is the first Blog challenge under new ownership! Amy has posted a great challenge on the blog (click here).We are lifting Paper to Digi, that means you have to go to Shannon Tidwell's gallery (click here), choose a layout to lift, and lift (be prepared to be spoilt for choice!)

I chose this layout to lift
And this is my layout it inspired!
My boys had their pictures taken at Kindergarden and this is one of them, just too cute

Credits:
Tweet Tweet by Misty O'Brien
Little Black Dress Action by Jennilyn Designs

Do stop by at Funky Playground Designs, its a great place to be, great new designers and lots of fun!
CU there

I tried Paper Scrapping!

And what did I learn...I am a Digi Girl through and through!
Having said that I did enjoy the course it was great fun and I met a great paper scrapper - Andrea, I just missed my laptop and the things that I am already able to do digi-style that I am a long way from in paper!
But I still wanted to show off the book I made. Andrea bought so many supplies with her we were spoilt for choice, and if I had girls I am pretty sure I would have had a lot more embellishments on my pages, but for my boys I stuck with paper really.So here are my pages, I chose some pictures of our day out to Thomasland (Drayton Manor Park, UK) last year.
The cover of the librello
Pages 2 and 3
Pages 4 and 5
Back page
Pages 7 and 8
I never finished during the course, but I really wanted at least one finished paper scrapping project, so whilst the boys and Florian were on the Wii yesterday I set up in the kitchen. Unfortunately my supplies are VERY limited, so I even had to be creative with the gluing, as I have no acid free glue, at least it doesn't say so on the packet. So I used double sided photo sticking things for all of the gluing. And it worked as far as I am concerned.

I really enjoyed Andrea's course and I know she also does jewellry classes using Swarovski beads, so I'll be on the lookout in the course calendar for next term to take part in that!

Andrea had lots of her scrapbooks with her for us to look at and they were AMAZING, if you want to see her work, you really should go and check out her blog "Mini und Maxi", it's in German, but her cards and pages are amazing!

I'll be back soon, with some digi layouts. Funky Playground Designs is re-opening under new ownership with some awesome designers on April 1st! And I'll be showing off some of their things! CU then!

Sunshine anyone?!

No, I can't send the little bit we had today your way, you see it is here trying so hard to melt our mountains of snow.

No I am here with some South African Sunshine in the form of Kim's kit "Sunshiney Day" I love the soft colours in this and it was so nice to NOT scrap snow!

This first layout uses a picture from my cousin's beach wedding.

And this is Robert last year tucking into his ice lolly.

And as I am really late posting this, Kim actually has another kit out "Rustic Warmth", I used this one for Challenge 4 of the ADSR5. We had to make two ATC cards (Artist Trading Cards) there were no rules other than the size of it, and that it had to honour our partner, and this is it

Additional credits

Wordart by Nikki

Back soon Jennilyn Designs has some great stuff coming out on Saturday, which I will come and show off. CU then

Creative Sweeties Blog Train

If you are as in love with Liz's designs as I am, then you are going to love this blogtrain. Liz's Sweeties have all put together something unique to share on this blogtrain.

This is what I have for you

this little box is perfect for just a few chocolates for your sweetheart on Valentine's Day.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it (took some trial and error), and I love comments, so if you could leave one, it would make my day!

Download Chocolate Box here

Someone asked what to print it on, I printed it on regular thick paper in my printer, being in Germany I made it for DIN A4 paper, but it will print fine on Letter size paper!
have fun!

And here is the list for the blogtrain, please take into account time differences and weather problems, and stop by again if the posts aren't up yet!

Creative Sweeties: http://creativesweeties.blogspot.com
Liz: http://sweetdigiscraps.blogspot.com
Leilani: http://leidee-q.blogspot.com
Danyale: http://bygonesscrapbooks.blogspot.com
Kerri: http://kayjaysdays.blogspot.com <------------------YOU ARE HERE! Jan: http://intensemagicscraps.blogspot.com
Rylea: http://u-neekcreations.blogspot.com
Kristy: http://scrapglass.blogspot.com
Sheila: http://www.scrappingmyjourney.blogspot.com
Colie: http://coliescorner.blogspot.com

CU again soon