A Happy Scramper

Creative Scrappers #209

I don't think I've played with a Creative Scrappers Challenge before although I've long admired them.

It was great to have some time last week to create a layout about my daughter growing into a young woman.....

First of all the sketch.....

and my layout.....

I adore layouts that show my children over the years....just love seeing the changes, the similarities, the cute little chubby baby cheeks lol :-)))

Gorgeous flower from Wild Orchid Crafts and a few teeny Primas with lovely MHC leaves.

Thanks for popping in to see what I've been up to.

Bye for now.....

xLinda

 

 

The Shabby Tea Room Guest Designer

Happy Monday to you!

I'm popping in this morning to share my card for my GDT stint this week over at The Shabby Tea Room.......it's one of my favourite challenge blogs as you know:-)

The inspiration pic for Week #116 is to die for.....

...........look at those beautiful colours!

The theme for this week is  ‘Color Me Pretty’ – and you are to create a card or project inspired by the above photo and USE WHITE OR CREAM, PINK, BLUE, FLOWERS and a FABRIC ELEMENT!

Now that's not too hard is it:-) 

So here's my card.....

Papers and sentiment piece are from the Simple Stories Fabulous Paper Pad;  the flower is Kaisercraft and the die cut is a Spellbinders Fancy Tag 2.

Head on over to The Shabby Tea Room and check out this week's challenge and the DT projects - they're always FAB. Join in for your chance to win a great prize:-)

Thanks for popping in today.......

xLinda

 

 

 

 

 

The Shabby Tea Room Week 114

I am so fond of the challenges over at The Shabby Tea Room - ( I have a GDT spot coming up with them soon yippee :-))) - I don't always get time to play each week but I'm chuffed that this week I did and it's such a beautiful inspiration picture to me......

....how beautiful is it!!!  Add to this the request from host Lenet to make a shaped project and here's the result......

...so happy I created a layout to match the challenge this time:-) - really enjoying my scrapping at the moment:-)

You can see I've adopted the pink background as per the inspiration pic and used blue papers and floral patterns as per the sweet little bucket.

....this little title tag is from Simple Stories Fabulous paper pad.

...this 'True Beauty' element is from Prima's Madeline A4 paper pad as are many of my background papers.

...love the new honeycomb Hambly overlay - so trendy right now :-)

Thanks for dropping by to see what I've been up to.

See you again soon.....

xLinda

 

 

Once Upon A Sketch May Challenge

It was a beautiful day up at Binna Burra....

We enjoyed lunch at the Tea House and then went for a walk to Bellbird Lookout - haven't been on that walk since the kiddies were 7 and 5!

Tonight I've had a chance to finish off my layout for the current Once Upon A Sketch Challenge...here's the fab sketch...

and the journalling prompt.....

Theme: Mum

We would like you to create a layout and interpret the theme "Mum" however you like based on the following sketch. You can journal as little or as much as you like, but your layout must incorporate this theme and the sketch.

So here's my layout......

I have used MME Miss Caroline range and love it to bits....I have very little of it left now:-(

My journalling tag slips in behind the photo....

....my Memory Box Serafina Heart Die was put to good use at last:-)

To all the mums out there, I hope you had a glorious day too :-))

See you again soon.....

xLinda

Scrapbook Boutique April Blog Hop and Challenge

Hey there!

Welcome to the Scrapbook Boutique April Blog Hop and Challenge :-)

There are two fun things for you to do -  the Blog Hop and the Challenge - 

• first of all..... hop along on the Blog Hop - you should have arrived here from Angela's gorgeous blog and from here you'll hop on to see Narelle's fab project. 

 

• Leave a comment at each DT girls blog and then finish with a comment on the Scrapbook Boutique Blog itself where the random winner will be drawn. 

 

• Here's the beautiful prize you could win from LilyBee Designs ......

• You have one week....the hop closes midday April 17 and the winner will be announced on the Scrapbook Boutique Blog on April 18. Good Luck!

(Head back to the SB Blog if you lose your way - you'll find the complete Blog Hop list....hop and challenge open to Australian residents only.)

• Next - pull out your craft supplies and get busy with this month's Inspiration Challenge - it is sooooo gorgeous:-)

Be inspired by this sweet pic and use the colours pink, green and white on your project.

You have until April 30 to get your entry in.

The randomly chosen winner will receive a $30 Gift Voucher to Scrapbook Boutique - what a generous prize!

Full details and linking instructions over  on the blog.

Here is my card inspired by this delicious pic -

Love these sweet MME papers!

Can't wait to check out your creations.....have fun!

xLinda

 

 

 

Sassy Scrapper Challenge

Hey there....hope you're having a good week:-)

Back to share a layout I created for the current Sassy Scrapper Challenge. It's one of Jana Eubank's sketches - they're always awesome!

I just love that sweet banner:-)

Here's my layout...

...and a couple of close ups -

 

 

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It feels good to scrap a few of my daughter's photos from her trip to China last year. Sweet memories she will not want to forget:-)

I'll be back with more to share soon...thanks so much for your visit and comments.

xL

 

Handmade by Suzanne March challenge

Hey there - I hope your weekend is off to a good start:-)

Lunch with a couple of dear girlfriends today meant that mine was:-))

Last night I had a delightful time playing with the current layout sketch over at Handmade by Suzanne. I haven't played with one of these sketches before although I've been wanting to. 

Here's my layout and a few close ups.....

I loved playing with the gorgeous MME Miss Caroline range......and these other goodies.....

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Tonight I'm off to play with another challenge - card or layout??? I just can't decide lol.

Thanks for visiting and for your lovely comments that I greatly appreciate.

xLinda

Manor House teams up with Creative Scrappers

Hey there - happy Friday to you :-)

This month Manor House Creations is sponsoring Creative Scrappers for their 200th sketch!! so a few of us DT girls had a fun play with this month's Creative Scrappers sketch using MHC flowers and The Scrapcake Papers - also carried by MHC. 

Here's the fab sketch -

and the card I created based on it....

The papers are Scrap Cake's One Moment in Time papers and they are soft and subtle which I love:-)

MHC flowers I've used are the new Pink Sprinkles and Sugar and Spice in pink too.

Love these fluffy sweet flowers aaaahhh:-)

Well tonight I'm playing with the March Handmade by Suzanne sketch and some gorgeous MME Miss Caroline goodies. I'll be back to share as soon as it's done.

Cheers

xLinda

Once Upon A Sketch - March 15

Hey there....hope you're having a GREAT Thursday:-)

I had a lovely time playing the other night with the current challenge up at Once Upon A Sketch. I love Nadia's sketches and as I always love to add journalling to my pages to give them more meaning I love the journalling prompts that OUAS also include.

Here's the sketch and details....

Journalling Criteria: Finish this line "I miss...".

Ideas for journalling: missing time alone with your partner, missing your old self, missing your children because they are off to school, university or living away from you, missing your children being young, missing a friend you have not seen in a while, someone in another country, someone that has passed away, a mentor whose advice you could use, a relative you wish you lived closer to, someone you regret having an argument with, missing a pet.

So, see that bright pink prompt above? That's what I wrote about. Now let me tell you, there's not much I miss about my kids being younger - I actually love them as teens - now they're much more self sufficient (and not as demanding) but as my journalling will tell you there is one major thing that I struggle with now they're older......

.....journalling card hidden behind the photo mat......

 

This is the one major thing I dislike about them being "big kids" now - it's just not fair that I can't say "chouff chouff off to bed now" to my nearly 18 year old son - what's with that huh??!! lol

Thanks for dropping in today to see what I've been up to - love to "see" you here.

I'll be back again soon.

xLinda

The Shabby Tea Room Challenge

Hey there - how's your Saturday going?

Check out the weather here at our place....

Yep just a little bit wet all along the SE coast of QLD tonight....not that I mind - perfect crafting weather.

So that's just what I've been doing....playing with the current challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room to be exact.....Week #105 "Spring is Near"....well not here in Australia it's not lol.

But the inspiration pic inspired me - just like it's supposed to ha ha -

Along with the pic, Char has asked -  "that you create a card or project inspired by the photo USING AT LEAST THREE COLORS FROM THE PICTURE and DRY EMBOSSING!"

Well, too easy :-) I chose teal, pink and lime green and the pots of paint inspired me to dry brush some paint on my spotted embossing panels along the bottom of my card....here 'tis -

Paper is from the very sweet Simple Stories Fabulous Paper Pad:-) Image is from The Graphics Fairy and the lush pink flower is from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Thanks so much for dropping by and many many thanks to those lovely ladies who have been leaving me encouraging comments - I love to then go visiting your blog and see what you've been up to as well :-)

See you again soon....

xLinda

 

 

Scrapbook Boutique March Challenge

Hey there - welcome to the Scrapbook Boutique March Inspiration Challenge and accompanying Blog Hop. 

There are two fun things for you to do -  the Blog Hop and the Challenge - 

• first of all..... hop along on the Blog Hop - you should have arrived here from Angela's gorgeous blog and from here you'll hop on to see Narelle's fab project. 

 

• Leave a comment at each DT girls blog and then finish with a comment on the Scrapbook Boutique Blog itself where the random winner will be drawn. 

 

• Here's the beautiful prize......

....isn't Marci with Rose from La La Land stamps the sweetest.........aaaaaw:-)))

• You have one week....the hop closes midday March 17 and the winner will be announced on the Scrapbook Boutique Blog on March 18. Good Luck!

(Head back to the SB Blog if you lose your way - you'll find the complete Blog Hop list....hop and challenge open to Australian residents only.)

• Next - pull out your craft supplies and get busy with this month's Inspiration Challenge -

....aren't those cupcakes amaaaazing!

Be inspired by this pic and be sure to include at least one hand made flower on your creation!

You have until March 31 to get your entry in.

The randomly chosen winner will receive a $30 Gift Voucher to Scrapbook Boutique - what a generous prize!

Full details and linking instructions over  on the blog.

Here's my card inspired by these sweet cupcakes.....

Love having fun with my MFT Mini Rolled Roses Dies:-)

Can't wait to check out your creations.....have fun!

xLinda

 

A Blog Award and a Verve Card

It was such a lovely surprise for me tonight to receive this Blog Award from Therese. Thank you
so much Therese for your kind words.....Therese is a wonderful card maker who lives just a little further down the coast from me and she is one crafty friend that I have actually met in person.....you must go and check out her awesome work!

Here are the Liebster Award deets.....

What is the Liebster Blog award?

Here is a quick explanation. ‘Liebster’ is German for ‘dearest’. The award is a ‘share-the-love’ arrangement, given to inspirational bloggers with less than 200 followers.

Here’s the to-do list of any Liebster award recipient:

1) Thank the giver and link back to the blogger who gave it to you

2) Reveal your five blogger picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog

3) Copy and paste the award on your blog (see above)

4) Hope that those you award forward it to their favorite bloggers!

 

Picking 5 blogs is of course very difficult - how do you narrow it down??....I decided that I wanted to highlight 5 fab Aussie girls whose work I enjoy checking out.....here they are....

Liz Weber - Liz has always been so supportive of my work and leaves lovely encouraging comments on my blog often....I really appreciate that Liz - thank you! Liz makes beautiful cards - always so feminine and pretty!

Alicia McNamara - the wonderful founder of Aussie Cards for Sale who has been a big supporter of my cards - check out Alicia's blog for regular crafty posts and a taste of life in Tamworth.

Nerrida Mitchell - one of the most amazing Aussie scrapbookers I know - her work always inspires me and I love working with the gorgeous Manor House Creations flowers with Nerrida, our fearless leader:-)

Natalie Hearn - creates beautiful, stylish, tasteful cards that I always admire either in the magazines or on her blog.

Dayna Howard - another DT member over at Shop and Crop who has a wonderful bold, layered scrapbooking style that I always oggle at for ages - as I try to take in every little detail.

I hope you enjoy popping into these ladies blogs and seeing their fab work.

Before you go - I do have a card to share tonight..............

my last entry for the Verve sketches for this month...here's the fourth and last sketch for Feb....

.......and my card.....

Thanks for your visit tonight - see you again soon!

xLinda

Verve Feb Week 3

I'm on a roll now with the Verve February Sketches.....this time it's #3 with a delicious sketch from

Laurie Schmidlin...........

Laurie looooves layers as I do so this sketch was so much fun to play with:-)

Papers are again from Kaisercraft's Chapter One paper pad; sentiment is from Papertrey's Inside and Out Birthday set; filagree heart is from Jenni B Collection (Spotlight) and the cabouchon flower is also Kaisercraft :-)

Thanks for dropping in today! Have a fab one!

xLinda

Verve Feb Week 2

Hey there....how are you this morning?

It's a wet one here in SE QLD...in fact we've had 4 inches of rain overnight!....and it's still coming down. Poor DD is off to help out at her school's Open Day - can't imagine too many people will want to trudge around in the rain checking out a prospective school today - much nicer to stay snuggled warm and dry at home - as I plan to;-))

Actually we have everything crossed that the installers (remember that kitchen reno?) will be back this morning to put the rangehood back up and get all the last little details finished so our kitchen is ALL COMPLETE. Can't wait:-))) I will have photos once it's all done.

Apart from all of that, I do have a card to share for another Verve Feb Sketch....this time for week 2 which looks like this......

I couldn't go past the Kaisercraft Chapter One paper pad again....I think I'll make a set of cards with it for my Verve sketches this month:-)

Apart from this I have been designing the March Card Kit for Shop and Crop....using the very cool A Boy's Life from Echo Park....it's a lot of fun to play with:-) Look out for that next week.

I should be back before then though - with this perfect rainy crafty weather I plan to play with a few more challenges this weekend:-)

Bye for now...

xLinda

Getting back on track...

Thank you so much - I really appreciate the comments left and have been able to think about how I can happily dive back into my papercrafting again.

I was feeling overwhelmed by the number of cards that just sit in my cupboard and I remembered that 12 months ago I bundled a pile up and sent them somewhere they'd be appreciated. I needed to do that again !

It felt great!

Just clearing out 25 or so cards has cleared my head and my cupboard a little and now I feel happy to make more. I feel a need to make more - for some reason that's important to me - I don't enjoy just making for the sake of it.

I also plan to bundle up a small number of cards each month and send them off to a family member or friend who will be able to use them as they see fit.....a little RAK I guess.

So, I feel reinvigorated to get crafting again and enjoyed playing last night with one of the current VERVE sketches. It's been a while...and I do love the sweet VERVE sketches....here's # 1 for FEB....

I played with the delightful Kaisercraft One Chapter 6x6 paper pad...I am loving it!

Love the sentiments in the Inkadinkado Friendly Advice set :-)

Hope your week is going great so far. 

I am looking forward to my day off tomorrow to catch up with some DT creating....I'll be back to share something again soon.

Cheers!

xLinda

 

 

Sketchbook Saturday

Hey there.....I hope you'vre having a great weekend.

We spent the day down at Currumbin Beach with rellies who are staying there for a couple of weeks....it was lovely:-)

Just realised my card for Iwona's Sketchbook Saturday is late but what the heck....here it is anyway!

Had fun with Kaisercraft's sweet Miss Nelly papers, a Manor House Creations flower and a My Sentiment's Exactly stamp.

So, I'm off to scrap something fun:-)) Have a great evening - thanks for popping by!

xLinda

 

Baby Steps

Hey there....hope your week is going well.

We signed off on our new kitchen this afternoon so that's been a huge learning curve and a big decision to make but it's all set to go now - can't WAIT !!

I've been playing with the sweet Simple Stories Baby Steps range and have created a layout and a card.

I thought the card worked well for this week's The Shabby Tea Room Challenge which is 'Vintage Boudiour' and this gorgeous inspiration pic....what a fab piece of furniture!!

Here they are....

The Shabby Tea Room Challenge also requires you use a sewing related item.....my seam binding.... the teeny measuring tape detail and the faux stitched button and heart elements.

 

I also have my last couple of pics for the January Photo Challenge....here it is.....

....and my pics for the 9th, 10th and 11th....

My Daily Routine always involves cleaning up this.....

so that it looks more like this......aaaaagh I hate that it is a dumping ground for DH and the teens!!

Something from Childhood for the 10th....

....Mum gave me this little Scottish doll when I was in hospital, having a cyst removed....it's 37years old now!

...and for today - where I sleep....

Alrighty, good for you if you're still with me - phew!

See you again soon.....I'm off to play with another card for The Shabby Tea Room - I love that inspiration pic so much:-))

xLinda

Once Upon A Sketch January Take 2

Hey there....how has your Sunday been?

We headed up to Mt Tamborine today for a lovely lunch and a wander around...beautiful:-))

It was a hot, sunny day here....my January Photo Challenge photo proves it - take one look at this sky....

I'm back tonight to share my second attempt at the current Once Upon A Sketch challenge...and this one I am MUCH happier with:-)

Here's the sketch again....

...remember the journalling prompt is your feelings at this time of a New Year....I can't help but think about my kiddos and the big year they both have ahead of them....

Flowers from Manor House Creations, Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts. 

Thanks for visiting.....I'll be back with more soon.

xLinda

 

Card Patterns 146

Hey there....I hope you've had a great day!

I spent most of the day at my local Kaisercraft Outlet - creating a sweet little birdhouse playing with Bonjour papers and accessories....can't wait to show you when it's finished.

But for now, here's my card for the current Card Patterns sketch which looks like this.....

Love the sweet Kaisercraft Miss Nelly papers....spots and florals aaaaaaah:-))))

Thanks for dropping in to see what I've been up to.

I'll be back again soon....

xLinda

Manor House Creations January Sketch

Hey there...today I have a layout to share for the January Sketch Challenge at Manor House Creations. It's a great sketch from Monika ....

I loved it so much I couldn't resist creating a layout.....to show DD's Xmas Wish List.....

Lots of her wishes came true.....but not the treadmill....or the braces.....although the braces could come off this month - fingers crossed :-))

Papers are of course from Manor House Creations - from the Scrap Cake's Cozy Xmas range.

Love the MHC flowers....I've used Taneisha (the pick one above); a red Velvetine; some Esperence and Airlie Blossoms (the aqua/white and grey above); and a Shimmers Snow....originally white but then glittered and glimmer misted to suit the layout.

 

Something else to share today is this....

 

I thought this would be a fun way to start the year....so here are my photos for Jan 1 and 2.....

 

In my scraproom surfing blogs yesterday.....

and brekky this morning...my version of bircher muesli.

I'll be back tomorrow to share my card for the current Card Patterns sketch....have a great night.

xxLinda