'Kraft it up' September monthly challenge.....

September monthly challenge at 'Kraft it up' was so inspiring this month.  I wasnt sure I would be able to finish in time BUT I did and happy with the end results....
I LOVE this site and the team are all so inspiring....
I have scrapped these photos before BUT am lucky that I am doing an album for my DD so if I want can always do it again for me!!!!

We had to take inspiration from this picture.......

I instantly saw the red and the banner so this is where my inspiration came from...
Here is my layout.....

I have used Kraft as my base then swished some cream paint as a background for the photos.  I then stitched around for a border.  I made the banner by punching out some circles then folding in half.  I made the flowers from scraps of paper using my scalloped punch.....

Thanks KIU for a great challenge...
Thanks heaps for looking.....
Have a great week...
Marg xxx

Scrap Therapy September CC....

Well its September CC over at Scrap Therapy and a few things have changed this month....
They will now be run over a longer period of time which is just over a week and its just sooooo much better....Much easier to complete the challenges.....
This month I managed to complete 3 of the challenges and happy with them all...

September CC  Sketch Challenge....Lisa's challenge.....
This is our gorgeous 'Evie'.......(just growing up way too fast!!!!!)

September CC Card Sketch Challenge.....Helen's challenge....

I used the gorgeous MME p/p's and some cute little roses that a special friend sent to me.....:-)

September CC  Theme Challenge.....Allie's challenge.....

We had to get inspiration from the wonderful pic Allie had found and I instantly found inspiration in the flowers.  We were also to do some doodling so I decided to doodle all my own flowers and coloured them in with signo pens then outlined in a black signo......A friends gorgeous little girl Charlotte.....

Well thats it for now....I have a few things I am working on BUT cant share just yet!!!!

Hope all is good in your part of the world...

Take care...

Luv Marg xxx

A weekend away!!!!

Wow I have just had the greatest weekend away at the 'Scrapville' retreat at the Hume Resort just out of Albury.   It was a wonderful 3 days and I got to spend some quality time with my partner in crime 'Melinda'...It is always great to catch up with her and we always come away with lots of aching parts from too much laughter....Our table was just the bestest and it was lovely to catch up with and meet new friends.  I had met Sally before BUT this weekend I really got to know her and just love her to bits.....I also shared the table with 2 very talented ladies in Anthea and Sam.   What a great weekend.  Janet certainly out did herself as the venue was spot on and she literally did take the whole shop with lots of new goodies making their appearance.  The accommodation was awesome and the meals were always yummo!!!! (just a shame about the roast and the gravy incident!!!!) but it all worked out in the end.....
I did my first ever class which I was happy with and a big thankyou to Sally for helping me out....:-)...
I didnt manage to do a great deal (too much fun happening!!!) but will share with you what I did manage to create....

Firstly this was the class I taught and I must say I had a wonderful group of ladies who loved what they came up with.... Its an altered frame with a photo attached that can be updated each year....They loved learning how to do the fabric flowers.....

It was lovely just to sit and create what I wanted with no pressures and this is what I managed for the weekend....

This one is of Ryder enjoying a toffee apple...(much to his mum's dismay!!!! lol)

This is of the gorgeous 'miss Evie' a couple of weeks ago at the park.....

Another of little Ryder also at the park a couple of weeks ago.....

I also did one of the classes at retreat.....Sally's tri-fold cards BUT the camera decided to go flat just as I was taking all these photos so will take one asap.....

Ok till next time...

Take care...

Luv Marg xxx

'Lets get Shabby' Challenge No 15.....

Well it is challenge time yet again over at 'Lets get Shabby'.....These challenges just seem to roll around  so quickly!!!!!
Anyway another fabulous challenge that I thoroughly enjoyed...
You can find out all about it here :   http://letsgetshabby.blogspot.com/2010/08/challenge-15-announcement.html

'You make my heart sing'....
I chose this gorgeous photo of miss 'Evie' and found this beautiful old music sheet of paper at the op shop....it fitted perfectly.....:-)
I have used some older p/p's for my backgrounds and some lovely music ribbon that I picked up at one of the craft shows years ago (i just knew it would come in handy some day!!!!) I then decorated with some prima flowers and a string of beads....
So here is my creation.....

And here are a couple of close shots.....

The inspiration one gets from the talented DT over at shabby is just incredible....Thankyou shabby girls....

Thanks so much for looking....

Take care...

Luv Marg xxx

A wonderful week....

Well I have just had the most wonderful week with my gorgeous friend Lisa and her 2 little girls come to visit..  It was just lovely... The weather was not so kind BUT we managed to do a few little trips and the company was just the bestest.....
Last weekend was the CC over at 'Scrap Therapy' where I finally managed to do 3 of the challenges....
The first was the challenge set by Helen (the card queen).   It was a lovely sketch and this is my take ...

The next challenge was set by Lisa and we had to use some fabric and do some stitching...I love this photo of my eldest DD and her hubby on their wedding day....

And the 3rd challenge I managed to complete was by Allie and it was a bowerbird challenge which saw us create a layout using a list of things to use..... Love this photo of Ryder in the bath.....

I cant wait for the next one now....

My gorgeous friend Clare from the UK gave me this little award last week and it made my day....Thankyou Clare...... :-)

I recieved some yummy scrappy goodness in the post on thursday so am hoping to have a little play this afternoon......Thankyou Lee-anne......

Till next time...

Take care...

luv marg xxxx

'Lets get Shabby' Challenge No 14.....

Well 2 blog posts in 2 days!!!!! Must be a record for me I think.... :-)
I wasnt sure I would have enough time to finish this challenge BUT luck was on
my side with a quiet day at work so I got to finish a little earlier..(just what I needed)...
Ok back to the challenge.  You can find all the details here : http://letsgetshabby.blogspot.com/2010/07/challenge-14_25.html ....

I chose to paint up a little canvas and was lucky enough to have picked  up a tin heart with wings in the 'junkie' shop one day which turned out to be perfect for this challenge.  I then used some rub - on's to put part of the quote that I liked and then decorated to my hearts content.  I love how this turned out.
I also made a couple of yo yo flowers and added those.
Here is what I ended up with.....

And a few close up views.....

Thanks to all at 'Lets get shabby' for another great challenge and inspiration galore....
Take care..
luv marg xxxx

Its been awhile......

Yep its been awhile since I last posted BUT it has just been one of those months....
Anyways here are some layouts that I have been working on....

The first is my entry in the 'Scrap the boys' challenge for the month of august...You can find all the details here: http://scraptheboys.blogspot.com/2010/08/august-challenge-1-in-touch-with-his.html .... You had to use flowers on your boy layout (which isnt really a problem for me as I neally always do anyway!!!!! LOL)...
I am happy with how this turned out...

The next layout is for the 'Scrap the girls' august challenge...You can find all the details here: http://scrap-the-girls.blogspot.com/2010/08/august-challenge-new-creative-team.html ...  Thanks to my gorgeous friend Melinda for the lovely p/p's.....

The next layout is for the 'Kraft it up' August challenge.....   http://kraftitup.blogspot.com/2010/07/kiu-august-challenge-is-here.html ..

Well thats about if for now...I am working on the 'Let's get shabby' challenge BUT may run out of time I think!!!!!

DH surprised me on Sunday morning by telling me to pack a small bag as we were going away for the night to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary.. We went to Albury which was lovely, did a little shopping, went out for a lovely dinner then had a few drinks at the club. It was just lovely.  On sunday morning he gave me a beautiful pearl necklace...I love this man to bits.....

Oh I almost forgot to share the sketch challenge for this month over at 'Scrapville'...As always Melinda does an awesome job on all her sketches and this one was no exception..You can find all the details here:   http://thescrapvilleblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/august-sketch.html ...

Cheers

luv marg xxxx