Scrap Africa Sketch Challenge...

Welcome back and thank you once again for visiting my little creative blog. Recently the lovely Denise over at SCRAP AFRICA held a Design Team recruitment call. Here is the new and fabulous line up:

We have some very exciting news...here is our new Design Team for 2015/2016!!!!

Regiane Thahira - Brazil

Anna Solnyshkina - Russia

Salla Porra - Finland

Asmah Zainal Abidin - Malaysia

Christina Panetsou - Greece

Marina Timofeeva - Russia

Yana Novykova - Ukraine

Eirini Tsaima - Greece

Elzbieta Noga - Poland

Marie Friant - Belgium

Jenny Andersson - Sweden

Beatriz Sanchez - Spain

Ana Paula Cardosa - Brazil

Joanna Solecka - Ireland

Jo Tritton - Australia - Returning DT

Asica Panewka - Poland - Returning DT

Ada Nicholls - South Africa - Returning DT

Arantzazu Sangrador - Spain - Returning DT

Julia Tsvetkova - Russia - Returning DT

Marina Gridasova - Russia - Returning DT

Nolene Burnett - South Africa - Returning DT

Olga Chyketa - Ukraine - Returning DT

Teri Reed - California - Returning DT

Channa Suitella - Netherlands - Returning DT

Congratulations everyone! ;-)

Such a wonderful group of talented paper crafters and I can't wait to see what they have in store for Scrap Africa. I'm so chuffed to still be on this Team and even more so because I'm now the only Aussie amongst all these talented people! Thank you Denise for having me for a while longer :)

So on with the new, beaut Sketch Challenge #52:

I love this sketch and you should call into the Scrap Africa Blog to check out how the DT have interpreted this. Here is my take "Cruise" 

I struggle a bit with using multiple photos so this took me out of my comfort zone - which is the whole point of "challenges"  :D  Anyway I used the lovely Echo Park "Summer Adventure" collection kit for the layout. Perfect for my theme. The Flair buttons are from Studio Fourteen40

and flowers are Prima and D-lish Scraps. 

We've always wanted to try an ocean cruise (we are in love with river cruising) but I have a notoriously weak stomach when it comes to the ocean so we decided to just do a 3 night "Sampler Cruise" with Royal Caribbean out of Sydney. I was fine while docked and I had the most marvelous cocktail (not a very flattering photo I'm afraid) but don't let that smile fool you. Once we were through the Heads, and despite medication, I spent the next two days alternating between the bed and the bathroom. DH had a lovely time going to all the shows and socialising....lol!  I ended up resigning myself to the fact that a sailor I do not make, and spent my time reading and watching TV. We had a lovely balcony but sadly the weather let us down. So I will be sticking to river cruising from now on. And as the saying goes "you never know until you go", so "been there, done that!".

I really hope you can join in at Scrap Africa for this challenge. I'd love to see your work. Until next time....Bon Voyage!