D-lish Scraps Pretty in Pink

Two blog posts in one day! It's an absolute miracle :D  I love D-lish Scraps' Challenges but I rarely get to participate, like most other Challenges. However, I knuckled down today and got this one done.

Isn't it pretty!!  I don't usually use a lot of pink in my layouts but I had the perfect photo for this Challenge. The sketch helped as well.

I've pretty much followed the sketch as is and included the required shades of pink and added some butterflies. Of course I had to include a D-lish Typewriter Flair as well :)

This photo is all about the pink hat. DD's dress was white lace and her newly acquired hot pink hat gave her quite a "boho" look. I added some white lace to the page inspired by her dress.

I'm sure that'll be enough pink to last me a while now :D   Thanks for looking xx

Summer Squeeze

Happy Australia Day to my Aussie followers and welcome everyone. I really wanted to join in on some challenges this month and the challenge over at D-lish Scraps really jumped out at me with all the beautiful colours. So here is the Mood Board:

Isn't it so pretty! And here is my take on it. Quite a busy layout for me, but I've been itching to use the Kaisercraft die cut circles. I've covered all the colour criteria as well.

A very different page to my usual but it was so much fun. Thanks for looking xx

Simply Chic....

Welcome back people! I want to share my layout for the April challenge at D-lish Scraps. When I saw the dreamy mood board for this challenge I just had to jump in and grab the "Just Add Paper" kit from the D-lish Scraps Store that is designed for this challenge. I just love these colours!

However I didn't stick to the rules because I added a touch of blue to my page only because it highlighted the colour of our feathered friend, so this omits my entry for consideration, but I thought I'd enter it anyway just for fun.

I added hidden journalling inside the little bag & I half cut the heart on the journal card so that it sits outside  to stop it from falling too far inside the bag.

The journalling reads "This is "Bluey" who started out as your classroom pet but now is a beloved member of your family. You have done so well with his training!"

I used some Ranger Crackle Paint over the title and some cute flair buttons :)

This particular Flair button isn't in the JAP kit, but it is one from D-lish that I've had in my stash for a while which goes perfectly with this theme. And of course it wouldn't be complete without a D-lish sequined bow.  So thanks for dropping by!

A D-lish..ious Challenge

Hidey Ho everyone and welcome back. Today I'm sharing a really lovely Challenge that I've entered over at D-lish Scraps.  Amanda always has some great Challenges as well as a monthly Cyber-crop. Sadly, I haven't had the time of late to play along at the Cyber-crop, but I really wanted to have a go at this month's challenge. Check it out...

I love the vibrant yellow with black and white.The sketch is optional, but I followed it anyway as it's a really lovely sketch. Here is my take:

I found this quote on the internet ages ago. I think it is appropriate for my girl at the moment.

All the products on this page are from Amanda's store D-lish Scraps (except for the wood veneer words). I have a lot of Amanda's products but I especially love the beautiful, large yellow flower with the pearls & rhinestones - from her "After 5's" flower collection which come in heaps of colours (unfortunately they sell out very quickly).

So that's this week's challenge. I'm hoping to spend the weekend working on my Art Journal with lots of mixed media. I hope you all have a great weekend! Until next time...

D-lish Cybercrop...

I'm back again with a quick post about a project I managed to get done over the weekend. This is another entry for the March cybercrop over at D-lish Scraps/The Scrap Suite FB page. This is for challenge #3 - a lovely sketch to get the mojo flowing:

I don't think I've ever used just one 3x3 photo on a 12x12 page, but I was pleasantly surprised at how easy this came together. I don't often do a page of myself, so a 3x3 picture was appropriate :)

I used a Kasiercraft circle stencil with texture paste and stamp on the background along with some mist & D-lish Scraps sequins, flowers, sequin bow. wood veneer frame & wire. The lovely little pink polka dot button is from Studio Fourteen40.

Anyway, thanks once again for dropping by & I'd love to hear from you xx

D-lish Cybercrop for March...

It's been such a long time since I've been able to enter Amanda's monthly Cybercrop at D-lish Scraps - you can join her FB page - The Scrap Suite and play along. It runs for a month and there is always a challenge that catches my eye but I haven't had much time to enter until this weekend. I hope I can do all the other challenges as well but that remains to be seen.  Here is Challenge #4:

I have an 8x8 pad of beautiful Graphic 45 paper from the "Raining Cats & Dogs" collection. It's been an absolute age since I played with some G45 papers and I've been waiting for just the right photo to use with it. Of course it's a pic of my precious princess "China", trying out her new blankie that she got for Christmas. She's so looking forward to winter so she can curl up under it :)

I don't normally enjoy fussy cutting, but today I found it very therapeutic. I've also used some products from D-lish - sequin bow & small green flowers. The larger flowers are from Prima & the ribbon is from Craft Queen.

I didn't have buttons that would match this page, so I made my own from G45 paper & cardboard. I'm hoping to do another of the challenges tomorrow, fingers crossed. Thanks for looking!

SCRAP AFRICA #42

Well hello again everyone! I hope you all had a very happy Christmas and are feeling positive about the new year. I've been a bit remiss with my blogging of late as I'm sure you can all relate to given the time of year. Once the holiday season (and my work roster) settles down I'm hoping to be able to spend more time at my creation station. In the mean time I have managed to get my DT submission done for the new Challenge at SCRAP AFRICA.  A nice and easy sketch challenge for you to see out the old year and welcome in the new.

I decided to use this sketch for a few of my Christmas decorating photos. I will also be doing this Christmas' photos in PL style and I'll post some pics of the finished product in the next few weeks. So here is the sketch:

And here is my take:

I've used some items from a kit that I purchased recently from Studio Fourteen40 - labels, sequins, stars, wood veneer "celebrate". Gold is the "in thing" in scrapbooking at the moment and I love the look for special occasions. The pp is Kaisercraft and the gold doilies, arrow paperclip & red spirals are from my D-lish Scraps stash.  I do hope you can play along with us at Scrap Africa and it's a good chance to use some of your recent holiday snaps :)

Until next time....

D-lish Scraps November Mood Board

After a quick clean of the house and now back to update you on the new Mood Board for November over at D-LISH SCRAPS. Unfortunately this is also my last project as a member of the Spring Inspiration Team at D-lish Scraps. Thank you so much Amanda for having me on your team. It is such a welcoming place to play and all the lovely goodies in the shop are just too irresistable.

Here is this month's Board. Isn't it just so pretty!

Don't forget that the sketch is optional. I just love the colour in this Mood Board and Gold accents are all the rage at the moment. I recorded an event in my life that occurred recently. I recieved this beautiful bunch of flowers from my now previous boss and staff whom I worked with for the last six and a half years. They gave me these on my last day, as well as a staff gathering at a local wine bar as a farewell. I tucked the card inside the little kraft bag to keep as a memento. A new chapter has begun.

I finally got out the Gelatos and gave them a whirl and did a bit of background stamping. I've also used another freebie paint swatch from the hardware store - I love them as a cheap, easy way to match with my colour schemes and as another layer behind a photo. Besides the kraft tags (Kaisercraft) almost everything else is from D-lish Scraps' shop, except for the "Precious" title the little bird is from Craft Queen.

I urge you to play along with the challenge this month - the D-lish blog is such a fun place and you can also join their FB page The Scrap Suite. Regular Cyber Crops are held and Amanda has some fun games to play over these weekends as well as fantastic shop specials. Thanks for dropping in again. xx

D-lish Scraps October Inspiration....

Hello again, I'm making a concerted effort to get my DT posts up to date this morning as I'm in the process of spring cleaning and the quicker I get that out of the way, the sooner I can get back to doing what makes me happy. Amanda from D-LISH SCRAPS has given us the prettiest inspiration board to work with this month. Once again, a bit out of my comfort zone with the bright colours but sooooo worth the effort. Check it out:

Isn't it just D-lish!  :D    The colours, the polka dots, the sketch.....how can you resist having a shot at this?!

I couldn't resist scrapping this photo of Elise having the time of her life on a scooter on the island of Vis in Croatia. It's such a fun, happy photo & the inspo board was perfect for it. I used the sketch as well (optional). I find that I use the brightly coloured D-lish bags a lot for my photo matting of late. The black & white stripe is a bitty bag as well. The flowers, black sequin bow & pink doily are all from D-lish as is the date tag. Other products are: washi tape, pp from Simple Stories and American Craft thickers.

I'm so in love with the D-lish "After 5's" flowers. I think I may have them in every colour and Amanda's little sequined bows are very cute and dainty. I really hope you get time to have a go at this Inspiration Board, especially if like me, you don't normally do "bright colours".

Thank you once again for stopping by. Let me know what you think of the lovely D-lish products that I've used here.

D-LISH SCRAPS SEPTEMBER MOOD BOARD....

Hello everyone! The first of the month is always a busy and exciting time in the scrapbooking community when all the new challenges are posted. We here in the Southern Hemisphere are welcoming the first day of Spring....YAY! And to add to this joyous occasion I am happy to announce that I've been chosen to be a part of the Spring Inspiration Team at D-LISH SCRAPS.  To say I am excited is an understatement. I urge you to call into the D-lish Scraps SHOP and check out all the lovely goodies that Amanda has available. I've used quite a few of her goodies in my Design Team inspo for this month. If its your first time at D-lish Scraps don't forget to read the challenge rules HERE.   Now check out the new D-lish Sketch (optional) and inspiration board:

How pretty are the colours?! I chose to follow the sketch and the colours really spoke to me.

                                                       "You'll look back on this and Smile"

The background paper is from 7Dots Studio which is the perfect colour match to the Inspiration Board. I stencilled some hearts onto the background with texture paste tinted with pink paint and I also stamped onto the background. I've use the lovely quaterfoil pattern bags (D-lish Scraps) as background paper & doilies.

The beautiful flowers are from D-lish as are the little stamen and wooden leaves. I couldn't believe how well the flowers matched this paper :) Noet the little Flair in the bottom corner - you can purchase them from the shop as well.

I do hope you can have a go at interpreting the Inspiration Board this month. And remember to check out all the goodies in the shop.  Thanks for dropping by!