Sunday, September 6, 2009

September challenges!

here we go again girls...i hope you enjoy this months challenges.....

SKETCH CHALLENGE: try out this gorgeous sketch from Pagemaps...and include some bling somewhere on your layout as well here is my layout using this sketch



CRITERIA CHALLENGE: please use the following criteria to create a layout....
*hand drawn edge
*at least one sticker
*scalloped edge
*at least two arrows
*distressing
below is my layout for this challenge......fun, quick and easy so go for it girls!!!


ABOUT YOU CHALLENGE: take a trip back in time and scrap a page about yourself that has photos where you are no older than ten.....thats right girls a pre-teen page all about you!!! this one could be very interesting...hahahaha....


COLOUR CHALLENGE: ok for this months colour challenge i want you to look around your bedroom and use the colours you see there to create your layout choosing one of the colours as a focus colour.....


INSPIRATION CHALLENGE: spring is here so we are going to use our gardens to draw inspiration from this month....go out to your favourite section of your garden and use it as your starting point of your layout...when you send in your layout i would love to see a photo of your garden that inspired you please....


QUOTE CHALLENGE: please use the following quote on your layout...
" WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU A HUNDRED REASONS TO CRY, SHOW LIFE THAT YOU HAVE A THOUSAND REASONS TO SMILE"






Saturday, September 5, 2009

Nifty Nes

the gorgeous NES has been at it again with two more of the august challenges...the first is the criteria challenge and is of course wonderful...i love the colour tones you have used here for your snowy pics....just yummy honey....
then this gorgeous layout, this time done in digital format was created using the 2nd sketch as her guide....great layout honey!!! i love how this month you have used a mix of styles to complete your layouts.....

Friday, September 4, 2009

jovi inspired!!


Nes chose the "lost highway" album cover for her layout inspiration using the colours featured on the cover.....Nes has also done this one in digital format...i love it honey...it looks great!!
come on girls keep them coming!!!

Saturday, August 8, 2009

august here we come!

for the august challenges i have decided to be a greedy so and so and make them all about me and my fav people and things etc....hahahaha....drawing inspiration from lots of different sources...i hope you will enjoy the challenges girls....

challenge 1...sketch challenge...just because i LOVE sketches...i have picked two from Pagemaps for you to choose from this month....the first a 12x12 and the second a 8.5 x 11....enjoy...
challenge 2...colour challenge...my fav colours are blue, black and purple.....so have some fun with those colours please...again you can add white if you like but the three fav colours are to be dominant.....
challenge 3....criteria challenge....please use 5 cut out embellishments....
4 photos
3 stamps or rubons
2 journal blocks
1 piece of ribbon...
challenge 4....about you challenge.....for this month i want to know something you think we might think is a little wierd or crazy about you....something physical or about your personality that makes you ..you!!!
challenge 5..inspiration challenge....hhehehehe...now come on you had to expect something to do with jovi if the challenges were all about me...now didn't you???? hahahaha.... below are the pictures of two different album covers from Bon Jovi's awesome collection...."one wild night" and "lost highway"...draw inspiration from one of these and create your layout.....there are loads of shapes and colours etc to choose from so have fun with it girls.....


challenge 6......quote challenge........i was going to choose some song words for you but to me that is a very personal thing so what i am going to say is...for this challenge you must use a song title or some of the words from one of the following artists songs.... Bon Jovi (of course..hehehe). Keith Urban, Pink, Nickelback, sugarland or hannah montana just had to throw that one in too...hehehehe)....
as this now brings us back up to date with the challenges there will be a monthly prize draw for those who have 3 of these challenges done and emailed to me by the 8th of september....for those not wishing to go into the prize draw you simply have to have at least three of these done by the end of year deadline....




here we go again with more catch up fun.....so no need to rush these either...just need to be done by the end of the year deadline.....

challenge 1....inspiration challenge....draw inspiration from this photo of our "shut up and scrap" birthday cake we had at july's class to celebrate 2 years of scrapping classes together....you could use the colours or shapes or both! it is all up to you..... challenge 2.....sketch challenge....this gorgeous pagemaps sketch will be heaps of fun to do i am sure!!
challenge 3...criteria challenge....please use ribbon, brads, brackets and paint somewhere on your layout.....oh and have a circle somewhere to please.....
challenge 4...colour challenge.....use orange, green and yellow.....a little bit of black or white can be used if you need to but these three colours need to be the dominant colours used please....
challenge 5...about you challenge.... tell me or show me one of your favourite things to do when you were a child (at least under 12)......
challenge 6...quote challenge..." courage....not the absence of fear or despair, but the strength to conquer them"


June catch up!

here we go with the june challenges...yeah i know FINALLY!!!!.....these simply have to be done by the end of the year with the final deadline....no hurry here....





challenge 1......sketch.... challenge 2....colour combo....winter wonderland time please girls.....use blue, white and a third colour of your choice that you think is a winter colour....



challenge 3.....criteria challenge.....please use 5......patterned papers

4 journal blocks

3 buttons

2 stamps

1 torn edge



challenge 4... about you...design a layout that tells me something you love about winter time....

as always this challenge must have a photo of you somewhere on the layout....

challenge 5....quote .....find a quote that you like from DR suess and use it somewhere on your layout....can either be simply added as journalling or used as your title......

challenge 6....inspiration challenge....look at layout and colours of this blog and use it to inspire your layout...you might focus on the colours and the shapes.....the choice is yours....

Sunday, May 31, 2009

appearances are deceptive!!!



here is Sandy's gorgeous example for the appearances challenge...i didn't know Oprah had been to Oz..did you??? hahahaha...i love it!! it's a great layout and oh my god what a crack up.....