At Last She Scraps! Colour Q #228

Hello again folks!

Can you believe I've actually done a scrapbook page for this week's Colour Q challenge? I really do need to change the name of this blog....... The colours this week are the perfect combination for a boys page:

Of course it helps when you have a new camera doesn't it? I find I only want to scrap now when I have a great photo...this one was taken a couple of weeks ago, just before my youngest son started 'big' school.  The journalling is hidden just behind the photo and explains how much I've loved both my boys at the age of five.  I think it may be because they've pretty much grown out of their tantrums but haven't yet started school so haven't picked up many bad habits!

Anyway, how will you use the colours? Card or layout? Feminine or masculine? Could go either way couldn't it!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping!

Claire x

Floral Fresh

G'day crafty friends!

Hope the start of your week is going well. Another card here for three different challenges this time: The Card Concept where the challenge is to use monochromatic pink, Freshly Made Sketches and a textured card for the latest W Plus 9 birthday celebration. They gave us a heads up on Saturday so I'm just waiting for Mr Linky to open his doors before I can post it there:

Oh how long have I been hankering after those Fresh Cut Florals stamps from W Plus 9. They seem to be such a popular set at the moment -  perfect for playing around with. I think they are going to see a lot  of ink in the coming days!

As for the style?  I think classy and elegant again.

Thanks for stopping by and if you take the time to comment double thanks...I love to read them!

Claire x

W Plus 9 - Birthday Celebration: In my Comfort Zone

Hello again!

How has your week been? W Plus 9 are having a 4th birthday celebration with a challenge to craft in your comfort zone. Not sure what my comfort zone is at the moment - judging by my previous posts,  it seems to be clean and simple with heaps of white space:

So that's what I did using W Plus 9's Pretty Patches. I still had the red and teal inks out from my previous card so I stuck with those...perfect for a nice, big juicy apple!

See you soon,

Claire x

100 Retro Sketches!

Hi bloggers,

I managed to combine three challenges for my latest card:

Can you believe it's the hundredth challenge over at Retro Sketches? I made it a little more CAS than the sketch - the stamped and cut strips are Mama Elephant's Basic Borders and the birdcage and flowers come from Waltzingmouse's Asian Gardens.The little ricrac frame has been cut using the Cameo. Since it's got bits hanging over the edge and it's red and teal I'm also entering it for the challenges over CAS-ual Fridays, together with Dynamic Duos!

That's all for now - have a great day!

Claire x

Another Hint of Pink! Colour Q #227

Hello blogging folks!

Are you having a good week? My littlest boy started kindergarten yesterday - I was so proud of him. He toddled off into the classroom with not so much as a backwards glance at us...I've never felt so unwanted in my life!

Anyway, time for another colour challenge over at Colour Q. We're sticking to all things pink again this week with this pretty palette:

I've done quite a few pink cards recently and I've managed to avoid making even more Valentines cards. Let's face it, most of us only have one husband/partner so we don't normally need more than one. Having said that, I do send a card to one of my closest friends in the UK called Michael...we've been doing it since we were about 6, when we swore undying love for each other and thought we'd get married.  Luckily his wife and my husband do accept this little tradition of ours...Michael's wife has even been known to write the card for him!

I used a couple of PTI sets for this one - Heart Prints and Grunge Me which has to be one of the most versatile sets around. It looks like I've missed out one of the colours but the Raspberry Ripple (or Memento alternative) is the stamped sentiment. It's just slightly different to the Melon Mambo.

Ok, that's all from me for tonight...happy stamping!

Claire x

Purple Yuck!

Hello again!

When I saw this week's Casology challenge I knew I'd struggle. This week's cue word,  'purple', seems to be a colour that's either loved or loathed by crafty folks. I'm afraid I'm not a fan - to me it's a 'nothing' colour, one that's neither masculine or feminine and that I find almost impossible to match with others.

But I had a bash at the challenge anyway.  There have been heaps of stencilled projects in blog land this week, due to the most recent class over at Jennifer McGuire Ink. These cards have encouraged me to reach for an old Spellbinders Embossability and attempt to stencil the design. I really wanted to mask it directly on to the card but since the stencil is completely warped (and in some parts broken), it was a total disaster and I kept getting purple ink all over my beautiful, clean, white card.  So I stencilled it, cut a strip and plonked in on to the card, then added a white embossed butterfly - sponged in purple ink of course:

Not my best effort but it will have to do - I learnt a couple of things along the way:

1) I still don't like purple
2) I must sign up for that class....

Have a fabulous Sunday and thanks for popping by!

Claire x

Time for a Sneaky Peek at Scrapbook Creations Issue 103

Good morning bloggers!

It's almost time for Scrapbook Creations #103 to hit the newsagents! Do you fancy a sneaky peeky? Check out a sneak preview here: http://issuu.com/ellenharvey/docs/scr103_sample. There are going to be heaps of articles, layouts, tutorials and all manner of crafty goodness in there this month. You may even see something by me in there...

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Claire x