Getting Scrappy with MME

Hello folks,

Happy Halloween to you! Thank goodness it's almost over for another year - tonight has been spent following a horde of overexcited, sugar infused kids, stuffing their faces with chocolate and sweets, whilst blackmailing all the neighbours into giving them even more chocolate and sweets.   One day I'll actually be organised and won't force my children to wear an oversized costume, hastily put together from the $2 shop.

Now that the kids are in bed and I have a (large) glass of wine in hand I'll show you a layout I did for October's My Minds Eye challenge. I haven't scrapbooked for ages...in fact you can probably tell...but I so enjoyed it. Hopefully the scrappy mojo has begun to return:

I have to admit, it was a last minute layout and I would like to add some more bits and pieces but Mr Linky closes shortly so I've kept it very simple. All the papers are from the gorgeous 'Collectable' set...I truly could never get sick of them!

Thanks for popping by and happy haunting!

Claire x

Colour Q Time Again

Evening bloggers!

Can it really be time for a new Colour Q challenge already? The last couple of palettes have definitely had a Halloween influence,  but this week we have a really soft,  pretty colour combo based on this beautiful patchwork quilt:

I have to admit, one of the colours always seems to throw me a bit - in this case it was the lilac so I tried to use it sparingly.

Hope you have the time to get your craft mojo going with the colours this week - have a good one and thanks for popping by,

Claire x

Another Masculine Freshly Made

Good morning bloggers!

Yet again I'm only just in time to do the latest  Freshly Made Sketch - one day I'll get it done as soon as the sketch goes up instead of rushing around at the last minute! This week the sketch is from Jen M:

I seem to have a bit of a thing about masculine cards at the moment...can't get enough of them. I think it's these 6x6 papers I got (very cheaply) from Authentique - they are perfect for more blokey cards.

 I placed the rectangle on a slant and added some absolutely ancient Stampin' Up hardware too, so I guess it's made it look a little different to the original sketch. I've had that Stampin' Up Timeless Talk set for a couple of months but have never used the old fashioned gramophone. When I inked it up, I forgot it hadn't been used and didn't prep it first so the ink didn't fully take to the paper. I kind of like it though - makes it look like it's been stamped with a crayon. Don't you just love cock ups that work out hey?!

Ok, that's all from me - have a fabulous day and thanks for stopping!

Claire x

Want to Win Chantal's Handmade Goodies?

Hello folks,

Well, there's a new scrapbook store in town and it's all handmade by a fantastic scrapbooker called Chantal Vandenberg.  Have you checked out her blog yet? She does these wonderfully detailed and arty pages, with heaps of little embellishments which are all handmade. She's now opening her own online store - 'By Chantal Vandenburg' and you have the chance to win ALL this:

Imagine receiving that happy mail eh? Check out Chantal's blog here to see how you can support her new venture and win all these fabulous goodies!

Thanks for stopping,

Claire x

Feeling Feathery for CAS(e) This Sketch #50

Hello bloggers,

Just a quick card for the latest CAS(e) This Sketch challenge:

For some reason I felt like doing a very masculine card...who said feathers can't be for the boys eh? I embossed the feather onto vellum..love the way it kind of gives it a bit of flexibility!

Thanks for stopping,

Claire x

Getting into the Halloween Spirit at Colour Q and CASual Fridays

Evening all,

I've had a bit of a quiet week blog wise - it's been completely manic around here with weekend visitors, school orientation for my youngest and family birthdays.

Luckily I had a bit of spare time for the bright new colour combo over at Colour Q and the Tags and Bags challenge over at CASual Fridays.  Dare I say that I have attempted to get on the Halloween bandwagon and made a couple of goodie bags for my boys:

I even had a 'good mummy' moment (they don't happen very often) and made some cookies to go inside, complete with white chocolate drops and orange, green and purple smarties. Somehow I don't think they will last until the 31st so I guess I'll have to make some more. Unless they're naughty - in which case they'll be filled with a banana, carrot and a bit of grilled eggplant!

Well that's all folks - off to find my crafty mojo!

Thanks for stopping,

Claire x

A Retro Colour Q #211

Hello fellow bloggers!

The last week has flown by and already it's time for a new challenge over at Colour Q. This week's colours are such a striking combination, with huge Halloween potential:

Isn't that table fantastic? Not sure if it would go too well in my lounge room unfortunately....

I used this gorgeous sketch over at Retro Sketches for a little inspiration. I would love to have done a Halloween card but I'm afraid I haven't got a single Halloween themed stamp in my collection so I decided to do a flowery chalkboard effect instead. The image is from Stampin' Up's Reason to Smile and the sentiment is from Waltzingmouse's Funky Feathers set. 

I'm also going to enter this one over at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge where the theme is 'rubber or clear stamping' - there are currently a whopping 576 entries so if I win I'll also be buying a lottery ticket!

Thanks for stopping by,

Claire x