Design Team call......... but not this time :(

Well as I said the other day, I submitted work for a design team, but I didnt get in..... ahhhhhhhh well at least I tired and I did 2 beautiful layouts that I am very proud of as well. Congrats to those who did get on the DT and I can wait to see what beautiful creations you will come up with.

These layouts where based on http://creativescrappers.blogspot.com/ , the first one is #155;

Making Memories Pitter Patter, Bazzil Cardstock, Maya Road Ribbon

The next layout was one of those which I knew what I wanted to do but I didnt want it to be one of those lost in translation layouts, but once it was complete I was very happy with the end result and I will be applying some of those techniques on other layouts. And on a side note; the page is sewn on and you would be pleased to know that this time the threading of the bobbin wasnt as tramatic as last time and it took about 5 minutes to do.......

http://creativescrappers.blogspot.com/ #158;

Swiss Dot Cardstock, Jillibean Soup PP, Crate Paper Toy Box PP, Doily, Cardboard, Thread,
Masking Tape, Paint, Kaisercraft Pearls & Stamps

Havent been here but I have been creating....

I have been busy creating away and challenging myself a lot lately. First of all I recently brought myself a challenge pack from Made with Memories ( http://madewithmemories.blogspot.com/), and I have to admit it was a total challenge but I managed to win Aprils challenge !!!!!!

This is what was in the pack:

And this is what I created: 

AC cardstock, Stella & Rose Stickers, Imaginisce PP, Lace, Kaiser Craft Florish.

Thank you to Made with Memories for my $25 voucher and I am already starting on Junes challenge pack which is delicious.

Also I decided to take the leap and put myself forward for a Creative Scrappers design team call. Will let you know how it goes in a couple of days and will also share what I created for it as well, but for now I must wait...

Simple Stories kits..... yummmmmmmmm

I am a little bit in love the with the kits by http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/ I have all of them except one (I am working on fixing it).  There 100 days of Summer worked for this photo the hardest thing was choosing all the little bits that are in the kit.

It was a quick layout thanks to http://www.inspired-blueprints.com/ # 74:

Kaszazz Cardstock, 100 days of Summer kit, Chipboard

Did you ever think that you are on a roll......

As the title says " did you ever think that you where on a roll, but then near then end realise that you so weren't". Well that's how I feel about this layout, it was meant to have the story, and another photo but I just couldn't get it to work, so I did what every good scrapbooker does, I went to the Kindy Glitz, that will make it all better and that way I am not wasting time and by then I will figure out where the other photo will go...... hmmmmmmmmmmm nahhhhhh, it didn't so here is one of those layout that did turn out perfectly but didn't go to plan.

Swiss Dot cardstock, Bo Bunny Sun Kissed, Kindy Glitz



A shout to some talented ladies....

Ok don't often do this, but these ladies are really talented. They make the cutest embellishments you could ever see and there prices are great. So they are having a sale on the 28th Saturday so check out there blog http://www.alilsomethin.blogspot.com/ and they are also on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/A-Lil-Somethin/214356835255412 so go over and check out there stuff.

Mixed emotions...

I don't know how to start.... these photos where meant to be a significant moment in my life... these photos and this photo shot was meant to mark so much more than just photos of a new addition. This is my last baby, my first girl and after a difficult pregnancy it was meant to be a nice rounded moment. It was for awhile, I was so excited to do the photo shot and couldn't wait to get the photos. The photo's where taken when Amelia was 5 weeks and 5 days old so I had to wait and wait for them I did. When Amelia was close to 15 weeks I received a phone call telling me that all the photos where lost.... the hard drive had crashed and they weren't able to recover them, sorry. Needless to say I was totally devastated.

So how did I get these shots? These photos where put on the web so I could preview, so this is what I was given out of the shot, they where very reduced in size and quality and not to mention with at least 3 watermarks on each photo. So I did a shout out to my August birth mummies asking if there was anyone who knew how to remove the watermarks, when a very talent lady, Mrs Sally said she could remove them for me.

So 3 months later and know doubt alot of frustration and I am able to present you my darling Daughter Miss Amelia....... and

To Mrs Sally ( aka A Legend),

Thank you so much, these weren't just photos and I am thankful that you understood what they meant to me and that you treated them with all the love that you would treated your own photos. There really isn't any word to express what you did for me and Amelia.

Rikki xxxxxxxx

So this layout is using http://www.inspired-blueprints.com/ # 73, which was a perfect little sketch using little photos perfect for a preview photos that will be featured in my scrapbooking.



Bazzill Cardstock- Kraft, MME Penny Lane, MME Lost &Found, Kaisercraft Florish, Tim Holtz ink

 

Joining the DARK SIDE......

The other day I attempted to sew on a layout, I did do it but that was after I tried to thread a bobbin.... I know what your thinking really, its just a bobbin ! Anyone who knows me, knows I don't sew, I do it all by hand ( I once made felt reindeer's for my sons class the whole 32 of them, all sewn by hand), if there's a layout that needs sewing, I do it by hand and takes a couple of days to complete it. I even left the machine in the box for 3 months because it looked to hard. So I thought I would join the dark side and do it by machine......

This should have been a simple task but it wasn't I was following the instructions, but it wasn't happening, my darling partner, decided that he knew how to do it, even though he has no idea about sew or a machine or anything related like that, well it ended at me yelling at him, yelling at the machine, wasting all this cotton and finally I got it to work. So I now love sewing with the machine.... I will share that layout soon, when it is complete.

However I do have one layout to share that is completed, another sketch from http://www.inspired-blueprints.com/, # 72


AC Cardstock & Thickers, Swiss dot Cardstock, MLS mini alphas, ribbon