I have started to notice that I am using alot of KRAFT......

I have this system of once I do a layout, I throw it on a shelf on my bookcase to put in an album later when I can be bothered to sort out the timeline etc, however this always ends up with me having a huge pile OK massive pile of layouts that needed to be sorted. But going through the pile I have noticed that at the moment I am using a huge amount of Kraft card stock, I seem to be loving its versatility, you can mist it, ink it, paint it, distress it, I could go on and on.

So during one of my lack of mojo days and trying to find some inspiration I stumbled across a blog dedicated to using Kraft..... HEAVEN !!!!!

 http://kraftitup.blogspot.com/; have monthly challenges, and I have to say Septembers was a little bit of a challenge......  This months challenge is to create a layout using Kraft or Kraft Patterned Paper as your base and to use FABRIC & STITCHING. Now this could be machine or hand stitching the choice is yours and your fabric can be anything from a flower you have made from fabric, fabric ribbons, fabric strips or to use fabric instead of paper the inspiration is up to you but we must be able to see fabric and stitching on your layouts!!!

So this got me thinking and it worked out really well considering that I just brought an i-top and I wanted to play with fabric since I have some fabric now I am branching out to the sewing world thanks to a BFF xxxx.

"Crab Festive"
Bazzill Cardstock Kraft and Swiss dot, Echo Park pp, MME Lime Twist, Twine
Cotton, AC Thickers, Mini Alphas, Purple Pumpkin Fabric Button (Red)
i-top brad, quilters fabric (blue).

My name is Rikki..... and I am an online scrap shopper.

People who know me, know I have been anti buying things online, because there is something about touching, feeling and seeing the items when you buy them in a shop.  I come to you as the converted, I am now am a online shopper and I seem to be making up for lost time, ( lol, but I dont think the bank account is finding the work out funny). 

One of those companies that I have been working the bank account out with is Anna's Craft Cupboard, my recent purchase was the entire range of MME Lost and Found 2 and I do mean all the range including all the bits..... 

They have a monthly Sketch competition;http://www.annascraftcupboard.com.au/gallery3/showgallery.php?cat=571 so what better way to play with the new purchases, and more importantly to get a layout done and I am happy to get it done at the start of the month instead of rushing lol, and the sketch works perfectly for the photos I had sitting on my desk...

So thank you Anna for converting me to the online shopping world (dont know if DP feels that way, but he will learn to like it lol), and no doubt I will be spending more soon.

"Whats for Dinner?"

Bazzill Kraft, Doodlebug Design Inc Fruit Cocktail

Suffering the lack of mojo AGAIN..... how do I get past it?

Well after two weeks of wanting to scrap and heaps of new pretties ( and I do mean a heap)..... I still couldnt find my mojo but after forcing myself to just do a layout to get past this block I created up a storm yesterday a great effort of 8 layouts completed. 

So my question is for those who are reading, what its your trick in pushing past the lack of mojo? Mine was a suck it up just do a layout and music turned all the way up......

This layout "I Adore You" is based on #172 http://creativescrappers.blogspot.com/ it was just what I needed to push through the block.

And a shout to Lovelybug Bits n Bobs; http://soupie75.blogspot.com/p/lovelybug-bits-n-bobs.html for all those little bits which I needed to complete this layout xxxx.

AC Cardstock, MME Alphabet Soup, MME Lost & Sticker,
Lovelybug Bits n Bobs.

Purple Pumpkin August Sketch..... My Prima Ballerina

Now that I am the owner of some Purple Pumpkin, I can now enter there monthly challenge, so this is Augusts... or my interpretation of it anyway...... (sorry for the skew whiff photo don't know what happened this day and what did I say about my photography getting better, hmmmmmmm).

MME Lost & Found, Authentic words, Bazzill cardstock, Adorn it mini Alphas,
Purple Pumpkin Singed flower and Button, Prima stone.

Ok, I know its been a long time.......

I know its been along time since I last did a post but I have been creating and very, and I do mean VERY busy...... I have just started my photograpy and multimedia course, so hopefully you will see an improvement with my layouts and photos (fingers crossed). So I have heaps to post about but I will start with http://madewithmemories.blogspot.com/ August kit;

Bazzill Cardstock, Girlies paperie Kitch, Glimmer mist
Twine, Stella Rose Sticker, Chipboard

Scrap the Boys DT call...

I have ben busy creating layout due for next month and nearly forgot about the design team call for http://scraptheboys.blogspot.com/, so we needed to do anything boy, with the word play and to use tape......
So after a very close call nearly missing the cut off date, this is what I created (the tape was masking tape which I just ran through the printer):


Kraft Cardstock, Echo park  Essentails, MME Fine & Dandy,
Crate Paper Toy Box, Glimmer mist, Chipboard,
Masking Tape

Purple Pumpkin...... Guest designer chance......

Over at Purple Pumpkin they are giving anyone a chance to become a guest designer, whether you use there products or not, which is great because I cant wait for there sale on Friday the 22nd July 7.30pm AEST, which will be my first purchase of there supper cute embellishments. All you have to do is create a layout, which got me motivated to find some mojo, and I am really happy with the results, all I need to complete the layout is a little button from http://purplepumpkincrafts.blogspot.com/.

Bazzill cardstock, Crate Paper Restoration, Kaisercraft Rhinestones
Authentique Letters & Diction, RW chipboard.