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So many layouts, so little blog posts...I have some catching up to do!  I aim to blog a few at a time just to get them out there in the world of blogger...I for one LOVE looking back on my blog from years ago, so even if they're only for my own amusement, here they are...

Always Friends - A very colourful background using my all time favourite template The Crafters Workshop called Well Rounded.  I've used a combination of liquid pearls in different colours for most of the background, and also some mist over the honeycomb template.  This is a photo of Georgia and her little friend Charli at an eisteddfod in 2013, we miss her and her family so much now that they've changed studios!!

A closeup of my title using a Heidi Swap sticker and then the girl's initials in Thickers plus a cute flair.

At The Pool - Cooper in 2010 at our local swimming pool, he looks so little here!  Again I've used Kerryn's technique of layering my ink, liquid pearls and texture paste to create some interest on my background.

Fancypants stickers for the title, love these alpha which sit flat but make such an impact!

Boxing Day - I think this one was using a Christmas We're Savvy Kit from memory, and another gorgeous template from TCW.  A scatter of little flowers added to the liquid pearl background just finished it off.

A closeup of my journalling, I'm going back a few years here again with a photo from 2011.

More to come soon!  Thanks for dropping by.

Cheers,
Sar

March 1st Stuck Sketch

Kerryn inspired me again...this time with the 1st March Stuck Sketch which looks like this...

My take - Poor Bronte featuring my gorgeous girl when she had a stint in hospital a few years ago...

A closeup of my title, some buttons, Studio Calico kraft butterfly and transparent sticker...

Another closeup of a chipboard flourish covered with liquid pearls and kindy glitz, a prima flower and a gorgeous flair button from Flutterby Designs.

Thanks to my scrappy facebook friends that have sent me some more challenges to try, fingers crossed to getting some more time to scrap this week!

Cheers,
Sar

March Scrap The Boys

Having not scrapped in so long, I had to look for inspiration so I headed over to my friend Kerryn's blog to see what she's been up to.  I found this post with the new Scrap The Boys sketch challenge, so this was the perfect place for me to start.

I have hundreds of kits here ready to go so I just flicked through them until I found one with a 'boy' photo in the right orientation and off I went...

The sketch looked like this...

My take, using some old Paper Inklings papers and rubons, plus bits & pieces from my stash...

A closeup of a super cute Rainbow Splendour chevron arrow and a Paper Inkling chipboard angel I covered in gold ink...

And another closeup...

Now lets see what I can find next to get me scrapping, leave me comment if you have any inspiration for me - challenges, step by steps, anything really!

Cheers,
Sar

Sharing some oldies!

Well well well...who hasn't blogged in like forever?  That would be me!!!

I really haven't scrapbooked much at all either...but just cleaning up the little old blog tonight and it is actually making me think for a minute about pulling out the paper & glue and sticking something down.  Soon eh?

Here's a few random layouts I haven't shared here before, so for old times sake, here they are...


Week 50 - 52 Weeks Album 2011 - an awesome weekend away in Sydney with my girlfriends for the 12wbt finale.  I was celebrating losing nearly 20kg at this time!  I have managed to keep about half of it off and am back on track to get there again this year :)

A closeup of my journalling...

Splash & Play...

Big Enough?! - a layout of some retreat fun and a glass that San found that she thought would be perfect for me...not sure why?!  ;)

  

Hopefully someone still drops by to check my blog...if you have, let me know!  Who of my old scrappy friends is still actually making time to get their scrap on?  Would love to hear from you xx

Cheers,
Sar

Karen's Savvy CC Colour Challenge

I've done it again and managed to get ALL of the Cybercrop Challenges finished over the weekend!  So happy to have had some time to sit down and just get into it, thanks girls for all the motivation.

The final challenge was Karen's Colour Challenge which was to use yellow, orange, black & white.  I pulled out an old kit that suited and got to it, using a photo taken a couple of years ago by my friend Sandie from Sandie Mallon Photography, love her work xxx

When you choose Hope anything is possible...

 

 

A perfect quote from my life right now.  Hope is all we have at the end of the day, right?  The hope to make things better for ourselves and the people we love.  I've used a Lil Somethin' button next to my title.

Good old phrase stickers overlapping a super cute Bella zipper flower, finished off with some flowers and a new Rainbow Splendour leaf.

My background which was just inked with a Crafters Workshop template, then over the top I've used simple white texture paste to finish.

 

You still have four full days before the deadline closes, heaps of time to get a layout done and uploaded to the gallery!

Happy Scrapping!

Chloe's Savvy CC Word Challenge



The third challenge layout I've managed for our April Savvy Cybercrop is Chloe's Word Challenge which was to use  the word CRAZY on your page.  This was kinda easy with the three children that live in my house...there are plenty of photos like this laying around!!!

 

Crazy Faces using the remnants of another super old kit out of my stash.  I have added a new pinwheel embellishment from Rainbow Splendour as well as a Purple Pumpkin button and tickets and some WOW wood veneer arrow. 

 



 

 

A closeup of my cluster including the Rainbow Splendour pinwheel, cork heart and a sticker from an old Sassafrass Lass range.

My title and journaling, which talks about how Nanna used to say 'if the wind changes your face will stay like that!'

 

 

There is still plenty of time to play along with entries due before midnight on Thursday 1 May, just upload yours to the gallery to be in the running for some Savvy spending money.

 

Happy Scrapping!

 



Kerryn's Savvy CC Sketch Challenge

The first night of our April Savvy Cybercrop saw me sitting in front of the TV, watching So You Think You Can Dance and the Footy Show....and scrapping!  It took me all night but just before midnight I had a finished layout using Kerryn's Sketch Challenge for inspiration.

The sketch looks like this...

My layout New Fish using an old kit from my stash.  I'd nearly finished the layers on my layout when I decided my background needed something...so I pulled out the trusty Sunburst template and inked with different colours for effect.  It really finished it off!

 

 

These gorgeous stars were part of an old Bo Bunny sticker sheet, I've inked them and popped them up on foam.  Then used a basic chipboard star as well, just doodling around the edges.  The candy button scatter is another trusty finisher that I add to lots of my work! 

Once again I've pulled out the paintbrush and liquid pearls to add some colour to my big chipboard star!  (Liquid pearls are ON SALE AT 30% OFF in the Savvy store right now until midnight tonight 25/4/2014)  You can also see in the distance a Flutterby Designs flair button overlapped with a super old SEI sticker, these were a fave back in the day and I was so excited to find them hanging around in this old kit last night.

My journaling which reads All the kids were very excited to receive new fish from Aunty Nic for Xmas!  Bronte was in awe!

My background work which started off as layers of paper, topped with texture paste, then stamped with a piece of mesh for the 3d effect.  I've then stamped on top with a Kaiser background stamp and finished off with a small banner rubon.  There is always some drying time involved with backgrounds like this, but definitely worth the wait...and if you're impatient like me you can always pull out the heat gun!

There is plenty of time to play along with Kerryn's Sketch Challenge, just have your take uploaded to the Savvy Gallery by midnight next Thursday 1 May.

Happy Scrapping!