SUYS Design Team

Late last year the gorgeous Vicki, of Top 50, contacted me saying she'd taken over the Show Us Your Stuff Challenge Blog and she also asked me to join the design team. Bit chuffed on both accounts :)

Anyway the new year has rolled around and the first challenge is up. It's a mood board:

And here's my take on it, I picked out the blue, green and pink with a splash of gold:

My handmade items are the cork shapes from the Trinket Track (although I must have had them for awhile as I got them when Monica was still known as Apple Tree Lane). 

There's lots of other great inspiration to be had on the blog so, check it out! 

Happy scrapping :)

Ali x

SFS challenge three

Oops almost forgot to share this.

Scraptacular

Day 9 of my holidays and I finally got to drag with scrapping supplies out. Woohoo, happy days! I whipped up three layouts, not bad considering I had to go to the garage and dust off my tote first. 

This one is for the Top 50 sketch challenge - I flipped and rotated it. 

I'm a big fan of Dr Karl Kurszelnicki, the first documented use of the word 'selfie' is on his blog and he's now decided that a selfie with others should be called a groupie. I like it, hence my title! 

This month SFS had a massive four challenges to choose from. I've done the first two. They're all 1,2,3,4 challenges. Fun:)

Challenge 1

• ONE photo
• TWO word title
• THREE embellishments
• FOUR papers

I also added 5 sequins. 

Challenge 2

• One word title 
• Two pieces of Washi 
• Three Stars
• Four circle embellies

I knew it had been a while since I'd scrapped when I sprayed my stamp cleaning mat with blue tumble dye instead of stamping scrub - oops! The best bit is I cleaned the stamp before I realised my mistake...

High ho, it's off to scrap I go!

Riding the metaphor train

It seems like a eternity since I had some time off, almost as long ago as I posted here! Life has barrelled past like a country train, throwing up rocks and dust, blowing hot air in my face and causing the landscape to blur. I feel that same sense of disconnection as I used to feel standing beside the tracks as a kid. Why wasn't I on the train, rushing to a destination far more glamorous and exciting than where I was, standing in a paddock in the sun?

How is it that I'm still not on the train? Surely if that's my life I should be in the driver's seat, heading for a destination of my choosing? Circumstance and opportunity are strange beasts. But for the next two and a half weeks, I am in charge of the train, I've switched tracks and am taking the scenic route. I may not visit this blog again but who knows I just may return and linger (wouldn't that be nice?!).

I also hear the refreshments on this service are a wonder to behold :-)

All aboard!

SFS Quote & Colour Challenges

It's a long weekend here - hurrah! And I've been scrapping :) Does life get any better?!

This one is for Donna's colour challenge:

And this one is for Charm's quote challenge.

If you're planning to get your scrap on today, why not pop over to SFS and squeeze in one of their challenges before the end of the month? You've still got a few hours, right?! 

Whatever your plans are for today make sure they include some laughter and joy :)

Axx

SFS sketch challenge

Happy Sunday!

When I saw the sketch challenge over at SFS, I knew I had to give it a whirl. I used my first-ever photo taken on my super fab and groovy instax mini camera. It's so much fun! Since my pic was a wee one I did an 8.5x11 LO. I used another terrific APOCD kit. 

And in slightly amusing news, I've installed a new app and this post was ridiculously easy to create! Insert humungous sigh and dramatic eye roll...

Thanks for popping by. It's been so lovely to see you calling in now that I'm blogging again :) Thanks for not forgetting me! 

An iPad post and a Top 50 sketch challenge

I'm feeling a little bit pleased with myself! Finally I've managed - all by myself - to get the various apps, software and hosting sites to play nicely together. Houston, we have a blog post with a photo created on the iPad. I was determined not to let technology get the better of me. Hurrah, take that Steve Jobs and those two blokes tht created Google! Anyway enough boasting and posturing!

There is only one challenge over at Scrapbooking Top 50 this month. Apparently big things are coming...I can't believe they're making me wait! But in the meantime here's my take on the sketch challenge. I used one of the super fabulous A Piece of Cake Design kits that arrived on my doorstep on Tuesday.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you're having a creative weekend.