Scrapwhispers

Hey all! What are your plans for the coming weekend? There is no new challenge this week at Scrapwhispers but we wanted to remind you of the current November challenges.

We have: All Things Bright and Beautiful

Its a scary one

Its a Summary

and our Tri shutter card Blog hop!

If you join in on any one, or all, of these challenges submit your entry here to be in with the chance to win a fab prize.

So if you have nothing on this weekend, why not get in the running?

Have a great weekend!

Digi Bells Christmas card

Do you remember me telling you about the new Elizabeth Bell Designs challenge blog? Well there is a blog hop at the Digi Bells DT blog. The DT have asked us to make a christmas card using an Elizabeth Bell image. This super cute image of Willow, came from Whiff of Joy, but I'm not sure you can get it anymore. But if you're not familiar with Whiff of joy, you can be sure they have plenty more for you to agonise over, LOL! I decided on a tea light gift card. I've made a fair few of these recently. They are just perfect for the people who have everything. Thanks for looking. Enjoy your week x

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening?

Scrap it with a song time again! This week we have the classic from Pat Boone, Winter Wonderland. This song just makes you warm inside thinking about christmas, doesn't it? Our sonspor this week is the Stamping Boutique, who have the most adorable digital images. I've used one of their digi stamps on my card. I used "Natalie" and I think she is just so cute. I teamed her with some papers from Papermania and a sentiment from Autumn Leaves stamps. Don't forget when you play along you can use any part of the song for inspiration, not just the title. So come and give it a try!

Scrap that Poetry!

2 posts in one day! Shows I'm making up for lost time and catching up with my DT posting for Scrap that poetry! We have a fab poem this fortnight. Its A prayer for a great family. Its so beautiful how it says a big thank you to Mother Earth for all the beautiful creations around us. I took my inspiration from the "clouds, lakes, rivers" part of the poem. The photo was taken in Italy a few years ago at Lake Maggiore. I visited 4 of the lakes and they were just stunning! Not bad for a work training trip. Click here for the poem and to see how the DT have interpreted it. I hope you join in and show us how you thank Mother Earth!

Its a round up!

Our scrapwhispers challenge this week is to create a summery page. Could be whats happened in your week, your year, your birthday cakes, christmas', the pets you've had, houses you've lived in... so you get it right? That should be enough inspiration for you, LOL. I chose to round up photos of DD from baby to 4 years, but can you spot the error? Yep I missed a year. I told you me and math were not friends!! :) The papers, element stickers and alphas are from Echo Park, Life is good collection. Once you've done your entry don't forget to link it up on the scrapwhispers main page (top right corner - November entries) to be in with your chance to win some gorgeous papers and 2 magnolia stamps!! Enjoy!!

Scrapwhispers november blog hop

Hello! Well, first an apology to those of you trying to find the blog hop post. I actually wrote all this out for the blog hop (a day late I must add) and ditsy ole me must have forgotten to press the publish key as I've just had a look and seen its not on the blog!!! Aarrrgggggghhh! All I can say I've had a horrible week with 2 children with a sickness bug and teething thrown in as well. Right, Onto the blog hop! Our lovely Georgina has shown us how to create this lovely tri-shutter card. I have to say, when I first saw it I thought it would be really complicated, but its turned out to be really easy and simple. I've used papers from Basic Grey wassail and I just love this stamp of snowman soup!! Here is your hop list:

Georgina

Rosey

Nilsa

Helen

Have fun on the hop and don't forget to link us to your creation on the scrapwhispers blog!

ABC...It's easy as 1,2,3

Scrap it with a song's song this week is the Jackson 5's ABC. My layout is about me going back to school to do GCSE Maths. I don't know why I thought it would be easier the second time round as me and numbers are just not friends, but my kids are my inspiration. I just want to be able to help them with their homework. Click here to see the challenge lyrics. come on over and play!! :)

Scrapwhispers - Scary Movie

This weeks challenge for Scrapwhispers is to find inspiration from your favourite scary movie! My fave movie of all time are the halloween series. No matter how many times I watch them they still scare the living daylights out of me! So cards, layouts, projects based on your scary movie. What are you waiting for?? Come and scare us!

Post it holders

Just a little project to share with you today. I'm getting ahead with making teacher gifts and I've decided to make some post it note holders to put in a gift bag as part of a teacher supply kit. You can find tutorials for this project all over the www. The ones I have made have a little slot for a pen (which I have bought and put somewhere nice and safe :P) The images I've used on these are from a digi stamp kit from Claudia and company, designed by Lori Boyd. They are just so adorable and are so much fun to colour. On the above one I coloured the black board in with cool Grey 4 promarker, went over it a few times to get it darker and then wrote on it with a white sukura pen These really are so much fun to make and are great for secret santa's or stocking fillers... and when you start you won't want to stop!

Elizabeth Bell's world

I've come across a fab new challenge blog for Elizabeth Bell's design's. I LOVE her work so it would be rude not to join in wouldn't it? The challenge was to create a 3x3 notelet box or tote using a tutorial from SCS. I chose to do the box. I haven't filled it yet because I can't decide what to put in it. I used an image from last years whiff of joy christmas collection. Decorated using the last of my BG wisteria paper and added some knicker lace! If you loven all things Elizabeth Bell then click here to check out the challenge. Thanks for stopping by!

Sketches on a wet day

Today is the coldest, most miserable of the winter so far. It has rained literally all day so I've been stuck in with the boy. And I have to say, he has been an angel! He has been playing with his lego and puzzles while I have been crafting. I thought I'd join in a couple of challenges this week. A Gem of a challenge is asking for you to follow a sketch and a christmas card in non traditional colours. Isn't Sprinkles the fairy just too cute!!? I've used a mix of crate paper and dovecraft papers, a lace doily, some lace and some dew drops. You can't really see in the photo but Sprinkles has been stickled and I coloured her in using pro markers. I still need a bit of practice I think. I also thought I'd try Sketch Saturday this week. It's been ages since I've joined in but the sketch was perfect for my sisters birthday card. I'd had this image from Elzybells coloured and framed for a while but wasn't sure what to so with it. Doesn't it look lovely with these papers?! I used a mix of crate paper and prima this time, the frame stamp is from Papermania and again I've coloured in using pro markers. Thanks for stopping by. Keep your fingers crossed this rain eases before the school run :)

You've got a friend in me

This is a song I know very well! The boy is a big fan of Toy Story 2 and so if we are home he wants it on constantly. It is a fab choice of song for the challenge at Scrap it with a song, holding many possibilities for cards and layouts.

This me and the gang from when I worked in Spain. We used to have so much fun together. We laughed alot, cried a bit, wound each other up but we are still friends now even though it was just a summer job. In fact my roomie turned out to be the daughter of a childhood friend of my Uncle. Its a small world!!!

I also used some of the elements from this fortnights Mission Create. A tree (didn't get that one in), at least 3 butterflies (yep), rolled paper pieces (yep), twine (yep) and something from the $, or in my case the £shop (yep, the butterfly stamp). The sketch is one I used from Creative scrappers. Get on over and sing along with us.

All things bright and Beautiful

Hello! Scrapwhispers has a great challenge for you this week! We want to see all things BRIGHT! Show us your layouts, cards or altered projects using bright colours. It is that simple!! I'm having a bright christmas with this cute little gift bag. The papers are from My Minds Eye and the fairy stamp is from Elzybells. So come and join in the fun for your chance to win a lovely paper pack from Dovecraft!

Pencil lines Sketch

A random layout from me today. I did this today while the Boy had one of his VERY rare afternoon naps!! As I was browsing the net I saw this sketch from Pencil lines and I don't know about you, but as soon as I get an idea in my head I can't leave it alone til I do it. And today that idea was to sew on my layout. So there I was, stitching in rainbow colours, getting so carried away I was almost late leaving to get DD from school! A very simple layout that took a while. I really should learn how to use machine stitch on my cards and layouts!! I like how this turned out though, just as it was in my head. My only apology is for the poor photo quality, but thats what the lovely British weather does for you. Hope you like it. Have a fab weekend!

Time for something a little different

You know by now that every now and then I like to dip my toe into something out of the ordinary. One night while I was browsing on that internet auction site, I came across 10 french barrette hair slides for just 99p, so I bid and won. Even better, the postage was free. I also purchased some American craft Ruffled ribbon. LOVE this stuff!!!! Then while having a clear out I found an old tin of beads, and thats when the lightbulbs went off. I first sewed the ribbon onto strips of felt, then sewed on the different coloured beads, then hot glued them onto the hair clips. Giving me these vintage style hair slides. I think they look really pretty and good enough for stocking fillers. I did try to take a photo of one in my hair but unless I dislocate my arm I was fighting a losing battle, LOL. What do you think?

A red, red rose.

Today see's a new challenge for Scrap that Poetry and the poem is A red, red rose by that famous Scot, Robert Burns. A very pretty poem and many a scrappable lyric. I don't think my layout needs that much of an introduction. It's of the first ever bunch of red roses I recieved for Valentines day. So, of course that just had to be scrapped! Click here for the poem details. Looking forward to seeing what you create

Scrap it with a song - Its my life

Scrap it with a song are rocking out, this week, to none other than Bon Jovi this week! The song is "It's my life" and I guarantee you'll be singing for a while. I decided to make a card this week and focus on the line "I don't wanna live forever, I just wanna live while I'm alive". This quote from Fancy Pants Roadshow Collection was oh so fitting for it too! Its a right mish mash of a card. Nothing goes together but it just fits, if you follow that? The paper is from Crate paper, the ruched ribbon is my first attempt of the sort, and the pom pom ribbon is from John Lewis. Hope you will sing your heart out with us. If you like ribbon click here to see the sponser's prize on offer.