The mission - I chose to accept it :)

I thought I'd have a go at the latest mission at Mission to create. It always really gets the grey matter going into overdrive... and what a great mission this is! You have to try and get all the elements into one page. So I've used brads, stitched a border, used 6 patterned papers no larger than 1"x1" (I used 6 different papers many times over to create the quilted effect, use the photo for inspiration and to use photo booth photos. Technically, my photos aren't from a photo booth, they were long arm shots of ones self and then printed out passport sized and then arranged into photo booth style... Cheating? Maybe... I prefer, experimental :) So this is me, though I officially still have a week until I turn 32 (ouch!) (there is an "almost" written in the title, but you can't see it on the photo). I have journalled which you also can't see very clearly, but it basically says how it still pains me to say the T word. Because I'm now not twenty anymore and I don't like it. Something I will just have to get used to.... :(

Home sweet Home

Scrap that Poetry's challenge poem is Home Sweet Home by John Howard Payne. A beautiful poem with a lot of inspiration throughout. Instead of creating a layout this fortnight, I chose to do some home decor. I bought a frame from M&S for just £4, and it's so lovely it was just calling out for some chintz. Using up my Fancy Pants - Roadshow papersI pieced together this little house. I added some lace to the layers in the roof, which also opens up to reveal some hidden journalling about all the places we have lived and where we call home. I sewed around the edges to give it a more homely feel. And the little "home" sign was embroidered onto some old cotton fabric from an underskirt of one of DD's dresses. Check me out being all thrifty! LOL. Pop over to Scrap that Poetry's blog and I hope you can join in with us. What will you create?

Say what?

Scrapwhispers super duper challenge this week is all about speech bubbles. Use them on your projects, cards or layouts to be in with the chance to win a brand new pack of papers from Graphic 45. I created this frame card for my example. I simply cut a cloud shape and added some pearls to add to the speech bubble. Click here to see what the rest of the design team came up with. I hope we will have inspired you to "chat" with us this week!

Scrapwhispers Team game!

We are still taking sign ups for the next round of scrapwhispers. The new game starts August 14th. Not sure?? Go over to Scrapwhispers and check out the big reveals and the rules. Don't want to commit? You only need to create one layout in the whole game, which you would "lift" from layout before. Want to play? email Georgina at GH26@sky.com

Winter wonders

I've not joined in a challenge for a while, and now I want to really get a kick start on my christmas cards, Winter wonderland's challenge of an Easel card with sparkle seemed a perfect way to get moving. Easel cards are just fab to make, but this time instead of using the usual square card, I went for a long DL card. Generally, I don't like this shape of card. I'm a bit particular with my cards and far prefer the order of a square, but I'm thinking I could learn to love. A pretty simple card, really. I just used up some scraps of MME christmas papers, added a vintage mini postcard, a feather, some old lace (I picked up 4 metres for 15p at the local market!!!!) and some buttons to which I added some crystal stickles. I might have a go at making some more of these in this size.

Animals

Another fabby challenge is up over at Scrapwhispers! This week we want to see Animals on your projects. Pets, zoo animals, wild animals caught sneeking around your garden (I will catch that pesky Badger one night!!), show us your animals. My page is about my Kitten, Pepe, when he was around 2 months old. We kept visiting him so he would get used to us before he came to live with us (it worked!). We just couldn't wait to take him home. You have until Thursday to load up your projects over at Scrapwhispers. Can't wait to see the wild ones! :) Enjoy your weekend!

Kingdom by the sea

I'm back from my hols down south, the tummy bug has finally gone, the sun is shining and I have my computer back!! Its so not the same using someone elses. I am really late posting this fortnights poem challenge for Scrap that Poetry, and this fortnight is an exciting one. Not only do we have a poem from Edgar Allen Poe for you, we also have a scavenger hunt and I am providing a little RAK for the winner. This is my layout based on the Poem "Annabelle Lee". I used a line from it for my title, "Kingdom by the Sea". In France last year, my DD climbed on this rock and declared it her Island!! Isla de la Sinéad, was what she named it. Just how cute! And if you wanted to go onto her island you had to pay... thankfully in stones, LOL. She spent so much time decorating her rock with seaweed and pebbles, it was so sweet watching her work. So now all you have to do is go check out the poem, and click on the DT individual blogs for the scavenger hunt for a chance to win a prize from Moi! Have fun and good luck!! :)