Scrapwhispers - BLOG HOP!!!!

It's blog hop time with the DT at Scrapwhispers. If you have come straight here then Stop where you are and head on back to the beginning where you'll find all the details for our tutorial. This months tutorial comes curtesy of the lovely Rosey, who, on NSBD, conducted a little research on what people wanted to see from usa dn one of the things was how to put together a page kit of your scrapbooking. Of course there are huge benefits of organising a page kit. Not only does it mean you can create acording to your chosen photo, make things easier oif you were head on off to a crop or getaway, it also means less mess when scrapping because you're not rooting through everything to find the right kind of embellie or paper or buttons etc... (or is that just me?) So we start off with a photo. I've chosen this one of The Boy having a cup of tea. Next I picked my cardstock and papers. I chose a neutral (white) background and some zesty coloured papers from Echo park and some scraps from My Minds Eye to help lift the photo. The boys shirt is quite bright and there is a green chair in the back ground and taking into account the colour of the tea, is how I came to the conclusion I needed orange, green and a little bit of blue. Next I had to choose my embellishments. Because the photo is a 5x7 and is a close up shot, I felt I didnt need an overdose of elements, so decided to keep it quite simple. I picked my aptly named, Tea Dye distress ink pad to ink around the edges of the papers (this is my thrifty way of "matting" papers), I couldnt decided on green or yellow bakers twine so I've included both and the same with the alphas. I also cut out a little calender piece for the month of may, which is when this photo was taken, and used this as my journalling spot. And here is my finished page using all the pieces I picked out. The odd green piece of paper that had the butterfly shape in it, I cut that to make the circles and I decided that the green bakers twine and the white alphas looked best on the page A simple layout in a matter of minutes because all the elements were already organised. Fab!! Now its your turn!! Heres what you do. Leave a comment on the main blog so we know you have visited. Take a hop around the DT blogs, and if you'd like to let us know you've stopped by, we won't complain :) Then it's your turn to have a go at making up a page kit, not forgetting to share it with us of course!! Do you make cards?? Then why not try it out as a card kit as well?? Hop on to the DT blogs:

Georgina

Rosey

Nilsa

Helen

Sherri

Kimberly

Have fun!!

Scrapwhispers

So we are at the end of the last round of scrapwhispers, and all of the teams layouts have been revealed. Who won? Well, you'll have to see for yourself. And to see how my layout got to this go to the main scrapwhispers blog. We will also be taking sign ups for the game so if you;ve always faniced having a go or you haven't got a clue what I am talking about then check out the details here.

Scrap it with a song - Every little thing she does is magic

We have another great song for your inspiration this week at Scrap it with a song. How will it inspire you?? Go check it out :)

Scrap whispers secret challenge

Things have been a little slow at Scrap Whispers recently because we decided we would host any more weekly challenges, due to the lack of players, but Georgina has suprised us all with a little challenge all about Summer! And even the DT can play along with this one! The challenge is to make a CARD based on a summer activity. Well, I am hoping that we will get a proper summer this year and not get rained of like normal! So sandcastles at the beach are my proposed activity. And yes I've raided the kids sand box again (ssshhh!) I used scrummy Echo park "splash" and "Summer Days" papers and the image is from Tiddly inks. Come and join in the summer fun!

Scrap it with a song - Lady Gaga

Scrap it with a song is back!! We've been off for a while but we're back now and our song this week this Lady Gaga, "Just Dance". I took the word "Dizzy" from the song and turned it into a layout about the highest fairground ride I've ever seen. DD went on it and loved it... you couldn't have paid me to get on that thing. So you see, you don't have to take the song literally choose any part of the lyrics or the way you interpret the song. Come and "just Dance with us"!!

Cushion

Hey all, Hows your weekend going. I thought I'd share with you a little project I got from Sew 4 home. Its a 3 sided neck cushion for my Grandma to help make her more comfortable with she has her cancer treatments. It took me about 2 hours to sew it all by hand (my machine is on the blink). I've already sent it and the verdict is that she loves it!!! Yay! Talking of treatments, I've just completed this years Race for Life which raises money and awareness for Cancer research UK. Its the first time I've done this and I had a ball! I am terribly unfit, quite honestly havent run anywhere since 1992 but I managed to run 3.5 of the 5k race so I am incredibly proud of myself for running it in 37 minutes. Next year I plan on doing it again... and a bit quicker.

Cake

I know, I know! It's been far too long, again! Where on earth has this year gone? Seriously. The last few months have been another blur.. Revision, exam, more revison, another exam, cake making, parties, birthdays, visitors, and a little holiday inbetween. Oh and I'm in training to do the race for life.. a race to raise money for cancer research.. which is hugely important to me right now, as my Gran has agreed to try a new kind of chemotherapy. It won't cure but it may give her a better quality for the time she has. I just wanted to share the birthday cake I made for DD's birthday last week. Actually this was her party cake. Her actual birthday cake was shop bought *gasp*! This is my second attempt at cake decorating ( you might remember my attempt at the Toy Story Aliens for the Boy a few weeks ago?) and I am thrilled with the result. DD was too, most importantly. fairy on a tree stump and toadstools - Check (the little bidie in this picture is taking a nose dive.. it wasnt doing that before :s) A bridge with a stream - Check. A tea party - Check (ish) I love how it looks like she is laying on a slice of battenburg!! :) Lots and lots of flowers - check And I added the plaque. There were also a few butterflies and bees, a snail and some ladybirds. Everything ,except the wires that the bees and butterflies are on, is completely edible. And the kids enjoyed devouring every last crumb! I thoroughly enjoyed making this and didnt even mind when it came to cutting it all up. Although the woman at the party venue kept coming up to check if I really did want it cutting and could I do it myself because she couldnt bring herself to do it, LOL!

Oh and with all the concentration of the cake making I totally forgot all about the party bags, so sat up til the early hours making these rosette headbands to go in the said bags that I had to dash and purchase the day of the party.

Thanks for looking. Enjoy your week!