Time for something completely different

Morning. I wanted to share this with you. My very first nappy (diaper) cake! I've been admiring these for a while and finally decided to brave it. It needs a few tweeks but I am so pleased with it, it'll be hard to let it go! I used a pack of 32 nappies to make the 2 tier cake. Inside the bottom layer, I've hidden some goodies - clothing, teethers - and around the top layer I've arranged some vests around the outside. I even had a go at making some baby sock roses. They are seriously so cute!! And suprisingly easy to make. This little project is for my Cousin and her husband who welcomed little Willow into the world. I really enjoyed doing this. Thanks for taking a peek. Kel x

Scrap whispers big reveal!!

While my computer behaved badly, the big reveal was held at Scrap whispers. 2 whole months of secret layouts being passed from person to person, to see who stayed the closest to the original layout. It was so much fun!! It was fun to see things from the other side too - being my first time as a team leader. The monthly challenges start up again in 2 weeks, with some really fabulous prizes on offer which get added to each week so the more you enter the more chance you have of winning. Its not all about scrapbooking either, you can make a card or an altered item as long as it fits the challenge requirement. We really want to see you there. Come and join the chat, the games, the challenges and maybe learn a new technique or three. To see how the layouts evolved from this one, click here. We will start sign ups again soon so don't forget to check us out!!

Remember Me?

Hello! Finally i am back online after my computer decided to duck out on me. Whenever I turned it on the screen would just go blank! Infuriating to say the least. After nearly 2 weeks I am SOOOO happy to be back online! I just wanted to pop in and say Hi, while I do some catching up. I will be back later with some news on the big reveal for Scrapwhispers. See you soon. Enjoy your weekend Kel xx

A Gem of a Challenge

Pink Gem designs have a challenge blog! A Gem of a Challenge is a monthly challenge and this month there is a sketch set by the founder and owner, Janet. I love Pink Gem Designs stamps! They are super cute and so versatile. It was actually Janet who got me blogging in the first place, almost a whole year ago! The card above is my creation for the sketch challenge and I've used Mimi with chicks. Isn't she just darling?! I've coloured her in, using my inkpads as usual. The plastic flower is from Heidi Swapp, and the sentiment comes from Inkadinkadoo. The papers are Basic Grey "Lemonade". Go over and check out Janet's gorgeous stamps, or if you already have the stamps, why not have a go at the challenge?! Thanks for looking. Kel x

Penny Black Easel Card

Spring has sprung, finally. The weather here today is lovely! Its really quite warm for a change. Here's a card I made last night for my Mum. Penny Black Saturday Challenge blog has the challenge of making an easel card. I love this style of card. So simple and lovely to look at! I've done mine for Mum for mothers day. I've used Penny Black stamps from the "Bubbly" collection and coloured them in with my ink pads as normal. The papers are Bloom & grow from My Minds Eye, and the little MUM fabric label is from Junkitz. Also using up my scraps, I've punched my own flowers & added some gems from my stash. Thanks for looking.

Whiff of Joy - Coffee and Cream

I feel like I haven't blogged for ages or even crafted for that matter. Hopefully I'm back to normal now. I need papercraft to keep me sane! LOL I've not taken part in a challenge for ages either so I thought I'd get some done this week. Whiff of Joy has one of my favourite colour combo's as their challenge theme this week. I've used the new "Cool Oakly" which I won from Fran's candy. I've had this for weeks but this is his first outing! I realised aswell as I was colouring him in that I actually only have one shade of brown ink pad! How bad is that?! Its Tea Dye distress ink from Ranger, but I think it did the job. I've used a mix of papers from MME, basic grey and doodlebug design, some old string and a button I had from an old jacket of mine. The stamped sentiment is from Inkadinkadoo. I loved working with Oakly and will be using him quite alot me thinks. Thanks for looking! Kel x

Scrapwhispers Challenge 59

This is your last chance to enter into the Scrapwhispers challenge before we have a break for the big reveal of the main whisper game, and we have a fab challenge for you this week. "All dressed up" is the theme for you to interpret as you please. We want to see your most dressy pages! Simple. click here to see how the DT have worked this theme and show up how you dress it up to be in with the chance of winning a fantastic prize!! My layout is of DD on her 3rd birthday, well, all dressed up! I drew a freehand squiggly frame for the picture onto some "Hopscotch Girl" paper by K&Co, added some rub ons from Basic grey "two Scoops", a few sparkles and a satin bow. The hearts were part of a prize I won and I believe they are Martha Stewart Lace Heart punches. Lets see how you dress it up!! See you there!