Isn't she lovely?

Time again to get a catchy tune stuck in your head :) Scrap it with a song has a Stevie Wonder classic for you to use as inspiration (and to sway along to) this week. For my layout I used fancy pants Roadshow papers, a doily that my neighbour gave me, BG 2 scoops rub-ons. The alphas, I'm not sure who makes them but they came from my local papermill shop. Click here to see the full challenge and what the rest of the DT created. While I leave you with the soulful voice of Mr Wonder, I'm off to do some bopping of my own. Its festival time in the City so I'll be dancing away to some Beatles classics. Enjoy your week!

Get Stripping!

Settle down! LOL. Get stripping with paper!! This is the latest challenge from Scrapwhispers. To see the full challenge click here. Get tearing, punching, cutting those strips of paper and show us just how you strip...

Summer, summer, summertime....

Remember that news I had a while back that I said I was going to share? Well, now its all official, I can. I made the grade for the Scrap it with a song Design Team!!! :) I am sooo happy. Music is a huge inspiration for me when I create my layouts so being accepted onto this fab challenge site is amazing. And here is my first DT creation, based on the very relaxed, soulful sound of Jazzy Jeff and the fresh Prince: Summertime. It just has all the sounds of summer doesn't it? I've used a photo of me, taken at a park somewhere in Spain in the summer of 1983. I used papers from MME, Dovecraft and some of my bargain basement lace, to keep it soft and flowey (is that even a word?! ) Go and see what the other talented ladies on the DT made, and I hope this gives you some inspiration to join in!

Longest day

Our challenge for you at Scrapwhispers this week is to show us your longest day. Is there a day you wish you could freeze in time? or a day that just seemed to drag on and on..? I scrapped about a trip I had to the Blue Lagoon in Comino. It is just the most stunning place I've ever seen in my life. Just so perfect with its turquoise water, white sand, the placement of the rocks. It was amazing as well that obviously being a tourist attraction and it was packed full of people, clambering all over each other to get on the tiny beach, I felt as if I was the only person on the island. It is so serene. I actually cried when it was time to go. If I could stay in that moment of time, I so, so would! So where would you be? Come and show us :)

Frame Card

Hello! Thursday already... I can't believe how the time just flies.. I'm just popping in to share my new obsession with you. Frame cards. These are super easy and vey effective, I've made 8 so far and I'm not stopping there. So I wanted to show you how I make them.

Start with a piece of 12x12" cardstock, cut it in half. Take one of 6x12" and fold in half so you have a 6x6" card base. Put this to one side and then cut your other 6x12 piece down to 6x8" (put the small offcut to one side). Score at 1/2", 1", 7" and 7 1/2 down the 6" side. Then inside the 6x6 square you need to cut an aperture. What ever size you want to cut this is up to you, I've done mine 4x4". Whatever size you chose you then need to measure in 1/2" so you have a square within a square. Next you need to cut across the square, as shown in the photo. Tip: Before you cut your card, cover the front of your card with adheisive and attach some patterned paper if you want to. This makes it easier to attach the paper than if you cut first.

Next you need to make your frame. to do this you need to bend your triangles outwards on the first score line, then back in on the second score line, so your triangles look like they do in the photo below. The little piece of card you had left over, cut it down to fit your aperture (mine's 4x4") you can now decorate that and then sit it inside the frame. I added double sided tape, but you don't have to. On the outer score lines at each side of you frame panel, put some adheisive, and then attach this to your card base, and there you have your frame card. Once you get the hang of this, you will be hooked. I hope I've inspired you to have a go, and if you do then I'd love to see what you've done. :)

Colour create

Colour create's colours this week are sooo lovely that how could I not join in? There is a great photo for inspiration along with the colours of ivory, duck egg blue and one other colour from the picture, so I chose the soft green. The papers are just gorgeous in real life - Memory box, Frond, very soft colours and just right for this. the photo also screamed shabby chic to me so I roughed the papers up a bit and added some of my bargain bucket lace with a wire butterfly I've had for an age! A card for all ocassions.

With a hip hop, a hippity hop...

Hello!!! (Yep, 4 posts today... woo hoo!) This is a biggy, because its scrapwhispers blog hop time!! If you have come straight here, go back to the beginning for the tutorial. This month was my turn to come up with a tutorial and seeing as it's back to school season for many, and of course holiday season, I've created a little backpack scrapbook album which is perfect to show your holiday or school photos, or even to give as a new teacher gift (if you do that) For mine, I've chosen the school theme, using the gorgeous papers from October afternoon - Report card. So don't forget to see how I did this, head back to the Scrapwhispers blog for the tutorial and to follow the hop to see what the rest of the amazingly talented design team have done. Next on the hop is Leah! Make sure to check out her gorgeous backpack album! Also seeing as this is my birthday month, I am giving away a little RAK in a prize draw for those who join in and create one of these backpack albums. So link us up to your blogs when you're done and I'll put your name in the hat. So spread the word. You have 2 weeks from now. Have fun and Good luck!!!