Easter Crop-a-Thon @ SFS

Wow, i have never seen so many challenges in one place as i have over at Scrapbooking From Scratch this Easter long weekend!!! They are having an Easter Crop-a-Thon and there are 3 new challenges every day PLUS kids scrapbooking challenges too!!!

So, i thought i'd update you with all the challenges so far here in one space!! There will be more tomorrow and you have until Saturday 6th April to complete them to go in the running for a prize :D

OK, so the Good Friday Challenges are:

Colour Challenge: Green, Pink & Red

Quote Challenge: "Life is good:

Sketch Challenge:

Easter Saturday Challenges:

Colour Challenge: Black, White, Aqua/Turquoise  AND one more colour of your choice

Quote Challenge: "The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters." Audrey Hepburn

Sketch Challenge with bonus criteria - use mist, paint or textured medium on your background for an extra entry into the draw:

And today's challenges - Easter Sunday Chalenges:

Colour Challenge: Brown, red and blue - in any shades!!

Quote Challenge:

Today you have a choice as I cannot pick my favourite out of these A.A Milne Quotes

“How do you spell 'love'?" - Piglet
"You don't spell it...you feel it." - Pooh”
― A.A. Milne

“Sometimes,' said Pooh, 'the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”
― A.A. Milne

“Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
― A.A. Milne

BONUS - complete a page for each quote and go in a draw to win an ALPHA pack [includes Thickers, OA Mini Market & Glitz Mini alphas] - pages due April 6th

Sketch Challenge:

Plus, there are a couple of Bonus Challenges!!!

**Charms Creations is offering a free pack, just by recording which challenges you have done in the thread on the forum**

**Use a Charms Creations embellie and let Charm know on the forum for your chance to win a set of 3 chevron's**

**Quote: "Be yourself - everyone else is taken"**

Good luck everyone!! So much inspiration isn't it!!!!

Easter Crop-A-Thon

Happy Easter everyone!!!! Here's my kiddies this morning at their kindy easter bonnet parade - arent they cute!!

Are you having a quiet weekend like me? Why don't you join me over at Scrapbooking From Scratch for a weekend of fun?!! There will be lots of challenges and inspiration - and you might even score a freebie or two!!!!




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Crazy Busy!!!

Life has been so crazy busy that I hardly get to my laptop lately :( This has made it very difficult to blog, so I'm trying something a little different - blogging from my phone :)

I have actually completed a challenge this month!! Here is my Scrapbooking From Scratch monthly sketch challenge entry and a few close ups!! I have used some yummy new stuff from Little Yellow Bicycle - the clear cuts in this range are just so awesome!!!!







The gorgeous little cloud is from Charms Creations - isn't it adorable!!! Loving the new vintage findings from Prima - I've used the screw heads with flat backs on this layout - aren't they so fun!!

Well hopefully I will be back with more sharing again soon!! Have a happy scrappy week!!!

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March Challenges!!

I can't believe it's March already!!! I have been so flat out with my business, Olive Roses Creations, that this is the first chance i've had to get to this blog in 2013!!! So, here's so of the scrapbooking challenges going on around the web!!

Scrapboutique

Stash Stomper - Not up yet

Stylist Challenge - Not up yet

Scrapbooking From Scratch Monthly Challenges

Sketch Challenge

 (Prize = store voucher)

Quote Challenge 


"Every summer has a story"

**This is also the challenge over at Charm's Creations Blog**

(Prize = store voucher)

Colour Combo

Use this photo as inspiration:

(Prize = store voucher)

Purple Pumpkin

White With 1

Not up yet

Kraft It Up

Not up yet

Scrap The Boys

Not up yet

Scrap The Girls

Not up yet

The Scrapbook Store

Chandon Craft

Not up yet

My Minds Eye Blog 

Not up yet

Once Upon A ... Sketch

This month the theme is "It's the weekend"- and don't forget to add your journalling!!

 If you have any challenges that you like to participate in please let me know!!! I'm always on the look out for new challenges!!!

More Washi Examples

Morning ladies!! I had some fun with some Sawyers Place washi and gesso last night! I simply layered the page up with washi and the popped some gesso over it. I used a scrap piece of corugated card to spread the gesso and it gave it a nice line effect. I've also used washi to cover my wooden Studio Calico hexagon borders - cool huh? And it look slike it took ages, but it really didn't. I simply ripped 1cm long bits of washing and wrapped them around each hexagon side - sounds laborious, but it was really quite quick!! That's one of the great things about washi - it's just so versatile and quite quick to work with!!

Don't forget to enter my giveaway to win a pack of 3 gorgeous Sawyers Place washi tapes!!! Head on over to this blog post to enter :D

Giveaway Time!!

Ok, so i promised a giveaway earlier in the week and here it is!!! Hands up if you like washi tape?!!! I know i do, and recently Sawyers Place sent me 3 rolls to play with for them, but i already had them!! So, i thought i'd give you guys a chance to play!!!

First, i thought i'd share a few pages with some yummy Sawyers Place washi!!

I did this page recently, based on a page by the very talented Mel over at Somewhere To Scrap - I used a craft knife to cut out lots of sections of the spiderweb background and then filled the sections with washi tape and scrap patterned paper. Then i finally mounted it on a piece of red patterned paper. Cool, huh!! Something i love about washi is that you can add small amounts of colour without breaking up a whole piece of patterned paper!!







Here's another layout i've done with some yummy green spotty washi!! See how it just adds a touch of extra colour!! So fun and easy :D





But you don't have to use washi as just a small accent - it can be a major part of your page!! Check out what i've done on this page - i've basically used washi as patterned paper!! Plus, washi makes an incredibly quick and easy banner - you just have to fold a piece over some string and trim it!!!





I've got loads more examples of how to use washi, but i'll stop there :D

Here's the three washi tapes i've got up for grabs:

If you'd like to win this pack of 3 washi tapes, just follow these simple steps:

1. Become a follower of my page
2. Head over to Sawyers Place to check out their awesome range
3. Comment on this post what your favourite Sawyers Place washi tape design is

Couldn't be more simple :D I'll give you until 15th December, so the lucky winner will receive their tape before Christmas!!! Don't forget to share this giveaway on facebook and your blog so your friends have a chance to win too!! Let me know if you do, and i'll put an extra entry in for you ;P

December Challenges

Well December is here!!! Christmas is everywhere we turn and my 3 year old is loving it!!! We've already had 2 Christmas parties and it's only 2nd December!!!

Unless otherwise stated, all challenges are due midnight 31st December - maybe you could have a new years eve scrap-a-thon!!!

Scrapboutique

Stash Stomper - Not up yet

Stylist Challenge - Create a layout with a shaped photo

Scrapbooking From Scratch Monthly Challenges

Sketch Challenge

 (Prize = store voucher)

Quote Challenge 


"A family is a little world created by love"

**This is also the challenge over at Charm's Creations Blog**

(Prize = store voucher)

Colour Combo

Use primary colours

(Prize = store voucher)

Purple Pumpkin

White With 1

White + Red + Christmas Photo

Kraft It Up

Heading towards Christmas, I would like to see a layout about what YOU want for Christmas.  Now this doesnt necessarily mean presents, it could mean want you want to experience with your family or where you might like to go etc...

Scrap The Boys

Scrap a Christmas themed photo with non-traditional colours

Scrap The Girls

Scrap the girls is turning 4 this month, and to celebrate, there will be 4 challenges - 1 each week of December, with all 4 being due 31st January!!

The first challenge is to scrap a page using a list

The Scrapbook Store

Chandon Craft

Not up yet

My Minds Eye Blog 

Not up yet

Once Upon A ... Sketch

This month the theme is "It's December"- and don't forget to add your journalling!!

CSI: Colour, Stories, Inspiration

Due 9th December

PageMaps

Enter this challenge by December 16 for a chance to win a gorgeous My Little Shoebox prize pack

 If you have any challenges that you like to participate in please let me know!!! I'm always on the look out for new challenges!!!

A very scrappy weekend!!!

Last weekend i went on the Scrapboutique Coffs Harbour retreat and it was AWESOME!!!! It was so lovely to sit and scrap totally uninterrupted, and to be able to just leave it when ever i wanted to, without worrying about the kids getting into it!!! I got LOADS done, especially some November challenges!!! I can't share them all in one post, so i'll just share the ones that need to be linked to my blog today - and hopefully i'll get to share the rest later in the week.

ALSO THIS WEEK - i have a giveaway coming up!!!! Some yummy Sawyers Place WASHI TAPE!!!! Stay tuned :D

Here's my take on this month's sketch at Once Upon A Sketch:

Purple Pumpkin had a sketch this month too, and here's how i interpretted it - it was a sketched with lots of layers and i moved the layers around a little :D I used a super cute yellow butterfly button, plus a vinyl red heart that i got in a mystery pack last year! The flowers are all hand made thanks to the Tim Holtz distressed flowers Bigz die!!!

Last share today is my take on the second challange for November over at MME. The theme was 'gratitude'. I've used some of the delicous papers from 'the sweetest thing' range - aren't the colours gorgeous?!!!?! I am very thankful for how Scarlet has grown - being a premmie baby, it's just fantastic seeing her flourish with her beautiful belly!!!

November Challenges

What happened to October! I actually didn't get to scrap all month!!! I'm going on retreat with the lovely Scrapboutique ladies at the end of the month so i'm bound to get something done there!!!

Unless otherwise stated, all challenges are due midnight 30th September

Scrapboutique

Stash Stomper - Not up yet

Stylist Challenge - Not up yet

Scrapbooking From Scratch Monthly Challenges

Sketch Challenge

**This is also the challenge over at Charm's Creations Blog**

 (Prize = store voucher)

Quote Challenge 


"Family means putting your arms around each other and being there..."

(Prize = store voucher)

Colour Combo

Inspired by this photo:

(Prize = store voucher)

Purple Pumpkin

White With 1

White + Green + Chevron Pattern

Kraft It Up

Minimalist/White Space

Scrap The Boys

A colour challenge:

Scrap The Girls

Not up yet

The Scrapbook Store

Chandon Craft

My Minds Eye Blog 

Scrap a family recipe - can be LO, card, OTP etc.

Once Upon A ... Sketch

CSI: Colour, Stories, Inspiration

Due November 4

PageMaps

This card challenge is due Nov 18, and the prize is a voucher for a store which sells some yummy washi tape! I've GOT to enter this one :D

 If you have any challenges that you like to participate in please let me know!!! I'm always on the look out for new challenges!!!

October Challenges

Unless otherwise stated, all challenges are due midnight 30th September

Scrapboutique

Stash Stomper - Use at least 6 different stickers on your layout

(Prize = store voucher)

Stylist Challenge - Use the quote "It is beauty that captures your attention; personality which captures your heart."
(Prize = store voucher)

Scrapbooking From Scratch Monthly Challenges

Sketch Challenge

 (Prize = store voucher)

Quote Challenge 

(Prize = store voucher)

Colour Combo

Red + Yellow + Pink + White

(Prize = store voucher)

**This is also the challenge over at Charm's Creations Blog**

Purple Pumpkin

White With 1

White + Yellow + Stars

Kraft It Up

Misting - create a layout on Kraft cardstock or PP showcasing some great techniques/looks with mists

Scrap The Boys

Create a layout that is about your childs favourite book or books series, if your child is too young to have a favourite book, what is your favourite book to read to him...

Scrap The Girls

Recipe challenge - use flowers, 2 different alphas, more than 1 photo and staples. Other stuff can be used but all of these things MUST be clearly visible on the page

The Scrapbook Store

There is also a 'grab our blink' comp going on and you could win one of 3 $40 Kaisercraft collection packs!!! Here are the details:

There are 3 fabulous Kaisercraft Collections up for grabs so we are having a Grab Our Blinkie competition for the month of October to spread the word about The Scrapbook Store.  The packs are full ranges including stamps, stickers, specialty papers, rubons and more!  Valued at approximatel $40 each plus free postage.

Here is what you need to do. If you have a blog make sure you have posted on your blog our blinkie below and link it back to our store.  If you post the details of our competition on your blog you will receive a second chance to win!  Then send an e-mail with a link to your blog to let us know you have entered – suzanne@thescrapbookstore.com.au

Don’t have a blog?  That’s not a problem – just post details of our competition on your Facebook Page then let us know you have done it!

Entries close midnight 31st October 2012 and a record of entries will be kept on our blog.  Good luck!

Chandon Craft

My Minds Eye Blog 

Incorporate stamping into a project - can be LO, card, OTP etc.

Kaisercraft Saturday Sketches

#1

Once Upon A ... Sketch

Use this quote and sketch

CSI: Colour, Stories, Inspiration

Due October 14

 If you have any challenges that you like to participate in please let me know!!! I'm always on the look out for new challenges!!!