More 'Sketch-a-day' LO's

Well i've been doing pretty well at keeping up with the Scrapbooking From Scratch 'sketch-a-day' LO's!! I've actually done the first 6 days. Today being day 7, i'm not sure if i'll get today's done tonight - i'm feeling a little weary already, so i'll probably need another early night i think!!!

I've already shared days 1-3 with you, so time to share days 4-6.

Day 4 - i used one of the new Pink Paisley 'mistables' for the background of this one. HOw cool is the effect? You spray the mist over the 'mislabels' paper ad it reveals this awesome pattern!! PP's are Authentique and Echo Park. Embelishemtns are a mix of Heidi Swapp, Purple Pumpkin and a few other random bits from here and there.

Day 5 is a gorgeous photo of just the 4 of us - our first as a family of 4!! I've used the 5 & Dime range from October Afternoon for this one - so great, isn't it?? I am totally in love with this range, as i always seem to be with October Afternoon's goodies :D

The LO for the 6th day of September was based on a very basic sketch and we were encouraged to make our own embellishments. I decided to do some baking and came up with the banner and the hearts. Co cute!! I really enjoy making them!!

Stuck?

***Note: I've changed the photos in this post since i decided to add some stitching***

I managed this LO last night in amongst the craziness of life. It's the 3rd Sketchaday Sketch and also the first September Stuck? Sketch. I've used some yummy MME Lime Twist papers for this one, along with some fairly random embellishments i found hanging around - love being able to use these up!! Not my favourite LO, but another for the album - and my boys seem to like it, which is the main thing :D

Yes! I am still scrapping my boy :D

I've been a very busy scrapper lately!! And most of my LO's have been of my new little girl, but i am still trying to scrap my boy too!! I'm aiming to do half for him, half for Scarlet, but it's been a little heavy on the Scarlet side lately. I'm sure that will even out eventually - after all, i'm 2 years ahead with Calvin's albums!!

Last weekend was the August CC at ScrapBoutique, so i joined in on a couple of their challenges. First up, the speed scrap - always a favourite of mine because it forces me to get a LO done in an hour :D I used some of the yummy new MME Lost & Found II for this one, and i was inspired by all the glitter on the papers to use glitter myself to embellish the page with some borders and embellishments. I'm also really enjoying pulling out all my old flowers - which i haven't used for quite some time!!!

Another favourite CC challenge of mine is the Sunday Roast - similar to a Scrapbooking From Scratch blind crop! Here's what i came up with using some yummy Basic Grey:

And here is my 'token' boy LO for the CC. This was an inspiration challenge where i got inspiration from the pic - bright blue and oranges, along with lots of circles :D

White With One

This month's White With One challenge is:

White

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Pale Pink

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Journalling on your photo(s)

Day 2 of the Scrapbooking from Scratch Sketchaday comp was to use this criteria with the sketch. I decided to do a double layout - something i don't do much of - since i had two photos that went together and i wanted to use the space to add emphasis - and white space does this perfectly. Here's what i came up with:

That's the double, and here's the pages separately:

Some details:

I think this is the first ever LO i've done without any patterned paper!! No wait, i did a couple with Louise Nelson at the Scrapbooking Convention this year - but it's the first i've done on my own without patterned paper. Definitely outside of the square for me. I've used heaps of old embellishments too - like old Prima swirls, making memories metal flowers and some Heidi Swapp stuff i've had since she came out a few years ago! Great to be using this old stuff up!!

'Sketchaday' Comp @ Scrapbooking From Scratch

Evening all! Can you believe i've scrapped tonight?!?! Well i have - thanks to a new comp going on at Scrapbooking From Scratch. It's called a 'Sketchaday' comp - because it's one sketch a day for the month of September! Pretty wild, hey!!

Here's my take on the first sketch of the day:

Isn't she a sweetie? Looking just darling in a little tutu-pants thing that my sister bought for her while she was in New York recently. Just gorgeous!!! We were quite surprised that they fit her actually, given how tiny she is!!!

Head on over to Scrapbooking From Scratch to check out this new comp - it's not too late to join in!! I'm not planning on doing every sketch - with a newborn and a toddler, that would be just a little too ambitious, so i'm aiming for every second. But, Peta is doing a great job with this comp at making sure everyone gets a fair go at the prizes, so don't feel like you can't do it because you can't commit to doing a page every day - and don't forget the best prize of them all - adding more layouts to your album!!! I'm going to do half for Scarlet's album and half for Calvin's - so that Calvin doesn't get forgotten about :D

Woah Nelly!!

Have you seen the GORGEOUS new paper range from Kaisercraft "Miss Nelly"? I have totally fallen in love with it!! Here's a page i've created with it, using one of the Kaisercraft Blog Saturday Sketches for August:

I've been looking for an embossing Dymo machine for AGES!!! Finally there is a scrap store in Australia that stocks them - Scrapboutique!!! Chels is amazing - her shop is just unreal and the forum is so fun and encouraging. You should really check it out!!! The quote i've used is for the Scrapbooking From Scratch August quote challenge - isn't it a good one?

The cute birdie border is a Martha Stewart punch - isn't it adorable!!

How gorgeous is this pink flower? You wouldn't believe it, but i actually made it myself!!! I've used some stash ribbon (i think this actually came with a present!!!) and a Cosmo Cricket 'Glubber'. Spiced it up with a Delish brad and it looks GORGEOUS!!! I've had these grubbers for a while, but haven't had a chance to use them yet. Now i've got a little girl to scrap for you'll be seeing much more of them!!! I've mixed this flower with an old Prima flower and some Kaisercraft flowers - it's nice to be finally using up some of the flowers i have in my stash!!

Scrapping with Purple Pumpkin

Remember that great sketch i shared with you yesterday? Here's my take on it:

Aren't the buttons from Purple Pumpkin yummy? I just love them!! I've used an old Basic Grey paper range on this one - Hopscotch. I just loved it when it came out, but i really couldn't justify buying it because i wouldn't use it!! But now i have a great reason to buy pink papers!! And since Scrapbooks Etc is closing and had a massive sale on, i bought some last weekend!!

The bling flourish is from Prima - an oldie too that i've had in my stash for a bit :D And the punch is a Martha Stewart (love her punches!!!)

My page is about Scarlet (of course!!) and how when Calvin first heard her cry he called her a noisy bird!! So cute!!

Speaking of Basic Grey, they have just started a new blog! This has been something they have been missing for some time now, so i'm super excited about this!! They are also on the hunt for new members for their design team, so visit their blog to find out how you can apply for the team, or suggest someone you think would be great on the team!!

What's on your needles right now? I'm working on a lovely lace shawl called Haruni, using some Ella Rae yarn which i LOVE. I love this yarn so much that after i knitted socks for Calvin out of it, i just had to find something to knit for myself - and i've been wanting to tackle a lace shawl for some time now!! I'm up to row 75, which is over 200 stitches now!! I think i'm doing pretty well considering i started this AFTER i had Scarlet!!!

My 'no brainer' project right now is a cardigan i started for Calvin in size 9 months. I never got around to finishing it because it was around the time we moved interstate, and LOTS of stuff got put on the back burner then. Anyway, i've pulled it out to finish for Scarlet - i think this colour can be quite feminine really - it's a similar colour to what i'm doing my shawl in after all!! It's quite a good pattern, since it's knitted all in one (less seams to sew up is ALWAYS a bonus :D ), but it's a very simple, square pattern so it's great as a beginner pattern too!!