Snip, Snap, Crop

I managed to get the upload to work tonight so here are my shares from the weekend Cybercrop at Scrap of Difference. Word Challenge: Slow down and enjoy the view was the phrase we had to use this time. Sketch challenge Colour challenge: white on white or cream on cream. I couldn't find much in the way of cream so I went for the white and a photo of the brownies I baked on the same day. I actually scraplifted this layout from Tammy Leaver's Style layout because my mojo has headed out west for a while. I'm hoping it comes back soon once I get some sleep. Last but not least was my example of a Christmas card for my card challenge. I challenged them to create a Christmas card that had buttons, lace and stitching. I tell you what, they came up with some really great efforts with the cards from many who class themselves as not being card makers. Have a great day!

Well Blogger is not being nice to me this weekend. First I couldn't sign in on Friday and Saturday and now it won't let me add any images. Not sure what's up.... just doesn't like me at the moment. Clearly the dog has been eating something she shouldn't as my nose is getting rather offended by the drifting scent in the room. We learnt how to catch a bus, well, get on one and travel on it at least .... last week. Something else to add to the list of things to do. She even went on her first visit to an appointment today when I went to the chiropractor. She was such a good girl and just sat there and watched. Swimming lessons are becoming very boring now that we have done it a few times, so that is snooze time these days. Ethan has improved and passed his swimming level so now he has gone up to the Dolphin class. It's more lap/endurance work now so he was a little exhausted after his class tonight. He is in the pool for an extra 15 minutes too. It's been a long...

I can't believe that it has been over a month since I have been by here. Router issues have had me tapping my fingers at times with my internet dropping in and out. Finally got it fixed today when I had enough and went out and bought a new router. Faster, wider range etc. etc..... Finally updated the Wii that we purchased 2 years ago now that we have a router that would carry the distance. Yeah! Life has been busy and I have been into the reality TV programs too. Have been watching America's Next Top Model and Australia's Next Top Model too much. I love watching the naive interaction between these teen girls and seeing the situations that they put these potential models into. Haven't done a lot of scrapping but when I have a weekend Cybercrop I try and get stuck into it. Here's a few shares from my month: Some cards from my ""Using felt on cards" card class. A non- traditional colour choice for a Christmas layout - a challenge on the Scrap of Dif...

Have you seen the news? Fiskars are bringing their Warehouse sale to Adelaide this weekend. With up to 75% off RRP, it may well be worth having a look. I might catch you on Friday if you are in the neighbourhood. Have a good week!

I've had a blast over the weekend joining in a couple of Cyber crops, one at Scrap of Difference and the other at My Sketch World . Of course, I'm not superwoman..... although I have been known to try and be.... so, I have combined a number of the challenges from both sites to "kill two birds", IYKWIM. Sketch challenge at Scrap of Difference with a sketch from the lovely Lucy Chesna at My Sketch World. I combined it with the Summer recipe challenge at MSW: S = six of something, U = die-cut, M = Matted photo, M = Mixed alpha title, E = eyelets (at least two) and R = Rounded corner (at least one) This layout would have to be my most fave of the week. The word challenge - Imagine, at Scrap of Difference combined with the fussy cutting challenge at MSW which involved fussy cutting and an embellishment cluster. Can you believe this is done almost entirely of freebie stuff? The papers and flowers and leaves etc. were freebie papers from the UK version of Scrapbook Magazi...

Well, as I missed a couple of my shares last time I better start with those. First is the third of the cards from my DT work for Scrap of Difference which I accidentally deleted last time I was posting . Followed closely by the My Sketch World DT example for May. I really liked this one. This uses some Breezy Design Caroline Collection Runway papers with a Kaisercraft butterfly stamp and rhinestones, a cricut cut from the Home Accents cartridge which has be trimmed to create the butterfly trail and the stylised flowers cuttlebug embossing folder. My new layout for today is one I completed at my crop night last night and finished after the ladies left at 2.15 am. It is for the colour challenge at Heaven-Sent this month with a photo of the lovely Rossy from Costa Rica. Rossy stayed with us for a few months back in 1997 I think it was, toward the end of her years exchange here with AFS. I managed to catch up with her via email in the past week and she sent me some beautiful photos of her...

Well, way back in February, I mentioned that I was doing some card examples for Becky Fleck at Pagemaps. So here are the two cards I made at that time: A "Merci" card using a Cricut cut from the Beyond Birthdays Cartridge and a Baby card for one of my lovely ladies who attends my Saturday night crop using a cut from the Storybook cartridges. This has to be my most used cartridge - not so much for the font, but for all the accent features and other items. Then last month I had an email from Becky asking if I would do a layout sample for the June maps - my first layout ever for Pagemaps using the very nice Lime Rickey Basic Grey papers. Loving these! Very bold and colourful, just the way I like papers for boy layouts. This is a layout about Keelan's homework project of having to blow an egg and boil an egg one night prior to Easter. I had never blown an egg before - Yes, really! I mean it.... not the kind of thing I would choose to do. But I knew the concept and he did the...