**The 100th Blog Post!!!**

Yay, I have finally reached my 100th post!! very exciting, but beware of this picture heavy post!

I have a couple things to share with you. This first LO was from Shimelle's 'starting point' that I played along but was a little bit late to enter but I still really like how it has turned out...

I used some acrylic paint and a Hipsta print taken in the summer! and lots of adhesive pearls
I love my new fiskars scalloped edge punch so much, that I am using it on practically every project at the moment..

My second page is Shimelle's SOTW which you can find here. Not totally sure if this LO looks completely finished to me and if I actually like it but perhaps if I leave it for a while and come back to it I might be able to realise what's missing

Maybe I need to add a few more embellies?

Oh and this is a special sneak at some little hand embroidery pieces that I have been working on recently, I will be selling them at a craft fayre in december.

If you have reached the bottom of this post, thank you so much!!! I will be creating some more layouts this week so will be back here again to show you! yay!! xxx

*A Happy SOTW*

I have completed 3 layouts in 3 days! Woop, i'm on a roll! Here is the 2nd of the three and its this weeks SOTW I really like the subtle colours and i'm still drooling over the Studio Calico paper which I am rapidly running out of!!

I will absolutely completely use this sketch again, I love the finished page.
Added some cute puffy stickers from Paperchase...

*June 2011 Documented*

Another month has been and gone, which leaves me to update you with my June Document 11 pages! I think that I am getting a bit lazy when it comes to the focus page for the month as I have been 'recycling' pages from other projects such as SOTW! Is that cheating? Anyway here is my focus page which you can see in more detail in this post.

So that makes this my sunny collected page which i think is currently winning the 'most crammed pocket' award, but hey, I've only documented half of the year so far so other months could still claim that prize! lol
..This is one side of my divided pages, using the landscape ones for this month as that was what most of June's photos were!
This is the other side, with photo's about me PASSING my driving test (2nd time lucky) and from a shared birthday party that I organised! we had so much fun dressing up as different superhero's and film stars!!!!
Woop! 6 months documented, 6 more to go, see you soon to share August!

*Some sunny Layout's*

Hi all, sorry for the lack of posting of late, I hate posting without images and silly Blogger has had problems with image uploads! But they have fixed it now, so here I am with some sunny LO's to share!

I used this sketch from Shimelle.com, which I think I'm probably a little late to link them to now, but I really like how they have turned out so wanted to share! They photo's are both ones that had been taken when walking along the beach in glorious Bognor Regis! I wanted to keep the Layouts bright and vibrant to reflect the mood of the photo's and really like the colours!

...I made some little embellies from various punches and brads, the puffy seaside stickers are from Paperchase...
The printed ticket was downloaded from the Scrapbook Printables blog, which is super lush, so go check it out!

I used some new Jillibean Soup papers from the old world cabbage stew collection! Wish I bought some more of those yummy papers!

This is a rare LO of my sister, I really should scrap about her more, as I love her super loads!
Woop, thanks for stopping by now I'm going to go and enjoy some more sunshine!

*Pencil Lines sketch 241*

So on Saturday, (if you haven't heard already) I PASSED my driving test! Woop! So after about 68 hours of learning, £? of my little pennies, and 2 tests later, I know can officially drive, I say officially, as I think I technically failed the test, and was let off with the examiners 'discretion'! Anyway a pass is a pass right? Glad I never have to have any more lessons now.

I celebrated by scrapping a photo using this weeks Pencil Lines sketch! I have missed using these sketches so this photo was the perfect excuse to play along!

I am so into embellie clusters in 3's! It just makes sense to have 3 of the same on the page, although I have just realised that I have only 2 dark blue butterflies! oops.

The little mini has been cut from some John Lewis wrapping paper! I use them for male cards too! Journaling card from October Afternoon

*Kirsty's Wednesday night crop challenge*

Hi you lovely lot, I know you are all probably huge Kirsty Wiseman fans like me, but have you ever taken part in one of her 'Wednesday night live scrap and chat crop night things? well I hadn't until last night and let me tell you it was intense! more intense than the Masterchef final (in a good way that is)

Once a fortnight on a wednesday, at 8pm, Kirsty goes live on Ustream (find the link through the Facebook group page here) where she creates a layout based on the chosen sketch! Those watching can have a little chat before we start our pages and upload them before 10pm! It was close I can tell you!

Anyway here is my page based on the lovely sketch which you can find on Kirsty's amazing blog

So much fun I can tell you so will absolutely completely be doing it again!

Are you all getting excited about the Royal Wedding tomorrow? I cant wait, I have made mini bunting and will be making smoked salmon and cream cheese sandwiches and drinking yummy Bucks Fizz! Have a great day xxx

*Another day another layout*

Hi guy's this is just a quickie post to share with you my page for Shimelle's SOTW which you can find here

I turned the sketch around so that I could use this cute landscape photo that I have been saving up for ages!A little lace trim and some punched stars...
BTW: Ellie is Taye's fav soft elephant toy

*Finally some scrapping to share*

Yes I am still here, and actually have a few LO's to share with you all which is always a bonus! So here is my first page, based on this sketch for Shimelle's 4x6 Photo Love March Challenge! I think that 4x6 is my favourite size to scrap with, although I am very excited to get some of my Hipstamatic photos printed from Photobox! (using this fab tutorial)

This months challenge is to use 3 photos and 3 borders! I have kept my photo's portrait but may use this sketch again using landscape ones!
So this next layout, is another Shimelle inspired page (SOTW) based on this sketch x I have kept this page quite simple and I actually like it how it is, I also really love with the natural tone colours on this page, using some American Crafts and Echo Park papers, classic Bazzill cardstock and Prima flowers!
Used a few more Lullaby Thickers from AC of course...
note: I promise to share with you my February pages for my Document 2011 next week!!!

*My little Birthday boy*

Hi my lovelies, sorry about the irregularity of my posting! I'll work on that I promise. So this Lo was based on the fab sketch for Sarah's Cards March challenge which you can find here

I think that this is my first layout that I have done using one of their sketches but the chance for a £10 e-voucher to spend in the shop is amazing, as I have my eye on quite a lot of the new products from CHA x

These pictures were taken in the morning of Taye's birthday.

Martha Stewart butterfly punch, of course, with a 7Gypsies journaling tag

Thanks for stopping by x

*A sketch to share*

Hello my lovelies, just a quickie to share with you my LO for Shimelle's SOTW which you can see here. I took these pics on my iPhone so please excuse the focus and pretend that the cardstock is a bright sunshine yellow (which it is I promise) This is a really fun layout, that I have been lovingly working on it for a few nights.

These (Bright Red) Mickey Mouse sequins were found in some packaging from the Disney store x cute x
Used a mix of Black foam and glitter Thickers! Don't think I have ever used so many on one page before! It hurt a little if I'm honest! lol
Thanks for looking x

Sketch 1.27 for Sketchy Thursday

Loved this week's Sketchy Thursday 1.27 sketch so found some cute photos from last summer and pulled out a load of green/yellow toned papers to have a play with.

Here is the Sketch template:

...and here is my layout: I made some bunting from an old dictionary for the top and some punched shapes for the sides from wood grain papers!

...ooh this is a close up! Added some green twine and topped with a chipboard button.
...loving the American Crafts glitter chipboard accents.
Supplies: Cardstock; Coredinations, Papers; My Minds Eye, Letters; My little Shoebox, Cosmo Cricket, Chipboard; American Crafts

*Still wrapped up in LOVE*

I have just completed this sketch from Shimelle's latest SOTW using some recent photo's of my parents. They have been married for nearly 18 years, and are still beautifully happy.

This sketch was very different to my other LO's as it made me cover the entire page in large blocks of paper! I really like working from the middle outwards but this layout made me go all the way to the edge! Challenge!

Punched some Kraft butterflies and trailed them up the page. I'm really pleased with the cluster around the word love x cute
Supplies: Papers; Bella BLVD, American Crafts Letters; AC Thickers, Jenny Bowlin studio, Making Memories. Punches; Martha Stewart, Fiskars. Word Stickers; Word Fetti by Making Memories, Chipboard; American Crafts, Pearl Pin; Maya Road, Buttons, Twine, Tag, from Stash, Red Heart Trim; Hobbycraft

Sketchy Thursday Febuary GDT Challenge

Today is the last day to enter the Feb guest design team challenge over on the Sketchy Thursday blog. So I had a go because I love the sketch and love Sketchy Thursdays!

I decided to use some of my new papers from Echo Park and some of my new grey Lullaby Thickers (read the end of this post)

Apart from the sketch, we also had to include these things:

• Use a heart
• Use red and/or pink
• And journaling somewhere on the page

I actually didn't realise that I had to use the red/pink until after I had selected the Kraft, teal, grey and yellow for my LO so had to add the red after, but actually think it looks good.

I never would have put those colours together myself. So another great reason, why I love challenge blogs so much!

This is the 12x12 LO Using pictures from last years holiday!
Look, I made another collage. I know you are all very proud of me! LOL

In other news, Look at my AMAZING Thicker bargain. Found these lovelies in TK Maxx for £5.99!!!!! And thats for a pack of four!! I may soon need a separate room for my Thicker collection!
And this.........My first lovely order from Sarah's Cards Including lots of Bazzill CS, tiny alpha stickers, beautiful patterned papers from Crate Paper, Bella BLVD and Echo Park (already I am a fan)

OH and there was a lollypop inside! Lush

I also bought some 12x12 AC page dividers (for portrait 4x6) for the Document 2011 project, but will be buying some landscape ones when they are back in stock.

Do you love challenge blogs too? and where are your favorite places to buy crafty goodies?