SCRAPAFRICA CHALLENGE #13

A lovely new challenge for you over at SCRAP AFRICA...

Use postage stamps on your layout, old, new, 

rubber stamped stamps, 

whatever you have in your stash!!

Jowilna is the host for this challenge and this is her beautiful layout...

herewith my take on the challenge...

I used stamp-stickers for this challenge...

Love these pics of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris....this was a highlight for me :-D

The stamps are so appropriate for these "far-away" memories...

Products used:

Paper: BoBunny Detour Collection

Quickutz font: Diesel Classic

Prima: Flowers

Brads: Basic Grey

Pebblesinc: Stamp Stickers

Heidi Swapp: Journey word sticker

Quotes/sentiments: Making Memories

Stickers: Pink Paislee Borderlines

Detail pics:

Now hop over to SCRAP AFRICA for a lot of inspiration for using 

postage stamps on your layouts :-D

You can also enter your creation to win prizes by our sponsors.... ;-)

The sponsor is:

You have until 31 January to upload your layout to the Challenge #13 post over at Scrap Africa Blog.

happy scrapping!

LET'S SCRAP SKETCH 4-11-12

I had so much fun with this week's sketch...

I took these pics at an Outdoor Expo of my children on a man-made snow slope.

They sooooo enjoyed the ride!

This page is for Reinecke's album and soon 

you will see the page that I am now busy with for Liani's album.

...and this is the sketch...

SKETCH 4-11-12

This is one of the most simplistic layouts that I have made in a long time...

As we do not have snow around here, I do not have any snow embellishments..

..and not even snow themed paper... :-/

I therefor got out my Silhouette and cut out the beautiful snowflakes featured on this layout.

As well as the "LET IT SNOW" wording.

I even made a few 3D snowflakes ... and LOVE them :-D

The large snowflake on the left hand side page is a hidden journaling block 

that slides in under the photo...

Products used:

AC cardstock

Silhouette digital cutter

Quickutz Font: Chicago

Kaisercraft: Tiny Alphas

Rhinestones

EK Success punch

...happy scrapping...

LET'S SCRAP SKETCH

This is the sketch for the week at Let's Scrap...

I took me a really long time to get the inspiration to make this sketch work...LOL!

BUT when I got the idea to make a page for my daughter with one pic from every year of her life, it all just came together!

My take on the sketch:

...to me this is a work in progress...

I am thinking about adding some stickles or glaze to the wording...

and I am still contemplating how I am going to add either the age or year to each photo..??

Products used:

Paper: BoBunny and Bazzills Cardstock

Dies  {all Quickutz}:

nesting leaves; lace border; blossom fonts {big and small}

Pearls: Kaisercraft

Embellies: MME

Title: Silhouette {more spice than sugar}

Herewith a few close ups:

Thank you for visiting.

...happy scrapping...

Scrap Africa - Sketch #2

This is Sketch #2 from the Scrap Africa Blog:

And herewith my take on the sketch:

... I love the simplicity of this layout and the monochromatic colour scheme...

For my layout I chose one large photo in stead of 3 smaller photos.

I took this picture of my daughter, Liani, in the Richtersveld in June 2010.

...I even did some inking in the background with Tim Holtz Distress inks and a "leafy" mask...;-)

{for those that know me...I don't like getting my hands dirty... and this is stretching me right out of my comfort zone....}

Products used:

Papers: Paper Loft

Mask: Prima

Dies: 

Quickutz: Leafs, bird and font {Wildflower die set}; Tab; Swirls; 12"Scallop borders

Sizzix: Tim Holtz Alterations Tags and Bookplates

Stamp: Itty Bitty Stamp {documented} from Unity Stamps & Simple Stories

Other: Ribbon, button, twine and brads

Hop over to SCRAP AFRICA  for more inspiration!

To see the blog post for SKETCH #2 and to see the layouts from the DT, click HERE

Thanks for visiting!

QUICKUTZ/LIFESTYLE CRAFTS SPECIALS

this post is for those of you who haven't "visited" the lifestyle crafts tabs on my blog 

- just below the blog heading - 

these are the specials running at the moment

also visit the fonts tab for all the new fonts that I have just unpacked

{pls note that shipping is excluded and will be added to your order}

VALENTINE'S SPECIAL

Special valid from 

27 Jan 2012 - 10 Feb 2012

{or until stock is sold out}

BUY BOTH THE 

NESTING HEARTS

{4dies}

 AND SCALLOPED HEARTS

{4dies}

 FOR ONLY R390!!

{YOU SAVE R120}

Rosettes

!ON SPECIAL!

27 Jan - 10 Feb 2012

Only R350

(you save R100)

{only while stock lasts}

{smallest size: 3.5inch x 3.5inch}

Happy Die-Cutting!

Let's Scrap Sketch 2-1-12

Herewith this week's sketch at LET'S SCRAP

SKETCH 2-1-12

My take on the sketch:

Products used:

Papers: BoBunny;  Quickutz dies: Diesel font and snowflake; Other: bling and buttons.

It is sooooo nice to scrap these special "snow-memories"...
I bought this paper range long time ago
and am very happy that I have now scrapped some more photos from the ski-holiday
 that we took in March 2011. Always nice to get the album updated....there will be one or two more layouts with pics from this holiday... soon!

Visit LET'S SCRAP to see all the DT members' layouts with this sketch.
You can get your name in the draw for the prize this week by
uploading your layout {with this week's sketch} to the gallery at Let's Scrap.

happy scrapping! 

Projects and pages for Let's Scrap

Herewith the layout that I submitted to Let's Scrap for the DT call....

And this is the sketch from Let's Scrap that I had to work with...such a versatile sketch!

I used the photo sizes and the same placement of photos. And changed the placement of the title slightly to fit my theme and style of scrapbooking.

I added in some bling and inkables from Prima. 

The font for Shamwari: Quickutz - Diesel Classic Complete Alphabet.

RelaxBreath: Cut with Silhouette Digital Cutter

Once a month Let's Scrap gives a cards sketch and this is my take on the card sketch for December:

Come join us at Let's Scrap and see all the gorgeous sketches that makes scrapping a breeze!

Also find inspiration from the layouts and ideas from the other DT members.

Happy Scrapping!