Scrapboutique Easter Challenge

Haven't really done any scrapping for ages due to being away on holidays and then being sick after I arrived home. Seems to happen every time these days and I'm due to fly out to Dubai on Friday for a couple of weeks so am hoping I will be sickness free after this trip!   Chelsea from Scrapboutique kindly gave us a sketch challenge over Easter and I thought I'd share.  

 

 

 

Finn's Classes

A couple of weeks ago I was very fortunate to do four of Finn's classes. Absolutely sensational!! I was so thrilled with being able to attend and learnt so much from her. I didn't know how I was going to handle all the "ink and grunge" because, those of you who know me know that I don't "do dirty"!! Anyhow this is the first layout I did.

A couple of close-ups

 

Layout number 2 which is my favourite and I think I was getting a bit used to the dirty hands by then.

 

 

There are a couple of OTP's as well but have to wait for more paint to finish them.

Thanks for looking.

 

 

Don't you love it...

my new blog I'm talking about!! I would like to thank the gorgeous Emma Stafrace for doing this for me...she's done a fabulous job! I can't stop looking at it!! Now all I have to do is get some real mojo and get blogging again!!

The Scrapbook Store

Another sketch by Nadia...this time for the Scrapbook Store ( previously Handmade by Suzanne) .
This is the sketch we used.

I have used a lot of my favourite products on this layout. I simply adore the Prima resins. I actually painted the little fairy and did a shabby little skirt from muslin. Love the clock faces and have also used a mask with texture paste and then sprayed with TA glimmermist.

Once Upon a Sketch

I managed to get this challenge done this month.
Another fabulous sketch by the lovely Nadia. We had to use this one plus a quote or part there-of.

A few close-ups.

Once Upon a Sketch

My goodness!! It has been close enough to three months since I have blogged...due to a holiday in Dubai with my family (who live and work there) and illness. Every time I go on holiday these days I seem to come back sick! Took six to seven weeks to get over what I had.
Anyway I have done some pages and challenges at last.
I so loved the sketh this month and I used the Graphic 45 Ladies Diary to do this layout. Am really happy with the way it turned out. I couldn't stop adding little bits and pieces to it. Also did lots of fussy cutting.
The music chippie is painted with pink paint and then covered with shabby pink embossing enamel. Love that stuff! Used texture paste and a mask on the background and then sprayed with mist. Also did some stamping around the edge.

A few close-ups

My journalling is hidden on the tag behind the dark die-cut and this is what it says.

Scrapboutique August Challenges

I have finally done some scrapping over the past weekend as I went away on two retreats...back to back.
The first layout is The Stash Stomper, where every month one of the DT gives us a criteria to use from our stash. I did actually cut these two die-cuts to use on my page.
Thanks Leanne.

The second layout was the Stylist challenge and provided by the lovely Karen Watson.
We had to use unscrapped holiday photos so I used these that I took at Niagara Falls in 2010.
Such an amazing place!!