Week 4 - Kiwi Challenge - Remoteness

It's my turn this week over on SBO with the Kiwi Challenges.

This week the challenge is to create a layout with 'white space'

So here is my example :

Love the way this layout came together. Have had this photo sitting with my scrap gear for a while ... the layout never came together ... and then the other night everything fell into place!

August kit reveal ...

Wohoo, what a fantastic kit SBO is sending out for August - called 'The Carnival Collection' and packed with papers by Bo Bunny, Echo Park and Sassafrass - as well as alpas, stickers, flowers, buttons, and overlays. Such bright yummy colours - definitely my type of kit!

So here are my inital creations ...

So much fun to play with!

I had a catch up with some of the girls yesterday at Scrap Sunday - managed 6 layouts (just a bit of machine sewing required to finish them off) and started on a fun reverse canvas. Is the most productive day scrapping I have had in a while, that and great conversations and a yummy (unhealthy) lunch - although I did walk down the street to buy it instead of driving - LOL!

Hope you are all having a great week! ;)

Week One

... and we are off and racing, I mean scrapping - LOL!

Week One challenge is to scrap a layout with a Kiwi Icon or Landmark

My take on this, featuring a pic from our holiday in Auckland in April - 'Chillin' at Viaduct Basin'

You have until midnight on Thursday 5th August to upload your creations - so get scrapping!

Got scrap gear packed for Scrap Sunday tomorrow with some of the girls, really looking forward to it as have missed the last two months because of other commitments.

Off now to watch the rest of the All Blacks v Wallabies game - proving to be an action packed game, best match up I have seen between these 2 teams for a while. Also trying to spy my bro in the crowd ;) Next weeks rematch in ChCh could be very interesting - hubby is heading up for it - I'll just be home in front of the TV watching!

Night

Ready ... set ... go!

Go register that is!

For the Kiwiana Competition starting VERY soon over at SBO!

And with 3 MM slices up for grabs why would you not want to join in!

Bad news for me ... Great news for you!

Head on over to SBO forum and check it out ...

A new competition is coming ...

With not 1 ...

Not 2 ...

But 3 Slices up for grabs!!!

I don't have one of these babies, but it's definitely on my wishlist!

Go on join in, coz 'you've gotta be in to win'!

Stitching on a layout

Have you tried adding a new dimension to your layouts with stitching?

Go and check out my Tuesday Tips over on the SBO forum for some stitching tips and examples ...

Have a great day!

I'm still here ...

sorry ... bit of blog neglect going on ... but truly, where have the last few weeks gone? Actually for that matter where have the last 6 months raced away to? As the saying goes 'time flies when you are having fun' and I would have to agree!

Now for ScrapbookOutlet news - have you seen that the kits are back? July one was sent last week ...
I was lucky enough to have a sneak play with the kit before it was officially released. Gorgeous product in there from October Afternoon, Crate Paper, Webster Pages, Pink Paislee and Prima.

My layouts ...

and a couple of cards ...

Have a few more projects completed which will be revealed at the end of next week.

Now if you prefer a brighter palette of colours then I recommend jumping in quick and grabbing August's kit - OMG it's gorgeous! I might even have to get myself a second kit because I can see endless possibilities for layout/card and minibooks!!!

Hope those of you with kids home for school holidays are surviving! My lounge yesterday resembled a HotWheels mini town with cars and trainsets all over - now it is a cafe with mini oven and plastic food all around. Not to mention the dining table has stickers, scraps of paper and paint daubers on it - none of which are mine. But at least they are happy - not fighting too much (yet). I have spent a couple of days working but have the rest of the week to relax with them and cram in a few activities in town, but then again I might just stoke up the fire and stay home and scrapbook with the goodies from SBO that landed on the doorstep this morning ;)

Sketch Night!

My turn to post the sketch over at SBO ... so here goes ...

and my take ...

a 'twist' on the banner, and a few smaller photos instead of the one big one ...

Looking forward to a big weekend - the boys in black (aka All Blacks) are playing a test match against Wales at Carisbrook tomorrow night. It is also the final test at Carisbrook, with the new stadium taking shape in time for the Rugby World Cup next year. Have just been in town to get a few signatures from the boys - for Finn of course!!! Looking forward to the big game!!! ;)

SBO sketch challenge ...

... has been posted! Sharon has done a fantastic layout sketch for this week ...
And here is my take on it ...

Papers are by October Afternoon and Prima flower.

From memory you have til next Thursday to get your layout into the gallery folder, and there will be a RAK drawn from those who enter.

Now who is going to give this a go?

First reveal at SBO ...

My first ScrapBookOutlet Design Team goodies for me to work with has been the Paper Kit by Fancy Pants from the range About a Girl. An amazing value pack with 12 patterned papers (double sided!!), 1 sheet of Element stickers, 1 sheet of Alpha stickers, 1 printed transparency, 1 flocked transparency, 1 sheet of coloured rub ons and a sheet with 10 glitter cuts.
I have created two layouts and two cards so far and still have oodles of product still left to create a lot more.
Here are my creations from the Fancy Pants About a Girl range featuring my girl ...

Have added a bit of extra Prima goodness along with some stamped greetings ...

Head on over to the SBO forum to see more creations from the new Design Team. Today there is a new section 'Check it out Tuesday' - Jane shows us how to create a gorgeous pleated flower. More challenges to follow over the next week ...