about a boy.

Basic Grey
the new challenge over at scrap Africa has been posted and i loved this challenge. it involves boys(big or small) and you have to use a quote on your project. the quote on my layout was the most amazing thing i have found recently...it's kinda how i feel (felt) about my dad when he was still around. and it's how i see my little nephew feel about his dad - he absolutely heroes him - does that even make sense? well it does to me. so hop on over and play along to stand a chance of winning some amazing goodies - and to see what the rest of the team came up with.
the products used are mostly from The Wholesaler like...
the beautiful Wellington patterned paper, Wellington bear cut out, basic grey patterned paper, mister heuy ink, crate patterned paper, basic grey balloon sticker,  crate chipboard car element and prima wooden star button. to frame my smaller photo i used the Celebr8 chipboard frame and coloured it using mister heuy ink and then with a layer of anita's 3D glaze.
the leftover ink on my craft sheet from colouring the chipboard frame was used for stamping. i simply dipped a bottle cap into the ink and stamped circles onto my layout - i still love this effect.
thanks for stopping by and please pop into the scrap Africa blog and leave us some love and play along. have a wonderful rest of the weekend...
i will be back soon to report on our Card Convention this past weekend - wow is all i can say.
30 ladies - their patience, excitement and creativity made it all worth while!
and the above quote on my layout....
I was holding hands with a figure of mythical proportions
Hercules had nothing on my dad
he was a man that knew all the answers
and fixed every hurt
i miss you dad - all 27 years you were not here!

cards.

card convention
we have a little more than a week to go before our first card convention. the idea behind the convention is to get the city folk out of their rut and into the country for a little R&R. nothing huge - just a couple of girls getting together to make some cards, maybe learning something new, having a couple of laughs and being treated to a beautiful day. i have a million things to do and another million ideas in my head of which half of them are not even possible. besides that i am getting ready for a huge battle with VW about my car or rather the lack of my car. then i have a pile of creative stuff i want to get cracking on, a ton of furniture to paint and a ton of things....well you get the idea. oh and then there's working on a Christmas in July project or four - oh wait it's actually more than that! what i do know is that the more you do the more you can do...so soldier on.
but i wanted to share these cards with you just in case you did not visit here since we are in card making mode at the moment...
i love the mixture of vintage and funky elements with a splash of red

beautiful butterflies are always a winner on anything ...

buttons is a must on everything...

and cupcakes to keep us sane and to celebrate...
i hope you have a wonderful week ahead. and remember to be creative because the possibilities are endless. and visit here on Friday because i am in love with a bear....and beautiful elegant bear.

sketch 300.

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so it's time for another sketch over at scrapbook challenges. can you believe it's sketch #300. yip 300....every now and again my heart skips a beat when i see how many layouts i have done in my short life time. how about you? the amount of papers and glue used, not to mention the hours of fun i have had documenting and essentially reliving some good and some bad times in my life. we sure do have an amazing hobby (and job)! and without further wasting your time here it is...so you know i love working with double pages, but if you are looking for the single page version head on over to scrapbook challenges where you can also see what the rest of the girls have done to inspire you.

and a close up of 1 of the techniques used on this layout - the beautiful thread spool stamp set is by Prima and you can get yours by asking your retail shop to order it from from the wholesaler so you can play along and make your own amazing and fun embellishments.the patterned papers are just so beautiful together with some stamped images.
 i hope you have an amazing week - mine is chock and block full - and i can only wish for more time to get evberything done. but officially my wanna do list is still way longer than may have to do list. how is that even possible at this stage of life!
also remember that we have some more spots left for our card making convention in July. so hurry and book a spot so you don't miss out! for more information you can now visit www.cardconvention.blogspot.com
  and check back regularly for updates and some sneak peaks!

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