join me at Scrapbook Den
for a fathers day card class on Saturday the 12th June and learn some cool ideas on how to dress up those old stickers. take ordinary things and make them extra-ordinary. contact Jeanette or Michelle to book your spot and spoil dad this fathers day with a stunning handmade card. also ask about their other amazing classes to celebrate dad throughout their extravaganza.

the challenge is up over at
Scrap and Stamp Saturday.
this week we had to use either felt flowers or any other flowers.
i added some paper flowers to my layout but also made little felt flower accents by just cutting felt into circles and sewing around the edges. they may not be real flowers but you get the idea..

the centres of the flowers are made using Claudene's sticky canvas by Ranger and colouring it using a gold acrylic paint dabber. cut the canvas into a small circle freehand and then place it onto a piece of felt and cut around the edges. sew around the edge of the felt using embroidery thread and then assemble your flower. real quick and easy but with loads of texture.

the butterflies are cut from Prima paper and finished off with some bling.

my stamped sentiment is from Crafty Secrets. some red sewing finishes off my layout.
thanks for looking, now head on over to scrap and stamp to see some other great ideas for using flowers. remember you can also win some great prizes by entering your layout into the challenge...but remember to use at least one stamped image on it.

supplies: patterned paper Prima. Flowers Making Memories, Enmarc & Prima. Card stock Core'dinations. Bingo Cards Tattered Angels. Other diamantes, buttons, thread, felt, canvas and paint dabbers.

my friend Olga Cardoso - a double lung transplant survivor is organizing a fundraiser for the Organ Donor Foundation in the form of a scrapbooking day in August.
it promises to be loads of fun with stunning products and completing an entire 12x12 album from start to finish! all funds will go directly into the ODF account and they are the only ones who will benefit financially...but we will benefit through the day by spending it with good friends doing what we love - scrapping of course. if you need more information about this worthy cause please contact us.

can't wait to get my hands on this baby...i believe i have some more cards published in it!
i love the take ten magazine. it really falls perfectly into my creative motto -
don't sweat the small stuff, make it quick and easy!
why...because our lives are so short and so hectic and before you know it -
you forgot to stop and smell the roses.
so if you are in need of some carding inspiration why not try and get your hands on a copy of the Take Ten magazine - it really is worth it!

over at scrapbook challenges there are loads of inspiration as well as weekly challenges to participate in. so if you are stuck and in need of some help, head 0n over and find something to scrap lift like i did this weekend...
the third week of may saw a gorgeous layout as page of the week and i decided to scrap lift it...
it really is a great way to use all those lost things on your desk, or that odd photo that really needs to get into an album!

some hand sewn details in grey...the hottest and trendiest colour for this season

Jenni Bowlin rub-ons

and a fun decorative scalloped edge border adorned with pink diamante

supplies: Card stock Fabscraps & Bazzill Basics. Patterned paper Jillybean soup & Prima.
Chipboard flower Enmarc Crafts. Rub-ons Jenni Bowlin & Daisy D's. Other diamante, pearls, thread and lettering.