Be What You Are

This is my example of the March Scraplift at Ready, Set, Scrap inspired by Debbie.

Scraplifts are an awesome way of jump starting your mojo or to try out a technique or style you may not have attempted before.
A scraplift can be an entire lift of the LO or you may just be inspired to use the colour combo, sketch, style, same PP's, title or whatever grabs your fancy!......LOL

I choose Debbies layout "A girl and her dog", as I thought the button heart was a great idea.

You can see Debbie's original layout at the link below.

http://www.readysetscrap.com.au/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/4468/ppuser/81

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I used the heart to enhance the photo of my neice "Shanice". The little name tag has been left empty at the bottom, as I need to put a date in there.

The back of the heart is covered in "Heidi Grace PP called "let it snow mini dots". I used asstd buttons from my stash and all the rest are Stampin up products - cardstock is Blue Bayou and Soft Sky, ink is Blue Bayou and Grossgrain ribbon is Soft Sky.

Cheers!
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some close ups!



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Take care !

Shazza

I may not be perfect., but parts of me are excellent !

This is my layout I did for the March Themed Challenge set by Shell at Ready, Set, Scrap.

March Themed Challenge - set by Shell Barnard

For this month's theme challenge is...

handcutting and lots of it!
plus you must journal with stamps

Here's Shell's example:

Here is my example below.



This is my take on the Themed Challenge set by Shell.

I may not be perfect, but parts of me are excellent!

I handcut the flowers from Kelly Panacci's PP called "Stitched Floral". To add a bit of dimension I used Chinese Lantern leaves and I also centered the flowers with bling. Finally, I journaled my title with stamps.

a few close ups.



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Thanks for looking.

Cheers
Shazza

Brought to you by the letter J

This is my layout for the March Scraplift at Ready, Set, Scrap.

Scraplifts are an awesome way of jump starting your mojo or trying out a technique or style you may not have attempted before.
A scraplift can be an entire lift of the LO or you may just be inspired to use the colour combo, sketch, style, same PP's, title or whatever grabs your fancy!......LOL

This is my scraplift, of one of Nats layouts. I delved through the "Nat Archives" and found this layout from February 2008.

I used the title but changed the "J" concept, and did a collage of my daughter "Jenna" inside the letter "J"

Thanks Nat for the inspiration.

And if you would like to view Nats original you can find it at the link below.

http://www.readysetscrap.com.au/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/10/ppuser/3



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Thanks for looking

Cheers
Shazza

Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens

I did a double page layout for Erika's Journaling Course Week # 7 - Powerful Bullet Journaling.

This is what the journaling says:

* One of the most beautiful places we visited whilst in Pattaya, Thailand in 2005 was Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens.

* Mrs Nong Nooch decided to turn the fruit orchard into a Tropical Garden.

* Mrs Nong Nooch was inspired by the beauty of world renown gardens, where she visited during her trips abroad.

* About 45 kinds of bougainvillea are grown here, many are clipped into a shaped hedge

* It was beautiful just walking around amongst the gardens.

* The land was brought to originally grow fruit trees.

* The gardens have an extensive collection of Bromelaids, palm garden, cacti garden, bonsia garden fern collection etc.....

* Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens has a private plant collection that is possibly thee largest in Asia.

* The gardens emphasize serenity and tranquility through the use of shady spaces, majestic palm trees and various sized round rocks and shrubs.

* It really was the highlight of our trip.

Here are some close ups.



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Cheers
Shazza

A Chick Thing

I have a layout to share with you from the February Photoswap over at Ready, Set, Scrap!
This was done by the lovely Tracey Hunter (Desigh Team Member/Moderator).

I really love this layout and Jenna just adores it.

And a few close ups of the detail!



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Thanks for looking!

Cheers
Shazza

Ninja Turtle Ice Cream

This is my take on Erika Martins Journaling 101 course - Week #6 - Telling a story without pictures.

This is what the journaling says:

I needed to stop at the shops after school to pick up a few grocery items. I had Adam 10, Jarred 7 and Jenna 5 with me. We went to Franklin’s supermarket close by. As soon as we got there the kids started asking to buy a snack to eat, but it was of course close to their dinner time and would spoil their tea. They just had to wait, we wouldn’t be very long, I assured them.

I proceeded to gather up some shopping supplies, the kids wandered along the aisles with me. It was not long before we noticed Jarred was missing. Next minute we hear a commotion at the back of the store, thinking it may be Jarred we went up to see what was happening. As we approached the freezer aisle, this is the scene we were confronted with: the freezer door was wide open and a little fat bum was sticking out, followed by lots of grunting and moaning noises!

It was Jarred his head stuck in the freezer, squirming but obviously stuck somehow. When I got closer I noticed his tongue and lips and face were stuck up against the freezer shelves. Apparently he had gone looking for something to eat and noticed Ninja Turtle Ice cream had leaked out of the packaging and dripped on to the freezer shelves. So he had stuck his head in, poked out his tongue to have a taste and soon found himself with his tongue firmly stuck onto the bar of the freezer shelf.

People had started to gather around him because by now his grunting and muffled attempts to call for help had attracted a lot of attention! When I saw him, I just cracked up laughing, it was such a funny sight and for a moment I didn’t know what to do.

Adam stepped in first, telling Jarred to close his eyes and not get his eyeballs stuck or they might pull out of the sockets…. little boys they say the funniest things!

After what seemed ages, but was only a few minutes, his panting breath from the muffled calling out had slowly melted the ice sticking him to the bar. His was finally free. Everyone cheered. Jarred cried! Someone had suggested calling the fire brigade or the paramedics but he was fine, although a bit embarrassed. He had the freezer bar marks stamped across his lips, mouth and tongue.

This was an experience he would never forget. One good thing came out of this though - he never asked for something to eat when we went shopping, he barely left my side at all after that!

So that’s the saga of the Ninja Turtle ice cream. He is in his 20’s now and he still makes comments about that incident.

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Thanks for looking!

Cheers
Shazza

A Little Smile

This is my entry for the March Word challenge at Ready, Set, Scrap.

March Title Challenge - set by Rachel Zelley

For this month's title challenge I would like you to create a Layout using the following Title

"Little"

your layout must also include lace, buttons and hand cuttings

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Here's my example:

and this is my example:



This is Kahlii my niece when she was younger.

I used the papers from "Enchanted series" by Kaszazz. Bella flowers and asstd blue buttons. Scrap of lace. Thickers letters for "little" word and creative memories stick on letters for the word "A" and "Smile"

I really enjoyed tackling this challenge Rachel.

and some close ups of Kahlii



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Thanks for looking!

Cheers
Shazza

Krimped

This is the Layout I did for the March sketch challenge at Ready, Set, Scrap.

March Sketch Challenge - set by Tracey Hunter


For this month's sketch challenge I would like you to create a Layout using the following sketch





Here's Tracey's example:



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This is my entry for the challenge:



This is a layout of my neice "Tash" after she recently had her hair krimped.

I have used wild wasabi textured card stock from stampin up. The bubble PP is Circle border from Paper Pizazz. Olive gross grain ribbon and asst buttons. The chipboard butterfly is covered in pink cardstock and bling.

Enjoyed this sketch challenge, thanks a lot Tracey.


and a few close ups of that beautiful Krimped hair!




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Tash looks so cute with her painted face and krimped hair!

Cheers
Shazza

Believe

This is the layout I did for the March Ebony and Ivory challenge at Ready, Set, Scrap.

March Ebony & Ivory Challenge - set by Nat Williams

For this month's E & I challenge I would like you to create a Layout using Ebony (black) plus these 2 colours.

PINK
GREEN

You may NOT add any other colours
I would also like to see some hand cutting and some gemstones too!

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Here's Nat's example:

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Below is my example:



This is a layout using a pic of my niece Megan when she was little.

The cut out cherry blossom flowers and bird perched on the swing were from a writing pad I had, but never used. The colors complimented this photo perfectly. Apart from black and subtle green glitter card stock, I used a few odd pieces of PP and Bling.

I really love how this one turned out. I have never used green and pink on black before, so thanks for the inspiration for this layout, Nat!

and a few close ups of Megan :)



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Megan looks so cute in the photo, I just love the colors of this layout!

Cheers
Shazza

Rub-ons Prize Pack

Here is my prize for winning the February Themed Challenge - by Rachel Zelley at Ready, Set, Scrap.

The Theme for February is
- Birthday -

You must also include
Stitching - Hand or Machine
Stamping and a
Clustered Corner

Below is my take on the challenge which WON!



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The Rub-on prize pack.

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Can't wait to use these on one of my next layouts.

Cheers
Shazza

{ME} @ 50 !

This is my layout for the cyber crop challenge #6 at Ready, Set, Scrap. Called Cheesecake - made by Nat.

Cheesecake – Made By Nat

You can never get enough cheesecake,

can't stop till your plate is licked clean

so... lets scrap with that in mind.

I want to see everyone have a go at 'gorging' themselves on some yummy cheesecake!

a Collage of you is your challenge - yes you must scrap YOU

with your mouth watering and mind wandering off down the cheesecake shop! LOL

Here is Nat's Example:



Below is my layout!



{ME} @ 50!

I decided to tackle this challenge in a different way, by doing a collage of my positive attributes. I also love the color blue so I thought as this is all about me I would use my favourite color - This is my "Blue heaven Cheesecake". Would you like a slice of Caring, Sharing or Compassionate? or maybe Loyal and Hardworking?

I loved putting this together, using all the different shades of blue. Thanks Nat, I really enjoyed this one!



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Thanks for looking!

Cheers
Shazza

Snug as a Bengal in a Rug

This is my take on the cybercrop challenge #9 set by Tracey, on the Ready, Set, Scrap site.

Caffe Latte – Made By Tracey

I love a good Latte.

Did you know that the translation for Caffe Latte is

Coffee with milk!

So I want to see lots of milky WHITE & dreamy, creamy LATTE and CREAM colours. And just because it's the way I like my Latte, just a shake of CHOCOLATE somewhere as well.

Your creation can be in the form of a layout, digi, OTP, card or altered item.

Here is Tracey's Example:



below is my layout



This is Kimba my Snow Bengal (the Bengal breed was created in the 1950's by mixing a domestic cat with an Asian Mountain Leopard). The Snow variety of the Bengal comes by mixing the standard Bengals with Siamese cats for their lighter color.

He is Astro's little brother!

This was the purrrfect photo for this layout using the softer cream and lighter brown colors. I am very pleased how this layout turned out. Thanks Tracey for all your inspiration for this challenge.

and a close up!



Thanks for looking!

Cheers
Shazza

What a Couple! - Day of the Dead

This is my entry for the cyber crop challenge #2 set by Janine at Ready, Set, Scrap.

Muffins – Made By Janine

For Janine's challenge you have to use the following items on your Layout, OTP, Card or Digi.

M = must make an embellishment
U = Use chipboard somewhere
F = Flowers
F = Felt
I = ink
N = New product from your stash
S = Stamping

Here Is Janine's Example:



and this is my entry.



This is a pic of me standing out the front of the "Day of the Dead" shop, with my friend in Mexico in 2006. LOL

My hand made embellishment = the felt distressed skull with stitched mouth!
Chipboard = "What a couple sign"
Flowers = cluster in LH corner
Felt = pink felt flowers
Ink = edging of 12x12 cardstock and journaling.
New product = skull foamies
Stamping = asstd skulls and cross

Thanks for the inspiration Janine.

and a few close ups as usual :)




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thanks for looking!

Cheers
Shazza

Raspberry Trifle Crush

This is my take on the cyber crop challenge #1 set by Ann-Marie at Ready, Set, Scrap.

Mud Cake – Made by Ann-Marie

For Ann-Marie's Challenge she would like everyone to create a

Recipe Card

You can go with any size format that suits you, Ann-Marie has gone with a roughly 8x5" size.

On your recipe card you need to have the following items,

ribbon, a staple, some buttons and a cut out item (eg. doiley or pattern from a paper)

Here Is Ann-Marie's Example

Chocolate Mud..... oops I mean

Mug Cake



and below is my example.



Ladies! Here is a 3 ingredient trifle .... You gotta love that! So eeasy peeasy!

I have used all the elements on this challenge:
staple, some buttons, ribbon around the picture and cut out white printed cellaphane paper.

I loved the raspberry color combination I used. Hmmmm maybe I'll make up cards for the rest of my recipies :) Thanks Ann-Marie this was a great idea and I enjoyed putting it together.

and a few close ups!



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Thanks for looking!

Cheers
Shazza

Skool Daze

This is my entry for the cybercrop challenge #7 at RSS.

Cup Cakes – Made By Rach

For Rachel's Challenge you need to use these yummy flavours. Oops I mean colours!

Use the colours

-vanilla/cream

-strawberry

-chocolate

You also need to add the following cup cake decorations:

-paint = icing

-bling = sprinkles

Here is Rach's Example:

This is my layout below.

I used the colors vanilla/cream, strawberry and chocolate.

The chipboard elements are painted with Americana paint - Gooseberry pink. I sealed the chipboard with Jo Sonja's All purpose sealer and added "Ice stickles" glitter glue, crystal ice (for added sprinkles).

I "blinged up" the painted chipboard.

My daughter was quite pleased with the finished layout and I really enjoyed this project. Thanks Rach.

and some close ups!






and some close ups!






thanks for looking!

Cheers
Shazza