Off The Rails March Challenge

Hi there,

 

Are you looking for some inspiration for your next scrapping project?  Come and check out the current challenge at Off The Rails.

 

It's all about ***BLING***!

 

Here is my sample and a few close ups.  I've use pearls, rhinestones and a bling title, as well as a silver pen for journaling and doodling.  The thread at the bottom of the photo also has silver thread incorporated in each strand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who doesn't love a bit of bling?!  Hope you join in on this challenge - can't wait to see what you create!

 

Thanks for looking. Warmest wishes, Catie xo

March challenges and another announcement!

Hi everyone!

 

Can you believe it is March already?!  February always flies past way too quickly!

 

So, the start of a new month means a plethora of new scrappy challenges to check out.  Here are the ones I'm lucky enough to be part of bringing you each month:

 

Show Us Your Stuff

 

Being March, we've gone with all things green in honour of St Patrick's Day, and we've come up with a mood board chock-a-block with lots of bits and pieces to inspire you:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I took inspiration from the colours and the paint brush and crayons.  I wanted to create a really arty, textured background and did that using Impasto and Gelatos and Glimmermists.  I also used up some odd alphabet stickers that I can't use to create words with anymore to add a little more dimension.  My handmade embellies are the flat paper flowers; I stamped some with Staz On, and coloured the others with Gelatos.  I also coloured the flourishes with Gelatos, as they were raw.

Can't wait to see how this board inspires YOU!

 

 

Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge

 

At AFSC this month, our first challenge for you is a prompt challenge:

Scrap or art journal about a favourite song in from your teens.  You can scrap some of the lyrics, or the title, or a photo of the band …

 

One of my favourite songs in my teens was "Always" by Bon Jovi.  I don't know what it is about the song, but I still love to listen to it and sing along to it these days :)

So I found a nice photo of JBJ and used that to create this layout:

 

 

 

I created a grungy background using Gelatos and a stencil, plus Glimmermist and stamping and journaled some of the lyrics around the outside edge of the page.

I look forward to seeing a range of pages and songs in the gallery over the next few weeks :)

 

 

D-Lish Scraps

 

And finally, I can announce, I am fortunate to be on the Autumn Design Team at D-Lish Scraps!  I'm blessed to be working with a wonderful team of talented ladies.  Click on the link above to check out who they are ;)

 

Our Tropical Twist mood board this month is bright and cheery and so much fun:

 

 

 

 

So many different elements to consider!!

 

Here is my sample page and some close ups:

 

 

The chipboard stars and birds, jewelled flower, tassle, chevron flair and resin rose are all from the D-lish Scraps store.  Go and check it out - I know Amanda has busily been stocking up with some gorgeous new products!!

 

I hope to see you join in with the challenges this month - there is so much to be inspired by and get you scrapping your precious memories!

 

Thanks for looking. Warmest wishes, Catie xo

Scrap Around the World February entry

Hello everyone!

Have you had a go at the SATW challenge for this month?  I did my page last night :)  I had a lot of fun creating this!  Here is the mood board:



 

 

I took inspiration from the chevron painted pattern and its colours in the top right hand corner, plus the cake and the pinks and purples in the mood board.  Here's my page:

 



 

And some close ups: 

 

I made these rosettes using a die cutter I have, and coloured them using gelatos and glimmermist.

 





I coloured the edges of these Kaisercraft Paper Blooms with gelatos too.

 



Thanks for looking. Warmest wishes, Catie xo

Another Announcement!

Hey everyone!

 

So, just popping in quickly to let you know that I've had some more happy scrappy news lately, and I can now announce that I will also be designing for Off The Rails Scrapbooking!

 

 

I'm really looking forward to sharing my first piece with you all :) - not long to go!

 

Thanks for looking. Warmest wishes, Catie xo

Scrap the Boys February Challenge page

Hi again!

 

Just popping in to share my entry for this month's Scrap The Boys challenge.  The challenge is to scrap a pic of your boy with someone special in their life.  Well, naturally, I chose a pic of my boy and I... cos let's face it, mums are pretty spesh to kids.  I've been raising the kids solo since my boy was 5, so we have a pretty special relationship.

 And here are a few close ups.  I used gelatos to colour the flourishes, which were raw, and had some left on my fingers, so then I grabbed the gauze and used it to 'clean' my fingers, which gave the gauze a nice colour to match the layout :)

 I used my paper piercer tool to wind the stems of the flowers around to create tendrils.

 I'm loving this metallic thread I found.  It really just finishes off a cluster of embellies, I think.

 

So there you have it. I had a lot of fun creating this layout. :)



Thanks for looking. Warmest wishes, Catie xo

February Sketch Challenge Revealed at Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge!!

Hi there!

 

Well, the DT has been announced and now it's time to share with you our very first challenge: an awesome sketch challenge that can be found HERE.

 

Here is the sketch:

 

And my take on it:

 

 

And a couple of close-ups:

 

This is such a fab sketch!  Wait til you see what the DT have done with it - go check it out, and don't forget to add it to your list of challenges to do this month - stat!

Thanks for looking. Warmest wishes, Catie xo

Excited to Announce!

Hi Everyone,

 

I've been very busy lately with various crafty pursuits, which I'll be sharing soon, but in the meantime, here's a little something I'm very pleased to announce: I am now on the Design Team for Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge!  I'm so excited to join the team, and hope you'll all come and check out our challenge for February - a sketch to be revealed on 15 Feb.

 

Pop over to the blog and check out the rest of the awesome DT!

 

Thanks for looking. Warmest wishes, Catie xo