Reach For The Stars

My darling husband took the kids to work with him this morning so while I had the house to myself, I thought I would scrap! :) This is my take on this months challenge at Scrap The Boys - to take inspiration from this cool pic of a boys bedroom:

And here is what I've come up with:

Once again I've used October Afternoon 'Rocket Age' (no surprises!). I've been on a bit of a quest to use up my old stuff as well so I have mounted this one on some coloured cardstock. I seem to have heaps of coloured cardstock but only really use white, black and Kraft.

And I've used some more embellies from A Lil Somethin. Love these fabric banners and the button in the photo above.

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A Worthy Cause...

I woke up this morning to the tragic news that one of our scrappy friends had lost her husband in a car accident. :( I can't begin to imagine what she is going through right now and the next few weeks and months are going to be a very hard time for her and her boys. There is now a Facebook page aiming to raise funds to offer a bit of support. You can find it under 'A Jolly Good Cause'. And all donations over $2 are tax deductible. Please get behind this worthy cause and help a friend in need. Thanks to Tracey Shenton for setting this up.

(PS If you aren't on Facebook and would still like to donate email me at pieceofpaper@hotmail.com and I will send you the bank/payment details)

She's So Sweet.

Well, most of the time! LOL This is my take on the bonus sketch over at Stuck?! Sketches. Here is the sketch - created by the awesomely talented Julie Winks:
And here is my take:

I have used up lots of little scraps of Cosmo Cricket 'Odds & Ends'. I also pulled out my ric-rac, that I have heaps of and never use, to add a bit of something extra.

I've used a bit of foam tape to prop up the middle photo. I love the Kaiser tape - it seems a bit thicker than the express-it tape I normally use. I've added a crochet flower with a button I made with my I-top for the middle.

And I've used up some old Thickers. I had to cut the '8's into 'S's. I really need to start using up the stash I have! lol

And used a few staples to hold everything on! Thanks so much for stopping by...

Just A Quickie!

We are in the midst of preparations for Lachlan's 7th Birthday. He is having a slumber party tonight with a couple of his school mates. His birthday is tomorrow. I just thought I would quickly share with you his birthday card that I made this morning. I don't make cards very often and I think this is the most I have ever put on a card! LOL

I've used some cute October Afternoon 'Rocket Age'. *sigh* I just love this range.

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This One's for You, Luke!

I was having a bit of a whinge to Luke the other day about my lack of mojo and how everything I create seems to look the same. His answer was 'Why don't you do that doodling like you did on that layout ages ago?'. I had to go and look up which layout he was talking about! I was dumbfounded that he even pays that much attention to what I do! LOL When I saw that this months criteria at White with 1 was white + purple + doodling, I thought I would give it a go again. So here is what I came up with:

I have doodled a frame around the photo and coloured some of the bits using a purple watercolour pencil.

I didn't have any purple alphas so I have sprayed these white ones with some purple Glimmermist. I have then doodled a border around them.

And added a few little other touches too.

Thanks Luke for the inspiration! And thanks to you for stopping by...

Scooter Boy

Wowzers! Two posts in one day - what's wrong with me? LOL I was blog hopping this morning, checking out all the new challenges for the month. I haven't played along for a little while so thought I would give this months challenge at Kraft It Up a go. It's a sketch challenge this month. Here is the sketch:

And here is my layout:
We were in Dalby on the weekend for a friend's 40th. There is a skate park at the end of their street, so the kids borrowed some scooters and went for a ride. Living on a farm, there aren't too many places to ride a scooter so Luke and I were amazed at how good Lachlan and Michala were! They had no fear going down the little ramps. They looked like they had been doing it for years. Kids obviously have no fear.

I've used some foam tape to lift a couple of the photos. Can you spot the gorgeous embellies from A Lil Something on there too?

I've misted the background with Mister Hueys (I am in love with this stuff!) and stamped the grid pattern. And added some chipboard cogs.

And used some more Pink Paislee alphas and alphabet beads for my title.

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New Life

I am really struggling with my scrapping lately. My mojo seems to have gone AWOL and when I do feel like scrapping, I'm not all that happy with what I end up with. :( I have tried using different techniques and different styles but they still don't seem to be 'me'.

I found this photo the other day when I was looking for something I hadn't scrapped yet. I took these photos over at our other property back in October last year - just when there were lots of little calves running around the place and new life everywhere. Luke found this baby plover when he was checking a pump, so he picked it up to bring it over and show the kids. I happened to have my camera and took some pics. I love how this cute little bird is sitting in Luke's 'farmer' hands. I have scrapped a layout that feels a bit like 'me' again.

I didn't have any white cardstock (shock horror!) so I pulled apart an old pizza box for my base. I've used some Bella Blvd papers and Pink Paislee alphas.

And a Gluber flower made using fabric and hessian.

In other news, I am going to be teaching my first ever class at this year's Little Scrapbook Shop retreat in Sydney at the end of this month!! I am so excited! (And a little nervous at the same time). I have just finished my sample page and a list of requirements is up in the forum for those who are attending.

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