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Another Sketch challenge for you to participate in. This month it was my turn for the Sketch Challenge over at 123 Scrapbook. Head on over to the forum to see the sketch and have a go.. you could win a $20 store voucher :)
Here is my take on the sketch..
I know the colours are not quite right, still getting used to using Photoshop on my laptop..ah well I do like the layout though :)
It's July and that means a new Challenge over at the A2Z Scraplets Blog :)
The Prizes:
There are 3 prizes up for grabs.
Each prize is a mystery pack of Scraplets.
First prize is selected as the "judges choice".
Second & Third prize will be selected via random prize draws.
You have to be in it to win it so what are you waiting for !!
It's been a while hasn't it? This last month has flown by. We have all been struck down with the flu, sickness reigns in our household right now :( We have been super busy with everything and I can finally now take a breath and relax a bit.
Where do I start?
Tuesday 16th went and saw this INCREDIBLE show!!
WOW! is all I can say! Had the best time and I am dying to go again LOL! Her show is amazing.. and I'd kill to have her abs ;o)
Thursday 18th I had a class at Flourish with alcohol inks. Thanks to my gorgeous friend Gigi for coming along for moral support! Hope I did ok as it was my first REAL class. It was sooooo good to finally catch up with you. A long time coming that's for sure.
Saturday 20th was crop night at Flourish. Love getting out of the house and chatting to adults. Last crop was fully booked out! If you live in Brissy and want a great place to get together why not come and book a place. It's lots of fun and Jan always has great desserts! I don't usually get much done at crops but I did manage 2 layouts which is not heard of for me. So I walked out a happy camper :)
Monday and Tuesday we were busy preparing Dad's 60th Birthday party.
Wednesday was my birthday!! Happy Birthday to me!! I did a make and take class for a local card group so that was fun and then went out to dinner that night with my darling hubby. My birthday was kind of overshadowed for the preps for Dad's 60th, but I don't mind. Next year is the big 40.. OMG!! I don't want to think about it LOL.
Thursday and Friday were an absolute blur busy finishing off the preps and cooking until 2am on the Friday night. Woke up Saturday with a "V" hangover as I didn't get to bed until 4am - remember not to drink two bottles LOL.
Saturday was the party and I was absolutely buggered before the guests even arrived. My brother did a wonderful job with his house to have it ready for the big event.
Here are some pics of the night:
and the little missed crashed early!!
Sunday was rest day. I didn't have the energy to do much at all!
And here we are today - start of school holidays and already Dominic is saying that he is bored.. give me strength!!
Going to the movies tomorrow to see Transformers 2. I havent even seen the first one yet LOL. Dominic's Birthday is on the 7th and we are taking him and a couple of his friends to Movie World. He doesnt know yet and won't know until the day so he will be very excited indeed!
On the scrapping front - not much! I've been doing some class samples for Flourish.. I'll share when I can.
Just wanted to touch base and say I'm still here..
Hope you all have a wonderful day!
Take care..
Karlene xx
REGISTER NOW - and check out the 123 Blog Party Blog
Monday June 15th!!!
123 Blog Party Here
You can win prizes playing games - such as bingo, treasurehunts, choosing songs, blog-hopping, posting comments, advertising the 123 Blog Party on YOUR blog, adding the 123 Challenge Blinkie to YOUR blog.... and we also have ONE BIG CHALLENGE - which will be revealed on the night!!!
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY OF THE PRIZES YOU MUST COMPLETE THE JUNE 123 CHALLENGE BY THE LAST DAY OF THE MONTH! EASY!!!
Hope to see you there!!!
Well lots have been happening around here lately. Busy with lots of projects for classes for 123 Scrapbook and Flourish. Busy with work for A2Z Scraplets too! Don't really have time to scratch my bum at the moment. LOL.
And right now what is occupying my time is trying to find out what's going to happen with Paul's car. He was involved in an accident yesterday and basically the cost to repair the car is more than what the car is worth.. market value and not what it is worth to us. We NEED that work vehicle and just spent quite a bit of money getting everything all repaired on it and wham! A car decides to pull right in front of Paul. Pretty sure both cars are a write off. Just so glad that they are both ok. Pisses me off that it was not his fault, but now we have to go into debt to get another car. What is with that? Doesn't seem fair to me. The guy who's fault it was will probably end up with a new car and we get screwed!
Think happy thoughts, think happy thoughts LOL!
Gotta few plugs I have to do..
The 123 Scrapbook Cybercrop is underway and you still have time to do the challenges. This month's theme was I am Woman. Go register in the forum and complete the challenges. $20 gift voucher for each challenge up for grabs if we get enough people doing them. People just don't want to get freebies at the moment by the looks LMAO!
Here is my example of my challenge:
This Friday we have a class with Monica using the new Ruby Rock It range of papers. Her layouts are stunning and if you want to join in the fun, with games and vouchers up for grabs, just register your interest in the forum. I am running the games on the night, so that should be interesting..
Here are a few layouts I've done recently..
Scraplets borders which I have designed..
Photo is way blurry, but my battery in my camera was dying at the time..
Closeup of the border with paint and utee
My May 123 Challenge entry..
A little project I made to keep all my DT stuff in check..
How gorgeous are those Collage Press Papers?? You can get them at 123 Scrapbook!
I think that's all I can show at the moment.
Who is going to the Scrapbook & Papercrafts Fair? I'm heading out on Sunday so if anyone wants to catch up, let me know!
I'll be back soon with some more stuff ;o)
Have a great day!
Karlene xx
1. buttons
lots and lots of buttons
minimum of 6???
or you can choose the minimum LOL
woohooooooooo
Giovanna Scott
2. How about using some fabric??? Would def be a challenge for me, but that's what it's all about right??
Manon Keir
3. Would Hand Stitching be OK?
Regards,
Fiona Shultz
It
looks like most of you were thinking haberdashery this month!!! So we
thought why not combine 3 of them! Would love to see you use more....
how about Lace?
Email your entries to: challenge_123@hotmail.com by the last day of the month!!!
BONUS RANDOM PRIZE DRAW:
Complete your June 123 Challenge entry before Monday June 15th, 7pm for
your chance to win a $10 Voucher - to be randomly drawn on the night of
the 123 Blog Party
YOU MUST COMPLETE THE JUNE 123 CHALLENGE BY THE LAST DAY OF JUNE TO BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN PRIZES AT THE 123 BLOG PARTY
{PRIZE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY}
Come and join us for a fun filled night of chatting and laughing till your sides hurt and while youre at it, have a go at our challenges and games for some cool store vouchers!!
Register in the forum to get your Chatzy link!
See you at 8PM!!
I feel like I am back in the world of the living (for now anyway). The last couple of weeks have been a bit blah to say the least.
Hate depression, hate what it does to me, hate what it does to my family, hate that I don't have any control over it, hate that I don't want to do anything or go anywhere, hate that I want to stay in my pj's all day. Hate that I feel like a sad sack!
Glad that it is over for the time being, glad that I have such a supportive family, glad that they don't judge me, glad that they love me, glad for friends who are understanding, glad for the sunshine today!
I have both kiddies home sick today and I thought it might just stay that little longer, but nope, I feel somewhat human again. Woohoo!
I am starting fresh today, thinking happy thoughts, being in a positive frame of mind (even when feeling like shit) and spending more time with my family instead of retreating, cause I don't want to be a burden. Well that is OVER!
Ok now that the rant is over, I have a couple of layouts to share. These first two are ones that I did for Scraplets using some 12" border strips I designed. Love them! (even if I do say so myself LOL!)
This strip I stamped the polka dots with versamark and then used white embossing powder and inked with distress inks.
This next one is something different to me, not used to all the straight lines and everything fitting perfectly, but I just adore the Cosmo papers so much!
I just painted the next strip and used some dimensional magic around it.
I have designed some others, just need to take some photos and I will share them when I can. I love strips!
This next layout was done for 123 Scrapbook for my Kit and Kaboodle section. This month I used masking tape. I framed the photos with it and covered some cardstock with it and used it as journalling strips also.
I adore Sass Lass!
I've been busy creating projects for my classes over at Flourish. Lots of fun! I attended the crop on Saturday night and had a ball. All the ladies are so lovely. Lorna and Briohny are a crack up! Can't wait for the next one. Even though my mojo was majorly missing that night, watching everyone do layout after layout, it was still a great night.
Ok, better do the mummy thing now and get back to the snotty nosed kids. Great!
Take Care
Karlene xx
The monthly challenge over at the A2Z Scraplets blog is a wonderful sketch. Pop over and see the sketch and enter for your chance to win a fantastic pack of Scraplets.
While you are there, check out all the new Scraplets that have been released. Lots of yummy ones!!
May 123 Challenge is up on the blog and it's an easy one this month! No excuse now not to get it done ;o)
1. Mixed up alphas for the title - Tash Allen and Long Title - Jan Fletcher
2. 3 different ribbons used creatively (not just stuck down straight) - Nina Granzian
3. Journaling spots - Manon
