Scrapbook Apprentice

Challenge five is on the website now http://www.creativitylifemag.blogspot.com/ so please pop over and have a look at the entrys. You can vote untill the end of april and as i seem to be lagging behind again any votes for me would be most appreciated!!!

Here are the sneak peeks for challenge six which will be online from 1st May...if i get through.

Sorry blogger is playing nasty with my photos again and publishing them the wrong way round! I have not got the time to try and get them right!

This months challenge was creative stamping. We were sent new PM papers and stamps by Jessie Edwards. I have stamped, embossed, triple embossed, clear embossed, resist embossed, stamped direct onto the paper and even used tea bags!!!!! I hope i get to stay in and everyone gets a look at this challenge entry.

playing catch up

I didn't realise it had been quite so long since i updated, sorry! What with half term, kids, puppy and trying to get my LO's done for Scrapbook Apprentice i have not had a minute.

I had my sister and friend Paige round to scrap on the first wednesday of the half term, my kids played upsatairs and i did actually remember to feed them (only because they came down to remind me!) Heres what i got done.

This photo was taken on mothers day along the cliff pass from shanklin to sandown and my two little angels are actually smiling! I cant remember what the papers were, the butterfly one is quite old! I used lots of primas and buttons and my lovely little owl stamp from stamps away. The alphas are a mix of PM and doddlebug and the journalling page was donated by Paige as i didnt have anything that matched!

SLYMI wk 14- Scrap something hidden. I chose to do my journalling hidden as it was quite personal and all about how brave my son is because he was bullied serverly and came out the other side of it. The photo was also taken on mothers day and i love it. The papers are fancy pants papa/adventurer, alphas are thickers and doodlebug and the 'hero' was part of the PP so i cut it out. The stamps are technique tuesday (also borrowed from Paige) and i have used PM ribbon and Rusty Pickle chipboard.

SLYMI wk 15- Scrap on the edge. I have used MM edged paper, Kaisercraft waterberry delicious/enticing, K&Co fabric brads, primas, MM tag, chipboard and thickers and PM alphas. I used my friskars threading water punch to edge one of the PP's and i used an American craft rub on to edge the other piece. The MM paper already has a lovely { edge and the tag has a torn edge. The photo is also from mothers day and is very rare as i am actually in it!

I got through!!!!

This Scrapbook Apprentice competition is getting tough! I just made it through to the next round, by the skin of my teeth, so a huge thank you to all the people who voted for me. Unfortunately Sarah was eliminated this time which is such a shame because every month her work was outstanding.
My sneak peaks are a couple of posts down for this months challenge, or you can pop over to the creativity life blog and see my LO, card and altered item in full and hopefully place a vote!!!
Thanks again everybody!

SLYMI wk 13

This is my LO for wk 13 which was use stamps. I used a flower stamp that i got in a free set with a magazine a couple of months ago. I stamped first with versamark then with green and violet slightly overlapping the stamp as i built up the layers. I used a dragonfly stamp from Technique Tuesday as well(just because i like it!). The papers are Daisy Bucket, Posh Posies/chic. I twisted the ribbon to represent the maypole from the photo.

Sneak Peaks for SA

Ok, I might be a little early with these as voting has not finished for challenge 4 yet but i wanted to put them up as you never know whose going next, this might be my only chance to show them. Make sure you pop over and place your votes for challenge 4 which is on the website until the end of March, the link is on the right.

This challenge was to use ribbon. We were sent a lovely selection from Doodlebug in hot pinks and lime greens, boutique ribbons, flocking and alphas. We also had to make an additional item this time. I have never really altered anything before so im not sure how my additional item will stand up against everyone elses, but i did my best!

Mothers Day

I had a lovely mothers day yesterday. My kids woke me up at 7.30 (!!) to give me a card and present(which im listening to now, Ronan Keatings, songs for my mother). Then i was given tea and croissoints in bed! In the afternoon we went for a long walk along the costal cliff from Shanklin to sandown and then we went up to Culver Down and watched some gliders. It was a lovely day spent with my family.

Caleb &Shelby

Me, the kids and the puppy

Posing for photos

The tulips Stu bought me for mothers day

SLYMI week 12- Scrap from the sketch. I have changed my LO slightly from the sketch by having 2 halfs seperated by the line and placing them one higher than the other. The paper is Kaisercraft what a hoot on the prowl & owlish. The stamp is stamps away the alphas are pm and doodlebug.

The photo is me holding an owl when i went to the Artemis Gathering a couple of yrs ago, the year before that i went in the wolf enclosure!