Looking forward to Christmas!

OK, so is it wrong of me to be thinking about Christmas in August?  I don't think so ... all of the former Holiday collections are all going on sale at all my favorite retailers... and I can't wait until Basic Grey's Jovial Collection comes out.

So this is a plea to all my local scrapbook store owners ... please bring in BG Jovial collection pack - I want to buy it!

Here's a sample of the yummy goodness it has in store!

Another sneak peak at the wedding album - layout

Here is another sneak peak at the wedding album that I am doing for my friend Angela.  Nearly finished now, I think I have three pages left to do, and maybe some titles etc.

I used Basic Grey's Capella line for this layout.  I made my own lollipop flower out of black satin and some beads.  I used a toggle clasp from the fabric store and some ribbon.  Dollar store bling and flowers.  I made my own corsage pin with some beads and a pearl-topped pin.  What is hard to see in this photo is the fact that there is lace at the top, behind the tear above the Bride's head.  The lighting today just isn't working with me for this layout, sorry about that folks!

Enjoy!

Another Sneak Peak into the wedding album - Layout

This is another layout that I am doing for my friend Angela's wedding album.  I'm going to reveal the whole album in the next week or so, but here is one more sneak peak. 

I borrowed alot of the ideas for this layout from a fellow scrapbooker Robinzberdz layout called "it's a beautiful DAY"

I used Basic Grey's Capella line.  Prima flowers as well as Webster's Pages Bloomers.  The swirly bits in the corner I did on the Cricut with the Storybook cartridge.  Dollar store bling and metal title plaque .  A Bo Bunny brad and alot of distressing!

Don't forget that the first ever Scrapper's Corner contest is still open.  Let me know your suggestions for a boy's first birthday party and you have a chance at winning six greeting cards made by MOI!!  See my previous post ... all you have to do is leave a comment on that post!  First Contest link

FIRST CONTEST - Planning a Boy's First Birthday Party!

So, I'm starting the planning process for my son's first birthday party.... and I'm looking for YOUR ideas! 

Share with me your ideas, I will pick one of the idea entries as a winner and send that person a beautiful set of 6 greeting cards handmade by ME!

Simply leave me a comment on my blog with  your ideas, you can even email me photos if you wish.

Be creative, lets see what you can do!

The card set will include: one pink & green Thank You card, purple dry embossed Sympathy card, blue & yellow Birthday card, one Season's Greeting card, blank Butterfly card, and a very lovely pink & brown "may all your wishes come true" that can be used for birthday or any other event.

Little Boy Of Mine - Layout

Using more of my My Mind's Eye - Laundry Line kit that I picked up from Craftysteals.com  I love it all!  So many great rub-ons and chip pieces!

I used a technique that I have seen a few times whereby the photo is "busting through" the page with curled edges.  I'm not sure I really like how this turned out, but I'll go with it for now, and I will try it again for sure.  I used my Martha Stewart punches, and some of those awesome Bloomers from Webster's Pages.  I used my quilling tool again for the heart.  I did some over embossing on the stars. (I feel a tutorial in order for the over embossing - it's really quite easy)  Lots of rub-ons and some bling and done!

Enjoy and tell me what you think of it!

Peacock Lane - two layouts

As promised, here are two of my layouts done with the Peacock Lane line from Bo Bunny.  Loving every little scrap of it!  I'm still looking for some great photos to put in it.  I had a friend supply me with some wonderful photos of Peacocks, however I can't seem to get the quality to my liking enough to print.

For the first one, the only thing that isn't Bo Bunny that I added was a little row of purple pom-pom's and some Stickles on the feathers and purple dots!

For this one, I used my paper quiller to mimic the design in the feathers.  I used some Petaloo flowers and Prima's Say It In Pearls centres.  A Prima pebble. Webster's Pages Bloomers across the bottom (love them, can't get enough of them - can't wait for the new ones to be available) I used some bling for the title "wish" and over some of the dots in the bottom corner.  Again Stickles on the feathers and my new Martha Stewart punch for the border.

Just to add some photos and all is complete!

Enjoy, and let me know what you think!

Bo Bunny's Peacock Lane

I finally got my hands on some Bo Bunny's Peacock Lane.  I've good big plans for these papers.  A good friend is going to give me some photos of peacocks from her trip to England - so looking forward to that!

I've done up one layout, and I'll post that for you soon (as there isn't a photo on it yet) LOL

I've not been scrapbooking too much, I was away for the last week and a half on a whirlwind visit to my parent's place and visiting some old friends from the area.

Scrapbooking tomorrow night though, and looking forward to it, get my creative juices flowing again.

Until next time bloggers.