These are the days

 

Challenges:

1. My partner in crafting crime - vintage
2. Stampavie - swirls

Amore

 

Challenges:

1. Cupcake Craft - digital image
2. Sweet sketch Wednesday - sketch

So sentimental!

 

Challenges:

1. Critter sketch - think fall
2. Die-cut dreams - soft shades of vintage
3. Papertake weekly - one colour
4. Treehouse - fall colours
5. One stop craft challenge - so sentimental!
6. Lexi's creations - emboss it

Addo animals

 

Challenges:

1. Pollycraft - add a little nature
2. ABC challenge - B is for ... blue
3. Whoopsidaisy - blue & green

Words of wisdom

 

Challenges:

1. Wild orchid - make it sparkle
2. Creative card crew - sparkle & shine
3. Inspirational card sketch - sketch

Hope

 

Challenges:

1. Pink Elephant - sketch
2. Alphabet challenge - R is for roses
3. Bee crafty - anything goes

Kirkwood

 

In the Eastern Cape, near Addo Elephant Park, is a very small town called Kirkwood. It is mainly a farming community, with citrus being the main thng. We visited friends there, and these photos were taken on their farm. When i saw the photos, I immediately thought of an Afrikaans poem i once wrote ... the words just fit the photos.

This week's challenge at Scrap & Stamp, is to use handmade buttons.

Challenges:

1. Cupcake craft - blue & green
2. Scrapbook challenges - sketch #214
3. Tuesday taggers - inspired by poem
4. Creative belli - round & metal (i've had these charms since i don't even know when)
5. Treehouse - fall colours
6. Paper Cutz - metal (charms and brads)

Be you

 

This week at TeddyStampers, there is a great sketch for you ... take out your teddys and start stamping :-)

Challenges:

1. Stamp with fun - card for a girl
2. Cute card Thursday - no die-cuts
3. Stamp something - use digi
4. Stampin' B's - circles + flowers
5. Stampin for the weekend - anything goes

Princess

 

Challenges:

1. Allsorts - make a mini-card
2. Mojo Monday - sketch

Favourite things

 

This week's challenge at Scrap & Stamp, is to scrap your favourite things. Although quite a few ideas crossed my mind, i decided to scrap my daugthers ... totally favourites :-)

Challenges:

1. Pink Elephant - ribbon & sparkles
2. Scrapbook Challenges - sketch 213
3. Wildflower patch - polka dots
4. Paperplay - pink
5. Fun with shapes - dots, swirls, flowers, text
6. Paper Cutz - anything goes
7. One stop craft challenge - NOT a card

Hello ... shoes

 

Challenges:

1. Daring cardmakers - material girl
2. Secret crafter - what little girls are made of

What a catch

 

Challenges:

1. Tuesday Taggers - sea
2. Treehouse - under the sea
3. Just Scraps - anything goes
4. Aud Sentiments - anything goes

Life's greatest joy

The second page of the "blank" mini-album ...

Challenges:

1. Die-cut dreams - use tag, but NO stamping
2. CCEE Stampers - sketch

Best wishes

*card inspired by Jowilna*


Challenges:

1. Pear tree designs - best wishes
2. Crafty creations - winged things
3. Fab 'n Funky - use favourite colours (brown and pink)
4. Flutterby - open
5. Bah! Humbug - angels / fairies
6. Stamp something - fairytale

QKR August Blog Hop

QKR Stampede is having an August Blog Hop ... and the theme ...

SCHOOL DAYS ...

You may use any "school" stamp, but be sure to hop over to QKR and see their selection.

I chose this cute teacher stamp for my card.

 

If you didn't arrive here from Jessica's Blog, you don't want to miss what our designers have in store for you! The QKR Stampede Blog Hop starts at www.qkrstampede.blogspot.com.

If for some reason one of the links is broken along the Hop do not worry, hop back over to the QKR Stampede Blog - www.qkrstampede.blogspot.com the complete list will be.

Here is the Blog Hop order -
QKR Stampede Blog - www.qkrstampede.blogspot.com
Jerusha - http://www.ilovepapercrafting.blogspot.com/
Barb - http://barbsbestcreations-barbgmitro.blogspot.com/
Sarah - http://sarahscrazycreations.blogspot.com/
Laralee - http://racinggrandmacrafts.blogspot.com/
Ceal - http://simplybeautifulcreations.blogspot.com/
Holly -http://www.glitterstampsandink.blogspot.com/
Carol Lecian -http://www.stampalley.blogspot.com/
Jessica- http://thebugstampinmomma.blogspot.com/
Desiree - http://www.desireeh1.blogspot.com/
Chris Dickinson - http://www.chrissyd723.blogspot.com

Enjoy your August hopping ...

Mini album p1

I'm making a mini chipboard album for a friend. So the next few pages will be of this album, only WITHOUT any photos.
Friend wants to add her own photos.

 

Challenges:

1. Ooh-la-la Creations - spots & dots
2. Stamp with fun - lilac, blue
3. Delightful challenges - distressing
4. Pixie cottage - sketch + blue

Back to school

 

Challenges:
1. Inspirational card sketches - sketch
2. S2G Crafting - school days + red
3. Treehouse - back to school
4. Stampin 4 the weekend - back 2 school
5. Allsorts - primary colours

jMerry Christmas

 

Challenge:

1. Moving along with the times - christmas theme

Messy layout ;-)

This layout was inspired by Jowilna. She taught a "messy" class at Scrapbook Studio. We used paints, inks, mists, stitched, stamped ... and a whole lot more. All on ONE layout!!!!



This week's challenge at Scrap & Stamp is to make a double layout). Pop in there to see the DT's lovely creations.


Challenges:

1. Papertake weekly - white & bright
2. Creative Belli - paint
3. Little red wagon - circles
4. Frosted designs - celebrate life
5. One stop craft challenge - summer fun

Moon dancing ...

 

My turn for a card over at QKR Stampede. They've got a huge selection of cow-stamps ... you've just GOT to adore them.

Challenges:

1. Sketch Saturday - sketch
2. Fab 'n funky - spotty, dotty, stripes

Happy birthday Teddybear

 

Challenges:

1. Sunday sketch & stamp - sketch
2. Flutterby - favourite colour (which is pink)
3. Wildflower patch - embossing (embossed frame for my picture)
4. Your next stamp - birthdays
5. Stamp something - photo inspiration (pink party)
6. Paper Sundaes - stitching
7. Charisma Cardz - teddybears

Confidential...

 

Challenges:

1. Cute card Thursday - whateva
2. Card patterns - sketch

Perfect fit

 

Challenges:

1. Pollycraft - fit for a princess
2. Creative card crew - cute & girly
3. My partner in crafting crime - teens/tweens
4. Tuesday throwdown - monochromatic
5. Stampavie - black&white + one colour
6. Play date cafe - color splash (green)
7. S2G Crafting - summer accesories
8. Allsorts - dressing up
9. Bee crafty - digi image
10.Scrap, stamp & doodle - clean & simple

Dare to be remarkable

 

Challenges:

1. Annabelle stamps - sketch + bling
2. Cupcake craft - distressing
3. Die-cut dreams - gingham