The convenience factor...

So it turns out that I may be the super lazy kind of crafter. The bulk of my supplies used to be conveniently located at the doorway, just outside my bedroom. It wasn't a case of "out of sight, out of mind" since they are in open baskets which I see every single time I enter/leave my room. And yet, I find myself rummaging through supplies on my desk to complete my projects, neglecting the bulk of good stuff outside.

These days I've been using my punches a lot more simply because they are now conveniently located within my room after a recent supply reorganization [Hmmmm...I could potentially have a smaller butt if I did more "shopping" along my doorway! *LOL*]....

Just a layout of my niece and nephew. I was inspired by the sketch at Creative Scrappers and the song at Scrapping the Music.

Supplies: Basic Grey patterned papers, Crafter's Workshop template, Maya mists, Fiskars corner punch, EK Success circle punch, Imaginisce chipboard, SRM stickers, American Crafts foam thickers, Black Sharpie, buttons, black pen, white pen.

*Edited* This layout was a winner at Scrapping The Music. :)

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I love the new Little Darlings line! :)

I love the new Little Darlings line by Graphic 45. Just so pretty! :) Perfect for scrapping photos of my cousin's little bundle of joy - Justin!

A little misting and masking on the background....

And yes, I accidentally printed the same photo twice so the shot of my sister carrying little Justin was mounted on 3D dots for dimension.

Notice the mega boo boo? The baby boy was blond so I coloured his hair with Copics...a little overzealously...*LOL*

I used the sketch at Creative Scrappers and was inspired by the song at Scrapping The Music.

Supplies: Graphic 45 patterned papers, Maya mists, Heidi Swapp chipboard letters, Ranger distress ink, buttons, thread, brown pen, trim, plastic and iron grids as masks.

P/s: Just one more day to play along with my guest Emily's multi-loop bow challenge...it ends on Friday!

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Lady in red! :)

I love these pictures of my niece Sophie. A little lady in red! :)

Check out that winning smile on the lady in red! :)

Texture paste and mist...and punchinella...[I will share a tutorial on texture paste soon.]

I was inspired by the sketch at Get Picky and the challenge at Scrapping the Music.

Supplies: Heidi Swapp mask, Maya mists, Crate Paper chipboard, paper and stickers, Gauche Alchemy punchinella, texture paste, buttons and black pen.

P/s: Have you entered my blogoversary giveaway? [Please note that due to availability issues, I have changed Giveaway #1 of a Gauche Alchemy Knick Knack Paddy Whack Kit (US$25) to a collection of mixed media color kits worth US$85.]

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The story of J & the pig. :)

Littlest nephew J really loves this stuffed pig in his Aunt E's room. Now, he's really afraid of my sister [whose maternal instincts hasn't quite kicked in yet!] but to "ride" on the pig, he would ask for permission in his sweetest voice. ...*LOL*

Just love the blissful look on his face when he's on the pig! :) I went a little sticker crazy here. *LOL*

Apparently I really wanted to scrap this story about J and the pig because I found 3 of the same photos! :) I cut up 2 and popped them up on 3D dots. :)

A little twine and an upcycled intimate wear tag *winks*

Supplies: Maya mists, American Crafts thickers, SRM stickers, Jenni Bowlin stickers, Adorn It stickers, Martha Stewart edge punch, brads, white pen, black pen, twine, ribbon, Gauche Alchemy embellishments.


I was inspired by the challenge at Scrapping The Music and the sketch at Frosted Designs.

P/s: Have a great weekend friends! :)

*Edited* I made Top 3 at Frosted Designs! :)

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A giveaway! :)

 Scrapping The Music is celebrating her fourth birthday with a blog hop! Don't forget to leave a comment on every stop as there are prizes to be won! Yay! :)

The design team all worked with STM's first ever challenge song - Like a Star by Corinne Bailey Rae.

My layout features nephew #1 and #2, pausing to pose for the camera while running amok in the shoe section of the departmental store....which is why they are only amazing sometimes...*LOL*.

I used the sketch at Frosted Designs and was inspired by the chipboard challenge at Scrapbookers Anonymous.

Here's the prize I'm offering!  A Bo Bunny stamp set and an Inkadinkado ink pad! :)

To be in the running for my giveaway, just leave a comment on this post. :)

Your next stop is at Frauke's! :)

 Supplies: Echo Park Papers, Gauche Alchemy embellishments, American Crafts thickers, Maya mist, Fancy Pants chipboard, black pen.

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You gotta see it to believe it! :)

So the other day, I found my littlest nephew J trying to wear my stuffed pig's bikini bottom as a hat! You gotta see it to believe it! *LOL* What did the aunt do? Take photographic evidence of course! :)

I used the sketch at Sketchy Thursdays and the title was inspired by this fortnight's challenge at Scrapping The Music.

Supplies: Echo Park Papers and stickers, Maya mists, pom pom trim, wrinkle ribbon, buttons,white pen, brown pen.

You'll be seeing lots of projects created with Echo Park Paper because I just got this lovely box of goodies from Your Scrapbook Stash!

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New addition...and some challenge winners! :)

Thanks for all the sweet comments on my bruise...It can be covered up quite well by concealer! Yay! :)

The new challenge at Scrapping The Music is up! My layout features my friend Maggi's family...thought I should at least feature Chris [Maggi's husband] in one of the layouts since he's seriously outnumbered by females with the new addition to the family...*LOL* 

Love that the square of patterns were a mish mash of random scraps! :)

Supplies: American Crafts papers, Heidi Swapp chipboard letters, Sharpies, button, twine, tickets (Gauche Alchemy), Sam and Lucy letter stickers.

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And now on to some winners! Thanks to all who played along with my guest Lynnda's minimal challenge! :)

The randomly selected winners are....

Winner #1 

is Fleur de lo who gets the yummy American Made kit from My Mind's Eye! :)

Winner #2

is Amelia Khalik who gets the Alphabet Soup Boy Paper and Accessories Kit from My Mind's Eye! :)

Congratulations ladies! Please email me your mailing details so that I can get your RAK mailed out to you! :)

P/s: Come play along with my guest Helen's modern shabby challenge! :)

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Crazy about dinosaurs

My nephews are really crazy about dinosaurs. Bring them to the library and they head straight for the shelf with the books on dinosaurs. Don't ask me how many times we've watched Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. *LOL* Their dinosaur figurines are among their most treasured toys.

So I got pretty excited when I saw that my friend K had the Cricut cartridge for these cuties...[Hey, I've got to work hard to maintain my fave aunt status! *LOL*]

A little stickle-action for a sparkly finish...and some Gauche Alchemy fibers for some texture.

I was inspired by the sketch at Sketchy Thursdays, this fortnight's song at Scrapping The Music and the challenge at TAAFOMFT on fave toys.

Supplies: Cardstock, cork paper, stickles, thread, Gauche Alchemy embellishments, googly eyes, Cricut diecuts, thread, white pen, stickers.

P/s: I would really love for you to  play along with my guest Elizaveta's vintage-inspired challenge! :)

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Fresh clean day! :)

Ahhh...nothing like a bath to start a fresh clean day! :)

My layout features my nephew O and  was inspired by the latest challenge over at Scrapping The Music. This fortnight's song is Falling Slowly.

I actually painted this textured acetate for an album during a Donna Downey class I attended on Saturday but some of the paint peeled off so I thought it would be better on a layout enclosed in a page protector...*LOL*

I misted on the white background cardstock and blended the colours with distress ink in tumbled glass. Added some buttons and inked the photo with the same distress ink. Journaling was printed on transparency.

I used the sketch at Sketchy Thursdays.

P/s: Don't forget about my guest Donna's dimensional challenge...it ends on Friday! 

*Edited* This layout was a Sketchy Thursdays fave! :)

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On the horse

Hello friends! :) Today's layout was inspired by the latest challenge over at Scrapping The Music - the song Good Days by Alain Clark. It features my old brother on a stationary horse.

A really simple layout using My Little Shoebox papers. I scanned the photo and printed 2 on transparency to create a "multi-photo" layout. A little handstitching. SRM stickers. American Crafts thickers. Baker's twine. Buttons.

P/s: Don't forget about my guest Tesa's colouring challenge! It ends on Friday! :)

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The bird video

So I have this rather boring (at least to me! ) bird video on my phone that my littlest nephew absolutely adores! I think he must have seen it at least a hundred times by now....*LOL* When I whip out my phone, he runs from wherever he is, plonks himself on my lap, points to the phone and says, "bird!". So totally cute right? 

Some layering with an MS edge punch, wrinkle ribbon and stickers.

This layout was inspired by the new challenge at Scrapping The Music. This fortnight's song is "Hanging by a moment" by Lifehouse. Patterned papers are from My Little Shoebox. Maya mists. SRM stickers. Distress inks. Baker's twine. Martha Stewart edge punch. Ribbons. Tag. Buttons.

P/s: You have till Friday to play along with my guest Debbie's embossing and sanding challenge! There's a super awesome prize package! :)  Remember that cardstock is not the only thing you can emboss and sand...*winks*.

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Fine play!

The new challenge at Scrapping The Music is up! :) It's the song Closer to Fine by the Indigo Girls. My layout features my three nephews playing in the tub! :) 

A little misting. Distressed inks on distressed edges. Trim, felt embellishment, buttons, thread, Gauche Alchemy embellishments. Journaling printed on transparency. 

P/s: I would love for you to come play along with my guest Michelle's Get out of your comfort zone challenge! :)

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