123 Get Scrappy Challenge #13

Hi girls,

Yeah I know its been a while eh, but finding time to scrap at the moment is difficult, and its been driving me insane. So today I got a chance to retreat into my craft room and immerse myself in an actual 12 x12 layout! I know! OMG! Thanks to the awesome 123 Get Scrappy, I found the inspiration I needed through their recent challenge board. I went for the line that suggested Stars/Pen or Pencil/ and Crumpled paper. A little stumped at first, but I got experimenting with my Silhouette Pens and loved the end result of journalling directly onto my card stock, I would've never gotten that text so straight! Then crumpled up some of the patterned papers used behind my photo and their edges, and finally used some co ordinating stars to match the papers from the Photo Freedom Boys Rule range.

Im really pleased with the "graphic" feel of the layout and have a feeling those Silhouette Pens are going to get quite the work out on future layouts!

thanks for stopping by, love Bee

Jammies and hotties

In my jammies already, don't you love that! That feeling when you undress all those layers of the day. Bra off! YES! There really is nothing like a pair of flannelettes  and uggs, thats sexy right there people!

I remembered that I have done a couple of layouts from James' birthday with the July kit from Crazy Monday Kits. I loved this month, orange, blacks and blues, and it worked well with being a "boy" scrapper.

I loved the way my mask that I cut on the Silhouette turned out using the texture paste, a cool confetti effect.

thanks for stopping by, love bee

a little news...

So it appears I have a little exciting news. The lovely girls at Southern Girls Challenge, have honoured me with a position on their Design Team! Whoo Hoo. Along with many other talented card makers, scrapbookers, and off the pager's, I going to be part of this fantastic crew and the great challenges they create. Hope to see you all check it out and maybe get involved in a challenge or two..

its a happy sunny day

It is a sunny day, and with that comes a quiet house. Not a squeal, not a whinge, no "MUM!!". I love it, what this neighbourhood brings to my boys childhood. Friends all around, to share a soccer game with or a Nerf gun war. It is what we had as kids.

And so a chance to blog for me whilst Master 2 sleeps...awww he's so cute when he does that!

So I'm loving our new home. It really is like a blank canvas that develops and becomes a whole picture all the time. A cushion there, a frame there. And I've been pleasantly surprised to see how well a few scrapbooking items are making their way out of the craft room to around the house and they just seem to fit so well...here's a couple of examples.

thanks for stopping by..love Bee

Market Street 8x10 prints

I think the thing I love about the MME Market Street prints is that you can do just whatever you like with them. Scrap them. Frame them up. Too cool. When Hayley sent me this gorgeous layout, I just though WOW, she nailed it, using such a large piece beautifully that it didn't take over the whole layout.

check out the shop for the availability of these prints

love Bee

Well hello there!

It is obvious my blog has been neglected, and no excuses, well ok I have been kinda busy with the Paper Doll, note the tab above people to the 'shop', cool huh!

I'm so excited about throwing myself into the business and building it into a successful wee store and I seriously need to keep up with the scrapbooking in support of it. So watch this space, lots of creative energy coming your way.

In the meantime here are a few more layouts that I got achieved at the Scrap Away Retreat.

thanks for stopping by, don't forget to check out the shop love bee xx

Creative Scrappers Sketch #268

I know I know, its been a while. Well thats being kind, it's been an eternity. Life is busy, don't ask me what I do cos I couldn't tell you, but I'm busy. Taking myself out of this mad house and to the Scrap Away Retreat was the best thing I have done not only for myself but especially for my beloved scrapbooking.

Here is my take on Creative Scrappers Sketch #268 that I did while I was away, using the fabulous boys range, "Boys Rule" from Crate Paper. The photo is a special one to James, meeting one of his sporting idols, All Black Captain Kieran Reid.

thanks for stopping by...Bee xx