I'm not normally one for making cards but over the past few weeks I've tried my hand at a couple. They're mainly thank you cards. And I've been surprised by how easy it was for them to come together. They weren't a quick put together as I probably thought about what I would do maybe....abit too much....but I didn't spend alot of time on them. The waiting I had to do was for ink and glue to dry.
In Hong Kong it is nearly the end of the school year. For someone who comes from the Southern Hemisphere finishing the school year in June is a tad strange and it has taken me a little while (a few years) to get used to it. Now it seems perfectly ok for this to happen and for Christmas to be cold.....
For me this end of school year is bittersweet. My youngest will be finishing up at her preschool and will be joining her older sister at primary school in August. This preschool has been such a huge part of our lives since arriving in HK has we have been going there for the past 4 years and it is going to be sad to say goodbye.
Victoria's preschool teacher is the most wonderful teacher. She has given all the children a love for learning and has helped bring out the best in them. She is just a fantastic person and is going to be missed. I make a card for all the children to sign and we will give to her on Friday as it's the children's graduation day. She's done an amazing job of making our children feel special so we're doing something to make her feel special and to say thank you.
I made the card with Kraft cardstock, My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline paper and twine - I used both sides of the paper. Heidi Swapp Colour Magic Banner, a Prima wooden heart button and a stamp from Studio Calico. On the inside I stamped the sentiment "Thank you for a wonderful 2011/12 year".
I was reading the Challenge Me Happy blog as the winner of Challenge #23 had been announced....and it was me!!! It was such a thrill to see that my layout had been selected. Thank you for selecting me!!
This has to be one of my favourite layouts. It just came together so well using Scrapbook Circle's The Story kit. Click here to see my layout.
I've been abit remiss with uploading my layouts for the monthly NZ Paper Chase challenges. I do enjoy these challenges that come out and always look forward to seeing what they are and what I can do with them. It's always a great feeling to get another story told....
February 2012
March 2012
April 2012
May 2012
And I'm currently working on June's entry. If you'd like to check out the challenge click here. It's a great challenge - I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with.
It's been a while since I've posted but it's been a crazy time since March. I've had a trip back to NZ for nearly a month and then when we got back it's just been go, go, go. For all my best of intentions I haven't really been able to do much scrapping. Hopefully that'll all change.
Challenge #23 at Challenge Me Happy really got the inspiration going with a fabulous sketch. I love the grid background and with my new Scrapbook Circle kit - The Story I was all good to go. I really love the softness of this layout.
I was feeling rather inspired by this sketch so thought I would convert it in a double layout. I'm working on an album of a holiday taken in NZ in 2010 - it's a work in progress but it's safe to say I'm getting there. It's a 9"x9" album which is a different tack from my usual size but it works for the story I want to tell. I used the new Amy Tan Sketchbook papers with the dollie mask by She Art from Pink Paislee. What a fun mask that is!!
I think this sketch will be used more than once!! LOVE it !!!
Challenge #19 for Challenge Me Happy was to create your own emblishments. I had received my March Scrapbook Circle Best.Day.Ever kit full of the latest Dear Lizzy (which I just love) and other fabulousness and had an idea of what I was going to do. I also had seen this great idea from Sketch Support with the use of banners. It was Add On Sketch #15, so I modified it to make it work with my layout. I created the banners and put them together to go "into" the Dear Lizzy chipboard shape, like a vase.
I thought I would try something slightly different too and that was use my new Studio Calico Mr Huey spray to give a splatter look on the base paper. I really like how this layout turned out.
Also, should let you know that I had a little help for the title. I knew what I wanted to say but just couldn't find the right words. So asked the person who the layout was about for ideas and the title came straight from her. So just had to use it.
After completing the masking challenge for Challenge Me Happy (click here for post) I was inspired to do another layout with another mask. It was a Heidi Swapp tulip mask. I found these 2 photos of my daughters that weren't taken at the same time (I think there was 2 weeks between them). We were doing some baking and I asked them to smile. They both gave me the same pose and tilted their head the same way - just classic - so of course had to scrapbook them. In completing the layout I realised that wasn't much room for journalling - which tied in well with the Southern Girls Challenge #19 to do something hidden. I created a journalling tag and slipped it behind the top photo. To do this smoothly I raised the photos so that the tag would slide in easily. I used papers from the Crate Paper Random collection thickers from American Craft and letter stickers from October Afternoon.
Challenge Me Happy's challenge number 18 was to use masking. This is not something that I often do but thought it would be abit of fun to play with. I've got heart masks that Heidi Swapp did and they do get used - just not very frequently. So I used Silver Spun Tattered Angels Glimmermist to bring the heart out and I also traced a smaller heart mask for my journalling to match my daughter's heart on her sweatshirt. Everything else came from a Studio Calico kit.
