A little breathing space.

Well dancing in the eisteddfod is complete and we only have the choir to go on Thursday night. Was a really busy week, trying to fit in work and be at the eisteddfod with the kids. Totally enjoyed it though as always. Kids did well both in solos and groups and that is all we can ask. They put in the hard work before hand and had no slip ups on stage. Now we prepare for concert and everything that comes after, such as Christmas, aghhhhhhh!!!! Here are my two and their friend ready to do their uptempo modern solos on Friday last.

Surprising myself!

I actually got to do the competition lo for Scrapbooking Premiere, which will be judged at their retreat in October. I just needed to do something for me, as I have been running around for everyone else lately. We had to capture a mood of some description, use black white and red, feather, masking and some sort of bling. The kids birthday was a very happy/party mood, could not resist using a feather as a mask on the white c/s and just love stickles and dimentional magic, not to mention glitter. Had a ball, although the craft table looked a little worse for wear after it was finished!

Sept/Oct Sketch @ Premiere

This challenge sketch is absolutely inspirational and I found myself with a couple of hours before bed last night in which I created from this sketch. It will be pretty hectic in my household for the next 4 weeks so I may not get a lot of scrapping done. Was really glad with the outcome of this one though and even managed to get to bed by 10 p.m. last night.

Kraft it Up August Challenge...

is a colour challenge using black, green and yellow. This is a great combination for reptiles but a little daunting when you want to use wedding photos. However undeterred we soldiered on. i love film strips to use more photos on a page and this was really appropriate for Christie and Robert's nuptial photographs. It is a long time since I used mulberry paper too, but he presto some yellow was in my stock. I love anything Kaiser so the flowers and the wood vines were appropriate in this lo. Kraft c/s is so great to use as a base as it does not interfere with the overall lo's tone, just adds to it, no matter what colour etc.

A Win!

What a boost to my scrapping confidence, I won the sketch challenge for May/June at http://www.scrapbookingpremiere.com.au/ I am basically a solo scrapper due to all my hectic schedule so to get a mention like this just gives the best boost and builds confidence no end!

July/Aug Premiere

This challenge from http://www.scrapbookingpremiere.com.au/ is all about bold and bright colours and different lettering, not to mention stitching and hand altered paper doilies. We also had to make our own background paper. I went a little bit wild with paints and just squiggled paint all over the page. The only disadvantage to this is that it took ages to dry and some of it gets covered by what you are doing on the page. Anyhoo this is what mine looks like!

Let's Get Shabby

The new challenge is up at Let's Get Shabby and the challenge is to use wings and a special verse. My daughter has a very special friend. They dance together and for duos and trios with my son. They do not go to the same school but have found a special friendship which as lead to both families being close. They are there for each other in good times and sad, and this picture of the two of them just shows how happy they are to be friends. The pair of them are angels, even if the devil sometimes raises his ugly head. There are quite a few elements in the lo, but the Prima butterflies are to die for. I also used some acrylic butterflies and adhered them with clear stickles, which I also used to highlight the vine and the edge of the 3D butterfly. I have used some felt flowers and a swirl of pearls to finish it off. I just love the lace border around both the photo and the matting; really makes it girly!