Sketch plus exotic

Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge has put up a sketch which you have to give an exotic touch!
Last year Mike and I had 2 days in San Francisco on our way home from Portland. We wandered down to the Saturday markets and wished we had somewhere we could cook. The produce was incredible! The colours, the variety and the freshness was amazing!! Producers would travel from miles away, in the early hours, each Saturday to get their stalls set up.
I have enjoyed using some of the brighter papers from Glitz Designs and Basic Grey for this layout.

These papers are available (and the gorgeous Glitzers) from Scottie Crafts, here.
And if you havent already, then check out the fun challenges over at Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge, here.
Hope you all have had a peaceful weekend!
Cheers,
Sue x

SGC- Anything goes

In this fortnights Southern Girls Challenge just Anything Goes!! So why dont you hop on over and upload your latest creation, card, layout or OTP here before midnight,Tuesday 4th October and be in the chance to win an awesome prize.
Here, I have a card and a layout that maybe of inspiration!

These gorgeous MME Lost and Found papers, on the LO and the Prima papers and embellies,on the card, are from Scottie Crafts. Check out their website here!

Cheers,
Sue x

Blog hop winner!

The bloghop winner of the very cool paper pack from Artfull Crafts is....................

TANYA WATSON

Congratulations, Tanya!! I know you will love the goodies you receive!

Can you please email southerngirlschallenges@gmail.com with your address details.

Well done,

Sue  :)

Card and flower tutorial

I made this card this morning for a special friend and thought that someone might be interested in a tutorial to make these simple flowers that I have used here and in the previous Southern Girls bloghop LO.

Materials:
• Rayon seam binding (1 metre)

• TH Distress Stains

• Cardstock circles (1 ½ inch)

• Button or brad of choice (for centre)

Equipment:

• Xyron sticker maker

• Water spritzer

• Plastic gloves

• Heat gun

Instructions

1. Randomly stain seam binding with 2 or more stains of choice. (Leave a little white space as well)

2. Spritz with water to mingle colours. Leave to dry or use heat gun

3. Run a cardstock circle through the Xyron sticker maker.

4. Starting on the outside edge of the circle sticker, attach the ribbon, pleating as you go.

5. Continue, in a spiral, until nearly at the centre. Cut and stick the end into the centre.

6. Attach button or brad.

So simple!! Have fun!
Sue x

Southern Girls - Birthday Blog Hop!! (8th-20th Sept)

Southern Girls - "Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear girls....."

I cannot believe we are a year old! And it has been a fantastic year with wonderful support from all our  sponsors and getting to know all the other awesome girls on the best and friendliest Design Team ever!
So, to celebrate our birthday, we have an amazing bloghop with some of our fantastic regular sponsors giving away fabulous prizes at every stop!
I am last on the hop and you should have arrived from Kirsten's blog. If not, head back to www.southerngirlschallenges.blogspot.com where a full blog hop list is posted.

I have done a layout in celebration of my year at SGC and Liz from Artfull Crafts is giving away some free product to one lucky lady who:
 1 - comments on my blog
 2 - enters this fortnights challenge at Southern Girls.

So, make card or LO and enter on Southern Girls Challenge, also, leave me a comment here and on the 20th of September I will draw a random name and someone will win this fabulous Kaisercraft Paper Collection from Artfull Crafts. Check out the prize Collection on Artfull Crafts' site, here!

 Good luck!

Cheers,

Sue x

 

Layout by Emma

I wanted to share this fabulous layout done by my daughter, Emma. She has started doing some scrapbooking this year and has done some wonderful stuff!!
In this layout they went for a walk around the rocks with Frank. He was intrigued with the fish moving in the pools!
Dont you love the button and fibre embellishment!!?

Cheers,

Sue x