Xmas photoshoot 2016 -GDT 123 Challenge

I am thrilled to be Guest Designer for the 123 Challenge Blog this month with a a gorgeous Christmas theme.
We were lucky enough to have the grandchildren together last Christmas and managed a little photoshoot with them all!



The challenge: Use all 3 colours, the 2 words and the sketch!

Pop over to 123 Challenge Blog and give it a try

Cheers,

Sue :)

Family - Altenew

I have been drooling over the gorgeous products from Altenew for a while and finally bought myself some!! Loving them!!
So I thought I would do the December scrapbook challenge, using this gorgeous pic from a photoshoot my son and DIL had done. (photo - Jodie Piggot Photography)



The challenge sketch:

Cheers, Sue :)

Life is Good - D-Lish Scraps

My layout for the November moodboard challenge at D-Lish Scraps. I was inspired by the colours, pop of gold and black/white stripes.



The moodboard:

Have a great weekend,
Sue :)

Me + Pop - STB

My layout for Scrap the Boys November challenge. This is not a colour combo that I would normally choose, so it was a bit of a challenge!
Blakey is starting to master the construction of a successful 'marble tower'.

Cheers,

Sue :)

Adorable - Studio Challenges

My layout for the 'mirror' challenge at The Studio Challenges. Not totally mirror, but nearly there if you take away the title!

Have a great week! 

Cheers,

Sue :)

My Girl - Off the rails

As soon as I saw this month's challenge at Off the Rails, I knew what pic i wanted to use.
My wee granddaughter and her sister decided they wanted to put makeup on! Needless to say, Mum's make-up bag is now out of reach! But how cute is she?!!!



The moodboard:

Have a great weekend!

Sue :)

Beautiful day - SUYS

My layout for this months challenge at Show Us Your Stuff:
My 'F' words are: flair, flower, felt, feather, fili (cotton), family, foam tape, fussy cutting. Handmade item: a Charm's Creation's heart.




Cheers,
Sue :)

GD Oct 15th Stuck?! Sketches

I am thrilled to be Guest Designer for the October 15th sketch challenge at Stuck?! Sketches! I am such a fan of Laura's sketches and look forward to every reveal!
My layout:



The sketch:

Head over to Stuck?! Sketches and join in the challenge or just be inspired by the great Design team.

Cheers,

Sue :)

Rarotonga - SBT50

My layout for the challenge at Scrapbooking Top 50.
I was inspired by the island holiday theme. My daughter and family have just got back from a very relaxing week in Rarotonga. The girls loved the swimming and Madi, who used to be scared of waves, even mastered snorkelling!



The moodboard:

Cheers,

Sue :)

Moana - Stuck?! Sketches

I loved this October 1st sketch at Stuck?! Sketches!
My daughter called and said Madi needed a Moana outfit for the following day (last minute, Charlie!!) and did I have anything in my stash that might work. I found a perfect handprinted table runner that I had bought at a craft fair years ago, some calico and a cheap chiffon scarf I bought for making burnt edge flowers! LOL! I am such a hoarder!!
Two hours later, 'Moana, a.k.a. Madison' :)



The sketch:

Cheers,

Sue :)

Mini Me - Double trouble STB

I was going to use this photo for last month's challenge at Scrap the Boys,  (Father's day)but things got hectic and it never got done, so when I saw the sketch for the October challenge I was ready to go! My title 'Mini Me - double trouble', pretty well sums up these two!



The sketch:

Cheers,

Sue :)

SUYS - Make a Splash

The challenge at Show Us your Stuff, this month, is to use mixed media. I have used stamps and varying brands of inks and watercolours. My handmade item is my stamped and coloured mermaid embellishment.



The challenge:

Have a great week,

Sue :)

Southern Girls Challenge

It's been a while since I did a project for the Southern Girls Challenge, but here is mine for "shake your groove!", a birthday card for my granddaughter's 4th birthday.

                    

Have a great weekend.

Cheers, Sue :)

Scrap the Girls - sweet

Love the sketch at Scrap the Girls this month! I have been getting a little bored with my style and wanted to try something different, so I got out my stamps (some I have had for about 10 years!) and the Ken Oliver Liquid Metals that I bought at last years SENZ.



The sketch:

I am going to look at all my stamps in a new light!

Cheers,

Sue :)

GD at 123 Challenge Blog

I am Guest designing this month at 123 Challenge Blog. Their challenges are awesome: 1 sketch, 2 words to use and 3 colours. Several of the family flew over 'the ditch' from Auckland to Sydney and had a wonderful long weekend celebrating our granddaughter's 1st birthday. Her little cousins loved their first ever ferry ride!



The challenge:

I hope you will pop over to the blog and play along! 

Cheers,

Sue :)

Stuck?! - Roar for 4

Blakey had an awesome dinosaur themed 4th birthday party. I have used the Sept 1st sketch at Stuck?! Sketches.



The sketch:

Have to share with you this cool dinosaur that his Dad made on his CNC machine! :)

Cheers,

Sue :)

Just awesome - The Studio Challenges, Funky Flairs

I have combined this layout, of a wonderful long weekend in Sydney (from NZ) with family, with  The Studio Challenges and the Facebook colour challenge at Funky Flairs. Our 2 granddaughters just loved their first trip on a ferry across Sydney Harbour.


The Studio Challenge Tic Tac Toe board: I used the middle column; Flair, 2 Alphas, Blue


                                                                         The Funky Flairs Colour board

Cheers,

Sue :)

The Good Life - Stuck?! Sketches

A layout using the August 15th sketch at Stuck?! Sketches. I was in the mood to do something for a change and use some neglected supplies, so got my Minc out and my Ken Oliver Liquid Metallics
and Color Bursts. I have also used a Charm's Creation heart and a Funky Flair.




The Sketch:

Cheers, Sue

Show Us Your Stuff Our Wildflower

This gorgeous babe is a bundle of energy, definitely a beautiful wildflower!
I have used the sketch from the August challenge at Show us your Stuff. The handmade embellishment is a Charm's Creation teal and silver sparkle circle.



The sketch:

Cheers,

Sue :)

The Studio Challenges, Artastic - Christening

We had a wonderful weekend in Sydney for our youngest granddaughter's Christening and first birthday.
This layout is for The Studio Challenges - to use stitching and the ARTastic challenge, white with one (pink).



ARTastic inspiration painting: Inspired by the paint threads and softness of the colour interaction.

Cheers,

Sue :)

Awesome - Scrap the Boys

The Scrap the Boys challenge this month is to use a large photo. I have been wanting to try a large photo for a while, so was really pleased to see this challenge. Thanks, girls! I think I will be doing it more often!



Cheers,
Sue :)

Tres Chic - STG, Stuck?!

My layout for the Scrap The Girls July moodboard challenge. I was inspired by the colours; dark teal, pink and black lace headband.
I have used the July 15th sketch at Stuck?! Sketches.




The moodboard:

       

The sketch:

  

Cheers,

Sue :)

Happy time - 123

My layout for the July challenge at 123 Challenge Blog.




The challenge:

Keep warm!

Cheers,

Sue 

Not happy! July 1st Stuck?! Sketches

My layout for the July 1st challenge at Stuck?! Sketches. Miss R had her grumpiest look on all the way to daycare in the first week when she realised they weren't going to the park. She wouldn't smile or even look at Mum! How to make a mother feel guilty!! By week 3 she was smiling and eager to go most days.


The sketch:

Cheers,

Sue :)

What's up? Fun? - Stuck?! Sketches

Miss H is loving her spaghetti bolognese. Unfortunately for Mum, is wasn't all going in her mouth! This layout is for the June 1st challenge at Stuck?! Sketches. This month I am GD for Charm's Creations.


This month I am excited to be Guest Designer for Charm's Creations, so here is a close-up of 2 beautiful Charm's Creations which you can find here:

   

Cheers,

Sue :)

Smile - Scrap the Girls

Such a pretty sketch at Scrap the Girls this month!
For my LO I have rotated the sketch and used a beautiful Charm's Creations denim heart.


A close up of the heart embellished with a mirror heart and liquid pearls:

The sketch:

         

Cheers,

Sue