Lots Happening

Michelle, Natalie and I have been busy with lots of plans and ideas for Scrapbook Divas in 2010.

We've wasted no time and already kicked off with our monthly challenges - there will still be 4 challenges each month, with a $10 shop voucher for the winners, but here's how we'll be posting the challenges:

Product & Technique challenge posted on the 1st of each month
Colour Challenge posted by the Guest Design Team Member on the 1st of each month
Sketch Challenge posted by the boss lady, Michelle, on the 15th of each month
Mystery Challenge posted on the 15th of each month

Project 365/52 is well underway with lots of keen participants, myself included. So far I've been snapping away and keeping notes but I admit I haven't even printed a pic yet. All in due time ... LOL.

Our first Crazy Crop for 2010 will commence on Monday 8th March - 5 days of challenges, lots of chat and fun and the Queen of the Crop will be our Guest Designer for April & May.
Make sure you register for this great week of fun here.

I hope you will join us over at Divas. See you soon ...

Another year ...*sigh*...

Best wishes to you all for the new year. May 2010 be an awesome year for us all.

Well, we are home from our trip to Brisbane for Christmas with my family & friends, and our NY camping trip at Glenbawn Dam. It rained almost every single day we were away and although the rain cut our camping trip short by a couple of days, we were all still excited to see so much wet stuff. Guess that's what happens when you haven't seen it for so long.
We got some rain around home, but not nearly as much as other places around the state. Still, we are hopeful of lots more to come ...

On the scrapping front I haven't done a thing since before I left. But I'm busting to get into it, especially with all the exciting things we're planning for Scrapbook Divas this year. Nat has already kicked off "Project 52/365" ... I hope you will check it out and join in.
First though I MUST get my house in some sort of respectable shape, it looks like a bomb hit it since we got home from holidays and my scrapping room is a disaster zone with Christmas stuff everywhere.

Anyway, stay tuned ... when I am a bit more organised I'll have lots of scrapping to share.

OMG check this out ...

I've got some good news to share ...

A big congratulations also to the lovely NATALIE :)

And well done to everyone who participated in the comp.

So for anyone reading my little blog who isn't an active member of Scrapbook Divas I hope you will join us in 2010 for an awesome scrappy year :)

Scrapping wrap up

Well, the Scrapbook Divas Design Team competition is now done and dusted, just waiting for the boss lady to make her decisions. I loved all 3 challenges and am pleased with what I created so if my dream of making Michelle's team doesn't eventuate, then never mind, I've got some nice work to show for it anyway.

Good luck everyone ... I do not envy Michelle at all having to chose.

So, the third challenge was a double sketch challenge - a 6x12 LO and a card - so here's what I came up with.

As I posted a while back I think I was honoured to be chosen as the December Guest Design Team member over at 3 Angels Scrapping and I've been slowly but surely uploading various projects using the gorgeous products that Jo & Rosy sent me. Check out the gallery for more.

Here's some pics of a Bella! chipboard tag album which I covered with the divine Basic Grey d/s Eskimo Kisses range of pp's. I printed some little pics of the children I took during our very quick Christmas shoot a few weeks ago, and printed the story of Twas The Night Before Christmas onto little cards then decorated the album with lots of kindy glitz, die cut BG stickers and also a few hand cut pieces of the pp raised on d/s foam tape.

I think I'll add some more bling and ribbons and other pretties through out the album to really give it some "sparkle" and "pop" but here it is in its present state.

Christmas Exgravaganza & DT Competition

Hi bloggers ... I've been scrapping up a storm over the last week, you would be amazed at what I've created but I'm only going to share a little here in this post and save the rest for another day.

First up ... Challenge 2 of the Divas DT comp ... use the colours of the logo (pink/green/orange) and scrap a LO in your own, usual style.

So do you think this is me and my usual style? Stupidly I asked DH that question and all got was a roll of the eyes and the "you're kidding aren't you" look, however he did say it was "nice" LOL.

Over at Divas we've kicked off our 12 Days of Christmas Extravaganza with some awesome projects so far, and we're only half way through.

Check out the DIVAS FREE CLASSROOM BLOG for all the instructions and pics for each project. Yes it's free, available for anyone to look at and have a go.

So this LO is my scraplifted version of one the super clever Anne-Marie did for us.

The lovely Nat presented us with this clever and simple idea for pretty Christmas candles so I've whipped up some as little gifts for my girlfriends. Great way to use up scraps too.

Here's the 2 projects I presented for the 12 Days Extravaganza on day 1 - recylcing LOL. Yep these are just altered containers, perfect for popping little pressies in like chocolates, or even socks/jocks/boxers etc for Dad.

This last one is a mint tin and I've made up little vouchers to slip inside for my DH - things like "a massage" or "a free beer" or "a night off from the BBQ" - use your imagination. It's also a great idea for the kids to give.

Stay tuned for more Christmas scrapping projects, remember I said I've been busy ... ;o)

Busy at Divas

Challenge 1 for the Divas Design Team competition is all done ... and here it is, a set of mini canvasses which are now hanging on the wall in my hall.

The "special technique" part of the challenge is my version of "dodgy flowers". A big thank you to the lovely MISTRA for sharing her technique which I tweaked a little to suit me and this project. One day I'm sure I'll share the instructions with you all, but since we had to prepare a separate tutorial to e-mail to Michelle as part of this challenge I'll hold off until the boss lady says it's ok LOL.

So now it's on to Challenge 2 which Michelle posted this morning ...

Keep wishing me luck with this competition :o)

And the other Divas event is our 12 Days of Christmas Extravaganza starting tomorrow ... yep, seriously, it is the FIRST of December tomorrow!!! Eeeek, where is the year going ...

Please join us at the Divas Free Classroom Blog and in the forum for a truly fabulous and fun 12 days. Michelle will have lots of prizes and give-aways and sales during this special event. See you all there Lo)

Divas Christmas Extravaganza Sneek Peeks ...

Intrigued ... interested ... remotely curious??? Wait til you see the other 11 days of gorgeous projects - candles, cards, calendars, clipboards, containers, and a layout or two.

Cant wait to see you all over at Scrapbook Divas for our 12 Days of Christmas Extravaganza :)

The fun starts in just 5 sleeps!!!