She did it!

Just a quick layout share using my June DT kit from Handmade by Suzanne.  Still using the beautiful October Afternoon.'9 to 5' collection.  This one is about my DD passing her practical driving test last month.  It was her first try and she was so excited. :) 

 Used an old Basic Grey bloomer and the phrase sticker is from the '9 to 5' collection.

More bits from this collection... a die cut for the journaling and a flag.  Fussy cut the flower from one of the pattern papers too. :)

I had fun playing with this range and came up with 3 very different layouts.
Don't forget that you can still play along with the Handmade by Suzanne June Sketch challenge.  There's a $30 voucher up for grabs with free postage.  New stock is arriving daily, so you will have loads to choose from!
That's all for now. Hope you are having a great week.
Until next time.
M xox

More 9 to 5

Hi there blog friends! It looks like I'm becoming a Sunday blogger hey. :)  Thing is, I finished this layout on Thursday already but the sun just didn't want to shine here in Perth so I could get a decent photograph.  Today it's popping it's head out every now and again which makes for a nice change. :)This is another layout created with my June DT pack from Handmade by Suzanne.  I've used the beautiful October Afternoon '9 to 5' collection.  This page is totally different from the one I posted last week... just to show you how versatile this range is. 

A close up of my cluster.  I've used Prima flowers, Kaisercraft Ribbon roses, Green Tara leaves and Kaisercraft wooden 'Berry Vine' and a small bird cage.  The lace is from Kaisercraft too.

Used my Martha Stewart 'Swirling Lace' punch for the borders and created the banner using my Fiskars scalloped circle punch.

That's all for today.  Hope you are having a lovely Sunday.  Thank you for visiting my blog and for all your beautiful comments. They make my day.
Until next time.
M xox

October Afternoon '9 to 5'

This month I had the beautiful October Afternoon '9 to 5' collection in my DT kit from Handmade by Suzanne. I thought it would be tricky to use, but the papers are pretty easy to use with any other theme. This pic of my son and my mum shows his personality to a T. I thought, well that's his full time job... to be silly and entertain everybody. Lol! 
I've got the inspiration for the circle background from a layout by the very talented Piradee Talvanna. 

 The biggest job on this layout was cutting all the circles out of chipboard. :)

 More sticker elements from this collection.

I stuck my title alphas down on a transparency, cut around it and then stuck it over the top of the 'holes'.

That's all for today! Thank you so much for popping by and for your lovely comments.  They make my day.  Have a great week!

Until next time.

M xox

Once Upon A Sketch

Handmade by Suzanne is sponsoring the Once Upon A Sketch challenges this month and a couple of the DT members have played along. You can see all the layouts here.  It's a gorgeous sketch and I loved the challenge. If you would like to play along, this is what you have to do:

December 1st Challenge

Journalling Criteria/theme: The thing I look most forward to in December.

Write at least 2 sentences on what you look forward to in the next month. December is a festive month so your journalling could be about the Christmas season, the holidays, the presents or if you do not celebrate Christmas what does December bring for you that you look most forward to? Note:You layout DOES NOT have to be about Christmas! It can be about anything December brings.

Other ideas for journalling: an annual holiday or celebration, a specific event such as putting up the Christmas tree or pre Christmas traditions you might have leading up to Christmas, family time, snow covered fields or warmer weather, time off work, school holidays, change of weather, new season fruit.

 

And here is my take on the challenge. I've used the October Afternoon 'Sidewalks' collection and some of my favourite Green Tara Mini Roses. I've misted the paper doilies using October Afternoon Sprinklers 'Red Wagon'. Everything available from Handmade by Suzanne.

 And some close ups. :)

 

The winner of this challenge, as chosen by the Design Team, will win a spot on our Design Team for the month of January. As well as that, the winner will also receive a AUD$20.00 voucher (plus FREE shipping) to spend in the store at Handmade By Suzanne who is ALSO having a 20% sale storewide ALL of December!!

Here at Once Upon A...Sketch we LOVE to encourage EVERYONE to participate, even those that are fairly new to scrapbooking so this is why we like to offer some prizes for RANDOMLY chosen winner so that everyone feels like they have a chance to win!

One lucky person will receive this prize from Handmade By Suzanne!

Tim Holtz Alterations Embossing Folder Set (Collage)

And one lucky person will win this..

A set of My Mind's Eye 6 x 6 paper pads in 4 different collections.

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Things to consider when playing along...

**This is an international blog, so anyone can enter

**You are allowed to create a card, layout or off-the-page item based on the provided sketch and additional journalling criteria. If you are creating a card or altered item you only need to include a quote.

**You are also allowed to flip or rotate the sketch or alter it to suit your needs, but please make sure its still recognisable.

**Post your creation on your blog or an online gallery and link it on the sidebar of this blog using the Link tool. Please provide a direct link to your post, not your entire blog.If the link tool is down, please leave a comment on the comments section and link your layout there.

** The deadline for this challenge is midnight December14th, Australian Eastern Standard Time . The Design Team will vote and the winners and the Top 5 project will be announced soon after the challenge has finished.

**You may enter as many times as you like and combine this with other challenges.

 

I can't wait to see what you all create with this sketch.  Thanks for visiting.

Until next time.

M xox

Back to nature

Mondays are usually my busiest days and the chance to do any scrapping is just about zero. That doesn't mean that I can't take 10 to 15 minutes to blog though! I'm lucky that I do have something to blog about today. I had a scrappy day on Saturday with some great friends and manage to create a few layouts.
I had heaps of fun with this one I did for 'Bird Is The Word'. The word to use this time is 'Together'. I don't often use these earthy tones on my layouts but I so enjoy it when I do.  The pic is of my friend's two little boys at the lake.  They are such gorgeous kids and I absolutely adore this pic of them.
I've used some old October Afternoon paper for the background and then added Tim Holtz Kraft Core cardstock (a new product from Coredinations), Dusty Attic chipboard picket fence and chicken wire, some hessian leaves, twine, stained muslin, Kaisercraft paper blooms and a few other bits and pieces. The Cheery Lynn Designs Spiderweb die is new to Handmade by Suzanne. Isn't it gorgeous?

 That's all for today! Hope you are having a great Monday! Thank you so much for visiting and for the lovely comments you always leave. :)
Until next time.
M xox

Scrapbooking Top 50 Cyber Crop is on!

Scrapbooking Top 50's August Cyber Crop has kicked of last night! We had a blast playing Bingo and laughed until we cried (well, some of us did!).  And I have a bit of exciting news...  I am the Guest DT member this month and my challenge was revealed last night.  Just wanted to share it with all of you here on my blog.  All you have to do is to create a layout using the following PageMaps sketch for inspiration and include the word 'Play' in your title. You can find all the detail of my challenge here.

 And here is my example layout using the October Afternoon 'Seaside' range.

 The little girl is a sticker from this range that I stuck onto some cardstock and then lifted it using foam tape.

Why don't you head over to Scrapbooking Top 50 and check out all the other challenges too.  You have until midnight, the 21st of August to complete them and there are some  great prizes up for grabs!  You can see all the CC details here.
That's all for today. I hope you are having a great week and that you can find some time to be creative.
Thanks for visiting!
Until next time.
M xox