July sketch

I'm sorry! I know I've neglected my blog and my scrappy friends. Life is very hectic at the moment and will still be for the next 2 weeks or so, but I promise that I will check up on everybody's lovely work as soon as I get a chance.
I'm just doing a quick post (that was meant to be done over a week ago!). This is the July sketch for Handmade by Suzanne and was created by HBS's quest designer Natalie Elphinstone. It's a lovely sketch and leaves a lot of room for your own interpretation of it. Why not give it a go and you might win yourself a $20 gift voucher!
This is my take on the sketch. I've used an older Kaisercraft range called 'Pina Colada'.

Handmade by Suzanne has just received a whole lot of stunning new products. You can check all new products out here.

Okay dokies. That's unfortunately all for now. Thanks for popping by and have a great week!

M xxx

Little Angel...

Hi there all my scrappy friends. I've got 2 layouts to share that I finished over the weekend. The first one is for the Scrapbooking Top 50 CC Challenge. I just love this photo of my friend's little girl with her angel wings. Isn't she just the cutest? I've put 'her' words in the speech bubble explaining how the ladies that scrap with her mommy once a week always dress her up and make her laugh and wanting her to clap her hands. She is such a happy baby. I've used some older MME papers that were hanging around waiting for the right photo. :)
This is one for one of Scrapbooking Top 50's monthy challenges set by Sue. The photo is my DD with my friend's 2 much younger kiddies. She loves them to bits and has no problem entertaining them.

Okie dokies, that's it for now. Will hopefully be back soon with more to share.

Hope you are all having a great week. Thanks for stopping by.

M xxx

My Family

I managed to find time over the weekend to be creative but then we ran out of sunshine here in Perth on Monday and Tuesday so I couldn't take a photo of my creations. I was so happy to see the sun this morning that I grabbed my camera straight away before it dissappears again. Lol, it stayed all day. Typical!!
Well, here goes... I've used the new 'My Family' collection by Fancy Pants for this. I just love the colours in this range. I've cut white lace in half (length wise) and sprayed it with Chalk Glimmer Mist to get the right colour and used some of the rub-ons on natural twill. Lol, one of my new MS border punches got a bit of work out as well. All the product used can be found at Handmade by Suzanne.
I'm very organised this year and have made a Fathers Day card with the left overs. Lol, normally I do it the night before.

And now for some great news! Handmade by Suzanne is having a Stocktake Sale right now. You get 25% off absolutely everything in store!! Go and check it out. You won't be sorry!

I don't know about you but I'm starting to feel the winter weather. It was below 3 degrees in Perth last night... Brrrrrrrrrr! I think we're in for another cold night tonight.
I've got a quick layout and card to share that I did as part of my DT work at 'Handmade by Suzanne'. I got to play with the new Kaisercraft range called 'Le Chateau' this month. I just love the colours in this range and that die-cut paper is devine. My DD took the photo of DH and I during our recent holiday down south. Oh, and I also had a play with my new Martha Stewart punch... yummy!!! Oh, and the crocheted flower in the bottom left corner was made by ME!
All products used are available here.
This is a card I made with the left overs.

And a close-up of my handmade flower.

I hope you are keeping warm. Thank you for popping by and for all your wonderful comments. Its always very much appreciated. Have a wonderful weekend!

M. xoxox

June Sketch and layout

My poor little blog has been very neglected. It was not by choice. Life just got a bit in the way these last few days. Lol, I won't bore you with the details. I'm sure you all know the feeling...

It's time for Handmade by Suzanne's June Sketch Challenge. Here is the sketch (from PageMaps) to be used for this month's inspiration. Why don't you give it a go? You could win yourself a $20 shop voucher to be spend here.
Here is my example. I've used the 'Rusted Sun" range from Fancy Pants. All products are in store here. Photos are of my DS on one of the local beaches here in Perth.

I'm sorry I haven't visited your blogs lately but will make a point of catching up on the weekend. Hope you have a good one and thanks for popping in!

CC Challenges

I hope you had a great weekend with lots of time to relax and stay warm.
Just want to do a quick Monday share of challenges I've done over the weekend for the Top 50 Cyber Crop. All the challenges were based on movie posters with some extra criteria added. I've managed to complete 3 of the 4 challenges.
Here is my take on challenge 1. We had to use the 'Avatar' poster as inspiration here with added criteria of it being at least 50% blue, using a head shot photo and dots/spots. This is one of my most favourite photos of DS (taken by my dear friend Kathy) just before his Year 12 Ball.
My take on challenge 2. This layout had to be inspired by the 'Alice in Wonderland' movie poster and had to contain the following added criteria: layering, a handmade flower and a butterfly. I used quite an 'old' photo of DD here taken about 10 years ago when she was still attending kindy.

My take on challenge 3 had to be inspired by the 'UP' movie poster with added criteria being: used a minimalist/white space appoach, bright colours and a one word title. Had fun with the glimmer mist here (he-he).

This was DS after he injured himself practicing his parkour skills on some rocks while we were on holiday about a month ago. Boys!!

I hope you have a great week! Thanks for visiting and for all you wonderful comments.

Take care.

M

xoxox

Sketch Challenge and BIG sale!

Very exciting news! Handmade by Suzanne has launched its first Sketch Challenge! As HBS is the main sponsor at Inspired Blueprints this month, we are using the same sketch for May. So, why don't you give it a try? The winner will be determined by a random draw which means anybody could win! The prize is a $20 voucher to spend in the shop. Simply upload your entry with the title marked 'May sketch' into the gallery by the 31st of May.

Here is my take on the sketch. I've turned it on its side to suit my photos. The pics are of my friends little girl - too cute.

A close up of my flower cluster with a couple of home made flowers in between.

And now for the other awesome news! Handmade by Suzanne is having a BIG BRAND SALE right now. Over 1000 big brand papers and embellishments have been reduced by 25%!! The sale started on Saturday, the 15th, and will be going for 5 days only! So if you want to grab yourself a bargain, head over here to get 25% off the already low price of all your favourite products!

Thanks for visiting and have a great week!

xxx

M

Max and Whiskers

I was so excited when Basic Grey announced the new Max and Whiskers collection. I couldn't wait to get my crafty little hands on it. I wasn't going to use it with my doggie photographs at first but I couldn't resist! This piccie is of Buddy, one of our gorgeous miniature dacshunds when he was about 7 months old. All products used are available at "Handmade by Suzanne".
I've cut the scallops at the bottom of the page from felt and hand stitched along the straight edge using embroidery thread, then added the buttons before attaching it to my layout.
A card made from the left overs.
Thanks for visiting my little blog and for your always lovely comments. I wish you all a great week and lots of time to do some crafting! Take care.

A layout, a card and a reminder.

I've got a DT layout and card to share that I've done for Handmade by Suzanne. I've used the new 'Estate Sale' range from Bella Boulevard and I think I might have a new favourite! I love the colours of this range and found it really easy to use. The alphas from My Little Shoebox is stunning too. You can find all products used to create this layout here.

A card I made with the left overs. I think I'm going to have to make a few more. :) And now for a reminder!!!

Applications for the new Design Team members closes next Monday, the 10th of May. You can find all the details here. So if you are interested in joining our team and work for Handmade by Suzanne, get those applications in by Monday!

That's all for now. Until next time... Happy scrapping!!

Last minute challenge...

I've completed this layout yesterday for the April challenge at "Scrap The Girls". It was a numbers challenge. We had to use 5 buttons, 4 pattern papers, 3 flowers, 2 photos and 1 alphabet.
A close up of my crochet flowers. I love them! Will have to make more.

And a close up of my little polar bear that I cut on my Silhouette machine.

Hope you've all had a great National Scrapbooking day! Thank you for popping in! :)

The Big Easy

Hi everybody! I hope you had a wonderful long weekend!
I just have one problem with Mondays being a public holiday... for the rest of the week I have to keep reminding myself what day of the week it is. Today felt like Monday and I did Monday sort of things and tomorrow will no doubt feel like Tuesday and so it will carry on. Good thing is that Friday will be here before I know it! Bad thing is I will be behind with something somewhere... Lol, you just can't win, can you!
I've managed to complete a layout for Stuck?! Sketches this month! Woohoo!! Every month I try to find time for it and I finally did it!
This big guy was just chilling under a big tree at the Perth Zoo and we managed to take some nice close ups of him.
Thank you so much for popping by. I hope to have another layout to share soon! Until then, take care.

Cards (and washing) galore!

Hi everybody! I'm finally back in blog land. We've had a wonderful week away and I have almost recovered from all the washing, etc. Lol, just got a mountain of ironing to still get through. Wanted to quickly share a few cards I made for HBS this month.
Handmade by Suzanne is selling lovely card packs now and the Lemonade packs are already sold out! If you like making cards then these packs are for you. They are great value for money! Check them out here!
These cards I made using the Basic Grey 'Sugar Rush' pack.
And these were made using the Basic Grey 'Lemonade' pack.

Hope you are having a fabulous week! Thanks for visiting! :)

Oops!!

Another DT layout for Handmade by Suzanne! This is my friend's cute little fairy girl! :) The falling over part wasn't part of the plan but the photo was too cute not to scrap. I've used the Basic Grey 'Green at Heart' collection for this. Just love the transparencies! All products are available here.DH and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversay yesterday and I got REALLY spoiled! Wow, can't believe its been 20 years already! The great part is that we're still so happy together!
We will all be leaving on a little holiday soon. Will be gone from Saturday the 10th until Saturday the 17th. Don't know who's more excited... the kids or us! I'm hoping for lots of rest and lots of photo opportunities.
Hope you are having a great week! Thanks for popping by!

Design Team Call!

Handmade by Suzanne is looking for 2 new Design Team members. If you think you would like to apply you can find all the information here. Come on, give it a go! You've got nothing to loose and Suzanne is a great "boss" to work for!

At last...

... another layout! I had a lot of fun with my new DT pack from Handmade by Suzanne. It's a combination of 2 of the latest Pink Paislee collections called '365 Degrees' and 'Bayberry Cottage'.
All products are available here. The photo is my DS and his friend (and partner for the evening). They were on their way to the Year 12 School Ball. They looked so gorgeous!
And a couple of close ups...

I hopefully will have more to share soon! Hope you have a wonderful Easter weekend! xxx