Let's Get Shabby Challenge 13

I have finally completed my project for this month's Lets Get Shabby Challenge No 13. This month, Lets Get Shabby is celebrating their 1st Birthday so it's not surprising that the challenge is all about birthdays and stamping (since this month's sponser is Purple Onion).

As I have mentioned in the previous post, I found this little basket. It stands 29cm high and 13cm wide. My creation is all about family birthdays. I wanted to showcase each member of my family during their birthday month.

The concept is that if someone is having a birthday in a particular month, then their photo will be incerted into the frame and hung in place of pride. I made a little "file" booklet where each page is a pocket that holds each individual photo so it are easily found as the months come along.

I have used stamping to create lables, frames etc on the front, outer sides, inner sides, back of photo frame and the front of the booklet. I have had so much fun with this challenge and I want to thank the girls for putting up these fabulous challenges each month. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't have this Birthday Basket which means so very much to me.

Thank you for your patience. I realise that there are a lot of photos but I just couldn't help myself. LOL

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs, Irene xx

Scrap the Girls April Challenge

Here is a layout I did for Scrap the Girls. The challenge was to use 5 buttons, 4 papers, 3 flowers, 2 photos and 1 alpha. You could add additional elemnets just as long as you kept to the 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 list.

What little girl doesn't love dressing up in a fairy or ballerina outfit. My precious little granddaughter Mia is no different. If you were to peek inside her wardrobe, you would fine lost of hangers full of tulle, satin and sparkles.


If you have loads of "GRILY" photos waiting to be scrapped, then why don't you take a moment and visit Scrap the Girls. They have a monthly challenge and it's all about girls......NO BOYS ALLOWED. lol

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs, Irene xx

Let's Get Shabby - Easter Challenge

I wasn't sure if I would make the deadline for this challenge. What with moving into a bigger craft room and setting up my new computer things were looking rather tight around here. But I have managed to finish my entry for Let's get Shabby and managed to take some photos before the light faded.

I have to say that I had so much fun with this project. We were asked to create a layout etc which was inspired by Easter. I had a balsa wood box just asking for a make over so I turned it into a gift box. My plan is to create a mini album each year at Easter and this little box will hold all of those precious memories.

Since it is realted to Easter, I made a little basket using pp and asertate (from product packaging). I edged the asertate with texture paste and fine glitter and a rub-on (which reads "Hoppy Easter"). To finish off the project, I made a little mini album. There is a tutorial that I used but for the life of me, I can't find it. You use one 12x12 cardstock and make 3 cuts then fold. If anyone has seen this tutorial, please let me know so I can give credit where credit is due.

Thanks for stopping by,
Hugs, Irene xx

March Sketch Challenge

Well I didn't stay away too long did I? My DH left me his laptop for the day. Just love him to bits. So here is my layout for the March Challenge Sketch over at Challenge Heaven. I must say that I had a lot of trouble trying to find papers that went together and after hours of uncertainity, I through them all away (well actually, just on a pile on my desk) and went for a basic white Basil Cardstock.

Mia is such a cutie and has a beautiful soul. She is a loving and happy little girl and loves to give presents any chance she can. Last November when I was there for a visit, she was going through a period where she objected to having her photo taken. I would have deleted the photos but when she saw how cute she looked, she said OK.




I love how it turned out and the tissue flowers were so easy to make that I will be using them again.

Thanks for stopping bye,
Hugs, Irene xx

The Boxx - Weekly Challenge

This week over at The Boxx, the challenge was to use Vellum. I can remember back a few years when it was in fashion and how much I enjoyed using this produce. I still have a generous supply of the stuff lol. I am excited about the fact that this is my first layout that doesn't use a photo. Not a visual one anyway, but the memories are forever in my mind.

Recently I discovered that my Wedding Album was being attached by acid and rust, yes rust. When it was put together - way back then- they used staples of all things to position the photo.
These staples were so rusty, that they literately fell apart when I was removing them.

So now I am in the process of re-doing this precious album. And while I was saving the photos, I started reminiscing about all our plans and hopes and dreams as we were starting off on a new journey. That's when I realized that there was so much more that had not been captured on film.

This gave me the idea of documenting those Little Things that went on behind the scenes. The events that put a smile my face, even today. I plan to use this page in the front of our new Wedding Album.

I have left the first image as a large file so that you can read the journaling.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs, Irene xx