I did this layout for a use your scraps assignment for Bo Bunny. I find I generally end up with quite a lot of long thin strips of patterned paper so I decided to use them like this. I used a few different paper ranges for this one Zoology, On The Go and Freedom. The layout is about my youngest son and all the strange things I would find him wearing when I would go and check on him before I went to bed! Of course then I would always end up waking him up by taking photos, removing said strange items and of course having to squish him because he was so cute ;)
Supplies:
Patterned Paper : Word/Zoology; Freedom, Old Glory/Liberty; Roads/On The Go
Stickers : On The Go Combo Sticker; Zoology Combo Sticker; Garden Girl Combo Sticker
Stamps : Blast Off
I also supplied a sketch to go with it. :)
Now for the winner of the Bo Bunny Mistletoe card set. I used Random.org and this is the number it gave me......
So Valerie that means you are the winner! Email me your address at carin(at)corporad.com and I will get the card kit sent out to you.
Thanks everyone for taking part in the Bo Bunny WCMD blog hop and don't forget that Bo Bunny is giving away a beautiful pink Bo Bunny purse every week this month for Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
Hello Bo Bunny fans welcome to the Bo Bunny Blog hop to celebrate National Card Making Day!
You should have started out at the Bo Bunny Blog and then followed the trail before coming here from Lynn's Blog. Incase you have got lost along the way this is the order you should be following
At each blog you will find a letter, once you have gathered all the letters unscramble them to form a word and then email your word to Bo Bunny at the following address : thebobunnyblog@gmail.com for the chance to win some gorgeous Bo Bunny goodies! You have until Tuesday 9 October to email your answer and then Bo Bunny will randomly select a name from all the correct answers to win the prize! The winner will be announced on Wednesday the 10th October.
Here are my cards for today's blog hop. I decided to choose three cards out of one the Rejoice Card Kit seeing as it is already getting to that time of year again!
The card kits that Bo Bunny do are fantastic! Already designed for you with all the bits that you need, perfect for when you still want to give a handmade card but don't want to have to design your own or just don't have the time to worry about it.
I have kept the cards pretty much as they are in the kit but have just dressed them up a bit by inking the edges and adding small touches like gems, pearls and ribbon.
As it is WCMD today I have decided to give away one of the new Christmas card sets the super cute Mistletoe set! I will be having another giveaway of some other Christmas goodies soon!
If you would like the chance to win it then leave a comment and I will pick a winner in a few days!
Now for my lEttEr....wEll if you takE anothEr look at this paragraph thEn I am surE you will bE ablE to guEss what it is ;~)
Once you have worked out what my letter is then head over to Jolan's blog for the next letter!
I am a bad, bad blogger! :) Totally crazy week and I don't even have anything crafty to put up because everything I either can't show or I have not got around to photographing yet lol. So this post is just lots of random things!
It was Christopher's birthday this week. I don't have any good pics of him blowing out his candles as we had a party for him today at one of these Laser tag places and it was dark and there were too many kids getting in the way! (if I am honest I was also just in a rush to get it over with so that everyone could get cake and go home when normally I would relight the candles until I got a good photo, such a patient mommy :) ) I am sooo to old for kids birthday party's and boys are just so hyper and seriously can scream even louder than girls! I think he liked his big present.... :)
I got a new toy this week as well. I have always had a pay as you go mobile phone but we decided to get contracts as it works out better in the end. I pretty much just use my phone for calling and texts but I decided I wanted a phone that could take decent photos as I often want to take photos when I don't have my camera with me as it is just so big! I would have loved an iphone but can't afford that so this was the next best thing as far as photos and price range go, a Samsung Galaxy S2 and so far I am having lots of fun with it.
But just look at the gorgeous case my hubby found for me ! Isn't it just the cutest cover ever! I totally adore it and think I am going to have to order another one for incase this one ever breaks because I love it soo much. It was also only £1.75 so perfect excuse to have an extra one ;)
Then I was busy looking at my Pintrest boards and was laughing at some of them and decided to add those here too! This one always makes me laugh because I do this...
This one is me all over too and I have a habit of going to bed after hubby is already asleep and finding some random thing amusing and then trying so hard not to laugh out loud that I of course end up snorting and cackling and waking my poor hubby up! I think he is used to it now though :)
Lastly for tonight I am going to share another song I love, well actually two because I couldn't decide which of these two to put up lol. First up is Stone Sour with Hesitate, love this song, especially the end bit :) Stone Sour is out here in November but unfortunately I can't go because we won't have any baby sitters as my parents in law are going to South Africa for 3 months. At least P will be going though with my SIL and nephew as he is a bigger fan than I am :)
The next one is from Slash and is called Starlight. Myles Kennedy from Alter Bridge is singing and I decided to put the live version on simply because Myles Kennedy is awesome live. We went to the Alter Bridge concert last year and it was definitely one of the best I have been to, they are brilliant live. Slash is here in October and we really wanted to go and tried to get tickets for that but the concert was sold out in the first 2 minutes just from pre-sales and these places that buy loads of tickets and then sell them at double the price, sooooooo irritating!
Ok I have probably rattled on more than enough for one night....I hope everyone is having a great weekend and the rest of it is wonderful too! :)
Just sharing a couple of layouts that I did for Scrapbook Magazine issue 63. This first one was for the Fourways Challenge and was done using a Sarah's Cards kit with the beautiful Random collection from Crate Paper.
I love these photos of my sisters and me 'posing' for my Mom. There were a few good photos but of course lots and lots where at least one (or all) of us are pulling silly faces, although I have to admit that is usually mostly me and my older sister as my younger sister is generally much better behaved when it comes to photos ;)
The T.T.C is all of our initials :)
The next one was for the designer gallery and that was Easter themed so this is my layout for that.
I used my EKSuccess open scallop edge punch to make the rosette and a Bo Bunny Trinket.
I played around with some bling to decorate my eggs.
It was lots of fun working out the journaling to include EGG!
We have just sat down to watch Doctor Who after watching last nights episode of Master Chef Australia and then next we are watching 21 Jump Street (the movie). Now that is what I call a laid back Saturday evening. Thanks for visiting, I hope everyone is having a good weekend.
I just wanted to put a short post up in memory of a really wonderful bloggy friend Kim Sonksen. I was so sad to find out a couple of days ago that she died on Tuesday after a brief struggle with cancer. I am always surprised by how much people you meet online in the scrapbooking and blog world can touch your life even if you never meet them in person. Kimmy was a beautiful, talented, friendly and very sweet lady and I will miss her humour and her comments on my blog that always made me smile. My thoughts and prayers are with her partner and family. Rest in Peace dear Kim I will definitely be thinking of you and rocking out for you at the Nickelback concert next month.
Just a quick post today to put up my card for the latest card sketch challenge on the Bo Bunny blog! This is the sketch done by Juliana.
This is my card for the sketch, I used the beautiful new Serenade line.
I made the circular mat for my card by drawing a circle on cardstock
and then using one of the smaller flowers from the Serenade stamps to
stamp all around the edge of the circle closely together. I then cut
around the edge of the flowers leaving a thin margin.
I picked the mesh type of stuff up really cheap at a fantastic shop while on my holiday in South Africa. I got the white because I figured I could colour it but it came in various colours and I really wish I had brought some more now!
If you want a chance to win some yummy Bo Bunny goodies then make a card using the sketch and leave a link on the Bo Bunny blog here
I am back from my holiday to South Africa to see my wonderful family! It was a fantastic month but just waaaay to short. You would think that a month would be a really long holiday but it is amazing just how fast that time goes especially when you are with lots of different family and trying to fit lots of things in. We always have a list of things to do and never manage to do all of them! But it is now back to the real world and back to finding out my poor little car had to be scrapped because once they removed all the outer damage they found the subframe was cracked :( But at least the other guys insurance has accepted full liability so we don't have to be fighting all of that.
This layout was for an assignment for Bo Bunny that went up just before we left but I just didn't get time to put it up on my blog. But it does give me a quick and easy blog post to put up while getting everything sorted now that we are back and while trying to get back into the swing of things! I came back to the most awesome box of the new Bo Bunny ranges, they are all gorgeous and the new blossoms ranges are to die for, but I have not been able to get near any of it yet. I can't wait! :) But I digress this assignment was about clustering and this was the layout I did....
My best tip for clustering would have to be to use foam tape on some of your items giving different heights which adds depth and then of course I think overlapping is always important!
I also included the measurements to cut out the sun rays and this will give you two sets :)
Supplies used:
Patterned Paper : Hello Sunshine, Busy Bee, Stripe, Sweetness, Daydream, Cut Outs, Little Things, Sweet Pea/Hello Sunshine
6x6 Paper Pad: Hello Sunshine
Chipboard : Hello Sunshine 12x12 Chipboard
Stickers : Lazy Day Cardstock Sticker/Hello Sunshine
Jewels : Hello Sunshine
Twine
It was Kieran's 12th birthday yesterday! I just can't believe how big he is getting! He is almost as tall as me and although I am not really tall or anything I am in no way short, he is definitely taking after my side of the family! Here he is on Sunday with his birthday cake when we had a little braai/barbeque with the family to celebrate.
