September Purple Pumpkin sketch challenge

This month's sketch is perfect to play with your mixed media and create a funky background!! Take a look at our talented DT's layouts to get inspired!!

Here is the new sketch by Debbie Burns !!!

And here is my take on the sketch. I decided to go PURPLE this month.

I used a lovely large light purple ribbon flower.

And a light purple fabric spotty button and some purple spotty washi tape.

You have until the end of the month to complete this Sketch Challenge and link it up in our sidebar by midnight 30th of September 2013. There will be two fabulous Purple Pumpkin prizes!

$25 & 15$ to spend in the Purple Pumpkin shop - one winner will be chosen by the design team, and the second will be a random prize draw. Winner gets to Guest Design in a future month - once they have received their Purple Pumpkin product of course!

Please check out our RULES:

*This is an international blog so anyone in the world can enter.

*You may combine challenges as long as you follow our sketch (only and not other similar to ours) with a link back to our blog and a picture of the sketch.

* No digital projects are accepted.

* The winner will be chosen by our design team after voting and can be the guest designer for next month. There will also be a second random winner!!!

NO NEED TO USE OUR PRODUCTS TO PARTICIPATE.

*Projects must be linked up to our linky tool in the sidebar, using the URL of the ACTUAL POST not your entire blog.

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FWAB September Product Challenge

This month at FWAB, we have a a very easy product challenge for you.

And this is what you should do:

Go to this list and pick one thing from the each line , so it should be 5 things in total.

If you wish, and only if you wish, you can add more products from the each line, also can’t pick 2 or 3  styles from the first line . Can you? If you can, go for it!

So here  is the list you should use to make this challenge:

1. Style: shabby/vintage, elegant, cute or eclectic- pick one

2. FWAB products: Pearls, rhinestones, flowers or laser cuts- you need to use one, but you sure can use more then one

3. Chipboards, home die cuts, pre made die cuts- you need to use one and can use more

4. Flowers, buttons, pebbles- you just need to use one and sure can use much more

5. Paint, mist, embossing powder- pick one or  more

When you  enter  your project in the gallery , please let us know the 5 things you used on it!

The requirements are:

1. Use the  list and pick  minimum one item from each line, write the things you used in your submission to our challenge

2. Use at least one Flourish With A Bling Item- but this is your line 2, so you must use it!

3. Have fun with it!!

** Layouts, cards and OTPs welcome 

It was my turn to provide a sample this month.

I created a layout using the cute style and I used FWAB Jasmine puffy flourish hot pink and orange and pearls from 100 adhesive pearl pack – teal. Then there are star die cuts, buttons and mists.

Give it a go to win some fab FWAB goodies!!

Sassy Scrappers August Challenge

Just scraping in by the skin of my teeth is my entry for the August sketch at Sassy Scrappers.

Here is the sketch : 

And here is my take on it : 

 I am in love with the Viva Decor Ferro texture paint at the moment. I had bought some a couple of weeks back and then at the Masters Technique Classes I went to last week, we got a bottle with Beck Beatties Class. I think this is the 2nd or 3rd layout I have used it on this week.

Here are a few close ups:

 

This one shows the Ferro Texture Paint.

Berry71bleu August Challenge

Yay, I have finally managed to create a scrap page this month that WASN'T for a DT assignment. It has been a crazy month with birthdays, anniversaries, Pink concert and various other appointments so I haven't had much time to scrap. However, I really wanted to do the challenge over at Berry71bleu which was to use textiles on your project and they have a great prize from Faber Castell on offer.

So here is my take. I have a thing at the moment for blue and brown flowers together. I think this is my 3rd recent layout featuring them. I think I've finally got it out of my system and am pleased the way this layout has turned out. My main textile was hessian, which I layered under my band of flowers, and under the journal strips and under the flowers on the top. I also used felt to create some roses. The blue Manor House flowers are also made from fabric.

And here are some close ups. 

Don't know if I'll get to do any more challenges this month or whether I should spend my time getting ahead with next months DT work. Difficult decision.

Judith xx

Introducing new flowers at FWAB

Flourish with a Bling have just released some new flowers this week - 

MADDISON flowers - This pack of 3 chiffon style fabric flowers come in 6 fabulous colours - chocolate, black, white, soft pink, baby blue and lilac. They measure approximately 6cm in diameter and have a lovely layered pearl drop button in the centre. 

ELISE flowers - This pack of 4 satin style fabric flowers come in 5 fabulous colours - black, white, cream, pink and burnt orange. They measure approximately 5cm in diameter and have a lovely flower shaped clear rhinestone button in the centre. 

They are both  very reasonably priced and if you can't get them from your local scrapbooking shop they are available in the FWAB store at only $3 per pack.

I was have been lucky enough to have a play with them and here is a layout I created especially to showcase the flowers. I'm loving the brown, blue, cream/white colour palette at the moment.

I have used both Maddison and Elise flowers here and added someFWAB  Chloe Flourish in baby blue to finish off the layout.

Here are some close ups so you can see the texture of them a bit better. 

So what are you waiting for go get some flowers!!

Judith xx

Why so sad? FWAB layout

 Today I have a layout to share with you that recently appeared on the FWAB blog. We recently scanned in all the photographs of our son during his first year. It was wonderful rediscovering his photos and this one really caught my eye – the look on his face. It was on our first holiday as a family to Hobart when he was about 8 months old. He was a really busy boy and I can only imagine he was fed up of being in the stroller. We spent a lot of that holiday in the baby and parent room in Myers so that he could move around! I kept the layout fairly simple as I wanted to concentrate on the photo.

However, I just couldn’t go past adding the beautiful FWAB Chloe Pearl Flourish in blue.  I cut it up to make it go further. You see you can add bling to a boy page! I also added a few pearls from the FWAB Adhesive Pearls 100 Pack – Red as extra highlights. 

Here are a few close ups of the Chloe Flourish.

I hope this has inspired you to add bling to your next boy page.

Until next time.

Judithxx

Yummy Scrap #15 Colour Palette Challenge July 2013

I've always wanted to join in with this challenge over at ScrapFriends but time always gets away from me. However, this month I simply loved the colours and had to give it a go.

This layout is of my daughter on our holiday to Queensland a couple of years ago.

A few close ups. Here I have used a pale pink flower, a pink corduroy button, 2 crocheted doilies and some light pink and white twine.

Here I have used a pale pink spotty button and some grey polka dot washi tape. 

  And another close up of my cluster.

All for now

Judithxx