AT MY BEST...: August 2011

Savvy Sketch Challenge - August

8:53 PM

I can't believe that August is just about over for another year and we will be welcoming beautiful Spring next week!!! We have been away at the snow for a long weekend, so no scrapping done here, but I do have a few layouts up my sleeve.

Again loving sketches as Mr Mojo goes walkabout, Antheas sketch over at Savvy is a good place to start.

Here is my take on the sketch

Where Magic is Made

And the sketch

There is still time to get yours entered before the end of the month!!! Thanks to all who visited through the Stuck?! Sketches blog hop. I felt the love!!!

TFL xx

Stuck?! Sketches Blog Hop

9:16 AM

If you have arrived here because you are hopping along with the Stuck?! Sketches blog hop, welcome! One lucky winner from those hopping will receive a We’re Savvy kit from Scrapbook Savvy! Who wouldn’t want to win this gorgeous kit?

For your chance to win, leave a comment and collect the words from each blog on the hop. The words are just a list, they do not form a sentence, so no being tricky and skipping any of the blogs. Once you have finished, email the list of words to stucksketches@optusnet.com.au along with your name and location by midnight Sunday August 28th.

If you've just discovered the hop, you can get started HERE.

And, here is the full list just in case you get lost...

Celeste
Chantelle
Charmane
Felicity
Helen
Linda
Melinda
Raquel
Sarah
Tara
Tess <<<< you are here

Don't forget to write down your word, before you go – FUN

While we are discussing Stuck?! Here is my take on the first bonus sketch for this month...

Sangria

And the sketch

Its that easy to play along. Give them a go when you get a chance. I would love to see your take on them!!

TFL xx

USA - A Just Because

9:26 PM

No words today, just a "just because" page from our holiday.... Oh, I miss New York.

TFL xx

Birthdays Galore

10:37 PM

I will start with wishing my gorgeous man a very happy birthday, along with one of my oldest friends. who is turning 30 today. It turns out I actually know 6 people born today, which is a lot for just one day!!!

I have been busy making cards for these special occasions. I seem to struggle a bit with boy cards these days, but managed this one for the man of the house!!

Using an old Savvy kit, and a few stash items, I put together a couple of vintage cards, which both seemed to fall into place and I am over the moon with the end result. The first one is for the 30th.

And the second one is for a 70th

I love making cards just to get the mojo flowing when I am struggling piecing together a scrapping page. If you really want to challenge yourself, take a sketch and turn it into a card. You might just surprise yourself with the results!!!

I would love to hear if you make cards with your scraps?? Would you consider giving it a go if Mr Mojo went MIA??

TFL xx

Sara's Wordy Challenge - August

10:04 PM

Again, this month over at Savvy, Sara has picked a word that seems to fit into just about any layout.

The August word is SWEET. I have had this photo floating around for a long time, just waiting for the perfect papers, title or sketch. It looks like the time finally arrived. I love the Purple Pumpkin princess button that I though made the point to the photo!!!

Sweet Drinks

This one is a pretty basic page for me at the moment, but another one finished and in its album!

I have a few busy weekends coming up so I hope for lots more photos and the inspiration to play more!!

TFL xx

Purple Pumpkin - August

8:05 PM

After the huge delivery I received from Purple Pumpkin after their 1st Birthday sale, there is no excuse to not complete the Sketch Challenge.

I am loving the simplicity of the sketches and how easily they are open to personal interpretation. To top that off I have been in love with the idea of scrapping with PURPLE (I did check my temp and no I am not sick)!!!

Here is my take on the sketch

Friends Fountain

and the original sketch

There is still plenty of time to get your entries is for this months prize.

TFL xx

Cats Out...

7:40 PM

It seems that the cat is out of the bag!!! If you don't believe the next part of this post, jump on over the Stuck?! Sketches site for confirmation...

Yep, I have been selected as a Creative Team member for the September 2011 - March 2012 stint.

I am hanging to be a bit of inspiration to others as they have been to me over time. I religiously play along at Stuck every month and love that Sara has created a bit of fun, but a great resource for Scrappers world wide.

If you get a minute, jump over to the site anyway and check out the announcement of the rest of the team for more amazing inspiration.

TFL xx

Savvy Manufacturer Challenge - August

9:34 PM

Kerryns manufacturer Challenge over at Savvy this month is Fancy Pants Designs. The added bonus on the challenge was to add a cluster somewhere on the page.

I wasn't sure that I actually had any Fancy Pants papers (besides Christmas ones), but I found the perfect match for the photo that I had picked.

Thanks to an inspirational day at Scrapbooking Delights, saw this page come to life. I love the brown and green together, and the Purple Pumpkin embellishments just added the perfect touches to make my cluster.

Daily Brew

The journaling reads "Our first morning in New York we found a gorgeous little coffee house around the corner from our hotel. We ordered, Aust his latte and me hot apple cider. Each morning there after we visited. They never forgot our order. It was like we were regular customers. The hot apple cider we didn't see again all holiday, so it screams New York City to me and how I miss it!!!"

TFL xx

Cards Galore

9:07 PM

Its Sunday night already, and I am left asking where the weekend has gone.... AGAIN!!! It has been another busy one in our house, but I am sitting in bed watching the MasterChef final, relaxing, before heading back to work tomorrow.

I have had a bit of a scrappy weekend in the small bits of time I have had to sit down, but they cant been shown at the moment. I have however made a couple of cards that I can share!!

This is a baby shower card for a gorgeous school friend of mine. I got a bit lost with it, but ended up producing something I was really really happy with. It has the centre of a vintage doilie and a butterfly from a lil something'. The baby shower was a wonderful excuse for a catch up that seem to few and far between. I love that I still have friends in my life that you can catch up with it feels like you were only talking yesterday.

This card was for the MIL birthday. It has the vintage doilie outer from a lil somethin' and a couple of purple pumpkin buttons.

I hope to be back again soon with a few more shares.

TFL xx

July Total

9:02 PM

Where has the year gone??? I think I am left wondering, scratching my head, thinking of all of the things that I was "going to get to when I get a chance", and it seems that that chance is getting further from reach as we run head first downhill into the silly season!!!

So, my challenge total for July is...

TWENTY SIX

I am a little disappointed in that total as I was on track for a page a day. Unfortunately life got in the way and that just didn't happen!!!

Here are the last few pages for the month

With You Here

Opening Week 2011

Water World

Being the first of the month, bring on the new challenges and lets see if I can aim for the page a day target again!!

If stopping by, don't forget to leave some love!!!

TFL xx

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AT MY BEST...

Savvy Sketch Challenge - August

Stuck?! Sketches Blog Hop

USA - A Just Because

Birthdays Galore

Sara's Wordy Challenge - August

Purple Pumpkin - August

Cats Out...

Savvy Manufacturer Challenge - August

Cards Galore

July Total

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