Cheaper Than Therapy Challenge #21

Welcome to 2012! Here is challenge for this week..... another Palette by the talented girls at The Color Room:-

the sketch close up looks like this:

The colours for this challenge are most like the following Stampin’ Up! colours Tangerine Tango, Regal Rose, Baja Breeze and So Saffron

Don't forget to check in and see what Adele, Maree and I create for this challenge. Have a great week!

PS - In the interests of fair play - for those who wish to join in from home - we will allow colour substitutions if absolutely necessary (for your own sanity, forget any silly rules we have for each other, lol!) Swap Tangerine for Peach Parfait or Calypso Coral, Swap Regal Rose for Blushing Bride or Melon Mambo. Adele, Maree and I will stick to the original choices because we are crazy!

Stamp & Scrap Club #3- Embossing!

Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic break and got to spend some quality time with the ones that mean the most in your life- I certainly did. With Christmas, My Birthday, and New Years' all in one week, I have been busy enjoying time with my family. Now that my hubby has returned to work, I am spending every spare minute in my craft room- having a big clean up, reorganising my craft supplies, and finally.... getting creative again!

This Friday night is the 3rd get together for my second round of Stamp & Scrap Club- a wonderful group of six ladies who meet every 6 weeks to create together; and whom I am really looking forward to catching up with. We have been focussing on different techniques this time round, and this week we will be embossing! And to make it more exciting, I am showcasing many new Stampin' Up! products from their Summer Mini Catalogue.

Here is a look at what we will be making:-

Embossed Valentine's Day Card (inspired by Andrea Walford)

and

Scrap layout featuring Embossed photo mat and embellishments
(inspired by the Stampin' Up! Summer Mini Catalogue).

Have a great week! Rach x

Stamp & Scrap Club #2

This Friday night is our second round of Stamp Club Number 2. We will be continuing with Distressing. Here is a picture of the two 12 x 12" Scrapbook layouts we will be making with our new "Letters To Santa" Designer Series Paper:

And here is a list of the wonderful products you will be getting in your bundle:

DISTRESSING BUNDLE 2
Page	Item	Description	Qty	Full Cost	Cost
147	118762	Distressing Essentials Kit (½ now, ½ next time)	1/2	$37.95	$18.98
130	122349	Designer Series Paper Letters To Santa	1/2	$18.95	$9.48
123	124293	12 x 12” Cardstock Riding Hood Red (3 sheets)	1/4	$11.95	$2.99
121	124284	12 x 12” Cardstock Old Olive (3 sheets)	1/4	$11.95	$2.99
122	124279	12 x 12” Cardstock Marina Mist (2 sheets)	1/6	$11.95	$2.00
123	116205	A4 Cardstock Riding Hood Red (1 sheet)	1/24	$13.95	$0.59
121	106576	A4 Cardstock Old Olive (1 sheet)	1/24	$13.95	$0.59
122	121682	A4 Cardstock Marina Mist (1 sheet)	1/24	$13.95	$0.59
124	121686	A4 Cardstock Early Espresso (1 sheet)	1/24	$13.95	$0.59
144	104430	Stampin’ Dimensionals (1 Sheet=100)	1/3	$7.50	$2.50
Mini	124005	Glimmer Paper- SILVER (1 Sheet)	1/2	$8.95	$4.48
Mini	121790	Glimmer Paper- RED (1 Sheet)	1/2	$8.95	$4.48
		Total Cost Postage 5% Grand Total		$173.95 $8.70 $182.65	$50.26 $2.52 $52.78

Don't forget to bring your Distressing Essentials Kit with you, and bring along a Santa photo and a photo of your tree (or 2 other Christmas photos). I have used 4 x 6 photos with a Marina Mist mat around them- the cut out is 5 X 7 if you wish to use 5x7 photos.

See you Friday!

Rach xx

Cheaper Than Therapy Challenge 20- My Creation

Well after an exhausting week and another busy weekend, I finally finished this challenge a day late! I went back to 1998, and have scrapbooked some photos of my gorgeous sister and her friends dancing at an eisteddfod at Bankstown RSL. I used retired Designer Series Paper "Newsprint", and the colour I added to Basic Black and Very Vanilla was Real Red. I also used a retired stamp set "In The Stars" which is one I just can't seem to part with; and a retired punch that makes a paper binding pattern which I like to use to create film strips. I added the film strip to the right hand edge of the layout, allowing me to fit another 8 smaller photos in of the actual dance performance. It made me remember how much I used to enjoy seeing my little sister dance!

Here are some close ups of the photos and film strip:

Have a good week! Don't forget to have a look at Adele's and Maree's blogs too!

Cheaper Than Therapy Challenge 20

This week we are using yet another sketch by the talented Becky Fleck! This one is from her PageMaps book which is chockfull of great layout and card sketches:-

Our Colour Combination this week is to use Basic Black, Very Vanilla, and one other colour of our choice; as well as any stamps and embellishments we wish to use.

I can't wait to see what colours we choose and how different our creations may or may not be!! Check out what Adele, Maree and I come up with next Monday. Have a great

Cheaper Than Therapy Challenge 19- My Creation

Didn't think I'd finish this one in time after our hectic weekend- but here it is! I have gone back to 2005 for this one, and have scrapbooked the gorgeous Lucy's 3rd Birthday. Hope you like it!

Don't forget to have a look what Adele and Maree created!

Cheaper Than Therapy Challenge 19

This week we have chosen yet another Becky Fleck sketch...it is hard not to when they are amazing!!

And we are pairing it with Stampin’ Up!’s new Designer Series Paper Pack “NURSERY NEST” which features the following colours: Perfect Plum, Marina Mist, Basic Gray, Whisper white, Blushing Bride, and Pear Pizzazz.

Adding an extra challenge is that the page CANNOT BE FOR A BABY/NURSERY oriented page!!!
Okay then!!!

Thinking caps on Adele and Maree and lets see what we come up with this time...READY....SET....GO!! Have a great week xoxo