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Each challenge runs for  12 days, with the winner being announced on the 14th day.

KP @ 12

To celebrate KP's 12th birthday I bought the Big Shot Timeless Type Alphabet ...  okay I didn't really but I am loving it all the same .... and if I ever felt I could get away with celebrating the birthdays of my children by 'investing ' in Big Shot dies I reckon I'd give it a go :) 

Every year, on the eve of the birthdays I ask a series of questions and I record the answers.  This is the first year I have ever done anything with the answers - I am so pleased that it is finally down on a page ...

I ask questions like ... favourite animal, favourite song, favourite meal and it has been great to record KP's favourites at 12 years of age.

The Big Shot Alphabet is every scrapbooker's dream ... with a child called Kieran you can understand how many alphabets I buy - there is normally only one or two 'k's' and 'i's' - and when you consider his sister is called Olivia ... alphabets get very expensive.

So I am enjoying not only creating my own unique titles for pages ... but also that I can now write my children's names as many times as I like, in any colour and material that I can lay my hands on ... over and over again ... 

So the colours for this page, well a piece of 12 x 12 Kraft card stock, the Chocolate Chip Designer Series Paper pack and a piece of 1/4" grosgrain ribbon.  Such a simple layout but just perfect for these photos and the moment in time they capture.  The little ribbon detail is the double rectangle punch with ribbon threaded through and of course, the shine on the letters is Crystal Glaze.

Hope this inspires you to scrap and record your family's treasured moments .... the SAM team will be back soon with more inspiration.

Nikki

Riding Hood Red Layout

Hello all.  Thought I'd share a simple 8" x 8" double page layout with you today.  Like many mums, I have quite a collection of scribbled down quotable moments from my two children.  Funny sayings and other gems I know will be fun to read in years to come.  Today a scrapping mood hit so I grabbed out a great photo of Jack, some post it notes with quotes and my Stampin' Up stash.

I've used Riding Hood Red textured cardstock, patterned paper, ink and ribbons. It makes it so easy when your products coordinate.

Here's a closer look:

I used the Lots Of Tags sizzlits die to make these little ticket shapes - perfect for my journaling. 

The facing page just has the photo, matted on Basic Black for some added oomph.  I added a row of hearts punched with the Small Heart punch from the Autumn Winter Mini. 

This was a very simple layout but some Stampin' Up tools gave it a bit of a lift.

I used the sponge dauber and Riding Hood Red ink pad to sponge the edges of the hearts, the journaling tickets and the whole page.  Adds such a lovely depth to these elements.  You can't see in the photo too well but I also used the spritzer and a Real Red marker to spritz some spatter onto the right hand corners.  Another way to add some character. 

I'm a little sad writing this post as my stint as a StampAMemory design team member comes to an end now.  I was sorry to resign - I've had so much fun with Tanja and the other lovely ladies on the StampAMemory crew but juggling all the balls gets tricky some weeks and I regretfully had to let this one go.  I look forward to being a very regular visitor to this wonderful site.  The fabulous projects the girls create are always guaranteed to get me in the scrapping mood.  It has been wonderful to be part of the team and thanks for all that scrapbooking inspiration girls. 

Cheers, Sue

Fortnightly challenge

There will be no challenge this fortnight. We are restructuring parts of the SAM team. We look forward to coming back with a new challenge to encourage you soon.

SAM Challenge # 12 Winner

A big thank-you to everyone who entered the second of my June challenges. Quite clearly you all love your animals and your layouts were all just beautiful. You all have another wonderful keepsake for you and your families to enjoy in the future.

As always, there needs to be a winner and this time around I have chosen the lovely double spread layout by

Fiona Poirier

Fiona created an zoo layout based around the 'Tall Tales' paper pack and some of my favourite Stampin' Up! Colours: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and Kraft. I love how she 'captured the moment' in her layout and the way the colours work so well together. Well done Fiona.

Fiona: if you would like to email me at gillycat@optusnet.com.au and let me know which of the 'C is for Cat' or the 'D is for Dog' stamp sets you would like as your prize, I will have it shipped to you soon.

Thanks again everyone.

Di Gill

Porsche Boxster and Stars!

I love my star punches - I've used them so often to rustle up quick scrapbooking pages.  This one was no exception.  I just knew as soon as I saw these photos on my iphone that they had to be scrapped asap! 

I've just bought a new car .... keep breathing ... it wasn't a Porsche ... although I think KP would have been rapt if it had been (it was a Mazda CX7 and it is beautiful).  The salesman knew that KP was a 'car nerd' and threw him the keys to this second-hand Porsche Boxster S and said 'start her up mate'!

I knew I had to scrapbook this event ... and so the colours Real Red, Basic Black, Very Vanilla and So Saffron were matched to the badge ... which I thought looked good as a title to the whole page.  Two pieces of grosgrain ribbon, some black brads and the star punches and this page was complete .... 

The journalling reads .... 'Have you sat in a Porsche Boxster S?  Yes the 'S' is cool.  Have you started a Porsche Boxster S?  Have you roared the engine of a Porsche Boxster S?  Have you popped the roof of a Porsche Boxster S?

Well yes you have!  One week before your 12th birthday you had the opportunity to feel what it would be like to own one of your favourite cards - the look on your face was priceless!'

Perfect to record a perfect fifteen minutes in my twelve year old's life .... fifteen minutes I don't think he will ever forget!

I think that I am learning that sometimes the best time to create pages is as soon as possible after they happen ... isn't always possible but it does feel good to have something so up to date in the album.Schedule

Nikki

Meow!

I thought I would finish off the week with a layout based on the second of my two June Challenges: a pet page. Here is our beautiful cat Tippy.......who is also a very expensive cat! Too much territorial fighting with other felines in our street and one big vet bill later! Naughty Kitty!

This layout is 8" x 8" in size and I've had some fun creating a different style of heading for it.

 

Close up on Title:

 

Here's how I made it:

1. I stamped the letters I wanted, in Real Red ink onto Confetti White Card stock
2. I then used the journal end of my Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker to draw a dotted line around each letter
3. The next step was to cut out the letters, leaving a 1mm (ish) border
4. I then pasted the letters onto Basic Black card stock
5. After that I cut around the letters leaving a 1mm (ish) border of the Basic Black card stock.
6. Finally, I stuck the letters onto layout

Here's what I've used:

• Stamp Sets: Good Friend, Schoolbook Serif Alphabet, Taking Care of Business
• Ink Colours: Real Red, Basic Black, Sahara Sand (to sponge daub edges)
• Card Stock: Real Red, Confetti White, Kraft, Basic Black
• Designer Series Papers: Urban Oasis, Autumn Traditions
• Embellishments: Jumbo Eyelet (Pewter), White Buttons from Latte Button Pack, 1/4" Basic Black Ribbon, Hemp Twine, Chipboard Heart from On Board Essentials
• Punches: 1-3/8" Circle, Crop-a-dile, Corner Rounder
• Tools: Paper Snips to cut letters

I hope you've had some fun with my Pet/Animal Page Challenge this fortnight and that my Tippy layout has given you a different idea or two to draw upon.

Happy Scrapping!

Di Gill

Stencilling with Punches

Do you ever look at the 'bits' left over from your punches and wonder what you can do with them?  

Well the new two step bird punch cuts the most beautiful leaves and cute little bird but it also produces a great stencil which I have used with a sponge dauber to add some extra detail to my page.

I've used the two step bird punch to create the embellishment using the new Autumn Traditions designer series paper together with a small piece of the Riding Hood Red Ribbon Originals Dress Up ribbon.

The background is a 12 x 12 piece of Kraft and a polka dot piece of the Autumn Traditions paper.

These photos were taken in 2004, so it does feel great to finally get them onto a scrapbooking page at least.

Hope this inspires you to try some stencilling with the offcuts from your punches.

Have a lovel weekend.

Nikki

SAM Creative Challenge #12

Challenge #12 is to create a layout about your family pet or your favourite animal. If you don't have a pet, you may have a photo of an animal you liked at the zoo, or perhaps you've even been on safari! This challenge is all about enjoying animals!

Prize: Choice of one of 'C is for Cat' or 'D is for Dog' stamp set

This challenge is sponsored by Di Gill

Don't forgot to check out the inspiring layouts our design team have come up with.

Sue Madex

Miriam Thomas

Nikki Sadler

 

Steps to enter the challenge:

1. Create a layout using the criteria mentioned above. Our design team creates with Stampin' Up! products, feel free to use other products but we would love to see some Stampin' Up! products if you can.
2. Post you layout online, on your blog, an online gallery, such as Splitcoaststampers.com or Flickr.com or e-mail photos to rosnat@iprimus.com.au (and your entry will be uploaded to the SAM challenge blog) with a direct link back to this post
3. Add your name and link to Mr Linky (not necessary for those e-mailing photos)

Entries close midnight Friday 2nd July

The winner will be announced the Sunday before the next challenge.

Only Australian entries are eligible for prizes, but that does not mean that we don't want to see entries from other countries!

Please leave direct links to you challenge in Mr Linky.

Thank you.

Creative Challenge # 11 Winner

I want to thank all those lovely ladies who took on board the first of my challenges this month. Creating 3D scrapbooking can sometimes scare people off a little so my aim with this challenge was to de-mystify this art by showing how fabulously fun it can be and that it is easier than you may think!! Having said that - I must comment on the big effort you all put in on your projects; they are beautiful and you've made my task of choosing a winner all the more difficult! 

Alas - there must be a winner, so without further ado, I am pleased to announce that the winner of Challenge # 11 is the lovely

Erin

with her stunning Butterfly Mobile, pictured below. When I first saw this it gave me an instant WOW reacton. I love the colours, the symmetry, the breezy fresh feel it has about it AND it is wonderfully 3D! Well done Erin!

If you would like to read about her project in more detail then just click here for the full post.

Erin, if you would like to email me with your address and button pack colour choice I will get your goodies to you soon.

Thanks again everyone and I hope you give my Pet/Animal layout challenge a go.

Di Gill

Blackboard Layout - "Just call me Indi"

Being someone who likes variety, I often try to re-invent the wheel with my scrapbooking; so here's what I've come up with this time that you may not have thought of doing with your own scrapbooking. I have created a layout that looks like a framed blackboard. This is a reasonably simple effect to create but has terrific impact. I have included some instructions below to help you out if you wish to give it a go.

This layout is of my happy Liam in an Indiana Jones phase he was going through earlier this year. I bought him a hat and some fake leather twine from a $2 shop and he ran round everywhere cracking his whip and saying: "Just call me Indi". He's such a DUDE!

 

To Create the Blackboard Frame Effect

1) I started with an A4 sheet of Confetti White cardstock and then used my 12" trimmer to cut in 4cm on each side and then removed the centre piece.

2) I then created the routed look in the frame by running my bone folder, using the groove of my 12"trimmer, down the cardstock in lines to make it look like a frame.

3) I then took a clean cut side of a scrap piece of card stock and dipped it into my Sahara Sand ink pad till the edge was coloured up.

4) After that, I rubbed that straight edge into the grooves I had created. I had to keep dipping the card in the ink and applying it to the grooves until I had gone all the way around my frame.

5) Then I just attached an A4 piece of Basic Black cardstock behind the frame and voila......a framed blackboard to embellish with whatever takes your fancy!

Here's a picture of Step 4) to help you:

 

Close up on Details:

 

Here's what I've used to make this layout:

• Stamp Sets: Fox and Friends, Tiny Tags, Calendar Alphabet & Numbers
• Ink Colours: Real Red, Sahara Sand, Basic Black
• Card Stock: Confetti White, Basic Black
• Designer Series Paper: Urban Oasis (to stamp monkey onto)
• Punches: Medium Jewelry Tag, Corner Rounder, 1/2" Circle  
• Embellishments: Round Sticker from Simply Scrappin' 'I Wish' set, Hemp Twine, On Board Timeless Type , Essentials and Loads of Letters Chip Board, Crystal Effects, Clips Assortments, Real Red Brads
• Other: Stampin' Dimensionals, "just call me" wording printed off computer, sponge dauber 

I do hope you get the chance to do some scrapbooking over the long week-end. Why not give this project a try if you're looking for some inspiration.

Di Gill