On a roll

Glad to say that I am on a scrapping roll - yay - I am finally getting my mojo back. I read something somewhere (I wish I could remember where) about just getting in and doing as much as you can and doing something every day to get your creativity going - this is so true. Gay abandon I say - I am picking a pile of photos and giving myself about 5 minutes to find some papers and a sketch (if I feel like it) and getting it done - making a big difference!

Simple One

I just love these photos I took on my iPhone while we were away at Kingscliff at Mantra. I was sorting through some older papers that I haven't used yet (way too many of them!) and realised that they matched perfectly.

It really proably only took about 20 mins to do the whole layout - love it when it comes together like that.

Get Picky January Sketch Challenge

So glad to be back in the swing of scapping again - I have done 3 layouts in the last 6 days which is more than I have been doing in a month lately!

I have decided to just get over myself and use as many sketches as I can get my hands on. It just takes some of the hard work out of it which is why I have been procrastinating lately I think. It was all a bit too hard!

This layout is for the Get Picky January Sketch Challenge. I really loved doing this challenge as it gave me a chance to get another Christmas layout done. I find if I don't get the Christmas layouts done in January, I just don't feel like doing them later - you get a bit over it!!

Pencil Lines Sketch #264

I know, I know - don't have a heart attack but I have scrapped - yay. My pile of photos was overwhelming me and I didn't know quite where to start! It's amazing how often a great sketch can just get you going again.

I have done a layout with Pencil Lines Sketch #264 which is great because I have so many Christmas photos to scrap.

Get Picky November Sketch Challenge #14

On a roll this month - I have done the Get Picky November Sketch # 14 Challenge. This sketch was actually easier than I thought it was going to be - when I finally found the right papers to use! I have used Echo Park - Happy Days - good to open that collection pack up! I didn't end up cutting my photos into circles - would have lost too much of the reason for the layout. I have to admit I am still bearing scars from all the Creative Memories circle cutting I did in the early days - eeek!

It is good to be making some inroads into the pile of photos sitting on my desk to be scrapped, until I get the next lot printed out ....

Pencil Lines Sketch 258

Wow - my second challenge for the week - I am feeling good about my scrapping for once!

I have taken on Sketch #258 at Pencil Lines - I have changed it a bit but still used the sketch as my inspiration. I am in love with all the October Afternoon lines at the moment. The colours and embellishments are so gorgeous.

Get Picky

I have been looking on the internet for great challenge sites and came across Get Picky.

They have two challenges a month - one a sketch challenge and one an inspiration challenge. All layouts need to have multiple photos - I think this is great motivation to get more than one photo on the page - heaven knows I have enough photos! The first photo is the inspiration photo and then my layout inspired by the picture. You also needed to use some fabric - in mine I have used a lace doiley/s.

I was inspired by the shapes in the quilts as well as the circular "doiley" like shapes on the mat.

Great to get a layout done!