Bo Bunny Popsicle layouts

I created five layouts for my August DT gallery using the Popsicle range. My absolute fave patterned papers in this range are Juicy Orange, Bubble Gum, Banana Split and the double sided Cut Out sheets.

I have used white Bazzill cardstock for most of my backgrounds which works so well with anything including this very bright colourful range.


Check out the range available in the shop you won't want to miss out on these goodies.

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Teenage boys - sheesh

Today is my birthday, my husband and kids aren't all that great at remembering - something I have finally learnt to accept, but god help me if I ever forget their birthdays! LOL

Anyway Ross went to work without remembering, Alyse wished me Happy Birthday and TJ, well the little turd said this when I told him today was my birthday...

T = so what is it, forty... five or...?

R = forty four

T = Well that's one more year

R = What till?

T = (closer) till you die, yeah

You have to understand his dry sense of humour I suppose, made me laugh though.

My good friend Wendy is taking me out for a mystery morning tea today and Mum has already bought me a present - a trip to Adelaide in November!!!! That will count for several birthdays and Christmases to come that's for sure.

Tonight once I have reminded Ross its my birthday I will tell them all I want a present - a family photo shoot on the next sunny weekend. They will all groan!

I've been shopping!

Lesley's challenge at SBO this week is a shopping challenge. You will need to check out the forum as the list keeps changing.

I bought bling, stitching and stamping.

journalling: with a desire to spend time at home to get a long list of projects completed and the need for the Board to make some budget cuts, I made the decision to resign from the Library. Semi-retirement here I come!
(I now work from home as a treasurer for a before/after school care programme so I am not totally lazy! LOL).

To stitch the flourish shape I chose a favourite bling flourish, lay a sheet of copy paper on top of a mouse pad (or similar foamy sheet) placed the bling flourish upside down on top of the copy paper (the bling was still stuck to its backing sheet), then using my brayer I rolled it over the back of the bling a few times (gently) until the bling made slight indentations in the copy paper. I then drew the shape with pencil going from indentation to indentation (bit like connect the dots) to get my flourish shape onto the copy paper. The copy paper drawing was my template which I laid on top of my layout background and photo. I slid the mouse pad under the layout and started poking holes equi-distance along the lines with an awl (or you could use a large needle or thumb tack), which became my stitching holes. I used embroidery floss for the stitching.
I call this kiwi ingenuity and I am pretty pleased with the results. The template is still usable for future projects however if it gets a bit tatty I can always laminate it and re-poke the stitching holes. Hope this all makes sense.

I've gotta a secret

I can't tell you too much but there is going to be a brand new competition starting on the forum over at the ScrapbookOutletNZ on September 3rd. If you are not already registered then may I suggest you make it a priority on your to do list! *smile*

Mango Luau DT work

WOW it was such fun scrapping some recent Fiji photos with the Bo Bunny Mango Luau available at ScrapbookOutletNZ. The colours are just gorgeous together and any range that uses my favourite COLOUR has to be fantastic!

I designed the sketch for this month's DT work...And this is the layout I created.

It would suit one enlarged photo or two (or more) smaller photos. The scalloped edge is from the 12x12 ML sticker sheet as are the green alphas. To read the journalling click on the pic to view it larger.

A simple layout design. I used our duty free alcohol to weigh down my crocs whilst trying to soak them in the hand basin in Fiji.

I like scallops and even more so the many floral/circular elements just waiting to be cut from some of the Mango Luau patterned papers. This photo is showing the footpath to/from our bure, that we walked several times a day to and from the restaurant.

The bracket shaped element is the reverse side of the labels pp and this is one sheet of pp I was loathe to cut into, but I forced myself. I did some photoshopping with the main photo as the blouse I was wearing was hot pink and orange stripes and clashed with the paper. Love how it turned out.

I was also sent the Bo Bunny Popsicle range and will upload my layouts at the end of the month to the SBO gallery and then post them here.

Lesley's cardstock only challenge

Lesley's Challenge is to CREATE A CARDSTOCK ONLY layout. You can add paint, ink, chalk, stamping, embossing (dry and wet), cutting, tearing, stamping but no patterned paper or other 'items' to be added. You can add embellishments but they must be made from cardstock!


I have been mulling over my layout for a few days now and this is what I came up with...

As the challenge would not allow any patterned paper I finally decided to emboss the plain kraft cardstock with my Cuttlebug folders. The butterfly was cut using a Cuttlebug die and the word 'butterfly' is hand cut (font: Segoe Script which I custom kerned). The 'kisses' word is a 2peas block font.

(These photos are of me and my little step-grandaughter Cahlia who will be two in exactly one week!)

Telethon challenge

Lainie had a fabulous idea that in honour of TELETHON. Apparently it is 15 years since the last one.

the Challenge is...
to create a layout with 15 items only. Paint and ink are free (but a stamped image is counted). Your background carstock, any pieces of pp, photo, each embellishment are all counted as 1 item each. Your title is 1 item - doesnt matter how many letters. Your journaling (size doesnt matter) is 1 item.

I got started on my challenge layout this morning with Telethon playing in the background, here is what I came up with

Purple is not a colour I use often but I managed to find some purple embellishments and ink to help create this layout which includes:- 1pt background cardstock, 1pt journalling, 1pt photo, 1pt transparency, 1pt flower, 1pt butterfly, 3pts brads, 1 pt button, 2pts metal tabs, 1pt scallop pp, 1pt ric rac, 1pt title, inked masking free.

My TELETHON memories...

I managed to get into one of the Telethon events in Napier I think I was 4th form at the time, and got to do the 'Thank you very much' dance around the hall. Met up with a second cousin Tina Cross (the NZ singer) and also Stu Dennison (Nice One Stu) too from memory and got their autographs. I was recognised on TV by our neighbours as I had arm in plaster that I kept waving it in the air.

When I was older (and now working), we threw a friend in a wheelbarrow and pushed him in and out of several bars in town asking for donations which we then dropped off to the Telethon centre.

ScrapbookOutletNZ ezine

I recommend you take some time to read the latest ezine HERE. It is a free online magazine full of heaps of layouts, product reviews and scrapping inspiration all put together by my scrappy friend Vicky G.

I was lucky enough to work with the SBO July kit and these three layouts were included in the "one kit 4 ways" article in the ezine. The kit includes a tonne of bazzill, moxie, jillibean soup and bo bunny and a set of Autumn Leaves stamps....

The kit includes a tonne of bazzill, moxie, jillibean soup and bo bunny and a set of Autumn Leaves stamps.

These three layouts were also created using the July kit but went straight into my Design Team album in the gallery.

Lainie's turn to challenge us this week.

Do you have lot's of sports or action pics piling up and need to get 'em scrapped 'cos I sure do! Scrap two or more sports/action pics; netball, soccer, skiing, climbing, rugby etc. The only proviso is you must use a metal embellishment and fibre somewhere on your layout. Embroidery thread is fine but brads and eyelets aren't. Yeah I'm just a meany.

here is my layout based on Lainie's challenge requirements...

I used more of the Scenic Route Garden Grove collection. My 'action photos' are of some of DD's school friends testing out the electric fence while on EOTC week (Education Outside the Classroom). circa 2005 Alyse was clued up enough to stand back and take photos rather than stand in the line. (No the school did not include the electric fence testing as part of the education plan) LOL

This is the little collection of embellishments on my layout - photo corner (raised up on foam tape), jewellery tag, flower, button and metal tag tied on with cotton string (fibre).

Give Lainie's challenge a go and upload your layout/s to the SBO gallery. Lainie's challenge has inspired me and I hope to kit up some more action photos today.