Mood Board Reveal for May at Black With 2!

 

Hello everybody....

 

May already!

 

The 1st of the month means

 Reveal Day

at

 Black With 2!

 

And, boy, is there a lot

happening over at

 the

BW2 Blog

today!

 

It is the announcement of our new DT!

 

But before you go and

 meet the new girls on

 the team, here is my

 interpretation of the

 May Mood Board.

 

The two colours this month are

Soft Grey & Dark Slate

the word to use is 'Life'

and there is a sketch to follow.

 

May's Mood Board...

We also have these gorgeous

new frames on the blog

to showcase our layouts.

 

 Designed by fellow DT girl

 and good friend

Annette Gearside.

Love the font!

I must admit, I did struggle

 a bit with these colours,

 or lack of colours!

 

But, happy with the

 final outcome.

Pretty obvious where the

photo is - hubby and

 the Sydney Harbour

Bridge.

 

Certainly one of

 Life's Moments!

The border punch,

which I thought emulated

 the Bridge, upside down,

 is a

Tonic punch

 'Voile Valance Border'.

Chippies from

 Kaiser

 and

Twiddleybitz.

Tattered Angels mask.

and

 American Crafts black cardstock.

Remember, we have

monthly sponsors at

 Black with 2.

 

For May we have

 Anna's Craft Cupboard.

And our continuing sponsorship

 from

The Scrapbooking Hut.

 

 

Now, head on over to the

 Black With 2 Blog

 and meet the new DT girls,

 and see their awesome work

 with this month's

 Mood Board.

 

You're in for a treat.

 

See you there.

 

Hugs

 

BW2 January Challenge

Welcome to my first post

 of 2014!

 

A semblance of normality will

 now return.

 

But, hey, what a great

 Festive Season.

 

Hope you all had a

 wonderful holiday.

 

Now back to our favourite pastime

 - Scrapbooking!

 

Today is the Reveal of our

amazing new look

 over at

 Black With 2.

 

Eve has done a wonderful job

 with our new

 Mood Boards.

 

The basic concept remains the

 same - Black with 2 colours

 and 5% white.

 

There is now also a sketch,

 a prompt word to use

 and an inspirational

 photo!

 

This is our first

 Mood Board

for

January 2014....

 



Use a black background

Sand

Seafoam

Use the word LOVE in journaling

Use the Sketch

Be inspired by the image.

 

 

Here is my interpretation...

This photograph was one of the

 last we took before we left

Australia

 to return to

Scotland.

 

Taken at Rockingham Beach

 in Perth,

Western Australia.

The papers are so old I have

 no idea what they

 are. Daisy D maybe.

Basic Grey flowers with

 Kaiser pearls in the

 centre. Layered over black

 fronds from

 Marianne Creatables.

Heart border punched with

 Martha Stewart Double Edge

 "Heart Loops Trim".

Seahorse chippie by Twiddleybitz.

Treasured, but tinged with sadness.

 

Now you must head over to the

 Blog at

 Black With 2

for more inspiration from

my fellow DT girls.

 

Then why not have a go

 with our new

 Mood Board.

 

Hope to see you over there.

 

Hugs

 

Party - SOUS Sketch Reveal

Whoo Hoo, it's Friday.

 

Time for another great sketch reveal from
 Stuck On U Sketches.

 

We have a lovely sketch from
our Nanne to play with, and,
boy, did I step out of my comfort zone
for this one....

Nanne's wonderful sketch...

The photo's are from my son's
 30th Birthday
- my baby is 30!!!!

Photo of darling daughter too.

I have used the "Vintage Blue"
 collection from Glitz
 and some "Vintage Blue"
 Paper Layers, which I have
 distressed within an inch of their lives.
 It was fun though...hee hee.

 A humble piece of string to
 hang my banner on, which
 I cut using
 Spellbinders "Marvelous Squares"
and the letters are Prima
 "Tiny Alphabet Stickers"





The flowers are Prima

and the trim is MME

 "Stella & Rose Decorative

 Trim - Hattie Boy"

I have used two chippies

 from Twiddleybitz

 "Chandelier" and "Oval Frame".

 On both I have used

"Antique Gold" Rub 'n' Buff

and white paint.

To frame the photo's I

 used Spellbinders

 "Decorative Labels One"

and "Labels One" and

 "Grand Scalloped Rectangles"

 for the striped background.

The wee vintage button at

 the bottom is by Basic Grey.

I had fun with the distressing

on this layout, but I don't

 think it is really my style,

 but, hey, think

outside the box - right!!

 

Now, head on over to

 Stuck On U Sketches

and see what my fellow DT girls

 have done with the sketch,

and then have a go yourself.

 

You have two weeks to upload

 your layout and be in

with a chance of Top Three.

We would love for you to take part.

 

And, don't forget,

our next sketch reveal,

 on 1st February,

will be our

100th Sketch,

and we have a fantastic Hop,

 with lots of Candy,

 to celebrate.

 

So, be sure to mark

 your diary for that.

 

In the meantime,

hope to see you

 over at SOUS!

 

Hugs

Twiddleybitz Sketch Challenge

Hello again folks, thanks for dropping in again....

This is one of the photo's I took while home in June....

Little Granddaughter, Emma, just turned 2.....

The layout is based on the June Sketch Challenge over at Twiddleybitz. I thought it was the perfect sketch to showcase this photo...




The sketch - by Skissedilla....



I have used two Twiddleybitz pieces -
'Totally Tweet Cage - Rooster' & 'Fern Leaf Flourish'



I have inked the cage with VersaColor Vanilla ink and then hilighted it with Rub 'n Buff - Antique Gold.....



The Rooster has been inked with VersaColor Vanilla and VersaColor Royal Blue, and then spritzed with Glimmer Mist - Dazzling Diamonds.....



The Flourish has been inked with Brilliance Ink - Graphite Black and I have added a wee Kaiser pearl....



I have always wanted to put one of these HUGE bows on a page, and voila - suits the page and the photo - I think!



The flowers are all Prima...
The paper is My Mind's Eye "So Sophie" Collection - 'Best Thing' - Ledger Girl Paper



Martha Stewart Punch Around The Page - Double Loop....
and the wee butterfly is a 7 gypsies stamp....



The perfect title - she was such a little angel, posing for Granny's camera - again!!

Hugs

Singapore & Winners....

This is a layout that fits the criteria for four challenges....

The sketch over at Creative Scrappers....

www.creativescrappers.blogspot.com

Challenge # 10 at Creatalicious - Orient themed....

www.creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com

Challenge # 13 at One Stitch at a Time - Anything but a card.....

www.onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com

and Practical Scrappers - Patterned paper....

www.practicalscrappers.blogspot.com

Papers used are My Mind's Eye Tres Jolie - Je T'aime

and specialty Yuzen paper

Chipboard is Twiddleybitz

Flowers are Prima
Alphas are Prima and Heidi Swapp

Grosgrain ribbon

Versacolor ink pads - Orchid and Green Tea

Photo's are my wee brother and I back in 1969.

We lived in Singapore while my Dad was

stationed their with the RAF.....

Now for some news - I was the WINNER over at

Scrapping the Music challenge # 134

with this layout of DH and I - am I excited or what.....

What an honour - thank you Scrapping the Music.....

www.scrappingthemusic.blogspot.com

Challenge # 135 is posted - hop on over and have a go

- these challenges certainly help with titles for projects,

and they can also kick start an idea.....

Another WINNER was this one below of DGD Rebekah.....

Challenge # 11 at One Stitch at a Time - Children.....

www.onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com

Thank you to One Stitch at a Time for the honour.....

I will have to add the blinkies for these challenge sites to my sidebar....

Always a challenge in itself....LOL!!!!

Thank you for dropping in again blogging friends, always pleased to see you....

Hugs

Jane xx


Addit: my Growing Up in Singapore layout for Challenge # 10 won Top 5 at Creatalicious Challenges - Thank you ladies