Something Scrappy!!

I have been so busy preparing our house for sale, that i wasn't certain if i would manage to get all the Top50 Music and Lyrics cc chs done this month, but guess what, i uploaded them ALL today!! Woohoo!!  They are all quick, simple layouts, but i like them!! :)

This first card was for the cc opening night mini ch.  The challenge was to create a card or mini layout (smaller than 12x12) containing individual music notes. :)  Being a mini challenge, this actually had a shorter time frame to the rest of the challenges, and i did get it completed and loaded on time, i have just been slack loading it to here! :)

This one is for ch 1 which was set by our guest DT Treens.  The criteria was to use a monochromatic colour scheme, music paper, and pearls.  I have had this photo of Jorja listening to my MP3 player for ages, as well as the phone bling, but have never scrapped it cos it is a little blurring, having been taken on my mobile phone, but i am so glad i have finally had the kick up the butt i needed to use it all!! :)  Thanks Treens! :)

Challenge 2, set by Anthea, was all about those misheard song lyrics! :)  Well i went a little tongue in cheek for this one, lol!  When ever i hear the song 'Hey Mickey', i always sing it 'Hey Vicki', so i decided to use that for this challenge! :)  The other criteria was to use glitter or bling, stiching, and felt or fabric. 

Challenge 3, set by Sue, saw us using lyrics from the song "I Wanna Rock n Roll All Night" by KISS.  We also needed to include at least 2 photos, a ticket and at least one piece of altered chipboard.  This layout came together really fast for me, and i love the fun, randomness of it! :)

And finally a better photo of my example layout for ch 4! :)  Criteria details are in a previous post!

Exciting News and a CRAZY weekend!! :)

Ok.. i know.. i am a VERY bad blogger, but i am going to attempt to get it back up to date today cos my house is looking very neat and tidy and i don't have a whole lot to do today! :)  There is lots to update, so i may back date a few posts.  Be sure to read back thru a few posts to check that you haven't missed anything! :)

Now.. to my exciting news...last thursday we bought a new home!!  We saw it in the paper the previous friday, looked thru it a few times during the week, then put in an offer thursday morning.  The vendor accepted our offer thursday night!!  Woohoo how exciting!! Although it hasn't really sunk in yet cos the weekend was so CRAZY!!

So, the new house is 10km's from town and is on 2 acres of land, which will be perfect for the kiddies and for Matt to have his birds!!  Its a 4 bedroom house, with a huge kitchen, 2 living rooms, 2 bathrooms, an office etc!!  It is LARGE!! :)  Its not a new house by any means, but it is perfectly located and we can move straight in and not have to do anything to it!!  The only thing now is, that we need to sell our house in town to finance the new place!! :)  Which is why the weekend was so crazy!!  I came down with a disgusting sinus infection thingy on friday, but despite that i had to spend the entire weekend packing my life into boxes and transporting it all to Treena's huge shed (thanks again Treens!! :) )!  We were told we needed to de-clutter our house and remove all personal things like photos, so my house is now looking VERY bare!! :(  It also echos now that we don't have so much stuff here! :(  Our house went on the market Monday and will be in the paper on Friday, so fingers crossed it sells quickly for us!! :)  On a happier note, tho, the vendor of the new house isn't in any hurry to leave his house cos he has LOTS of stuff to clean up around the yard, so he isn't concerned about how long it takes us to sell, he is just happy to have his place under contract!! :)

So after such a BIG weekend and feeling crap the entire time, i am taking a day off today, and just veging and do what ever i like!!  I do still need to wash windows and any marks on the walls, but i am taking a break today and will get back into it tomorrow!! :)

I did do a little scrapping last night, but it is secret squirral stuff and i haven't finished it yet, so you will have to wait to see it!! :)

I'm a barbie girl, in a barbie world...

Don't you just hate that song!! lol!!  Well i was taking photos of Jorja's birthday presents after her birthday in July, and as soon as i saw this one, that stupid song got stuck in my head...

I knew this would be perfect for the Top50 cc theme of Music and Lyrics, so i used it for my challenge.

I have challenged everybody to use the lyrics from an annoying song, as well as to include bright colours, layering with foam tape, and beads!

Here's what i did with it! :) 

(This is a crappy night time photo, but i haven't had time,

or good weather for that matter, to get a decent photo! :( )

Most materials on this layout are from My2Angels! I have used black coredination cardstock, Bo Bunny Petal Pushers pp, pink heart ribbon, white organza ribbon, double heart rhinestone slide, and pearls.  

SBT50 Sept CC

You gotta check this out....

Pretty Petals!

Have you checked out Pretty Petals yet?  It is a brand new etsy and blog store which is about to open tomorrow!!  They make these gorgeous handmade tissue paper flowers!!  If you drop by the blog before the end of the month, you could win these gorgeous flowers!! :)

A better photo..

Here is a better photo of my My2Angels relay layout from the post below!! :)

My2Angels Scrapping Relay

I  have been scrapping like a crazy woman today, taking party in the My2Angels Birthday Scrapping Relay!!  We were each put into groups of 5, and each person in the group had a different birthday element that they had to scrap during the week!  My day was today and i had to scrap a layout containing a birthday invitation.. what the??... well that was my first reaction, but i did manage to come up with something!! :-)

So... here is my layout, its a crappy night time pic, but you get the picture!! :-)  I will take a better one when i get a chance!! :-)

I have printed an invitation onto my cardstock and then scrapped my layout over top,

 as the story is actually about the aftermath of the party!! :)

All the products on this layout are available from My2Angels.  I have used:

 Iced Cocoa Cordination Cardstock,

Pink Taffy and Yellow Daisy Glimmer Mist,

 Sassafrass Lass Nerdy Birdy Arts & Crafts and Tea for Two pp,   

Pink Paislee Artisan Paper Tape Bayberry,

Organza Ribbon - White,

Cotton Ric Rac - Dark Pink,

Pink Tip and centre Mulberry Flowers,

Pink Mini Gardenia,

Stemmed Star Flowers - Pink and White,

Plaid Fabric Brads - Pink and White,

Silver Rhinestones,

White and Silver Chain with Rhinestones,

Lollipop, Present, Ribbon Bow and Teddy Bear Charms,

AC Chipboard Thickers - Darling - Pink,

and have used Pritt Gel and Dimensional Magic to stick it all together!! :-)

Here are some close ups of the gorgeous flowers, tape and charms!! :-)

Be sure to drop by My2Angels this month as it is their 2nd Birthday, and they are having a sale

 with a huge 10-50% off all items in store from August 1st to 21st! 

I can gaurantee you will not be disappointed!! :-) 

August Cyber Crop

What are you doing for the next two weeks??  I will be cyber cropping at Top 50!! Woohoo, thats right, it is that time again!!  This months theme is 'What's Cooking?' and the challenges are going to be a lot of fun!! :-)  We will be playing games in the chat room tomorrow night and the first challenge will be announced in the forum.  Be sure to pick your bingo words before 8pm monday night to be able to join the fun!  I hope to see you all there, and make sure you bring a friend to play with us too!! The more the merrier!! :)

I have been playing

I have had a play around with my blog, and although i am unhappy with the current look, i can now accept comments again!! Woohoo!! Please leave me some love and let me know that you have dropped by!! :)

I will be playing some more to try get the page looking how i want it to, but hopefully that won't effect the comments part again!! :)

A new month...

means lots of new challenges everywhere, and of course we have some new challenges for you at Top 50!! :)

Check them out here, you are sure to find something that inspires you!!

My challenge this month is a technique challenge.  The challenge is to use paint in a way you have never tried before, along with these other criterias:

 OLD pp

a journal block

Brads and eyelets

Here is my example: