Creating Keepsakes Acceptance

I received an exciting email today advising that one of my layouts has been accepted for consideration for publication for Creative Keepsakes.  This is a first for me for this mag and I'm very excited.  Have just removed the image from my blog here and other online galleries I had it featured in - now off to parcel it up all ready for postage tomorrow.

Happy Mother's Day & National Scrapbooking Day

Firstly, Happy Mother's Day to all the Mums out there - may your day have been filled with the love and laughter of those you love most.

I hope all the scrapbookers out there have enjoyed National Scrapbooking Day and the fun challenges and prizes being offered around the web this weekend. 

I have had a wonderful 3 days with Print Blocks here in Queensland who have just hosted their Creative Block - an incredible event featuring many overseas tutors from manufacturers around the world.  A well organised event which was very friendly and very inspiring.  I got to play with product that hasn't yet arrived on our shores, see the work of some incredible designers and talk with the people who design the product, sell the product and distribute it around the world.  On top of that, I got to chat with other retailers from around the country.

Thank you to Print Blocks for organising such a super event and for all those who were involved.

Another of my life changing moments

Late last year I was inspired by a blog by Jennifer Mohler,  to start scrapbooking stories from my past that changed me or impacted my life.  She had started a project called 100 Life changing moments.  I chose not to put a number on mine but to simply start collecting a list of events or people that I thought had influenced me in some way.

This layout is another for this album - the day I first became a Godmother.

Thanks for looking

No longer a baby

Well I've been scrapping Life Changing Moments this weekend to do it being the theme for cybercrop at http://www.scrapofdifference.com.au/ this weekend.  A drizzly few days has let me escape to the scrap room a few times whilst the kids are snuggled up watching DVDs :)  Here is one of the resulting layouts.  When Brayden turned 1 it was a realisation that he would be our last baby and his age would no longer be relayed to people in months but in years - he was now a one  year old and therefore no longer a baby.

This layout was created using the April #2 Saturday sketch from http://www.kaisercraft.net/blog/saturdaysketch/ and the Kaisercraft Rewind series of papers.  Bella chipboard lettering which has been painted in Platinum Liquid pearls and then had rainbow foil added in patches over the top.  Cardstock is Aussie Scrapsource and I used the ecraft cutter to cut both the large stars as the mat and the smaller ones used in the banner.

Creative Crop - Free at Big Picture Classes

May 7th is a creative crop online at Big Picture Classes.  I have been doing classes at BPC for over a year now and have learnt some incredible techniques from the best in the scrapbooking industry around the world - all from the comfort of my loungeroom.  check this out
<a href="http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/creativecrop.php"><img src="http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/images/creativecropbadge.gif" alt="Big Picture Classes" /></a>

Card creations

I found a new website to share this week and have really playing with their Palette #54 card sketch this weekend.  For your own inspiration, check out this link
http://thecolorroom.ning.com/

Here are the 3 cards I have made this weekend with their sketch.

Cybercrop this weekend at Scrap of Difference

It seems amazing but we are fast approaching the 3rd weekend in April, which means cybercrop at Scrap of Difference.  There are hints in the forum about the theme and the challenges will all go up tomorrow!  So I hope everyone will get some scrap time over the weekend to jump on board and join in the fun!
http://www.scrapofdifference.com.au/