I've been scrapping!!...

The weather has been awful for the first week of the school hols....but it was perfect for getting some scrapping done!!

My mojo has been a bit AWOL lately so I joined up at this brand new challenge site...Challenge Heaven...thought some challenges might help me get re-started!

I've done three of the challenges so far.....all the photos were taken on our trip to Melbourne last January....

This was the Ebony & Ivory challenge...I had to use white (ivory), pink and green, brads or pearls, and butterflies....used a few pp scraps: Ki Memories and We R Memory Keepers...the butterfly was created from a paper flower, just cut out one of the petals and add some pearls for the body......

this was the Colour challenge...use shades of blue and brown.......pp scraps used here too: Basic Grey and Scenic Route...added a Love Elsie red sticker for some contrast.....



and this was for the Sketch challenge....Basic Grey Marrakesh pp and I found the little red car clipart on the 'net......

Shell at Challenge Heaven will put up 8 different challenges each month...you need to complete at least 4 of them to be in the running for a couple of prizes so if you're looking for a place with a variety of challenges, go and check it out!!

Scrap the Boys has put up their October challenge....use this ad for inspiration....

and this is my take on it......I used the colours and the basic layout design.....Basic Grey Marrakesh pp again plus I tried to make a dent in my brad stash LOL!

Well, we were planning on going to the movies as a family today but there is NOTHING on!!!....well nothing that an 11.5yr old and a 14.5 yr old want to see or that John and I want to see for that matter!...what happened to decent kids movies being released during school holidays!!...and I don't just mean Disney/Pixar movies aimed at the 4-8yr olds, as good as they might be. It's got to the stage where we have to split the family when we go to the movies....John will take the boys to see something that suits them and I take Kiara to see something she likes!... A trip to the movies all together is not as easy as it once was!

I'm having a nice glass of wine as I type this and I'm going to do a little more scrapping...I think I'm on a roll!! LOL!

Thanks for dropping in!

Julie x

PS: Oh, and I've just booked into the Shop and Crop 2010 Retreat!!!....it's at a new venue next year and looks very swish...I'm going to be rooming with my fave online scrapping buddy, Ali who has kindly agreed to go too!!! Yayyyy!!!!