Sketches in Thyme

Have you seen the awesome job the Mavens have done with the Smash up sketches at Sketches in Thyme.  This particular team use the 4 sketches during the month and combine bits or a lot from all or some of them to create a masterpiece to call their own.

Brilliant idea, sensationally executed.  Great work fellow Mavens - I am in awe,

These are Novembers 4 sketches:

Maven Sara took the background from Sketch #174, layered the photos and layers and tags from Sketch #172 and used the title placement from Sketch #173.

Maven Sandy used sketches 171 and 174. She used more than one photo and tags from sketch 172 and multi paper strips in the middle and some ink drops from sketch 174. 

Maven Sammy used sketches 172 and 174 for background inspiration in the fresh and fun layout! 

Maven Carolyn chose to stick closely to sketch 172 to create this colorful and fun Jumping Monkeys layout. 

Next, Maven Jules used circles from 171 and banners from 173 to create this Chillin layout. It is such soft sweet colors and so dainty for that lovely little doll! 

Maven Sharon used sketch 172 as it spoke to her when she thought about scrapping this layout about her grandson and his mother, stunning! 

Finally, Maven Susan chose to create a two page layout using bits and pieces from each sketch featured this month. Fabulous way to allow sketches to inspire your happy scrapping! 

I told you they were sensational!!

Head on over and try them out - you know you want to

Deb x

Everyone loves a great Mini Crop, right?

Turtle Soup is hosting a 12 days of Christmas Mini Crop, commencing 1 Dec until 12 Dec.

Head on over, register at the awesome forum and join in all the challenges.

I am certainly giving this one a go

See you there

Deb x

Winner, winner, chicken dinner

Go me!!

I often plan on being creative with a monthly cyber crop held by The Scrap Suite (a closed group on FB) and even occasionally I do get some projects done :)

Challenge 3 was:


and this is what I did:

getting inspiration from Monica

and yah me - I won :)  Woohoo, a $10 store credit at D'lish Scraps.  Thanks so much Amanda, you rock

Till next time
Deb x

My first reveal at Sketches in Thyme :)

Woohoo, it is almost time for my first DT reveal at Sketches in Thyme.

This is the sketch I had to work with:



and here is my layout:

I used some of my favourite Maja Designs papers, with lots of covered chipboard and ink splatters.

The photo is not the best as I took it off a video of Sam clearing 1.93m at the high jump at the Oceania Area Athletics Championships in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, June 2014, whilst representing Regional Australia in the U20 boys Octathlon.  This jump qualified him to represent Tassie at the 2015 Australian Junior and Age Championships which were in Sydney in March this year.  He finished 4th in the Octathlon - a mere 40 points off a bronze medal.  An awesome effort

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you head on over to Sketches in Thyme and enter the challenges, which run all month.

Deb x

Turtle Soup

Hello again,

I have stumbled across a new place to call my scrapping home :)



This is a forum filled with all things scrappy.  Awesome challenges, great daily questions, scrappy and no scrap related chat - all the things you would like in a scrappy home away from home.

I urge you all to venture on over and have a look around - I did, and I loved it.

Here is a rundown of the wonderful monthly challenges that are available to do:

DAILY CHALLENGES 

Sunday Cards Sketch plus twist optional 
Monday Sketch ( layout, cards or tags or ATC's) 
Tuesday TTT (tools, techniques, tips) (copics, digital etc) 
Wednesday Stash ( use up your stash) 
Thursday Scraplift (members from our gallery) 
Friday Inspiration (pinterest, ads, photos, colour, quotes, Blog inspiration) 
Saturday All Sorts (labels, flags, tags, party favours, ATC's, mixed media etc) 
PLUS every month will have PROJECT 12 with Lisa Moen 

Challenges will be posted daily up to the 3rd Friday of the month. 

When ever possible in all the challenges and the mini crop - you will be allowed to make a choice to make either layout, cards or tags or ATC's.
Some projects won't allow this so watch for instructions when posted. 

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MINI CROP EVERY 3RD FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH 

On the 3rd Friday of every month we will have a Mini Crop which will be themed, have at least 7 challenges all posted that day and you have 10 days to play along ending at midnight EST (Sunday). 

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NO challenges will post the rest of the month. This time will be used to catch up and finish the months challenges. 
Play a lot or only join in on only the things that interest you.. but you have the choice about how much you play along with.... but with lots of options. 
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There is a super talented Design Team who lead the way through all the challenges, and there are special challenges in some months as well.

Go on, head over and check it out :)

Deb :)

Sketches in Thyme November Week 3

Good afternoon Loverlies

November Week 3 sketch is live at Sketches in Thyme



and has been designed by the wonderfully talented Bev Code.

Why not head on over and have a peek-a-boo at the blog and enter some of the sketch challenges.  It will be well worth your while :)

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Sketches in Thyme Nov week 2 sketch

Hi Loverlies,

Why dont you head on over to Sketches in Thyme and check out the November week 2 sketch designed by the fabulously talented Brenda Ragsdale

Sketch #172


There is a great Close to my Heart Sangria Collection paper pack up for grabs courtesy of Kimberley Sparks


Go on enter, you know you want to :)

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Sketches in Thyme

Why dont you head on over to the Sketches in Thyme blog and enter the amazing sketch challenges on offer.  You can even win some gorgeous papers.  Who doesnt need paper??

Sketch #171


Each week a new sketch is released and the talented Mavens work with it.

It will be my turn with sketch #174, which will be published on Nov 22, and my example goes live on Nov 26.  Cant wait to show you my first effort, this time round.  I actually love the layout, although the photo I used was taken from a video so is very ordinary.

Wanna sneak peak?

You have to wait now until the 26th to see the finished layout!!

See you all soon - thank so much for stopping by

Deb x

Trick or Treat Cyber Crop

I've been Scrapping Clearly at the Trick or Treat Cyber Crop this weekend, working away at the fabulous challenges set my the Design Team.

Challenge 1 was a Blind Crop - awesome :)  Instructions:

And here is my finished layout

Challenge 2 was a Sketch:

My effort:

And now to decide what to do next:

Challenge 3:

Challenge 4:

or Challenge 5:

Hmmm, choices, choices.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Please leave a comment and let me know you were here :)

Deb x

Back on the Blogger train :)

I know, if I have any followers left at all, they will be very surprised to see I am back on the blogger train, and that is because I have been appointed to the Sketches in Thyme Design Team :)  This will be my second stint as a Maven and I am so looking forward to working with the wonderful sketches produced by the Sketch Mavens.

For the record, here are 3 of my recent layouts and the ones used in my DT application

Thanks for sticking by me and I hope you continue to visit for inspiration, and go to Sketches in Thyme and join in the monthly challenges.

See you all real soon

Deb x

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Gee...It's been 12 months

Who would have thought it has been so long since I blogged?  Not me, lol.  Guess I have had nothing to say in that time, or nothing to share :(

Sketches in Thyme DT Call

Sketches in Thyme  DT Call

Would you like to be a Sketchy Maven? The 6 month term for our talented Mavens is drawing to a close, and while some will be staying on, we are looking for new members to join our Sketches in Thyme design team! If you enjoy creating layouts from sketches, participating in blogs and motivating others to take part in challenges, this might be your chance to be a part of our Design Team! Your term would run May-October 2013, and you would be asked to complete 2 layouts per month. If you would like a chance to be considered, here's what you need to do:

1-Have an active blog and be on facebook (so you can be part of our SiT DT group)
2-Create a new layout based on any of our April Sketches.
3-Post about our DT call on your blog, along with your take on our sketch.
4-Link up your blog post our April Linky on the sidebar, putting "DT" after your name.
5-Leave a comment here by April 20 telling us that you would like to be considered for the DT. Be sure to include your email address so we can get in touch with you!!

Why not have a go - I might reapply to be part of this fabby site :)

Deb ♥

Scrapville Apr-May Sketch

Well, I have finished it.  A most productive day I have had at the scrapping table.  This is my efforts with the fabulously talented Anita Bownds sketch for Scrapville

Thanks for looking

Deb ♥

Scrapville April/May Sketch Challenge

April/May Sketch Challenge

Welcome to the next Sketch Challenge.  This month we have two more fantastic sketch designs from Anita, and some wonderful inspiration to help you along.  We hope you'll take part in these, and look forward to seeing how you put yours together!

April/May Layout Sketch

 

Little Daisies by Anita Bownds (CT)

 April/May Card Sketch

 Just for You Card by Anita Bownds (CT)

Such beautiful samples from Anita, I hope you all find them as inspiring as I do. The Team is looking forward to seeing what you all come up with! The Sketch Challenge expires Pumpkin Time May 14th, so don't forget to upload to the Linky before then, or drop/email your challenge to Scrapville.

Scrapville March Scrapbursts

Hi, you all still have time to enter the Scrapbursts challenges at Scrapville

LAYOUT #1 NUMBERS:

Your Layout must include the following items as indicated:
1x Stamped Image (pic)
2x Photos
3x PPapers 
4x Flowers
5x Flags or Bunting

Deb ♥

Final SBT50 CC Challenge

 Ant's The Price is Right challenge

As a kid I used to love the show The Price Is Right......I even remember my Mum and her friend going.....but they didn't get chosen to play.

So, The Price is Right! Have you ever seen how it is played? Basically there are a set of mini games where the contestants have to guess the price of items. In the final game, if they get all the prices correct, they win the prize.

So... i can hear you thinking how in the world are we going to do this... well we are going to play some mini games of course!!  We will have 3 mini games being played. Each game will give you an item to collect and then at the completion of the mini games you will be told what to do with each of these items! 


Here are the Mini Games

Mini Game 1 - Find a word
One word from the list can not be found in this find a word. That word is your 'price' for this mini game!



Word List:
Embellishments
Patterned
Paper
Cardstock
Twine
Washi 
Tape
Buttons
Ribbon
Brads
Eyelets
Paint
Glimmermist
Masks
Chipboard
Handmade

Mini Game 2 - Solve the clues to discover the next price!
My first is in staples but not in apples
My second is in washi but not in mashing 
My third is in mist but not in most
My fourth is in ink but not in stick
My fifth is in paper but not in scrapping

What am I?

Mini Game 3 - Crossword
Answer all the clues to the scrapping related questions. When you are done, the highlighted letters can be rearranged to spell the next 'price'!



OK - so you have completed the mini games!? 

If so you should have three answers - those three items should be scrapbooking products that are commonly used on scrapbooking pages. If you are unsure of your answers, please do not hesitate to contact either Vicki, Sarah or myself to confirm.

Now you are on the the final game (challenge). 

Final Game

You must now create a LO with those three products BUT those three products must be altered in some way. Yep....sounds tricky, but it can be done. 

Here is my sample:





I hope you have had fun playing our games and I hope you have fun creating your LOs. 

The winner of this challenge will receive a great prize from

More SBT50 Cyber Crop Challenges

Vicki's Catch Phrase Challenge!

This is a nice easy challenge to get you in the game show mood. You need to select ONE of the following 6 popular game show catch phrases, and scrap a layout using the corresponding criteria (listed below the phrase)! 

1. "Come on down!" - The price is right - 
Use vertical movement on your page or an upside down element

2. "I'd like to buy a vowel" - Wheel of fortune
Your layout must have a single word title with only one vowel in it

3. "I'd like to phone a friend"- Who wants to be a millionaire
Your layout must include a photo of 2 or more "friends"

4. Is that your final answer?- Who wants to be a millionaire
Your layout must a include a title in a question form. Eg She is stylish? 

5 . "No Deal!" -Deal or no Deal
Your title cannot include any of the letter in the words "NO DEAL" 

6. You are the weakest link! Goodbye!- The weakest link
You must include a item on your layout that has a chain or links in it. Or a matching pair of embellishments

Here is my example - i have used a picture of 2 'friends', my best friend, my hubby, and myself! 


All entries must be loaded to the correct gallery by midnight Sunday the 28th of April.

The winner of this challenge will receive some awesome goodies from Charm at Charm's Creations

 Vicki's Deal or No Deal challenge

My challenge for you all this crop is 'Deal or NO Deal'!! Sounds like fun doesn't it! 
This one works much like Sarah's Wheel of fortune, in that you get to pick your own criteria!  You need to select 3 cases, numbered from 1 to 26, and write them in a post here. You will then be pm'd with your criteria. This is where the fun begins, once you have been pm'd your chosen criteria, you can either go ahead and create your layout, or if you don't like the criteria, you can say 'NO DEAL' and we will use random.org to select a new criteria for you!  The catch is though, that you must then use the criteria you have been given! Will you Deal or No Deal!!??



Here is my example layout, i used random.org to get my criteria (but i'm not telling you what i got, or you might try cheat! )


Entries for this challenge must be uploaded into the correct folder in the gallery before Midnight (SA time) Sunday April 28th

The winner of this challenge will get some yummy goodies from Burdy's Handmade Embellies

Ok, so get about these challenges - I am

Deb ♥