Challenge 3

Challenge 3 can be seen by clicking here and is about using a new style.
I read Karen's blog daily and she showcases her Scrapbooking once a week. Her style is very different from mine- lots of white card stock, small multiple photos, minimal (if any) patterned paper. I challenged myself to try her style Click here to pop over to her blog for a look at her lovely art!
I used white card stock (which I NEVER use- odd to say but white card stock as opposed to cream which is use a lot, fills me with fear!!!) and only a border of patterned paper. In the end I had to add a little pattern so punched some butterflies to add a but of ME to the page.
It certainly is NOt my normal style. I like the page but don't think it works as well as I'd hoped. Ah well, that's what challenges are for!!

Sorry about the poor light quality on this picture! The sun has moved round in my crafty room windo now :0(

Challenge 2

Click here to look at Challenge 2 which is to use 3 or more paper collections on one page!

On this page I used American crafts card stock, the background paper is "Majesty" by Authentique, the pink wood grain is "Curtains" by Crate, the green chevron is "Magnificence" by Authentique, the aqua graph paper is "Memorandum Office Blue" by Lily Bee, the measuring tape paper is "Lost and Found 2" by My Mind's Eye.
Really really happy with this page. I NEVER use yellow on a layout either, so that's a first for me!!

Challenge One

The first challenge was to scraplift from a layout by Jaime Warren.
I have used the following elements from her page:
Colour combination
Design placement
Single photo

Really enjoyed this page and the placement is not how I would usually work... But I will do similar again as I LOVE it!

Are you going to the crop?

I popped in to the Online crop party over at Shimelle's last night to have a look around and get my stash prepared for Challenge One!
I've just had a late breakfast, cleaned the house (well, I swept!!) and I'm ready to scrapbook!
Let me know in the comments if you are joining in too and I'll come over and say hi!

My office!

I FINALLY feel like I am getting somewhere with my office at my new job. The previous manager had no organisational skills at all and the place was a tip! Boxes and papers everywhere! All out of date and dusty! He kept the blinds closed permanently and it felt cave like!
I've tidied up, thrown out 3 black bags and 3 paper recycling sacks and dusted!
I think it's looking a lot better and I feel that it's mine now! I just hope I get to stay in the job permanently. At the moment it is a secondment for 3 months, but I WANT this job!!!
I sadly didn't take any before pics (silly lady!) but this is my office today a 6pm :0)

Here is a photo of the front of the building. It's a lot larger than this photo shows and is a library that needs a lot of love! I know I can turn the place around if I get chance a make a real success of it. Fingers crossed!!

I love bank holidays!

It feels like Sunday night, but it's already Monday!
Return to the new job tomorrow and start week 2... Let's hope it less stressful (but somehow I doubt it!!!)
Here are a few pics from my weekend:

Sketching...

Saffy ...

I enjoyed a bit of scrapping ( the first in weeks) and here is one page:

The extension as it is from the garden... Exciting!

We moved mom's lamp from her (soon our) living room and into her new one. When I say we, I mean the builders and electrician :0)

I hope you had a great bank hols? Leave a link in the comments if you've blogged yours too and I'll pop,over to say hi!
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Springtime Blessings!

I hope you enjoy a lovely day wherever you are!