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Please join us on January 1st 2012 as we launch our new SKETCH BLOG! 

Colorful Creations (CC) Sketch Blog will be hosting Sketch challenges on the 1st and 15th of each month. Everyone is welcome to join. There will be one prize every month to a random winner and a couple of Honorable Mentions will be posted. For each challenge you do, your name will be in the drawing. Please use Mr. Linky to upload your layout at the end of each challenge posted.

Thank you and have fun! :)

Domestic goddess!!!

So, I'm sure you all know, I am into making fondant cakes!! Well, Nia has been watching me carefully over the last few months and decided she wanted to decorate a cake of her own! She spent over an hour looking through my cake books to find 'the right one' - and here is the finished result! She completed most of the birds on her own! She was SO proud! :-)

I am entering this layout into the BoBunny Layout challenge friday - Inspired By Circles. I used Bo Bunny's Sweet tooth collection, and a sketch from Pagemaps.


Thanks for looking :-)

Inspired By - "A Christmas Tale"

This is the second of two challenges for this month over on Colorful Creations, inspired by the movie "A Christmas Tale". I saw this poster and thought it would be a fantastic layout for a page. 

Challenge Rule:

• Christmas theme.
• Use the layout of the poster for your page (you may use one large photo and cut up as per poster, or you may use 6 smaller photos arranged as per poster)
• must have a ribbon on the top
• use mainly red and white color combo, some kraft is permitted

Here is my example:

CHANGE TO THE RULES!!

Rules: Your entry must be new as of December 16th to enter and cannot be combined with any other CC challenges. This is the second of 2 'Inspired By' challenges this month. You can now gain entry into the draw for EACH Inspired By Challenge you complete. An extra entry will be awarded to people who complete BOTH challenges, and a bonus entry will be awarded to those who become a follower of my blog (http://scrappinnhappy.blogspot.com/) - please comment that you are now a follower! That means you could have a total of 4 entries into this challenge!

One lucky winner will receive this prize (US and Canada only):

Deja Views Everyday Page kit - including 6 double sided papers, letter stickers, banner, chipboard and more!! (over 210 pieces!)

International winner will receive a $10 Gift certificate to their online store of choice.

Come check out the other challenges over on Colorful Creations too - there is something foe everyone! Happy scrapping :-)

CC Greetings "Let it snow" Crafty Pad Designs Sponsored challenge

Hello All

This month's CC Greetings challenge "Let It Snow" is being sponsored by The Crafty Pad Designs.  The Crafty Pad will be generously awarding the random chosen winner of this challenge, (3) images, winners choice!!!!

Please take some time out and visit their online store!!!

THE CHALLENGE: 

Create a CARD, LAYOUT or ANY paper crafting PROJECT and the following must be included:

(1)   A STAMPED or DIGITAL image.  

(2)   The word SNOW must appear somewhere on your layout, card, or project.   

If you use an image from the Crafty Pad to complete your entry you will receive an extra entry into the prize drawing.

ALL ENTRIES:

(1) Must be new as of Dec 5, 2011

(2) Cannot be combined with any other CC challenge.

(3) Must be uploaded onto the correct challenge page and into the gallery no later than Dec 25^th, at 11:45 PM (EST)

Here is my example:

Head on over to Colorful Creations to see more great examples and join in the fun!

See you there!

Jillibean Soup sketch contest on Pagemaps

Here is the sketch we had to work with:

And here is my take on it:

I used Echo Park's 'Little Girl' collection and of course my favorite obsession (baker's twine!!)
I LOVE working with sketches - it makes life SO much easier! :-)

Scrapbook Steals - Opal series

Opal #1

Opal #2

Opal #3

Opal #4

Opal #5

Opal #6

Opal #7

Opal #8

Opal #9

Opal #10

Woohoo! The whole series is completed! Thank you Scrapbook Steals for some great sketches :-)

Jingle Bell Crop @ Colorful Creations

The Jingle Bell crop 'live' may be over, but you still have until 11.45pm PST to get your projects finished and uploaded for a chance to win some fantastic prizes! The projects are all super easy, super quick and super fun to make - go check it out! (http://colorfulcreations.ning.com/)
Here are my examples:
Make 'n' take #1 (My challenge) - create a Christmas themed paper bag mini album

 I used Teresa Collins 'Christmas Home' papers and embellishments, and of course my favorite baker's twine!!


Make 'n' Take #2 - holiday themed pocket card

I used Three Bugs in a Rug "Deck the Halls' papers and embellishments. 


Make 'n' take #3 - make a book card

 I used Echo Park's "Season's Greetings" collection.


Make 'n' take #4 - holiday banner

This one definitely caused me the most problems! I struggled to get the flowers right - wasting about 4 sheets of 12x12 papers!!! It nearly got thrown out of the window!!! Not overly happy with the end result, but I don't think it looks too bad!!


Make 'n' take #5 - Gift card holder

I used Echo Park's "Season's Greetings" collection again.


Make 'n' Take #6 - Christmas Card holder

I used American Crafts "Hollyday" collection (sorry about the badly lit photograph!)


Bonus Project - Santa's Drawers

I used an Imaginisce Christmas collection.


Hope you like them all!
Have fun!
Happy scrapping :-)

Come join us!

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

and Colorful Creations is celebrating with a

Jingle Bell Crop

Come out and crop with us.  The DT will be hosting quite a few Christmas Make n Take projects, games and a ONE HOUR challenge,  with lots of chances to win a variety of scrap goodies!    

The fun starts Friday, December 9th at 12:00 Noon (PST) and will end on Saturday December 10th 9:00 PM (PST).

All challenge entries for the crop are due:

Monday December 12th at 11:45PM (PST)

All the information and the crop activities can be found HERE

NOTE:  For the CROP ONLY Colorful Creations will be running on Pacific Standard Time (PST). If you need a little help converting your local time to PST, use this clock

Scrapbook Page Update!

Scrapbook Steals - Opal #1

Better late than never!!! I FINALLY got round to completing this one! Here is the sketch:

And here is my take on it!

The journalling reads "LIFE...is a Bubble Bath - a few splashes but generally good clean fun!"

Scrapbook Steals - Opal #9

This weeks sketch:

This was a toughie for me! I knew the photo and papers I wanted to use, but it took a lot longer to come together than I thought! Not overly happy with the end result, but hey, looking better than it did 2 hours ago!!! :-)

My wonderful husband being super happy as normal at Christmas!!!! He'll kill me for putting this photo on! :-0


I am also entering this LO into the Imaginisce December color combo challenge.

My latest challenge!

This is the first of two challenges for this month, inspired by the song "All I want for Christmas" by Mariah Carey. Here is the link to the song:

http://youtu.be/yXQViqx6GMY

Your layout must have the following:

• Christmas theme.
• Use NON-TRADITIONAL colors and papers (no Christmas papers allowed!)
• Use a child's Christmas list to Santa (or your own if you do not have access to a child's)
• Use the sketch below (taken from My Sketch World)

 

Here is my example (I rotated the sketch 90 degrees clockwise):

Rules: Your entry must be new as of December 1st to enter and cannot be combined with any other CC challenges. This is the first of 2 'Inspired By' challenges this month and you MUST complete BOTH Inspired By challenges to be entered into the draw.

One lucky winner will receive this prize (US and Canada only):

Deja Views Everyday Page kit - including 6 double sided papers, letter stickers, banner, chipboard and more!! (over 210 pieces!)

International winner will receive a $10 Gift certificate to their online store of choice.

Happy scrapping :-)

Head on over to Colorful Creations to enter this challenge and to see more great challenges! They have lots of fun and fab prizes too!