Trending!

Challenge YOURself
is a blog that encourages us to create layouts
about ourselves.
Yep, that's us, scrapbookers who stay behind the camera and hardly ever
get into photos.
Since I've been joining in with their challenges I have been consciously making
more of an effort to get someone else to take the photos.
Having recently bought a new camera my old one was donated to DH who is now very snap happy
and taking some pretty good shot so expect lots more layouts with yours truly in them!!!
You have been warned!!!
So, onto Challenge#5
Something Trendy!

Put those scrapbooking trends to work on your page!  
Use a minimum of THREE trendy things on your layout. 
 List your items.  
Don't forget to include a photo of YOU in your layout.

Arrows, chevrons, cork, wooden shapes, chalkboard, vellum etc, all spring to mind
but what have I got in my stash that I can call trendy?

First and foremost I found a photo of me on our Florida travels last year.
We always play crazy golf on our road trips and after losing the first game, DD pleaded for a second
and guess what, she lost again - hee hee!

Flair, wooden shapes, puffy stickers, bling and arrows are all included on my layout
so I think that fits in with the trending theme
as does my very colourful background paper from Sassafrass.
Those cute ATC 2"x 2" Journal Cards are available from
Wearcrafts (a pack of 60 for a mere £4) as are the frames.
I love the Leeza Gibbons collection - not only is it so versatile, not just for pocket pages
but it is great value for money and goes a very long way...

May 5th is the closing date so get trending!

Prosperity

pros•per•i•ty (prɒˈspɛr ɪ ti) 

n.

a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, esp. in financial respects; good fortune

It's your lucky day!
Today sees the release of the new
12 Pledges Kit - Prosperity
over at

Wearcrafts

and believe me, you don't want to miss out for two reasons...
1. the contents are just gorgeous
2. the price is unbelieveable

I have made 3 layouts using just the basic kit and the first I am sharing here with you today...

This layout shows how the lack of technology on a recent trip to Yorkshire
made us appreciate the smaller things in life and the time we spent together became more special.
We never did finish that jigsaw though!

I die cut my letters from some of the papers
and therefore it wasn't necessary to add anything to my kit.

The kit comprises of:

Love Letter, Roses are Red, Red Romance and Side Note and are all from the 

Stationer's Desk Collection by Prima Marketing Inc.

as well as a set of Prima Lace Stickers, 12x12 pearlescent cardstock and ribbon

The normal value of the kit is £6 so, at just £5 you're getting 15% off!

Just look at all these wonderful creations made from Stationer's Desk

These kits don't last long so be quick if you want to get your hands on this or the two add-ons!!!
All available HERE

Jen is also one of the wonderful sponsors offering a prize for the

So make sure you get the dates on your calendar - you wouldn't want to miss out!!!

A Big Title in Numbers

Hey there! Thank you for hopping over from Isbaha today.
How was she in her little corner of France?

Having recently stumbled across Grey's Anatomy I wanted to capture my love of it in a layout.

Using my Counterfeit Kit and a couple of added embellishments I embarked on another attempt at 

CH#3-Big Titles

Using a new chevron mask, I used my inks to highlight my background around
where my photo would be centred.
I was originally going to use one of the numbers on the "grid" paper but then,

just at the right time, my feedly told me that

The Studio Challenges

had a challenge to use numbers in your title or journalling - Perfect!!

Many thanks for hopping by today, I would love to hear what TV programme you are hooked on before you leave to see which challenge Annie has joined the hop with.

The full blog hop list is at the bottom of this post just in case you get lost along the way

And don't forget...

there are some amazing prizes to be had!!!!

CKCB           http://www.counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com

Jemma         http://just-jimjams.blogspot.co.uk

Tina              http://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com

Isbaha          http://isbahashome.blogspot.fr

Lesley          http://ohblogitifyoucantbeatthem.blogspot.co.uk

Annie            http://www.artyfartyannie.co.uk

Elaine           http://chidkids26.blogspot.co.uk

Leslie           http://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com

Kate             http://kateblue.blogspot.com

Virginia         http://celtichouse.blogspot.co.uk

Kim              http://texassantagertrudis.blogspot.com

Maggie         http://maggiebscrapblog.blogspot.fr

Julene          http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com.au

Lisa              http://lisahausmann.blogspot.de

{Op}Posed

Did you see what I did with my title?

Here's another one of those photos of my husband acting the fool

when he sees the camera come out!

I created this layout at the last crop I attended and a couple of my fellow

croppers suggested he looked like 

Reece Shearsmith from The Widower,

a three-part drama based on the crimes of convicted murderer Malcolm Webster.

Thanks guys!

I think he looks more like Kenneth Williams.

Anyway, this is another layout created from my April Counterfeit Kit

which is now much depleted which means, apart from the blog hop tomorrow,

I'm all set to start on our May Kit!!!

Don't forget, the Counterfeit Kit Blog is having a two day

National Scrapbooking Day celebration

with lots of prizes to be had.

Don't forget to join us!!!!

Guest Spot!

I've had such a lovely Easter Sunday with my girl today.

A nice relaxing Costa followed by some retail therapy before watching the crappiest of films ever

at the cinema. Now I know why I don't venture to the cinema very often...

It's far to expensive when a film turns out to be as rubbish as Locke.

If you were thinking of going to see it, save your money!!!

To top it all off I have won a Guest Designer spot over at The Studio Challenges Blog

for my "Love of Music" layout - I'm watching my inbox like a hawk :)

Now for another layout from my April Counterfeit Kit and it seems I'm getting a bit soppy

in my old age as it's another one showing my feelings for DH - he's getting a big head you know!

I'm still loving the vellum but with not much of my kit left I think I'll be needing to

move onto something else!

Whatever you're doing I hope you're having a great Easter break.

Here's One I Made Earlier...

The last couple of days have been spent sorting out my clothes.

I have one of those lift up beds full of a variety of outfits as well as a huge wardrobe

with far too many clothes for anyone to ever wear.

My Mum does a lot for the Hope House charity

and I always give my unwanted items to her as I know it's all going to

an absolutely wonderful cause.

I still haven't finished but so far have 4 bin bags full of clothes for the shop.

It's not that I just keep buying clothes but the fact that I hate to get rid of things - so I store them,

you know, "just in case".

Also having lost a bit of weight lately I can get rid of the bigger clothes as I am so determined NOT to put that weight back on.

Will you help me?

Those of you who read my blog and see me in real life (whether regularly or occasionally)

I NEED you to promise me that IF you see those pounds going back on

you MUST tell me and I PROMISE not to thump you ;)

Thank you!!!

Anyway, onto a layout I made a while ago.

Whilst playing with my Cricut.

I decided to cut some words...

 I used fotor.com again to print the photos in three heart shapes.

Think I'm getting slightly obsessed with that website!

I do like how this layout has turned out though.

Don't forget there is still time to Do Something...MAD

and link up - go on Make A Difference

Would I Lie To You?

Well, yes is the answer but only because it was a little game we were playing

over at the Counterfeit Kit blog!

Do you remember our kit reveal at the beginning of the month

when all us Master Forgers asked if you could guess which

one of our facts was a little Porky Pie?

My 3 facts were...

1. I own, at least, 100 pairs of shoes.

2.  I can speak 5 different languages.

3.  My middle name is Jane

I can now reveal my untruth - No.3, Jane is NOT my middle name

which means that yes I do own at least 100 pairs of shoes

(ssshhhh, don't tell my husband!) and English, Welsh, Spanish, French and German

are all languages that I can "speak" - well I certainly took exams in them all a loooong time ago!!!

Thanks for playing along with us, our leader is announcing the overall winner HERE today

 and don't forget that Lisa, a fellow Master Forger was also offering her very own prize too.

While I'm here I thought I would share a layout I created using my April Counterfeit Kit

 I used fotor.com to create my photos hexagon style but there are loads more ways

to create different photos to add to your layouts.

I'm loving my badge maker too - being able to make just the right flair to add to a project

is pretty good I'll have you know!

Coming soon... 

...to a computer near you!!!
 
Thanks for popping by today - happy creating!