Rochelle Spears & Scrap with Stacey - Aug challenge

Despite being 4 weeks into the summer holidays, I've only managed to complete 2 layouts!  Busy busy.

However, I completed this one using Rochelle's Sketch and completed Stacey's middle line of her tic tac toe board (tag, circle and sticker).

   

Entries clopse at the end of August.

https://rochellespears.blogspot.com/2025/08/play-along-with-august-sketch-challenge.html

https://scrapwithstacy.blogspot.com/2025/08/august-2025-scrappy-friends-tic-tac-toe.html

Lasting memories #749 - Team Bride

I'm really pleased with how this one came out. I used a sketch challenge that I liked from last month that I didn't get to do, so I used it here, with lots of washi tape for the strips.

I've gone with the first vertical column of metal (badge), gold (the colour of a couple of the washi strips) and a tag.

Lasting memories challenge is open until the end of May.

https://kcclayoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/05/lm-749-tic-tac-toe-board-1.html

First Grading - Rochelle Spears & Scrap with Stacy

Making the most of a Bank Holiday weekend to get some challenges done with the many photos I'm still wanting to scrap.

The sketch that Rochelle Spears put up this month uses more than 1 photo which is great for me as that tends to be what I always have - more than 1 photo!  I did go a little rogue.. 

Scrap with Stacy has a Tic Tac Toe which I also included by using chipboard (arrow), tag, and word stickers, vertical 3rd column. 

Back in 2022, Alexander was really getting into his karate and was so proud to gain his first belt - Orange.

Both challenges run until end of May
https://rochellespears.blogspot.com/2025/05/may-2025-sketch-challenge-reveal.html
https://scrapwithstacy.blogspot.com/2025/05/may-2025-scrappy-friends-tic-tac-toe.html

Lasting Memories - Feb challenge: Sail Away

The challenge over at Lasting Memories was to create a 12x12" layout using 6x6" paper pad. 

The selfie Alex took of him, Mum and I, when we went on a boat trip to see the WWII Maunsel Forts the other year, was a perfect pic to be used and the 2 blue 6x6" squares in the middle of the doily met the challenge criteria.

The challenge closes at the end of the month

https://kcclayoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/02/lm-738-back-to-basics-petite-papers.html

Challenge Yourself - Feb Challenge

I'm sooooooo on a roll!

I created this layout for the February challenge to use hearts on a layout, which I've done in the paper and the brad in the centre of the flower.  Really pleased how this one came out.

Link to challenge, which doesn't close until end of the month.

https://scrap-challenge-yourself.blogspot.com/2025/02/challenge-yourself-134-hearts.html

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Love is in the air..

So proud of myself, I've done 6 layouts so far this year!

This one I created of my daughter a good few years ago, when she spent Valentine's Day with a lad who was the son of the lady whose pony she was loaning.  Her and Danny made a cute couple for a while!

So I've used Rochelle's sketch and met the diagonal line of Stacey's Tic Tac Toe of staples (on the tags) heart and chipboard. 

 

Both challenges can be found below and they don't close until the end of the month.

https://rochellespears.blogspot.com/2025/02/february-2025-sketch-reveal-and-january.html

https://scrapwithstacy.blogspot.com/2025/02/february-2025-scrappy-friends-tic-tac.html

Getting back to scrappin'!

Well it's certainly been a while since I've posted on my blog or done any scrapbooking to be honest.  However, Mum and I have found a group that we like and we're going to endeavour to attend once a month to get my scrappin' groove back.

So, as I've been tidying up my craft room the last few days. I wanted to get at least one layout completed to kick start me. I've always been a fan of sketches so I used the one from Rochelle and linked in Stacy's Tic Tac Toe challenge too as I used 3 photos, circles and enamel dots - middle line across. 

Both challenges close at the end of the month
https://rochellespears.blogspot.com/2025/01/january-2025-sketch-challenge-reveal.html

https://scrapwithstacy.blogspot.com/2025/01/january-2025-scrappy-friends-tic-tac.html

Time Flies - Challenge Yourself #115 - My happy place

So I haven't scrapped for what seems like forever, but now the 6 weeks of summer holidays are here, I'm determined to get back to it - and I even fussy cut!!!

My family and I go up to the Lake District every year and I just love spending time walking through the woods, it's so calming and relaxing. 

This is a pic Lee took of me at Caldbeck back in July 2019 before Lockdown.

The challenge ends on 4th August 2023.

http://scrap-challenge-yourself.blogspot.com/