Simply Stampin' Challenge #53 - Colour

Hi Everyone!

So we had some fab entries for last week's Sketch challenge over at the Simply Stampin' Challenge. Thanks to everyone who entered! This week we are back round to a Colour Challenge and these are the pretty colours we had to work with...

Very appropriate for the lovely spring weather that we have been having! It felt like I needed to do something with flowers, so this is what I came up up with...

Products used (all by Stampin' Up! unless specified):

Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White
Papers:Subtles Designer Series Paper Stack
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Early Espresso
Accessories: Daffodil Delight 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Linen Thread, 1" and 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Brights Designer Buttons, Scallop Trim Border & Corner Punch
Stamp Sets: Simply Soft, Petite Pairs
So why don't you give it a go and send in your entry for this week's challenge, I would love to see what you come up with!

Thanks for looking!
Kirei

Simply Stampin' Challenge #52 - Sketch

Hi Everyone

We had some lovely entries over at the Simply Stampin' Challenge, and they certainly all rose to the challenge of the 'Totally Tags' theme last week with some fab ideas! Thanks to everyone for joining in!

Onto this week's challenge and we are back with a Sketch...

I love Sketches as it really helps me kickstart some design ideas, so this is what I came up with...

A close up shot of the layered details...

Why don't you give it a go, I would love to see what you come up with!

Products used (all by Stampin' Up! unless specified):

Cardstock: Concord Crush, Wisteria Wonder, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Papers: In Color Designer Series Paper Stack
Ink: Concord Crush, Wisteria Wonder, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Wisteria Wonder 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch
Stamp Sets: Creative Elements, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Thanks for looking!
Kirei

Pages of Memories March Week 4 Layout

Hi Everyone!

This week's Kit contained some fab My Minds Eye 'Kraft Funday' papers (I use kraft paper a lot so loved that there were three patterned sheets of it!). I came up with this layout as I thought the bunting paper was perfect with a playtime photo of me and our godson Freddie at a soft play!

Some close up shots of the detail...

The alpha stickers were from my own stash...

I actually used this Kit previously in a class of Niki's that I went to, my layout from that is in the post below...

This Kit is called 'Kraft Funday' and is available for a limited time from the Pages of Memories Online Store.

Thanks for looking!
Kirei x

More Scrapbook Layouts...

Hi Everyone,

I have some more layouts to share with you that were made at a one of Niki's classes. I attended it last month and have only just got round to photographing them all.... better late than never!

These pics are of my friend Kerrie's two oldest daughters when they were amost 2 years (they are now almost 14!)

This layout is actually Niki's very cute daughter Sophie...

For this layout I used a photo of my husband Lee when we were on our first trip to New York...

And finally this double page layout shows Lee and I with my mum and dad when they were over here visiting from Australia after our wedding in 2010...

These layouts were all made with Kits that are available for a limited time at Pages of Memories Online Store.

Thanks for looking!
Kirei x

Simply Stampin' Challenge #51 - Theme

Hi Everyone,

We had some great entries this week for the Colour Challenge over at the Simply Stampin' Challenge blog, so thanks to everyone for joining in! I particularly liked using the combo of Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade, Baja Breeze and Whisper White, it worked very well for a male card!

Now onto this week's Theme Challenge which was Totally Tags! So having not long had the yummy Simply Scrappin' Kit appropriately called 'Tickets and Tags' I thought I would work with that and I came up with a scrapbook page featuring my husband and his two brothers... on writing this post I have just realised that I have cheated slightly as I did not use any stamping on it!

The tag detail...

The journalling...

The title...

Products used (all by Stampin' Up! unless specified):

Cardstock: Basic Gray, Poppy Parade, Baja Breeze
Papers: Simply Scrappin' Kit - Tickets and Tags
Marker: Basic Gray
Accessories: Baja Breeze 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Simply Scrappin' Kit Cardstock Stickers
Non Stampin' Up! items: various star Punches, Alphas, Tim Holtz Tiny Attachers
Stamp Sets: None!

Thanks for looking!
Kirei

Pages of Memories March Week 2 Layout

Hi Everyone!

Over at Pages of Memories this week I had the fab 'World Traveller' papers and cardstock stickers from Teresa Collins to work with so I decided to stick with the theme and use some photos from our trip to Vienna last year.

Some close up shots of the detail...

This Kit is available for a limited time over at the Pages of Memories Online Store, have a look here to see another layout idea from this Kit.

Thanks for looking!
Kirei x

Simply Stampin' Challenge #50 - Colour

Hi Everyone

There were some fab entries this week for the Sketch Challenge over at the Simply Stampin' Challenge, thanks to everyone for joining in! We also had a new Guest Designer feature, with the very talented Monica Gale telling us a little about herself as well as playing along with our Sketch Challenge... so why not pop on over to have a look at what she did!

This week we had some yummy colours to work with...

I decided to use the 'Need for Speed' stamp set again as I could do with a few more male cards so this is what I came up with...

Products used (all by Stampin' Up! unless specified):

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla

Papers: In Color Designer Series Paper

Ink: Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade, Baja Breeze

Accessories: Baja Breeze 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Square Lattice Embossing Folder

Stamp Sets: Need for Speed, Sincere Salutations, Texture Wheel

Thanks for looking!
Kirei

Pages of Memories March Week 1 Layout

Hi Everyone

This week I had a very pretty girly inspired Kit to work with from Pages of Memories and decided to scrap some photos I had of a friend's daughter Lucy. There was a series of them that I thought would work well together so I used a layout that I was sent from my monthly 'Chinese Whispers' project for inspiration. This is something I have been doing with a group of scrappers since Jan, we started off by finding a layout that we liked and then scrapping our version of it which we then emailed to one of the group. They then scrap their version of it and send it on.... and at the end of the 8 months we will then get to see the various versions of the original layout. Should be interesting to see how they were all interpreted!

Anyway this is what I came up with...

The banner detail...

The flowers and paper pleating...

And finally the title...

This Kit is available over at the Pages of Memories Online Store and to see Niki's layout using this Kit pop over to the Pages of Memories blog.

Thanks for looking!
Kirei x

Simply Stampin' Challenge #49 - Sketch

Hi Everyone

Over at the Simply Stampin' Challenge this week we have another Sketch to follow...

And this is what I came up with...

Products used (all by Stampin' Up! unless specified):

Cardstock: Concord Crush, Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White

Papers: In Color Designer Series Paper

Ink/Markers: Concord Crush, Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride

Accessories: Concord Crush 1/2" Stitched Poly Ribbon, Lace Ribbon Border Punch, Pearls

Stamp Sets: Fresh Vintage, Petite Pairs

We also introduced a new 'Guest Designer' feature this week so why not pop on over to the Simply Stampin' Challenge blog and take a look and see what they did with the Sketch Challenge for this week!

Thanks for looking!
Kirei x

Pages of Memories Feb Week 5 Layout

Hi Everyone!

This week's Pages of Memories Kit was fab, in colours of teal, pale greens and mustard. I had a perfect photo of my husband Lee enjoying a frozen cocktail by the hotel pool in Las Vegas a few days before our wedding in April 2010!

Some arty close up shots...

This Kit is available for a short time over at the Pages of Memories Online Store, have a look at their monthly subscription offer as it saves you money!

Also why not take a peak at the Pages of Memories blog to see what Niki did with the Kit...

Thanks for looking!
Kirei x