Scrap the Girls - April 2020

Well I confess I`ve moved way out of my comfort zone this month for the Scrap the Girls challenge. Very daring colours and odd layout idea (for me). The task was to scrap `adventure` and dig out our holiday photos.  The photo in this layout was taken during a cruise with my dear friend Heather. We had a wonderful time cruising around the south pacific. 

I found this wonderful piece of canvas cardstock - the colours and texture are amazing (sadly my photography is not great!!) and it seemed to scream at me to give it a try.  In the same collection I used a piece of 'shiny' coated retro print that cut up well into leaves.  A little pink and purple bling and ... one completed layout.

I've added a couple of close ups - its really hard to appreciate what beautiful paper it was.Hope you enjoyed the page - thank you for stopping by ..... Blessings Delsie xx

Let’s Get Sketchy - April 2020 Challenge

Lots of fun this month ... I seem to have been accident prone to the point of madness.  I completed a lovely page for the challenge only to spill a can of soft drink all over it.  It was beyond recovery. So I decided to dig out a large box of half finished projects to see what I could find. I actually started this one several years ago. It seemed to fit the criteria very well and I spent some hours finishing it and assembling all the loose parts. Let’s Get Sketchy provided a fun page map to interpret. I’ve used my favourite combination of flowers and bling.

I dug out my Martha Stewart circle punch to make a lovely doily and gussied up some chipboard.

I utilised some old K&Coy papers - a few pieces of metal and my usual assortment of bling.

Thank you for stopping by - I hope I’ve inspired you in some small way. 

Blessings ... Delsie xx

123 Challenge Blog - April 2020

Had a lovely weekend and took the time to enter this months 123 CHALLENGE BLOG. unlike lots of challenges out there this group is very prescriptive.  They provide three colors, the title and a page map.  It makes to think hard and go searching through your stash to find the perfect pieces.  Here’s the guidelines for this month.

I struggled a little initially finding the necessary shades that worked together but I do have a huge stash to look through so I knew I’d locate bits eventually.

Here’s my page ... used an enlargement of a recent photo of my elder daughter Alison. She’s a nurse and currently battling the Coronavirus outbreak on the front line as an emergency nurse. 


It’s hard not to worry when she’s in close contact with patients and then goes home to her own three daughters. It’s not the best photo .... the color seems to have leached out a little but I guess you can get the general idea.

I hope you like my page ... I certainly enjoyed playing along in the challenge - I’m already looking forward to May.

Blessings ..... Delsie xx

White with 1 Challenge - April 2020

Continuing to enjoy my retirement and the ability to scrapbook as much as I like.  This new post is for White with 1 using a sketch and the color Lime Chaser.  I pondered which pictures to use and settled on my two beautiful fur babies Millie and Rose.

I spent some time using my maths skills to divide up the area with the patchwork section and then decided to add to my idea by double matting the pieces. Happy to say it appears to have worked well and I’m quite pleased with the effect - it’s added some nice dimension to the layout and I  think inking the edges gave it a nice finish (Distress ink - tattered rose).

Here’s my page: this first angled shot provides a better view of the various dimensional elements.

I hope you like my interpretation .... I look forward to next month,

Blessings ... Delsie xx

Let’s Get Sketchy March Challenge

EDIT:  Excited to announce I won the March challenge and have been invited to participate as Guest Designer for May - very excited.

Another lovely afternoon and evening scrapbooking. I’ve just completed a page for the Let’s Get Sketchy challenge. I tried very hard to keep the three photos in a straight line but I just couldn’t do it.

It was a nice straightforward page map allowing plenty of scope for various styles. Whilst I enjoy clean crisp layouts my first love is always shabby chic.



Here’s my page featuring my elder daughter Alison with her best friend Camille.  The two of them manage to get together every two years .... across an ocean and then several internal flights between Brisbane and Boise Idaho.

I had some fun assembling various petals to create the flowers I wanted. 

I really enjoyed the challenge ... I hope you like my page. 

Blessings ...Delsie xx

Scrap the Girls - March 2020

I’ve had a wonderful afternoon creating a page for the March challenge over at Scrap the Girls. 

The mood board was quite challenging for a girlie bling scrapper like me but I found myself enjoying the experience - my style is definitely getting broader.  It’s an interesting collage .... I couldn’t find any bones to add to my page but I did feel inspired to dig out some metal and feathers.

Here’s my layout ... featuring a lovely ‘selfie’ my elder daughter took of herself.  I enjoyed gathering my supplies. I created some blooms from my huge stash of petals and found a few pretty bits of brick a brac and bling.

I think this angled shot gives a nice view to the texture. 

I’m just loving retirement from the workforce .... my new craft room is heavenly and I look forward to entering this monthly competition. I hope you like this creation ... my daughters lovely photo was an inspiration too.

Blessings .... Delsie xx

White with 1 Challenge - March 2020

After well over a year of packing and unpacking, sorting and tidying I’m finally able to return to my love of papercrafting. What better way than creating an entry for White with 1 (Bubblegum) a colour that screams PINK.

I found a gorgeous photo of my granddaughter Bree having a wonderful conversation with her teddy. It seemed a good place to start .... I’ve added lots of Prima blooms, a little bling and utilised my Martha Stewart punches to provide some interest to the cardstock and glitter paper. 

I’ve always loved the effect of ‘paper lace’ related from punches. 

I dived into my big flower stash to find some petals and create blooms. 

Well I hope you like it ... I know Bree will. One of the fabulous things about being a retired grandmother is you have time to scrap your memories. 

Blessings ... Delsie xx