A Swag Full of Pages

I've been a bit out of action lately. It's not that I haven't been busy... just not getting much done. You know how it is sometimes. Anyway, I have done a few pages, thanks to some excellent challenges at Home and Scrapped on the Cyber Crop weekend. 

Joy's Challenge to use no patterned papers and to play with some of the techniques we've learned lately. So I masked, misted, inked, stamped, heat embossed, distressed and rolled the background cardstock, then doodled on it for good measure. Love the texture of the corrugated card on this layout. 

Amy's challenge to use 25 squares on your page. I followed her example and laid them all out evenly spaced. Love how this turned out, it was heaps of fun. I was sparked by a few Twinchies that came in a swap at Home and Scrapped a few months ago. Made a few more and turned some of the photos into Twinchies too, matting them on cs.  

This is Joy's second challenge, to scraplift a page of hers from the gallery. Loved this one with the tags for layers and the flowers and lace framing the photos. So pretty and a great chance to use one of those pps with a printed corner design.

And this was my challenge, a Step By Step that included a bit of stamping and stitching.

and I made a card with the scraps of each layout too. 

  

I love making a card with the scraps while they are still out. It seems to go more quickly, and is easier. These ones are just simple ones, no stitching or heavy layering, but they are pretty, and I won't be ashamed to give them. I haven't put sentiments on them because I don't anymore, not while I'm making. I wait until the occasion arises and then add the sentiment to suit. 

And it's just occurred to me that there are a few others I haven't shared... oh so tardy, lol. 

My Sketch for February for Challenge Heaven

Mid Week Sketch 4-12 from Scrappy Sketches 

Mid Week Sketch 7-12 at Scrappy Sketches 

One of my favourite pages from the January CC at Challenge Heaven.

 Mid Week Sketch 5-12 at Scrappy Sketches

 Mid Week Sketch 1-12 at Scrappy Sketches

February Friday Night Step by Step at Home and Scrapped

My Sketch for the January Cyber Crop at Challenge Heaven

this week's Mid Week Sketch over at ScrappySketches

and a couple of cards. There you go, I've haven't been doing nothing after all! 

And there is another Cyber Crop this weekend at Challenge Heaven. More great pages coming :-)

love, Heather "It's about love. You don't have to scrapbook to love but you have to love in order to scrapbook." June