Sharing some layouts and DT sneak peaks

Hi everyone, I know...I've been a bad blogger!  Life, & work has been really busy, plus I'm making dance costumes for my daughter's dress rehersal this weekend.  I have made time to scrap so have lots to share.

I've entered a few challenges at Paper Secrets Birthday Bash and managed to complete five ver the weekend.  Plus I was lucky enough to "steal the birthday present" at just the right time, and won a lovely prize.  Can't wait till they arrive (there's some Tim Holtz goodies in it!)
For the shabby/vintage challenge we had to have paint, a pre 1950's photo, stitching, distressing, and pastel tones.   This is what I came up with...

 I created a hidden journalling pocket behind the photo.

 I used some vintage seam binding for my bow.  Love that stuff!  The pink flowers are folded over into quarters and bunched together, cute huh?

The next challenge was to alter a box....

 The papers are from Papermania

 My youngest daughter pinched this before I'd even photographed it!

The "Remember when" challenge was to use the number 2 with photos of your kids.

The "Inspired by" challenge had a photo of bright lollipops, and cupcakes which was to be our inspiration. 

And now for some sneak peaks....

Make sure you pop over to the Artfull Crafts blog to see more pics and a few other projects.

Challenges galore!

First of all a huge thank-you to Alexis Smith who gave me  this lovely Stylish Blogger Award.  Make sure you check out her blog, "Scrappin' Sistah",  here.  

So here is the deal with the award:

After receiving this award I link it back to the person who sent it to me, then I list 8 facts/statements about myself, and finally I pass it on to blogs I have discovered recently!!

So here I go:
1.   My favourite product is Glimmer Mist (followed closely by alcohol ink, and.. ...oh there's too many to list!)
2.   The last concert I went to was.... Lady Gaga.
3.   One of my fav movies is The Hangover.  (...that ...and Forest Gump)
4.   I grew up in the Australian bush, but had an American accent (thanks to my Mum)
5.   I get most of my scrapping done late at night at the dining table.
6.   I love Zarrafa's coffee.
7.   I arrived at my wedding on a Harley Davidson bike.
8.   Parasailing is on my bucketlist.

And now to pass the award on to two wonderful blogs that I have recently found:
*Wendy Kwok, her amazing work can be seen at  Capture Each Moment.  She has a heap of gorgeous layouts and projects on her blog.
*Tara Orr at her stunning blog  (make yourself a coffee, sit down, and enjoy the eye candy)

I've been getting a few layout done...yay!  Thought if I push myself to do these challenges I'd get more scrapping done. And it worked.
So here are my entries.
The first is for Creative Scrappers 

The next challenge is a sketch challenge at The Scrappiest.

The last layout is for a recipe challenge at Debs Creations, where we  had to use the following items on our layout;  chipboard, ink, pearls, paint, stamped image/texture, lace/ribbon, circle, and hidden journaling.

 The crochet doiley has been hand dyed.

 I've used a variety of techniques on the A2Z Scraplets chipboard, including inking, embossing, and painting with Tim Holtz Crackle Paint.

 I've stamped and journaled on the tag, which tucks into a pocket behind my photo.