We're cybercropping at Therapy!

yep, it's that time again :)! The DT have set four great challenges, there are FABULOUS prizes & we always have a heap of fun. Check it all out here ...

The fun started on Friday night when Helen hosted a blind card & layout scrap. I LOVE the result I ended up with!



Best of all, Lee-Anne has extended the deadline to midnight Sunday of the following weekend! So that means no more excuses ... we now have 10 whole days to complete & upload our entries.

Here's my take on Bec's Bower Bird challenge. These challenges are so cool!



Helen's card sketch challenge. I loved it so much I had to make two!





Also, the CC prizes have been increased to a voucher for $15+$1 for each person who enters the challenge :). Who wouldn't LOVE to win that?!! Especially as a little birdie mentioned that there maya be a shipment of yummy goodies arriving this week *wink*.

Ok, I'm off now to do the other two challenges ...

Yay! Cosmo has landed ...

at Scrap Therapy! My favourite of their new ranges is Pixie-Licious & I couldn't wait to play with it. As luck would have it, Helen issued a surprise challenge & all we needed to do was take out our newest goodies & start creating ... I didn't need to be asked twice LOL!

These cards have been inspired by the following sketch challenges.













How cute is that mouse stamp?! It's called "Loves Ya This Much" from High Hopes latest release.

High Hopes Challenge 86

The latest challenge at High Hopes was to create anything but a card so I decided to make a name plate for my daughter's bedroom!

We prettied up Rachel's room a few weeks ago so this challenge came along at the perfect time ... it's now VERY girlie with lots of pink & sparkles, fairies & butterflies so I wanted the name plate to be the same :). The High Hopes stamp I used is Tutu Sweet ... isn't she pretty?!

Just a reminder ...

that today is the last day to upload your Scrap Therapy challenges to the gallery! You have until midnight tonight.

I managed to get three challenges done. Lisa set the sketch challenge this month & what a fantastic sketch it was too! We had to include a handmade element so I made some VERY dodgy flowers LOL.



Allie's challenge was to include journalling on a photo as well as add something handmade to the layout. One of my favourite songs is "Let Them Be Little" by Lonestar & I've been wanting to add those lyrics to a layout for such a long time ... this challenge was PERFECT! My handmade element is the clouds that I cut out of some October Afternoon patterned paper as well as including my favourite High Hopes stamp "Cuddle Cloud Baby" that I coloured with watercolour crayons.





Lastly, Helen's card challenge was to include a handmade frame so I made one out of beads.



The challenges for September will be revealed on Friday night so why not pop on over & check them out.

I {heart} My Mind's Eye!

The weather here has been so dreary lately ... lots of wind & rain. Perfect weather for staying inside & playing with paper!

Lee-Anne at Scrap Therapy has been busy loading lots of new My Mind's Eye goodness (not to mention Prima, Webster's ... need I say more) so I've been having some fun making cards with the "I Believe" range. I apologise for the quality of my photos. The colours are much nicer in real life but my camera didn't want to play nice & neither did my photo software ... grrrr. LOL Maybe it was the operator & not the equipment?

Anyway, as soon as I saw this Sassy Lil' Sketch I knew I wanted to use it for a card!





This one is my take on last week's Mojo Monday sketch.





And last, but not least, this one is for Card Patterns latest sketch. Have I mentioned before that I LOVE card sketches LOL?!!





So that's my start on Christmas cards. I have plans of actually being organised this year!

Uh oh, the addiction continues ...

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE High Hopes stamps! LOL I think I might have already mentioned that quite a few times before. Well, my collection is about to grow because High Hopes are getting ready for a new release :). Woohoo!!!




Sneaks peaks will take place at High Hopes and on the Design Team's blogs this coming Monday 30th August, continue Tuesday, then explode with a blog hop on release day! Be sure to join in to check out all the wonderful creations and get a chance at winning some of the new images for your own collection!

My cybercrop creations & some good news!

This weekend was cybercrop time at Scrap Therapy. The DT promised some changes to the challenges & they certainly delivered! There was tonnes of inspiration to get the mojo flowing.

The gorgeous Helen set a card sketch challenge & as usual I think I got a little distracted LOL. I'm sure if you look closely you'll find the sketch in there somewhere!



It's been fantastic having Helen join the DT. Her cards are beautiful!

Bec gave us a sketch challenge which had to include a handmade element. Mine is the large flower that I made from My Mind's Eye patterned paper scraps.



I'm really happy with how the flower turned out (although I did swear a bit as I was making it :P)! Yay for youtube ... it's amazing the stuff you can find there.

And last but not least, I found time to do Allie's bower bird challenge. This is a brand new challenge & I LOVED it! Basically, she gave us a list of elements that must be included on our layout with ... this is mine.



I can't wait for the next one!

Now for the good news ... High Hopes stamps are my absolute favourite stamps to play with & I was so excited to see that I won last week's challenge... now I have a new High Hopes stamp heading my way. Woohoo!