Finally Scrapped

I have finally done some scrapping, haven't scrapped for over 6 months, felt good to to do a layout again.

An Interview with.......

Kellie Winnell

Location: Australia

Blog/website address: Give a Girl a Blog - kelliewinnell.typepad.com

Hobbies:

I actually have a few hobbies, but it all boils down to creativity and crafts.  Lately I am loving knitting.  Learning something new every week.  As to what you can do with a garter stitch.  One day I will learn another.  Loving weaving.  Of course my project life and project my life play a huge roll in my hobby and life.

When did you start scrapping and/or smashing and Project Life?

I started paper crafting in 2006.  From there I went to scrapbooking to cardmaking, to cardmaking in more detail with coloured images, to scrapbooking, to smash books, to project life.  I now try and do a little of everything and not just restrict myself to the one paper craft, as I used to.

What do you like about scrapping and/or smashing and Project Life?

I've always loved being creative since I was a little girl.  I love project life and other paper crafts as it allows me to still have that same love as an adult.

Who are the main people in your pages?

The main people always featured are my girls and myself, add in our dog as well.  I am married, some might be surprised, but he hates photographs and so rarely makes an appearance.

Who inspires you?

I honestly don't just have the one person that inspires me, but many.  

What’s your favourite quote?

A day without laughter, is a day wasted.

What’s one piece of advice you would give?

Be yourself.  Take inspiration from people, but be yourself.

July Challenge @ Scrap The Girls

July's challenge is now up over at Scrap The Girls

This month is the current DT's last term, so be sure to check out all the girls great layouts for the last time, I really enjoyed my time on the DT and will definitely miss it.

Here is the layout I created 

Scrap The Girls May Challenge

Take inspiration from the following quote : you may choose to go with the colour, use the whole quote etc - just have fun with it!  " Something old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue"


Here is my take on this month's challenge, I went with something new, as I had a new haircut and colour 

So be sure you go and check it out and have a go :-) 

Scrap The Girls April Challenge

The challenge for April for Scrap The Girls is to:

Create a layout with boys colours and add a boy embellishment somewhere on your layout


Here is the layout I created for the challenge, I had fun creating this one 

Be sure to go and check out the other girls examples and upload your entry :-) 

Bad Blogger

I've been a bad blogger lately, I've been so busy getting things ready for my New Zealand holiday as well as looking after my niece that I've forgotten to get on and blog.

Have decided that I'm going to do things my way and going to start getting back into what I love doing which is creating layouts, using my smashbooks and Sn@p albums... I'm not going to get hung up in Project Life as I've realised it's just not for me it's time to do what makes me happy. I'm going to do a monthly album but not going to get too hung up on it. I've been creating layouts and having fun doing them again. 

I will leave you with a sneak of a layout I've done for Scrap The Girls April challenge, you will have to wait till the 1st April to see it all 

Scrap The Girls March Challenge

The Challenge for March over at Scrap The Girls is to:

use  hearts and/or doilies somewhere on your layout


The DT were lucky to get sent a heart to use on there from Charm's Creations, who is also a sponsor this month.

I had fun doing this layout, the background is patterned paper from the Wild & Free Collection by Glitz

Scrap The Girls February Challenge is up

The challenge for February is up over at Scrap The Girls be sure to go and check it out, great challenge this month.

Here is my layout I did for the challenge

So much happening

This year I plan on blogging more and just letting everything out of my head.

This month has had its up and downs already, was going pretty good, till I got a call from a detective in Newcastle in regards to an incident that happened to me when I was 14, so 25 years ago, her call was so unexpected and brought back some really bad memories. I met with her and her partner on the 15th & 16th January, on the Wednesday mum came with me and they separated us and one took mum's statement while the other took mine, on Thursday dad came with me and he gave his statement to one of them while I finished giving my statement to the other detective. I was so mentally and emotionally drained at the end of both days and all the bad memories had come up again and brought to the front, I had put it all in the back of my mind till then. I now just have to wait to find out when the trial will be and go to court.

This year I decided I was going to do Project Life properly and instead of monthly do weekly, I am really enjoying it and am up to date, here are my spreads up to week 3

Also there is a new challenge up over at Scrap the Girls, with a really easy sketch, I decided to do a layout about my One Little Word, Nourish. Which I'm finding really is the right word for me this year, here is my layout

Also there is a new challenge over at The Scrapbooking Hut, the challenge is to scrap a layout about your pet, here is my layout

Page Drafts Christmas Sketch release

Em from Page Drafts put out a call for people to create using the sketches, you just had to email her, I was honoured when I got the email to say I was going to be a part of it. So without further ado here is the sketch I used and the layout I created for it

Be sure to check out everyone else's work and see all the sketches at Page Drafts

Creative Share

Here are some pages I haven't shared