Mel's Me Time

6 days and I am back posting here again! Whilst it won't be a long post...it is a post :) Just dropping by to let you know that the first of my April posts has gone live this morning over at  +Scrapbookit   We have a wonderful challenge happening for April which has been set by the gorgeous  +Tania Ridgwell   So why not pop over to check it out. You may even like to enter your project for the chance to be our June GDT member. Here is a sneak peak of my project. For more detail head over to Scrapbookit and check it out. Thanks for popping by! Melx

I was lucky enough a couple of months ago to win the 'Online Monthly Challenge' for The Scrapbooking Hut . This then meant that I needed to design and provide directions for this month's online challenge. Last Wednesday night all of the lovely ladies and I met on the online forum with materials ready to make the layout I had created. I thought it was hard to interpret someone else's instructions......try giving the instructions, remembering that the ladies are not to see my layout........I suppose a blind crop! Well, this is my layout of my gorgeous nephew, Harrison. Pop over to The Scrapbooking Hut , become a member and check out the other ladies layouts......they are gorgeous! Once you are a member you are entitled to place a vote......voting closes tomorrow (Wednesday) so be quick! Until next time, Melxx

Last Wednesday night I participated in an 'Online Challenge' with the ladies from 'The Scrapbooking Hut' Shelley presented the list of materials and then the instructions for the challenge and we all followed along online. We had an absolute ball. If you have neverparticipated in an online challenge I highly recommend you do. Not only do you complete a layout but meet some great people.....all from the comfort of your own home (at this time of year, in this part of the world this is highly important!) I created this layout of Charlotte my niece "Just You Wait" I was very surprised tonight to find out that I was the winner of the challenge! How exciting!

Well, I have finally added my entry to the Scrap the Boys - "Just the Facts" Challenge. I am not quite sure how I found this blog but boy I am glad I did! It is funny you know...the photo I have used I have had sitting with the papers for a few months. Not only due to the busy life I lead but also the fact that this photo didn't really have a story meant that I was a little stumped as to how to use it. As soon as I saw this challenge I knew that I had found a use for the photo and the papers and I think they go just so perfectly together. This layout has been removed for publishing. You @ 5 - Kaiser Paper Range - K-Bots; Bazzill Cardstock; Kaiser Mini Alpha Stickers - Chocolate & White; Kaiser Rhinestones; Dimensional Magic; Kaiser Chipboard Letters; Basic Grey Chipboard Elements; ribbon It is funny how quickly some things come together for me sometimes and other times I spend forever flipping and changing. This layout came together quite quickly, the hardest part w...

There is nothing like entering a competition right at the last minute! I feel like I am back at school sitting up to all hours getting an essay finished to hand in in the morning......but........this is so much more fun! I have just completed my interpretation of the March Sketch from the Scrapbookit Blog I am not totally sure about working with sketches however I believe you interpret and create the layout bearing some resemblance to the sketch. I could be totally wrong and there may be heaps of unwritten rules but I have had a go anyway. Hey.....I have completed yet another layout for the album and I like it....I think that is the most important. Check out my entry......(if you want to compare it to the sketch head over to the Scrapbookit Blog ). Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think about my layout. Until next time, Mel