A Huge Surprise!!

Well, I know it's been a while, but time just flies around Christmas and New Years!!

So I am on holidays, so when I was out the other day I picked up a copy of the current Scrapbooking Memories Vol11 No 12, and I started flicking through it when I got home, and I got to the first theme and there was my layout!! Now I had been accepted and sent it in to get photoed a couple of months ago, but last time it took over 6 months for them to contact me that it would be published, so I wasn't really worried that I hadn't heard anything from them, but I never thought they would publish it without letting me know!! Anyone I was thrilled anyway.

I have a bunch of things to share although I still need to take some photos! Guess I will have to try and post more reguarly!!

First this is my prize from winning the Casino Royale competition at Roll2Create. I am not sure about the Kaiser Binder if I will use it or not. I'm going to see if it works for me!

These cards were made for Scrap Therapys Dec Card Challenge. I had to make at least 3 cards for special people. So I made these 4 cards for Mikes Mum, sister and Aunties. I made each one unique which to me is special. I used die cuts, hand cutting, stamping and colouring.

This last one for now is my entry for Out of the Hats January Challenge.

1. Use Circles somewhere

2. Use stripped paper

3. Use a one word title.

I am loving how this one turned out. You can't see it in the photo but there is a lot of 3Díng going on!

A big TOOT TOOT to me!!

I won Casino Royale!! Yah!!! I really loved each of the layouts that I did for this comp, and I am so happy to win. Thank you to everyone who voted for me!! I have recieved my prize, and I will take a picture and upload asap!! Now for some layouts to share. This one is for OOTHs December Challenge - 1. handcutting, 2. dots and spots, 3. rubons. I really love how this one turned out. I had to pull out some photos for another challenge using christmas photos and I didn't realise how many photos from previous years i still had to scrap!! I am on a mission this month to only scrap these!!! This one was for Scrap Therapys December Cybercrop. This was the inspiration challenge - and I won!! Yah me again!!

This was also for Scrap Therapys December Cybercrop, this time for the sketch challenge. Now I love how this one turned out more than the other one, yet this one didn't win. Goes to show everyone has different tastes!! (But i still love my other layout too!!)

This was the only challenge for Scrap Therapys Novemeber Challenges that I managed to complete. The manufactuer of the month was Daisy Bucket, and I have to say that I am not a big fan of their products, but I do love how my cards turned out. And guess what - I won!!! This has been a big month for me!!

I wanted to wait till they were all posted back before I posted my Scrap Therapy Nov ATCs. The theme was Stampede so I made these called "Centipede Stampede". I really love how they turned out.

Last of the Casino Royale Challenges

This is the last round of Roll 2 Creates Casino Royale Comp. This one was rags or riches. I went with the riches option, and you had to make it something about striking it lucky. If you have liked my layouts for this challenge, please head on over to the Roll2Create site and vote for me!!

Out of the Hat.

Novembers Out of the Hat Challenge is : 1. Die cut paper, 2. 3 photos of different sizes, 3. a tree. This is what I came up with.

December Daily

Seems like everyone in the scrapping world is talking about Ali Edwards December Daily. I've decided to do one this year as I have been wanting to scrapbook about my christmas traditions, plus the new christmas traditions Mike and I will be starting in our new house. I have assembled all my pages, and have covered them in the "Dashing"range from Stampin Up. I cut all my numbers from the slice and have everything ready to go. Since this photo i have punched all the bind it all holes into each page, no i just need december to roll around!

Almost at the end of Casino Royale

This is challenge #5 and the card is bonus challenge #3 for Roll2Creates Casino Royale. There is only one more challenge left (which I have finished) and it will all be over on the 24th Nov!! This layout was for "roulette" - green layout, circles and numbers. I love how my page turned out! The bonus challenge was to make a card with the same criteria as challenge #5.

Xmas Album

I am loving my Bind it All at the moment, and made this little album of xmas 2007.