Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone. i hope the Easter Bunny was good to you this year. It has been a busy few weeks in the Carman household. My daughter celebrated her 3rd birthday & I just celebrated my 30th birthday!

This is a birthday card I made for Kayla using the G45 Once upon a Springtime collection

Kayla & Hunter went away with Nanny & Poppy for the Easter weekend so I have had a chance to do a few LO's!

At MCS we are paying tribute to the immensely talented Gabrielle Pollacco as she is leaving the DT. We are all so sad she is leaving & therefore are using her work as inspiration. This Lo was created using the scalloped edge technique that Gabi recently highlighted on her blog http://www.gabriellepollacco.blogspot.com/

This Lo is using the April Main Kit at MCS. This features the yummy Bo Bunny Gabrielle collection. I have also added some G45 Once Upon A sprintime paper & Prima flowers

The next Lo is also using the April Main Kit with some added Kaisercraft rubon, lace & craft flowers. While distressing the page I accidently made 2 alrge rips in the paper. To blend them in I descided to tear little triangles & stick some little craft roses on them!

 Don't forget there is still time to get your entry in at http://www.scrapthatbaby.blogspot.com/. Lo's due April 30. The current prompt is Ultrasounds. Don't miss your chance to win an awesome Niki Sivlis pack!

Thanks for looking!

April Prompt for Scrap That Baby- Ultrasounds

Hi There!
The current prompt for http://www.scrapthatbaby.blogspot.com/ is Ultrasounds.
I had so much fun using an ultrasound on a LO. Projects are due 29th April. Check out Scrap That Baby & come join the fun. You could be the lucky winner of a fabulous Nikki Sivils pack!!

For this LO I used my fav collection Graphic 45 Once Upon A springtime. It is so whimsical which I thought was perfect for this LO. I also used the new Prima lace flourish, Prima flowers, Prima butterfly, one of the new Prima Trinkets, Maya Road kraft envelope (I have hidden some journalling in there), pearls, ink, lace & craft flowers.

Thanks for looking!

MCS March Sketch Challenge Winner!!

Hi There!
I am very excited that I have won the March Sketch challenge at My Creative Scrapbook. This LO was based on a sketch composed by Michelle Fowler exclusively for MCS.

I used the absolutely gorgeous Graphic 45 Once Upon A Springtime collection for this LO. This collection was one of my must haves it is so beautiful! I also used the new Prima trim, Prima flowers, American Crafts thickers, Prima packaging & lace.
This LO took me a little while to finish as I hand stiched the border around the edge (I am the worst sewer!!)
The photo is of my DH Craig with my little baby girl Evie (she is now 6months old). Evie had very low blood sugar levels when she was born so she had to have some formula. This pic of Evie was taken at just 2hours old.

This next LO is using the Feb March Kit at MCS. It was full of the very pretty Echo Park Be Mine collection. I added some extra Prima flowers from my stash but everything else was included in the kit.

The photos are of my eldest daughter Kayla. She has just started ballet & loves to dress up in all her pretty ballet costumes.

This next LO is using the March Main kit from MCS. It was full of the Echo Park For The Record as well as some cool doillies from Maya Road.

This is a pic of my son Hunter age 4 (he is 5 now) He is VERY cheeky!! The pic captures his personality perfectly!

The new prompt for Scrap That Baby will be posted in a couple of days. The theme is Ultrasounds.

Thanks for looking!

Scrap That Baby - Messy Messy!

Hi There!

My first project for Scrap That Baby is now up. The current theme is Messy Messy. This site is for babies up to 4 so find those messy but oh so cut phots & get scrappin!
http://www.scrapthatbaby.blogspot.com/

This Lo is of my son Hunter when he was 16months old. He is now 5 (&just as messy as ever!)
The background paper is October Afternoon with Websters pages, Creative Imaginations. Maya Road doily, Kaisercraft die cuts & rub on, Sassafrass Lass whimsy card, American Crafts trim, Tim Holtz ticket, Echo Park alphas, bottons, ribbon, thread, Scrap fx scull & bones chipboard

Thanks for looking!

Scrap That Baby Design Team!

I am so excited to announce that I have been chosen as a new member of the scrap that baby design team! This is my very first design team & I can't wait to get started.
Come on over & have some fun & maybe even win a prize!
http://www.scrapthatbaby.blogspot.com/
This is a gorgeous site full of inspiration & fun for scrapping kids aged up to 4. There are 2 challenges every month as well as some fantastic tutorials, tips & new techniques to try out.

This month's challenge is scrap your little ones 1st-4th birthday . Projects are due by the 14th March
I hope you come join me!!

MCS February Challenge

I am so excited to be this months challenge winner at My Creative Scrapbook! Alicia composed a fabulous challenge of mixing some old product from your stash with new product.
This was my winning entry

"Old Products"
The backing patterened paper is an old Kaisercraft range that I have had for about 3 years
The organza ribbon is about 2.5 years old. (I kept it from presents received when I had my first daughter)
The die cut Lullaby Lane paper is about 1-1.5 years old
The Prima flowers is about 1.5 years old
The Prima vine is about 1.5 years old
The glitter alphas are Bella about 1.5 years old

"New Products"
The smaller piece of patterened paper is from the Basic Grey Curio range
The mini alphas are from Jenni Bowlin
The decorative flourish is Pink Paislee Artisian Elements
The buttons are from My Minds Eye Lost & Found
The oval sticker is from Crate Paper

Stay tuned for my exciting announcement in the next couple of days!
Thanks for looking

My Creative Scrapbook LOTW!

I am so excited to have my LO chosen for LOTW over at My Creative Scrapbook! The talent in this gallery is amazing & feel honoured to have my work chosen!
This LO was made using the February main kit which had lots of yummy Echo Park 'Be Mine', Teresa Collins & some fab trims & bling. If you have never seen the MCS kits you need to check them out!
http://www.mycreativescrapbook.com/kits.htm
Pam puts together amazing kits full of the latest & greatest. I have been getting the main kit for a year now & have loved each & every one. I just wish I could afford to buy them all!

With this Lo I fussy cut the hot air balloon & used the gorgeous pink trim & large pink diamantes in the kit. The smaller diamantes were from my stash.
I made a faux paper ruffle trim using a tutorial from http://www.lollychops.com/. I also used the same water spraying technique to create a crinkled effect behind the photo by spraying the paper, scrunching it up then drying it off with an embossing heat tool. You can also use this technique using glimmermist instead of water to give a more colorful, sprakly effect.
To add some texture I have used a small amount of white acrylic paint down the main centre strip.
Thanks for looking!