Dolly's Dreamings

Scrapology Challenge - don't be square be square

It's that time of the month again when a brand new and exciting Scrapology challenge goes live.

 

It's another fabulous example this time so go to SCRAPOLOGY and look at the exapmples. The challenge is to scraplift a page by Melinda Spinks

 

 

and it is all about the squares, lots of them layered up really beautifully.

 

This is my take on the challenge

 

 

In keeping with how bitterly cold it is I went with a snowy theme. It was a sketch I loved this month and will aim to do a paper version too as this one is digital.

It's been freezing cold today and so a snowy page was a good idea.

I have a picture to share today to show I am not the only designer in the family.

This is the brand new desk pad for Poole Speedway

It's A3 size and Nigel designed it all. He is very very clever isn't he

I am very proud of him. He needs to be in a  job doing this sort fo thing. He would be so good at it.

 

 

 

Today I am thankful for

• A good, thought-provoking day
• a clever husband
• a yummy lunch

 

 

Scrapology Challenge - come and play

The challenge over at Scrapology this month is all about letters - lots of them and different styles

 

It was inspired by this fabulous page by Laura Vegas

 

 

Isn't it gorgeous.

 

Hop over HERE to the Scrapology blog as there is a sketch and simply gorgeous work from all of the girls over there.

 

This is my take on the challenge

 

 

It features two of my very favourite people in the world ... and I don't have many pictures of them together.

 

It is my 'other' Mom and Nigel of course.

 

 

 

 

Today I am thankful for

• Being a part of a great team

 

 

 

December Scrapology

It's that time of month again when I flag up the fact that you MUST go and visit the scrapology blog. Yes - I insist. You really must

 

This month the idea is five of anything and is based on an amazing page by Kimberly Van Diepen

 

 

and this is my page

 

 

It is another for our holiday album and highlights five favourite pictures. It took me ages to come up with 5. There were so many I wanted to use.

 

 

 

 

Do go and check what the other girls have made. As always their work rocks.

 

 

Today I am thankful for

• feeling a little better again - thank goodness.

Great Big Grin and a challenge

I have had a very full on week with a whole host of 12 - 14 hour days taking me to a total of 69 hours so far since Monday am and I am beyond tired. I truly am.

But I am grinning like a cheshire cat because I LOVE APPLE.

Knock them all you like. Read stories of bending iPhones and outdated technology but I LOVE them.

I transferred my phone and my number and it worked like a dream. Everything I had moved over and my new phone is whizzy and fast and has so many fab features and the camera is a real WOW. Even in low light it is super.

I am one happy bunny and it reminds me of why I work so hard.

 

I also have an exciting new challenge to share.

The new challenge at Scrapology has gone live today and it is awesome this month.

 

 

It is a layout by Bling Princess and all of us scraplifted it and you just have to see what the girls have come up with because it is fabulous. It really is. Go see what they have made

 

 

This is my page - another for my digital photobook (number 2)

 

 

I was actually quite pleased with this one

 

A couple of close ups we used for the sneak peaks

 

 

 

 

Today I am thankful for

• a bit of a rest
• a new phone
• being home

 

and here we have some cat burglars

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was taken of Kira with the new phone in really low light - my old phone wouldn't have coped with it

 

 

and it has a super macro too

 

 

Scrapology scrumptiousness

I have a page made last month to share today and it is an exciting challenge too.

The first of the month - yes I know that was yesterday - means a scrapology challenge and it is an amazing one this month.

 

You can see the challenge for yourself here

 

The challenge was based on this gorgeous page by Robyn Shaub

 

 

I am, you will appreciate, very much into scrapping Florida at the moemnt and so I made a Disney page as my contribution to the challenge

 

 

I am a huge Frozen fan and as Disney were celebrating a Frozen Summer it was important to include that in my album.
The photos were from the Parade at the Magic Kingdom.

 

And here are a couple of close ups so you can see the detail.

 

 

 

 

Do go and check out what the team have made as their work is, as always, awesome.

 

Today I am thankful for

• support
• laughter
• finding out a problem ALMOST in time to solve it.

 

 

 

 

Punching all the way

It's a new month and a new challenge over at Scrapology

 

And it is time to punch your heart out

 

This month there is a fabulous sketch based on the work of Stacy Cohen

The girls have produced some amazing work again - really fabulous.

You must go HERE and check it out

 

It was a harder thing to do digitally and so I cheated. I followed the sketch but I didn't do the punching which kind of defeated the object but, in my defence, I am awfully tired at this point in term.

 

Anyway - this is my page for the challemge

 

 

all of the products are by Dawn Inskip including her most recent collection The Happiest Place in the World.

 

And it is another for Chris and Sam's Disney album

 

Today I am thankful for

• the end being in sight
• random acts of kindness
• our new Wallaroo hats - they are awesome.

 

 

 

 

Mind boggling

I guess there are many things mind boggling in the world - and I also guess, in fairness, it doesn't take much to boggle my mind, but I want to share a couple with you.

First we are suffering from sleep deprivation today as we had a busy night.

At three am we woke to an 'odd noide'. It was a regular sort of beeping/clicking noise. At first we lay there and debated it. Then Nigel got up and turned the fan off but the noise continued. He listed to where the TV was - nope. Then he realised it was coming from outside. And all the time the noise continued.

He figured it was the burglar alarm bod witht he siren so then we were worried it was a pre-cursor for the siren to go off. And all the time the noise continued.

He went down and opened the front door and realised it was much mich louder outside. Loud enough to be disturbing the neighbours. And all the time the noise continued.

So, clothes on, long ladder out and at 3.15 am Nigel was up the top of the ladder with me shining a torch for him and dismantling the burglar alarm box in the light drizzle. And all the time the noise continued.

He had the wrong sort of screwdriver so down he came and up he went. And all the time the noise continued.

He finally got the battery out and .....

And all the time the noise continued.

 

That was the mind boggling bit. We both just looked at it, wondering if perhaps this really was a dream. Nope

It must have been residual power as the noise did stop. By 4 am we were back in bed - wide awake and worried we were going to be shattered.

Why did it suddenly throw a wobbly? No idea. Mind boggling.

 

My second mind boggling blip comes in the form of timetables. I am not a logical mind really. I can do it when I have to but I like creativity best. It is timetable time. Worst time of the year. But there it is. Mind boggling.

 

Today I have a new page to share made in half term for the June Scrapology challenge.

You can find the challege here

The inspiration is this page from Gabrielle Pollacco

 

and the girls work is awesome as ever. Do check it out.

This month the challenge was trellis and I had fun making some digital trellis.

 

This is my page - the ever gorgeous Alice again

 

 

The products are all from Pickleberrypop

 

 

 

 

 

Today I am thankful for

• help with the timetable
• that horrible noise finally stopping

 

 

 

 

 

Scrapology May challenge

It's time for me to share the new Scrapology challenge again.

The May challenge is awesome and really worth looking at and taking part in.

 

The focus this month is on corrugated cardboard.  You can see the challenge here

It is inspired by this amazing page by Tracy Christine Funk

 

 

and you HAVE to go over to the Scrapology blog to see the amazing pages that the team have created. I am in awe of their work, again.

I decided to go witht he vintage theme and used a photo of Nigel's mother Elfin (isn't that just the prettiest name)

 

The products are all from Pickleberrypop from a range of designers.

 

Do go and check the blog and have a go at the challenge.

 

 

Today I am thankful for

• being part of some awesome design teams
• gradual healing
• dry weather this morning
• homemade biscuits.

 

 

 

Scrapology Lushness

I am a little late in posting about the Scrapology challenge this month.

Blame it ont he fact that it is the holidays and I just work at a much slower rate when I am not underpressure.

OK - instead of much slower make that ... stop!

 

Anyway - do go over to Scrapology and check out the work this month.

 

The sketch was inspired by this beautiful page by Steph Devlin and the theme was verse as we used verses on the page

 

 

The Scrapology girls have come up with amazing creations and have used some lovely verses.

 

I struggled with the verse. I looked at loads of really moving oesoteric poems but they just were not me.

 

This is the page I made int he end and here is the verse I used ... which is totally me and a poem we both love.  I didn't use quite all of it - just the essential sections for us.

Us Two by A. A. Milne

Wherever I am, there's always Pooh,
There's always Pooh and Me.
Whatever I do, he wants to do,
"Where are you going today?" says Pooh:
"Well, that's very odd 'cos I was too.
Let's go together," says Pooh, says he.
"Let's go together," says Pooh.

"What's twice eleven?" I said to Pooh.
("Twice what?" said Pooh to Me.)
"I think it ought to be twenty-two."
"Just what I think myself," said Pooh.
"It wasn't an easy sum to do,
But that's what it is," said Pooh, said he.
"That's what it is," said Pooh.

"Let's look for dragons," I said to Pooh.
"Yes, let's," said Pooh to Me.
We crossed the river and found a few-
"Yes, those are dragons all right," said Pooh.
"As soon as I saw their beaks I knew.
That's what they are," said Pooh, said he.
"That's what they are," said Pooh.

"Let's frighten the dragons," I said to Pooh.
"That's right," said Pooh to Me.
"I'm not afraid," I said to Pooh,
And I held his paw and I shouted "Shoo!
Silly old dragons!"- and off they flew.

"I wasn't afraid," said Pooh, said he,
"I'm never afraid with you."

So wherever I am, there's always Pooh,
There's always Pooh and Me.
"What would I do?" I said to Pooh,
"If it wasn't for you," and Pooh said: "True,
It isn't much fun for One, but Two,
Can stick together, says Pooh, says he. "That's how it is," says Pooh.

So much for grown up clever verses eh! However, with poetry you love what you love!

Today I am thankful for

• being part of Scrapology as it challenges me and I am so inspired by the girls there.
• Holidays - gotta love that slower pace.

 

 

and rather than a quote today a couple of awesome chalk pictures.

Enjoy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Challenge to take part in

I have waited untilt he middle of the month to share the newest challenge over at Scrapology.

You really really must go check it out. The girls have done amazing things again.

Check it out HERE

 

The inspiration this month was from the team's very own amazing Sandra. Her work is beautiful.

 

 

and this was what I came up with - so you have to kind of use your imagination.

 

It has the detailed frame - just not quite all the way round.

It has the detail at the bottom.

 

 

It is another of our Venice photos.

 

I have set this in advance today as I am away at conference so Nigel and Fiki are in charge - oh boy!

 

Today I ams ure I will be thankful for

• being at a luxury hotel
• stimulating speakers and seminars

 

and later I know I will be thankful for

• a gala dinner and wine!

 

and I just have to share this as I think it was brilliant!

 

Enjoy