Hi all!

Well I’m back with a few more pages from our gallery that were uploaded last week.

On this page Maggie has very cleverly used the circle so that it draws your attention to the photo.

By creating a triangle with three clusters of embellishments within the white space, Geraldine has created a page that highlights the photo perfectly.

Ceci has created a fresh, eye catching page by combining the colours hot pink and aqua.

My last choice for this week is a fun card created by SharonD.

Welcome to a new segment to be featured on the Chook Scraps blog. The weekly roundup will showcase what has been happening in the nest during the past week. Last weekend was our monthly cybercrop which means we have had over a hundred scrapbook pages, cards and photos uploaded to our gallery in the last seven days. I have chosen a few of the scrapbook pages to share with you but there were too many for one post so I will be sharing some of them today and the rest tomorrow.

This page was created by Wendyq and I chose it because I love the way Wendy has used splashes of bright colour to create a triangle that immediately draws your eye to the photos.

This next page was created by Emma and I love the way Emma has created dimension and depth on her page by layering the elements with foam mount.

By creating a monochromatic page using neutral brown shades Marion has created a page that really makes the photos pop.

Latly I would like to share this page by Sue-Maree. The large brackets frame the photo beautifully and colouring the transparent butterflies with the copic markers adds a lovely splash of colour to the finished project.

Pop back tomorrow to see some more of the wonderful work from our gallery and while you are here you can check out our free class which will begins at 6pm WST tomorrow evening.

I am clearing some older posts out of the forum but couldn’t bring myself to just delete the classes so  I am going to showcase them on the blog before deleting. This great class from Susan certainly contains a lot of wonderful hints and tips.

Requirements

a photo…I have used a 6 x 8 but a smaller one would work just as well
1 sheet of white cardstock
1 sheet patterned paper and two sheets of co-ordinating cardstock
a paper doily (if you don’t have one you can pick them up at party goods stores….or go beg your local coffee shop for one. )
a paper serviette with a pattern on it that you like.
glimmermist
embellishments

Instructions

Grab your serviette and separate the layers….you only need the uppermost patterned layer of it.

Once separated scrunch up the top layer of the serviette  into a little ball….unscrunch it and using a glue stick or craft glue attach it to your white cardstock.

The next step is to add some colour and some shimmer to your serviette page. I have used two different shades of red/pink glimmermist to add some depth to my page.

Ok….set aside your serviette background to dry.

Take two other cardstock sheets and a patterned paper….

Cut one sheet of cardstock to 25cm square

And the second one to 24cm square

Adhere the smaller card to the larger leaving a nice border all the way around. Ink the edges.

Adhere this cardstock mat to you serviette cardstock on a slight angle.

Next

Cut your piece of patterned paper using a scalloped edge….so that it is slightly smaller than your 24cm square cardstock and adhere that you your cardstock mat…align it so that it is upright on your page (you know..not on an angle…but it will be angled to the card mat.)

Doodle around the cut scalloped egde.

Take a paper doily….and spray with a contrasting glimmer mist…if you don’t have another colour, you can alter it with paint, ink, chalk or you can just leave it white.

Distress the edges of your photo. Then attach your photo to the layout tucking the doily under the edge of your photo.

Using paint or ink on the edge of a piece of scrap card stamp journal lines onto your doily and edging onto your photo.

All that is left to do is to add your title and embellishments.

This weekend is our monthly cybercrop with challenges inspired by JK Rowling.  The first challenge will be posted at 2pm WA time so don’t forget to pop by and say hello.

Lorraine also taken 30% off all rub-ons in the shop until midnight Monday 19th July, so if you need to stock up, now would be a great time to do it.

I thought I had updated this about 3 months ago but just discovered I hadn’t. So, way back in January Willow’s challenge was to use no inking, hand cutting, non-sticker title and 1 photo

Hmph

She then challenged Gloria (lavendar) to use

- at least 1 embellishment handmade by you
-  some paint
- Journal
- Include a photo corner

Brotherly Love

Monk’s required criteria included 1. striped patterned paper, 2. Punches, 3. Buttons and 4. 2 photos.

Presents

Marion was then challenged to use a circle, scallops, fabric and a sketch from the gallery.

Pink Lake

Emma (bookaruth) need to use  Doodling,  Stitching,  Landscape Photo and  Bird.

Spring Splendour

Kylie took up the challenge of using

1. Use both sides of a Double-sided PP
2. All words in title must start with same letter
3. Journalling of min. 20 words
4. Only 1 flower

Little Love

Flea then was required to use Bling, 2 photos, 2 animals  and a scalloped edge.

Manning Park

This lovely layout  is Susan’s response to her criteria of a Scenery photo, a Larger that 6×4 photo, Green and a Chipboard title.

The Road Less Travelled

Nicole (gallopingfool)was asked to use an overlay, at least two flowers, no card stock and a mixed alpha title.

Christmas Play

My challenge was to use bling, paint, shredded edges and some blue paper.

Mum 'n' Nana

Ceci’s poignant layout included lace, a photo of an older member of my family, handmade flowers and distressed edges.

Holding it all together

Rachel’s challenge was to scrap an emotional or moving time/moment in your life, use a four word title, include a tree and a large circular shape (circle or a half circle).

Elissa

The challenge continues and if you would like to join in you can sign up in the forum at http://www.chookscrapsscrapbooking.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=166

It was wonderful to see the different interpretations of the challenges this month. There was a lot of scope with the criteria for each challenge so there was an abundance of variety.

Challenge 1 -Shara

Cheesy Grin

Challenge 2 – Jan

Special

Challenge 3 required a scraplift of any layout from the gallery and there was a tie between Jem and Jan.

Jem - Mum

Jan - Four Year Old

Challenge 4 – Lindy

Just for you

Photographic challenge – Marion

Honeyeater

Congratulations to all the winners and well done to all those who completed the challenges.

The monthly challenge winners for May are:-

Sketch 1 – Wendy

Lovely

Sketch 2 – Kay

A Day to Remember

Sketch 3 – Marion

Illyarrie

Card sketch – Jem

The June winners are:-

Sketch 1 – karen

Just love you

Sketch 2 -Shara

My Little Aussie

Card Sketch – Donna

The May and June lucky draw winners were Julie (Tassiemum) and Pread (Lyn) respectively.

Congratulations to all.

It is that time of month again in the nest, cybercrop weekend.   Helen Keller has inspired the challenges this month.

Challenge 1
Create a layout using -
- black cardstock for your base as Helen Keller lived in darkness
- a vine/vines or leaves to represent her childhood home “Ivy Green
- include the word “miracle” either in the title or your journalling to represent the play and films made about Helen Keller entitled “The Miracle Worker”.

Challenge 2
Create a layout that includes these five items -
H – handcut OR handmade embellishment
E – embossing (dry or with embossing powder)
L – lace
E – eight of something
N – naked chipboard

Challenge 3
No, it’s NOT a sketch!
This month we want you to scraplift a layout from the gallery.
Please give us a link to the page you choose, either here or in the gallery.

Challenge 4
Use the helen keller international organization logo http://www.hki.org/ as a sketch or as inspiration to create a card.

Entries are due to be uploaded in the gallery by midnight  (WA time) Monday 21 June.

This was the first Pressure Test and we were given 2 hours to complete a layout using the contents of another mystery box which held -
*stamping
*swirls
*clear things
*bling
*only one patterned paper, which is no bigger than 6″x4″ (can be cut into more than one piece!)

The voting proved to be very interesting in this round with the winner for both for both the design team and chooks’ choices being Shara’s lovely layout.

Shara - Sweet Girl

In second and third places for the chooks’ choice were Jan and Ceci.

Jan - Precious Little Star

Ceci - flutter by

The DT voting was so close that there was a tie for both 2nd (Geraldine and Bookaruth) and 3rd places ( Wendyq and Hilary)!!

Geraldine - San Francisco

Bookaruth (Emma) - Innocent Bystanders

Wendy - my dad

Hilary - Princess

There was less than a point between the place-getters so voting can make all the difference to your score for a round!!  It will make for an interesting finish if all the rounds continue to be so close!!

Round 3 was an Invention Test which involved taking this sketch by Lorraine and making it our own.

Ceci's my little man

The winner was Ceci and PT (Tamara) was the chooks’ choice.

Tamara aka PT's 'Brothers'

Marion, Emma and Viv were the runners-up.

Marion's Just Hangin'

Emma's Birthday Boy

Viv's To Have and to Hold

Congratulations to all and thanks to those who have been taking the time to vote.