Oh, the Bluebells!

Easter walks at the weekend were a joy in themselves. Little did we know, as we rounded a corner in the woods, that we would be met with the breathtaking sight of a carpet of bluebells, undulating up the hill, between the trees and out of sight.

I combined this awe with my wildcard challenge this month over at Scrapbook Challenges which was to make a layout using one colour that you're not fond of and an embellishment you're uncomfortable with. Mine were: lilac, and flowers. And I have to admit, the challenge proved too much for me. It goes without saying that in responding to the challenge you should come up with something you like; but I'm afraid, despite some photo printing that I'm happy with, I can't get over the lilac, and I'm not entirely in love with my page. Nevermind; I'm sure my little niece-to-be will like it when she sees it - especially as she's the model in the photos.

I also entered the layout for the Pencil Lines challenge this month (using sketch number 234). But I'm wondering, what are your least favourite colours and embellishments, and why?

Chicks and Chocolate

For Earth Day on Friday I made some Easter baskets out of old coffee tins, to do my little bit of re-using for the planet, but also for the sheer joy of filling them with chocolate.

This....

Became these:

My cousin also had an Easter-themed making session with my mum and produced the most fantastic piece of couture millinery I have ever seen:

She has such a talent for making things and a great eye for fashion - even at her tender age.

Well, Happy Easter everyone! I'm off to go egg-hunting.

Tried and Tested

You may remember a kraft-and-colour layout I made about my brother not so long ago. Well, his birthday is coming up and I thought, why not go with this tried and tested formula for his card too?

And I liked it so much I made another one for someone else:

It wasn't until I finished them that I realised I'd broken my resolution to only make cards from scraps. I'm not going to beat myself up about it though. I am up to date with my Postcard a Week challenge, at least, although I sent the most recent ones without taking photos, so you'll just have to trust me.

A Little Bit Punk, A Little Bit Rock n Roll

After a full night of wedding nightmares, it somehow seems apt that I finally share pictures of our invitations.

(These are not the original photos I took; they disappeared with the life of my laptop. So the lovely black, kraft-lined envelopes and the two great piles of invitations live on only in my head.)

And as the reality of the nightmares fade, if not the memory, I have some great news to share too: I'm on the Punky Scraps DT for 2011-2012! Yep, I'm now officially a Punky Rebel. Punky Scraps is a great challenge blog with a DT that is a bit more unconventional... go check it out!

I must now go and brush the residual cobwebs away and do some positive wedding planning to avoid any of the outcomes in my dreams. Have a nice day everyone!

Nothing Like a Bit of Lifting to Start the Day

The April inspiration on the True XOXO Girls blog is so good this month, I even lifted one myself! I'm not going to enter it though, since I'm on the DT and all :-) 'Winning' March's lift challenge (and getting an honourable mention) is plenty enough praise and flattery for me, so I'm going to toot someone else's horn instead.

This fabulous layout by fellow DT member Linda inspired me to run off and make my very own layout.

 The main ingredients are For the Record and Restoration, with a lot of other little things thrown in (as is my way).

Go check out the lifting inspiration - you could win an amazing kit sponsored by Candy Shoppe Designs!