Charm's Creations

Belated Scrapbooking Top50 CC Layouts...

Hello everyone! Well I am back from a mini-holiday with my little family - you know, one of those spontaneous ones - that are rare, but turn out to be the best! I've been back for a couple of days but have had to catch up on the housework and the piles of washing! Loving this gorgeous weather that we have been having at the moment!!!

Anyway, I thought I would share these layouts I created before I left, but never had the chance to upload here til now... I think this one would have to be my fave of the three...

Inspired by Vicki's Challenge & also inspired by Chei's tshirt and lyrics to the New York song by JayZ & Alicia Keys...

favourite alphas again... Cosmo Cricket Social Club Heart in the Dark I love these so much I am tempted to buy ANOTHER pack... or I hope someone brings out something similar coz I LOVE this style - so funky!

The Charms Creations Lovely Lollipop is a Medium Blue one - i'll be making more of these up in the sale - THREE WEEKS TO GO! ;)

here's another one.... and a button I have created using these

 

I REALLY loved how this one turned out too - for Ant's Challenge...

Here I have used those alphas again... along with the Authentique alpha stickers....

The Charms Creations Lovely Lollipops are - Black & Denim ones....

the funky boy army buttons are from Lovelybug Bits and Bobs - thank Sue!! LOVE them!

The last layout I created was this one for Sue's Challenge... Love the idea of Scrap Bingo - have you seen how it works??

I love this photo of Harmony and thought I would have a play with some Kaisercraft papers...

and a few other bits and pieces!

Looking forward to having a scrap soon and start making some more goodies for the Charms Creations sale!!!

Details coming soon and even some sneaks!!!

Love Charmane

the challenges...

OK LADIES here is the list.... you can choose one from each list, BUT if you can manage it - why not give as many as you can a go??? Why not aim for 1 from each first, then if you do all of them, do another 1 from each and so on.... the more you do the more entries into each challenge you will get!

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CHECK DUE DATES FOR EACH CHALLENGE WHEN UPLOADING TO THE BLOGS!!! {I have been caught out myself, with uploading too late }

Challenge One
Scrap the Boys - http://scraptheboys.blogspot.com/2011/06/scrap-boys-june-challenge.html
123 challenge - http://ourbrightstarsandus.typepad.com/123challenge/2011/05/june-.html
White with one - http://whitewith1.blogspot.com/2011/06/ww1-june-challenge.html
Scrap the girls - http://scrap-the-girls.blogspot.com/2011/06/june-challenge-and-farewell.html
Black with 2 - http://blackwith2challenge.blogspot.com/2011/06/new-challenge-and-some-blog-candy.html

Challenge two
Stuck! Sketches http://stucksketches.blogspot.com/2011/06/june-1st-sketch.html
Once upon a sketch - http://onceuponasketchblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/june-1st-challenge-meet-our-june-guest.html
inspired blueprints - http://inspiredblueprints.blogspot.com/
Pencil Lines - http://www.pencillines.com/2011/05/sketch-240.html
Sketchabilities - http://sketchabilities.blogspot.com/2011/05/may-30th-design-team-reveal.html

Challenge Three
Colour Combos Galore - http://colorcombosgalore.ning.com/
Lollipop Ladies - http://thelollipopladies.blogspot.com/
The Colour Room - http://thecolorroom.ning.com/
Scraptivations - http://scraptivations.blogspot.com/
Scrapping the Music - http://scrappingthemusic.blogspot.com/

Which 3 are you going to start with?

Make sure you upload them to the corresponding thread over at Chat with Charm for your chance to win a randomly drawn prize HERE

Hope you will join in!!!

Love Charmane

Chat with Charm & Cybercrop - on tonight!

Have you joined Chat with Charm forum yet? Do you know what it's all about???

Chat with Charm is a forum that has the biggest compiled list of Blog Challenges around the world {yep! not just Australia!} It's the easiest way to keep track of them all, and to pick and choose the ones that you would like to complete, and maybe even try for the first time!

I know when I first started it that I had NO IDEA there were so many challenges around - and I know there are a LOT more!

The only RULE we really have at Chat with Charm is NO DIRECT SHOP WEBSITE/BLOG LINKS.... it's only about BLOG Challenges! So there is no ADVERTISING, only links to websites and personal blogs!

Does this sound like the place for you?

JOIN NOW!!!

Tonight we are having our Opening Night Cybercrop, where YOU get the opportunity to choose the blog challenges that are set from the HUGE list that we have!

We have LIVE chat happening tonight as well, as well as a game of Bingo too!

The group of ladies we have at Chat with Charm are a friendly bunch and welcome all new people with open arms! We hope to see you there and are there to help if you are new to forums too!!!

Hope to see you there!

Love Charmane

Chat with Charm Cybercrop - The challenges!

Challenge One: LINK HERE
OK Ladies choose one of these sketches to scrap! That's right its your choice which one inspires you!
Once Upon a Sketch: http://onceuponasketchblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/may-15th-challenge.html
The Scrappiest: http://thescrappiest.blogspot.com/2011/05/sketch-120.html
Sketchy Thursdays: http://sketchythursdays.blogspot.com/2011/05/512-sketch-challenge-again.html

Challenge Two: LINK HERE
OK Ladies choose one of these to scrap! That's right its your choice which one inspires you!
Out of the Hat: http://www.outofthehat.spruz.com/
Get Picky: http://getpicky.blogspot.com/2011/05/may-sketch-challenge-8.html
The Creative Type: http://useyourtype.blogspot.com/

Challenge Three: LINK HERE
Choose one of your choice that inspires you:
No 19: One Year Art Journal: http://oneyearartjournal.blogspot.com/2011/05/musical-musings-may-15th.html
No 17: Colour Combos Galore: http://colorcombosgalore.ning.com/
No 29: True XOXO Girls: http://truexoxogirls.blogspot.com/
No 16: From Screen To Scrap: http://screen2scrap.blogspot.com/

I hope that you give at least one a go - they must be linked to the correct Challenge threads over at Chat with Charm for your chance to win one of the fab prizes that have been donated by our forum members!

And of course make sure you follow the blog challenges directions on how to upload {and the due date too!

Love Charmane

CYBERCROP TONIGHT - May 19th...

You have til the 26th of May to complete challenges, so please come and join us, if not tonight, during the week!!!

Check out the Cybercrop HERE

It's on again!

The Challenges will be set by YOU as Chat with Charm Forum Members!

All you have to do is BE there!

Let's try to get those blog challenges completed!

Prizes donated by Forum Members!

Bingo...Live Chat...Blog-hops...lots of FUN!

see you THERE!

Sketchy Thursdays...

So for Challenge Two over at Chat with Charm, the top of the list was Sketch Thursdays, BUT, i kind of cheated, because even though this IS a Sketchy Thursdays challenge it is actually the May Guest Design Team Challenge I spied this sketch and I just HAD to do it....

I really loved the outcome! and HAHA I used my "specialty" lollipop button - the one that everyone envied on the weekend ;)

using one of my hand-made clay buttons!

a bit of prima... just for kerry m ;)

and I HAD to use this Kaisercraft Wooden Flourish Wing.... LOVE them!

Thanks for looking!

Love Charmane

ARTastic Challenge...

This was the first Challenge to choose from in Chat with Charms Challenge Four - the ARTastic Challenge, which I have never done before, so this one was a real challenge - make sure you take a look at the art we had to be inspired by....

there was also extra criteria added to it as well.... one of them was to include a cloud...

we also had to use autumn colours...

and a tree was the hard part.... soooo glad I found the Kaisercraft heart tree stamp in my stash!

and these are the Jillibean Soup alpha stickers that I have used...love the effect it gives when distressing it a bit...

Thanks for looking! I enjoyed scrapping this!!!

Love Charmane

FIRST EVER CYBERCROP....

its all happening HERE - starting at 7:30pm SA time!

If you haven't already JOIN UP NOW!!! I will be activating new forum members during the night! Give me a buzz here or Facebook if I haven't activated YOU!

lots of prizes up for grabs, thanks to our generous forum members!

Make sure you pop in to help choose which challenges we will be focusing on from our HUGE Blog Challenge List at Chat with Charm!!!

Introduce a friend to win!

Bingo happening in the Chatroom too! so get your bingo words in!!!

It's all going to be fun fun fun!!!

Love Charmane

PS copy and paste this into your blog or Facebook and link it here for your chance to win as well!!!

Tonight is...