Life Zesters - April Challenge!

There is a new challenge over at the Life Zesters Project Life Challenge blog. The Challenge for April is a sketch challenge!

You need to create a PL card based on this sketch to include in your PL layout. Remember you can change the orientation if you like!

We also now have a Life Zesters Challenge Community group on Facebook, so anything Project Life related it will be there, from time to time we will do random giveaways, Cyber Crops and ask the Design Team Friday's. 

Also with this new phase of Life Zesters we are also changing the rules,we now allow any Pocket Page, and size. Also we are allowing you to link your entries by galleries or Facebook pages (Just make sure your share is Public, so the design team can comment on your lovely work). 

 

Here is my inspiration for this months sketch challenge. These pages are for Week 7 in my Schultz Family 2015 Project Life Album.

Here is a close up of the LHS. 

I've used lots of cards from MME and Simple Stories on this page.

Here is a close up of the RHS.

Here is a close up of the card I made using the sketch. I've been doing some art journalling lately so I wanted to include this on my page. An arty background using watercolours was a perfect backdrop for my photo and I placed some of the paint to suit the sketch. I added some alphas and embellishments and my card was finished!

I like adding some handwritten journalling to personalise the cards and I love using the Simple Stories photo stickers.

I print all my photos on my Epson XP-600.and I've used a SMASH* pen for journalling.

For the April challenge we have some awesome sponsors -
 A $15 gift voucher from Freckled Fawn 

And from Imaginarium Chipboard there is Prize Pack value $20.00 including postage

See all the information, more amazing inspiration, and the rules on the Life Zesters Blog!

Happy Project Life'ing!

Thanks for stopping by
Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

Life Zesters - March Challenge!

The 1st of March means a new challenge over at the Life Zesters Project Life Challenge blog. The Challenge this month is a colour challenge - so pretty and summery :)

These pages are for Week 3 in my Schultz Family 2015 Project Life Album.

Here is a close up of the LHS.

I had lots of photos that I wanted to include this week, so it didnt leave much space for filler cards.  

I did have a bit of trouble finding patterned paper to suit the colour challenge so I used my watercolours and painted on a few white cards

Here is a close up of the RHS.

The papers and die cuts I did use were from an old American Crafts collection that I bought well over a year ago as part of a kit. I've also used lots of wood veneers from Freckled Fawn and Pinkfresh Studio.

I print all my photos on my Epson XP-600.and I've used a SMASH* pen for journalling.

For the March challenge we have some awesome sponsors - see all the details on the blog!
A $20 voucher from Studio Fourteen40

 And a $15 voucher from Scrapping Life

See all the information, more amazing inspiration, and the rules on the blog!
Please remember that your payouts must be 12x12!!
Happy Project Life'ing!

Thanks for stopping by
Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

Life Zesters - February Challenge!

The start of February means a new challenge over at Life Zesters blog. 

Life Zesters is a blog (and facebook community) for Project Life Challenges!!

The Challenge this month is "Wood", you could use wood veneer, wood patterned papers, wood patterned alphas ... anything with wood :)

I love wood veneer! I have a rather large collection and love using it on pretty much all of my creations!!

These pages are for December 26-30 in my Christmas album!!

Aren't these papers gorgeous!! They are from the Scrappy Canary  August 2014 kit "Gypsy". I've loved using this kit for the last few pages of my Christmas album.  

I've also used some Charms Creations embellishments (heart and star) - one of this months Life Zesters sponsors!!

The wood veneer are from Freckled Fawn and PinkFresh Studio. I made the fox flair myself with some patterned paper.

I use a SMASH* pen for journalling. Photos are printed on my Epson XP-600

For the February challenge we have 3 awesome sponsors
Charms Creations  - a Project Life kit
Funky Flair Studio - $10 voucher
The Scrappery - February Pretty Little Kit (value $30 incl postage)

See all the information, more amazing inspiration, and the rules on the blog!
Please remember that your payouts must be 12x12!!
Happy Project Life'ing!

Thanks for stopping by
Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

Life Zesters - Challenge 1!

I'm so excited to be part of a new Challenge blog "Life Zesters". 

It is a blog (and facebook community) for Project Life Challenges!!

The first Challenge is all about "Show us your style".

Well my style is constantly evolving - as I'm sure is the case for many of you! But a few things I like to include on my projects are paper doilies, wood veneer, flair, and I love to  make my own patterned paper using stamps or paints (or both).

On this page I've mainly used the October Cupcake kit from A Piece of Cake Designs. I love the bright colours of the patterned papers, and the 6x6 size is perfect to cut up to use in the pockets. I've used the stamp and ink from the kit to make the yellow card, and I've used watercolour painting to make another card. I love using an old typewriter for the journalling on my cards.

I've also added some Freckled Fawn wood veneer and D-lish Scraps paper flowers. 

Now it would'nt be a challenge blog without prizes would it! And for this first challenge we have not 1 but 2 awesome sponsors.

 AND

Scrapbooking from Scratch is offering a $50 voucher including postage
and
Simply Stamping (see blog here) is donating a $50 voucher including postage for Australian residents, or $50 worth of product with the winner paying postage for an International winner.
How Awesome!! 

See all the information, more amazing inspiration, and the rules on the blog!
Happy Project Life'ing!!

Thanks for stopping by
Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

Life Zesters!!

Some big news from me today! I'm part of an awsome new design team for Life Zesters!

Life Zesters is a Project Life Challenge blog. We will be running monthly challenges and have some awesome sponsors with amazing prizes to win!!

Head on over to the blog to check out my introduction and the intro of all the other amazingly talented Team members. 

We also have a facebook page here - be sure to like this page as we are having a giveaway when we reach 500 likes!!

Thanks for stopping by
Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn