BW2-Design Team positions!

DT call at Black With 2 ....We have 2 positions open at the moment we are looking for 1 scrapbooker and 1 card maker to join our already talented team of ladies . If you think this is you and you can commit to a 12 month term then we want to hear from you . Our scrapbooker will be required to submit one layout per month  by the 20th day of each month using the chosen colours for each month ..

.and our cardmaker will need to be able to submit 2 cards each month by the 20th also using the same colour combo . Please send in 4 examples of your work a little resume about yourself and your scrap history including DT positions past and present and where you are located ...to blackwith2@hotmail.com This is open to all scrappers and cardmakers world wide male and female so come on guys get your applications in too . Submissions close jan 31st

BW2 - December

Its Xmas time over at BW2 this month (as it is everywhere)

and for your challenge you need to use BLACK + RED + SILVER

Here is my page

So Head over and give it a go!

White with 1 - Nov

An another share (I really am on a roll)

this is for White With 1

White + Green + Chevron

(and I'm loving chevron right now)

 this is a page about my daughters achievement at State

Little A's this year - 3rd place in long jump

 a couple of closeups also

I love this colour scheme

Thanks for looking

Donna

Show us your Stuff - Nov

Here is my entry for Nov for Show us your stuff

Criteria: handmade goodie: (charms creations heart and rainbow splendour felt chevron)

use yellow:  stamped circles on the background and the yellow in the heart

washi tape: chevron washi above the photo

 a closeup of my background. I have used gesso and then

covered it with tissue paper and then stamped the circles and script writing over it

thanks for looking

I will now upload another page just completed for another challenge

I'm loving this months challenges that are out there!!!!

Donna

Kraft It up - Nov

I'm on a roll!!!

I've been scrapping alot lately, so I gave this months Kraft it up challenge a go.

Its my first time at Kraft it up

This month you had to use, Kraft (of course) and create a minimalist page

So here is my take on that:

 and a close-up of the embellies by Charms Creations and Ah Scrap

I enjoyed this months challenge and I have a big list of other challenges to do this

month, so I better get scrapping!

Thanks for looking

Donna

SB Top 50 - Africa

HI there

Here is my latest page for AFRICA over at Scrapbooking Top 50

I literally created this page in 35 minutes (but I had pre-done the texture paste last weekend)

I am super happy with the way this one turned out.

I love my new Mr Hueys template (chevron)

Criteria for AFRICA was:

1- use fabric - I have fabric flowers and pinwheel

2 - happy photo - definately happy

3 - include a song title as your heading or sub title

(Don't worry be happy)

 the Ah Scrap denim pinwheel and gorgeous Manor House flower

(you can also see the textured chevron background)

items used:

PP-Manor House, texture paste, Mr Hueys mist and template, Ah Scrap kraft doily,

pinwheel, lace flowers, hatpin, cosmo cricket sticker,

October afternoon sticker, crochet trim, washi tape,,

daisy d's rub-ons, MME die cut, crate paper and cosmo cricket letters.

More shares to come, I have my mojo flowing!

Thanks for looking

Donna

BW2 - November

For the month of November this is the colour of our challenge at BW2:

 Black + Pink Pink and More Pink!!

(and if you know me, I don't like PINK) lol

But here is my take on the combo, a photo of my niece when she was younger.

Its hard to see the circle paper, bit its pale pink.

So head over to BW2 and give this challenge a go.

My handmade embellie site is sponsoring this month

You can check out my items at Ah Scrap here

Donna.

Just because

Here is my little man (a few years ago)

I created this page to enter for a gallery in SBM

 I have used a new Ah Scrap bottlecap as the heading

and a Ah Scrap hatpin

 and just some everyday cotton thread

Thanks for looking

Donna

SB top 50 - 2 shares

Here are my latest 2 layouts for the Amazing race at SB top 50

This is my entry for HOLLAND

Criteria was: use orange, a photo with more than 2 people and use a pinwheel

 and a closeup of the cluster of embellies

Items used: various flowers (prima and green Tara), SU paper, charm, pearls,

flourish with a bling, Ah Scrap pinwheel, paper doily, glimmermist 

This next page was for the country CANADA

criteria was: photo bigger than 6x4, use leaves, and create movement down the page

The leaves were included in our SBtop 50 kit.

other items: basic grey paper, various flowers, flourish with a bling vine,

charms, washi tape, Ah Scrap kraft doily and felt butterfly,

felt letters and Kaisercraft letters, brad.

Thanks for looking

Donna

Ah Scrap giveaway

Are you a fan of Ah Scrap on facebook yet?

There is a giveaway on right now

Entries close this Thursday 25th October.

You can find the page here

Amazing race-Detour 2

Here is my latest page for the Amazing race challenge at SB top 50

For this detour you have to use a foreign word.

Needless to say, MOI, was used on my page for 'me'

a closeup of 10 things I love

Thanks for looking

Donna

BW2-October

This months challenge is up at BW2

Black+Lime+orange

I must admit, this one I was little scared of. Had no idea what I was going to do!

But when I grabbed the photo, immediately I found the paper (and I wasn't

actually sitting down to scrap this challenge at first)

 I challenged myself with this one and love the way the stencil worked

on the background (will be using this again for sure)

 I love this Tim Holtz filmstrip, so glad I found it!

Here are some close-ups of my handmade book paper flower that

has been misted in green.

You may also notice the mist that has been dribbled and sprayed

on the orange paper.

items used on this layout:

cardstock, bazzill, pp-cosmo cricket, washi tape, staples,

bakers twine, Tim Holtz filmstrip, paint, glimmermist, date stamp,

cosmo cricket & doodlebug designs letters, book paper, brads, lace ribbon, ribbon, flower die and stencil

Thanks for looking

Donna

Antartica Stop

Here is my page for the Antartica stop on the Amazing race at SB top 50

Criteria was:

 white space - Yes I have that

Cool colours - I have that too

Texture - have used the embossed cardstock and have sanded some 

of the butterflies, plus the beaded wire and crocheted page runner.

 A close-up of the textured background as well as the lovely hatpin

that was included in our kits by 'a little bit fANTsy'

Thanks for looking

Donna

Scrap the boys - September

I am really getting invloved with challenges at the moment - my mojo is flowing thats for sure.

Here is my entry for this months Scrap the boys challenge.

and this is the inspiration image-must use paints, mists or similar.

I have used ink and mist as well as the background stamp

thanks for looking

Donna

Amazing race-SB top 50-Stop 2

I'm travelling quite well around the world on my scrapbooking Amazing race!!

My latest stop was Russia (SB TOP 50)

I scrapped this photo of my son that has been in my scrap stash for some time.

Criteria for this stop was:

Large horizontal piece (I have used the filmstrip as a mask)

large heading (my Race heading)

and something you find in a garden or park (used the feather and 2 birds)

 and a close-up of the Ah Scrap owl bottlecap

Thanks for looking

Donna

Scrap the girls - September

Another month and another challenge for Scrap the Girls. I've managed 2 months in a row!

This month was 'Sports, or outdoor activities'

So I finally scrapped this professional photo of Tahlia at her first Zone little athletics carnival

way back in 2009!  She did so well, finishing in top 3 of her 4 events and so becoming

addicted to this sport!!

So thats what inspired the title.

I was aiming for this page to be all about the photo, so didnt add too many

embellies to take away from it.

 Here is a close-up of the bling

Items used: cardstock, overlay, pp: Stampin Up, Teresa Collins, Bo Bunny, Pink Paislee, Fiskars punch,

washi tape, MME pearl flourish, Burdies handmade flower, letters: Basic Grey &

doodlebug design, October Afternoon journal spot.

Thanks for looking

Donna

Scrapbooking Top 50 - amazing race

Have you visited the SB top 50 Amazing race Challenge yet???  Just like the tv show, visiting all kinds of countries and having scrappy challenges.

Here was my page for the GDT 'Australia' destination

required elements: scallop trim

Aussie slang

Aussie images

I used the Ah Scrap bottlecap which came in the Amazing race kit.

You can view other Ah Scrap items here and they are having a sale tomorrow night

Wednesday 12th September at 7:30pm

Thanks for looking

Donna

BW2 - September

September criteria over at Black with 2 is Black + mint + purple

this is the inspiration image (Eve always has amazing images to inspire us)

and here is my layout

and some close ups

items used: Ah Scrap bottlecap, washi tape, cardstock,

stampin' up punch, butterfly die, shimmer paint and embossing folder,

brad, bling, AC Thickers

Thanks for looking and hope to see your entry over at BW2 this month

Donna

Scrap the Girls - August

I decided to have a go at a challenge (its been a while), so I picked Scrap the girls. The criteria this month was to use stars on your layout. So I have finally scrapped this photo of Tahlia from her 1st State Cross Country for school - which was last year! (she finished 19th!)

I have used a red star lace cutout, overlayed ontop of a red Fancy Pants transparency.  I have used a few splashes of glimmermist, burdies embellies zipper flower, Ah Scrap Kraft doily (split in 2), book page, prima flower centres, washi tape, flowers, and I made my own pearl flourishes using some liquid pearls (a tutorial was in the current SBM and I loved the idea so gave it a go) quite happy with the overall result.

thanks for looking

Donna

BW2 - August

Another month already!!! This year is flying by far too quickly.....

Here is my August layout for the BW2 challenge: This month the colours were, black + aqua and pink. I thought these colours were perfect for this beach photo of Tahlia, as the colours of the photo were also similar.

I have used some striped washi tape, crochet doily from the Chip Chop Shop, heart pop by Rainbow Splendour, bella bling, resin flower, raffia flower, various pp and a Jenny Bowlin bingo card.

Here is the inspiration image to help you along this month

Thanks for popping by and looking,

Donna

July BW2 layout

Here is my DT page for this months July BW2.

Criteria were: Black background + grey/silver + white

I have used a little chipboard frame to frame a smaller photo.

This is the inspiration image for you to get ideas from:

So why not give this months challenge a go!!

Thanks for looking

Donna

Black With 2 - June challenge

Black with 2 is back!!! And I am so excited to be part of the design team.

For June your criteria is: Black base + blue and white

This is the inspiration image to get you going

I have taken inspiration from the blue and black balls and the stars

for my layout: Giggly-pot.

 Here is a close=up of the bottlecap from Ah Scrap

 And a closeup of the stamping and inking

So head over to the BW2 blog and have a go at the challenge

and you may just win yourself a little prize.

Thanks for looking

Donna