Scrapabilly sneak peeks

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I will be part of the Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog hop tomorrow (1st July) so I'll be posting my creations with the latest Scrapabilly kit on Tuesday and Wednesday.

You will be able to catch up with both the kit and the team's creations over at the Scapabilly site (details of the July kit here) but I thought I would whet your appetite for this gorgeously light and pretty kit with few sneak peeks.

The kit was so complete that I can honestly say that to create the four layouts and two cards (with plenty of leftovers), I only added two gold doilies, some thread and twine, a handful of sequins, a few tiny alphas and some mist. This is really one lovely kit - get one now before they run out.

I hope you'll come back tomorrow to say hi and again on Tuesday and Wednesday for the full reveal of my Scrapabilly layouts.

Until then, happy Sunday.

Secret scrapping

Usually, after LOAD I go into scrapping hibernation for a week or two, unable to work without the challenge of "having" to do a layout.

And there is really something in it. It's quite difficult to actually just get up and make something - for the fun of it.

This time, though, I had to get back into it as I had a couple of magazine commissions (The Scrapbook Magazine) and out came the paper and glue once again.

I suppose, it's also a type of challenge, working to a specific guideline regarding topic or product and maybe that's why it works so well for me.

Anyway, they won't be featured for a month or two so I can't show you the whole thing but here are some sneaks.

It's so thrilling for me to see my work published in the magazine and I love it when Liberty and I are featured in the same issue (sometimes even in the same article!). I really ought to spread my wings a bit and try some other magazines, but for now it's just so great to be part of a British publication - connects me to home in some way.

And here is my reward to myself for finishing LOAD and for getting the commissions done on time.

Yes, I had a little splurge and treated myself to my favourite of all the pre-CHA sneaks - For the Record from Echo Park, as well as a few single sheets from Glitz, a few embellishments (finally got hold of the TH film strip) and some kraft cardstock as I seem to be going through that at quite a rate!

Now to get back to scrapping just for me...

Hello sunshine... we've missed you

Sunshine all day. Blue skies and long shadows.

What a lovely surprise after so many weeks of clouds and grey, damp weather.

I'm not ready for winter to be over (you know me, loving the cold weather!) but I love to see signs of spring around the corner.

Isn't nature amazing?

I just hope that the next cold snap that is bound to come before the end of winter doesn't harm all this wonderful new growth. 

On the creative front, LOAD is underway and I am having such a good time and I am creating wonderful (if I say so myself!) layouts that tell some of the stories that have been calling me and using up photos and stash and memorabilia. It feels good. 

I will be posting LOAD layouts later this week, but in the meantime, how about a few sneak peeks of some magazine layouts that I had lots of fun creating recently?

Happy Monday!