LITTLE PINK BOW | BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FUNDRAISER

Hi everyone and welcome to the October Challenges. Did you know that October is BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH? That means its time to check your boobies either by visiting your GP or by doing a thorough self examination. Don’t put it off and keep up with it every month just to be sure.

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This month I am hosting the Inspiration challenge over at The Lilypad. I would love to do something special this month and suggest a little nod to BCA and what better way is there to show our support than by including a Pink Bow, Pink Ribbon/Ric Rac or a Strip/Band of Pink Paper to our pages.

If you wanted to take it a step further you could create a page that is predominately pink too so long as you have a bow or ribbon in it! How amazing would it be to see The Lilypad Gallery bursting in every hue of pink imaginable! Oh my heart would be full!

Here’s my page. I created a predominately pink page and added two pink ribbons, 1 bow and a strip of pink paper just to cover all the possible challenge criteria hehe

​‘BEAUTIFUL LIFE’

MIXED MEDIA MONTHLY FEBRUARY 2019 WHOLE HEARTED/ FOLLOW/ LIFE | Little Butterfly Wings. Lynne-Marie, Paula Kesselring & Rachel Jefferies

M3 FEB 19 MIXED MEDIA ARTISTRY | Rachel Jefferies

MACHINE STITCHING 1 | Rachel Jefferies

♥︎♥︎♥︎ HERE’S THE EXCITING STUFF! ♥︎♥︎♥︎

For every page that is created showcasing a pink ribbon, bow or pink strip of paper, I will donate $1 AUD to the NATIONAL BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION here in Australia. This amazing organisation offered lots of support and information to me during my breast cancer fight. To make it even more incredible our lovely Laura McCandless has offered to match my donation by donating her portion to a foundation of her choice, we will keep you posted on which one, but how awesome is that! As a community we could raise a sizeable amount for this cause. So if you decide to join us make sure to share your page in the October Inspiration Challenge thread to be counted.

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For all the challenge details scoot over to the Challenge Pad at TLP and join us for some Pretty in Pink fun!

I can't wait to see your pink ribbon pages everyone!

Hugs Em x

GO GREEN FOR MOTHER’S DAY | MAY INSPIRATION CHALLENGE AT THE LILYPAD

Hi everyone, welcome to the month of May! The May 2019 Inspiration challenge is inspired by this months birthstone the EMERALD.

The lushness of the colour green is so refreshing and symbolises so many things including the colour of life, renewal, nature and energy. It is also associated with meanings of growth, harmony and safety.

I just love this colour and thought why not make it this months inspirational hue and then I had a brain wave moment, what do all these symbolic meanings of the colour green remind me of? Yep you got it, my mum and being a mum! So lets step this challenge up and create a page dedicated to the theme of Mothers Day and make green the main colour palette of your design.

CHALLENGE CRITERIA:

• Create a project that focuses on the theme Mothers Day and what that represents for you. You could scrap about your own mum or someone who has been like a mum for you. You could scrap about the highs and lows of being a mum or if you’re a mum to fur babies thats totally being a mum too! The skies the limit on this one.
• You must use the colour Green as you primary colour palette. This can include as many shades, hues and tones of green that you like. So have fun with green!
• Other colours can absolutely be included. However please make sure green remains the predominate colour.

Here is my page dedicated to my wonderful mum. My mum has been an amazing support for me all my life but more so these past few months since my diagnosis. She has totally stepped up and helped with running the house and looking after Tige when Dan has worked away from home and when I’ve been too unwell to do it myself. I can’t imagine how our little family would of coped without her tremendous love and support. Love my mum! HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!

I used various shades of green and teal in my page with a touch of red and black as accents.

SCRAPPABLE STACKABLES No.3 | Lynn Grieveson Designs & The Nifty Pixel
FORECAST KIT | Lynn Grieveson Designs
WORN EDGES MIXED | Lynn GrievesonDesigns
VINTAGE TAPE MEASURES | Lynn Grieveson Designs
FASTEN IT | Lynn Grieveson Designs
ACCOUNTED FOR BRUSHES | Lynn Grieveson Designs
SEPTEMBER BYOC 2018 IN STITCHES | Just Jaimee
CHUNKY VELLUM ALPHA | Just Jaimee
LABEL MAKER 2 CU STYLE | Mommyish Designs
SACRED TIME FOR OURSELVES (Subscriber Freebie) | Rachel Jefferies​

For extra inspiration I have put together a PINTEREST BOARD called GO GREEN this has tonnes of great ideas to inspire your pages.

Remember our monthly challenge rules:

Your page must contain at least 75% Lilypad product. Your page should be posted to the Lilypad Gallery and then linked to the MAY Challenge Layouts thread so it can be tracked, and to this thread.

The Lilypad uses a percent system for our challenges; the number of challenges you participate in determines the store discount you will receive at the end of the month:

2 challenges = 10% off
4 challenges = 20% off
6 challenges = 30% off

If you complete 7 challenges, you will receive a coupon for 30% off, plus you will be entered to win a $50 gift certificate from the Lilypad! The first seven challenges will be posted on the first of the month; the eighth challenge is the BYOC challenge, which is posted on BYOC release day. Each page counts for one challenge (you cannot use one layout for multiple challenges).

I can't wait to see your Mothers Day pages in Green!

SPRING HAS SPRUNG | MARCH INSPIRATION CHALLENGE AT THE LILYPAD

It’s March already! That means a change of season and for those of you in the Northern Hemisphere thats the promise of warmer days, new growth and bursts of colour. I’m hosting this months Inspiration challenge over at The Lilypad and because SPRING has sprung I thought it would be fun to find inspiration in those smiling faces and create a page abundant with beautiful flowers. The criteria is to use a minimum of 3 different flowers on your page so head on over to The Lilypad challenge forum and join in the fun! 

For extra inspiration I have put together a PINTEREST BOARD called SPRING HAS SPRUNG this has tonnes of great ideas to inspire your pages.

Here is my page. I used a bunch of realistic flowers, a ribbon flower, a watercolour rose and a stylised floral pattern stamp.

‘FOLLOW YOUR HEART'
M3 WHOLE-HEARTED/ FOLLOW/ LIFE | Little Butterfly Wings. Lynne-Marie, Paula Kesselring & Rachel Jefferies
M3 Feb 19 MIXED MEDIA ARTISTRY | Rachel Jefferies
M3 Feb 19 WATERCOLOUR BOTANICALS | Rachel Jefferies
GARDEN MYSTERY KIT | Lynn Grieveson
PAPER FOLDS Vol.1 | The Nifty Pixel​

Can’t wait to see all your happy faced pages!

Hugs Em