Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Happy New Year~! January Challenge @ OUAS~!

Good morning and Happy New Year~! 2013 has officially begun and I look forward to many more blessings in the coming year- and wish you all the same :)~!!

And what better way to start off a new month and new year than with a challenge from Once Upon A...Sketch that focuses on "The Start of Something New"! Yep, as always we're motivating you to look a little deeper and get you thinking...what does "the start of something new" mean to you? Are you looking forward to a new baby? Marriage? Home? Career? Or perhaps a whole new you, with a whole new outlook on life? I have a lot of plans ready and written down, which I've recorded on some hidden journaling below my lower photo:

"New Year, New Plan"
I've used the beautiful *NEW* "Secret Admirer" collection from KaiserCraft for this layout. You can find it HERE at the C'est Magnifique store, as well as lots of other new goodies from KaiserCraft HERE~!
**Pink ribbon from Scrapbook Fantasies**


 Here is this month's sketch, created by my dear friend Nadia Cannizzo:

I've rotated the sketch to the left to fit my photos- otherwise followed it very closely!
Here's a closer look:

 My hidden journaling :)



I have an obsession with stamping and using tissue paper...I'm finding I have lots of obsessions...;)

And as always, there are a BOAT LOAD of prizes to be won this month over at Once Upon A...Sketch, with tons of new sponsors and ways to win- so go and see this month's post HERE for full details~!!

Have a wonderful day and Happy New Year to you all~!! 

25 comments:

Caroline said...

This is beautiful, so pretty & delicate. Love Kaisercraft & thankfully can get in UK!
Thank you for inspiring me, I follow you mostly on FB; you see me name Caroline on there.
Not so good with blogs, lol...
Happy 2013!! :)

Amy Voorthuis said...

Erin this is so BEAUTIFUL love it!!! hugs Amy :)

Lizzy Hill said...

Corker of a photo...sooo pretty, just melts into your scrapping here beautifully...& it was WONDERFUL seeing you over at Scrap Friends....love your work:):):):)

Romy said...

Your lay-out is so gorgeous! I love your use of colours and the way you treated the background. Wishing you all the best for the new year!

Sonia said...

Fabulous layout dearest Erin ^_^
Beautiful woman in the photo and lovely details ^_^
Happy new year^_^
Big hug,
Sonia

Georgia Heald said...

This is just breathtaking Erin, love love love the colors. Hope you had an awesome new year!!

hotpotato said...

Happy New Year from here in UK. Gorgeous layout.

Evgenia Petzer said...

so gorgeous!

Nadia Cannizzo said...

Love this Erin!!! One of my faves definitely! Love your take on the sketch, the picture and colours too. Be sure to post it to Kaiser's FB wal! Happy new year and I wish you every success in life and in scrapping too :)

Lizzyc said...

Happy New Year! This layout is stunning, I love your take on the 'new' challenge, love all the bright colors, those are fabulous papers.. well done!

Monique Liedtke said...

What a very beautiful page!! Loving how you created the background and the colors are awesome!
Happy 2013!

Chantalle said...

Love the colours Erin - those clusters are gorgeous!! x

morkaren said...

Det er meget smukt, jeg kan godt lide du bruger "sort/hvid" foto, for så er der frit slag i farvevalget, og der er du en mester. knus morkaren.

Vibeke said...

I love all your details:)

Wilma Voermans said...

Hi! This is so the style I like! Mixed media and still all the lovely flowers and colors! I like tisseupaper aswell, I can almost eat it!

Patty O'Malley said...

This is so beautiful, Erin! The colors are so pretty. Happy New Year!

Lee-Anne said...

Happy New Year Erin! I am going to thoroughly enjoy your blog this year. This is a fantatstic creation to start off the new year. Love the sketch and your design!

Andrea said...

I love the bright colors in this one!! It really makes your photos pop!

Ashley Horton said...

Love the b&w photos mixed with the pretty colors on this one Erin! Another gorgeous layout!!

Laurie said...

so pretty Erin, the photos of you and the bright colorful layout!

Trudi Harrison said...

Sending Happy New Year and blessings to you and yours Erin. Gosh you have started the new year off with a creative bang - LOVE this!! The color, clustering and details are just divine.

Keren Tamir said...

this is truly beautiful Erin!! love it!!

Miae said...

A most beautiful page! Happy New Year to you!!

Mrs Frizz said...

gorgeous colours together and you always make everything look just so right

rush said...

it's wonderful that you scrapbooked yourself. there are so few times that we are able to take a snapshot of ourselves.