Scrapping Tonight

Its with great sadness and after months of decision making, that I have stepped down from the Nikki Sivils design team. I have had an amazing year with Nikki and the girls and feel really honored to have worked with Nikki. My photography business is keeping me really busy at the moment and I just havn't been dedicating the time that Nikki and the DT deserve.

I was the only UK girl on the team and worked hard to get Nikki Sivils designs showcased in our UK magazines.

I thought I would share a few of my fav Nikki Sivils projects with you :

one of my first projects

a more recent layout using the new Get Well Soon range

love this range of papers! Published in TSBM

another oldie. Published in TSBM

a cute mini book using Nikki Sivils papers and mini book

I will not stop visiting Nikki Sivils blogs and seeing what the DT have been up too, always inspirational.

Thanks for stopping by
Anna x

Playing with some Nikki Sivils last week for Nikki's blog, and I decided to mix things up and use 2 lines to design my layout. I used "school is cool" and "Get well soon"

It just shows that the name of a collection is not the only use you can have for it. I love the colours in the "Get Well Soon" collection, but I had already done a layout of a poorly Lilly and didnt want to do another "get well soon" themed layout.




Supplies : Nikki Sivils papers, die cuts, buttons, and alphabet stickers, Prima flowers and gems, wooden monogram from stash

The colours of both these collections worked well together. The photos are from a day on the river back in June.
Head on over to Nikki Sivils blog to see what the rest of the international DT did this month.

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Anna x

I actually scrapped last week, and played with a couple of the new Nikki Sivils lines. One of my favorite being the "Get Well Soon" papers! AS mums with cameras we all snap photos off our poorly kids and I have several photos over the years. I started off with a few photos when Lilly was poorly a few months back.
All taken with my IPhone and edited on my IPhone.

Germs




Supplies : Nikki Sivils Get Well Soon papers, diecuts and stickers


My next layouts is with "School is Cool", although there are a few Americanized stickers in general these papers are great for us English scrappers! I scrapped the girls on Sports Day, which I scrap every year!!
Love that the photos are always so colourful, and these papers are bright and funky!

Sports Day 2011





Supplies : Nikki Sivils School is Cool papers, diecuts and stickers

Pop on over to Nikki Sivils blog to see what all the design team are doing with the new releases as well as see who this months guest designer is!

Thanks for stopping by
Anna x

Just dropping by to let you know I am the Featured Artist over at "Its a Good Place to Start".
If you fancy getting to know what makes me tick creatively, then pop on over for a nosey!
Also I am giving away a signed copy of Pencil Lines the sketch book to one lucky reader over at Vicki's blog!!

Over the last few weeks I have started receiving layouts I have had published in The Scrapbook Magazine and Crafts Beautiful. As you can imagine most of the layouts were done months ago and its always a nice surprise when they are returned. I had forgotten a few of the layouts!

Today I am going to share a favourite I did for The Scrapbook Magazine using Nikki Sivils "Its Your Day".
Lilly and her BF at her birthday party last year. I had managed to buy lots of goodies from Florida for Lilly's Tinkerbell theme at a fraction of the cost here in the UK.

love the party hat bunting!

cute buttons from Such Sweet Tierney

Supplies : Bazzill cardstock, Nikki Sivils Its Your Day papers and diecuts, Such Sweet Tierney buttons

I cannot do a blog post at this time without mentioning the horrific riots that are taking place all over England. I wish everyone who lives in the effected areas mythoughts and prayers, hope you are managing to stay safe and well.

Thanks for stopping by
Anna x

I received my box of the new releases from Nikki Sivils last week, and excited is not a strong enough word for Nikki's new collections! She has also started doing collection packs, which I have always loved buying!



I love the "get well soon" collection, and this will be the first I am going to play with this week, I have the perfect photo just waiting to be scrapped.

How adorable and cute is "my lil monster"?! My have to go through the photo archive for this collection.


Pop on over to Nikki's blog to see all the new releases, which one are you going to pick as a favorite!

Thanks for stopping by
Anna x

I cherish this photo of my Dad and I, taken when I arrived back in the UK in 1996, hence the young looking me, LOL.
My Dad was still living in a flat with MS and no lifts up to his floor! He used to walk 2 flights to get to his flat, crazy eh!
He was still able to walk aided and able to fend for himself. This is probably the last photo I have of us together before he got really sick.




Supplies : Pink Paislee Queen Bee, Pink Paislee die cuts, Prima flowers, MME transparency,Nikki Sivils burlap buttons, Bazzill cardstock

I used a kit from my last crop, I still have a couple available if anyone is interested. £10 inc 2nd class postage. (contents : 2 sheets of cardstock, 4 sheets of Pink Paislee pattern paper, 1 sheet of PP die cuts, 1 alphabet sheet, 1 transparency, Prima flowers, 1 pack Nikki Sivils burlap buttons)

Pop by my photography blog for our day out on the river photos.

Thanks for stopping by
Anna

Its been an age since I scrapped. I am struggling again to be honest. Most of my energy is spent on my photography business now and my scrapbooking creativity has been lost under a pile of legal photography forms, LOL!

I did though find some time yesterday to play with some Nikki Sivils papers, and used a photo I had printed already. I love this photo from Lilly's birthday party of the "3 Alice's" sat on the bench

love Bakers Twine!

cute bobble fringing

I have been recording our daily thoughts etc on the " feed your family " test we are doing. Check my Feed a Family of Four for £50 progress here.

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Anna x

I received my copy of The Scrapbook Magazine at the weekend, and what a trip down memory lane it was. A layout I had done of Lilly and her friend from Lilly's birthday party last year! She had a Tinkerbell party last year and thanks to our holiday in Florida, I had managed to pick up some real bargains to make her party sparkle!

Funny that whilst I read this months issue I was busy prepping for Lilly's Mad Hatters Tea Party.

Here is my layout, Its Your Day, using Nikki Sivils papers of the same name.





Supplies : Nikki Sivils Its Your Day papers, Bazzill cardstock, Such Sweet Tierney buttons

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Anna x

Not quite a Tea Party but a sneak peak of a Tea Party I am doing for Crafts Beautiful, August Issue.
I have used the fun "Its Your Day" range by Nikki Sivils.

I have mentioned several times on my blog, my love for SJ's Little Musings. I love them so much I commissioned her to draw a Little Musing of the girls, and we all adore it. Since that SJ has produced a family Little Musing and also made Lilly's birthday invites for her Mad Hatter Tea Party. I am telling you there is no limit to this girls talents!

You can imagine my delight when SJ invited me to guest design for her, using the newest release of stamps, Angels. After my initial excitement, I kinda panicked. I am no card making at all, and my colouring skills are extremely basic!

Layout using Pencil Lines sk236

I simply printed the digi versions of the Angel stamps SJ had sent me, and spent an afternoon in the garden "colouring in" with my Promarkers. I added some highlights with a white signo pen; I had seen this done before and love the added depth it gives.

I cut out another set of wings and used 3d pads for added dimension and pop!

Supplies : Fancy Pants, American Crafts papers, Crate Paper chipboard, Little Musing digital stamp, Letraset Pro Markers, Heidi Grace rub on, Such Sweet Tierney journaling block, Dear Lizzy chipboard and title

Once I had my Angels coloured and cut out, I was on a roll and had fun adding the Little Musings to my layouts.

I also made this card with my favorite Angel of all, which funnily enough was the Angel SJ had in mind for me!



Supplies : Papermania card blank, Nikki Sivils paper, Fancy Pants die cut, Dear Lizzy felt flower, Little Musing digital stamp, Letraset Pro Markers

I had so much fun I purchased this cute set to do a mini book of Lilly and her love for the garden!



Please pop on over to SJ's blog for a ton of freebies she has on offer of her Little Musings, and delight in all the talent she oozes on her blog!

Thanks for stoppng by
Anna x

This week has flown by, and my blog has been neglected. Peters mum has been in hospital for an op and daily visits have taken priority for us all. She will be in all Easter, but in true Bowkis spirit we are planning on a mass visit on Easter Sunday for lunch in the hospital restaurant!!!

I am able to share some scrapbooking today!!! I have a layout over on Nikki Sivils blog today. Another Disney photo using Nikki's Summer range




Supplies : Bazzill cardstock, Nikki Sivils Summer range, Such Sweet Tierney buttons




Easter Weekend is upon us and I have a few projects to finish off, as well as hospital visits and relaxing with Peter and the girls. the weather is forecast to remain sunny, so a good weekend it is going to be!

I am thinking of putting together a Spring Mini Photo Session , for details go here.

Thanks for stopping by
Anna x

 I was asked by Amanda from Scrap Rat to be her April guest designer for the launch of a new kit company here in the UK. I did share a few sneaks the other day , and I am now going to share the layouts in full.

i will be framing this at some point

Supplies : Scrap Rat April Kit

I also used some of the kit to do my Pencil Lines layout this week, just added a few flowers and a vintage card from Kenner Road to the mix.






Supplies : Scrap Rat April Kit, Prima flowers, Nikki Sivils yellow polka dot, Kenner Road flash card, diecut form stash!

Have you popped over to Pencil Lines yet? The new design team are with us officially now and the inspiration is mind blowing!
Don't forget we also have a Pencil Lines Fan Page over on Facebook.

Check back tomorrow for an amazing giveaway to launch my photography site Anna Bowkis Photography. In the mean time please go and check out my fan page on Facebook and "like", you never know it may help you win the giveaway;)

Thanks for stopping by
Anna x