I'm a JOT Girl!

Hello Friends!  I am so very excited to share some scrappy news with you (although it is not so much a secret any more! lol).  I am very honoured to say I will be a part of JOT Magazine's design team for 2015. 
 

 

Kim Archer contacted me and asked if I would like to be a part of the team and I may have been really, really enthusiastic with my response! *grin*  However, I am not only a Jot Girl but Kim has asked if I would like to be a part of a select group of three to concentrate on Project Life! OH MY GOSH!  I am still picking my jaw up off the floor.  These ladies, Petra Corcoran and Beshka Kueser, are ah-maz-ing!!

 

The talent on this team overall is astounding and I can only hope to keep up with these inspirational ladies.  But I am also very aware of the incredible creative talent who became the 30 finalists - yes, there were two rounds for the selection process.  These ladies had to have made Kim's choice incredibly hard.

 

So once again I am thankful for these humbling opportunities and grateful for the chance to continue sharing my family's stories on paper.

 

Thankyou for visiting..x

 

 

 



Greatest View + Jot Magazine...

Hello lovely friends.  Today I am sharing a layout created for Greatest View and our team up project with Jot Magazine.

 

Our challenge was to use the words "Greatest View" in either our title or our journaling.  Our subject could be interpreted in any way we wanted.  So how could I not use a photo of my kids!  *grin*

 

"My Greatest View"

 

products used: pp - Carta Bella; Greatest View - Badges/flair (Chalkboard Hearts, Snapshot, Arrows), chevron ribbon (Aqua, pale blue); ALpha - Jillibean Soup, October Afternoon; other - Carta Bella (Rough & Tumble cardstock stickers), Echo Park decorative Brads, Crate Paper chipboard, felt, paper doily, embroidery thread, glimmermist (sunflower), Tim Holtz mini paperclip; tools - hand stitching, Alta Matz 'Hearts in a Row' stencil.

 

I have used my DT kit from The Scrapbook Store and the gorgeous Carta Bella Rough & Tumble collection.  Who knew you could use it for more than just boyish pages! *grin*  I just added a few heart shapes courtesy of the Alta Matz "Hearts in a Row" stencil.  I just laid the stencil out flat on my base paper (the Carta Bella patterned paper is quite thick it could almost be classed as cardstock) and traced where I wanted the hearts to be placed on my LO.  I then paper pierced the outline and spent a long time hand stitching with white embroidery thread. *grin*

 

The "Snapshots" badge/flair is a perfect little embellishment.  I love the colours and the symbolism it adds to my page.

The other badges/flair I have used from the Greatest View shop are "Chalkboard Hearts" and "Arrows".

 

journaling says: "everyday I feel so blessed to be a part of their growing lives. it amazes me to know that I am so very lucky to help guide and nurture them. everyday my world revolves around being their mother & to see the path they choose to walk as they grow, is & always will be, my greatest view.."

I hope you will visit both the Greatest View and Jot Magazine blogs to check out what all the other designers have created for this challenge.  Thanks so much for visiting..x



 

Life.Paper.Scrapbook | March Sketch...

Hi Everyone!  I hope you are all enjoying your start to the Easter weekend!  We have started school holidays in Queensland and already we have so much to do! 

Today I want to share with you the March sketch challenge over at Life.Paper.Scrapbook.  But before I do, here  is some exciting news!!  Life.Paper.Scrapbook have released their first online magazine - Issue 1 Autumn.  And guess who had the honour of being a cover girl!

 

Issue 1 - Autumn

It is a free online scrapbooking magazine with 100 pages of inspiration and eye candy!! Please check it out!  It will be worth your time.  Don't forget, you can always submit your own layouts for publication here.  :)  ps  - that flair is one of the new gorgeous In Style patterned badges from Greatest View.

 

At the moment, over at LPS, the new March sketch challenge has been released.  Here is the sketch...

 

and here is my layout...

 

"He*Art"

 

products used: cs - kaisercraft; pp - Dear Lizzy (5th & Frolic), MME My Girl; alpha - American Crafts (Amy Tangerine), Dear Lizzy (5th & Frolic); other - Greatest View badge/flair, glimmermist, dylusions, silhouette cut file, Dear Lizzy ephemera, Jillibean Soup sticker; tools - typewriter, silhouette portrait.

 

As you can see, I've turned the sketch on its side and used only one photo.

 

I love taking photos of my kids' artwork.  On this day, Cam wanted rainbow hands!  I was happy to accommodate and he was happy to finger paint! *grin*  I win! He wins! 

 

Our Sponsor for this months Sketch is Raquel from A Piece of Cake Designs..

A Piece of Cake Designs is a unique and scrumptious monthly scrapbooking kit club which provides kits that are jam packed with papers and cool embellies. Owner, Raquel Bowman, prides herself on the fact that all the hard work of combining and creating unique colour combinations and brands is done for you, therefore making it 'a piece of cake' to start scrapping and creating in this busy world we live in!


The winner of this challenge will receive 2 packs of her cherry flair (winner's choice of packs) AND a 15% off store voucher!! UNREAL! Raquel is also a Guest designer for us this month. Head on over to the Life Paper Scrapbook blog and check out the rest of the teams fantastic creations and enter your layouts for the chance to win this awesome prize.

 

Good Luck!  And thanks for visiting..x

 

 

LPS + Greatest View | Colour challenge...

Hello lovely friends!  Today I have double the fun sharing with you the latest colour challenge from Life.Paper.Scrapbook and announcing that the sponsor for the challenge is Greatest View. How exciting is that!  The winner of this months challenge will receive a $15.00 gift voucher to spend in the store and there are SO many great things in the store at the moment!!!

Here is the colour palette...  A beautiful selection of soft grey, brown and yellow hues.

 



"Beach"

products used: cs - kaisercraft, best creations; pp - Crate Paper, Authentique, Kaisercraft, Echo Park, American Crafts (Amy Tan), Bella BLVD, Ruby Rock-it; alpha - silhouette portrait; Greatest View - Fresh Style badges/flair; other - American Crafts clear stamps (Amy Tan), Crate Paper border stickers, home made flower, kaisercraft mini bloom, October Afternoon sprinklers (token), Close To My Heart (chocolate) ink; tools - silhouette portrait (stars + arrows/alphas), typewriter, hole punch, machine stitching.

I have chosen to scrap a Summer photo.  Not something traditionally suited for beach themed snapshots but I wanted to showcase the beautiful colours of the ocean that were captured with my iPhone camera.

The alphas were cut using glittered card stock (Best Creations) and my silhouette portrait.  The name of the beach we stayed at, on our mini holiday, was called Golden Beach.  To subtly link or mesh two elements together is always something I challenge myself to do on each layout.

If you would like to learn more about my layout, please visit Greatest View where I am sharing the details and story. 

And don't forget to play along with us at Life.Paper.Scrapbook.

Here are the details:

- You can submit ANY kind of project - cards, minis, layouts, PL pages or any paper project.

- You can include any neutrals you like - black, white, grey, kraft

- You can use the sketch and colour challenge together just make sure you link it up to each so you have a chance to win in both.

- Colour challenge #2 runs until 11.59pm 05 April. (Don't forget we are in Australia)

- The winner of the prize will be randomly drawn

- We will also feature three of the favourite layouts and the selected layouts will be asked to guest design for the next colour challenge.

Thanks so much for visiting..x

 

Life. Paper.Scrapbook | Intro..

Hi Everyone!  It's my turn to be introduced over at the Life.Paper.Scrapbook site today! :) 

 

 

 

I would really appreciate it if you could go on over for a visit and leave a little bit of love.  *grin*  It is a great place full of inspiration from sketches to colour challenges.  You can even >>submit<< some of your work right now for the first issue!

 

Thanks so much in advance...x

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life. Paper. Scrapbook.

Hello Friends!!  I've some happy, scrappy news to share today!!  I can now reveal that I am part of a brand new Aussie online magazine team!  My.. That's a mouthful!  LOL! 

Life.Paper.Scrapbook is a brand new Australian, quarterly, online publication. It's dedicated to showcasing designers from all around the world to inspire each other, explore current trends and techniques and most importantly to celebrate our love of scrapbooking and paper crafts. This is a place to share our style, designs and creations with like minded crafters from around the world.

The first issue is set to go live in late March and in the mean time our blog will be a place where we will be showcasing products, designers (from all around the world) and things that catch our eye. There will also be two challenges each month and prizes too!

I'm really excited to be part of this team. You can find my fellow team members up on the Life.Paper.Scrapbook blog.

The call for submissions for the first issue is open until February 27th, so give it a try and maybe your project will be published!

 

Good luck!!  And thanks for visiting..x

 

Happy Scrappy news...

Hello Friends.  Today I just wanted to share some sneaks of this months issue of Scrapbooking Memories.  *grin*  In particular.. the cover!!! YAY!!

I was so excited when I saw this!  Well actually I went a little nuts!  hahaha!  And Cam was pretty excited too...

"Look Mum.  That's Camwron Twavis... and daddy too!"

 

 

 

And do see those beautiful flair badges and rolled calico flower?!  Guess where you can find them.  That's right.  :)  Greatest View! 

 

 

They are the perfect embellishment for Spring and Summer layouts.  Go on over to the shop and get yours now.  :)

 

Thanks for visiting and thanks to Scrapbooking Memories for choosing my layout..x

 

ps - Do you want to know a secret?  Hubby filled in an online "work-related" survey for the company newsletter yesterday.  One of the questions was about sharing something people probably wouldn't know about you... His answer - I'm on the cover of a magazine this month!!!  bwahaha! :)