Stuck?! Sketches...

Hello Friends.  Today I am still a little pumped over meeting Amy Tangerine yesterday.  She was so engaging and offered some fun and fabulous tips for scrapbooking your memories.  She also let us know a few of her plans for her new release next year!

But today I want to share my application layout for Stuck?! Sketches. :)  And wouldn't you know it! *grin.  It has a bit of the Amy Tangerine collection on it! (How was that for timing!)

 

"First Snow"

 

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - American Crafts (Amy Tangerine); alpha - October Afternoon, Nikki Sivils, typewriter (my own); other - clear stamps: Amy Tangerine, Mister Huey's mist, versacolor ink (charcoal & pinecone), punches: fiskars large & medium circle, Martha Stewart circle; tape - foam mounting tape.

Originally I had the journaling tucked away behind the layers of patterned paper (and it was true to the sketch!). But I now much prefer the journaling to be visible on this layout as it showcases the beautiful "camera" stamped image.  And my kids won't be continually reaching behind the pp's to read what I wrote about them! LOL!  A big incentive to having it visible!

Thanks everyone for visiting and I hope you all have a wonderful, creative week-end!  Happy Scrapping.  I'm off to find the floor of my scrap space! ..x

 

Amy Tangerine...

OMGosh!  What a fabulous morning today!  I had an opportunity to meet with the amazing Amy Tangerine alongside my friends Kim, Gail and Lisa!  Amy is the most approachable person and so very generous too with her time!  Our little group was thrilled to have spent time with her before she flies out to New Zealand tonight and complete her Spotlight store tour "down under".  :)

A little while ago, I was flabbergasted that one of my layouts using her line of American Crafts papers, was pinned to her pinterest boards.  Today I was cheeky and took it in to show her the real thing.  I was even more amazed when she was happy to have a look and actually remembered my layout! crazy huh?!

So... what's a person to do... I asked if she wouldn't mind signing it for me!  hahaha! Yep.  Right there on the front.

 

 

It really was a FUN morning.  Thanks to Kim for capturing this moment for me..x (and yes, I totally look like I'm stalking her!! hahaha!)

Thanks for visiting...x

 

Stuck?! Sketches...

I am really happy to announce today that I have been selected as one of the new Creative Team members for Stuck?! Sketches.  I am so excited as I haven't played with sketches for (what feels like) forever!! LOL!  And after being a guest designer there ealier this year, I decided it was time to play again.

Here's a little sneak from my application layout...

 

 

And as a bonus, I have a little tutorial coming up soon on how I created the sunburst in the photo above!  I hope you will join in the fun with me and the rest of this fabulous design team in the coming months!  Thanks for visiting..x

 

ps - blogger isn't playing nice with me at the moment, so please bear with me as I tackle these issues in the next week.  :)  Thanks again..x

Aliens in Underpants...

... save the world.  Yep.  It's true.  And they tend to appear during "Book Week"!!!!  *grin*!

I'm just popping in here very "briefly" (smirk!) to share with you Ethan's Book Week character...

 

 

He is a big fan of these books!  There is also one about dinosaurs in underpants... It must have something to do with six year olds and their sense of humour...

 

Anyway, for the effort he put into "helping make his costume" he won his class prize!  Yay Ethan!! Each prize winner got to choose a book.

Guess what character we might be getting dressed up as next year... oh well!  LOL!! At least I've been given plenty of notice!  :)

 

Thanks for visiting..x

 

PS - In case you were wondering about Tahlia and Liam..? Well I went to their separate parade as well but sadly didn't get any photos of Little Bo Peep (another class winner! yay!) and the strong man from Two Bullies.  But my little pirate (aka Cam) fell asleep in my arms and made it very difficult to take photos.. :(

 

Maybe I can persuade them to dress up on the week end!  LOL!  Wish me luck....

 

"Sport's Day" and a Giveaway...

Hello Friends.  It's countdown time for the new release over at Greatest View  and today I am showcasing these beautiful triangle badges...

 

Here is the layout I created...

 

"Sport's Day"

products used: cs - kaisercraft; pp - Crate Paper, American Crafts (Amy Tangerine), Jillibean Soup, Sassafras, Kaisercraft; Alpha - American Crafts, Jenni Bowlin; Greatest View - triangle badges, chevron ribbon, sequins; other - American Crafts (Amy Tangerine) clear stamp, star punch, versacolor ink (charcoal), Mister Huey's mist, staple, Bella! cardstock sticker, vellum, foam tape.

With my recent fill of sports on television, thanks to the Olympics being broadcast, I have been inspired to pull out some of the photos taken at my children’s School sports carnival. I wanted to focus in on the colours of the team and accent it with some funky accessories!

You can find out more of my story about the layout over at Greatest View, but here are a few extra photos to whet the appetite.  *grin*

Aren't the new badges gorgeous!!! Gail has the DT is awe with her beautiful creations.  This release also includes sequins! Yay!! You should go and check them out. There is also a fabulous giveaway.  Head on over >>here<< for your chance to win.  :)

Thanks for visiting..x

Forever...

Happy Monday Everyone!  Today I want to share a layout I created some time ago and I just haven't gotten around to posting yet. :)  Well... At least I don't think I've shared it yet...

"Forever"

products used: cs - kaisercraft; pp - Bella!; Fancy That Dies - Doily Duo, Sweet Blooms, Swirly Leaf ; other - Bella!: chipboard & cardstock stickers, American Crafts chipboard (typehouse), kaisercraft: pearl brads, ink, paint & rhinestones, fiskars scallop punch, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, border punch, twine, Tim Holtz distress ink, bo bunny brads, hole punch, black pen (sharpie).

Yes.  That is my son.  On a rather girly type layout!  LOL!  My boys will look back at these LOs in the future and certainly question my sanity!  haha.. I just call it creative license.  *grin*  And they will have to live with it.  Besides, I love the colours.  I think it makes the photo the true focal point.

Doilies and flowers and a splash of pink... Sure... That..kinda... speaks boyish to me...? So while I'm traveling down this road, I'll throw a butterfly on too.  Yeah.  Okay.  I accept it.  These boys will definitely question my "creative" sanity...

But in fairness, I did add some blue paint!! That evens it out in the masculine stakes, surely.  :)

Thanks for visiting today..x

The little book of Art...

Hello Friends.  Lately I've been staring at the mountain of off-cut scraps of paper that have been piling up on my desk.  :)  As a 8.5in x 11in scrapper, these off-cuts can range from 12in x 3.5in in size to 1in x 8.5in and anything in between.  And being a thrifty scrapper I really have a hard time throwing these bits and pieces away.  *grin*

So what's a crafter to do???  Solution.  Make a "mini" mini album!!

"Little book of Art"

products used: cs - kaisercraft, bo bunny; pp - kaisercraft, jillibean soup; alpha - kaisercraft, jillibean soup, Heather Bailey; other - helmar glue, black pen (sharpie).

As you can see from the products list, there isn't a lot of materials involved.  Just a little bit of time and a willing participate who will draw some gorgeous keepsake art...

I found this wonderful tutorial from PaperVine on creating mini albums from one piece of paper.  Lowri has done an awesome job with the step by step. :)

So, keeping in mind that I wanted to use up my left over bits, I haven't added any photos.  My kids at the moment have been producing wonderful pieces of art, and I am having trouble documenting each and every piece! LOL!! (We are going through sooooo many sheets of paper at the moment - the printer tray is looking a little bare!!).

My idea was to fill in the pages with the white cardstock.  And the off-cuts are a perfect size to fit inside the album.  I have also left enough room on each page to document the title of the artwork and some extra information which I will find interesting at a later date.  For example, Cameron, aged three, "self portrait" - drawn with his left hand, 16.08.12.



I am quite happy with the outcome.  :)  It's simple and effective.  Now all I need to do is dive back into that growning pile of papers and see what else I can come up with!

Thanks for visiting..x