Lou Inspired!

As I have previously said...I was lucky enough to do Louise's amazing class while @ the Brisbane Expo! I loved her class...she is so inspirational, you walked away feeling so creative & simply busting to having a further play! My only beef is she makes things look so incredibly easy...& they are not ;) haha you should have heard the cursing & carrying on while creating my wire frame! I did manage it, though no close-ups & I cheated on the next one!
This was my layout from the class...

I wasn't completely happy with my butterfly placement or amount (lack of) gesso used, so couldn't wait to have a play again, once home.
This is what I did, it's a very personal layout for me, photo taken by the lovely Lou herself. This layout will hang somewhere for me to view each day!

You may ask why would I do such a personal layout using someone else's signature style???...it's because of the message behind it! This lady is an inspiration to me on so many levels...& she simply makes me smile! I admire her strength & sheer determination to never ever give up...& that's a daily reminder that I want & need right now! Thank you my gorgeous friend!

Scrapbook & Papercraft Expo!

Wow, what can I say...I had an absolutely brilliant weekend!!! Haha...an added bonus, it was so much warmer than it is here & a whole lot less rain! ;)
My huge excitement from the weekend was being part of the top 20 in the Black & White Plus One competition. It was truely amazing to see my layout up there on the wall with all those gorgeous creations. I feel honoured to be among them!

I was also lucky enough to meet some of my idols & wonderful blog supporters...it was so very cool to discover they are just as lovely in real life as they are online! :)
I did two classes, one with my super gorgeous & talented friend, Louise & the other with the amazing Julie Winks ... I'm yet to finish these layouts, but will post as soon as I have, they were both amazing classes. Whilst we are talking about amazing...the very amazing Tim Holtz was there doing free demos!!! He was a joy to watch! :) I'm just a tad excited to be doing a class with him on sunday :) :) :)
Thank you for stopping by...as always, a huge thank you for your lovely comments, they really do mean the world to me! x
Happy scrapping!

Scrap The Girls CT call!

There is a CT call over at Scrap The Girls, so if you've got plenty of girly photos to scrap, why don't you give it a go...I've thoroughly loved my time with the team! It's open to Australian & International scrappers...check out all the details here.

Scrap The Girls!

June challenge over at Scrap The Girls is using 'outside' photos!...can't get any easier than that ;) This is my take on the challenge...a rather old photo of my girls.

Here's a close-up of the stamping...

Go here to see the other examples by the CT, they are gorgeous! 

Thanks for stopping by, your lovely comments are always greatly appreciated & always add a smile to my face...thank you! x