Scrapping catch-up...

This layout was started at retreat last month, I just had to add finishing touches. The photo was taken by Hirsty Photography...such AMAZING photos! I'm a huge, huge fan of his work, following him on both Facebook & Instagram...LOL I sound like a bit of a stalker, but promise it's all innocent ;) He's inspired me to get myself out there more often & take photos on my camera. I've still got a lot to learn, but as they say...practice makes perfect! Who knows, I may one day take a pic as breathtaking as his :)

This chipboard from WOW was perfect for this photo. I embossed it in gold & added highlights of sunburst H2O's...am now thinking it may have been better embossed in black, but...

Here's a close up of some of the details.

This next layout is another completed at retreat, a very personal one for me...a bit of personal therapy to release & record the past few months. I wanted to keep it simple with lots of white space, keeping the photo in focus with hidden journaling behind on a tag.

Oddly enough, it's photographed rather dark?, it is on a white background & is naturally a bit lighter.
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Happy scrapping!

The Color Room.

Hello, hello...I can not believe where this month has gone!!! It's seriously gone in a blink of an eye, yikes!...making me a super slack blogger, these shares have been sitting for a bit :( sorry.

Over at The Color Room this month they have a gorgeous palette to work with. It's not my month, but I loved it so much that I had to have a play.

I had started this layout on black cardstock, but the colours lost their vibrancy so started again on white. Your household item this month was paper towels which I painted & placed behind the photo.

Photo credit to Sharryn Thomson, she snapped this gorgeous pic while at the Delights Retreat in September & it was one I simply had to scrap! These two lovely ladies have had a huge impact & influence on my scrapping...they are true gems!

Here is a close up of the painted paper towels & my background. I simply played with this background, I tried not to over-think ;) I thought the vibrancy matched these two gorgeous ladies perfectly.

To see the DT's take on this gorgeous colour palette, look HERE...they are simply beautiful!

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Happy scrapping!

123 Challenge Blog!

Good morning! Today I'm sharing my layout for the November challenge over @ 123 Challenge Blog...

 
How lucky was I to have some Copper Adirondack paint on hand...it was simply perfect for this challenge. As well as my new Finnabair star stencil :)

A close up of those copper stars...

Check out the rest of the teams gorgeous creations HERE. I do hope you'll join in this month...I look forward to seeing what you create with this.
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Show Us Your Stuff November challenge!

Eeck! November already...how scary is that!!! Time seems to be flying so fast, I'd really love to slow it down just a bit. The great thing about a new month is new challenges to get your creative brain into. Over at Show Us Your Stuff they have a fabulous challenge created by the lovely Amanda Hartman. I loved this challenge, you have so many choices...you can either stick with a style you know or challenge yourself with something outside your comfort zone.

This is my take on the challenge...

I went with the word; love, embellishment; button, technique; stenciling & a square photo size.
Here is a close up of my handmade tissue paper flower with the button used in the centre.

Check out the gorgeous creations from the other DT HERE. I do hope you'll join us this month.
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Happy scrapping!