Saturday, November 22, 2014

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!

Thanks for stopping by...as always, a huge thank you for all your lovely comments. I do appreciate the time you take to leave me one x
Happy scrapping!

Monday, November 3, 2014

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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Happy scrapping!

Saturday, November 1, 2014

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.
Thank you for stopping by...as always, a huge thank you for all your lovely comments! I really appreciate the time you take to leave me one x
Happy scrapping!