LSBS Retreat scrapping!

Last weekend I was lucky enough to enjoy the LSBS Retreat down in Bowral...simply beautiful! Here's some of what I got done...

I was stuck for a title on this one, it wasn't till I was home the I discovered this title from 2Crafty chipboard, which was simply perfect for my cheeky girl ;)

 

These papers from Kaisercraft...I simply couldn't go past them! How gorgeous are they!!! After joining in Heidi Swapp's 'selfie' challenge back in May, I thought it would be nice to actually scrap the photo.
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Happy scrapping!

Hirsty Photography love!

Good evening...I'm a tad excited to share with you my love of Hirsty Photography & my layout using one of his magical photos! I've been following him on Facebook for a while now...he certainly offers a lot of 'wow' moments with his photography! If you haven't discovered him, you MUST check his page HERE.

The truth is, I've been feeling rather flat the last few months & my scrapping has been the victim :( I needed something to get excited about & one night I joked to my daughter how amazing it would be to scrap a photo by Hirsty! In that moment, I figured it couldn't hurt to ask...LOL I can't tell you how thrilled I was when I received back his answer of "yes", it was just the thing to spark some excitement!

The hardest thing was choosing a photo, but I settled on this one, as it's of my local beach.

Unfortunately I've not been able to capture the shimmer I managed to get here using various colours of 'Inka Gold' which I discovered at the Little Scrapbook Shop retreat over the weekend...brilliant stuff! I think between us all we bought out the whole lot!

Thank you for stopping by...as always, a huge thank you for your lovely comments. They do mean the world to me & I appreciate the time you take to leave me one x
More retreat layouts to share soon...happy scrapping!

HeART & Soul by The Color Room.

Back again with my final CT challenge layout for the month...check out this fabulous palette from HeART & Soul TCR#171

This is my take on this beautiful palette...

Along with the colour palette, you are required to use a fruit bag in some way. I used it with ink like a stamp on my background, then gessoed it, to hide the orange colour and used it behind my photo.

 

Check out the amazing inspiration from the team HERE...I do hope you'll join in this month!

Thank you for stopping by...as always, a huge thank you for all your lovely comments. I do appreciate each and every one of them x
Happy scrapping!

Show Us Your Stuff Challenge.

This month over @ Show Us Your Stuff we have a 'shape challenge' for you, which was set by DT member, Ali. I hope you'll all show her your support by joining in!

 

 

The shapes you need to include on your page are...a square, a rectangle, bunting, a circle, a banner, a splash of paint or in & a handmade item.

Here's my take...my handmade item is the tiny crochet flower at the top of the cluster.

Make sure you keep an eye out for our mid-month reveal later in the month, in the meantime, check out the DT inspiration HERE.
Thanks for stopping by, thank you for the comments, I do appreciate each & every one of them :)
Happy scrapping!

123 Challenge Blog!

Hello August! The bonus of a new month is new challenges to inspire you...I hope the next few posts inspire you to get creating.

The 1st one I've got for you is for 123 Challenge Blog & it's certainly a gorgeous one for you...

 

 

 

Baby Pink; "love" & Stripes...ok, so I went with the obvious...baby photos, well preborn baby photos ;) I'm incredibly proud to be an Aunt & was totally excited to scrap these photos I snapped on my phone.

Check out more inspiration from the CT HERE...I look forward to seeing your takes on this challenge.
Thanks for stopping by, as always...a huge thank you for all your lovely comments, they do mean the world to me :)
Happy scrapping!

Show us Your Stuff - mid month reveal!

Eeck! Another month flying past all too quick :/
Today I have the mid month reveal over @ Show Us Your Stuff challenge blog to share with you.

It's such a lovely 'winter' palette to inspire you with this month...I had a lot of fun creating this one, using a mix of TCW & Finnabair templates with my Kaszazz water-colour pencils!

My homemade item is the flair which I had for ages, but it was a rather difficult colour & pattern to work with, so I gesso'd it, then covered it with washi tape.

Check out the gorgeous creations from the rest of the CT HERE & if you haven't already done this challenge, I do hope it's on your 'to do' list ;)

Thank you for stopping by & a huge thank you for all your lovely comments! They always mean the world to me, but they are an added 'pick-me-up' at the moment x
Happy scrapping!

July Challenges!

Good morning & welcome to July! :) Thankfully this month has brought some very exciting news for my family, with the birth of my 1st little niece...she is such a cutie! Expect some baby layouts soon ;)

As always, a new month means new challenges to sink you teeth into...
& this months challenge over @ 123 Challenge Blog is a brilliant one!!! Brights, 'awesome' & arrows...such a fun one to start the month with ;)

The word 'awesome' has become the word to describe my eldest, so a layout on her was an obvious choice for this challenge...

The background was created with a Finnabair stencil & Tim Holtz distress ink...so love the colours!

Check out what the rest of the CT did HERE...they are amazing!

Over @ Show Us Your Stuff they have a wonderful 'winter' colour challenge for you...

Just to clarify the colours for you...charcoal, mid blue, cream, light grey & teal. You may also include black & white...& of course, don't forget your handmade item! :)

Check out what the rest of the CT did HERE...mine will be posted mid month :)

Thank you 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