Happy New Year!

Goodbye 2014 & hello 2015!
Let's hope this new year brings health, happiness & only good things it's way.

Speaking of good things...here is this months challenges.

For 123 Challenge Blog...

& here is my take on the criteria...

With the word 'appreciate', I knew I wanted to scrap the sunrise photos I had taken which worked well the lemon. I created the folds in the tissue paper...great to adding texture without too much bulk.

Check out the rest of the teams gorgeous layouts HERE.

Over at Show us your Stuff, we have a fabulous sketch for inspiration!

...just don't forget your handmade embellishment ;) My take on this challenge will go up mid-month. In the meantime, check out the amazing layouts from the rest of the team HERE.

Thank you for stopping by...as always, a huge, huge thank you for all your lovely comments & support! I truly do appreciate each & everyone one x
Happy scrapping!

Show Us Your Stuff!

Hello, today I'm sharing my layout for this month's challenge over at Show Us Your Stuff! A reminder of the mood board...

& my layout...

I've used a flair from Flutterby Designs for my handmade item...so love them!

I know it's a crazy month...haha I've been having one myself, but I do hope you'll join in. We have a bit of a 'secret Santa' thing going on for the winner...would love to win myself ;)

Check out the gorgeous inspiration from the rest of the team HERE. I look forward to seeing what you do.
Thank you for stopping by...as always, thank you for your lovely comments. I do appreciate each & every one of them x
Happy scrapping!

Show Us Your Stuff!

I do hope you like the December challenge over @ Show Us Your Stuff as the mood board was created by me ;) it's certainly time to celebrate summer!!!

You'll need to pop back later in the month to see my reveal...in the meantime, check out the gorgeous creations from the other girls HERE.
Happy scrapping!

123 Challenge Blog!

The December challenge over @ 123 Challenge Blog is...

Lucky for me I had some Ranger 'watermelon' paint on hand, which I used that to paint up my tags & with my stencil in the background. I also found some really, really old frames I've had lying around as they matched perfectly with the distress paint I used to stamp in...I didn't intend to have quite so much blue ;)

This is a photo of my husband at about 6 years of age...what a cutie ;)

Check out what the rest of the team did HERE, they are 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!

The Color Room presents HeART & Soul

Hello...so sorry for the delay getting the monthly challenges up. I've been laid up in bed with an awful stomach bug :( feeling a bit sore & sorry for myself at the moment.

Sadly this is the last month for The Color Room & it's gorgeous palette's. I've thoroughly enjoyed my time with this amazing international team, their creations are totally inspiring & it's been fabulous to be a part of it! A huge thank you to Cynthia Llorens for initially inviting me & Lydell Quin for welcoming me to the group...I'm very sorry it's over. With that, I hope you'll all join in this last month...it's certainly a fabulous colour palette.

I love using tissue paper on layouts & always have plenty on hand because I actually do wrap & decorate gift bags with it, so this was a no-brainer for the household item ;)

I've used paint on my background...the silver added with a palette knife, red with stencil & blue & silver with stamps. I love my distress paints with stencils...unfortunately the red bled a bit as the sponge was damp...ooops!

Check out the gorgeous creations from the rest of the DT HERE...as I said before, I do hope you'll join us this month.
Thanks for stopping by...as always, a huge thank you for your lovely comments! I do appreciate the time you take to leave me one x
Happy scrapping.

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