A catchup...

It doesn't seem so long ago that I was saying 'I'm back' & I'm saying it again, as I've been recovering from another trip to hospital, this time for surgery! Hopefully this is the end of it...I can only hope! This year has certainly been a bit of a roller coaster ride, haha aren't they all in varying degrees.

Anyway, here's a bit of a catch-up of my creations...I'll confess, these are rather old ones...

This one is photo's from my cruise last year, the paper range from Kaisercraft, the chipboard & stencil from A2Z Scraplets.

I love this paper, again from Kaisercraft...the colours, the different patterns, it's a really interesting range.  Here I've used more A2Z Scraplets chipboard.

These photo's were from after the big storm that hit Sydney shores, I was lucky enough to snap this photo...isn't nature amazing!

I used crackle gloss on my title, to give it a weathered looked.

Thank you for stopping by & any comments you may leave are much appreciated, thank you!
Happy scrapping!

Kraft+ Challenges...

Hello...I know, I'm one super slack blogger!!!
I'm hoping that will change, fingers crossed things are finally on the improve for me health wise & I can get back into some normal routine. I certainly have a bit to share, but rather than one massive overload, I'll break it into bite size pieces ;)

Here is my DT layout for last month's gorgeous 'rose 3 ways' challenge. I used gesso with a Kaisercraft stencil on my background & with some colour blast on the tag. I've also used a wooden rose, a resin rose & a couple of fabric ones.

....& this month's 'tree inspired' challenge. Here's the inspiration...

...& here's my take on the challenge, my focus was on the journaling as it's about a tree from my childhood & as the tree no longer stands, I pinched a photo from the internet. For my background I tried to replicate the weeping willow leaves with a stencil & gelatos. I kept the layout fairly basic as it was already looking fairly busy with all the writing.

We are only days away from a new month & a gorgeous new challenge. Seriously, where is the year going!!!
Thank you for stopping by...be back shortly to share more.
Happy scrapping!

June Kraft+

Hello! This year is seriously vanishing all too fast for my liking. The beauty of a new month is new challenges to inspire you.
This month's criteria over at Kraft+ is Kraft Plus ONE!

As well as the ONE colour, you are allowed to add black & white to your layout.
Here is my take on the challenge...

I've realised I'm a little bit addicted to orange, considering this month's & last month's layouts. I guess it works perfectly with my sunrise photos that I've been doing of late. Haha promise to come up with something different next time.
Pop over HERE to see the amazing inspiration from the rest of the team.
Thanks for stopping by & a huge thank you for any comments left. I do seriously appreciate them <3 p="">Happy scrapping!

I am back!!!

Hello, I'm not sure if I still have anyone actively following me after these couple of neglectful months! My apologies...a surprise trip to the hospital turned my life upside-down, but I am back scrapping again :)

Have you seen the amazing challenge over at Kraft Plus? It certainly gets you thinking...

This month we would like to see you scrap photos that are NOT square or rectangle. I adored the graphics on this inspiration board & was thinking of something similar to the bottom right, but couldn't quite get my photo cut like that. Here's what I finally came up with...

Pop over HERE to see the amazing creations from the rest of the Design Team, they are seriously incredible!
For those still following me & reading this, your continued support is very much appreciated <3 p="">Happy scrapping!

Hello February!

This year is already off to a flying start!
Here is the Kraft+ fabulous challenge for February...coastal chic...

Criteria: Kraft + sketch + colour (black & white can be added).

While I've used beach photos, as that is where the colour inspiration took me, please note, it doesn't have to be beach related.

I turned the sketch to suit my main landscape photo & basically stuck true to the sketch inspiration. Though instead of that gorgeous banner, I found an extremely old chipboard flourish, to represent the waves. Haha this simply justifies my need to hoard as I've finally found a use for this, which has probably been in my stash for at least 10 years!!! 

I snapped these photos at sunset one afternoon. I could very easily sit for hours watching the waves come in...it's my soul restoration!
Pop over to the blog HERE to see the simply stunning creations from the rest of the team. I look forward to seeing what you come up with this month.

& because I've realised what a super slack blogger I am, here's my layout for last month's 'on your bike' challenge. Eeck! As usual, all the entries into this one were amazing! It's always so hard for us DT to choose winners & this month will be no exception...thank you for your participation :)

 
Thanks for stopping by & any comments you may leave, are very much appreciated :)
Happy scrapping!

November Kraft+ Challenge!

Hello & welcome to another month! The Kraft+ November brings you the 'out of the closet' challenge! It's just a reminder that there is inspiration absolutely everywhere, even in your wardrobe ;) you just have to look

I loved this challenge, so much so, that it was completed months in advance ;) which is a real rarity for me! Below is the item of clothing that I drew my inspiration from...

It's one of those items that I've never worn (there was a bit of peer pressure to buy this while shopping with a friend), yet I haven't been able to give away. I guess now it's at least served some purpose. Also, considering it was a challenge from MY closet, I thought it was the perfect excuse to do a layout on me!

I've used the gorgeous Colour Blast in 'leather' on my background, simply smearing it on with a spatula, like I do with the paint. The look doesn't come up in the photo, but the gloss is simply gorgeous. To represent the bling on the sweater, I've used a a2z scraplet's stencil & some Colour Blast in 'bling'. On the metal peacock, I've painted the tail feathers with Glimmerglam & added some extra bling.

As always, the rest of the team have blown me away with their creations...make sure you pop over to the blog HERE to check them all out. I do hope you have as much fun as I did with this challenge...I look forward to seeing what you all come up with.
Thank you for stopping by...as always, a huge thank you for any comments you may leave me. I do appreciate each & every one of them x
Happy scrapping!

Kraft+ October 'Blast from the Past' challenge!

Yikes...how did it become October 4th!!! This year is vanishing all too quick!

A new month means new challenges & Kraft+ have a beauty again for you...

These fabulous graphics got stuck in my head, so when I saw this Kaisercraft piece of paper on a friends desk while at retreat, I said how perfect it would be for this challenge! That very beautiful friend gave me the piece of paper, so it simply had to be used even when I realised the challenge wasn't the graphics at all, but it was still perfect as it too fitted for 'old papers'.

I've also used eyelets & vellum on my layout! Haha I hadn't realised just how many eyelets I have in my stash! They may need to make a comeback to simply use them up ;)

Pop over HERE to check out the amazing creations by the rest of the team. I look forward to seeing what you come up with for this challenge...perfect excuse to get through some old stash!
Happy scrapping!