My Christmas message

Thank you to all my Blog friends out there for visiting during the year (whether you left a comment or not) it was very much appreciated. I hope you have a truly wonderful Christmas and that 2013 will be all that you hoped for. I'm looking forward to all the new challenges and inspiration that the paper crafting world can throw at me in the new year xx

Clean & simple

Good morning! Among the chaos of the Christmas rush I've managed another challenge. I haven't made a clean & simple page for ages & with this layout I didn't want to take too much focus away from the photo so I kept if simple. Although I did do some hand stitching which I haven't done for a long time - sewing + me = not a good combination. So here is the inspo from the girls over at http://stucksketches.blogspot.com.au/

Anyway thanks for dropping by once again! Have a great weekend.

The Paper Players #125

While I had my stash out today I thought I'd have a go at the current challenge over at http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com.au/  This is the colour challenge:

Three of my fave colours at the mo.......yum!   And here is my take:

I did the emboss-resist technique on this which I have so much fun doing & the tulle is so soft that it is really easy to do a neat bow.  Thanks again for looking :)

The Orange Paperie & Co December Challenge

Hello peeps! I'm a tad over the Xmas card making at the mo & decided have a go at the December challenge over a http://www.orangepaperieandco.blogspot.com.au/  This is a sketch challenge & the criteria is to use the sketch as inspo, a Xmas pic & non-traditional colours.

I decided to go with a monochromatic layout this time & used some gesso, glimmer mist & liquid pearls, a little bit of embossing as well. And as you can see lots of distressing.

Thanks for dropping by & I hope you have a fantastic week :) xx

The Paper Players #123

Good morning! My DD asked me to make a few "special" Christmas cards for her to give out & when I saw the new sketch challenge over at http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com.au/ it was the perfect sketch for what I had in mind. I love this tulle from Stampin' Up! because it's so soft & easy to work with & of course I'm still of my Pool Party/Glitter/Kraft fetish :)

It's a bit hard to tell in this pic but the tree is is covered with glitter & the mat behind the pool party c/s is glitter as well. Looks more effective IRL. Click on the pic for a closer look. Thanks for dropping by xx

The Orange Paperie & Co Challenge

Hi again all! Just popping in to upload my entry for the November challenge over at http://www.orangepaperieandco.blogspot.com.au/  This is the inspo:

And this is my take.  I spent quite a lot of time deliberating over this page but once I got going it was completed relatively quickly, with the exception of "drying time". Please don't take offence at the weapon in this pic, but it is all a part of the training & as much as I dislike weapons of any kind, this is DS's life now & something that I have to become accustomed to. There is lots of inking, spraying & painting in this layout & I finally got around to using the rusting powder that I purchase at the Brissie Expo back in June. I really love how easy it is to get the rusting effect (see the barbed wire, toy soldier & parts of the title) & it looks better IRL. I thought the metal cogs & gum leaves were perfect for this page.
PHOTO BY: Sharp Shot Images of Wagga Wagga on behalf of the Australian Defence Force.

Thanks for dropping by once again I really appreciate it :)

Paper Players #122

The current challenge over at http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com.au/ is to use either Gold or Silver.
For my Christmas card theme this year I'm using Pool Party, White & Silver. On this card I've used silver embossing powder & silver glitter paper which IRL really sparkles.

TFL xx