The Orange Paperie & Co Oct Challenge

I've managed to get this month's challenge done for http://www.orangepaperieandco.blogspot.com.au/
The lovely Mary set this month's "colour" challenge;

A very tropical feel to these colours, however I didn't have a tropical pic on hand so I've used a photo of DD and I when we went to Sydney recently. We were wandering around Hyde Park & decided to take some selfies, just for the fun of it. I had a lot of fun using these colours & I've also added a little texture paste as well.

As you may have guessed, I love "clustering" :)

Thanks for the challenge Mary!

A non-challenge layout

Good morning all. Another Saturday, another page. Photos of my DD and her BF together (aren't they cute!) are quite rare and I was lucky enough to be able to snap this pic before they headed off to a recent wedding. It was an overcast day so the lighting was perfect for outdoor photos. I pulled out my Websters Pages stash and thought the colours in this pp were perfect for what I had in mind.  I've had the quote for quite a while and was pleased to be able to finally use it.

The lovely umbrella is from Scrapmatts & the bird cage is from Kaiser Craft. The cute little buttons are from Websters Pages as well. I really love the doily which is a rub-on from Hambly Screen Prints. So easy to apply and it is glossy which makes it look like it has been heat embossed.  I've also used a bit of inking/stencilling - just because it's so much fun to do.

And of course it wouldn't be complete without some Prima & Kaiser flowers :)
Thanks for dropping by. I hope you have a wonderfully creative weekend xx

Paris snap shots

I'm a bit chuffed that this weekend I feel like I've actually achieved something. I'm almost finished a project that I started way back in June at the Brisbane Expo and I finally got stuck into the kit that I bought from Seriously Scrapbooking http://www.seriouslyscrapbooking.net.au/ ages ago. This beautiful kit is one of Jane Tregenza's and as soon as I saw the lovely  Paris PP from Graphic 45 I knew that I had to have a go at it, given the fact that I have thousands of pics from our time in Paris. And the best part about Jane's kits is that she has everything prepared ready to go. All I had to do really is assemble and add my pics.....easy peasy! There is a little bit of cutting and inking involved but the lovely Jane includes step by step instructions - thanks Jane!

The photo I took is a bit dodgy because the light was at the wrong angle, hence the left hand side is a tad unclear. But don't you just love the Eiffel Tower chippy from Imaginarium Designs? Here are some closies:

Can't wait to get my hands on some of Jane's other kits. Thanks for dropping by and have a great week.

Way too early surely!

OMG!!! What is with this weather? I know that Summer usually passes us by at a rate of knots, but this is ridiculous!
I wanted to have a go at making a Christmas Ornament as shown in the new Holiday Stampin' Up! catalogue with some of my new stamps. I think it's way too early to be thinking of Christmas, but time is flying & if I leave it too late it will go by the wayside until next year. And I need to make a start on this year's cards. Anyway here is my first attempt at the Ornament. A lot of fun, but very labour intensive :(

I'm not sure if I'm completely happy with it, and I think I can improve on the next one......if there is a next  one, given the time it takes to make these. HINT - a hot glue gun is ESSENTIAL. Anyway I would love some constructive feedback.....anyone? I think a blue/kraft/silver colour theme might be nice.
Enjoy your weekend :)

White with 1 Challenge

Happy Monday everyone! The Challenge over at White with 1 http://whitewith1.blogspot.com.au/ this month is: White + Yellow + Stars. So here is my take

I had a bit of fun with tissue paper on this page & I was surprised at how much "yellow" I had in my stash given the fact that its not a colour I normally use. I love the little chippy Sun & Cloud from Stuff2Scrap & the frame is from 2Crafty. Here are a couple of closies. I hope they brighten your day!

Have a sun-shiny day :)

Check it out!

Hello happy scrappers! This year I've been lucky enough to have had my work published in several Australian magazines and this is my latest. If you happen to get your hands on this month's Scrapbooking Memories mag - which happens to be the "Scrapbooking for a cause" edition - check out page 120!

As some of you may or may not know, having your layouts published is quite difficult and it takes a lot of perseverance. You never know what the magazine editors are looking for. But sometimes you can get lucky & you give them something that would suit a certain edition. Happy days! Well this is one of those days :)
And what could be better that being published in one that is raising funds for Breast Cancer Research :)
Enjoy the rest of your week.

A glimpse of Prague

Merry Monday everyone! I hope you all had a great long weekend. It was certainly busy for some people in my household, but personally it has been very quiet & laid back with a little bit of housework & lots of paper crafting - well you've got to get the correct ratio happening...right?
So while I'm awaiting all the new challenges for October....what? October already????? I carried on with the travel pics. I am now on the tail end of our trip, which was our visit to Prague in the Czech Republic. If you ever get the chance to go to Europe, make the effort & visit Prague. The Old Town is truly beautiful & amazing. I've already scrapped some Prague photos, but this is the page I created today.

I love this Bo Bunny paper. It is perfect for vintage photos & distressing for travel pics. I've also thrown in a little bit of Graphic 45 pp, which has tiny, little clocks on it. I've used glimmer mist on the chippy & flowers & the brads are from Bo Bunny Etc range.
Thanks for looking & have a great week ;)