Challenge for NZ Paper Chase

Hi Everyone,  Just done a direct copy of posting from NZ Paper Chase Blog…..   Time for a Challenge!

 

This months sketch: 

 

The theme for the layout is FUN!  and I would love to see some masking on it.

 

 

 

 

 

and the sketch to go by,  sorry I can not draw to save me!  

 

You have until the end of May,  please pop layout up onto facebook once you have completed so we can see what you all have created.  Could you also please email to Sonya or myself so it can be added to blog. 

Prize to be announced once info is received.

Happy Scrappin Everyone xox 

Yum Yum…… Mud Cake

 Project designed  using Flourish with a Bling

Do  you remember when you were younger and the most simple things amused you for hours. Well wee Ruby found some  old containers that had been used in the sand pit and headed to the compost heap.    She spent hours there.  Making, baking, making a right yummy mess!  I asked her what she was up to, “are you making mud pies roo” “No! It’s your cake mumma”   Oh how sweet.   It even had leaf icing

I really do love these photos and have had them sitting to the side for a while.  What I ended up making was completely not what I had in mind but I think what I have created is perfect for this lot of photos…

This is the first double page I  have done in a while,  It started as two bits of kcraft and to off white card stock, stitched together.

I had fun with masks and multi medium, masks, ink and so much more.

I have added lots of layers and textures to this layout and I wanted the muddy colour as that was what she was doing.    You can see the swirl of a FWAB (Flourish with A Bling) and some of their Yummy vines.

Do you like my flowers? I made these and then coloured to suit.  I have to make more now

There is more FWAB, this time you can see a row of flags, vine and some spirals again.

I REALLY LOVE this photo of Ruby!  What do you think of her curls….

I got my distress stains out here and did a bit of splattering, and then played a bit with distress paint and a mask…

Not as detailed as ink but still cool.

Can you see the greenish  bits…  (tutorial to come, I think I have discovered something) maybe!  its fun but it takes time .

Another flower I made and more FWAB.   I had so much fun with just pulling things from my stash and playing.

 I had a lot of packets of bits left from other projects which I had used FWAB and they were perfect for adding that something a little extra.

For this layout I used FWAB

  Nicky’s Beach Huts

  Taylah’s Toadstools

   Jack Vine

  Bella RhinestoneFlourishes

  Grace Pearl Flourish

You can not see these as a whole on my project,  I have used left over bits I have saved, Perfect for the job.

Happy Scrappin Everyone xox Donna

April NZ PaperChase Sketch Challenge

Are you wondering what to do on these chilly evenings,  How about giving this challenge a go

and you could win an awesome prize here at NZ PaperChase.

Heres the sketch….

and here is what I did….

Join in the fun and you can win this……

You have until 11.59 April 30th…..

if you would like to see what other have been doing with this Sketch by Sonya, check out our facebook page here

and come see the awesome new blog Sonya created, we would love it if you followed.

Happy Scrappin Everyone   xox Donna

Layout Class At Scrapbook Paradise

Hello all,  just a quick note to you all to say a couple of places left in Tuesday layout class.  If you would like to come along please give Elena a call or email to let us know, cheers.  Heres a sneak at what we will be creating.    

Tuesday 9th April, 7pm till 9pm.   Look forward to seeing you there.

Happy Scrappin xox Donna

A Day with Finnabair (Ania Dabrowska)

What an exciting day we all had.  As people bounced threw the door,  you could see nothing but huge smiles…

Tables all set up with our first project ready to go.  Ania and her team sorting supplies and getting ready to start!

Look at our pink tables,  so Elena

Many happy faces excited to get going,  can you see  Ania checking out our supplies

 And we are away, all ready to absorb all this wonderful creative info

and totally one of the best parts of the day was,  ….. SONYA PICKLES!  

This lady is such an inspiration and I love that I got to spend the morning next to her chatting and crafting away.

Ania showing us the next step.

All the lovely ladies that came a long to the journal class.   Some  very amazing journals completed.  Loved what everyone did.

So on to the next class which was Tea for Two layout.

 This was so much fun to create and I learnt some really cool new ideas to do in  my art,  Thank you Ania.

At the end of the day with Ania and my layout

 These three were always horsing around!

My finished journal,  not a master piece but a blure print to  learning  from.

some close ups

 love this wee owl

  My finished layout

  This was fun to create,  somethings I already do, and lots I don’t  and some new ways to create texture.

This way my favourite class of the day.

more close ups

another cluster

Hope you enjoyed my share,  would love to hear what you think.  Happy scrappin everyone  xox Donna.

Graphic 45 Design Team 2013 Audition

Hello all,  tonight I am sharing with you all my Audition for the Graphic 45 Design Team.  My fingers, toes and any thing else at all possible are crossed.  Hope you enjoy…

BEAUTIFUL UNIQUELY YOU

Amber-leigh in the stunning Cherry Blossom at the Mosgiel Gardens.  The Secrete Garden papers went brilliantly with the photo.    I have  fussy cut around the entire outer frame to make a frame with in the layout.  I love how this turned out and all the fussy cutting was well worth the end result.

 

I made a tag to go behind the main photo,  Amber-leigh having a special moment with Wee Ruby,  she is such a lovely big sister.  I built up the main photo so I could add this tag which is the packaging tag from the keys I used.  I painted it white and used it as my base.

These girls truly do make my heart sing.  I built this tag up using both prints.  One as a base and the other to high light parts.  I cut the ribbon so it looked like it was holding the brass key.

I made some little flowers to build up my page.  I did not want to make them too  big or stand out so it would not take the focus off the photo.

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SWEET DREAMS 

 

This is a upcycled box which I found at a second-hand shop.  I started by stamping the box and then I embossed the entire box with ultra high embossing powders. I then decorated the box with an assortment of embellishments.  I loved how the colour of the butterflies stood out.

In the box I made my first ever necklace from paper-clay and embossing powders.  I love this and wear offend . I was so proud when I was asked to send it to CHA for WOW Embossing.

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LITTLE MISS

 

This layout would have to be one of my most favourite layouts.   When Samantha was born we did not have a digital camera and film was rather costly.  I only have a few photos of her and was so happy with the way this turned out.  Lots of layering, fussy cutting and stitching.

Happy 20th Birthday Samantha ( 20th March) 

 

close up of some a the layering and cutting.

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DREAM

This is an old plastic frame I found on one of my hunts through the local op shop.  I knew it had to come home with me

I had lots of fun with this.  I distressed the frame with a number of alcohol inks and embossing powders, then brushed some off for that weathered effect. I  built up my back ground with papers, stickers and rub ons.  Added my dress form which I dressed first and then a title which was embossed.   

 I made an assortment of flowers using the Tim Holtz floral die and added them to some pre made ones to complete my project.

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LITTLE DARLINGS

I had to have this range when it arrived.  The sweet little girl on the front looked so much like my wee roo. (RUBY) 

 

I made Ruby a baby treasure box to store all those precious little baby things.  This was an old music box I had found. I covered it entirely with paper. I learnt a few things making this box.  It’s not perfect but was made out of total love.   

I matched this up with pearls and lace.

Ruby loves this wee box.  She did not want me to have it to take photos so she helped, hope you don’t mind

Ruby is now three, in the photo she is just under 1. 

 

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A LADIES DIARY

I have made this from complete scratch.   I have used Tim Holtz ring binder product along with chip board and canvas to make the folder and then created the cover and pages with A ladies diary.  

 

A few of the pages inside

I made places for tags

Hidden journalling,

Photos

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OLDE CURIOSITY SHOPPE

I made this for a challenge, to uplift a secondhand object and make it into a treasure.  It is another one of my favourite pieces.  It was an old plastic broken frame and an old pair of scissors from Charlies moms dress making stash ( Thankyou Dawn)

This is very 3D, I hope I captured enough so you get a good idea. 

Several hours later after sore fingers from holding the scissors I made this.  Lots of layers. 

  Built up areas with added glossy accents for more dimension

and hanging ladies 

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A NANA’S LOVE

This layout is very special to me,  Its my mum meeting grand child number um  …1,2,3,4,5 yeap five  wee  Alex,  who knew she was going to have to come back down for number 6

This layout was made for mum,  Its Mums and Alex first cuddle after he was born.  I love the facial expressions of mum.  priceless. 

I have used two patterned pages that are the same and build it up as a frame for the photos, and added embellishments. 

 

Thank you for taking the time to look at my audition, and to everyone else out there that is applying I have my fingers and toes crossed for you to. 

 

Happy Scrappin  xox Donna

 

Beautiful Uniquely You

Oh boy where has the month gone.  Hard to believe that it is the 20th tomorrow, ( and my baby will be 20yrs old) 

When I went into work the other day I found the new Graphic 45 papers  and knew straight away what I wanted to do with it,

So here we go. 

I have paired this stunning Graphic 45  Secret Garden paper range with Flourish with a Blings pretty Grace Pearl Copper and matching Copper Pearls, lots of fussy cutting and a stunning photo of Amber-leigh playing in the cherry blossom at the Mosgil Gardens. 

 I made a pocket at the back to add another photo and put a little bit of journalling

 I made some wee flowers with the Tim Holtz floral die and added a pearl inside for a little extra dimension.

   Sorry this is very short, but I seem to be having computer issues .

Happy Scrappin everyone xox Donna

 

FWAB Products Used

 Grace Pearl Copper ( Click on the photo and it will take you to FWAB)

Adhesive Pearls, Copper ( Click on the photo and it will take you to FWAB)   or if you live locally pop on over to Scrapbook Paradise and pick a pack or two up

Liebster Award

 

The other day a lovely Linda passed on to me the Liebster Award and I was so proud that someone thought my blog and what I do is worthy of such award.  Only to find that the linky thing on my blog did not work and I could not retrieve the information.  A bit blue about this all I was doing my normal web surf , catching up with all the gossip and seeing what everyone had been up to. I popped into my DT  (Design Team Co) blog who always comes up with these amazing layouts and projects when I spotted it!  It was linda :-)  So thank you linda, if you had not of given it to me I would be giving you it.  You do an amazing job keeping us all under toe.   

 

So it goes like this….

 

The Liebster Award was designed to be a blog award 

in the pay it forward fashion. It is awarded to blogs

 that have fewer than 200 followers to encourage new

 visitors to them. Once you have been nominated you award

 it to five other blogs.

 

The rules are: Post the award to your blog,

 give the award to five bloggers who you appreciate

 that have fewer than 200 followers, then leave 

a comment on their blogs to let them know that 

you have given them this award. 

 

I have passed the award on to five other ladies whose work

 I admire tremendously.

 

Kate McCulloch~Poetic Style

Sharryn Thomson~My life as I know it, My Life your Enterainment

Nichole M .Lewno~Creatique Candy

Sue Tucker~Tuck into my Life

Sonya Pickles~Pickles Patch

 

Please go take a look at these awesome ladies  

 

There is so much talent out there and so many that inspire me.  Your all AMAZING

 

Happy Scrappin Everyone  xox Donna

 

 

Playing in my Art Journal

 Hello all,  just thought I would share with you today a few things I have been playing with.  A couple of weeks ago I was very lucky to win an AMAZING package from Nichole  through a group that we belong in.  My Package was full of inky goodness, The new Art Journal by Dyan (go check her out,  AMAZING) , dylussion ink sprays and masks, crinkle ribbon and so much more.   It was like christmas for me.  Ever since I  got my journal I have wonted to play, but my internet is pretty slow so I have put it off.  The other day an AWESOME friend brought me in a new computer and I am now able to watch utube and Ustream.  OMG!  How did I ever get by without them.  I have fallen big time (Crafty way)  for the lovely Jim Hankins  (The Gentleman Crafter) know for his amazing chipboard creations and graphic 45.  He is discovering the joy of ink, sprays and stamps!  It’s amazing to watch as he is so so clever.  I picked up quite a bit from his Ustream the other day which was also full of funny stories, and a cool project.  So enough chatter, here’s what I did and if I did not need tooth picks to keep my eyes open I would have kept playing.  It’s so much fun.

 Cover of my journal using, gesso, masks, stamps, dylusion ink sprays and pen  

 

 This one would have to me my fav at the mow,  its amazing what a bit of water can do.

 Colour overload and I LOVE it.  just having a real good old play.  I don’t any Dylusion stamps (YET) so i just drew some leaves.

 Playing with a mixture of inks and sprays

 

 home-made mask with a mixture of mediums including water pastels and the yummy Wendy  Stamps.  But this next one would have to be my all time fav and one I will treasure for ever.  Ruby decided she needed to add her mark to mums book.  I never knew she could draw smile faces.  so cute 

 

So if you have not done so before go click on some of the links above,   (links are the highlighted words) and explore.  Exciting stuff and some AMAZING talent.

Happy Scrappin everyone xox Donna

 

Special Occasion Layout Class at Scrapbook Paradise

STUNNING LAYOUT FOR MANY OCCASIONS

Wednesday 13th March 2013.

Come along to a fun class and create a layout that can be used for many occasions by simply changing the papers or colours.

All levels of creativity welcome

Please call or email Elena at Scrapbook Paradise to book your spot

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Here is a few photos I manage to take of some very clever ladies in the

Tim Holtz inspired card class from last week

having some fun playing with distress Stains

They did an amazing job!

Happy scrappin everyone xox Donna