tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41385940079740092772024-03-05T22:40:26.071+10:00One Messy MammaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138594007974009277.post-57119215086416023002018-05-01T16:02:00.002+10:002018-05-01T16:02:48.963+10:00Layout - love you<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Another layout to share with you today, this time featuring Altenew's "Beautiful Day" stamp set. Isn't it just divine? I hadn't been able to find it anywhere, and then - FOUND IT - and bought it straight away. Since it arrived on my craft desk I've barely stamped anything else, I love it just so much!</div>
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I love this picture of hubby and I, so very happy together as we muddle through this adventure we call life! The title is just perfect, and I couldn't think of a better one to describe how we felt (and feel) when this picture was taken.</div>
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Paper: kraft (no brand), whisper white (stamped on, Stampin' Up!)</div>
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Stamp set: Beautiful Day (Altenew)</div>
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Inks: various (Altenew), white (Stampin' Up!)</div>
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Stencil: Theresa Collins</div>
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Dies: lovely, thank you (both Heidi Swapp - note I used longer words/phrases and just took what I wanted)</div>
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Other: blending tool and foam (Ranger Inc), blending pen (Stampin' Up!), scissors</div>
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Background stencilling</div>
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<a href="https://www.altenewscrapbook.com/2018/04/09/altenew-sketch-challenge-9/">Altenew sketch challenge #9</a></div>
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Thanks for visiting my blog today!</div>
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Much love,</div>
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OMM xox</div>
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The challenge this month at <a href="http://scrap-the-girls.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/april-challenge-who-are-you.html">Scrap The Girls</a> is "Who am I?" - a question that made me stop and think. My life has changed so dramatically since last April, with long internal discussions about what direction my life should go in following a redundancy. Who am I? What do I want to do in life? What is important to me?</div>
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So this challenge spoke to me on a few different levels. I'm now working in a role I find both challenging and fulfilling, and refocusing on my own personal goals which fell by the wayside last year.</div>
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BUT the problem was - there are simply no photos of me to be found! Sure, there are my wedding photos, and quite a few selfies with either hubby, or our son (or both), but very very few of just me. I'll have to remedy that! Ask hubby to take a few snaps (he'll need some lessons LOL) and document my life rather than just everyone else's.</div>
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I found this photo of (just) me from my uni graduation - so very long ago it seems! I never ended up working in that profession for one reason or another (and deep down I knew I never would), but I like to think of that part of my life as a big learning phase (not just academically, but of life) and a time of change. I started that course straight out of school, living at home. I finished as a married woman, with a toddler and of course living with my own little family. Older and definitely wiser.</div>
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Who am I? Professionally, I am a chameleon. All of my jobs have been so different from each other, but I have worked hard to evolve and grow in each role. Personally, I am a rock. Steadfast and loyal, with all the time in the world for those that I love. I am creative. I am an achiever. I am a warrior. I am a peacemaker. I am a wife. I am a mother. I am a know-it-all. I am a lifelong learner. I am ME.</div>
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<b>Layout recipe:</b><br />
Papers: Ooh La La! (Kaisercraft)<br />
Die: "document" (Heidi Swapp)<br />
Techniques: Fussy cutting, tearing and distressing, die cutting, ephemera layering<br />
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Scrap the girls: <a href="http://scrap-the-girls.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/april-challenge-who-are-you.html">Who am I?</a><b> </b><br />
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Who are you? It's not too late to enter the challenge, but be quick as entries close 30 April.<br />
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OMM xoxUnknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138594007974009277.post-5274851484078712332018-04-17T19:03:00.003+10:002018-04-17T19:04:22.079+10:00Layout - the bird bites!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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Papers: Happy Snaps (Kaisercraft)<br />
Dies: "happy" (Heidi Swapp), alpha dies<br />
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I always like to get inky on my layouts, but it was fun this time to stay with a clean design with lots of horizontal and vertical lines, as well as those gorgeous chevrons!<br />
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Scrap the Boys: <a href="http://scraptheboys.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/april-challenge-lets-go-geo.html">Let's go geo</a>!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138594007974009277.post-83828117295890420672018-04-17T17:41:00.001+10:002018-04-17T17:41:04.880+10:00Layout - enjoyAfter a bit of a scrapping hiatus, I was excited this last week to finally find some time to join in on some online challenges. The current one from <a href="http://kraftpluschallenges.blogspot.com.au/">Kraft+</a> was particularly fun, with a <a href="http://kraftpluschallenges.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/april-something-old-something-new.html">recipe challenge</a> featuring four rules:<br />
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And here is what I came up with!<br />
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Something old - Papers from the Prairie Lane collection (Kaisercraft - released in 2010, and sitting in my stash since then!), Gorgeous Grunge stamp set (Stampin' Up!)<br />
Something new - "enjoy" die from treat bag die set (Stampin' Up!)<br />
Something borrowed - blue pen for journaling (Typo, and borrowed from a friend but I'm gonna need my own now!)<br />
Something blue - TiffanyLou Blue starburst spray (Lindy's Stamp Gang), Sapphire glimmer mist (Tattered Angels), kid in blue onesie (LOL)<br />
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Other stuff: stamps (Theresa Collins), gold glimmer mist (Tattered Angels), circle and heart dies (Stampin' Up!), whisper white and early espresso inks (Stampin' Up!), gold brads<br />
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Entered into the <a href="http://kraftpluschallenges.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/april-something-old-something-new.html">April Kraft+ challenge</a>. <br />
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Thanks for visiting!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138594007974009277.post-9067180179438563672017-08-25T22:55:00.003+10:002017-09-04T21:56:11.944+10:00Layout - ExploreAnother fun Tic Tac Toe challenge is up at Scrap Our Stash this month, which I couldn't wait to have a go at. The challenge board is:<br />
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I chose to use MAP PAPER - THE COLOUR BLUE - EMOJI. Note that I used the map paper to show where we were when we took this photo! (Alotau, PNG).</div>
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Paper: Atlas (Pink Paislee)<br />
Embellishments: stickers (Simple Stories), cork arrows and chevron (Studio Calico), palm charm (unknown, from stash), paper clip (Stampin' Up!), emoji (printed from internet), rhinestones (Bo Bunny).<br />
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Scrap Our Stash: <a href="https://scrapourstash.blogspot.com.au/2017/08/august-tic-tac-toe-challenge-reveal.html">August Tic Tac Toe challenge</a> (see image above)<br />
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Until next time!<br />
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OMM xo<br />
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I'm kinda in love with coordinating papers and embellishments, just like you I'm sure! And when I saw this stunning collection from Kaisercraft called <i>Island escape</i> I just had to have it - papers, collectables, stamps and all! </div>
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Aren't those hibiscuses just beautiful!? So tropical! And perfect for more of our PNG cruise photos. If you love it too be sure to check out Pinterest for some really awesome layouts for inspiration - just search "Kaisercraft island escape". The bottom strip is that little bit we often cut off with the branding on one side - I just trimmed the paper a bit from the top instead this time! Perfect!<br />
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Paper: Island Escape (Kaisercraft)<br />
Collectibles: Island Escape (Kaisercraft)<br />
Stickers: Island Escape (Kaisercraft)<br />
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Stick It Down: <a href="http://stickitdown.blogspot.com.au/2017/08/august-single-page-team-reveal.html">August single page sketch</a><br />
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I knew as soon as I saw that the August layout challenge at Kaisercraft was to use cogs that I wanted to scrap a photo from a trip to the Herberton Historic Village. I love this picture of my dad and my son, who had a ball checking out all the old vehicles and buildings! <br />
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Paper: Salty Kisses (Kaisercraft)<br />
Cardstock: various offcuts <br />
Collectables: Garage Days (Kaisercraft)<br />
Stamps: Polaroid, Pack Your Bags, Just Landed (all Kaisercraft)<br />
Dies: Tim Holtz thinlets - cogs<br />
Inks & pen: Stampin' Up!<br />
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Kaisercraft: <a href="http://www.kaisercraft.com.au/blog/augustblogchallenge/">cogs</a><br />
Stuck?! Sketches: <a href="http://stucksketches.blogspot.com.au/2017/08/august-15-2017-challenge-reveal.html">15 August<b> </b></a> (see below)<br />
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There is still time to join in the fun! Check out the challenges via the above links for details.<br />
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The Boy loved his Adventure Pass on our last cruise, apparently it is now an ESSENTIAL component to any holiday we take! I must have taken a hundred photos of him flying through the air, climbing along the sides of the ship and venturing out onto the plank - he even had a 'Titanic moment' as we left one of the ports!</div>
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Today's layout features one of his flying fox adventures, zipping down the length of the Pacific Eden having the time of his life. Too bad he wouldn't swing around for a lot of it and face the camera haha!</div>
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For this layout, I mostly used the Cocoa Vanilla Flying High paper and embellishment collection, but did a lot of grungy inky and textured work to the background - which was so fun! </div>
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Paper, stickers, flair, wood veneer: Cocoa Vanilla Flying High collection<br />
Stamps: Off the Grid (Stampin' Up)<br />
Inks: Soft Suede (Stampin' Up!), Vintage Photo (Distress Ink)<br />
Other: texture paste (Jo Sonya, heated with a heat gun and sanded), star stencil (Crafter's Workshop), distressing tool, various spritzers, blue pen for journalling<br />
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Scrap The Boys: <a href="http://scraptheboys.blogspot.com.au/2017/07/july-challenge.html">July sketch challenge</a><br />
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(I tilted the design 45 degrees for something a bit different, and folded the paper over to expose the reverse side/make a pocket in lieu of the long stripey strip on the sketch)<br /><br />
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Last year The Boy and I were lucky enough to travel to Papua New Guinea on a P&O cruise out of Cairns. Yes - just the two of us, we left The Man at home and ventured off by ourselves! We had a blast, but we'll definitely go as a trio next time. </div>
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I took the opportunity while we were away to take lots of pictures of the two of us, and no doubt will scrap them all over the next little while. This is the first LO from the trip, and I knew I needed to highlight the beautiful leis we were given when we visited one of the islands (I was given a pink one, and The Boy had a cream one on his hat). I didn't have any hibiscus stamps or papers, so I picked out some beautiful rose-y paper (Click, Click) from the Kaisercraft Happy Snaps collection in my stash.</div>
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This LO is inspired by the <a href="http://www.kaisercraft.com.au/blog/july-blog-challenge/">challenge over at Kaisercraft this month</a>. The inspo layout is just beautiful (see below, or head over to the blog) and I just loved all the delicious layering with the flowers and embellies. I hope you will play along if you too feel inspired by Sonia's lovely work.</div>
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<b>Layout recipe:</b><br />
Papers and stickers: Kaisercraft Happy Snaps collection<br />
Stamps: Polaroid (Kaisercraft)<br />
Ink: Sweet Sugarplum (Stampin' Up!)<br />
Other: 3D foam and regular tape, fine scissors (for fussy cutting)<br />
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Kaisercraft July challenge: <a href="http://www.kaisercraft.com.au/blog/july-blog-challenge/">LO inspiration</a><br />
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I admit it - I sometimes scrap the same photo a couple of times because I love it so much! This photo is just gorgeous, and the lady is a very special one to me - my nanna! Isn't she a stunner!<br />
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Cardstock: Very Vanilla and Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar, Certainly Celery<b> </b><br />
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Stamps: Vintage Roses (Altenew)<br />
Inks: Sweet Sugarplum & Blushing Bride (Stampin' Up!), Frayed Leaf & Forest Glades (Altenew)<br />
Dies: "lovely" (Heidi Swapp), So detailed thinlets (Stampin' Up!)<br />
Other: various sprays (Lindy's Gang), paper doily (Stampin' Up!), letter stickers (Kaisercraft), sticky pearls (Stampin' Up!), chipboard circle (unknown, possibly WOW), white acrylic paint, stencil (Theresa Collins), texture paste (Theresa Collins)<br />
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I'd like to enter this into the June sketch challenge at <a href="http://scrap-the-girls.blogspot.com.au/2017/06/june-challenge-name-that-sketch.html">Scrap The Girls</a>:<br />
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The DT asked us to be inspired by the arrangement, colours, texture or other element of the photograph, and the name of the challenge is 'white on white focal point'. The white on white part had me stumped for a bit. I played with embossing, illuminate ink, and various off-white inks and cards before settling on soft champagne-coloured roses achieved using Antique Linen distress ink. The flowers and leaves are stamped from <a href="https://altenew.com/products/amazing-you-stamp-set">Amazing You from Altenew</a>. The soft colouring was achieved using sponging with the same ink as the outline.</div>
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Stamps: Amazing You (Altenew) (plus I think a few leaves snuck in from my stamping frenzy of Vintage Roses earlier LOL)</div>
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Ink: Antique Linen distress ink (Ranger), Purple Wine, Forest Glades, Sapphire (Altenew), Crumb Cake (Stampin' Up!) </div>
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Cardstock: Whisper White (Stampin' Up!)</div>
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I will be taking a bit of a break from blogging in the new year to work on some projects. I am not sure if it's just the time of year, or that I've had such a big year with The Boy's big operation in May, or putting on a huge festival in October, but I am seriously worn out in the motivation and mojo departments. If you know of any neat inspirational blogs, or some great YouTube how-to clips, please let me know!</div>
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Today I have a CAS card for you featuring <a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/220510413/sakura-digital-stamp-instant-download?ref=shop_home_active_1&ga_search_query=sakura">Sakura from Chin Chou Kuik</a> - isn't she divine?! I really enjoyed colouring her up for the card, and I even wrote down all the copic colours for you... and promptly left them on my desk at home. No matter! I just used 3 shades of pink in the same family and C1, C3 and C5, with a touch of B000 and BG0000 for the wings. </div>
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I've finally managed to wrap up the biggest project of my life - a festival - and brushing away the cobwebs in my craft room and Pinterest board to get enthused and motivated about crafting again!</div>
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I had a week off following the festival, and so besides catching up on a lot of TV and R&R (and some angel gown sewing :)) I also finally put together my configurations box that I bought from Kaszazz 2-3 years ago! The perfect opportunity came up when WOW Chipboard offered up their Triple Treat Challenge again (like their Facebook page to get an update when the next one is).</div>
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This fortnight's challenge at Southern Girls Challenges is "<a href="http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com.au/2015/10/lets-celebrate.html">Let's Celebrate!</a>" so what better time to start (or continue!) your Christmas cards. We love to see your creations so please go link them up this week - but do remember to follow the rules, including only one entry per person. Thank you!</div>
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Here's today's card, which is the first of this year's Christmas cards. When I saw <a href="http://lacysunshine.weebly.com/store/p671/Santa_Spreading_Joy.html">Santa spreading joy</a> in our sponsor <a href="http://lacysunshine.weebly.com/">Lacy Sunshine</a>'s store, I just knew he needed to be looking in through a window. And what an opportunity to create a faux shaker card! (I saw faux because there is no way that glitter is going anywhere haha!)</div>
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Thanks so much for visiting my blog, and I hope you play along with us this fortnight. When I go through the entries to leave comments I am blown away EVERY time about how creative you all are, and I can't wait for some energy and some downtime to get back to my craft room, inspired by your lovely projects! So THANKS GUYS! xo<br />
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The first thing I think of when I hear 'layers' in relation to any project is of course paper piecing. Have you got the patience for cutting out the tiny sections and sticking them together? I am the QUEEN of fiddly work (just ask my stamping friends) and I don't mind sitting in front of the tv cutting out the sections. Funnily enough though I'm not into paper tole at all! Go figure! Then I looked at the <a href="http://doodlepantry.com/">Doodle Pantry</a> store and gosh, I just love the carousel collection - I already have a couple from a challenge win a year or two ago, and so I added this beauty to my collection. Eventually I want to use them to make a 3D carousel!</div>
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One of the new-to-me challenges that I'm trying this month is the <a href="http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com.au/">Counterfeit Kit Chalłenge</a>. I've come across it before but this is the first time I've actually played along. It sounds like fun and what a great way to use up some of my stash! </div>
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And here's what I've put together to start my own kit:</div>
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<li>Stampin Up (I Am Me & Epic Day - both retired)</li>
<li>Simple Stories (Summer Paradise)</li>
<li>Kaisercraft (Happy Snaps) </li>
<li>and an unnamed piece </li>
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<li>Alphas from Kaisercraft and Simple Stories</li>
<li>Travel themed stickers in place of ephemera from Simple Stories </li>
<li>Cork arrows and chevron from Studio Calico</li>
<li>Polaroids from La De Dah </li>
<li>Kraft pocket/envelope from Paper Fields. </li>
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I also have some Kraft card, my scoring board and an envelope template ready to make some extra envelopes (not pictured).<br />
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I'm very happy to finally be sharing some new projects with you between DT shares. I spent a huge amount of time in the last few weeks tidying and sorting at home so that Sunday afternoon I finally had space and time to get my ink on. </div>
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So I went hunting for some new challenges to play with... I've got a few picked out that I have never played in before - so stay tuned for those over the coming week or two as I get inspired and projects come together. The layout I'm sharing today was inspired by a challenge at an old favourite <a href="http://scrapping-outback.blogspot.com.au/">Scrapping Outback</a>, who have a monthly "White with a twist" challenge inspired by a photo. This month is a gorgeous blue number:</div>
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Cardstock & paper - Bazzill, Doodlebug Designs, Simple Stories</div>
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Inky goodness - gold paint, Lindy's Stamp Gang, twinkling H2Os, metallic rub, gelatos</div>
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Ephemera - Cocoa Vanilla, Crate Paper, gold heart sequins, bronze curly clips, cardboard tube from roll of rubbish bags (what a great make-do stamp for that glass ring look!),clear transparency sheets, gold pen</div>
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Things are so incredibly busy at this time of year, aren't they? I have been busily working in the background on some upcoming projects, plus some angel gown transformations and working extra hours to get the BikeFest up and running (it's looking good!).<br />
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Today we have a fun 'get inky' challenge on over at <a href="http://www.southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/">Southern Girls</a>. We want you to stamp, sponge, spray, splatter, paint or otherwise ink up your projects! I just knew I had to do a grungy boy layout for my DT project:<br />
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I love how this turned out!<br />
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Cardstock/paper: Kaisercraft, Amy Tangerine<br />
Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge (Stampin' Up!), clock (Kaszazz), Hello Lovely (Stampin' Up!)<br />
Inks: Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black, Not Quite Navy, Marina Mist (all Stampin' Up!), silver<br />
Other: brads, brushed pewter crackle paint (Ranger Inc), black sticky bling, lock wood veneer (Kaisercraft), bronze metallic rub, thickers, ephemera (Cocoa Vanilla)<br />
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OMM xoxUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138594007974009277.post-41033693616708065322015-06-25T06:00:00.000+10:002015-06-25T08:52:51.047+10:00{Southern Girls DT} Card - sugar plum birthday wishes Hello hello! Are you well? I hope so!<br />
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It's been a while since I have posted anything on my blog, simply because I have been run off my feet! We spent nearly all of May interstate while The Boy received a second cochlear implant, and since we have been back I have been working really hard on a festival we are putting together at work, and preparing with The Boy for his Confirmation and First Communion. And of course I have been sewing angel gowns, and I knitted some angel blankets while we were away. Now that things are settling back into a routine, I'm looking forward to some more time to create!<br />
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This fortnight's challenge at <a href="http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.co.nz/">Southern Girls Challenge</a> is a colour combo, sponsored by <a href="http://lacysunshine.weebly.com/">Lacy Sunshine</a>. Now when you look at the photos below don't be puzzled - no need to adjust your screen - yep I really did use apricot (not orange) instead of pink. I don't know where I got THAT idea from, but when I posted the card to our DT blog this morning I was a bit surprised LOL!! But if you look carefully, some of the smaller flowers are a soft apricot, so *phew* :D <br />
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Stamp: <a href="http://lacysunshine.weebly.com/store/p1273/Sugar_Plum_Fairy_Ethereal_Enchantress.html" target="_blank">Sugar Plum Fairy Ethereal Enchantress</a> (Lacy Sunshine), sentiment (retired, Stampin' Up!)<br />
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Thanks for visiting :)<br />
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I based my layout on this sketch, using only two photos and rectangular embellies as the other two squares. Love those layers, and all the inking gives this layout featuring my gorgeous Nanna just the right vintage feel! The shiny gold elements of the layout didn't really come out in this photo, but in real life they add an elegant touch to this very special project.</div>
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I hope you will play along with our awesome National Scrapbooking
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Thanks to Neha at Auzz Trinkets & Crafts for sending me some lovely Sospero Transparente flowers to play with!! You can see them on this layout, they were such fun to make!<br>
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When I was still at school, on a whim I did a sign language course - I don't remember a lot of it (a little like those 7 years of Japanese I did! All gone!) but I do remember a few key phrases, and I can still rock parts of "My Heart Will Go On" (Celine Dion) with my hands... which was the #1 song at the time (yes, it was THAT long ago). Maybe it was a sign (excuse the pun) of things to come, when I would have my own deaf child. We don't use sign language - we've focused on speech and listening with hearing aids and Cochlear Implants - but it has been so helpful to know a few for those times when the background noise is just so overwhelming and The Boy just can't hear anything. A few key ones for us have been "OK?", "toilet", "I love you", "look", "show me", "thank you" and "can you see?" - especially useful when there are tall people in front of us at a show, church or display.</div>
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So when I saw that Kraftin' Kimmie had Tara - who signs - I just <i>had</i> to have her. Isn't she divine? She was a lot of fun to colour too, I'll have to revisit her dress when I come to the clothing class over at Kit and Clowder! </div>
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Cardstock: white, purple<br>
Paper: Kaszazz<br>
Stamp: <a href="http://www.kraftinkimmiestamps.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&keyword=tara&search=">Tara</a> (including sentiment) (Kraftin' Kimmie)<br>
Colouring medium: copics<br>
Other: hexagon embossing folder, gold heart brads, purple pearl paint<br>
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<a href="http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.com.au/">Kraftin' Kimmie</a>: sketch (April) + twine (#276)<br>
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