Merry Christmas dear friends

 

With love & hugs xx

 

Thala Beach Lodge - Port Douglas

 

Yes, the R & R did Pete & I the world of good up at Thala Beach Lodge near Port Douglas...relaxing in the pool, or in our beautifully appointed very air conditioned cabin...

 

Had to scrap about it quick sticks!!

 

Hugs xxx

 

 

 

PageDrafts Christmas Cheer

My dear friend - the amazing Em Stafrace - invited me join in with some other lovely laydeez in ringing in Christmas with a delightful selection of fabulous sketches that only Em could design...for her design blog PageDrafts.

So with a difficult choice from her great sketches I choose this cool one  - it really is great hey!!

 

 

I had just taken these candid shots of Harry outside BigW.  They had their decorations out but hadn't set them up, so we had a play with the reindeer...I just love reindeers...

 

 

 

 

 

Of course I had to have fun with some texture paste & ink, then some lovely Basic Grey bits & bobs, along with some great Pink Paislee paper...Harry loved this goggle eyed reindeer too!

 

Do take a look at Em's PageDrafts for the best sketches around!!

 

Hugs xx

 

 

 

Our Beautiful Pip

 

Who can resist our little Miss Pippa...and a beautiful combination of

 

aqua/white and one neutral colour

 

from inspiration by Julie Winks..

 

at Scrap the Girls

 

This is Challenge 3, celebrating STG 4th Birthday!

 

I choose Tim Holtz Weathered Wood, along with some gessoing & then adding the ink when srying & tissuing some off, texture paint, gauze, and had a ball working with 2 small photos of our dear little grand daughter.

 

 

And my 'life lesson'

 

She believed she could, so she did!

 

Why not join in the fun at Scrap the Girls too?

 

Hugs xxx

 

 

 

Anything but a square card challenge...

 

So I made 4 Chrissie tags using lovely Tattered Inspirations handmade goodies, & Cosmos Cricket embellies, buttons & flowers.

 

Thank you dear Clare for a lovely challenge.

 

May your Merry be Very!

 

Hugs xxxx

Jingle Bells

 

Lets Get Shabby this month # 41, has a lovely choice of 3 Christmassy challenges.  I choose # 18, and made a Jingle Bells card...

 

I love making Chrissie cards, so this one will be written on later & posted..cos I have run short this year!

 

Why dont you join in too at Lets Get Shabby

 

Hugs & may your Merry be Very.

 

xxxx

 

It's just Fun & Games being me!

 

 

I am joining in the 4th Birthday fun at Scrap the Girls this month, and here is my effort for their first challenge -

 

The DECEMBER challenge 1 is

scrap a page USING A LIST.

 

I used some delicious Kraft, with a Cosmo Cricket Mini Deck, and some Basic Grey embellies with October Afternoon & Carolee Creations alphas, plus my fave of machine stitching....I am so into banners & flags atm...when will it end! Hehehhe

 

Thank you for taking a peek, and Christmas Hugs to you too.

 

xoxoxo

She has brought us so much joy

 

 

This month at Black with 2 the challenge is

 

DOMINANT BLACK RED AND SILVER ..PLUS 5% WHITE

 

 

 

So I decided I had some scrapping time this morning (should be packing!!) and here is mine...

 

 

Such a heavenly photo of our new little grand daughter...I couldn't resist popping this on a page, esp with such lovely criteria!

 

I have used balck Bazzil CS in my favoured 8.5 x 11 size, with Cosmo Cricket  & Delish papers, bling & pearls, sequins, lace, machine stitching &

October Afternoon & Carolee Creations alphas.

 

Thank you for a great challenge & Merry Christmas!

 

Hugs xxxx

 

The Gatekeeper

This is the challenge over at Archiscraps for November...and I am sliding in by the skin of my teeth with this one!

I have used the gatekeepers spot at Edinburgh Castle, with Jadie standing proud & tall in it...hehehhe

 

Used some hessian, a 2scrapping angels gate with keys, prima flowers & paper too.

 

I love Julene's challenges...and hopefully with do the next one before the 11th hour!

 

Hugs xxx

 

Henry & Isabel

 

Over at Soul Scrappers Liz has a challenge to find a technique you have not used before, and work on a LO with it.

 

So I perused the net & found a technique that I tried & I love the results..it was using gesso on CS & then inking..

 

Here is my recipe -

 

Get CS ready & apply a line of gesso to a scrap piece of heavier CS or spalula. Place gesso'd spatula on top of your base CS & drag downwards. I added gesso to my spatula about 3 times & continued on down the page. Let dry completely. You can use a heat gun if you wish for this step.
Swipe a Distress Ink pad over your CS, concentraiting on areas without the gesso.  Wet a cloth & wipe it over your page, quickly.  Dry with a tissue or dry cloth & then leave again to completely dry.
Voila - an altered piece of CS.

I used a cream CS, & 2 Distress inks - Antique Linen (thank you Leanne) & Old Paper.

 

This is a photo of Pete's mum Garland parents & unfortunately we are unsure of the year...dont they look fabulous though! 

Sadly Henry died young, but Isabel married again & they all lived happily together. 

 

Hugs xx

 

Its the most wonderful time of the year...

 

Over at Sandie's place the card this time was a shaker card.  

 

I used a store bought Chrissie tree shaker, with a lovely Chrissie kit from Tattered Inspirations.. where there is the most fab vintage gorgeousness to be found...

 

Hugs xx

 

Merry Christmas with a Snowman

Oh I wish I had some of that snowman coolness...gee it is hot every day now....

 

Had a great time making a snowman card - thank Margaret!!

Used lots of Basic Greay mini papers & embellies.

 

Hugs xx

 

 

 

This Christmas.........Simply Us

 

For December at From Screen 2 Scrap  

 we are using this wonderful movie poster

 

 

This Christmas(suggested by shazza)

with this criteria

 

1pt = Use the technique 'Tearing' on your page
2pts = Red Card Stock
3pts = Use a Family photo

Here is my page

 

 

I used this great photo taken at Benni's 21st in Nov 2000, of the 4 of us that make up our family...great papers, doodling & tearing & I am happy with the result.

 

Here is one of the prizes you can win...this is a RAK donated by me.

 

So do join us - it is always fun..

 

From Screen 2 Scrap

 

 

Hugs xxx 

 

Snowman & the North Pole

This was Sandie's criteria for this weeks cards...so decided to make this card for my little grandson Harry...

 

Yes, I know it is funny - but Harry loves it!!! Hehehe

 

Hugs xx

 

 

Nothing is ever just Black & White

Our December inspiration for ARTastic will come to you from canvas and body artist, Emma Hack, and is hosted by our creative team member Sarah.

Added Criteria - large, bold patterned paper or paint

A little about Emma Hack

Adelaide-based artist, Emma Hack, has been exhibiting extensively throughout Australia since 1999. Through a combination of painting on canvas, body painting and studio-based photography, Emma's works evoke a rich array of visual narrative and magical realism.

Emma's recent collaboration on Gotye's 'Somebody That I Used To Know' has seen her profile skyrocket with the single in UK, Europe and US charts and over 100 million hits on YouTube.

http://www.emmahackartist.com/artist.php

And here was my page for this one..

 

I so enjoyed putting together this page!

This is my sister Judith's wedding photo from the early '60's...the bridesmade's frocks were the most beautiful gold, and their bouquets included wheat..my sister is always one for original thinking.

 

I gesso'd my white CS then layered a black and white paper servietter then when dry went a bit berserk with my machine stitiching...but you know I love doing that!

 

Why not join in with us at ARTastic this month...fabulous criteria!

 

Hugs Debi xx

Velvet & her kitties

Our friend Kylie's 2 year old kitty cat Velvet, gave birth to 7 kitties on Tuesday night...and I got to hold one yesterday...never done that before!!

 

Velvet is such a gorgeous kitty - so sweet & gentle & caring, and as this is her fourth litter I believe she might take a trip to the vet as soon as the time is right!

 

 

Oh the wonders of nature!!

 

Hugs xxx

 

 

 

Tis the Season, to be Merry!

 

 

Better late than never I say!!

 

Here is my Week 2 Chrissie card...with that lovely lace frame & dear deer, with the colours brown & cream.

 

And for Week 3 I have made a tag, that actually looks like a candle in itself...

 

 

 

it has a candle & a die cut 'Merry', plus I GM a chevron pattern in brown & blue & will be very useful this coming Christmas.

 

 

I am loving these Christmas challenges!!

 

Hugs xx

 

My Sunbeams

Lovely sketch here, now another fave!

This is by Anita Bownds one of the Scrapville DT's...her sketches are always great!

So I played with an old photo of my little kiddies, and printed it in sepia.  Used lots of neutrals, cos I really am into that atm.

 

Love working with this photo so with painting & distressing, and even used some old packaging here..so recycling too.

 

 

Hope you are creating too.

 

Hugs xxx

 

 

Delightful Laydeez



 

When I saw these gorgeous coloured shells at Lets Get Shabby I just couldn't resist scrapping a page...I think the challenge was marvellous inspiration!

 

Pick three colours from the picture below - to dominate your project with a summer theme (since its warming up here in Australia, and if its cooling down where you live – then scrap some photos left over from summer or make that summer project you always wanted to!)

Make sure you state which 3 colours you've used and match them as close as possible.

 

And here is my page -

 

 

I choose to use the Tropic Orange, to match my lovely pregnant Jade's tshirt, the Key Lime that is in the green trees of Jade's beautiful garden & White to go with

wonderful Tashi's blouse.

 

 

 

I misted & distressed & stitched & used bits & bobs from my stash, including a lovely Tattered Inspirations hat pin & then with one large flower to set it all off.

 

A delightful challenge that matches this page!

 

Hugs xx

 

 

Be Merry

 

Great choice of style Hazel, a lovely bright Chrissie card...so I had some fun with a Be Merry, cheery & bright winter scene..

 

Cant wait to see the cards the english roses have made!

 

Hugs xx

U R a treasure

 

I haven't had time to play along this year, but joined  in at KIU this month -

the challenge being

 

MINIMALIST / WHITE SPACE --> That is your challenge this month, your layout needs to be created on Kraft CS or Kraft PP and should show a large large amount of White Space.

I really enjoyed playing with this fave of mine - MME Kraft, my sewing machine & ink with this wonderful photo of Tashi.  She really is a gem. Beautiful inside & out!

Why not join in too??

Hugs xxx