Unicorns, Sunshine & Spring Road Trips | Bella Blvd...

Hey Friends! Just wanted to pop in here and let you know my latest Bella Blvd project is up on the blog.  You can check it out here..x

Thanks for visiting..x

Jillibean Soup | Thank You card...

Hi Everyone!  Up on the Jillibean blog today there is a lot of Summery goodness going on in the form of some very beautiful cards!  And I don't know about you, but as the Winter winds start to pick up here in the Southern Hemisphere, I am in need of a little visual warmth!  *grin*

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Jillibean Soup; other - Jillibean Soup: diecuts, buttons, epoxy buttons, twine, soup label (cardstock sticker) & felt blossom.

I love these colours together.  It makes me want to break out the picnic basket... *grin*  Head on over to Jillibean Soup to see what the other DT members have created for "Cards on Monday".  Thanks for visiting..x

 

Bella BLVD | Easter Egg Hunt...

Hello Friends!    Today I have something exciting to share with you.  It is part layout, part mini album, part 3D pop up interactive extravaganza!  *grin*  Alright.  That last part, maybe not so much.  But I have still included the 3D pop up surprise!

Over at Bella BLVD this month, the DT were challenged to create projects with either Spring or Easter in mind.  Well I couldn't miss an opportunity to mix the two themes together, even though here in Australia, we are heading into Autumn.  :)  So I went straight to the Sand & Surf collection and chose the gorgeous flower patterned paper (Paradise).

 

"The Easter Egg Hunt"

 

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products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Bella BLVD; alpha - Bella BLVD; other - Bella BLVD: ciao chip chipboard borders, flags, miniature stickers (Spring Flings and Easter Things); paper clip, string, mist, free pop up bunny image; tools - home printer.

Initially the layout looks like a normal page.  White space, clustered elements and a little bit of mist splatter!  :) I chose this design because I wanted the bunny to be a sweet surprise.  I have held down the flap of the pop up with a simple paperclip.  It does the job perfectly and melds into the background.

 

As you open the flap, you will soon discover a little Easter bunny on a field of Spring flowers...

I found this free pop up template on Pinterest and adapted it to fit my page.

Of course journaling is also important for me to include and so I shared the story of Easter 2012, on the inside of the title page.

If you would like to learn a few more details about creating a similar look for a layout of your own, please visit Bella BLVD here.

Thanks so much for visiting...x


 

Jillibean Soup | cards...

Hello Friends.  Things should start picking up around here soon.  :)  This is the last week of Summer holidays for the kids and we are currently being very busy, getting back into "back to school" mode.  Today I even went and collected Tahlia's new uniforms for high school.  eeeeeek! They fall off her a little bit (and that's with the extra small shorts!) and it reminds me all over again of her first day at pre-school.. :(  sigh.

Anyway.. onto some scrappy shares.  Today, I have some cards to share with you that have been posted over at the Jillibean Soup blog. 

"Spring Picnic?"

It's the weather for it here in Australia.  And we have been sharing a lot of picnics this Summer Holiday season. :)

And then there is this belated Christmas card..

"December 25th"

Belated because it was held over on the blog due to some exciting CHA sneak peeks!  So let's just call this a really early Christmas card instead and be done with it!  LOL!!

Head on over to Jillibean and check out what the other DT members have been creating!!  So many gorgeous projects to look at!!  Thanks for visiting..x

Did you know..

..that the latest issue of Etzcetera Magazine has been released.  And it is full of wonderful Spring ideas...

 

Kim says "Want to know what’s inside Issue 7? I’m glad you asked!

• We catch up with Keisha Campbell and take a peek inside her beautiful home and studio.
• Australian designer, Sonia Lyne is creating the cutest little things under her brand name Dandelyne..what until you see her cute creations!
• Interested in worm farming? I wasn’t either until I read this great article by worm farmers Yvette Adams and Mardi Winen who are both passionate about their worm farms!
• Have a chat with Tamar Bostock as she explores the world of bicycles in her latest Style Folio.
• Lisa Pate introduces PART ONE of her brand new feature, Health Style – a health/fitness special feature where Lisa shares healthy tips, interviews, recipes and stories continuing over the next few issues of Etzcetera. In this issue Lisa chats with a married couple who have been on a weight loss journey together and have achieved amazing results as well as shares a healthy snack recipe, an exercise circuit prepared by a personal trainer that you can do at home and some tips on living a healthier life.
• Do you own a mammoth stash of scrapbooking flowers? Tatum Woodroffe shares some fabulous flower busting projects to use up some of your flower stash.
• Check out Lisa’s mood board for this issue – it’s a beauty!
• Mel Nunn is here with some delicious picnic food recipes.
• We have a special scrapbooking spring flower gallery to share.
• Plus it’s SPRING time and we have some great flowery, Spring-y projects just for you."

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I've even created a Spring themed wreath for the front door...

 

... and of course there's a layout in the magazine too, sharing a few more of those gorgeous flowers from Manor House.  :)

 

 

 

Head on over to the blog and check it out.  Better still, become a member of the EtzClub!  Thanks for visiting..x