Onwards and Upwards to better things in 2016

Good morning 2016 how the freak are you.........................

so we are onto a new year which always means a new start.

well I'm back for another term at Show Us Your Stuff 

{they must be suckers for punishment}

so for this new year we have a mood board..

Sponsored by Cocoa Vanilla Studio.

I love a mood board.. open to whatever inspires you ...

 Delicious isn't it....

So I took my inspiration from the splash of red and the dash of summer and sand.

"Hi There"

The pattern paper is from Cocoa Vanilla Studio along with the paper flowers, paper cloud, title and the film strip. They are all part of the hello lovely range.. which is so so good...

 this photo is so old of Ivy but its still one of my favourites. 

and heck  yes its so different for me. 

i loved creating it though which for me is pretty much the most important reason for me to create. 

and some details for you. 

DLish flair and wood veneer frame.

Wood veneer cloud and star left natural from the superb Rainbow Splendour

and the Vellum Bow is also from Rainbow Splendour.

so there you go.. 

January 2016 is off to a flying start.

be sure to check out our challenge and the other design team work on the Show us Your Stuff blog and also check out the facebook page. and Please Join in on the challenge.

have a blessed 2016. 

share some love.

xo

Show us your stuff.. mid month reveal...

its that time of the month..

reveal time for me and my take on this months challenge..

its a MOOD board for the month.

challenge set by the gorgeous. Kim.....

 

its PRETTY isn't it....

so being pretty my initial reactions was

 HOW THE FREAK AM I GOING TO DO THIS>>>>

well after the initial shock I thought..

well it is a challenge so just run with it..

so I just decided on pastels and ran with it..

 

"Mud Love"
Yep what can I say....

I tried..

but I still LOVE IT..

its crazy just like Ivy... and a bit pastelly....

{yes I made up that word..}

some close ups....



some crazy texture, paint, mist and stamps....

we are all about hand made.. so here is a ..

Rainbow Splendour bow......

A chip chop shop fimo Mushroom

and a Lil Red Rocket button....

{boy I miss those shops.... oh sigh}

and some more Rainbow Splendour goodness..

felt and vellum feathers... woohoo....

 

ok that's enough dribble from me...

why not head on over...

Show Us Your Stuff...

and have a go at the challenge..

oh and if you're wondering about the shape..

 I created this on the back of Pink Paislee mistables paper packet.. yep recycling...

have a superb day..

 

love you all..

 

 



So Many Of My Smiles Begin...

Hello and welcome to another edition of the magic that is Show Us Your Stuff.....

This new month of March and the first month of.. YUK {Autumn} is

all about the saying.....

"So Many Of my Smiles Begin with You"

now its totally up to you if you use all of the saying or just a snippet.....

I used all obviously...

and of course a hand made embellishment somewhere....

 

"with You"

 

 LOVE this quote. I have to use those who are nearest and dearest to me..

 I thought about

using my George but not sure how that would've went down with Tarj and Ivy....

 So much handmade yumminess...

Dlish Flair, Charms Creations heavenly heart and Rainbow Splendour Deer Pin {super cute!!!]

 

and I also used some more rainbow Splendour.. a vellum bow and also one of Chloes super cool polaroid frame with glitter.. how cool is the glitter.. just adds that something special.

 

yes for those who know me these photos are a few years old.. I just love them though..

please join in at show us your stuff .... its super easy and super fun..

lots of love to everyone.

thankyou for visiting.....

 

 

I'm, back at Show Us Your Stuff...... {a little late i know}

WHHOOOOOPS my bad...
but not really I've only just got a computer back after almost 2 whole excruciatingly long months of not having one. so I'm back in the land of blogging.....

so I have news .. yes its a little old but still news surely!!..

Anyho.

I am no on the Show Us Your Stuff design team.. yay ME..


so my first assignment was a sketch.. and we all know I love a sketch..

 

and this is my take on it...

"Delight"

yep. I played with the background slightly and instead of patterned paper I've used a felt polaroid and heart from Rainbow Splendour plus some little extra bits and pieces from my stash...... its been so long since some of these have seen the light of day.
also added some microbeads with embossing powder on the scrapmatts florish.. I likes how that turned out.

as some of you already know the January challenge has closed for Show Us Your Stuff but the new February one has started and I must admit that I had fun playing with it..
I will be back on the 15th with my reveal .. but don't wait head on over to Show Us Your Stuff and give it a go...

thank you for looking
have a superb day/night/week....

lots of love and sugar...
..

Only a true scrapper documents an injury before bandaids.....

YUP... a true scrapper.. takes photos of injuries before applying bandaids....

or in this case no bandaids at hand so she had to ride all the way home first..

I had the urge to do something creative so I made sure I got some essential supplies whilst out... 

Go ME!!!!.....

"She Has An Ouch"

as per usual I made the background BEFORE I even thought about photos etc...

 yep it's the way things happen in my head....

some closies..

 i used some A Piece Of Cake Designs Flair buttons... these are way cool And yes 

they have been sitting in my stash for quite a while....... and some Project Life stuff.. and NO WAY 

am I going to the ... dark side.. strictly scrapper for me....

 also used some of the most gorgeous Rainbow Splendour Products......

the Red Chevron Bow {who said you have to use them the right way up}... 

and Blue/Green Chevie.. how cool are they......

 is there a rule about the title being at the bottom of the page..?? oh I missed that memo..

 just like most of the scrappy rules.... pffft what rules..

OH OH OH and did you see I used that Stampendous Aged Ivory Embossing Powder 

{from the scrap cottage...}.. 

To create the circles.. 

all I did was swipe some texture paste {new brand they didnt have the one i like and i'm not too keen on this one but thats a whole other story}.. sprinkled the embossing powder randomly .. shook it off and heated it up... i LOVE LOVE the effect.... 

ANYHO.. thats it for now.. happy to see those who came and visited the last time... now i've got to get time to start blog hopping again..
have a superb day..

ExCiteMent...... Show Us Your Stuff...

Hidee ho.. everyone.. 

guess what its the start of a new month... 

so start of a NEW challenge over at Show Us Your Stuff......

and the challenge is a simple and FUN one.. 

use the word EXCITEMENT in your layout.. 

{yes.. excite, excited etc can also be used}

and here is my  example..

"ExCiteMent Plus"

 so fun.. and so easy with a crazy photo like this......

closies....

and AMAZING.. {scrAp this} fuzzy felt arrow.. so awesome... 

 a Lil Red Rocket button..and yes that is a swing tag from one of my favourite clothing brands...

 and then the title...

oh and the "paint" squiggles on the page are actually ...... Liquid Pearls... 

yep straight up random out of the bottle.....

First up I just let some drops of ink go where ever and then drew around them and added some for extra effect.. must admit I like it and it probably will be used again.

so dont forget to join in at Show Us Your Stuff... have a play.. use something handmade

and upload... enjoy

thanks for your awesome love...!!!!!

HOLY CRAP... coffee.. needed....

well sit back and grab a stiff drink.. its been a long time.. so i have HEAPS.. woot woot....
starting off with some gorgeous new ScrapMatts products.....
"Ivy"

well looky here.. i did kind of pretty.. LOL.... ScrapMatts products... 

cb5097, cb1004, cb1182, cb1178, cb1180.... 

I've also done a step by step as to how to create the stars on the NING gallery.

and then another traditional christmas layout....

"Family"+

chippies used.. cb 6029, cb1183, cb2014

how devine are those new christmas chippies.. DROOL.....
and then.. wait for it.. TAGS.. up i did christmas tags....

chippies used... cb 3004 (the actual background tags.. yup perfect}.. cb 1100, cb1180, cb1178, cb1182
and the last one for ScrapMatts...
"Her Papa"

i actually did this one whilst having a play at Maria Featons place the other day.. came together so quick and easy.. oh and can you spot the Rainbow Splendour in there as well.. woot woot.....
and then a just because layout.. i was in a mood..and well i got it out of my system by creating something for me..
"I deserve better"

YEP.. some Pattern paper, some Rainbow Splendour , some Lil Red Rocket twine, and then alphas and washi tape and mist.. wallah..
and now... my Dt example for Show Us Your Stuff... Novembers challenge is so simple...
YELLOW and WASHI tape..
YUP simple..
"Worth a Try"

yup  yup.. Rainbow Splendour goodness right there.... happy face...
and lastly.. another just because i was at Marias and had some scraps left over from the one UP that way somewhere.. lol
"Live, Love, Laugh"

so there you have it.. OVERLOAD.. but you could say.. KNOCKED OVER.. lol.....
happy days.. and thanks for taking the time to have a look.. dont forget to leave me some sugar... mwah...

happy Easter and Scrapmatts day..

Gooooodddd Easter Morning to everyone.. well by the time you read this it would've been Easter probably a couple of days ago..but you know what I'm fine with that...

I really hope that everyone has enjoyed their day..right now I'm here all alone... but my sis is coming to pick me up and go visit my mum and dad for a little while and then the kids will be home this afternoon sometime.. so its ok.....

so Onto the scrapbooking..... this month at ScrapMatts we are celebrating all things women..

its all about those special girls and ladies in our lives or even give yourself a big pat on the back...

My first one is all about ME... yep i did it... all about me.....

"A Good Feeling"

I actually did this one at the Gillian Retreat so it's kind of a lift from her..she was sitting near me and was using these bunting type shapes for her background..thought I'd give it a go.....

some closies..
the side.. see the layers.. a good mix there.. even a felt fence from Rainbow Splendour... and the floral spray from scrapmatts...
and then the little cluster of goodness down the bottom..

Next up we have another from the retreat... I just had to use these series of photos.. they are just so gorgeous...

"The Best Day Ever"

I know its pretty simple but I really really like it.. I think its because its a mix of just a random background some special photos and then just a couple of extras.....

closies...
LOVE these new Stands from Scrapmatts teamed up with the microchips bird cage and little birdy..so cute....
and then another of the floral sprays.. YES it is one of my favourite scrapmatts products... love it..
and a random title..its was a case of one of those.. NO now what am I going to call it.... I must admit that I think that I even left it for a day without anything in the area where I'd put the journal spot..... yep.... I know..

And finally one I created the other day.. I have this maybe bad habit sometimes of just creating a background with NO idea what photo or what the page is even about and then I have to find a photo and then the embellishments to go with it... but sometimes it works a Treat....

"She"

Have a look at that colour combo.. must say I LIKE it alot.. so soft but with the splash of red to give it alittle bit of excitement.....

closies..
Used some of my favourite products.. Scrapmatts butterflies and some Lil Red Rocket.. how amazing is that heart button......
I used one of the window arches as a frame just to add something to the side of the page...
and then a cluster of flowers and chippies... the circle felt flower is also from Lil Red Rocket.....now just in case you are wondering how I did the effect on the chippies.. simple.. I used an Adirondack lights Acrylic paint Dabber..and simple just dabbed it randomly over the chippy.. i really like the aged type effect it made...

so ... thats it for today..

again I hope everyone had a wonderful and safe Easter... may the chocolate be with you.... Happy days...