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...

something to share...

howdy doodey...

its been a while.. but I'm back to share a few creations with you all... first up is just a random that i did on retreat..

"Mischief Wink"

yep it features one of my favourite photos with a truely random lj mix of STUFF... yep some super Lil Red Rocket, Rainbow Splendour, The Chip Chop Shop, Hambly, October afternoon and dont forget the ALFOIL...yep its made a comeback....and now for some closies...
see the Rainbow Splendour felt doiley..YUM...
the title word "Mischief" is a ScrapMatts WORD...
see that child and her wink..too cute... also the mushroom is Rainbow Splendour...
and look at that cluster.. YEP random.. green gingham button from Lil Red Rocket, another felt doiley from Rainbow Splendour.. a super CUTE burger from the Chip Chop Shop, and even a mini silver food mould {thanks Gilly}.....

so thats one to share..and i have another for today...

on our recent trip to Gillians for our own little retreat we had to set challenges.. Tracey and I were first up.. so you did a sketch and a recipe to go with the sketch.....so here is ours...
and here is what i came up with...
"Adventure"

something alittle structured and alittle fun.... can you see everything...
yep the transparency... and the pp speak for themselves really...but how CUTE is that Robot button.. yep Lil Red Rocket...
some random string...and stars ......
and the NON scrappy item.. yep Al-Foil ..i reckon al is awesome..you should try it...... go on i dare you.. so if you want why not have a go at OUR challenge.. the sketch and recipe combined..... oh oh .. and see the robot and boy pp i have had that sitting in my stash since that range was released and it was one of those pp that i kept looking at thinking this is too awesome to use and just couldnt bring myself to use it.. so i took it down to Gillys on the purpose that it MUST be used.. i think i made the most of it.. i'm sure i used it on 4 layouts in the end..what a great piece of PP it turned out to be.. yay..

so happy days everyone..... enjoy the holidays..........

the 4 product challenge......

So what's the 4 product challenge i hear you say..
well over at the bestest chipboard company around.. ScrapMatts.. Sofie and Andrew decided to set their DT a challenge... create a layout using 4 DIFFERENT types of their chipboard products.. yep 4 different.. easy you say.. well YEAH and NO coz you could only use 4.. and there were other rules.. couldnt add any other embellishments appart from the chippies..so no buttons, flowers..etc...
so want to see what i came up with..............
"DUDE"

yes i know.. i went to extreme.... i ONLY used Chipboard.. no pattern papers or anything... love the way it looked....... first up i created the background on plain Chipboard sheet using a crafters workshop template with some texture paste and misted with glimmermist and chalk mist when the texture paste was still wet.. i SO love the way this looks..... lets the photo and the chippy shine..........
so i have used....cb 5039 Gears, cb 8003 Clock and Cb 8001 Circles to make the frame......so how did i do it.. well the clock is just coloured black with Sharpie pen and the numbers i rubbed on some Liquid Pearls,, yep liquid pearls.. and then the circle i swiped some white paint on and then sprayed with two colours of glimmermist.... and the gears were already black so i just randomly highlighted some areas with the stardust pens {from scrapmatts} and covered with the scrapmatts glaze....so there you go .. pretty easy..and LOVE the look of it..
and then for the title.. simply rubbed on some white paint and then when was dried randomly swiped over it with distress stain....

so there you have it ... my take on the 4 product challenge... so why not head on over to the Scrapmatts forum {HERE} and have a look at how may ways you can use chippies.....

oh and for those who dont follow me on facebook.. i just came back from the most awesome long weekend away at Gillian Lesters house.. yep the famous Gillian Lester... where we spent a weekend of scrappiness..and get this i completed 15.. yep 15 Layouts.{including this one}. how cool is that... i KNOW.. so i'm off to photograph them and will share in time... happy days everyone....

Show Us Your Stuff.......

hi all..
i have a couple of more share... first up is the new challenge at SHOW US YOUR STUFF.....
what.....well follow this... inspiration... {chocoholics beware}
and here is my take on it...
"Slide"

yep.. well what did i take out of the inspiration...well............ the colours.. brown and teal with pops of other fun colours..... and it was FUN..so wanted a fun type of photo....

Closies....
some gorgeous products here including Rainbow Splendour, Lil Red Rocket and ScrapMatts...
and some more Scrapmatts.... yum....
and then a random cluster of ...stuff.. LOL..... OH OH .. and dont forget while your over at Show Us Your Stuff to check out the kids challenge section..yep a challenge for the youngsters......
and then you know i've been playing with Scrapz.biz Holiday Ticklez kit and well here is a .. wait for it... DOUBLE from the kit..
"Pure Delight"

yep.. a double.. mainly because good ole Belinda Lowe made it a challenge.....lol.

Closies..
the left title.......
the main photo.. have a look on her face..wowzers.. now she is scared if a tiny lil kitten that she doesnt know is in our yard and wont go out side but alas here she is holding a couple of blue tongue lizards.. yep.... weird....lol.
the grouping of photos.....
and then the title from the right side of the page...

so there you have it ..some more shares from me...... i may not be back for a couple of days as i have to try and get organized to go and visit Gilly in Sydney with the other girls for a couple of days.. wish me luck..lol...

lots of love to everyone....

ps.. i'm off for my first game of the outdoor soccer season.. WOOT WOOT... so fingers crossed i will make it through the game okay..lol.....

Excellent.............................

helloo.... LONG time no TALK.. i'm am definately SERIOUSLY slack.. yep.. i positively know that i have been super quiet....but i have a few things to show you..
"A Boy Lives Here"
i created this one for ScrapMatts.. they are having a BOY/MAN month..and well we all know i have no man ..so its all boy for me.. i wanted to do a layout without a photo of my BOY in it.. so i had a little play....
Closies...
the title... some fun with some ECHO PARK and some Hambly and some OCTOBER AFTERNOON and of course the super dooper funky ScrapMatts...
some RAW gears layered up..cool hey..and then the doodling on the frame.... woot woot..

and just some randomness.... LOL.. i've had the background pp for like ages.. too scared to use it..i'm sure we all have some of THAT in our stash..well i challenged my self... bit the bullet and used it..and i likey...... lol..
and now the next ScrapMatts layout....
"Play"
had a play with my cuttle bug..the poor lil guy hardly gets used.. but ah alas he shone today.. and see how graphic this one is..slightly different but hey..

Closies...

the title....... and look at that body... bahahahaa......

the journalling.. and see what you can do with a couple sheets of pp and some scrapmatts..........

and then if you remember the last time i blogged.. i know like centuries ago it was about the HOLIDAY ticklez over at Scrapz.biz well here is another one from that kit....

"Than Family"

i just wanted the photo to shine and then to add just a little bit extra.. i really really like how this one has turned out.. yay.....

Closies...

the photo.. how cool is that.. my niece Serenity took it....

the bike... fun....

i made a flower out of the length of ribbon.. its all curly and stuff..........

so YEAH ummm thanks for visiting.. i should be back tomorrow.... so i'll see you round like a circle... hehehe..... leave me some lovin ..please..even though i have been slack and not visited anyone for like ...... ages.. so sorry about that................

HOlidays.. not quite..just remembering...

HELLO everyone.. its reviewing Holidays time... yep.. holidays. i have FINALLY printed a couple of photos that i took when we went down to Lennox head area for chrissy.. and YAY.. but a big thanks should go to Heike at Scrap.biz for givin me the Holiday Ticklez to play with........
looks pretty fun a coolio hey.... and here are a couple that i have created...

"Summer Fun"

so many cool components of this kit.. and so MANY awesome ways to use it.... so here are some closies....
the journalling...
the photo and i made a Banner out of one of the ribbons in the pack..
super fun cloud rubons mixed with some hand drawn ones..and how CUTE is that sea horse..
the title..and the whale was on the pp.. i just added some white signo pen to highlight him abit more there was no way i was covering the big guy up....

and den.. this one...

"Explore"

mmm................. so totally different.. {but wait until i finish the half started next one..so totally different again...} but back to this... really liked this effect..and i really REALLY wanted to highlight the photos.......
the title.. i just broke it up coz i didnt want a long line for the title....
some photos...
and some more photos and the journalling.. what and where.. andyho...

i have seriously no jokes here.... created these two and TWO more and started another one over this weekend..YAY.. i have returned...there will be no stopping me now.. well hopefully.. i'll be back later in the week for some more shares..

OH before i forget dont forget to head on over to Show Us Your Stuff.... we have just started a young scrappers challenge as well so check that out...

hooroo from the {not sure what of} gooroo......