Exciting News ~ ON THE WATCH LIST at CSI

Good Evening All

Its been a very busy week with school being back for the first week, and its all systems go!  A new class of beautiful munchkins and another year of fun and adventure to come.

Apart from that I received some really exciting news this morning to find out I have been placed ON THE WATCH LIST at the CSI website for my recent layout for Case File #152.  The CSI site is simply AMAZING, I just adore the challenges there and I have seem to have found my missing scrap mojo!!

Click the link to see for yourself the CSI website and all the wonderful participants and inspiration that is there!

 

Well that is it for now, I have a couple of layouts to upload over the weekend, so until then, take care of yourselves and each other.

 

 

 

Sketchabilities #131 and Promo for White with One

Good Morning Followers

Well another month is already over for the beginning of 2015.  I officially back to work at school again and I just think the kids were ready to go back also!!  Its been an eventful holiday to say the least, many things happening here at home, but its keeping us on our toes.  Thank goodness for my down-time and being able to scrap, how I would have managed otherwise.

I thought Id drop a line and post a layout I have been working on recently for the Sketchabilities website.  The sketch number is #131, credits to the talented Karan Gerber for her wonderful design.  This is a little different to the normal challenges set at Sketchabilities, because they have teamed up with WW1 (White with One) website for this promo.   Details can be found on their website if you wish to participate.

Below you will find the sketches and my interpretation to follow.

Sketch template: Number 131

 

 

 

My Interpretation: 'Favourite Moments' 

 

Credits to Angie Young from SCRAPBOOKGRAPHICS for the wonderful digi kit. 

 

 

Well that is all for now, I have a big day planned ahead.  I look forward to posting some more news shortly, until then take care of yourselves and each other.

 

CSI ~ Case File No. 152

Good Evening All

Happy Friday!!!!  I trust you have all had a wonderful week:)

Just wanted to pop through another CSI challenge layout that I have completed for Case No. 152, the details below of the case file and requirements.

Credits to the wonderful Jenn Barrette and Allison Pennington at Sweet Shoppe Designs for the digi kit used 'Social Butterfly'.

CASE FILE NO: 152

LAYOUT CREATED: MY HOPE FOR YOU

Colour Theme: I used all five colour themes throughout the layout.

Evidence: Mesh, polka dots, ribbon, scallops, paint, triangles, stack something, birthday accents.

Testimony:(IW) - Wish (list)

Prompts: From paper wishes ~ 10 things you hold most dear.

Well that's it for today, I am currently working on another case file as we speak and its a Collaboration Case File No. CC - 4.  CSI have teamed up with Words & Paintery to get the inspiration flowing, so if your interested in challenging your scrapping mojo, pop on over to check out the details for yourself, there are some wonderful prizes up for grabs.

Until I post again, take care of yourselves and each other.

 

CSI ~ Case # 151 & My Interpretation of the sketch :)

Good Afternoon Followers

Happy Hump Day! Well another Wednesday just seems to come around far to quickly for my liking!!  Anyhow, I hope this message finds you all safe and well:)

I just wanted to pop in and post about a fantastic challenge site called CSI.  They hold a great challenge with a Case File, the case file includes a colour scheme, evidence, testimony and occasionally a sketch.  Its great way when you need some inspiration and freedom to help overcome the scrapping mojo blues.  Feel free to pop in for yourself, the DT team and Participants are really nice and friendly.

So without rambling any further, I wanted to share with you my first ever layout I completed for CSI and the challenge Case #  151.  Although all credits are not mine of course as I downloaded the PSD file of the sketch to help create my finished design, so a BIG THANK YOU to Emma Stafrace for her gorgeous sketch design.

Credits also to Krystal Hartley from Sweet Shoppe Design for her beautiful digital kit which I had used called 'Free Sprit'.

CASE FILE NO. 151

 

 

THE SKETCH

 

 

MY INTERPRETATION

 

 

 

Thank you for dropping by and allowing me to share, I look forward to posting some more these Case challenges shortly, until then, take care of yourself and each other.

 

 

 

 

Sketch # 130 from Sketchabilities and Dare to never look back layout

Good Morning Followers

Firstly, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!  I do hope this year brings everyone happiness and prosperity and most of all peace and good health!

I have been missing in action the last 6 months due to health issues of my own and also my poor mother who is fighting the BIG C....  I have had to take care of her, when she came out of palliative care, she is making improvements slowly, but like everyone, she has good days and bad ones.  Here's hoping that 2015 can be a great year for us here and for you all too:)
 
I thought Id drop a line and post a layout I have been working on recently for the Sketchabilites website.  The sketch number is #130, credits to the talented Karan Gerber for her wonderful design.  Below you will find the sketches and my interpretation to follow.

Sketch template: Number 130

 

My Interpretation: 'Dare to never look Back' 

 

Credits to Angie Young from SCRAPBOOKGRAPHICS for the wonderful digi kit. 

 

 

Well that is all for now, I have a couple more post to accomplish before the day is out and I think I may have just found my scrapping mojo again :) :) :).  I look forward to posting some more news shortly, until then take care of yourselves and each other.

 

 



Sketchabilities # 116 & 117 creations :)

Good Evening All

Well its Thursday and nearly the end of the week, here's to a great weekend and getting some more scrapping completed before I head back to school:):)  The weather here in Cairns is glorious at the moment, cool morning and nights, but the days are warm and delightful!

I thought Id drop a line and post a couple of layouts I have been working on for the Sketchabilites website I didn't get to post these here as I have had many things to get organised whilst on holidays.    The sketch numbers are #116 and #117, credits to the talented Karan Gerber for her wonderful designs.  Below you will find the sketches and my interpretation to follow.

Sketch template: Number 116

 

My Interpretation: 'Photo Shoot' 

Credits to Juliana Kniepp (Sweet Shoppe Designs) "Wood You digital Kit" 

 

Sketch template: Number 117

 

My Interpretation: "Millaa Millaa Falls"

Well that is all I have completed for now, I also have been working on some others, but I must keep a secret til a later date;)  I hope this message finds you all safe and well and I look forward to posting some more this weekend! 

Until then, take care of yourselves and each other.

 

Happy Hump Day

Well Wednesday is seeming to come around far to quickly these days and with the school holidays coming to and end, I feel another week would be great to have off!!!  The first week I spent getting house in order and things I have been putting off for some time now!  Along with that, the joy of getting tax ready for submission always seems a daunting task, but never mind its done now and on its way!

I have had a good few nights chillaxing and getting some scrapping done, so I cant really complain!

I wanted to share with you one of my latest creations for 'Heart and Soul' website and the colour room challenge ~ Palette #170.  The design team have created a challenge Palette which has a gorgeous colour combo along with adding "Toothbrush' effects into your design.

The joy of using the Colour Room Palettes is it takes the hard work out of it for you with them selecting colours and details.  All you have to do is find a pic and create a design to match it.  Playing along couldn't be easier and you also give yourself a chance of winning the monthly RAK available.

Below is the Colour Palette from the Heart and Soul and my interpretation to follow.  This time around I decided to use a digital format from the Sweet Shoppe.com.  The kit is one of the talented Jenn Barrettes ranges and the kits name is called 'You only live once'.  Credits To Jenn for her wonderful creations that you will see!

I used a digital element of spritzing of white on the left hand side of my page, by using the household item of the 'Toothbrush' required from Heart & Soul.  The only extra element used on my page was the wiring around the photo of Dakota which is from 'Its a kind of Magic Kit from Sara Belmont from Sweet Blossom Designs.  The layout is called 'You should know'

Palette # 170

 

 

My interpretation of the sketch: 'You should Know'

 



Well that is all I have for now, I will endeavour to get the rest up on display later today, as I have a couple of things I still need to get completed before the holidays finishing.

I hope this message reaches you all safe and well!

Many thanks for popping by and seeing my creations, I really appreciate your support:)  Until we speak again, take care of yourselves and each other!

 

Good Afternoon

Thought Id drop a line and say hello and upload another layout I completed last month for the Sketchabilites website.  The sketches are always a great way of getting your creative mojo back if your struggling a little to come up with some ideas. 

This post is for the sketch design # 114.  A layout created for my daughter who would dearly love to one day become a great dancer.  I have always loved the song Tiny Dancer by Elton John and I think the title suits the photo perfectly.

The photograph I took of her was at a friends studio back in 2010, when they were getting organised for the 'Dance Connection' yearly concert.  I remember Dakota as tiny as she was, saying one day mummy, I want to be a ballerina!  Marie had just received the new Tutus ready for the concert and she decided that Dakota would certainly have the chance to feel just what its like to be a Ballerina, even if she had never taken any lessons.  The pose she made for me to take this photo was such an angelic one and the room had a warm fuzzy feeling about it with the natural light coming through a window, that I started to click the camera straight away.

Below you will find the sketch and my interpretation, called 'Tiny Dancer'

SKETCH # 114

 

 

TINY DANCER

 

Detailed views:

 

Credits to Karan Gerber for the sketch template

 

Well hopefully this message reaches you all safe and well and I look forward to updated my blog again real soon.  Until then take care of yourself and each other.

 

Hello there and Happy Friday!!!

I hope this message finds you safe and well:)

Well its been a couple of weeks since my last post and I promised myself I would make more of an effort this year to post more of my creations, so without posting all at once here is one of my recent creations for 'Heart and Soul' website and the colour room challenge ~ Palette #168.  The design team have created a challenge Palette which has a gorgeous colour combo along with adding "Thread' into your design.

The joy of using the Colour Room Palettes is it takes the hard work out of it for you with them selecting colours and details.  All you have to do is find a pic and create a design to match it.  Sometimes the Colour Room creators add a sketch into play which makes it even easier to play along and give yourself a chance of winning the monthly RAK available.

Below is the Colour Palette from the Heart and Soul and my interpretation to follow + close-ups.

 Palette # 168

My interpretation of the colour format and use of "Thread".  My layout is called:- Discovery, always half the adventure.

 

I have used the thread in the areas underneath the flower cluster and also around the top and bottom of the mounted photograph.

I must say I really enjoyed this challenge and I certainly stepped out of my comfort zone on this one, taking some inspiration from an inspirational artist Di Garling, someone whom I have always admired as a friend and also as a wonderful creator of different styles of mediums used within her layouts.

The challenge is set every month, so if your interested in giving this a go, click on the link here The Colour Room  and it will take you directly to the website.  There is plenty of inspirational artists there to see and view their creative visions.

I look forward to posting some more news soon.  Until then, take care of yourselves and each other;)

 

Good Evening All

Firstly I would like to say HAPPY INTERNATIONAL SCRAPBOOK DAY :) :)

I really wanted to get some scrapping done today, but unfortunately the housework and end of my study needed attending too!

Recently I completed a challenge over at Captivated Visions.  The challenge was called Creative Skills 2.    There were ingredients needed for this and I must say was going to be real challenging based on the fact I am a self taught digi scrapper, with not much experience in the world of putting together what they wanted, but nerveless I wasn't about to be afraid of giving it a RED HOT GO!!!

The best thing I love about the Captivated Visions site is that they have free tutorials there for everyone to connect with for all different levels of digi scrappers.   So I grabbed myself a cuppa and sat down to learn.  I was amazed just how many different tutorials there were, and now I had a keen sense to get right in there and have a go.

Below are some of the details needed on what was required for the ingredients, the main thing was to use 80% of your design using the Captivated Visions digi kit range, this I well and truly had under control after a recent shopping spree I had done there and I also had a photo in mind to match the colours I had planned to use.

Challenge Ingredients/Rules:
* Use ONE paper and recolour just a PART of it - check out the tutorial on Playing with Papers.
* Use ONE Edge Overlay on your page - try using one of the techniques in the Playing with Edge Overlays tutorial.
* RECOLOUR 3 (three) elements using the How to Creatively Recolour PNG files tutorial.

Using these ingredients I came up with my layout called 'Surfs Up'.  The photograph I had taken a while back now when I was living on the Gold Coast, Queensland Australia (for all who live overseas).  The photo was taken early morning, one of my favourite times of the day!

SURFS UP

Credits:
Captivated Visions Kits
Walkaway, A little Birdie told Me and Hope Shines Bright
Assorted City Brushes

Techniques:

1. Using the Walkaway collection series from Rachel, I created my base page using the walkaway mm.06, using the magic wand I changed the colour in certain areas of the corners of my page to a deeper green.

2. Using the series “A lil birdie told me’ overlay I changed the colouring, by enhancing and adjusting the colour in the hue/saturation area.  I proceeded to also add two more corner overlays from the walkaway series and change the colour to white using the same enhance colour changing process and also using the Drop box to add depth and shadowing.

3. I proceeded with the three elements being the changing of the walkaway-ep.paint png and changing the colouring of this and adding a drop shadow box to enhance the gesso area.  I then using a brush effect called Assorted City Scapes added a Linear Dodge effect to the brush and placing it behind my title(Surfs Up) and lastly using the Captivated Visions kit “Hope Shines Bright’ distressed words, I used a special effects tool and added the (small noisy border) to complete this over the top of the Worded brush in the top left hand corner of my layout.

It was a fun challenge and I really like the way I stepped out of my comfort zone on this one, I look forward to the next challenge set and learning some more skills to create another memorable layout.

Thanks for dropping by and seeing my creations.

Until next time, take care of yourselves and each other:)