Drum Roll Please as I Announce........

Ok Folks, after much deliberation I have a winner to announce!!!!!!
My special guest judge was the founder of ScrapFX (also the generous sponsor of the prize) so without further ado congratulations goes to .....  Kim Ewins..... with this gorgeous LO:

Love this Kim, beautifully done! If you can email me your address I will get that awesome chipboard prize to you!!!
Thank you so much to everyone that made the effort to enter my little challenge I was so glad I "hand-balled" the final decision to someone else! I would have struggled to make the choice they were all so wonderful! It was certainly fun for me to see everyones take on the requirements.

Thanks so much for dropping by and Kim congrats once again!!!!

Bird is The Word Challenge: "WISH"

Back again, this time with my first attempt at a challenge over at 

Bird is the Word.

The word was "WISH".

As I had just completed a deep and meaningful page for my eldest I thought Bay (my youngest and in dire need of words of advice!!!) could be my target this time :

I just received this wonderful screen from ScrapFX and love, love, loved it so much I used it as a mask for the background as well as a part of the LO. I was really surprised at how well this chippie stood up to a lot of product and still remained in tact and incredibly flat!!! So much so that I want another one just to use as a mask, it creates such a sharp image because the chipboard soaks up the colour. It does not run under the mask like some of the plastic ones.... don't get me wrong I still love the look the plastic gives but it is cool to have options!!!!

 

I continued, in my slap happy way, with the Tim Holtz Crackle paint. Sprayed and inked after it worked its magic to bring out that grungy look!

 Buttons glorious buttons where would I be without them?
I also pulled apart a beaded necklace and bunged them on with my dodgy sewing skills!

The quote I found was perfect, this is as "mushy" as I get, but that was the mood I was in.
I had a week where Bay was an only child, with his brother away on camp and he was an angel! It was so peaceful, no fighting or arguing... ahh ..... Bliss!

 Oh you're dreaming girl! .... sigh ..... he is back now so wake up!!! (Only joking!!!)

I misted the letters first with the green then after drying sprayed with Mr Hueys calico white, love this stuff it is so opaque and shows up on anything!

So there you have it  hugs to all and thanks for dropping by!

Words of Wisdom

Ok did this Lo just for, no challenges involved and no direction, and this is the result:

 My eldest has just turned 14, he is growing up so quickly but still endures hugs from his Mum. Made lots of clusters and used the new Keys and Locks from ScrapFX.

 I treated all the chipboard the same way, slapping on Tim Holtz Crackle paint in Picket Fence, waited for the magic to begin then distressed it with mist and ink to bring out the crackle.

Used some old Hambly transparencies just because I really need to use them, not hoard them!

Even tried my hand at crochet! Love all the crochet flowers that are going around but they are still flowers and for boys???? I don't think so... So the solution was to try and "Macho up" the old crochet, so they are really just circles or maybe buttons anyway they add to the texture of the cluster without being Girlie! ( I won't tell you what comments my boys made while I was making these..... but it was along the lines of old Granny!!!)

  Another cluster and I am lovin' the new ScrapFX Locks and keys! Although the key here is a metal one I distressed with Stazon ink.

And lastly my words of wisdom???? I hope at some stage he takes this to heart! Thanks to all who drop by and a special hug to those that leave a comment, you make my day!!!

October 1st Sketch over at STUCK?!

Just had enough light to get these photos of my take on the October 1st sketch at STUCK?!

A very dull and dreary day here nothing for it but to scrap..... yay.....! Apologies for the dark photos the weather was not being kind!

So here is my take, sort of stuck to the sketch but I just cannot seem to do white space too well!

 Yep my nieces again getting lots of value from this set of photos, my girlie fix!

Used a stencil from Prima and cut out the centers of 2 doilies to make a mask and a Martha Stewart punch formed the third mask.

 Lots of misting, could not make up my mind on the main colour as the photo was kinda' dark. Got Mums daisy thingy out again, just love doing them, almost makes me want to try my hand at something a little more difficult for that homemade look. Perhaps a bit of crochet????

 The alphas and frame "bits" are from ScrapFX and are actually two border pieces I matched up. They do have an awesome frame to go with these pieces but it was a little big for the photo.

And lastly a little tear for a bit of a cluster and I am done

I hope everyone has a great weekend, 

Thanx so much for dropping by!!!!

123 Challenge for October

Just a quick post, a little time poor at the moment. My take on the October Challenge over at 123. The requirements were:

Colour: Gold
Word: You
Technique: Leather/suede and Lace

And this is my take:

This is my brother Brad all "growed" up (see last post)  and my sister in law Kelley who live in a land far far away! Hence the Title of this Page, we miss them and wish they would come to their senses and move here!!!!

 I started by throwing some gold and bronze paint around.

 The sequin flowers are off a headband I pulled apart and the Chipboard is from ScrapFX that was a large flourish that I cut to bits!

 The Alphas are also ScrapFX and I used the leather lace to create the loops under the flowers.

Strips of paper, sequins that fell off the headband when I attacked it and a good spray of Glimmer mist finished off the page.

Ok my job here is done for now see you again soon!!!

 Oh before I do leave, a bit of a reminder of my little challenge with a big prize! 

Check it out under ScrapFX Challenge! Gotta be in it to win it!!! 

WW1 October Challenge

Wow!!! hasn't the year just flown? October already sooo close to Christmas and the mayhem that the season brings! Stll I did find the time to create a little something for the WW1 challenge. 

The requirements were Black & Paint/mists.

I thought it was outside my comfort zone so gave it a shot with a photo that my Mum found a while ago of my brother and I. It is kind of special as my bro' lives far far  away (in USA) I do not get to see him too much. The photo really reminded me of how much fun we had as kids on picnics out in the bush. Enough already!!! on with the LO.

 I started out with white Gesso smeared on the background, then mixed texture paste with black paint to apply the stencil. This, turned out  really "harsh" so ended up spraying it with some white mist to soften the look.
Then added the tissue paper with a glue stick, moulding it into the shape I wanted, really did not know what I was doing at this stage just slapping bits and pieces everywhere!

 Then I got to work on the little clusters of embellishments, namely buttons and string, (of which I do have more than I care to admit)!

I found I wanted to say too much for the space I'd set for the journalling so made a small tag with stuff I couldn't fit on (I was getting a little sentimental and Gooey so no one needs to witness that) and tucked it in behind the photo as a pull out.

 Made a few flowers, with tissue tape and string. Mum gave me this  really cool daisy maker thingy she has had for years ( I remember making these as a kid) you are meant to join the daisies together to make a shawl or baby jacket but just thinking about that sent me a little "Ga Ga"! Can you imagine joining all those petals together ????.... Sorry.... off on a tangent again!

I just grunged up the chipboard with white paint, did not really want it to stand out just wanted a  blended look overall. (All the chipboard is from  ScrapFX).

And that is the story of the page. See you all next time and thanks for dropping by!

123 September Challenge

Back Again!

This is my LO for the 123 September Challenge. The requirements were: White, the word ON, and White Space (which I find kinda hard to do).

So Sorry 

Out For Publication

 Will Be Back Soon

So here is my take,  the photo is of the boys but the subject is not warm and fuzzy due to the phase (I hope) they are going through right now!!! They are at each others throats 24/7 and it is driving me to distraction!!!!! Tell me this too shall pass!!!!

 I tried to keep all the embellies white instead of using a white background (I do like to think out of the box). Aren't  the birds just too cute? They are new from (you guessed it) ScrapFX, as are the cogs, chicken wire and Alphas.

Splashed around heaps of paint as you can see, and added lots of texture with the fibre. I know not too much white space here, but that is just the way I seem to roll!

And the journalling says it all, I hope they get back in sync with each other before they send their mother batty. Thanks for looking and please add a few words to reassure a frazzled mother of angry boys that she is not talking to herself!!!!! TeeHeee things have got to get better I really liked my former happy place! I promise a happier LO next time!