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!

"A Little Girly Shabbiness"

The latest inspiration challenge over at Lets Get Shabby is a great one!!!!! Attracted me right from the get go! 

You have to draw your own inspiration from Tallulah Belles Etsy store. The images here are drop dead scrumptious, the hard part was choosing which fabbo image! So after much Ooohing and Ahhing (is that how to spell that? It looks just a little wrong! But you get it right?) I chose The Woodland Whimsy image:

 So 'darn cute!!!! Such a warm vintage feel to it.

I used a photo of my nieces that my parents took while they were visiting recently (they Live in the USA), they had strict instructions to get some shots I could use for my girlie fix!
So here is what I came up with,  just love those colours! Still had the larger butterfly frame from ScrapFX so had to use it, just love the title that matches so perfectly!

 Used my stash of Doilies straight from the local opp shop, the little old ladies must think I am wallpapering the house with them I have bought so many, and they now give me a discount!!!! (But I never take the change!!!) They are so sweet I don't have the heart to tell them I am cutting them up!

I love the excuse to use my doilie stamps they combine with the texture doilies so well (I am saying doilie far too much in this post!!!!)

 The journalling all fitted perfectly on the tag that I coloured with some distress ink so it blended in a little better. No page lately is complete without a little bit if twine or string!

 A close up of those gorgeous butterflies on the frame!

 Painted the Title a few times till I got it right. Thank goodness the chipboard takes a lot of punishment without bending out of shape!

Lastly added a little cluster of left overs in the corner to finish the LO off!










It was awesome fun to do something feminine for a change and I think I am finding them easier with every LO I complete!

Till next time, take care,

Inspiration Challenge at "Get Picky"

A Big September Hello to All,

I Love Love Love Spring (except for the arrival of pesky hayfever) the promise of sunshine to come just makes me so much happier than the chilly Winter Blues!

In this frame of mind, I came across the inspiration Challenge over at Get Picky, it was so eye catching and summery. I had to break out of my "Boy Mode" and do something completely Girly (as Girly as I can be anyway, not a fan of pink). Being girly is not my Forte' as you all know but sometimes it is good to get out of the comfort zone (even if it does take you a week to get it right!!!!!). So here is the awesome inspration:

And here is the LO that took forever to do, I think this is because, in all my enthusiasm, I had no idea where I was going with it, I just knew I wanted to DO IT!!!!

I started by splashing a bit of paint around, and stamped with it as well to add to the distressed background.

Look! I even added some fussy cutting ...... of flowers!

Still have my button obsession, you don't know what it took to actually place that butterfly button on a page, I really thought I needed to bond with it more! (Does anyone else have this need to hoard embellishments? Please say yes and make me feel better about myself!)

Used this awesome frame from my friends over at Scrap FX, it is a new one and comes in 2 sizes this is the smaller one.

 A Wordlet also from Scrap FX was just perfect with a bit of paint on it. I used those paint dabbers for the first time and they work a treat! Gotta get me some more of them!




A few more flowers and the job was done. It worked out a little busier than I wanted it to be but I am a girl that does not know when to stop I guess!

So, on to the next challenge, gotta'  go trawl the sites to find something that catches my eye!
Till then Spring Cheer to all,

Last Minute August Challenge for KIU

Hey all,
 Did not think I would get this done in time! It is my take on the sketch challenge over at Kraft It Up for August, really loved the sketch, was going to give it a go if I met the deadline or not, so here it is:

I do struggle with sketches at times and sticking to the task. I seem to get a little side tracked and it ends up looking nothing like the actual sketch but I think this is the closest one I have done to the plan!

 

Used up lots of my scrap papers, buttons and stickers from my stash!  I love my new Crafters Workshop stencil used it to make the background (Cannot get enough of these, I think I like the versatility of the 6x6 ones best!) on the Tim Holtz paper, that I have been dying to use!

Had to add a ScrapFX title that was perfectly suited to the job!

That is about it for August! Can this year go any quicker???????
Until next time,

August challenge at "Stuck"

Back again with my first ever entry over at Stuck. I just saw the sketch and instantly knew I had to give it a go: 

 

And here 'tis, apologies for the crappy photo, action shots are pretty awkward at times, but I so wanted to do a LO of my little Action Man!!!! So this is for the sentiment rather than for a cool photo.

First I misted over a prima mask with 2 colours  then used my go to background stamp, that you would probably spot on all of my latest LO's ( I know I am fixated on it a little) and roughly dabbed it all over the place for a random feel. I ripped up some scraps I had, (don't we all?) Then combined the strips with some of that totally awesome tissue tape that looks "hot" no matter where it goes!

Added some misted, scrunched  muslin for texture then played with some ScrapFX chippies. I have had the Title for so long (bonding) had to use it but wanted to rough it up a little, so after inking I simply gave it a bit of a sand and it got all grungy round the edges, perfect!
The reedy flourishy thingy (technically speaking), is a new product and I just love that it is not too girly, perfect for the boys!!!

 Added some of what I call Boy flowers, can never go past a bit of twine!

 A bit of journalling, and some more muslin here and there and all is complete, probably one of the quickest LO's I have ever done, I just knew exactly what I wanted to do, if only all pages I start flowed so easily!!!

Well that is all till next time, have no idea what to do next, may even surprise myself!!                    

Scrap the boys August Challenge

A big Hi to all,

Sorry to take so long to get back to this but my technical incompetency did not allow me to post for so long!!!!! Yes I am a gump but am learning to just press a few buttons and hey presto all fixed, don't really know what was wrong in the first place but hey I am here!

So what have I been doing (other than cursing at said technology and asking my 10 yo to fix it)? Well not too much really, amazing how much time frustration can take up, and, I have to admit, I am a little addicted to Pintrest..... so much to see on there! Anyhow back to it, I am currently still looking for that lost Mojo and have really struggled to create anything. This is my take on the August Challenge over at Scrap the Boys.

The inspiration was this photo:

And this is what I finally came up with:

I decided to focus on all the woodgrain and the wheel thingy so that I could indulge my cog fetish yet again, am out of them now so will have to find another passion!!!! Tee Hee

Am really struggling with this Blogger ATM it has chucked a massive Tanty on me and won't let me post with the latest editor only the old one so it is incredibly frustrating, it is refusing to submit to my needs so I have no idea how this is going to come out, so I apologize in advance.

Really have to go away now and hope against hope that it decides to correct itself and behave in a more congenial manner. What are my chances you think? Perhaps it was something I said earlier that has thrown it in a spin?

Until next time I decide to do battle,

I bid you all farewell,

Michelle

Recovering a Lost" Mojo"

 A big Hello To All,
Well, what a dry spell! Have had no inspiration at all! I am trying my best to work my way through this unsettling period!
I have looked through all my old LO's (that was a journey in itself believe me!!!!) and surprisingly enough I got the urge to just take a photo and go with it. Just like I used to do, in the life before I discovered all those wonderful challenge sites!

So here it is in all its glory: 

 

Still very taken with the colours Orange And Yellow obviously.

 Used Texture paste & the 6x6 crafters workshop stencil that I love so. Then I sprayed Studio Calico mist in marmalade and sunshine and the background was born!

Altered the Prima bird to match and added Muslin and ScrapFx twig for a bit of texture.

 A swish of paint in grey and yellow and some rough stamping with a background block to add to the grungy feel and to make it a little more "boyish".

Used a combination of hand lettering, stamps and chipboard to create the title that I combined with the journalling. A fun thing to do when you don't really know what direction you are going!

 

 So there you have it, my drought breaking LO, done just..... because.
 Hoping my Mojo returns real soon !!!
Have a great week!!