Scrappin' Outback in October

After many years of saying I'm going to the Scrappin' Outback Retreat in Hyden, I finally am... and with the most wonderful group of girls!!  AND, I'll be teaching as well, kind of a lot excited about that!!

Registrations have already opened but there may still be places available!  

I'm so excited that a lot of my friends will be there: Michelle, Evana, Tina, Jen, Mel, Jennifer, Sharon... and also Toni who I have not seen for years and years will be there as well!  How exciting!!

So October is going to be great!  I have a class at Tomorrow's the week before this retreat {so love my classes there}, then Michelle arrives all the way from woop woop QLD, then we run off to the retreat, come back... then another class {Friday night one, LOVE Friday night classes}... and then... the big one... INGVILD BOLME is coming to sleepy WA to teach and she'll be at Tomorrow's Memories, ahhhh bliss!!

Take care of you.

Playing...

Not much scrapping happening here... that I can share anyway, but I have been having some down time fun playing with some stunning photos!!

These 2 beautiful blue {now pink} fairy wrens were taken by mum's friend Irene.  She gets some of the most beautiful shots and is happy to share them with me!

I know they shouldn't be pink... but they look cute pink don't you think!!

This one is my whisky rose... it too now pink LOL!! 

And our 1st flower from the area that was burnt down last summer in the fire... the beautiful Royal Robe has come back on, rejuvenation joy!!

I was trying to get some photos of my CocoBunny tonight in the fading light, but she wasn't staying still enough, little brat!!

Take care of you.

Chocolate...

 

Ooooh we love the hot chocolate at the Chocolate Factory!!

I have used Scroll #6 Small, painted, inked, misted etc and then coated it with UTEE and some micro beads!

The paper is a Bazzill Resist I have had in my stash for ages... love this stuff!!

Take care of you.

La Seine

Another of the postcards from my BIL, love the moodiness of this one!

I have used, for I think the first time ever... NAKED chipboard! Although I couldn't refrain from spraying the Eiffel Tower with some Glimmermist!

I have used the new Arch Window Set #1, Eiffel Tower & Russian Alphabet

Other products used: Prima Moulin Rouge Paper, Prima Notecard, Prima Flower, Green Tara Spray & Leaf, Collections Transparency.

Take care of you.

My Fabulous Baker Boys

The boys went out with Darren's dad for a father son night at the Men's Shed, and they made fruit bread... which was sooooo delish!!

I have used the smaller of the Garden Frame Set, such a versatile frame!!

It has been painted and inked and painted again... lots of layers to get the tones just right.

Other products used: K&Co Ancestry PP, My Minds Eye PP, Tim Holtz Kraft Resist PP, Prima Notecard, Tim Holtz Stickers, Rebecca Sower Nostalgiques Sticker, Tim Holtz Tape, Time Holtz Swivel Chain, Prima Trim, October Afternoon Alpha Stickers and Jillibean Corrugated Alphas.

Take care of you.

Darren @ Bells Rapids

Wonder what he's thinking here? Oh I know... wish we could hurry up with the photos so we can go to the Chocolate Factory LOL!!

I have used Dusty Attic Fancy Trim #6 and one of the scrolls from the Garden Frame Set.

They were both painted with Warm White & Oyster paints, then dabbed with Tim Holtz Stains in Weathered Wood... when dry they were coated with Crackle Accents, love that crackle!!

Other products used: Basic Grey Recess PP, Kaiser Hunt & Gather PP, Kaiser 6x6 Paper Pad Sheet, Tim Holtz Paper Tape, Prima Trim, Crocheted Doilies, Pink Paislee Pebble, Muslin, Vintage Buttons and a metal flower.

Take care of you.

Serious?!

Myself and Darren, down at Bells Rapids... all these smiley normal photos, and then one that Kel grabbed while I was being cheeky... I like the cheeky one!!

 

Oh my I adore these Dusty Attic Leafy Stems, they are so lovely!

I have painted the leafy stems with Warm White and Oyster Pearl Paint, then sprayed with Tattered Leather Glimmermist and dabbed with some Aqua Adirondack Paint.

Other products used: Authentique Papers, Crocheted Doilies, American Crafts Thickers, Kaiser Blooms, Prima Trinkets, Rebecca Sower Nostalgiques Sticker, LYB Journal Spot, Green Tara Flowers, Wax Rosette.

Take care of you.

Our gorgeous fur baby, who pined for me the whole time I was away on retreat, poor girl!!

 

I have used the beautiful Dusty Attic Sweet Pea Frame Set here, just love this frame! It was painted with Warm White Paint and stained with Tim Holtz Stains, then some parts coated with Tim Holtz Rock Candy Distress Crackle.

Other products used: Prima Botanicals PP, Green Tara Flowers, Prima Flowers, Making Memories Metal Plate, Zva Bling, Metal Flowers {these were gold and then painted to match the frame}, Crochet Trim, Prima Trim, Silk Ribbon, Paper Doily, American Crafts Thickers and Carolee's Alpha Stickers.

Take care of you.

Us

Our son took this pic, he did quite well... far better than any of the photos Darren took that day LOL!

I have used the small piece from the Floral Frame Set DA0576 here, I love the curve and gentleness to it!

This is another Anna technique inspired one... "petite grunge" because it's not as grungey as Anna's fabulous ones, just a little bit grungey!

I have used Pink Paislee Parisian Anthology paper, Collections Transparency, Green Tara Paper Roses, Pink Paislee bloom, White Paper flowers, Lace Trim Motiff, Muslin, Tim Holtz Key,Glimmermist and White Paint.

Take care of you.

You

I adore this photo of my hubby!!

I have kept this simple and let the stunning Garden Frame DA0606 do all the decorative work!

The chipboard was painted with warm white & oyster pearl paint, then dabbed with Tim Holtz Weathered Wood & Wild Honey Distress Stains, then coated with UTEE, while the UTEE was still liquid some Martha Stewart Micro Beads were sprinkled randomly.

I have used Authentique papers, Kaiser Transparency, Rebecca Sower Nostalgiques Sticker, Tim Holtz Sticker and a Tim Holtz Key.

Take care of you.

Darren

My hubby... this was taken at our favourite restaurant on our Anniversary.

I have used Damask #2 DA0557 and Fancy Trim #4 DA0470. They were both painted then stained with Tim Holtz Distress Stains, then dabbed with some Adirondack Gold Paint and coated with Tim Holtz Crackle. The word was embossed using my new most loved ChipArt Font/Tool by Melody Ross for GCD... I love love love this little tool!!

Papers are from Kaiser, Cardstock from Core-dinations, Pocket by G45, Bling by Zva, Label Holder by Tim Holtz, Crochet Trim from Creative Bits on Etsy, Crown by 7 Gypsies, Stamp Stickers by Rebecca Sower and the cute button is from JennyB's stash!

Take care of you.

Ponte Alexandre

This is one of the postcards my BIL bought back from Paris for me, so I could scrap them. I thought that was cute!! And because I had the perfect papers... I scrapped them right away!!

I have used part of the Garden Frame Set DA0606 and the smaller frame from the Scroll Frame Set DA0544... and one of the cute Paris Post Marks DA0320 {I have been dying to use this for ages!}

The paper is Prima Moulin Rouge, and the cardstock is Core'dinations. I have also used some Collections Transparency, Prima Moulin Rouge Note Sheet, Kaiser and Prima Flowers, Kaiser Rhinestones and Websters Bloomers.

Take care of you.

Be Happy, Be

Using one part of the Dusty Attic 6x6 Display Frame Sets & a piece from the Dusty Attic Garden Frame Set , I love the reverse style!! I have used some gorgeous new Authentique papers here, the texture and patterns are divine... new fave papers in the making I think!!

It's a simple design with just the little Dusty Attic flourish and little bits of Tim Holtz metal, but that's all it needed, I wanted those beautiful papers to shine through!!

The little saying comes from the cut off strip on the Authentique papers, I thought that was the most lovely touch... and this saying I do love, although some days just trying to 'be' is a feat in itself.

 
Take care of you.

5 Birds on a Branch...

is just divine, so much better than one bird in the hand and definitely better than 2 in the bush!!

I am in lust with Dusty Attic's new Birds on a Branch #2... seriously could something get any cuter!! So I decided to make the whole chipboard the feature mounted onto one of the new Dusty Attic 6x6 Display Frame Sets.

Papers are from a Kaiser 6x6 Paper pad... a perfect backdrop.

The Chippy was painted in warm white paint and then smooched, the Smooches Ink is perfect for these fine chipboard shapes!

Take care of you.

Outside the {Configurations} Box

This was such fun, I have had these boxes for quite a while... while in one of our LSS' {Scraptivate} the other day they had a display of the Configurations boxes that were used 'outside the box'... I loved the concept and couldn't wait to get home and play!

I had to use the gorgeous new Mini Potion Bottles DA0592 for this, along with some glass Tim Holtz ones! I stained the Glass Bottles with alcohol ink. I trimmed the front with little mini corner #2 and part of the Mini Frame Set, on the reverse added the Bottles on a Shelf {too cute}.

The bottles were painted with warm white paint, then swiped with Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass Distress Ink and the edges with Tim Holtz Broken China Distress Stain, then coated with UTEE and a sprinkle of LSG TwoToned Embossing Power in Angel Wings Peacock.

The front trims have LSG Starburst Stains, Antiquities Verdigris Embossing Powder, UTEE and LSG TwoToned Embossing Powder again.

The papers are from a cute little 6 1/2 inch paper pad by Kaiser... Love this little pad, rarely used the little paper pads before but I think I will love them lots now!!

I added some Tim Holtz Foundations {the cute little legs}, I painted, embossed and glimmermisted them so that they had a shabby look to match the boxes.

Take care of you.