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I have created this for Tomorrow's Memories using the new G45 Kraft Reflections papers... oh my goodness, I'm in lust!  I love earthy tones and simply love love love this!  Look at that PP in the background {Bed of Roses}, I think that will have to become a new all time fave!!

These papers have almost gone, like in a day... BUT there's more on the way {oh darn, I wasn't going to share that so there would be more for ME, silly Mis}!

loving bows right now, my own and especially the pre-made iddy ones from Green Tara..

a handmade flower using a Spellbinder's Grand Peony Creations die by Donna Salazar {my dies are being hammered lately, LOVE them}...

and an iddy bit of wonderful raw Dusty Attic chipboard, this fancy trim #4 had the perfect pattern for this layout...

Thanks for visiting, take care and

Products Used:

 

Patterned Paper:
Graphic 45 - Kraft Reflections - Bed of Roses
Graphic 45 - Kraft Reflections - Glimpses of Paris

{currently available from Tomorrow's Memories}
Cardstock - Red & Kraft

Chipboard:
Dusty Attic Fancy Trim #4

Flowers:
Green Tara Roses

Green Tara Leaves
Prima, Other

Bling:
ZVA Crystal Swirls, Lines

Colour:
Tim Holtz Distress Stains - Fired Brick, Picket Fence

Punches:
Martha Stewart - Swirling Lace

Dies:
Spellbinders - Grand Peony Creations

Tools/Machines:
Spellbinders - Grand Calibur

Other:
Vintage Crochet/Lace Panel
Crocheted Doily
Feather

Green Tara Coloured Jute Trim

Ribbon 

Green Tara Bows
Green Tara Red/Gold Bead Stem
Websters Chipboard Sticker Buttons
7 Gypsies Label Sticker
Trinkets

Little Yellow Bicycle Pins

Adhesive:
Helmar Tiger Grip
Helmar Scrap Dots

Red Earth Scrapping - October Challenge

It's October... seriously how did that happen!!  But I am SO excited it has because there is SO much happening this month, starting with my beautiful soul sister Michelle arriving from QLD to visit!!

Anyways... beginning of the month brings CHALLENGES!!  The first of mine is up at Red Earth now:

My hubby and I, our god-daughter took this pic yesterday! I like having more pics of us two... will try and make it happen more often!

This LO has Graphic 45 ABC Primer Papers, Dusty Attic Chipboard and Green Tara Flowers and Trims!

 Green Tara Apple Blossom, Cherry Blossoms and Roses.

Dusty Attic October Month Word & Nameplate #4.

Hero Arts "Timely Bird" Stamp

Mmmm more Green Tara goodness with a cute Dusty Attic Branch tucked in.

I have used:
Graphic 45 ABC Primer - Happy Go Lucky & The Three R's
BoBunny Et Cetera - Watermark
Green Tara Apple Blossom, Roses & Cherry Blossoms - Peach/White
Green Tara Lace Trim & Cobweb Trim
Dusty Attic Chipboard - October, Branch & Nameplate #4
Muslin
Hero Arts Timely Bird Stamp
KaiserCraft 13th Hour Stamps
Stazon Ink - Timber Brown
Martha Stewart Cherish Border Punch
Tim Holtz Distress Stains - Weathered Wood, Vintage Photo & Broken China
White Acrylic Paint
Pearl GlimmerMist
Icicle GlimmerGlam

Technique Tip: 

The Peach/White Cherry Blossoms were touched with the Distress Stains and then sprayed with Pearl GlimmerMist so the stains ran and changed the colours of the blossoms to suit my layout.  You could create the same with the distress ink pads, just swipe the pads over the tips of the flower petals and spray with either water or glimmermist!

Thanks for visiting, take care and

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.

Butterfly Fairy Garden - Shadow Box

I have been working on this for months!  Got the frame all done, the shadow box inserts all ready.. and then lost the oomphf.  And then Jennifer released Toadstools and Mini Fairies and I was off... they were just what I needed to finish it!

There are piles of Dusty Attic deliciousness here!  The new Baroque Frame, Flutterbies, Mini Butterflies, Toadstools and Mini Fairies.   I have used some gorgeous Graphic 45 papers, Green Tara Roses, Leaves and Silver Stems, fusible film behind the Flutterbies, Smooches, Stickles and Rock Candy Crackle... had lots of fun!!

Now I just need to get my new scrap room started so I can put it up somewhere to look at!!

Take care of you.

Steampunk Couture

Yep... it's a big blogging day today!

I created this as a kit for Tomorrow's Memories, was so excited because I love the G45 Steampunk papers!   Sonya chose all the perfect bits as well, making my job super easy!

 

They are great value and the kit has everything in there except the stain for the clock and the alphas {because we are assuming most people don't do the 'steampunk couture' thing!   But the lace, antique book text, german scrap, bling, cardstock, papers, tag, muslin, flowers and cool steampunk style clock face is all in there for you to re-create this LO with ease! 

If you want a kit and you're in Perth, drop on in and grab one, if you're not give them a call or email them - I'm sure they'll post one out for you!!

Photo Source: Abney Park

Take care of you.

[i love your] Laugh

I love these pics of Kel... posing for me in his new hat, mainly I just love that's he's happy to muck around in front of the camera for me.  So I have heaps of these printed, with different preset filters, and some plain ones... they'll keep me in boy pics for a while! 

Kel turned 14 yesterday... how on earth did that happen, that I have a 14yo in the house, scary times ahead as we wait for the inevitable puberty to kick in, but we might have another year of peace yet!

Scrapping teen boys I find so much harder than girls... feminine LO's are easy: flowers, bling, lace, pretties - heaps of things to fill and decorate and play with.  But boys, there's just not much out there - well TEEN boy stuff that is.  This kid would never pose for me again if I stuck a dinosaur chippy or something on there and heaven forbid I use a flower!  Cogs are 'allowed' as are the Tribal Swirls... stars I can get away with, but I struggle with finding other things.  Thank goodness for Dusty Attic though - all sorts of Cogs, Tribal Swirls {my teen boy godsend}, barb wire, chicken wire, fences, fleur de lis, chains, skulls... Jen has sure made scrapping my finicky teen so much easier!

Happy New Year by the way... 2011 here we are, hope your year is filled with happiness and love.

Take care of you.

Loving Steampunk...

in all it's forms!

I LOVED these Graphic 45 papers the 1st time I saw them, quite different to my usual style/choice, but had to have them. Once I had them in my hot little hands though I had no idea how to attack them, or what to use with them!

So I started researching... looking at work by others, which weren't quite me... some were too dark, others too eclectic, nothing jumped out and inspired me [don't get me wrong, there were some stunners out there, but not what I needed to get that creative push]. So anyways, in my travels I immersed myself in the SteamPunk world, fell in love with a band - Abney Park {I now have 3 of their albums}, have bookmarked numerous websites for a new fashion wardrobe {yeah, I'm dreaming} and nabbed heaps of pics that really inspired me.

So months later I create... this:

Not heavy Steampunk but I feel it was suiting the pic of this bookcover that I can't wait to get my hands on... the prequel to a series I loved! But I love this, the TPC Grandma's Attic Embies gave it that bit of metal it needed, a Dusty Attic Lamp {thanks Tina} and new Ornate Corners added to the old London/Clockwork image... and of course the gorgeous Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante papers!

Take care of you.

Chamberlayne Sisters

My paternal grandmother and her sisters, I adore this old pic! I created this while away at the Home & Scrapped Retreat... more on that later {have masses of pics to wade through} but check out Penny's Blog HERE for a pretty cool run down of what we got up to.

I have used: Graphic 45 Steampunk {Reverse}, TPC Studios PP, Crochet Trim, Paper Doily, Prima Pearls & Lace Swirl, AC Thickers Emerald Flocked, Dusty Attic Vintage Clock #1, Dusty Attic Vintage Nameplate {new}, Prima Flowers, Carolee's Alpha Stickers

Take care of you.