Monday, August 30, 2010

October Scrapathon ideas ...

Okay so we are doing some research ...

1/. cocktails ... we could supply crushed ice, blender, cocktail shaker, glasses, little umbrellas
        
                   ... you could bring your choice of mixers & alcohol or go for a mocktail

                   ... good idea??

2/. A masseuse ... ????

                        ... how many attending would be interested???

3/. skinny dipping ... how many interested???

whoops that first one is out!!!

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Lauren - Fran's August Sketch


Hi Amanda,

Here is my version of Fran's sketch. I've replaced the repeated embellies with the sheet music and the first half of my title :) ...and then forgot about the sketch (whoops!!) when I added the birdcage :)
Thankyou Fran for the inspiring sketch...and all the layouts this month are amazing!!

Happy Sunday,
xx L



Oh Lauren - i do love this. The black lace, those adorable photos, the birdcage and of course the sheet music. I am so envious of your ability to use mists and for it to look so bloody good!! This layout has quite inspired me for the next month's challenges - thanks Lauren ;-)

Awesome and inspirational you are - woohoo YAY.

Colour challenge - Meredith


Friday, August 27, 2010

Fran's sketch - Meredith

Marika - Fran's August sketch (2)



Marika i love how just by using the brown cardstock, you have turned those OA papers and colours (which i always think of bright sun and summer) into a fab winter layout. Also loving seeing the sketch in the bigger 12x12 size....

Great series of photos that really tell the story about the kids. They make me feel cold just by looking at them!

That die-cut punch from SU is a fav. of mine too - just so cute!

Marika said : "Fran's sketch has really inspiring everyone to get scrapping"

she sure has inspired us all!

Sue- colour challenge

Here is my answer to the colour challenge. I was not quite happy with the stamped lettering on this one....didn't quite look like what i was envisaging...but oh well!

I am loving how all the colour challenges are looking sooooo different. 'tis great to see everyones work!

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Tiff - June colour challenge + large photo/vertical title



Wow Tiff. I have always thought that photo of Sean is amazing. His eyes look stunning and so crisp. Definitely one to be proud of!

The autumn colours in your cluster are lovely as is the touches of blue and the string is perfect.

Lovely!

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Amanda - colour challenge


I was going to delete these photos but thought that maybe i should use them instead. A quest for less perfection lol.

Journalling says: I should have realized that getting a 'nice' photo of us together at 4am after a night out was too much to hope for!

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Karen - Fran's August sketch (2)



I spied this over on facebook and convinced Karen to send it through for the blog also.

She has used Fran's sketch again and rotated the whole thing... using squares for the repeated elements.

Love it, love it, love it.

Notice how all those random papers just seem to 'go' together. Beautiful stuff...

Monday, August 23, 2010

Ali - Fran's August Sketch




Hi Amanda, here is my simplistic take on Fran's sketch challenge... thanks for the fantastic sketch Fran!
Ali


Ali ... simplistic = totally unreal in my book! 

The little stapled loops of baker's twine, the splats and the delicious kraft look amazing together. Fabulous butterflies too - the whole page looks just so awesome.

Fran's sketch certainly has produced some fabbo pages! What an inspiration!

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Michelle - colour photo



WOW Michelle those flowers on the ?raffia? really pack a punch... love how the little birds, leaves and butterflies appear to be perching/growing out of them. Excellent work. The photo is awesome too - i spy a 'thirds' effect there!!

Also anyone who journals by hand has my instant admiration. Great job!!

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Karen - Fran's August sketch



*sigh* perfect.

Karen this is brilliant. Just beautiful. So glad to hear you are scrapping again. You are so very clever it would be a huge shame to not see your work.  What a sensational photo too! awesome.

Friday, August 20, 2010

Sue- Fran's sketch challenge

When i spotted Julie Fei-Fan Balzer's LO in the July/ August Creating Keepsakes, i instantly thought of the graffiti art i saw around Berlin.....and together with Fran's sketch....i was inspired to do a layout of Berlin Graffiti Art.

'tis something different for me, but it reminds me of all that graffiti....and you can sort of see Fran's sketch amongst it!

Great sketch Fran....love it!

Sue- page 100 challenge.

Well, at last i have scrapped!!

I have attemped Meredith's page 100 challenge. I found this inspiration from the real living magazine, August 2010.. ( i actually had to buy a magazine as i had nothing but scrapping ones left in the house!...i had a big chuck out before i left for OS)

What i was inspired on this page was the many different sized black framed photos....and i loved the font along the bottom.


And i thought it would be a perfect way to quickly scrap some photos from our day in Paris.


Now, to see if i can attempt another challenge!

Monday, August 16, 2010

Marika - Fran's August sketch




Oh wow Marika. Brilliant colours - they work so well on boy pages! That orange is just striking! This goes to show that you don't need heaps of embellishments for it to be a repeated theme... those three circles are brilliant!

Really like that little button on the orange star too.... just add a little extra KAPOW.

again those HS round stickers are just so Fran too!

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Michelle - Fran's sketch


Hi Amanda

Here is my submission for Fran’s sketch this month. 

I enjoyed completing this challenge.

I would love to give a special mention and thank you for the inspiration from Julie Winks for the “banner of hearts”.  I loved it so much that I have scraplifted from one of her recent layout.

Thanks
Michelle




This is lovely Michelle and that row of hearts is gorgeous! Lovely vintagey colours - great take on the sketch!!

Those prima blooms are just stunning aren't they?! Fabulous work.

sorry your pic is so small Michelle - i tried to make it bigger but it just pixelates :(

Take a look at this ...

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http://www.timholtz.com/vid_distressink.htm

Wow ... this may have been around for a while but it is worth a look for some inspiration!

Floral art ...

Photo from Maya Road Blog

http://mayaroad.typepad.com/mayaroad/2010/08/sneak-peek-week-wrap-up-and-flower-tutorial-1.html

Wow these flowers are delish!! I'm on the look out for this ribbon!!

Thursday, August 12, 2010

A huge thank you ...

I would personally like to say an enormous thank you to everyone who has been posting us layouts lately ... the blog seems to be really busy at the moment!

At times we feel that we could just shut it down but it's times like these that we feel invigorated and want to carry on with free abandon

... okay I might be getting a little carried away

... but thank you, thank you and again thank you!!!!