Sandra's - ribbon bag

Hi Sue.

I am spreading myself around between you girls. lol. Sorry if I am hogging the blog. Where is everybody?? Today I made this little ribbon bag. I admired Tiff's at the mini retreat and then I came across this blog http://shopcropsuey.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html and found this little bag in Teagan's box of unwanted things destined for the garage sale we were going to have 3 years ago. So this bag cost me nothing! and it is amazing how much it holds!! ( I have another bag put aside for when my ribbon stash grows.)

Well cheers for now.

Sandra

Thanks for sending this thru for us all to see Sandra, very clever and you have it packed full by the looks!! Sorry for not posting it yesterday, had problems with my internet and then went off to work....

Hope everyone is keeping cool!

Tanya - light challenge

Hi Amanda,

Hope you don't mind me entering the photo challenges!
Here is an entry for the 'light' challenge, it was taken in August (about the 13th I think) when we were heading back to camp after being at Wilpena Pound for the day, must've been nearly 7pm, as the sun was obviously setting. Luka needed a side of the road stop, and I saw this windmill in the distance, and due to having Tiff's bendy gorrilapod, I utilised the ultra slow shutter speed (infact I think I just did the 'sunset' mode on my camera), and wound the gorillapod onto the star picket and got this amazing picture. It's straight from the camera and I'm extremely impressed with the result!

Keep cool!!!

Cheers, Tanya

We don't mind at all Tanya! In fact we love seeing new faces :) What a beautiful photo - the colours look straight off a postcard!

Stunning!

Sandra - banner challenge

Sandra has utilized fabric in this gorgeous little page! Very cute and seems to be so appropriate for this first birthday layout! Love how you used lots of elements but it still maintains a sense of space. Gorgeous.

Sandra - colour challenge

Sandra has been experimental again (fantastic!) and come up with some cheap and easy colour mist! Think food colouring and water in a squirty bottle!

She has used it here on this colour challenge page with great success! For a darker effect just up the dye to water ratio!

This layout was inspired by some work by Katrine Elverum.

Really lovely and feminine Sandra. You have had a lovely scrappy day!!

Half your luck - my room is far too hot and i cannot be bothered moving into the air con!

Sue's sketch - Sandra`

Sandra said ...

"The men in the layout are Garry's Grandfather Tom, his Uncle Eddie and Garry himself.

Uncle Eddie passed away a couple of weeks ago, and he has been on my mind I suppose, and today being Remembrance Day this photo came to mind and I had the urge to scrap it.





I just love the proud look in Grandfather Tom's eyes as he poses with his son.

I used Sue's Sketch Challenge as a guide and it came together pretty quickly.
Love the red lettering in the title and the journaling with the little alphas. All the embellishments are perfect. And the crumpled effect to the paper suits the layout very well.

You really do the vintage layouts so well ... actually you do all aspects so damn well!!

Tiff - light photo

Another great shot from Tiff. Like Sandra, Tiff is seeing possibilities everywhere!

I wondered how long it would take before a light bulb showed up lol. A lovely clear, crisp photo Tiff. The colours are brilliant.

Sandra - light photo challenge

oh this chook is on a roll with her light photos! I love how the sun streams through those petals!

Hi Amanda

LOVE this challenge, it has me looking at things in a whole new 'light' (groan I know that was sad, sorry!!)

I walked outside early this morning and spotted this calla (??) lily in the spotlight, so to speak. So, quickly ran inside and grabbed my camera and had a play :)

Well off to work.

Keep cool!

Cheers Sandra

Brigette - colour challenge and sketch

A very warm welcome to a long time lurker and first time (i think?) layout poster!

And omg she has knocked my socks off!

She has produced some stunning pages and is a wee bit nervous about them being so public but

*sigh*

here we go Brigette!! You should be VERY proud of what you do! amazing.

1. Colour challenge:

2. Sue's sketch:

I am sure you will agree that she has nothing to be scared of posting here on the blog. Nothing but support :)

Sue- light photo challenge

This challenge got me experimenting with my camera, and with the sunsetting over the land last night the colours in were beautiful.

These are straight from my camera, loved the grasses swaying in the breeze and the sun setting on them in the first one.

And this one too, the sun just easing over the rise of the hill. I was hoping like hell the snakes had all gone off to bed....with me crouching down in amongst the long grasses getting these shots!

A layout or two - Sue

Here's a couple page that i completed at the scrapathon to share with you all.





This one is a scrap-lift from the very latest Scrapbooks etc magazine, a layout done by Lydia Jackson. I loved the different tree on her page...to me it was perfect to go with this picture of Rob and our kids & little ones. Photo taken by Amanda H.



This page came together easily, it was my 'Amanda Hall' style inspired page. This original photo has been sitting on my desk for ages, it has been a fav. of mine for years. Don't you just love the fashion that we are all wearing, and the old cars in the background? It's not a great photo with the blackend edges...but just had to use it!!

Thanks for your inspiration Amanda...love your work!

Sandra - Xmas project

Sandra sent this photo of a completed Xmas project.

She says:

Hi Amanda

Just finished this off today.

It is a Kaisercraft Advent calendar with Graphics 45 paper.

And oh, leaves courtesy of Tiff... that chicks leaf stash is Amazing!!! (thanks Tiff!)

ps I can count, Ryan just thought it would look better with the numbers all mixed up!

Cheers

Sandra

Wow Sandra. This is absolutely amazing. So vintage and yummy! Gorgeous!

Light photo challenge - Meredith

I had another go this morning and feel like this one is a bit more interesting!! LOL

Light photo challenge - Meredith

Tiff - light photo

hiya.
light challenge photo

one for the guys.
;-)
gotta keep our boys happy too dont we.

cheers
t

good one Tiff. Nice light.

Sue's sketch & colour challenge - Marika

This is stunning Marika!! Love the photo - she is adorable!! The bow of ribbon, the stitching, the cluster at the top right ... just so gorgeous!!

Light photo challenge - Marika

Marika sent in these photos ...


Love the sun radiating out, almost on top of the clouds.

I had a little chuckle at this second one ...

Check out the three little flies buzzing around!! Very cute photo!

Tiff - light photo

hiya a.
my light photo challenge response. I have a couple more up my sleeve that I need to work on first.
a bit of PS magic to create lots of mood. In case you didnt work out what it is, its a figure 8 wire twitch used to fasten two lengths of wire on a fenceline.

cheers
t

wow at your photoshopping Tiff. Looks like the sun is really belting in there!

ALERT

little teaser ahead!



I now have all of our classes for the March 2010 in my hot little hands. Soon - very soon, the details of these classes, costs and registrations will be open to those who have booked to attend our E2C retreat.



Can i just say that the classes look AMAZING! I am gob smacked at what has been produced for you guys!!



Again this year, there is NO LIMIT to the classes - if you would like to do all of them you can - or if you would like to do none that is fine too. It is completely up to you how many you do.



There will not be a long time frame in which to book - probably only a week so get your thinking caps on as to how much time you want to spend in lesson and how much you want to spend on classes. All payments (class and retreat) to be paid in full by the 30th of Nov.



As i said, this is a teaser - all will be revealed soon with the details explained more in full then.



Again i will say that the classes look amazing and you will really kick yourself if you don't register!

Maryanne - light photo

Hi All -

I took these photos early sunday evening, and Im not sure if they do fit the criteria, but I really liked the effect of the sun through the clouds.

Maryanne.

Absolutely stunning Mary. These are breathtaking. What a great capture of those rays - wow.

Sandra - light photo challenge

Hi All -

I took my camera with me to work today and tried to photograph something with light flare behind it.... no luck!! I ended up with just a lot of shadows and that diffuse thing you mentioned was just not happening.Then I spotted this sign... and there you have it... my 'light' challenge!

Any one that knows Relle knows that she loves the sun and quite often lays on the grass, playing with her hands as the sun streams through them... So I lay down next to her and took some shots of the sun through her perspective... and I must say I love the result... maybe not a light flare but thanks for inspiring me to take the shot... I love it .. and I can't wait to scrap it.

Sandra.

Great shots Sandra!! Love your quirky-ness of the first and yes i can see a bit of sun flare in the second! Fantastic!

By the way i wasn't meaning for everyone to try out sunflare - they were just my examples that i had on hand. You can interpret the theme of 'light' any way you would like.

And for diffuse light you need a beautiful bright but overcast day - a bit too sunny today. The cloud cover is the key for diffuse light. Good on you for giving it a go!

Great job again Sandra - i can't wait to see how others translate this theme into their photos.