Hello from Stuttgart

A quick hello from sunny Stuttgart, Germany....

The weather is beautiful, we sit out in the garden and have a beautiful bbq with Angela and her family!! We spoke to home yesterday...so are thinking of you in the cold weather!!

Still having the most amazing time....loving all that we are seeing...Sooo good to see Angi again!!

Loving all the LO here on the blog...keep them all coming.

xxx to you all!!

Nic's Sketch - Meredith

Lauren - Nic's sketch challenge

Hi Amanda!

My layout for the sketch challenge :)
Sorry about the dodgy photo, lovely overcast afternoon here and my first time fiddling around in photoshop (it took an emergency phone call to Tatum too!! lol!!)
Thanks for the challenge...now to work on that Misting one!
Happy Thursday,
Lauren xx

ooooooooooh check out the detail here!! Just stunning - look at those beautiful roses! and the vine is perfection behind it.... and that birdcage! GORGEOUS!

Love the papers also - they seem so random but are perfect with each other.

OMG still drooling over those roses lol. Just a tad jealous over your handwriting too Lauren.

So glad you could participate - hope to see some more really soon.

Meredith's Misting Mayhem challenge ...

Okay my challenge this month, although a little late, is to ...

go forth and mist yourselves silly ...

try something different ...

try something you have seen somewhere else and post the link to us as well ...

use a commercial mist like Glimmermist or Maya Road or make your own ...

see Amanda's example below this post for a great effect ...

Make sure you are protected while misting ... we don't want any irreversible misting ... we don't want any cutting edge carpet styles or clothing debacles ...

May the mist be with you!!

Okay here is my little example ... masking the clouds and misting away ...

then adding the other elements!

Amanda - colour challenge

please excuse the terrible night time photo

Kathryn - big photo and vertical title

Hi Amanda


Don't faint, but I have completed a page for this month's challenge, large photo with vertical title. It has taken me the past 3 nights to do, but I am pleased with the outcome.

The photo of the actual page is abit crap, the back cardstock is navy blue and title is orange. It is nearly 11pm! It was a fun page to do and now I might keep going and do some more scrapping over the holidays.

Thanks for the wonderful inspiration!
Kathryn

WOW Kathryn! This is fab. LOVE that orange title - how you have placed the climb and then the up horizontal. And what a fantastic photo! Beautiful!
 
 
So glad to see you scrapping again - hope it can continue and we see some more of your brilliance!

Hello from Salzburg

Just popping by to say Hello to you all!! Having the most amazing time! I have to pinch myself every morning ....yes, i am in Europe!

Paris was beauiful, busy with people and cars tooting their horns alot!! We went to the top of the Eiffle Tower....the views were spectacular!

Lucern, Switzerland....is just so beautiful....i just love this place! Sooooo pretty!

Now we are in Salzburg, Austria for today and tonight leaving for Vienna! The weather has been lovely and hot 35° but this morning it is raining here! The travelling by train is so easy and loving seeing the country side.

See the blog is popping along....will have to do Nicoles sketch when i get home....like it Nic!!

I cannot find one single scrapping magazine so far!!

Take Care & happy scrapping!

Sue xx

July Sketch by guest designer - Nicole Aspinall

Well we had a little vacancy in the team this month so i asked Nicole Aspinall (yes our very own Nic from the e2c retreats) to fill in for Sue.

She had big shoes to fill but has done an amazing, incredible job. I feel enthused just looking at this!

Not only did she supply an inspirational sketch but also an amazine demo layout.

Look at those delicious OA papers and how that (super cute) little red boob tube just makes the photos POP. The orange letters are so delicous and OMG those flowers are so funky - i want some!

Thanks Nic. You have always been so supportive of me and also towards e2c - thanks chickie. It means a lot. xx

July Challenges

Sorry for the belated challenges but I usually have a hectic start to July lol.

Ok i have a guest sketch designer lined up and all will be revealed in the next few days. I know you are going to love what she has done for us.

My challenge this month is two pronged.

1. Use a big photo.
2. Use a vertical title.

here is an example layout i have done (i did the jounalling a couple of days ago when i was freezing my tootsies off!)

Sandra - photo in 3rds

Hi Amanda




I created this layout AGES ago but I couldn't share back then because it was also for the Twiddleybitz DT postition ....so I couldn't share back then.


THANK YOU for the inspiration to cut this photo into thirds...so happy with the effect!!






Can't wait to see the challenges for July!!


Sandra

 
 
WOW Sandra. This  has some amazing elements in it! Love the shells and tiny details!! The collection of 'sea' goodies combined with the net is just totally WOW! (am lost for wow words it is so good lol!)
 
I also think your photo cut into thirds looks fabulous! I think it really adds dramatic effect and visual impact to an already incredible photo!
 
It is a great example of that challenge Sandra. Thanks being brave and cutting a photo up!
 

Amanda - Sue's sketch

Marika - Sue's sketch + Fabric challenge

Fantastico Marika! Love how you have incorperated the zig zag stitch, that cute date tag and all those delicious OA papers.

OMG at how big Bella looks in those photos!! Where has your baby gone Marika?? Very cute expression of joy on her face.

Brilliant use of fabric too!

Fabric challenge - Sue

Well, one last post & LO for me.... I have used the American Crafts fabric paper with this one and the last of that piece of orange cardstock (from the colour challenge)....works well with Mace's birthday cake, i thought.

Now to pack all the scrapping gear away....hoping not to have the scrap daughter invade & 'borrow' my goodies while away LOL!!

Catchya xx

Scrapathon Mini / Maxi Retreat

Kaiser's new design team

I just followed the link to Kerryn's blog on the side bar and discovered this ...

http://www.kaisercraft.net/blog/please-make-welcome-kaisercrafts-new-design-team-for-2010-2011/

Kerryn has attended the last 2 Escape2Create retreats and I was thrilled to read that she has been chosen on the new Design Team!!

Congratulations!!

The work of the other new Design Team members is beautiful too so go and check it all out!

Amanda - fabric challenge

what's happening?

you may well be asking?

LOTS.

HEAPS.

EVERYTHING.

is my reply.

One of our lucky ladies is busy as a bee packing her bags to go OS. Another of our ladies is SSD (scrap sucked dry) and the other one is the ever positive, gentle encourager.


At the same time, we are all madly planning the most awesome-est time for everyone in October. Details will be out very, very soon... keep your eyes peeled, your nose clean and your ear close to the ground. You will see it HERE first.

If you know of anyone interested in coming along, please spread the word for us. We would hate to think someone missed out on such a great time at our retreats simply because they didn't know about it.

Again I will stress that the 'mini' retreat / scrapathon is a no fuss retreat. There are NO bells and whistles like the main retreat. This is not to say that we wont have a great time.... as last year proved it was so relaxing for everyone to kick back and do your own thing with no classes, no pressure, no goodie bags, no frills, no husband, no meals to worry about and no kids. Brilliant!

In other news : another nifty way we can stay in touch with you (and you to e2c events) is facebook. YES - e2c is now on facebook. It is really exciting to see many, many new faces joining from around the country every day! (i dont' think there have been any international girls yet??!) Needless to say we also love seeing our familiar, local girls too 'cause we love you all so much!!

click here if you would like to join our 'group'.

Never fear - this will NOT take the place of the blog. I see it as another vehicle to get our info about the retreat around. This blog is the main train on the railway of e2c info and the facebook page is one of those kalamazoo hand carts... if you follow my analogy.

Anyway there is lots happening behind the scenes so please don't think that just because the blog is quiet that we are all resting on our bottoms. Far from it!!

Also don't forget to say hello if you stop by. We get encouraged to continue the blog and retreats by you... yes YOU!

Tiff - colour challenge

This was perfect colour combo for the stuff I collected from the show a couple of years ago, and it being next in my album of LOs to do. The ticket in the top left corner came out a bit orange but irl its more yellow than orange.

I've also smudged the contact details on the show book.
I kept it pretty plain and very simple except for the corner.

cheers tiff

wow gorgeous detail in the corner Tiff. Quilling is very intricate! Very 'Lou' styled butterflies too.

fabbo.

Fabric challenge - Tiff

Tiff said ...

"My LO in answer to the fabric challenge. I used 4 different types. Can you spot them all??


Journaling says: You had the best day ever at the Cummins Show. You had the biggest smile all day. And you even had a go at whip cracking. Somehow I don't think being in a dress helped with that much."

Great collage of the day to record the memories. Love have you have incorporated the E2C felt flower!! And that looks a bit like some Dear Lizzy flower ribbon undernearth - is that right? I can't wait to get some of that soon - delish!
 
I think I have worked out all the fabrics but I'll leave the guessing to the commenters!!

Trish - colour challenge

Hi Amanda,

thank you so much for you comments on my fabric challenge, talk

about makin a girl blush! So here is my colour challenge, its actually matted on grey not that it looks like it but it is. Like some other girls I don't have orange anything but this photo just fitted perfectly I thought. This sunrise was taken last year at Edillilie, coming home from a nightshift at Coffins. Keep up the great work!!

Cheers Trish


Trish sometimes i think that is the best bit about working night duty - the sunrise AND crawling into bed!

Beautiful colours - the orange sunrise is gorgeous! Putting it on that dark grey card makes it absolutely eyecatching. Love how the trees are sillhoutted in the background or the photo and your rubons seem to mimic that tree line horizon.

Stunning.