Sandra's Lollipop flowers

I have just watched this on line You Tube video of how to make the flowers that Sandra made on her layout ... here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=AU&hl=en-GB&v=PqV6ebNzpe8&feature=related

I think I'll be making some of these soon!

Oh Sandra ... why oh why??

Quote Sandra ...

"Oh you are SO SO cruel Meredith!

Here is my entry for the handwriting challenge... needless to say I will be covering that mess in the corner up somehow a little bit later! lol

I have set myself a challenge this year.... try and do something new with each of my layouts... and with this layout I have done a digital photo collage... Leanne Stamatellos uses them and they look fantastic ... thought I would give them a go!

Thanks to Tiff who helped me out! ... otherwise I will still be pressing that blasted file ... open ... button!!!

great challenge Meredith ... I think a few of us have been taken out of our comfort zone!
night
Sandra"

Wow Sandra ... love the colours in this one, love the title colours, great photo collage too!! And I hope you don't cover up that writing ... It looks great!!

My next door neighbour!!

Sorry about the delay in posting this one ... between circuit class, work, a very, very desperate haircut trip to Port Lincoln, getting tea and a glass and a half of Sauv Blanc I just remembered that I hadn't posted!!

"Howdy Meredith,
Attached is my layout, this is a lift turned sideways. I found this really hard as I don't collect journaling spots and therefore don't have much of a selection. I also tried using colours I don't normally go for. Note the absence of PINK. Pink is so me and with three girls they have no choice it seems to be so them as well. I have done journaling on other layouts but I though I should get off my butt last night and do a new one. Cheers Tracey"

Tracey ... beautiful flowers, gorgeous photo, love the spotty background paper, great journaling "spots".

Great work all round!

Irene's Christmas present.

Hiya Irene.

*waves*

Irene showed me a couple of pics last night at Scrapworkz in Port Lincoln of her Christmas present.

Her very own creation station.

Irene had an area in her home fitted to exactly her requirements. She says that her very dear DH had enough of Irene's nagging (Irene's word, not mine) and finally got his bum into gear.

I asked Irene if she could send in the pic so I could post it, as we had a 'show off your scrap space' a while back

http://escape2create.blogspot.com/2008/09/lost-in-space.html

http://escape2create.blogspot.com/2008/09/sues-scrap-space.html

http://escape2create.blogspot.com/2008/09/lisas-room.html

http://escape2create.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-space.html

http://escape2create.blogspot.com/2008/09/maryannes-scrapspace.html

and just to top it all off, have an good look at her outer scrap space. How divine. Esp with the wine glass. All class.

if any of the 'newbies' ;D would like to send me a pic of their creative space pls email me and I'll post it for you.

have a great weekend.

ps 3 weeks today, 3 weeks today. hip hip hooray.

t

Zan's on the blog

yeeehaaaa.
great to see you here Zani. U have provided some very upbeat banter in the comments.
We LOVE it.

Zani dropped into my inbox her LO in response to the Handwriting Challenge. Your style of writing is so neat. You should be proud of how tidy and clear it is.

Great layering and nice and bright.

I spy ric rac on this one. Your title is very eye catching

Great to see you showing off your stuff.

For anybody else who wants to send in your LO for the challenges, (current or past) this is how you do it.
1. save your pic off your camera or scanner as a JPG on your computer.
2. go to that file on your computer.
3. Right click
4. Send to
5. Mail recipient
6. Yes to make pictures smaller *this is an important step*
7. Your email window should appear with the pic already attached.
8. Type in one of our email addresses (find them on the right hand sidebar on this blog)
9. Type in your blurb and Send

tools and extra bits needed for each class

You will need to bring some extra items for the classes. Please refer to the class you are attending and ensure you have these items.

• ALL CLASSES - paper cutter/craft knife, scissors, cutting mat/mouse mat, double sided tape/xyron 510, sandpaper, dymo labeler

• HOUSE CLASS (FRIDAY NIGHT) - pritt glue, inks, stapler,

• TIFF'S INSPIRATION JOURNAL CLASS (SATURDAY AM) - emery boards or sandpaper, tape runner/sticky tape, dimensional magic, paper piercer/needle, blue, pink and green dymo tapes (around the block tapes), various rubons, hole punch. Please ensure you have a full roll of double sided tape or a full cartridge of adhesive for your Xyron, sewing needle with big eye (for threading stranded cotton through)

• MEREDITH'S EXPLOSION ALBUM CLASS (SATURDAY PM) - A blunt (non-serrated knife) or boner folder, 1 inch (2.5cm) circle punch (if you have one) and a 1 1/2 inch (4cm) circle punch (if you have one), paper piercer or needle, pencil and eraser

• AMANDA'S 2 LAYOUTS CLASS (SUNDAY MORNING) - black staz-on ink (if you have it), normal black ink (a bit old and shabby is good), sharp lead pencil, pritt glue, black gel pen, ruler, large and medium circle punches (if you have them), stapler.

life's little moments

Gosh I struggled with this one.

This is my second attempt at a journal spot. The first one looked awful and I had spelling boo boos and I just didnt like it.

So after poking thru my scrap paper stash I found my solution. Who says you cant put pink and red together. I cut out the heart shapes in the PP and used that 'window' as my journal area. I wrote it in pencil first to make sure it fits (big tip) and ruled some lines to keep it straight.

Another tip, if u have a sharp pin end on your LO, put a little itty bitty dot of dimensional magic on the sharp end so its puts a little ball of product on it. no more 'sharps' to be pricked by.

just have a looksie at this.

Sandra has extended herself and she has excelled well beyond measure. U have such confidence in your work now Sandra, its truly wonderful to see.

just wowsers at your lolly pop bloom. I am loving all the textures in it and in the torn layers to reveal the doullie.(spell check pls) Great pins too. Suits the shabby theme perfectly. the buttons, the oh so adorable pic ( I am a sucker for little tootsies).

This was a challenge entry that Sandra entered at Puzzle Sketches.

http://puzzlesketches.blogspot.com/

Good luck chick.

I think we all should pop over there when this one is loaded up and give it a vote.

t

i got attitude!

NOT me, but my darling Grandson!! This pic just popped out at me with those words! Trying to get a photo of this one smiling is a mean feat, let alone with a attitude smirk.

I did this page quickly yesterday before i went to work - which for me is amazing, as i am such a procrastinator when it comes to putting a page together!! And i even used hand writing.....not that i can say mine is anything fancy, but i guess it's mine!

One she prepared earlier ...

... but not that much earlier so they are fresh!!!

"Hi Meredith,
I have a couple here to show you. After seeing you all scrap away on Friday night, I had the urge and I spent all weekend scrapping!! (think I've done 5 or 6 LOs, that would have to be a record for me) The first one I did last night and the second one I did on Sunday, I have done a few lately with handwriting, and I LOATH my writing!!!
Cheers
Karen D"

Wow this is fantastic Karen ... love the red background patterned paper, the photo is very clever, the ribbon stunning for a shot of colour, the embellishments are beautiful and a cute journaling spot!!

This one ... quite different from your previous and your usual style ... very grungy!! Suits the theme of rock band really well, the red flowing through the layout is excellent and those manilla tags (available at newsagents and scrap shops) are fantastic for journaling tags.

If you took that photo you must have had a great seat!!

Fabo work again Karen!! Thank you!

Challenge 27

Okay ... are you ready girls??!!

This is the challenge that has Amanda tremoring slightly in her Crocs!!

It had me lying in bed last night wondering how I was going to do it ...

So with out further ado ...

Handwriting!!

Yes Sandra you were on the money!!

The rules:

1. It has to be your handwriting, not your child's or any one elses!!

2. It must not be computer generated (for those of you clever enough to do that!!)

3. It must be at least 10 words. Longer, even much longer, would be fantastic!!

4. Preferable that it is journaling rather than random words.

Think about how you could do your hand writing

... journaling strips, long strips or chopped up strips with a word per piece

... journaling tags or spots, there are lots of these out there or make your own.

... around the edge of your page or photo.

... on your photo, check that your pen will work on a scrap piece of photographic paper. This can look very effective.

... stamp a journaling balloon or lines and write away

I have been noticing that some magazines have had a lot of handwriting LO's lately so grab a mag or head on line for some inspiration!

Here is my layout ... and my hand writing is very average.

Please email your layouts to me ... my email address is on the right side bar!! Can't wait to see your handwriting!!

sneaky peeky.

yay.

The entire kit is packed.

For those who booked in for the 'inspiration journal' this is your sneak peek.

Cant give away any more secrets.

Wouldnt be a suprise then would it??

tehe.
t

double's done!

This one is inspired and loosely lifted from CK Vol 13 issue 3 page 107 by Wendy Bretz.

new challenge time..........................................

Well i am not going to tell you because i am scared.

bloody scared of this one. In fact it TERRIFIES me. Worse than stamps or paint this is something my nightmares are made of.


Meredith mentioned the idea to me a few weeks back and i have been stewing ever since. I know she is dreaming up this next challenge right this minute and will post it soon when she gets 5 mintues to jump on the www. (that chook is flat strap at the moment let me tell you!)

so until then you will have to think up and try and guess what torture Meredith is going to challenge me/us/ everyone with!

eeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

double take.

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whit woo Jenny

just how cute was your little man. Can completely understand about him not being okey dokey about stockings. I hate them too. I do really like that pic of his scuffed up jiffies.

Journalling says When you were 3 you took up ballet

And you really enjoyed it

But...

Come concert time you had to put on

Stockings

and

You refused to go anymore.

The frilly bib and the blue velvet top and ballet

were fine but the stocking were just

too too much.

love this Jenny. He'll hate it of course (snigger). The transparent heart is lovely, the journal strips, the damask paper.

All gorgeous.

Great take on that first sketch chick.

great to see you back here too.

more tantalizers.

getting excited yet??????????

we are!!!!!!!!!

cranking up the excitment

Hi girls :)

Yesterday Meredith, Tiff, Val and myself (lucky Sue got to go fishing in their new boat instead!) started packing kits for the retreat. All very exciting stuff - it feels so 'real' now we have bagged and labeled most things.

Only a few things left to go in them (just waiting on a couple of arrivals) and then they are good to go. Let me tell you that it was a great job to get out the way but a lot of fun doing it.

You girls are going to be spoilt ROTTEN!!

....and our major surprise hasn't even arrived yet!! Another two weeks and they will be here :)

So with that, and my office looking like some sort of scrapbook storeroom explosion :-o i thought i would give you a couple more sneak peeks.

Let us know what you think!

If you are a retreat attendee we would love for you to say hello and let us know what part of the retreat you are actually looking forward to.

For me it is the 'end result' of all our hard work. Seeing all the ladies happy with what WE have done really gives me a buzz. Can't wait for that :)

oh and the shopping isn't bad either ;-)

Retreat Sponsorship

Hiya girls.



Just a little break in transmission to bring you news from the retreat.



We have all been busy little beavers preparing for our weekend in March (not long now!) The pace has now hit ridiculous speed as we try and make sure every little detail is perfect.



Yep even Val has started stocking up on our food so that means it is very very close! YAY!




I need to mention here that without massive support from our local scrap stores we WOULD NOT be able to run this event. These girls are still running around like mad things organizing stuff for us and have been very patient in our requests.

• Leonie at PL Scrapworkz



• Brigette and Jo and Karen at Lock's Shabby Chic shack



• Ally and her scrapinalia

Items that we have in our kits have all been purchased through these outlets and the girls have done fantastic behind the scenes work trying so hard getting the products to us in time.

Apart from that we have had a huge response from sponsorship requests.

• Michelle at Scrapframes (http://www.scrapframes.com.au/) who will be attending our retreat from interstate.



• Scrapapple (http://www.scrapapple.com.au/)



• Kaisercraft (http://www.kaisercraft.net/au-nz/)



• Scraploot (http://www.scraploot.com.au/)



• Collections (Julie Van Oosten - http://members.westnet.com.au/collections/)

Please visit these ladies at their websites and support them. They have been VERY generous in their support of our retreat!

A special mention here to Toni R who used to run a www. forum and shop called 'Keepin' the memories' which sadly doesn't exist anymore :( but before it shut down Toni very kindly donated some wonderful items for the retreat.......i wont say anymore but I just think they are fabulous ;-) Thank you so much Toni . You will all get a chance to meet Toni and a few other girls from further afield in SA on the retreat weekend!

As always we try and keep most things a surprise but i thought i would give you all a teaser and show you

1. the big big box of retreat goodies and piles and piles of stuff i have in my office waiting to be 'packed up'

2. a little something else from the retreat ;-) Sorry Zanny - you were the guinea pig!

Psst ...

Check out the Port Lincoln Times today for a Feature Photo of pelicans ... great work Trish!!

Maybe a few more could send in their photos!!

It's a double!

Doubles is something i don't do regularly as a rule, but thought this was a good way to spread out lots of photos from our summer holiday down at Coffins Bay. I love to walk to Oyster walk, and the things we see along the way, which we see all the time and can take for granted.

I got my cardboard mounted photo idea from a page of Mel Nunn's in a recent Creative Paper

magazine.