Camera strap pattern ...

Okay ... those of you with cameras ... ha ha ha!!!

Thought you might like this link to make a camera strap cover with your choice of fabric ... make it your self or ask someone who sews to whip it up for you!!

http://madebypetchy.blogspot.com/2008/11/tutorial-camera-strap-slipcover.html

So head into your local fabric shop (;-)) and get shopping and sewing!!

Glimmermist ...

Some of you have tried this product and others are thinking about!!!

Just thought I would post some links from their web site that might help and even tempt some to give it a go!!

Facts ...
http://mytatteredangels.com/faq.php

Basic techniques ...
http://mytatteredangels.com/glimmermisttechniques.php

New colours to be released soon ...
http://mytatteredangels.com:80/shop.php?cPath=25_116_159

Technique videos ...
http://mytatteredangels.com/demos.php

Photo blog to check out ...

http://www.catchycolors.blogspot.com:80/

Some amazing colours in these photos as well as other themes.

Tiff - more she

Well you have really enjoyed these She challenges Tiff. Is that your third one? Great job.

Photo here by Maryanne and was taken at the retreat 09 - a common view of Tiff that we saw at that time LOL. Nice journalling onto the photo - fab big photo and i like that red, diecut paper. Very nice.

Tiff's challenge - Meredith's layout

Michelle - she

A warm welcome to a newbie Michelle who has joined in our she challenge! Well done Michelle and we hope you enjoy joining in our group!

Oh goodness i love your painted streaky border and that combo of denim, the pink and red spot and the bright green is totally WOW. Lovely job! Learning to ride a bike takes a LOT of daring so well done to your daughter!

Nice to 'meet' you Michelle!

June Colour Challenge

I saw this combo of colours on a little boy's beanie once and have remembered it ever since.

I just loved how there were two greys - one a more steel, darker colour and the other was lighter, and how they both really amped up the burgendy and teal. It just looked delicious and wintery.

I even think the beanie-ed kid may have been one of Sue's grandchildren!

Remember you can add black, white or kraft if you so desire. Also you do not have to use them in the amounts shown here..... the varying amounts are just for the purpose of looking fancy-scmancy.

Sandra - Sue's challenge

Sue has passed on Sandra's image for me to post.

I love how 'boyish' this turned out Sandra - love the little male symbol and 'man'. Great title also! And ooooooooohweeeeeeeeee is that a hand drawn border?? Fantastic!

Tiff - tiff's challenge

Wow - amazing how different Tiff's layout is to Marika's.
Your book pages up the top look like a little roof ontop of a photo house - cute.
Well done girls on tackling a tricky one.

Marika - tiff's challenge

Marika has been brave and tackled Tiffs blind challenge. This is a really lovely page marika. I think the papers and colours you have used are just lovely. It's funny but i had an image in my head of a very elaborate page that would come out of all those instructions....but this is quite simple! The embellishements and choices you have made have made it simply stunning though Marika.

She said:

I found it refreshing to not have to think too much except for picking my colours. Tried out my cuttlebug that I got for myself for my birthday. Will be using that more often.

firstly a belated Happy Birthday and secondly you will love owning a cuttlebug. They are so handy for a bit of extra dimension for embossing and fab for cutting out lovely shapes and letters. Well done!

I love photos that make me smile ...

... don't you?

There is a series of books under the title MILK ... they feature photos from all over the world on a theme like family or friends or love.

I just found this web site with a competition that they had run and the photos make me smile.

The winner ...
http://www.freshmilkphotos.com/winnersgallery_grandprizewinner.html

The runners up ...
http://www.freshmilkphotos.com/winnersgallery1.html

An overview of MILK ... taken from their website

Inspired by the 1950’s landmark photographic exhibition, “The Family of Man”, M.I.L.K. began as an epic global search to find unique and geographically diverse images on the themes of friendship, family and love. It was not only the richest in photographic history, but also one of the most significant, drawing participation from 17,000 professional and amateur photographers in 164 countries. In total over 40,000 images were received by M.I.L.K., including at least four Pulitzer Prize-winners. The 300 winning images were chosen by the Chief Judge Magnum photographer Elliott Erwitt, and were the basis for three books entitled Family, Friendship and Love and an international touring exhibition launched at New York’s Grand Central Terminal in 2001.

The books are very special and would make a wonderful gift for a special person.

amanda - more she

A Challenge from Tiff

As promised here is another challenge....and this time it is one from Tiff. And boy oh boy what a challenge it is! A blind scrapping challenge....i will leave it to Tiff to explain..

So,have fun with it and look forward to seeing all your pages!!

HI Sue.

This is my blind scrapping challenge. There is no example with this challenge. The idea is for each Scrapper to interperet the instructions in her own way and pull a LO together with her own perceptions. Not mine. Usually everyone's LOs are fairly different even tho everyone has the same set of instructions. I have 'borrowed' this challenge from Mandy at Scrap Therapy. www.teacupofscrapisms.blogspot.com
I strongly recommend that you print this out and have it by your elbow as you create!!!

the ingredients are

MATERIAL LIST
1 photo – no bigger than landscape 10x15cm
1 cardstock or background plain paper
1 contrasting pattern paper 1 scrap contrasting plain paper (perhaps an offsetting colour) approx 3x5in
2 x small book print pages(can be torn from a book) and/or music paper (I’ve used one of each) 1 ricrac approx 14cm
1 braid/trim/lace (whichever suits) approx 20cms
2 small embellies (hearts/flowers etc) approx 3x3cm or 3x2cm –ish
Alpha for a 2 word title
double sided tape or tape runner, circle punch, glue, sander or distressor and ink.

Instructions are
STEP ONE Using cardstock or background paper – tear a strip off the top – you can make this to your desired size whether it be just under your 12x12 or 10x12 (I’ve done this size) or to the standard 8.5in size – so it looks landscape. slight ‘wobbly’ tear is fine.

STEP TWO Using your patterned paper, you will be tearing (a contrasting or similar tear) along the top BUT you need to make sure that all sides measure 1cm smaller all round from the edge of your background paper. THEREFORE, cut down two of the vertical sides 1cm in from the edge on both sides (or 2cms on one side – depending on pattern of paper) (there is one ONE torn edge – the top – the others are CUT) ONCE you have done this, then place it on your background paper with a 1cm border on the three sides INCLUDING the bottom and tear along the top – a distance according to your taste (1-3cms – or varying degrees of this) If you are doing a 8.5in landscape – it would be wise to use approx no more than 1cm. Sand, distress and ink your sides and bottom straight edges then stick pattern paper to background paper.

STEP THREE Layer your two book print/music pages one over the top of the other with the underneath one peeking out to the side and a little above the top page, (lower page is slightly bigger then the top page) – stick to the left side of the LO. You can tear and roll the edges of the top piece a little – make a little shabby. You may want to ink the edges?

STEP FOUR Overlap your photo as the 3rd layer on top of these two book prints – Sand, distress or ink if you like.

STEP FIVE Stick your ricrac down the left side of the photo vertically

STEP SIX Run some double sided tape on the underneath of your braid/trim/lace and pinch into little gathers and stick it along the left side of the ricrac running it the same way vertically. It should be about a cm longer each end than the ricrac

STEP SEVEN Glue your two little embellies on the top left hand corner of the photo overlapping the photo, ricrac and onto the trim.

STEP EIGHT Place your title one word on top of the other word to the right of the photo near the bottom of the page.

STEP NINE Cut out a butterfly (or a figure that is appropriate for you LO) from your scrap piece of paper – the offsetting colour scrap. ( Bella glitter butterfly paper as a template about right) you can freehand draw them and cut out or use a punchie. If you have a boy- how about a bug, bee or bird, star for eg. Stick just at or above the top right hand corner of the photo. You still need a little bit of the same scrap paper for the next step.

STEP TEN Punch a half circle (or draw and cut out) from the same scrap paper about 2inches in diameter as a journaling block and stick just under the top book/music printed page towards the bottom on the left of the trim. AND then you are ALL finished!

cant wait to see what comes out of this one.

And keep tuned as there will be yet another challenge later this week or maybe next ;).....

Happy Scrapping xx

Another 'i should be busy but am blog surfing' post

and have found this hilarious site

fail blog

very very funny photos.

Tiff - more she

Tiff has used her favourite colour in this one. Saying "She makes the world a better place. Celebrate her.'

Nice work Tiff. The purple certainly looks very you! Cute little size too.

Marika - more she

Marika is one busy lady. 4 small kids and she has started back at work again...so that doesn't leave much scrapping time.

She has created another fantabulous 'she' page which is lovely. The colours are so bright and fresh and i love the craft as background - those colours nearly jump off the page!

lovely work Marika. Thanks for finding the time.

Aren't these quotes inspirational. I am in the middle of my second 'she' page too. If you have done more than one please feel free to send it in!

Amanda - time TRAVEL

Thanks Meredith for reminding me about this funny photo on travel. Yes when we went to Ballarat i was desperate to do this dress up and step back in time type of photo. When we found out the cost involved there were a few hiccoughs but i managed to twist a few arms anyway.

Despite my dorky look on my face i totally LOVED how this turned out. Reasons why include:

• Greg looks quite the regal gentleman,
• We had to haggle and bargin with Kelsey to remove her headband for the shot (this was during the dreaded 'headband harry era' I think she may well be clutching it in her hand in the photo actually.
• LOVE how angelic Piper looks in this. Totally perfect.

I was amazed at how well it turned out considering we had to sit still for a few seconds as it was an old (pinhole?) type camera - i thought this was an impossible ask for Piper but she performed brilliantly.

Very funny and i loved our little jaunt back in time. So another 'travel' photo but not taken by me obviously!

pinky rammer signing in.

Ok if you have ever been short of a few dollars for your scrapping supplies i do have the answer.

go here and make yourself a porn name.

Mine is now Pinky Rammer LOL.

write me a comment and sign it in your porn name........

(only joking about the scrap money making venture - i love scrapping but that is a little extreme!)

Amanda - travel

ok a few from me.

the first is what i was originally going to use - a thinking outside the square type of shot.

When we go to Coffins for our holidays we always do a national park trip with the 4wd. It is heaps of fun and i love those days. This is a 'way' of travel......mode of transport if you will lol.

This next one is of me when i was 15 at Macchu Pichu in Peru. It was the most amazing and magical place i have ever been (so far!) Hopefully one day i can say something along the same lines for Stonehenge and a heap of scottish castles.........

At Meredith's prompting and my laughing at Sandra's shot, i will try and find the Sovereign Hill family shot of ours...it is hilarious.

Tiff's travels ...

"My photo challenge for Travel.

I see an awful lot of this view. I am behind the wheel a fair bit being the kid's taxi driving for their activities. Luckily for me, when we do our trips away, Kym has a hands on attitude and I don't see the steering wheel at all. And that suits me just fine so I can catch up on my scrap mag reading. Oh and referee the kids in the back seat. lol

Tiff"