Gina - Art Challenge

Hi Amanda,

                    Hope its not too late to put this one in for your art challenge, its been sitting on my table finished for the last week and a half and I just have not got around to scanning it

                  This is my first E2C challenge and I really enjoyed doing it. Ive always looked at the amazing work on the blog but never got off my but and did one. Thanks for the challenge.

This  lovely photo is of me, my husband, my brother in law and a friend of our's, in New  York, outside the Museum of Natural History pigging out on NY hot dogs. We were all starving, the boys were suffering from huge hangovers and I had been out all morning shopping.

The ribbon at the top of the page was put there after one of my wonderful kids dropped food onto the page after it was finished. It left a mark!!! A good reason to never leave pages out after there finished. LOL

TTFN  Gina

Oh wow Gina - this is brilliant!! Love the green and the crisp white! That little bit of twine is perfection curled around the bracket. Also that tiny apple paper clip is a great quirky reminder of 'the big apple'. 


Fabulous photo and journaling - i really felt like you were right next to me talking about it! Awesome stitching too.


Really loving this Gina and i hope we see a lot more of your work in here too. Thanks for being brave and finally sending your pages in. Very  inspiring work!

gift card holders

Inspired my Meredith's video link here I made these in very quick time last night.

I was a bit overwhelmed by the video (the music and pace is frantic) so got the basics and put my own spin on it.

I was going for a vintage, brown paper and string type of look and i before i knew it had churned out 8 in about an hour!

E2C 2011 cutting edge AGAIN

On behalf of Sue, Meredith and myself i would like to extend a huge CONGRATULATIONS to Fran Tynan and Tatum Woodroffe for being selected in the Scrapbook Memories Masters competition.

There are only a very small handful of Aussie girls picked each year so this is a huge accomplishment and what an amazing coup for E2C having them BOTH as our guest teachers in April 2011. We told you we were bringing you the best and lo and behold this couldn't be any more true!

Well done chickadees - we are very proud of you both and feeling a little bit psychic about it all LOL.

Stay tuned for 2011 retreat class details which will be advertised soon. I am sure you will not want to miss out on these amazing classes and workshops - there is something for everyone!

Tree topper ...

I just spied this over at Kerryn's blog ... gorgeous!!

Photo from Kerryn's blog post

http://kerrynlawson.blogspot.com/2010/11/angel-for-tree.html

Inspired ...

Go check his blog out from 1st December!!

Christmas is coming ...

and oh dear it is coming fast!!

Can you believe it?!

Janice sent me an email about a blog that she found with some Christmas ideas ...

http://jillibeansoup.typepad.com/my_weblog/

I love this advent calender idea ...

http://jillibeansoup.typepad.com/Jillibean_ProjectSheet_AdventCalendar-1.pdf
... so quick and fairly cheap if you have an old frame around (or head to the op shop to have a look for one) that you could spray paint!

A Christmas wreath with a difference ...

http://jillibeansoup.typepad.com/my_weblog/

I also found these cute gift tags ...

and a video to see how to make a gift card holder ...



this chick works fast ;-)

Thanks Janice!

Lauren - Sue's sketch x2

Hi Amanda,
Attached are my versions of Sues Sketches for October and November.
 I actually did the october sketch (My sisters) in Trinity Haven, but it took me until YESTERDAY to print out the journalling...with my dodgy computer its quite a process to use the printer, my main reason why I rarely print my journalling...
Thankyou for fabulous sketches Sue!!
Hope you are having a gorgeous Friday,
xx Lauren

OMG Lauren!!!!!!!!!!!! These are sen-bloody-sational. I cannot say enough LOVEs to let you know how blown away i am. Just love your style (even if it is the complete opposite to mine) Oh that masking tape type is just yummy. As is the ink sprayed flower.


And that cute little heart banner is so adorable as well as that delicious little cluster.


incredible stuff Lauren. I just love looking at how everyone interprets these sketches!

Irene - Sue's sketch

Hi Sue

This is a first for me- have challenged myself!
Thought it was time I submitted a page as I have been getting lots of inspiration from
your sketches and the challenges for ages now.

Thanks girls for the great blog.

Irene

Thanks Irene, I was very excited to see your layout in my inbox....and then for it to be full of pink....OMG, that is different for my postings!

Wow...love this LO Irene, 'specially the very cute heart banner, splashes of green paint/ misting and delightfully gorgeous photos!!

Thanks for sharing this one here with us...and would love to see more of your work!!

Tracey- Sue's sketch

Howdy Sue,

attached is my layout 'Master chef', to answer your sketch challenge. This layout is very busy for me and nothing at all like I was going to scrap it at the scrapathon!!! I'm sorry I just couldn't come at misting because that's messy stuff that I just can't cope with!! However I inked some circle thingies and I found that hard enough. The journalling reads ' making muffins is so much fun but the absolute best part of cooking is the tasting'. These photos are of Jessica when she was three, its hard to believe she has just turned 13!

Have a great weekend.

Tracey xx
Thanks Tracey for sending this one in....totally love it ALL. Great colours, and love the torn paper banner....so cute....and what punch have you used here, love the look of it!! Oooh, and i love those inked circles 'thingos'....great effect!

And such a cute little grubby face....makes you wanna just kiss it!! Love the priceless photos!!

Maryanne - Art Challenge

Mary there are so many things i love about this one.

Is it that awesome punch? Is it your gorgeous red wood backing? Is it your fantastic honest journalling? Is it that great photo with your handsome sons? (how did they get so big and so ummmm hot that quickly??!)  Is it the little spotty banner? Or is it your secret little 'rock on' hand signal in the photo?

hmmmmm well i can't decide  - i love it all.

Also I can't work out which is cooler - that layout or the fact that you took your sons to Metallica. You must be the most awesome parents!

Ali - Sue's Sketch

oh this is fantabulous Ali - love the series of candid photos, that little cloud, your handwritten journalling (so much more personal!!) , cute banner and a kick butt title!

Also admire how you have used a busy paper but still managed to make it look perfect and not overdone or overwhelming at all. Clever, clever chickie.

I think you BOTH are blessed to have each other.

Sue - Amanda's Art challenge

This layout is using the Basic Grey range 'Wander'......i have been using that quite a bit lately with some of my travel pages, and there is more misting...AGAIN!!....i am loving it at the moment!

Sue xx

1950s musings

Marika - Sue's Sketch

oh this is so cute!! Love the series of photos and those little girls are adorable there having a little chat!  Awesome banner and splats!!


That two toned butterfly is a bit funky too!


The green and pink against the yellow is so stunning.

Amanda - Sue's Sketch

Michelle- Sue's sketch

Michelle sent this a couple days ago, and i have just been waiting for the go ahead to do some posting. Sorry Michelle it has taken me a day or two.

Hi Sue

Here is my take on your sketch challenge.

I’m missing the banner – just couldn’t work out how one would fit on this LO.

Photo’s were taken at Pildappa Rock.

Tx
Michelle


Love your misting and string with flowers for banner, very cute!!! I have always loved the look of corrugated card, loving it on this LO Michelle!! Thanks for sharing and joining in with the sketch!!

Sue's sketch - Meredith

Misting: sprayed on the chipboard banner!!

Amanda's Art Challenge - Meredith

Lou - Sue's Sketch

Hi Guys

Please find attached my take on Sues Fabo Sketch Challenge.

Cheers Lou xxx

Oh my. 

I think i let out a little squeal when i saw that you had used a photo of Sue for her sketch - because i knew it would tickle her fancy!! What awesome bird stamping and inspiring use of ?tissue paper for texture.  That little Hessian banner just stole my heart away too.

This is brilliant Lou. Thanks so much. 

See Sue - your sketch really DOES rock!






and that is the last layout for me to post tonight. See my inbox really was overflowing!!! Thanks so much to all the girls who have shown patience while waiting for these to be shown on the blog. xx

Ali - Art Challenge

Hi Amanda, Happy Sunday!! Well it is here except for Mia who has pharyngitis.. not good, can't take antibiotics for that one!! SO, anyway, love this photo of myself and two of my oldest friends. I had fun doing this one, thankyou! Looking forward to Wednesday so I can register, yippee!!!

Ali x

Firstly you will all be pleased to know i promptly told Ali that registrations for the retreat were taken TODAY not Wednesday!!!!

Secondly - how awesome is this!!!?????? love love love the bright yellow. Love the red' hell yeah' LOL. Your doodling is amazing Ali - i am so envious!! and it's just a bloody brilliant photo of you all - hilarious!!

Thanks so much for sending it in - great work!