Sunday, November 22, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
Maryanne - colour challenge
Sandra - a flower tutorial
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Don't forget...
Yes it seems a long way away still and tricky to get your head around decision making now for something being done in March 2010 but we really need to get our orders in so the kits are ready in time!
We have had a great response so far - thanks to those that have been quick off the mark!
Believe me - these projects are all amazing! You are going to kick yourself if you miss out.
Sunday is the deadline!
Alison S - light photo challenge
Sunday, November 15, 2009
E2C 2010 - class details
Melanie Forbes will be coming to us all the way from Perth in WA! If her name sounds familiar it is because she is well published and a much sought after scrap teacher in WA. She is also a Design Team member for Twiddleybitz and 3 Angels Scrapping and has had guest DT spots at Sissey Kits and Scrapframes. She has had Honorable Mentions in the past 3 Scrapbooking Memories Masters Competition and is a finalist again this year.
If you would like to see some more of Mel's work and get a feel for her style check out her rocking blog - click here
Mel will be teaching one beautiful layout and we feel very, very lucky to have her onboard! Thanks Mel!
Ok so the class details are as follows :
1. You may book into as many classes as you like again this year. No limit at all. There is a total of 3 classes this year.
2. Payments for classes/kits will be required in FULL by 30th of November. If you foresee difficulties in making this time frame please discuss your options with Meredith.
3. Class registration will be open until Sunday of next week (22nd November) PLEASE DO NOT PUT THIS OFF OR YOU WILL MISS OUT.
4. Registrations to Meredith via email at: john.treloar@bigpond.com
5. If you have any questions at all please do not hesitate to contact us directly.
Amanda: ga.hall@bigpond.com
Sue: suepars@activ8.net.au
Meredith: john.treloar@bigpond.com
IMPORTANT : Class kits/fees are non refundable.
Marika - light challenge
Farm Beach last night.
Ahhhhh now don't we all feel better!??? What a gorgeous sunset Marika. I can hear the waves and feel the cool breeze just looking at it!
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!
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Tanya - light challenge
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
Sandra - banner challenge
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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`
"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!!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Tiff - light photo
Monday, November 9, 2009
Sandra - light photo challenge
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
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Brigette - colour challenge and sketch
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
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
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!
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Sandra - Xmas project
Wow Sandra. This is absolutely amazing. So vintage and yummy! Gorgeous!
Light photo challenge - Meredith
Tiff - light photo
light challenge photo
one for the guys.
;-)
gotta keep our boys happy too dont we.
cheers
t
good one Tiff. Nice light.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Sue's sketch & colour challenge - Marika
Light photo challenge - Marika
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!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Tiff - light photo
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
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
Absolutely stunning Mary. These are breathtaking. What a great capture of those rays - wow.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Sandra - light photo challenge
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!
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.
Monday, November 2, 2009
November sketch challenge
So have fun with my sketch, and see... scrapping doesn't have to cost the earth with products, just a few little bits and pieces.
Can't wait to see your pages.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
November
Photography Challenge.
ok the theme this month is LIGHT. Interperate that how you will and snap away. Maybe you would like to experiment with light flare - which is a very big, 'in' thing at the moment. Perhap you might have another more quirky way of looking at light. Think out of the box.
This is one of my fav. shots from the wedding i helped at a few weeks ago using some diffuse backlighting from the sun. A truly magnificent day for photo taking! Or here is another fav. dreamy sort of shot of one of Marika's gorgeous kids. I love how angelic he looks here! (Marika i know you are laughing about now - honestly they were just kids being kids - don't stress!!)
Amanda's Challenge.
Banners. Yep those little triangular thingos that usually say 'go team' or strung above the fire place with letters to spell out CHRISTMAS written on each flag.
They are popping up on layouts all over the place. They are not overly big on my list of 'gorgeous embellishments' but i gave it a go and actually liked how it turned out on this layout! Push yourself, extend and try something new! (i didn't measure my triangles but did it all by roughly eyeballing and nipping with the scissors) You can fasten with string, staples, machine stitching.....the list of possibilities is endless!
Sue's Sketch
Stay tuned.
Meredith's Challenge
Stay tuned.
Colour Challenge.
Using kraft to celebrate our new colour combo for the March retreat i have teamed that with baby pink, black and white for a shabby chic look. I can't wait to see your creations with this yummy combo.
Tracey - scrapathon layouts
Howdy Amanda, hope you are having a great weekend. Attached are the layouts I did on the scrapathon. I am pretty please with all these considering my brain was elsewhere and I was rather sleep deprived before I even got there. They are scrapped reasonably straight but I photographed them on a lean, sorry about the flash dots. The grid layouts were working for me and they were the best way to scrap our Africa photos (thanks Kate M for the suggestions!!). I used African money on the safari layout for embellishments and I think it looks pretty good.
Just thought I would share a bit from that weekend and I would love to see other peoples work.
Cheers, Trace
Maryanne - twine (yarn)
Kitchen inspiration - Sandra
Wow Sandra ... that is so funny!! Great layout - love your splash back tiles and what groovy patterned paper - perfect for the theme!! And a yummy looking meal!!
Thank you for sending it in - sorry about the delay in posting it - I had a party to get to yesterday!!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Sandra - photo, twine and misc. challenges
The one of me could fit the mobile phone challenge... I took the photo myself with the phone... and I felt like a real idiot doing it too... lucky no one was around!
The crossword layout could fit the twine challenge. I am nearly finished another layout which has a bit of twine on it... will send that in when I finally get it finished.
And the other one fits no challenge AT ALL unless the challenge was to produce a layout which hurts your eyes! lol.. So much Green!! and yes Teagan loved it!This layout was a challenge to create as I personally am not a green lover... unless it grows in the garden!
Thanks to the rest of the girls on my table (and the one behind me!) for the encouragement!! I would love to see some of the other creations produced on the weekend... I saw some fantastic things being made as I snuck around the room, too fantastic not to share with the rest of us!!!
Cheers for now Sandra
Sandra - the first one is a very Louise Nelson type of LO - this is interesting ;-) and fantastic! I am certain she will be stoked by this! Brilliant work and really inspiring, open journalling.
The crossword one again uses some heart string tugging journalling - i read it on the retreat and struggled to hold it together. What a beautiful memory. You have scrapped that fantastically.
The green layout is very GREEN, but wow= what an imact. I love the colour green and you have used it so well here. A great design and i am certain that Teagan loved the end result. How could she not love such a brilliant page on her and her fav. colour...??!!
Thanks for sharing Sandra. As you said it would be great to see a bit more work that was produced on the weekend! I know there was a fair bit done by all! What a relaxing and creative weekend we had!