my little helper

This month, for Handmade by Suzanne, I will be working with Crate Paper - Story Teller collection ☺  What a joy to create with - it's colourful and has lots of fun patterns, tags, buttons and little pegs.

Here is my first LO using my DT kit:

 Some pictures of my little man helping me doing some baking ☺All of the products used here are from the Story Teller collection (except for the stamps) Here are some close-up's:

 ... I just love tags - in this collection there is a whole 12x12 page of tags which you can cut out.  Once again, I've used the Tim Holtz mini rosette die and added in a sticker to the centre - I've also cut out some little flags to add at the bottom of the rosette ...

 ... sticker letters outlined in chocolate pen and cute wooden pegs perfect for the tags - all from this collection ...

... another rosette topped with a wooden button from the button pack ... also some more stickers ...

For the rest, I've added in some background stamping for texture and interest - some of the word stamps are from Prima and the texture stamps from Kasiercraft.

School holidays is upon us now - so nice to have it relaxed and 'out' of routine ☺  I still hope to fit in some scrap booking - my boys have already attacked my craft room and messed it all up - must be my turn now.
Thanks for coming by and happy crafting ☺

you & me

Do you love polka-dots?? Then White with 1 have a very fun challenge for you this month!!

The challenge is: White + Polka-dots + Tape (there is no colour requirement this month as the theme is polka-dots)

So here's what I've come up with:

 I had so much fun creating this LO ☺I've used a mixture of papers all with dots.  My spotty background has been created with mists and paint and bubble wrap.  I've sprayed mist over the bubble wrap, then added splotches of paint and ink - then I've placed the white card stock onto the bubble wrap and pressed it down, so the paper could soak up the mist/paint/ink.  By doing it this way, you can have several colours that are defined.
Here are some close-up's:

 an assortment of flowers including a rosette using Bo Bunny papers ... the black spotty strip is washi tape ...

 ... a close-up of the background - I've covered a chipboard cloud with washi tape ...  also some Fimo creations from Leeann's Chip Chop Shop - love the brightness these embellishments add ...

...my 'typewriter' journalling and lots of strips of spotty papers and tape ...

We would love you to try out this challenge and link it back to the White with 1 blog - all the details for this challenge can be found there too.

Thanks so much for coming by and your kind comments ☺☺

summer days

Looking for a bright and colourful challenge - we have one over at ARTastic this month.  Be inspired by this painting and create something BRIGHT ☺

Here is my Design Team inspiration:

This challenge worked well for summer holiday pictures.  I've used bright and colourful papers from Echo Park and teamed them with fun embellishments! 

Here are some close-up's:

 ... Fimo embellishments from my friend Leeann - colourful doilies and a rolled felt rose from Polly Scrap Kits ...

 ... some misting in the backgound with a sticker cloud and fimo cloud ...

... strips of coloured papers and a fun star button - my computer journalling ...

We would love to see you join in this month - check out the details at the ARTastic blog.  There is also a Design Team call - lots of fun stuff happening ☺

Hope to see you at ARTastic.

July sketch at Handmade by Suzanne

Hello - Wahooooooo!!  I'm happy and excited to be able to share some fantastic news - I'm now part of the wonderful Design Team at Handmade by Suzanne.  I'm thrilled about this new opportunity and look forward to promoting products from HBS and also sharing my creativity and inspiration ☺

So I have my LO for the July sketch - designed by fellow DT member Nadia - she really does some fantastic designs and they are so much fun to work with.

Here is the sketch:

 And here is my take on the sketch:

 My sister-in-law has given to me some photo's of her family that I can use for my scrap booking - this is one of them - two of her sweet children ♥♥
I've used an assortment of papers for this one - Studio Calico, Basic Grey and Bo Bunny and a touch of Hambly.  And I've used that pretty punch from Martha Stewart - French Scroll ♥
Here are some close-up's:

 ... chipboard title - I've painted it white then sprinkled with Diamond Dust (really cool stuff and I can't wait to use it some more ...I've also used the MFT Die-namics Fancy Flourish die ...

 ... an array of flowers - some from Prima and the others are handmade rosettes using the Tim Holtz Mini Paper rosette die and roses using the  MFT Die-namics Large rolled rose - both of these flowers are so much fun to make☺ ...

... some little letters from MME ... I've also done some subtle misting and texture in the background ...

We would love to see your entries in the gallery at Handmade by Suzanne!!  There is a $40.00 voucher to win - WOW - that's a great prize ☺
I will be back through-out the month with LO's using my DT kit of Crate Paper goodies ☺☺
Thanks for coming by and all your lovely comments.

beautiful friend

Hello, hope your week has been going great.  The skies are blue here, so the sun is shinning; though still a little fresh.  But it's good!!  Just popping in here to share my LO for the sketch over at C'est Magnifique!!  I was lucky enough to have my LO from last month chosen as a favourite and picked up a nice La Blanche stamp which I just received the other day ☺

So here's what I've done with the June sketch:

 I've used some papers from Bo Bunny - one of the older collections - it's good to use papers that are collecting dust☺  I've done a fair bit of stamping (with new stamp), misting, masking and using texture medium in the background.
This is a picture of me and my sis-in-law who lives in Tasmania - we saw each other a few months back and it was lovely to spend some time together ☺
Here are some close-up's:

 ... flowers from Manor House & Prima ... a chipboard word - i've covered it in white paint, then added splotches of Distress Stain - vintage photo - and then added some Stickles ...

 ... using my MS punch - French Scroll - and also some doily lace by Basic Grey ...

 ... some of the textured background - I've used the 'mini brick' CW stencil and have also used Mister Huey's colour mists in Shine to give it some gorgeous shimmer ...

 ... a Kaisercraft wooden flourish - bird branch - more white paint, Distress ink and Stickles ...

... and here is the gorgeous sketch designed by Nadia - you have a few days left to enter ...

Thanks so much for coming by - I have a very special friend coming to visit so I'm looking forward to spending the next two days with her☺  Til next time and happy crafting.

favourite time of day

Hey, hope you are having a great weekend.  Ours has been nice - relaxing and spending time with our boys ☺

I've done the challenge over at Polly Scrap Kits - using the following inspiration picture.

Here's what I've come up with:

All of the products used come from Polly Scrap Kits - June Kit.  Really love what Kayla has put together ♥
I've used the quote in the inspiration picture and also the idea of the leaves in the background - have used a stamp to create these.
Here are some close-up's:

 ... a cute denim rolled flower ...  also a close-up of the stamped leaves - the stamp is by Fontwerts and I've used Crumb Cake ink from Stampin'Up ...

 ... October Afternoon sticker letters - I like to outline stickers as it gives them more depth and makes them stand out ...

... and the quote which comes from the inspiration picture ... the shimmer in the background is from some Studio Calico mist - Shine ...

I love this set of photo's - one of Caden's favourite things to do is read or listen to stories - he has an amazing memory and is quite good at memorizing some of his books ☺

I have never really worked with kits before, but I have to say that it's been nice to put a LO together using only a selected amount of products and to make them work together - this June kit is pretty amazing and has some fabulous NEW products in it too!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend ♥

a few more from Echo Park - Paradise Beach collection!!

Hello, I'm back to show you my final two LO's that I created using my kit from 

Handmade by Suzanne - show-casing Echo Park - Paradise Beach.  I very much enjoyed working with this collection ☺

 I've used a picture of my sweet niece who just LOVES the beach.  She is definitely a 'surfer girl' ☺
For the page I've used a lot of strips of paper - one of the pattern papers has lots of pieces that you can cut out!  I've also misted in the background using one of the OA Sprinkler mists - Frequent Flyer - this is my absolute favourite at the moment.  Perfect for subtle backgrounds.
Here are some close-up's:

 ... wooden Kaisercraft shapes - these are the clam shells I received in my kit.  This time I've coloured the wooden shapes with my Copic Markers and then used dimensional magic to give it some gloss.  It's come up beautiful and shiny ☺
You can also see a punched border - this is a new punch called French Scroll - MS round the page set.

 ... my computer journalling ...

 ... a layered paper bloom with a cabachon ...

And my next one:

 I love the design of this page - it's fun and easy and always works.  I've used a picture of my friends two little girls - don't they look sweet!!  I've used some of that OA mist again with a flower mask that I had in my collection ☺The flags have been cut from the pattern papers.
Here are some close-up's:

 ... Prima flowers and some paper blooms - I love adding a cabachon to the centre to finish them off ... some twine to attach my pegs which hold the photo and flags ...

... letters from the EP sticker sheet - I've firstly matted them on white cardstock, then cut them out and inked the edges.  A few of the letters I've mounted on foam tape ...

I hope you've lasted this far ☺☺
And I really hope you've enjoyed my inspiration for Echo Park - Paradise beach collection.  It's been awesome showing you all.
Thanks for coming by.