Time Flies @ Let's Get Shabby/Arty

Playing along right at the end of the month with this great challenge at  

Let's Get Shabby/Arty

 

Let's Get Arty

Challenge # 68

Show us any genre of project with.....

Small dots or spots and distinct outlines

It's a great inspiration... 

So here is my 8.5 x 11 watercolour page.

I love WC paper - the texture, the ability it has to do just what I want!

I used a stencil along with Heidi Swapp Colour Shine & Dylusions sprays as the background.

I love how things just 'lob' on my desk....I am the only scrapper here, but suddenly this card showed up with all these lovely circular words & signs, so with some terrible fussy cutting here it is in close-up.

I have used my new Chameleon pens, gold Zig writer to outline circles & embellies, along with some BG stickers &  dear little enamel dots from an unknown source!

It was great to work on this page about my little granddaughter, I enjoyed the freedom of the page.

Hugs xx

 

Words are Stars @ Let's Get Shabby

Over at Let's Get Shabby/Arty this month the challenge #65 is

Books

So what I have done is used a fabulous arty farty album (and lovely gold stars) that the lovely Karen Watson sent me, & begun an album of arty works for me.

My mum was a MAD crossword puzzler & she had this fabulous book called

And it is in rather a state of over use, but so loved that I decided to use the pages even more for my arty farty journaling

and here is mum's notes in the back...

I love the way she added her touches...

So I have ripped & torn pages, Mod Podged them into my journal, added delightful colour from Ken Olivers Color Bursts & water, plus some gold texture paste.. 

And my double arty page....titled 'Words are Stars'

Another fabulous challenge - thank you!

Hugs xx

Hello Sunshine at Let's Get Shabby/Arty

What a great challenge once again over at Let's Get Shabby/Arty!

And I mean it is a beauty!

Challenge #64

Here’s our next challenge…….

To use:

‘Discolouration’  (Australian spelling)          ‘Discoloration’  (American spelling)

Definition:

Dictionary:   discoloured/discolored :  marking or area with a stain.

 

So wow did I have fun!!

 

I began with the fabulous watercolour paper and I

 

a used a PG Tips tea bag of Petes, some Honey Chai (that has given my whole scraproom a divine smell) and one Impatients flower...

 

 

 

 Sorry that the flower broke though...

Lots of drying then - Voila! My LO about my dear little daughter in 1984.....

I used Prima stamps, & lots of Cocoa Vanilla embellies

And a few little closeups..

And a calico Prima flower worked on this discolouration theme as well...

Very happy with my creative efforts...it was such a pleasure to play at my desk.

Thank you

Hugs xx

Altered paper cards @ Let's Get Arty

The challenge this month at Let's Get Arty is a fabulous one again.

Alter/change (in an ARTY way) the pattern on  patterned paper or fabric. Use some/all/tiny piece of your original paper/fabric in your project.   We need two photos of original paper before altering and your finished project.

 

So I chose to use Prima Engraver Collection 'Bank Note' paper - I have had this a while & love it, but just couldn't think of what to do with it...but this challenge was perfect I thought.

 

 

I used Modge Podge & whilst drying I sprayed with Mister Hueys's Amarillo Taxi - that gorgeous yellow.

 

I had heaps of fun fussy cutting lovely pieces from the Prima paper, & layering on these 2 cards.

My love card

 

My Good Life card

Many thanks for a great challenge.

Hugs xx

Love in 1994 @ Let's Get Shabby...Arty!

Well Lets Get Shabby is back....hooray!!

And I have to say with the most innovative challenge idea I have ever seen - I love it!!

CHALLENGE #61
Colour Swatch Challenge!

PICK a photo from your photo gallery

UPLOAD it to  ‘Chip It’  to  get your swatch colours….   

CREATE a project  based on at least four colours from the colour swatches.

 

(The LGS gals tell you how to go about getting your own Chip It)

 

Here is my Chip It....I used a photo I took last weekend at my Jade & Pete's glorious wedding...

 

 

And here is my project...a 6.5" x 12" memory page...

I loved using these colours & working on a thinner size...and loved using this old photo of us as a young family, during the recent clearup of my dear departed FIL's home.

A fabulous challenge - thank you!

Hugs xx

 

 

Thinking of You @ Let's Get Shabby

Here is my card for Challenge 60 @ Let's Get Shabby..

and here is the inspiration...

I actually got a sad feeling from this one..so my card is a bit sombre..

Lots of Basic Grey paper layers & a sweet little Technique Tuesday stamp, some gorgeous black lace,

along with this gorgeous die cut umbrella/parasol...

Thank you for a lovely challenge,

Hugs xx

 

My heart wanders...@ Let's Get Scrabby

I haven't played with the lovely gals at Let's Get Shabby for a while & it was time I did!

So this month their challenge is

A FAVOURITE 'BOOK' COVER

It could be from your childhood, from your children's childhood or perhaps it could be what you've read more recently..

so this is my most beautiful book which I treasure..

given to me by my wonderful daughter a few years back...

And using this as my inspiration I created these tags..

That's cos I love tags so much...

I have used vanilla coloured luggage tags from my local office supplies shop, a great stamp I bought from my lovely card making friend Helen Jolly, Heidi Swapp & Prima mask misting, with stamping, texture paste stamping & colour blending inks

Fabulous string off a toy that Harry (DGS) undid yesterday, Tattered Inspirations hand dyed ribbon, & lace from my dear mum's collection.

I really enjoyed making these & they will be used on the next birthday pressie to be wrapped, which will be tomorrow!

Many thanks for a great challenge..

Hugs xx

Hello You

It has ben a couple of months since I have been able to join in over at Let's Get Shabby a fabulous challenge spot with a very arty & clever Design Team.

 

This month the criteria is

 

BUTTONS!

 

Make buttons the hero of your Shabby project!!   

Remember – it still has to have some form of paper in it

 

 

So with my lovely big tray of buttons I got stuck in to create on this thankfully cool & wet day here....it is SO very dry.   I enjoyed scrapping this card for a friend.

 

I have used a lovely journaling tag with an acrylic sheet, some lovely Jillibean words..

 

And lots of gorgeous buttons - most of them given to me, & some lovely pearls too.

 

Thank you for taking a peek,

 

Hugs  xx

 

 

 

 

 

Lets get shabby...

 

Another lovely challenge at Lets Get Shabby

this month...the criteria is to use

Confetti...

 

So I used some lovely Candi given to me by dear Clare, as well as a few KC pearls to enhance my card.

 

Hugs to you xxx

 

 

Rusty Beauty

 

 

I am so enjoying scrapping on a cardboard base - eco friendly too, that I decided to join in with the lovely laydeez at Lets Get Shabby.

 

The criteria for Challenge 44 is really diverse so I choose

A subject, an embellishment and a technique. 
List 3

Stamping

Inking

Misting

Distressing

Embossing

Painting

 

 

 

 

Subject - a beautiful rusty 'lighter' boat sitting on the shores of Slaughter Bay,

Norfolk Island

 

Embellishment - chipboard, journal tags used as a background layer

 

Technique - I have gesso'd, masked & misted, inked, stamped, distressed & painted my project.

 

I am very happy with how this turned out & I have it already on display at home!

 

Thank you for looking,

Hugs xxx

 

Delightful Laydeez



 

When I saw these gorgeous coloured shells at Lets Get Shabby I just couldn't resist scrapping a page...I think the challenge was marvellous inspiration!

 

Pick three colours from the picture below - to dominate your project with a summer theme (since its warming up here in Australia, and if its cooling down where you live – then scrap some photos left over from summer or make that summer project you always wanted to!)

Make sure you state which 3 colours you've used and match them as close as possible.

 

And here is my page -

 

 

I choose to use the Tropic Orange, to match my lovely pregnant Jade's tshirt, the Key Lime that is in the green trees of Jade's beautiful garden & White to go with

wonderful Tashi's blouse.

 

 

 

I misted & distressed & stitched & used bits & bobs from my stash, including a lovely Tattered Inspirations hat pin & then with one large flower to set it all off.

 

A delightful challenge that matches this page!

 

Hugs xx