Tuesday, February 28, 2012

TODAY I have some HAPPY NEWS !!

I am soooooooooooo excited !!
Meg asked me to be on her 
DESIGN TEAM 
"MEG'S GARDEN "
have you seen her papers ??
they are glorious, pure heaven !!
I am so looking forward to my journey through
 'THE GARDEN of DELIGHTS ' 
lots of 'fussy cutting' coming up !!! 
I will be joining an already amazing design team consisting of these talented 'gals'....
Adriana Bolton (Australia)
Denise Ann Boddey (Australia)
Gayle Price (Australia)
Sandie Edwards (Australia)
The brand new members who are joining the existing team are:
Eila Sandberg from Sweden
Heather Jacob from Australia ( me)
Yuka Hino from Japan
Gabrielle Pollacco from Canada 
Vickie Alberto from Canada
Cathy Cafun from Australia

thanks Meg for asking me to join your team !!
I feel so honoured to be here among such talent on a journey through
 the 'Garden of Delights ' !!
big hugz coming your way Meg x

here is a snippett of her papers .. 
go to the web site to see ALL the "yummy stuff" !!




THANKS MEG !! mwah xox
CONGRATS TO ALL THE TEAM
and I have left you all a personal congrats on your blog xoxo

and thanks to all of you for taking the time to drop by
and leave me some love 
hope you will come back each month to see what I create on my journey through 
'the garden of delights' !!
big hugz from me x 


Sunday, February 26, 2012

I am soooooooooo SAD

that my time as a 
'REVOLVING DOOR ARTIST'
 at 
has come to an end
this week is my last Layout for February
It has been a blast and I have loved every minute .
the girls have made me very welcome, big hugz to everybody.
below is my last RDA Layout .... Palette #99
'DISCOVER LIFE BY THE SEA'
PALETTE #99




I loved this palette, but when I saw the ' caramel' I thought where am I going to add that ???
so I decided to add two caramel  brads .. problem solved !!!!

I find designing a page to a color palette is so fabulous for evolving my creativity
'pushing the boundries..'.

thanks for all the inspiration Lydell and for having me on The color Room xoxo

so pleased you dropped by and thanks for taking the time to leave me some feed back 
you make my day 
love and hugz Heather x 


Friday, February 24, 2012

ROMANCING THE KITCHEN xoxo

I spend a great deal of time in my kitchen ..
We had our kitchen re-modelled 6 years ago and I adore it .
so easy to work in and clean
with stone benches and splashbacks.
I waited a long time for this kitchen and it was worth it !!!!
I thought I would share some shots with you.



 a wide view 
 my marble pears sit on a pewter dish 
 collectables
 some more of my pewter collectables

 I have been collecting these pewter items for years !!

an old string holder .. gorgeous huh ????
love this pewter stuff !!! xoxoxo

thanks for dropping by and hope you enjoyed the tour
of my kitchen

lots of hugz to you all
love Heather x
hope you have a great weekend 
I am teaching a mini book tomorrow .

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

GUESS WHAT ????

I've been featured over at CSI
COLOR, STORIES, INSPIRATION
pop on over to be inspired

what a fabulous surprise , thanks so much for voting for me
my page
' DELISH'


 I decided to allow the dark to dominate and add lots of yellow hues 
with just snippets of the other colors
note the small heart is where I chose to add the lime green 
  

EVIDENCE
metal elements.. Prima key and brads. 
wooden elements.. Prima button , rulers and flower
transparency .. under the key
fabric...pleated  lace and crochet flower (KAISER)
3 different patterned papers in yellow 

TESTIMONY
my journaling reads
a family tradition,
 going out for brekky at Easter time
you always order pancakes
your eyes were shining with delight
it was clear you had a fun time .

thanks for dropping by and remember to pop over to
CSI and see all the inspiring artwork 
big hugz to everyone xoxox 





Monday, February 20, 2012

THE COLOR ROOM #98

there is a very pretty palette this week over at 

I chose to create a fairly monochromatic theme using mainly the purple hues
 and adding small snippetts of the other colors in the palette 

 I designed the funky heart and wrapped it in wool .



lots of layers here 
and I adore the Crafters workshop mask 
they are so versatile and create amazing texture and dimension on a page
the chippies are from

thanks so much for dropping by
hugz from me xoxo

Friday, February 17, 2012

GUEST DESIGNING

over at
along with the fabulous 

Bird is the word is a challenge site all about using
"WORDS"
FOUNDED  and managed by the wonderful WENDY OTTERNESS 
pop over and see what it is all about and be assured it is lots of fun !!
thanks so much for asking me Wendy .

this week the word is
 HEART
here is my take 


 this stunning chippie is soon to be released and is designed by 
the fabulous Louise Nelson, our "in house designer. "

thanks for dropping by 
and remember to pop over to
 BIRD IS THE WORD 
to be inspired.

big hugz to you all 
Heather x
"to see my FEBRUARY a photo a day"
  CLICK HERE  


Wednesday, February 15, 2012

OUAS and Get Creative --15th Feb challenge


Howdy!
This month, Once Upon A... Sketch has teamed up with Get Creative. 
 The Get Creative gals have come up with some fantastic interpretations of the OUAS sketch challenge, which you can check out HERE.
  This also meant that the Once Upon A... Sketch gals got to work with the fabulous sketch by
Irini Liolia over at Get Creative.
This is the sketch we worked from:

 below is my take on the sketch 
I had fun with this one .


Imaginarium Designs chippies 
flourish, just you (title) decorative frame .

 We are delighted to see so many of you embracing the Once Upon A...Sketch sister blog Get Creative this month.  Thanks so much for playing along with each of us.

for Once upon a .. Sketch Feb 15th Challenge and the Get Creative's fabulous interpretation head over HERE 
thanks for dropping by and taking the time to leave me some love 
hugs to all
Heather x


Sunday, February 12, 2012

Charming Chains and tiles

over at
here are some more creations to showcase the charming chains
 and the sensational new "TILE"  release 

I created this card and added the "antique bronze tile "
and I also included the little " locket chain " 




some close ups
I adore this TILE and there are others over at
 My2Angels

BROWN ROSE TILE
 
below is the antique bronze locket and key 


this TAG is  showcasing another of the charming chains 


 BROWN ROSE ANTIQUE BRONZE CHARMING CHAINS

don't you just love these ????
they look even better in real life .
remember to drop by 


and have a look 

I am having such fun playing with these adorable charms 

"A PHOTO A DAY"
to see my photos 


thanks for dropping by my blog
and taking the time to leave me some love
hugz to you all xoxo


Friday, February 10, 2012

A LITTLE BIT EXCITED !!!!!

I am so thrilled and excited  to be a Revolving Door Artist 
along with the fabulous Corinne Lagneux from France
 over at
for the month of February 

thanks so much for having me everyone !!! very excited I am !!!!!
woohoo !!!




this month the sponsors are Maja Design ...
" DELISH" VINTAGE PAPERS

below is a card I made with my left overs from Palette #97


My take on Palette #97
"Winter Happiness"



I found the perfect photo to tone in with the palette 
AND 
"I love winter"


PALETTE #96
below is my take on palette #96 from last week 
I used the beautiful Kaiser papers
with some prima flowers and some Kaiser blossoms
and 
alphas, butterfly and heart  




thanks for dropping by and leaving me some love 
take care and have a good weekend 
love and hugz 
Heather x