I CAN'T HELP MYSELF !!!!!!

My gorgeous friend KERRY MURRAY is on the design team
over at MY CREATIVE SKETCHES
I had a peep at the sketch and thought I would give it a go.




another black and white with PINK..whoops !!!!!!
I dont seem to be able to stop.
this is my take on the sketch over at MY CREATIVE SKETCHES




the chippies are from IMAGINARIUM DESIGNS
flourish, butterfly, title, and the sweet little heart.

thanks for popping by ..
and for taking the time to drop me some words to read ... loving all of them ..
love and hugz,
Heather x

MONOCHROMATIC THEME #206

Another stunning color inspiration over at COLOR COMBOS GALORE .. pop over and see all the yummy inspiration.



loved this challenge ....monochromatic really stretches my creativity .





the butterfly, flourish and frame chippies are from IMAGINARIUM DESIGNS

thanks for looking at my latest creation
and I feel sooooooo grateful to have so many wonderful comments left for me xo
big hugz, Heather xoxo

TCR #73

when I saw this color palette over at THE COLOR ROOM I had to do it !!!
I knew the perfect photo of Ella taken back in 2005 when she was 2 ...
the butterfly and alphas are from IMAGINARIUM DESIGNS
I handmade the small flowers ... love these colours ...







thanks for dropping by my little blog
for taking the time to leave such wonderful words to read .. mwah xo
have a great weekend
much love and hugz x

STUFF 2 SCRAP CHALLENGE

over at STUFF 2 SCRAP the challenge for August is very different from my usual colour scheme, but thought I would give it a go !!!!!????

• SUGAR RUSH PINK
• TROPICAL WATER BLUE
• SPAGHETTI WESTERN RED
• PANDA EYES BLACK
• SOFT SERVE WHITE

Plus a bit of chipboard on your creation!

my chipboard is KAISERCRAFT printed chipboard ..
the sweet little flowers and frame.

The beautiful butterfly is from IMAGINARIUM DESIGNS


This has been quite challenging for me as I rarely use brights and never so many different colours together ...I struggled adding the red, just a tiny piece at the top left hand side !!!
I surprised myself as I really enjoyed creating with brights for a change ..
I love to expand my comfort zone.
the colours are much brighter in real life ??? for some reason they have come up lighter on the computer ???? funny about that !!! LOL






thanks for dropping by my blog where I share my creations ..
you are all so wonderful for taking the time to leave me some louvvveee,
your comments make my day...
love and hugz, Heather x

FEATURED on "Bird is the WORD"

a wonderful surprise was waiting for me this morning
when I popped over to BIRD IS THE WORD...
my LO is one of the pages being featured ... woohoo !!! how thrilling ..
HUGE CONGRATS TO GEORGIA for being chosen the winner !!! your page is stunning !!!

the criteria was to use the word HOPE somewhere on our page ....
my words were ...

I HOPE
you always remember to love who you are
and allow yourself to shine..
you are so special to me
my darling grand daughter xoxox





I really like the dramatic feel to this page with the dark background creating the lighter elements and papers to pop !!!!!
this is one of those times I was really happy with my page ....
you know the feeling I am sure !!!!!!
I am teaching this page next month at "Seriously Scrapbooking "

thanks for dropping by all you gorgeous gals
and for all the wonderful feedback you leave for me .. mwah xoxox
much love and hugz from me xox

Bird is the word - LOVE

there is a new word over at Bird is the Word - LOVE

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS PHOTO OF ELLA...
"well I love all her photos actually, but this one comes with beautiful memories"

and because she was wearing Black & white with pink buttons & pink fingernail polish, bless her !!!!!!! you can most likely guess?? I just had to scrap it ..
most of you know that B & W with a touch of colour is my very fave colour combo..

all the chippies are from Imaginarium designs .. click HERE to see more inspiring designs.







Thanks for dropping by and taking a look at all my creations ..
all your encouraging words leave me with a warm and fuzzy feeling ... love it.
hugz from Heather x

It's all in the details - magazine Feature

I was so thrilled when my special friend CINDY ADKINS asked me if she could do a guest artist feature on me in her magazine ...
of course I said YES !!!!!
Cindy and I are both on the design team for Scrap for Help and her work is soooooooooooo beautiful.
pop over to her blog and see all the delightful and wonderful creations, Cindy's work is original and so beautifully whimsical.. I just love her style.

Cindy Adkins magazine CLICK HERE

below is her blog button and one of her creations.




the shot above is a close up of some recent work I did for Color combos Galore challenge.


do pop over to Cindy's Blog and her magazine to see all her amazing artsy creations ... I just adore her whimsical approach to everything, you will love them ... absolutely delightful and gorgeous just like her ... thanks Cindy for being such a fabulous friend xo

thanks for being here at my little blog .
I love all the wonderful feedback you leave me, it really makes my day
love and hugz Heather x

Once upon a ... sketch

Hi everyone! Time for a new challenge over at Once Upon A...Sketch..and we have another exquisite sketch by the talented Nadia Cannizzo.

AUGUST 15th CHALLENGE

Journalling Criteria: Write AT LEAST 2 sentences from the lyrics of your favourite song. Journalling can be in any language and can be any type i.e. handwritten, alphas, printed, rub on.

You MUST combine our journalling criteria with the following sketch.



pop over to the blog and see the yummy inspiration the guest designers and design team have for you .... AND all the wonderful prizes up for grabs .. by our very special and amazing sponsors ....
click HERE to see


below is my take on the sketch and criteria ..
I chose "IMAGINE" ... Lyrics By John Lennon ..

"YOU may say I am a dreamer,
but I'm not the only one,
I hope some day you'll join us
and the world will live as ONE !!!!"

I added some beautiful butterflies...
these delicate creatures are a symbol of freedom ...





I can't wait to see all your beautiful arty creations ..
join in the fun at Once upon a - sketch and be in the running for a prize.

thanks for popping by my little blog .. I am so happy to have you here .
and I just love reading all the warm words you leave for me ...
big hugz,
Heather x

OUR VINTAGE AFFAIR

over at "our Vintage Affair" the criteria is to create a LO which includes birds..
I chose to use a stencil and add 2 little birds sitting on a branch ...
I really like the contrast of the black background and my bright pink handmade flowers ..
pop over to the site to see more details and the prizes up for grabs .. click HERE





the chippies flourish ... coloured with black ink ...is from Imaginarium designs.. click HERE to see more

thanks for popping by ..
I adore all the wonderful warm words you all leave me ...
big hugz Heather x

Bird is the word - DREAM

this time I decided to use a photo of me ... I printed it on cardstock and I love the effect as it gives my skin an instant facelift !!!! LOL !!!!
the word is DREAM/DREAMS/DREAMING .. there are still a few days left before this collection closes ... join in the fun ...
pop over to the site and see all the inspiring designs from the DT .
such wonderful art. click HERE to see all the details and prizes up for grabs.




the chippie alphas are from Imaginarium Designs .. click HERE to see more inspiring designs .


thanks for popping over to my blog ..
thanks so much for all your encouraging words they make my day ..
hugz, Heather xoxo

Color Combos Galore #203

Inspiration Board #203 is awesome and I just had to have a go at this one..



when I saw the colours I immediately thought of this fabulous photo of my grandson, as he adores the beach and ocean ..

pop over to the site to see more yummy designs.. click HERE

some close ups of the details ...
love those chippies from Imaginarium designs .. click HERE for inspiration






Thanks for dropping by my little blog guys
I really love all the beautiful words you leave for me to read ...
love and hugz
Heather x

GET CREATIVE

I have been wanting to enter a LO in "GET CREATIVE" for a while now so this month I said to myself YES ... NOW IS THE TIME !!!!!!

for this month being August the 8th month of the year - the criteria is to include 8 embellies on a LO or card
I chose flowers and chipboard.
flowers from Prima....
the chipboard, butterflies, flourish & alphas are from Imaginarium designs..
click HERE to be inspired.

pop over to Get Creative and see all the inspiration from the DT and the prizes up for grabs ...
click HERE to see.








heartfelt thanks guys for popping by my blog
your comments truly make my day ..
love and hugz Heather x

I'm a WINNER !!!!!

I was soooooooooooooo thrilled and excited to read this morning, that I am one of the winners at KIU for July challenge .. thanks to everyone who voted for me woohoo !!!!!
love this site...

Heartfelt thanks goes to all the DT and Mel for the inspiration every month
pop over to the blog and join in the fun .. click HERE

BIG thanks to SCRAPTHERAPY for their wonderful sponsoring and on-line store ... thanks Lee-anne and Danny

below is my winning LO ...




this pic above was the inspiration for our LO !!!! YUMMO !!!


thanks for dropping by my little blog ..
you are all so awesome ... thanks to everyone of you ..
love and hugz
Heather xo

POCKET full of inspiration

I created this pocket containing tags and quotes of inspiration as a "keepsake" for a friend of mine who was celebrating her birthday .... I was so thrilled as she absolutely adored it .. hugz to you Chez xox








thanks for popping by my little blog
I'm adoring all the words you leave me, they give me a warm and fuzzy feeling and bring a great big smile to my face.
love and laughter
Heather x

TWO challenges!!

two very different pages.. one feminine and one masculine
over at WHITE with ONE this month the criteria is ..
purple + doodling
this was fun !!! doodling I LOVE, but PURPLE is a colour I never use, however I discovered that I loved this challenge ...
which is one of the fabulous things about WW1, we are sometimes challenged to create with colours way out of our comfort zone?
have a go at this one and you may be surprised !!!!
The flowers were white and I sprayed them with "GLIMMER MIST" .. "DEEP PLUM"




SCRAP FOR HELP -- AUGUST CHALLENGE

IMAGINARIUM DESIGNS are sponsoring this month with a prize pack of CHIPBOARD ..
$30 OF YUMMY CHIPPIES FOR YOU TO PLAY WITH....www.imaginariumdesigns.blogspot.com

this month the theme is 'Fathers Day" over at "SCRAP FOR HELP" we were asked to use some recycled bottle tops, boxes of matches or cigars, or the seal on a can of soda.
I chose to use bottle tops .....
as you can see on the page I layered these with text paper and cut out paper clocks from BoBunny paper, and added chipboard cogs and the alphas are all from Imaginarium designs ...

the pic is of my darling husband with our two "grandies' taken back in 2007.
I used lots of Tim Holtz "rusty hinge" distress ink to give a grungy, masculine feel to the page.
I printed the photo on cardstock .





IMAGINARIUM DESIGNS are sponsoring this month so you have the chance of WINNING $30 OF YUMMY CHIPBOARD !!!! ya gotta be in it to win it !!!!!

just create a page using one of the recycled items mentioned above and you could be the WINNER !!! woohoo you will love the chippies I PROMISE YOU !!!!!
CLICK HERE to be inspired ..

thanks so much for dropping by my little blog,
and for leaving me such beautiful words to read ...
it really means so much to me ...
makes me smile and it is a great beginning to my day
thanks so much to each and everyone of you
love and hugz Heather x