FEATURED !!

woohoo !!!! so excited to be featured again at

  the Color Room 

thanks so much to Kerry Murray for choosing my page .. mwah

always such a thrill for me to have my work featured !!!

thanks again Kerry x

so pleased you dropped by everyone 

love and hugz

 Heather xoxo

THE COLOR ROOM #90

over at the COLOR ROOM this week there is a 

"VERY BRIGHT PINK "

included in the palette

quite challenging for me !!!!!!!

almost did not post this,(very bright for me ) but decided to anyway ... LOL !!!

lots of Martha Stewart glitter and Kaiser sparkles 

the butterflies are from

  IMAGINARIUM DESIGNS

thanks for dropping by everyone 

hope you all had a fabulous Christmas day ..

love and hugz from Heather x

I also made a card from the same palette over at 

ART AND SOUL 

THE LAST POST !!!!

before Christmas that is !! LOL !!!

we had a ' Girls day ' yesterday

SUCH FUN !!!

this is the LO 

I created, inspired by my gorgeous friend Ros ...mwah x

Ros gave us all the idea of the wreath and she had little trinkets 

and lots of gorgeous goodies for us to add to the page

I added some handmade flowers and Prima flowers and some sparkles when I arrived home .

the title Ros gave us is from 

 IMAGINARIUM DESIGNS CHIPPIES

thanks girls for the wonderful day ... I had a ball !!! 

so many belly laughs, great company and yummo food ...

a great day indeed 

happy Christmas every one and I will be back again next week 

lots of love and hugz to all

Heather xoxox

A GIFT XOXO

I squealed with delight when I received this gorgeous pendant in the post 

sent to me from my very special friend CINDY ADKINS all the way from America 

I just adore it .. thanks so much Cindy .. mwah xoxo

and check out her blog /blogs ... she has talent that girl .... 

this little tag is something I made for my nail technician Francine 

she does a fabulous job of my nails all year .. thanks hun xo

I finished this LO off in between looking after Baden

this magnificent pic with Mt Cook reflected in the waters 

was taken in one of our trips to New Zealand 

in my opinion New Zealand presents NATURE at it's BEST 

TRULY SPECTACULAR !!

IMAGINARIUM DESIGNS CHIPPIES 

butterfly/alphas/flourish/clock

thanks so much for looking 

and also I want to wish you all a fabulous Christmas

 and a wonderful 2012 full of unexpected joys .

thanks for all your support and encouragement too 

your comments mean a great deal to me 

love and hugz Heather x

" TIME WITH ELLA JAI "

over at BIRD IS THE WORD  this week

the word is 

TIME.

here is my take .. I just adore spending time with Ella Jai .

 THE COLOR ROOM  

a yummy palette #89

blues/caramel /white

perfect for me 

IMAGINARIUM CHIPBOARD 

Eiffel Tower/alphas/ frame/flourish

some are white washed and some inked in blue.

thanks for dropping by everyone

and for all the blog love you give me 

Baden had a painful, sleepless night last night .. poor darling

but it is just a small hiccup

he is feeling much better now.. smiling again x

lots of love Heather xox 

I LOVE IMAGINARIUM DESIGNS CHIPPIES

I began this LO before Baden went into Hospital 

so I thought I would finish it off today 

I used the sensational BoBunny paper with a few strips in Authentique paper

and the title is from

 IMAGINARIUM DESIGNS CHIPPIES 

I inked the chipboard in Tim Holtz rusty hinge added some black along the bottom edge

then stamped with a text stamp in black ..

I really love this effect.

thanks for dropping by 

Baden is being very diligent with his exercises and is feeling better each day 

he has to lie on his back.. flat on the bed with his legs stretching out straight ...

he must sleep this way too ... 

 this goes on for 6 weeks .. teaching him lots of patience

he is allowed up for 90 minutes a day ...

poor darling he is being very good and never complains 

he over did it on Wednesday and had swelling in his ankle and hip 

so he is taking it easy now ... 

hope you are all well and happy

lots of love and hugz 

Heather x

ONCE UPON A .... SKETCH

hi there fellow scrappers another challenge and sketch for you.

December 15th Challenge

Journalling Criteria/theme: Our Christmas traditions. 

We would love to hear how everyone spends Christmas Day. Even if you do NOT celebrate Christmas, what do you do on Christmas Day?

Remember that you are allowed to also create a card or altered project based on this sketch and instead of the journalling criteria you need to use a quote. 

another fabulous sketch by the amazing Nadia Cannizzo xo

this month I chose to use non-traditional Xmas colors for my page.

I adore this combo --- caramel/aqua with a touch of rust.

Xmas to me is all about spending time TOGETHER  ..

my journaling reads

spending Xmas day together is our family tradition, sharing happy times, delicious food, music and laughter.. and part of the fun for me is seeing the delight on the faces of our "grandies" !!

LOVE THIS QUOTE from the KAISER COLLECTION

Sponsors and Prizes

We welcome one more sponsor to our blog this month!

Les Papiers De Pandore 

Les Papiers de Pandore is a small French manufacturer, born in early 2010.

Earth friendly, we try to respect our environment by using recycled papers, vegetable inks, and by printing locally in Provence.

Proud of its "French touch", the brand features classical designs in soft colors.

It is SUPER exciting to have you sponsor us this month!The winner of this challenge, as chosen by the Design Team will receive these 2 paper lines from Les Papiers De Pandore!

One more sponsor for our November 15th challenge is the amazing Australian chipboard company Imaginarium Designs . They have been so generous to sponsor us all year with their beautiful chipboard and you can purchase it through Seriously Scrapbooking. They are giving away this gorgeous chipboard collection to one randomly chosen winner. 

Handmade By Suzanne

One lucky person, chosen randomly,  will receive this prize from Handmade By Suzanne!

Tim Holtz Alterations Embossing Folder Set (Dot Matrix)

Thank you Les Papiers De Pandore, Imaginarium Designs and Handmade By Suzanne for sponsoring our challenges this month! We couldn't do this without you. 

thanks for dropping by everyone and pop over to the OUAS blog

to see all the inspiring creations the DT have for you 

CLICK HERE 

I really hope you join in the fun 

and be in the running for some yummy prizes and a chance to be a "guest designer"

lots of love and hugz

 Heather x

CLICK HERE to see my ART AND SOUL BLOG 

GUESS WHAT ???

A few months ago I was offered a commission by the fabulous Tina Horton 

editor of 

AUSTRALIAN SCRAPBOOKING IDEAS  

I jumped at the chance to be in this fabulous new

 AUSTRALIAN MAGAZINE

I AM SO EXCITED AND THRILLED 

thanks for asking me Tina .

this mag is full of brilliant designers and ideas, 

and absolutely oozing with inspiring creations.

I'M ON PAGE 48.. 

my feature is all about 

' BEAUTY THROUGH THE LENS' 

no matter where you look there is beauty 

I love to shoot different and unusual items

rusty wire, rustic bricks and an old shed for example,

 making sure I have some foliage in the foreground to soften, blend and create interest 

I have used some

 IMAGINARIUM DESIGNS CHIPPIES

 on each page 

an interesting and quaint old shed peeps out from behind the beautiful historic garden 

owned by our special friends Ros and Tony Hurren.

on their magnificent property in the heart of Stirling near Adelaide .

this old rusty wire has it's own beauty 

I wonder 

what interesting stories it could tell us if it had a voice.?????

I adore the look of rustic bricks with rambling natural plants 

lapping over the edges .. and sneaking into the crevices.

this is again a small portion of Ros and Tony's huge rambling garden.

metal embellishments also give the impression of age,

 blending with the wrought iron in the pic above. 

woohoo !!! I am so thrilled to be connected with this fabulous Australian mag ... 

I have some more work in next months as well..

I feel so blessed ..

thanks for popping by and for all your wonderful blog love 

you are all very special ..

with light, love and hugz x

WHITE WITH 1

December challenge is up !!

  A BIG WELCOME TO 5 NEW CT MEMBERS 

Jasmine Shea

Adriana Bolzon

Crystal Goulding 

Marcia Pringle

Suzi Hoffshulze

can't wait to see all your yummy creations 

the December challenge is 

WHITE + CHRISTMAS THEMED + CHRISTMAS PHOTO

be inspired by Christmas paper and you can use one color or as many as you wish .

this is my take on the challenge.. CARAMEL + PALE OLIVE

I was inspired by Websters paper ... "waiting for Santa" ... I love the caramel sheet music ..

I adore setting a Xmas table and I always bring out

 my treasured vintage cutlery ..

 left to me by my fave aunt Sylvia 

"I can feel her with us every Xmas .. xoxo "

they have bone handles engraved with silver monograms

I used the IMAGINARIUM DESIGNS CHIPBOARD

alphas and decorative frame 

hope you enjoyed my creation and have fun creating yours 

visit WHITE WITH 1 to be inspired 

there are so many Christmas papers these days

 so feel free to use only one color or go wild and use a few .. it is up to you !!!

with love and light Heather xoxo

XMAS PEOPLE

first of all I want to say a BIG THANKYOU

 to everyone for all your love and wishes to Baden and me  re his surgery 

all went very well and the physios have already had him standing 

the miracle of modern medicine

"he is a little high on morphine at the moment ..giggle, giggle !!!!!"

now just wanted to show you my XMAS PEOPLE  (hand made by me )

I bring them out every year as part of my decorations

 I call these two ma ma and pa pa !!!

some close ups

and below are two of my handmade bunnies 

I made these from towelling and lace.

hope you like my XMAS PEOPLE 

and thanks for dropping by 

I am sure all your love and prayers helped enormously with Baden's recovery

he still has a long way to go but I am sure he will pass with flying colours,

and be back cycling again.

THANK YOU so much .. you are all very special to me 

I am off to the hospital now ..

with love, light and hugz  

Heather xoxo