GUEST DESIGNING DELIGHT

I am both honoured and excited to be guest designing for 2Crafty this month

 showcasing the beautiful chipboard.

Thanks so much Vanessa and Di for inviting me.

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'DELIGHT'

 I adore my garden and I delight in seeing  pink and white velvet blooms

growing with great joy and abundance.

green and pink are such beautiful complimentary colors and to me

they unlock the energy to the magic of nature..   

 The decorative border Ariels Spray 

The brad adds some bling and also attaches the chipboard to my page.

 I tucked the end section of the chippie into the stacked hearts 

creating a union of elements . 

My approach to this layout .

Chipboard is just perfect for cutting sections and placing them on your work .

I trimmed one piece of the  Parisian Border and placed it on the top of my photo,

alongside a diecut. (Pictured above)

I used  Versa color ink to add color to both pieces of chipboard . 

I wanted the beautiful Ariels Spray to feature strongly  on my page,
 therefore I used a bright green ink to showcase the exquisite  flowing shape of this piece. 

In my opinion it compliments the photo perfectly..

2CRAFTY ITEMS USED

Ariel's Spray (unit of 3)

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Parisian Border (unit of 3)

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Thanks so much for popping by and I hope you are inspired

 to have a play with these divine chippies.
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Hugz from Heather x

  

My LOVE affair with ' BLOOMS '

case file #60 ready to solve at CSI 

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'BLOOMS' 

2Crafty chipboard --- film strip
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EVIDENCE

Heart, layers, circles, decorative border (2crafty film strip chipboard) , small brads, something glossy. 

TESTIMONY 

I have had a love affair with nature and blooms as far back as I can remember . 

As a child I would spend hours gazing at the minute exquisite details of flowers.

when it comes to romantic bouquets, I cant go past the ROSE .

from the firm bud to the full blown flower falling on my table. 

Pure elegance at any stage.

sending me into a magical world of fantasy .

thanks for looking and for taking the time to leave me some love 

I love reading your words 

enjoy your weekend and sending hugz to each of you xoxo

FOREVER YOUNG

I am sharing this layout with you - titled 'FOREVER YOUNG' .

 here is why 
Today is a very special day for us.  22nd February is the Birthday of our precious son Mark, 
our own special angel. 
Mark was killed as a result of a motorbike accident 13 years ago.
He would be turning 36 today if he was still here on earth with us. 
We miss you soooooo much 

 We have such fabulous memories of our lives together, filling our hearts with warm love .... 
Mark, You gave and received love in the most beautiful way .
Love you forever, Mum and Dad , Tara, Jair ,Dakota, Ella jai xoxox

'FOREVER YOUNG '

I have added some hidden journaling in here 

a personal message to my darling angel .

'MARK' 

 I adore this pic of Mark when he was two years of age .

he was such a quiet cuddly boy with a big warm heart .

these are two of the 50 layouts I have completed on Marks life. 

they are difficult to do but also very healing and special , wonderful memories..

I had a little cry this morning , but I feel Mark's spirit close to me today 

and it is such a comfort .

thanks for popping by 

love and hugz to each of you 

Heather x

CONNECTED - Case File #59 ready to solve

case file #59 is ready to solve 

' CONNECTED '

Green Tara 

black roses 

2Crafty 

fencing wire panel chipboard .

EVIDENCE

Frames, distressing, numbers, branch, texture paste ( on the key ) 

TESTIMONY 

We celebrated 43 years married on the 24th January 2013.

 Our life has been full of love, passion, adventures, happiness, joy , challenges and sadness.

 I LOVE YOU with all my heart and soul. 

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Thanks so much for dropping by 

enjoy your day and sending hugz your way x

THE COLOR ROOM palette #144

totally loving this weeks palette of cool greens and blue with a kiss of black.

palette #144

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THE COLOR ROOM 

'DELICATE'

THESE POTTED BEAUTIES 

are quite delicate and require a great deal of love and attention.

I applied Lots of Tim Holtz crackle paint and ink on the chippies 

creating a weathered feel and look to my page .

 I adore the effect of crackle paint and ink .

as most of you know I have a passion for my garden and I thought I would grunge up this chippy door 

to represent how old potting shed doors often end up 

weathered and beautiful x

thanks for popping by my blog and 

I do hope you have a little play this week 

 such delish colors .

thanks for taking the time to leave me some blog love 

hugz from me x

Dreamy colors, Stunning sketch - Case File #58

another CSI case file ready to solve 

#58 

combined with a magnificent sketch by the fabulous talented Em Stafrace. 

'TODAY & TOMORROW AND FOREVER '.

EVIDENCE

Wood, metal, string, fibre, jagged edges, fabric(muslin) 

TESTIMONY 

We have been connected for 50 years packed full of precious memories 

and spectacular adventures together.

one of my favourite memories is the Blues Festival at Byron Bay. 

We often take a spontaneous Romantic getaway and stay at a B & B in the Adelaide Hills .

we recently celebrated our 43rd wedding Anniversry on January 24th 2013 .

I adore these dreamy romantic colors 

thanks for the inspiring beautiful palette Debbi xo

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thanks for popping by my blog and for

 taking the time to leave me some blog love 

big hugz from me xox

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS AT PAGE DRAFTS ..

PAGE DRAFTS IS ONE YEAR OLD 

Congrats to the fabulous Em Staface

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I decided to flip the sketch 

 Sketch 18.2

'BEAUTY IN ALL THINGS' 

materials used 

Imaginarium designs chipboard, kaisercraft papers, Prima papers, 

Tim Holtz cordinations, stain /tissue tape /distress ink, 

Bo Bunny paper, string, white Gesso paint, die cuts/ Cottage cutz /foliage .

pop over to the blog and be inspired by Em's sketches and creative works .

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Thanks for dropping by my blog 

hugz to each of you and enjoy your day x

THE COLOR ROOM - PALETTE #143

TODAY

 I am sharing my Design Team Layout I created with

 Palette #143 from THE COLOR ROOM

FUN AND HAPPY  BRIGHTS 

'MOMENT IN TIME' 

PHOTOGRAPHER :

Simply Photographic 

This was fun to play with , I dont often do brights but I thoroughly enjoyed this .

A change is great and it also takes me out of my comfort zone .

pop over to our face book page 

THE COLOR ROOM 

and be inspired by the talented artists on the team .

thanks for popping by and hugz to you 

enjoy your day x

GUEST DESIGNING at OUAS and case file #157 ready to solve .

Hello there, today I am showcasing our beautiful new  Paper collection from 

MEGS GARDEN ..

This month there is a delightful  ‘twist’ as we are joining in with ‘Once Upon a sketch.’

A challenge site with sketches and is all about journaling the journey of life.

I am loving the softness and colors of this new range and thoroughly loved working with them .

This layout is based on a divine sketch created by Nadia Cannizzo, the founder of OUAS.

My page came together so quickly and is deceivingly very simple .

HERE is what Nadia had to say 

WELCOME to February's challenge. We have some FANTASTIC inspiration for you this month. The super cool Design Team from our main sponsor this month, Meg's Garden, has played along with our challenge and what wonderful examples they have created. Thank you girls and thank you Meg's Garden for being our sponsor!!

The month of February is the month we celebrate St Valentine's Day here in Australia and in many parts of the world. Love takes on many forms..relationship love, parental love etc etc. So let's think about what the above quote can mean and how you can interpret it on a layout. You are free to scrap about any kind of love you wish however you like based on the following sketch. 

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My take on the SKETCH 

' LOVE '

MY PROCESS

I created the splashes of ink with Tim Holtz shabby shutters stain.

Layered over with the black Inked the Kaiser stamp

Cut the circle ( this can be done by tracing around a plate )

Mount the photo, add file labels around edge .

Place inked chipboard under top right corner of photo

Proceed by adding  a border of flower clusters/ rosette and hearts framing the photo .

I used the delightful Buds of May paper for the circle and the stacked hearts.

The diecut file labels, honeycomb shapes  and leaves are created by using a combination of both A summers day and Buds of May.

The two strips at the bottom of the page are random left over pieces .

These collections are perfect for mixing and matching .

MEGS GARDEN PAPERS

Buds of May

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A Summer's Day

P6333

OTHER MATERIALS USED

Tim Holtz rosette die cut and stain, Dusty Attic chipboard, Imaginarium designs chipboard, Green Tara blooms, Spellbinders nestabilities/ heart diecuts, vintage brads, Kaiser stamp and resin blossoms, white/green  bazzill .

The photo is taken by TARA from

SIMPLY PHOTGRAPHIC .

NOW OVER TO CSI 

ANOTHER BEAUTY FOR YOU TO SOLVE 

CSI CASE FILE #57 

'REMEMBER THIS' 

looking for the blue/green  ?? here it is .
sometimes I use only a small portion of one of the colors .

EVIDENCE

hearts, flowers, leaves, die-cuts, punches, solid background, raspberry paper .

TESTIMONY 

we were celebrating your 3rd birthday. I feel so blessed to be your mame  and watch you grow and develop into a beautiful young woman. and experience all that life has to give. I love you so much Ella Jai .. to the moon and back xoxoxo

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thanks for popping by and hugz from me xoxo