Softly Pastel

Hi everyone, a very warm welcome to my blog 

we are sweltering here in Adelaide , South Australia.. 40 degrees Celcius

soooooooooooo hot !!!!

thank goodness for airconditioning ... whew !!!

Today I am showcasing another tag in an envelope

I created for a friend ..

Chez loves pink and green so 

I went with these softly pastels theme in pinks and green

 with a tiny touch of white .

 The chipboard is from Dusty Attic 

and colored with Tim Holtz stains .

Lots of layering with die-cuts as a base 

for my chipboard pieces,

leaves, circle, heart  and birdcage 

all tied together with some ribbon. 

my tag lives inside the envelope  and I write a personal message here . thanks so much for popping by and I hope I have inspired you in some way ... big love until next time we meet . bye for now  love Heather x  

December Mood board - Holiday

Hi there gorgeous scrappy sistas 

welcome to my blog

Well here we are in December, the final month of the year 2015.

Today I am sharing a glorious new mood board with my fave rusty colors

I always love creating with these tones and hues 

my kinda colors .  

for this month I chose the rusty tones, mixed with some greys and a tiny 

snippet of green 

HOLIDAY

My Journaling reads ......
'Fun times and fabulous memories
Byron Bay ... era 1990's
A road trip to Byron Bay for the blues fest .
glorious atmosphere, music and ambience. 
An Amazing experience, 
etched in my memory forever .
Brekkie each morning at the local cafes. 
this little place being one of my faves. '

The heroes of this creation are the
 Vintage Frame #2/DA1341

Feather Charms #3 /DA1382

Dusty Attic materials used

Vintage Frame #2/DA1341

Jumbo Cogs /DA 0232

Cracked stone Stencil / DA1392

Texture paste DA 1218

Dusty in Colour /Navajo White / DA 0903

Word pack #3 Holiday - /DA1041

French flourish border DA0275

Feather Charms #3 /DA1382

 thanks so much for popping by 
and taking the time to leave me some love 
big hugz until next time xoxo

Red and white with a splash of grey

Hi everybody and welcome to my blog 
Recently my niece moved into a Brand new home for herself and her daughter . Baden and I gave them a gift  and    I created this tag in an envelope to go with the gift .
NEW HOME 

 we gave Fi and Alanna a Red kettle 

which inspired me to create this tag in red, white and a splash of grey. 

 the tag (which lives inside the envelope )

is where I write my message .

the chipboard is from Dusty Attic  little house and the arrow . simply painted with white gesso, sanded and finished with glossy accents .
 thanks so much for looking at my work and leaving me some loving words .
happy scrapping to each of you  and big hugz until next time xoxo

Birthday Tag in matching envelope

Hello gorgeous friends and fellow scrappers. welcome to my blog  today I am showcasing another Tag in an envelope  I created for a friends recent birthday celebration . "These tags/envelopes do seem to be my fave lately " hope you don't tire of them !!!!
I chose a nautical theme using the delightful Maja Design papers . the heart and cog are from Dusty Attic .
CELEBRATE 
 

thanks so much for popping by  and taking the time to leave me some loving words 
bye for now and big big hugz to each of you  love Heather xoxoox

Dusty Attic - Treasures

Hi there my friends , a great big warm welcome to my blog
my turn today over at the
  Dusty Attic 

We are in Spring here in Australia and today I have a nature layout to showcase .

Gardening, blooms and nature are some of my favourite things in life.

This month I have used a Photograph of some seaside daisies 

poking their happy little faces through the rustic cast iron fence .

TREASURES 

Dusty Attic materials used 

French flourish border/ DA0275

Bird cage  /DA0678

Hanging Mason Jars/ DA1364

Leafy Stem #5 /DA1144

Decorative frame #1  /DA0207

Dusty in color Mountain Meadow /DA0916

Dusty in color Oceania /DA0912 

The colors are mixed together to achieve this hue.

I began with Mountain Meadow

 and gradually added tiny amounts of Oceania until I was happy with the tone .

Dusty in color Mountain Meadow /DA0916

Dusty in color Oceania /DA0912 

Leafy Stem #5 /DA1144

the leafy stem is trimmed, 

then painted and layered over and under the right side of photo .

loving these little mason jars... adorable x

Decorative frame #1  /DA0207
I placed this frame upside down and added a couple
 of altered metal embellishments to the centre of the circle  .

 thanks so much for popping by and taking a look at my work 

and all the other inspiring creations at Dusty Attic 

bye for now 

big hugz to you 

love Heather x

Short visit to Melbourne

Hi there  we have just returned from a few days in Melbourne  we travelled over  to Celebrate a 60th Birthday party with some beautiful friends of ours .
Cheryl and Phil  both turned 60 a week apart from each other   so they naturally had a combined party .

Melbourne is so busy  Nice to visit but too busy for me  the party was fabulous  lots of fun, laughter, food, drink and great music and dancing .
the venue was at Q.P.O  High Street Kew . this building was the old Post Office in Kew . a beautiful old piece of architecture 

 lots of little unique eating places and coffee shops .

 love this rustic timber bench .

 herbs on display .

the city of Melbourne  we had a fabulous time but pleased to be back home in my garden .

thanks so much for popping by big hugz until next time we meet  xoxoxo 

ART journaling for fun .

Hello all my scrappy sistas ...  welcome to my blog, and I hope you are all well and happy . I have been playing with some art journaling over the past week and here is what I have created .

lots of Dusty Attic chipboard,
layering, paints, crackle , beads and color 

The meaning of life .

 I found this quote on Pinterest.
From Simple Reminders .

all the chippies are from  Dusty Attic  these are all available to buy direct from the website . thanks so much for dropping by  and I do hope I have inspired you in some small way  big hugz until next time xoxo

November Mood Board - Together .

Hello and welcome to my little blog..so pleased to see you here .
this month Dusty Attic
 have a stunning new mood board 
for November .
here is my interpretation for you to see.






 I chose to use the blues with some splashes of orange 
I even found an old domino .

Together  

 love this photo of my great niece and nephew ...
taken by my talented daughter Tara of
Simply Photographic
  I love Indy's little woven hat and I was inspired to mimic the patterns on my Layout .
the doily and  layering suggest a flower to me .

Dusty Attic materials used 

Dusty in Colour /Navajo White  DA 0903

Dusty in color Oceania /DA0912

Jumbo Cogs DA 0232

Heart Arrow #2 /DA1026

Small film strip DA0935

Word Pack #19 (Together and xoxox) /  DA1275
Doily # 5  /DA0763

Chicken wire panel /DA0177

 I love the look of layering the cogs with other elements .

Dusty in Colour /Navajo White  DA 0903
Dusty in color Oceania /DA0912

Jumbo Cogs DA 0232
Doily # 5  /DA0763

Stain and paint the elements , layer, secure and splash with white paint .

a cluster of items here including an old domino 

thanks so much for popping by to take a look and be inspired .
I do hope you will join in with the mood board.
And have a play with some chippies 
big hugz from heather x