Tags, Tags and more Tags

Hello all my scrappy sistas' welcome to my blog  Today I am sharing some Tags with you . when I first began scrapbooking back in 2003  I created lots of TAGS.  I love to have affirmations to live by and repeat to myself during the day so what better way than to create TAGS with affirmations on them The quotes here are all made with Stamps . quick and easy !! I have a place on my kitchen dresser where I display my tags  I change them weekly  and also use them as bookmarks  MY TAGS with Quotes

This tag holds the quote
'LOVE'
 Brief is life,
but LOVE is long.

Quote 1.
As long as we have memories,
Yesterday remains,
As long as we have HOPE,
Tomorrow awaits.
As long as we have ART
Today is BEAUTIFUL .
Quote 2.
 The purpose of ART
is washing the dust of daily life off our souls
Quote 3.
IMAGINATION
is the EYE
of the SOUL

All the tags are nicely tucked up at home in their pockets. I will share some more TAGS next month  thanks for popping by and I truly love reading the words you leave for me  bye for now until next time we meet .

ART journal page

Hello and welcome to my blog where I share my 

ARTSY CREATIONS

I have been keeping art journals for many years 

But never really shared them as I did not know if they would be of interest 

to others.

I love Affirmations and choose one for each page of my journal .

Every day of your LIFE

 is a page of your HISTORY

 I usually create my pages separately and then add them to my journal

This way I have more fun with my paints and inks without worrying about spoiling 

my journal with messy paint runs and drips ..

 I really adore using Tim Holtz distress inks and stains 

I find they are so easy to use and are easily wiped off with a wet wipe, if I apply too much .

I have finished this page with crackle paint to give a rich deep sheen and crackle effect. 

 lots of layering with corrugated cardboard , paper, metal embellies and chipboard 

and washi tape .

inks, paint, stains and crackle paint .

I created this page to add to my ' GRUNGY ' Journal . I have various journals, some are quite bright while others are  soft and romantic . CREATING ART JOURNAL PAGES  is one of my favourite things to do. Thanks so much for popping by  and taking the time to leave me some love x

Warm and Rustic - Celebration Easel card and a Tag

Hello everyone, I am so happy to have you here on my blog . Today I am sharing TWO projects  A richly colored easel card and a TAG  which I created with the  Walking in the Forest Collection and the Vintage Autumn basics Collection  for Maja Design .  We are having our winter season here in Australia  and I wanted to create something warm and bright .  I have chosen a combination of Denim blue and Deep Burnt Orange.

I stacked my elements combining Maja papers with diecut leaves, and various other diecut shapes.

 together with some chipboard twigs .

  I kept with the warm rusty theme and colored my chipboard in Rusty ink .

 I feel the orange and blue are a Perfect marriage....

These blues flowed together beautifully and I added some metal buttons each side of my cluster .

inside view of my card. 

I stamped with my fave word stamp - CELEBRATE !

and added an inked swirly chippie to hold the easel section in place .

I really love this color combination, I rarely use orange in my work, 

but this collection 

has made me think differently ..

Now for my second project .
Recently Some friends of ours had a 'HOUSE WARMING' party
I created this TAG to go with a gift
No. 28 

This Tag has a foundation of chipboard, to create a sturdy base.
I have one at home which is displayed on our kitchen dresser
this tag is adorned with DUSTY ATTIC chipboard .
French Flourish 2pk :DA0273

Mini Number grid : DA1073

Chevron Panel large : DA1066
Main Street small set :DA0989

Dusty in Colour Clear Crackle Varnish: DA0900

I added their house  number 28
to make it personal to them . 

Maja Design materials used

Walking in the Forest -Jeans, Cozy Scarf , Seasons Last Bird song
- Vintage Autumn Basics - No XX111, plus bs .  

Thanks so much for popping here at my blog and looking at my creations

bye for now until next time

happy scrapping and take care x

DUSTY ATTIC JULY SKETCH

Hello my scrappy friends , hope you are all well
Today I am sharing with you my take on the delightful sketch

created by the very talented Nadia Cannizzo 

CLICK HERE for more info on the Dusty Attic Blog
just a little reminder .
Dusty Attic now has a linky on the side bar of the blog
where you can download your beautiful projects for the challenge .
cant wait to see them .

This page is inspired by Nature
 and Dusty Attic has the perfect chippies to showcase my photo.

I just love this Grass Border #1 DA0659

PEACE 

Once again I have used a photograph of nature,
taken on one of our many road trips around Austraalia .
my BackGround is created with a mask and moulding paste.

random stamping and stitching .

the chippies are altered using DA pesto paint, 

and a lttle Rusty Hinge distress paint on the grass heads. 

Finishing off with DA crackle paint and a few random swipes of gesso .
I really love how this worked, you know what I mean sometimes art just flows !!
I have happy memories about this trip .

Dusty Attic items used .

Dusty in Colour Clear Crackle Varnish :  DA 0900

Heart Arrows #2 : DA1026

Polaroid frames :DA0932

Grass Border #1 DA0659

Mini words #2:DA0476

Dusty in Colour Navajo White : DA 0903

Dusty in Colour Pesto : DA0918

thanks so much for

popping by and taking the time  to leave me some words on my work  happy scrapping until next time x

JOURNEY

Hello everyone, I hope you are all well . Sadly this is my last post for  Megs Garden I have decided to step down from two of my Design teams  you will still see my work on Maja design , Dusty Attic and CSI  This year has been exhausting for me  with Baden having Cancer and an ongoing health issue of my own  I am feeling burnt out . Meg very kindly invited me to do some guest spots if I want to . Thanks so much Meg for having me on the team for more than 2 years  I have enjoyed the journey designing with the unique papers, big hugz x . Today I have another layout for you using the new Correspondence Paper Collection  designed by Kerry-Jean Watson for Megs Garden  these papers are the perfect marriage with the earthy hues I love .

JOURNEY 

the stunning photograph was taken by GEORGE SAAD  I am very grateful George gave me permission to use his photos in my work

I created lots of different shaped tags with the paper and have them poking out from under the layers.

MEGS GARDEN ITEMS  Correspondence Collection Vintage brads  Marion Smith papers..Nirvana cottage cutz/ leafy dies  clock  MOMENTS 

 I love to light candles each night and watch the dappled light create a soft relaxing atmosphere.

when I saw these papers I knew I would use this photograph .

I used lots of layering with diecuts 

These blooms work in perfectly with the theme .

a cluster of the rose buds, the small ivory roses 

with some diecut leaves .  

 I cut this heart with the paper and then light rubbed on some Rusty hinge distress ink 

to create contrast ( these papers absorb the distress ink beautifully )

for the final touch I applied some crackle paint and a vintage brad .

lots of layering of diecuts with touches of Rusty Hinge distress ink  

more layering under the photo 

I find that the extra strips of matching paper 

are fabulous for layering on my work . 

Items Used from Megs Garden 

 Correspondence Collection

Marion Smith Designs-Nirvana 

Small rectangular Parisian Frame fr005

mini Rose Buds - Ivory

Small roses -Ivory

Mia - white
Vintage brads
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To go to Megs Garden blog  

thanks so much for popping by to look at my work  I always love having you here and I breathe your words into my soul bye for now x

CSI - Case file #129 ... ENJOY !

HERE WE ARE AGAIN  WITH ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL CASE READY TO SOLVE  case file #129 CLICK HERE  to go to CSI for more info 

Pictured Below is how I solved this case .  'enjoy'

 one of my rustic outdoor settings. 

 Dusty Attic chippies.

layering 

EVIDENCE chevrons, flowers, numbers, silver metal, stitching. TESTIMONY One of my joys in life is to invite friends around for drinks and a meal ,  especially in the Spring. I love to create rustic settings and serve  inviting, delicious food . Thanks so much for dropping by my little blog take care and happy scrapping until  next time we meet 

More than a Birthday card - Maja Design

Hello all my beautiful friends
I am so grateful to have you here .

 On May 21^st , my twin sister Lorraine and I celebrated our 65^th Birthday . 

'Twins' ... celebrating 65 years together x
I am on the right .

Below are some early photos of us

 when we were age 5, with our friend Libby .

We were age 23 here .
we had this photo on our business card for our first hairdressing salon in 1973
Salon Gemini .

I wanted to create a special card
 so I decided to use a concertina Base and add lots of tags and notes
 as a celebration of our life together .'Twins' ... celebrating 65 years together x


'NOTE BOOK /CARD'

When I handed it to Lorraine her eyes lit up and she smiled and laughed  as she took in all the details,
 the bits and pieces and all the memories I journalled about .

 Here is a view of the side section, 
showing how the concertina foundation is perfect for holding the tags and cards in place. 
This paper collection has the perfect tags , a calendar and little darling butterflies .
 All the items can be lifted out and moved around . 
Nothing is glued in permanetly so I can also add items later if desired  .

 I included some photos when we were small children in a little tag/pocket .

 Inside this tag/card holds some photos, quotes and some journaling .
I had such fun creating this project I am making another one for my daughter .

Maja Design Collections used     

Sofiero  Collection - A romantic picnic in the park…….

 Vintage Spring Basics – Days to remember , 6^th May. 

    

 Thanks for popping by my little blog

 and happy scrapping until next time we meet here .. take care x