Scrapbook page with Best birds stamp set and Floral Boutique DSP {Just Add Ink challenge #324}

There is a wonderful inspiration picture for this weeks Just Add Ink challenge and I was keen to play! I've had this recent photo of our treasures and I that I've wanted to scrap and some new goodies to use so YAY for challenges that help!

I'm LOVING adding touches of gold or copper to my projects and water colouring is always sooo lovely to play with. I was able to use a brand new stamp set Best birds and had fun coming up with "different" colour birds than what you might see in the wild!

The whole background of stripes (which reminds me of the stripy fence in the inspiration pic) is a piece of the Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper, soooo pretty!!!

I've popped in some flowers (again due to inspiration pic) and finished it all off with the Title of LOVE using the Sunshine Wishes Thinlits (LOVE THESE!!!!!) How sweet are those colours, the Sugar plum, Night of Navy and Mint macaroon work beautifully together!

Thanks heaps for popping by and seeing my take on the challenge, I do so much enjoy playing along with the talented ladies at JAI!!
Smiles Sharnee

Autumn scrapbook page - Vintage leaves

 

With the Autumn season well upon us I wanted to share with you a scrap book page I recently made ready for my annual calendar I make each year. This photo of our precious girls is a good few years old (see more about it HERE) but is one of my favourites!

 

The main set used on this page is the very Vintage Leaves! Ohhhh such an amazing set and guess what???
It's continued over to the brand new catty (released on the 1st June!)
The splashes of gold there are created by using the gold glitter brush from the mini!! Love those glitter brushes!! I've also brushed over the leaves a little too for some more sparkle effects.

Some circles of Dsp and other wooden embellishments and you have an Autumn page! YAY!!

Snow Scrap-book page - Chalkboard Technique

 

We are certainly in the middle of Winter here in Tassie!! Not so long ago I took the children to the snow... it was the most wonderful time! Sapphire especially enjoyed it! She experienced her first "taste" of snow!

 

I went with the chalkboard technique for this page using the Everything Eleanor stamp set. The images in this set are PERFECT for a snowy layout.

Hopefully we will be off to the snow again, it's such a wonderful way to spend a Winter's day!

SUO challenges #121 - Mother's Day

With Mother's Day just around the corner the fabbo ladies at SUO are running a challenge all about just that.... Mother's Day! I ran a Mother's/daughters class for a group of wonderful ladies on the weekend and this is what we made....

 

 This particular one is being sent off to WA for my friends Mummy, she loves Purple so I went a little crazy with the yummy Blackberry bliss! Soooo love the look of those flowers!

Then with the wallet, once you take off the belly band you see in first greeting on the inside...

 

 Keep opening it up and you see some room for special words from children 

or spots for some extra photo's....

 

 Lastly, when fully opened you have room for photo's or your own personal message!

 

This is such a versatile gift, great for any occasion! It's called the Photo Wallet, and I found it HERE. Everyone had a wonderful time and needless to say were all very happy and totally ready with that special gift for Mum/Nan!

Perfectly Rustics challenge #43 - Make it better!

Do you ever have a project that you really just DON"T LIKE!!! You know the one's, they usually take AGES and when done you're still not HAPPY!!!!
ARHHHHH!!! Well this fortnight don't despair, don't throw it away.... MAKE IT BETTER and join in the fun at Perfectly Rustics.

 

I had this scrap-page that just wasn't nice, plain and boring and just sitting there screaming for some LOVE!! SO love I gave it and turned it into this.....

I wanted to still use the blue, so I pulled it out from behind and roughed it up a LOT, made waves and created layers and then it went from there.

 

 

 

I just think that Zeke looks sooo handsome in this picture, I can't help but smile when I look at it! The twine gives it more of a nautical look and the tiny fish stamp finishes it off nicely!
YAY I made it BETTER!!
What will you do with your unpleasant card..... can't wait to see,

Perfectly Rustics challenge #38 - Trees

 

I LOVE TREES!!!! Trees really are one of my absolute favourite things in the world so with Perfectly Rustics challenge this time being Trees I'm super duper happy!!!!
 I've made my own tree for some inspiration for you! You can easily do this too, just draw it onto the selected card stock and cut out! Add some greenery and you have your very own tree!!

 

 I also went a little further and popped it through the woodgrain embossing folder then sponged a little colour to give the trunk depth. Of course if there is a tree then some woodland creatures are in need.... Forest friends works a treat!

 

 This scrap book page is actually a picture of me!! Yep, little me only 3 years old snuggled deep into my covers with all my toys ready to dream! The toy in my bed with me is the one and only Big Dog!! He was my absolute fav, (still is actually) and I have him even today!! Oh how I love my Big Dog!!
Oh and how cool is that 70's wall paper, so groovy man!!

It's been fun sharing my Tree challenge with you, I hope it inspires you to join in with us, until next time...

Feathers and a scrapbook page for Once Upon A Sketch

 

I don't know what I would do without sketches, WOW they totally save the day on ANY project! So while looking around the blogging world I saw this wonderful sketch from the ladies at Once Upon a Sketch and  knew I had to join in!!

I was needing a page for my November calendar and this was perfect for my photo of our treasures while at the Gorge back in Aug.

 

 

 

I don't think I've ever seen the pool at the Basin empty so this was a fun time for all. Can you see just how different each one of my darlings are "acting?" I say acting but they were just being themselves. Hannah and Sophia where pretending to have a sword fight with some drift wood, Esther was just dancing around, Sapphire walking the width of the pool and Zeke, well he was just enjoying the sunshine!!
While making this page Sophia wanted to do some scrapping too so she joined in on the sketch and came up with this page of our sweet fluffy member of the family!

 

 

We both LOVED working with this sketch, I think it will be one I'll go back to again!
Thanks heaps for popping by and seeing our take on the challenge!

Just Add Ink challenge #228 and Sketch n' scrap #63

It's been a while since I've joined in on some challenges and as my calander was DESPERATELY needing an August page (I know it's taken me till the 23rd to get one for it!!!!) I jumped in on a really challenging colour combo at Just Add Ink and a sketch at Sketch n scrap!! I've found if you want to get some crafting done quickly that turning to challenges is a great way to start!!

 

 

Kim has often commented on how wonderful the sketches are at Sketch n scrap and this sketch was lots of fun to work! The colours however at JAI were tricky to work with (even though I really liked them) Hey that's why they call it a challenge and with the amazing inspiration the ladies provided I knew I could work with them somehow!!! Now I look at it finished I'm thrilled with the end result and LOVE this page of Esther dressing up!!

I really like the stripes of the DSP (moonlight paper stack) with the stripes of Esther's dress and the way I've been able to have LOADS of fun with a black marker (the Project Life journal pen) with drawing and frames! After all she is dressing up as Mrs Squiggle!!

Did you know you can draw directly onto photo's and it basically dries instantly!! I'm really happy with how it's turned out and will most certainly be doing that again!!

I even asked Esther to draw something and she decided to do Mr Squiggles HAT! CUTE!! I made the Mossy Meadow card stock look like a blackboard and she used the chalk pen to draw with!
The bunting is in the Calypso coral with some red sponged on it finished with a button.
That's about it. So with only 5 more days left of August at least I FINALLY got there!! I should probably start working on my September page now!! hee hee