Hiya and Welcome to those sent here by HandMade in Bloom... thanks for stopping by!
I will be selling some art and scrapbooking kits at the market, but my stall will mainly contain my ART.
Take a look at my Portfolio to see more of what will be available on the day. If you click on the thumbnail you'll get a larger view.
I'll see you at HandMade in Bloom... Don't be shy, do come say "hi" and have a chat.
Bxo
Well more like a sneak peak, here's a look at some scrapping I have done recently for my DT role at entreARTistes Magazine:
is a layout I did for Ngarie's Top Ten "Typography" in the latest issue of Scrapbook Creations, Issue 67:
Here's a little layout I did using a template from Ali's Songbird kit and added some paper from Lynn Grieveson's "Beth" paper pack:
I blame pregnancy hormones that it totally slipped my mind to share my finished Heidi Swapp Calendar {click to see all pages}. This was one of the many projects we started on this creative day... and I finished it over this weekend & at home. Go here to get your own kit. It now lives in Mikaela's room. This is the page for May, the month of Mothers Day & my birthday...
Hey, are you looking for something fun to do with the family tomorrow? Why not go to Manuka Occasional Child Care Association (MOCCA) fundraising event:
Come and pick up a beautiful, unique handmade Mother's Day gift... I will be selling my art and ReVa kits there, so come say "Hi"...
Speaking of ReVa... the kits are on sale today, and the giveaway will be announced shortly after 10am est. today. If you haven't yet entered, you have until 10am to do so. Exciting stuff.
***************************************************************************************************** Other very exciting news... my stepbro Wade and his wife Bec had a beautiful baby boy arrive into the world, welcome to Chayton Brett !!! We are so happy for you guys. I cant wait to meet the little cutie :)
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Peace & Love
Bxo
I say "found" because I didnt know it was lost... so I guess really I discovered it :)
It is a mini album of Joshua's first birthday party, which we celebrated by way of a lovely family & friends BBQ gathering hosted by my gorgeous SIL Cassie {and her fabulous hubs, Matt}at their home in the Adelaide Hills. Last September. Sheez...
This discovery occured over the long weekend when Mikaela and I did some cleaning of my studio. Says a lot about the state it was in :) We got 3 large plastic boxes cleared out and put away. Quite an achievement really!
So it looks as tho my nesting has extended to my studio... joy of joys!
Happy Creating.
Bx
Is my scrapbooking course I teach at our local tafe on Tuesday nights each term.
Here are a couple of layouts and a mini-album I did last term by way of "in-class demonstrations" for my students:
This mini album is a keepsake for Mikaela... about her first TRYathlon she did a few months back:
If you are interested in attending the class (or know someone who is)... go register online now.
Classes begin next week... and won't be offered again for 2009 as I'll be on maternity leave :)
You get a STACK of goodies and we have so much fun.
EDITED 29th April: After much consideration, I have decided NOT to run this course this term, it will be on offer again for Term 1 of 2010. Sorry for the inconvenience. I am just way too crazy busy at this moment.
Create Joy
Bxo
This is a bit of a hybrid mini album, as I used some digital overlays for the photos and to create the journaling tags. Putting this album together was SUPER QUICK as I simply used the cover as a template to create the inner pages and barely any further embelishments asides from the cover. easy peasy.
There are quite a few more pages, but that gives you a good idea of the project.
Digital Elements I used were these by Ali Edwards. Plus these too.
Bracket shaped album covers are by teresa collins (I LOVE THESE)!!
Chipboard letters and elements are Girl Friday by Cosmo Cricket.
2009 chipboard numbers are from the "center of attention" mixed up chipboard alphabet by Heidi Swapp.
Patterned papers are by s.e.i and cherry Art.
I used my Bind it All to pull the album together, quite literally because I am not so good with that device!! Oh well, still worked.
Happy Hump Day.
Bxo
I used to be one of those people who wished they were "up-to-date" with my scrapbooking. Now after some 8 years, I realise that is both an unrealistic and futile desire. Asides, being behind has its benefits too, Joshua's First Year album proved that to me.
After finishing Joshua's album I was thinking I wanted to do something similar for my annual albums. I do a lot of design work, challenges and general "scrap however, whatever I feel at the time".... which means I may scrap 6 pages of the one photo shoot and not many more from that month. Something I need to work on a bit more. I am definitely trying to aim for more "everyday" type scrapping.
Then I saw this calendar idea from Nicole some time ago.. and knew that would be my solution.
Using Ali Edwards digital calendar templates... I created these while we were in Fiji:
I finished 2008 and up to where I could for 2009.
I love how they provide a “snap shot” of what we’ve been up to for the month.
I also did a “summary” page for each month, using my favourite photo of the month as a entire 12” x 12” layout… and jotting down a few of the main features of our month. Here is an example of February 2008:
The frame for the layout above is from Ali's Songbird Ave Bloom & Grow kit
I also used these patterned papers:
Lynn Grieveson - Beth Paper Pack
Lynn Grieveson - Capri Paper Pack
Lynn Grieveson - Crissys Summer Paperpack
I will print these pages as “double layouts” and probably make them a little more “hybrid” by mounting onto patterned papers and adding embellishments’ to the calendar side of the pages. See how I go. Will share more as I pull the album together.
Peace.
Bxo
Here is a sneak peak of my feature for entreARTistes magazine blog this month...
Go over and take a look for step-by-step instructions of a fun layout.
Bek xo
