CSI Challenge #46"Our Beautiful Poppy Girl"

Hello everyone, thanks for calling by.

I have just finished my layout for the

 current challenge #46 over at CSI 

I looooove this weeks challenge.

Love the colours & love the whole criteria.

I have chosen to do my layout about my gorgeous dog "Poppy".

She is the light of our lives for my husband & I.

We just loooooove her to pieces.

This layout means a lot to me.

It is very close to my heart & special to me.

So, for my "Testimony" I have journalled a little story

about how we came to get our little "Poppy".

I have rolled it up into a little scroll & tied a bow around it

& just popped in on my page.

For my "Evidence" I have used five things.

#1. Animal Accent is the little paws.

#2. A frame which holds my title.

#3. I have used some painting techniques around some

 of the edges of my page

#4. Texture Elements is my background texture I have created.

#5. Something shimmery or glowing is again my background.

I have used lots of mists to create lots of shimmer.

This sweet little frame is from 2 Crafty chipboard.

It is one of my favourites. Just the perfect size.

All of these gorgeous flowers & leaves are from my favourite

Green Tara of course.

Well that just about sums it all up.

Thanks so much for taking the time to call by.

Until next time.

My 2 Crafty Chipboard DT RevealTwo Layouts Plus an Extra One To Share

Hello everyone. Thanks for calling by the blog today.

This is my 2 Crafty Chipboard DT Reveal for this month.

 I have a few layouts to share with you all.

Starting with this one. This is a friend of mines niece.

What a cutie. I had so much fun doing this layout.

I seem to be very "into" circles at the moment.

 I'm sure it must be a phase I'm going through!!

Here I have used the 2 Crafty 

Frame Scallop Circle Borders &
   Funky Hearts. 

                       

    This beautiful spotty ribbon I have tied this bow with is 

                                    from Green Tara,

                                    also some of the flowers & leaves  too.

               .

Love these colours.

Lastly I have used one of 2 Crafty's fabulous chippie titles.

"Daughters are so Special".

Such a beautiful title & just perfect for this layout. 

 

 "Cool Kid"

For my second layout I have done a rare boy one.

 I don't seem to do many boy layouts lately so I  thought it was 

time to rectify that.

On all the chipboard pieces I have used on this page I have just

 simply painted them in black acrylic paint & when dry I wiped a little 

"Viva" Inka Gold paste in bronze, over the chippie with my finger.

Really easy but it gives a little something extra.

I have use some of the 2 Crafty Flag Banners here.

Next up I used one of the 2 Crafty  Film Strips. These are great

because they accomodate lots of photos.

Also added one of their  Hot Air Balloons in at the side of the pics.

Another great 2 Crafty chippie title, "Cool Kid". I love it.

It just sets the scene for this layout I think.

Lastly in this pic you can see where I have clustered some little

2 Crafty  Gears in the corner underneath my little pinwheel.

"My Sister My Friend"

Some of you may have already seen this one, I did it for a 

challenge last month over at TCR.

Because I have used lots of 2 Crafty chippies on it I thought

I would tack it on the end of my DT reveal.

The 2 Crafty chippie pieces on this layout include the

Title, Fob Watch, Mini Film Strips & this beautiful Corner

& of course all of the gorgeous flowers, leaves & ribbon

on this layout are from Green Tara.

Well that just about does it.

Thanks for looking & if you want to see what all the

other DT have been doing, pop over to the 2 Crafty Blog,

click HERE.

Also you can visit on FACEBOOK too.

Until next time.

My "Once Upon A Sketch" Layout"Captured Memories"

Hello everyone, thanks so much for calling by.

Today I have my very first entry for

"Once Upon A Sketch".

I think I must be the only person in the entire scrapbooking

community that has never joined in before!!!

So here we go.....

I loved this sketch, hey whats not to love!!

As soon as I saw it I just knew I had to join in too.

I must admit I do looooove sketch challenges & this one

is certainly no exception.

I have stuck fairly close to the sketch I think, I haven't

really changed it much at all.

As always I have used lots of yummy Green Tara flowers, leaves,

lace & this little mauve trim is also one of their newest range of trims too.

My little chipboard title, "Captured Memories" is from

2 Crafty Chipboard.

As you can see in this pic I have stencilled some mesh on my

 background & tucked a few cogs in here & there in 

between my flowers.
On the left side of my photo you can see  I have also made
 this little envelope & tucked my journalling into it.

Well thats about all for today.

Thanks again for calling by.

Until next time.

My "Kraft It Up" DT Post"Angelic"

Hi everyone. Just wanted to show you my DT layout for this 

months challenge over at Kraft It Up 

This months challenge is to use

Kraft Background

+

Mimimilist

Now as most of you know by now, I DON'T do minimilist.

This has pushed me way, way outside of my comfort zone!

To some, this is not minimilist, but to me it is about as minimilist 

as I can or want to do!!!

I haven't even done any background treatments like I normally do.

I hate it, but at least I tried.

I have used this great chipboard Skeleton Clock Face from

2 Crafty chipboard.

I have also used some lovely Green Tara flowers, leaves, lace & 

pink trim. I also die cut these sweet little flourishes to add to

my clusters.

 Well thats all from me today. I hope you will join in the fun

 over at Kraft It Up this month & perhaps 

try your hand at "minimilist".

Until next time.

My "White With One" DT PostJust Because

Hello everyone. Today I have my DT reveal  for the current challenge

 over at White With 1.

This months challenge is to use

White

+

Green

+

Chevrons

I love these pics, they are a friends Grandaughter, 

such a pretty girl.

Now for the "Chevron" part of the challenge I simply used a stencil

& I  inked some white card to create a chevron paper

to add to my layers.

I have chosen to add some "natural" embellishments such as  raw wood ,

 hessian & string as I thought it contrasted nicely with the green.

I have also used lots of gorgeous Green Tara Flowers, Leaves,

 Wired String & also this lovely mesh ribbon is

 also a Green Tara one.

Well thats all for today, I hope you have time to join in the fun

over at White With 1 this month.

Until next time.

CSI Challenge #42A Special Moment

Hello everyone. Hope you are all having a great weekend.

I have just finished my layout for challenge #42 for CSI.

Before I go on I must apologise for the quality of this photo,

unfortunately it is all I have & I can't go back in time & retake it!!!

Hopefully my layout will help make up for that.

Love this colour combo. Debbie who runs CSI, just
keeps coming up with better & better challenges all the time.

For this weeks challenge for my "Testimony" I have
used two things from the list.
#1.  I have made a list of twelve things that I cannnot live
without, at this point of my life. I think this list would change
as you go through life & have different priorities at different ages.
#2.  I have added a little flower to my journal tag/spot.

For my "Evidence" I have used four things.

#1.  I have used some circles tucked under the edge of my photos.

#2.  Flowers (from Green Tara of course)

#3.  Texture. I have created a textured background using various mediums.

#4.  Polka Dots. I have stamped some on my background.

This pinkish/salmon colour is actually more reddish in real life

which is a little closer to the colour combo.

It looks more pink in these pics!!

My chipboard Flourish, Lacy Border & Circles Frames  are all 

 from 2 Crafty Chipboard.

In this pic you can see the textures on my background

& some of the stamping.

Well thats all for today.

Until next time.

Wooo Hoooo I was "Featured" over at CSI

Wooo Hoo I am so pleased. I was "Featured" over on the CSI blog

today.  How exciting!!!

Thanks go to Debbie Tehrani & her wonderful DT, for not only

picking my layout to be featured, but also a BIG thank you 

to Debbie for such a fabulous challenge blog.

Thanks girls.

 

Hanging Bird CageDecorated with lots of Green TaraFlowers & Ribbons

For my second DT project this month for the Green Tara blog,

I thought I would do something

a little different. Now I have to admit I don't do a lot of

 "Beyong the Page" but when I saw this gorgeous 

"shabby" Hanging Bird Cage,

 I just couldn't wait to get started.

I thought it would make a lovely present for someone special.

This project, I have to admit, was really soooooo easy.

I just got out all my white Green Tara flowers & started. 

I wanted to keep it all in whites with just a "kiss of green".

I have used one of the gorgeous Green Tara ribbons, a

 "Satin Edged Organza"

Ooops, before I forget, a friend of mines hubby,
Kent Nguyen,

 photographed this for me. 

I am not the best at photographing things like this,

& he is such a great local photographer.

Thanks Kent xo

All of these flowers & also the little Velvet Leaves

are all from Green Tara too. 

If you want to know any of the names etc of any of these products

I have listed them all over on the Green Tara blog,

click HERE to see.

I hope you will visit the Green Tara blog sometime,

they have a great Design Team, who you probably know

most of & they are always coming up with such great ideas.

 Green Tara would also love you to visit them on

FACEBOOK.

Well thats it from me today.

Until next time.