CSI: Color Stories Inspiration challenge 260 - Cousin Love

This is a pretty old photo but the girls were just SOOOO cute back then! 

Jess and Shiloh were the best of buddies, always wanting to hang out together - at least until someone got hurt!

I though it was the perfect photo for this CSI challenge, I concentrated mostly on the blue, with just a few pops of the other colours. I also picked out the floral of the dress, the camera, and the gold.

There's still plenty of time to join in!

 

Hello Quake Shakes

Just loving that Sketchabilities is back 💖

Here's the July sketch...

And here's my take on it...

I love this Cocoa Vanilla paper, it didn't need much in the way of mixed media, just a few extra spatters to tie it all together. And the cut file couldn't have been more perfect! So going to miss this place, those shakes were the all time best 😞

Hobbiton

Bre had wanted to go to Hobbiton for a long time, and earlier this year we finally got there. What an amazing place! The lengths Peter Jackson went to in order to bring his vision to the big screen!

This page was made at Creative Adventure Downunder last weekend, under the wonderful Terhi Koskinen's supervision. I don't use green a lot, but this was perfect for these photos 😊

Hope you like it as much as I do!

 

Things Are Looking Up!

Another page for a Hip Kit weekly sketch challenge 😁

I just knew I wanted to use the Vicki Boutin acrylics for my background, and I stuck fairly close to the sketch for the rest...

Love this little bunch 💓

So Happy Together

This is a just for fun page I made for a Hip Kit challenge - here's the sketch

And here's the layout

 The kids were such cuties back then, and used to love playing with Shenae and Jessie just down the road 💖

Magenta Hair - Dont Care

Bre is just like her Mum - I also remember dressing as Magenta, hers was to go to a Halloween party, and she even convinced her boyfriend at the time, Aaron, to dress as Riff Raff 😜

This is my last layout for the Scrap Our Stash Design Team, I'm sad to leave these lovely people but it's time to let someone else have a go, and to do something new myself also!

Here's the blend a sketch challenge...

I added the vertical element from the right sketch with Colourblast inks, and I also used the title placement from here. I used the photo size and placement from the left hand sketch. The stars are from Charm Creations - I just love them ⭐

Beautiful Child

This is my very first layout for Sketchabilities - I've always loved these sketches from Karan, and admired the designers, so I'm very honoured to be a part of the new team 💓

Here's my take on the sketch, some lovely smiley photos from a rare snow day here a few years ago...

I used 7Dots papers, Inks from Colourblast Australia, a heart from Charm Creations, and American Crafts letters.

 

Here's the sketch again...

 Take the time, give it a go!

21 Renfrew Street

I found this great photo of the first house I lived in, my Dad built it straight after the war when size and material restrictions were still in place. So many memories of that place (both good and bad!) Sleepin in Mum and Dads room when I was sick, finding Santa presents under the bed in the spare room (oops) the toilet that the night cart used to pick up out in the outdoor wash house, and the yummy gooseberries growing out the back.

This page was also from the May kit from The Paper Teapot, along with a cut file from the Hip Kit which I coloured with Artist Inks from Colourblast Australia.

Stay Magical

My brother and his wife are pretty much game to try anything  - these were their outfits for the June 2016 World Cup Darts in Auckland.

This page was a partial scraplift (ashersmiles.com), I loved that the paper was torn into strips and reassembled and sewn. I used Pink Paislee paper, journal cards, rub ons and stickers, Bella Blvd diecuts, Neat and Tangled sequins, and Dear Lizzy glitter die cuts - all from the May kit from The Paper Teapot. 

I also used gesso, Ranger ink and Colourblast paste on the background.

Cheers Ears!

Its great to catch up with old friends, especially after they move away 💗 (Miss you Lisa!)

We caught up in Albany along with Shiloh, Jenna and Connor, yummy mexican food and margaritas 🍸🍸🍸

This page is from The Paper Teapot May 18 kit - OMG, so many cool things! The instructions for this page are included if you buy it - just the main kit needed, but so many more things if you include the embellie kit too... (get it here)

Laugh Out Loud

This was down at the Waikawa Bay waterfront near Picton, at the start of our holiday in January this year. It was a beautiful night, and not spoilt by the "party" at the table next to us, even if they did drop both sunglasses and a phone over the side of the wharf, and later vomited 😬 At least we weren't eating when that happened! An eventful night lol.

I wanted to try and kill my May 2017 Hip Kit before the 2018 version arrived, but although I did used quite a bit, there is STILL some left!

I used my current fave technique of semi random washes of colour under cut files. This is a great free file from Paper Issues.

Laugh Out Loud

This photo was taken at the start of our last holiday, down at the Marina at Waikawa Bay. The group of young people at the table next to us had been there drinking all afternoon, so were quite "merry". While we were there, first a pair of sunnies, then a cell phone went over the side of the wharf 😲

  I made this page at a recent crop day - I thought I really needed to use up my May 2017 Hip Kit before the 2018 one arrived! I also used a Paper Issues cut file, with Prima watercolours underneath.

How to Cat

Well I had to do a layout of our little lion for this challenge - well at least she thinks that's what she is sometimes! I just love how this photo shows her cute little pink paw pads
It was pretty easy to find cat embellies for this, but I kept it to a single flair and the cat button that's part of the charm.

But look! No mixed media at all! So unusual for me, but nice for a change 😉
Here's the challenge...

Not too hard for all you pet lovers out there!

I love the way this one turned out 💗😺💗

Life is Good

I took this photo as the absolute epitome of a relaxing day - lying on the beach, blue skies, warm sun and the sound of seagulls and waves 🌞🌞🌞

This is for the April Scrap Our Stash Movie challenge, and the movie this month is "UP"

Once I had chosen the cloud cut file (thanks Nicole) I had the idea to use Colourblast Artist Inks with loose brushstrokes as the background, and I love how it came out 💖

 

 

So pop on over tp the Scrap Our Stash blog for more details and have a go! 

Love U2

These girls have been friends since babies, and while I had lots of photos of them when they were little, it's harder to get them now.

This page uses the March kit from The Paper Teapot, which is jam packed with great papers and embellies💖

I used Colourblast shimmer cubes to ombre colour the word, and also flick a few little spatters. I didn't want to go overboard with paint on this one.

There's a great mix of Cocoa Vanilla, Pinkfresh and American Crafts to satisfy all tastes 😍Get yours now!

Some of the little details....

 

 

And here's the  full page! 

I just 💗💗💗 that sketchy flower paper!

 

Go grab yourself a kit now!

One of the Family

I just love using these colours together, and the February Hip Kit provided the perfect papers and embellishments 💖
Distress oxides are amazing and so simple to use, one of my favourite techniques at the moment is to lay a cut file over mixed media blends...

And what a great combo of ephemera, stickers, puffys, and epoxy flowers, hearts, birds, and bugs also!

 

 

 

This is the full layout...

 

which is a blend of these 2 sketches for the March challenge at Scrap Our Stash 😄

 

Sweet Summer Days

I love this photo of Shiloh and one of her bffs💕

This page is from the new kits from The Paper Teapot, lots of yummy stuff in there! 

 

This is paper from the Pink Paislee Summer Lights part of the kit, with Echo Park stickers (LOTS of them!!), a Pinkfresh dyed tag, Some gorgeous ombre Thickers and Cocoa Vanilla puffy stickers.

Loved putting this one together - just couldn't stop adding things!!!

Love Out Loud

Wow - I only just took this photo last week and it's scrapped already!!

Mark is just a big kid always hiding and jumping out at us when we are on holiday.

This was at Cafe LÁrte in Taupo - loved all the mosaic furniture 💓

 

This page is for the SCrap Our Stash February Stash challenge, to use the movie "Love Actually" as the inspiration, include the word "Love" in the title, and use twine.

I  mostly used the October 17 Hip Kit which was full of Pinkfresh Goodness, and Colourblast Australia Artist's Inks and Colour Pastes for the layering.

Thanks for visiting!

Re Do

It's always fun to re-stage photos 😀

This was at the Railway house in Queenstown - the kids were so little when we first went there, but  the rooms had been redecorated and the exterior painted so they were great to stay in.

Shiloh was just a "bit" bigger for Mark to lift this time, and Bre had to crouch instead of stretch to see over the top - even though she's still just a shorty lol.

I just wasn't sure about this Shimelle Go Now papers, but I loved the chipboard houses, they fitted so well with the theme.The leaves were stamped with a new Carabelle studios stamp - they are VERY cool. I entered this in a weekly Hip Kit sketch challenge. I also used some of my fave Colourblast colours 💓

Hope you like it!

Lovely

Just a quick share today of my layout for The Paper Teapot's September challenge  - to use a handmade embellishment and scraps.

Love my little Niece and her adorable pupper 💓

I made the star using felt, tulle, chambray and a button.