Saturday, October 27, 2012

'BIG BIG' HAIR - 1973

CASE FILE #43

This was fun !!! 
as part of the journaling we were asked to document a special event .
I chose to document my Journey in hairdressing.
On 24th March 1973 Lorraine and I opened our first hairdressing salon . 
we were so excited and this photo was in the newspaper .
how do you like the BIG HAIR ?????
we specialised in hair pieces and wigs , the theme of the era .
we are both wearing hairpieces 
THE FASHION WAS AMAZING, do you agree ???

' JOURNEY 1973'

 a delish cluster of 
blooms 
EVIDENCE
damask, frame, foliage, something transparent, patterned brad, flourish, B & W patterned paper .
TESTIMONY 
I documented a special event . 
24th March 973 a beautiful exciting journey began for my twin sister and myself .
Lorraine and I opened our first hairdressing salon. 
The first of SEVEN over a period of 40 years in the business.
 as far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a hairdresser. At 23 years of age we embarked on an amazing journey. I have been so blessed in my working Life .....Living in the light . 
extra journaling written on the back of my Layout .
some of the affirmations I think and say to myself . 
'I always value what ignites the flame within.
I value what inspires and interests me.'
when I know what I am feeling deep inside I know what I like .
AND
 my darling little grandie 'Ella Jai' wants to follow in my footsteps .
she is always fussing with hair and makeup , such a little cherub xoxox

hope you are inspired to have a play with this case .
thanks for taking the time to leave some love here for me . 
you make my day 
love and hugz Heather x

Baden had his test yesterday and we will know the results next Wednesday .
the doctor is fairly positive all is ok !!! fingers crossed.
Baden was so relieved he walked out of the surgery without paying??
sooooooooooooo funny . 
they rang us when we arrived home ... we had a good laugh haaaaaaaaaaaaa 
xoxoxo

Friday, October 19, 2012

EMBELLISHED BANNER


MORE OCTOBER GUEST DESIGNING

Hi there everyone, I'm back again to showcase some more of the delightful
 MME The Sweetest Thing Collection.
available from 
SASSY SCRAPPER 



'DELIGHTFUL'


 The background is covered with Gesso
and then misted and  stamped with Prima stamps and Crafters workshop mask .

  I feel This range is just perfect to showcase a BANNER ..
I created two layers with circles and Die-namics Dies. 
For a final touch I added the stickers, buttons and brads … SOOOOOOOOOOOO  EASY .
These papers are a dream to co-ordinate.

 looking closely you will notice a small piece of muslin under the sticker
giving added texture and interest .

This range has amazing potential with all the mix and match embellies .
so much fun !!!!

next week I'll be back with an OTP project for you 
here is a sneak peek 
Thanks so much for popping by and taking the time to leave me some love 
You make my day and warm my heart with all your wonderful words. 
pop over to 
to see all the yummies available 

WARM HUGZ TO EACH OF YOU 

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

GOING BOLD AND BRIGHT !!!

HELLO everyone my turn today over at 


My first DT layout today is 
 BOLD AND BRIGHT,
which is unusual for me, but I really had fun with it. 
I find it good for my soul to go beyond my comfort zone
 and splash out with something different .

‘LOVE’ 
I snapped This pic  of Ella Jai last Xmas while she was captivated
and absorbed  in one of her presents .

I wanted to create a bright and happy page
 to embrace the beautiful  memories .
I just adore these Cherry blossoms, 
and the splashes of hot pink  look so divine with the rich orange roses. 




My handy tip
I pulled some of the orange ROSES  apart to make them look a little like daisies
 and secured them to the page by adding a pink brad in the centre .
Looking closely you will see there are some fully formed orange roses
 mixed with the separated ones I really enjoyed this process..

 GREEN TARA materials used
Pink Cherry blossoms 3cm FLC22P
Orange Roses small 1cm FDR00I0

other items  used
card stock, Basic grey, Bo Bunny papers
Die Cut – Memory Box, Brads – Bella, Washi Tape, Prima stamp – Trellis,
 Tim Holtz stainGesso, Crafters workshop mask, Imaginarium design Chipboard. 

my next layout is DEEP AND RICH .

'ADORE' 
 Such beautiful memories connected with this photo . We were celebrating Ella Jai’s  5th Birthday at the Farm Barn in the Adelaide Hills . Lots of fun was had by all, holding and feeding the animals and then a massive party with delicious food and a huge pink birthday cake .. Ella had the best time !!
  I feel  by combining the beautiful Green Tara blooms with fussy cut leaves and flowers

 creates perfect texture and delight..
 I clustered  the roses and rose buds together, 
hugging the photo amongst the diecut leaves..
here I decided to separate the med size rose petals 
and place them  in a cluster at the bottom of the layout .
 Securing them in place with small pink brads .

GREEN TARA materials
3 cm Roses Ivory  FDRO24Tu
1 cm Roses  mini rose buds FDVO25Iv
Separated  med rose petals with pink brads added to the centre

Other materials used
Raspberry cardstock, Basic grey paper, Prima papers and stamps,
 Die cuts  – hearts  nestabilities ,Die cuts – leaves cottage crafts,
 Kaiser resin blossom, Pink brads Making Memories  
Imaginarium design chipboard, Hamlin transparency, muslin
 Lots of fussy cutting with Basic grey and Prima papers .

and lastly here is another BRIGHT layout I created for 
CSI 
case file #40

'BEAUTIFUL'
I hope I have inspired you to have a play 
with the delectable GREEN TARA BLOOMS 


warm fuzzy hugz for Heather xox

Sunday, October 14, 2012

DREAMY PASTELS

over at CSI case file #41 is ready to solve




I adore creating with pastels and texture
so this page is one of my personal faves .
here is how I solved the case 

'JOURNAL'




EVIDENCE
something textured, texture paste , layers 
TESTIMONY
I journaled 6 things about my photo . 

pop over to CSI and be inspired 
warm hugz from heather x

Friday, October 12, 2012

THE SWEETEST THING

Hi there my fellow scappers, today 
 I am so honoured, excited and happy to be GUEST DESIGNING  at Sassy Scrappers.
 Heartfelt Thanks to you Olga for the sensational big box bursting with delectable goodies .

to be inspired by the design team and to see all the goodies available.


Today I am showcasing the divine My Mind Eye collection .
THE SWEETEST THING .

'PLAY'

I wanted to create a dramatic, bold page.
I embraced this idea with yellow, grey and white
on a dominant black background, 
and of course I added my 'signature' stitching and stamping . 
The papers I used from the collection are :
The sweetest thing Honey  - Simply Lovely Damask .
The sweetest thing Honey – Perfect Best
on Black Bazzill cardstock 



 
other materials used 
Imaginarium designs chipboard
Green Tara blooms
die cuts - memory box 
Crafters workshop mask 

Thanks for popping by and I hope I have inspired you to create with some of these delightful papers from the MME collection .
I'LL BE BACK NEXT FRIDAY WITH MORE ,
HERE IS A SNEAK PEEK FOR YOU .


pop over to SASSY SCRAPPERS and have fun 

thanks to each of you for taking the time to leave me some love here 
it warms my heart to read all your wonderful words 
big hugz to each of you 
Heather x

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

VELVETY PURPLE BERRIES

Berries and Flickering Candles remind me of Christmas.  

Hello everyone, showcasing the NEW CHRISTMAS PAPERS
 designed by Denise for  MEGS GARDEN 

These are just the most delish Collection, I had such fun creating with these deep, rich velvety colors.
The entire page is created with 2 patterned papers . The Main paper is Christmas berry stripes paper , and the other paper is used to mount the photo multiple times, with some  fussy cut berries . 
I decided to turn the Christmas paper  on the side and create a cluster of leaves and flowers surrounding the pic, and of course my trademark stitching in a mustard thread . 
The papers are so beautiful they are a truly piece of art on their own .
My layout is backed with two sheets of distressed cardstock .
I chose the purple and fawn as complimentary colors.
The extra strips were perfect for the mounting process and the diecuts. 
The mounted photo has 3 layers of Patterned paper and 3 layers of cardstock .


I very rarely do Xmas layouts for a couple of reasons 
I do not really enjoy the TRADITIONAL XMAS COLORS
and the photos always seen too chaotic for me 
but I embraced these colors with joy .
I AM EXCITED !!!!!!
Here is my take on the new collection 

'XMAS'  


Materials used
‘New papers’… The Musical Christmas Collection
Christmas Berry stripes P6329
Plum Pudding P6330
lace .. I dyed this lace with glimmermist to achieve the purple hue

Other items
Bazzill Cardstock ,purple and kraft.
Tim Holtz diecut – rosettes,
Imaginariun designs chipboard – alphas
Glimmermist
Melissa Frances
Mustard thread
Diecuts – fancy tags  and leaves



Tissues boxes are so easy to cover and add such style to any room in your home especially your  bathroom or kitchen .
I used the delightful and enchanting Spring Paisley collection .
PROCESS .... Cover the entire box and then whitewash with light coat of Gesso …
Allow to dry then I added a Memory Box, leaf die cut, using the same Spring Paisley paper collection.
Next I cut some chipboard with the leaf diecut , and inked it with versa color ink, Bamboo .…
I positioned the cluster on one corner,  drooping it over the side  to add interest.
Layering …
Glue the paper leaves directly onto the box,  then layer the chipboard leaves over the top as a second  layer…
Lastly I added another coat of gesso to finish it off.

Materials from Meg’s Garden …
SPRING PAISLEY PAPER COLLECTION.
Other items
Gesso
Memory box diecut

 I encourage you to have a go at covering your own tissue box to add to your home décor, it is easy and fun 

MORE CLOSE UPS ON MY OTHER BLOG .
I Hope I have inspired you to have a play, and remember these papers are also perfect  for Xmas Cards …
Warm hugz from Heather x



Saturday, October 6, 2012

CASE FILE #40 ' RICH AND VELVETY '

OVER AT CSI THERE IS ANOTHER CASE TO SOLVE 


TO SEE DETAILS 


here is how I solved the case .

'BEAUTIFUL' 

such a BEAUTIFUL bright palette this week so it seemed fitting to use BEAUTIFUL as the title,
as well as my BEAUTIFUL girl 
AND
these divine BLOOMS are all available from

EVIDENCE
scallops, a big flower, circular elements on the frame and the punched edge .
TESTIMONY
we celebrated your 5th Birthday at the Farm barn.
You and your friends fed the animals, rode the ponies, had a fabulous birthday lunch. 
We lit the candles on your BIG PINK birthday cake . 
YOU had the BEST DAY !!
2008 - Ella Jai turns 5...  happy birthday my little darling xoxo
thanks for popping by and leaving me some love .
your words truly make my day 
love and hugz Heather x



Friday, October 5, 2012

THE COLOR ROOM #131 - RUSTIC AND GRUNGY

palette #131 is live over at 

MY VERY FAVE EARTHY HUES 

I decided to use a rare photo of my Grandson , it was taken a few years ago but one of my faves of him .

'YOU' 



in my opinion, lots of inking, layering and distressing adds style to a boy page ..

POP OVER TO THE COLOR ROOM
and be inspired to have a play .

enjoy you weekend and these glorious Spring days 
Love and hugz from Heather x

Thursday, October 4, 2012

'SOOTHING MY SOUL'


TODAY I am showcasing

SPRING is a time when life is stirring in my garden …  soothing and calming my soul .
I chose to use the color combo of blue and yellow, reminding me of the blue skies and the warm sun and the riot of chaos and color provided by the yellow and pink pansies,  dancing among  white daisies , mingled with rich blue violets  brightening  the damp shady corners of my garden ..

'BLOOM'

 I inked the clock with Tim Holtz distress ink -rusty hinge, and added a tiny dab of Polar Blue versa color ink 
The alphas and leaves are also inked with versa color ink – Topaz  ..

 My Handy tip
While the ink was still damp I scratched some markings on the leaves with a fine pen to add dimension and texture

and I have popped in a couple of gorgeous rose buds among the leaves available from 

 


Imaginarium designs Materials used
Clock without face centre – IDSoo17
Alphas – lower case IDALCooo1
Leaves – no image
Heart – no image
Other items used
Cardstock
Green Tara ivory Rose buds
Bo Bunny papers
EK border Punches
Prima Trellis stamp.
Melissa Frances lace.
Brads - Bella
Lace doilie .. (found item )



‘LOVE’




 I had not used Banners in my work until earlier this year , and I have fallen in love with them.
I have such fun creating banners, in  all sorts of shapes ,sizes and colors …
I hope to inspire you to have a go at your own banner .
Imaginarium designs material used
Alpha - love IDW0056
Funky heart – no image
Other items used
Cardstock
Authentique and Bo-Bunny papers
Metal key and button - Prima
Kaisercraft – crochet circle, lace.

The word love and heart are both inked with Tim Holtz distress ink and embossed for a shiny finish.
My Handy tip
Creating banners is a fabulous way to use up scraps .
thanks so much for popping by my blog and 
I Hope you are enjoying the beautiful warm spring days here in Australia ,
I loveeeeeeeeeeeeee Spring .
Warm hugz to each of you , Heather x


Tuesday, October 2, 2012

DESIGNING FOR PAPER STORIES

I am guest designer over at 
this month
Georgia sent me some yummy 7 Gypsies Antiquaries Postale Range of  papers 

here is what I did with the papers and embellies .
I decided to create a design and have both a dark and light background 
with the same design, just to show the versatility of these papers .
the photo I used of Ella Jai is quite special
It was the very first photo I took with my first Canon Digital SLR camera back in 2006
we were celebrating Ella's 3rd birthday . 

'TIME' 
'LOVE'

 handmade tags from cardboard.

 light background
 black background 


thanks for dropping by everyone 
hope you are enjoying the glorious spring days 
take care and big hugz to you all 
love Heather x