Some more retreat layouts

Hey everyone.

Well, winter is well and truly here..it's so cold

and windy, well, it is for me anyway :0)

We've had lots of rain too which is great

for all my vegies growing in the backyard! I've got

a few pumpkins coming along

so there will be lots of pumpkin soup this winter!

This is a layout I didn't quite get done

at the retreat. I ended up

throwing so many mediums on it

I had to wait until I got home to finish it.

The background paper is October Afternoon - I just

love how busy it is even though I don't

use busy papers that much.

I gave it a few swipes of acrylic paint

in yellow then randomly smeared some texture paste

here and there.

I have these cute foam stamps in my stash.

They are a few years old - Making Memories Dingbats

and they are awesome for stamping onto

texture paste.

Some cork stars and of course lots of Glimmermist ;0)

A little Sass Lass cloud

to finish it off!

This one is not as wacky.

Dylan entered a badge design competition at

school last year and he won the comp

for Year 2 - he was pretty proud of himself and was

stoked when he received this certificate.

Yeah...I'm a bit slow with my scrapping, but I'll get there in the end ;0)

Is that some chickenwire I see peeking out??

I was trying hard to use different masks but I can't stay away

for too long from chickenwire ;0)

A yummy My Vintage Blossoms cog and

one of my Fabric Twisties.

Some fussy cutting, twine and

I am a happy girl!

Well,I hope whatever you have planned

you enjoy it thoroughly!

If I have not popped in to say G'day then it's because

Blogger and I are not getting along....again.

If you have word verification, sorry but I can leave a comment

on the first blog but just keep getting bumped

offline at any others, it's been happening

for a while so I'm not sure what's going on there?

Thanks for dropping by everyone.

and have a great day!

xoxo

Feeling refreshed...

Hi everyone.

I'm back and re energized after the

Wicked Princess retreat. I gotta say, it was

exactly what I needed.

I'd been having a bit of trouble getting in the zone

lately and this weekend getaway

was just what my Mojo needed ;0)

The highlight of the weekend for me was

that I got to do a mixed media class with the

super talented Krissy Christie

I have always been a huge fan of her work

and I got to learn some really cool techniques for mixed media art.

Here is the little canvas we got to make....

I can see myself really getting into this. It was so much fun, lots of

mess and chaos - just my cup of tea ;0)

I got 6 layouts done - which sounds really pathetic

when some people come home with 15 + layouts under their belt.

That's pretty good for me but since I spent way

too much time talking ;0)

I might spread them out over a couple of posts.

This is one of my two girls.

I was going for a bit of a grungy look.

I've done some random stamping along the edges.

I really love this, I'll be pulling out my stamps more often I think.

I've used some older Sass Lass papers...I miss them so much :0(

and a yummy Purple Pumpkin button.

More random stamping and one of my Fabric Twisties.

and a boy layout.

A little bit of misting going on here.

Lots of layering and fussy cutting.

I made this glass cabochon and recycled

a Fantale wrapper from my retreat goodie bag :0)

More Purple Pumpkin goodness, how cute is that button???

Another PP button and a My Vintage Blossoms flower.

I can't tell you enough what an awesome time I had.

Not just scrapping but not having to cook and clean and I even

managed a sleep in on the last day.

I could get used to that.......

At least once a year anyway ;0)

Thanks for dropping by!

xoxo

Misting at ScrapFit

Hey everyone.

Well, the day started off beautifully but now it

is dark and grey and miserable. I just want to crawl into bed

'and get snug and warm.

I'm pretty excited because tomorrow I go away on my

first ever retreat!!

I have put together small kits for myself that way

I'm not dragging too much up with me.

I still can't get my head around having all that time to scrap lol!

I wanted to get this challenge done before I went

and it's a Misting challenge at ScrapFit

Pretty easy hu?

I love my masks and mists so I had to have a play!

I've used a Prima brickworks mask as well as The Crafter's Workshop

clocks - no chickenwire, wow!!

I used Tattered Angels glimmermist in Key Lime, Creme de Chocolat

and Winter Pine.

I love this photo of Corey and our kitty Ash.

We lost him a couple of months ago and miss him terribly.

We have had a shocking time with our pets the last few years and

our pets are part of our family so we miss them all so much.

Here is a close up of some embellies..

These flowers I made from felt, patterned paper and some bling..

a fabric twistie from one of my kits I sell

on Zibbet and a cute glass cabochon I made....I love

the sweet little image :0)

Thanks you so much for dropping by!

I will leave you all some love

and see what you have all been up to;0)

Hugs

xoxo

BITW - Smile

Morning all!

1 week to go.....until I go on retreat!

I am so excited about going away, it's a little sad.

I have not had any time away by myself since I had kids

so it's been 8.5 years and I cannot wait!!

I have no idea what to pack or what I'm going to do

but I reckon I will be just happy to sit

without having any of the kids crawling on me and have a shower

without Sophie knocking on the door wanting to

be let in - ahh, such simple pleasures ;0)

I had a bit of a scrap session last night

and had a play at Bird Is The Word

The word is Smile and I knew I had to scrap these

photo of me with some girlfriends.

When I look at the picture, I can't believe I was 16 when I first

met these girls.

What can I say except they are just the best! They have seen me

at my best and my worst and no matter the distance

or the time we have apart, we can pick

up exactly where we left off.

I don't know...I may have gone a bit overboard

with the chicken wire.....I am slighty

addicted to it ;0)

A close up of some embellies and my new

favourite thing...beaded stems.

It's shaping up to be a great weekend!

I hope wherever you are you enjoy it ;0)

Thanks for dropping by!

xoxo

Getting crafty

Brrrr..

It's getting cold in here!

Old Man Winter is definitely on the way

and I am not coping already!

I am a Summer person through and through, it just seems

like a natural thing to swelter in the heat

of the day haha!

Maybe that's why I haven't been scrappin' lately??

My mojo has gone into hiding again and he better make a

comeback because I am off on retreat in just under 2 weeks!!

Yippee!! I am so excited about the Wicked Princess

retreat. It's my first one and I cannot wait

to have some "me" time!

I have been playing around with some handmade flowers and

took over Emily's library bag.

Common sense told me not to do it as she

would no doubt loose them at school, but I couldn't resist

decorating her bag...

I hot glued the flowers to the library bag then

added some random stitching here and there with some

nylon thread. Hopefully that will

keep them intact.

I figured she only takes her bag in once a week

so why not?

The green ones are made from suede, the colour

is actually a really vibrant emerald

but I can't seem to get that across on camera.

The gold roses are my fav....they are a bit tricky

to make as the material is a little flimsy

but the finished result is well worth the effort I think.

A tulle bomb and I had to sneak a little

Prima in there as well...

The stamps are Kaisercraft :0)

Thanks for popping in

I really appreciate all your beautiful comments!

xoxo

Decorate with a doilie...

....that's the challenge prompt this month over

at ScrapFit.

I have only just discovered this challenge blog and really

you should head on over foe a look!

This month's sponsor is Dusty Attic

Here is my layout using doilie embellishments.

I've used a Kaisercraft doilie and one of

Chloe's felt doilie's from her

Rainbow Splendour handmade embellie store ;0)

I've embellished with a beautiful pin that my friend

Karlene made....she is so clever!

Some ATL resin roses.

I've added a little bit of tulle for texture and fussy cut some

doilie shapes from patterned paper.

Handmade flowers made by me and that cute

little button is from Purple Pumpkin

It was a cold morning here in Brissy!

I know all my Southern friends will laugh - but really

anything under 20 degrees is getting

cold for us Queenslanders ;0)

The day is shaping up to be a beautiful one, so

I'm off to enjoy it!

Thanks for dropping by!

xoxo

I'm excited!!

Hey, 2 posts in one day!!

How ghastly does my last image look??

Guh....I have been taking really bad photos lately, I can't

blame it on the weather. It was a beautiful

day here in Brisvegas - must be me :0(

So finally, you can find Apple Tree Lane

goodies right over here...

Just click on the link in the sidebar to go straight

to my little bit of cyberspace!

I'll be adding more listing soon, but you can go

for a looksie to see what's coming :0)

Off to get some scrapping done I think

while I have a bit of spare time!

Don't forget to enter the Apple Tree Lane

giveaway!!

Thanks for dropping by!

xoxo