Let's Get Shabby Challenge #27 is up!

The last few days have been busy with being out of town for my aunty's funeral (which was just beautiful) It was wonderful to be among a lot of family, some of whom we havent seen for a long time.

I'm going to be away for the next few weeks with work and for holidays too, so I'll be popping in from time to time.

But first off...

Let's Get Shabby #27

 is all about choosing an image from

TallulahBelles

and start creating!

Here's my image (its from the 'sold' section)

and this is what I created being inspired by the colours, the rows of buttons and of course the crocheted doilies and trim.   I also attached a little safety pin to the dress as well.

Go see what the other designers have choosen and created

HERE

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Also over at 

LESSology

the designers are being announced one by one and today is my turn!

(big grin) 

Pop over and have a look!

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A sad day...

Last night our Aunty Pasty passed away. She had been quite sick for a long time...

I looked through some of my scrapping to find these wonderful photos I scrapped of Mum and Aunty Patsy when they were young girls.  We've talked about these photos not long ago at Aunty Patsy's house.  The giggles between them were so funny.  Their eyes lit up recalling the 'old days'.

Mum (Left) and Aunty Patsy (right)

The dancing girls

and

making their own dresses for dances with satin shoes

Today the girls and I stayed home and had a day just being together.

It was overdue.

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In the pipeline
I had this waiting -
a
 Step by Step
at
SCRAP THERAPY
with
using Prima Mistables...
and canvas products

You can find the details and tutorial

HERE

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This is for
GLOBAL SCRAPPERS
for the Scraplift Challenge-

loved the how this turned out.  It's little Hannah.

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xx

Sticking down is the worst.....

I love picking my papers and getting all the embellies in the right place after moving them around and around and exchanging from the stash for something else - sometimes several times.... and finally its just how it's supposed to be... but the sticking down is just the worst of scrapping.  I LOVE getting my projects to that laid-out stage, then to move bits of it to stick down...they never go back the same way!!!

However, it is what it is... and whatever form, they usually end up here....

I've been playing a lot with Prima for Scrap Therapy

And this is my latest lovely little Mini-Album I did of Hannah at ballet Wednesday afternoon last week,

I've used Moulin Rouge Journaling Note Cards cos it fit the photos perfectly...
And how much do you love those little metal trinkets!

You can find a little tutorial on it here

Julies Sketch Challenge at Scrap Therapy

This is a little Hannah (2yrs old) with her two favourite things

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Here's my Shabby Challenge at Global Scrappers

This is a Hannah at 4yrs...  She really loved this little rocker.

My friend Tania watched over the making of these little houses,

flowers and birds...she's an expert at it!

I added my thing to it and

I'm really happy the way they turned out!

xx

Scrap Therapy Project...

SCRAP THERAPY is about to embark on a fun project loosely based on ABCs of everyday things.

(Weeeell, it can be on anything you like!)  And twice a month  Deb will issue an alphabetical letter to base your page on.  She has also put together a tute on a making covers for an album if you'd like to do one...

OR you can make your own, with whatever size you like OR you can use an existing album.

I've had this Pink Paislee 12x6 album for ages, and its perfect for my ABCs!

I just had to alter the front and back cover cos I'm not totally into the black and cream pattern.

I taped the spine because I really like the black and white houndstooth pattern, so that was staying

And with Gesso, the covers were painted and then modgepodged for a finish.

Then added some very wide vintage white and red trim and some alpha.

And love how the black and cream pattern faintly shows through...

What was lucky - is that the album came with a clear plastic slip cover...so I put that back on!

I'm all set waiting for this Friday night (13th) for the release of the first 'letter'!

xx

Scrapped into the Night........

There's something about the silence of late night scrapping when everyone is in bed.

And scrapping away I realise I use this time for deep thought, going over the day, worry about whatever needs worrying about at the time, smiling over funny things, making plans for what needs to happen next, plan holidays, and plan things that may never happen... all the while the tv is going but whole shows can come and go and suddenly I realise that I've not listened to one word of it.

But my hands have created constantly in that time.

Last night was one of those nights, this time worrying about where Meaghan was in London, and why I couldnt get hold of her.

(It turns out she'd been sent by her work away for four days far north-east a port - so all is now well with our world)

In that meantime I managed some challenges at
 Global Scrappers

Vicki's Scrap That Tune

Julie's Card and Stamping

Bec's Manufacturer (Cosmo Cricket)

Time for bed...its well after midnight

I've done my thinking for tonight! 

xx

LESSology...

"I can finally spill the secret! I'm a design team member over at

 LESSology!

A challenge blog dedicated to altered things!

 Head over to LESSology right now to see what you could win in our pre-launch giveaway! "

Scrap Therapy, Scrap Jacked

The 1st Friday lot of challenges are up over at

SCRAP THERAPY

Here's my examples for the Room Inspiration Challenge,

and its all about the Nursery!

Nursery 1

Nursery 2

(I've done a little tutorial on how to watercolour these paintables HERE)

Nursery 3

And if you want to join me in a

Blind Scrap on Wed 24th August at 8pm (Sydney Aust time)

you can find the 'ingredients' you'll need

HERE

And I just bought me a heap of wonderful

 My Minds Eye

NEW 'Lost and Found 2'

and its running off the shelf !!

along with

Lost and Found Christmas

Just STUNNING!

Got a good armful of that too!

(VERY big smile!)

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SCRAPJACKED

is up

This is my dt sample:

Little Hannah who couldnt what for her 'Bun' to dry on the line...

You can find the challenge

HERE

I hope you can join us, there's some wonderful DT LO's to jack!

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OOOH!

A bit more of the secret is leaked!!!

An exciting new site is heading your way!

 It's a BRAND NEW challenge premiering next week.

 I can't wait to share the details with you all.

 Be sure to stay tuned to my blog for more details

 on the FUN challenges,

AWESOME design team,

and FABULOUS prizes headed your way!

wink wink!

A quick share....

Just love this quick little photo I took of Hannah teaching little dancers last night, it was just one of those 'moments'

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Tonight at

Scrap Therapy

 is the reveal of the 'Room Inspiration Challenge' and some fabulous projects the dt have to show you!

From 7pm onwards! I'll see you there!

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And a little more of a peek into a scrappy secret!

August 123 Challenge is up... and ?

The August criteria for

123 CHALLENGE

is......

 The word 'What'

The colour 'Black

And 'multi photos!

Here's mine and I had a ball doing this!

you can find the challenge

 HERE

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And come this Friday night.....

SCRAP THERAPY

will be revealing the first Friday of the month

 CHALLENGES

and posting the winners of last months challeges too!

Make sure you are a member and join me there!!

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What could this be about???

Hmmmn.........shhhhhhh....... secret!

hee hee