Explore The Untaken Path

Hello crafty friends and welcome to my blog. Today I would like to share with you my latest DT post for 123 Challenge Blog and as always we have an awesome challenge for you to get your teeth into (or your crafty bits). The rest of the design team have some stunning takes on the challenge for you to get inspiration from so please call to the blog and see their creations. 

This month requirements are -

Colour - Chocolate

Word - Explore

Technique - Squares 

You MUST use all three requirements to be in the running for an awesome prize. 

For my page I chose to use a couple of  photos of my son Harley and his best friend Mitch when I had taken them out for a drive looking for some toadstools to photograph. We come across a small creak and the boys couldn't wait to get out the car and explore. The toadstool were no longer going to be taken and it was all about the boys. They had the best time checking out where the soil had washed away around the tree roots creating a cavity.

I started by creating my page on Chocolate Cardstock and a sheet of KaierCraft patterned paper. 

Other products -

Stampin Up Ink - Chocolate Chip

Zig Stella Clear Brush

Black Journal Pen

Copic - Dark Brown, Olive and Black

KaiserCraft Clear Stamp - Arty

Prima Stencil - Grungy Grid

Lindy Stamp Gang - Flat Magical - Sandra D Sepia

Archival Ink - Jet Black

Scrap FX Wordlets Chippie

RW Lazer Cuts Chippie - Tree

Glossy Accents

I hope you have enjoyed looking at my page and that I have been able to inspire you. Please call over to the 123 Challenge Blog and join in the fun. 

I hope whats left of your week is wonderful and filled with love and crafty fun. 

 

Wall Frames

Hello crafty friends and welcome to my blog. The post I have for you today is two wall frames I have created for Meg's Garden using the Water Colour In Blues patterned papers. I love everything about these patterned papers and I know that you will too.

 When I got these papers I couldn't wait to use them. I have a couple of friends with birthdays coming up so I decided to create a wall frame for each of them. 

For my first one I used a timber frame to place the gorgeous papers on. My center piece I fussy cut from the cut and create sheet, I distressed the edges and then inked them with Distress Ink. I found a verse and placed on it and then raised it up in the middle with cardboard. 

The edges of the timber frame I coloured with a Royal Blue Copic. 

 I edged the center with pearls and fussy cut the butterflies from the patterned papers. I love the Organza and Pearl flowers, they have a beautiful soft feel to them.

Behind the beautiful blue flowers and on the back of the frame I placed some of the White Nylon Lace. This lace is stunning and has an elegant look to it. The outside edge of the frame I inked with a blue/grey  Distress Ink. 

Now for my other wall frame created with the same stunning papers but this time I decided to go with the purple tones instead of the blue. 

I chose this time to use a chipboard as my frame and I coloured it with a purple Copic. Again I fussy cut the beautiful purple flowers from the patterned paper and inked the edge with Weathered Wood Distress Ink. I also raised it with cardboard and then placed some gold pearls in the corners. 

The sentiment I also fussy cut from the patterned papers. As I said I love the Nylon Lace so again I used it on this wall hanger.The violas had that touch of purple and went perfectly. The other flower I used is a Blue and White Apple Blossom, they come in 5 different colors and look great on any craft project. The brass flying bird was my final touch.
On the bottom corner I used one of the Violas and then fussy cut the butterfly from the Water Colour In Blues patterned paper. 

I hope you have enjoyed having a look at my two wall frames. Don't forget to keep scrolling down and have a look at other stunning creations from the design team. There is always plenty of inspiration and amazing patterned papers, ribbon and many embellishment to see. The Megs Garden Store always has the amazing products we use and they are easy to find by clicking the links.
 Until my next post I hope you all keep warm if living in cold weather like me and that your crafty mojo flows. Hugs all - Brenda  

Girl Mischief

Hello and as always welcome to my blog, I love having you call in. Today I have my DT page for Let's Get Sketch. As always it's an awesome sketch and I got do scrap a friends children, yes girls, I do love to scrap the girls when I have so many of my boys. This page is of Ebony, Hayley and Rachael and they are such amazing girls. The photo of them are when they joined in with friends in the Colour Me Fun Run. Now for the sketch, Brenshevia does a wonderful job creating the sketches.

  

Now for my page which I created on Glitz Design patterned paper - Felicity. The only other paper I used is cardstock - purple, mauve, pink, apricot and orange. 

The other products I used were - 

Copics - Dark Oink, Lilac and Blue

Wink Of Stella Brush - Clear

Cherry Lynn Designs Die

Molossi Chippie - Glasses 

Dusty Attic Wprd Chippie (Title)

Black Journal Pen

Websters Letter Stickers

Scrapwar Star Chippies

Th Craft Stall Wooden Embellishments

For joining in the fun all you have to do is use the sketch above. You will also find the other sketches for this month over on the Let's Get Sketchy Blog. Create and link it to the blog, it's that simple. We would love to see what you come up with. While at the blog check out the rest of the inspiration from the very talented design team.

Design Team News - Off The Rails Scrapbooking.

Welcome all to my blog and my big announcement. 

I'm now a member of the Off The Rails Scrapbooking Design Team and boy am I happy and looking forward to working with the rest of the design team. The team oozes with talent and it an honor to be chosen to work beside them.  Please call over to the blog and join in the challenge fun and you will see my first reveal next month. 

There is loads of fun and inspiration on the blog along with great prizes. Starting with this months challenge reveal by the very talented Tania Ridgwell. Tania's page is just amazing so please check it out, keep calling back for more inspiration from the team and make sure you join in on the fun and possibly be a winner.  

  

Happy Crafting Everyone XXX

The Best Day Ever

Welcome to my blog and I would like to share with you my DT post for Let's Get Sketchy. For this sketch I chose to use two photos of my eldest son Riley. They were taken a few years back at the beach after a swim meet. It was a rather windy and very fresh day. 

 Now for my take on the sketch. 

This page has been created with Kaisercrafts - Coaastal Escape Collection patterned papers and specialty sticker sheet.

The only other products used on my page is Distress Ink - Stormy Sky and my black journal pen around the edge of my title to make it pop just a little from the other word stickers. 

That's my page of my very handsome son and I hope you have enjoyed stopping in. Please call over to the Let's Get Sketchy Blog and join in the fun. The blog has awesome DT inspiration and the link for you to join in and we would love to see what you come up with. 

Priceless Smile

Hello crafty friends and welcome to my blog. The page I would like to share with you tonight is my DT post for 123 Challenge Blog. This months challenge is all about Pastels, Glitter and the word Priceless. Like every other month you must use the colour, word and technique to be eligible for a wonderful prize. My first thought for this one were girly.... my boys were going to miss out.     

Now for my take on the challenge and it is all about my girlfriend Dawn's beautiful daughter Ebony. Eb has a very strong nature and is in some ways like me, not afraid to bump heads with people. What I really love about her though is her priceless smile. Sometime so cute and sometimes so cheeky and I love the both.  

The patterned papers I chose to use are by Kaisercraft - Cottage Rose Collection. For the title I used Webster letter tickers and The Craft Shop Wood Embellishment - Smile, which I coloured with a pale green Copic. I also framed the photo with a frame I fussy cut from the patterned papers. 

To save loads of reading I will list the products I have used starting with the background - 

Tim Holtz Bubble Stencil

Modeling Paste

Prrima Stamp

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Magical -  Opal Sea Oats

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Starburst Spray - My Mojito Green

Sunday International Glitter - Champagne

Imaginarium Designs Chippie - Honeycomb covered with the patterned papers and the edges inked with Distress Ink.

 Distress Inks - Scattered Straw, Shabby Shutters and WalnutStain

Kaiser Ink - Petal Pink

Punched butterflies

Prima flowers - Large Yellow

Little Birdie Flowers

Green Tara Flowers

I loved these flowers together and their pastel shades, they were perfect for the challenge. 

I hope you have enjoyed looking at my page and that I have been able to inspire you to join in the challenge over at 123 Challenge Blog. Make sure you drop in to see the other DT creations, there is so much inspiration there. 

Happy crafting. xxx

Port Fairy

Hello crafty friends and as always welcome to my blog. Today I would like to share a page with you that I have created for the challenge over at Pixels and Paper Challenge Blog. As soon as I looked at the challenge I thought - Yes, I love to tear paper. This challenge was going to be fun, below is the inspiration picture and the criteria. 

CRITERIA is distressing in some form. 

Think tearing paper, inking edges 

or using some sandpaper on your cardstock.

From the criteria I chose - Tearing the paper and inking the edges. The tearing of the paper reminded me of the waves and how rough it become late in the day. 

For my inspiration from the photo I chose - The weathered look and what better than the beach. We all know how much the ocean can weather things. The roughness to the weathered door reminded me of when we went to Port Fairy on holidays and the roughness the coastline took near the lighthouse at the end of the day.

Now for my take on the challenge.

I remember the first time (Many years back) I attended a workshop and there was tearing of the papers. Wow was I horrified - tear the papers, what do they mean tear the papers. No this couldn't be right not tearing the papers, you cut the papers. My first tear was about to happen and the look on my face  must have been one of committing murder. I kept thinking I'm going to do this wrong. There is no wrong though and I soon got to love it, it's an awesome technique. 

  

The beautiful patterned papers I chose to use for this page are by Pion Designs - Shoreline Treasures. I also loved these papers for the challenge as they are quite vintage which also made me think of the aged weathered look. 

I fussy cut my embellishments from the patterned papers and on the edges of my patterned papers I used Distress Ink - Black Soot. 

For my title Port Fairy I used Kaiser Alpha Sticker Letters and the verse was cut from Pion Design papers.The other product I used also was a Kaiser Clear Stamp - Fishing Net.  

The anchors, shells, coral and cute little boy with his boat have all been fussy cut from the patterned papers. I love the boys boat too as it has a weathered look too it. 

Thanks for stopping in and having a look at my page created for the Pixels and Paper Challenge. 

With such a short time left till we are halfway though the year I hope it's been a great half. I hope that the second half is wonderful too and that your inspiration flows. Please call back again as I would love to see you. Hugs and happy crafting xxx