Get Picky Sketch Layout

Today I can show you my first layout for Get Picky! I kind of ummed and ahhed over this page for AGES, couldn't figure out quite what I wanted to do...until I flipped the sketch!


I used the gorgeous new Imaginisce Happy Harvest range for this layout, and I just love how it came together. I've had these photos of the kids with their grandparents and cousins for ages, so it was so nice to finally get them scrapped! Typical though, no matter how many photos I took, I could never get one with everyone looking good! So these will have to do! Here's a few little close ups...


I just love hessian! (or burlap as my overseas friends call it!). Perfect for that rustic look. I still love to use a bit of corrugated cardboard too :)


And of course, a few handmade embellishments...


Remember my GIVEAWAY? I've got a set of the yummy papers from the range I've used here to giveaway as well as matching embellishments. There are hardly any entries so far, so make sure you put your name in the draw, the odds are pretty good!

And after you've done that, make sure you head over to Get Picky, to check out the sketch. You never know...you might just win the prize, sponsored by Purple Pumpkin!

Back to Basics - Handmade Flowers

A little while back, I was asked by Scrapbooking Memories Magazine to do some layouts for a Back to Basics feature, featuring handmade paper embellishments. Well, of course, I jumped at the chance to do that. I'm sure you know how much I love to make embellies, lol! The hardest part was doing the basic layout. I just kept wanting to add more to it, but I was good, and just kept it as basic as possible, with a few paper lollipop flowers, and a few strips of ruffled paper...


I had to use the same photo and products for the second layout, but could use some more advanced techniques. So....I added some Rolled Flowers, Twisty Flowers, and Paper Bead Butterflies (click on each one for the tutorial), as well as some more ruffled/pleated paper and lollipop flowers. I think this layout is definately more "me"...


Here are a few close ups...




And here's how it looks in the mag...


I love that Em thinks she's famous, when she sees herself in the magazines. It's so cute! She's been scrapping up a storm lately, and wants me to send her layouts in to get published. I love it that she loves to scrap, but she drives me nuts when she pinches all my stuff, especially all the bling! I'll have to pop some of her layouts on here soon, some of them are actully pretty good!

Well, I have lots of scrapping to do tonight, and a few episodes of Dexter to watch, but I'll be back soon, hopefully with lots of layouts to share :)

Hope you are having a great week!

Guest Designer at...

A little while ago I was asked to be the July Guest Designer over at Get Picky! Here's a little sneak of one of my layouts...


I hope you'll give the Get Picky challenges a go this month, because Purple Pumpkin will be sponsoring a prize!! You can check out the Get Picky blog HERE.

More Imaginisce Happy Harvest...

I've got another couple of layouts here, using the gorgeous Imaginisce Happy Harvest line...


I LOVE the die cuts that Imaginisce bring out with all their ranges. It just makes everything so easy! I've still got a nice big stash of Imaginisce flowers too, and these brown and cream ones were perfect for this next page.


The flower centres are brads I made using the I-top, and I used another little glass pebble embellishment from Handmade Halo, that little owl was just so cute that I had to use it on here! And see that little tree stump next to it? That's one of the cute canvas stickers from the Happy Harvest range...


Make sure you check out the Imaginisce Blog for loads more projects using this cute range! I'm going to be giving away some goodies from this range in the next day or two, so keep your eyes out for that :)

And before I go...I just thought I'd share a couple of pics of our beautiful little guinea girls. They are so much a part of our family now, I just couldn't imagine life without them :)

This is one of my favourite guinea pig photos...little Nibbles. She is our most shy girl, but really is a sweetheart, once you get to know her...


And little Sooty...


The kids and I are in love with Sooty! She's the one both kids always want to hold. She's such a beautiful, friendly little soul, who loves to be cuddled, and will stretch out and fall asleep in your lap. Totally adorable :)

Well, suppose I should go do something productive. Unfortunately that washing isn't going to hang itself out!

Imaginisce Happy Harvest!

Good morning! I've got a page to share today, using the NEW Imaginisce Happy Harvest line. I absolutely LOVED the colours in these papers, they are just so nice and boyish, so of course I had to scrap a page about my beautiful boy...


Of course, Fall ranges always have references to Thanksgiving, which we don't celebrate here, but it's pretty easy to incorporate the "thankful" theme into regular scrapping. I just really wanted to use that Thankful title!


I used the I-top to make some co-ordinating brads to go in the centre of some flowers, and how cute is that little canvas owl?! And see that cute little resin owl? It's from a new facebook shop called Handmade Halo, which sells lots of super cute scrapping embellishments...


The little glass pebble clock is from Handmade Halo too, and the big Owl Button is from Purple Pumpkin...


I have another couple of layouts using this range on the Imaginisce Blog, which I'll post on here tomorrow. But make sure you swing by the Imaginisce Blog to check out all the other design team layouts, those girls are seriously talented!