Finnabair Classes - Day 2

Hi Ladies,

I spent the weekend soaking up the super-talented Finnabair's creativeness at her workshops which were hosted by The Scrap Cottage. Finn is a fantastic teacher and a talented artist.   The kits were jam-packed with all the new Prima Mechanical metal elements and Sunrise/Sunset range of papers which are designed by Finnabair.  We also got down and dirty with some fabulous Luminarte mediums.  They come in so many delicious colours and are now on my wish list!!

Here are my creations from the 2 Sunday classes.

"Tea for 2" Layout

Overload - Grungy Journal

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Classes With Finnabair

Hi Ladies,

I have just spent the whole weekend taking part in 4 of the most amazing classes with the uber-talented Finnabair and hosted by The Scrap Cottage.  Finn is a fantastic teacher and a talented artist.  Looking at her stunning creations IRL, you would never think you would be able to recreate them, but we did and it was so much fun.  I was really taken out of my comfort zone when it comes to the time I would normally take to create such a masterpiece, but she has shown me I can scrap my little *** off if I need to and to just do it and not overthink things so much.  I learned quite a few new mixed media techniques and I can't wait to have a play.   Unfortunately for me, now I am going to have to purchase all the yummy Luminarte and  new Prima products... so many delicious colours and fantastic metal elements!!

I had a blast and lots of laughs scrapping alongside Lindy Gillespie and Phillipa Newsham and met so many lovely ladies.  It was wonderful seeing everyone's interpretations of the classes... so many gorgeous colour combinations!!

For now, I have Saturday's classes to share with you and will share Sunday's classes in a separate post.
Industrial Baroque Layout

Everyday Treasures Shadow Box

Phillipa Newsham, Lindy Gillespie and Me

Finnabair's creative mind at work

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Scrap The Boys March Challenge

Hi Ladies,

Finally caught up with all the day to day stuff since getting home from the Melbourne Scrapbook and Papercraft Expo.   Had the most wonderful time and was finally able to meet all these lovely ladies IRL:  Georgia Heald, Rachael Funnell, Jasmine Shea, Kim Ewins, Leonie Neal-Dawson, Heather McMahon and Teresa Abajo, just to name a few.   I had the most wonderful chat with Rachael and was able to chat with Georgia in between classes.. they are both such sweethearts.  Thanks so much to Teresa and Kim for helping me set up my display area... makes it difficult when you are vertically challenged!!  I had a fab time with my roomy Kim Ewins, who is just the loveliest person, Nicole and her mum... can't wait to catch up at the Brisbane Show.  A huge thank you to all the wonderful ladies who came to my Craft Queen classes.. I had a blast.   Hopefully I might see some of you at the Brissie Show.

I have decided to slow down a little with all my DT commitments, as I was really missing creating for the fun of it, with no pressure and just for me.  So now that I have a bit more time on my hands I can create LO's for some of the Challenge Sites I have been missing.

I have noticed that my pages have been mostly feminine LO's lately, so I pulled out some of my masculine stash and created this page for this month's Scrap The Boys Challenge.

The criteria for this challenge is to create a layout using these base requirements, you can add other items but these must be used...

2 Photos 6x4 or smaller
Chipboard
Washi Tape
Mists/Paints

Seriously?

I took these photos of Luke and his dad at our family Christmas gathering.  Silly me thought I could snap a fab photo of the two of them, but I couldn't get Luke to stop making silly faces and when I finally got one where he looks good, dad looks oh so serious.... I just can't win, so I used them anyway.

I had a play with the background using a chevron mask and some mists, then splattered over the top with metallic paint and some Tim Holtz distress stain splats.  For more added grungieness I stamped with a brick stamp and randomly punched the edges.  To make the punching stand out I backed it in a contrast colour and used a fineliner pen to make it pop.

The chipboard element is the arrow frame which I coated with metallic paint and wrapped randomly with some chevron washi tape.  I also added washi tape to the strippy background pieces.

Materials Used:  Pink Paislee, This and That, Basic Grey, Simple Stories pp's, Craft Queen washi tape, button and jute trim and twine, Tim Holtz brick stamp, distress inks and stains, Glimmermist crushed shells, Viva Precious Metal aqua, EK Success binder punch, Fancy That hexagon border die, Crafters Workshop chevron stencil.

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OUAS - March Challenge

Hi girls,

This month's challenge at Once Upon a Sketch is:

Theme: "Its The Weekend!"

What does your weekend look like?

Maybe you work, or run around like crazy taking your kids to activities etc. Lunch with friends? Movies? Dinner? Or maybe you do all the exciting stuff like ...clean the house, tend to the garden , kinds birthday parties. You might like to tell us of an exciting weekend coming up, or a weekend past. Maybe a weekend getaway? Whatever it is that you want to tell us that has to do with the theme "Its The Weekend"

we would love to hear it.

Your layout must incorporate this theme and the sketch below.

Please make sure that we see some sort of journalling on your layouts and please tell us where your journalling is . You are allowed to journal in any language but please tell us where on your page we will find your journalling. Remember journalling has to be a bit more than a title, or a generic comment.

Hidden journalling is perfectly fine.

The deadline for this challenge is midnight March 25th Australian Eastern Standard Time. 

Click on the link HERE to see all the gorgeous creations from our DT and Guest Designers and while you're there check out all the fabulous prizes from our generous sponsors this month.

Good Times

I chose to create a LO on a Weekend Retreat with my scrappy friends Monica and Karlene and decided to flip the sketch.  My journaling is on a hidden tag under the Prima flower.  The DT recently  received a parcel of goodies from Imaginarium Designs with some gorgeous chipboard which were picked to suit our style.  My parcel contained a gorgeous flourish frame and a Title which I cut in half.  To alter the chippies, I painted them with some Viva croco crackling... LOVE this stuff!! then smudged some Viva precious metal in a soft aqua over the top to make the crackles stand out.

Materials used:  Imaginarium Designs flourish frame and title chipboard, Scrapbook Fantasies cream ribbon, Prima damask stencil, sparkling lace border and flower, Kaisercraft, Prima and Fancy pp's, Kaisercraft bingo cards,  Glimmer Mist key key lime and bahama blue, Bo Bunny diecut sticker, resin flower, Craft Queen washi tape and manilla tag, Martha Stewart punch, Viva Croco Crackling, Viva Precious Metal, Gesso.

Melbourne Scrapbook and Papercraft Expo.

If you are coming along to the Melbourne Scrapbook and Papercraft Expo... pop in and say hello at the Craft Queen stall.  You can still book classes on the day at the help desk... check class information to see what you will need for your basic tool kit and any extra items need for your class.

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The Scrapbook Store Guest DT - LO No 3

Hi Girls,

I have my final LO to share for my Guest DT spot at The Scrapbook Store.  I was given the Authentique Lovely papers to play with and have really enjoyed creating with this gorgeous feminine range.

Love Always

I went with layered strips and some fussy cut elements for this page using the Fancy, Dearest and Heart patterned papers and a gorgeous deep cut Martha Stewart embroidery punch.  For the central part of the LO I roughly cut the Dusty Attic Marrakesh chipboard which I altered some Dusty Attic Alabaster paint and some Kaisercraft pearls.  I then splattered some glimmer mist over the top.  For my title and journaling I have used a chipboard word altered with some Dusty Attic Sugar Plum paint, Kaisercraft In Love rubons and the Authentique Lovely Elements and Die Cut sticker sheets.

I find it difficult not to add flowers of some sort to my feminine LO's and have used some beautiful Prima blooms, white cherry blossoms, and Kaisercraft wooden word flags with fussy cut flowers from the Fancy pp to create flower clusters.  To tie in with the lacy elements I layered an antique crochet doily in my flower cluster and some gorgeous Websters lace trim around my photo.

Authentique Lovely - Fancy pp

Martha Stewart embroidery punch

Authentique Lovely - Elements Stickers

 

Authentique Lovely - Heart pp

Authentique Lovely - Dearest pp

Kaisercraft wooden word flags

Other materials used:  berry branches, Prima flowers, snow angel glimmer mist, mulberry leaves, pearl brads, Scrapmatts chipboard word, butterfly stickers.

Thanks so much for stopping by ♥

A Sad Goodbye - My Last Project

Hi Ladies,

So sad, as this will be my last posting for Zeus and Zoe.  I have decided to make way for some other super talented designers to be part of Marivic's wonderful Design Team and it looks like you will be in for a treat with the new crew.  I can't wait to see what they will create!!

I would like to send out a huge thank you to Marivic for allowing me to be part of such a fabulous Design Team and for giving me the opportunity to create with her gorgeous vintage kits... I've had so much fun!!

Vintage Love and Adore Tags
For my last project I decided to create some vintage tags with the Love Challenge in mind... click HERE for challenge details and rules.  The vintage ephemera for the backgrounds, tissue paper, vintage button, gold braid, beaded trim and altered metal heart frame were all part of my vintage kit from Zeus and Zoe.

Love Tag

vintage papers, tissue paper, heart frame, key

and beaded trim from Zeus and Zoe vintage kit

Adore Tag

vintage papers, tissue paper, button, beaded trim

and gold braid from Zeus and Zoe vintage kit

Materials Used: Zeus and Zoe vintage kit, Prima flower, lace flowers, Craft Queen ribbon, Tim Holtz metal embellishments, key and leaf charms, crystal brad, MM metal glitter word, Kaisercraft Love stamp

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Zeus and Zoe - All About Love Challenge

Hi Ladies,

This month's Challenge at Zeus and Zoe was set by the lovely Gayle Price.  The theme is all about LOVE.   All you need to do is create a project based on something or someone you love, and make sure the "word" LOVE is obvious on your page. Click HERE for challenge details.  The rules on how to play are included at the end of this post.

Live Laugh Love

I have created a LO for this month's challenge using some gorgeous flowers, lace, heart ribbon and vintage button from my Zeus and Zoe Kit available from Marivic's Etsy Shop.  I altered the lovely metal heart which was also part of my kit, with some silver Viva Decor paste and backed it with some pp and a rubon.

I am trying to be a bit more adventurous with mixed media techniques and  had a little play with some layers on my background.  The pp's are from Maja Designs.

Manor House flowers, lace and vintage button from Zeus and Zoe Kit

Metal heart and heart ribbon from vintage kit

Materials Used:  Zeus and Zoe Vintage Kit, Maja Designs pp, Prima butterfly and bling, Crafters Worshop cherry blossom and script stencils, Kaisercraft butterfly stamp rubon and bling, Spellbinders leaf die, MFT leaf flourish die, Viva Deco silver Ferro past, Viva Decor Inka gold - silver, Craft Queen washi tape, Paper heart doily, Adornit mini alpha stickers, Basic Grey alpha stickers,  Gesso, muslin, Tim Holtz distress ink.

Check out the prizes for our winners this month!!

The prize up for grabs is a pretty Kaisercraft paper pad, a Martha Stewart punch, some blooms,

and Tim Holtz Distress Stain.

This is the prize for our 'randomly drawn' winner.

Here are the rules:
1. Projects must be linked up to our linky tool in the side bar, using the URL of the ACTUAL POST, not your entire blog.
2. You may submit as many entries as you would like and combine your entry with up to 2 other challenges.
3. Post this challenge to your blog and mention, in your post, that you are playing along at Zeus and Zoe TOGETHER with a link back to our Zeus and Zoe blog.
4. All entries must be received by MIDNIGHT EST on the 28th. February
5. Entries to be submitted via the linky tool at the top of the sidebar ONLY, not by email and not by linking up in the comments section please.

Information about our challenges:
1. Zeus and Zoe Challenges are open to anyone, anywhere in the world.
2. Our DT do their best to comment on all entries, you can make their job easier by turning off your word verification.
3. Challenges are held monthly and each month TWO winners are chosen. One winner is chosen by our DT and the other is chosen by random draw.
4. Challenge winners will always be announced within a week of the challenge closing and winners are then required to contact Marivic.
5. Prizes not claimed within two weeks will be forfeited.
6. The Merit winner will have an image of their project featured in the winners post, together with a link back to the homepage of their blog.
7. Winners will be awarded a Winner's Badge to post on their blog...full bragging rights included!

There are already some amazing entries for this challenge... can't wait to see more!
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