Kraft plus challenge June

Well, the wonderful inspiration for a challenge at Kraft plus continues. This one is a childhood favourite for many of us:

Dr Suess has some amazing quotes, and some really great tips to live our lives. 

When I read this list of quotes, I knew what I wanted to do. I chose the quote "A person's a person, no matter how small". We need to cherish and nurture our little ones, for they are our future. One of my favourite subjects to scrap is my great nephew Rome. His parents are doing a fabulous job of parenting, and Rome is proving to be a great little kid. I just love this photo of him, delighting in the fun of a skateboard, even though he was too small to ride it, lol. 

I loved the green in his t-shirt and went with this for my feature colour. I added a cute stamped image of a "little person", designed by Fiona Paltridge for Aall and Create stamps, it's very cute. I used a number of other  Aall and Create stamps as added interest to my background. I also added a Charms Creations XO set. 

I had so much fun with this challenge, it is a beauty. 

Live

Show Us Your Stuff May challenge

Time for a new monthly challenge at Show Us Your Stuff, and this is the challenge I have created, so I hope you like it.

The idea behind this moodboard was to invoke feelings of happiness, with maybe a bit of fun with it. 

I used a photo of great niece and nephew, taken at a recent family wedding. They enjoyed a big squishy hug together, so I took inspiration from the photo of the boy with the dog. I also took inspiration from the colours. 

My background was a joint effort, created at a recent retreat. I sat at a table with the very talented Fiona Paltridge. Fiona and I were interested in purchasing the same gelli plate, of which there was only 1, so I allowed her to purchase it, I purchased another one later when available. Fiona very generously allowed me to use her brand new gelli plate, but this was the first time I had used one, so I had loads of fun creating with it. On this piece, I started with some paint, Fiona came along and added a bit more to it, I added a few pieces of paper she had gelli plated, but discarded. Fiona then stitched on it. I added the stamps. The background was so much fun to create, with one of my very favourite mixed media artists and friend. 

The embellishing includes a Charms Creations emoji, which was just perfect. 

I hope we see you join in on this challenge.

Be Happy

Fiona Paltridge class

At the E2C retreat, there were 4 teachers, all well known and experienced in their field. All varying styles, which were amazing. I chose to do 2 classes, one was by Fiona Paltridge, current SBM master, and one really cool lady.
I have been a fan of Fiona's for a while now, so really did want to give this a go.
The layout was designed to use a "moody" black and white photo, I didn't have any that were working of people, so I chose this one, which was taken about 3 months after the Black Saturday fires in Victoria.
Firstly we created the background with texture paste, and then added gelatos. We then built up the papers using a variety of papers to add the strips and the backing for the photo, along with some corrugated cardboard. We also had some burlap which was painted and cut into an arrow.
This was a terrific learning experience, thank you so much Fiona.
Thanks for looking at my layout, and any comments you may leave.

Devastation, loss and grief

Off The Rails March Challlenge

This is the first Off The Rails challenge that I have done, but I don't think it will be the last. The challenge was to be inspired by the following sketch and colour scheme, designed by Fiona Paltridge:

I recently went to the E2C retreat in South Australia, where I met a lot of lovely women, including Fiona, although we've been facebook friends for some time - I think I need to admit I might have been a little star struck - lol - (but it truly was an honour to meet you Fiona).
Anyway, this is one of the challenges I did at the retreat, and I loved it. The colours and the sketch worked well for one of the photos from my recent hot air balloon ride (a 50th birthday present).
I used a TCW stencil and ink to create the hexagon background, then layered a heap of patterned paper together, in a technique I learned at the retreat in a class with Kim Price, and a technique I now call "just stick it down". I have then added a few different embellishments and rubons to my page with some cotton. I think this layout took me about 2 hours to create - a far cry from my usual 7-8 hours of procrastination, lol.
Thanks for looking at my layout and any comments you may leave.

Fly, Be Free