Let's get shabby challenge #59

The Let's get shabby challenge #59 was to create a shelf on your layout. This one really had me thinking, but eventually I came up with something. I have cut a crochet doily in half, which I placed underneath my photo, added some bling and voila, I created a shelf. I think my problem initially was I was taking this too literally. This photo really wanted some shabby chic, I really think I've done this on this layout, also adding some rub ons, and flowers.
The background I created for this layout was inspired by a video created by Fiona Paltridge using different paint mediums, plus rub ons. I think I need to get a bit more practice in to create like Fiona does, lol. 

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Photo booth fun

Lets get shabby challenge #58

The current challenge #58 for Lets get shabby is to use wood - your own interpretation of that. Nice challenge, and for this layout I decided to use a wood grain designed paper.
This is a layout of my daughter and one of her best friends.
I used some really pretty after 5's fabric flowers from D-lish Scraps.
Looking at the end product here, I'm not sure I should have used the glimmer glam (brownish areas) on the layout  - it seemed like a good idea at the time, but I think the layout could have done without it. Oh well, we live and learn from our mistakes don't we.
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BFF's

Let's get Shabby challenge #57

Let's get shabby challenge #57 is a bit of a fun challenge, to be inspired by a favourite book cover. There were many I considered, being a book lover. However, my son Kieran and his girlfriend recently went to a fancy dress party, dressed as characters from Toy Story. This was Kieran's all time favourite story as a little boy, hence the inspiration for their choice of dress ups. I really allowed the colours in the photo to guide my layout, and taking the song quote from the movie, this became my title.
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Toy Story

You've got a friend in me



Lets Get Shabby Challenge #56

So the Let's Get Shabby challenge # 56 is to use transparency. I love using transparency, but do not use it often. I love how it adds detail, but without covering over too much of the layout. With the variety of transparent embellishments available now, we are spoilt for choice.

For my layout, I chose to use some detail from a Kaisercraft sheet of transparency that depicts travel, which I have used behind my layout and also in the top left hand part of the layout, along with a Heidi Swapp transparent heart on the photo. I also used some Hambly transparency to highlight the words Notre Dame under my photo, along with a bit of washi tape that is semi-transparent.

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 Notre Dame

Lets Get Shabby Challenge #55

I'd like to share my layout for the current Let's Get Shabby Challenge, which is to utilise DOUBLE as inspiration for the layout. This could be done in the title, double photos, double embellishments, etc, etc. Well, double it I did. Ive used double photos, double in the title, and some double embellishments - pretty sure I met the criteria - lol.
The photos I've chosen, deserved a soft pretty approach, in my opinion, this challenge was perfect for them.
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Double Take

Lets Get Shabby Challenge #54

A challenge I decided to do whilst on a scrapbooking retreat in Qld, was the Lets Get Shabby May challenge. Unfortunately, I didn't get this linked up to the challenge site in time, so it won't qualify for the challenge. It was however a very nice challenge to do - to use maps, and a travel photo or bon voyage card. Having been on our holiday in France last year, I decided to scrap with one of those photos, and used this one of the Eiffel Tower, an amazing structure, which I just was in awe of.

Le Tour Eiffel