Monday, April 30, 2012

...and it just keeps going!

I love shabby chic but very rarely use it as I never seem to have any pics that suit...BUT at last I found one!!!

This pic was taken some 40 years ago and I have always loved it and NOW I love it even more.  When I am working with old photos I secure them to my LO's using clear photo corners so I can remove them easily to see the writing on the back.

Some 'violent' distressing around the edges, a few rows of machine stitching
and a cluster of hand made flowers all came together
nicely to create this special LO.

I liked the look of the LO without any journalling but at the same time
I wanted to do some journalling so I created a pull-out tag for some journalling.
Who said you can't have the best of both worlds?

A close-up of the hand made flower cluster, complete with some 
quilled accents and a sprinkling of pearls.


Hope you like it as much as I do...


Happy Scrappin'


Sal
xox

Saturday, April 28, 2012

More fun!!!

So much stuff and so little time!  BUT I did manage to squeeze in another LO using my leftovers from the Scrapville monthly pack.  I can't believe how much I am getting done using only the goodies in the pack (although I did sneak a piece of cardstock out of my own stash for this one!) 

I still haven't scrapped very many of the 9,000 or so pics that we took on our 6 week road trip 2 years ago, so I took the opportunity to use some pics of my husband at Universal Studios in California where he met his hero from years back...the good old Homer Simpson.  Homer loved the fact that Boyd has just about as much hair as Homer does and he really rubbed it in.


I threaded ribbon from through the green hand 
cut scallop border to add a bit of colour.

A close-up of the doodling and banner created using the 
triangle banner stickers from the sticker sheet which is.


Until next time, 
Happy Scrappin'

Sal xox

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Back again..

After my little patchwork LO using the Scrapville monthly pack I wanted to try something a little more fun and what can be more fun that a bubble bath!!!

Colourful circles, felt brads, rhinestone bling, pom pom trim and some funky fabric strips all blended together for this little piece of fun!



 I tore some strips from the fabric included in the pack and tied 
them onto the LO for a little extra interest and dimension.

Alpha stickers, also included in the pack, were added to one of the 
accent stickers and covered with a nice thick layer of Dimensional Magic.

And even after all this there is still HEAPS of stuff leftover!!!


Happy Scrappin'


Sal
xox

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

...and I'm on a roll!!!

I am having a ball with all this mojo.  Just hope it lasts for a little while.

The current monthly pack from Scrapville is jam packed with all sorts of scrapping goodies and I just didn't know where to start.  BUT one of the stickers in the pack caught my eye and below the words on the sticker was a small patchwork heart...that little heart is what I used as inspiration for this LO.


And here is the offending sticker.  I added cross stitches to 
tie it in a little better with the other stitching on the LO.

I used some dress pattern paper to create
a ruffle around the edge of the patchwork heart and  
I must say I was quite happy with how it worked out.


Happy Scrappin'

Sal xox

Monday, April 23, 2012

Finally some scrapping time...

...at last I have found some time and mojo!!!

This is a LO I did for the Scrapville March/April sketch challenge.  The first LO I have done for quite a few months and when you have a sketch to follow it is a pretty easy way to get going again.  Check out the other entries on the Scrapville blog.



I used a Jenni Bowlin scallop journal tag, covered some Jenni Bowlin chip buttons with co-ordinating paper and tied them with some bakers twine to finish them off.  Add a row of bling, some scrunching, inking and distressing and voila...there you have it.


Happy Scrappin'


Sal xox