D-Lish Scraps May Challenge Share...

Can you believe it is May already? That means we are over a third of the way through the year, and only two months until we are half way through the year. YIKES!!!!!

Well, before anymore time passes, I will share my creation for this month's D-Lish Scraps Inspiration challenge. You can find all the details and other inspiration right HERE on the D-Lish Blog. 

I had a wonderful time playing with these colours because they are not something I would generally choose for myself. Its amazing what you can achieve when you step outside your comfort zone. Yes, I need to do a lot more of this for myself. 

So stay tuned - time to spread my wings and grow creatively. :)

I love flower clusters and butterflies. They make a page look so pretty, soft and feminine. Yes,e even with lots of grey, and bold colours, a page can still be soft - it's all about the details. 

Do you recognise the paper? I'm trying to use up some of my vintage stash - this is My Mind's Eye, from quite a few years ago. 

Thought I would share the Inspiration Board with you - don't forget to pop on over to the D-Lish Blog, right HERE, to join the fun. 
Cheers and happy crafting, xxx

The design team from Imaginarium Designs was invited to play over at the Scrap Around The World November challenge. The end results are AMAZING!!!!

"JUST A MOMENT IN TIME"

As you can see here, I created a layout using one of the techniques I learnt from Louise Nelson (I took her classes at Camp Mojo). 

I have used Croco-Crackling paste to create all those beautiful cracks and texture. And I used Shimmerz sprays to create the rainbow background. 

And I have included lots and lots of Imaginarium Designs chipboard. Some of it has been heat embossed, other pieces have been inked and glittered. 

Here's the (optional) sketch for the November Scrap Around The World challenge. Yes, it is one of my designs. :-)

And here's the inspiration palette for the November challenge. Aren't the rainbow colours gorgeous!!! If you would like to join the fun, you can check out all the details and rules right here.
Happy scrapping! xxx

The Color Room Challenge #82

I'm back! It's been sooooo long since I've had time to play in The Color Room, and I have missed it greatly. But I am finally back!

This layout was created for Challenge #82. Yes, that was a couple of weeks ago, but I've been busy!!! :-) Life got in the way, as per usual...

Here's a close-up of the Prima candelabra that I inked blue (with Ingvilde Bolme's new inks), and covered with glitter.

I used the blue ink on the grey ribbon flowers too. Plus a little purple colour from a copic pen. I added a few Prima flowers, and cut up a Prima vine. Lets just say this DIDN'T turn out anything like what I had in my head, lol!!!

Two For Thursday...

Here's my first June project for Zva Creative. I've used felt flowers in different sizes, brads, large 3D flowers, pearls, rhinestones and bling flourishes. Paper is by Crate Paper. Die cuts by My Mind's Eye. Alphas by AC Thickers and Carolees Creations. I hope you'll come back towards the end of the month to join me in my FIRST EVER BLOG HOP!!! I'm so excited, I just can't wait. (-:

Here's my take on challenge #146 over at Color Combos Galore. Just got this one done in time as the new challenge goes up Thursday (US time). I've used Zva Creative flowers, bling flourish and pearls, one Prima flower, a Hambly transparency, some Prima alphas, and some We R Memory Keepers and Prima papers. And some cardboard, paint and a sewing machine and thread. (-: I wanted a slightly rustic look to this layout. Not sure if I achieved that, or not? And did I mention how much of a challenge this really was? OMG!!!!! These colours are not easy to work with, especially when you have no lilac (or any shade of purple) supplies in your stash. Yes, I really struggled with this, and I am oh, so glad, they are not colours that I have to use everyday. Whew!!!

We're Live!!!

It's here - the big day has finally arrived and I can share my secret with you. (-: Today, Color Combos Galore has relaunched with a new image, new challenges and a new design team. There is an amazing amount of talent on this new team, and I am so honoured to get the opportunity to work with them. The eye-candy is just awesome!!! Please, please, please come and join us for a whole lot of fun and creativity. There are some fantastic RAKS up for grabs too.

Please meet the new team:
ANABELLE O'MALLEY
ANNE-MARIE TEO
DEBBI TEHRANI
DENINE ZIELINSKI
JAIME WARREN
JANA EUBANK
JANET PERAFAN-BABAR
JANIS MEDINA-MAGHINAY
JULES McKENNA - DE LUMEN
KIM MORENO
LADY GRACE BELARMINO
LILLY ROSE
MICHELLE LANNING
PIRADEE TALVANNA
RIA MOJICA
ROREE RUMPH
SARAH KLEMISH
SUSAN DUPRE
YUKA HINO

And here is my layout for challenge 145. Titled: Mommy's Little Princess. I've used a mixture of everything on this layout - Making Memories, Websters and Sassafrass papers, Zva Creative rhinestone alphas and pearl flourish, Prima flowers, and Carolees Creations mini alpha stickers. Don't forget - there is a new challenge everyweek, so pop over to Color Combos Galore to check it out and get all the details.

Colour Combinations and Sketches...

Here's the colour combination for this week over at Color Combos Galore. Khaki, Smoke Mist, Cheerful red, and Basic black.

And here's my take on the colour challenge. Please excuse the bad photography - the constant rain is making it near impossible to photograph anything. This layout is titled: Little Princess. I have used really old Sandylion paper for this challenge. It's been sitting in my stash forever. (-:

Look what turned up this week! My new Pencil Lines sketch book that my darling hubby ordered (for me) as a Christmas present (better late than never!!!). I'm really enjoying reading the book and seeing how one sketch can be interpreted in so many ways. It's definitely giving me new ideas about how to look at sketches. If you think you might like a copy of the book, or would like to check out a few pages, the details can be found on the Pencil Lines blog.