Wednesday, October 31, 2012

like a TROPICAL paradise

"The world is but a canvas to the imagination" Henry David Thoreau
Good evening everyone...yes as promised a LO created for close off in less than 2 hours !  Yes just getting in my the hair of my chinny chin chin LMAO....The colour theme over at Orange Paperie & Co. this month is "going tropical" hence the title and inspiration for the LO. I just adore tropo colours!!  I'm also using some awesome "Words or Whatever" chipboard for the sketch challenge over at WOW.
My apologies for the pics, but taken under bad light, coupled with flash,  just doesn't do the LO justice - I'm really very happy with the result with the tropo colours, fussy cutting and dimension.
The photos of my precious grandaughters in this LO were taken by my DS while on family holiday in NZ last year.
 I just love the details of the 'drops' and clear water in the photos.
  Hopefully my next LO wont be so near to closing time - its for the Top 50 Amazing race - due Monday 5th November...
Supplies used:
Prima pps (Animal Bash and Zephyr Collection); Prima flowers and leaves (Zephyr) ; my2angels birdcage charm and frog pin;Stampendous embossing powder (shabby pink); Embossit ink (clear); Words or Whatever chipboard flourish (WOW183 flourish10); Dimensional Magic; Versa colour ink (peony and canary); stamp-it embossing ; We R Memory Keepers title (Tropical); Provo Craft Alphabittees; Eye Candy Magic Fimo bird pin and clouds; powder (clear); Lime Tree Creationscrochet flower; Crafter’s Workshop template (Chevron); Matisse impasto medium; Adirondack Dabber (pearl and pink sherbet); gesso primer; Perfect Pearl mists (mandarin); Glimmer Mist (tiger lily); Signo gel pens; Helmar 3d Scrap dots.
WOW! that's October over, so here's wishing you a happy November 2012...hugs'n'hearts...Mazz xxx
 
 

Sunday, October 28, 2012

At the Beach

This LO was inspired by the talented Tracy Keilty, owner at my2angels - and an amazing teacher, mentor and embellishment queen. I've always found the my2angels classes to be "no strangers here - only friends we havent met yet".
 I'm always laughing, learning new techniques and creating (Tracy says havoc LOL); best of all we get to SHOP at reasonable prices always guaranteed to please. The BEST part is of course the new friends I've made at Tracy's Sunday afternoon classes.
I've created this LO for the my2angels October theme "Summer"...actually as usual these are photos that have been just sitting gathering dust, waiting to be scrapped. 
The photos are of my younger DS on a north Auckland beach.
By the look of his 'fair' skin (and no hat?) I think I remember it was the first time he'd been in the sun LOL.
Supplies used:
Simple Stories pps (100 days of Summer & Aweso{me} collections); Crafty Kids die cut outs(Lucy’s beach bear); my2angels charms, dried starfish and Nature charming button; Croco Crackling colour (gold); starfish button unknown; 7gypsies word stickers; Brilliance ink (rocket red); Versa Color ink (black); Stampendous embossing enamel (aged ochre); Crafter’s Workshop (Dylusions) mask); Helmar adhesives;  Adorn it alpha stickers; Scrappin-Gear sleek writer pen.
So thanks so much for popping over - please say "hi" on my comments, so I know you've been :)...till next time....hugs'n'hearts and have a great week....Mazz xxx

Tourist - Yarraman 2007


Tourist - Yarraman 2007
I've often questioned what ever possessed me to take a photo of DH taking a photo?
Now I remember he was trying out the new video recorder that we'd bought duty free....SO when I saw the "Roadblock" (week 8)  criteria: to "Scrap a layout that includes a clearly visible camera or an item you can buy duty free" over at Scrapbooking Top 50's Amazing race...
I knew immediately what I was gonna scrap !! 
When we were tourists at the Coomba Waterhole in Yarramin, it was mid-summer and weather perfect for (other people) swimming LOL.
 It was also a lovely bush walk and day of discovering a 'different' kind of landscape in Queensland.
Supplies used:
Prima pps (Craftsman Collection); Crafty Kids die cut; my2angels charms and Nature charming button; Stampin’ Up punch (bird on branch); Versa Magic ink (Jumbo Java); Ranger embossing pad; Tim Holtz Idea-Ology film strip ribbon; Distress Stain (frayed burlap); Stampendous embossing enamel (aged copper); Heidi Swapp distressing tool; Scrappin-Gear sleek black writer; Helmar 450 Quick dry adhesive; Magic Mount; Crafter’s Workshop mask (gears); Adorn it and Provo Craft Alpha stickers.
Thanks so much for popping over...Hope you have a great week ahead - I have 2 more project challenges to finish before month end, so please pop back again xx hugs'n'hearts Mazz :)


Sunday, October 21, 2012

Mad About Scrappin' ??

"Sisterly Love"
Shock, horror! I've managed 2 Layouts in one day...and the irony is that DH didnt take out his 'girlfriend' (aka model aircraft lol) today !!!

First up the October 'Mad About Scrappin' colour challenge...using the above photo as inspiration!
It seems like ages since I done a real "girly girly" LO, so the inspiration was just beautiful and perfect timing to used this photo taken of my 2 DGD's. 

The Echo Park pp was part of a mini kit that I purchased at Mad About Scrappin' ages ago, so ideal time to use this as well. I love the colours and the patterns. Its also the first time I've used the EK Success punch to make the flowers, which I purchased from the Scrapbook show in June.
Supplies:
Mulberry Cardstock (unknown); Echo Park papers & stickers (Hello Spring); Tim Holtz die (Distressed doily); EK Success boarder punch (flowers); Prima flower centres; Kaiser rhinestones; metal & pearl flower (unknown); Glimmer Mist (Lily Pad); Versa Color ink (Turquoise); Ranger Liquid Pearls (avocado); Dylusions mask (leaves); ribbon; twill; gel pen; double sided tape; Helmar adhesive.
 

Monday, October 15, 2012

Smith Family


...dedicated to Clyde (Norman) Smith (January 1939 - April 2011 RIP)....
Smith Family (2005)
For stop#4 (America) in Scrapbooking Top 50 Amazing Race, I decided to create a LO as a tribute to my DH's cousin and friend, the late Norman Smith who was a  US Naval engineer.  Norman sadly passed away in 2011.  This photo was taken in 2005 before Norman's cancer diagnosis.  Norman was always very happy surrounded by his family - his wife and 3 sons. 2 of whom were soldiers in the US Army.




The criteria:
1. Inclue Stars and stripes somewhere on your LO
2. Use the colours Red, White and Blue
3. Include Doodling somewhere your LO
Originally the criteria was a real challenge for me as I dont doodle and I usually dont use the blue, red and white combination. Then the colour-combo grew on me , I've managed to add a little (red, edge) doodling and I'm very pleased with the end result.
Supplies Used:
Bazzill cardstock; Rusty Pickle pps (Rockin' America); Stampendous embossing enamel (shabby white); StampIt clear embossing powder; Versa Colour ink (Indigo); Versamark (dazzle);  Glimmer Mist (sapphire) Perfect Pearls Mist (forever blue); Martha Stewart edge punch; Kaiser and Kaszazz stamps;  my2angels rikrak (red & white); my2angels flag button; my2angels charming angel chainmy2angels charming word charm (family); Scrapbooking Top 50 kit (twine); my2angels metal textured stars (blue & silver); Tombow pens; Helmar adhesives.
Thanks so much for popping over here today - please leave me a comment so I know you have - and remember to watch out for Stop#5  - "viva La France"...due Monday 22nd November.  Have a great week ... hugs'n'hearts - Mazz

Sunday, October 7, 2012

de windmolen (translates to the windmill in English)

I was inspired to create this LO by the criteria for 'detour 2' over at Scrapbooking Top 50 Amazing Race: "Following your trip to Antarctica, you travel to a mystery a foreign country and you don't know the language! Scrap a layout or a 3 card set with a foreign word in the title or subtitle to get you back in the race. Eg Amore" and YOU should see the samples the DT have provided - just gorgeous :)
I sorted through DH's trip to his mother's the Nethcountry of birth - the Netherlands and came up with this.  Luckily I bought the windmill die at the Brisbane show in June :)

 
The Dutch quote is "de molen gaat niet om met wind die voor is" and literally translated means: "The windmill doesn't care about the wind that came before" .
I'm sure just as guilty as the next person, for worrying about some past mistakes LOL, so that's why I chose this one. 
Supplies used:
Kraft cardstock (Bazzill); The Crafter's Workshop templates (brick and gears); white gesso, Derivan Matisse Impasto Medium; Mont Marte metallic paints (copper and bronze); windmill die cut, ribbon and steam punk charm (unknown); cuttle bug; Amazing Race Kit (green felt leaves); Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists (Monster Mash, Key Lime Pie and Mustard seed); Spellbinder's Craft Foil Precious Metals; Prima trinket (country garden); home made (old dress pattern pp) flowers; brads (Kaiser pearl), crystal green and topaz brads, Helmar adhesives, Versacolor ink (black); stamps, Bo Bunny & Adorn It alpha stickers.
Thank you again for visiting...next challenge stop is "Mainland America" due Monday 15th October, so until then have a great week and loads of hugs xxx Mazz xxx

Monday, October 1, 2012

Antarctic Centre - Stop#3

Gidday on this Public Holiday, Labour Day here in most states of Australia...today is the deadline for Stop#3 over at the Top50 Australia Amazing Race...so here's my version of the criteria for my ANTARCTICA stop:
1. White space (as much as my style allows anyways lol) ;
2. Cool colour scheme (blue, white and blue-green):
3. Texture - be it texture paste, crackle medium, scrunched pp etc. For my blue 'fence' shape I've used a mixture of texture paste, gesso and paint and naturally the gears and cogs :) I've also used a chipboard technique taught by my amazingly talented friend Jules over at Scrapping Outback, which you can see HERE.

I took the photo (of now DH) while on a 'mystery weekend' back in 1997 - at the Antarctic Centre in Christchurch, NZ....this challenge was such  fabulous timing, and great excuse to scrap this memory of the fun time we had as 'tourists' over mini holiday.
Supplies Used:
White CoOrdinations cardstock (snowflake); Bo-Bunny pps (Midnight Frost); SEI Chipboard (circle); Tim Holtz Findings (metal cogs and gears); Kaiser Clear stamp (Explore); Crafter's Workshop Template Chicken Wire (reverse); Glimmer Mist (Juniper & Glacier); White Gesso; Derivan Matisse Impasto Medium; Jo Sonja's paint (Ultramarine Blue Deep); Perfect Pearls Mists (forever blue); VersaMark Dazzle (frost); Momento ink (Paris Dusk); blue and clear Utee; Amazing Race Kit (compass charm and blue/green twine); Pink Paislee stamp (Butterfly Garden); Creating Keepsakes Alphabitties alpha stickers; Signo gel pen (blue) Helmar adhesives.

The next challenge is another 'detour' at a mystery stop (oh I wonder where I will go?)...and I'm endeavouring to have it posted here by the deadline on Monday 8th October. 

 Please take the opportunity to have a look at the amazing talented work if you can.
 Meanwhile have a great week...hugs'n'hearts Mazz TFLx

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