Scrap Around The World - May Challenge

Hi Everyone,

Just yesterday via Facebook I stumbled across a brand spanking new challenge blog 'Scrap Around The World', immediately intrigued I took a little look. Very happy to see Helen Tilbury was the site owner and designer, we were both previously on the Zeus and Zoe design team together some years back. I thought it only right to support this new initiative and jump right on in and join the first challenge.

Please take the time to click on the link below and check what 'Scrap Around the World' is all about.

To take part in the May challenge all you need to do is be inspired by the below mood board (in ANY way) & use their sketch as your starting point.  More details can be found by clicking on the mood board, the link will take you right through to the challenge information.

What I wanted to take from the mood board was the colour teal, it jumped right out and me and said 'use me use me'. 

Late July last year I went to our work ball and there just happened to be a photo booth there, I have been waiting for just the right layout to use these photos.

Thanks 'Scrap Around the World' for giving me the nudge to spend my few hours spare today crafting away in my craft room. Also a big thank you to my newborn daughter Lily for having a nice long sleep this afternoon.  

Wishing you all a happy and creative week!

~ Bec ~  

Mixed Media Canvas Project

 

This week my lovely friend Michelle (Bubbachooka) loaded to sb.com an absolutely stunning canvas she created and it is entitled Marilyn. It was gorgeous beyond belief and I immediately decided I had to have a go at making one too, how to do it? where to begin? I asked so many questions. Michelle pointed me in the direction of Lee's (LuvLeeScrapping) YouTube video entitled Sweet November. This video is in two parts and takes you step by step through the process on how to create something like this (thank you Lee, excellent tutorial).

Very happy with how this turned out, thank you for stopping by.

 

Graphic 45 Design Team 2013 Audition

It is that time of year again, Graphic 45 is having another most exciting design team call. For the last two years I have watched this call roll by with the thought of applying but never actually following through (am I good enough? could it really happen? why would they choose me? - enough is enough!). This year I am throwing caution and semi doubtful thoughts to the wind and jumping right on in and giving it a go. I absolutely and positively LOVE Graphic 45 and truly believe their products are very well suited to my slightly quirky design style.

 As part of the application process, we are to post a minimum of 6 of projects. I have split my chosen projects over two categories. 

Category 1 - My Favorite Graphic 45 Layouts

Category 2 - My Favorite Graphic 45 OTP Projects

My Favorite Graphic 45 Layouts 

  

 My Favorite Graphic 45 OTP Projects

Best of luck to everyone who has entered the Graphic 45 Design Team Call for 2013.

Wish me luck!

~ Rebecca ~

12 Tags of 2013 - Tim Holtz (February)

Very happy to get all inky again today and to get cracking making the February tag for 12 Tags of 2013. I have to admit I did go into a slight panic when I realised I did not have the right stamps, any distress markers, or kraft core impressions paper. Thinking cap on, I stepped outside of the box a little and think I managed to still make a tag kind of similar (yet rather different). I am happy with how it has worked out and will now proudly show off my rather stained hands for at least few days. 

Looking forward to seeing what challenges the March tag brings me. 

Be happy and creative.

~ Rebecca ~ 

  

Gift Tags - Tim Holtz Inspired

Madness!! I have gone from not joining in on the Tim Holtz tags challenge to being completely in love with making tags. Since making making my previous tag (January, seen previously) I have created seven more, I am now a little addicted to making tags. 

I have thoroughly enjoyed putting these together and they all now proudly hang in my craft room on display. One day I may actually bring myself to attach them to a gift, until then though, they are all mine to enjoy. 

 

12 Tags of 2013 - Tim Holtz (January)

Each year I see Tim Holtz start his 12 tags series and I ALWAYS intend on joining in but never do. This year is a year of change and I thought I would kick the new year off with getting creative and joining right in with '12 Tags of 2013'. I thoroughly enjoyed putting this tag together and now my fingers are all wonderfully inky. 

Thankfully I thought ahead and decided to make two tags as I always seem to get attached to my work and never want to give it away. Now I have one for me and one for someone else. 

Happy New Year to you all!!! 

Rebecca x   

Graphic 45 - Bird Song Shadow Box

Here is a little shadow box I put together using the gorgeous Bird Song papers from Graphic 45. I am completely in love with this collection, I am not sure what I love more, this range or Olde Curiosity Shoppe (they are both too gorgeous!!).

To make this project I took a small balsa wood shadow box and slowly covered it all in the Bird Song Papers. Once covered I 'Modge Podged' the whole lot to give it a nice glossy shine. I then added bronze embellishments, a bit of ink, hand folded fans and some gold rub n buff. Super happy with how this turned out.

Here are a couple of close ups and different angles, thanks for stopping by!!

~ Rebecca ~