Lest We Forget

Hi
This is a layout that I just had to create on Anzac Day - it is a layout remembering the men and women who went to War so that we can live safely  in this wonderful country. 


For those of you who do not understand the meaning of Anzac - it is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the contribution and suffering of all those who have served".

Once again this page was done with 49 & Market paper  (Live Life to the Fullest)

I also used a selection of other paper strips which worked well together to highlight the yellow and red sprays and inks I used. 

The Poppies (the symbol of ANZAC Day) were purchased from our local returned servicemen's stall where they sell badges and poppies to help raise funds for the  returning service men and ladies. 

The most important part of the whole page is the picture - this is of my husband's Grandfather - Wilfred Wright.  Wilfred served serviced proudly in the New Zealand Army during the First World War and went on to re-inlisting again in the Second World Ward but worked with the Army in New Zealand rather than going overseas again. 

Lest We Forget

Baby Bunny Girl

                                   

Hi Everyone

This month the More Than Words Challenge is all about Baby and Pastels.

This month I decided to add an extra little touch to my entry

I have added the Easter flavour to my layout. 

The paper I used was 49 and Market Paper - Island Paradise range and the sheet I used as Tropical Oasis.  I also used the Wander Aimlessly sheet from the Captured Adventures range. 

The background is done with the reverse side of the Captured Adventures paper - Wander Aimlessly. 

The Island Paradise paper, Tropical Oasis is used to fussy cut the flowers to use as decoration to the page. 

As you can see from the picture below I have inked the background and used a stencil to give the paper some depth. 

Both the stencil and the flowers I used are from Little Birdie in conjunction with 49 & Market Laser Cuts and the fussy cutting from the other paper. 

Red Lips

Red Lips

When creating a page sometimes the photo just talks to you - this is what happened in this case,

I just loved the photo but realised that it needed something to make it pop. So in Photoshop I changed the lovely ladies lips to RED which certainly did the trick. 

Then I had to work out how to complement the picture with the background and flowers. 

First, using modelling paste I stencilled on writing - in line with the era of the photo.  The hardest part, and it did take some thinking about, it was the stamping around the background.  What stamps would best highlight the photo.  Lucky for me my good friend Dina was on hand with her trusty bible wrap which I used in both black and red to stamp around the back. 

The rest of the background is made up of lace, feathers, pearls, tulle and some die-cuts.  

Although the layout took me almost two days to put together I think the outcome was talks for itself, a beautiful, stylish and elegant backdrop for a beautiful photo. 

Red Bunny Ears

Don't you just love Easter

Not only do you get to eat gilt free chocolate (if the egg is broken the calories have escaped) but I also get the opportunity to put together inspiring layouts like this one. 

I have used Little Birdie flowers some of which the I left the cream but the rest I coloured with Red Spray.

The use of the cream ribbon and thin pearl threads just bring it all together.

I used a brick stencil and used Cadence modelling paste to give the background some texture and depth. 

I do hope you like my little Red Bunny Ears  

Happy Easter Everyone 

Teaching in Toowoomba

I had a busy couple of days getting all the kits ready for the class I took at Toowoomba last Saturday with The Vintage Chicks Club.  The photos show first the filling all the kits of the little pieces of die cuts, straws, ribbon and feathers.  This photo shows all the kits ready to be packed and taken to Toowoomba for the class. 









This photo shows each kit presented for the participants of the class - don't forget Easter is just around the corner so a little surprise of Easter eggs and a Chicken helps make the day go sweeter.



We had a wonderful day in Toowoomba last Saturday when I taught a class to a wonderful bunch of ladies. It was all about shabby chic where we made and decorated a box and then decorated a card to go in the box.









This is the beautiful box where the lovely ladies sew taught first how to make the box with a matching lid. How to decorate the sides and the top. We learnt how to make the shabby flowers from scratch  the ladies learnt to distress and ink and all the little secrets to putting the box together.













After the box was completed we moved to decorating the card with the beautiful raised bird cage, a little piece of ribbon and not to forget the muslin. 

These are some of the beautiful ladies working their way through the project. 

I just wish to thank everyone who attended and I look forward to working for you again in the future.