1st SBM Masters Challenges....Stampin Up....Baby So Sweet...

Hi everyone!!

So I am here today to share one of my Scrapbooking Memories Masters challenges with you, these projects have all appeared in the magazine but its good to see a close up shot as well. I will be sharing these projects over the next posts in between other things!

So first up, us Masters were sent some Stampin' Up products to play with.. now we get given SOOO much stuff to play with that its impossible to use it all, I always try to use at least one of everything if I can, its hard though, there is still always so much left over.   

I used a photo of my eldest son from a professional photo shoot we had done of him, when he was around 7 months old, he is 7 now so its quite an old photo!! 

Stay tuned for more Masters challenges projects appearing here again soon, thanks so much for stopping by, I really appreciate all your lovely comments so thank you :)

Tarrah x

Adorable....

If you didn't get to see my other 2 entry layouts, you can see one of them here and the other here!!

I don't own a great deal of LYB products, what I do have is quite old so I thought it was better to use something of theirs rather than enter using other manufacturers products.. 

I really like the chipboard Slider embellishment, how cute is it?! 

So that's all of my LYB call entries, in my next post I am going to be starting to share all my SBM Masters challenges starting from the very first one.
Thanks so much for stopping by today, I hope everyone isn't getting too cold? I am certainly starting to feel it, not a fan of winter here!!
Take care and happy creating...
Tarrah x

Just Beachy....

Hello again all,

I am back again to share another of my Little Yellow Bicycle Cycling Team call layouts, I didn't make the team but I so happy to create 3 layouts using some old LYB products I have had laying around for ages!!! I have already shared one of the layouts here if you would like to see...

This photo is one of my all time favourites of my youngest son, he is only 10 months in this photo, he is so cute and LOVES the beach as you can see hehe!!

This layout features all LYB products except for the cardstock, title and the yellow and red spot washi tape...

Thanks for stopping by today, I have 1 more layout from the LYB call to share in the next couple of days so stay tuned.....thanks so much for stopping by today...

Tarrah x

Love You Just the Way You Are...

Hi everyone!!

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY for yesterday to all the beautiful Mums out there!! I had a lovely day, brekkie in bed, some gorgeous gifts from my kids, chocies and a brand new Samsung Galaxy Tablet!!

Very spoilt indeed!!

I wanted to share a layout with you that I created recently for one of the Little Yellow Bicycle Cycling Team calls, I didn't make the team but I was really happy with what I created. I created 3 layouts and this one was probably my favourite out of all 3. I will share the other 2 in the next couple of days.

I have used heaps of OLD LYB products on this layout but I really like how it has a modern look with the arrow elements.

 I also created for this layout as part of my projects for D-Lish Scraps to and I think it really finished it off using some of those delightful goodies!!

Here are the D-Lish Products used:

Page Sliders-Bicycle
Journal It's-Round and Round-Bright
Journal It's-Saying Tickets-Cream
Journal It's-Scalloped Journals-Square-White
Flair-Words of Wisdom

Stay tuned for the next layout that was part of my LYB submission....thanks so much for stopping by today...

take care and happy scrappin!!

Tarrah x

May White With 1....

Can you believe it is May already?! Time is just flying by so fast!!

The first of the month always means a new challenge over at White With 1 and this month the challenge is to use....

White + Black + Banners and/or Badges

You are allowed to have different coloured badges and banners on your layout if you would like too.

You have all of the month of May to get your layout created, so what are you waiting for? There are some pretty neat prizes up for grabs too!!

Here is my Creative Team example....

I have used loads and loads of yummy D-Lish Scraps on this layout, they are such easy items to add to any layout, I keep my tin of D-Lish Scraps products within arms reach when I am creating so I can reach in and grab something to suit straight away....I LOVE THAT!!

Here are the D-Lish Scraps products used on this layout:

Flag-White

Birthday Boy Flair x 2

Journal It-Round and Round-White

Journal It-Jumbo Word Ticket-White

Washi Tape-Tiny Black Chevron

Washi Tape-Black Polkadot

Washi Tape-Black with White Spot

Washi Tape-Black Grid

Wooden Star Buttons

Dark Wooden Star Buttons

Well that was my only share today, thank you so much for stopping by and for any love you may leave for me, I appreciate and read every single comment, they truly make my day so thank you to you all!!

Take care and happy scrappin....

Tarrah x 

She is Fabulous....

Hi everyone!!

I am here to share a 'just because' layout with you today. I have had this photo of Kim Jeffress and I for so long! I have been 'saving' it to scrap with some gorgeous Heidi Swapp products since she is on the media team I thought it only fitting to use Heidi's products.

  I wanted to scrap a girly layout for a change and document how I find Kim such an inspiration...I wish I lived closer to her so that we could get our scrap on more!! This photo was taken the first time I met Kim at my good friend Lisa Webb's house three years ago!

So I have used some of Heidi's papers from Sugar Chic and Vintage Chic and embellishments from No Limits and Sugar Chic. Do you also spy a vintage Heidi photo corner as well? LOL!! I have also used some gorgeous Elle's Studio tags and journal spots and I couldn't resist using some of my favourite embellishments  from D-Lish Scraps!!

I love the flair badges that Amanda creates at D-Lish Scraps...

  

Thanks so much for stopping by today.....just before I go, I have just discovered Blog Lovin and have found it so much easier to keep up with following all your blogs. I hope to make it around to your blog and leave some much needed love if I haven't stopped by already!!  

Till next time, take care and happy scrappin...

Tarrah x

Little Bunny....

Hello, hello!!

I am back again to share a layout featuring my cute eldest son dressed up for his Easter Day at school. 

Once again I have used heaps of D-Lish products on this one!!

D-Lish Products used on this layout....

Cream Flag

Resin Star Buttons

Chevron Rainbow Bright Flair

Small Wooden Star Buttons

Small Yellow/White Spots Resin Button

Vintage Easter Bottle Cap

Mint Resin Bunny Rabbit

Round Easter Journal It

White Square Scalloped Journal It

Funky Wooden Heart Button

How cute does Luke look and don't you just love that Resin Bunny? It totally suits my page!!

That's all from me again today, I am starting to feel the cold now, I hate winter!! I guess it's a good excuse to stay inside and scrap though LOL!!

Thanks so much for stopping by....take care all....stay warm!!

Tarrah x

Love Story....with D-Lish

Hi everyone!!

I am back today to share a layout I have created with the gorgeous D-Lish Scraps products!

I just wanted to start by saying that I find it so super easy to add D-Lish products to my pages. I can always find just the right embellishment that suits the page I am creating. Sometimes I find myself adding 8 or more D-Lish products without even realising, it is that easy!!

I created this layout of hubby and I at a recent wedding using heaps of D-Lish Scraps  products...

Red/White Spot Paper Doily
Black Pearl Stems

Valentine Printable

Bright Word Burst Flair 

White Square Scalloped Journal It
Mini Mirrored Heart
Black Etched Heart Button

Jumbo White Word Ticket Journal It

Pink Heart/Lace Washi Tape

I just love using my Cameo at the moment...I cut out the Love word frame using my Cameo....it fit my photo perfectly...

I will be back again in the next few days to share more D-Lish layouts with you, thanks so much for stopping by, take care and happy creating!!

Tarrah x

My Minds Eye and a Page Maps Sketch...

Hi guys!!!

Today I am sharing a layout that I recently created for a great challenge to use a Becky Fleck Page Maps sketch for inspiration! You could use any products you wished but since Page Maps have teamed up with My Minds Eye this month I thought I would use at least one thing that was My Minds Eye, I chose to use one of the papers from the 'Love Me' range. The winner of the sketch contest receives the new MME 'My Girl' collection!

This is the awesome Page Maps sketch......

Isn't my little man just the cutest? He is a little older than this photo now but I just want to eat him up in this photo!!! I have used a flair button and some Journal Its from one of my favourite embellishment shops- D-Lish Scraps too.  

So thats all today, I think  am liking the short posts more frequently option at the moment, its working well for me so I think I will keep it up.

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving some love, take care, happy creating!!

Tarrah x

Another D-Lish Share....

Hi again everyone....

I have another layout to share with you featuring some gorgeous D-Lish Scraps goodies again....

D-Lish Products used here are:

White Sentiment Flag

Bright Jumbo Ticket Date Journal It

White Round Spool Top Journal It

 Funky Wooden Heart Button

Black Etched Heart Button

Green Resin Cabochon Flower

Tiny Resin Butterflies

You may have noticed I have been putting my Silhouette Cameo to good use lately too...I have been cutting my titles out with it....love it!!

Thanks again for stopping by and seeing what I have been up to...also thank you for all the love that you leave for me....every comment makes my day!!! x

More Delicious D-Lish....

Hi all!!!

Today I have another D-Lish Scraps  layout to share with you....I have teamed some of my favourite D-Lish Scraps goodies with some of my last pieces of Amy Tan's gorgeous 'Ready, Set, Go' collection!!

I have used another one of Amanda's fabulous Valentine Printables on this layout and layered one of the Amy Tangerine stickers over the top of it.... 

The other D-Lish goodies used here are that Cream Sentiment Flag, the fabulous Wooden Bingo Number, a Bright Chevron Journal It, Yellow and Red Spot Washi Tape and last but not least is one of my favourite items in the D-Lish store at the moment....the Bright Wordburst Flair.....

Thanks so much for stopping by and looking at my work...happy scrappin...take care till next time.....

D-Lish Scraps and Crate Paper.....

Happy Easter everyone!!! I hope you ate too much chocolate and had a great time celebrating!!!

I have been creating with my favourite embellishments from D-Lish Scraps again and have a layout to share with you today!!

I love this photo of my gorgeous sister and her hubby from their wedding day last year....they sadly for me live in England (hence the double decker red bus behind them) but I of course got to see and have their beautiful photos to scrap!
   The 2 lovely D-Lish goodies I have used on this layout are the Large Red Carved Resin Heart and I also made use of Amanda's fabulous Valentine Printables which are her very own designs!!

I have used 2 of the printables from the sheet and layered them...if you would like to download these free printables for yourself, just click on the link and it will take you straight to the D-Lish Scraps Freebie page, scroll right down to the bottom to download....if you need any help you need to scroll back up to the top of the page!!
I also entered this layout in the February Crate Paper Creative Weekly challenge to use RED on your layout....I was lucky enough to be featured on the Crate Paper blog for that month, check it out if you like!!

I am currently doing an online course by Janna Werner to improve my blog etc so I am going to trial posting just one project at a time but hopefully that will mean I can post more frequently so stay tuned for more D-Lish Scraps shares in the next few days!!  Thanks so much for stopping by...happy scrappin'...

My 2012-2013 Masters Journey Part 4- Last One!

Hi again all!! How is everyone going?

If you have been following my blog lately you will have noticed that I have been sharing my 2012-2013 Masters winning entry projects. If you would like to go back and start again, you can click on these links for Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. Today is Part 4 and the final project to share with you all.

The criteria for this layout was that you had to use a photo that was 5' x 7' inch and that was eye engaging. This layout was my favourite and still is one of my favourite layouts of all time. I don't scrap large photos very often but I was so thrilled with how this layout turned out. 

I bribed Luke one day to get a nice photo of him that was eye catching, I think I achieved that so that was certainly a great starting point for my layout.

I have used 3 items from my fellow Master Gail Lindner's store Greatest View on this layout, the orange chevron bag, the large glassine bag behind my photo and the orange chevron badge/flair.... 

If you look closely at the above photo, just below the word badge, you can see there is a white brad there. This is the only thing adhering this photo down and also the twine tied around the bottom of the photo. When you untie the twine you can lift up the photo to read the journalling through the glassine bag as seen in the photo below. You can also pull the journalling card out if you prefer....I added some different coloured confetti bits to the inside of the bag to draw the eye in as well....if you pull out the journalling card the washi tape and design elements run right across the centre of the layout to flow with each side.      

So there you have it, this was my last project for the Scrapbooking Memories Masters competition, I am still in awe of becoming a Master and I have so enjoyed the journey thus far, I encourage all of you to give it a go this year, you just never know!! 

Thank you for following my Masters journey, I hope you enjoyed seeing a bit more detail in my projects....take care and happy scrapping x  

My 2012-2013 Masters Journey Part 3...

Hello again everyone, hope everyone is well?

So if you have been following along on my Masters journey, you would have already seen my Part 1 post of my canvas project and Part 2 which has my double layout featured. Click on the links to go to these if you would like to see them.

So today is my Part 3 share and this time I am sharing my single layout that had to include 3 or more photos and include a piece of memorabilia.

I scrapped this layout of my youngest son, Oliver's birth....

I had the concept in my mind quite early of what I wanted to create for this layout....I was in love (and still am) with Heidi Swapp's memory file concept. I however didn't have any of her memory files at that stage (I do now though LOL!!!) so I improvised and decided to use a plain manila folder, trimming it down to fit on my 12 x 12 background. 

I chose to again use some pieces from the My Minds Eye Follow Your Heart Collection, some Hambly Screen Prints, vellum paper, some sequins and lots of Greatest View bags and badges from my fellow Master Gail Lindner's store...

These are some of the close up shots of the inside of the manila folder..

I have extra photos included in the mini album below....

So that was all today folks, I hope you are enjoying my Masters journey as much as I am enjoying sharing it with you all.....take care all and be sure to check back next week to see my final project which is my favourite one!!!

My 2012-2013 Masters Journey Part 2

Hello again everyone, if you happened to pop by my blog a few days ago, you would have seen Part 1 of my Masters journey, well today you guessed it, its time to share Part 2!!!

Today I am sharing my double layout with you all. This was the very last project that I created as I had trouble getting my head around exactly what I wanted to do for this challenge. The criteria for this project was to create a double layout and to scrap about your childhood. For me, unlike many others the childhood part was easy for me. I am ever so grateful to Mum for taking so many photos of myself and my brother and sister, it was just a matter of what photos to use. So I chose to scrap about myself and my Dad, its not often I include Dad in many layouts so it was a dedication layout to him too.

I chose to use the soft colours of the My Minds Eye Follow Your Heart collection....one of all time favourite collections of theirs.....I LOVE it!!! I used brown paper bags tucked under the patterned papers and these held an extra photo on one side and some journaling on the other side....

I couldn't resist adding a little Hambly transparency to this layout, as not long before I created this layout, I had found out they were going to be no longer :( So its a little tribute to Hambly :)

Here is my journaling up close.....

I hope you are enjoying getting to see my Masters projects up a little closer..stay tuned for the last two in the next few days as well.....take care and thanks so much for stopping by.....xx

My 2012-2013 Masters Journey Part 1.....

Hello lovely ladies!!!

So it has now come to the time when I can share my Scrapbooking Memories Masters entry projects with you all!!!! Even though you would have most probably seen them in the magazine, I have different angles and   detail photos of them. 

The first project I am sharing is going to be my canvas......the criteria for this project was to use a canvas at exactly a 12 x 12 inch size and they wanted to see textures created on it.

So I went to town with different textures!!! I started off with a dress makers pattern all scrunched up and applied different coloured paints, mists and gesso!!

I knew I wanted to do a 'Create' type canvas and so I pulled out my ever growing stash of vintage haberdashery!! I added even more texture by using a paper doily, corrugated cardboard, a vintage crocheted doily, hessian hand cut into a heart, a vintage book page cut into a heart and inked up to make it look even older then hand sewn to the hessian. Other items added to create the look was chipboard, buttons, lace, wood shavings, metal embellishments, flowers...I could go on all day LOL!!!!!

I decided to give a technique that I had seen on Pinterest a try and that was to print your text onto hessian/burlap. I ironed on some transfer paper to the back of the hessian and this made it stiff enough to be able to be fed into my printer, now I am lucky mine didn't snag but this can happen so be careful!! I loved how this turned out and felt it added just the right touch.....

 Another detail shot.....

So there you have it, my first share of one of my 4 Masters entries...stay tuned for the next three that will be coming soon to you!!

I hope I have inspired you to get creative, thank you so so much for stopping by my blog today....take care everyone and happy scrappin!!!  

Liebster Award...

So my good friend Kim Price is awarded me the Liebster Award for my blog! Kim is such an amazing scrapbooker and a beautiful person, I am so lucky to have Kim as a friend!! I feel so honoured that she has awarded my blog with this award, thank you so so much Kim!! 

 The Liebster Award was designed to be a blog award in the pay it forward fashion. It is awarded to blogs that have fewer than 200 followers to encourage new visitors to them. Once you have been nominated, you award it to five other blogs.

The rules are: post the award on your blog, give the award to 5 bloggers who you appreciate that have fewer than 200 followers then leave a comment on their blogs to let them know you have given them this award.

So now its my turn to pass on this award to 5 fellow bloggers who I think deserve such an award, wow what a hard job!!

I am going to award it to fellow Australian scrapbookers as I think we are such a talented bunch so here goes.....

Lisa Webb....a gorgeous gorgeous friend of mine who lives too far away but we catch up when we can. I just adore this girls work, she is amazing. Miss you xx

Marelle Jackman....Marelle has just got herself a gorgeous new looking blog so she needs some more followers. I have met beautiful Marelle in real life and I tell you this lady is the most giving and precious person I have ever met. We often chat on Facebook and her scrapbooking is unreal!!! Love you Marelle xx

Debi J ......Like Marelle, Debi is such an inspiring and lovely person. Debi is always thoughtful and giving and her scrapbooking has improved enormously over time, keep up your lovely work Debi!! xx

Amanda Lawrence... I have had the pleasure of knowing Amanda for quite some time now, I am amazed at how successful her wonderful little business D-Lish Scraps has become and I am honoured to be a part of her design team. Her scrapbooking ain't too bad I might add either...beautiful work Amanda xx

Raquel Louise...I am LOVING Raquel's work at the moment, she also has a stunning baby daughter to make that scrapping so easy at the moment too. Raquel also owns an awesome kit club called A Piece of Cake Designs  check it out!!! xx 

Phew that was so hard but I loved sharing some love around for all these beautiful girls!!! 

 Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned for more scrapbooking coming soon!!

Play...

Hello everyone!!!

Hope you are all staying dry and not too sick of the rain!!! We have certainly had enough of it here!!

So I thought I would pop on today to share with you my White With 1 Creative Team layout....for the month of March the challenge is to use White + Brown + Doodling.

So I don't really 'do' doodling but this is what I came up with...

 I have doodled around the circles on the Kraft baggie and also around the edges of the envelope as well!

 We would love for you to join in the fun over at White With 1, remember you have the whole month to enter your layout and there are some generous prizes to win as well!! Thanks for popping by today, be back to share more hopefully next week, take care and happy scrappin all!!