My youngest daugher Katie and partner of 8 yrs, have been together since 18 yrs and in University plus working extra jobs. 8 yrs on Katie is a qualified teacher who went straight from University into teaching at a top Private ladies School in Tasmania, and Jeremy is a software designer with a computer company.

Am really proud of them because they have travelled to Europe, saved and now have their own home which they are renovating and this Sunday leave to visit my eldest daughter in America, they really have done well and work very hard.

Love distressing and for this I used various techniques:
I begin by cutting completely around the edge with deckle scissors any design will do. Then run my craft knife around the already cut edges and it will catch and tear in the indentations, I think this gives more of a natural distressed look.

I then get a foot buff sander and rub at all rough edges to feather them a bit.
This was followed by using 3 different colours inks, any can be used but a mix of light to dark works best.

B/ground paper is K & Co, brown circle paper is BG Bittersweet as are the embellishments i cut from a piece of paper.
The frame is cut using Cricut Storybook cart, bottom shield shaped embellie I have had for yrs in my stash.
Punched top around circle is using a Tonic punch which I love.

It's a P Night

Local Golf Club had fundraising night to buy water (we are in a severe drought), theme was to dress as something beginning with a 'P'.

Bob was Phantom of the Opera and I was his Parlor Maid hehe

Used BG Bittersweet paper and cut from a piece of paper all the strips using a Fiskars Finger Knife
Btoom right embellishment and 'p" were cut from Cricut as was the title

Used Stickles on the flowers
White signo Pen around matting and circle.

Note for journaling was from 'Making Memories'

Guest Designer on Pages in Time

Would you like to be a guest design team member here!
Then enter your lo's in our gallery and on this discussion forum and mention you want to be a guest dt member. Must be recent lo's!Please try to stop by the site at least weekly too,stop and post a message here,and to see if you have been choosen. I choose one lo of the week that I will feature as *lo of the week*,and then after 4 choices,you pm me ur fav of the 4 and that person could be the guest design team member for the next month.

You will also be featured in the gallery and on the main post! You will win a kit for being a dt member too for that month!


****GET CREATIVE AND SHOW US WHAT YOU CAN DO!****

Enter as many times as you'd like.

When you post your lo,card,item,mention its for the guest dt member spot.
Make a point to come live chat,its on the bottom right hand side,click on chat button,chat then click on enter!

***You must have a minimum of 10 (lo's,cards,ect) posts in to be eligible.*

Cards from leftovers

A challenge on 'Pages in Time' was to do a layout and a card using the leftovers. I thought this was a wonderful idea and although I didn't meet guidelines of challenge (it need to be about Easter), I thought it was such a great idea I would start doing it. Don't know how much I have thrown away when I think I am doing the right thing in keeping scraps 'to be used later', only to never use them and thrown them out.

This way I should never have to buy cards again and I won't be piling up a heap of scrap paper either. From the layout posted below, I made 3 cards which I am very happy with because I am not a card maker - well, I should say I have never been a card maker, but now I plan to become one and be creative in my use of paper with it.

Made sure they were for different occasions as well.

Mum & I

This layout is a very special one for me, as my mum was my greatest inspiration, a real lady and someone I miss heaps.

The original pic was taken by my father in 1957 and was only 2 X 2 inches, so not very clear and quite scrunched up. I restored it best I could on photoshop then blew it up to 5X7 and was amazed it came up as well as it did. Because it still is isn't 100% with the restoration I realized I would need to create a beautiful background to lift the pic and give it the credit the pic deserved.

Techniques used; Cosmo Cricket papers and journaling tag
Deep orange/red colour for backing page, olive green with red and gold front pp
Cut a square to surround pic and didn't distress on that
Cut a square 1" around that, zig zag in a line around the centre of that strip in green cotton
Cut both edges of that frame and the inner and outer edge of the outside square which was left with serated edge scissors and stitched with a straight stitch which I sewed in uneven twisted lines
Used a heel scourer to ruff up the already cut edges on all but the square around picture
Inked around all edges using Versamark 'Pine Cone' deep brown ink, and also Stampin Up 'Old Olive' ink
Cut vine from another piece of paper from same Cosmo Cricket range and adhered only in certain sections
Added a range of autumn tone flowers and leaves to match papers
Stickled with 'Cinnamon' on brown flower buds on paper vine and 'Eucalyptus' on small leaf sections, and 'Frosted Ice' on cream flowers
Added a metal floral heart to centre of main flower, another brass floral style heart to anchor the journaling note, very small cameo button at base of paper vine and a vintage style square brad at end of braid, topped off pic with 2 metal corners
Didn't want title to stand out too much so used a dull green lettering and stickled over that with a dk green
Hope you enjoyed viewing.

Journaling says;
My mum, my greatest inspiration, my greatest loss, a lady like no other whom I adored unconditionally and who I miss so much.
Picure taken at Marion Bay beach Tasmania, 1957. Original pic only 2X2" reproduced it on Photoshop

Mothers Day Lunch

My daughter Katie and her partner Jeremy came up from Hobart to spend Mother's Day here. We went to our little local restaurant which does Wood Fired Pizzas/Pasta, we love it, well, actually its the only restaurant here other than the hotel. They are getting pretty excited now as its only 2wks today and they are heading off over to Fiji then on to Erin's in Virginia to visit, they really haved saved hard to do this and Katie can't wait to see Erin.

We have a lovely day and it was so nice to see them, they have been so busy with work.
A friend who was going to be home alone came with us. Here's a pic of our lovely luncheon.

Pages in Time - May Kits - SORRY ALL SOLD

Check out this gorgeous new Kit and rubons from Pages in Time, all can be purchased separately. They are selling really quickly so if you want some really great value, get in quick and grab then,

Can't wait for mine to arrive they have been so beautifully matched and put together with enough paper and embellies for lots of projects.

Unfortunately I am having difficulties with my computer and can't post the images of these great buys, but this is the link to the site where you can see them and the descriptions.

http://fablady.blogspot.com/2009/05/may-kit-of-month-is-now-available.html

VERY SPECIAL

This page was made from the PAGES IN TIME - April Kit, absolutely gorgeous and very feminine.

I used only a portion of it to do this page of my beautiful great niece Taylah. Picture was taken at her 12 th birthday family party.

The white lace at left of picture and small hand made flowers bottom left, are the only things that weren't in the kit. Can't wait for the next one, these kits are gorgeous.

Congratulations to the WINNER!

Well NSBD challenges all went very well, and a great day was had by all it seems.

The winner of my challenge MULTI PAPER - was CHERYL KOSAKURA, congratulations Cheryl.
Please contact me so I can arrange for you to receive you package.

NSBD - PAGES IN TIME CHALLENGE

For this challenge you must complete either a layout or card using at least 4 different patterned or mix of patterned/plain paper. TWIST: embellishment/s must be added, NO flowers. Any sized layout can be used.

When your finished post your project here and leave me a message so I can enter you in a draw for a great prize pack.

Please ensure you also post your project to the gallery using the name of this challenge.
Attached below is my layout to show how many papers can be mixed, using paper packs makes it easy as its already coordinated. Also below is picture of the prize pack for this challenge.

For those who aren't familiar with the Pages in Time site, if you have any queries about where to submit your project just put a comment on here for me and I'll advise you.

NSBD - Not long to go now

eWell it is getting close now, only a little while to wait for the posting of my challenge. I will be posting it here along with my sample layout and the RAK I will be providing to the random winner.

However, you will need to actually post the layout or card on Pages in Time http://pagesintimestoresite.ning.com/forum in the appropriate thread on the Forum as well as posting it in the gallery.

You will have until end of Monday to complete your project so if you have any queries about where or how to post it just leave me a comment on here. Hope to see you back soon.

PAGES IN TIME - NSBD

Come celebrate National Scrapbooking Day with Pages In Time

Saturday, May 2nd
Karen and the Pages In Time design team invite you to join us for a day of fun challenges, games and chat.

There will be RAK's given away for individual challenges, and one main prize awarded.

All challenges will be posted Sat. May 2nd, but you will have until Mon. May 4th midnight EST to complete them.

Official kick off time is Sat, May 2nd @ 7 a.m.
Hope to see you there!!!!!!!

PAGES IN TIME DESIGN TEAM

These are the wonderful artists who make up the DT for Pages in Time, check out their fabulous blogs.

Rayette (Scrappinraiderfan)
http://www.scrappinraiderfansplace.blogspot.com/

Aphra Bolyer
http://aphradeedesigns.blogspot.com/

Irene Tan (Scrapperlicious)
http://scrapperlicious.blogspot.com/

Amanda (Kitty) Blevins
http://kittyblevins.blogspot.com/

Deb Avery (Luci)
http://luci61.blogspot.com/

Nicki Love
http://www.nlovewithscrappin.blogspot.com/

Ann Arbogast
http://annarbogast.blogspot.com

Melissa Sackman
http://ihaveprettierstuff.blogspot.com/

Well the wedding pics that have taken me almost a year to complete have just about come to an end. My style leans more towards 'pretty' so they have given me the opportunity to really go with that style. However, it's almost time to move on to the next style and challenge myself some more. I love using paper packs with matching embellishments and also plan to start using old techniques like texture paste, embossing and stamping which haven't been used for a while. A challenge which I look forward to.

Another favourite picture, think I just love all of them. This taken in the grounds of Prospect House at Richmond, Tasmania, absolutely beautiful. I chose the DCWV 'Happy Ever After' paper pack for this page. This paper pack is very unusual but by just thinking outside the square a little it realy has a lot of potential and look forward to using more of it. I shaded the brick area around the arch on this to emphasise it, then with the Fiskars finger knife cut part way round all the leaves and bunches of grapes, put a piece of paper behind it so I could use 3D tape and raise it at different levels. I then used a white Signo pen to outline the veins on the leaves so they stood out a little more. White flowers top left and tall flowers at right of picture were 3D from a decoupage sheet something that is becoming a favourite technique of mine, so raid the card areas at your LSS girls and you will be amazed at how you can blend them into your layouts. Vines down side of picture were cut on Cricut using 'Home Decor' cartridge, and I just dotted Kaiser Scrapbooking pearls here and there. Flowers were miscellaneous from my stash as was the beautiful music card with the bird on it.

Memories

Memories of this day will stay with both my daughter and myself forever. She was such a beautiful bride and my wedding album of her and her husband Jarrod is huge, this is for my husband and I, Erin will do her own as she also does scrapbooking but with a different style to mine. There was a soft light filter on for this pic which gives it a dreamy effect and was taken in the attic of the very old heritage home she left from to get married. I chose the Cosmo Cricket 'Everafter' paper pack and wish I had found this earlier it really is lovely. The title, scroll and vines were all cut using the Cricut Cartridge 'Home Decor', the frame using cartridge 'Storybook'.

Exciting News

Just received some exciting news that I have been appointed to the great DT with 'Pages in Time', you should all pop over, its a fabulous site and has a chat line where you can meet and chat with girls who love what I do, scrapping and chatting.

I can't wait to meet the challenge, the team in place is full of fabulous artists so I feel really humbled and honored. Will keep my blog updated with the progress.

The Crop Day went well, got lots done, but had to finish them off at home, I really use my Cricut so much now that its very hard not having it next to me.

Happy Scrapping.

Crop Day

Well big day tomorrow, up in time to attend the 'Dawn Service' for ANZAC Day in the morning, we have to be at the service by 6am. in the next town from ours. For those that don't know ANZAC stands for Australian New Zealand Armed Corps. It is the same as the American 'Memorial Day' and commemorates and remembers all the men and women who have fought for our country.

A very moving day which I have attended my whole life, firstly with my mother when my father used to march in the parade, and since marrying, with my husband who served in Vietnam.

There is breakfast after it with a 'hot toddy', and another march at 11am which we won't be attending this year.

So I will be going to a Crop day all day and into the night, it's long but really good fun with lovely ladies, the only thing is I am finding it really difficult to attend crop days now because of the build up of tools I have and use in most layouts. Most of these just can't be carted around, they are either too heavy , or too precious like my Cricut.

Well need to go prepare everything ready for the morning.

Our Day

This photo of Erin and Jarrod is one of my favourites. Taken climbing back up the side of historical Richmond Bridge in Tasmania, the oldest bridge in Australia. I tried to use colours and an oval effect to match the circular effect of the bridge curving around.

They had been having pictures taken underneath on the grass side walkway.

Used Kaiser Scrapbooking paper in 5 different designs but from same paper pack. Distressed inner oval matting with plinked edge scissors then with a foot buffer, then inked with Versa Mark Pine Cone Ink. Inner scalloped circles cut on Cricut using Cartridge 'Accent Essentials'. Stickles around hearts were done in 'Cinnamon'.

Neglected of Late

I must admit to having neglected my blog of late always seem to have so much to do but am going to try and catch up with some layouts.

Planning our trip to Vietnam, Ireland and America in June. Done as much as I can myself including making very early morning calls to Ireland to make B&B bookings, great fun talking to some wonderful people though even though very time consuming.

Still trying to sort out flight home, at moment we are looking at 26 hours flight time, way too long, but difficult to change with an 'Around World' ticket, hope to sort out tomorrow.