off to a retreat

I'm attending a retreat at Branxton NSW this weekend with "Scrapbooking from scratch".
There will be some classes as well as free scrapping time.We are sleeping in caravans so I'm taking all my winter woolies.Hopefully I will have some great layouts to display on here when I return.

Anna's sketch

The Fozz felts are actually pink and match the rest of the layout well.I've noticed felts don't scan properly.I used antique laces for the large flower and hand dyed the 2 smaller crochet flowers.Papers are Websters-Lullaby lane puppies and pigtails and Martha Stewart. Butterflies and label outline are scrapmatts.Border punch is by fiskars and I pinecone inked the edges.I went for the olde worlde look.

Sale! Sale! sale!

I don't normally do commercial on my blog......goodness knows we get enough on TV.
BUT http://www.wildaboutscrap.com.au/ WILD ABOUT SCRAP has a sale on with up to 70% off on really great brands like 7 gypsies and cosmo Cricket.I couldn't resist it.There is a flat rate of $6.50 on postage so there's no worry about hidden postal costs.
I'm $35 poorer but will have lots of new goodies to play with soon.

Trevi Fountain and a mystical sketch

There's something about the Trevi Fountain that you don't understand until you have been there! It is the uplifting people around it.We did the traditional throwing of a coin and made a wish.I did this layout to remember those moments.Typical of me to have my mouth open!

I used scrapmatts gate and hinges,Kaisercraft Le Chateau lock and key stamp,antique lace,Kaisercraft rub-on,prima flowers plus a large punched flower to balance that purple.The sketch was from pencil lines and is this months Mystical challenge.

swirls on Carnaby Street

The challenge at Lollipop ladies was rainbow paddle pops with colours of purple/pink/yellow and swirls.I found this "all my memories" paper which took me back to the psychadelic '60s and Carnaby St.Luckily I've been there. We passed this shop with a facade to look like a radio.I hand painted swirls on the purple cardstock then mounted the photo at an angle and trimmed with looped robbon and corrugated cardboard.I matted the bottom third of the page with mesh.

Artastic layout

I tried everywhere for nautical themed paper but couldn't find any.Even though these are Christmas colours I think they work and match the photo.Robyn has been my friend for many years and now lives in Port Macquarie.Our kids grew up together mucking about on the boat or swimming.The October afternoon cards here reminded me of them.

I've included striped paper,boats and 2 people so it matches the criteria.

Colour room chandelier

I've realised that I spelt chandelier wrong but as they are rub ons I can't change it.The colours this week were apple green,turquoise,sky and grey. This background paper fitted the bill nicely.The chandelier was in the Victoria and Albert museum in London where we spent part of our holiday.With the domed roof and archways it looked quite spectacular.