Mint leaves and glitter at Lollipop ladies

This week at Lollipop Ladies the challenge was mint leaves.I've made this Birthday card using a few layers(and my cuttlebug) then finishing with a stamped message and 3 chipboard leaves misted with sparkly green.

CSI no 39.My last layout for September.

CSI #39 suited my requirements for using up bits and pieces I've had in my stash.The theme was "All I really need to know..." so I've used "is that I love you" as my ending.
Erica and I spent 7 weeks together travelling around Europe(without killing each other).Basically we think alike so had very few disagreements.This photo was taken overlooking the Bay of Naples.
The A2Z scraplets frame has been misted,as has the gauze bandage, which I then gathered before putting on this layout.I've used a chenille Purple Pumpkin button which couldn't have been a better match.The orange mini letters,the journalling block,the rub ons,the butterflies and the sticker saying I love you because have all been hanging around on my desk,so it felt great to use them up.
This was judged and I received these badges

Cardmaking begins

Last night I made a start on Christmas cards.These 5 were my first efforts,using silver doileys and red misted Scrapware bells that I won in a challenge.

The second lot were Papertole pictures I bought from Scrapmatts and made using Magic mount between the layers.I dipped tags into walnut ink first to make the mottled background.I've mounted them on bottle green cards.They give a vintage Christmas look.

This one is using an A2Z scraplet flourish,inked in gold plus another walnut ink tag.And these 2 feature Scrapmatts chipboard, the second one being for a man using non Christmas colourscheme.It now has a blue brad in the hole on the tag.

 

 

Archiscraps needs you!

Here's the inspirational picture for Archiscraps this month.
Think grunge,corrugated card,grafitti,metallics,car parts.You must have a male layout that answers some of that.
I don't mind "double dipping" so if you have one you've used somewhere else previously upload it to Archiscraps.You could win the prize!!!! Go here http://archiscraps.blogspot.com.au/ for more details.

Orange Paperie September challenge.

This month's challenge was to use a black and white photo,ribbon,inking,chippy,distressing and a 2 word title.
My layout is named "City bound" and features Mum dressed up for a big day in town, meeting up with friends probably.She carries gloves and her fur stole as well as a patent leather handbag and wearing a hat.This photo was taken from one of Dad's old slides and has faded from colour to sepia(hope this is permissable).For this reason,I chose browns and blues for my layout.I've misted through the city chipboard before painting it & placing across the lower section of the layout.There is a section of lace from one of Mum's old hankys plus a tiny blue ribbon bow.

Purple pumkin buttons are cool!!!!

I've made this layout for Mystical 's September challenge which needed to include washi tape,transparency(I've used 2),twine and 2 cardstock.This has been adhered to and I'm loving Purple Pumpkin's chenille buttons and twine so I've included some of each on here.
Venice is my favourite city so far out of all the travelling I've done..that is quite a lot.

Scrap the girls playing hockey

Scrap the girls this month asked for sports or action photos.Dad's old slides came to the fore when I found these 2 photos featuring me and him going off to hockey and bowls.I used to play either right back or goalie in a competition while at Teachers College.I even managed to make the teamfor an intercollegiate in Townsville.The photos also feature my first car,an EK holden.
I've used purple pumpkin chenille button,doiley and twine on here plus the negative from scrapmatts daisies as a mist background.Would you believe the background paper is a map of the western rivers of NSW?I painted over it in gesso before misting the daisies.