29 November, 2011

Manor House Creations

Last month the DT over at MHC celebrated Summer making the most of the fabulous summer flowers.


We spent our summer holidays in Cornwall this year, which is always stunning regardless of our british weather.

I think I was having a distress moment with this layout and funked up everything with Gesso and glitter.

A little swipe of Gesso over all the embellies for that just got off the beach effect.
I have gone a little mad this month with my project for MHC.  I'll share a little sneak peak with you as I'm hopeless at keeping things to myself. LOL.


I created this cut robin by sticking down hundreds and hundreds of punched hearts.  Talk about a labour of love!

So be sure to pop back in December to see the rest of this uber-cute project.

Thanks for stopping in.


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27 November, 2011

Friends

The best way of making new friends is by having something in common.  Julie and Jackie are mad about scrapbooking so we're bound to be great friends.  I've known these wonderful people for 3 years when we started our crop (wow, time flies).

Their effervescent personalities are bound to make any day extra ordinary.


These guys always cheer me up whenever I see them. 

Thanks for popping in.

Morag x

22 November, 2011

Oh I do Like to be beside the Seaside

It seems a little funny to share a summer project with you, but of course it is Summer in Australia where Manor House Creations are based.

Mini albums are a great way to store memories without being overwhelming.  I created a mini book from scratch just using some 12x12 and the gorgeous Summer at the Seaside collection from Scrapcake.


I do like a little texture on my pages, so I teamed up the lovely Tropics by the Pool flowers with some leaves and shells.  I inked the background over a compass mask. Finally, I topped it all off with lots of glitter.

To keep the album simple, I created all the pages as 8x6 folding over the remaining 4" of cardstock to make pockets and flaps.

The flaps add a fun twist to the book.  I adorned this page with the tiny bathing costumes on a washing line (well who can resist)?
All the pages are decorated simply with the flowers doing all the work.


I added some white paste (snow writer) and glitter for extra sparkle to these gorgeous Tropics flowers (Whitsunday).

So the next time you have an occasion to scrap, why not try making a mini-album of your own?

Thanks for stopping by.

Morag x

20 November, 2011

Pencil Lines Sketch 260


The weeks are whizzing by aren't they? Only feels like 5 minutes since my last sketch entry.



For my layout I tilted the sketch to give it a twist. I have used a photo of our best friend's beautiful daughter.  She is dinky and so pretty but boy can she be fiesty!  I managed to capture her while she was watching the halloween fun and games.  Sorry my photos are poor - been dull all week.


I has used papers from Scrap Cake.  They were designed by Karola Witczak who is obviously the queen of patterned paper!

These stunning flowers from Manor House Creations are incredible.  It is a shame to put them away in an album so I'm going to display my layout for a while. Click on the photo for a larger view.


I love the way they are so different to one another.  This one has layers of fabric and lace.  Gorgeous!


And a final flower and some leaves top off an empty corner.
Thanks for stopping by. enjoy the rest of your weekend.


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19 November, 2011

Perfect Pumpkins

I've never been to Hawaii, but that's how it feels like around here!  Heaven is when you get your hot water and central heating back.  I missed you guys!  It really makes you appreciate what you take for granted.


I did this layout a while ago after visiting the pumpkin patch during the school holidays.  It was such a glorious day.  The kids were, shall we say, not exactly co-operative about having their photo taken though. 
This amazing flower is of course from Manor House Creations.  I love the way that the petals can be bent and shaped to suit your design and the added texture it brings.

I added my some of favourite things to this little corner.  Paper flowers (also MHC), dictionary leaves and a Pink Paislee stamp.

And here is what we did to our pumpkins.  Not a great photo, but halloween was a bit pushed this year.


Fancy eh?  Lauren's cat is on the left.  Enjoy your weekend.



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15 November, 2011

Even more Brrr

Our house is absolutely freezing while we're having our central heating changed.  No heating and no hot water for 4 or 5 days.  Thank goodness for fan heaters and our lovely new stove.

Anyway on to scrapping.  I did this layout for the Color Room challenge but never got around to posting it up.  So here it is anyway.


My favourite flowers from Manor House Creations.  We soooo need to get these to the UK because they're even more lovely IRL and you need them too!


I added a little birdie on a branch and some little paper roses.  Papers are MME (spot) and Studio Calico.

I received my box from Manor House Creations yesterday.  It is jam-packed with the most stunning flowers.  I hope to get some photos while the sun is out later.  WOO HOO!
Thanks for popping in.
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12 November, 2011

Brrrr

It's definitely getting chilly around here.  I'm happy though because we have had a stove installed in our house.  Woo Hoo!  Any time it's chilly I can burn a few logs and toast my toes.  What fun!  Can't wait for a long cold winter.

Thought I'd share a layout or two so I can catch up with all my scrapping fun. 

I borrowed these Pink Paislee stamps from Barb ages ago.  I completely forgot to post up the layout that I made with them.  Sorry Barb!
I used some of my favourite flowers (I don't do purple but these are more pinky-purple).  Punched the leaves from old dictionary pages and coloured with distress inks.
The stamps had lots of cool words and journaling bits which I've stamped here and there. The clock kind of brings it altogether.

I added a curl or two of wire to finish off my flowers.

We were going to hold a halloween party again this year, but our house rennovations meant that we couldn't.  So I had to use up the treats that I bought including the jelly. 

Our favourite game is to hide sweets inside the jelly.  The kids have to dunk their faces in the jelly to look for them.  Really gross but a lot of fun.

I fancied a clean and simple LO for a change.  This one only took me a couple of hours - very fast for me!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.  Thanks for popping in.

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06 November, 2011

Pencil Lines Sketch 258



When we went to Hanbury Hall recently (NT property), we discovered the most fabulous, rusty old 'caravan'.

I think I was the only one who really loved the texture and age of the thing, but hey ho. I wanted to do a layout with a lovely rusty feel.

You may not be able to directly translate my layout from the sketch, but I took the basic pieces and rearranged them to suit my photo. 

I used cogs instead of the diamonds.  They have been 'rusted' with distress powder before being inked, splodged and inked again.

Used some bits and pieces that I found here and there for a bit more texture.


I also grunged the border strip and fabric strips.  I'll need to tuck some journalling around somewhere but I'll leave that for another day.


Thanks for popping in. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. 
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03 November, 2011

Scrap 365!

WOO HOO!  I got my copy of Scrap 365 today and it is AWESOME!  Katy has done such a great job of editing/presentation.  The truly amazing layouts and projects are jaw-dropping and very inspiring.  Think it will knock your socks off. Best order your copy asap!


Thought I'd share a layout celebrating my DS starting at his new school.  He looks very smart in his blazer.  And very grown up!
Used a bunch of random items that have been lurking in my stash.  I'm on a mission to make good on some old stuff and some bargain goodies I picked up from 3 Jolly Scrappers.

I used some bits and pieces including an owl from Primark (earrings), and a cool clipboard paperclip (Amy Tan?)

TFL!
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