Weekly Pages Friendship

Hi all, been having a few computer dramas and my blogger not accepting my pic's, but looks like it's back on track, so much has been happening in my Scrap Booking world.
As promised I am posting a page a week on my Blog. These pages are done for my weekly Scrap Classes at Photo Continental Held  on Monday's, Tuesdays and Thursdays I will also be doing regular card classes also on Wednesday's and Fridays, the card classes start in November and the scrapbooking classes are going well, thankyou for all your support.
Most of the products used, I have purchased at Photo Continental www.photocontinental.com.au .
you can contact me there with any questions regarding classes or product.
This was our first class using a variety of patterend papers , chipboard words from Fab Scraps and one of my favourite tools the circle cutter from ek sucess, which are on sale at Photo continental if you haven't got one, I'll be using this again in more of my layouts and cards. The photo is of my bestie Retta and myself with my little mate Ozzie owl she bought me for my Birthday. 

I have also used Dimensional magic a must have.......

I love my owls.......
the flowers where originally plain white and I have used inks to add a touch of colour.
My next layout will be posted on the weekend and is a little soft shabby....

P.S   BIG SALE THIS WEEK TILL SATURDAY  29TH  SEPTEMBER  25% OFF ALL SCRAPBOOKING unless marked down (no rainchecks, laybys) and 30% of BEADING
www.photocontinental.com.au

Scrapbooking at the June Show in Brisbane

Love this Collections tray made with Julie VanOuston, I hope I spelt your name right Julie, Absolutely love Julie's Products and work and will be doing a lot more with the Collections products will be catching up with Julie again ..............Very vintage !

It was great catching up with you Julie 6 years inbetween is way to long....

This Fantastic technique using gesso and water colours and this unique wiring technique was constructed in Louise Nelson's class at the show called "Getting your Freestyle on" love it .    Louise was so much fun and her teaching style was fantastic, thanks for sharing with us Louise I added a few pic's taken at the show having a bit of fun and also added a few touches and now I have gone on a bit of a Gesso frenzie will post more pages soon.........

Love this pic me with Tim Holtz a fantastic day full of inspiration..

TIME spent with NATURE (canvas art)

Another off The Page Design for the June show, called "TIME spent with NATURE"

This was fun and I love it the papers where from canvas a new range in and I used corrugated card Hemp rope and glimmermist in the pack called nature, mixing the colours up a little....
I also used tim Holtz clocks, and Spinners plus the Tim Holtz sizzix dies, Bird on a branch, pine cone and the tree, the tittle was cut out on my Cricut Expression the best. Then just dabble with a little paint and texture and mwah your done.... 
You can get a closer look at the Photo Continental stand or after in store display.

This is my little / getting bigger tree frog who loves hanging around my back yard and my adorable Kitty Kat who keeps me warm at night.

Also one of my cockateils from my Avery.

and my faithful Friend (my Dog) 
See you at the show cheers for now Karen

Fairy Garden

A bit of flower punch madness happening here, made this one for the June Scrapbooking Expo using Punch a Bunch Punches available from PhotoContinental.

The large scalloped heart was cut out using the sizzix pro machine and the fairy was a Do Craft stamp from the lovely fairy collection. 

This off the Page creation I call the Fairy Garden will be on display at the show this long weekend on Photo Continetals Stand 81....

Here are a few close ups

I coloured the fairy in with Copics so relaxing, brought me back to my childhood.....

The Buttefly was punched with the Martha Stewart anywhere on the page punch and silver glitter card.....

Flower punch square cards

Found some time to finish of my four flower cards I had started a few weeks ago, I used the punch a bunch punches to create a Rose, Clemitis, Gerber Daisy  and a Cherry Blossom. I then chose a Bo Bunny design paper for my base and various stamps and elements to compliment.
Think I will find some 6x6 shadow boxes and frame these ones so pretty......

My Favourite the ROSE!

and more to come really enjoying making these flowers.......................

love my owls

ok, sorry about the side view, will work it out eventually lol....  Three cards I made using cuttlebug embossing folders mixture of inks and embossing powders, templates and martha stewart punches.

I am working on a few new designs with the punch a bunch flowers at the moment and hope to have them finnished soon to post.  I am also working on the flower making to view at the Scrapbook expo in June were you will be able to puchase the punch bunch punches on PhotoContinental stand just ask for Teena and see my flower making project.
Some of my cards will be on show also on the Australian simply cards magazine stand at the show.
Cheers for now Karen

So So Busy...

So why haven't I been on my blog for awhile?  Well I have been very busy working, designing, socialising and cleaning out my craft room or as I call it my scrappbooking Titan shed (Their not just for the men) .
Will put some pics up soon, just doing some final touches here and there.
I have been busy also doing some more Layouts that I will share with you and preparing classes for work at Photo Continental just check out their website http://www.photocontinental.com.au/  if you wish to join me  to book into classes. 
I mainly teach Scrapbooking and cardmaking at work, some design work seen around the store and for many to pick my brain ....lol......
Oh and almost forgot some exciting news, I had put some cards in for the Simply Cards Magazine, Card Maker of the year and WOW I got an honurable mention, very exciting, issue 41.  Who knows they might ask me to make some more........ working on some nice ones now might get them finished to post on here by the weekend.  Cheers for now keep scraping, carding, sculpting and just playing and hope to inspire you more .................................

"Graphic 45 Design Team 2012 Audition"

These are my six submissions for the Graphic 45 Design Team Audition 

ENJOY..............

1. The Grapic 45 Magic of Oz Collection is amazing, I used an assortment of papers from this range and also the graphic 45 door knob I cut out the numbers from the olde curiosity shoppe range and slid in a few photos of my home from across the street and the pathway we call the Yellow brick road ( it leads straight to the pub) lol and thats my dog Molly and my three kids.  I placed this layout in a 12x12 frame and added further embellishments on the outside (No rules)  The Home I picked up at a local gift shop.  This one will be hung in the entrance of my Home Sweet Home.................

2.

. Love the new pigs can't fly paper from the graphic 45 olde curiosity shoppe range also used 4 more papers from the range and a bit of bling coordinating the diamond effect added a few trikes and good old bakers twine and a touch of ink the journalling in the corner says would she tell me what she's thinking (pigs might fly).................

3.

 I love the steam punk style, these papers are stunning, this one is using the old curiosity shoppe collection, have also used graphic 45 hinges and  door knobs and chipboard pieces. the doors open up to the curiosity of parts of my  art studio stay tuned for more..............

4.

3.  This one is my favourite, I used an 8x8 timber frame a 5x7 photo on me and my daughter fabrics that  I sprayed with a red dye, skelton leaves, a bottle of ruby beads and chain and the best ever quotes sheet of 12 by 12 paper "quote ...unquote" kraft reflections collection. love my little canvas on the side and the mini paint brush as an extra touch.

5.

2.  This one was more of an art piece using the new travalogue papers, 3 d with a bit of bling and wiring and a found object my lizard.

6.

1.This is a school layout done using about five papers from the range and I have used the style of paper tole to create a layered and formed layout with a picture of my son on his laptop doing his schoolwork.

Well thats it for now, will start working on my next few projects .

and awaiting a reply from Graphic 45 ...........

to all a crafty arty inspiring weekend xo

Goodnight

My Boy

I created this one for a class at Photo Continetal,  with a few stamping, cutting and paper folding techniques that are basic but effective.  My baby

Rossette Card

Had fun making this card using the Martha Stewart score board and punches and sullivans punch flower to make hand made flowers and pearl drops, a bit of background stamping and your done..............

The new year is here.....

Has it been that long since I've added anything to my blog, mmmm will have to fix that. I have a new shoe to add This one I call my Caribbean shoe designed around a work friend who left to pursue her dream job and had a love for the pirate life.  arrhhh!!  and yes have another for sale. 

I Just love re creating these shoes stay tuned to see the next edition.
and HAPPY NEW YEAR  to all