Last Guest-designer post for Word or Whatever

For my last Guest designer post for Words or Whatever for May, I just wanted to say I've had SO much fun designing pages and inspiring you. Thank you to each and everyone of you who have left messages, I really appreciate it. 

A very special thanks to Suzanne for having me on board and for allowing me to design the '♥ you' shape.

So, without further adieu, here are two layouts, mixing older designs with new ones from this months release :) 

You can see here, the difference in applying an undercoat of white gesso. The 'Love' piece has the undercoat of white, then it was colour sprayed, whereas the 'savvy delights retreat 2013' just has the colour spray alone.

Here is the dark veneer XOXO.

I though it was perfect for a layout of my FIL's mother (grand mother inlaw lol)

 

TFL ♥

Lots of scrapping this month.... yaaaay :)

This has to be one of two favourite layouts from the ScrapbookingFromScratch Lakeside retreat last month. 
I'm not sure if it is the colours or the simplicity or the simple fact that I got to meet one of my all time scrappy/arty online legends/friends IRL (in real life)!!!!

I had such a blast sitting next to Giovanna. She has a wicked sense of humour (I guess you have to when you're a teacher :) ) and just as opinionated as I am!!! lol

"Gigi & Jojo"

Giovanna doesn't 'scrap' much anymore, but she is one creative and talented lady!!


My facebook status 'Stop the internet.... She scrapbooked!!!!! Well ok, she photo journaled
I had to hassle her for two days, but she did (and it's a photo of both of us - how special do I feel!!!????) #sfsretreat #honoured' 

Her facebook status "Hold onto your panties, I scrapped, but it's not called that anymore. I call it Photo Journaling, okay?! — with Jo Kinder."

I feel very lucky!!!! ♥♥♥

"Hello Kindy Adventure"

Don't be afraid to cut into your chipboard or veneer shapes. 
There are no rules stating they have to be used in the original form ;) 

TFL ♥

More WOW May release pieces

Some of my cousin's from Melbourne. I don't get to see them very often, so it kinda goes without saying that I had my camera in their faces for the entire visit.
Most of my camera-antics was taken in good humor, even when the conversation ventured to 'low-landers' and 'hill billy's'..... It's always a fun catch up when we do meet. 

 WOW veneer 'barbed wire' 

 

 WOW veneer 'tractor'

 TFL ♥

Stuff

Showing you some Words or Whatever May release pieces.  

The WOW products featured below are the 

'Hello January' veneer

'♥ you' veneer

 'Love this' chipboard piece

I've also been naughty melting pony beads in the oven to make faux enamel dots ;)  

 

TFL ♥

Bits and pieces

I don't know about other scrappers, but I have sheets of cardstock that I experiment with. Some of them I love, others I chuck in the bin and most land in the land of "hhmmmm I might use that one day" ;) .

I pondered over my pile (aka tower) of cardstock 'backgrounds' and decided I needed to use them!

These are the creations :) 

Here I've used the remaining part of a die cut sheet and misted the background, then doodled around the misted shapes with a sharpie.

This is the actual diecut sheet from the layout above. I've torn it up a bit, sprayed more colours and attached it with staples. 

This has *** got *** to be my most favourite layout in a long time!!! 
Quite serendipitous really. The background was an experiment which came from the pile (aka tower :) ), but the rest of it came together in about 3 minutes from items on my scrap table. Including the ♥you chipboard piece I designed for Words or Whatever.
The beautiful, magical, wonderful, talented, inspiring Lisa Oxley...... I just cannot get enough of this girl.

TFL ♥

Scraplifting is fun

Here to show you a few more pieces that I made at the ScrapbookingFromScratch Lakeside retreat a few weeks ago.

These were created for a challenge to scrap-lift the wonderful Gina Rogers. I've been an admirer of Gina's work for a long time, so it was a great opportunity and I was pleasantly surprised at how much fun it was.

I've sprayed the chipboard with watered down gesso first, then coloured with dylusions colour sprays 

 For something a little different, I've adhered the chipboard to the layout with some gesso :) 

TFL