CSI #365-4 Sydney

Hi there everyone, CSI #365-4 sketch is up and running this week in fact It finishes tonight on the 28th Feb.

And with such an amazing colour palette, 

I just had to join in.

So here is my page that I have created

using a photograph on one of our travels to Sydney.

Such a beautiful Habour - we were lucky enough to have a wonderful day on the water on a boat tour.

Using flowers, metal key, Texture papers, rubons

on the photo corner.

Journalling hidden " We loved Sydney so much, that

we made a Promise to her that we would visit here

at least every 2-3 years"

For some reason the flowers look a bit orangey in colour, but they are not is real life, they are more browny in colour....must be the bad light on the layout. Oh well,

Hope you have time to check out all the

amazing layouts at CSI.

Thanks for looking
Have a great weekend.
Hoping to have some wonderful news tomorrow,
to share with you all.
till next time
Cheers Adriana XXX 

Meg's Garden - Damask Garden - vintage layout

Hi there everyone, 

today on the Meg's Garden blog I am sharing a layout with you all using the latest paper collection 
"Damask Garden"

designed by Denise Boddey.

The photo in my layout is a very 

old photo of my Grandmother with her sister, 

father and mother.

It is a very special photo of our family history.

The papers I used are;

Damask Birds & Bees

Damask shades of Green

Damask Blue Belle Jardeniere

I Punched a side border on each of these papers and added lace and flower

clusters on the bottom of the layout, 

with touches of diamonte bling and pearls.

All the flowers, laces and ribbons are all

available from Meg's Garden website.

I could not resist to fuzzy cutting the little busy bees from the Birds and Bees paper, embossing some honeycomb chipboard from "Imagarium Designs" 

Materials used from Meg's Garden website

here are the links to all the products...have a look!!!!

Rectangle shape paper doily

Lace trims Organza lace trims

Skeleton mesh

Flowers - paper and fabric

Diamonte cluster trim

Viola Posy flowers

Oatmeal flowers & Paper leaves

Burlap trim for the little nest.

French Garden Transparency

Please check out all the wonderful products 

 Megs Garden Website

and see all the design team members inspirational work at

Meg's Garden Blog

Thanks for looking, till next time :)

Cheers Adriana XX
Happy Creating

ASI Issue 25 - Altered pages

Hi everyone, 

Today, .......I am super

excited that the lastest issue of 

"Australian Scrapbooking Ideas" Issue 25

is out now and I my assignment 

was to alter and use "Recycled Books".

I created two layouts using old book pages and

also an Altered old book. Here is my

blog post about my book, HERE if you missed it. 

Today, I will sharing with you all my

layouts that are featured in the magazine.

All the materials and step by steps on how to make

your layout using papers from books,

 is in the magazine, so do yourself a favour and purchase ASI #25 magazine at your local scrapbooking store or newsagent shop.

Here are my two layouts.

In this first one

I made those flowers from old book pages
 ...you can check them out in the magazine.

The background is completely covered with

old paper too.

Also the leaves are made from Washi tape
and cut out with diecuts.

In my second layout, I hand drawn the
flowers and leaves with old book pages
and placed them on the page.
Adding a title cut from old bool pages
and adding a page from an old
nursery rythmes book.

Well thanks for looking, that's all from me.
Have a great weekend.....enjoy the sunshine !!
Thanks for looking
Cheers
Adriana XXX

"From the Heart" Couture Creations

Hello there everyone,

 and Happy Valentine's Day to everyone too!!!

Today I have created a Valentine's Day card

 with the new release diecut called " Lasting Love" heart from 

the "Glamour Days collection 

from Couture Creations.

There are 16 different designs in this collection and

they are all wonderful. 

"From the heart" - card 

Now for this card you need some of 

the papers from the soon to be released

Paper Pads 12'x 12' 

"Sew Jo" also available from Couture Creations.

Here is the list of materials to create this card

Black, brown & sand papers of the "Sew Jo" Couture Creations paper collection

Glamour Days - Lasting Love diecut C0723713

Nesting Diecuts- Scallop Rectangle C0723047

Red Glitzing Glamour Glitter Glue C0721979

Doubled sided Foam tape C0721963

Other materials: ribbons, lace, sentiment, muslin, Red card stock

Black card stock, diamonte gemstone.

Cut Brown "Sew Jo " paper to fit square card.

Cut a Nesting Diecuts- Scallop Rectangle  with black cardstock.

Cut a rectangle with the black "Sew Jo" paper

Cut a smaller Nesting Diecuts- Scallop Rectangle with the cream paper from "Sew Jo" papers.

Adhere each layer of these as showed in the photograph above.

Cut heart shape with Glamour Days - Lasting Love diecut 

and red cardstock.

Gently apply, Red Glitzing Glamour Glitter Glue C0721979 

around the diecut heart, 

rub with your finger around the edges and leave to dry.

Glue some muslin on top of card, adhere Lasting Heart - Diecut on top.

Stamp a sentiment and attach to card with Doubled Sided Foam Tape

Apply Red Glitzing Glamour Glitter Glue  around the edges of sentiment.

Adhere black lace on bottom of card, and create a bow

with red ribbon, attach a diamonte button or gemstone.

Couture Creations

Couture Creations Website

Couture Creations Materials

 Glamour Days Dies

C0 723713 Lasting Love

Papers from the "Sew Jo" paper pad

Nesting Dies - Scallop Rectangle C0723047

Red Glitzing Glamour Glitter Glue C0721979

Doubled sided Foam Mounting tape C0721963

Thanks for looking, 'til next time.

Cheers Adriana xx:)

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Australian Scrapbooking Ideas issue 25 - Altered Books

Hi everyone, 

Today, .......I am super

excited that the lastest issue of 

"Australian Scrapbooking Ideas" Issue 25

is out now and I my assignment 

was to alter and use "Recycled Books".

I created two layouts using old book pages and

also an Altered old book.

Today I will sharing with you all my

"Altered Book" I will show

the two layouts some time in the next few weeks.......

Here is the inside of the book

It was an old book which I transformed

into a decor piece to be displayed

on a shelf or table.

All the materials and how to make

your own very Altered book with step-by steps
 is in the magazine, so do yourself a favour and purchase ASI #25 magazine at your local scrapbooking store or newsagent shop.

To tell the truth I have been making these types of books for a very long time, I made my very first book

back in 1993, back when decoupage was very

popular then in the crafting world

... I would make them, and give them out

to my friends and family as gifts.....So, when my assignment was given to me (about altering books.....I knew exactly what to create.

Details inside my altered book -

Outside cover of the book -

Please note that this book was very old, 

and not one that would be read now ,

 it was an old science book with old 

equations and very much out of date.....

I try to use books that are not useful and out of date. 

Here is the cover of the lastest magazine
ASI #25 out now. That's my book
in the left hand side at the bottom of
the front page.

Thanks for looking

Cheers Adriana  XX  :)

Have a great week everyone.....

Tabbed Travel Journal

Now Boading is another of the latest paper collection from 

Kaisercraft for February 2014,

I have had a few requests from peeps

to put up all the pages of my Tabbed Travel Journal

made with these papers "Now Boarding"

Happy to share my inspiration.........

This book is ready to add your

travel photos (well only some, of course)

I have been told that this journal was

in the Kaisercraft booth at CHA 2014.

Until next time

Take care and stay cool

Very hot here in Australia At the Moment :)

Cheers Adriana XX