Trick and Treat - Happy Halloween

Hi everyone!!!!

Happy Halloween

Happy Trick 'n Treat

Cheers

Adriana XX  :)

Creative Inspiration Magazine #5 - out now!!

Hi there everyone, thanks for stopping by today,

 The latest magazine Issue of Creative Inspiration Magazine featuring projects created by the extremely talented Design Team of Couture Creations, using the newest release collections of diecuts and embossing folders, is available now at your local scrapbooking shop and it's for FREE

Issue # 5 is filled with many inspirational projects for

Christmas !!!

Grab your copy now!!!

 In this free magazine, I have a few projects that I created for my Design Team work and are featured in the magazine, so today I am showcasing 

all my cards using products from 
Couture Creations, Ultimate Crafts and Craft concepts.

 Here is a wall plaque "Merry Christmas"

Using Couture Creations die - Holly Branch Flourish C0723916

Red Gemstones and Red Glitzing glamour 

Imaginarium Designs word chipboard "Merry Christmas"

The rest of my creations are Christmas cards - 
Christmas is just around the corner - 
Have you started on your christmas cards yet???

Card using "Merry Christmas" die C0723911
Holly Branch Flourish C0723916

Holly & Berries Frame die C0723920

Merry Christmas" die C0723911

Holly Branch Flourish C0723916

Holly & Berries Frame die C0723920

Nesting dies - Victorian Rectangle C0723049

Ultimate Crafts diecut ULT157172 Christmas Angel

The wings flap out - love this

Craft Concepts CR371240 Merry Christmas Hanging Wreath

Ultimate Crafts embossing folders - Feliz Navidad - ULT157176 Christmas Poinsettia & some Gemstomes

Ultimate Crafts die - ULT157170 Christmas Candles

Ultimate Crafts embossing folders - Feliz Navidad - ULT157174 Merry Christmas 

Couture Creations - Christmas Lace - 12 pointed Star C0723887

Ultimate Crafts embossing folders - Feliz Navidad - ULT15717 Christmas Mosaic

Thanks so much for looking!

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Cheers Adriana XX

Australian Scrapbooking Ideas #29 - Altered Jewellery Boxes

Hi everyone.......the lastest issue of 

"Australian Scrapbooking Ideas" Issue #29

is out NOW

I am very excited and fortunate to have 3 projects publishing in this issue.

Today, I will share the projects here on my blog

all the step by step and materials list

is in the magazine.

My commissioned projects was to create with old jewellery boxes.

MY daughter had a couple of them, Now that she is a little older, she has finished playing with them. They still play music, when you turn the key,
so I recycled them and altered them to make them new.

The first one I altered it into a shabby chic, very pretty jewel box,
  It was originally
a "Dora, the Explorer" jewel box.... I have
a photo of it below, of what it originally looked like....
lots of lace, velvet flowers from "Meg's Garden" and some of the
Papers from "Kaisercraft".....

The orginal box.. before its transformation.....

Next is a gentleman's gift box, decorated with
stunning metal pieces and using the
 "Couture Creations" Diecut - Art Deco Border.....

The top view with metal and paint finishing touches.
This was an box I picked up from
a discount dollar store.......

And my last jewellery box was originally
all quilted and painted pastel pink, and I turned it into
a treasure box for a little boy.....
A place to keep little shells, and bits & bobs....

 I decorated and lined the inside ...

Thanks go to "Kaisercraft" for the papers
"Meg's Garden" for the velvet flowers, trimmings and lace
and "Couture Creations" for the diecuts.

I thank these companies for allowing me to showcase their products
on my blog and in the magazine.

Now, all the materials and the steps by steps

on how to make your very own simple altered jewel box is
in the step by step in the magazine,

so do yourself a favour and purchase ASI #29 magazine at your local 

Scrapbooking store or newsagent shop. 
My altered box is on the cover - it a small photo
but it is on the cover...  Hooray... very excited!!!!

Until next time, please let me know if you have
created your own little altered jewel box.
I would love to see your take on it.....

Cheers  Adriana  xx  :)

Dreams Do Come True!!!!!

Hi everyone, Hope all is well.... 

and thanks for stopping by today, it has been quite a busy few days lately,

trying to get back to some kind of normal routine, working, school runs and commitments and generally tidying up things at home.....

But for some reason I keep day-dreaming about all the places I just recently been to.

 I have been so, so fortunate and so lucky to see these wonderful and amazing places

 in real life,

and today I will share some of my experiences with you all.

Dreams to come true...well, My Dreams have and today, if you are

interested, I am showing you some of the places I went to with my family.

So here are some of my photos....yes, I say SOME because I have over 4000 photos in total to edit and look at. ....... need to find the time to do this soon!!!!!

We had a wonderful, amazing time and some fabulous experiences along the way.

First stop was 

ROME -

We have been to Rome before but to show my daughter all the

ancient buildings and walk around the city, was just awesome.

She found it so interesting and all this history behind

every building was fascinating.

We loved Rome, the food, the city and wonderful sites.

Travelled to Naples and then Pompeii.

Next city was FLORENCE and then PISA.

I loved Florence - such an amazing city - so much history and art. 

Went to the art galleries - saw some fantastic artwork and sculptures.

Starting the day with a big breakfast !!! The biggest grin  !!

It rained a little on this day

Travelled to VENICE - Loved this city also, the islands, atmosphere and a
fabulous gondola ride through the Grand Canal.
Burano Island was a highlight of the visit here too.

Then on to PARIS.......wow we had the best days here too.....so many photos

I leave some of them to scrap... HEE HEE  !!

Disneyland PARIS

The whole month of October is Halloween Month in Disneyland
the Main Street was decorated with pumpkins and beautiful gardens.
There was a street parade and celebration fireworks to end the trip.

Luxenburg Gardens - Paris - so amazing and beautiful was this huge parklands -
a place where the locals go to relax, so we did too and had
bought a picnic lunch.

Inside the Lourve.

Then the last stop -
London - I still have more photos to edit

So many wonderful memories shared with my family.

Many more scrapping pages and journalling to create very soon

about our wonderful adventures ....

Everytime I look at these photos - I wish I was back there to

see it all again..... maybe one day we will go back :)

Thanks for looking :)

Back very soon..... with some creative inspirational projects to share with you all.

Take care 

Cheers Adriana XXX

Rustic Harmony - Kaisercraft

Hi everyone, Hope all is well.... 

and thanks for stopping by today, it has been a busy few weeks for myself...
If you have noticed I have been a little quiet around here with my comments and blog post, it is because the past 4- 5 weeks I have been away on an amazing wonderful family holiday to Europe.
We had a wonderful, amazing time and have many photos and experiences to share with you all.
I will be doing a blog post in the next week or so with some of my photos
of our holiday..... but until then......

I have just a very quick post detailing

the latest paper collection from Kaisercraft.

Showcasing some of the October 

 paper collections, 

Today I am showcasing "Rustic Harmony" 

More details and material lists are on the Kasiercraft blog

please check it out HERE

Here are my projects that I have created for my DT work at Kasiercraft

........ hope it inspires you......

I have also some other projects that I have created which appeared at
the special kaisercraft Retailers Day, in July this year at the 
Kasiercraft Warehouse office in Geelong.

Decor Butterfly beyond the page project.

"Moments" layout

"Live a Beautiful Life" Layout

Thanks so much for looking and commenting...... Have to go now
and edit some 3500 photos from our wonderful holiday.... until then
have a great week....... Cheers Adriana XX

Gentleman Box - Australian Scrapbooking Ideas #29

Hi everyone.......the lastest issue of 

"Australian Scrapbooking Ideas" Issue #29

is out NOW, Today I will share one of the three projects
published in this latest magazine issue.

I created 3 altered jewellery boxes and they are featured in this magazine, 
a little photo of one of the altered boxes is on the front of the magazine but today I will am featuring more photos of one of the other boxes - a
recycled altered gentleman's box.

Using the Couture Creations

 Metricon intricutz dies - Art Deco Border C0723738

This die cut is so versatile that you can create

a border with it. I cut several of them to create 

I used it here around the outside top and bottom of the

altered box, dabbing a little paint here and there.

Some Imaginairum Designs chipboards are featured on the side of box as well.

Top of box with metal and chipboards elements.

All the other materials list
and step by step is in the ASI #29 magazine.
So do yourself a favour and buy it at your local
scrapbooking store or better still subscribe to the magazine :)

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Metricon intricutz dies - Art Deco Border C0723738

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Thanks for looking

Cheers Adriana xx:)