AT MY BEST...: October 2011

Double Take

9:11 AM

I have been playing again over the weekend, and again another double completed!! To get through some of these holiday photos, there will be a few doubles still to come. When it comes to attending an event like the Ice Hockey, Basketball or Baseball, I ended up with so many photos that doubles are the only option!!!

Its a good thing I am enjoying playing with them at the moment. And how is my luck with this one... Being Hallowen here in Australia, my oranges and blacks in this layout tie in well for todays post!!

The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

It is also Tommy T's 5th birthday today... Happy Birthday Munchy. We will see you tonight

TFL xx

Savvy Cybercrop

10:23 PM

Scrapbook Savvy held its monthly cybercrop last weekend. As time is just flying by at the moment, I havent even had a chance to photograph my pages until today!! I managed 3 out of 5 challenges completed, which was a massive effort for me at the moment.

Sara's Sketch Challenge

Fishermans Wharf

Kerryn's Scraplift Challenge. I chose a gorgeous page by Wendy Smith for my scraplift, and as an added bonus, I finally got the group page from Retreat done!!

Savvy Delights Retreat 2011

Anthea's Challenge

The Flame

It was nice just playing along this month. I needed the time out!!!

TFL xx

Stuck?! Sketches - 15th October 2011

10:25 PM

The latest Stuck?! sketch was released on the 15th October. This sketch didn't seem to leave a lot of space for interpretation, yet as always, I found a way to flip it all around to make it suit both my picture and my style.

If you are a blog follower of mine, you will know that I had my first ever page published in Scrapbooking Memories a month ago. Even though I have the original page, I felt it was a milestone as a scrapper that I wanted to recognise. There are so many scrappers that try and don't make it with submissions, and I have had my share of rejection from magazines too. This page was an exception to every rule. It was the first one I ever submitted and the first to be picked up. It did however take 12 months before it was published, but that is better than the alternative. It took me another 9 months before they accepted any more.

What better way to preserve my first published page, than to scrap the page direct from the magazine!!!

Here is my page:

Personal Milestone

Here is the sketch:

If you are Stuck?! for ideas or mojo this month, head over to Stuck?! Sketches and play along. All you need to do is complete the sketch and upload it to the link in the sidebar.

TFL xx

RAK Winner

8:58 PM

Firstly, thank you to everyone who left me some love to celebrate my 100th blog post. I felt very special!!

Now on to the winner of the embellishment RAK... drum roll...

The winner is the gorgeous Kaitlynne. Inbox me on facebook your address and I will get it to you.

I will be back shortly with the next Stuck?! sketch.

TFL xx

NUMBER 100

9:40 PM

I can't believe that I have hit post 100!!! It feels like I started blogging only a couple of months ago...So much has happened since I did and my style has changed heaps. I have played around with new techniques, and discovered new brands.

So to celebrate lucky 100, I am putting together an embellishment RAK. A few bits and pieces that I have laying around.

To be in the running, all you need to do is leave me a little bit of love.

Stopping back every now and then would be good too, but I know how busy life can get.

To finish off this post, I have to show one of my new favourite pages.

City of Angels

By using the papers and embellishments, I have managed to give the hard look of downtown LA a really light girly look...... And I love it!!!

Be sure to leave some love for the RAK, and to celebrate post number 100!!

TFL xx

Scrappy Weekend

9:18 PM

So with the weekend now well and truly past, I guess I should share a page or two!!

I got a little bit crafty and got through a few more holiday photos.

Candy Apples

Using an old She's Savvy kit

A Little Bit of a Laugh

Using a We're Savvy kit from August and playing with transparency

My next post is number 100 so thinking of something special... Watch this space!!!

TFL xx

Retreat - Wendys Class

10:06 PM

Not only was the Savvy Delights retreat, my first retreat, it was also my first scrapping class. I was lucky enough to get on the list for the class by the gorgeous Wendy Smith.

This was also the first time I have met Wendy, and let me tell you, she is one amazingly talented lady.

The class entailed a kit from which 3 pages could be produced, using minimal items. I am a big fan of Wendys work, so, with the class I have kept the pages as close to the original as possible. Only 2 pages were completed during the class, with the 3rd to be completed when we have time.... Which I have not done as yet. That one is on the list for a lack of mojo day!!

Here are the 2 pages from the class, and I love both...

2011

Remember This

I was also very privileged to be asked by Wendy to complete a page for her while at retreat. Wendy gave me a photo of one of her gorgeous boys to which I pieced a page together. When Wendy asked me, I was going to ask someone to pinch me. I couldn't believe it, but was more than happy to have a play and to pass on a piece of my style to someone else's album. Thanks Wendy for the amazing class and for putting your faith in me to scrap a page for you. To see a copy of the page I did flow this link.

Pop over to Wendys blog to fall in love with her work too!!!

TFL xx

OMG....

10:20 PM

...I did a double!!!!

I had a bit of fun piecing this one together. I knew that with so many photos from the top of the Empire State Building, it was always going to be a double. I just had to be in the right frame of mind to make it work.

Empire State of Mind

Using Echo Park Spring Time

Do you like doubles? How do you do piece them together?

TFL xx

More from Retreat

9:52 PM

As we are ending a long weekend here in NSW, and daylight savings has now started, I have rediscovered my mojo and scrapped!!! I haven't had a chance to take any pics yet, but one of them is a double... These are my first pages since retreat, which had me thinking that I still have pages to show...

These are the last of my pages (except for Wendys class which I will show during the week).

Playing with Pirates

My take on challenge kit 5 (and finally finished for those who saw it not finished at retreat)

Happy Days

For the bubble wrap challenge using the gorgeous Echo Park Happy Days range

Thank you to all who have been calling past and leaving some love....

TFL xxx

Stuck?! Sketches - 1st October

9:39 AM

I really can't believe that we are into October already. It will be Christmas before we know it!!!

I hope everyone has a relaxing weekend and for those of us on long weekends, enjoying the extra day.

The new sketch has been released over at Stuck?!, and here it is...