Done and Dusted

WOW the big wait for June's 3 day retreat with paula and Mishey is now all over :( So great to catch up with all my scrappy pals and laugh, create, eat and drink. These girls rock my world.

Next weekend my gorgeous girlyfriend Jo is launching her CM career and having her very first workshop at her house. There will be prizes and raffles, plus food while you scrap away. Sat 26th 4pm-11pm - leave a comment if you are in Victoria and wanna attend.

Exciting giveaway of yummy handmade flowers made by Eb's mum. Go to http://www.welcometoebsspace.blogspot.com/ and check out the colourful flowers that Ebony is giving away. I love them and use them often on my layouts, even my boy ones.

Still time for you to enter the Alice in Wonderland page layout competition at http://screen2scrap.blogspot.com/ some fantastic prizes up for grabs. Go there now.

Have to upload the latest group photo of all of us at the weekend retreat, where we were pampered all weekend, including Sally the Masseur joining us to give hour-long massages - divine!

Happy scrapping everyone :)

retreat is around the corner

Hi all
I am looking forward to our next 3 day retreat... wooop - I may even start doing some sketches and putting photos with paper... maybe, If I can get over this dang head cold, which is keeping me very low.

From tim holtz's blog comes the news that ranger now has a blog... I will be referring to it oft... here is one of the tips and techniques for distress inks... http://www.rangerink.com/tips/tips_distress.htm

enjoy - I love tim's work :) and his products.

I will post up some layouts that are my favs... enjoy :) happy scrapping

challenge blog

Come along and join the fun at shazza's blog http://screen2scrap.blogspot.com/ I am June's guest designer.... the theme is Alice In Wonderland... an easy topic for me to scrap as Nate and I went and saw the movie at the pictures... It's full of so much colour and inspiration.

Join in now, there are groovy prizes up for grabs. You have all month but start now and create something fun and whimsical.

Ciao for now - artsy fartsy mumma :)

mistified

Howdy

At the end of April, me and my gal pals went to Mistified with Heidi Swapp, it was the most fabulous learning day, lots of new ideas gained and fun had along the way, great chance for us to get messy and for me to catch up with the gorgeous Nic Finlayson.

I created this layout on my last weekend retreat in Mount Eliza, ME time, which also involved lots of artsy fun, great food and just a little bit o wine.

Loved shopping at paper squared and made sure photos were taken.

I have been busy designing a challenge page for shazza's blog http://screen2scrap.blogspot.com/ I expect all my scrappy friends to come along and join in the challenge, which is up on June 1. A nice prize is on the offering!!

challenges

Howdy

I recently entered the april challenge at http://artasticchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ run by the talented shazza! It was fun and I'm glad I completed it.

I also won a fabulous scrappy prize for my layout in the march challenge at http://paulasscrapbooking.blogspot.com/. Me love you long time Paula x

I will post a pic of my challenge layouts.

In other news my gorgeous little man tells me he has a girlfriend at Kinder, I watched him the other day and he grabs her hand and holds it... soooo cute. He sure is like his mumma in the romance department. He makes my heart fill with joy.

Got tix to Eclipse for 2nd July, cannot wait. Bring it on.

It's late better hightail it off to bed - nighty

tim holtz does it again

Hi all
You need to check out this you tube vid - Tim holtz's new product to be released... JULY ish????? in america probably first.

anyhoo - I think it's fabo, me being an absolute lover of TOOLS.... this thing is gunna rock...hmmmm wonder what the price will be????? he he

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj8wNihWgGU&feature=related

check it out... let me know what you think.

cheers -artsy fartsy mumma

Hi scrappy friends, I am sooo excited to have gotten new products from the Autumn/Winter stampin up mini catalogue. It's chocker full of groovy new products.

The first is the new punch, I got the bird and it's sooo cute. the new slimline punch is very sturdy and stacks well.

I purchased the top note die which will be used on my scrap pages, but also good for cardmakers too. It does go through most die cutting machines. I used the cuttlebug with plates b and b and sandwiched the paper and the die in the middle - easy peasy. I have taken photos of my results of cutting through FELT! how exciting, I also bought the buttons sizzlit die, which is going to have me making fake buttons for some time now - a project seeing as we are all sick here in the house with coughs n colds etc.

Take a look and if you'd like to order or need a catalogue send me an email - at tanyasoutar@gmail.com

cheers and happy scrapping and creating :)