40th Birthday Present

My very good girlfriend celebrated her 40th birthday last weekend and I made her the configuration box to put up in her home that she is currently renovating

This was a huge pleasure to sort and put together.  Each individual box was covered with Tim Holtz tissue paper and I either cut, found, brought or made the pieces to put in it.

In addition to this, I also made her a birthday card - from the Kaisercraft range:
This is the front:

and next page;

This is inside the front page

and this is the back cover - I found this paper years ago and reminded me of satin sheets - which I love - and never knew what I was going to use it for - looks so smooth and touchable!

About A Boy Scrapbook Challenge - 1 July

The first part of the July's challenge with About A Boy was to create a layout using Red White and Blue.  Here is the layout that I completed.  Dont forget to go to their blog and check out the other layouts:

http://itsabouttheboys.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/july-1-challenge-red-white-and-blue.html

For this page, I used distress inks and a hexagon stencil to create the background.  I outlined the hexagons with Distress Pens and then used water to give a "splotchy" effect.  The blue ink edging was created with gelatos that I smudged with my finger and water.

Thanks for looking :)

SCRAP THE BOYS - JUNE CHALLENGE

Just in the nick of time I have completed my page for the Scrap the Boys June Challenge.

This was:

This month the challenge is to create a layout that is about 'SPORT' it must also have a photo smaller than 6x4, include Stamping and at least one of the following colours:
Red - Teal - Orange or YellowThis month the challenge is to create a layout that is about 'SPORT' it must also have a photo smaller than 6x4, include Stamping and at least one of the following colours:
Red - Teal - Orange or Yellow

and I have created the following page

The gears and letters were cut from Tim Holtz Stencils. The smaller gears are Blue Fern Chipboards.  All the gears and arrows have been inked with distress inks and then covered with Dimensional Magic. After cutting the chipboard letters I coated them with Gesso and then applied Making Memories paint in sunflower colour.  With a Distress Pen i outlined the letters in walnut stain.

Thanks for looking :)

ABOUT A BOY CHALLENGE

The challenge for Mid June is to create a page using circles -  see blog:  http://itsabouttheboys.blogspot.com.au/

This page was created using a stencil that I cut on my cricut machine.  I covered my page with distress inks and then placed the stencil over the page and reinked with a darker colour to get the effect.  I then used the chicken wire stencil and modelling paste and used glimmermist to colour the wire.    Once dry I used acrylic paint to create a background where the photo lies.  The gears and cars are cut from die cuts, coloured and highlighted with dimensional magic.  The outside edges of the paper are colour with gelatos which i blended together.

I had great fun creating this page (and getting messy).  Thanks for stopping by and having a look.  Dont forget to go to the About a Boy blog to see the other design team members pages.

SWIRLYDOOS- MAY BUTTERFLY CHALLENGE

This is the page I created for the Swirlydoos May Butterfly Challenge

Just got in before the close - 15th June - amazing where the days go!

about a boy challenge June 1

About a Boy Challenge for June 1 is: create a layout showcasing your child's favourite summer or holiday activity.  Here is my page:

Dont forget to go to their blog and check out the other design teams pages:  http://itsabouttheboys.blogspot.com.au/


Thanks for looking :)

ABOUT A BOY

I am super excited to announce i have become a member of the design team at About A Boy.

If you haven't already - check them out.  They have some great challenges:

http://itsabouttheboys.blogspot.com.au/