Be Awesome

Good morning to you all my lovelies!

This morning I am sharing a little mini album on the Sassy Scrappers blog, using the beautiful and rather inspiring Studio Calico 'Sundrifter' collection. (How cool is that Greatest View 2013 flair!) I'd love you to pop over and have a look...

Wishing you a safe and happy Easter weekend

Hop little bunny

As lots of you know, if possible, I really love to pop a bit of interaction into my creations! I fell in love with the little bunny I used on my 'Eggcited' layout and thought he would be perfect to use on a Easter card... Mr Bunny loves to chase his carrot over the hills!

Here are the steps I took to create this pull-out card...

Firstly, I selected some paper (in this case, a sheet from Crate's Acorn Avenue). I wanted the patchwork  side to be the hills, so I cut the shape I wanted for the card and folded the first 'flap' over.

Secondly, I cut the shape of the front 'hill' out of some matching card stock. I want my pull out message to come out of this front bit, so I scored a small section (which will adhere to the bottom patchwork 'hill') and then cut a line (see dotted line in pic) This is where I will feed the message through.

Next I glued the thin scored section onto the patchwork paper, making sure to leave the rest 'open' so I can feed my message through.

I used a digital rabbit that I found online and printed him onto some white card stock. I then fussy cut him out and attached him to a strip of paper (measured to fit inside the area I cut earlier). Feed this strip into the cut, resting the bunny along the top of the yellow hill, (don't forget to glue the left side shut now), and voilà you've got a bunny running over some hills!

This is what it looks like when you pull the carrot!

Products used: Crate Acorn Avenue pp; card stock; Pink Paislee 'Portfolio' ephemera; Basic Grey stickers; Kaisercraft alpha stickers; K&Company woodgrain chipboard alpha stickers

Why not have fun creating your own interactive card!

Leaping Leibsters!

Last week I was super duper chuffed to be nominated for this little award from the very lovely Sandra. I nearly fell off my chair when I was then nominated again in the same week by Anita!! Ladies, thank you - you certainly made a couple of my days!

For those of you who don't know what the Liebster Award is, it was designed to be a blog award in a 'pay it forward' fashion. It is awarded to blogs that have fewer than 200 followers to encourage new visitors to them. Once you have been nominated, you award it to five other bloggers who you appreciate, that have fewer than 200 followers. Leave them a comment on their blogs to let them know that you have given them this award.

I would like to nominate 10 lovely people who I love to visit and I'm sure they would love you to visit too! In no particular order...

Kerryn Lawson: Kerryn's work is just gorgeous... and she's a Maaaaaster ;)

Sue Smith: I recently discovered Sue's work via her entry on Once Upon a Sketch. She has some fabulous work!

Mell Pell: An all-round seriously clever chickie

Leonie Waldron: Leonie's work is fab and she has one of the coolest url's ever!

Celeste Vermeend: Visit this blog and be happy...

Athanasia: If you are looking for some amazing technique inspiration, this is a blog you don't want to miss!

Miae: I love visting Miae's blog - her work is completely awesome!

Lynnda: Lynnda's work is always bright and fresh!

Hilde: Beautiful work and rather lovely person

Lisa Webb (Aka Moonie): I love Lisa's infectious lust for life!

Please visit these wonderful blogs and show them some affection ;)

See you soon!

Too Eggcited!

Easter is just around the corner! Today on the Sassy Scrapper blog, I have whipped up a layout using the gorgeous Studio Calico Sundrifter collection to hopefully get you excited about scrapping the gorgeous faces of those little ones, amazed at what Mr E. Bunny has left them!

 


For more details and a few close ups, bunny hop over to the blog!

TGIF!

March KIU - Cool Cat!

Mid month is always a busy 'share' time for me - I want to show you lots! I absolutely LOVED the March sketch at Kraft it Up. (The mid month DT reveal is up as we speak.) I had so much fun with it, and I've been looking forward to this post for a little while now!

This is my take on the sketch...

Inspired by my very clever friend Kim Jeffress, who does lots of divine Memory File stuff for Heidi Swapp, I wanted to make a little surprise, in the form of a mini 'reveal' using some ring binders. I cut the file divider shape using my Silhouette. I've also popped a few other bits directly onto the rings or attached to another little layer in the stack. I'm using a few papers from Amy Tangerine's completely awesome 'Yes Please' collection, in store now at Sassy Scrappers.

Lift the little flap and there's my cheeky girl in all her glory! I've used Glitz Designs, 'Unchartered Waters' on the inside.

The super cute journaling tag is by Miss Tiina

Products used: Amy Tangerine 'Yes Please' kraft and pp. Kaisercraft ring binders; Basic Grey kissing booth die cuts' Pink Paislee artisan chipboard mistables; Jenni Bowlin alphas; October Afternoon 'Midway' stickers; Amy Tangerine 'Yes Please' stamp set; Studio Calico 'Sundrifter' wood veneer set; Pink Paislee 'Portfolio' Ephemera; Glitz Design washi and 'Unchartered Waters' 6x6 pad; twine; Hambly wash; Miss Tiina journaling tag; Heidi Swapp Mint green Color Shine; Mr Huey's in 'Sherbert'

There are so many great prizes up for grabs - Don't forget you have until 11.59pm (Australian time) on 31st March to link your entries!

Hope you are all enjoying a fabulous weekend... Thanks for popping in!

A 'Vintage' Year

Soooo excited to share my first layout for this month's challenge at the *New* 123 Challenge Blog! This month the challenge involves these three criteria:


* Our colour = Black
* Our Word = Year
* Our Technique = Twine Circles


My layout... Yep, that's yours truly! This layout touches on the feeling I'm getting, that time is quietly catching up with me, lol - no longer a 'spring chicken!'


How delicious is that Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm paper?! I've created my own version of twine circles by stitching the '0' in 1980 with metallic twine...


...and roping some mini circles around the number '9'. Rhinestones are enjoying a big revival in my stash at the moment!



Glitter will never be too far away either! Oh these Maggie Holmes glitter alpha's are to die for!!



There are lots of little goodies in this 'journaling' cluster. A tasty Amy Tangerine 'Ready Set Go' Vellum envelope, some tiny Basic Grey tags; Glitz 'Hello Friend' peekaboo and a glimpse of Crate DIY along with a few other tidbits.

Products used: PP: Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm, Little Yellow Bicycle, Crate DIY, Basic Grey Soleil. Glitz Design Maggie Holmes glitter alphas, Basic Grey stickers and button, Amy Tangerine Vellum envelopes, Pink Paislee phrase stickers and 'Portfolio' ephemera tag. Rhinestones, twine and Silhouette Cameo.

If you have some time, it would be great to have you play along with us. There are stacks of fabulous prizes to be won! You have until 11.59pm Australian Time on 30th March to link our entries

See you soon!