Flying Unicorn Guest Designer for April

Hi everyone, hope you all had a lovely Easter! 

 

I was honoured this month to create with the gorgeous kit "Whispers Of Spring" from Flying Unicorn.  What a gorgeous kit, filled with beautiful things!!!  I especially loved the music note trim and the gauze, had a ball with those :)

 

 

"Take Me Away To The Beach"

 

 

Just some closeups to share the details :)

 

 



My second layout is unusally scrapping a picture of myself!  I opted for a different colour scheme this time......amazing how it's all out of the same kit though!!!

 

 

"Content"

 

 



 

Using lots of the gorgeous trims out of the kit for this one!

 



Lastly to share today is my OTP project I created using the kit.

 What a cute little frame to decorate!  This piece now has a nice little home in our room at our holiday house :)

 

"Create Beautiful Moments"

 

 



So I am hoping I have a little more time to create something else out of the kit.  I had an absolute ball creating these pieces!  Thanks for letting me share them with you :)

 

Hugs xo

Catching up (again)............

It seems like a common occurance lately, but I just can't seem to keep up to date with this little blog of mine.  I guess life is just busy!!!

 

So first things first, the winner of my Spring RAK unfortunately never contacted me so I have  redrawn a winner!!!!  This time congratulations to:

 



Linda

 

Linda's lovely comment:

"So many layers to look at no matter how many times I look I see something I missed the first time, your amazing talent has me head spinning with such beautiful work."

 

Please, please contact me, Linda, at timnstacey@hotmail.com so I can get this package off to you :)

 

 Just to share with you a few scrappy things I haven't shared on my blog yet.  The first is a Shimmerz canvas.  I made this as a gift for a friend.  I love the neutral tones in this piece.

"Live Each Day As Though It Were A Gift"
 

 

 

Just some closeups:

 



Next up is a layout I created for the Prima blog with an Easter theme in mind.  I mixed Hello Pastel and Lady Bird collections here. 

 

"Hello Bunnies"

 



 

Some new flowers mixed with some from previous releases.

 

 



Look at the little birdie perched up there on the floral vine.  I gave him a little colour with Shimmerz.  Also loving the wood clips!  This one in particular out of the Hello Pastel collection is super cute!!!

 

 



Lastly tonight I have a new mixed media card to share.  Using Prima I had fun creating this pretty card. Here is a little bit about my card that I shared on the Prima blog:

 

 

"I loved creating this card. It is so sparkly like you wouldn't believe! I started out by using the mask with some modelling paste, I then added the paper layers and wrapped some string around the top area of the card. I added the resin piece and trim, then placed my flowers down the vine.

 

 



I found little spots for all of my extra embellishments and then started spraying away with my Shimmerz. If there was too much bright colour on there from the spray I simply applied some Gesso back over those sections to tone down the colour."

 

 



Easter is upon us shortly, I am busily creating as usual and I have my very first class to teach at my local scrapstore this Tuesday.  I am so excited and yet so scared at the same time!!!!!   Plus we have the Easter Festival parade tomorrow and Kobi and I are going on the Kindy's float.  It's going to be heaps of fun.......we are dressing up as clowns for a circus theme :):)  Also baby Sianne and her Mummy and Daddy are coming over to visit for a couple of weeks........woo hoo, can't wait for more cuddles! 
Okay, best get some rest, bring on an even busier couple of weeks!!
Hugs xo

RAK winner and Prima PPP

 Thankyou for being patient for the winner of my Paperhaus Spring RAK.  I have been a little busy over the past week with a certain little boys 6th birthday :)

 

So.......drumroll.......... a huge CONGRATULATIONS goes to Debbie :

Debbie said...

Wow, so many yummy things to look at. Both lo's are soooo gorgeous but that second one is over the top stunning, love it... I do follow your blog....

 

Could you please email me at timnstacey@hotmail.com with your address details so I can send you your prize!!

 

I want to thank you all for taking the time to leave me those lovely messages, I truly appreciate it.    I hope I can share with you all a step x step of my Happy layout soon :)

 

While I am in here today I will also share with you March's PPP over at Prima.

Here is the palette!

 

My creation........

 

"Lucky"

 

 

 

I love this new stencil by Prima!!! 

 

 



Plus the new resist canvas alphabets are awesome.

 

 



 

I loved the green palette here for March, it's really quite refreshing and different for me :)

 

 



 

 

I hope you get to have a play too!

Hugs to you all xo

 

Welcome to the PaperHaus Spring Fling Blog Hop!

Hello and Welcome to the PaperHaus Spring Fling Blog Hop! We are thrilled that you joined us in celebrating the release of the Spring Issue of PaperHaus Magazine! We are excited to share all of the amazing projects and inspiration in it with you! Please take some time to Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thepaperhaus)

 

Here is the PaperHaus LINK for the Spring Issue 2013.   Ummmm, I just wonder who's layout is being featured here..............please come and check out this gorgeous edition of Paperhaus!

 

 

Keeping up with the Spring theme......even though we are coming into Autumn here in Australia (I will hang onto Spring/Summer for a little longer yet)....... I also have a new layout to share with you, to get your creative juices flowing, something happy, something full of sunshine :)

 

"Happy"

 

 

Plus I just have to share this layout again with you.  It would have to be an all time favourite for me.........the colours are just gorgeous, perfect and scream Spring!!!!!!!

 

 

"Thankful for this Life"

 



So here you have all of the blog links, enjoy this awesome bloghop and enjoy the newest issue of PaperHaus!!!!

 

 



PaperHaus Blog – www.thepaperhaus.com
Frank Garcia – www.hausofw.com
Ivana Camdzic – www.papergirlcrafts.blogspot.com.au
Trina McClune – trinamcclune.typepad.com
Jodie Lee – www.jodieleedesigns.blogspot.com
Lisa Gregory – http://what-a-beautiful-mess.blogspot.com
Stacey Young – www.staceyeyoung.blogspot.com  >>>>>>>> You are here!!!
Maiko Kosugi – www.maimaipiano.blogspot.com
Fun Stampers Journey – www.myfunstampersjourney.com/paperhaus-spring-fling-blog-hop
The Piece by Piece – www.thepiecebypiece.blogspot.com
Corri Garza – http://www.buglvr.blogspot.com
Shellye Proctor McDaniels - www.shellyemcdaniel.com
DeeDee Catron – http://umwowstudio.blogspot.com
Audrey Yeager – http://audreysreflection.blogspot.com
Sabrina Alery – http://www.sabrinaalery.blogspot.com
Patricia Roebuck – www.roebuck-adventures.blogspot.com
Jess Mutty – www.scrapgoo.blogspot.com
Anna Sigga – http://annasigga.typepad.com/scrappalicious
Susan Tutt – http://susanscrapbooker.blogspot.com
Rommel Okuma – http://risqueerabisque.wordpress.com
Bente Fagerberg – www.paperandglueheaven.blogspot.com.au
Izzy Anderson – http://writesnapscrap.blogspot.com
Jennifer Grace – www.jennifersjumbles.blogspot.com.au
Christina Heeren – http://christinaheeren.blogspot.com
Gina Rodgers – http://gingerbread.typepad.com
Lori Hairston – http://www.lorihairston.blogspot.com
Paper Issues – http://www.paperissues.com
Peg Hewitt – http://pegsplaytime.blogspot.com.au
Georgia Heald – http://startingtoscrap.blogspot.com.au
Leah Crowe – www.leahscraftylife.com
Jodi Baune – http://www.dancingintherainjb.blogspot.com
Heather Leopard – http://thespottedleopard.blogspot.com
Diana Fisher – http://designbydiana.blogspot.com
Kate Vickers – www.scrapsation.com
Sarah Andreotti – www.vintagepearstudio.com
Leah Farquharson – http://www.bluebirdchic.com/blog
Cathi O'Neill – http://celticknotted.blogspot.com
Missy Gener – http://www.missygener.com
Marilyn Rivera – http://marilynrivera.blogspot.com
Julianne McKenna – http://julestheblingprincess.blogspot.com
Vivan Keh – http://contadinak.wordpress.com/
Jelissa Mei – http://jelibeanz.blogspot.sg/
Sara Zenger – www.sarazenger.blogspot.com
Emilia van den Heuvel – http://few-favourite-things.blogspot.com
Linda Brun – http://favoritspotonearth.blogspot.no
Lisa Duke – http://theshabbyhorse.blogspot.com/
PAPERHAUS FACEBOOK – www.facebook.com/thepaperhaus

 

Your next stop will be the gorgeous Maiko's blog :)

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One last thing..................I would love for someone to win this spring inspired prize!!!  Please leave me a comment here and make sure you are follower of my blog to be in the running.  I will be drawing a winner at the end of this bloghop on the 7th March :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Thankyou for following and sharing in the inspiration of the Paperhaus Spring Fling Blog Hop!!  Have a beautiful day xo

 

Prima love.........

 

Hi everyone, just wanting to share some Prima layouts with you.  Prima are now having a monthly feature called Pin Spin.  Pick a Pin and be inspired to create something.  I often feel inspired by my pins as a whole, so it was actually quite hard just to pick 1.........here is the Pin I choose.

 

 

  I absolutely loved the colour palette!  I also drew a load of inspiration from the top picture of the ocean.  Here is my layout.

 

 

"Sweet Memories"

 



I used a mix of new and older metals and flowers.

 

 



Loads of paint and mix media, geez I love Mint atm!!!!!

 

 



My second Prima layout today, I created for the Aussie Scrap Source blog.  I actually created this one a while ago and have been dying to share it but it had to wait to be shared on the blog first.  I used the Firefly collection...........and totally different from the layout above.........but I just LOVE these bright colours!!!! 

 

 

"Family"

 



Shabby Chic Treasures Bird cages and Birds!  Plus some stamping.

 

 



 

I used a mask aswell to create the swirl.  I often find doing this helps with the flow of my flower clusters.

 

 



 

Okay, that is me done for the evening.  I am super tired.  I hope I can share some photos from our holiday soon,  I haven't even had a chance to look at them yet!!!

 

Hugs to all xo

Dreams do come true :)

 

Yes, they do!!  We are now the proud owners (with my Mum and Dad - team effort) of a holiday house at the beach!!!  It has always been a dream of mine to have a beach house and now we do!  It is in a gorgeous little spot about 2 1/2 hours away from our home, somewhere to go on weekends and holidays and relax and swim and fish and ride bikes/scooters :)  I am pretty sure you have seen plenty of shots of the boys there, and I warn you, there will be a load more!!!!  It's not huge (although the yard is - woo hoo)  but its ours and we are all so excited!!  So before we decided to buy this place I had booked ourselves in for a holiday at the Gold Coast next week!  So double whammy excited here!  Kidlets can't wait, theme parks here we come!!!!  So there you go, excitement plus around here atm :)

 

Before we have a little adventure next week, I thought I would share with you some more creations!

 

  First up is super cute Mr Pirate.  I created this using all Shimmerz and some extra bits of material and string.  Kobi had been asking me recently to make him a pirate for his wall.  So I got to sketching a cute little boy figure.............ummm, just wasn't quite working for me (I am not so great with face sketching) and then my wonderful/ideas man Hubby said to me "why don't you make a Pirate Owl??" As if that was the most logical thing ever, why didn't I think of that!!!!!  So here he is, in all his Shimmery glory!

 

Here is what I used:

 

Vibez in Blue Jeans, Hot Fudge, Hermit the Frog, Jeni B Bleu

Spritz in Truffle, Sapphire, Sea Foam

Coloringz in Mama Sings the blues and Heidi Ho Blue

 

 So the boys are now pretty stoked with their Pirate on their bedroom wall.

 

And have we all heard about the new Shimmerz products.  OMG I have seen a sneak at the colours and I am so so excited, I know you will be too :):)

 



 

Of course February is the month of love and for me it's extra special as my husband and I celebrate our Wedding Anniversary..........and this year being even more special being our 10th anniversary (and while we are holidays)!! 

Anyways Prima's Product Pick for Feb is just perfect for all things love!  Check it out and have a go, always so many fantastic prizes to win!!

 

 







Based on the palette above here is my take :

 

 

"Love Makes Life A Beautiful Ride"

 

 



 

I have used papers from the new collections, Lyric, Hello Pastel and Divine. 

 

 



 Plus a mix of gorgeous new flowers and some of my older faves.

 

 



 

Loads of distressing, texure and cute hearts!

 

 



Next up is the BAP!  Marie-Nicolas, a DT member, created this super cool sketch for us to work from.

 

 



I used the Lifetime collection and created this one as one of my CHA projects.  I also think it was my favourite one for the show! 

 

 

"Key to My Heart"

 

 



The Lifetime is quite a neutral collection but I made it pop by adding loads of extra colour!!!

 

 



 

Super cute wooden planes! Pluse more gorgeous flowers.

 

 



Lastly today, is a very recent share that was put up on the Aussie blog.  I had assignment of using a boarder punch.  I must admit I don't own alot of punches but I absolutely love this Martha Stewart Lace Heart Boarder Punch.

 

 

"Our Love Month"

 

 



I made medallions and punched the bottom of the page.

 

 



Without discarding all of the negative hearts and confetti from the punched pieces of paper, I kept them all in a pile and added them into a plastic sleeve along with some glitter.  I stitched around the outside to attach it the bottom cardstock, making a gorgeous shaker as a base for my layers.

 

 



 



I couldn't wait to use the Fourteen collection by Crate Paper and this all seemed to come together perfectly.........and with love!!!!

 

 



Phew, this one took me a while to write up!  I hope you enjoyed my post today............I best get back to packing our bag!! 

Hugs, catch you in a couple of weeks xo