Giveaway winner + Scrap Classes

Hi all, just popping by to announce the winner of my RAK!

 

Congratulations goes to.............

 

Dianne H

 

"Another hello from NZ. Your page is absolutely stunning with the gorgeous colours and design. I would certainly be grateful to win. Thank you for your continued inspiration".

 

 

Dianne, please email me at timnstacey@hotmail.com with your details!!

 

Thankyou all so much for your support and kind words, I really appreciate it :)  They made my day just reading your lovely comments!!!

 

 

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While I am here I would love to share a link with you for some classes I have taught recently at my local scrapstore "Scrapbook Fantasies".   There are a few kits available from the 4 classes I have taught.  They are $32 (+postage) and include kit items and a full set of instructions (including photo).  You will find the link  HERE  which will take you straight into the store. 

 

 

 

  

 

 

So if you can't make it to my Tuesday classes, you can create a unique page in the comfort of your own home :)

 

 

Have a beautiful day xo

 



PaperHaus Bloghop day 5 - plus Giveaway!

Welcome to thePaperHaus Magazine Summer Delight Blog Hop!

We are excited that you are hopping with us and we would like to thank you for hopping along! We are celebrating the release of the Summer Issue of PaperHaus Magazine! There is SO much inspiration, techniques, projects, and exclusive artist interviews inside! Not only that but it’s an issue filled with amazing Mixed Media projects from people from all over the world! We hope you enjoy flipping through the pages as much as we enjoyed putting it together for you! Below is the link to the summer issue, simply click on the link below to go there now! BUT Come back as we want to show you some amazing Summer projects!

 

PAPERHAUS SUMMER EDITION HERE

 

 

 

 

 

If you have had a chance to have a look at the issue, we hope you were inspired, and here is some more inspiration too! Our Summer Delight event is all about fun summer days filled with scrapbooking and crafting! We want to share with you what we have made! Every day on the PaperHaus blog there will be amazing inspiration and tutorials so be sure to stop on by everyday in June!

 

Each day for the next 7 days, there will be a different hop with different participants.  Many are giving away RAKs and prizes!  Be sure to start at the PaperHaus Blog each day to see where to go.  Here is the order for the hop for today 5th June.

 

1. PaperHaus Magazine - www.thepaperhaus.com

2. Jennifer Grace - www.jennifergracecreates.com

3. Katarzyna Krzymińska - http://czekoczyna.blogspot.com

4. Stacey Young -  www.staceyeyoung.blogspot.com <<<<<< You are here

5. Sharm Nidyanandan - http://craftyliciousme.blogspot.com

6. SPLASH OF COLOR - http://creativeimaginations.typepad.com/luminarte_paints/

 

  

Here I would love to share with you a sneaky of my layout featured in the Summer Issue of PaperHaus :

 

 

 

 

 



While we are talking all about Summer, here is another summer/vacation layout I created for the Prima blog. 

 

"Relax"

 

 



Loads of Prima goodies, awesome summer colours.....don't they just make you think of an iceblock (or a popsicle)!!!

 



 

So your next stop is Sharm Nidyanandan :)

 

But before you go I have a RAK to giveaway.  Just pop a comment in the comments section to let me know you have been and you would like to win!!  I will draw this in a weeks time on the 12th :)  Good luck!!!!

 I hope you enjoy all of the inspiration that the PaperHaus Summer edition has to offer. 
Take care xo

Projects that WOW!!!! Bloghop!!!

Hello and welcome to the Projects that WOW!  Bloghop :)

 



'Projects that WOW!’ is about making your projects stand out from the crowd. What makes you pause and look closer at a scrapbook page when you are flicking through your own albums, or looking at other people’s layouts in magazines? Which cards jump out at you from Pinterest or from envelopes when you open them? What details of paper-crafted home décor or jewellery make you stop and say ‘wow!’? It’s time to learn some of these techniques or styles and put them to use!

'This blog hop includes a giveaway for three class places (worth £10 each). To enter you just need to comment anywhere on the ‘Projects that WOW!’ blog hop by 11.59pm BST Thursday 6th May. EACH COMMENT on EACH BLOG in the hop counts as an EXTRA ENTRY into the draw. The winners will be announced at Jennifer Grace Creates on Friday 7th May. If you’ve already purchased a class place and then you win, the class price will be refunded to you. So don’t wait to sign up! Go HERE to buy a place now!' 

 

 

 If you are new to my blog, here is just a little about myself.  I am an Australian mummy to 3 boys and wife to Tim.  I have been scrapbooking/papercrafting for the past 9 years.  I am addicted to the whole creative process, it's not just about capturing my families moments, it's very much my art!!  Currently I design for Aussie Scrap Source and Shimmerz.  I am also just about to finish up my 2 year term with Prima Marketing. 

 

I am a guest contributor to this class and here is a sneaky peek of the project I made for it. 

 

 

 

If you would like to know more about the class details visit Jennifer Grace Creates.

Your next stop will be Riikka Kovasin !!!  Don't forget to pop back to Jennifer Grace Creates if you get lost along the way, there you will find the master blog hop list.

Thanks for hopping along and I hope you can join in these classes.
xo

 

 

Shimmerz tags

Hello!  Today I have a couple of tags to share with you featuring some awesome Shimmerz products :)

 

Here I have listed what I used on my tags:

 

Texturez in Crushed Coral

Dazzlerz in Dreamsicle and Spun Sugar

Shimmerz in Tickle Me Turquoise

Vibez in Jeni B Bleu

Spritz in Mango Madness

 

 

I started with the Tickle Me Turquoise and using a paintbrush and a little water I washed the colour out giving it that water colour effect.  I added little flicks also.  Popping a lid off one of my pots I created the circles using the new Dazzlerz in Dreamcicle.

 

 



I created a little birds nest with string, twine and florist vine.  Then I traced the vines with some Sugar Spun Dazzlerz.  I also dabbed some Texturez in Crushed Coral to the sides of the nest.

 

 



The first tag was super quick so I felt on a roll and decided to make another, keeping the same colour theme but trying for something a little different.  I added some transparency butterflies, a flower vine and accent. 

 

 



I stamped the butterfly stamp to the tag and coloured in with the Shimmerz, I also applied the Shimmerz to the transparent butterflies.  Then added more Dazzlerz in Sugar Spun to the vine and flowers to add that little bit of shabby.

 

 



 

 Stacey is being super generous again :)  We are now offering for a short period of time for anyone that places a Shimmerz order and includes my name in the INSTRUCTIONS TO MERCHANT space, you will receive a FREE "sample" sized jar of Dazzlerz or Texturez.   How cool is that, you have definitely got to try these new products :):)

 

Thanks for stopping by today and especially those who take the time to leave me lovely comments and feedback, I really appreciate it!

 xoxo

A little bit of Crate Inspiration

Happy weekend everyone!!! 

Just popping by with a Crate paper project that was shared over at the Aussie blog recently :)  I used Crate Paper collection 'On Trend'.  Of course I picked the boyish colours out of the collection to work with!  A little bit of heart confetti and some Shimmerz misting.

 

"I Love You"

 

 

Some lovely layers built up to sit my spunky picture on :)

 

 



I really loved the alphas along with some Thickers.

 

 



Of course the Chipboard pieces are super cool too.

 

 



It feels like forever since I shared any photos on my little blog so I have a few to share today.  I think it also has to do with them being few and far between these days.  While Cooper was at school on Friday, Kobi had a birthday party to go to so before we went we just had a quick click of the camera.  Of course no one ever wants to cooperate or look at me but I just happened to get these few awesome ones.....so sometimes just ignoring Mummy gets you some great pics anyway :)

 

 

 

 

 

Okay, thanks for dropping by, I hope you have a fantastic and creative weekend xo

Prima's PPP for May :)

 

Hi everyone, just popping by with the PPP for May for Prima.  Still a little bit of time before the month runs out.......golly gosh nearly June already, where are the days going!!!!!

 

Here is the gorgeous, fun, happy and sweet palette :)

 

 

 

 

Absolutely loved this colour combo :) 

 

Here is my take on the PPP -

 

"Cutie Clowns"

 

Yummo, a divine mix of both old and new Prima flowers here.

 

 



A little bit of bunting and masking using the peacock feather mask.

 

 



Some Shimmerz paint and fun on one of the Shabby Resin Treasures.

 

 



Just a visual of the texture........I have popped this one into a frame, it's just so so much fun and makes me smile each time I look at it :)

 

 



I hope you get a chance to play if not save the palette pic for later, it's just delish!!

 

Hugs xo

Wedding Style

Hello!!  Today I am sharing a couple of wedding projects I have created over the last few weeks. 

 

The first creation was for the Aussie Scrap Source blog.  Our project was to create a whole wedding theme to inspire!!  I, however, was married over 10 years ago now and if we were to do it all again this would certainly be my type of theme, beautiful, romantic and shabby chic.  I had pink in my wedding and just had to add a splash of it here to the Prima Engraver collection.  Sizzix dies were also used to create the gorgeous lace edges on all of the elements.

 

 

 

 

To construct the Invitation, I started out with a piece of cardstock and 2 folds towards the centre.  Four folds were then made from the centre point to each corner.  Leaving a centimetre space I then created another four folds, 2 towards the top and 2 towards the bottom of the invitation.  It was then easy enough to adhere the lace border to all of the edges shown, just cutting the pieces to fit.  Finished off with some string, a flower and some splashes of pink Shimmerz.

 

 

The napkin holder was so simple to make.  I cut a piece of patterned paper about 5 cm wide.  Using the Sizzlits lace  border I adhered a piece to fit on each edge of the cylinder.  I then wrapped some string around and tied in a bow and topped it off with a misted Prima flower.

 

 



As a little thankyou gift I decorated a small jar.  You may also like to fill it with something sweet.  I wrapped the Prima vine around the top of the jar along with some string.

 

 



The place card was also quick and simple.  The border die was once again added to the top and bottom of the patterned paper.  String was attached to the top and tied off at the side. Flowers were adhered with a touch of Gesso and more misting.

 

 



I adhered the patterned paper to each edge of the numbers.  Misting a little colour and then placing the lace border on the edges to tie the whole theme together.  The numbers were bought from a local craft store.

 

 



I decorated a beautiful centrepiece using a birdcage and plenty of gorgeous Prima flowers.

 

 



Would you believe this is the first wedding photo I have scrapped of us?  All of my photos are in a huge thick album but I managed to get this one scanned and edited to fit my style of scrapping.  It was also the time just before digital cameras kicked off.....hehe!!!!

The Engraver collection is a wonderful paper range to use for your wedding, perfectly neutral to add whatever colour your theme may be.

 

 



So next up is a Prima bouquet I created using one of my favourite colours at the moment......Coral!  I found everything in my flower stash that was in this colour or similar.   I started out with a Styrofoam ball and handle.  Bows were added and then I popped all of the flowers in with a pin each.

 

 



 

There you have it for today, I hope I have inspired you to make something pretty!!!

 

Hugs to you all, thankyou for stopping by.

 

xo