Etsy shop: NEW 8x8 scrapbooking kits

I love putting together kits for people to use, to preserve their precious memories.

I am in love especially with a more vintage, romantic style for these kits I put together.
I am inspired by Paris, Spring, roses and love.

I have put together two unique scrap booking kits.
Paris in Spring
Consists of:
*10 papers 8x8" (20cmx20cm) printed on high quality card stock

* a pack of trim 1/2 yard each (approx 50cm)

*3 card and fabric sewn tags with lovely seam binding. The fabric on the tags I stamped with various Parisian stamps.

*6 little paper flowers with buttons sewn in the middle. (2 have butterflies I cut from a newspaper I got in Paris!)
* a packet of assorted buttons, a buckle and 2 half pearls.

*3 handmade flowers. 1 large one about 8cm -hand stamped fabric, white tulle and a lovely pearl button. 2 smaller fabric rose flowers with buttons sewn in the middle. You could use the big one as a brooch too, just add a safety pin to the felt at the back!

*2 pieces of A4 size netting in orange and pink

*3 dainty doilies
Everything is sealed and wrapped.
(Click on image for larger view)


Everything you get is not your run-of-the-mill commercial supplies, but a unique, vintage inspired set for your scrap booking projects or card making needs.
Purchase HERE


Kit 2
A Garden in Paris

20x20cm (8" x 8"). 9 papers in total.
Embellishments all handmade by me too and include:
* a pack of 4x trim 1 yard each (approx 100cm)
*3 card and fabric sewn tags with lovely seam binding. The fabric on the tags I stamped with various stamps.
*4 little paper flowers with buttons sewn in the middle.

* a packet of assorted buttons(10)
*4 handmade flowers. 1 large one about 8cm - fabric, orange tulle and a lovely pearl button. 3 smaller fabric yoyo flowers with buttons sewn in the middle. These can be made into a brooch too!

*2 doilies.

Purchase HERE

I have ONE special 10% discount voucher hidden somewhere in this post! You may use it only for purchase of one of these kits (or both of them and other goodies in my shop).Sorry only
one available!

Scrapbook page:mini crochet bunting

I had this urgent desire to make some crochet mini bunting for a scrap page. So here is the result.
I must admit, I LOVE this...I can see future scrap pages having mini crochet bunting on!! It's so quick and easy to and a lovely homemade embellishment to a page!

I simply sewed on the bunting with my machine (you could do it by hand too) and did a bit of layering under the photo(all sewed by machine first), left the loose ends cos I like it like that!

And then I added some tags into the "pockets" made from the bunting where I didn't sew it down.*Enter my GIVEAWAY here ends 31 May 2011*

New Shop goodies and a giveaway!

Hello there!
I have been busy creating and putting new items into my Etsy shop.
I did some scrap book pages using cardboard, tore it up and even painted some...it was a lot of fun! I did this one of my dd...


See the little quote bubble? I have made these. I have a "My Girl embellishment set"
which consists of 4 quote bubbles and 6 paper button flowers.



One I did of my son, tore the cardboard and painted it with white craft paint and then some gold in the folds and the edges.
Got some of these paper button flowers -sets of 6 for sale. Called "My little guy".
I also have a My little guy embellishment set consisting of 4 quote bubbles and 6 of these paper button flowers here.



And a travel embellishment set too....also 4 quote bubbles and 6 paper button flowers, just peel off the tape and stick onto your page!

How to enter:

1. Take a look through my shop and leave a comment here in this post on something you liked.
2. To double your chances to win, blog, facebook or tweet about the item in my shop that you liked and then leave ANOTHER comment here with the link to your blog/tweet etc.
3. Maximum of two entries per person.
4. Winner will be announced FRIDAY 1 October 2010

What will you win?

*a set of your choice {While stocks last, if not available, then something similar!}
of one of the above- My little Guy, My little Girl or Travel set.

Have fun!

Paper Scrap pages and a card

Hello. It's been a while since I posted! School holidays have been here, so we have been busy and I have tried to be a good mom and stay off the PC! Did quiet well I must say! We managed to get out and about a bit, but not too much as it's winter here and freezing and we have cold rainy days. With the odd sunny one in between. Alas, only 2 more days left and then school starts again! It's a bitter-sweet "alas" because on the one hand I am looking forward to getting back to my routine, to gym, to have some time alone. On the other hand, no more sleeping in, no more staying in if I don't feel like going out... it's back to getting up at 6am when it's still pitch dark outside and the moon is up! (an outrage!) :)

Sharing a few pages I have done these hol's. These were some crazy photos of the kids and I...ha ha.

The little owl I made by hand and sewed the button eyes on. I used cosmo cricket paper. (joy ride and material girl)
I am going to be selling these little guys and the branches soon in my Etsy store.

And this one...I love how this came out... I must say the original design is not mine...I got it out of a scrapbooking memories Aussie mag. Loved the idea! Some October Afternoon houses and trees there!


and then finally a card. The paper is from Hopscotch Shabbyshop
Love that kit! The papers are so versatile and print so beautifully!
And a paper doily with a little ribbon, rose and stamp and voila! Very simple and quick. I have never used doily's before on cards, I got the idea from Cindy Lee

Thanks for looking and for your comments! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

cards, scrap pages and laundry room tiling.

Hello! It's been a while I know! I have been so busy with the kids because it's holidays and we are busy with a lot of different things. I am also holding kids art classes once a week and a weekly ladies scrap book class, so things are busy! But in a good way!

I finished the tiling for my laundry room! Well actually I attempted it twice and got so frustrated and fed up as it was just not working! So I called for help in the form of my brilliant mom in law who is a pro at tiling. I have tiled before-I tiled a floor area and I tiled two showers (floor and walls) so I know how to do it, but with mosaics it is a different story as each little block shifts!
So she came to my rescue and then later on when it was dry, I grouted it myself.
And then my hubby got me this rather industrial shelving unit for the laundry room, but it is in a nice cream and it had wooden shelves, so I covered them in a vintage type wipe able roll-on backing. And he is going to make me a wooden strip for the edges to hide those ugly holes.

close up of the surface I used to cover the shelves.
Moving on....I made these two cards last week.

I really like how this once came out.

And last night I did two scrap pages. I used my new hand made embellishments which I sell at Etsy
I am making complete page sets, so everything you need for one scrap book page-flowers, ribbon, buttons, etc.

This is another page I did-I stuck a card stock over a paper and then tore it here and there, made it messy and did some sewing on a piece too.

I must say, I love this look!! It's like a messy vintage look!
Anyway that's all I have to share this week and I hope you all have a super weekend!!

A request for my neice....

A little message for my neice Cherye....
photo taken by me.
{Read her blog-from the beginning, which isn't all that long ago, as she only recently started it} She is 16 and going through a pretty tough time (not your average teenage stuff). If you can offer her any encouragement or advice, please do so...she needs support and she needs to know there are others out there maybe who have gone or are going through a similar thing. It's hard enough being a teenager, having to cope with mood swings, confusion, raging hormones, without added issues that only make what should be an exciting time in your life, more complex and confusing. so please hop on over...

I Just wanted to show this card i made on the weekend for a friend who requested it, someone she knew was moving away...
I can't take credit for the lovely design, I got the idea from Cindy Lee, a blog I recently discovered. I love her card designs.

I also recently did this paper scrap page of my daughter.

I used a plain card stock over and tore the edges and stuck some lace behind as well as some gorgeous rose paper i had for ages. I tried to stick to the colors in the photo's-the teal and pink tones.
And made this ribbon flower and circular swirl.


And yesterday I went and bought a piece of cork and a backing board and made my own cork inspiration board, Sooooo much cheaper than buying it already made. Will take photo's when my board is more full as the moment I only have 3 things on it!

new stuff on Etsy!

I have some new stuff for sale on my Etsy!
I had fun making tags...lot's of them yesterday!




I am so excited too cos tomorrow we are taking our kids to go and play in the snow!!! My husband has never been in or felt snow (I have) and my kids have never either. We can see it when it is very cold, like today, on the highest peak of my mountains..but that is as close as it gets. So tomorrow we are driving two hours to get to it! It is a surprise for them!!! *squeal*

Enjoy your weekend!!