August Update

Finally got my layout finished for the August monthly comp, over at SBS the requirements were:
1. All page elements must all be held within an area of no larger than an 8" square/circle etc, meaning your scrapping area can not exceed these boundaries
2. ALL TEXT on the page has to be hand written including your title
3. Somewhere on your page you have to show and use a piece of packaging from any scrapbook product


Also received 2 atcs swap back, the first is from ATC groupies, the theme was black/white and colour of your choice, thanks girls they such a gorgeous set.

Next is the july swap for Scrapbook Dreams, which was travel destination, also another gorgeous set, think i might need to buy another folder as my one doesnt want to close now,

We had a swap for a 6x6 niche canvas over at Glamour Girls, this is the one i made for Ngaere, i decided to try something different and got out my sculpy, to make the tree and the birds eggs, we had to include lace and flowers somewhere on the canvas, my birds nest is made out of wire but i also incorperated the lace into it as well as a few other bits and bobs as birds do, i received Ngaeres canvas, i will upload a pic as well as the Zodiac ATC swap from SBS, definitely a must see :)

A few weeks back, Carol sent me some perspex, i had all but forgotten about it till she reminded me :) so thought i better have a play with it, i used frosted glass slides, i stamped them then let them dry then used the alcohol inks on the same side, but dont touch too much or add blending solution as it will smudge your stamping, as i learnt ;) and i just adhered with a dot of glossy accents in each corner

Paper Mache Masquerade Mask and a Tiled Canvas

Over at Glamour Girls we did a swap for an altered mask, I made a paper mache mask then i used texture paste and glimmer screens to make part of the design, also used Jo Sonyas irredescent paints and run'n'buff in Jade, Antique Gold, Sapphire and Autumn Bronze
Was really happy with the result, this one was sent off to Dianne.

I had fun with this canvas as well as made a complete mess :) was a special project of mine :) I cut out the squares then decorated them individually using Utee, Magic Mesh, Inks, Paints, Stamping and Embossing and quite a few other things,

A few ATC's

My order came in today, i got autumn gold, jade, turquoise and pearl blue, decided to have a little play with them and made 2 ATCs, im calling them my peekaboo ladies, i used chipboard, utee, pearl ex, rub'n'buff, the photos dont do the rub'n'buff justice, they are very shiny once you buff them up :) the first atc i used the turquoise and the jade for the background and the second is jade and autumn gold, really love this stuff, cant wait to get the other colours,

learnt a lil lesson bout not touching utee when its hot too :( was not impressed with that one at all! :D

Going to buy some beeswax tommorrow and get stuck into a canvas ive been dying to make.

Heres a lil sneak peek at a canvas im currently working on :)

Blue By You

Another canvas ive been working on, used texture paste, gesso, utee, mesh, pearl ex powders, pva, beads, jewels, flowers, wire, ric rac and a few other little things, like kindy glitz etc,

Have found that rub'n'buff comes in many different colours too, so have put a "lil" order in ;)