ARTastic May Challenge...

Hello friends:):)
I've been going soft & subtle for my last few LOs......so, time to have a change!
I decided to have a play with the challenge at ARTastic - I've used the colours in the inspiration picture, as well as LOTS of masking, which is the requirement this month. Here's the Michael Duncan inspiration print:

 

And here's my LO...well, I did one...but Scrapbooking Memories wanted it...so I went back & did this one!!!!

An art journal page....Sandra told me I had to 'do' this photo; Lizzy C commented on how this pic reminded her of the 'Footsteps in the Sand' poem, about God carrying you....& I don't know WHY I was reminded of this childhood night-time prayer...but since it's MY journal, I can put in it whatever I like, without justification. So it's in:):)

 I made my own sun-ray mask, added a total of 3 masks [all bought from Scrap Friends - great range & price...HERE!!!] & inks including Heidi Swapp, Dylusions & Tattered Angels.. I've heat embossed the chevron one with a glitter white embossing powder as well.

Those arrows are from Prima....delicious!

Some Silly cut chevrons & arrow also on this one....bit different - but I like doing something left field every now & then!!!

Take care, & scrap happy:):) ~Lizzy H

PS: Here it is in my journal.....lovely glimmer!!

Zeus & Zoe May Challenge

This month, Zeus & Zoe have a really lovely 'mood' board to inspire your creations:

I just love these soft colours....& decided to go back to our trip in 2009, on our Danube River cruise, as this photo of Budapest has that soft, magical look, to me......

 Feathers from outside! Prima flowers from a Scraphappy Kat win ages ago & the little white ones are from Kerri, also had them for quite a while! I've added some pink ink to some of them to blend in.

I've been trying to use up my Crate paper, so this has been inked, masked, distressed, edge punched. Pretty much everything! The flags I painted with gesso to soften up & blend in. Those gorgeous seed beads came in my giveaway win from Helen Tilbury, as did the stick pins below & the sequins!

Can you see the bandage stuff....muslin, I guess, really - Keren Tamir uses it all the time, & it looks so fab on her pages, I've decided to 'lift' her!!!!

 My whole LO - A4 - managed to get everything in I wanted!

And lastly, a close up of the layers. LOTS of Tattered Angels glimmer mists in here!
Hope you join in with this challenge...it really is a lot of fun:):)
AND I see Marivic is having a DT call.....do you feel the call???? Both for Berry71Bleu as well as Zeus & Zoe:):) GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!
Happy Scrapping ~ Lizzy H

Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge - who do YOU want to be when you grow up??!!

I'm still philosophically debating with myself exactly WHAT 'grow up' means & WHEN  it occurs...I could bring the Other Sex into the debate pretty easily - but I won't.......and if you 'grow up'...at what age do you start to 'grow down'????
Just throwing it out there....... meanwhile, here's something to look at for my take over at Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge while you get your head around THOSE thoughts:):)
I do think I'm past the age of being able to do THIS, regardless of whether I'm grown up or not. 

 Now don't cheat & scroll down...what do you think I wanted to be?!!! While you're thinking about it, note LOVELY Martha Stewart edge punch...embossing with Stampin' Up flourish stamp; vintage ribbon from a church jumble sale & totally YUMALICIOUS pp from the Glitz Color Me Happy Range [American spelling!]

 I'm just adoring those Trinket Track cameos atm....funny how we go through 'seasons' of scrap products! And the metal outside WAS dark brass...so I gessoed it, thinking I'd paint it the next day. Forgot it, & I was misting away happily for another project when I realised it was there...but, hey! The colours are PERFECT. Serendipity indeed!!!! More embossing in the bg...

Dream indeed. It was! Juuuuust hold those horses.....it's coming. Really! More embossing. And a TT pearl heart. 

 ...and resin flowers...gessoed a tad to blend in with the softness of this LO. I don't usually 'do' this soft, but I think what I wanted to be called for it......yep, & here's the story. Tucked up under the very top photo on my page:

And yes, I'm aware Tchaikovsky is spelt wrong...but I was too 'into' my LO to go check....

 One of the little metal embellies I made.....drips of Heidi Swapp Color Shine in Tinsel, & Dylusions in white....a TT tiny pearl heart, & of COURSE, some Liquid Pearls!!!!

And yes. those are my feet. Now. On our old brick path. The ribbon is sorta to mimic the ribbons on ballet slippers. What did YOU want to be? A circus ringmaster? An astronaut? I'm sure the DT over at AFSC would LOOOVE to see you join in with this one!!!!
And a bit of a nod to Mandy & Paige with this one....being dancers & me having just followed the Stag Leaper around the world:):)
And of course, don't forget our fun Scrap Friends challenges!
Enjoy your day ~ Lizzy H ♥♥♥

Life.Paper.Scrapbook - May sketch challenge

I've done a bit of scrapping this week...& got lots of posts I've created, but not quite put up yet.... but hadn't got to this Life.Paper.Scrapbook. sketch one, thinking I had to the end of the month. OOPS! Nope - it closes in 6 days.
Luckily, the Wonder Child [aka, Lucas, my one & only grandchild] was here on Friday & provided me with some totally DELICIOUS photos.......I've altered the sketch & used 2 photos, cos this is A4 size & 4 just don't fit in unless you do teensy ones which you can't see when you're an old Granny:):))

 

 

 

 Studio Calico Vellum hearts. I've used these heaps - there's arrows in the pack as well. One of those buys where you get lots of little bits for a reasonable price!

 I really like this Teresa Collins line - Vintage Finds - but I guess it's a bit 'old hat' now, with the new lines coming out. That makes me a bit sad - they're GREAT papers to scrap with! I was really fortunate winning these in a Giveaway from Lindy G...I've only one page left now!

 And talking of 'old stuff' - here's some Cosmo Cricket tabs & alphabet trim!!!

 I realised I didn't have anywhere to journal at a rather late stage of doing this page....& didn't like the idea of putting it on the patterned paper! Soooo I folded a journal card [that says 'notes'] that I was given by Sanna in 1/2, & shoved it as far under my photos as I could before it hit the dimensional tape, then I cut my tag shorter & slipped it in the little pocket I'd made. Phew!

You'll be seeing more of these pics as I took a LOT & they were all so cute I couldn't bring myself to delete any...woops!!!

Don't forget to join in with our Scrap Friends challenges....take care & I hope your weekend is going well:):)

Lizzy H

Scrap Around the World - challenge #1

Yup! Number ONE...a new scrappy challenge site, run by Helen Tilbury called Scrap Around the World....with a fab DT as well! Here's the challenge:

I took the blues, & of course, having some photos of Santorini that 'needed' scrapping, thought they'd work with the colours:

 I had fun masking & inking some shipping tags, then cutting them down, as well as the photos. The badge is a new one from the Hello Dreams range at Scrap Friends. Yummy!

 I saw Mitra having a great time texture masking up under a doily mask...so thought I'd join in, although my doily was a bit fine...still, I liked the result! And I added a pile of beads that I got recently in a give away from Helen Tilbury! Those lovely brads are new from Prima. LOVE them!!!

 Originally this was Crate paper....got sorta abused a bit, though!!!!

The sequins come from Helen T, too...seems appropriate, really, doesn't it??!!! The enamel dot is from Teresa Collins & I've been wanting some for a while. They look so cute!

And my lovely Silly machine cut the title for me! The photos on the right are actually 3, the middle I've fussy cut, the 2 others are set beside it....it's ROOM that I have trouble with, but this way I still managed to use my three 4x6 photos...albeit cut up:):):)
Thanks for looking. Feels soooo good to get back to challenges. I think I'm a challenge junkie:):)!!!!!!
Cheers, Lizzy
PS: For those who saw my Dripple post here, & the half empty ribbon rod...look! All filled up again:):)

AND irony of ironies, I just received a LOVELY pack from a win over at 1,2,3 Challenge blog in the mail....guess what I won from Scrapbook Fantasies? Naturally.........

This One's For Mandy...Bird is the Word 'Hehimsheher' challenge!!!

Hi guys! Some of you may know Mandy, who, with her family, are in the middle of an OS adventure.... she has a gorgeous daughter who dances, so the pics on her blog show her 'stag' jumping at all the different places they've visited. Julie T-W & I both commented about her latest post & how we were disappointed there were NO stag jumps....so Mandy put some up! And jokingly challenged us to scrap them......a challenge!!!! Oh, yeah, now you know where we're headed, eh? Too pixilated...but I did my best...so here y'go Mandy.....& Paige....& when you get home, I'll send it leaping your way:):):)

 

Bird is the Word has recently started up again & this month, up til mid June, the word[s] are he, she, him, here.....I've used the 'she' under the photo as well as 'her' in the title. I think this is actually the Forbidden City...oh welll.......& the embellies down the left side are sort of representative of a big sign post. Well, that's MY theory & I'm sticking with it!!! 

 A Greatest View badge & LOTS of little die cuts from Teresa Collins - an old travel collection - I've used Heidi Swapp color shine spritz with a Prima mask on the bg.

You know how your stamps come with that plastic? I've used this one for here! It's a Dear Lizzy stamp set - appropriate!!!

 A Heidi Swapp definition sticker - thought it was appropriate for the stag jumping!!!

 Lotsa sitckers from all over the show...& I popped those words on the photo before I printed it...seemed 'right'!!!

 I placed a journaling pocket in behind the photo for Paige to write on....& the notes journaling card is c/- Sanna...I've used them LOTS!!!

A closie of the leap:):):) Hope you enjoyed looking at this - it was great scrapping someone else for a change......hope Paige likes it:):)
Hope YOU like it, Mandy....challenge accepted, done AND dusted!!!!!!!!!!
Have a fun day, wherever you are, whatever you're doing - Lizzy ♥♥♥

Scrap Friends Colour Challenge #13 is Ready For YOU!!!!

Hi there! Oh, how I LOVE being a member of the Scrap Friends' Design Team. This is why:

Aren't they INTERESTING? The darker one is like a really deep plum, but black is OK to use, as it's an unusual colour. I will admit that I had THREE attempts at this one!!! Here's the two that I finally ended up with - I let Angela decide which to put up on our Scrap Friends blog ...& I notice they're both there:):)

 I tried Sanna's technique of painting the background, but used an old credit card. You can't see much, as it's covered with strips of paper & washi tape! LOVE these HELLO DREAMS badges...colours were a perfect match, too!!! Most of the papers are from the new Studio Calico 'Snippets' range, which I really like as well. They're one sided, so a little cheaper than normal papers. At least I don't have to chose which side I want best with them!!!!

The lovely wooden tag came from Natalie E...who just so happens to be Guest Designer this time around!!!!

The butterflies are a yummy Memory Box stamp & I've heat embossed them for some added texture... then added some of my trusty Woodware butterfly punches!!!
And of course, I had to try a Silly title - glossy accented this time!!!
My Other LO....slightly different:

 ...but same badge!!!! This is my gorgeous step grandie, when they were down at Easter. I LOVE this photo!!!
The 'love' in the rectangle I made on my Silly machine, & that tag is a Studio Calico one....date stamp.....very useful! And some Shimmerz mango madness to give me the pink tones! I must admit I gained a lot of inspiration to do this one from the amazingly talented Sandi T...the way she uses stitching is truly amazing!
It's hard to see, but I've used a new mask to 'frame' the photo with gesso & the mist...it's subtle. Not my usual style, that...but there y'go. Stepping outta the box for a bit!!!!!
We'd LOVE you to join us with this challenge...it goes all month, so you've plenty of time:):)
Cheers, Lizzy H

May Challenge - Let's Get Shabby...

This month the Let's Get Shabby challenge is CONFETTI...the DT has come up with some really, really different ways of using this...but I reverted to what I usually use it for..to 'spice up' the background.
Not sure if I even like this one very much....but sometimes that's what happens......anyway, it's done now, so I'm not going to 2nd guess it any more!!!

 I masked & textured up the background, then carefully, individually added beads from Helen T's giveaway that I recently won, some Sanna glass beads & liquid pearls.

My paper is Webster's Pages, & my title is fussy cut then I worked, re-worked & re-re-worked it until I was happy with the look!!!! Put it this way. It's a one off, never to be repeated!!!!

Now I've worked out that these gorgeous grunge hearts from the Trinket Track fit into these little diamante hearts, a gift from the lovely Jessica T...I'm using them together! That's a calico button from Purple Pumpkin, which I've stamped with a heart stamp. Now THAT was fun!!!! Note my use of lace/ribbon...slowly but surely, I'm using it:):):)

I created the frame around Lucas on my Silly Machine, but it's not perfect....& I think that's why I'm a bit unhappy with this one...still, Let's Get Shabby sort of speaks of imperfection soooo I'll just 'get over' myself!!!!!

Was VERY pleased with my blue lace around this Evalicious badge...now that worked well...

.....that's it from me....don't forget our Scrap Friends challenges...always got 2 on the go:):)
Cheers,  Lizzy

Orange Paperie & Co...& A Happy Mothers' Day, wherever you are in the World...

I tell you, the name of Orange Paperie & Co is just fabulous! Makes me feel like I should be having a 'chocolat chaud' in Paris!!! Anyways....this month's challenge was to make a monochromatic LO with lotsa white space......This is what I did:

 A little cameo from the Trinket Track...LOVE those!

 And a flower from over there as well!

 This is old Pink Paislee paper....trying to use Stuff up! I've masked lightly with a pale pink behind the photos.

There's a little bit of Purple Pumpkin washi in there, & I'm always reaching for those Prima Alpha stickers - they were just right for the little banner! BIG thank you to Sanna for making my day with these beautiful photos of her tulips:):):) Oh! And the little flag comes c/- Michelle Logan....they're sooo cute!!

I really enjoyed doing this one & it was nice working with smaller photos for a change!!!
And I thought I'd pop it up now, 'cos Mothers & Flowers seem to go together....so to every single woman who has given birth or not, who cares for & loves & looks out for others, in whatever capacity that happens to be... in your personal or work life...Sunday is your day...enjoy it:):)

Happy Scrapping y'all ~ Lizzy ♥♥♥