A little black dress anyone?

I've been having such a blast using the Basic Grey Little Black Dress range over at Scraploot.

The last 2 weeks, I've had fun creating the following 2 layouts.

Head over to this post at the Scraploot Blog to check out the setp by step details on how to put it together and all the close ups.

This Scraploot blog post from last week has all the close ups too.

Here is a small sneak peek from tomorrow's post. Don't forget to head over to the Scraploot blog to check out all the details tomorrow :)

Hopefully you all survive the mayhem this week before Christmas! If you manage to get some scrapping time in, Enjoy!!

xx Renae

Recent-ish work

Well it's been a while between posts again and early warning, it will no doubt be a long one!! I was trying to get into the habit of posting regularly, so hopefully the new year will kick me back into gear! The last few months have been crazy with selling, finding somewhere to move to, moving, unpacking and trying to get ourselves sorted in general, so it's been difficult to get much of anything done!

After weeks of endless and stressful searching, we found a lovely 3 bed townhouse a little closer to work! I have my own permanent scrapping space next to Ben's PC space on the top floor, so no need to constantly pack it up or worry what state it's in!

We've had a few dramas with a leak somewhere in the ensuite and spent 7 weeks on a mattress on the floor in the spare room until our agent and strata sorted it all out. 5 plumbers later and many a headache, it was repaired and we moved into the main bedroom the week before Christmas. Needless to say we still have a few boxes to unpack and a load at my parents, but we will eventually get there! It's lovely having so much more space, we just have to get used to it!

I have been fortunate enough to find time to scrap, so for your viewing pleasure, here is a collection of work from the last 2 months or so. I hope you enjoy and can gain some inspiration....


A fun LO using Graphic 45.... this pic of my sister and I was taken some time ago at a friend's fancy dress birthday party. It worked so well with this paper range. A few of the details up close...
This adorable munchkin is one of my cousin's kids. They are just so photogenic! These were taken at a family birthday celebration back in June and I just love the pics I was able to capture. I have used a WOW chipboard scroll for this one.

And of course, a few close ups of the details, including some rare journalling from me!


I just love this Kaiser range! I've used a number of WOW chipboard on this one as well.... the dress form, flourish and viney flourish (I don't know the exact names, so head over to the website to check them out).

And the close ups of this gorgeous paper...
And yes the same range again with a different spin.... a cute LO of my sisters's beautiful golden retriever. All chippie is from WOW.


A rare family pic of my hubby and his family...I've used a WOW flourish on this one and one of my all time favourite Basic Grey paper ranges and I just love these Websters blooms.

I simply love this My Minds Eye glittered paper! And a gorgeous pic of my sister and sister in law as well :)

I had a bot of a clean up of my stash and found this old but beautiful Websters range... and some beautiful WOW chipboard which has been glimmermisted! I adore this beautiful pic of my sister as well :)
The pretty close ups....
A lovely reflective shot of my beautiful husband. Using Kaisercraft paper and WOW chipboard.

Another pic of one of my cousin's kids. I simply adore this pic! A bright fun LO featuring WOW chipboard.
And the close up detail of course....

Well I hope you have all made your way to the end and I haven't bored you all to tears. I'll save the Off The Page stuff for another post, just to keep some of you intrigued!

Have a great week :)

xx Renae

Some June layouts.....

I finally remembered to take some pics of my recent layouts, so I took the opportunity whilst the camera was out this morning....

"Beautiful Friends": Published in Scrapbook News and Review - Vol. 3 Issue 11.

I finished this one at the Scraploot crop a few weekends ago... it's of my oldest friend and I at her 30th/farewell last year. Her & her hubby and kids moved out west for work almost 12 months ago... i handmade some of the flowers, i'm definitely addicted to them at the moment! Some close ups....

I started this one at the crop as well. These pics were taken down at Weeri Beach on Ben's birthday. We got away for a few days down the coast to celebrate and chill out.

A few close ups.....

The following pic was taken down at Balnarring at Ben's uncle's vineyard in January this year. I am loving this Basic Grey paper!

And a few close ups....

Another October Afternoon paper range... I love this stuff!

And the close ups......

I'm meant to be scrapping at the moment but have ended up sidetracked again and have to go do some cooking. Thanks for looking.

xx Renae

More new work......

My poor neglected blog... I didn't realise it had been so long since posts. Now that I know how to use my camera a little better (thanks to the fab class that the talented Ali Russell held at Scraploot yesterday), there are no excuses for not getting my photos taken quicker and uploaded straight away (before I forget again!).

Here are a few newbies for your viewing pleasure.....

I am loving the new October Afternoon papers.... this pic of hubby worked perfectly once I aged it and altered it to sepia. This was taken on his uncle's vineyard in Melbourne earlier this year (before I knew how to use the camera properly!) A few close ups:

Some more October Afternoon goodness:

and a few close ups:

I'm loving the various flower designs on the market on the moment, as well as these cute little DIY ones. DIY is very handy when you don't quite have the right colour or size and they tie in well with the rest of your layout.

I've had these My Mind's Eye papers in a kit for a while and finally got around to showing them off.  

A few close ups.... Another DIY flower experiment on this layout as well.

I fell in love with this range from Kaisercraft when it was released. It's sat in my stash for a while now and I finally took the plunge and cut into it! I'm loving making these cute little flowers at the moment!

I fell in love with this new Basic Grey range as well..... so much so that I bought the entire paper pack, so you are going to see quite a few LO's from this range!

 A few close ups...... I created dimension with the stickers in the pack by lifting each layer with some foam tape. The title was inspired from the movie on TV at the time when I was working on the LO, hence P.S. I Love You. 

Off to tackle my next project.... thanks for looking :)

xx Renae

Time for a change

I thought it was about time I gave my poor neglected blog a bit of a make over. So in with the new and out with the old. I will probably change it again next week as I am not entirely happy with it, but I don't have the patience to fiddle with it too much at the moment, so a quick change it is!

I don't have any new scrapping or card pics to show you just yet as I haven't really done much lately. I am just finishing off a LO I am doing for a competition at SBM, so hopefully over the next few days I can put some sneak peeks up. I also have to add the title and journalling to the LO I did at a class on Wednesday night and I can show you that one too. We used the new Basic Grey Nook & Pantry papers, they are so yum! 

I hope you all like the new look :)

xx Renae

September ScrapawayG3 Sketch

This is my take on Gayatri's Sketch for September. Head over to the site (http://scrapawayg3sketches.blogspot.com/) to check out the rest of the DT inspirations and submit your entry for this month.


I have use the Stampin' Up! Loads of Love stamp set and some Basic Grey paper.

Basic Grey Gallery

This LO was done a few months ago for Deb's Creations February Sketch Challenge.
It was recently accepted in the Basic Grey Gallery.