New WOW DT....

Along with a new look for Words or Whatever and the exciting news last week that WOW now has the biggest chipboard range in Australia, the new DT members were announced this week! It's been a busy few weeks for WOW.

The very talented ladies joining the DT for the remainder of 2011 are... drum roll please.....

Sandrine Dawes, QLD
Geli Duncan, QLD
Tina Connolly, QLD
Sami Cronin, ACT
Liz Kordek, SA
Amanda Lawrence, QLD and
Kim Solomon, NSW.

They are joining the existing team of:

Gillian Lester, NSW
Sandra Staples, NSW (DT Co-Ordinator) and
myself.

The very talended Linda Baldock is also on board as a Product Designer.

Congratulations to all the newbies coming on board!

I finally found some time over the weekend to get creative! I've been laid up with a chest infection for a few days and managed to drag myself out of bed on Sunday and was slightly productive! Needless to say I now have a lot of glitter floating around the place after playing with my favourite My Mind's Eye papers all day. Now for your viewing pleasure...

Some cute October Afternoon paper worked well for this male layout. Featuring the WOW London title, I have inked in different colours and then bladed out accents to highlight the bus and Big Ben. All have been finished with Glossy Accents. The WOW chippie flourish was inked as well and finished in Glossy Accents. I've started on a role with our holiday photos! Next up is the gorgeous My Mind's Eye paper featuring the WOW chipboard title, double decker bus and a ticket stub. Another pic of my gorgeous hubby in London.
I've inked everything and bladed out highlights on the bus and ticket stubb and finished with a spray of Pearl Glimmermist to keep with the glittery feel!
And one last one for you tonight.... More of the My Mind's Eye range featuring the WOW chipboard Big Ben clock and title. The title has been inked in a dark brown ink and the clock in a lighter brown/sand colour and accented around the edges with darker brown. Again I have bladed out the highlights of the clock and cut out the face and backing plate and mounted on 3D foam.
Another fav London pic... this one is of myself and Emma in one of the many London pubs we frequented!
I'm off for now. Happy scrapping and don't forget to head over to the WOW Blog and Facebook pages to check out some of the work from the rest of the DT!

xx Renae

New work....

Not a great deal of scrapping been done lately due to lack of free time.... but I did manage to get 2 finished at the recent Scraploot social night and one from earlier in the month.

"Family Fun": Published in Scrapbook News and Review - Vol. 3 Issue 11.

This one I started earlier in July. I love this new Kaisercraft Lush range and this was such a lovely pic of my Mum and my cousin. I've used Twiddleybitz fern vine and some yummy Prima flowers. I went a little nuts with the layering - once I started I couldn't stop! A few close ups....

I think this one ended up being my quickest layout in history! The October Afternoon papers are so easy to work with and ever so yummy!! I love this range. This pic is of 2 of my cousin's kids. They are so cute, yet ever so mischievious! They are ever so photogenic though and I loved the pics I took of them at the races. I started going a bit crazy layering paper here too! A few close ups...

More Kaisercraft goodness! This Up, Up & Away range is great for the masculine pages. I just realised I started on the layering here too!! This was another pic I love from the race day. And a few close ups....

I have a few cards to post as well but the lovely recipients haven't received them yet, so I'll post them in a few weeks. I'll be laid up for a few days next week whilst resting my foot, so I am hoping the creativity kicks back in and I can get some scrapping done. The up side of injuries! Fingers crossed the cortisone injection works and the few days rest help it kick in and I get back on track (yes I have everything crossed!!)

Until next time, happy scrapping and thanks for looking.

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