A bit of gold bling.....

Why not throw some bling into the mix for the end of the week!

I love the My Mind's Eye papers and all the glitter.... I had fun with some gold glitter this time around.

Featuring some yummy Words or Whatever chippie... this one is the cute Leafy Tree and the Gorgeous title. Both have been inked in a dark chocolate brown ink and highlighted with gold Kindy Glitz. I kinda went a little crazy with the glitter!

The beautiful photo is my sister and our nephew.... how gorgeous are they both! We were all glammed up for a wedding and thought it a perfect for a photo op!

And a few close ups for good measure....

Happy Scrapping!

xx Renae

Some creativity for the weekend and a WOW sneak peek....

Arrghhhhh! Can't believe another weekend is almost over. I headed off to the big Scraploot farewell party last night and had so much fun! Had lots of wine and many more laughs. The visit from the fireman has us all in hysterics. I have not laughed so much in a long time! I did manage to get one page done at least! Seems I spent more time talking than I realised.

I got this page of my brother at his 30th finished....

This is a fav pic of mine :) I have used some gorgeous WOW chipboard, with the title and scroll flourishes all inked and finished in Crackle Accents. The paper and accessories are from the Bo Bunny Etcetera range. And a few close ups for you.....

In the last half hour, I thought I'd get super productive and start this one.... hmmm I stuck the base piece to the cardstock and that was it! I did find a bit of time this afternoon amongst ironing and cooking and replacing smoke alarm batteries (damn strata fire inspections this week!), to get it finished.....
I love the My Mind's Eye Lost and Found collection the first time and seriously love #2! This is my gorgeous husband at the Guiness Factory in Dublin on our holiday earlier this year. I have used the WOW chipboard title and double embossed with 2 tones of Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Powder and the Admit One Ticket is coloured with markers and sprayed with Glimmermist. And just so you can see the details.......

And I guess I will be nice and give you a sneak peek of my WOW blog post work for this week...

I did say it was a sneak peek.... keep an eye out on Thursday on the WOW blog for the full reveal and details on what I've done to create the work. Until then, there will be another post from the DT tomorrow so that you can get your first WOW fix of the week!

Until later in the week, happy scrapping and enjoy your week :)

xx Renae

Paris

I had fun with this one! Head over to the WOW blog for the details on what happened (http://wordsorwhatever.blogspot.com/2011/07/this-is-what-happens-when-you-change.html) with my original finish on this piece of chippie and ideas on how to change chipboard when you either change your mind or it doesn't work with your layout! I'm in love with My Mind's Eye paper, particularly this range and in the end it all worked out well and I love this page.

And a few close ups for good measure.....
Happy scrapping! xx Renae

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

Crazy times.....

Things are still a tad crazy in my life at the moment with work and personal commitments and less than 4 weeks until our holiday, so we are madly trying to get everything on our extremely long list sorted, with very little time to do any of it!! I have however, been able to sneak a few hours in for scrapping today finally!

With "Sweet Pea" I have used a Words or Whatever doily, inked it and then embossed with Tim Holtz Distressing powder. With the flourish, I have inked and given a light spritz of Glimmermist for a light shine. The paper is the pretty new range from Graphic 45.

And a few close ups......

With "True Love", I have used a WOW title, covered in Glossy Accents and then sprinkled with super fine glitter to finish. The WOW cogs have been inked in red and sponged in brown/black. The large one has been coated in Crackle Accents. The 2 small ones have a coat of Glossy Accents, sprinkled with German Glass Glitter. The paper is from the beautiful range of glitzy papers from My Minds Eye that I fell in love with!

And the close ups.....

I love the effect that Crackle Accents gives you!

And some super fine glitter for a bit of bling.

Have a great week and don't forget to head over the to WOW blog and facebook page to see what the rest of the DT have been up to.

xx Renae

More September scrapbooking

I managed to get 2 layouts finished at the Scraploot social scrap last week and had so much fun playing with the new glittery paper from My Minds Eye. I had glitter everywhere!! I did manage to clean up as much as possible so poor Sue didn't have a huge mess to contend with!

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

"Moments"... A rare pic of my brother, sister and I. My brother hates having his photo taken, so this was the good shot after he hid behind the lounge at the last minute in the pic before it! Unlike my sister and I, who want to make sure the photo is perfect, it has to be a quick one shot with him! A few close ups as well.....I love this new My Mind's Eye paper!!

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

"Sisters"... more My Mind's Eye paper! I bought all the new ranges and will be scrapping for ages with it lol! It is so easy to scrap with... This one features a WOW flourish that I have cut into 3 pieces.... As usual I started blading the paper and then raised it up with some 3D foam.

And a few close ups.... I really do love this paper!

Another new fav.... Echo Park paper! I've used one of the WOW frames on this page too. The pic is somewhat crooked.... I need some decent light to re-take these pics. And of course my addiction to Prima continues.....

And a few close ups......
And a few off the page creations....

The first is a Twiddleybitz floating frame. I used another of my new favourite products, texture paste!!
WOW Baby Carriage album..... this one is a gift for a friend due to give birth to her first munchkin in a few weeks.

I've made some small photo mats for each page and some "details" pages so that she can add pics throughout the year and all her birth details and "firsts". This is such a cute little album to work with and it came together fairly quickly!!
So despite all my scrap gear being packed away and working from a small stash I take to social scraps, I've actually managed to get a bit done over the past few weeks!! Our apartment is going into week 2 of it's sale. We've had a few offers and hopefully can get just that little bit more this week and sign the contract.... I don't think I can live through another week of constantly having to clean and keep this place spotless. Bring on the scrap space again lol! I know it's only for a little while and am going to love when I have space to leave it out permanently! I'm fortunate to be able to work well from my small and ever growing portable stash though thankfully! I must stop buying more flowers though lol!

Thank you for looking and have a great week :)

xx R

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