Serenity Layout

Guess what?? It's Monday again....OMGOSH guys these Mondays seem to be rolling around quicker and quicker don't they?  It's time again for my Mad About Scrappin Monday project share and today I have a layout using some leftovers from various kits I have recevied throughout the year and My Minds Eye - The Sweetest Thing papers.  I have to admit to hoarding the papers....just a little bit ;)  They are so great that I found it hard to cut them up or even ink them up, but I thought it was time to bust them out and get creative with them.
I snapped this pic of some pelicans on my recent getaway to the South Coast of New South Wales....and every time I look at it I think of the well known line "How's the Serenity"  ...from the Aussie movie "The Castle" .

so I just had to use it as a title on this layout.

Well readers there's not much to tell,  I have used a random bunch of embellishments from some of my previous kits as well as some from my stash.  I have added some background stamping and I lightly spritzed the layout with some Tattered Angels - Twilight glimmer mist.

 Well guys that is yet another quick post it from me for this week.  I do hope you have enjoyed my  layout and I have inspired you to create a layout or two.  Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out all the Mad About Scrappin links below.

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Creative Inspiration - Week 45

Hello all.

I am back this week to share with you a couple of quick cards 

I have created on behalf of Mad About Scrappin.

Once again I have been playing around with some more of this product range.

So here's the cards I have created this week.

I have had a run of birthdays on for October and November. So I have tried to stay on top of things by creating cards in my favourite 4'x4' size. I find this size great to create when you are a little time poor or have to create a pile of cards in a hurry. Both of the cards have been created with a girlie feel this time around too.

My first card was for my niece's birthday. I sometimes struggle making birthday cards for teenagers, however I do find teenage girls that love all things girlie just that little bit easier. I have gone with the bolder darker patterned paper in the range for this card and used some lighter grey card stock as the card base. With a little bit of inking and stamping to the blue floral paper I have added a bit of dimension to the base layer. I have them coloured the die cut doily black and mounted in using 3D foam to the centre. I have then clustered the flowers and wood veneer butterfly. I then added some bling and the number greeting using 3D foam.

The second card came together rather quickly. I sanded the edges of both the card base and the base patterned paper I used for the base of the card. I then stamped the base patterned paper with dove grey ink. Then added a doily I had cut in half and layered. Added a tag I made from some scrap card stock I had stamped and then sanded to age it. I finished off the card with some ribbon and flowers clustered with a hat pin. Super simple but a nice feeling card for a special friends birthday.

Well.. off to get some more scrap work sorted. 

Enjoy your weekend and get creative.

TFL, Michelle x

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Super Quick Mini Album

Hey all I am back with my Mad About Scrappin Monday share.  This week there is no new challenge, instead Leanne asked us to surprise her.  Wellll I am not sure how I went with that lol.  We have recently spent a few days down on the South Coast of NSW and as always I took heaps and heaps of photo's.  So I thought that I would pull out the Graphic 45 pad "By The Sea" and use up what scraps I had left to create this little pocket sized mini.

I cut some frames from the Sizzix Frames Stamp Combo die and used the larger frame.  Which is still not all that "large".  Here it is in my hand!!

I then pulled out the scraps and leftovers from the "By The Sea" paper pad I received in my June/July kit. As you can see there is not a whole lot of "full" pages left!! Just enough for what I had in mind and perfect for my recent coastal getaway!!

Sorry guys there aren't any process pics of this....I just got stuck into it and got it all done and dusted in an afternoon.  I did ink up both sides of the frames with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink and then stamped with a petite script stamp

.  I have made one side of the frame for journalling and the other for photo's.  This was lotsa of fun to do and I have the Sizzix film strip die which I think will also make a cool mini....mmmm, now that gives me an idea!! - stay tuned for that one :)  Here are the "glamour" photos!! :)

Another quick post for you all today.   Please be sure to check out the links below to see what my other creative team mates have to inspire you all....

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