Meraki Moments

Hello again, So it's been a while since I shared some of my creative spirit with you....but that doesn't mean that I haven't been creating... On the contrary, I've been doing all sorts of stuff...and learning new things in the process.... Today I share my take on CSI Case Challenge 222 ... The challenge was to create a scrapbook layout using the following image and prompts as inspiration... The Scheme: Used all 5 colours for the scheme...  Evidence: The  proof  is in the pudding... My evidence to solve this case includes: Floral patterns - I used the Tim Holtz poinsettias stencil and frantaged with shabby blue embossing enamel  Flowers Fabric Ribbon Snowflakes Jewels/pearls Testimony: For my journalling, I decided to use the writing format clue of the haiku idea....not only because I love poetry but also because it is a poetic form I've never been exposed to before....so it was a bit of a challenge for me... So haiku is Jap...

Hi, It has been a while.....I know... ...but that doesn't mean that I've not been busy... In fact, I've been very busy... I've moved house,  changed jobs,  started mini album classes,  took part in my first swap ever and have become addicted to pocket letters....it's consuming my life.....I'm hooked but I love it...  This month is the first time that I will be taking part in the calendar challenge hosted by The Craft Barn ....I've been meaning to start but never got around to it....so here's my first... The theme for the month of July is Turquoise and Beach huts and I decided to go with my latest addiction of creating a pocket letter.... I first mixed Mayas Gold paint and water to tone down the intensity of the colour and painted the one half of an ATC size white card stock with the  turquoise  colour and the other  half with gold to create a beach scene.... I then cut various papers to create the the beach huts.....

Thanks for playing along... Thanks to all those who hopped along with me on The Robin's Nest Christmas blog hop. The winner from my blog is Lisa Moen .... Congratulations Lisa, hopefully you will find the dew drops enjoyable as much as I have! Go to The Robin's Nest blog to see the winners from each blog...  Enjoy Penny....

Hi All, So, I'm normally behind on the case challenges from the CSI: Colour Stories Inspiration blog... I found case file 146 to be real challenging but one that I thoroughly enjoyed... Here's the clues... For every case file, you have to make use of all colours in the scheme, you must have at least two items of evidence and one testimony. My evidence contains circle punch, polka dots and something transparent.... The page layout contains photos of me with my kids and nephew and my testimony is a list of things that I love about them individually and collectively... What fun! Thanks for stopping by....

Hi, Penny here today sharing some winter warmth... .... Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes Silver white winters that melt into springs These are a few of my favorite things.... I do love me some snow.... it makes the world perfect....even if only for a little while.... I  decided to use a snowflake theme  to send warm wishes with cards and tags created using  The Robin's Nest Winter Collection ... For my first card, I used the Sky Blue Glitter cardstock as the background and added a white ribbon around the card.  I then cut a piece of the Winter Snowflakes cardstock and matted it with White Glitter cardstock  and fussy cut one of the large snowflake images, gave it some sparkle with stickles, layered it over the larger snowflake image and added a sentiment. The matching tag was created by cutting out a scalloped circle tag from the  Sky Blue Glitter cardstock  a...

Hi, Welcome to my stop on The Robin's Nest Christmas blog hop.  I'm so excited to share this Christmas mini album/gift book I've created using toilet tissue roll and beautifying it with the gorgeous Christmas Collection paper and cardstock.... This can be used as a mini album but since it's almost Christmas, I thought it would be perfect for storing a selection of gift cards which would make a perfect gift for that person who has everything! Some close-ups of the inside pages.... Tag with a gift card included.... To add a little bit of magic to the tag below, I've used the wonderful dew drops..... Dew drops always add a little bit of magic to every project! A bottle of the lovely Christmas Dew drops  could be yours! Simply visit each blog by following the links to each blog, follow each blog and leave a comment. Each blog will select a winner to receive a bottle of dewdrops ! Thank you  for stopping by.... Be...

Hi There,  So this post is a little bit late...but better late than never I suppose.... I recently joined Off the Rails Scrapbook group on Facebook and completed the first challenge... The challenge was to create a scrapbook page using the mood board below.... It was both exciting and scary..... Exciting because it was a new adventure for me and scary because the wonderful creations that others had posted set the bar quite high. Here's my take on the September mood board.... I haven't tried another challenge....a bit busy at the moment....but I cannot wait to start the next one...be sure to check them out! Thanks for stopping by.... Have a great day! Penny