the coolest august challenge......

So you take one Andy Warhol Artwork......

and you scrap it to be your own.......

and you cant go wrong because art is what you want it to be......sound like fun...it is!!!

If you love art (and i'm sure you do) then pop on over to ARTASTIC CHALLENGE and join in the fun......very inspiring blog...click on the link on the right to get there.

and now its done....yes i found some time last night!!

to do the 123_challenge July layout....very, very happy with how it turned out. been thinking my bedroom needs a makeover and i would love the black, white and lime theme....yep these colours have definately been on my mind!!!



oh and a new profile pic too!!!....i love my hat :)

SO GUESS WHAT......

I'm joining a very talented bunch of ladies as a member of the Creative Team for..............123_Challenge....woohoo. Soooo excited!!

So the July challenge is up (yes i've started mine), and here it is:

the JULY 123 CHALLENGE IS:

1 altered photo - either digitally altered or manually altered (eg, sanded, journalled on) /Kate Middleton
2 Use paint on a stamp (s) for your layout. /Mandy Dodd
3 polka dots/ Karen Brierley

Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Email your entries to challenge_123@hotmail.com by the last day of July!!!

JUNE WINNERS ARE UP - ALONG WITH THE BLOG PARTY WINNERS TOO!!!http://ourbrightstarsandus.typepad.com/123challenge/

so what r u waiting for......go on.....get creative now!!! :)

Spent the weekend making these.....

arent they the coolest wedding invitations you ever did see......nod your head....yes they are!!!

my best friend is getting married in late August and we designed them to her taste (and mine...hehe).....so thrilled with how they turned out and am sure its not something people will expect to see for a wedding invite. now to get all the other scrapping i'm dying to do. TTFN.

Kye's turn to cook....wed nite- 08/07/09..be there!!!

Yes its recipe scrap time again at FOREVER ALWAYS and Kyes the chef....YAY.

join KYE here for a very quick layout on Wednesday night.

We will kick off about 7.30ish.

Ingredients :
2 x 4x6" portrait photos
1 x cardstock
1 x patterned paper (a scrap piece 12 x 4.5" will do)
1 x large journal tag (approx 8cm x 14.5cm)
1 x large flower 1 x large brad or button
1 x large chipboard arrow or flourish
Ribbon or ric rac (approx 12cm)
Title
Optional - rubons

....HOPE TO "SEE" U THERE!!! :)

FA layouts.....

just sharing a couple of layouts that you will find on the FA newletter first up is "Havies"....twas a layout about everyday living and for anyone that knows me they know i live in my havaianas...lol...hey i'm a nth qlder!!!....second one is my July Sketch ..."FAIRY SWEET" .

Its July and time for FA newletter.....

WOW, what a month JUNE was!!! And with June over, that means we are well and truly passed the mid-point of the year, and Christmas is coming.... find out more in the Newsletter, downloadable from the left hand side of our blog...

The Design Team Girls and I have been discussing changes, and we hope to bring you lot’s of those in the coming months…..hopefully some of these ideas will help you with your Christmas planning.

Our Extension to the deadline of entries for the FA 6th Birthday Celebrations means you still have 6 days to complete those amazing layouts and upload them to be in the prizes.

The major prizes - Two vouchers of $25 voucher to spend at FA!The minor prizes - for winners of various random challenges and games during the competition - are $5 FA Vouchers, RAKS and FA Stars!

To enter: Simply add your name to the Registration thread of the forum and your current post count. New Members are welcome to come join and play today too!

You can enter at any time.

The winners will be determined by a public vote on selected challenges a random draw from all challenge entries and who has progressed the furthest in their post count during the competition. All posts must be legitimate posts and not spam.

Be sure to join in the fun and the prizes oh and those inspirational challenges that you will be inundated with by clicking on the below

link.http://www.foreveralways.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?p=79879#79879

Our Carolees Product giveaway has been given an extension too….so to be included in this giveaway, all you need to do email us here at Forever Always { info@foreveralways.com.au } with the subject line 6th Birthday Gift to be included in the draw.

The Draw will take place on the 6th June and announced with our winners shortly after.Here are just a few of the things you can find in our Newsletter this month.

Retreat #13 yes you asked and we are going to make it happen...see the details and choose the date - yes you get to pick which one will suit you.
Important DATES

We check out the simple things to scrap in the everyday moments

Check out our page of the week on the HOME PAGE- is it YOU?

winners are grinners - revealed well somebody is.....the rest will have to wait till the 6th July.
SKETCHES Galore....with loads of inspiration but don't forget our
JULY MONTHLY SKETCH CHALLENGE


Check out the JULY monthly Sketch Inspirational layouts that the girls have ready to inspire you as well.

All that and more is just a click away over in the newsletter downloads on the blog.
http://fanewsandmore.blogspot.com/
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