COLOUR ROOM #84...

Long time coming....first scrap in 14months :))

dont cha hate it when.......

you havent blogged in almost 12months....have only scrapped once this year....and ya get on ya blog to find the background no longer exists....talk about feelin invisable....and then ya new background doesnt work quite right cos the writing from previous posts was all in white.....guess its time to start again!!!

sneaky peaks for FA CC this weekend......

Forever Always Halloween CC this weekend.....yay

Come join us this weekend for our Halloween CC.....

RECIPE SCRAP AT FOREVER ALWAYS TONIGHT WITH AMIE.....

You will need:

1 piece of cardstock

a strip of cardstock about 5 inches x 12 inches

a strip of patterned paper about 1 inch x 12 inches

a huge chipboard number or letter

word stamps or decorative - we will be using this as a border ribbon,

fringing or something frilly eg lace or that felt ribbon flowery stuff

Your photo needs to be quite big. Mine is 15cm x 15cm square collage (so you can use 4 small photos or 2 medium ones)

Glimmermist or paint - this is not a necessity as you could use patterned paper to decorate your raw chipboard number or letter.

Journalling block

alphas of your choice for your title.

Now I would love you to join me at 8.30pm - surely the kids will be tucked up in bed by then.

POP ON OVER HERE TO JOIN IN THE FUN

A few LO's i havent shared yet.....

Forever Always ANATS

If you love reading and scrapping and want to combine both then head on over to FA and discover "A NOVEL APPROACH TO SCRAPPING" or ANATS for short.

This month rediscover "Flowers in the Attic"

The challenge is to Create a layout using :

One of the chapters listed below as your title.

4 pattern papers - to represent the four children

Hidden journalling - to represent their hiding place in the attic

Something Golden - to represent their golden locks.

Quote:
Good-Bye, Daddy

The Road to Riches

The Grandmother's House

The Attic

The Wrath of God

Momma's Story

Minutes Like Hours

To Make a Garden Grow
Holidays

The Christmas Party

Christopher's Exploration and Its Repercussions

The Long Winter, and Spring, and Summer

Growing Up, Growing Wiser

A Taste of Heaven

One Rainy Afternoon

To Find a Friend

At Last, Momma

Our Mother's Surprise

My Stepfather

Color All Days Blue, But Save one for Black

Escape Endings, Beginnings

October 123_Challenge.....is out now!!!

ok so its October...arghhh freak xmas around corner....lol. Its time to check out the 123_challenge for the month...oh and its a good one......

1. Use 5 different patterned papers ~ Paula Perry
2. Use 1 colour and 1 black and white photo ~ Jodie Armitage
3. Lots of tearing and crumpling ~ Tam Partridge
Email your entries to: challenge_123@hotmail.com by October 31st

FA NEWLETTER FOR OCTOBER IS UP.....

and ready to download
over on the FA NEWS & MORE BLOG ....Enjoy!!!!

October's Inspiration for "A Novel Approach to Scrapbooking"- see right column
and Forum for further details.

This month you will find, our favourite Techniques
DISTRESSING WITH SONIA

STAMPING WITH PAULA
JOURNALING WITH MICHELLE

PAINT & STITCHING WITH ME...LOL

Our October Sketch Challenge
Including inspiration from the Design Team

http://fanewsandmore.blogspot.com

THATS ARTASTIC....OCTOBER ARTIST IS UP...

WOOHOO...one of my all time favourite artists....introducing your October inspiration...
Vincent van Gogh - Starry Night
Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist artist whose paintings have had a far reaching influence on 20th century art.










...if you like what you see check out DT layouts over here




















Heres my interpretation of Van Gogh's Starry Night....TFL

SEPTEMBER 123_CHALLENGE.....OH ITS A GOOD ONE!!!

September 1,2,3 Challenge is....

1. bookpaper Posted by: Lea
2. the word- SMILE on your page. Sandie Mallon
3. include a "non-scrappy" item Kate Middleton

We have some amazing Inspiration from some of our 123 Creative Team Members.... to get your imaginations and mojo flowing!!!

cant wait to see yours.....

SEPTEMBER ARTASTIC CHALLENGE IS.......

ARTist for September - Wassily Kandinsky
Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky: (4th December 1866 – 13 December 1944) was a Russian painter and art theorist. He is credited with painting the first modern abstract works.Born in Moscow, Kandinsky spent his childhood in Odessa. He enrolled at the University of Moscow and chose to study law and economics. Quite successful in his profession—he was offered a professorship (chair of Roman Law) at the University of Dorpat—he started painting studies (life-drawing, sketching and anatomy) at the age of 30.

In 1896 he settled in Munich and studied first in the private school of Anton Azbe and then at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. He went back to Moscow in 1914 after World War 1 started. He was unsympathetic to the official theories on art in Moscow and returned to Germany in 1921. There he taught at the Bauhaus school of art and architecture from 1922 until the Nazis closed it in 1933. He then moved to France where he lived the rest of his life, and became a French citizen in 1939. He died at Neuilly-sur-seine in 1944.

The inspiration for your layouts will come from this sample of his abstract workcalled 'On White II'

So come on all you ARTASTIC chickys.....cant wait to see how this artwork inspires you!!!

HEAPS MORE TO BLOG......

but not 100% ATM so will update some more tomorrow especially for the September ARTASTIC CHALLENGE and 123 CHALLENGE BLOGSPOTS......tune in later :)

RECIPE SCRAP WITH ME....09/09/09...COOL HUH!!

YES ITS THE 09/09/09 AND ITS MY TURN TO DO THE RECIPE SCRAP!!!! 8) ON THE COOLEST DATE OF THE YEAR SO WHO'S COMIN???

Oh i guess you wanna know the ingredients...ok i'll tell ya....and i'll even give you a sneaky peak

-cardstock (i've used yummy bazzill swiss dot...mmm)

-24cm x 18cm die cut or cut out paper

-large tag (with string or ribbon for loop) :

-6 x 4 portrait photo

-25cm string

-25cm ribbon (thin)

-20cm (length) x 12cm (height) bottom right corner of a shield type shape patterned/plain paper.(hope thats not too confusing an explanation so just ask if not sure) :

-journal pen

-stamped image cut out and raise mount it on a circle (circle approx 5cm diameter) :

-alpha title

-book page or similar paper 6cm x 10 cm and chipboard to frame it or make your own frame for it

-diecut embellie to suit page medium size

-staples

-rubons...something in a straight line small and appox 15cm long.

now this may sound like a lot of ingredients but its all really bibs and bobs and one of my fav all time layouts i've been saving for a special occasion.

FA September Newletter....OUT NOW!!

September newsletter is ready to download over there in the RIGHT column....Enjoy!!!!
This month you will findBirds, Trees the craze....by Amie Taylor and the girls.

September's Inspiration for "A Novel Approach to Scrapbooking"

- see right column and Forum for further details.Our August Sketch Challenge
Including inspiration from the Design TeamAll that and more is just a click away over in the newsletter downloads on the blog.http://fanewsandmore.blogspot.com/
If there’s anything we can do to enhance your experience on our site, please let us know. We want you to be delighted with your visit and our service.

HAVE U CHECKED OUT......

the monthly sketch challenge at FA....what ...you havent.....well you should cos its based on my layout....LMAO....yeah now you gotta go have a looksee.

FOREVER ALWAYS SPRING CC THIS WEEKEND....BE THERE OR BE SQUARE :)

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.....and dont forget that you could be our next monthly GDT member just by doing your favourite thing......scrappin!!!!

Forever Alway CC.....starts this Friday 14/8

Register here

WE GUNNA PARTY LIKE ITS MY BIRTHDAY...

oh yeah thats right....it is my b'day. had lunch with the girls and got some gorgeous flowers and choccies....and my bestie gave me a bobblehead figurine from "WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE"...love that book. DH has an iphone on order for me and the kids scrapped some cards and gave me a yummy vanilla candle and chocoholic coffee mug.....and my gorgeous girl SONIA...has made me the most beautiful album and card which i will cherish forever (thanks chick). will have to take photos of everything and post later....having a fabbo day!!

FOREVER ALWAYS RECIPE SCRAP THIS WED!!!

RECIPE SCRAP WITH PAULA PERRY
It's Paula's turn with the Chef Hat on this week over at Forever Always...so be sure to pop on over and cook up a storm with us in the forum on Wednesday Evening from around 8pm
You will need...1 cardstock1 piece of pp or 2 pieces of co-ordinating scraps.journaling spot (I've stamped on cardstock for mine)alpha's for title2 flowers in different sizes4 photos (all portrait; 1 @ 4x5.5", 3 @ 2.5x3.25")Any questions, simply ask. Look forward to seeing you all Wednesdaynight.