Bird Song - May Kit........

I know that I often find something that inspires me to make a kit or do a scrap layout - and for this one it was definitely the bird (on the backing sheet) It is from the Graphics Fairy - and awesome site which I advertise on the right side bar - her site is just wonderful!!

Well the Bird Song kit is in clear colours of aqua blue, rosy pinks and cream - with lots of vintage elements and the ephemera - is lovely!! There is even a journalling block (vintage of course)

Here is the kit!!

 Bird Song Kit

The cameo, motif and hat pins

The lace and the flowers

Now to Share the Design Team's Work - Awesome as ever!!!!

Firstly this wonderful Clipboard by Michelle

 How wonderful is this

I love that paper too and the way all the ephemera is up the right hand side

Oh gorgeous!!

And this wonderfully vintage layout of Rachels Great Grandmother

I love this the whole layout fits together

And I love that bird (she inspired the kit in the first lace :)

Such gorgeous work ladies - thank you

There are 4 more new kits in the shop today :

• Bird Song
• The Adventures of Alice
• Tea Cakes
• Ephemera Numbers

All there to have a play with - I hope you love them!!

Off to write the newsletter!! My work is nover done - but I am pleased I love what I do!

Lots of love

C

Announcing our Guest Designer for June Kit!

How wonderful it is to announce our Guest Designer for the June Kit.... Purple Passion

Put your hands together for the gorgeous and amazingly talented Melissa Cook - a lady from the Atherton Tablelands (God's country up there) and a lovely person too...

Thanks to everyone who joined the fun and entered - we had 14 ladies who said they would like ot go into the draw.... so I hope you will enter again for our next comp!!

Congratualtions Melissa - your kit will be posted on Monday!!

Cheers
C

New Blog Background!

Reminds me of Autumn.... the leaves are turning beautiful colours here in the mountains and the days remind me of Pumpkin Soup, the campfire on the farm, hot coffee and cheesecake and snuggling up under blankets

Welcome Autumn - please stay a while...

Love
C

I am refreshed and back to it

Hello one and all - I have had a lovely break in beautiful Bundanoon and I am feeling just fine!! I have been massaged, pumelled, painted with all things goey and had my toenails and finagernails 'done' plus a facial... I swam, spa'd and gym'd and ate well and often.....

So what is new here - ?????? Well I have assisted Lets Get Shabby in their votes for the winner of their competition which I will send out tomorrow with the gorgeous pack going to Scrappehuest too

All is fine here

There is a comp on Facebook for the guest designer for May - it is a beautiful kit and which will win a little package formt eh shop..... pop in and enter - you have til tomorrow night!! Pop into here

And.... There is a little comp tomorrow night for a little surprise pack for the right guess on something I picked up in Berrima for the shop on FB too - just pop into here

Lots of fun!!

And I will release a sneak pic of the next kit - sooooo pretty!

Lots of love
C

Autumn Escape 2012

Well we have a retreat girls and things are going great......

Autumn Escape will be 20th to 22nd of April 2012. And we will be working hard to bring you an awesome retreat with a difference.
What we are planning is to have lots of techniques based tutorials and workshops .... with the amount of awesome talent in the room I really don't think we need to teach you how to scrap. Michelle and Rachel have said yes to teach a workshop each - and I am so delighted!!!!

Between you and me - the vintage stuff coming in at the moment is to die for - and I cannot wait for you to see what I have......

There will definitely be competitions, sketches, prizes and give aways - and yes lots of gorgeous Tattered Inspirations Products.... I am going to be so busy creating. I am going to ask a few ladies to set the competitions - with this much talent in the room - why not ask??

But more that that I have arranged it so that you will have lots of fun in a lovely environment with no stress and great food - and a glass or 6 of whatever you like from the bar!

We have around 30 at the moment and we can go up to 40 so please book in with your deposit if you want to come - bring your friends - it is going to be great

Here are the details:
When: 3pm Friday 20th April 2012 to 4pm Sunday 22nd April 2012

Where: Gold Creek Resort in Gungahlin

Canberra Cost: $200 (please note that dinner on Friday evenings, accommodation, two breakfasts and your drinks at the bar are not included)

Accommodation: At Gold Creek Resort at your expense (sharing with some others is cheaper)

Deposit: $50 non refundable or transferable through my etsy store Tattered Inspirations

Payments: $50 installments to be paid up by end February 2012 also through my etsy store Dates will be given and reminders sent for each installment

I am so looking forward to this and hope that you will attend - Autumn is beautiful here in the mountains..... cool sunny and crisp. And the Gold Creek Village is just wonderful - lots of shops, a spa even a scrapbook shop.....

So please book in ASAP before the spots are taken

Hope to see you at the Autumn Escape
Cheers
C

More kits to share

I have been creating new kits over the weekend and I have heaps to share with you all..... 7 to be precise - plus I have finished the May kit too - for release with the newsletter at the end of April.....

So here they are (the photographs are a little dodgy given poor lighting conditions - so sorry about that) they are on Etsy now! At only $6.50 they really are great value.... Please note that I have used photos which may not include all opf the pieces to the kit - for full kit information and detailed pics visit my Etsy Store Tattered Inspirations

Pirouette

For those dancers and little girls who love to twirl!


Enchanted
Gorgeous green and butter and beautiful vintage butterflies


Northern Queen
In superb creams, blues and green
And that cameo is divine

Fly Away
Another must have cameo!!


Boys with be Boys
With a paper doll and outfits
Definitely different

Flutterby
The sweetest painting of a little girl and a superb cameo!

Fairy Tales
One for the medieval enthusiast - or theatrical costumes

I will be back with a new layout from Michelle tomorrow
Unil then - happy Monday!!

Love
C

SO Much to Share.....

Hi everyone - I apologise in advance about the size of this post - It is large because there is so much to share and I thought (may be unwisely) that I would do it in one post - not the least because I have loaded so much onto facebook today, people will get totally fed up with me if I complete several posts here too as they are linked!

So here we go....

Congratulations are in order.......
The lovely Michelle Lark, who I am delighted to join her, is celebrating as we all are in her fantastic layout being on the over of Scrapbooking Memories this month - it is a beautiful layout by a beautiful lady!!! Congratulations Michelle - so very deserved!!

The Front Cover!!!!



Darling
Layout by Michelle Lark
(daughter by Lisa Hanrahan :)

Here is what Michelle says on her blog:

If you have ever submitted a project to magazine for publication I bet you can share with me the disappointment you feel when they send you a "thanks but no thanks" reply. Well you can you imagine my SURPRISE a couple of months ago when I received a "CONGRATULATIONS" email from the editor Kristy, to say that they loved my LO so much they were going to feature it on the FRONT COVER! Yes that's right - Scrapbooking Memories have published my LO on the April issue with a photo of my darling Goddaughter and I can't thank them enough for picking ME! Thank you to my dearest friend Lisa (aka: Vanilla) for sharing such a beautiful photo of her daughter with me and allowing it to be published for the nation to see!

Michelle has also used 'Washday' and here is her sublime layout - this lady is amazing - 0h it just rocks!

Simply Chic
Layout my Michelle Lark - Design Team
Using the Washday Mini Kit

Congratulations also to the winner of our March Challenge - the beautiful Jo Tritton.
Her lovely layout ' Imagine' won the challenge but there were so many wonderful entries - we wish we could give them all a prize...... thank you for entering..... Jo your prize will be posted today - I just wanted to finish up the new products and send you some 'new stuff' so I am sorry to make you wait but it will be there shortly!

Imagine
Layout by Jo Tritton
Winner of the March Sketch Challenge

Thanks to the gorgeous Lisa Pate for designing this for us .... Lisa's work is always beautiful!!

Here are the two new ranges I have been working on over the past few weeks - I hope you love them .....

Country Bumpkin
There is a full range with beautiful fabrics.... Full Kit, Trim Kit, Blooms and Hat Pins..... I love this range - it is earthy country and muted - beautiful with old or male layouts too .... All the kits and products are available here on my Etsy Shop

Country Bumpkin
Vinatage Scrapbooking Kit


Country Bumpkin Hat Pins


Country Bumpkin Blooms

Country Bumpkin
Trim Kit

Picket Fence
There are two sub ranges in this set - Daisy in blues, lemon and white and Coming Up Roses in pinks, blues and creams. These are so lovely with gorgeous fabrics taking centre stage .... there are blooms and hat pins so far - I will try to make a trim pack and fill kit in the next week or two.

Picket Fence - Daisy
3 bloom set

Picket Fence - Daisy
Hat pin set

Picket Fence - Coming Up Roses
5 bloom set and hat pin

Picket Fence - Coming Up Roses
Hat pin set

Autumn Escape 2012
It is happening and will be huge - I will be posting about it both in the newsletter and onto Facebook.... Please let me know if you need further information

At this time we are also thinking of Rachel who has flown over to be with her parents in NZ - our thoughts are with you sweetie... hugs.

Thank you for your patience if you have got this far
Lots of love
C