Mummy Hugs

Just sharing a layout I did while on retreat on the Gold Coast last weekend. Twice a year I head off to Queensland to spend the weekend with some very special scrappy friends. It's always wonderful to catch up in person and spend some quality time with like-minded gal pals.

The photo in this layout is one I took of my niece Katia and her gorgeous daughter Tayla when they were visiting recently all the way from South Africa.

I created the background strips using a brand new release AltaMATZ from Words or Whatever with heavily diluted Dylusions ink to create a watercolour effect. Then once that was dry, I traced over the top.

The WOW AltaMATZ I used is the 12" Square Frame.

There are so many amazing new releases from Words Or Whatever at the moment. If you want to check out some more, head over to the blog and have a look at what the rest of the Design Team have been creating with all the new goodies.

April 123 Challenge....

This month's challenge at the 123 Challenge Blog has so far produced lots of beautiful layouts. Is yours amongst them? If not, you've got until the 30th April to get your entries in to be in the running for some awesome prizes from the sponsors.

The challenge this month is...

....and this is my take on the challenge....

It's hard to see, but I have white-washed that beautiful Crate Paper background paper behind the photo, and I've used some coloured chipboard elements from Words Or Whatever.

It's a cold weekend, so it's the perfect weather for scrapping!

Another new Design Team for me

I am really thrilled to announce that I have been asked to join the new look 1-2-3 Challenge Blog as one of the Design Team. This new challenge blog will run just the same as the previous one but at a different address. Pop over here and become a follower so you don't miss any of the fun once we get started.

Just wait until you see the amazingly talented team Mel has put together! The team is being announced slowly over the following days so keep your eyes peeled for the reveal of this exciting team.

So far we have Kim Price, Paula Perry, Wendy Smith and myself. I am so excited to be working alongside these wonderful girls and can't wait for the first challenge kicking off in March.

Hope to see you all participating in the fun!

New Year and a new Design Team for me

I'm a bit slow announcing this, but I have been privileged to be asked to join the Words Or Whatever Design Team for 2013. This is no real stretch for me because I already use WOW products on a large percentage of my layouts anyway. 

If you haven't come across WOW products before, you can check out their fab range of chipboard, AltaMATZ (templates) and MDF products here. They are a wholesale only company, so if you local scrap shop doesn't stock these wonderful products, ask them to get some in!

Here are some sneaks of some of my layouts using WOW chippy....