Memories

This Layout has been in my head for a while now and thanks to my awesome friend Tracy for finding me the right background patterned paper, it's finished!

Yep - that's my hand-writing  on the banner but if you scrunch up your eyes - it doesn't look so bad!!

AND - this layout fits in beautifully with The Colour Room's Palette #119...

 And a closeup of the gorgeous embossing powder on the chipboard - I LOVE that the details etched into the chippy aren't lost because of the powder, that is truly rare!

Ingredients:
Twiddleybitz - Vintage Overlay (OV001)
Twiddleybitz - Hibiscus Surf Flourish (FLOW008)
Twiddleybitz - Memories (WOR037)
Flourish With A Bling - Jasmine Puffy Flourish - White
Stampendous - Shabby Blue Embossing Enamel
Versamark Embossing Inkpad
Range Distress Ink - Antique Linen
Prima Flowers - Melisse Fairy Belle
Prima Vintage Trinkets - #554255
Sizzix Alterations - Decorative Strip Tattered Banners Die
Stampin Up! - Stamp n Write Marker - Sage Shadow
Bo Bunny Patterned Paper - Welcome Home Portrait (12WP132)
White Cardstock
Glossy Accents to adhere
Stix2Anything - Double-sided Tape

Thanks for stopping by
Jen
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Christmas iPhone Case

I'm getting into the Christmas Spirit, not the Christmas Spirits!!  I made this one in the same way as the other iphone case - full instructions.

• I used alcohol inks to colour the white base.
• I coloured my Christmas Ornate Star.
• Then I stamped the saying on the case and waited for it to dry.  
• Stuck on the Christmas Ornate Star using the gloss medium.
• Painted it entirely in the gloss medium. 
• Then adhered the Rhinestones and pearls.
• Then painted another coat over the whole lot.

Ingredients:
Generic iPhone hard case
Twiddleybitz - Christmas Ornate Star (XMAS021)

Flourish With A Bling - Adhesive Rhinestones (silver)

Flourish With A Bling - Adhesive Pearls (olive green)

Ranger Alcohol Ink - Meadow

Ranger Alcohol Ink - Gold (mixative)

Stazon Ink - Black
Stylish Images Stamp - J2684

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Festive Berries

Ranger/Claudine Helmuth - Studio Multi-Medium Gloss

Thanks for coming, and don't forget to leave me a link when you make a case for your phone!!

Jen

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Christmas Doily-Pop

I love making these :-)

The Twiddleybitz Doily is coloured in Fernglade Opals, the Rosette is actually 2 cut from Alison Ellis Design Paper, the angel is covered in Snowgum Opals with a sprinkling of the Silver Colourful Thoughts Embossing Enamels, and the Falalalala is covered in Waratah Opals.

 And a closeup of the new charming chains from Tracy at My2Angels... and my triple bow :-)

Ingredients:
Twiddleybitz - Falalalala (XMASWOR04)
Twiddleybitz - Circle Doily (FRA018)
Twiddleybitz - Angel
Alison Ellis Design - Patterned Paper
My2Angels - Charming Chains - Christmas
My2Angels - Silver Brass Round Filagree
Pipe DreamINK - Opals - Fernglade
Pipe DreamINK - Opals - Waratah

Pipe DreamINK - Opals - Snowgum

Colourful Thoughts Embossing Enamels - Silver
Ranger Distress Ink - Barn Door

White Doily

Skewer

Miscellaneous Ribbon
Stix2Anything - Double-sided Tape

Thanks for coming!!

Jen

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Erin's Amazing Birthday Race...

I had such fun creating a game that was different for Erin's Birthday.  The theme for the party was blue.
The invite:

And the game:  I had all the clues and they had to complete the challenge - have a photo taken to confirm it, then come and get their next clue from me!

The first clue was hidden inside the polka-dot balloons, they had to pop it to get it out

Ian buried the two treasure boxes and made some fake holes to confuse them (heheee) - it worked!!!

This is one of the favourite challenges - they had to make a marshmallow pop - and NOT eat it yet (a couple of them bit them and then realised!

Teams of 5 meant at least 1 person had to paint their toes...

they loved this

Funny they didn't read the clue properly for this one - I had to send them back for blue pegs only!!

It's amazing how quickly kids can sign their name in chalk!

The grass had recently been mown so too easy to find.... perhaps mix colours next time or put names on them and they find their own?

Dad was the photographer and got yelled at each time they finished a challenge as they couldn't get their next slue until he had a photo of them, it was hilarious - he had no idea where to be - just came when they yelled finished!!

 And the pinata was actually a 'stuffaloon' but it burst in the car on the way to the park so Matthew and Mum rushed down to the 2 shop and bought this blue cupcake and Matt stuffed everything in there instead!  the kids loved it, the winning team got to bash it first and they actually got it open really quickly!  Riley bashed it so hard it burst and broke off the hanger and the kids swamped him - he ended up with a grazed knee but was happy as he got the most from it! :-)

Feel free to create your own Amazing Birthday race and adapt to your kids' likes and age... let me know if you do or you want help.  The rhyming of the clues is easier than you think!

Thanks for stopping by
Jen
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Thank you... my son

I just love this photo of Cameron, makes me all teary and soppy inside!!  The perfect layout for how I feel...

This layout was created for a collaboration between two top Australian Companies - Twiddleybitz, and Manorhouse Creations.  MHC Flowers are great to work with and compliment so many styles - and i hope this layout puts an end to any rumours you've heard that "you can't use flowers on a boy layout - especially for older boys"!

And some close-ups:

• The splats were made by using the distress stain like a bingo dabber - just 'splat' with the dabber when the end is soaked well :-)
• I also "splatted" on my non-stick craft mat and then dragged the scrunched up flowers through the splats to colour them :-)

Here's my video tutorial for "How To Splat"!

And the close-up...

Ingredients:
Twiddleybitz - Small Decorative Frame (FRA015)
Twiddleybitz - Twiddleygroove Alphabet Black (ALPHA001T)
Twiddleybitz - Bag of Love (BAS013) - Hearts
Twiddleybitz - Fine Fern Leaves Assorted (FER002)
Twiddleybitz - Fence set of 4 (BAS014)
Manorhouse Creations - Solitude White (3097solitude)
Manorhouse Creations - Imagine Burgundy (3111imagburg)
Manorhouse Creations - Idealic Cornflour (3098idcorn)
Flourish With A Bling -  Jasmine Black Puffy (16066)
Flourish With A Bling - Chloe Antique Gold (16212)
Cardstock - White
Tim Holtz Distress Stain - Faded Jeans
Tim Holtz Distress Stain - Vintage Photo
Stazon Ink - Jet black
Stampin' Up! - Thank you stamp
Dymo Labeller

Thanks for stopping by - I do hope you'll follow one of the links above to check out these gorgeous products!
Jen
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I scrapped a Birthday Cake!

Erin's birthday cake was a mission but we knew what she wanted from the very beginning!  I love making the kids cakes (hell any sort of baking as my figure will attest to!) but I'm not all that good.  I was determined and almost lost it when I couldn't get the icing right - but the roses were the perfect thing to cover up the folds! pmsl

I used one of the gorgeous Manorhouse Creations Wintersong Flowers (log Cabin) for the top, and added 1.5cm roses from My2Angels.

The cake is 4 layers of vanilla cake in varying blues. In between each layer is fresh whipped cream and chopped up mars bars :-)

Tasted delicious!  Erin absolutely loved it!  Worth all the effort I think. :-)

Thanks for stopping by
Jen

Cog-flower Buttonierre

Some time ago i set myself the challenge of making flowers with chipboard cogs... a few failures but then success!!!  I love making these - they're a little fiddley but i think they look great :-)

and a little closer...

These are made from the Tab Cogs available through Twiddleybitz - TABCOG001.

• I cut out the centres and discarded them.
• I sprayed the ring with colourspray and while still wet, rolled them like rolled flowers.
• I then put a blob of hot glue (about the size of a 10c piece) on my craft matt.
• I pressed my rolled rose into it and let it cool.
• I then carefully peeled it from the craft sheet and trimmed any excess glue.
• I then inked, or sprayed until I got the desired colour and let dry completely.

Then came the adding of the floristry wire and tape to make this spray.... Be warned - the tape is tacky on both sides and you end up quite "stuck up"!!

Ingredients:
Twiddleybitz - Tab Cogs (TABCOG001)
Colourspray/Glimmer Mist
Matisse Derivan - Kindy Glitz (Red)
Floristry Wire and tape
My2Angels - Rose leaves, two-tone.

** If you'd like to see these "In the flesh" visit Twiddleybitz at Paperific at the Melbourne Showgrounds next weekend (Aug 31 - 02 Sept) as Nic and Andrew will be wearing them!

Looks and sounds quick and simple but they were actually quite fiddley!!!
Thanks for stopping by!
Jen
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