Prima BAP & Get Creative Challenge

Hi guys :) 

My blog has been pretty quiet lately as I haven't been well and not really in the mood for scrapping. Add to that a lack of mojo and dust has been collecting in my craft room. Despite this I have missed it and decided to have a go at this months Prima BAP. Yeah not my best work but it felt good to at least get something done (haven't decided if I will actually send it in or not lol). This layout has been created using the beautiful Prima Marketing Ladybird range.

This is the sketch which I turned upside down...

I had a lot of scraps left over on my desk after this layout so I decided to put them to use and join in with a challenge over at Get Creative to make tags featuring flowers...

Thanks for stopping by!!

Have a great weekend....

G xox

Altered Faux Book Box For Ingvild Bolme

Hi guys :) 

Hope everyone is doing well.
*Big wave* to all the new followers I have noticed popping up :)

I am stopping by today to share my latest design team creation for Ingvild Bolme. 

It was originally a faux book box which I have altered to create a special treasure chest for all my Ingvild Bolme embellishments.

The outside of the box has been painted with several art mediums and crackle paint around the edges. I have used Prima Lifetime Papers along with some stamping, Luminarte Twinkling H20's and a glass bead gel medium.

The wing nuts along the spine are amazing aren't they? They are from the Tiny Junkyard Findings - Special Screw Packs by Ingvild Bolme as is the cute bolts which are from the Tiny Junkyard Findings - Bolts And Nuts pack. 

I have also used an Ingvild Bolme 30mm typo bulb ( these are my all time favourite embellishment!) and an awesome Junkyard Findings etched brass typo zip. And that cute little resin bird is from Ingvild's Shabby Chic Treasures - Fly Away Collection.

On the inside I have created some pull out draws using some grungeboard which has been painted and then the front covered with the Prima Lifetime Papers along with some more stamping and art mediums and have added some heat embossed metal label holders.

To purchase any of the Ingvild Bolme Products Used:

or see www.primamarketinginc.com

The other design team member have some amazing projects also,

 you can check them out here.

Thanks for stopping by :) 

I hope you liked my project. It is my first ever 'altered' item and have to say I loved doing it so you may see lots more!!

Georgia xox

Paperdvizhnik Challenge #21

Hi girls :) Two posts in one day, doesn't happen very often does it! 

Its almost 2am and I can't sleep so I figured why not...?

I spotted this challenge over at Paperdvizhnik today and decided to play along. Feels like ages since I have scrapped, maybe a week and half, which feels like forever :)

So the challenge is to use a bad photo. You might be able to tell from this shot but one side of my face in this photo was really badly overexposed due to where the sun was. I got around this by using the 'good' half of the photo and also cropping out some of the background. It is a little on the blurry side too...

Thanks for stopping by :)

G xox

CSI Guest Designer

Hi guys :)

Happy National Scrapbooking Day! 

I guess for most of us everyday is scrapbooking day but it is also nice to have one day that seems 'special'. Funny enough this coincides almost to the day of my two year anniversary since creating my very first page. Yep 2 years!! Some days it feels like I have been doing this for a lifetime and others I feel like such a newbie with so much to learn. Either way though, although it sounds corny, I can't imagine ever not doing this!

So anyways...The lovely Debbi Tehrani has asked me to be their 'Special Agent' at CSI this month and of course I said yes! So here is the current challenge...

And my take on it..

As green and pinks as way out of my comfort zone I decided to kept my composition pretty simple. My evidence is - something woven being mesh, flowers and paint. And my testimony is journalling strips :)

The design team has some amazing examples and I love the whole community feel over at CSI with forums and chat etc. So I hope you all play along this month, you have until May 12th for this challenge. You can check it out here.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Georgia xox

Paper Amo Guest Designer

Hi guys :)

A while back now, I was contacted by the lovely Anna from a little scrappy site based in Czechoslovakia called Paper Amo. They have just recently started and they have great sketch and color challenges, lots of inspiration from designers around the world and even a little e-store. So when I was asked to be a guest designer this month, of course I said yes!

 I have created a layout created for the occasion and I also have a short interview over on their blog - (I think a little of it might have gone astray from translation but you get the jist of it lol) . I am just going to leave you with a sneak peak and if you would like to see the whole project, pop on over there and have a look around :)

 Click here

Thanks for stopping by :)

Georgia xox

Something...Out Of The Ordinary!!

Hey guys :) Firstly I want to say thank you to all the wonderful ladies that left me a congratulations comment for my new DT. You guys rock :)

Ok, down to business. I have something a little unusual to share. Every now and again I create something which doesn't fall into the scrapbooking category and can be quite out there. More often that not, these never get seen by anyone who doesn't enter my craft room :)

But today I feel brave so I shall share. This canvas is called 'This Heart' and is about vulnerability  ,the very reason why I don't show more of this type of thing. In many ways, this kind of work is exposing more of yourself ( in a metaphorical way of course lol) than any scrapbook layout even with lengthy journalling...

I don't know if anyone is interested in the 'process' so you can skip all this bit if you like. The title comes from one point of inspiration, which were the lyrics to a song called 'This Heart' by Mary Lambert. Which is quite soft and melancholy. The other, is the opposite, taken from imagery from the film clip and song, First Of The Year by Skillrex. I love how the film clip is totally entwined in the song, which is what I wanted to achieve. Yes my taste in music is as varied as my creations :)

It is a 12 x 12 canvas which I painted using gesso, acrylic paint and coffee ( yes coffee!)...

My chest features some vintage watch parts I purchased from the UK. Here I am showing you my 'inner workings' and of course exposing my heart.

I thought about adding other techniques and embellishments to this. But felt like I really wanted everything that was on it to have some sort of relevancy. 

So what do you think? Pretty weird hey :) 

And last but not least. Paperhaus are having a publication call for their summer issue. A great opportunity to have your work featured along side some AMAZING scrappers and see your work in this gorgeous publication....

Something just a little...OK A LOT...exciting!!!

Hi all :)

 So I am going to get right to the chase

 before I burst into another dance around my craft room 

( there has been several, every time I think about it actually lol)

Yep, third row down, left hand side, that's me.....*squeal*

I am bursting to tell you that I have been invited to join this incredible line up of world class designers to be on Ingvild Bolme's new design team creating with her incredible products released through Prima Marketing. 

It only takes a quick flick through my blog to figure out how crazy I am about these products which makes this design team even more special than the obvious!!

The last four design team members, myself included, have just been announced on Ingvild's blog. There is some amazing talent on this team and all their incredible work is there for you to drool over, you can check it out here.

So I have a new layout to show, just for the occasion. A little bit experimental :)

This layout features one of my all time favorite embellishments... EVER. 

I fell crazy in love with these the minute they were released as they as just so unique and quirky...

 Ingvild Bolme (Prima Marketing) - Junkyard Findings - Typo Bulbs

So that's my big news..pretty cool huh? 

Very very honored and thankful to be joining this team and can't wait to share more of my creations :)

Georgia xox