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ROAR | SEQUENCE PHOTO SHOTS PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE

This month I’m hosting the Photography challenge over at The Lilypad. It's a fun one where we are taking a set of sequence shots then framing them like a Photo Booth strip. Its one of my go-to ways in presenting multiple photos in my scrap pages and so easy peasy to do not to mention an effective way to share them!
Come join me in the Polly challenges and get your photo booth style happening!’ROAR’
INSTAFRAMES PACK | Sahlin StudioPROJECT 
MOUSE DAILY DOCUMENTING | Sahlin Studio & Brittish Designs
Em x
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FOLIAGE FLAIR

Yay... Spring is here in Australia and that means Autumn is arriving soon in your part of the world!

I love the weather changes with each new season. Both are the promise of new adventures, experiences, fresh connections with our environment, not to mention new growth and plenty of beautiful colour to inspire us. Soooooo, I thought what is something from nature that bridges both Spring and Autumn...FOLIAGE does! All the changing colours of Autumn and the bright bursts of new lush greens that Spring brings. So lets create a page that uses FOLIAGE as the main element in our designs.

For all the challenge details and the link for the FOLIAGE FLAIR Pinterest Gallery scoot too The Lilypad challenge pad HERE and check out the September Inspiration Challenge thread.

'BREATH IN BREATH OUT'


I can't wait to see yourself laden pages! 
Thanks for stopping by.
Em x

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THE LILYPAD | FEBRUARY STYLE CHALLENGE

Wow how much fun was MOC this year? I can’t believe how everyone powered through the Jan challenges and now we’re all ready to be inspired by the February ones! This month I’m hosting the HEART IT |Style Challenge. Because Valentines falls in the month of February, I thought why not make a page that celebrates the people, pets, places and things in our life that get that ticker of ours fluttering. I can’t think of a better way to do that than by creating a page that has a huge big love filled HEART, smack bang in the centre of our page!

Here is my page and yep you guessed it, of course I scrapped Mr Dan. I’m so lucky to share my life with this kind and cute guy and needed a way to represent how much he makes my heart flutter, so I stacked a few dimensional paper hearts to show him exactly how much I luvs him! 

(Note: Each heart represents an infinite number of hearts, so thats pretty big right? hehe)

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‘HE’S THE ONE'
SPRINKLES FB FREEBIE | Valorie Wibbens ( NO LONGER AVAIL)
GEOMETRIC HINTS No2 | Lynn Grieveson (RETIRED)

For extra inspiration I have put together a HEART IT | PINTEREST BOARD which has tonnes of great ideas to inspire your pages. For all the challenge criteria scoot over to the February Challenge thread found at the The Lilypad forum. You can check out all the other cool challenges this month and be in the running for some great % OFF deals if you complete all eight for the month.

I really can't wait to see your loved up HEART pages in the gallery!
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TAG YOU’RE IT | DECEMBER RANDOM CHALLENGE AT THE LILYPAD



This month I am hosting the Random challenge over at The Lilypad which is a bit of a stash grab. I love challenges like these because you use product you may not have visited from your digi stash for a really long time. So have fun trawling through your TLP digital scrapbook product collection and find all those Labels, Tags and Tabs that are screaming out to be used. I would love to see heaps of them and when I say heaps I mean at the very least 5 should be used in your creation.

GETTING CREATIVE WITH TAGS, TABS AND LABELS:
  • Sandwich Tags and Tabs between papers so they peep out from the top.
  • Stack Tabs, Tags and Labels to create some fun clustered layers.
  • Use Tags, Tabs and Labels to Journal on, add dates or key words to.
  • Use multiple Labels to add lists to.
  • Use Tags in a Bunting.
  • Create a collaged gallery of Tabs, Tags and Labels.

For extra inspiration I have put together a TAG YOU'RE IT PINTEREST BOARD  that has tonnes of great ideas to inspire your pages. Also here is a quick link to the LABELS & TAGS CATEGORY  in the TLP Shop. 

Below is what I came up with. A Christmas page of lil mister and his ’T’ light Christmas ornament.
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 ‘MAGICAL CHRISTMAS’
Click on the image to see all the credits :)

Remember our monthly challenge rules:

Your page must contain at least 75% Lilypad product. Your page should be posted to the Lilypad Gallery and then linked to the DECEMBER Challenge Layouts thread so it can be tracked, and to this thread.

The Lilypad uses a percent system for our challenges; the number of challenges you participate in determines the store discount you will receive at the end of the month:

2 challenges = 10% off
4 challenges = 20% off
6 challenges = 30% off

If you complete 7 challenges, you will receive a coupon for 30% off, plus you will be entered to win a $50 gift certificate from the Lilypad! The first seven challenges will be posted on the first of the month; the eighth challenge is the BYOC challenge, which is posted on BYOC release day. Each page counts for one challenge (you cannot use one layout for multiple challenges).

I can't wait to see your TAG YOU'RE IT CHALLENGE pages in the gallery!
Em

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PLUNGE INTO GRUNGE | STYLE CHALLENGE

This month I’m excited to be hosting the Style challenge over at The Lilypad and I thought it would be cool to scrap a style that I just can’t get enough of and thats...GRUNGE! Yep this month lets get messy and take the plunge into grunge!


When I paper scrap I can’t help but reach for my gesso, inks and mists. These are some of my favourite go to wet mediums and I am always spritzing, scrapping, or brushing them onto my pages. So I thought this month it would be fun to get all icky with a mix of digital wet mediums and create a painterly, grungy, messed up background as a base to build our design on.

When creating a grunge background you have to think lots and lots of layers. So get layering and stash grab your digital brush tools, clipping masks and painted overlays to help create all that grungy goodness. Anything goes here, there are no rules just visualise getting inky fingers whilst making a hot pretty mess!


For the specific challenge criteria head on over to The Lilypad forum and check out the April challenges, but for visual inspiration I have put together a PINTEREST BOARD CALLED INKY FINGERS. In there you will find lots of great pages (serious eye candy) and products that might help you on your grungy painterly exploration. Below is a page I created of my lil’ mister showing off his haul of Easter eggs and I’ve included tonnes of painterly brushes and stamps.
I hope you’ll join me this month and get messy wit it!
Em x

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MY TOP 12 FOR 2014!

After a couple of years that were so incredibly difficult, 2014 has turned out to be a bit of a reprieve from all that uncertainty and I cannot wait to pop that cork and celebrate 2014, what a ripper of a year it was!

It really has been an amazing 12 months! A year where Dan and I have had to get to know the new versions of ourselves. Its not been easy but I really like where we are at now. You see we very nearly left our marriage. I have talked about my depression before which came as a result of this. Putting on the brave face wasn't cutting the mustard for me, in the end my saddness took over. I was hurt and continually hurting I honestly didnt think life could get any worse. But now what really makes me proud is that we stuck it out! I am soooo grateful that we did, he has my back I have his and our Tigey is our shining light!

2015 is shaping up and promising to be a big year! Life works in mysterious ways after all this emotional struggle...at 44 I can say I feel happy and grounded. One of the newest blessings is that I finally have my dream job as a digital designer! Creating and designing kits and graphics packs is going to be my 9-5'er so whilst I'll be doing less scrapbooking I will be having fun creating and hopefully selling some of my goodies. If youre interested scoot over and check out my business blog THE NIFTY PIXEL for all the deets ;)

So, I thought a nice way to wrap up 2014 with a big bright bow is to share my top 12 pages from this year, one for each month and ones that I absolutely love. Its been fun working for some of the best designers in the digital industry another thing I feel blessed for, they are amazing and inspire me so much! Thank you Jules and Don (Sissy Sparrows), Krista Sahlin (Sahlin Studio) and Mirjam Schurings (Pink Reptile Designs) you guys rock, now I can say I am following the ranks it was you guys that gave me the confidence to give this a go, so thank you so much lovelies xox

'Kiss Me'Valorie Wibbens| Sprinkles V.22 and Sprinkles V.23, Sara Gleason| Love Story Confetti, Lynne-Marie Designs| Tattered Overlays 02 and by The Lilypad Designers| COLLAB Kit: Spring has Sprung 

'This Day'
A wonderful Day Kit by Sahlin Studio 
Artsy Cameras No.1 by Anna Aspnes
ScriptTease FotoBlendzNo.3 by Anna Aspnes
SubtleQuotes Spring No.1 by Anna Aspnes
Project 366 WordART No.1 by Anna Aspnes

'Look At Me'
Sissy Sparrows| Room 19 Project #3

'Ride Like The Wind'
Sahlin Studio| September 2014 Freebie Template, Grunge Kit & December Daily Numbers Pack


'Wake Up Mummy'
PRD| Picture This Papers, Scribledeedoo Brushes and Stamps, Gesso It Vol 2, What I Like About You Full Kit and Rain or Shine Collab Kit  & Cut and Paste Alpha

'Love You Daddy'

'He's Got The Smarts'
PINK REPTILE DESIGNS|Everyday of the Week Paper Pack, Everyday of the Week Elements and Alpha Insta-frame Templates by SAHLIN STUDIO

'Nature Boy'
SISSY SPARROWS| Acid Wash Elements, Alpha Studio Mix 55 and Nice Threads.
KAY WINIECKI| Paper Mats Divided
KARAH FREDRICKS| Love Is Keely Date Stamps
'Sweetheart'
Digital Credits:
Vinnie Pearce| Chinee 11 Paper Pack and Upgraded Elements Pack
Page Drafts Teamplate #31.2 by The Nifty Pixel 

'My Happy Place'
SAHLIN STUDIO|  Drift Away

'Full of Love'

'Hello Happiness'

Thank you everyone for continuing to follow my blog its great to get your feedback and love that you guys stop by to leave me lovin'. Some of you pm me, others even call almost a unique experience these days with texting and social media...lol So thank you so very very much you guys also ROCK! he he

Hope you all have a great Christmas and New Year!
Hugs Em xox
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PARTY PARTY PARTY!

This month is Mirjam of Pink Reptile Designs, 5th Designiversary! How exciting 5 years is a huge milestone and well worth celebrating... Congratulations Mir you rock girl!

There have been tonnes of fun challenges happening in the PRD world over at the BLOG the current one is to create a project using the new freebie mini kit 'Party Party Party'. So why not grab it and join in on the fun, t check out all the deets click HERE. 
Below is my page using this fab freebie kit!
'Im Fwee'
Digital Credits:
Party Party Party Mini Kit Freebie by PINK REPTILE DESIGNS


...oh and check this out, you can also grab this pack of JC's designed by some of the amazingly talented Pink Ladies for free, yay BONUS!!!!

This page is my GDT project for the newest release by PRD a fabulous collab kit created with Studio Basic.
'Love Letter'
Digital Credits:
PINK REPTILE DESIGNS| Signed Sealed Delivered Collab Kit

This one got a spotlight over at The Lilypad for October yay!

'They Call Me...'
Digital credits:
PINK REPTILE DESIGNS| Love the Life You Live Elements, Paper and Alpha Packs. Gesso It Vol.2 and Masquerade Clipping Masks Vol.2 

This one is my sub for the October Lilypad Journaling Challenge and got a little mention in the Froggy Favourites for October Yay!
'You Crack Me Up'
Digital Credits:
Lastly a PL page for Sahlin Studio's blog all about using dictionary definitions in your projects. This also got a GSO smiling widely here ;)
'Mudgeeraba Show 2014'
Digital Credits:
SAHLIN STUDIO| Vintage Carnival Papers, Elements and Alpha Packs.

So thats it for this week thank you for stopping by have a fantastic day!
Hugs Em x
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ARCHAELOGICAL DIG & A WHOLE LOT MORE!

A couple of weeks back I got to play with lots more delicious Pink Reptile Designs products, and now I can share them with you. The 'Take Note' kit was revisited at TLP in the SOSN for September 17th. The next two pages show off that fun bright and bold kit. It includes an Alpha Add-On pack + Journal Cards so I figured why not do a PL page too, gotta say I am loving project life scrapping!
'Archaelogical Dig'
Digital Credits:
PINK REPTILE DESIGNS| Take Note Collab Kit, Take Note Alpha Add-On and Take Note Journal Card Pack.

'WEEK 37- Just a Regular Week'
Digital Credits:
'Cloud 9'
Digital Credits:
PINK REPTILE DESIGNS| On Cloud 9 Collab Kit with Allison Pennington
Page Drafts Sketch #35.5 by The Nfty Pixel.

'Stop Already!'
Digital Credits:
PINK REPTILE DESIGNS| Heimili Paper Pack, Heimili Elements Pack and Heimili Alpha Pack
SAHLIN STUDIO| Documentary Kit

Pink Reptile Designs newest Blog Challenge has gone live. There is a fantastic template to download for free all you have to do is let your creative juices flow. Here is my take on the challenge which ends mid October.
'Eyes Wide Open'
Digital credits:
PINK REPTILE DESIGNS| September Blog Challenge Freebie, I'm Not Perfect Elements Pack, I'm Not Perfect Paper Pack, Gesso It Vol.1 and Downtown Alpha.

'House Husbands'
PINK REPTILE DESIGNS| Soap Opera Elements Pack, Soap Opera Paper Pack and Soap Opera Alpha Pack.

Lastly here is the October BYOC release for Pink Reptile Designs. Three awesoem pack on sale now so hurry to take advantage of the BYOC specials.
'Awesome Sauce'
Digital Credits:
PRD| Awesome Sauce Elements Pack, Awesome Sauce Paper Pack & Put A Label On It Alpha

Thats another post this week, wow on a roll lol!
Hugs Em x


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WE ARE SILLY!

I am feeling very much loved at the mo in digiland, I just finished a big month guesting at The Lilypad and now Mirjam of Pink Reptile Designs fame, has invited me to join her team as a guest   'The Pink Lady' for the month of September...and I am loving hanging with this group of ladies. They are all so lovely and creative, I am sure I will learn lots of scrappy tricks from them!

Here are some of the pages I have created so far for Mirjam and I have to say I love using her products. They are just a little left of center and jammed packed full of so many gorgeous and versatile ellies and papers you will find it really easy to create many varied pages from each kit.
'We Are Silly'
Digital Credits:
PINK REPTILE DESIGNS| Bloopers Bundle, Date Me All Year Round Tabs, Dog Eared Alpha, Forget Me Not Paper Pack, Gesso It Vol.1, Slightly Lined and the April 2014 Blog Challenge Freebie.

This page was created using a sketch freebie by Valorie Wibbens from the current September Monthly Challenges at The Lilypad. It also got a mention at Gallery Standouts woohoo!
'Airborne'
Digital Credits:
PINK REPTILE DESIGNS| Date Me All Year Round Tabs, Check Out My ride Elements Pack, Gesso It Vol.1, Slightly Lined, Heimili Elements Pack,  Downtown Alpha Pack and the current PRD FB freebie 'Nothing Too Serious Paper Pack.

'You Are Cool'
Digital Credits:
PINK REPTILE DESIGNS| Talk Geeky To Me Collab Kit and Pretty Pockets No.2

This one was for Sahlin Studio... Dan is away on hitch with work and unfortunately Fathers Day fell whilst he was away. So...Tigey and I made a heart and decided we'd take some photo's so he could tell daddy how much he loves him, how cute is that! The photos were so much fun that the page got a couple of mentions one here at Gallery Standouts and another at Scrapstacks which is a popular Digital Scrapping gallery much like Pinterest.
'I Love You Daddy'
Digital Credits:
SAHLIN STUDIO| Flashback Elements Pack and Flashback Paper Pack

This one is my take on the current CSI Casefile #139 + Sketch Challenge.
'You Are Changing'
Digital Credits:
We are Story Tellers Collab Kit by The Lilypad Designers.
Page Drafts Sketch for CSI #139 by The Nifty Pixel.

So if you want to do a spot of retail therapy and shop for some...
...just click the PRD logo above!

Thanks for stopping by & have a fab day!
Em x
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