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Live online class: Friday December 19, and repeated Saturday January 10 Special price of $6 Create a magical layout using my fave essential supplies - Scissors, Paper and Pen! Click here to find out more......Penny's Class

November Workshop

This month we used the utterly gorgeous "Urban Prairie" range by Basic Grey. So pretty! New techniques included giving shape and dimension to paper embellishments, and making our own tiny letter tiles.

I did "Green Valley Farm" during the workshop to demonstrate on.

"Can We Bwing the Stwoller?" is my original example.

The ladies did a fantastic job....see for yourself!

Tracy, Gloria & Jane Rhonda, Chris, Lee and Lisa

Di and Meleah

Deb, Katrina & Lisa

And sorry....my left-over packs were all sold even before I got to put it up here!

Such a beautiful day here today....I should be doing laundry, but my mind keeps wandering to the lovely goodies that have just arrived from Cut & Paste! The pizza box is sitting on my dining table, beckoning loudly. Wicked pizza box!

CYBERCROP TIME!

The ScrapAWhile Design Team have been busy putting together some fantastic challenges and competitions for everyone to compete in this weekend.

Commencing at 9am this Saturday 8th and finishing at 10pm on Sunday 9th you'll find heaps of games, prizes and inspiration! Not to mention the challenges - with plenty of time given to complete them. To register go to the ScrapAWhile forum. Register now to go into the draw for an early bird prize!

33 Layouts in 34 Days!

Octoberfest is over, and I've done each and every layout! 33 to be exact, including the bonus ones that Jen threw in. Finished the last one yesterday. YAY!

I'm really happy with all of them, plus have picked up heaps of tips and techniques along the way.

Another similar thing is being planned for Feb next year, so keep an eye on Jen's Blog to find out more. I thoroughly recommend it!

Here are my final creations to show you:

DAY 26

In this LO we had to journal a letter to a loved one.

DAY 27

This one's about the way each birthday comes around MUCH too fast these days!

DAY 28

A double page using another of Jen's downloadable Doodle Sheets.

DAY 29

Scrap a childhood memory.

DAY 30

"Piled-on" collage technique. DAY 31

Mad and messy with finger-painting!

Thanks for coming with me on my month-long scrap fest!

See you soon with my November Class-In-A-Box!

xx

The End is Nigh

....almost at the end of my 31 Day challenge.... I have scrapped so many of this year's photos, I've hardly any left! Unheard of for me. Pretty stoked about that. Here's a few more to share with you:

DAY 21

DAY 23

DAY 24

DAY 24 BONUS

DAY 25

The next time I post, I'll be all done! YAY!

C U Later xxx

Six More

Boy, has this month gone by FAST!

Do you think it has to do with the fact I've been scrapping my heart out??? :0)

Only 9 more days.........and 9 more layouts to go. Well, 10 actually (LO21 is still on it's way).

DAY 10

DAY 18

DAY 19

BONUS DAY 19

DAY 20

DAY 22

Wanna have a go yourself? Click on the link to Jen Hall's blog over there on the right......she's giving one lucky blog reader free access to all her Octoberfest classes!

Well, thanks for popping in, and for all the great comments!

Layouts 13, 15, 16 & 17

DAY 13

12 x 8 photograph

DAY 15

Family double page

DAY 16

Whimsical layouts DAY 17

Circles, stripes and birdies.

Having SO much fun!!!

And after tonight I'll be up to date. Except #10....but my parcel of Fancy Pants Daily Grind papers is at the PO, so Monday I'll be onto it!

Oh, and I'm so excited cos Jen Hall picked my "Sweet Friends" page (below) which was my Day 4 LO, as her personal fave for the first week - and I win a little prize! Excitement!

October Class In A Box

The new Class-in-a-Box is now ready.

This month it's all about making your own cute embellishments - a fun, cost-saving technique to learn. A pattern-sheet is included for you to trace, so no hand drawing is required (unless of course you want to...!)

The kit includes everything you need to recreate my layout, except chipboard lettering.

Leave a comment, or email me to grab one.

Cost is $A20 (includes postage within Australia).

And as promised, here are some shots of the ladies at my Wednesday class....

11, 12 & 14

Almost halfway through OCTOBERFEST!!! Here's my progres:

Number 10 - I'm waiting on some papers to arrive that I ordered especially for it.

Number 13 - uses a 12 x 8 photo and I'm still figuring out how to get one printed that size!

Number 15 - I planned on doing today, but with my own scrap class to prepare for tonight, I got a bit waylaid!

So here are the ones I did manage to get done in the last 5 days.....

DAY 11

DAY 12

DAY 14

I'm actually enjoying the 8.5 x 11 size (something I've never tackled previously - cos I didn't want to go buying new albums...). It's so easy to fill the space, and a normal 6 x 4 photo appears much bigger, if you know what I mean! So all the class layouts this size will be about my middle daughter Bethany and her first year of school - what better excuse to purchase a new album?!

Thanks to everyone who has left lovely comments for me about my Octoberfest pages.....means a lot.

In the next day or so I'll be sharing my October Gum Flat class, as well as a new Class-in-a-Box. See you then!

xxx

6,7,8 & 9

Almost caught up! Jen's classes have been so inspiring........I'm loving them all.

DAY 6

DAY 7

DAY 8

DAY 9 Thanks for visiting! xox

The First Five

Here's what I've been up to this week.... Trying to keep up with Octoberfest - a month long online class by Jen Hall. Yeah, I know, it's the 9th and I've only done 5 pages.......but with a house full of visitors for the last week and a busy long weekend at the Gum Flat 125th Birthday celebrations I haven't exactly had all the time in the world! But - it's been FABULOUS! Jen's classes are so easy to follow, and to adapt to your own style and the stash you have on hand. I'm loving all the new inspiration. Here's my layouts, in day order....