Glass Half Full: September 2013

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Family Memory album

This week on The Heidi Swapp blog we are sharing projects using the new Mixed Company Memory File kits that are available now. I decided to make a family keepsake album and frame that celebrates my family and our memories. I have a step x step on the blog that shares how I created the frame using her stencils and Colorshine.

The memory file album lifts out of the frame to be viewed.

I have combined 6 memory files in total to complete my project. I have added in photos and stories from the beginning of my husband's relationship, including our wedding, honeymoon and first pregnancy.

The fun flair is from Greatest View.

I documented our family memories after our boys were born to present day.

I plan to have my sons write their thoughts every few years on our family..

I have created pages that can be added to in the future as our family continues to create more memories and stories.

I have mixed in older Memory Files from previous collections to show how Mixed Company works so effortlessly with these items.

I love that this project now sits in my lounge room in the frame that all can view and share and that I can add to it every year with our new memories that are definitely worth saving!

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Friends

This week over at JOT magazine we have been celebrating Project Life but in a different way. Kim asked us to create a layout using 3x4 cards from a Core Kit from Becky Higgins. I chose these bright happy cards which matched the bright happy colours in my photo perfectly. I teamed these up with some NEW papers and embellishments from Heidi Swapp.

I have added in some machine stitching and layered over some Epoxy words, Color Magic goodies and used the new yummy Navy Colorshine!

Love the flair from Greatest View.

I had to sprinkle in some sequins as well!

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Mummy I love you!

A new mood board has gone up over at JOT magazine. I was lucky enough to be the Guest Pinner and I had a heap of fun collecting the mood board images, of course I had to add in a touch of yellow (wink).

The colours and patterns were just a perfect match for the Pebbles new 'From Me to You' collection.

I added in a mini voice recorder with the words from my son "I love you Mummy" I just love this, the way he says it, his intonation... just melts me every time.

I tried a bit of water colour painting on the photo mat under my photo.

I've added in some machine stitching for a different look.

I hope you can play along !

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Navy and Citron!!!!!

Over on the Heidi Swapp blog we have been celebrating the new Color Shine colours that were released recently at CHA.

I got to play with Citron and Navy. They are just so delish and I came up with this layout. There are step x step instructions on Heidi's blog showing how I created some of the elements for my page!

I created a shaker frame.

The new ColorShine Colours Navy and Citron!

Before I go I have a little sneak of my Album I will be teaching during Heidi's
Make Pretty Stuff Down Under tour in November, If you haven't signed up for the classes I hope you do! All the information including a new class and venue for Sydney you can find here.