Rainbow Splendour 1st Birthday Sale ! RSVP to enter the giveaway.

The Rainbow Splendour 1st birthday sale date has been announced! The sale will happen Thursday August 16th at 7pm on the Rainbow Splendour blog.

RSVP to the Facebook sale event here to go in the chance to win an awesome Rainbow Splendour giveaway.

In other Rainbow Splendour news- Check out my first GDT layout which is up on the blog- see here.

Also check out my layout (and card) in the current Scrapbooking Memories magazine on page 93 (Volume 14, number 11). I was asked to take part in a scrappers challenge using goodies sent to me via Scrapbooking memories. I managed to sneak one of my favourite Rainbow Splendour products onto the layout. Can you see the heart felt clip on the layout?!

TFL x

Queen Madeline

Happy Friday to you all! Perhaps you are like me and have found the year has flown by!? There is just not enough hours in the day for me at the moment. I certainly would love a few more each day for scrapping.
I'm quite a slow scrapper. If I'm short on time and want to get a layout done I often scrap lift one of my old favourites.
I have done a few of those recently  

I decided this month for my challenge at SBT50 to make you a sketch out of one of my old favourite designs, it's a quick and easy one and the page design flows well.

Here is the sketch for the challenge. 
Feel free to add stuff, or skip stuff in the sketch. Interpret as you wish, but I would like to see the bones of the sketch there. I have one extra criteria for you: use at least one handmade embellishment.
I hope you will all pop on over here and give the challenge a go. There is a voucher from wicked princesses up for grab for the winner of the challenge. While you are there be sure to check out Ant's technique challenge and Vicki's quote challenge.

Here is my example layout:

Products used:
Basic Grey and American crafts patterned paper
Prima flower
Sam and Lucy alphas
Evalicious badge
D-lish scraps washi tape
Shimmerz coloringz
Shimmerz blingz
Rainbow splendour- Mini book paper envelopes, heart pop, book print pinwheel, felt tags, Mini pinwheel and felt butterfly.
Twine
Acrylic paint
Helmer's scrap dots

TFL xo

Super exciting scrappy news and goodies to be won!

I'm a super excited to announce that I am Guest designing this month for Rainbow Splendour. Check out the announcement post here.

It is such an honour as I honestly adore every handmade goodie from Rainbow Splendour.

Just check out all the pages on my blog. The majority of them have at least one Rainbow Splendour goodie on them.

They add such awesome colour and texture to a page.

If you haven't already checked out Rainbow Splendour then now is the time!

This month is extra special at Rainbow Splendour as it's the first birthday celebration! 

Woo hoo! Happy Birthday to Rainbow Splendour and the gorgeous owner Chloe.

So to get your hands on some of these goodies you won't have to wait long. There will be a birthday sale this month. Or you could WIN some Rainbow Splendour goodies.

All you have to do has this: 

SO .... who wants to WIN SOME RAINBOW SPLENDOUR GOODIES this month??  All you have to do is upload a page using RBS onto our Facebook page.  Show us what you've created!  We can't wait to see it!!!  Now, I have a number of prizes here that I will give out randomly to people who share their pages with us.  You never know when it will be ;-).  So, start creating and sharing!!

Now be sure to pop on over to the Rainbow Splendour blog and follow the blog so you can keep up to date. Or the Facebook page is also were sales are posted.

Make sure to check out the layout posted from my fellow Guest Designer- Marisa Page.

And keep a look out for my layouts which will be shared on the Rainbow Splendour blog over this month.

I will leave you with two sneaks of some of my Guest Designer layouts for Rainbow Splendour this month.

TFL xo

A spoonful of sprinkles!!

Hi all,
I hope you are having a fabulous weekend. If you want some great scrappy inspiration then check out the gorgeous case file number 30, which is now live at CSI!

Here is the case file:

Here is my DT example for the case:

For my evidence I used:
distressing- of the edges of the page
Dripping- of paint and mist
Metal- Prima flowers with metal in the centres and metal dangles.
Fabric- blue netting, calico flowers, canvas tags
Sprinkles (interpret as you wish)- I literally added sprinkles (hundreds and thousands) to my embellishments and background

For my testimony I used:
Four favourites (write about four favourite anythings)
My journalling reads:
"4 favourite ways to consume sprinkles:
1. On ice cream
2. Fairy bread
3.Sprinkle chocolates
4. On a spoon!!! "

Some close ups:

Products used:

American crafts card stock and alphas

Basic grey patterned paper

Prima flowers

Petaloo flower

Kaiser acrylic paints

Burdy's handmade flowers and tags

D-lish scraps: resin frame, resin cameo, spotty button and mini roses

Fabric netting

Yarn

Gesso
Renoir acrylic paint

Sprinkles!
Helmer's scrap dots
3d foam tape.




I will leave you with a sneak peak for next weeks awesome case file at CSI

TFL x

Dream big

Well happy monday everyone. Thank you for your birthday wishes for my man on my last post. The party and his performance was a huge success.

Here is my DT example for the current challenge over at Show us your stuff.
This is the gorgeous inspiration picture.

And as always you need to include handmade goodies.
I would love to see you pop on over and give the challenge a go.

At Show us your stuff we also have a monthly junior scrappers challenge, called Sophie's corner. So get your kids scrapping for this challenge.

Products used:
My minds eye patterned paper
American crafts alphas
Heidi swapp mistable title
Kaiser script stamp
Ranger distress ink
Tattered angels glimmer mists
Shimmerz Spritz
Evalicious badges
D-lish scraps washi tapes and mini roses
Rainbow splendour lace pinwheel and book print mini envelope
Pretty paper petals book print flower (dismantled)
ScrAp this fuzzy felt jotter
Burdy's handmade zipper flowers
Gesso

TFL xo

My Rock God!

Happy Saturday everyone!
We are having my rock god's 40th party tonight! It should be super fun.
Read my journalling on my layout below and you will find out why.
So my layout is based on the wonderful Case file 28 which is now open at CSI.

Here is the case file:

This is my take on the case.

Evidence:

Robots (robot buttons)

circles (multiple circular embellishments)

Repeat an element (repetition of embellishments)

Metal (metal charm, metal bottle caps,bull dog clip)

Used paint to create shadows (dark brown vs white gesso)

Testimony:

I started my journalling with the word "listen"

I documented a story which is crazy

I documented something related to technology.

My journalling is written on a pull down tab, hidden under the photo. It reads:

" Listen to this crazy story of my man and his guitar. It's not bad crazy but wow crazy! A great story and I'm proud to tell it.

It all began in 2010 when his 38th birthday was rapidly approaching. He told me one of the things on his bucket list was to learn to play the electric guitar by age 40! Never having played a guitar before was not going to stop him! We went to the guitar shop to buy a "beginners" guitar.

Of course we left with a limited edition, top of the range, Fender Stratocaster! We also bought him an amp and the latest accessories in guitar technology.

He started tuition and two years later he is gearing up of his big performance.

He is the surprise musical entertainment at his 40th party! I'm so excited to see him perform and so proud of how far he has come in such a crazily short period of time. What a legend! "

Products used:
My minds eye and ruby rock it patterned paper
America crafts alphas
Prima flowers and packaging
Kaiser grid stamp
Tim holtz tissue tape
Heidi swapp stickers
Lil red rocket buttons and flower
Ah scrap bottle caps
Greatest view badges
Purple pumpkin button
Lovely bug bits n bobs button
My crafty retreat bottle caps
Acrylic paints
Bull dog clip
Gesso
3d Foam Tape
Helmers scrap dots

TFL xo

Another purpose for your alphas

Yet another blog post from me today. I told you I was playing catch up : )

Our "Easy as ABC" is still happening over at  SBT50.
The challenge I have set is all about alphas and the many out of the ordinary purposes for them! A great challenge for using up those pesky left over alphabets. I would love to see some of you pop on over here and give my challenge a go.

Products used:
My minds eye patterned paper
Sassafras, american crafts and pink paislee alphas
Dusty attic chipboard
Prima flowers
Kaiser acrylic paint
D-lish scraps washi tape
Rainbour splendour pinwheel and windmill
ScrAp this felt bloom
Charm's creations page runner
Pretty paper petals rolled felt flower
Greatest view birthday badge
Twine
3D foam tape
Helmer's scrap dots

TFL xo