Fabulous

We had some beautifully refreshing rain yesterday and overnight. When I went for an early morning walk I could smell the lemon scented gums on the air. We then sat outside for breakfast and a cuppa. It's really hard this retirement thing but I think that if I try hard I may get the hang of it. So while I try to get the hang of it I have done a challenge for White With One which was to use the colour Princess Pink. I wanted a page that was pretty and delicate.I decided to border my page with a Kaisercraft pink spot from their Oh So Lovely Collection . Then a little spritzing and  a script stamp prepared the background. The photo of my little fairy princess at her birthday was perfect for this challenge. Adding a collection of butterflies, flowers and bling and the page was "fabulous "  

Fabulous

Hmmm. I think I have a little bit of shadow effect in the photo. Ho hum that is something for me to work on. I hope you have enjoyed my page. Leave me a message if you would like to comment. Happy Scrapping. Heather Bensley.    

Congratulations

How can we already be into the second week for the year? I have had a relaxing time. I retired from work on Christmas Eve and have already read two books and have done three scrapbook pages. I had better slow down or I will be setting a standard that I won't be able to sustain. I guess the hot weather keeps you inside under the aircon also. I have quite a bucket list to work through. The first page is the challenge Jo has set for Scrapbookit. It was a great mood board with a lot to challenge you. I decided  to go with the bright colours and the circles with just a dash of the black and white. Our number 2 grandchild, Noah, graduated from Kindergarten in 2016 and is very excited and looking forward to school in 2017. He is proudly holding his certificate and the photo is a great contrast to the bright colours that I chose to use.

Congratulations

 I think one of the items that I should put on my bucket list is to learn how to photograph my pages to give an accurate image. Anyhow I hope you enjoy my page. Happy Scrapping. Heather Bensley.  

Look to the Stars

Towards the end of last year I received an exciting email from Alicia from the 123 Challenge Blog. She asked me if I would like to be part of the Design Team for her blog. OMG I was extremely excited to accept her offer.  This is my first page as a member of the design team for 123 Challenge Blog. The challenge was Blue, stars and the word Proud. Browsing through my photos I found the perfect one to go with the colours I wanted to work with. Using a Kaisercraft mist, antique gold, I spritzed the background first. Then I used a grunge stamp to add to the background. The star die that I have used was the first die that I bought and has been very well used over the years.     

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and have a fabulous new year. Happy Scrapping. Heather Bensley.    

I'm Dreaming of.......

Gosh it is getting so close to Christmas. Most pressie's are bought and wrapped and under the Christmas tree. So there is just a little time to do another challenge. The White with One challenge was Green Flash. 'Tis the season so I thought that I would do a Christmas themed page. The photo I used was actually taken a few years ago but worked well with my page. The crispness of the green against a white background was a lovely look.  

I'm Dreaming of....

  I hope you have enjoyed my page. Have a happy Christmas and New Year. Happy Scrapping.  Heather B.  

Love That Smile

OMG when I look at this photo of Fletcher I just can't help but smile. It is quite contagious. This month at Scrapbookit Jo has come up with a recipe, a little bit like a countdown.  5 squares, 4 buttons,  3 flowers, 2 arrows and 1 circle. Because I didn't want to detract from the photo I have kept the page quite simple. I really like simple on a page. The colours and Jo's recipe all work well together and I have also added a little stamping, and the good old twine and a few bits.

Love That Smile

I hope that you have enjoyed my page. Happy scrapping. Heather B.

Believe & Be Yourself

As everyone, I can't believe that December has rolled around again. Christmas shopping is nearly done and the hot weather has arrived albeit a bit belated. The hot weather and I really don't see eye to eye so it gives me time in the air conditioning to scrapbook. The early morning is beautiful in the garden before the hot sun comes over and then I hibernate. My first challenge this month is 123 Challenge Blog which is...Silver, Believe and layers. For the silver I was tempted to go for the good old glitter but then I remembered a technique that I had used quite a time ago. I used some cardstock, applied a thin layer of glue and the smoothed some kitchen foil over this. When it had set I then used a Kaisercraft die, circle vines, to cut a circle to use as a frame on the photo. Then I die cut a few extras to add to the page. To frame the photo I also foil covered some cardstock and used this as the frame and the first of my layers for the photo. Sometimes when you edit your page it is not quite as you would like. But I think it will get the idea across.  

Believe and Be Yourself

    I hope you have enjoyed my page. Happy Scrapping. Heather B.  

Hello Sunshine

This is a late in the month post for Scrapbookit. The sketch challenge incorporated three photo's.  I had a very colourful paper pack that I had bought from Jo when I was at the Spring retreat. It was "What a wonderful Day" by fancy pants design. The colours were a fabulous combination to work to complement the sunny look in the photo's.  The title was some words I had that were wood veneer,  so I thought that I would colour them with distress ink. And then I thought of a wonderful old friend that I had not used for quite a while...Dimensional Magic. OMG it was definitely magic. I loved the finish so much I then did the wooden leaf and then the dolphin and I was ready to continue with more. I just had to force myself to stop. This is definitely something I am going to revisit on future pages. A few sequins and some twine.....my other go to items and the page was done.  

Hello Sunshine

I hope you have enjoyed my page. Happy Scrapping.  Heather B.