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PLEAT FLOWERS

Hello everyone and welcome to another wonderful "how-to" designed by Lounge Admin member, Kym.

I am sure that you will agree that Kym's tutorials are wonderful and easy to understand and can help you add gorgeous handmade embellishments to your projects.

STEP 1

 

STEP 2

 

STEP 3

 

STEP 4

 

STEP 5

 

And here are the flowers Kym made used on a project....

Don't they look great.....???
Kym has used her flowers on a more heritage-style LO but by changing your papers and the centre piece I am sure that you can make flowers to suit your project.

Thank you Kym for another great tutorial

Wishing you all a happy, scrappy Wednesday

~Shazz and the Team~
xo

INTRODUCING.......

Mel
aka "Mellovestoscrap"

Mel is one of our lovely Creative Team members.
Instead of the usual questions of "who, what, why and when" I asked Mel to fill in this questionnaire for me.
I hope you enjoy her answers.

NOBODY TOLD ME… That chocoloate was so addictive and that your thighs don't really like chocolate.
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I WANTED TO BE… A skin specialist.
Clearly I am not one but wish I made the money that a skin specialist makes.
FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER… I have loved chocolate.
I WISH SOMEONE STOPPED ME FROM… Eating so much chocolate.
I DON’T NEED MUCH ENCOURAGEMENT TO…Do scrapbooking.
MY FAVOURITE FOOD IS… Chocolate
MY ALL TIME FAVOURITE SONG IS… Celine Dion 'Fly'
THE BEST BOOK I EVER READ WAS… The "Twilight" series
THE MOVIE THAT I CAN WATCH OVER AND OVER AGAIN… Ghost
IT’S CROSSED MY MIND MORE THAN ONCE… that I am really addicted to scrapbooking.
I WISH I COULD… Go on a trip around the world and have as much money to spend on that trip
TO RELAX, I… Love scrapping, or watching a movie, having long baths.
MY GREATEST DISLIKE IS… People that say they know how you feel, and they haven't even been in the same situation
IF I COULD DO ANYTHING AT ALL, I… would help mothers that have a high risk pregnancy to get them through such a hard road, but then if I could do anything maybe I would make it that no mother would have to lose a baby or child.
THE MEAL I COULD EAT REGULARLY… I love italian, so anything Italian
I FIND IT HARD TO… say sorry.
I USED TO WANT TO… own my own scrapping shop
I ALWAYS THOUGHT… That there was no bad luck
I REALLY REGRET… There is one thing that I regret, only one thing.
I WOULD TELL MY 15 YEAR OLD SELF… Gosh, omg so very much. That life is filled with ups and downs, and there is no happy ending. But the most important thing to be true to yourself and never settle. Because as long as you can do that, there will be no regrets.
TODAY I…. Got to scrap and loved it and talked to friends on the phone.
MY FAVOURITE QUOTE… Every breeze that you feel and see brings love and a kiss from me.
MY FAVOURITE THING ABOUT SCRAPBOOKING IS.... My photos, I love bringing them to life and telling the story
SCRAPBOOKING HAS TAUGHT ME....To have patience and sometimes it is best to come back if something isn't working

Thanks for your answers Mel....I find it interesting to learn other people's thoughts on things.
You can see Mel's lovely work here in The Lounge gallery.
Or you can visit Mel's personal blog to find out more about Mel's Life journey.

Thank you for your contribution to The Lounge, Mel.

Wishing you all a happy, scrappy Monday

~Shazz and the Team~
xo

MARCH CYBERCROP WINNERS

Our monthly cybercrop was run last weekend with the theme of
"All Things "Male"
so the girls had a great weekend finding photos of the men in their lives and then scrapping them.

Challenge One was set by CT member, Mel....
"use black on a layout, raw chipboard and to use a journalling tag"

Winning layout by Diana


Challenge Two was set by CT member, Crece.
Her challenge was to scrap a LO based on this fabulous sketch....

And here is the winning layout, created by Kathy ("winelover")

Challenge Three was set by CT member, Storm.
Storm asked the girls to scrap a LO based on this "recipe"
Use 1 cardstock base; 1 photo; 2 pattern papers; 3 different ribbons; 1 frame; and finish off with some staples.
Mix it all together and create an "All Things Male" layout

(the winner of this challenge was chosen by a "random draw")

The winning layout by Julie ("Tassiemum_3")

The bingo crown this month was won by the lovely Jodi ("goddessjodi")

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this month's cybercrop.
Next month's will be held over the weekend of April 13 - 16.
I hope you can join us then

Wishing you all a happy, scrappy day
~Shazz and the Team~
xo

FOR A GOOD CAUSE

Here on the Lounge we have a lovely group of women who love to help out.
Often it just takes one post in The Lounge forum for our girls to jump on board and help out a cause. We are spread all over the country, and even the world in some cases, but that doesn't stop you from opening your hearts and helping when you can.

My friend Cindy Porter is holding a crop day on Good friday to help out the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.

** GOOD FRIDAY CROP **

We are holding a 12 Hour Crafting Crop
 to raise funds for the
Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.

        When:      Friday 6th April, 2012
       Where:    Werribee Racecourse
        Time:     9.00am to 9.00pm
    Cost:     $80.00 (includes Evening
        Meal, Dessert & soft drink)
             (BYO Lunch)

There will be Lucky Door Prizes, Raffles and
chances to win Giveaways etc.

All proceeds from the event including ticket sales and raffles
will be donated to the Good Friday Appeal.

Bookings can be made by paying your non-refundable
$50 Cash Deposit at A Scrappe Angels Heaven
135 Railway Ave, Werribee, Phone: 9742 2000

So all Crafters get your friends together and come along
for a fun day and support a great cause.

It has been approved by the Appeal Committee so if you are in the Melbourne area on Good Friday, pop along and help out this worthy cause.

Cindy is also looking for donations of crafty items (product or finished items) as raffle and lucky door prizes so if you can help out, please contact me - shazz@scraplounge.com.au - and I will put you in touch with Cindy.

Wishing you a happy, scrappy Wednesday

~Shazz and the Team~
xo

HERITAGE SCRAPPING

I am finding with the advances in technology these days, copying and re-printing "old" photos is a lot easier than it was even 10 years ago.
Recently my Dad had his Mother and Father's (my grandparents) very damaged wedding photo restored and now there is a gorgeous print of my Nana and "Old Bean" on their wedding day, minus the torn edge, the water marks and the acid staining.
It's a precious memory to have of two people who were very special to me.

So where do you start to scrap a heritage photo...???

After looking through a lot of online articles I found a very good one with great ideas over at Scrapbook.com

Their suggestions include:

• Keep it simple at first...don't go overboard with embellishments and ephemera (collectable items not originally intended to last for more than a short time, such as tickets, posters, postcards, or labels)

• Use distressing techniques - walnut stain, sanding, inking, etc
  Distressing will make your page look more authentic and "aged"
  If you have a piece of patterned paper that you want to use but it's too bright, distress it with walnut stain, inks or some paint to "dull" it down.

• Don't be afraid to make a mistake - sometimes a tear in the side of a photo (especially a print of an old photo) can age it perfectly for your page.

• Heritage photos are traditionally darker.
  You can lighten your LO by using pastel tonings with your papers and embellishments.

• Journalling is important.
  If you can, find out as much as you can about the people in the photo and add it to your LO.
  Heritage journalling should be all about the who, when, what and why.
  Just like you are intrigued by who the people are in your past, so will future generations when they look through your albums.
  My biggest regret is not asking more questions of the older people in my family before they passed on - so many memories are now lost and I can only speculate about the people in the photos that I now possess.

• Include embellishments such as ephemera from the era that you are scrapping (lots of online images are available), laces, buttons, stitching, etc

 

Here are some gorgeous examples of heritage scrapping that I found when I was looking through The Lounge gallery.....enjoy...!!!

Layout by Julie

 

Layout by Ruth

 

Layout by Kath

 

Layout by Kym

 

Layout by Shazz

 

Layout by Kathy

I hope we have inspired you to go and find some heritage photos, do some research and scrap a precious memory that will last for generations to come

Wishing you a happy, scrappy Tuesday

~Shazz and the Team~
xo

 

ACCORDION FLOWERS

There is something very satisfying in looking at the embellies on a LO and thinking
"I made those myself"

One of my Admin lovelies and previous CT member, Kym has put together a tutorial showing you how to make your own accordion flowers.....and they are just gorgeous.
Try stop at making just one.

STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

STEP 4

STEP 5

STEP 6

STEP 7

And then you add your beautiful accordion flowers to a LO and stand back and admire your handiwork :)

What a gorgeous layout Kym has created.
We would love you to share your projects with us using the accordion flowers that you make.

Wishing you all a happy, scrappy Sunday

~Shazz and the Team~
xo

 

MARCH CYBERCROP

Yes....it's that time again....!!!!
CYBERCROP WEEKEND ON THE LOUNGE....!!!!
This month's theme is "ALL THINGS MALE"

Three great challenges from our Creative Team girls and the competition for the Bingo Queen Crown is well underway again....LOL

CHALLENGE 1 - set by Mel
use black on a layout
use raw chipboard
use a journalling tag

And here is Mel's example.....

CHALLENGE 2 - set by Crece
Crece designed the sketch challenge this month
Great sketch Crece...!!!

And here is Crece's example....

CHALLENGE 3 - set by Storm
Grab a little bit of this and a little bit of that and "VIOLA....!!!!"....
The "recipe" for Storm's layout is.....
1 cardstock base; 1 photo; 2 patterned papers; 3 different ribbons; 1 frame; and finish off with some staples
Mix it all together and create an "All Things Male" layout....!!!

I hope that you will visit us over at The Lounge this month for the cybercrop.
Even if you don't get a chance to scrap you can leave some lovin' in the gallery for the girls.

Wishing you a happy, scrappy Saturday
~Shazz ad the Team~
xo

GUESS WHO HAS SAT ON OUR LOUNGE...???

We have had some quite interesting and "famous" creative souls on The Lounge in years gone by...!!!
Jodi ("goddessjodi") once ran a thread entitled...
"FIVE MINUTES ON THE LOUNGE WITH..."

If you pop over to the forum, look up the "Archived Threads" you will find all the interviews that Jodi posted and they make for some interesting reading.

Check out these amazing scrap spaces
(which have all probably changed by now seeing the interviews are 4 years old -
but they still make for interesting reading)

Look at all that lovely natural light....!!!!

A SERIOUS artist for sure....!!!!

I love that work bench in the middle of the room and she looks like she stands to scrap.

Another room with lots of natural light by the looks of it...!!!

And now you can find who owns what scrap space by browsing through the interviews.
Maybe you would like to share your creating space with us on The Lounge...!!!

Wishing you a happy, scrappy Friday and see you tonight at the cybercrop

~Shazz and the Team~
xo

I HAVE A CONFESSION....

....I am addicted to ATCs...!!!!

And just what IS an ATC I hear you ask...???
ATCs - or Artist Trading Cards - are small, 3.5"x 2.5" themed and numbered pieces of artwork traded between artists.
They can be created using any medium - paper, cloth, mixed media....anything goes really.
On the back you include your name, your email address or website addy, the group they are bing produced for, the theme and also the number, i.e. 1 of 5, 2 of 5, etc

I have quite a collection at home, stored in a folder in plastic sleeves that my boys used to keep their Pokemon and cricket cards in.
I quite often look through my folder, recalling the friends I have traded with and marvelling at how intricate and artistic some of my cards are.
I am currently waiting on 2 swaps to arrive back that I am - the themes are "Little Boy Blue" and "Witches" so two varied themes from the two groups.

I also enjoy swapping ATCs when I go to retreats - it helps me remember the people I was on retreat with and they allow me to take a small piece of that person's artistic talent home with me.

On The Lounge, we run a monthly ATC Club
There are only three people in each group (a very "do-able" number) and each month the theme changes.
Here are the first three months of ATCs from our ATC Club.

 - Row 1: Friendship
Cards by Shazz (me), Crece and Julie
- Row 2: Christmas
ATCs by Shazz (me), Natasha and Tracey
- Row 3: Summer
ATCs by Shazz (me), Kym and Storm

If you would like to join in, sign-up for each month starts on the first of the month and then you have until the 21st of the month to create your ATCs and post them to the people in your group.
So....will you be joining us in this fun and creative addiction...???
I hope so.

~Shazz and the Team~
xo

WHAT IS THIS LITTLE GUY WAITING FOR...???

I think he might be waiting for The Lounge's cybercrop to start this Friday, March 16.

Why not join him and visit us on The Lounge this weekend for our monthly cybercrop...???
Great challenges and our ALWAYS exciting, nail-biting, down-to-the-wire Bingo game.

The theme this month is...
"ALL THINGS MALE"
so grab those photos of your sons, grandsons, your hubbies and partners or maybe even your Dad or your Grandad and get ready to be challenged by the Creative Team.

We will have three great challenges set by Strom, Mel and Crece
(you can get some early-bird clues here)
and of course, Bingo - registration and words here
I should have your words by no later than 6.30 pm Friday (NSW Time)

The cybercrop will kick off at approximately 6 pm (NSW Time) and the first Bingo words will be uploaded at 7 pm.
I hope that you can join us

~Shazz and the Team~
xo