Latest DT project.......

Hi everyone. I just wanted to post a picture of my latest design team effort over at Scraptivate. It is a 12x 10 inch flat canvas that I have used lots of colour washes in order to build up my background. I knew I wanted an image of a faerie of sorts and managed to find this fantastic image on the net. Once I had adhered her with gel medium I set out with my water soluble crayons to add both depth and light and shade to the canvas. Also added a little under the girl herself to ground her to the picture. The foreground foliage is all build up using various stamps. And then last but not least I wanted her to live under a sky full of stars, so used the new tiny chipboard stars from Collections. Let me know what you think, and if you loved to see her up close and in the flesh, she now lives at Scraptivate for a while! 

Mel

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A stamp Giveaway......

Check out these cool stamps here BLOG.

Mel 

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Idol week 7........

So ladies, I have finished my week seven Idol page. What do you think? It's really going to be a tough week, 8 incredible scrappers and only a few votes??? what the? What ever will we do. Don't forget to pop by the forum over the weekend and vote for your faves.

Mel

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Wow..........

So I some how have made it through the week six voting for Embellished Idol, and am currently working on my week seven LO. Thanks to everyone who may have voted for me, I actually can't believe I have made it this far. This is the third year I have been a contestant and I am so excited as I have never made it this close to the end. 

So this week is going to be huge. We are down to 8 incredibly talented women who scrap like the devil. I mean really how are we going to be able to choose this week, it is really going to be quite impossible really.

So apart for Idol, not much else has been going on in my life really. I have been working a fair bit of late, and not had much time for much else. I am looking forward to a weekend off. A whole weekend???? wow that would be amazing. I have started to think about some birthday plans. I am actually going to be in Perth for my birthday this year ( not that I really wanted to be) I had a secret plan to spent every birthday in my 30's some place other than home, but this year has escaped me. I am actually going to Melbourne in December to Heidi Swapp's big scraptacular day, so maybe I buy my plane ticket on my birthday and that will sorta seem like something?.........maybe. Hehe, nah, might be nice to spend this one with my family and my friends for a change. 

Well have big plans for my Wednesday, I am growing to love Wednesdays alot!!! It is my big creating day!!! No other plans but to play in my studio. I love that word! Studio.....studio......it's actually just a room with all my scrapping gear, and few shelves, and not much else. though it does always seem to be very full, messy and not much space to move. Maybe I should spend some time cleaning up in there tomorrow??? Narrrh, I am so playing, it is way more fun!!!! 

Well have a fab Wednesday everyone, hope you have sunshine and warmth in your day!!!!

Mel

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Some 3D houses, and week 6 Idol..........

Just a quick post. Just wanted to share some 3D houses I have made over the last couple of weeks! and to post my pic of my LO for Idol round six. If you get a chance pop over to the forum and vote for your fave three LO's again this week.

Mel 

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Idol round Five....

Well I have made it to round five of Embellished Idol, and this week we had to do a non-person LO. Now I straight away thought I was going to do another LO of my poor cat, but after having another think, decided to do one of my pics form my trip to New Zealand last year!

I absolutely love how it turned out I have to say......let me know what you think! If you get a chance, pop on over to the Embellished site and cast your vote for your fave week Five LO.

Mel 

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Check these out.....

I saw these new chipboard shapes, and loved them. I particularly love the Vanilla Ice one!!!

Vanilla Ice, Ice Baby..... aaahhh, child of the late 80's.

Anne Lederhose.

Mel 

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Create Paint Blog......

My good friend Nichole invited me to participate in a new painting blog a group of friends have start up. We are given a topic every six weeks and it is then up to us as to how we interpret that topic. I have just finished my first painting, and I am well impressed. Probably not many of you know I studied Fine Arts at University, but I am a Textile Artist mainly, but I could resist the challenge of Painting. It has always been my weakest medium to work with, but I think maybe, it has been because I have always been a little scared of it really. Well I am going to have some fun and not worry to much about things, and paint, paint, paint.

Pop on over to the blog and check it out for yourself, some very cool stuff happening there. Create Paint.

Also, leave me comment and let me know what you think of my Self Portrait???

Have Fun,

Mel

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