My Top 10 Crafty Creations for 2012

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Kellie

Before I get to my top 10. I have decided that it’s time to move on from this here blog. With the complications I am having with links and zip folders and what not. And no one really knowing why and wanting to start the new year in a good way, fresh! I thought really hard on this, but not overly long, because it just felt right, right away when the idea came to me. 2013 will bring a fresh start for me. And new blog, that I have been working hard on over the past few days. I will have more SOON.

I can’t believe I am at this time of year and doing this again. But it’s really is always so much fun to go back through my year and see how much I have grown. Well I like to think I have, haha. Here are my TOP 10 and I wrote a little something above each one. It’s almost 2013 here in Australia and that means it’s time to share my…

Way back in January 2012 in my card making days, this is one of my all time favourite cards that I made and I think it has absolutely everything to do with the image from Krista at Saturated Canary.

I don’t know why, but there is something whimsical about this smash page that makes it one of my favourites, because it’s so Heidi, so suiting. Using image from AngieDelarie.

This what a RE-SCRAP. You can find the blog post HERE… I took an old scrapbook page and re-scrapped it. It’s a photo of my mum and I and one that I have always just loved. She looks so hippy, just like me.

My first daybook that I completed and basically my only still. And I loved absolutely every moment of it and love getting it out to flick through. I had no theme, just added photos that I loved and made sure there was a bit of everyone. Amy Tan [Tangerine] is amazing and I was lucky to meet her and get her to sign this very daybook! Something I will now cherish forever.

I love my sister, would do anything for her. And I love when she comes to town for a weekend. It’s almost like she feels she can be her again. Not that is fake haha, but she gets to let down her hair and leave her stressful work life behind just for a little while and be a dag and an amazing aunty. One of my favourite smash pages to date and I think it’s mainly because of the photos of Bashy…

I love this layout. Am I aloud to say that? We should be proud of what we do! I got a mini kit from Jodie at Polka Dot Creative and while I was meant to be cooking dinner I kept coming back to this layout and it came together by the time dinner was on. It all just came together so well and I love the photo of my mini me and I.

This was one of my first 12 x 12 layouts that I done. It all came together so well and using Amy Tan products really does help, as they are so me! I love doing a clutter in a corner and paint spots around that, that is my style [lately]. This was a Design Team work for Polka Dot Creative.

I put this together to showcase my stamps and while I smudged the black ink spots and thought I wasn’t happy with it, the more I kept looking at it the more imperfectly perfect it was for my style.

Project Life didn’t play a BIG role in my life this year, not like I was hoping for. But it did play a part of it. 2013 is going to be different I can feel it. But till then I am still going to play catch up with 2012 and this week was done as part of a hop for Paper Issues and The Stamp Shop.

I made a few Christmas crafts and I actually wanted to list another 4, but of course I like them more so because they are my latest creations. This happened when I did this last year. i had to stop myself from wanting to pick all my latest crafts. I was so pleased with how this turned out. I am considering just leaving it there for the year on my door!

There you have it my top 10. So what are your top 10? If you do a post or already did a post, why not come along and link them up to the linky below and check out other people’s top 10. Nothing like a burst of inspiration for the new year.

Day 3 of 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Kellie

Another day with another giveaway. While these are Christmas Giveaways, they wont all be Christmas theme based. But still who doesn’t love a giveaway? And with this one you could get Christmas theme if you wanted to, with a $25 voucher from…

Here is a little from Krista herself :- Hello friends! My name is Krista, and I draw fun characters for stampers/coloring fanatics:). I have two sweet, goofy kiddos; Niamh is 9 and Philly is 7. I’ve been married for 11 years and live in a quiet, country area in South Jersey (USA). The last year has been pretty amazing…I’ve met so many wonderful people from the crafty world! I’d love if you would stop over to Saturated Canary and say ‘hello’!! You’ll find a mix of artwork, family adventures, random thoughts, and a sprinkling of fashion. Be sure to introduce yourself:)…I love making new friends!

HOW TO WIN :

Be a follower of my blog
Like my blog FB page HERE…
Like the Saturated Canary FB page HERE…
Leave a comment on this here blog and let me know what is top of your Christmas wishlist?

I’ll be back again tomorrow with another giveaway.

Smashing Sunday… [Picture Heavy-ish...]

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Kellie

Well would you look at that it’s Sunday and I am posting my post. Only I don’t have any pages to show you “per say” I decided to do another Smashing Sunday, where I share about a question I have been asked recently about SMASH* as I do get them a lot. And I always love sharing my thoughts and ideas and help someone get into it.

And before I do start to waffle on as when I love a topic there is NO stopping me. I do have to make a little side note that I do not claim in anyway to be a professional smasher (if there is such a thing, lol) and that I am in no way linked to the company. These are all my own ideas and experiences…

I get asked this a LOT, because I know it can be quit daunting when you first start, all the pretty pages, you don’t want to cover them and your not sure what to smash about? I like to call myself a smashbooker as I sort of smash and sort of scrapbook.

Do you hold onto tickets
What about birthday cards
I’m sure you all have bits and bobs
Or photos from your instax or had lying around.

Well then this could be the thing for you. If you follow my blog then you would have seen all my SMASH* related posts, but if not then here is a link that will take you to check out all the posts linked to SMASH* HERE …. Do you want to scrapbook but never really done it before? Then this is perfect. You do not have to use a bunch of embellishments like you do if your a cardmaker or scrapbooker. You could just stick the photos in, add some washi tape and jot down what happened and where.

I am going to share a range of older smashed pages to share with you some of the things you could smash about…

This is a smash page I did a while back. Although it’s only a work in progress in this picture I wanted to share it to show that you don’t always have to smash about photos, or anything in particular. This page is all about coffee as I love me a good coffee. I smashed this in my pink smash book and was smashing this on the loungeroom floor while watching a DVD with the family. I think that is something I love so much about smash booking as well. I can grab a handful of things and only use them and it works. YES they are my pj pants…

The above is one of my VERY first pages and done in my Blue smash book. When I started I made the BIG mistake in trying to follow along with other people and not try and find my own style but mix the style of a few people I admire. I say mistake because I look back on those pages and do not like them, they are not me. BUT in saying that I wanted to show this page to show that YOU DO NOT have to use a range of embellishments all the time, a little note and washi tape and page DONE. I smashed about a few things like the postal box was something we walked to every day, Balcony and view one of my favourite things, I wake to Heidi beside me almost daily (not so much anymore, my girl is growing up). These are all little things, but little things I now wont forget about. All photos were instagramed.

I really LOVED smashing the pages above. I done these while sitting outside watching the girls play about on the trampoline and what not. I wanted to smash that day I remember but I was stuck for an idea and then I looked on the table and these were all sitting on the table around me, and made perfect sense. Again this page does not contain all that much of embellishment wise.

Journalling is always something that people find harder to do. Some people love doing it and others are put off because they either don’t like their own hand writting (guilty) or they are worried that by doing so they will wreck their pages (guilty). But I love looking back now and regardless of if I like my hand writing, it’s there and it adds a great personal touch.

Getting personal. Some people start smashing and then they release it’s a great release for all the things you have been keeping in. It almost becomes your journal of sorts and I have started to smash about a few personal things that occur in my life and it feels great when I look back over them.

Quick, simple and easy. The above was just that. Some people think that because you have smash book you have to fill every bit of the page, this is not true. Some people like me only pop a little something there and over there and done. It’s all about what you want to do and feel comfortable with. Alpha’s are perfect to smash with. Was smashed in my Blue smash book.

The mess myself and Kira make on the kitchen table when we are smashing. Has nothing to do with showing ideas on what to smash about, I just wanted to warn that it can be messy, but it’s a smashing good time!

So there you have it, a little bit on what I smash about and why, that might help some of you finally dive into those books you are holding onto.

Saturated Canary Mini Diana Giveaway

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Kellie

Krista over at Saturated Canary is having a giveaway of this CUTE to boot mini camera and after looking it up and seeing reviews I just have, HAVE to have one, so am trying my chances to WIN one. Have a look at it….

Click on over HERE…. to see how you can get a chance to WIN…

Instagram Monday… LINKY UP…

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Kellie

I hope all you mum’s out there had a fabulous Mother’s Day. I was very lucky and even got breakfast in bed cooked all by my girls! Then we all sat around in bed, Pippa included. Not long after that but it was all go, go with having a family BBQ lunch here and then heading out to the in-laws for dinner there. It was a fabulous day and I felt very special.

So now I have a double dose of my Monday Instagram for you all seems as though I missed last week……

Come along and LINK up with your week…..

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Kellie

If you are looking for my Saturated Canary and Freckles & Pigtails blog hop post that is running until the 16th click HERE….

Saturated Canary and Freckles and Pigtails Blog Hop… {MANY Prizes}

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Kellie

Welcome to a SMASH*ing Hop hosted by Krista from Saturated Canary and ME from Freckles & Pigtails. We are joined by some talented SMASH*ers and we have so many amazing sponsors and prizes, that we are all so excited. This has been in the making for about a month or so and it’s been hard not to burst.

Saturated Canary is giving away a $25 voucher for her NEW store [when up and running VERY soon]. How amazing is that and is sure to get you a few images to add to your collection or start. Freckled & Pigtails is giving away also a $25 voucher. [Due to being ill store update was moved back]. With so many NEW and exciting things coming to store that can be used for many forms of crafts, scrapbooking, cardmaking, SMASH*ing and so much more a little something for everyone.

Freckles & Pigtails is giving away one NEW stamp set “Boy [Hearts] Girl” on all the girls in the hop. YUP that is a total of 8 chances to win yourself a new little stamp set…

IF YOU HAVE COME FROM EMMA then you are on track. If not you can start from the start at Carisa’s blog.

Blue Bazaar a online store here in Australia that also ships international is giving all you hoppers a 15% OFF in their store by using the code BB-BLOG. How amazing is that, and you have till the 31st of May to use it. I know I will be!

My personal sponsor is Kimm from The Beary Scrap and she has been amazing and allowing me to give away a SMASH*ing prize. You will get all of the following…

A SMASH* Book OF CHOICE
A SMASH* Pad OF CHOICE
and a Washi Tape OF CHOICE

That right there is a bit of everything you would need to get started if your a newbie or help to stock up if your as obsessed as I am.

So time to get to my pages. Because Krista and I are the orgainsers we both gave the girls things from our store to smash with and here is what I came up with…. I am not overly happy with it, but being sick I left it till last minute and I wont lie I not long finished it. I am happy with it, but for the hop I wanted to do something WOW and just don’t feel like it has that wow factor if that makes sense but something that is very close to my heart. It was my brother anniversary the other day he would had been turning 27 this year….

See I really wasn’t lying look at all the mess around the book, lol. I used the wedding SMASH* book for this as I am not using it for that but I don’t really have a theme, but if I had to give it one it would be FAMILY…. I really love the Noctura version of the song that is slightly different from the Offspring version, but my brother would hate to know I did a page on him and NOT used Offspring, so I sort of compromised…. I did all the lyrics of Offspring…..

NEXT ON YOUR HOP LIST IS KIMM and her SMASH*ing pages.

I did mention we have many sponsors and here is a list of what you will be in the running for by hopping along to each blog.

2 x $10 vouchers from Freckled Fawn
$35 voucher from Cute Tape
$50 Prize Pack from Blue Bazaar
Amy Tangerine 6×6 paper pad, Amy Tangerine Embellishments, Mini SMASH* book, Camera Die Cuts designed by Kimm herself and something NO ONE else will have from The Beary Scrap.

As well as the prizes that are being given away by Saturated Canary and Freckles & Pigtails.

Blog HOP LIST….

Carisa - http://ladyguineveresinkyfaeries.blogspot.com.au/

Emma - http://craftymummy2five.blogspot.com.au/

Kellie – http://www.kelliewinnell.com.au/

Kimm - http://bearysweetdesigns.blogspot.com.au/

Krista - http://saturatedcanary.blogspot.com.au/

Lizzie - http://www.ohsnaplizzie.com/

Mindy - http://stampinmindy.blogspot.com.au/

Yani – http://frommyartlab.blogspot.com.au/

HOW to be in it for a chance to WIN? Leave a comment ON EVERY blog in the hop. Be sure to read all the requirements on each blog as some might be different. And you have until MAY 16th …. That is SO much time to get around to everyone, because you wont want to miss your chance at winning any of the amazing prizes. IF YOU HAVE TROUBLES COMMENTING ON MY BLOG PLEASE check the link HERE…. As it explains how to make it work.

Saturated Canary Challenge…

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Kellie

I am actually on time whoa, whoa, WHOA …… Stop the press, alert the news, OK maybe it’s not worth the news, but the paper is still debatable, lol.

The challenge this fortnight for Saturated Canary Challenges is something rather easy, something we all need to either make a card or scrapbook page for and of course using a Saturated Canary image is a must, but I am sure you all have one…

….BIRTHDAY….

YES of course I smashed in my SMASH* book. Pretty much a given…. Only I got one page done and not the one oppsite, I had a few plans for it and they weren’t working out, best to walk away come back another day refreshed and ready to get my SMASH* on that page hehe…..

Heidi’s birthday is actually the 8th March not the 10th March, but her party was the 10th so I decided to date stamp 10th over and over like a boarder and love the effect. I used So Sorry I was going for a “it’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to” although Heidi didn’t cry, which is odd as our Heidi is a little bit delicate, basically she can cry at the drop of a hat.

When I took this camera to her party, my friends {well I thought they were till they laughed at me, lol} and sister thought my camera looked HILARIOUS till they seen what it could do and then of course they loved it, even if it is the size of a brick and you look rather weird with it, especially when you put the mirror on to take a head shot with someone, lol. But I couldn’t help but get a picture of my birthday girl, my Heidi.

I used a BUNCH of things from many places. The fabric flat back button is what’s coming to Freckles & Pigtails and I am pretty or VERY excited, as I love using them. The bird is from Typo, there is some Amy Tangerine in there, Washi Tape, Doily and so much more I am sure I have missed.

Come and join us, grab your Saturated Canary image or images and join us HERE… And while your there check out what the other Saturated Canary girls have come up with, they always amaze me and inspire me.

Instagram Monday

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Kellie

Another week gone by, are they not flying by? Little scary really.

I have added a linky and am getting a badge made up for everyone that wants to come along and join in to add to their blog. But my QUESTION to you is, do you like Monday or would you rather join in if it was another day? But keeping in mind you have all week to link up and share your week through instagram. Which if you don’t have this app and can get it, I HIGHLY recommend it.

But for now here is my week through intagram….

Have a fabulous week everyone xx

SMASH*ing Sunday with April Showers…

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Kellie

Before I get into my post I am getting a little badge made up for all you SMASH* ladies and guys to take and pop on your blog when you join in, I have a linky always after my posts and you have all week to link along as I love checking out what other fellow SMASHers have been up to, and feel free to link to an old SMASH* post, no rules, link as much as you like!

I hope you are all having a great weekend so far, I know some of you are still only in Saturday, us Aussie’s are always ahead and I love it when it hits Friday but when it hits Sunday I do wish we were still back in Saturday haha….

So I actually got a load of SMASH*ing done last night/early morning. Was up till 3am with hubby we got hooked into watching Sons of Anarchy season 2. We finished season 1 last week and when I took it back and went there Friday night, as it’s a routine the girls and I have, I was surprised to see they had season 2 for hire.

Sorry I got a bit side tracked there……

So there is a NEW challenge over at Saturated Canary and you still have 3 days to enter….. So be sure to have a play with one of your Saturated Canary images this weekend and join us HERE….

I was running late with my design post so I decided to mix it with my SMASH*ing Sunday post. I had an idea in mind but didn’t know how to get it going, then I sat down and it all flowed together and I love when that happens. And here is what I SMASH*ed….

I think you can pretty much tell when you look at the image below that the frame was already stuck down when I stamped the text stamp right?! I thought it would stamp ok, regardless, HOW wrong was I huh!? Once I was done I thought ugh bugger, but then I didn’t overly mind it.

Yup I left this page all but blank apart from a stamp I took of Kristy last weekend I think by unity, but don’t hold me to that. I just didn’t feel the need to cover it, but thought the stamp was a cute little added extra that was all it needed.

If there was one thing I would change it would be the pen colour. The blue was a bit too blue but sometimes I feel I need to change from the black that comes with the SMASH* journals. I used the amazing image that I have had for some time and so wanted to use and the challenge was perfect for it called “Enjoy the Rain”. I got a divider off Kristy when I went and stayed for the night, I never thought they would be very useful and she didn’t even know what they were haha, but now I rather like them and of course HAVE to have them. The flat back button and fabric yoyo are from my little store, Freckles & Pigtails.

Have a SMASH*ing day xx

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