My super talented CA! Spotlight on Beatrice.

I just wanted to share with you all some of the layouts my most amazingly talented Creative Assistant Bea Skinner from Bea So Scrappy has made.

Bea has recently joined my Creative Team and I am so happy and lucky to have her! Whenever Bea makes something with one of my kits it feels like I am seeing my kit all over again, because the imagination she uses to create her layouts make me see my kit through her eyes, for the first time again, through new and wondering eyes as I take in the different and amazing ways she uses elements and papers.

I think it's safe to say that Bea is a huge source of inspiration to me!

So Bea, a big thank you from me as I walk through and share some of your lovely work!

Happy 5 - Was made by Beatrice using my Candy Melon Full Kit

Dogs - Was made by Beatrice using my freebie, found here on my blog! 

 Birthday - Was made by Beatrice using my Inspired Full Kit

There are more of Bea's wonderful layouts found below (with my Eclectic kit) and on her blog....link found above to Be a So Scrappy.

Thanks again Bea! I can't wait to see what you make next!

Eclectic Kit plus International Scrapbooking Day is near! Get ready for some fun and discounts!

Hi all......I am thrilled to present a preview of my newest kit for you to see,"Eclectic"!
Eclectic is a kit close to my heart, because at heart I am a very eclectic and slightly Boho person. When I first chose the colours for this kit I was worried......then I put them all together on a swatch and I was REALLY worried! They were amazing and rich colours but they didn't look like they would work together! But I plugged away and had a go at making them and before I new it I had a kit! A beautiful, rich, warm and completely eclectic kit.

I present to you with pride....ECLECTIC!

And check out this STUNNING layout from my amazingly talented creative assistant Bea Skinner of Bea So Scrappy! Here is the link to her amazing blog! Check it out.....

Bea So Scrappy

From talented decorator Melissa Marti, I just LOVE these pictures and the layout is so adorable!:

From our very own wonderful Amanda Shepperd, I love the off the page quality and the clean, elegant, uncluttered look of this layout!:

The talent just keeps coming from our lovely decorators! Here is a gorgeous layout from Tracey Allen:

I love how this layout is nice and masculine but still oh so elegant! 

And from our wonderful DHD Decorator Cheryll Ann:

I just LOVE the multigenerational pic on this layout! Adorable! 

This kit features gorgeous lime, red, blue aqua, cream, light grey and chocolate brown, colours that should not work together but really do! And best of all, it goes with pretty much anything!
I would truly LOVE to see anything you create with this kit, so please....if you do make something with it, please drop me a line and a pic so I can see and post on my blog! You never know....I might give you a prize! Wink, wink, nudge, nudge!


Now for those of you not really sure about what eclectic means...here is a definition as found on the web:

ec·lec·tic  

/iˈklektik/

Adjective Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.

Noun A person who derives ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.

To me it is what I call the Bower Bird Syndrome.... Bower Birds are little birds with style and pizazz who know what they like! They pick up things that catch their attention for miles around and bring them back to the nest to "decorate" it. How cute! Now some Bower Bird nests are absolute works of art! They are full of all kinds of colourful, mismatched and wonderfully random items that they just liked the look of! Usually they choose blue coloured items, but occasionally you get a "designer" bower bird who breaks with tradition....like this cute little nest here.........

Now THAT'S a home! This veritable little bower bird Picasso, has a museum of fun stuff there!

In human terms, eclectic equates to someone who loves a variety of styles, colours, themes, patterns, era's, etc. An eclectic person may have a burgundy couch, green curtains and blue paint on the walls, but (and here is what makes it eclectic rather than an odd assortment of mismatched stuff) an eclectic person will find a way to make those disconnected, mismatched items and colours WORK together! There is a fine line between junkyard and eclectic, but that line is defined by how the finished assortment looks. Here is a picture from Victoria blog that shows eclectic done right!

And this one I just LOVE too! From Interior Design for Houses

I am a true eclectic at heart and my house reflects that (although it is nowhere near as gorgeous as the homes pictured above! But that's a goal to work towards), so to me this kit is a piece of the puzzle of who I am. It expresses part of my personality that helps to define me. I hope this kit inspires the creative in you!

Now....iNSD.....will there be fun to be had at DHD? You bet! Bargains...yup! So make sure you start saving your pennies for the day, coming soon, where the DHD scrapbooking store owner and designers lose their minds and drop prices to silly levels!

And pop in to check for a freebie too!

Cheers,
Jen = )

Candy Melon - Sweet Papers for a Sweet layout

Well, it's release day at DHD again and my layout this week is "Candy Melon" a beautiful spring and summer inspired colour palette of pinks, green and a touch of chocolate brown. Is it any wonder with these colours that my thoughts turned to food? The colours brought to mind those little artificial candy watermelons, strawberries, apples and all things girly, so I filled it with glitter and glam and plenty of variety for lots of different styles.

I hope you like it, and remember it's 30% off for new kits on Thursdays only!

Full Kit:

Paper Set:

 Full Alpha Set:

Element Kit:

Oh....and here is the layout I made for my Photo Journal Book!

TYFL!!! Have a great week! = ) 

Candy Melon......Coming this Thursday!

Hi all,

I am SO excited! I have been working on a really cute kit that has turned out amazing! I am so happy with it and I am sure you will love it too! I was so thrilled for it that I even revamped my logo and blog header! Here's a little sneak peek of the ad I will be using, isn't it cute?

With those colours I had thought I might do a candy apple themed kit, but as soon as I made the little melon it was love at first sight and so "Candy Melon" was born! 

Now I am off to make and post this week's freebie! Stay tuned! 

O.K. So I'm back and have I got a deal for you! How would you like the chance to win a $5 DHD voucher? Yes, that's right.....I give you a freebie PLUS the chance to win a voucher...it doesn't get better than that! 

All you have to do is grab my little freebie Photo Journal Card here:

And make an AWESOME layout or PL, 365 etc style pocket page incorporating this card into it. Then post it to our Gallery and the Challenge Gallery! Easy! 

At any rate....challenge or no challenge, the freebie is here for you to take and enjoy!

House Party!!!! Now available in store!

For those of you not in the know.......DHD has a House Party once a month. What is a house party I hear you ask? Well......it's when you get a bunch of amazing and talented designers together and give them a colour swatch, then let them let their imagination run wild! Each of us makes a kit or kits in these colours, so you have so many kits to choose from and they all mix and match!

This months colour swatch was simply gorgeous.....some would say inspired, so we have named this months House Party "Inspired"!

Here is the stunning (and inspiring) colour swatch we had to work with:

Needless to say with such a wonderfully inspiring colour swatch it wasn't too hard at all to come up with a beautiful, fun and fresh kit! Everyone has done such an amazing job! So make sure you check out our House Party kits on the 1st of April, but until then.....here is a sneak peek of my Inspired kits:

These will be available in my store on April 1! So be sure to check them out then! If you'd like to purchase these, just click on the image you like and it will take you straight there. And as always, these will be 30% off for the first 4 days! 

TYFL!!! = ) 

New Kit and a freebie!

Whilst we are going into Autumn here in Australia, we think often wistfully of our American friends thawing out into Spring! So to help you celebrate this wonderful time of year what could be better than a little Spring Bling?

This new kit has an awesome new feature! Foil effect papers! Including gorgeous patterns, and an awesome Marakesh pattern! And if that's not enough the elements have some new and unusual twists too! 

There's a golden, glittered scalloped page border, a glass and paper flower, a paper and gold flower and a solid gold flower! Plus some adorable lace bows with amazing diamante bling centres! There's also a stunning antique gilded frame to focus all the attention on that special picture! With buttons and tags, brads and ribbons galore I know this kit will be the most versatile and flexible kit you buy this Spring!

Have a look at how adorable it is!

Here's a closer look at the elements:

And here is a better look at those awesome foiled papers!

And here is a layout made (very quickly!) with this kit:

And now for the freebie! 

Drumroll........

A sweet little eyeleted tag set, a tag / mat set, journalling strips and a blinged out gold heart! All exclusive to this blog!

Enjoy! = ) 

Creative Team Call and Sneak Preview of April House Party!

Hi all,

Just putting a shout out to any CT girls who might like to be on my creative team!

Naturally you would get all of my full kits....for FREE prior to release to play with and to do with as you will...... all I ask is that you post your work wherever you can and allow me to post it too so I can promote my kits (and your work) with them!

Sound fair?

Please post a message here if you are interested or contact me via my email, FB, Twitter, Pinterest or any of the other billion ways people can communicate nowadays!

O.K......now down to the business of kits! This weeks kit is still hush hush, but I have been working on my April House Party Kit for DHD. I am really excited about it and I hope you will all share my enthusiasm! I think the colours and patterns are very on trend and I can't wait to see what you all think, so please....if you can spare the time, post a comment, whether it be a suggestion or critique all comments are most welcome!

So, here it is! The theme is going to be "Inspired" and inspiring it truly has been for me!

Here is an example using this kit......please keep in mind I am calling for a creative team for a reason! I am NOT the best digi scrapper! lol!

Now I had better be getting to bed! It's really late here! And I need my sleep so I can work on this weeks kit!

Thanks for stopping by and remember to stay tuned....new freebie here this Thursday! = )

Cheers,

Jen