Passionate About Pages

Fishing

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My husband only goes fishing once or twice a year.  This trip was ocean fishing with a group of industry colleagues.  He only caught the one fish but enjoyed his time on the boat.  The rows of reels caught his photographer's eye as did the jetty boards. 8x4 Blog double page photos - Page 005 I used Timberline papers with Indian Corn Blue cardstock for this layout.  The design was super simple so it was a quick page to make.  When I scrapbook photos of Mike's adventures I try to honour his belief that pages should be classic and mode…

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I LOVE Flip Flaps

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Have you used Close To My Heart Flip Flaps on your album pages yet?  They are the solution scrapbookers have been seeking for years.  Check out the layout I made to hold 22 photos!

Flip FlapsWhat's that you say?

"I can only see 9 photos, Shaunna"

Take another look now I've Flipped the Flaps!!

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Pretty cool, isn't it?  Flip flaps come in many different sizes to hold single photos or multiples.  you can also use them for memorabilia.  I've used 12" long Flip Flaps on this page.  They come in widths of 4", 6" and …

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Mother's Day

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I hope all the mums had a great day yesterday.  Mine turned out to be just so lovely... my family are so supportive of me and made sure I didn't have to do a thing all day (except eat and sip champagne).  I wanted to make this page while the memories were fresh so my journaling told the complete story.  I don't usually type my journaling, preferring hand writing (warts & all) but there was quite a long story to tell.

Mothers Day

So, I chose a very simple layout, based on a card I'd seen by Kimberley Thomas o…

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Love Ewe

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We stayed at a B&B on a farm just out of Narrogin last year.  The cottage we were in was an original building and was quite lovely.  Today's page features some orphaned lambs that were in the paddock next to our accommodation and shots of the farm.

Love Ewe

My sister actually created this page using my photos. Isn't she so very kind?  I love this layout.  She based it on 'Magician's Choice", p116 of the Magic How To Book.  Can you spot how much cleverness went in to these pages????

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My clever team

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My team of consultants, known as the Dazzling Duchesses, get together once a month with consultants from another team to share creative ideas.  We participate in a 10 for 10 Swap.  Each of us brings 10 of the same thing ( a card, page, border or embellishment) and swap them for items made by others.  I find having a collection of samples to share with you, my lovely customer, is so helpful because our teams have great ideas that they teach me and I can pass on to you.

NSD swap

The cards and borders pictur…

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You've Got a Friend S1405A CTMH Australasian May Stamp of the month Blog Hop

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Yippee Yay!  Yippee  Yay!  It's the first of May.  That means it's time for another Australasian Stamp of the Month Blog Hop.  If you arrived here from Patricia's blog you are in the right spot.  If you happened upon us accidently, WELCOME to the hop.  Once you've checked out my post you can click on the link at the bottom to the next blog on the tour.  Eventually you'll end up back here.  Enjoy!

I just love the fun designs of these stamps.  The sentiments are ones we use everyday and will suit s…

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Tourists in our town

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For several years Mike and I have been taking time to be tourists in our own town.  Last year for our anniversary, we booked into a hotel in Fremantle for a couple of nights.  Freo is only a 30 minute drive from home but it is a beautiful port city worth spending more than a few hours in.  These pages showcase our anniversary breakfast in the park across the road from our hotel and our dinner in a delightful tapas bar.

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The Jubilee papers (X7181B) were a perfect compliment for these photos.  I lov…

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Aussie and Kiwi Stamp Set Blog Hop

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Hello and welcome to the Australasian Stamp Sets Blog Hop. If you have arrived here from Mandy's Blog, Hall of Indulgence,then you are in the right place. If you landed here by accident, no problem, please join in by following the link at the end of this post. The hop is a circle so you will end up back here.


As Australasian Close To My Heart consultants we wanted to showcase the Australasian Stamp Sets that Close To My Heart designed especially for our market. The projects we feature  today are…

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All a-flutter

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I have been having the BEST fun in my cropping room this week preparing for National Scrapbook Day.  NSD is all about you – time out with friends, celebrating life’s adventures! Stay true to your own scrapbooking style while you let your creative spirit take flight.  This year's theme is "Free to be me".     My event is a full day crop in Perth on May 17th for all my lovely customers and their friends.  Your registration includes a full colour handout, lots of gifts, morning tea, lunch and loads…

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Embossed accents

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I have a new toy!  My little green Cuttlebug is proving to be so much fun to hang out with.  It works with the CTMH embossing folders to add a textured pattern to flat papers.  There are 5 folders to choose from.  Take a look at them here. The folders will work with other brands of embossing machine, I just like this one because it is so compact and easy to use (and I got a great deal on it because I'm a consultant).



I have 2 cards featuring embossing to show you today.  The first features a subt…

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