You'll never never know if you never ever go !!!!!!!!!!

I'm talking about the Northern Territory - we have some awesome things up here to see and do.

My LO today features one of the things we have heaps of here - they scare the .... out of me really but this picture is awesome so i had to use it. We had family and friends visit recently and we went on a trip to the jumping crocodiles and this is one them. Its breeding season up here at the moment so we got to see lots of nests as well and all those females protecting all their eggs................

so with out further a do here it is.....................

 My base is made from Helmar's 2 step crackle medium, which sort of looks like croc skin hey ??

 Helmar 450 Quick Dry got my vines & Twine into place. Helmar's Acid Free was used to secure my photo & heading to the LO.

 dont she look scary........................well no doubt she is .....................

 A handy hint about  Helmar's 2 step crackle medium  I learnt this time round. I started with step 1 of the crackle medium and covered a fair area then when dry iIgrabbed my step 2 of the crackle medium to find i was low :-( so I only put it in a few places. Once dry I sprayed ink sprays and let dry again - once dry i found that the areas that only had step 1 applied to it acted like a resist, look above and you will see what i mean - the whiteish areas - pretty cool hey??

I love my HELMAR 2 step crackle medium if you didn't know - off to order more ...........

until next time take care & happy creating

Magical Adventure

It's been awhile since i have been here - I feel like i have been like one of my countrymen and been on walkabout lol

I have been on a trip to see my girl 'Shani' and all the other special friends down that way. In less than 24 hours i did one Territory & 3 States of Australia pretty good going if anyone knows how big Australia is !!

God Bless Sam for driving us xxx

I was up on Helmar's blog yesterday - Helmar teamed up with Darkroom Door here's what i came up with................

checkout the details over at Helmar's Blog

until next time take care out there

Best Mates!

This is my Dad & his best mate Morton. 

Morty isn't with us any longer, he had a heart condition & sadly i lost another brother :-( 

We are family of all girls, 4 of us actually & over the years we had a few brothers King Billy Coke Bottle - Billy was a stocky little fella - I remember a wedding photo of Billy and I, he was dressed in a tuxedo !! & there was Prince another little fella but hairy.

Our Brothers spoilt us with pressies & cards stamped with their paw prints, its those special things in life that make you smile - HEY ??

now for a few close-ups.........

OTC Chippy cogs, OTC Trinkets and other junky finds all stuck into place with HELMAR Acid Free Glue & 450 Quick Dry and misted with Ink sprays

More Chippy, Trinkets & Junk

short and sweet I know but hey that's ME!! 

until next time happy creating and take care out there...............

That's my Girl

 I'm not much of a LO girl but every now and then I give it a whirl............ This is my Girl - Shani 

Papers are from 7 Dots - Domestic Goddess Collection these papers are designed my Finnabair so I thought Finnabair style was the way to go - LOVE IT !!

What a cluster hey? 

Helmar adhesives are perfect for getting all this treasured junk ON !!

All these goodies are from Scrap Matrix and if you go HERE you will find out all the the goodies that I used.

thanks for stopping by until next time take care out there 

Finnabair, Helmar & exciting times !!

Where should one begin............... here goes.............

I have been lucky enough to have been selected for a second term on the DT of Helmar & once again be part of the team with an amazing line-up......i feel bit like a cover girl lol !!

Jamie Cripps

Jennifer Evans

Martha Richardson

Julie Tucker-Wolek

Cheryl Boglioli

Grace Lauer

Susan Weckesser

Carisa Zglobicki

Cindy Royal

JJ Sobey

Vicky Alberto

Melanie Forbes

'Rae Cooper' - yep that's me :-)

Michelle Wallace

Amy Lynne Lassiter

Liz Chidester

Jen Erickson

Beck Beattie

Sandie Edwards

Lydell Quin- Our Helmar Challenge and Sketch Artist

Erin Morehouse - Our May Guest Designer

Lisa Wilkinson - Our June Guest Designer

Katie Nolan-Denhan - Our July Guest Designer

Kate Vickers -Our August Guest Designer

Cheryl Walker - Our September Guest Designer

Erika Taylor- Design Team Coordinator

Also Jessica Morales will be doing some amazing videos for us on a regular basis and we wanted to give her a shout out too.

&&&&& another Huge highlight for me - I hosted  "Territory Dreaming" with our STAR being Finnabair!! Words cant explain how special i feel to have had this chance of a lifetime with one of my idols. I learnt so much and had extra time with Finn to play, sight see & just spend time with her - she is such a sweetie and so inspirational to be around - it was like winning the lotto to me and i will be smiling for along time yet - so thanks Finn you rocked my world xxx

Group hug with Finn, Ang, Wendy & Me :-)

My results from playing with Finn until 3 am -  Journal cover :-) 

I used lots of Helmar goodies to get my grunge on !!

Back of my Journal

 Peeks of my Teabag Journal front as its still a work in progress

  Back of Journal

 Industrial Baroque LO

Inky Memories LO done by Finn for me - I'm the little cutie in the front hehe... also starring Jimmy James, Ang & Sammy

 My attempt starring Shani, Billy-Joe & Courtney!! I think i got a bit carried away with the stamps lol.....

and my canvas well its still coming lol................

Now i think its time to get back to reality :-( not fair hey lol !!

until next time take care xx

Helmar Holiday Hop

Helmar Holiday Hop

It’s that time of year where we all start thinking of the holidays so what better way to get your Holiday spirit than a great Helmar Holiday Hop? Filled with so much Holiday cheer and some amazing projects featuring all the different Helmar Adhesives.

Hello everyone and welcome to my stop on the Helmar Holiday Hop. If you have been following along, you should have hopped here from Tracy’s blog. If not, you just have to stop at the Helmar Blog and start from the beginning. There are goodies along the way and we don’t want you to miss a thing.

  I wanted to share with you one of latest Grunge layered LO's - the second in my series. You cant do one brother without the other now can you? (and I have 3 more nephews and my own 2 sons to go lol) so all i got to do now is pop them in a frame and give to the boys for Chrissie.

JB always has a grin on his face - so 'GRINNERS ARE WINNERS' was a given as a title!

 The goodies I used were Helmar Acid Free- Neutral pH glue ,Helmar 450 Quick Dry & Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots , 7 Dots Studio - Dreamer Collection Papers designed by Anna Dabrowska aka Finnabair, Out There Chippy Bricks & Bricks, Clocks & Cogs, Out There Trinkets, Glimmermist other hardware and bits and bobs.

 Lots and lots of layering and all put together with Helmar 450 Quick Dry & Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots

  Helmar Acid Free- Neutral pH glue  makes sure that lettering won't fall off!

 Helmar 450 Quick Dry is just perfect for those hardware bits & bobs!

Layers, layers oh and a few more layers - all done with a little help from HELMAR!!

Make sure you leave a comment at every stop because the elves of Helmar will be giving away prizes to some lucky Helmar fans. Now hop on over to Connie’s blog to see another amazing Helmar Holiday project. The Holiday Hop will be open for comments until 11:59P.S.T December 4^th , so take a look and enjoy a little holiday spirit from all of us on the Helmar Team. Thanks again for stopping by today and Happy Holidays.

Got Ya!

WOW, WOW & WOW these 7 Dots Studio - Dreamer Collection Papers designed by Anna Dabrowska aka Finnabair  offer so much inspiration! Check them out - they are to TDF!!

I got my grunge ON!!

 How cheeky is Fras bless his white cotton socks xx

 Papers -  7 Dots - Dreamer Collection - City Lights - both sides & 6 x 6 Sticker Sheet, Helmar Acid Free- Neutral pH glue & Helmar 450 Quick Dry, Out There Chippy Cogs, Barb Wire Fence,  Clocks (a new one that's not even on site yet lol), Glimmermists, Out There Trinkets - Steampunk, German Scrap Paper Laces Muslin, Ideaology Pen nib and a few other bits & bobs

Go get your grunge ON - would love to see what you come up with!

Take Care

Cover Girls - Scrapbooking Memories - Vol 13 No 11

Mini Me - Mirror, Mirror on the wall, I am my mother after all!

Woop Woop - First time I have ever submitted and I got the Cover - how stoked am I, like TOTALLY! OK so it's not actually my smiling face but my name is there somewhere, so that does it for me and I can now tick it off my bucket list lol

 My sister Wendy & her daughter Abbee

Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden papers, Out There Chippy, German Scrap, Flowers & Pearls 

I really don't consider myself to be a LO girl, I struggle let me tell you. I would like to thank my sister Ang & Nic Howard for all the inspiration, techniques, encouragement & everything else that goes with pulling a LO together. If it wasn't for them I would still only have one LO in my album, bless their white cotton socks!

September is definitely my month, I'm loving every bit of it & I'm not sure i could top it -  A DT call up, Cover Girl, Bali & another year older. Not looking forward to adding another digit, but i guess the upside is i can add a little wiser to that list too.

Take Care

'Love'

White is a huge love of mine - White on White yummo!!

Embossed Cardstock, Chippy painted thick with Picket Fence Crackle Paint to add lots of 

texture,  Muslin, Gesso, Transparency, Helmar Scrap Dots & a Prima Vine 

& this is my end result.

Simple but elegant!

Getting My Glitz On - June Challenge

 

"Get Your Glitz On" June Challenge

Lovin' these GLITZ papers and decided to have ago at this month's challenge. 

Papers are Laced with Grace Collection, Glitz lettering, Out There Chippy Swirly Scroll & Fancy Frame, Prima Flowers & Pearls,German Scrap Trim, T!m's Kraft Glassine, Stamps, Heart & Wings Trinket & Hatpin.

Happy creating, take care xx