Reflections

'Collections' Grand House - ABC Mini Album Cover

As promised . . . here's the completed 8 x 8 page featuring the 'Collections' Grand House

The 'ABC' letters are clear Heidi Swapp acrylic ones that I inked the back of in Pinecone Versa Ink (what other brown colour ink is there - *grin*) and that I then applied a coating of Glossy Accents so that it would seal in the ink . . . the result is a real swirly effect on the letters as the ink hasn't stayed 'put' - I really love the look . . . it's so very unique I think!

The 'HOME' letters are American Crafts 'Thickers' in a white glitter chipboard that I inked with the Pinecone Versa Ink (see . . . I told you 'Pinecone' brown was a versatile colour - *grin*)

Here's a close-up

I had orginally intended to use a pocket 8 x 8 album for this album BUT I'm now thinking I might use my 'Bind It All' and make a 9 x 9 mini album and actually feature this page on the cover - it's so VERY 'lumpy bumpy' as you can probably imagine . . . mmm - I'll have to ponder that one some more I think!

Anyway . . . here's hoping you are having a wonderful day - I've been out and done the shopping and now that I've shared my promised page, I'd better get busy and get all those groceries put away before I've got to pick up the boys!

Until next time . . .

'Collections' Grand House - ABC Mini Album

I know I've showed you a few of my little 'Collections' houses that I've done in the past - the 'Little Row of 6 Houses' and the one that features on a 'New House Card' but this time I thought I would try something a little different and try my hand at one of the 'Collections' Grand Houses.

This one is featuring on the cover of my 'ABCs of Home' Mini Album that I'm going to create. I had hoped to share the whole 8 x 8 page but the 'ABC' letters are still a little wet, so I'll just have to do that tomorrow . . . in the meantime, I can share some pics of the house with you!

The pattern papers are from a 'Hot Off The Press' booklet of papers that I won in a competition years ago and that I've had sitting around not being used - *grin*.

The clock face is actually from an old men's watch that I pulled apart and added a few KaiserCraft Pearls to along with a little gold pinwheel in the very centre.

The window frame is double mounted with foam tape, giving the whole thing a wonderful 3D look and I added more of the KaiserCraft Pearls to the blossom centres as well.  The 'Cherish', 'Treasure' and 'Memories' words were all taken from a 'Collections' word strip which I cut apart, glued each individual one to a small piece of black chipboard, cut out and then inked the edges before attaching to the window frame!

I promise . . . I'll be back tomorrow to share the whole 8 x 8 page in full . . . right now though, I'm heading outside to do a little gardening - *grin*

Until next time . . .

One World - One Heart Blog Giveaway!

Lisa Oceandreamer of Heart of the Nest and Imagination Cafe is holding her second annual 'One World - One Heart Event'

Lisa says: "It is a blog-wide giveaway event. The original idea behind this was to bring bloggers together from around the world who may never ordinarily meet. It closes the gap of the blog community and enables us to interact, discover new and wonderful people, and in the process possibly win a prize or many prizes along the way."

What a wonderful idea and YES . . . I couldn't resist joining in the fun!

So . . . here is the item I will be giving away on February 14th -

It's a 6 x 6 inch mini album that has been covered with pattern paper (both inside and out) and is decorated in lime green with a hint of blue.

I've used ribbon, brads and some painted chipboard letters to decorate the cover & the wire spine and the back is stamped with my creative logo that says 'Shirley Fyfe'

The mini album is blank on the inside (30 ivory pages) - just perfect for you to personalise with photos, journaling, notes, quotes or any other inpirational idea you might have.

All you have to do for your chance to win this cute little mini album is leave a comment to this post - YES - it really is that simple!

Entries close at midnight (Australian Eastern Standard Time) on Wednesday February 13th AND a random winner will be chosen and announced on Thursday February 14th.

Good luck everyone!

Until next time . . .