Give A Girl A... and Saturated Canary Blog Hop

Welcome to the Give A Girl A ... and Saturated Canary Blog Hop!

This hop is full of inspiration from both teams and there are heaps of prizes to be won, from Saturated Canary images to a 3 month subscription to Give A Girl A ... stamp sets, to each designer hosting a giveaway. So hop along with us and enjoy the ride!

If you have come from the amazingly talented and beautiful Krista then you are right on track. If not you should go to the very start with the gorgeous Kellie.

I'm so excited to be part of this hop. I just love the products from both of these businesses and have had a lot of fun using their stamps and images on my SMASH* page.

I just love to SMASH* - its my thing at the moment. Today's page has a photo of my youngest daughter with a yummy pink meringue cookie shaped like a dog. When I asked her if I could share the answer was "no way ... you wish jelly fish". lol!

From Give A Girl A ... I've used the Keen as Mustard stamp set ("Un real banana peel", "you wish jelly fish", "love" and "insta moment"),  Yesterday stamp set ("today", "3", "1", and "August"), and Best Friends stamp set from tomorrows March release ("I love this girl" and "blah blah blah"). Use the code KARYN for 15% off your Give A Girl A... order.

From Saturated Canary I've used the adorable "Jelly Bug". I have loved Krista's images like forever and this girl is one of my all time favs. She reminds me of my youngest (yes, the gorgeous girl in the photo). And she goes perfectly with the "you wish jelly fish" saying! I've coloured this image using my cool grey copics, I love this look!

This is a page in my Blue SMASH* folio. This is one of my favourite SMASH books as many of the pages are quite quirky. I've left the other side blank because i like it as it is and also my SMASH* books get quite bulky when I use every page.

I love to splatter paint on many of my pages and this page was no exception.

I sprayed a white doilie with turquoise coloured glimmer mist and let it dry - just seems to pop on this page! I am also loving using sequins at the moment.

I've also used some of the October Afternoon Woodland Park collection and alphas, Amy Tangerine ribbon, Stampin' Up! bird paper clip, Chalkboard seven seas glimmer mist, Dear Lizzy lucky charm bits, and doilies, tag, bag and twine from my stash.

I'll be giving away one of the fun Give A Girl A ... stamp sets to one lucky person.
to be in the running all you need to do is
- leave me a comment
- participate in this Blog Hop and leave all the other ladies some comment love too!
I will draw a winner on Wednesday March 6th.

Now continue this hop with the lovely Maria Therese where I'm sure you will find some more amazing inspiration.

Here is the Hop list if you get lost
Kellie
Krista
Karyn <-- you are here
Maria Therese
Jodie
Lou
Damaris
Alyce

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty hugs xx

Beach!

I have been enjoying doing some scrapbooking recently. I really should do more of it! I found I used more of my SMASH*ing style and loved having more "white space" on my pages.

These photos were taken on one of our beach holidays last year. I've used lots of the stamps from the Give A Girl A ... "Endless Summer" stamp set. Some of the sold out stamp sets are currently available for pre-order as is the March release which will be out this Friday! Use the code KARYN for 15% off your order.

I've also used the gorgeous October Afternoon Woodland Park collection, Amy Tangerine alphas, Studio Calico wood veneers, some sparkly sequins, and a fabric yo-yo and twine from my stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty hugs xx

It's all about Family!

Yes, more pages using my favourite October Afternoon "Woodland Park" collection. I just love the fresh summery colours and they coordinate with our clothes at the moment too!

These photos were taken at a family Christmas gathering. It is so special for cousins to get together, and even though their age gap is up to 30 years they still have fun!

I've splattered blue paint in my Black SMASH folio and products I've used include the October Afternoon Woodland Park collection, Studio Calico wood veneers and a tag, twine, and bag from my stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty hugs xx

Church Play!

At Christmas time the children at our church do a wonderful play. They have an amazing "Junior Church" leader who brings a modern day twist to the Christmas story and why it is important.

I've used my Black SMASH folio and products I've used include the October Afternoon Woodland Park collection, Studio Calico wood veneers and a tag, twine, doilie and bag from my stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty hugs xx

Home is ... Where Her Toys Are!

My youngest daughter has such a big heart! She has sooooo many toys and they are all so special to her. When I saw this latest release from Angie Delarie (called Just for my Valentine - love captured my heart) I just had to use it on a SMASH page of my daughters toys - doesn't Teddy look gorgeous in his glasses!

I've splattered paint in my Blue SMASH book and products used include  Angie Delarie Just for my Valentine - love captured my heart digi (coloured with Copics) & Strawberry sweetness embellishments, Studio Calico wood veneers, Dear Lizzie papers & stickers, SMASH* roller date stamp, KaiserCraft Alphas, Typo heart, October Afternoon button, and twine from my stash!

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty hugs xx

Christmas Craft!

I love the idea of hand crafted presents at Christmas time. I bought a plain flower pot and my daughter painted it for her dad for Christmas - these sort of gifts are so special.

I've used some of the Simple Stories Sn@p papers and stickers on this page - I just love them! They are so bright and fresh and perfect for these pages. I must stock up on some more of the range!!

I've used my Black SMASH book and other products include Studio Calico wood veneers, and a tag, bag and twine from my stash!

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty hugs xx

Love!

Can you believe it ... I've made a card ... and I coloured the image with my copics! I really enjoyed myself! I havent done much cardmaking for a while but I recently wanted to make a special card for my 6th wedding anniversary. Angie Delarie has released some gorgeous images for Valentines day and this one (called Just for my Valentine - Dinky ride love style) was perfect for my card.

Stamp/Digi : Just for my Valentine - Dinky ride love style digi (Angie Delarie)
Cardstock: Confetti white, daffodil delight, gumball green (Stampin' Up!)
Papers: Amy Tangerine
Coloured with: Copics 
Other :  heart wood veneers (Studio Calico), ribbon (Amy Tangerine), button (October Afternoon), alphas (KaiserCraft), giant Rhinestone (Glitz), twine and fabric yo-yo (my stash)

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty hugs xx

2012 SMASH Journal Finished!

I have finally finished my 2012 SMASH book. I used the orange book and just loved it for a "yearly diary/journal" - the pages are not as busy as some of the SMASH books are. I used about 6-8 pages per month which was achievable for me. I plan on using my 365 SMASH book for 2013! I will probably use less bulky embellishments in my 2013 book because it gets too bulky. Another option would be to have 2 books and only fill about half the pages in each .. Hmm will think about that!

Here is a view of the completed book. I decided not to decorate the front because I find it is harder for me to store.

 I kept the first page fairly plain

These pages have photos from a local Christmas pageant. It was 40degC that day and we almost melted it was so hot. My youngest daughter Jessica was on the Kindy float "under the sea". She dressed as a fairy ... of course! She was so excited! It made me cry it was all so beautiful and special. Rachael and I wrote silly messages on the road using the chalk "Please Santa, I can explain!" we got a few amused looks!

 These last pages are from Christmas day - just the general larger than life excitement!

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty hugs xx

Keen As Mustard!

Today the February stamp sets are released at Give A Girl A ... There are 2 fabulous sets available "Keen as Mustard" and "Yesterday".  Use the code KARYN for 15% off your order when you spend over $10.

This SMASH* page uses "Get out of town", "Awesome", "Say what?", "He said:" and "She said:" from the "Keen as Mustard" set. They are perfect on this layout of my daughter on the phone. I don't even think anyone was on the other end of the line at the time lol! She is so animated.

I've used my Blue SMASH book and other products include Studio Calico tin pin and wood veneers, Amy Tangerine papers, stickers & washi, Dear Lizzie roller date stamp, Simple Stories Sn@p card, October Afternoon Alphas, Typo heart, and a doilie & paperclip from my stash!

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty hugs xx