Autumn is Definitely Here....

it's been really cold the last few days but still very pretty with the Autumn sun, and the leaves changing colour. This weather, and of course having just come back from Scrap Camp, has kept my inspiration going and on my days off I was busy at my table creating. I love the peaceful feeling I get when I do this, the world slows down and I feel like I can breathe. A big change once I get back to work, when I feel like my brain is bombarded with ideas, facts and jobs which leaves my head spinning and before I know it I'm playing catch up.   But hey that's how it is for everyone these days I think.
Anyway on Tuesday, still on days off and still buzzing from Scrap Camp I did this page, I have to say I really love it. I had no idea when I started what I was going to do, I started with stenciling the doiley with Gesso and then cut a piece of Prima paper, stamped and inked to create the photo mat, cut and punched the strip for under the photo and placed it down. Got my new Kaisercraft background stamps and randomly stamped around the page. The little heart is special, my best friend Tatted it for me and it fitted beautifully on the page. from there it was a couple of stamped tags, and some flowers. The butterfly is very cool, it's on a thick transparency. Bought a packet of them at Warehouse Stationary.  I absolutely love this photo of Molly, she's got her kitten face on, which we don't see quite as much now as she is starting to grow into a little cat, which of course has brought on another worry, I have to have her speyed and I really don't want to put her through it. It seems pointless when I don't intend to let her outside, but when you buy a purebred cat you have to agree with the breeder that you will have it done. I understand it's to protect the breeders line but I just don't want to put her through anything bad...... ah dilemmas!
Anyway better go and do something, hope everyone's having a lovely day and enjoying the last of the Autumn sun.

So the sister has gone home....

and left me totally fired up creative wise. I just want to sit here and make beautiful pages lol!
Anyway trying to do a couple of pages for some challenges I've entered and I've just finished this one and ....wait for it....I actually love it. I stamped and embossed the border on the background before inking the page creating a resist effect. I haven't played with inks and messy things for ages but some of those girls at Scrapcamp really got me motivated and I've dug out all my Tim Holtz stuff and am having a ball. For ages I just wanted to do "pretty stuff" and not get messy but getting messy has become very exciting again.
Anyway off to try something else.
Ciao for now.

General Store

I had a ball doing this layout but I'm having a hard time photographing it for some reason.
Anyway it was pure indulgence, I just went nuts with inks, Glimmer Mist, Prima Distress Canvas Elements, Nestabilities, Prima Flowers and Perfect Pearls. Of course there are some paper Doiley's in there and Kaiser and Prima stamps, Scrapcake Papers....just a few of my favourite things.
I really just let my imagination go nuts and enjoyed the ride, I really think times like this are good for the soul and great stress relief.
The photo was taken in Oamaru in their Victorian Teashop where they also have a General store, just gorgeous.
I guess I'm just celebrating getting my Mojo back and getting ready for Scrap Camp, I'm so looking forward to that but then I think I said that in my last post...what does that tell you.
Anyway must go and check on Gussie, he's not a well wee boy at the moment, everything seems to be running through him and he's quite miserable. Think it's time to start feeding him Senior food and talking to the vet.... poor baby.
Ltr.