Sunshine on a rainy day

Well it is yet another cloudy, rainy day here in sunny Queensland so I have just shared a sunny layout over on the ManorHouse Creations blog.

This photo was taken last year while we were in Mexico. I'm really pleased with how this one came out, which of course has everything to do with the perfect ManorHouse flowers. I'm a little sad that I have almost used up all my Powder Puff flowers. I am such a big fan of polka dots at the moment. I have saved one to make into a hair clip though :)

 MHC supplies used:

Powder puff: melon, Imagine: Oatmeal, Idyllic: Oatmeal, Gliter roses: Caramel, Springtime: White, Capri: Aqua.

Some new shares

I have some new things to show you that have been on the Manor House Creations this week.

The first one is a pretty pink one of Amelie.

MHC supplies used:

Ruffles: brown and pink, Rue: watermelon, Whimsy: pink, Glitter mini roses: pink, Powder puff: citrus mix

And a rare photo of Penny the Puppy sitting still.

    

MHC supplies:

Gelato: lemon, Imagine: light blue, Idyllic: light blue, Rue: white, Apple: blossoms, mini glitter roses:gold, Lotus: divine beauty.

And finally here is a card that was also up last week.

Holy Cow, a month gone by.

The last month has just evaporated. In that time, we have had the boys down to Tasmania, huge storms, Cameron starting prep, Amelie moving to a new daycare, Kyan starting year 3, me heading back to work for the year. It is an insane time of year.

Meanwhile, I have still been creating. This month is all about Valentines Day. I have a card up on the Manor House Creations blog at the moment along with lots of other lovely cards from the rest of the team.

Here's mine:

Love those ruffle flowers. They are so soft and pretty.

I'll have more up on the blog really soon, and I also have some Down Under Direct projects to share soon.

Designer Spotlight

This month at ManorHouse Creations, we are each being spotlighted for a day. Today it's all about me! We had free reign this month. I hardly ever scrap boy pages with flowers, and I am worried that Cammy and Kyan are feeling left out with all the pages I do about Amelie, so I thought I would do a special layout for Cammy this month for his 5th birthday. The big brown flower worked really well with the rustic Fabscraps paper for a boy theme.
The photo of the three kids is from formal night on the Disney cruise.

Exciting Spellbinder news

This morning I woke up to emails and messages telling me that TWO of my entries have made it into the finals of the Spellbinders "Explore Beyond" competition. Now I have to send my entries off to the States for final judging. I have everything crossed, but I am trying not to get my hopes up, there is a necklace in the finals too that is particularly impressive.

So, here are the two items that made the finals.

 

 ...and here is my other entry that didn't make the finals, but I still really like it.

A bit pretty

Here's another one I made for the ManorHouse Creations blog. We got free reign this month to do what we like, and this is what I came up with.

MHC Products used:  Fantasy – moonlight, Rue - white, Mayglo - pink, Celeste - white, Mayglo -green, glitter mini roses - pink, Springtime - white, leaves.

Some ManorHouse shares.

I have a couple of new things up on the ManorHouse Creations blog at the moment.  This first one is a little Christmas banner that I have sitting on my buffet with all our Christmas cards. It was really easy to make, but makes a lovely little handmade decoration.

 Next, we were asked to do something with lots of colour. I went straight for the bright yellow large flower as it felt very tropical so it was perfect for a photo from our recent trip to Mexico. I tried to then add lots of colour, but within a tropical scheme. I added a little white, just to bring it all together.

I have some DownUnder projects to share too. I have one day of school left, then I can start to tick a few things off my long list. (after a very big sleep of course).

ManorHouse Creations/Imaginarium blog hop

Hi everyone. This week we are having a blog hop at ManorHouse Creations where we have teamed up with Imaginarium. I love their chipboard...specially their titles. 

You have probably come here from Melinda's blog. If not, you can check through the list below to catch up. I am the last stop along the way.

What a fabulous combination ... flowers and chipboard!

Who can go wrong!!!

Over the next few days, our super talented Design Teams will be showcasing

chipboard and flowers and let me tell you ...

there are some INCREDIBLE creations on offer.

Let me tell you about Manor House ....

Manor House Creations was born in June 2011. The owners, seeing a need for a greater choice of flowers on the scrapbooking market, and having a desire to promote excellent product and efficient service, formed a new company. The focus at Manor House Creations is on providing quality, highly sort after products.

Manor House Creations blooms are diverse in size and design, and available in a multitude of colours. We spend considerable time with the factory managers, carefully choosing colours and adding our own personal touch to each flower design. Prints are selected exclusively for Manor House Flowers. With such a versatile range, we cater to both the avid scrapbooker and off-the-page crafter alike.

So would you like to check out some incredible creations?

First, let me show you what I created. My little girl posing by the pool when we were in Mexico. I've used alphabets, flowers, a flourishy frame and a fence from Imaginarium, and lots of pretty blossoms from ManorHouse Creations.

Over the past 5 days, you will have visited these blogs, leave a comment
and then you'll go in the draw to win a great ID Prize Pack!

Monday
Imaginarium Designs
Manor House Creations  
Sandie Edwards 
Gwen Wruck

Tuesday
Julianne McKenna-De Lumen
Joanne Bain
Maiko Miwa
 
Wednesday
Natalie May 
Karen Shady

Nerrida Mitchell

Thursday
Carole Maurin 

Linda Langes 
Adriana Bolzon
 

Friday
Lady Grace Belarmino 

Melinda Thompson

Alicia Barry

So have fun, check out the amazing creations and leave the girls some comment