New, to me

Is the Jot Magazine mood board challenge. I have looked at it before but never played along. This month however, it was completely irresistible!

In an effort to break out of my grunge comfort zone I have been attempting to create more subtle pages with soft colours and whites. I see so many pretty pages with no dark colours at all and have set myself the task to achieve a similar effect so this challenge was perfect.

This is what eventuated, I like it and am encouraged to persevere.

It is still me in the mist and stamping, the feather hand-carved by the awesome Louise Nelson, clocks from Kaisercraft. Ink sprays from Ranger Dylusions, journal card and star embellie by Charm's Creations, crochet piece from Lime Tree Creations, some big brads and twine, a few enamel dots and a wood grain alpha. The blue looks a bit green, I had trouble getting the colours exact.

This is the heavenly mood board

I might have another go at this board, it's so pretty.

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123 Just in time!

Gotta love getting a challenge done AND uploaded just in the nick of time. 

This one was my afternoons effort, amazing that it got finished since it was one of those times.... Every mist bottle I picked up became blocked, everything got spilled, and I now have black all over my favourite pink cardi... yep...

So was it worth it?

You be the judge.

It's for the 123 Challenge blog

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Time for a Challenge

I haven't had time to play with challenges in ages but

I was very lucky to have a scrap weekend away last weekend, so fun!!

This page is for WW1

Punchinella, misting with a mask, stamping, and a gorgeous little flower embellie from Lisa Walsh (Little Picket Fence)

Mixed media scrapbook pages with Gauche

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter break

and celebrated all that it means to you.

I was lucky to get in some much needed creative time.

This page went up on the Gauche Alchemy blog in march,

a result of my mojo-boosting process, you can read all about it here.

There were loads of fab ideas on kick-starting your creative process

by the girls in March so make sure you have a browse around

while you're there. I used some stuff from the colour kits, punchinella, lace,

and washi tapes. I also used up some leftover Christmas tags,

those are the 'naughty' bits lol. And do you see the background stamp?

It's the Day of the Dead stamp from Viva Las Vegas Stamps

I love it so much!

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Lots more Gauche goodness, 'ouchless cardboard', paper napkins,

lace, punchinella, and doodads from the colour kits.

See the little teddy there next to the photos?

That was a wee toy stencil that I filled with Dimensional Magic and

GA gold beads then filled in any holes with Kindyglitz, cute!

Just so you know, the Gauche Alchemy shop is closed for the moment

while Gauche Mama Chrissy relocates with her family to Japan

but will be up and running again very soon,

keep an eye out here.

Thanks so much for dropping by!

Yours in Scrappiness

My Fave for Paper Issues

I think this might be my favourite page of 2012,

recently published in Scrapbooking Memories 

where I have snagged a spot on the Creative Team for 2013 :-D

I'm linking it up at Paper Issues where they are having a 'Favourites' theme.

My term on the DT there is over now but you can still get 20% off in the shop using my code 'PEGGLES'

Come play along, it doesn't get any easier!

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