ScrapLounge

WHAT CAUGHT MY EYE - MAY 5

Good morning and welcome to this week's installment of
WHAT CAUGHT MY EYE

This week I simply opened up the gallery on The Lounge and spent time having a look at the layouts on the front page.
We have so many talented ladies on The Lounge and I encourage you to be a regular visitor to The Lounge gallery, have a look around, leave a comment of two (cause we all love feedback on our work) and maybe even upload some of your work as well.

These are the layouts that caught my eye in the gallery this week.
(if you click on the name under the layout it will take you to the layout in The Lounge gallery where you can leave some lovin')

CT member - Jody
("scrappyjo")

Mel ("melodydamon")

Belinda

We would love to see YOUR work in the gallery.
It doesn't even have to be a recent layout you have done, maybe one from your scrapping past that you would like to share.

And don't forget to leave some lovin' for others who have uploaded to our gallery - admit it....we all like to have some feedback and comments on our work.
I look forward to seeing some of YOUR work in the gallery over the coming weeks.

Wishing you all a happy, scrappy Wednesday

~shazz~
xo

SCRAPPER IN THE SPOTLIGHT - 5

Good morning everyone and welcome to another installment of
"SCRAPPER IN THE SPOTLIGHT"

This week's scrapper is another original member of EMM and has been an avid forum and gallery poster since the early days of EMM.

We have watched her work evolve over the years and her attention to detail is amazing.
She has dabbled in the world of digi-scrapping and many of her amazing digital LOs are hard to distinguish from her equally amazing paper creations.
She has the ability to switch between the two forms of scrapping as well as different sizes within each medium and make it appear effortless.

Introducing the work of the gorgeous
KAREN
I asked Karen to share some of her thoughts about scrapping with us...

How long have you been scrapping?
Since 2000 when my heartsista introduced me to scrapping to help me beat depression.

How would you describe your style?
Pretty, freestyle, story focused,

Do you have a designated area for scrapping or is it a shared space (dining room table, etc)?
I have a new dedicated scrapping room, purpose built with large windows for natural light and my own cupboard to hide my limited stash in. I decided I was going to check out of "she who dies with the most stash wins" and use up everything I have - it's freeing!

What is your favourite patterned paper range at the moment?
I don't have favourites anymore...although anything pink tends to be a goer in our house of girls.

What is your favourite technique to use?
Smearing white paint around the edge of a layout. I love love love that look. whenever a layout looks unfinished, that is what I do.

What is your favourite embellishment to use?
Flowers and ribbon. I love the look of knotted ribbons stapled onto a layout.

Do you have any tips you would like to share with your fellow scrappers?
Just do it.
Scraplift heaps to try out new things.
Tell your story.

Thank you for taking the time to answer our questions Karen.

Here are some of Karen's LOs from her personal Lounge gallery...

Leave some lovin' here


Leave some lovin' here


Leave some lovin' here


Leave some lovin' here


Leave some lovin' here

Thank you again Karen for taking the time to answer our questions and for being such an important part of our Lounge family

Wishing you all a happy, scrappy Tuesday

~shazz~
xo

BE(E) INSPIRED - 6

Welcome everyone.
After a short break we are now ready for another round of
BE(E) INSPIRED

The last round was run over the week leading up to, and including, the Easter weekend.
The winner of that round was Kristy ("willow") with this entry

Congratulations Kristy and thank you to everyone who took part during that round of the challenge.

I hope that we can inspire you with this photograph...

Isn't it gorgeous...???
It is a piece of aboriginal art and I was attracted by the wave of the the different bands of colour.

So what will inspire you...???
The colours...???; the curves...???; the wave through the centre...???
I can't wait to see what you all come up with.

To be in the running to win a RAK all you have to do is scrap a LO or a card, or maybe even an OTP using inspiration for this picture and upload it here to the gallery by
MIDNIGHT, MONDAY  MAY 10
And don't forget to let us know what inspired you and that it is for the BE(E) INSPIRED challenge 6.

Wishing you all a very happy, scrappy Monday

~shazz~
xo