Monday 18 March 2013

A Lucky Blog Party

Hello blog hoppers!



It's Blog Party time over at Waltzingmouse and, since it's the 17th March and we're all celebrating the luck of the Irish, the theme for the party is 'lucky.'

Did you know that Australia is known as the 'lucky country?' I began to think of all the photos I've taken of the Opera House, the Harbour Bridge and other iconic views we associate with Australia and decided to do a scrapbook layout. I also wanted to include a couple of photos of my boys enjoying this 'lucky' country of ours so it ended up being a double (very rare for me!):











I kept it very simple - I'm not used to doing double pages and I always struggle to work out how to embellish them. I used a collection of  different stamps - the frame around the photos was stamped using the background stamp from the Woodgrain set. I also used the chevron from this set to add a bit of detail to the frame. The journal spot was made using a rectangle Nestability die, together with the dotted frame from Fancy Phrases. I added some stamped leaves to the flower stickers and used the little leaf stamp from the Frame It set. The background paper, behind the photos, is one of the digital papers from the Folk Art 'clean' collection. I printed it on bazzil cardstock and it came out a treat!

I'm off to have a nose around and see how everyone else interpreted 'lucky' this month. Thanks so much for stopping by. And if you have made a comment in the last few weeks, it's very much appreciated as I think I had word verification on my blog for some reason....very annoying. (I switched it off months ago!)

Cheers,
Claire x

17 comments:

  1. Great pages and nice to know about the nickname of Australia.

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  2. Gorgeous photos, and a wonderful layout!! (And I didn't know that Australia was known as the Lucky Country, though I'd love to visit it some day!) I love your take on the theme and your use of the WMS printed paper!! Helen in Calif.

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  3. What a beautiful page! I love looking at all the wonderful pictures. I did not know that about the nickname. Great way to use the luck for the blog. I was visiting with a man from Australia Friday night at my daughters, he was telling me all about the fires and floods.. Such a nice man.

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  4. Ohhh...Claire this is gorgeous!!!
    So many incredible elements...
    but yet so simply stunning!!
    I love the photos...
    and the title...
    I never knew that about Australia so I learned something today too! :)
    I love this...
    I just love it!! :)

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  5. Claire, this is a gorgeous page and a unique take on the theme. Love that! Thanks for the schooling on Australia! I never knew that!

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  6. What a beautiful layout Claire and those pictures are fabulous!

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  7. Oh my, oh MY, Claire! I am amazed at your scrapbooking skills, and I love how you showcase WMS on your pages! That digital background paper is gorgeous with these images. Such a unique and creative take on this theme. That layered woodgrain frame is spectacular, stopped me right in my tracks! And I love the other little elements like the little arrow and the Teeny Tree leaves you made! Just stunning...and you can see all of the love you have poured into these pages!

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  8. What a gorgeous layout, Claire! I love your beautiful design and such lovely photos too! Awesome!!!

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  9. This is amazing, Clare...such a fabulous layout with interesting elements and a fantastic design.

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  10. Just love your take on this month's challenge! I think the backing paper, the woodgrain frame and, of course, your wonderful photos all come together to make a fabulous layout!

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  11. Wow--what a fabulous scrapbook page. I had no idea that Australia was the Lucky Country.

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  12. What a wonderful page Claire! love the stampings you used with your pictures!

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  13. Wow, what an amazing double page! I love the folk floral background, and your photos bring back happy memories for me, as I lived in Sydney for a year when I was younger, I so want to return! Happy times.

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  14. You live indeed in a LUCKY country. Enjoy!
    Your card is nice with those photos.
    Love from Holland.

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  15. Yikes...not simple at all!! Fabulous!! I'm going to have to come back and stare a bit more!! Love your pics....gorgeous!! All the embellies are perfect!! Love your take on the challenge!! Now...yes, green beer is probably a US thing...don't know the history, but, corned beef and cabbage and green beer on St. Patrick's day are definitely US traditions, that and dying the Chicago river green, who thought that one up I don't know!!

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  16. OK Claire, not only are you an artist but you're a photographer too?!! WOW! You are making me want to do some traveling. Lucky is the person who knows a beautiful thing when they see it - Gorgeous!

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  17. Beautiful! We DO live in the lucky country, and you've captured it beautifully in this gorgeous layout.

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