Stasi Spy story

Here is a new way of making a story, I must admit I copied the idea from a friend's blog, although not done as actual cutting out words which is what I have done.

This time I have kept away from my usual fabrics, etc and have just done with telling a story, but you do need to use your imagination in between the lines. Well enjoy, oh censoring in some parts towards the end.

These extracts have come from Brandenburg Novel based from World War II fiction.

Paper Dolls Play Piece

The doll can be easily removed as it slides into a piece of lime coloured mesh. The hats rest into flowers secured onto the board with brads. And the wardrobe is to the left, two special cut outs, where the clothes just slide in ... and stay. The bottom flowers secure that fairly snugly.


I've had to entertain 5 of my nieces last weekend, so I was showing them some old paper dolls I had in my secret antic (not quite, but it sounds interesting).

The paper dolls would make excellent pieces to transform into some art work; but rather than just that I wanted it to still be functional, that is, something they could still play with - yet showcase the dolls off in that particular period of time. Well see what you think and how well I've managed to encapsulate that.

I think I'll call them Art Board Wardrobes, and make them up for my others as well.
Not only did I entertain my nieces (and myself of course) but it gave me other ideas in my own designs.

1920s Fashion board

I've been using K & Co's Sera Que range of papers on this fashion board, with lady images from Graphic 45 (shopped at www.scrapbook.com). The colour combinations are oranges, purples, pinks and lemons.

Fabrics have included doiles (again), dyed embroidered pieces, fabric flowers with beads, cockerall feathers, trim, and even a tie-back for a swag (interiors).



Sera Que also had these beautiful cut out images in coloured acetate which I have sparingly included in the picture.


Bit of leg here to frustrate the blokes.

Goldfish Tales

I've been doing a bit of embroidery and made one of those doilies, but I don't use that sort of look in my room, so I decided to showcase it off in a fabric collaged piece.

I've added different feels of trim and ribbon as a diamond around the goldfish. Each goldfish has a little bow on their tails, as well as the dragon flies.

Their air bubbles I've made from buttons and flower shaped sequins.

Now I've added an extra goldfish in there:

Black Boy Poem

I haven't blogged for ages, not because I haven't wanted to, but life has been so busy what with assigments and lots of practical work to get completed for fashion shows.
I was wanting to work on this board for sometime, Paula had expanded on my fashion board idea for her poems and yes, I got to try one too. What da you think?

Birdie in the Flowers

Here I have used an acetate overlay from K and Co and put it over Prima Marketing's Whisper collection paper. I've also added my quirky bits of a young girl with angel wings, and then a birdie up at the top. You can pretend it is getting the nectar from the flowers. The flowers are by Prima. Also I've added some lemony tassles and Rebecca Sower nostalgiques remnant collection (they were on sale at Scrapbookers' Delight on the North shore). Forgot to journal it.

Just Adore

I have scrapbooked this page using Blue Awning K and Co range of products. I love the glittered chipboard. Also I'm a big fan of using gossamer, which is the lemon coloured meshy fabric behind the photo.

One thing someone commented to me was, how I don't use cardstock behind my photos. Well, I prefer not to, I've come into scrapbooking from another perspective and basically taught myself, so I didn't know about Bazill cardstock etcetera; and now I still don't think I'll be using it greatly. I know it is good to break up a pattern sheet of paper from the photo (which tends to act as a pattern too), but I break that up with ribbon and trim, as I prefer a more tactile look.