Double Page Layouts featuring Celebr8

#kerriegurney #celebr8

For this layout I have used Celebr8's Snap It Collection and some of their Matt Board.
Dennis and Erin the owner of Celebr8 and are the most fabulous couple who took me to the Lion Park. What an amazing day we had and I will never forget either of them or this day.
It is certainly a day I will cherish forever

Can you believe we went walking with lions!!!! amazing
This is Dennis and Erin from Celebr8, for those of you living outside of South Africa now you have a face to put with the brand

I have used Couture Creations Anna Griffin Embossing Paste mixed with Brown Pigment along with Celebr8's  Halftone Stencil to add texture to the page, but firstly I used my sponge dauber and inked through the stencil to give some layers to my page. I added a sprinkling of tiny Prima Art Stones 
I inked my matt board pieces and then applied some  uncoloured embossing paste to my matt board words and paw prints and then coloured with brown die ink to give colour variation and texture to the matt board.

The bigger boy is Ben and he was just gorgeous and a little naughty, the little fella I didn't even ask his name as i was just so excited to be able to rub his belly even though he scratched and took a nibble on me how could you not love spending time with him.

The Protea Garden | Spier Wine Farm

These photos were taken back in 2012 when I visited South Africa with my Mum for the
SA Scrapbook Convention held by Glenda Viljoen
The Gardens at Spier were so beautiful especially the Protea Garden, my Mum loves Proteas so she was very excited to see some many in bloom
Celebr8's Picture Perfect Collection as you can see is perfect for these photos

I have randomly stamped the background using the script stamp, to do this i pulled the stamp off it's block and stamped using just the stamp pinched in my fingers so as to just stamp a random section of the image.
For the  matt board title I once again added some texture using Couture Creations Anna Griffin Embossing Paste this time mixing it with some spray mist.
I coloured the matt board embellishments using Gold Spray that I mixed myself using Couture Creations Anna Griffin Pigments with water in a misting bottle

Sadly at this stage Celebr8 is not available in Australia but you can purchase all Celebr8 products from Scrapbook Studio or ask your local papercraft store to get Celebr8 in I know Dennis and Erin would love to have stores outside of South Africa stocking their gorgeous collections 

I have loads more Celebr8 goodies to play with so look out for more layouts from me using Celebr8 products

 Happy Creating 

Kerrie

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Double Page Layouts featuring Celebr8

Happiness = Friends Layout

I created this quick and easy layout using up some left over papers from  Teresa Collins Vintage Finds collection and of course some Couture Creations goodies.

I love this photo of us all the morning we left Kichaka Private Game Reserve, none of us wanted to leave, but there were still classes to be taught and sights to see in Cape Town.

embossing your patterned paper give dimension to your paper

Couture Creations Products Used
CO723114 Doily Die, Blossom Yarn
CO723435 Endless Dreams Decorative Die, Tranquility
CO723446 Elegance Collection Embossing Folder, Extra Confetti (Available April 2013)
CO72199 Pearls, Cafe Cream

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Happy Creating Kerrie

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Happiness = Friends Layout

oops i left these photos from Kichaka out

I love this group photo of us all taken the morning we had to leave Kichaka.... none of us wanted to leave but we still had work to do and Cape Town to see.

Kichaka has the most beautiful staff and their rangers Ashley and Aidy were the best, so knowledgeable and so much fun. I cannot thank Glenda enough for this experience, I will treasure my time spent in South Africa for life.

Happy Creating Kerrie

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oops i left these photos from Kichaka out

I am back... sharing my South African Experience

2 months flies by in the blink of an eye  ....between computer problems, and lots happening in our family I have badly neglected my blog.

So to catch up  here are the promised photos from my life changing trip to South Africa,  I highly recommend visiting this amazing country. Thank you again to Glenda from SA Scrapbook Convention for inviting me.

Singapore Layover | at least it is a relaxing airport to spend 5 hours in the middle of the night.

Johannesburg | Day 1 Visit to The Wholesaler's Warehouse, Day 2 Shopping at Sandton, Nelson Mandela Square, Day 3 & 4 Classes at Emperors Palace

Kichaka Luxury Lodge | Day 5 & 6 words cannot express what an experience this was.

Cape Town | Day 8 a personal tour of Cape Town for us all. Such a pretty place. 

Spier & Stellenbosch | Day 9 a day of sightseeing in Stellenbosch. Day 10 a stroll around the grounds of Spier, including a visit to the Eagle Encounter and teaching the last class of the convention.

Cape Town | Day 11 Mum and I had an extra day in Cape Town and stayed at The Commodore at the V&A Waterfront, we jumped on the red double decker bus for some more sightseeing and a spot of shopping.

These photos are just a snap shot of my trip, I took thousands of photos which I am going to do a photo book of most photos as I would be scrapbooking for years if i was to scrap all my photos. I can't wait to scrap my favourite photos from my trip. 

I thank everyone I met for making this trip a trip I will hold close to my heart forever ♥

Happy Creating Kerrie

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I am back... sharing my South African Experience

I Am Back from South Africa

Howzit
I am back from the most amazing experience I have ever had in my life ...A HUGE THANK YOU to Glenda from SA Scrapbook Convention for giving my Mum and I this experience and I also thank Andrew for  sending me to South Africa to represent ArtDeco Creations.

Glenda and I at Spier

All the South Africans we met were so lovely you could not ask for nicer people and so proud of their country especially their rugby team  (so glad us Aussies beat them while I was over there)

 I loved meeting and spending time with all the other tutors and their partners Amber & Kevin, Matthew & Anglea, Amy & JC, Tracey & Annie and Trisha  we all got along so well it was so hard to leave.

Angela, Mat, Annie, Amy, JC, Trisha, Glenda, Tracie, Kevin, Amber, Me, Mum - Cape Town

It was also so lovely meeting Val and the team from The Wholesaler and getting the chance to visit their warehouse in Johannesburg hail storm and all and then meeting and spending time with Adele and Liz from The Wholesaler in Cape Town. The Wholesaler is the ArtDeco Creations distributor in South Africa.

Liz, Adele, Me, Amy, Amber, Kevin

I will be back in a few days to share more photos with you as I am getting a new computer, modem and printer as mine are past their used by dates ...sometimes we get the internet and computer working and some days we have nothing ☺ 



Happy Creating
Sharp Sharp
Kerrie

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I Am Back from South Africa

South Africa Here I Come

I have neglected my blog lately as I have been busy preparing for my trip to South Africa to teach classes at the SA Scrapbook Convention for Art Deco Creations

I am packed and ready to head to the airport ... I have my STOP Lion spray at the ready ☺

Hopfully I will be able to post some photos while I am away from the convention






Happy Creating Kerrie

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South Africa Here I Come

I am off to South Africa!!!

It is official and I am so excited and very honored to be asked to go to South Africa to teach at the SA Scrapbook Convention this September representing Couture Creations.

First up is  2 day convention in Johannesburg at the Emperors Palace

and then 2 days in Cape Town at Spier Hotel

with a stay at a Kichaka Lodge in between.

600 scrapbookers attend this convention and it is fully booked!!! ... I can't wait to meet everyone and see the sights of South Africa.


Happy Creating
from a very excited
Kerrie

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I am off to South Africa!!!