The Expo and Anniversary Challenges

I've just had a lovely time at the Scrapbooking and Papercraft Convention and Expo in Brisbane this weekend, though it was smaller than last year I'm sure... and there was hardly any paper for sale! Lots of things to do with paper and on paper, but not much actual paper for sale. I was hoping to see heaps of new ranges, especially since there are now a pathetic range of brick and mortar shops available to browse in. I so miss Scrapbook City in Brisbane, why oh why did it just vanish like that? :-(  Oh well, the Expo gave me plenty to look at, feel, touch and drool over.

I came home from the Expo much poorer in one sort of paper that we love, and much richer in things to do with and on the other sort we all love. I bought some new dies, some rather gorgeous chipboard, inks, etc, etc. Much fun.

I've done three new pages for the H&S Anniversary challenges.

 This one was to celebrate all the online friendships made and all the little pretties we send each other from time to time in swaps, as little gifts, etc. I have things on this page from Mistra, Karen, Melissa, Joy and Suzanne and a scraplifted idea from Trisha, so it's truely made up from my online friends - thanks girls :-)

 This was a Step by Step I set for the girls of Home and Scrapped. I really enjoyed swiping paint across my page with a dry brush. I really should do that more often, it's so effective and fun.That cute alpha is my new alpha die that I bought at the Expo, love it! It's from WonderHouse - good luck finding it here, I know it's available from VicSew, because that's who I bought it from at the Expo, but I can't find it on their website.

What can I say? She is pretty cool. This challenge was to celebrate the 2nd anniversary at Home and Scrapped, so it had to have: 2 photos, 2 pieces of pp, 2 pieces of cs, 2 word title, 2 embellishment groupings, 2 techniques (I did inking and distressing), 2 old things and 2 new things. I also added 2 butterflies, 2 journaling tags, 2 hearts 2 ribbons, 2 brads and 2 buttons. Yep, that was pretty cool to do too :-)

love, Heather "It's about love. You don't have to scrapbook to love but you have to love in order to scrapbook." June