First Day of Holidays in Hand!

Oh my goodness - I cant believe it is the first day of Summer. Its time to get ready for Christmas. It is a it of a tradition in our house that the 1st day of December we start decorating. coking and doing everything Christmas. To capture all the merriness, this year I am participating in an online class by Jessica Sprague - Holidays in Hand. The question is how to do it whilst still doing my 365. So i have decided that really i am taking a photo each day when i do my 365 anyway. SO I will just have the continuation of my 365 in my Holidays album.

I am really looking forward to getting stuck into it today. I have been preparing my album and have decided to go digital so i can add all my photos and writing on the computer, type it out,, add any extras if I want and then put it in a 8 inch album. I am going to try and post them daily so sorry for the Wilson overload! Looking forward to the very big challenge ahead of daily blog posts.

Here are some samples of my Cover and 1st page before I have done anything to it - just to give you an idea of what it will look like.

Over the past few weeks i have been participating in the Websters challenges - 12 Days of Christmas. It was so much fun and I met some really lovely ladies. I was even lucky enough to win one of the challenges which I was very wrapped about. I won it for my three with one layouts (see last post). I won my favourite line of papers from Websters (Nature's Wing) and a surprise embellishment. I have never won anything online like this before so I was ecstatic! Will let you know when i get my surprise package!

Here are some more of the items I made with the challenge -

I have also been playing with some of the newer papers we have in at RTlicious -

Little Yellow Bicycle

Another new kit available online or in RTlicious with papers below:

Sassafras of course - watch out for the new lines coming out soon - LOVE LOVE LOVE them!

Anyway must get on with my day - time to put up the Christmas tree today! YEAY!

TTFN!

Tenaha xo

I love Websters!

Okay - I have gone from Mrs "Hmmm I am not so sure if I like them" to "I Absolutely love them" and want to use Websters papers again and again. I have been continuing the 12 Days of Christmas Crop and been having so much fun!

Here is what I have done over the past week:

Here I created a mini album for my brother and his sister and law as a memoir of their wedding last year. I have used a CD on the cover and transparencies and laced paper as the pages inside. TO view the entire album check out my gallery on http://websterspages.ning.com/profile/TenahaWilson

The picture below is of a wall hanging made as another Websters challenge. I made a Christmas wreath and a birdie as my cardboard shape which I cut out free hand.
The next three layouts was for a challenge using the same paper and seeing different ways you can use it. I chose to do three layouts and used two pieces of the same paper to create these three layouts:




I am also participating in Jessica Sprague's Holidays in Hand. Basically it is to make sure you get the most out of the month and December and capture it much like i have been doing with the 365 Challenge. Come December I will be doing my utmost to post my pages daily - yeah right! I will see how it goes...... Maybe I can get up at 4am each morning to do that one!!!

Hope you are all having fun getting ready for the festive month.
TFL
Tenaha
xo

12 Days of Christmas Crop - Websters Papers

Hi Peoples

I have been taking part in the Websters 12 Days of Christmas Crop - and it is so much fun. They basically show you an idea a day and inspire you to create something yourself using the latest Websters papers. I have really enjoyed the challenges and the projects are super inspiring. There are also live chats daily for participants which has been awesome. I have met some really talented and lovely ladies on line and their work is just divine. You can check out some of the work we have all been creating yourself at http://websterspages.ning.com/photo but be warned - it is catchy and I have no doubt you will all want to start creating yourself. Make you sure you pop into RTlicious for your Websters supplies!

Here are some things I have been creating this week - as part of the Webster's Christmas Crop.

A shadow box for Christmas - I love making something special each Christmas. I used Websters papers, Kaiser rubons, tissue paper, Glimmer mist, Prima gold branches and leaves and a Collections tree.This was a layout I made inspired by a photo frame. I used Websters papers; Prima bling, leaves and flowers; K & Co rubons; corrugated cardboard; inks; Websters trimmings; Green Tara flowers; and Kaiser pearl strips.

This was a card set I made for a circular tin. I made 4 matching cards which I will give away as a present. This was really fun.

If you feel like making a gorgeous Christmas heirloom, we have just had a class at RTlicious for making an advent calendar. It was a lot of fun. Here is my sample -

There are still some calendars left at RTlicious if you would like one. I have used a variety of new Kaiser Christmas papers and bling to create this calendar and also used a variety of brown, copper and gold paints and inks to finish off the wood and letters. I also used glimmer mists on the wooden shapes.

I have also been working on some new kits for RTlicious. These are fantastic value at $15 each and a great way to get pages done super quickly. Here are some of the layouts I have made with the kits. Be sure to check these out at http://www.rtlicious.com.au/.

TFL
Tenaha ;)

Newman Chamber Commerce Small Business Awards - 2009

This last week I have not been pumping out as many as I have been quite busy. This time of year is always crazy - as I am sure it is for many of you with end of year windups all starting to happen - at once!


On Saturday night, Rhonda and I (RTlicious) attended the Newman Chamber Commerce Small Business Awards. It was a successful night for the Chamber at large and was a fantastic and fun event. I really urge all Newman businesses to get behind their chamber and support it.


Rhonda and I were honoured to present the Small Business Award for the Home Based Business to the successful winners in 2009 to Pilbara Entertainment. They do a fantastic job and it was thoroughly deserved. Well done also to all of the Small Business & other Chamber divisions award winners and nominees for 2009. RTlicious was very grateful for our nomination this year in the Home Based . Pictured below - R & I receiving our nomination certificate - what wallies we are!

Okay okay - enough babble I hear you say...

So what is happening at RTlicious this week - please come in and check out our HUGE sale. We have 50% of a large range of. It is only from Wed - Fri and any discounts will be honoured through processing of orders through the internet also. The table is jam packed with stuff we want to clear so make sure you pop in!

We are also in the process of making some wonderful new kits up because we know you LOVE kits! So watch out on the web for those.

Also - we have lost a design team member this week in Tracy Monaghan as she returns to her homeland of NZ:(((((( We wish Tracy all the very best for her and her family and we promise to still stay in touch and keep a close eye on your blog spot. We love your work GIRL! We have now gained a design team member also in Renae Smith. Renae is an awesome scrapbooker and we love the fact that she has so many BOY pages for something a little different (contrasting to my many GIRL pages). Check out Renae's wonderful work on her blog site (http://renaesmiths.blogspot.com).

We have also got some gorgeous papers and embellishments in from Little Yellow Bicycle's Zinnia range. These are divine. See below for a few samples.

This layout was made using the Little Yellow Bicycle Zinnia range of laced card stock; bling; clear embellishments and stickers. I also used Kaiser and Jenni Bowlin papers and a Fiskars border punch. The photo was taken last Sept of my best bud Mel and her man Brian,with Seekara, in Karratha.

The layout below was made using papers from Little Yellow Bicycle & Webster's; chipboard from Twiddleybitz; flowers from Kaiser; bling from LYB; clear and sticker embellishments from LYB & Webster's; buttons from Webster's; and the clear quote from DCWV. Trimming was from Making Memories also. The photo in this layout was taken Dec 2008 and unfortunately was the best photo I could get of Cheekah in her Christening dress. It was a 40 plus day and she just wanted that big dress off!!!!


Again I have gone Sassafrass mad. I love love love this range and how it suits just about anything fun!

The layout below was made using papers from Sassafras and Little Yellow Bicycle; rubons from Basic Grey; felt from Blue Eye Dezines; brads from Creative imaginations; felt creature and premade flowers from Sassafras; bling from Kaiser; journal tag from Making Memories; & small letters from Carolee's Creations. Photo taken of Cheekah in Dec 2008.

The next layout is made using papers from Sassafras & Bazzil; chipboard from Sassafras;

flowers from Sassafras and Kaiser; and bling from kaiser. The photo was taken of Cheekah in Jan 2009. Time to get some of those layouts ready for the new kits this week.

Ta Ta For Now!

Tenaha

xo

New Jenni Bowlin & Heidi Swapp

I am a bit of a Jenni Bowlin fan. I love how her products always have gorgeous colours which can always be used with that vintage type look or alternatively a nice fresh bright look. This week RTlicious have some gorgeous new papers from JBowlin including her cute little journalling cards and vintage image buttons - so so cute!

Below is a photo taken by the very talented Tracy M - or as I like to call her T2. The photo was taken last year on Boxing Day with my two younger brothers. I love this photo. I have used Jenni Bowlin papers; Basic Grey chipboard sticjkers; Websters lace; Kaiser flowers; Prima flowers; Creative Imaginations brad; Jenni Bowlin journal tag and letters were done on the Cricut using Home Accents.The layout below was taken at last years BHP Christmas party of my eldest girl Seekara and our youngest niece Brooke. I used Jenni Bowlin paper; a doilie i got from a garage sale; Sassafrass felt stickers; Basic Grey stickers and chipboard; & Basic Grey Letter stickers. I also used Jenni Bowlin & K & Co journaling cards.

The layout below is of our eldest girl Seekara and her gorgeous little friend Brooke - or little Brooke as we like to call her. (seeing we have older cousin - Big Brooke!) I have used JBowlin & Scenic Route papers on this layout with Tattered Angels Glimmer chips; inks; Jenni B journalling tag; Green Tara flowers; Creative Imaginations brad; Websters trimming; & Basic Grey and October afternoon rubon letters.
The layout below, was made using mostly Prima - love the Prima papers. These papers are presticthed - how awesome is that! I have used Prima & Basic Grey papers; OPrima pearls; Prima flowers; Websters stickers and Basic Grey chipboard letter stickers on this layout.

The photo below was taken Christmas day last year. Seekara had been given a princess costume by her Nan & Pop and she loved it! I love all the accessories it came with. She wore it Halloween this year also. The papers on this page are Basic Grey (Eskimo Kisses) & Heidi Swapp. The circle embellishment is actually a paper from Heidi Swapp in the Invisible range. These papers are so clever. They have a wax embellishment over them so if you ink, paint or colour them in anyway the background is stained but the wax isn't - leaving a gorgeous effect. I used Tim Holtz Distressed Ink - in Worn Lipstick to bring out the embellishment on this paper. I have also used Kaiser bling; Prima butterfly embellishment; Heidi Swapp rubon; Making Memories & October Afternoon felt flowers; Green Tara Flower; & the lettering was done on the Cricut using the wonderful Hannah Montana cartridge covered in some kindy glitz.

Well done to anyone that picked up on the Melbourne Cup. Cant say I did! Damn you Master O'Reilly - that is your second 4th place in the cup - and both times I backed him! Oh well - lucky i had some lovely friends over to watch the race and the kids were all so giggly and entertaining. Hope the rest of your week is cheerful!

Stay cool

Tenaha ;)