Rob & Liz's Blessed Adventures

Hi Lovelies, Today I'm sharing with you the wonderful double layout for this month's Layout of the Month! Helen has selected Ultimate Craft's stunning 'Bohemian Bouquet' range to create two pages filled with beautiful hand-dyed flowers, elegant laces and intricate fussy cut designs. This layout uses one of Helen's signature techniques of hand-dying flowers. This is a wonderful way to ensure your embellishments co-ordinate with your chosen paper range and create a seamless finish. How gorgeous is this lace and ribbon combination?! The muted tones of the flowers, lace and papers used in this layout will perfectly suit any of your photos! The layers of patterned papers, fussy-cut designs, hand dyed flowers and lace work perfect together, creating a high impact layout without distracting from your photos. Helen has selected a few sentiments and words from the 'Bohemian Bouquet' pages to add to her layout. There are so many sweet verse...

Hi Lovelies, I'm back again to show you INSIDE the Fairie Dust Year of Photos Album! For this series of classes, ladies create a new page in the album each month and this year we are using a single stunning range.   Things are always busy at the start of the year, so to catch up, both the Album and the January page were made on the one day!   Helen is a master at layering techniques and attendees are sure to pick these up in classes throughout the year. Her albums are always stunning which can be attributed to layering the right patterned and solid papers and complimenting them with gorgeous embellishments.   This vibrant green tassel accompanied by a delicate bow at the top of the page is only a portion of the luxurious embellishments to come in this Album. February's page features three lovely cut outs with a glitter mat, which have been foam mounted onto the page. A very simple method which creates a beautiful ...

Hi Lovelies, Today I'm gracing your eyes with this absolutely stunning album, full of sparkly string, glittery flowers, delicate fairies and plenty of pearls. This wonderful album is this year's 'Year of Photos' class, featuring Fairie Dust by Graphic 45. Ladies started off this year's album by creating a beautiful cover under the instruction of the lovely Helen. Everything about this paper collection and Album is just magically stunning.  The pages are decorated with whimsical designs and perfect for the fussy cutting enthusiast. From the front cover, to the back cover and even the spine, this album just boasts of beauty.  Of course, in Helen's nature the spine is decorated with a gorgeous silky bow and adorable cut  outs. I hope you've enjoyed getting a little glimpse into this year's stunning album.  We do have two last minute vacancies in this class but only for a limited time. Please contact us if you wo...

Hi Lovelies, Today I'm sharing with you these seriously stunning cards designed by Helen.  Helen has previously designed many layouts, albums, art journal and mixed media projects and has finally taken to cards! The cards focus heavily on embossing and die-cutting so it's the perfect opportunity to rummage through your collection and pull out your favorite embossing folders and dies! All three cards are made from white card stock with a single statement colour. The splash of soft pink on this card is just so stunning.   Tiny little pearls are the perfect way to subtly include a feature colour in your cards and create a seamless finish.   Helen has used Glitzin' Glamour to beautifully highlight the embossing patterns and die-cuts without introducing a new colour. Texture is the key to making a standout card when using a single colour scheme.  Helen has created texture in these cards by using layers of intricate die-cuts...

Hi Lovelies, After a lovely Christmas break things are back in motion this week!  We kick off the year's first Monday Cards class with the lovely 'Beautiful You' range by Celebr8.   The range features soft pastel tones and a plethora of succulents,  perfect for fussy cutting!  This stunning card uses the Tim Holtz inks Scattered Straw,  Shabby Shutters, Victorian Velvet and Weathered Wood to highlight  the colours in this paper range.  Liz has used the 'Succulent Garden' stencil with matte finish texture paste to  create this unique, textured background. With the finishing touch of a mounted cut-out sentiment,  this card is simply beautiful.  The background for this card uses the 'Swiss Dots' embossing folder  which is the perfect staple pattern for any background. If you are interested in finding out more about our card classes, please call the lovely ladies at...

Hi Lovelies, Today I'm sharing with you this gorgeous vintage tag designed by the lovely Helen.  This tag is scattered with vintage memorabilia, unique buttons, distressed music paper, delicate lace and precious photos.   Helen has kept a fairly neutral colour pallet for this tag by using postal tags that have been inked and stamped as the background. Torn, rolled and die cut music paper has also been used to compliment and continue this neutral theme. Beautiful soft hints of pink in the tiny flowers and lace are a beautiful addition to the eclectic of vintage elements on this tag.   Helen's precious photo is surrounded by vintage buttons and sweet little metal star and heart embellishments. However, you could add absolutely anything to this tag to personalise it. There are so many ways to get your treasured photos out of the boxes and on display.  This vintage tag is perfect for those smaller pho...

Hi Lovelies, If you love our mannequin series and wish you could have one of these lovely little ladies to call your own but don't think you have the time to make one yourself, we have a special treat for you! Christine, one of our beautiful Christmas mannequins, has been lovingly designed and handmade by Helen. She is now up for sale and could be yours! These adorable Christmas bell embellishments are just one of the many stunning pieces on this mannequin. Crisp white layers of lace, tulle and fairy mesh, with sprinkles of bows and blings adorn the intricate wire dress form. No mannequin is complete without a statement bow and Christine is dressed with a beautiful pine-green organza ribbon. A stunning assortment of Poinsettias, Gypsophila, post stamps and tiny bows have been selected to embellish Christine's bust. Our mannequins make fabulous Christmas presents or home decorations. There is only one of these lovely m...