Friday, March 18, 2011

The Color Room Anual BLOG HOP.

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Welcome to The Hop!!!!
Hope you are enjoying yourself so far!

You have just come from LENE's Blog 
Wasn't her project amazing?
I am always blown away by her designs

 So here is what I created using this weeks #50 Whitewashed Palette
         




I had a great time with the palette this week.  I adore these whitewashed monochromatic palettes.  I used Rock-a-fella blue SHIMMERZ vibez and Emerald Isle Pearlz

should you get lost of someones post is not ready yet here is the line up
THE COLOR ROOM   
ALEXANDRA   
ANNA (Finn)  
EMELINE      
 
EMMA S         
EMMA T      
HEIDI             
JANINE         
JENNIFER    
JING-JING    
JULIE B
JULIE W       

KAROLA     
LARISSA      
LEEANN        
LENE            
LYDELL  --------YOU ARE HERE
MELISSA       
NAOMI       
NICOLE      
PHILLIPA (RDA#10)  
RONDA         

STACEY        
STEPH            
TAJANEE (RDA#10)  
TOMOKO     
THE COLOR ROOM   

 
UPCLOSE AND PERSONAL.......a bit about me you may not know.....

1.    I am from Adelaide in South Australia, and I am an educator for both Shimmerz Paints and Helmar USA,  I also run, design, make palettes and draw sketches for The Color Room's Website.
2.    I Live with my DH, a DS 8, a DD 6, a Boxer(dog), a Russian Blue(Cat), a cockatiel, a Lawsons Dragon and some goldfish
3.    On my desk right now you will find The Layout for this palette, my art journal some replenishment Helmar products I just received, my video camera, brushes, heat gun, water jars and a little tub of odds and ends which have no home!!!!
4.    My favourite colours to work with at the moment are aqua blue and light bright orange
5.    What kind of themes do you often scrap? I like to record moments and the everyday stuff.  Things have already changed so much since the kids were very small and I appreciate the layouts I have done on what the kids liked or did at certain ages, or what the kids rooms looked like back in 2007 already very different to now.
6.    Where do you scrap?  I scrap in our open plan dining/lounge room, right where everyone is.  I like to have company rather than being alone, so this suits me fine.
7.    What is your scrapping process?  I usually pick my photos first and see what inspires me, a great topic I am looking forward to recording or just a good photo often helps me with my selection of papers and embellishments, lastly I dream up my Title and then my journaling.
8.    My favourite food is a good Lasagne or pasta meal
9.    My top 3 favourite tools are my guillotine paper trimmer, my cropodile and my bind it all.
10. I get my inspiration from everywhere I look- mainly advertisements, website layouts, magazines and decor sites,  TV Shows and ads....the list goes on.....
11. Describe a Technique you used on your project this week
                A technique.....mmmm.......My Layout is a fairly simple one 'technique wise' this week.  I can tell you how I created the background though....
  I used a palette knife and spread thick white paint roughly and with texture over the area I wanted to 'frame' my photo.  I dried this with a heat tool.  Then I found some transparent celophane with a pretty white swirl print on it, which I kept from some flowers John bough home for me the other day.  I tore this haphazardly and then used V2 Vellum Adhesive (Helmar) to stick it down, arranging the swirls as I went.  Then I stitched a square in straight stitch on my machine, which forms a more geometric frame around my photos.  I spritzed this with SHIMMERZ VIBEZ ''Anchors away" just lightly.  And voila.....a background!

If you want an extra challenge this week, My tip would be to find something 'found' or recycle something to use in your project this week......You can certainly have a go painting your background frame, and maybe stitching paper, surviettes, vellum or celophane/transparency....(only limited by your imagination!)

Now all you have to do is leave a comment on this post and answer the following question
WHAT IS MY FAVOURITE FOOD? (question 8)  A hard one!!!! LOL

 Thanks so much for joining me here today.  I will see you back at TCR.
 now you are heading to MELISSA'S BLOG       

63 comments:

  1. OH Lydell, the paints in white is simply stunning, absolutely gorgeous work!!!

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  2. Hi Lydell!!! I loveeeee you project! All the details are fabulous!!!! I am in love with it!!
    Soo, i am a follower now to see all the future projects that you will do!!
    Your favorite food is good Lasagne or pasta meal!
    Hugs from Lívia.

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  3. Hi there Lydell - Amazing LO - I had no idea you were here in Adelaide too! Your blog is so inspiring! Fave food - pasta & Lasagne

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  4. Hi Lydell!
    I love your layout!!!
    Love the techniques that you used!
    The answer is:
    Lasagne or pasta meal

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  5. Hi Lydell,

    I really love your layout.

    The answer to your question:

    I love Pizza, not the franchise type, but freshly made, italian pizza. Could eat it all the time! lol

    Thanks for sharing a little of you with us!

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  6. Love that page of yours Lydell, it's nice to get to "know" you a little bit better too ;-))

    TFS.

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  7. loving your paint effect. looks fantastic :)

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  8. fabulous page lydell... love the texture and love your post too... x

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  9. Lydell DROP DEAD GORGEOUS. I really love what you have done here ... hmmm thinking I might scraplift (Steph Style of course) xo

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  10. Amazing project
    congrats
    Your favorite food is Lasagne or pasta meal
    xx
    Leila

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  11. Awesome page lydell, love all the paint:):)

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  12. Hi Lydell!
    Amazing page.... I just love your layout!!!
    Love the techniques that you used!
    The answer is:
    Lasagne or pasta meal
    Hugs from Brazil
    Cynthia

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  13. Hi, Lydell. Your work is lovely.
    Your favorite food: YUM! Lasagne or pasta, of course!
    Thanks for sharing your work,
    Karen

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  14. Hi Lydell, your layout is very cute!!! Love it!!
    Your favourite food is lasagne..héhé
    Xoxo Mina

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  15. Hi, Lydell - Oh - I just loved reading more about you and your creative process - loved your background and technique too! And your fave food is lasagna or pasta.
    Thanks for making TCR such a colorful and inspiring place!!!! xo Larissa

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  16. I love it! It's so beautiful.

    Your favourite food is a good Lasagne or pasta meal.

    Big hug
    Ecila

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  17. LOVE the paint effect, Ludell. It is so powerful. and your colours are spot on!! I don't company when I scrap unlike you:)) I love your scrap space!! I bet everything is so well organised like you!!

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  18. I love it.
    Your favourite food is a good lasagne or pasta meal.

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  19. Stunning LO, just love the arty feel to it. And when did you become a fan of yellowish orange???? What has all this colour stuff done to you!!!! I love it!

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  20. Your fave food is lasagne (and all pasta) like mine:)
    Love your approach to this challenge which results in a gorgeous layout.

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  21. cette page est très belle !
    ton plat préféré est les lasagnes !!!

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  22. Great project.
    Your favorite meal: a good Lasagne or pasta meal
    Hugs Linda

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  23. Awesome layout! Love the paint and cellophane.
    Your favourite meals are lasagne or pasta

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  24. Yummm fave food lasagne - have you tried Julie from master chefs recipe> the BEST!!!!!
    LOving the layout and loving the blog hop - THANKS!!!

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  25. Your favorite food is: Lasagne or pasta meal
    hummm... Very good choice!
    And great layout by the way...

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  26. Oh wow, such fantastic painting on the background. A totally amazing layout! Your favourite food is lasagne or pasta meal.

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  27. your work is amazing!

    fave food: Lasagna!! mmm, I love pasta too!

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  28. lovely layout!! great background and feel to this layout!

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  29. Thanks for sharing something about you. Your fav food is a good lasagne or pasta meal.

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  30. love your layout!!!
    Love the techniques that you used!
    The answer is:
    Lasagne or pasta meal

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  31. Really like your Lo, and the paint effect is amazing!
    and answer: lasagne or pasta meal.
    Pozdrawiam

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  32. good Lasagne or pasta meal

    Everybody raves about my lasagne. If you ever make it to Canada I'll make it for you :)

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  33. What a beautiful layout! I like how the flowers blend in with the spread out paint. Your favorite food would be lasagna!

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  34. love your weekly palettes and love pasta and lasagna too

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  35. Awesome LO Lydell... love your painted background!! Nice to learn a few facts about you! Your fav food is a good Lasagne or pasta meal. Have a fab day :)

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  36. Beautiful LO Lydell.
    Love the technique you have used for the background.
    Your favourite food is a good Lasagne or pasta meal.
    Thanks for running the color room & providing so much inspirations

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  37. Lydell, this is stunning! I LOVE the technique you used!!!

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  38. Hi Lydell. Your layout is gorgeous!! Love that amazing background you created!
    Favourite food? a good Lasagne or pasta meal YUMMO!!

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  39. what a dramatic and wonderful page - love the title work. Your fav food is good Lasagne or pasta meal

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  40. Great blog!!

    Your fave food is a good Lasagne or pasta meal

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  41. your favourite food is lasagna....a very interesting blog...

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  42. Your favourite food is lasagna or good pasta. Love your blog.

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  43. Love the splash of paint on your lo. Your favorite food is a good lasagna or pasta dish!

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  44. Incredible layout, love the paint and the journaling line. Your fave food is: lasagna

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  45. See what some proper lasagna and a good pasta meal can do for the creativity; a magnificent boy page with fabbo paintwork! told you a couple of times already that your tutorials rock big time! Thanks for being you Lydell! mwah!

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  46. Cool layout! Answer: your favorite food is Lasagne or a pasta meal!

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  47. Your weekly work is so inspiring, the sketches, palette everything works always so well!
    and you are like Garfield and love your lasagne

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  48. your favorite food is a good Lasagne or pasta meal
    Marie-Anne

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  49. Lasagna is your favorite food! Your layout seems very "artsy" to me I really liked the paint and the solid background. It set the picture off nicely! Very pretty!

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  50. Super cute LO! Your favorite food is a good Lasagne or pasta meal

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  51. I am going to try the paint directly on my page.. Good pasta or lasagne meal

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  52. Lydell. Your work is always lovely
    Thanks for sharing your work.

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  53. Lydell you always have this way with titles and you have done it again... i love the repeated eight....and of course your page also.

    and just a little note to say YOU ARE AWESOME YOU DO SO MUCH WORK FOR THE COLOR ROOM AND LOTS OF OTHERS PLACES TOO NO DOUBT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WE ALL APPRECIATE EVERY THINK YOU DO and thank you for being the wonderful person you are!

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  54. Lydell: Yum, lasagne...tasty. Thank you for having this awesome site and inspiration/challenge for so many. It is a highlight of every week and I can't wait till I see the next color palette.

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  55. totally love your paint there.
    answer: good Lasagne or pasta meal
    :) x

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  56. nice layout and very well explain technique. My answer: a good Lasagne or pasta meal

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  57. Hi Lydell! I so love your TCR challenges- they are so inspiring! I too often use found items o my LOs. I'm constantly saving bits and bobs that may come in handy one day...for my #50LO I used some cut out pieces from a pair of jeans my DD has grown out of. LOL. Your fave meal is: A good lasagna or pasta meal.

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  58. Hi Lydell! I always find your layouts very "chic" and this one is amazing!! TCR brings me the opportunity to go out of the box! Thanks!
    Your favorite meal is a good lasagna or pasta meal.

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  59. Hi Lidell,
    your page is just lovely!
    I loved the white background and all the details!
    So, your favourite food is a good Lasagne or pasta meal!
    I´ll follow you!
    kisses from Brazil!

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  60. Hi Lidell,

    love your page! Very nice background.

    Your fav. food is lasagne or a pasta meal! (i totally can relate to that ;))

    Bye from the Netherlands

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  61. Lovely technique and perfectly designed layout - huge wow!!!

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