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There is much on this site that may not be readily apparent. There are several ways to find your way around.You can use the links bar above to visit my most popular pages, use my archives or simply do a keyword search using the search engine in the navigation bar at the very top of the page.

If you find problems with any of my links not working, please do not hesitate to contact me by email or via my guest book and I'll will try to rectify the problem as soon as possible :)
I have had some problems recently with downloads from 4 shared and am in the process of moving them to another web storage. Please be patient.

And come back soon!


Wednesday, 21 May 2008

"In the Pink" Scrapbook papers




When I was creating my last desktop, I really had in mind to make a new scrapkit using again the Fringe flower.


I hope you like these pretty papers which I thought could be used for contemporary or older style images.


Soon I'll add some co-ordinating frames and other extras.


I've placed a zip in my scraps folder on 4 shared. It is free to download HERE.

I'd love a link back to this page if you use the pages in a layout or tags online :)

Wednesday, 14 May 2008

The Shipping Pages Scrapkit Extras


    I have included as extras for this scrapkit zip:
  • 3 blocks for text [or whatever :) ]

  • 1 brad

  • 1 wee anchor ornament

  • 1 bit of red tape or divider

  • 1 frame [and no it doesn't come complete with Capt Scobie !]

  • 1 stencilled text overlay

I used the font JJ Stencil with some "grungy" texture to create the text overlay. It is available from http://www.haroldsfonts.com.

You can download these extras from my 4shared files HERE or HERE

The "Shipping News" - Heritage Scrapbook Papers

These two backgound pages for a Heritage Album were created to display information for my Family History. I have some antecedants who served in the Royal Navy but I also thought they would suit some of my emigration records too.
In the next posting I will add some extras to decorate the pages :)
If you use them in any online published material, I'd love a link back here :)

Sunday, 11 May 2008

A Heritage Scrap Desktop Quickpage


A Very Happy Mother's Day to all those mothers today!

This is a tribute to my own Great Grandmother, Lizzie Mackenzie .



If you would like to use this layout for a desktop wallpaper, or perhaps slide show with your own photo and text, I have created 2 similar .png files.


One is 1536 X 960 pixels [widescreen]

the second 1280 X 960


You can download a zip with them both, here or here.

Wednesday, 30 April 2008

The Potato Vine _ A Desktop Wallpaper




Yes it looks like Spring!

But no. This pretty creeper, Solanum jasminoides is found in many Australian gardens, flowering at the end of Summer and early Autumn.

I used a photo taken by my son in Canberra last week to put together this desktop.Thank you Paul!

You may notice that I have used the background paper from my floral scrap page as a mask for the background!

If you click on the image above, it will bring up a larger image to download.

If you have a wider or bigger screen, you can download a zip with other sizes, HERE.

Welcome to the first day of May!


Post Script!

I have just finished creating a mini scrapkit using similar images to those above. It contains:

2 .jpg background papers 12inches by 12 inches at 300 dpi

1 .png journalling block approximatly 8 X 8

1 .png brad [to hold it on :) ]
You can download the zip HERE


Don't forget to check out our card site and gallery. You will find a matching card there!


Sunday, 27 April 2008

A Heritage Scrap Page with a Country Feel

I created these pages with a bit more of a country feel to them with botanical images fading into the background...very suitable for some of my ancestors who came from a rural background. They are fairly textured pages with some highlighting to give them a "lift" which is hard to demonstrate in these smaller images.


The zip to download on has 3 pages in .jpg format and two frames as .png


You may find that you have to recolour it slightly to suit your own photos.


I am very happy for you to mention this kit on mailing lists but I would love a link back to this page :)


Below are two example pages:




Thursday, 17 April 2008

Two Free Floral Scrapbook Pages and Frames


There are two somewhat similar background papers in this simple scrapkit, both 12inches X 12inches at 300dpi. One has a fine self striped texture.

The two scrolly frames are transparent .png images also at 300dpi. I designed them to fit a 4inch X 6 inch photo, but they could easily be scaled down.

As the whole kit is in shades of black to grey, it would be easy to recolour or the backgrounds could also be used as masks.


Here is a simple example layout.



The kit can be downloaded HERE

If you use this kit for an online layout, I'd love a link back here :)