Henhouse Rules

Hey all,
Hope you are staying dry and warm in this horrid weather. Wow what a wet, windy one it was last night! I'm so happy we have a fireplace in the house now but even still, it was freezing! Brrrr.....
I'm really not a fan of rain.

We're still unpacking here and trying to work out whats going where. The renos held us back for a while so now it's just a matter of finding spots for everything and me waiting for some muscle to be home before I can move things to where I want them.

Before we moved I had a project I wanted to make for Scrap FX knowing it would suit this house perfectly. As I've previously mentioned, I love anything country and I couldn't wait to get started on this.

I just LOVE the Henhouse Rules sign...the quote just about sums it all up right?
And how realistic does the fence look with a little bit of Tim Holtz Distress embossing powder, a twig and some twine?

I decided to turn the canvas back to front to replicate a shadow box so I could use some awesome chicken wire fabric I've had for ages as the base. I only placed two chickens inside the canvas so as not to deter from the heavily embellished outside. I then placed some real chicken wire inside the canvas to tie the whole project together.
I did end up putting some real hay inside the bottom of the canvas but took these photos just before we moved.

 So now I have a country inspired wall hanging for our new house that I can happily say already has a home on the wall.

Off to do some more unpacking....
Sharryn
xx

Scrap FX Global Blog Hop LIVE!!

Hi there...from Sydney, Australia!!
Welcome everyone to the very first Scrap FX blog hop



The Scrap FX DT girls come from all over the world and we are all so very excited to be a part of this blog hop and hope you will be inspired by the projects we have created with the wonderful Scrap FX chipboard.

You also have a chance to win this AMAZING prize pack of Scrap FX products worth over $100- RRP to create your own wonderful projects with simply by following our blog hop. Here's what you need to do:
Simply visit these 11 fabulous blogs before midnight May 6th (Eastern Standard Time) and LEAVE A COMMENT on EACH BLOG to let us know you've been! It's really that easy!!

Blog Hop Order

Michelle Logan http://mlogandesigns.blogspot.com.au/
Bellaidea www.bellaideascrapology.blogspot.ca
Erin http://scrappin-sisters.blogspot.com/
Kristine http://kristine89.blogspot.com/
Michelle H. http://myanaloglife.blogspot.com/-
Misty www.myscraptherapy.com
Rachelle www.rachiebabe56.blogspot.com
Scarlett http://scarlettsscrapoirs.blogspot.com.au/
Sharryn www.sharrynt.blogspot.com    YOU ARE HERE!!
Yuka http://nsnlso.blogspot.com/
SCRAP FX http://www.scrapfx.com.au/blog


BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE!! I will be giving away my own Scrap FX prize pack to someone who leaves a comment on MY blog over the next couple of days. So be sure to leave some love and let me know you've visited to be in the running to win my prize!

Without further ado, let me share the rest of the Steampunk Goddess I created to share on our blog hop.
Made with the amazing Scrap FX shadow box that is so easy to put together and work with and the fabulous Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante paper collection.

 I just adore the Steampunk style at the moment and love how this turned out.
Lots of fussy cutting, inking and embossing but isn't she just gorgeous?

I also scrapped a layout with some chipboard from the April release.
Using a photo of my son on a huge tractor we stumbled across on holiday I decided to use the large cog as a frame.
I wanted to emboss it and it wouldn't fit through my Cuttlebug so I simply cut it in half, embossed it then put it back together again. Easy peasy!!

I wanted to make the large cog look like the huge tractor wheel so stamped it with Versamark and added black embossing powder for the look of tread marks. Cool huh?

Of course I had to add this cute little tractor to the page:

Some cool Lanky alphabets for the title which I also ran through the Cuttlebug and dry inked:

And then added a Scrap FX tag for my journalling.

I hope you like what I've created for the blog hop as much as I had fun making them.
Now you need to go and visit Yuka and see the awesome projects she has in store for you.
Have fun,
Sharryn
xx