Tarisota Talk

Guest Designer: Layle Koncar

This month we welcome Layle Koncar as our Guest Designer and submit her to our usual barrage of questions.

We fell in love with Layle's space complete with chandelier! Lots more images below :)

can't live without ...music.  It's always on.

coffee or tea... coffee.  As far as I'm concerned, tea tastes like watered down dirt!  Unless it's iced tea.

perfume...I have 7 or 8 that I rotate through.  Love my perfume!

lipgloss or lipstick...lipgloss

last meal on earth ... french bread, cheese, fruit, salami, red wine

on your music play list ...too many to list!

next movie you want to see... just watched it last night - 7 Pounds.  Excellent movie!

must read blog...http://www.dooce.com/

favourite quote...'I can resist everything except temptation' - Oscar Wilde

what do you see as the next trend in scrapbooking... mixing of new with old.  With the economy the way it is, I see people figuring out how to use what they have and adding a little bit of new product in there to freshen it up.  

someone you would love to scrap with ...my grandma.  Although she didn't scrapbook as we define it today, she was meticulous about keeping photo albums and labeling everything.

favourite colour combo...black and white.  those are colors, right?!

never fail technique...journaling.  Not really a technique, but I'll take it!

favorite item from the Tarisota Collection this month...the alphabet stickers.  I'm a sucker for alphabet stickers!!

 

 Thanks Layle it's been a pleasure having you visit with us this month :)

Guest Designer: Ruby Bisson

I can't say enough what a pleasure it has been having this little poppet join us this month - Ruby's such a bundle of creative energy - I hope you enjoy this peek into her life.

can't live without ... People. Family and friends (:

coffee or tea... tea. I have never had a cup of coffee…!

perfume... No idea what my fav is! haha

lipgloss or lipstick... Lipgloss!!

 a little side note ...

 Have you seen Mac Cosmetics have now  put out a Hello Kitty range??

last meal on earth ... Roast chicken with gravy!

on your music play list ... The Script, Nickleback, the Fray, Coldplay…

next movie you want to see... ‘Benjamin Button’

must read blog... omg. WHY this question? Haha. I would have to say;

check it out here

favourite quote... Life is too short to live with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don't and believe that everything happens for a reason, never hold on to the things that hold you down.

  Here is a peek into Ruby's space :)

what do you see as the next trend in scrapbooking... Ohh umm this is hard! Maybe more arty sewy layered stuff… I wish! haha

someone you would love to scrap with ... omg. These are so difficult. Lisa Oxley and Georgia  They are so arty and fun!

 favourite colour... shhheeessh! Uhmm I like green and blue paint together

never fail technique... inking and sanding!!

favorite item from the Tarisota Collection this month... The Urban Lily Fold Out thingy! OMG! SOOOO much to play with and so many possibilities!

 

Guest Designer: Cassandra Glass

We welcome Cassandra Glass as this months Guest Designer - she makes intricate bling and  flowers look simple.

 

You can keep track of Cass over on her blog- Scrap Casstastrophy

 Here is a peak into Cass's scrap space

 

 

can't live without ...Hmmmmm, well apart from the hubby and kids, coffee actually. I know I drink FAR too much of, (probably 10-15 cups a day) not something I am overly proud off, and I promise to cut down...fingers crossed

 coffee or tea... ...COFFEE!!! and just regular Nescafe instant

 perfume... I have been wearing Georgio berverly hills since I was 15, when my Dad brought home my first bottle from overseas. I love the fact now that I have worn it soooo long that my kids associate the sent with me

 lipgloss or lipstick... Wish I could say lipgloss, cos I love the look, but I tend to eat it off too quick, so I am a stayfast lipstick kinda girl

last meal on earth ... Cheese, and small goods...bit of an antipasto fan

on your music play list ...Oh anything really, from ABBA to Pearl Jam. I like a bit of lyrical rock, nothing too heavy, but not into pop or any of that dance music, just not my go

 
next movie you want to see... I don't get to the movies much, love them though. I know now that I will have to wait til DVD but I would like to see that 'Australia' film, just to say I have seen it I think

 
must read blog...Hmmmmm, I am terribly deslexic so blog reading can sometimes be a bit of an effort, but I love the 'Post secrets' blog...gets a juicy over there....lol, and I read The Tarisota one (offcourse...lol), and Jill's and Ngaire's. I am a bit of a blog floated really, just keep clicking around and seeing what everyone is up too....:)

favourite quote... 'Love is not staring into each others eyes, but standing together looking in the same direction', I can't remember where I heard it, but it has always stuck with me

 what do you see as the next trend in scrapbooking... Everything old seems to be new again, lots of old techniques such as tearing and stamping are coming back into fashion (in my humble little opinion), and there seems to be a merge away from the ultra expensive 'pre-done' embellishments, towards the handmade, altered versions. I also think the growing popularity of Mixed Media art is becoming a strong influence on pages

someone you would love to scrap with ...  Ooohhhh tough one, perhaps Nic Howard, or even Leanne Ryan, and Sue Johannes, I would love to see how those ladies work. I guess it wouldn't be so much of scrapping with them, but scrap observing....lol

favourite colour combo... I love love love Colour, brights and bolds, but funnily enough I think my one true fav would be 'black, white, and red'

never fail technique...Inking, not much can't be made better with a bit of ink

favorite item from the Tarisota Collection this month...Ohhh another toughie, perhaps the beautiful big prima flowers, oh but I loved the glass beads, and that gorgeous felt gate, and the bling flourishes...oh no, can't I say I loved it all!!!

and finally - an extra Layout Cass whipped up post gallery!

 

 So lovely to have had you join us!

Guest Designer: Helen Karanfilovski

This month we welcomed the fabulous Helen Karanfilovski who has defined the  Vintage Fresh style as our Guest Designer. Here she shares some of her scrap space with us and answers some pressing questions ;)

can't live without ... my boys

coffee or tea... tea. I have never had a cup of coffee… I think I am the only person!!

perfume... my all time favourite, Issey Miyake

lipgloss or lipstick... lipgloss

 

 

last meal on earth ... a Greek dish Mum makes – it’s called Pastitsiou… it has meat and pasta in it, topped with a béchamel sauce… oh so yummy…

on your music play list ... a mix of everything.. Buena Vista Social Club, Kanye West, Justin Timberlake, Jeff Buckley, Foo Fighters, Moloko…

next movie you want to see... ‘the Hobbit’ – I am hanging out to see what (director) Guillermo Del Toro will do with the movie

must read blog... The Black Apple

I noticed this little gem hidden on Helen's desk and had to find out more.


favourite quote...“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle” – Plato.

what do you see as the next trend in scrapbooking... I would have to say using up your stash. We’ll see lots of past favourites popping up again

someone you would love to scrap with ... so hard to pick one. I would say all the gals I work with over at Kim Archer’s

favourite colour combo... I love red and aqua with a subdued colour thrown in to balance them out… I am so in love with red at the moment.

never fail technique... At the end of making a LO, I always add in some sewing and stitching with embroidery thread.

favorite item from the Tarisota Collection this month... so hard to pick one thing, so I’ll pick three… the trims, the 7 Gypsies Savannah Flock Paper and the stamps…

Thank you so much Helen for sharing your creativity and time with us :)