New fortnight, new challenge and our very first guest Garbage Girl! This fortnight we're challenging you to have a rummage around your handbag and come up with some creative gold. If you're not a handbag type then your wallet, purse or even a nappy bag if you have to cart one of those around everywhere you go will do. Here are our takes on our "In Your Handbag" challenge.
Lu - used paper measuring tape from Ikea, broken butterfly chipboard from my purse, cut out round flowers from card of bobby pins, barcode from a supermarket petrol voucher, appointment card. pink bling squares from a broken item of jewellery
Alana has used a pencil, note-book and clothing label
Jill has altered a lipstick and compact from her handbag
Cass has used a receipt, lipstick to cover the chipboard, a drinking straw and a ballpoint pen and notepad paper.
Cass has also created this v.cute noodle box using beads from a broken necklace and a broken keyring (plus some square bling she stole from MY handbag! - super easy to do and would make great birthday boxes or you could Chrissy it up with red and green colours!
And now ...... DRUMROLL PLEASE!!!!.......introducing our very first guest Garbage Girl - Brigitte!!!!! We're so thrilled to have Brigitte on board for this challenge and for the amazing job she has done.
The very talented Brigitte has used notepaper, a pencil (not for writing but the actual pencil!), an envelope, a hair elastic and lipstick.
Brigitte has also altered a mini tin she uses as an emergency kit that holds a nail file, headache tablets and a band aid. What a terrific idea and very cute as well!
Hi ! I'm Brigitte, mother of two good kids and wife of Tony. My love for craft has been first for stamping/cardmaking since...1996 but only few years down the track (after having my children it was a natural thing to try scrapbooking simply bcos coming from the Pacific islands (i still have my family there) I wanted to start a family album for one of each children. Then...i embarked on a journey....
my style has been very very simple at first (well considering that we didn't have much at that time back in 2003 !) compared to now !! but then...my stash grew and grew and my style changed a lot. i wouldn't say i have a particular style, it's ever changing...just like what's in the trend in the scrapbooking world !! i like to experiment with few things...and wish...there were more hours in a day to experiment even more !!! Scrapbooking has become another passion ( i still love my stamps !!) and through this passion, i've met great people and made great friends ! Now...living in a community who really cares for the environment and my children's school who promote re-using and re-cycling clothes and things, i started thinking of bits and pieces i could re-use/re-cycle on my LO. (fabrics from old clothes, buttons, laces, milk bottles (cut with accu-cut machine), wrapping paper, clothes tags ect... but i'd say my fav. recycling/garbage item at the moment would be my cereal boxes that i often use for the covers of my mini-albums or use them in my sizzix machine to make my chipboard letters ect....So finding Everyday Garbage site was just so perfect for me !!! and looove the challenges, they are sooo much fun. So...some bits may not be acid-free but heyyy...now and then...let's have fun and be creative with the simple and cheap things in life!!!
So there you have it for this fortnight! Some fun new twists on ordinary stuff that floats around in our handbags and how we hope we've shown you how to make the ordinary extraordinary. Lusi will be sitting this challenge out as she has many fabulous and wonderful things going on right now (and if you'd like to check out her brand new range of stamps have a look here and chipboard here) so we'l see her next challenge.
You know the drill - you can either email us or blog link your takes on the challenge in the comments section and we'll do our best to get them up on our slider as quickly as possible so everyone can have a look at your garbagy goodness. Entries close on Sunday 28th October at midnight AEST and we will be choosing a winner for our RAK shortly after that. We will be posting the winner of our last RAK asap so stay tuned for that one too.
Thanks again for stopping by our challenge blog and we'd love for you to have a go if you're a lurker and naturally we cant' wait to see the gorgeous work from you girls who are fast becoming our much-loved "regulars"!!!
Go have a dig around that handbag and see what you can make extraordinary!
Alana has used a pencil, note-book and clothing label
Jill has altered a lipstick and compact from her handbag
Cass has used a receipt, lipstick to cover the chipboard, a drinking straw and a ballpoint pen and notepad paper.
Cass has also created this v.cute noodle box using beads from a broken necklace and a broken keyring (plus some square bling she stole from MY handbag! - super easy to do and would make great birthday boxes or you could Chrissy it up with red and green colours!
The very talented Brigitte has used notepaper, a pencil (not for writing but the actual pencil!), an envelope, a hair elastic and lipstick. 
Brigitte has also altered a mini tin she uses as an emergency kit that holds a nail file, headache tablets and a band aid. What a terrific idea and very cute as well!
WOOWWWWW GIRLS !!! All your work is FAN-TAS-TIC !! AND thank you sooooooo much for inviting me to be your very first Guest Garbage Girl !! it means soo much to me !! and yes...i'm sooo excited about this wooohooo !! :)
Posted by: Brigitte | October 16, 2007 at 10:48 AM
CONGRATS TO EVERYONE AND ESPECIALLY TO OUR FIRST GUEST GARBO BRIGETTE! You have rocked the handbag Brigette!
xxJillyGG
Posted by: Jill Geraghty-Groves | October 16, 2007 at 11:45 AM
OMG......... you guys never ceast to blow me away with your creations from garbage.. love the inspiration you put on show xxx
Posted by: Lucy | October 16, 2007 at 12:49 PM
WOW! They are great ladies...I cannot beleive the different ideas. well done...Alana
Posted by: Alana | October 16, 2007 at 02:04 PM
Fantastic examples guys!!!
My handbag is in dire need of a good clean out - this will be the perfect excuse to make me do it ;)
Posted by: Julie Heard | October 16, 2007 at 05:06 PM
Girls they look awesome! Welcome to our *dirty* ring-in (meant in the cleanest of ways - lol!!!!) BRigitte! Your work is sensational! Sorry i'm missing out on this one girls but looking forward to seeing what all our fabulous garbage participants get up to!
Go rummaging girls!!!!
Love Lus x
Posted by: Lusi Austin | October 16, 2007 at 07:30 PM
wowww so many beautiful things here !!!! I recognize Brigitte ;o) !!!
very very beautiful (in a bag english sorry)
Posted by: valscrap | October 17, 2007 at 03:41 PM
Loving the latest work, girls. It's a shame you weren't able to play this time Lusi, though glad to hear it's because of good things happening for you! Brigitte, congrats on being a guest designer! You've done a great job!
This is what I came up with: http://lookatthepretties.blogspot.com/2007/10/edg-challenge.html
Posted by: Kat Browne | October 19, 2007 at 04:08 PM
Loving these challenges girls, who would of thought that simple trash could be so useful!
My layout can be seen on my blog..
http://lifeinsegments.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Lis | October 20, 2007 at 01:25 PM
oh my goodness such talented ladies
congratulations
Posted by: kerri hunter | October 21, 2007 at 08:21 AM
http://chillibits.typepad.com/chilli_bits/2007/10/everyday-garb-1.html
I had a ball with this one .. got myself REALLy messy :)
Posted by: Tania Davey | October 24, 2007 at 12:47 AM
What a kewl blog. Here's mine!
http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/pg.asp?cmd=display&layout_id=1251319
Posted by: ♥ amber | October 25, 2007 at 11:32 AM
Hi. Took me a while to come up with something. But I finally came up with an altered envelope. Sorry for the lousy pic. =)
http://creatinginsolitude.blogspot.com/2007/10/everyday-garbage-challenge-in-your.html
Posted by: nina | October 28, 2007 at 10:33 AM