21st birthday pages

Today I added some more pages to J-girl's birthday album #1. Only one more page to go until I'm ready to begin album #2!

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Twin Set patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish accessory stickers
Rosie's Studio Stillwater die cut ephemera flowers
Unbranded satin flowers
Pink pearls
Kaisercraft Basics - Pearl Strips white pearls
Value Craft Holographic flower sequins

I'm sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the May Pick 3 challenge.

Theme - birthday celebration
Colours - white, gold
Embellishments - sequins

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Materials

Maggie Holmes Garden Party - Beautiful Bows patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Lovely Things patterned paper
Heidi Swapp Make Pretty Stuff patterned papers
Upcycled wrapping paper (hearts)
Rosie's Studio Stillwater die cut
Cocoa Vanilla Tis the Season sequins

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Dotty About Flair ~ Scraplift challenge
I scraplifted Suzanne's planner page. She creates some amazing planner and journal pages - and this one was wonderful inspiration for a filler page in the birthday album.

* Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

* Simon Says Monday ~ Not a card

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This page has a belly band to hold some of the extra group photos:

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Unforgettable - Unscripted patterned paper
Heidi Swapp Make Pretty Stuff patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Lovely Things patterned paper (cut apart)
Rosie's Studio Stillwater die cut butterfly

I'm sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the May Moodboard challenge.

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Road tripping with J-girl

Two more pages for the Bundaberg road trip journal. Not really a double LO, but they are companion pages:



I'm sharing this page at:

* Scrap Challenge YOUrself ~ I love...

* UTIOSA ~ Cybercrop #5 ~ Stickers
Word/phrases from a very old Heidi Swapp sticker pack.

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* UTIOSA ~ Cybercrop #2 ~ Triangles
I used paper scraps to make triangles for my banner.

* Simon Says Wednesday ~ Layer it up
I've layered the banner, die cut leaves, and sticker over the top of my photograph.

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Sunday scrap session

Just some random pages today - grabbing some bits and pieces from my scrap desk, and using up a bunch of stash...

Materials

Fancy Pants Corrugate - Red cardstock
DCWV Fairytale Floral patterned paper
Glitz Design Happy Travels - Bicycle patterned paper
Bazzill Basics Fourz - Mexican Poppy cardstock
Kaisercraft Mini Alpha - Cherry Red letter stickers
Pretty Little Studio Beautiful Day - Wooden Chevron die cuts
Studio Calico Potty People wood veneer shapes
Upcycled mesh fruit bag

I'm sharing this page at:

* Simon Says Monday ~ Texture
Corrugated card, mesh, stitching

* UTIOSA ~ Cybercrop #1
Use your scraps - I used up a bunch of smaller scraps to make my title.

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Materials

DCWV Fairytale Floral patterned papers
Pink Paislee/Paige Evans Turn the Page - No.1 patterned paper
Pink Paislee/Paige Evans Turn the Page - No.9 patterned paper
Pretty Little Studio Beautiful Day - Wooden Chevron die cuts
Studio Calico Classic Calico - Stars wood veneers
Pink Fresh Escape the Ordinary - Ephemera die cut stars
Rosie's Studio Vacay die cuts
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology - Small Talk word stickers

I'm sharing this page at:

* UTIOSA ~ Cybercrop #3
I took inspiration from Adam's April Scrap Backwards layout. Torn paper layers, matted photo, word stickers.

* Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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Longreach and Winton

Revisiting western Queensland road trips again, with a few layouts today ~

Longreach (2015)

Materials

Little Birdie Matt Chalk - Terracotta acrylic paint
Basic Grey Urban Prairie - Weather Vane patterned paper
Vintage book page
Unbranded wood veneer flowers
Enamel dots - gold glitter
Kaisercraft Base Coat border sticker

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Cybercrop challenge #3
1 - mixed media product
2 - photographs
3 - embellishments

* Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

* Simon Says Wednesday ~ Layer it up
Paint, paper, photos, embellishments...

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Winton (2021)

Materials

DCWV Palms & Ferns patterned paper
DCWV Fairytale Floral patterned paper
Vellum
Creative Expressions Faux Quilled Blooms cutting dies
Unbranded buttercup flowers - blue
Pink Paislee Hello Sunshine die cut ephemera
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Dark Blue gems
Metallic silver lace

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Mystical Scrapbooks~ Cybercrop challenge #1
1 - photograph
2 - patterned papers
3 - die cuts

* Simon Says Monday ~ Texture
I added vellum, lace and stitching.

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ELEMENTS cyber crop - part 2

I'm joining in the cyber crop at Craft on the Run this month. There are seven challenges in total, and I managed to complete my final two challenges today.

Challenge 4 ~ Colours

Materials

Amy Tangerine Picnic in the Park - Life's a Picnic patterned paper
Amy Tangerine Picnic in the Park - Pretty Patches patterned paper
Bazzill Basics Classic Orange cardstock
Basic Grey Marrakech - Darjeeling patterned paper
Sullivans Occasions grosgrain ribbon
Unbranded flowers
Cocoa Vanilla Free Spirit wood veneer
Carl Mini Daisy punch
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Dark Blue gems

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Challenge 3 ~ Quote
"As the seasons change so do we. May we be aware we are shifting just like the wind."

Materials

Pink Paislee/Paige Evans Wonders - No.19 patterned paper
Pink Paislee/Paige Evans Wonders - No.12 patterned paper
Bazzill Basics Classic Red cardstock
Green Tara 6cm Petals - Fire Engine Red flowers
Unbranded satin flowers - red
Unbranded flowers - dusty pink
Kaisercraft Loire Valley epoxy brads
Crocheted lace
Gold brads

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Craft on the Run - ELEMENTS

I'm joining in the cyber crop at Craft on the Run this month. There are seven challenges in total, and so far I've completed five.

Challenge 1 ~ Mood board
I focussed on the dark colours and the outdoors theme, to scrap another road trip camping photo.

Materials

Heidi Swapp September Skies - Star Gazing patterned paper
DCWV Palms & Ferns patterned papers
Mini paper clip
Pretty Little Studio Document Life - Seen & Noted label die cuts
Cocoa Vanilla 'Tis the Season star sequins

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Challenge 2 ~ What's your element?
Mine is AIR... so I focussed on the sky.

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Midnight - Sunset Strip patterned paper
Dusty Attic Mini Captions #1 chipboard title
Aladine/Seth Apter Izink - Royal Gold pigment
Green Tara Apple Blossoms - Black flowers
Cre8tiv Copper metallic paper
Creative Expressions Faux Quilled Blooms cutting dies
Kaisercraft Lily resin flowers
Unbranded flowers - grey
Gold brads

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Challenge 6 ~ Four elements

Clear - tag made from transparency
Metal - metallic (copper) paper
Wood - wood veneer shapes
Wet - painted book page, a leftover piece from an art journal project

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Challenge 5 ~ Blind Crop
I scaled down the measurement ratios to fit my 8x8 layout size. I think I got some of the numbers wrong, but I fiddled around a bit to make it all fit!

Materials

Simple Stories Summer Vibes - Yellow Wood/Grid patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket Earth Love - Recycle patterned paper
Kaisercraft Kraft cardstock
Cocoa Vanilla Boys Rule - Star Fall patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Boys Rule - Boy Stuff cut-apart
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High - Super Star patterned paper (fussy cut stars)
Kaisercraft Off the Wall - Collectables die cut ephemera
Pink Fresh Escape the Ordinary die cut ephemera
Crate Paper Toy Box - Alpha Labels word stickers
Washi tape - red chevron
Art Wrap Paper Craft - Mini Badges flair button
Tsukineko StaZon - Jet Black archival ink
Colour Blast Michelle Grant Designs texture stamp
Enamel dots - red

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Challenge 7 ~ Sketch

Materials

Simple Stories Hello Baby - Blue Wood patterned paper
Glitz Design Happy Travels - Bicycle patterned paper
My Mind's Eye Market Street - Ashbury Heights - The Gardens patterned paper
The Craft Stall Oh Happy Day! glitter foam alphabet
Webster's Pages Make a Wish alphabet stickers

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Our happy place

A simple monochromatic page for my Mum's memory album ~

Materials

Heidi Swapp September Skies - Dusk patterned paper
Heidi Swapp September Skies - Brilliance patterned paper
Basic Grey Unknown collection (?) patterned paper
Jillibean Soup product packaging
Unbranded Skeleton Leaf cutting die

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Double D Challenges ~ Monochromatic
I love the freshness of white and lime together.

* Lasting Memories ~ Something Old
A vintage photograph (1948) of my grandfather and his brother-in-law, my great-uncle.

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Retro TV - Week 3

I'm joining in the Mystical Scrapbooks annual 8-week themed scrap comp. I love the Retro TV theme!  Here's Week 3...



... and my take on the challenge ~

Materials

Fancy Pants Oh! Deer - Joy patterned paper
Pink Paislee/Paige Evans Turn the Page - No. 15 patterned paper
Bakers twine 
Gold sequins
Unbranded satin flowers - white
Gold brads
Rosie's Studio Stillwater - Diecut shapes title & ticket

Colour palette ~ Spring
Required item - Flowers
Technique - Fussy cutting
Kit item - String

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iNSD2022 - Cocoa Vanilla

Seems like every year for iNSD, I've got something on and I'm away for the weekend. So I was pleased to see the challenges at Cocoa Vanilla are open for a few weeks.

Challenge 1
1 repeated shape - diamond pattern
2 photographs
3 word title - Summer Bucket List

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Endless Summer - Sunbleached patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Endless Summer - This & That patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Boys Rule - Happy Go Lucky patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Free Spirit wood veneer butterflies
My Memories Butterfly punch
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Island Lagoon gems

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Challenge 2 ~ Take Flight
I took my inspiration from the words, Take Flight. I dug into my leftovers from the CVS Flying High collection kit.

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Flying High - Super Star patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High accessory stickers
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High flair button
Cocoa Vanilla Boys Rule - Happy Go Lucky patterned paper
Bazzill Basics Classic Red cardstock

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Challenge 3 ~ Sketch

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Happiness - Botanical Bliss patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Happiness - Good Vibes patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Happiness - Little Things patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Sunkissed - Floral Ephemera die cut flowers
Cocoa Vanilla Tis the Season sequins
Cocoa Vanilla Wild at Heart rubber charm
Silver metallic ribbon
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Island Lagoon gems

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White with 1 - WATER cyber crop

We're cyber-cropping at White With 1 this month, with WATER themed challenges.

Challenge 1 ~ This or That

Materials

Heidi Swapp Dreamy patterned paper
Kaisercraft Loire Valley epoxy brads
Prima Luna flowers
Cocoa Vanilla Limited Edition flair
Unbranded satin flowers
WRMK Sew Easy - Fancy Floss - Wintergreen bakers twine
Pebbles Alphabet roller stamp
Tsukineko StaZon - Jet Black archival ink

Bath / Shower
Blue / Green
Stencil / Stamp
Ink / Paint
Button / Flair
Ribbon / Twine

Sharing at Simon Says Wednesday ~ Not a card

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SPOT CHALLENGE ~ Create a layout based on song lyrics related to rain

My layout is a companion page for THIS ONE.   I chose one of my favourite Creedence Clearwater Revival songs, Have you ever seen the rain? 

Materials

Glitz Design Happy Travels - Bicycle patterned paper
Martha Stewart Arch Lattice decorative edge punch
Sullivans Wish Made chipboard alphabets
Little Birdie Matt Chalk - Terracotta acrylic paint
Kaisercraft Wood Flourishes - Umbrella wood veneer
Kaisercolour White acrylic paint

I'm sharing this page at Lasting Memories for the Something Borrowed theme ~ I borrowed John Fogerty's words for my title.

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More road trip layouts

Wyandra (2021):

Materials

DCWV Palms & Ferns patterned papers
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Jazz patterned paper
Unbranded satin flowers - white
Prima Luna flowers
Kaisercraft Green pearls

I'm sharing this layout at:

* Off the Rails ~ Black & white & one colour

* Simon Says Wednesday ~ Not a card

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Lake Dunn Sculpture Trail (2021):

Materials

Bazzill Basics Smoothies - Blackberry Swirl cardstock
Kaisercraft Elegance - Elanor patterned paper
Kaisercraft Pack Your Bags embroidered badge
Kaisercraft Vines cutting die
Prima Sun Kiss - Lemon Ginger patterned paper
Heidi Swapp Ledger2 - Pink journalling spots
Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher staples
Cocoa Vanilla Free Spirit wood veneer arrow

I'm sharing this layout at:

* Dotty About Flair ~ Cyber crop ~ Bucket List challenge
Not only was the Lake Dunn Sculpture Trail on my Outback Queensland bucket list, I also managed to check each and every sculpture off the list as we went along.  I'm creating a separate album for this adventure!

* Scrap Challenge YOUrself ~ I love...
... so many things that are captured in this layout! Outback driving, exploring new places, quirky artwork, checking things off my bucket list :)

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Pentland (2018):

Materials

Kaisercraft Kraft cardstock
Basic Grey Sugared patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Borders patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934 - Elements journal cards
Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice wood veneer arrow
Cocoa Vanilla Free Spirit wood veneer word
Heidi Swapp Ledger2 - Pink journalling spots
Rose Moka Appel de la nature - Brown alphabet stickers
Unbranded wood veneer bird
My Mind's Eye Collectable - Remarkable washi tape
Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher staples

I'm sharing this layout at:

* Dotty About Flair ~ Cyber crop ~ 5 Items challenge
My "old stash" items - Basic Grey pp, Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice wood veneer (last one in the packet!), washi tape, Rose Moka alphas, Heidi Swapp journal spots.

#scrapsquadfb #scrapsquadinsd2022

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3 girls, continued

Materials

Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Blue Eyes patterned paper
Glitz Design Happy Travels - Bicycle patterned paper
Heidi Swapp Make Pretty Stuff patterned paper
Kaisercraft Pack Your Bags epoxy brad
Kaisercraft Loire Valley epoxy brad
Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type alphabet stickers

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Dotty About Flair ~ Cyber crop ~ Sally's Recipe Challenge

* Scrap Backwards ~ May stash-busting kit
I used paper and alphabet stickers from my May Cosmo Cricket kit.

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Materials

Studio Calico Hey Day - Tangerines patterned paper
Studio Calico Wanderlust wood veneer panel
Decorative tape
Unbranded buttercup flowers
Unbranded white satin flowers
Pink Paislee/Paige Evans Wonders - No.12 patterned paper (tag)
Satin ribbon
Mini buttons

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* UTIOSA ~ Cybercrop Challenge #4 ~ Orange
I adore orange, and I thought this was the perfect photo to use.

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3 girls at Three Moon Silos

Another double page for the 3 Girls road trip album. This one features one of my favourite stops along the way - Three Moon Silo Art.

Materials

DCWV Fairytale Floral patterned papers
Washi tape - pink/gold hearts
WRMK Sew Easy Fancy Floss - Lilac bakers twine
Painted wooden buttons
PortaCraft Mini Rhinestones - Stars gems

I'm sharing at:

* Dotty About Flair ~ Cyber crop ~ Kathryn's challenge

* Double page layout - journal pages
* At least two photos - 2 photos
* Focus on journalling - handwritten journalling on the tag
* Interactive element - removable tag tucks behind photo
* More than 3 different types of embellishments - Buttons, washi tape, bling stars, twine

This is the tag, with journalling ~

* Simon Says Wednesday ~ Not a card

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Retro TV - Week 2

I'm joining in the Mystical Scrapbooks annual 8-week themed scrap comp. Here's Week 2...

... and my take on the challenge ~

Materials

Kaisercraft Stargazer patterned papers
Kaisercraft Off the Wall - Collectables die cuts
Paper doily
PortaCraft Mini rhinestones - Stars gems

Colour palette ~ Shades of blue
Required item - Patterned paper
Technique - Grid style layout
Kit item - Doily

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Road trip - Cecil Plains

Another page for the Cecil Plains 'chapter' of our 2021 road trip album:

Materials

Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Martini patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Jazz patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Elements label sticker
Pink Paislee Hello Sunshine die cut ephemera

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Dotty About Flair ~ Cyber crop ~ Sam's Tic Tac Toe
I used: STICKERS, TEAL and DIECUTS

* Scrap Backwards ~ May stash kit
I used papers and stickers from my May stash kit.

* Scrap Challenge YOUrself ~ I love...
... taking photographs!

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Dinosaurs

Materials

Kaisercraft Sparkle - Vivacity patterned paper
Kaisercraft Base Coat alphabet stickers & label tab
Vintage dress pattern tissue paper
Unbranded Leaf Sprigs cutting dies

I'm sharing this layout at Soul Scrappers for the May One Word challenge - featuring a title with the letter D.

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2017 Flood

I did a multi-photo layout today, inspired by the May Mystery Bag challenge at Soul Scrappers. I have a heap of photos from the 2017 flood which impacted my local area, and this was the perfect nudge to get a few more scrapped. The challenge criteria: UMBRELLAS!

Materials

Glitz Design Happy Travels - Bicycle patterned paper
Martha Stewart Arch Lattice decorative edge punch
Kaisercraft Wood Flourishes - Umbrellas wood veneers
Kaisercolour White acrylic paint

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Retro TV - Week 1

I'm joining in the Mystical Scrapbooks annual 8-week themed scrap comp. This year the theme is Retro TV shows - sounds fun!! Here's Week 1:

I made a double layout ~

Materials

Bazzill Basics Smoothies - Blackberry Swirl cardstock
Basic Grey Eerie - Evil Eye patterned paper
Basic Grey Eerie - Mummy patterned paper
DCWV Fairytale Floral foil embossed patterned paper
Vintage book pages
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Grungeboard - Dots Elements chipboard stars
Studio Calico Classic Calico 2 wood veneer stars
Kaisercolour White acrylic paint
Kaisercolour Lime acrylic paint
Making Memories Scrapbook Colors - Eat Your Carrots acrylic paint
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Elements label sticker
American Crafts Thickers - Daiquiri foam alphabets

Colour palette ~ I used Halloween-themed papers
Required item - Cat (graffiti art in the photo)
Technique - Paint splatters created with watered-down acrylic paint and pipette
Kit item - Chipboard stars from my stash (Grungeboard)

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White with... BLUE

White with 1 May challenge is all about this fabulous BLUE mood board.

Any variation of BLUE you want to use - aqua blue, navy blue or anything in between or you can mix it all up and use multiple variations of blue just so long as it is blue and nothing else. Still WHITE with blue but you have options!

I was inspired by the watercolour blues ~

Materials

Chevron washi tape
Bazzill Basics Vibrant Blue cardstock
Ranger Tim Holtz Blueprint Sketch distress ink
Ranger Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass distress ink
Cocoa Vanilla Sunkissed - Floral Ephemera die cut
Pink Paislee Hello Sunshine - Ephemera die cuts
Unbranded navy blue buttercup flowers
Buttons from my habby stash

I'm sharing my page at Simon Says Wednesday for Anything Goes.

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ARTastic in May

ARTastic Challenge this month features this very colourful window display ~

Create an artwork inspired by the featured ART ROOM and tell us how you were inspired.

I was inspired by the vertical strips and the blue/green colour palette.

Materials

Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Elements stickers
Paper scraps - Kaisercraft, Daisy Bucket, K&Co

I'm sharing my page at Simon Says Wednesday for the Anything Goes theme.

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