Mini works of art - February, part 1

These are my creations for the Scrapping Clearly - Mini Works of Art challenge ~ February weekly prompts.

Week 6 (Words/Quotes) - All you need is love
I'm going to clip this little piece into one of my 'girls' roadtrip' journals. The sentiment is a Tim Holtz Small Talk sticker - a great find!

I"m sharing this card at:

* Scrap Challenge YOURself ~ Love

* Simon Says Wednesday ~ Add a heart
I used punched hearts and puffy stickers {Cocoa Vanilla Happy Days collection}.

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Week 8 (Colour) - Pink & Red
When I saw this prompt, I knew I wanted to feature this little embroidered flamingo! I did a stash dash by colour -  Cocoa Vanilla Happy Days - Lush Blooms patterned paper + Fancy Pants Wonderful Day - This Way patterned paper + Ranger/Tim Holtz Worn Lipstick distress ink + a szoosh of Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Dazzling Diamonds over the top.

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Bright Ideas, part 4

My last two submissions for Life is Art ~ Bright Ideas online crop.
Both of these are for a roadtrip travel journal -

Inspired by the bricks. I tinted texture paste with acrylic paint to create the colour, then applied it through a stencil {Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz - Bricked layered stencil}.

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Inspiration = speech bubble. Stash-busting wins = Reflections chipboard embellie, paired with some metal pieces {Tim Holtz Idea-Ology - Foliage set}.

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Bright Ideas, part 3

Some more pages that I created at the Life is Art ~ Bright Ideas online crop.

Inspired by the repeating motif - I chose a chevron pattern {Basic Grey Serenade collection}.

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Inspired by the aircraft, I used a sky-themed paper {Bella Blvd Sunny Happy Skies - Creamsicle Clouds}.

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Bright Ideas, part 2

Some more pages that I created at the Life is Art ~ Bright Ideas online crop.

I took inspiration from the train theme, and the 'Epic' title. I made a double page for my altered Little Golden Book album.

I'm sharing this at:

* Simon Says Monday ~ Add Texture
I used texture paste through a stencil {Kaisercraft Quarters template}

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I used elements from the left column:

* splatter {Ranger/Tim Holtz Twisted Citron Distress Ink}
* leaf {Anko Paper Leaves set}
* border {machine stitching}

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Inspired by the banners and clocks {Kaisercraft 365 Days - Event patterned paper}.

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Inspired by the colour scheme and the wooden structure.

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Bright Ideas, part 1

Taking some time out to join in at the Life is Art ~ Bright Ideas online crop. This is what I've created so far:

I used one side as a sketch, taking inspiration from the wide strips and clusters. I used a chipboard strip for the title {Dusty Attic Card Sentiments #1 - Black}.

I'm sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the February Mystery Challenge ~ use at least three birds on your layout.

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I used scrap papers and chipboard pieces {Dusty Attic Word Arrows #2} + {Dusty Attic Page Pebbles #7}.

I'm sharing this card at:

* Simon Says Monday ~ Add Texture
A mix of smooth (sequins) and soft (twine).

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Inspired by the green door in the image. I made a journalling page for a road trip album, with hidden journalling.

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Spillway

I'm sharing this page at The Hut Creative for the February challenge ~ with the criteria to include STITCHING {machine stitched accents} + BUTTERFLIES {fussy cut from Vicki Boutin Storyteller - Mariposa patterned paper}.

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Blush & Bloom

This layout was inspired by the Scrapping Clearly February Blush & Bloom mood board. I used papers and elements from two different collections {Prima Love Clippings and Heidi Swapp Honey & Spice}. 

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Matilda

I'm sharing this layout at Soul Scrappers for the January One Word challenge, featuring the letter M for Matilda. I created the title from an old chipboard alpha set {American Crafts Thickers - Marquise pearl letter stickers}.

Matilda began her life as the mascot for the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games. Yes, I am old enough to remember this!

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WHITE with INK

I'm back for another year on the design team at White with 1. This is my February layout share.

Here's the mood board and challenge criteria ~

INSPIRATION -
The ink outlines in the mood board artwork reminded me of the wireframe design of the art installation encountered in my travels.

COLOUR -
* WHITE background - Instead of plain white I used a white ledger "b-side" {Simple Stories Color Vibe - Woods patterned paper}.  
* Select ONE colour from the image - blue, ORANGE, brown, green  or yellow

CRITERIA -
Use paint or INK {my favourite journalling pen - for the doodled border and handwriting}.


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

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Direction

I'm sharing this page at:

* Scrap Challenge YOUrself - One Little Word

My word for 2026 is DIRECTION.  My layout title comes from a line by Dr Seuss in Oh, the Places You'll Go!   I created the title from very old stash of die cut letters {My Mind's Eye Everyday Tango - Lime Twirl alphabet}.  I chose the background paper {Cocoa Vanilla Boys Rule collection} because the triangles remind me of arrows .  And that's me - driving my Ranger 4x4 - which takes me in any direction I choose to go!

* Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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Mini works of art - January

Last year I challenged myself to complete the Scrapping Clearly 2025 ATC Challenge - 52 weekly prompts. I finished all except one [which somehow slipped between the cracks].  I really enjoyed trying new techniques and revisiting old ones. This year I'm joining the Mini Works of Art challenge ~ with a new array of weekly prompts.  I plan to stick with ATCs, but that could evolve as the year progresses.

Week 1 (Words/Quotes) - "Fresh Start"

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Week 2 (Colour) - Silver & Black
I made a shaker card and filled with silver glitter and holographic flower sequins.

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Week 3 (Theme) - New Year
I used the edge of a credit card to apply acrylic paint.  Inspired by New Year fireworks.

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Week 4 (Technique) -  Stitching/Sewing

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Week 5 (Words/Quotes) - Synonym for 'good'
'Just peachy' - papers from Cocoa Vanilla Happy Days collection.

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Australia Day scrapping

I'm joining in the annual AUSTRALIA DAY CROP at Scrapping Clearly - always a fabulous online event with fun, creative challenges!

Challenge 1 - Backyard Australia
I had to shuffle through some old packets of photographs to find a 'backyard' photo. This one jumped out at me, and I also knew exactly which papers to use {Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety collection}. The seed packet is real - a saved piece of ephemera from the same era.

Challenge 2 - Roadside Australia
Ohhhh... so many choices of photographs to scrap for this challenge! I went with another photo from our North Burnett road trip. Another dip into the old paper stash {K & Company Que Sera Sera - Ocean Voyage} - I adore the mix of colours in this one.

Challenge 3 - Australia on the table
I cut up an old waffle-weave tea towel for my background.

Challenge 4 - What we call it
I really loved putting this together! I chose the background paper for both the amazing outback-inspired colour and the subtle text design {Kaisercraft 365 Days - Event patterned paper}. The mixed-font title was created from stickers {Cocoa Vanilla Made of Awesome stickers - two styles in this collection - and the 'bakka' ones are unknown origin}.

Challenge 5 - Aussie Makers & Doers
I created a double layout, using 49 & Market {Colour Swatch - Eucalyptus patterned papers} and an assortment of very old stash. Hardware = Kaisercraft Loire Valley brads + Creative Impressions Fastener brads. Title = MME Front Porch - Picket Fence alphabets.

Challenge 6 - From Where I Stand
One of my favourite photos from this trip! 

So thrilled to complete all the challenges!

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Peace on Earth

I'm sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the December Screen 2 Scrap challenge.  I used the criteria based on 'The Santa Claus' movie poster.

RED BACKGROUND - {SEI Glitzmas - Merry Little Christmas patterned paper}
CHRISTMAS THEME - {Christmas in the city}
THREE WORD TITLE - {Crafter's Choice Rustic Christmas patterned paper}

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Jess on tour!

I really miss our beautiful Jess-dog, but I have lots of photos to scrap to keep her memory alive. These pages are for our 2021 road trip album:

Page design inspired by these challenges:

* Scrappy Friends ~ Rochelle's sketch

* Scrappy Friends ~ Stacy's Tic Tac Toe
I used the top row:

- word stickers {Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Small Talk stickers}
- tag {handmade from scrap paper}
- twine

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I'm sharing this page at Scrapbook Fantasies for the January mood board challenge, inspired by the images of dogs and the word 'companion'.

I used Scrapbook Fantasies Easter Blessings - Flowers & Leaves colour cuts, and added some glass beads for dimension:

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Burnett Region, continued

I'm sharing this page at:

* Crazy Craft Obsession - Colour palette
I used papers from Cocoa Vanilla Happy Days collection.

Image source: Design Seeds

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I'm sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the December/January Mood board challenge. I used all the colours, and the additional prompt of ADDED HEARTS {punched from patterned paper}.

The tag was made by a Canadian scrapping friend, Karen Findlay. I received it in a RAK gift many years ago, and I modified it slightly by adding twine and pen border to showcase it on this layout.

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