Cuppa time

Sharing another layout for the October day trip album:



Inspired by the ArchiScraps challenge to include a CLOCK, and by a challenge at Mystical Scrapbooks to create a journalling border around the photograph.

Materials
Kaisercraft Enchanted Garden - Magic patterned paper
Crate Paper/Maggie Holmes Shine - Dazzle patterned paper
American Crafts/Dear Lizzy Polka Dot Party - Grand Garland patterned paper
Prima Zephyr wooden clock
Making Memories Shimmer - Silver alphabet stickers 

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Cybercropping at Scrap Suite

Sharing a layout I made for the February cybercrop at D'lish Scraps / Scrap Suite:

This one was for the Back 2 School challenge:



Quick and simple, and a little bit "old school" ~ stash-busting those old alphabet stickers was very satisfying!

21/03/16 Edit to add:  Selected as a winner!

Materials
Becky Higgins Project Life - Jade Collection patterned paper
Washi tape (x3)
Doodlebug Simply Sweet - Limeade alphabet stickers
Doodlebug Hopscotch - Swimming Pool alphabet stickers
Mini bulldog clip

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Sprinkle magic everywhere

I'm joining in at the new More Than Words mini challenge, with the word prompt, MAGIC.  I made a tag:



I still find it hard to create on such a tiny canvas, but I'm enjoying it more and more.  I especially love finding little bits and bobs to include as embellishments.  I started with a base of corrugated card, then built some simple layers. To tie it all together I painted over everything with a light coat of tinted glaze... magic!

Materials
Making Memories Scrapbook Colors - Rose Pink specialty glaze
EK Success Whale of a Punch - Retro Flower punch 
Baker's twine
Prairie Bird Boutique wrinkled ribbon
Twill ribbon

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I used my tag on a layout:



This one was inspired by the colours in the Funky Flair Studio challenge: pink and pistachio.  I used a flair from the Green Trio.  It was a bit too bright (and not really 'pistachio') so I toned down the colour with gesso, and used it as a date marker:



I'm sharing my layout at Clique Kits for the Anything Goes challenge.

Materials
American Crafts/Dear Lizzy Polka Dot Party - Grand Garland patterned paper
Paper doilies

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Shed Cafe

Finally got around to scrapping some more photographs from our day trip in the Scenic Rim last October.

This layout was inspired by the February Australiana challenge at Words or Whatever - I chose a kraft background and corrugated cardboard to complement the bush setting of the photograph (and my journalling also highlights some of the 'Aussie' elements of the cafe:



I used a WOW wood veneer (painted), and also used other Australian products on my layout.

Materials
Kraft cardstock
WOW Love This wood veneer
Kaisercolour Coastal Blue acrylic paint
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High - Little Man patterned paper

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This layout is my response to Scrapbook Fantasies Weekly Challenge #7/2016, also with an Australiana theme:



The photographs were taken at the same Shed Cafe, and I just fell in love with the chooks made from recycled corrugated iron sheeting!

Materials
Kraft cardstock
Paper doily
Vintage book page
Echo Park For the Record 2 - Doily patterned paper (fussy cut)

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Painting fun

I really enjoyed making this layout, with one of my favourite photographs from 2015:



I was inspired by the February challenge at ARTastic, and this fabulous painting by Australian artist, Cathy McClelland:

I used three different acrylic paint colours, and a pop of red with the machine stitching. I added the leaf motif with a stencil.

Materials
Kaisercolour Yellow acrylic paint
Kaisercolour Lime acrylic paint
Kaisercolour Navy Blue acrylic paint
TCW Mini Deco Leaves 6x6 stencil
Watercolour paper
Ribbon scraps
Blue sequins
Clique Kits NSD Freebie - Card1 digital printable

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Happy 50

Another layout for the 2012 album... Peter's 50th birthday:



The design is based on the sketch from Stuck?! Sketches.  I'm also joining in at Charm's Creations this month, featuring one of her beautiful Heavenly Hearts embellishments.

Other materials
Rose Moka Appel de la Nature - Jardin Fleuri patterned paper
October Afternoon Cherry Hill - New Apron patterned paper
Bella! Happy Holidays patterned paper
Bazzill Basics Fourz - Grenadine cardstock
Martha Stewart Garden Trellis deep edge punch
Doodlebug Simply Sweet - Lily White alphabet stickers
GCD Studios Red Glitter number stickers
Wooden heart buttons 
DMC embroidery thread

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Black Queen

A few more pages for our Lightning Ridge holiday album...

A pocket page, for the cybercrop challenge at Scrap Suite:



The extra criteria was to include washi tape; I used some striped kraft washi:



Materials
Simple Stories Sn@p! Studio - Insta-Pocket page
MAMBI Mixed Media patterned  paper
Kraft cardstock
Kraft striped washi
Plain twine
Creative Embellishments Circle Lattice Panel chipboard

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This one is based on the February challenge at Creative Embellishments, taking inspiration from the picture prompt, and using white space:



I'm also submitting this page at Creative Artiste for the Mixed Media - Anything Goes theme and at Simon Says Monday for the Spritz and Spray theme.

Materials
Creative Embellishments Fancy Circle Frame chipboard
Ranger Dylusions - Ground Coffee ink spray

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Thomson River

Scrapped another photograph from our 2015 outback holiday...



This one was inspired by the February sketch at Scrap the Boys.

Materials
Pink Paislee Spring Fling - Flower Beds patterned paper
Pink Paislee Vintage Moon - Harvest Moon patterned paper
Rose Moka Appel de la Nature - Sous-bois patterned paper
Rose Moka Pique-Nique - Banquet de Fleurs patterned paper
My Mind's Eye Collectable - Unforgettable - Happiness title die cut
Purple Pumpkin ticket
Prima Rondelle textured canvas alphabet stickers
Prima Zephyr textured canvas alphabet stickers

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White with chocolate

I **love** the colour prompt at White with 1 this month, and this is what I created:



Materials
Basic Grey Stella Ruby - Coffee with Dessert patterned paper
KI Memories Pop Culture - Flower Child - Socialite lace cardstock
Watercolour note paper
Ranger Dylusions - Ground Coffee ink spray
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz - Bricked layered stencil
Texture paste
Spotted grosgrain ribbon
Crate Paper Maggie Holmes - Shine rotary stamp 
Tsukineko StazOn - Timber Brown ink pad

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I love colour!

A fun challenge at Scrapbooking Top 50 Australia this month - Scrap a layout featuring the colour you love most.  So hard for me to choose a colour...  I love almost all colours -  especially bold colours - red, hot pink, orange, teal.  For this layout I decided to go with fuchsia , which is the colour I'm loving most this week!



Materials
Rose Moka Appel de la Nature - Jardin Fleuri patterned paper
Tissue paper
MFT Die-namics - Little Lowercase Letters alphabet dies
Bella! journalling spot

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Also playing along with another colour challenge ~ White with a Twist at Scrapping Outback, inspired by this image ~

This is my layout:



I added a chipboard title, which I painted with a blue base coat and swipes of orange:



Materials
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High - Little Man patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High journal card
A2Z Scraplets Happiness 2 chipboard word
Kaisercolour Coastal Blue acrylic paint
Making Memories Scrapbook Colors - Eat Your Carrots acrylic paint

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Lovely

This layout is my response to the February 123 Challenge criteria: RED + LOVELY + HEARTS



Materials
Bazzill Basics Fourz - Grenadine cardstock
My Mind's Eye Breaking Free - Flirty Floral patterned paper 
Tissue paper

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Kindness - a mixed media challenge

Powering along with my art journal experiments... this is my latest one:



I used the quote from the Week 6 prompt at Colour Me Positive.  My design was inspired by the February prompt at Mixed Media Monthly Challenge:

I cut my title word from glitter cardstock:



I am sharing my page at Clique Kits for the Anything Goes theme.

And... I am submitting my page at C'est Magnifique for the mixed media technique challenge ~ use texture in three different ways:
* paper collage background - thick and varied
* gesso - I love the grainy texture!
* texture paste - two different types (white first, then gold on top)

Materials
Clearsnap ColorBox Art Screen - Bloom stencil
Imagine Crafts CM - Metallic Gold texture paste
Sullivans Glitter - Gold cardstock
MFT Die-namics - Little Letters alphabet dies

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Dino-tronics

Another layout for the 2015 Ekka album... getting closer and closer to finishing it!



I'm joining in the monthly layout challenge at Scrapbook It, with the following criteria:
* Five patterned papers - listed below
* Three or more embellishments - several kinds of flowers, wooden button, rhinestone
* Recycled item (vintage book pages)
* Ripping and tearing (torn book pages)
* Washi tape

I'm also submitting my layout at Clique Kits for the Anything Goes theme.

Materials
Crate Paper Brunch - RSVP patterned paper
My Memories Chevrons - Gold patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket 2wenty-Thr3e - Postcards patterned paper
Basic Grey Lily Kate - Chocolate patterned paper
Basic Grey Hang 10 - Wipeout patterned paper
Core'dinations Black Tie cardstock
Bazzill Basics Bitty Blossoms - Arroyo satin flower
Prima Essentials peach flower
Metallic striped kraft washi tape
Wooden daisy button
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Yellow gem
Doodlebug Simply Sweet - Lily White alphabet stickers
Dymo tape

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Another Ekka layout

... this time, it's a pocket page spread:



I started with the book-inspired challenge at Scrap Our Stash:

 

I used some animal photographs, and used the title Big Heart on my layout.  I included more than two hearts:

I'm also joining in at Simon Says Wednesday for the Have a Heart theme.

Materials:
Simple Stories Sn@p! Studio - Insta-Pocket page
Crate Paper Maggie Holmes - Shine - Devine patterned paper
Kaisercraft Enchanted Garden - Entrance patterned paper
Kaisercraft Waterberry - Delicious patterned paper
Doodlebug Hopscotch heart stickers (from sheet of alphabets)
Maya Road Hearts trinket pins 
Dollar shop alphabet stickers
Prima Sprites 2 - Orange flower

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Use your scraps...

I am joining in at the Use Your Scraps challenge at C'est Magnifique.  I made two tags with some corrugated card and scraps of paper, fabric and ribbon:



 

The February mood board at Berry 71 Bleu inspired me to use the lockets, as well as lots of golden touches - the ribbon, gold texture paste, gold gel pen.

Materials
Imagine Crafts CM - Metallic Gold texture paste
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Silver gems
My Memories butterfly punch

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#wonderfulday

Another layout for our 2015 Ekka album:



I was inspired by these challenges ~

>  Scrap the Girls, with their gorgeous Good as Gold mood board.   I scrapped a picture of my daughter, and used the colours of black and gold.

> More Than Words, with the prompts of WONDERFUL and SPARKLE:

I used WONDERFUL in the title, and lots of glitter cardstock:



> Mixed Media Monthly Challenge, with the prompt of GLITTER:

The mixed media element is the stencilling, and glitter cardstock used as a photo mat and cut into star embellishments.

> C'est Magnifique Mixed Media challenge, following the stencil bump tutorial.  I used texture paste for my base layer, and my 'bumped' layer is gold metallic creative medium.

This was a new technique for me so I was a bit tentative and conservative, but I like the result and will try the technique again on future projects.

Materials
Authentique Classique - Elegant One cardstock 
CTMH Silhouette patterned paper
Sullivans Glitter - Gold cardstock
Stamper's Anonymous Tim Holtz - Stars layered stencil
Texture paste
Imagine Crafts CM - Metallic Gold paste

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Pocket scrapping... with scraps!

For a while now, I've been on a mission to use up my scraps and part-packets of embellishments, so I thought I'd do a scrappy catch up on some more August photographs today, and revisit pocket-style scrapping.  I took inspiration from Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge for February - all the pieces I used are scraps (I didn't cut into any new sheets) and I mixed collections. I find it so satisfying to use up my existing stash rather than using pre-made pocket cards.  The paper flowers are the last two from a mixed size pack.



Detail shot of the 2x2 square, with teeny-tiny fussy cutting:

I'm also entering my layout in the Pocket Page challenge at C'est Magnifique.

Materials
Simple Stories Sn@p! Studio - Insta-Pocket page
Crate Paper Maggie Holmes - Shine - Devine patterned paper
Kaisercraft Enchanted Garden - Entrance patterned paper
Kaisercraft Waterberry - Delicious patterned paper
Basic Grey Lime Rickey - Howdy Doody patterned paper (fussy cut birds)
Kaisercraft 2cm White paper flowers
MFT Die-namics - Little Lowercase Letters alphabet dies

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Dream big

This is the prompt for Week 5 at Colour Me Positive:

And this is the art journal page I created:



I used an upcycled page divider for my cardstock base, because it was just the perfect shade of blue! Then I did some simple stencilling with texture paste - no primer or other medium.

I made the hot air balloon by free-hand cutting the shape, and gluing on kaleidoscope of punched butterflies.  {I got the idea from Gypsy Stockley whose hot air balloon made from hearts inspired this design.}

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

Materials
Stencil Girl Rembrandt's Words 6x6 stencil
Texture paste
My Memories butterfly punch
Baker's twine
Bella Blvd Sunny Happy Skies - Borders patterned paper (fussy cutting)

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Pixels & Paper - February DT Reveal

I love travel themes, so it really was love at first sight when I saw this month's Pixels and Paper inspiration piece:

I created a layout to add to our 2015 family road trip album:



I used map paper and a map marker flair:



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

Materials:
Kraft cardstock
Becky Higgins Project Life - Jade Collection patterned paper
Washi tape
Funky Flair Studio Girl Map Marker flair
Micador Collected & Co - Text Type Black alphabet stickers

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