Birthday Bash

Another card... this one is for the Birthday Bash challenge at Soul Scrappers, with a requirement to ADD A CAKE:

Materials

Kraft cardstock
Simple Stories Homespun - Insta-squares filler card
Memory Box Stitched Happy Birthday Circle Frame cutting die
Value Craft Cupcakes wood veneer
Yellow satin ribbon

Stash-busting win, all round! Used the last of this ribbon spool, and busted open a pack of wood veneers that I bought from the dollar store a few years back. Totally loving the cutting die too - I think it will be getting a HUGE workout!

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Happy Birthday Donna

I made a simple card today:

Materials

Creative Imaginations Narratives - Melonberry patterned paper
May Arts 3/8" Sheer Dots - White organza ribbon
Memory Box Stitched Happy Birthday Circle Frame cutting die

I'm sharing my card at Soul Scrappers for the January card challenge, where the theme is any kind of BIRTHDAY CARD.

10/02/2017 Edit to add: Birthday card has arrived at Donna's place!

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House of Mirrors

This layout was inspired by the colour challenge at White... with 1:

I created my background with a paper napkin and Mod Podge:

Other materials

Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice - Perfect patterned paper
Flourish with a Bling Grace - Pink pearl flourish
Crayola Orchid watercolour pencil
Polka dot buttons
Green Tara 4cm Petals - Red/White paper flowers

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Sketch layouts

This layout is based on a sketch at the Scrapping Clearly cyber crop:

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice - Garden Girl patterned paper
Basic Grey Micro Monogram - Pink alphabet stickers
Polka dot buttons
Pink paper flowers (unknown brand)
Green Tara 4cm Petals - Pale Pink paper flower

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Playing with Kaisercraft

This layout was inspired by a cybercrop challenge at Scrapping Clearly, to use products from an Australian company.  With the exception of the base cardstock, everything is from Kaisercraft:

Materials

Bazzill Basics Smoothies - Blackberry Swirl cardstock
Kaisercraft Pickled Pear - Thyme patterned paper
Kaisercraft The Looking Glass - 6 ½" paper pad patterned paper
Kaisercraft The Looking Glass die cut title
Kaisercraft Wooden Flourishes - Butterfly wood veneer

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This card is for the More Than Words mini-challenge:

Materials

American Crafts Geyser cardstock
Kaisercraft The Looking Glass - 6 ½" paper pad patterned papers
Kaisercraft The Looking Glass die cut sentiment
Sullivans Regal Trim scalloped trim
Kaisercraft 5cm Cream paper flowers
Green Tara 1.75cm Petals - Taupe paper flower
Green Tara 1.75cm Petals - Salmon paper flowers
Flourish with a Bling Antique Gold pearls

The criteria for January is the word ONE:

I'm also sharing my card at:
> Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes {I used a pre-made sentiment for this cards}
> Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes 
> Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper ~ Anything Goes {Patterned paper from Kaisercraft}

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Australia Day scrapping (2)

This pocket page spread was inspired by the mood board challenge at the Scrapping Clearly Australia Day cyber crop.  I took the colours of a vegemite label (red / yellow / black / white) and came up with this ~ click to enlarge:

Materials

Simple Stories Sn@p! Insta-page insert
Simple Stories Homespun - Insta-squares filler cards
Smiley flair

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This is another page for the cybercrop, with the challenge to use iconic Aussie materials. I used denim, printed calico, corrugated card and twine, with a touch of cork too:

Materials

Kraft cardstock
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High - Boarding Pass patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice cork hearts
Pink Paislee Expressions - Whimsies Chocolate alphabet stickers
Printed calico fabric (RAK from Yvonne Yam at LESSology)
Denim fabric scraps
Corrugated cardboard
Twine
Simple Stories Life Documented - Bits & Pieces die cut

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And another...  with the challenge to use Aussie slang. I added another page to my Woodford mini album:

Materials

Collage Press Grayson Hall - Postmark patterned paper
Kraft cardstock
Gold nylon ribbon
Basic Grey Sugared - Mini Monogram alphabet stickers
Buttons

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Australia Day scrapping (1)

It's Australia Day today, and after a lovely morning out and about in the outdoors, it's time to relax indoors and enjoy the cool air conditioning!  I've done two more pages for my Rockhampton album:

Materials

Want2scrap Labels Eleven chipboard album (used as page template)
Memento Spring Collection patterned paper
Carl Mini Daisy punch
Bazzill Basics Bitty Blossoms - Apple Green flower
Green Tara 4cm Petals - Sky Blue paper flower
Green Tara 2.5cm Petals - Batik Green paper flowers
Kaisercraft 2cm Sky Blue paper flowers
Flourish with a Bling Antique Gold pearls
Kasiercraft Bliss pearls
Silver butterfly charm (RAK prize)
Enamel shape (RAK prize)

I'm entering this one at the Scrapping Clearly Australia Day "Aussie Icon" cyber crop challenge - inspired by the Great Barrier Reef in the colours and theme.

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Materials

Want2scrap Labels Eleven chipboard album (used as page template)
Memento Spring Collection patterned paper
Carl Mini Daisy punch
Bazzill Basics Bitty Blossoms - Apple Green flower
Green Tara 4cm Petals - Sky Blue paper flowers
Green Tara 2.5cm Petals - Batik Green paper flower
Kaisercraft 2cm Sky Blue paper flowers
Buttons
Spotted washi tape
Watercolour paper
Crayola Sap Green watercolour pencil

I'm sharing this page at:
* Word Art Wednesday ~ Challenge Weeks 266-267.  No 'sentiment' on this one, but lots of positive journalling.  I hope that's okay.
* Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes
* Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper ~ Anything Goes.  As part of my stash-busting mission I've been targetting my older paper collections;  in this album I've been using the last of my Memento, which (I think?) was a Canadian manufacturer. It may be 'old' but I still think it's beautiful!

I hope the designers and the crafters who visit these challenge blogs will enjoy a spot of beautiful Australian scenery.

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Swan Lake

Pocket scrapping today, and I've added another page to my January 2016 album:

Materials

Simple Stories Sn@p! Insta-page insert
Heidi Swapp Center of Attention - Metallic Pink chipboard alphabets
Kaisercraft Baby Pink paper flower
Embroidered lace trim flower (from my habby stash)
Basic Grey Micro Monograms - Pink alphabet stickers

I'd like to share my layout at:
* Simon Says Monday ~ Spread Your Wings
* Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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Roma, continued

Arriving in Roma by air:

Materials

Simple Stories Sn@p! Insta-page insert
Becky Higgins Project Life - Jade Edition patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High sticker strip
American Crafts Travel Collection flair button

I'm sharing this layout at Simon Says Monday for the Spread Your Wings theme.

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A few miscellaneous photos from the trip:

Materials

Simple Stories Sn@p! Insta-page insert
Becky Higgins Project Life - Jade Edition patterned paper
Pink Paislee Fetching alphabet stickers
Ribbon scraps
Paper clip

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The earth laughs in flowers...

I've been going back and filling in some of the gaps in my albums... and I found a bunch of photographs that I took at Evans Head back in 2013.  I created a montage and decided to scrap them across a double page.  Click to enlarge:

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice - Garden Girl patterned paper
Martha Stewart Arch Lattice decorative edge punch
Heidi Swapp Glossy Flowers - Pink chipboard shapes
Flourish with a Bling Elise - Green flower
May Arts Leaves - Olive ribbon
MFT Die-namics - Little Lowercase Letters alphabet dies
Echo Park Kate - Lowercase alphabet dies
Tissue paper

I'm entering my page at Soul Scrappers, where a new monthly Escape to Nature challenge has begun. I used the challenge quote:  The earth laughs in flowers (Ralph Waldo Emerson).

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Sunday scrapping

The Mystical Scrapbooks cybercrop has a challenge this month to scraplift a layout from their gallery. I knew straight away that I wanted to scraplift one of the creations of the dear, departed Debi Clark, and dedicate my layout to her.  This is the layout I chose:

And this is my scraplift:

Materials

Collage Press Grayson Hall - Postmark patterned paper
Collage Press Scrooge & Marley - 24th December patterned paper
Collage Press Sweet Shoppe patterned paper
Metal filigree butterfly
Kaisercolour White acrylic paint
Kaisercraft Mini Alpha - Latte letter stickers
Baker's twine
Buttons

My style is a bit more linear than Debi's, but I tried to use some smaller, random scraps and twine, and include some other "bits and bobs," as Debi used to say.

I'm sharing my layout at:
* Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything Goes. I used papers from three different Collage Press collections on this page... my January stash-busting is going well!
* Simon Says Monday - Chill Out.  Relaxing by the creek - can you see my feet in the water?

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Saturday scrapping

Another pocket page:

Materials

Simple Stories Sn@p! Insta-page insert
Bazzill Basics Fourz - Blue Oasis cardstock
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High - Little Star patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High flair button
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High stickers
Blue striped washi tape
Baker's twine

I'm entering this page at:
* Mystical Scrapbooks,  for the Summer Colours cyber crop challenge (red, white, dark blue, light blue)
* Word Art Wednesday, for Challenge Weeks 267-268

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And another page for the Woodford day trip album:

Materials

My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline - Dolled Up - Princess Lace patterned paper
Collage Press Grayson Hall - Postmark cardstock
Vintage book paper
Crochet lace
Metal filigree flowers
Metal filigree butterfly
Kaisercolour White acrylic paint
Kaisercolour Mocha acrylic paint
Basic Grey Micro Monograms - Pink alphabet stickers
Carl Mini Daisy punch
Want2Scrap Baby Bling - Pink pearls

I'm sharing this page at:
* Really Reasonable Ribbon ~ Red and/or Pink.  I used both colours, and I used crocheted lace.
* Simon Says Monday ~ Chill Out.  I love to relax with coffee!
* Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper ~ Anything Goes

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Celebrate

It's SO hot outside so I've got the air-con cranked up tonight, doing a spot of scrapping to finish off the week.  Here's my first layout of the evening:

Materials

Simple Stories Summer Vibes - Yellow Wood/Grid patterned paper
Vintage book page
Becky Higgins Project Life - Girl Theme filler card
Prima Say it in Pearls - Slip Center Red flourish
Value Craft Metallic Gold alphabet stickers (I used the negatives)
Webster's Pages Make a Wish alphabet stickers

This page was inspired by the January challenge at More Than Words:

My layout features a photograph taken at my work Christmas party, where we celebrated the end of the year with champagne. For the 'bling' I've added a pearl flourish, and a metallic gold title.

I used a sketch from Mystical Scrapbooks to build my layout design, and I'm also joining in at Simon Says Monday for the Chill Out theme.  Chilling with champagne... cheers!

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So many reasons

Super simple layout...

Materials

Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934 - Garbo patterned paper
Pink Paislee Cottage Farms - Wheelbarrow patterned paper
My Mind's Eye Collectable - Unforgettable decorative tape
K&Company Wild Raspberry - Floral Accents paper flowers
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Silver gems
Martha Stewart Floral Lace decorative edge punch
Twill ribbon

I made my own title tag using a free cut file from Scrapbook and Cards Today.  I don't have a cutting machine, so I used the text and printed it onto photo paper, dressing it up with washi tape and ribbon.

I'm sharing my layout at:
* Fab 'n' Funky ~ Challenge #334 ~ Use ribbon
* Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper ~ Anything goes
* Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything but a card

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Playing with stencils

I'm joining the January challenge at ARTastic, which is inspired by this piece of Ken Done artwork:

The criteria is a CITY THEME.  I chose the city of Sydney, and this is my layout, which will be the first in my 2017 family album:

Materials

Bazzill Basics Smoothies - Blackberry Swirl cardstock
Carabelle Studio Compositon avec de Carres art template
Imagine Crafts Creative Medium - Metallic Gold texture paste
Kaisercraft White acrylic paint
Heidi Swapp Center of Attention - Metallic Pink chipboard alphabets
White tissue paper
Image credit: #SydNYE 

I used a black background with gold texture paste stencilling, and a few swipes of white using the edge of a foam brush.  Note:  The title is not misspelled; it is the event name (ie: Sydney New Year's Eve).  This is a detail shot showing how shiny the gold texture paste really is:



08/02/2017 Edit to add: Thrilled to be selected as a winner at ARTastic challenge blog!

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P3t3

This layout was inspired by the January challenge at Scrap the Boys, where the theme is NUMBERS:

Materials

Bo Bunny Mama-razzi 2 - Oh Snap patterned paper
Bazzill Basics Smoothies - Blackberry Swirl cardstock
American Crafts Thickers - Playroom felt alphabets &numbers
Kaisercraft Bark ink pad

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Diagonal design

This layout for the Scrap Suite cybercrop challenge to create a project that features the current trend of diagonal elements:

Materials

Simple Stories Summer Vibes - Yellow Wood/Grid patterned paper
Creative Imaginations Narratives - Melonberry patterned paper
Becky Higgins Project Life - Jade Edition patterned paper
Cre8tiv stickers
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Bronze gems
Crayola Orange watercolour pencil

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Woodford day trip, continued

A page for the Woodford album, with the first of the Stony Creek photographs:

Materials

Kraft cardstock
Collage Press Grayson Hall - Postmark cardstock
Making Memories Black/White woven ribbon
White crocheted lace trim
Metal filigree flower
Kaisercolour Mocha acrylic paint
Buttons from my habby stash
Rose Moka Equinoxe - Red aphabet stickers

I took inspiration from the colours of the January moodboard at Scrap the Girls:

... and I'm sharing this layout at Ribbon Girl for the January Any image challenge.

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Pocket scrapping catch-up

I finished a double page PL spread today, inspired by a cybercrop challenge at The Scrap Suite.  The criteria is to use stars, sequins and stamps {click to enlarge}:

Materials

Simple Stories Sn@p! Insta-page insert
Simple Stories Sna@p Studio - Snappy Days journal card
Gold sequins
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High cork stars
Pebbles alphabet roller stamp
Date stamp (from my stationary stash)
Crate Paper Maggie Holmes - Shine roller stamp
My Mind's Eye Collectable - Remarkable decorative tape
Font: KG Shake it Off Outline by Kimberly Geswain

Here's a close up shot

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And another double spread from the same daytrip {click to enlarge}:

Materials

Simple Stories Sn@p! Insta-page inserts
Simple Stories Sn@p Studio - Snappy Sayings filler card
Simple Stories Sn@p Studio - Snappy Days journal card
Creative Embellishments Seaweed chipboard

I'm entering this page at:
* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Use a quote as a title
* Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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Summer scrapping

There are some bright and beautiful mood boards in blog-land this month, the perfect motivation to get some more beach photos scrapped.

This is the Show Us Your Stuff mood board:

And this is my take:

Materials

Authentique Radiant - Smiling patterned paper
Glitz Designs Glitter - Pink alphabet stickers
Carolee's Creations Adorn It - Flirtacious alphabet stickers
Charms Creations Hot Pink Spotty arrow embellishment
Wooden flower buttons
Crayola Golden Yellow watercolour pencil

I took my inspiration from the beach theme and the bright colours, particularly the hot pink flamingoes against the teal background. My handmade item is from Charms Creations.

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This is the mood board at Scrapbookit:

And this is my take:

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice - Garden Girl patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice - Perfect patterned paper
Glitz Designs Dance in Sunshine - Polka patterned paper
Green Tara 7cm Petals - Gold paper flower
Green Tara 7cm Petals - Orange paper flower
Embroidered lace trim flowers (from my habby stash)
Pink satin flower (unknown brand)
D-lish Scraps Woodgrain Hashtags flair button

I took inspiration from the bright colours {in particular the flowers} and the overall summer-y vibe of the mood board.

I used the January Rewind sketch at Grand Diva's Creative Corner. Actually, I started out with the sketch but I really had a hard time with it.  I've got the three photos, the main vertical patterned paper piece, horizontal elements, the round elements, and the journalling block... they're just shuffled around a bit so it only kinda-sorta looks like the sketch, if you squint!

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And a lovely one at Anna's Craft Cupboard too:

This is the layout I created, based on the first January sketch at Stuck?! Sketches:

Materials

Studio Calico Story Time - Goodnight patterned paper
Webster's Pages Hello World - Little Moments patterned paper
Bazzill Basics Smoothies - Blackberry Swirl cardstock
Cre8tiv Glitter Icon stickers
My Memories Medium Heart punch
My Memories SmallHeart punch

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Open the window...

Adding a few more double pages to the Girraween mini-album, keeping it simple with the focus on the photographs. Click to enlarge.

Materials

My Mind's Eye Our Boy - Paisley Tie patterned paper
Washi tape
Simple Stories Life Documented - Bits & Pieces diecut hearts

I used the quote from Shazza's new "PhiloSOULphy" challenge at Soul Scrappers: Open the window to your heart.

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Materials

My Mind's Eye Cut & Paste - Adorbs - Hello - Greet patterned paper
Glitter washi tape

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Partridge in a pear tree?

I created this layout in response to a challenge at Soul Scrappers, where the requirement is: Create a Christmas page with a Christmas quote/Christmas carol title or funny Christmas saying. My title is a play on words, from the lyrics from The Twelve Days of Christmas.

Materials

Bazzill Basics Smoothies - Fig Swirl cardstock
Fancy Pants Oh Deer! - Prancer patterned paper
Collage Press Joyride alphabet stickers
Recycled Christmas card

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Be happy - Be bright - Be you

This is the January quote challenge prompt at Scrapbooking Top 50 Australia:

How I was inspired by the quote: I played around with some fun Kimberly Geswein Fonts to create my own tag. I added gold foil and ribbon, and featured the quote as my title. I am so in love with the shiny gold:



This is my layout:

Materials

Creative Imaginations Narratives - Melonberry patterned paper
Martha Stewart Floral Lace decorative edge punch
Gold gingham ribbon
Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice cork hearts
Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice wood veneers
Upcycled manilla folder
Thermoweb Decofoil - Gold transfer sheet
Fonts:  KG Lego House and KG Heart Doodles

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Woodford Railway

This is the first page in my Woodford album:

Materials

Kraft cardstock
My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline - Dolled Up - Princess Lace patterned paper
Vintage book page
MFT Die-namics - Little Lowercase alphabet dies
Collage Press Sweet Shoppe patterned paper
Buttons from my habby stash
Metal filigree flowers
Pewter floral trim

I'm submitting my page at:
* Archi-Scraps ~ Use lace. I used beaded lace trim, and metal filigree flowers
* Really Reasonable Ribbon ~ Anything goes.  I have no idea where I got the lace trim from, but I thought it was perfect for this page.
* Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper ~ Anything goes. This is the first time I've entered this challenge.

01/02/2017 EDIT TO ADD:  Totally thrilled to be a winner at Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge:

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