A pocket page

I've jumped back to pocket scrapping for a while, to fill the gaps in some of my older albums.

First, a simple one (only 2 photographs) -

Materials

Simple Stories Sn@p! Insta-page insert
Simple Stories Homespun Insta-squares card (used for diecut title)
My Mind's Eye Collectable - Remarkable decorative tape
Technique Tuesday Hometown - Lowercase alphabet dies
Studio Calico Classic Calico 2 - Tiny Stars wood veneers

I am entering these challenges:

Scrap Challenge Yourself ~ Challenge #53
I am always drawn to beautiful outdoors scenery.  I take lots of scenery shots on my weekend driving excursions, but rarely include myself. The challenge prompted me to seek out and scrap one of those elusive photographs!

Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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Opal Resort, Coffs Harbour

Soul Scrappers is hosting a fun Mystery Bag challenge this month - inspired by Jane Davenport's Mer May art prompts.

This is what I created:



* I hand-drew my title, Make a Splash
* I used a mermaid embellishment - which I made from a digital image by Miss Kate Cuttables.  {I got this one as a "freebie of the day" promotion but even at full price you can download the image for 50c}

Other materials

Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Martini patterned paper
October Afternoon Fly a Kite - Front Porch patterned paper
Flourish with a Bling Chloe - Antique Gold pearl flourish
Uniball Signo - Gold gel pen

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This one was inspired by the Slice of Citrus challenge at D-lish Scraps / The Scrap Suite cyber crop:

Materials

Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Martini patterned paper
My Mind's Eye Boy Crazy - Seeing Stars patterned paper
Simple Stories Summer Vibes - Yellow Wood patterned paper
Simple Stories Homespun - Insta-Squares journal card
American Crafts Carrot textured cardstock
Fruit bag netting
Cocoa Vanilla Hello Sunshine flair button
Unbranded flower
Washi tape x2

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Explore

I finished another page for my Woodford day trip mini-album, and I'm sharing this one at Soul Scrappers for the Random Word challenge. The theme is OUTDOORS, and I used the word WILD in my journalling:

Materials

My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline - Dolled Up - Princess Lace patterned paper
Collage Press Grayson Hall - Postmark patterned paper
Provocraft Cuttlebug - Leaves cutting dies
Vintage book paper
Kaisercraft The Looking Glass - Queen of Hearts journal card

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North Queensland, continued

Another layout for my Cairns trip album:

Materials

Pink Paislee Bayberry Cottage - Front Porch patterned paper
(unknown brand) green spotted patterned paper
Fancy Pants Childish Things - Playtime patterned paper
Kaisercraft 5cm Lime paper flower
Kaisercraft Vines cutting dies
Twinings foil packaging
American Crafts Shimelle - Starshine flair button
Washi tape
Rose Moka Equinoxe - Red alphabet stickers

I'm sharing this one at Soul Scrappers for the Random Word challenge, with an OUTDOORS theme, and using the word VIEW.

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I love North Queensland

Another double page layout for my trip album:

Materials

Pink Paislee Bayberry Cottage - Front Porch patterned paper
(unknown brand) green spotted patterned paper
Petaloo Flora Doodles - Mini Delphinium paper flowers
Kaisercraft 5cm Lime paper flowers
Scrapworks Magpie Collection chipboard title
Buttons

I'm sharing this one at Soul Scrappers for the Escape to Nature NEW GROWTH theme.

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Rainbow

Another D-lish Scraps / The Scrap Suite cyber crop challenge:

My layout:

Materials

Bazzill Basics Smoothies - Blue Note cardstock
Fancy Pants Delight notebook journal page
Clear photo corners
Creative Embellishments Butterfly flair
Unbranded alphabet dies
Paper scraps

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Cruising

I'm joining in another challenge at D-lish Scraps / The Scrap Suite cyber crop ~ this one is called Itty Bitty and the requirement is to use photographs no larger than 2x2 inches. I added another page to my cruise travel journal:

Materials

DCWV Watercolour patterned paper
Dear Lizzy Fine and Dandy - Stripey Straws patterned paper
(unknown brand) polka dot patterned paper
Paper clips

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Chickens

It's been a while since I scrapped our chickens and ducks, so I printed out some pics this week to play around with.

The design of this one was inspired by the Tickets & Tags challenge at The Scrap Suite cyber crop:

Materials

Becky Higgins Project Life - Clementine patterned paper
My Mind's Eye My Girl - Bouquet patterned paper
Prima Wild & Free flowers
Value Craft Soft Pink Spotted satin flowers
Pretty Little Studio Beautiful Day - Happy Tickets die cut tags
Buttons

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And another.  I've been wanting to scrap this photo for a while, because Goldie was one of our favourite girls.  She was very pretty and friendly (and sadly, no longer with us).

Materials

Basic Grey Blush - Milk Chocolate patterned paper
(unknown brand) floral patterned paper
Unbranded flowers
Chic Tags Autumn Days - Tabbed ATC journal tags
Cheery Lynn Chicks cutting dies

I'm sharing this one at:
* Scrap Our Stash ~ Golden Globe challenge
Create a layout about your pet or any other animal... AND include an animal embellishment.
* Dies R Us ~ Birds
* Unstampabelles ~ 1 2 3 challenge
There are no stamps.  I used: 1 photograph, 2 flowers, 3 chicks along the base of the photograph... AND share the journey while making your creation.
I built my layout from the bottom up. I started with the background colour - I knew I wanted a dark brown and the Basic Grey was my first choice.  Stash-busting old papers is always a bonus! I was leaning towards monochromatic, but I had the floral strip leftover from another project and it seemed to work, so I used it.  This is the first time I've used the chicken dies - they were a prize from Unstampabelles. I finished off my layout with a doodled border - I do that a lot on my layouts.

I didn't have any cream cardstock, so I cut the chick embellishments from upcycled cardboard packaging:



11/06/2018 Edit to add:  This layout was chosen as DT favourite at Unstampabelles!

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I had a lot of fun with this layout, grabbing some bits and pieces from my old stash of this and that:

Materials

Bazzill Basics Smoothies - Blackberry Swirl cardstock
Fancy Pants Childish Things - Playtime patterned paper
Becky Higgins Project Life - Jade Edition patterned paper
Dear Lizzy Fine & Dandy - Stripey Straws patterned paper
Crate Paper Brook - Float patterned paper
Prima Free Spirit - Perceptions patterned paper
Fancy Pants Be Loved decorative bag
Kaisercraft Vines cutting die
Twinings foil teabag wrapper
Yellow paperclip
Sandy Lion Essentials - Tweet Tweet stickers
Uniball Signo - Angelic White gel pen

I was inspired by these challenges:

* Stick it Down ~ Single page sketch

* Dies R Us ~ Birds
I added a cute bird sticker embellishment, and I used Kaisercraft 'Vines' cutting die to make the leaves.

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Cairns... continued

This is my take on the D-lish Scraps Flights of Fancy inspiration board:

Materials

DCWV Peri & Peach patterned paper
Becky Higgins Project Life - Jade Edition patterned paper
Green Tara Apple Blossoms - Pale Pink flower
Prima Essentials - Flights of Fancy flowers
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always flair
Buttons
Basic Grey Mini Monogram - Pink alphabet stickers
My Memories Butterfly punch

13/06/2018 EDIT TO ADD: My layout was selected as a winner at D-lish Scraps!

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I'm sharing this one at Soul Scrappers for the Pick 3 challenge:

Materials

Basic Grey Motifica - Ochre patterned paper
Becky Higgins Project Life - Clementine patterned paper
American Crafts Leaf textured cardstock
Green Tara 4cm Petals - Ivory flowers
Buttons
Kaisercraft Miss Nelly - Jewels pearls
My Memories Butterfly punch
Yellow chevron washi tape
Velvet ric rac

My three pics are: BUTTERFLIES, WASHI TAPE, JOURNAL TAG.

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Cruising...

For years, I've been saving up to take my Mum on a special holiday to thank her for all the amazing things she has done for me.  In January, it finally came together, and we set off on our first ever cruise trip!  Now I've started to put together an album to capture those memories.  I imagine it will take me a long time to finish, but that's part of the fun too.

Materials

DCWV Watercolour patterned paper
Washi tape
Graphic 45 Come Away With Me - Vintage Voyage patterned paper
Creative Embellishments Out of this World chipboard frame
Kaisercolour Spearmint acrylic paint
White photo corners

The design of my page was inspired by:

More Than Words ~ The MEMORIES theme is a wonderful one, and this layout certainly brings back memories of our departure day.

Creative Embellishments ~ I used a circular CE frame, muted colours, and this will become a Ladies Home Holiday Journal!  I included a vintage image as my journalling card.

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Cairns trip album

Continuing (relentlessly) to add pages to my Cairns trip album...

This one is my take on the Soul Scrappers Random Word challenge - with the word BEAUTIFUL:

Materials

Pink Paislee Bayberry Cottage - Front Porch patterned paper
Fancy Pants Childish Things - Playtime patterned paper
Kaisercraft Botanica - Collectables diecuts
Green Tara 4cm Petals - Ivory flowers
Button

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This one is for the Soul Scrappers Tic Tac Toe challenge:

Materials

Kaisercraft Lilac Avenue - Snap Dragon patterned paper
Kaisercraft Lush - Bonzai patterned paper
Petaloo Flora Doodles - Mini Delphinium paper flowers
Buttons
Pink Fresh Escape the Ordinary die cut emphemera
Kaisercraft Botanica - Collectables journal card

My Tic Tac Toe selections are: JOURNALLING TAG, ARROW, BLACK BUTTONS

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Aratula

A quick and simple layout about one of my favourite roadside stops:

Materials

Prima Free Spirit - Perceptions patterned paper
Prima Free Spirit ATC card
Green Tara 10cm Petals - Cream flower
Green Tara 4cm Petals - Ivory flowers
Buttons
Paper clips

My layout was inspired by the Soul Scrappers Escape to Nature challenge ~ FARMERS MARKET theme.

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Boy oh Boy

This is my take on the May mood board challenge for Scrap the Boys:

Materials

October Afternoon Fly a Kite - Front Porch patterned paper
Paper Salon All Stitched Up - Stitched Buttons patterned paper
Bazzill Basics Monochromatic - Parakeet cardstock
Bo Bunny Misc Me - Our Lil Monster journal card
Cocoa Vanilla You Rock wood veneer

I had to dig deep into my paper stash to find the right colours, but in the end I was pleased to achieve a bit of stash-busting!

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It's a date

I love the challenges at Kraft Plus... always something a little different that gets my creativity ticking... and this month is no exception.  This is the prompt for May:

I immediately thought of some photographs I took a few years ago, and went searching through my files to unearth them ~ ironically I could remember taking the photographs but not the actual location or date!! First, a little close-up to show the date detail:

And the full layout:

Materials

Kaisercraft Kraft cardstock
Dusty Attic Criss Cross stencil
Colour Blast Tangareen Dream colour paste
Cocoa Vanilla Free Spirit wood veneers
Prima Essentials - Everyday Vintage flowers
Green Tara Mini 1.5cm - White flowers
White photo corners
Shells

Letting the kraft shine for this one - a simple, unadorned background for a sandy beach layout.

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Chook house... a double

I really like the May Soul Scrappers Double Delight sketch challenge:



I changed it up just a bit, and this is my take:

Materials

October Afternoon Farm Fresh - Farmyard patterned paper
October Afternoon Fly a Kite - Front Porch patterned paper
Velvet ric rac - olive green
Green Tara 7cm Petals - Sky Blue flowers
Buttons
Flourish with a Bling Elise - Cream flowers
Simple Stories Daily Grind - Journalling Card Elements title
Bakers' twine

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Home Sweet Home

This is my take on the May Soul Scrappers Mystery Bag challenge:

Materials

October Afternoon Fly a Kite - Front Porch patterned paper
Flourish with a Bling Elise - Cream flower
Green Tara 7cm Petals - Baby Blue flower
Flair button
Simple Stories Homespun - InstaSquares cards (fussy cut)
Bakers' twine

I took my inspiration from the poem extract: Home Sweet Home

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Hello

Joining in at Anna's Craft Cupboard Candy Land cyber crop, with a page inspired by this challenge:

Materials

Fancy Pants What a Wonderful Day - Swell patterned paper
Basic Grey Infuse - Inspire patterned paper
Cloud 9 Chocolate Chalet - Razzberry Parfait patterned paper
Dear Lizzy Polka Dot Party - Garland patterned paper
October Afternoon Sasparilla - Pony Express patterned paper
Pink Paislee C'est la Vie patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice - Perfect Posies patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice accessory stickers
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish element sticker
Buttons

I made some lollipop flowers from paper scraps, which I thought were perfect for the silly Snapchat pic!

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Birthday Girl... two more layouts

Scrapping another layout for the May Birthday Girl theme at Scrap the Girls:

Materials

My Mind's Eye My Girl - Bouquet patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Hello Sunshine - Sunny Spot patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Party Mix journal card
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish  accessory sticker
Dear Lizzy Polka Dot Party - Garland patterned paper
DCWV Peri & Peach patterned paper
Cloud 9 Chocolate Chalet - Razzberry Parfait patterned paper
Green Tara 4cm Petals - Pink paper flowers
Green Tara 2cm Gerbera Petals - Ivory flowers
Kaisercraft Rose pearls
May Arts Woven Check - Yellow/Orange satin ribbon

I'm using a sketch from Rochelle's Paper/Sketch May challenge (and the twist ~ floral patterned paper):

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The design for this one was inspired by an April cyber crop challenge at D-lish Scraps / The Scrap Suite:

Materials

My Mind's Eye My Girl - Bouquet patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Hello Sunshine - Sunny Spot patterned paper
3 Bugs in a Rug Groovy - Dynamite patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Party Mix journal card
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish accessory stickers
Green Tara 4cm Petals - Pink paper flower
Green Tara 4cm Petals - Ivory paper flower
Green Tara 2cm Gerbera Petals - Ivory flowers
Green Tara 2cm Gerbera Petals - Pink flower
Heidi Swapp Ghost Shapes - Pink acetate flowers
Kaisercraft Rose pearls
Butterfly punch

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Birthday Girl... a double layout

The May Birthday Girl theme at Scrap the Girls inspired me to jump back in time and scrap some photographs from J-girl's 14th birthday.  I made a bunch of lollipop flowers from my bag of paper scraps, and teamed them up with some pre-made flowers and bright girly papers.  Click to enlarge:

Materials

My Mind's Eye My Girl - Bouquet patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Hello Sunshine - Sunny Spot patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice stickers
Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice - Flutter patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice - Perfect Posies patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Loot Bag title
Simple Stories Summer Vibes - Yellow Grid patterned paper
Crate Paper Maggie Holmes - Happy Day patterned paper
We R Memory Keepers Heart Attack - Darling patterned paper
October Afternoon Sasparilla - Pony Express patterned paper
Green Tara 4cm Petals - Pink paper flowers
Heidi Swapp Florals - Small Pink satin flower
Unbranded large hot pink satin flowers
Buttons
DMC embroidery thread
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Party Mix journal card
Riley Blake Baby Pink mini ric rac

I started out with this double page sketch from Stick it Down but changed it up a bit to fit my photographs:



Edit to add: Thrilled to be a winner at SCRAP THE GIRLS!

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Babinda Boulders

Joining in at Anna's Craft Cupboard Candy Land cyber crop, with some more pages for my Cairns travel album...

This one is based on a sketch:

Materials

Kaisercraft Prairie Lane - Woodshire patterned paper
Websters Pages Recorded - Remember When patterned paper
Websters Pages Recorded - This & That journal card
Becky Higgins Project Life - Jade Edition patterned paper
Green paper clip
Collections Elements - Small Scroll chipboard

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This one is for a scraplift challenge (I borrowed the stitched paper panels technique from this layout by Leanne Best):

Materials

Fancy Pants What a Wonderful Day - Reminder patterned paper
Kaisercraft Marigold - Straw patterned paper
Dear Lizzy Fine & Dandy - Stripey Straws patterned paper
Websters Pages Recorded - Remember When journal card
Becky Higgins Project Life - Jade Edition patterned paper
Lily Bee Designs Picket Fence alphabet stickers
Wood veneer shapes (RAK from a friend)

Leanne's original layout is much more detailed and loaded with gorgeous embellishments; mine is very basic with a "pinboard" feel - just the salient points.

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ARTastic DT reveal - May

I have enjoyed participating in the challenges at ARTastic Challenge for many years, and I am thrilled to join the creative team.

My first project is for the May challenge.  This is the beautiful artwork prompt:

The required element is FLOWERS.  Here is my take:

Materials

DCWV Peri & Peach patterned paper
Elle's Studio Serendipity - Chevron patterned paper
Creative Expressions Finishing Touches - Faux Quilled Flowers dies
Kaisercraft Silver rhinestones
Basic Grey Micro Monograms - Pink alphabet stickers

I took my inspiration from the bird and its pink sky background.  I made my own flowers using cutting dies.

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

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