Happy mail

I was a prize winner over at More Than Words for my February entry and I'm super excited that happy mail arrived today!

THANK YOU Thompson's Craft Supplies for this generous prize pack:

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A sunburnt country

After all my tropical pages lately, it was fun to pull out some of my older outback photos and get scrapping on something different.  I created this one for some of the challenges at Anna's Craft Cupboard cyber crop.

Challenge 3 ~ Aussie Love
Create a layout about what you love about Australia. I made a double page {click to enlarge} to convey a sense of wide open spaces, and my title is a tribute to Dorothea Mackellar and her iconic Australian poem My Country.

Materials

Bazzill Basics Kraft cardstock
Paper Trunk Wrangler - Side-Saddle patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Hip Hooray patterned paper
My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing - Tangerine - Wonderful Dandy patterned paper
My Mind's Eye Collectable - Unforgettable - Firsts - New patterned paper
My Mind's Eye Bohemia - Bliss blossom
Unbranded wood veneer flowers
Unbranded satin flowers
Buttons from my habby stash
WeRMK Comstock - Fairy Tales chipboard alphabets

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So, okay, back to tropical!

Challenge 4 ~ Aussie Product
Create a layout showcasing Australian made/designed products.

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice - Sweet Heart patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Boys Rule - Expressionist patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Hello Sunshine - Happy Days patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Hello Sunshine - Happy Days accessory stickers
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Pale Green gems
Kaisercraft Wood Flourishes - Pennants embellishments
Kaisercolour White, Lime, Spearmint, Navy Blue, Coastal Blue acyrlic paints
Baker's twine

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White... with 1 cyber crop

Lots of cyber cropping going on around the internet at the moment... perfect motivation for getting some more scrap pages done!  These ones were inspired by challenges at White... with 1.

Challenge 1 ~ Favourite colour

Materials

DCWV Watercolour patterned papers
DCWV Fairytale Floral patterned papers
Cocoa Vanilla Hello Sunshine - Sunny Spot patterned paper
Orange stripe washi paper
Floral bling trim
Upcycled clothing tag
Unbranded satin flowers
Nylon lace
Cocoa Vanilla Hello Sunshine accessory sticker
Rose gold paper clip
Alexis Design Studio ~ Camera (from Digi Chick I Love Scrapbooking collab kit)

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Challenge 2: Blue, grid design, multiple photographs

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Note to Self patterned paper
Lil Davis Crillon - Motif Pearl solid paper
Webster's Pages Hello World - Little Moments patterned paper
Vintage music score paper
Luminarte Twinkling H2O - Mediterranean Blue watercolour paint
Lots of blue cardstock scraps
Blue paper clip
My Favourite Things Die-namics - Little Lowercase Letters cutting dies
Kaisercraft Vines cutting die
Unbranded satin flowers
Painted button
Bella! Chipz chipboard frame
Making Memories Scrapbook Colors - Cornflower acrylic paint
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Silver gems
Carl Mini Daisy punch
Crayola Sky Blue watercolour pencil

I used up lots of paper and cardstock scraps on this layout - no cutting of new papers :)

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Aelan Chocolate

I've scrapped some more photographs for my travel album. It's not a secret that I **love** chocolate, so Aelan Chocolate in Vanuatu was one of my favourite places to visit.

A layout with a photo montage...

Materials

Cocoa Daisy Planner Page - May 2017 printable paper
My Mind's Eye Collectable - Remarkable washi tape
Bo Bunny Country Garden - Charm patterned paper
Unbranded satin flowers
Prima Got Flowers paper flowers
Buttons from my habby stash

I'm sharing this page at:

* Lasting Memories ~ LM#495 Word Play

Ripped paper
Aelan Chocolate
Ink
Numbers

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And this one is a double page spread...

Materials

Ranger Dylusions - Ground Coffee ink spray
DCWV Watercolour patterned paper
Bo Bunny Country Garden - Charm patterned paper
Unbranded satin flowers - orange
Buttons from my habby stash
Petaloo Flora Doodles - Crinkled Rose flocked flower
Stamped flower image {RAK}
Green Tara 3cm Petals - White paper flowers
Prima Got Flowers paper flowers
Yellow chevron washi tape
Twin Seven DIY Delights - Pretty Polka Dots masking tape

I was inspired by these challenges:

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Tic Tac Toe

I used the middle column - distressed papers (paper tearing), 2x patterned papers (I used more) and dots/spots.

* Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper ~ Anything Goes
Polka dots - one of my favourites - and using up some Bo Bunny torn paper scraps to add texture and layers.

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Charity Ball 2019

Materials

Simple Stories Heart - I Love You patterned paper
Metallic cardstock
Sam & Lucy Medium Star punch
Sam & Lucy Weave Extras - Bling rhinestones
Portacraft Glitter Stars - Silver foam stickers
Mini star buttons

I'm sharing my page at Scrap Challenge Yourself.

I used black & white photos of the table settings, and a colour photograph of 'us'. 

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Citrus goodness

Another travel journal page...

Materials

DCWV Watercolour patterned papers
Cocoa Vanilla Hello Sunshine - Sunny Spot patterned paper
Basic Grey Sublime patterned paper
Bo Bunny Country Garden - Charm patterned paper
Amy Tangerine Plus One - Combo patterned paper
Unbranded satin flowers
Kaisercraft Vines cutting dies
Prima Got Flowers paper flowers
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Yellow Deep gems
Painted wooden buttons
October Afternoon Mini Market - Green & Cream alphabet stickers
Sizzix Thinlits My Life Handmade - Selfie cutting die

This page was inspired by:

* Scrapping Clearly ~ Lemon & Lime

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Blind scrapping

Blind scrapping is a throwback to the old scrap forum days of the 90's and 00's and it's super fun :) I joined in a blind scrapping challenge at Mystical Scrapbooks, and this is what I created:

Materials

Fancy Pants Trend Setter - Style Sheet patterned paper
Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden - Nature Sanctuary patterned paper
Cardstock scraps (various)
Authentique Journey - Stroll patterned paper
Ranger Dina Wakley - Leafy stencil
Texture paste
Kaisercolour Spearmint acrylic paint
Chromacryl Gold acrylic paint
Kaisercraft Vines cutting dies
Creative Embellishments Seaweed 2 chipboard
Creative Embellishments Look Out Weekend chipboard
Tsukineko Stazon - Jet Black ink
Creative Embellishments Butterfly flair
Kaisercraft Ice Green pearls

I'm sharing my page at:

* STAMPlorations ~ April Stencil Challenge

I used a Dina Wakley stencil and texture paste.
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More Fingal Head pages

A double-spread pocket page for the 2012 album {Click to enlarge.}

Materials

Simple Stories Sn@p! Insta-page inserts
Coredinations Black Tie cardstock
Amy Tangerine Plus One - Combo patterned paper & journal card
Lasting Impressions Dream PL card (fussy cut clouds)
Unbranded satin flower
Prima Essentials 9 - Watercolour flowers
Prima Got Flowers mixed paper flowers
Buttons from my habby stash
Pearl brads

I'm sharing this at Soul Scrappers for the April TIC TAC TOE challenge:

I used the left column - clouds, yellow, polka dot paper.   I fussy-cut the clouds from a PL filler card, and stapled them to the outside of a pocket.

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Vanuatu

Two more travel journal pages... I love Vanuatu!

Materials

DCWV Watercolour patterned paper
Glitz Design Dance in Sunshine - Birds patterned paper
Twin Seven Polka Dot masking tape
Unbranded wood veneer flowers
Prima Got Flowers mixed paper flowers
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Yellow Deep gems
My Memories Butterfly punch

I created this page for the Soul Scrappers April Guest Designer challenge.  I took inspiration from the beautiful mood board:

I created a garden photo montage, used lots of bright spring colours.  And butterflies!  I can't resist adding butterflies to pages - use up those little scraps, fill in some of the spaces, add some dimension and a little bit of whimsy too :)

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And another...

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Hip Hooray patterned paper
DCWV Watercolour patterned papers
Lots of pink paper scraps
Twin Seven Pink Bloom masking tape
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Yellow Deep gems
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Pale Green gems
My Memories Butterfly punch
Kaisercraft Vines cutting dies

I'm sharing this page at:

* CSI Challenge ~ Case File #317

How I solved the case: I used lots of PINK, old stash,  and butterflies.

* Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper~ Anything Goes
Lots of different paper scraps used up on this page, including some fussy cutting.

28/04/2020: Edit to add ~ I've been featured on CSI Challenge instagram!

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Let's be adventurers

I always love the challenge prompts at Scrap the Girls, and who can resist scrapping some more vacation photos?

So... I got cracking on another travel page.  It's a 'girl page' - those are my wonky feet (!) - I already scrapped the rest of me in this layout.

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Hip Hooray patterned paper
DCWV Watercolour patterned paper (fussy cutting)
Washi tape - blue chevrons
Prima Got Flowers mixed paper flowers
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Silver gems
Vicki Boutin Let's Wander die cut camera
Sizzix Thinlets Tim Holtz - Vacation Script cutting die

I'm also sharing my layout at Lasting Memories for the LM#494 Word Play challenge.

Camera
Rhinestones
One photograph
Chevron washi tape
Uniball journalling pen
Stripes

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Easter scrapping

An Easter page:

Materials

Dear Lizzy Polka Dot Party - Cutesy Cupcake patterned paper
Glitz Design Dance in Sunshine - Birds patterned paper
Amy Tangerine Rise & Shine - Rachel patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Manhattan patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket Delovely - Delimit patterned paper
Heidi Swapp Ghost Shapes - Pink acrylic flower
Imaginisce Bazzill Collection large flower
Kaisercraft 5cm Lime paper flower
Buttons from my habby stash
Creative Embellishments Social Hash Tags chipboard title
Kaisercolour Lime acrylic paint

I'm sharing my page at:

* Creative Embellishments ~ April mood board

I scrapped an Easter garden theme.  I added a metal button for the challenge twist, and used a CE chipboard title from the Social Hash Tags set.

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Easter cyber crop
Lots of layers + fussy cutting

* Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper ~ Anything Goes
More stash busting, with a colourful mix of older papers.

02/05/2020 Edit to add:  I was selected as a winner at Creative Embellishments!

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Furry friends

How cool is this colour prompt at Scrapping Clearly?

As much as I love bright colours, I also adore neutrals, and this is what I created for this challenge:

Materials

Prima Love Clippings - 2 the Moon & Back patterned paper
Prima Love Clippings - Little Love Notes patterned paper
7Gypsies Avignon - Ecriture patterned paper
Petaloo Flora Doodles - Crinkled Rose flocked flower
Unbranded satin flowers
Freckled Fawn Wood Word Chips wood veneer title
Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice wood veneer banner & hearts
DMC embroidery thread
Buttons from my habby stash
American Crafts Thickers - Rootbeer Float foam asterisks

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This one was created for the Soul Scrappers April Pick 3 challenge:

Materials

7Gypsies Avignon - Ecriture patterned paper
Kaisercraft Sparkle - Vivacity patterned paper
Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden - Nature Sanctuary patterned paper
Green Tara 3cm Petals - Dark Chocolate paper flowers
Unbranded satin flowers
Buttons from my habby stash
Washi tape
My Memories Butterfly punch
Kaisercraft Ice Green pearls

I used: PET THEME, 2 PATTERNED PAPERS, WASHI TAPE and DATE

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Without the rain...

I've been chipping away at my 2012 day trip albums, and making some pretty good progress!

First, a traditional layout:

Materials

Amy Tangerine Plus One - Combo patterned paper
Lasting Impressions Dream PL card
Umbrella wood veneer
Kaisercolour Spearmint acrylic paint
Robin's Nest Tear Drops - Starry Nite resin beads
Prima Essentials 9 - Watercolour flowers
Prima Got Flowers mixed paper flowers
Prima Penelope flowers
Buttons from my habby stash
Pearl brads

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And next, a pocket page:

Materials

Simple Stories Sn@p! Insta-page insert
Amy Tangerine Plus One - Combo patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla You Rock wood veneers
Kaisercolour Yellow Deep acrylic paint
October Afternoon Mini Market - Grey & Cream alphabet stickers
Unbranded satin flower
Prima Essentials 9 - Watercolour flower
Heart button
Feather

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* CSI Challenge ~ Case File #316

How I solved the case:   I took my inspiration from the scene - rainy day theme, grey colour scheme, plus signs, and splashes of yellow.

* Double D Challenge ~  Showers and flowers

I've still got a few more photos from this day, so I think I'll do a few more pocket pages to finish them off.

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Vanuatu, continued

Two more travel journal pages...

Materials

DCWV Watercolour patterned papers
Denim fabric scraps
Paper scraps
Unbranded satin flowers
Cut 2 You Banner Trio custom cut
Prima Lola flowers
Kaisercraft Pink pearls

This page was inspired by:

* Cut to You HQ ~ 2020 Craftathon

My main inspiration was the beautiful beach photo, and I mostly stuck to the suggested colour palette. I also used Dory's quote!

* Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper~ Anything Goes
Cut file embellishments are a great way to use up those little paper scraps.

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And another...

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Boys Rule - Expressionist patterned paper
DCWV Watercolour patterned papers
Cut 2 You Banner Trio custom cut
Unbranded wood veneer flowers
Buttons from my habby stash
Kaisercraft Vines cutting die

This page was inspired by:

* Cut to You HQ ~ 2020 Craftathon

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Smile

This layout was inspired by the creative work of Sue Plumb - in particular, her process video created for the Scrapping Clearly cyber crop earlier this month. {Click on image to link.}

I scrapped on the back of another layout, so I left out the painted background and the top-and-bottom page tearing detail, but I've filed away those ideas for another day :)  I used Sue's techniques of layering different sizes of scrap paper, adding muslin for texture, and visual triangle placement of  embellishments.

Materials

Dear Lizzy Polka Dot Party - Cutesy Cupcake patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High - Flight Path patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High - Little Star patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High - Boarding Pass patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High - Little Man patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High cork stars
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High accessory stickers
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High wood veneer stars
Studio Calico Classic Calico 2 wood veneer stars
Lasting Impressions journal card
Muslin fabric

I'm pretty stoked to get another Mount Warning layout done and dusted!  I'm sharing my layout at:

* Unstampabelles ~ Creative Souls

* Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper ~ Anything Goes
I  used a heap of older papers from the first Cocoa Vanilla collection (2015 - Flying High) - still one of my favourites and I'll be a bit sad when it's all gone.

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A creative soul

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Note to Self patterned paper
Kaisercraft Designer Template - Floral stencil
Little Birdie Mixed Media - White modelling paste
Unbranded water colour paints
Kaisercraft Butterflies clear stickers
Forever in Time Flocked Chipboard Fonts alphabets
My Memory Butterfly punch
Metallic gold sewing machine thread
EK Success Jolee's Boutique pearls
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Dazzling Diamonds iridescent spray

I'm sharing my layout at:

* Unstampabelles ~ Creative Souls

I think any kind of art is the work of a creative soul!  But I did break away from my go-to style with this layout, and got creative with texture paste stencilling and watercolour paints.  I was inspired by the work of Brisbane scrapbooker Amanda Hartmann, who uses a lot of mixed media in her layouts.  I watched a fun, relaxed video tutorial that she created for the Scrapping Clearly cyber crop, and my layout CASE's some of those elements - texture paste, paint, and basic diagonal design.  Amanda used stamped butterflies on her layout, but I used clear stickers stuck on patterned paper instead.

* Lasting Memories ~ LM#493 Word Play

Two photographs
Uniball journalling pen
Love Always patterned paper (Cocoa Vanilla)
Iridescent spray
Pearls

It's really hard to capture the iridescence in my photograph, but in real life it has a very pretty, shimmery finish:

* STAMPlorations ~ April Stencil Challenge

I used a Kaisercraft stencil and modelling paste.

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19/05/2020 Edit to add: My layout was selected as a DT favourite at Unstampabelles.

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Scrap the Boys

Scrap the Boys has a fun image inspiration challenge this month:

A dinosaur and cake?  You asked for it!

Materials

Printed tab folder {I think this was in a RAK prize - no idea where I got it!!}
Green Tara 4cm Petals - Dark Chocolate flowers
Prima Got Flowers mixed paper flowers
Pearl brads
American Crafts Thickers - Rootbeer Float foam alphabets

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Cyber cropping

Three more layouts from the Scrapping Clearly cyber crop last weekend.  The first one was completed during the crop, and the others have had some finishing touches added throughout the week.

Quote challenge
"You can't use up creativity; the more you use, the more you have" - Maya Angelou

Materials

Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer - Stripe patterned paper
Little Yellow Bicycle Daydream - Pink Bird patterned paper
Black Market Paper Society Letters from Paradise - Guana Bay patterned paper
DCWV Peri & Peach patterned paper
Unbranded satin flowers
Heart button
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Yellow Deep gems
My Memory Butterfly punch
Glitz Design Chip off the Old Block glitter stickers
Bella! Flocked Stickerz - Pink alphabets
Printed floral satin ribbon
Sullivans Regal Trim pink lace

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Black & white challenge

Scrapping a 1973 photograph of my husband's late parents:

Materials

DCWV Bella Armoire patterned papers
DCWV Bella Armoire journalling cards
Fiskars Threading Water edge punch
Kaisercraft Mini Paper Blooms - Coconut roses
Tuscany roses - 3cm white
Green Tara 3cm Petals - White paper flower
Button from my habby stash
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Yellow Deep gems
My Memory Butterfly punch
Paper doiley
Satin ribbon {unknown manufacturer}

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Oh Baby - Scrap yourself as a baby/toddler

I don't have any baby/toddler photographs, so went with a story my Mum told me about myself.  I chose the colours and style of papers to evoke the early 1970's. This one is a 6x6; maybe I'll start a little album of miscellaneous childhood memories?

Materials

Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety - Sweet Pea patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety - Bloomers patterned paper
Bo Bunny Country Garden - Charm patterned paper
7 Gypsies 97% Complete tag
Orange satin ribbon
Green spotted grosgrain ribbon
Unbranded satin flowers
Buttons from my habby stash
Embroidery thread
Paper doiley
My Memory Butterfly punch

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How to scrap an imperfect photo?

I love playing with colour, and I love the April mood board at Scrapping Clearly:

I took inspiration from the bright colour palette, and I included the crocheted embellishments for dimension and texture as shown in the image.  {For reference - the background paper is pale pink - that's not a colour cast.}

Materials

Fancy Pants Trend Setter - Style Sheet solid paper
My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing - Tangerine - Wonderful - Dandy patterned paper
DCWV Watercolour patterned papers
Dear Lizzy Springhouse - Spring crocheted flowers
Buttons from my habby stash
Kaisercraft Vines cutting dies
Echo Park Sweet Summertime alphabet stickers
Echo Park Sweet Summertime element stickers
Carl Mini Daisy punch
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Yellow Deep gems

The photo has been sitting in the pile for years.  It's a bit blurry and the light balance is way off - too exposed on one side, too much shadow everywhere.  Photoshop magic can't fix everything! But it's still a special memory, and it's now got a place in the Mt Warning trip album.

And a little close up of the lovely crocheted flowers:



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