Birthday Presents

A page to celebrate J-girl's 17th birthday:

Materials

DCWV Watercolour Garden patterned paper
DCWV Ferns & Palms patterned paper
Vintage music score
Bazzill Basics Blue Calypso cardstock
Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Oxide - Mermaid Lagoon ink spray
Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Oxide - Speckled Egg ink pad
Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Oxide - Old Paper ink pad
Creative Expressions Finishing Touches - Faux Quilled Blooms cutting dies
Cre8tiv Metallic Gold foil paper
Charms Creations Teal & White heart
Bumblebee Crafts Celebration Pink gem flowers

This page was inspired by:

*  Scrap the Girls ~ "Don't just look at the stars"

* Charms at Home ~ Just Add Flair Giveaway challenge. Create a happy layout with at least one Charms Creations. 

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More Cards of Christmas

I made a few more Christmas cards...

This card was inspired by the Cards of Christmas challenge at Soul Scrappers ~ Add a gingerbread man:

Materials

Bazzill Basics Fawn cardstock
Couture Creations Wrapped in Joy - Wild Holly embossing folder
Bella! Happy Holidays patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High - Up & Away patterned paper
Nylon lace

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This card was inspired by the Cards of Christmas challenge at Soul Scrappers - Add reindeer:

Materials

Bazzill Basics Stonehenge cardstock
Provocraft Cuttlebug - Holly Ribbons embossing folder
2 Crafty Blitzen chipboard
Kaisercolour White acrylic paint
Kaisercolour Spearmint acrylic paint
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High - Up & Away patterned paper
Nylon lace

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Cards of Christmas

Feeling inspired!

This card was inspired by the Cards of Christmas challenge at Soul Scrappers ~ Use stripes and bling:

Materials

Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer - Stripe patterned paper
Creative Expressions Stacked Merry Christmas cutting die
Nylon lace
Upcycled costume jewellery

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This card was inspired by the Cards of Christmas challenge at Soul Scrappers - Use a house, church or cabin:

Materials

Fancy Pants Trend Setter - Style Sheet patterned paper
Creative Expressions Stacked Merry Christmas cutting die
Kaisercraft Pearls - Green gem
Paper flowers - Christmas mix (RAK gift)
Metal charm (RAK gift)
Baker's twine

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Back to Mare Island

Some more pages for my travel journal:

Materials

DCWV Watercolor patterned paper
American Crafts Thickers - Gift Box chipboard alphabets
Unbranded satin flowers - lime green
Buttons from my habby stash
Yu Xian Green Set washi tape
Cocoa Vanilla Tis the Season sequins

I'm sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the October RANDOM WORD challenge.  I chose the word ICY, and I used the label from the bottle on my page.

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And another, which is a companion page:

Materials

DCWV Watercolor patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Endless Summer - Aloha Sunshine patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Hello Sunshine accessory stickers
Yu Xian Green Set washi tape
Cocoa Vanilla Tis the Season sequins

I'm sharing this page at:

* Off the Rails ~ November moodboard 
So easy to be inspired by the vibrant summer images!

* Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper ~ Anything Goes

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SOUL SURVIVOR - November

Soul Scrappers is celebrating the site's 10th anniversary in 2020, with a SURVIVOR-themed year long challenge.  I've managed to complete all the monthly challenges so far, I will continue to share my creations on my blog.

The November challenge challenge is a Christmas card, with a twist: Add Santa on the beach or on an island.

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Endless Summer - Coastal Chill patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Endless Summer - Blue Skies patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High - Up & Away patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Endless Summer - This & That patterned paper
White felt
Bazzill Basics Powder Blue cardstock 
Creative Expressions Stacked Happy Christmas cutting die
Button from my habby stash

My biggest dilemma was how to make a Santa.  I got my inspiration from a free finger puppet pattern by One Creative Mommy.  I started out intending to make a felt Santa, but my creative meanderings took me down a different path. I modified the design heavily to use paper scraps with just a touch of felt, and to bring Santa down to a beachwear state of undress!

I tossed around ideas for Santa in a row boat, swim-ring, surfing (a very popular Aussie Christmas card theme) and even skydiving onto the beach... but I kept it simple with Santa wading on the water's edge, which is mostly what I do when I go to the beach. I staged Santa onto an easel fold card, and made a beach scene using different patterned papers for the sand, water and sky.

Here's the side view to show the different layers:



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ARTastic in November

This month at ARTastic Challenge we're going with a VINTAGE theme, inspired by this lovely piece by Australian artist, Hilda Rix Nicholas:

I made a double heritage-themed layout.  My inspiration from the painting was the addition of the mauve flowers and mauve journalling tag. {Click to enlarge}

Materials

DCWV Watercolor Garden patterned papers
Corrugated cardboard
Kaisercraft Botanica - Collectables die cuts
Unbranded alphabet cutting dies

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

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