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Travel journal page ~

Materials

DCWV Watercolor patterned paper
Cocoa Cocoa Vanilla Hello Sunshine - Happy Days patterned paper
Grosgrain ribbon
Washi tape - blue chevron
Creative Embellishments Stars wood veneer
Painted wood veneer - ship's wheel

Sharing my page at Soul Scrappers for the Pick 3 challenge, using ~ 2 photographs, tag, stars, and hand-drawn lines around the page.

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Another page for my travel journal:

This page was inspired by the Lift challenge at Soul Scrappers.  I  lifted the vertical banner strips, flowers and butterflies.

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RFB layouts

Flashback to 2012, our old trucks ~ 

Materials

Studio Calico Hey Day - Fancy Free patterned paper
DCWV Bella Armoire patterned paper
Creative Embellishments Grunge Square chipboard frame
Tsukineko Versamark - Watermark ink pad
Crafty Kids Gold embossing powder
Lindy's Stamp Gang Moon Shadow Mist - Gossamer Gold paint spray
Derivan Kindy Glitz - Crystalina glitter glue
American Crafts Thickers - Subway foam numbers
Heidi Swapp Preppy photo corners
Jillibean Soup Sprouts - Kraft & Red journalling spot
Insect mesh

I'm sharing my layout at:

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Sparkle and texture
I heat-embossed the chipboard frame, adding both sparkle and texture. Contrasting texture added with the insect mesh (rough) and foam alphas (soft).

* Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper ~ Anything Goes

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And more recently - 2019 fires.  No journalling on this one, because it's part of a series of layouts about the same fire season.

Materials

Bazzill Basics Smoothies - Blackberry Swirl cardstock
The Crafter's Workshop Veronica Case - Mini Flames stencil
Kaisercolour Yellow Deep acrylic paint
Kaisercolour Antique White acrylic paint
Making Memories Scrapbook Colours - Eat Your Carrots acrylic paint
Heidi Swapp Preppy photo corners
Cocoa Vanilla Unforgettable accessory sticker

I'm sharing this one at:

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Fire theme 
I've used red, yellow and orange, and I used a stencil to create the flames.

* Stamplorations ~ March Stencil Challenge

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International Scrapbooking Day

Over at Soul Scrappers, there's a fun challenge for International Scrapbooking Day (03/03) - I'm a bit late to the party, but I wanted to give it a try! These are the challenge elements (as selected by each design team member) and what I did:

• Hand stitching ~ on the blue frame (This was tough going because it was so thick, so I did the rest by machine!!)
• Sponging ~ I used some of my older acrylic paints with a stencil
• Stencil - Combined with sponging...
• Frame - I used two felt frames from my ancient stash
• Distressed edges - I distressed the photo edges with a sanding block
• Cut something out - I used cutting dies to make the vines

And this is my layout ~

Materials

Fancy Pants Oh! Deer - Cozy patterned paper
Prima Homespun Elegance - Vintage burlap flowers
Unbranded satin flowers
Gold brads
Kaisercraft Vines cutting dies
Felt die cut frames (maybe Scenic Route?)
DMC embroidery thread
The Crafter's Workshop Balzer Designs - Mini Art Deco Leaves stencil
Making Memories Scrapbook Colors - Cornflower acrylic paint
Making Memories Scrapbook Colors - Meadow acrylic paint

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Inspired by nature

I took this photograph in the free camp area opposite the Linville Hotel, on our girl's road trip last year. Another little page to add to our trip journal:

I'm sharing this page at:

* Off the Rails ~ Nature inspiration

I did a quick internet search to find the name of this flower/tree... its common name is Golden Trumpet, and its scientific name is Tabebuia chrysantha.

* Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper ~ Anything Goes

For this album, all of the pages are random offcuts from my old patterned papers... using up my pretty stuff, and my not-so-pretty stuff, because, why not?

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Dolphins!

Another page for my travel journal:

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Hip Hooray patterned paper
Memento Tulip patterned paper
Bazzill Basics Lagoon cardstock
Baker's twine
Sequins
Micador Glost - Glost at Sea paper clip
Red chevron washi tape

This page was inspired by the TIC TAC TOE challenge at Soul Scrappers:

I used the diagonal line: BANNER, STRIPED PATTERN PAPER, SEQUINS.

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Travel journal, Vanuatu

Another page for my travel journal!

Materials

Daisy Bucket All Wound Up patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Hello Sunshine - Happy Days patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High - Sky High patterned paper
Kaisercraft Paradise Found - Collectables die cut 
Baker's twine
Unbranded painted wood veneer shapes

I'm sharing this page at:

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Fire and Ice ~ Use torn papers and the colour blue

* Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper ~ Anything Goes

Three different patterned papers... I really do love playing with paper so much... three different papers from my blue scraps box... can't believe how far these ones have stetched.

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Sunshine and happiness

Another double page for our road trip journal!



I'm sharing this at Soul Scrappers for the March Moodboard challenge:

I used lots of yellow, daisies and other flowers, and a sunshine theme :)

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And another:

I was inspired by the Scraplift Challenge at Soul Scrappers ~ using a textured background and a large heart.

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Travel journal pages, Noumea

Some more pages for my travel journal!

Materials

DCWV Watercolour patterned paper
Vicki Boutin Let's Wander die cut ephemera
Flamingo paper clip
Carl Medium Daisy punch
Carl Mini Daisy punch
EK Success Jolee's Boutique white pearls
Crate Paper Farmhouse - Alpha Labels letter stickers
Washi tape - yellow chevron

I'm sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the Pick 3 challenge. I picked ~ the colour yellow, one photo, two fonts in title.

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Materials

DCWV Watercolour patterned papers
Gold satin flower
Painted wooden button
Baker's twine
Gold sequin stars
Washi tape - black hexagons

I'm sharing this page at:

* CSI Challenge ~ Case File #348

The scene: I followed the colour palette as closely as I could.
Evidence: Asian-inspired embellishment. (I wish I'd thought to take a photo before I cut it up!) I received a diecut tag in a RAK package many, many years ago, and I had it filed away with my miscellaneous journal tags. I fussy-cut the lantern image and used it as a banner on this page. I also used string, flower and button from the list.

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper ~ Anything Goes

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Materials

DCWV Watercolour patterned paper
Washi tape - red chevron
Baker's twine
Gold sequin stars

I'm sharing this page at:

* CSI Challenge ~ Case File #348

Evidence: Asian theme (Chinese lanterns), string, and florals.
Testimony: I used the word EXOTIC in my title.

* Simon Says Wednesday ~ Beautiful Blossoms
I used a floral patterned paper for my background.

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Circle of friends

Soul Scrappers Quest is on again... a really fun challenge in which we receive a 'mystery envelope' of goodies, and are required to use all the items on a layout or other creation.  This month, the theme is CIRCLE OF FRIENDS.

First, my envelope arrived - all the way from USA to Australia in this uncertain COVID world - very quickly. That was a lovely surprise even before I saw the contents!

I used ALL the contents to make this double page layout.  I worked on this layout while I was at the Scrap Boutique craft retreat last weekend.  {Click to enlarge - there's a lot of detail!}

Materials from my stash

Elle's Studio You & Me - All My Heart patterned paper
Bazzill Basics Kraft cardstock
Bazzill Basics White Dot acetate
iCraft Deco Foil - Gold transfer sheet
Glitz Design Icing - Pink mini gems
Ranger Tim Holtz - Tarnished Brass distress stain spray
Kaisercraft Coastal Escape - Sea Life wood veneers
Crayola watercolour pencils
Fiskars 2" Circle punch
Sunlit Anywhere - 3" circle punch

Challenge requirements:

• A photo of you with friends - Multiple photographs from a bayside day out
• Decorate the 'friend' chipboard so it stands out - I used gold DecoFoil, ink, and gems
• Add a word before or after 'friend' in the title - Girl Friends

How I used the provided items:

• Butterflies (5) - I used all
• Circles (4) - I used all, attached with machine stitching.  I also added a few extras cut from acetate, and the postage stamp from Mary's envelope.
• Stamped image - Coloured with watercolour pencils, and fussy-cut
• Pink burlap - Cut into strips, frayed and stitched at the base of the photographs
• Polka dot strip - Tore into strips and machine-stitched
• Floral paper - Tore into strips and machine-stitched
• Pearl beads - I used all - on the butterflies, and scattered amongst the shells
• Plastic film - I punched a circle and stitched onto the page, and used the remaining pieces as corner photo mats
• Doiley - Coloured with distress stain and cut into two pieces
• Friend chipboard - Decorated as described

I really loved this challenge because it got me thinking about creative ways to use the provided items. It's different from my usual pared-back pages, but I had fun to 'loading up' the pages!









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ARTastic in March

ARTastic Challenge has another fantastic challenge this month.  The art inspiration is this wonderful piece by Marie Jonsson-Harrison:

The challenge criteria this month is an ANIMAL THEME with this sketch:

This is my creation, featuring my gorgeous dog at the beach. {Click to expand the view.}

Materials

Crafter's Choice Rustic Christmas patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High - Sky High patterned paper
Green Tara Cobweb - Teal trim
Cocoa Vanilla Endless Summer accessory sticker
Metallic sewing machine thread - silver
Paper doiley
Twill ribbon
Unbranded paper flowers
Cre8tive pearl brads
Holographic flower sequins
Glitz Design Icing white pearls

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

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White... with ULTRA MARINE

At White With 1 this month the colour focus is ULTRA MARINE and there's a new requirement to include at least one item from the moodboard:

I used STRIPES and BUTTONS ~

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Hip Hooray patterned paper
Striped buttons
Unbranded cutting dies - layered flowers
Cark Mini Daisy punch
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Dark Blue gems
Glitz Design Icing - White pearls
Unbranded paper flowers - blue

I'm sharing my layout at Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper for the March Anything Goes theme.

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