27 January 2022

A scraplift page

Another layout for the 2021 Outback Road Trip album:

Materials
Kaisercraft Happiness - Good Vibes patterned paper
Charm's Creations Heavenly Heart embellishment
Cocoa Vanilla Sunkissed - Floral Ephemera die cuts
Pink Paislee/Heidi Swapp word stickers
Cocoa Vanilla Free Spirit - Woodies button

I'm sharing my page at

*  Charm's Creations ~ January Scraplift
My page was inspired by Amanda Hartmann's layout:


* Simon Says WednesdayAnything Goes

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26 January 2022

Australia Day cyber cropping, Part 2

More pages that I created for the Scrapping Clearly AUSTRALIA DAY cyber crop ~

Challenge 3 - Go Big
This one is a double page spread for my 2021 Girls Trip journal.


Materials
Kaisercraft Sandy Toes - Surfboard patterned paper
Bazzill Basics Cinnamon Stick cardstock
Heidi Swapp September Skies - Mountain Trail patterned paper
Kaisercraft Base Coat stickers
Washi tape - gold/white spots
Studio Calico Woodgrain Essentials sequins
Studio Calico Classic Calico 2 - Stars wood veneers
Pretty Little Studio Beautiful Day - Wooden Chevron die cuts

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Challenge 5 - Colours of Australia
I adore the colours of the outback.

Materials
Kaisercraft Dream Big - Happiness patterned paper
Kaisercraft Sandy Toes - Surfboard patterned paper
Corrugated cardboard
Gloria Jeans coffee cup wrapper
Lady Pattern Paper Sister Tribe - Mosaic patterned paper
Kaisercraft Base Coat alphabet stickers
Unbranded layered flower cutting dies
Mulberry flowers - teal

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Challenge 2 ~ Road Trip
Actually, most of my layouts are 'road trip' themed! This one is all about the road.

Materials
Corrugated cardboard
Studio Calico Heyday - Ethereal patterned paper
Studio Calico Classic Calico 3 - Botanical patterned paper
Crate Paper Farmhouse - Alpha Labels letter stickers
American Crafts Thickers - Chill glitter foam alphabets
Mini paper clip

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25 January 2022

Australia Day cyber-cropping

I'm joining in at the Scrapping Clearly AUSTRALIA DAY cyber crop. Not sure if I'll get all six challenges done, but I'm half way there!

Challenge 6 ~ Aussie Cuisine


Materials
Kaisercolour Navy Blue acrylic paint
Kaisercolour Tropical acrylic paint
Carabelle Studio Composition-avec-des-carres art template
Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Mustard Seed ink pad

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Challenge 1 ~ BBQ
I didn't have any BBQ photos, so I used the colour palette and went with a fire pit instead.

Materials
DCWV Palms & Ferns patterned paper
Fiskars 2" Circle punch
Bo Bunny Love Shack - Party patterned paper
Sassafras Lass Life at the Pole - Mulberry Spice patterned paper
Lots of paper scraps!
Epoxy sticker dots
Dimensional paint dots
Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type alphabet stickers
Micador Collected & Co - Text Type White alphabet stickers

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Challenge 4 ~ Home among the gum trees

Materials
DCWV Palms & Ferns patterned papers
Crafter's Choice Rustic Christmas patterned papers
Gossamer Blue Gramercy Road die cut leaves
Studio Calico Woodgrain Essentials sequins
Printed text tissue paper
Rose Moka Appel de la nature - Brown alphabet stickers

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17 January 2022

More birthday pages

More pages for the 21st birthday album:

Materials
Crate Paper/Maggie Holmes Garden Party - Beautiful Bows patterned paper
Passtime Crafts Floral Greenery patterned papers
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Boutique patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Twin Set patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always accessory stickers

I'm sharing this layout at Mystical Scrapbooks for the Technique: Fussy cutting.  I fussy-cut the flowers from one of my favourite Cocoa Vanilla papers.

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Materials
Cocoa Vanilla Midnight - Sophisticated patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Class Act patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Lovely Things patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always accessory sticker
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish accessory sticker
Krafters Korner Puffy Stars - Pink embellishments
Nuvo Crystal Drops - Metallic - Shimmering Rose dimensional paint
White tissue paper

I'm sharing this layout at Lasting Memories for the #LM582 Monochromatic challenge.

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09 January 2022

Ferrero Rocher


Materials
Bazzill Basics Smoothies - Blackberry Swirl cardstock
Webster's Pages Life's Portrait - Reflections patterned paper
Christmas wrapping foil
Ferrero Rocher product packaging
Studio Calico Classic Calico 2 - Stars wood veneers

My page was inspired by these challenges:

* Archi-Scraps ~ Use gold or silver

* Off the Rails ~ Reuse, Recycle, Repurpose
I reused the gold foil and plastic product packaging from a box of Ferrero Rocher chocolates.

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05 January 2022

More birthday pages

Making great progress on the birthday album!

This is a bit different - it's a waterfall page:


Materials
Crate Paper/Maggie Holmes Garden Party - Country Arbour patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Loot Bag patterned paper
Passtime Crafts Floral Greenery patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always accessory stickers
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Yellow Deep gems
Unbranded Buttercup flowers

This is what it looks like in full ~


I'm sharing at Soul Scrappers for the January Tic Tac Toe challenge. I used the middle column: FLOWERS, BIRTHDAY THEME, BANNER. (My banner element is a cluster.)

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Another (double) page for the 21st birthday album:


Materials
Left side:
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Party Dots patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Party Mix patterned paper
Passtime Crafts Floral Greenery patterned paper
Crate Paper/Maggie Holmes Garden Party - Pastry Party patterned paper
Painted wooden buttons
Pink pearls
Washi tape
Right side:
Passtime Crafts Floral Greenery patterned papers
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Twin Set patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Midnight - Sophisticated patterned paper
Painted wooden buttons
Pink pearls
Krafters Korner Happy Birthday glitter stickers

I'm sharing a Soul Scrappers for the January Pick 3 challenge ~ BIRTHDAY THEME, DOUBLE PAGE, BIRTHDAY EMBELLISHMENTS.

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04 January 2022

Birthday album

I've started yet another new album... a standalone to record my daughter's 21st birthday celebrations. One of our gifts for J-girl was walking an alpaca through the vineyard!

Materials
Maggie Holmes Garden Party - Country Arbour patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Frolic patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always accessory stickers

I'm sharing at Soul Scrappers for the January mood board challenge. I took my inspiration from the monochromatic pink palette and the party theme.

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Another page for the 21st birthday album:

Materials
Cocoa Vanilla Unforgettable - Natural Beauty patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Boutique patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always accessory stickers

This layout was inspired by the January 'Winter Wishes' mood board at Cocoa Vanilla:



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03 January 2022

Charlotte Plains

A layout for the 2021 Outback Road Trip album:

Materials
Kaisercraft Happiness - Good Vibes patterned paper
Lady Pattern Paper Sister Tribe - Mosaic patterned paper
Bo Bunny Love Shack - Party patterned paper
Gloria Jeans coffee cup wrapper
Cocoa Vanilla Sunkissed - Floral Ephemera die cuts
Cocoa Vanilla Hello Sunshine - Ephemera die cut title banner
Pink Paislee Hello Sunshine - Ephemera die cut raindrops
Basic Grey B-Side die cut ephemera
(RAK) die cut motif

My page was inspired by the January Mood/Sketch at Scrapping Clearly:


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02 January 2022

Picturesque

Adding a few more pages to my 2021 travel journal...



I'm sharing at Soul Scrappers for the One Word challenge, featuring the letter P ~ Picturesque. I stamped my title with my Pebbles roller stamp, inked up with Distress ink.

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01 January 2022

Smoosh!

Just playing around with a bunch of scraps on my desk today...


Materials
Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Bundled Sage ink pad
Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass ink pad
Basic Grey Phresh & Phunky patterned papers
Basic Grey Lime Rickey - Howdy Doody patterned paper (fussy cut bird)
Twine
Crate Paper Farmhouse - Alpha Labels letter sticker
Unbranded Cogs wood veneers

This page was inspired by these challenges:

Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Smooshing technique
I 'smooshed' two different distress inks to create my background.

Double D Challenge ~ Lots of white
I love scrapping on white cardstock; this time I only added a small amount of colour to keep the layout mostly white.

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