Hello Gorgeous

I'm guest designing at Lasting Memories, where the focus in March is using your stash items. I'll be playing along all month!  This is my take on LM #588 - LOVE YOUR STASH - Stickers.

The arrow and the word strips are stickers from two different Cocoa Vanilla collections:

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Twin Set patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Class Act patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always accessory stickers
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish accessory sticker
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Party Mix patterned paper
Heidi Swapp September Skies - Midnight Shadows patterned paper
Heidi Swapp Favourite Things patterned paper
Unbranded Pink Buttercup paper flowers
Kaisercraft Yellow Deep rhinestones
Kaisercraft Blue Grey rhinestones

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

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Queen of the Crop

I'm the Queen!   So excited!  I've never been Queen of anything before!

Girls' trip album

A bit of fun!

Materials

DCWV Palms & Ferns patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice - Pretty Plaid patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice - Journal Cards patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice accessory stickers
Heidi Swapp Ghost Shapes - Flowers Pink acrylic shapes
The Craft Stall Pearls & Stone pearls
Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher staples
Green Tara 2cm Petals - Pale Pink flower
Upcycled fruit netting

I'm sharing at:

* Scrap Backwards -  February sticker sheet

I totally built this page around the sticker frame! I fussy-cut some of the larger stickers to use the small flowers and hearts

* Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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Little blue penguins

Scrapping more 2013 photos. Some cute penguins...

Materials

Bazzill Basics Smoothies - Blackberry Swirl cardstock
Authentique Journey - Stroll patterned paper
Charms Creations Heavenly Heart - Teal felt embellishment
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Party Dots patterned paper
Fiskars 2" Circle punch
Fancy Pants Atwell flair button
My Mind's Eye Collectable - Remarkable washi tape
Washi tape - blue chevrons
The Crafter's Workshop Balzer Designs - Mini Patterns stencil
White texture paste
Ranger Dylusions - Lemon Zest ink spray

This layout was inspired by:
* Charms Creations ~ This & That

• Heart (star)
• Washi tape (ribbon)
• Flair (brad)
• Patterned paper (paint)
• Stencilling (stamping)

Also sharing at:
* Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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Hello

Another birthday layout ~

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Twin Set patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Party Mix patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Lovely Things patterned paper
Unbranded mulberry flowers - teal
Green Tara 2cm Petals - Pale Pink flowers
Pink pearls
Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice accessory stickers
Silver metallic twine

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Scrap Challenge YOUrself ~ Challenge #98

* Scrap Backwards -  February sticker sheet
I used most of the banners from the sheet - only a few left over now that didn't match this colour scheme.

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Celebrate

One more birthday layout ~

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Unforgettable - Sprightly patterned paper
Rosie's Studio Stillwater die cut shapes
Green Tara 2cm Petals - Pale Pink flowers
Pink pearls
Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice accessory stickers
Leaf Sprigs cutting dies

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Scrap Challenge YOUrself ~ Challenge #98

* Scrap Backwards -  February sticker sheet
I fussy-cut some of the larger stickers to use the small flowers and hearts, and used two of the labels.

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Soul scrapping

Two more travel projects ~

Materials

Bazzill Basics Blue Calypso cardstock
Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice - Pretty Plaid patterned paper
DCWV Fairytale Floral patterned paper
Fiskars Threading Water border punch
Painted wood veneer ship's wheel
Pink Fresh Escape the Ordinary - Ephemera die cut 
Baker's twine

This page was inspired by the February Pick 3 Challenge at Soul Scrappers

1. PAPERS - floral, geometric or plaid  
2. BORDERS - sponged, stitched or punched  
3. DIE CUTS - stars, hearts or words

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Materials

DCWV Palms & Ferns patterned papers
Bazzill Basics Classic Green cardstock
Life is Good cutting die
Film strip cutting die
Leaves cutting die (borrowed this one at a crop)
Leaf sprigs cutting dies

This page was inspired by the February sketch challenge at Soul Scrappers.  I rotated the sketch 90º right to suit my page format.

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Cyber cropping

Finishing off some cyber crop challenges... three very different creations!


Craft on the Run Challenge #5 ~ Blind Scrap
My measurements may be a bit off, because the instructions were given for a 12" x1 2" layout.  I scaled everything down (2/3) to fit 8"x8".

Materials

Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Cocktail patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Jazz patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket Social Club stickers
Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Ground Espresso inkpad
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Bronze gems
Lindy's Stamp Gang Moon Shadow Mist - Gossamer Gold ink spray
Red & white gingham fabric ribbon
Cosmo Cricket Material Girl - Inspiration patterned paper
Washi tape - film strip
Layered chipboard flower {RAK gift}
Pink Paislee Hello Sunshine - Ephemera die cut word
Tim Holtz product packaging

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Craft on the Run Challenge 2 ~ Sketch
I created another page for the "3 Girls" road trip journal. I enjoyed putting the one together using lots of scraps.

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Craft on the Run Challenge 2 ~ Quote
A page for yet another 2021 girls' road trip journal (Elliot Beach weekend).

I enjoyed searching my stash for just the right elements to match the quote. My page is mostly created from offcuts but it revolves around the Creative Embellishments chipboard light bulb, which I stamped with gold and backed with distress-inked paper AND I fussy-cut the main title word from a gold-embossed DCWV journal card.

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The Beach, Wyandra

Two more layouts for the 2021 Outback trip album. These ones were both inspired by sketches at the Mystical Scrapbooks February cybercrop.

Challenge 1 ~ Sketch + chipboard

Materials

DCWV Fairytale Floral patterned papers
Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Ground Espresso inkpad
Prima Lola flowers
Prima E-Line - Pink flowers
Unbranded pink satin flower
Creative Embellishments Life's a Beach chipboard title
Kaisercolour White acrylic paint
Whispers Pearl embossing powder

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Challenge 3 ~ Sketch + chipboard

Materials

DCWV Fairytale Floral patterned papers
DCWV Palms & Ferns patterned papers
Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Ground Espresso inkpad
Prima Lola flowers
Prima E-Line - Pink flowers
Unbranded pink satin flower
Dusty Attic Page Pebbles #7 chipboard
Twine

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Must be love

Having so much fun scrapping J-girl's birthday photos! Both of these were inspire by cyber crop challenges.

Craft on the Run ~ 3D embellishment

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Party Dots patterned paper
Heidi Swapp Make Pretty Stuff patterned papers
Tissue paper
Washi tape
Glitz Design Icing - Pearls gems
Pink pearls
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always accessory stickers
Painted wooden buttons
Unbranded Layered Flowers cutting dies
Cr8tiv pearl brads

Here's a close-up of the 3D flower:

x o x o x o x o x o x o x o x o

And another waterfall page!  I've included two of these so far in this album - a great way to scrap a bunch of photographs and introduce interactive elements.

Craft on the Run ~ Create using hearts

Materials

Crate Paper/Maggie Holmes Garden Party - Country Arbour patterned paper
Heidi Swapp Make Pretty Stuff patterned papers
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Party Dots patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish accessory sticker
Simon Says Stamp Stacked Hearts cutting die
Carl Corner Rounder - Small punch

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More birthday love

I'm playing along at a few cyber crops this weekend, and creating some more pages for J-girl's 21st birthday album.

This LO is part of a waterfall page (vertical - but I've photographed the pages separately and shown them side by side)

Materials

DCWV Fairytale Floral patterned papers
DCWV Palms & Ferns patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Lovely Things patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always accessory sticker
Carl Mini Daisy punch
Glitz Design Icing - Pink gems
Crocheted lace trim
Simon Says Stamp Stacked Hearts cutting die
Paper Rose Scribble Hearts cutting dies

I'm sharing this LO at Craft on the Run for the Must Be Love mood board challenge. Pink and red and gold, and lots of hearts and flowers.

x o x o x o x o x o x o x o x o

And another:

Materials

Crate Paper/Maggie Holmes Garden Party - Blossom in Blue patterned paper
Heidi Swapp Make Pretty Stuff patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Twin Set patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish accessory stickers
DCWV Palms & Ferns patterned paper
Pink satin ribbon
Otto Arrows gold paper clip

This one was inspired by a sketch at Mystical Scrapbooks cybercrop, which I flipped 90º.  The additional requirement was to use gold - so I added the fun arrow paper clip.

x o x o x o x o x o x o x o x o

And one more:

Materials

Crate Paper/Maggie Holmes Garden Party - Blossom in Blue patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Unforgettable - Sprightly patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Party Mix patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always accessory stickers
Grosgrain ribbon
Cocoa Vanilla 'Tis the Season sequins

I'm sharing this one at the Craft on the Run cybercrop for Challenge #4 - monochromatic.

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Girl x3

Another page for the girls' trip album ~

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Paper Craft Secrets ~ February Sketch

* Scrap Backwards ~ February creations
This is a new challenge site for me - and I love the philosophy!  Start with an old sticker sheet, then build your creation (or even a kit) around it.  A fun take on stash-busting, and 'backwards' from the traditional method of starting with a photograph.  My choice this month is this partially-used sticker sheet from Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice collection:

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Travel layouts

Adding a few more pages to the outback travel album...

Materials

DCWV Fairytale Floral patterned paper
DCWV Palms & Ferns patterned papers
Tim Holtz product packaging
On the Road tag cutting die
Twine
Dusty Attic Mini Cogs #2 chipboard
Tsukineko Versacolor - Turquoise ink pad

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Mystical Scrapbooks  February sketch + altered chipboard
I coloured the chipboard cogs with an inkpad. 

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And... something a bit brighter!

Materials

DCWV Fairytale Floral patterned papers
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Party Mix patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Lovely Things patterned paper
Value Craft Hot Pink/White Spot fabric flowers
6mm buttons
Prima Lola flowers
Queen & Co Felt Border - Think Pink flower
Leaf sprig cutting die

This layout was inspired by the February mood board at Soul Scrappers.

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Wonderful

I'm powering through the birthday album!  Another page today ~

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Frolic patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Lovely Things patterned paper
Heidi Swapp Make Pretty Stuff patterned papers
Crate Paper/Maggie Holmes Garden Party - Bird Watching patterned paper
Bakers twine
Unbranded mulberry flowers - teal
Unbranded Buttercup - Pink flowers

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Scrap Challenge YOUrself ~ Challenge #98

21/02/2022 Edit to add:  My page was featured!

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Birthday pages

I'm powering through the birthday album!  Another few pages today:

Materials

Crate Paper/Maggie Holmes Garden Party - Pink Rose Buds patterned paper
Crate Paper/Maggie Holmes Garden Party - Gingham Grove patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Frolic patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Lovely Things patterned paper
Glitz Design Icing - Pink gems

I'm sharing this LO at:

* Archi-Scraps ~ Squares and roses
I chose two patterned papers to fulfil the requirements, and I also fussy-cut the roses to make them a feature.

* CSI Challenge ~ Case File #380
Inspired by the group of friends and the touches of gingham.

x o x o x o x o x o x o x o x o

And another...

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Unforgettable - Glorious patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Party Dots patterned paper
Heidi Swapp Make Pretty Stuff patterned paper
DCWV Palms & Ferns patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Twin Set patterned paper
Crate Paper/Maggie Holmes Garden Party - Blossom in Blue patterned paper
Grosgrain ribbon
Buttons from my habby stash
Dusty Attic Wordpl@y #3 - Black chipboard word

I'm sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the February Tic Tac Toe challenge.  I used:  B/W photos, buttons, chipboard. 

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Pearls

More pages for J-girl's 21st birthday album...

This one is a double page spread:

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Midnight - Sophisticated patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Unforgettable - Glorious patterned paper
Maggie Holmes Garden Party - Cottages and Green patterned paper
Maggie Holmes Garden Party - Garden Friends patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Frolic patterned paper (die cutting)
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Lovely Things patterned paper
Simon Says Stamp Stacked Hearts cutting die
Carl Mini Daisy punch
Silver metallic twine
Prima Sultan Gem - Pink flower centres
Glitz Design Icing - Pink gems

I'm sharing this layout at Soul Scrappers for the February Mystery Bag challenge.  Use at least six hearts.

I have no idea what the flower stamp is.  I'm pretty sure I borrowed someone's stamp at a crop or a retreat, but then never used the image and filed it away. It resurfaced during a clean-up and today it's getting stash-busted!!

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My Happy Place

Outback travel album... another page done.

Materials

Corrugated cardboard
DCWV Palms & Ferns patterned papers
Crafter's Choice Rustic Christmas patterned papers
Petaloo product packaging
Dusty Attic My Happy Place chipboard title
Making Memories Scrapbook Colors - Meadow acrylic paint
Derivan Flesh Base acrylic paint
Decorative paper clip
The Paper Studio Poppies & Paperie - Green Paper Daisies flowers

The colours of my layout were inspired by the February mood board at Dusty Attic:

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Birthday love

Continuing to scrap pages for J-girl's 21st birthday album... I have LOTS of photographs!  

This one will be the opening page ~

Materials

Maggie Holmes Garden Party - Garden Greens patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Class Act patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Twin Set patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always accessory stickers
Pink pearls
Glitz Design Icing - Pink gems
Crocheted lace trim
Krafters Korner Glitter Wooden Letters - Silver alphabets

I'm sharing this layout at Soul Scrappers for the February One Word challenge.  I chose the letter J for Jasmine.

x o x o x o x o x o x o x o x o

And another...

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Frolic patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Twin Set patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Lovely Things patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Limited Edition flair button
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish accessory sticker

The February mood board at Cocoa Vanilla inspired me to multiple hearts on my page.

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Vintage birthday

Today I scrapped another birthday page, this time a flashback to 1945
.

Materials

Heidi Swapp September Skies - Meadow Bloom patterned paper
Vintage daisy trim
Unbranded Happy Birthday cutting die

I'm sharing my layout at:

* Off the Rails ~ Babies
* Word Art Wednesday ~ Weeks #529-#530 Anything Goes

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Charters Towers, revisited

A layout for the 2018 work trip album, using up lots of brown scraps, and a bit of stencilling too ~

Materials

Lots of brown scraps - Basic Grey, Bazzill, 3 Bugs in a Rug, Studio Calico
Kaisercraft Quarters stencil
Studio Calico Classic Calico 2 - Stars wood veneers
Jenni Bowlin Studio Apothecary - Brown sticker
Corrugated cardboard

(RAK) die cut motif

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

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White with... PINK

I'm thrilled to be on the White With 1 team again in 2022.   This year is all about MOOD BOARDS. The first White with 1 challenge for the year is all about PINK.

Any variation of PINK you want to use - baby pink, hot pink or anything in between or you can mix it all up and use multiple variations of pink just so long as it is pink and nothing else. Still WHITE with PINK but you have options!

I couldn't resist the HEARTS!

Materials

Sullivans Carnation cardstock
My Memories Medium Heart punch
Cocoa Vanilla Wild@Heart - Rubber Charms sentiment
Amy Tangerine Rise & Shine - Chloe patterned paper (product strip)
Unknown paper from my "pink" offcuts
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Labels 4 cutting die
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology - Small Talk sticker
Dusty Attic Criss Cross stencil
Buttons from my habby stash

Just a little detail shot that shows a close up of the stencil and the punched hearts:



I'm sharing my layout at:

* Double D Challenge ~ Hearts

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ARTastic in February

I'm thrilled to be on the ARTastic Challenge team again in 2022.   This year is all about ART ROOMS - inspired by window displays.  The first ARTastic Challenge for this year features this fun window display:

Create an artwork inspired by the featured ART ROOM and tell us how you were inspired.

I was inspired by the primary colours, squares and the shoes. This was very much a 'play around and see what happens' kind of page.

Materials

Creative Embellishments Distressed Square stencil
Ranger Tim Holtz - Blueprint Sketch distress ink
Ranger Tim Holtz - Mustard Seed distress ink
AdornIt Carolee's Creations - Timeless stickers
My Memories Butterfly punch

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

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