Cyber cropping

Materials

Bazzill Basics Smoothies - Blackberry Swirl
Kaisercraft Seaside - Beach Hut patterned paper
Kaisercraft Duchess patterned paper
Passtime Crafts Floral Greenery patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Party Mix patterned paper
DCWV Fairytale Floral patterned paper
DCWV Palms & Ferns patterned paper
Martha Stewart Arch Lattice decorative edge punch
Green envelope
Wood veneer flowers
Tim Holtz Small Talk word stickers
Kaisercraft Pack Your Bags brad
Silver metallic ribbon

I'm sharing at:

* Dotty About Flair ~ Kathy's cyber crop challenge

• Patterned paper background
• Old and new stash - Mostly old stash - the newest is probably the cardstock
• Envelope - Found in my stash
• Border strip - Punched border and stitched to attach
• Paper title - Fussy cut from patterned paper

* Simon Says Monday ~ Wild and Wonderful
Exploring the outdoors - nothing tame about this guy :)

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Materials

Kaisercraft Dream Big - Happiness patterned paper
Gloria Jeans coffee cup wrapper
American Crafts Tangerine cardstock
My Mind's Eye Ashbury Heights - Stripes patterned paper (B-side ombre)
DCWV Fairytale Floral patterned paper
Vintage book page
Pink Paislee Heidi Swapp word sticker
Tim Holtz Idea-ology journalling ticket
Mulberry flower daisies
Button from my habby stash

I'm sharing at:

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ April cyber crop ~ Use orange

* Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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Rainbow cake (1)

I'm working on the final pages for J-girl's 21st birthday album (#1)... only a few more to go before I start on album #2.

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Unforgettable - Sprightly patterned paper
Heidi Swapp Make Pretty Stuff patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish accessory stickers
Prima mulberry flowers
Flourish with a Bling Chloe - Pink pearl flourish

I'm sharing this page at:

* Dotty About Flair ~ Celebration

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You and Me

Materials

Kaisercraft Lush - Japonica patterned paper
Heidi Swapp Make Pretty Stuff patterned papers
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Party Mix cut-apart
Passtime Crafts Floral Foliage patterned paper (fussy cut)
Cocoa Vanilla Midnight die cut title
Enamel dots

I'm sharing my page at 

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Cyber crop challenge ~ monochromatic layout

#scrapsquadfb 

#12daysofspringscraplifts

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Cecil Plains

Materials

Kaisercraft Seaside - Beach Hut patterned paper
DCWV Fairytale Floral foil embossed paper
Kaisercraft Captured Moments - Let it Shine journal cards
Wood veneer bird
Wood veneer leaves
Tim Holtz Idea-ology journalling ticket
Kaisercraft Base Coat alphabet stickers
Kaisercraft Jewels - December 25th pearls
The Craft Stall Pearls & Stone pearls

I'm sharing at:

* Scrap a Sketch ~ Seasons #7 ~ Autumn
I "squished" the sketch sideways to fit my page size and used some autumn embellies.

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Materials

Kaisercraft Duchess - Royalty patterned paper
Kaisercraft Elegance - Elanor patterned paper
Kaisercraft Botanica - Botany patterned paper (quote)
Ric rac trim - chocolate brown
Muslin fabric
Kaisercraft Pack Your Bags brad
Mulberry flowers

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Dotty About Flair ~ Helen's cyber crop challenge
Use a quote somewhere on your layout, either in the photo, the journalling, as the title, or any other way!

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ April cyber crop ~ Donna's colour palette

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Birthday double

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Unforgettable - Unscripted patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Party Dots patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Party Mix patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Hip Hooray patterned paper
WRMK Sew Easy - Fancy Floss baker's twine
Crocheted lace trim
Gold sequin stars

I'm sharing this page at:

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ April colour challenge #2 ~ Rainbow

* Scrap Challenge YOUrself ~ 100th challenge ~ Use stars
Lots of gold sequin stars!

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Snapshot

Materials

Kaisercraft Kraft cardstock
Glitz Design Dance in Sunshine - Floral patterned paper
Simple Stories Sn@p! Snappy Sayings quote card
Becky Higgins Project Life - Jade Edition patterned paper
Kaisercraft Pack Your Bags ephemera ticket
Buttons from my habby stash
Unbranded white satin flowers
Kaisercraft Blossoms - Dahlia resin flowers
Baker's twine
Wood veneer stars
Blue paper clip
Charms Creations Heavenly Heart - Orange & Hessian felt heart

I'm sharing my layout at:

* Charms Creations ~ April Tic Tac Toe
I used the diagonal line: KRAFT CARDSTOCK, CHARMS CREATIONS HEART, TWINE

* Scrap a Sketch ~ Seasons #2 ~ Spring

* Scrap Challenge YOUrself ~ 100th challenge ~ Use stars
I used some little wood veneer stars on this page.

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Cyber cropping at ARTastic

The team at ARTastic is holding a cyber crop, and everyone is invited.  The theme is SHAPES.

I'm hosting Challenge 1 ~ CIRCLES

I found a packet of old photos tucked away... not terribly good ones, but they capture a little of what was a fun family day out at Lego Brickworks.  Time to get them scrapped and filed away in the 2012 album.

Materials

Sullivans Carnation cardstock
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Party Dots patterned paper
Lots of pink paper scraps!
Carl Mini Daisy punch
Fiskars 2" Circle punch
My Memories Butterfly punch
Unbranded buttercup flowers

I'm sharing my layout at:

* Lasting Memories ~ #LM594 Circles

O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O

Challenge 3 ~ STARS and OLD STASH

Materials

We R Memory Keepers Venetian Stripes - Sky patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Cardstock Stickers labels & strip
Studio Calico Classic Calico 2 - Stars wood veneers
Gold star sequins
Blue paper clip

More than ten stars and some very old stash!

I'm sharing this page at:

* Scrap Challenge YOUrself ~ 100th challenge ~ Use stars
Congratulations to the team at Challenge YOUrself on an amazing milestone.  Thank you for your push to get myself into some photographs!

* Scrap Backwards ~ April stash kit
I used two labels and partial border strip from my sticker sheet.

01/05/2022 Edit to add ~ My page was featured at Scrap Challenge YOUrself!

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Adventure Awaits

I absolutely adore sunsets, and I never tire of scrapping sunset photographs!

Materials

DCWV Fairytale Floral patterned papers
Basic Grey Sugared - Dumpling patterned paper
Kaisercraft Sparkle - Vivacity patterned paper
Dusty Attic Card Sentiment #1 - Black chipboard
Dusty Attic Crazy Stitching - Small chipboard
Kaisercraft Basics - Black & White pearl strips
Woodgrain mini sequins

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Dusty Attic ~ April mood board

The 'stitching' chipboard doesn't show up well in the photograph, but I love the small amount of dimension it adds to the page:



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What a glorious feeling

I made some ATCs for a swap today - a limited run of six for a RAINY DAYS theme. Super simple, but I love fussy cutting so they were really fun to put together!  They are all very similar, and this is the one I am keeping for myself.  The others will go in the post tomorrow.

Materials

Kaisercraft Captured Moments - Let it Shine journal cards
Vintage book page
Warner Bros vintage promotional image

I'm sharing at:

* Colorful Options ~ Yellow

This is the full set:



07/05/2022 EDIT TO ADD ~ My entry was selected as second place at Colorful Options!

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Spring - art journal page

Materials

Cherry Arte patterned paper scraps
Uniquely Creative Code Mark Making stamp
Tsukineko StaZon - Jet Black archival ink
Echo Park Sweet Summertime - Alpha Stickers letters
Echo Park Sweet Summertime - Elements flower stickers
Crayola Yellow watercolour pencil

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Scrap a Sketch ~ Seasons #3 ~ Spring

* Scrap Backwards ~ April stash busting kit
Stickers from my March kit, and papers from my April kit.

* Country View Challenges ~ Spring is coming

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Mossman Gorge

Materials

DCWV Palms & Ferns patterned papers
DCWV Fairytale Florals patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Elements journal cards
Crafters Choice Rustic Christmas patterned paper
Unbranded satin flowers
Carl Mini Daisy punch
American Crafts Thickers - Honey puffy alphabet stickers
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Island Lagoon gems

I'm sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the One Word challenge. I chose V for VERDANT.

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Materials

DCWV Palms & Ferns patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Martini patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Elements journal card
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Borders patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Cardstock Stickers date label
Scallop trim - green
American Crafts Thickers - Lax glitter alphabets
Kaisercraft Loire Valley epoxy brad

I'm sharing this page at:

* Archi-Scraps ~ Brackets
I fussy-cut the artisan-shaped journal card from patterned paper, and included brackets in my title.

* Scrap Backwards ~ April stash kit
I used papers, journal cards and stickers from my April stash kit.

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Birthday layouts

Today I jumped back into J-girl's birthday photos and added a few more pages to album #1. Yes, there will be an album #2 - one for me, one for J-girl.

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Party Dots patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish accessory stickers
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Loot Bag patterned paper (fussy cut title)
Cocoa Vanilla Unforgettable - Unscripted patterned paper
Kaisercraft Basics - Pearl Strips white pearls
Unbranded buttercup flowers
Prima Pink Mix flowers

I'm sharing this page at Cocoa Vanilla for the April mood board challenge. I took my inspiration from the balloons and the beautiful soft colours.

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Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Twin Set patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish accessory stickers
Maggie Holmes Garden Party - Country Arbour patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla 'Tis the Season sequins
Kaisercraft Basics - Pearl Strips white pearls
Unbranded buttercup flowers

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Scrap a Sketch ~ Seasons #1 ~ Spring
I was using up some scraps for this page so it's a bit more minimalist than the sketch.

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Scrap Backwards - April kit

I've really been enjoying the monthly challenges at Scrap Backwards, which push me to use up more of my stash. For April I built a kit around a partial sticker sheet from Cosmo Cricket Social Club (2011). I have a bag of paper offcuts and journal cards from this and other Cosmo Cricket collections too - so let's see how I go with the stash busting this month!



This is my first project with my April kit ~ a double pocket page spread.

Materials

Simple Stories Sn@p pocket page
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Cardstock Stickers border strips
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Elements journal card
Buttons from my habby stash
DMC embroidery thread
Red twill tape
Wood veneer cogs
Crate Paper Crush - Lagoon patterned paper
Stitched alphabet cutting dies

I'm sharing this page at:

* Paper Craft Secrets ~ Heritage

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Scatter sunshine

Cooper Creek was a favourite spot; I'd love to camp there again for longer than overnight next time.

Materials

Upcycled cardboard packaging
Basic Grey Sugared - Dumpling patterned paper
Studio Calico Classic Calico 3 - Botanical patterned paper
Vintage book paper
Woodgrain mini sequins
Gold sequins
Pink satin ribbon
Unbranded Leaves cutting dies
Decorative paper clip
Pink Paislee Heidi Swapp phrase stickers

I'm sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the April Pick 3 challenge. 

THEME - Outdoors (outback scenery)
WATER - Large body of water (Cooper Creek)
PUNCHES - Leaves. I don't have any of punches on the list. I used my cutting dies and Cuttlebug to cut a bunch of leaves from paper and cardstock scraps.

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Road tripping

Adding to our "3 Girls" road trip journal ~

Materials

Basic Grey Infuse - Instill patterned paper
Rosie's Studio Stillwater - Die cut shapes butterflies
My Memories Butterfly punch
Brown packaging paper
Kaisercraft December 25th - Jewels pearls
Kraft tape - diagonal stripe

I'm sharing these pages at Soul Scrappers for the April Mystery Bag challenge ~ Use 10 or more butterflies.

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Materials

Jamberry product packaging
Die cut flower/butterfly from Shazza
Pink satin ribbon from Bella at Vintage Chicks Christmas crop
Cutting die borrowed from Tracy Ahern at Boutique Babes retreat
Bo Bunny Jazmyn - Mist glitter embossed patterned paper

Almost everything on this page was upcycled, borrowed or received from a scrappy friend!

This page was inspired by the April mood board at Soul Scrappers.

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White with... RED

White with 1 April challenge is all about this fabulous RED mood board.

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

I took my inspiration from the CAR and scrapped a layout about my daughter getting her P-Plates.  Red P's :) :)

Materials

Fancy Pants Oh!Deer - Stockings patterned paper
Dear Lizzy Polka Dot Party - Cutesy Cupcake patterned paper
Op shop clothing tag
Maggie Holmes Willow Lane - Wonderful Thickers chipboard sticker
Becky Higgins Project Life - Life Captured filler card
Fiskars 2" Circle punch

I'm sharing my page at:

Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

* Simon Says Monday ~ Recycle
I used a clothing tag from an op-shop purchase

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ARTastic in April

ARTastic Challenge this month features this very colourful window display ~

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

I made a page for my travel journal.  I used lots of pink, a mix of textures and patterns, and pops of neon pink and lime green.

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

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