Today...

Scrapping another stop on the Lake Dunn Sculpture Trail... this one is a double:

Materials

Heidi Swapp Care Free - Vista patterned paper
Heidi Swapp Care Free - Project Pad papers & stickers
Washi tape - gold/white spot
Daiso Star punch
Sam & Lucy Medium Star punch
WeRMK Sew Easy Fancy Floss - Mud Pie varigated thread
Charms Creations DIY White & Calico flag banners

I'm sharing this page at:

* Charms Creations ~ Countdown challenge

* Lasting Memories ~ LM#607 New and old
New - Charms banner flags - arrived this week in the mail
Old - everything else (!)

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Life begins the day you start a garden

An internet search suggests this is from a Chinese proverb, and I can't locate a different attribution.  Regardless, I do love the positive sentiment so I used it on a set of ATC cards that I made for Mary's GARDENING theme swap:



This is the one I am keeping for myself:

Materials

Amy Tangerine Picnic in the Park - Flower Field patterned paper
Carl Mini Daisy punch
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Lagoon Blue gems
Digital credit - Watering can from Fly Clip Art

I'm sharing my cards at:

* Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything goes

* Papercraft Secrets  ~ Bulk cards

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St Finbarr's

I made another page for our 2021 Outback Queensland travel album, making a start on some Quilpie photos. So, this is not a knockout, pretty layout. It's actually kind of plain, but I'm happy to get these photos scrapped, and record the story of what drew us to call into this church on our travels. And, just like this little church, there's more to the layout than first meets the eye.

Materials

Kaisercraft Hide & Seek - Wild Fields patterned paper
DCWV Peri & Peach patterned papers
Cocoa Vanilla You Rock wood veneers
Gold glitter enamel dots
Carolee's Creations AdornIt - Tiny Chocolate alphabet stickers

My page design was inspired by these challenges ~

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Add a photo flip
I made a page flip with an extra piece of patterned paper. The bottom panel opens to the left...



... and shows an extra photo and journalling:



* Lasting Memories ~ #LM608 Spots and stripes

* Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything goes

07/08/2022 Edit to add - My LO was selected in the July Top 3 at Lasting Memories:

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Te Amo Mucho

Materials

Bazzill Basics Lava cardstock
DCWV Peri & Peach patterned papers
DCWV Peri & Peach foil journal card (fussy cut)
Panalisa Crafts Flower - Red Plaid patterned paper
Rosie's Studio Vacay die cut ephemera
Kaisercraft crochet doilie
Kaisercolour White acrylic paint

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* UTIOSA This or That Challenge #4 - Plaid or animal print
I chose PLAID for this one, mostly because I don't have any kind of animal print in my stash.

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Grab 5

Patterned paper - I leaned heavily on the papers for this LO
Fussy cutting - I fussy cut the title from a foiled journal card
Ephemera - 3 pieces
Acrylic paint - Photograph edges
Doilie - crocheted

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Best of times

Materials

Unbranded Spots & Dots stencil
Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress - Mustard Seed ink pad
Rosie's Studio Stillwater die cut ephembera
Upcycled gift wrap paper - gold spots
Enamel dots - gold glitter
Dotty About Flair Cross-hatch - Yellow flair button
My Mind's Eye Collectable - Unforgettable washi tape
Pretty Little Studio Document Life - Seen & Noted diecut title

I'm sharing this page at:

* UTIOSA This or That Challenge #1 - Spots or stripes
I chose SPOTS for this one, and I carried the spotty theme from the stencilled background, to the paper, and the circular embellishments.  Another DAF flair on this one

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Use a stencil
I have a bunch of stencils and I really don't use them enough.  Wondering if perhaps I should have added a smidge of gold through the stencil too, but I"m happy with how the yellow adds another layer to the page.

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Girls' road trip

Sharing some more pages for our girls' Rockhampton road trip journal.

Gayndah ~ 

Materials

Studio Calico Hey Day - Tangerines patterned paper Vintage book paper
Carolee's Creations AdornIt - Tiny Chocolate alphabet stickers
Buttons from my habby stash
Film strip cutting die (offcut from another project)
Wood veneer feather

The title for this page was inspired by Soul Scrappers July One Word challenge, featuring the letter C for Countryside.

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Yeppoon -



Using a DAF Flair for the first time! Thank you Jackie Giering for the lovely prize pack from a recent Dotty About Flair challenge.  This one is from the Primary collection, and I added some Tim Holtz Small Talk stickers.

I'm sharing this page at UTIOSA This or That Challenge #3 - Triangles or hexagons. I've gone with triangles, using up some colourful scraps to make a banner for my travel journal page.

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Capricorn Caves -

This one is a double, featuring some photographs of the caves. {Click to enlarge}

Materials

DCWV Palms & Ferns patterned paper Kaisercraft Kraft cardstock
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology - Small Talk phrase stickers
Glitter enamel dots - gold
Dusty Attic Mini Lantern chipboard
Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Vintage Photo ink pad
Plaid Dimensional Magic glaze medium
Wood veneer stars
Washi tape - gold/white spots
Kaisercraft Base Coat - Stickers page tabs

I'm sharing this page at:

* UTIOSA This or That Challenge #2 - Stars or hearts.
I've used wood veneer stars to embellish the photographs.

* Lasting Memories ~ LM#606 Big & Small
I used big and small photographs

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Warm & toasty

Materials

Crate Paper/Maggie Holmes Garden Party - Lattice patterned paper
Crate Paper/Maggie Holmes Garden Party - Garden Stroll patterned paper/cut-aparts
Fabric from my habby stash
Carolee's Creations AdornIt - Tiny Chocolate alphabet stickers
American Crafts Thickers - Playroom felt ampersand

I'm sharing this page at:

* Scrap it with Attitude ~ Winter days

* Papercraft Secrets  ~ Ribbon, fabric or lace
I've used a fabric swatch from my habby stash, and a felt ampersand

31/07/2022 - Edit to add: My LO was a winner at Scrap it with Attitude!

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Just chillin' out

Another page for our 2021 Outback Queensland trip album ~ Charlotte Plains again.

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Endless Summer - Sunbleached patterned paper
DCWV Peri & Peach paterned papers
Dusty Attic Mini Captions #14 chipboard
Kaisercolour Coastal Blue acrylic paint
Tsukineko Versamark - Watermark embossing ink
WOW Under the Sea embossing glitter
Scrappers Garden handmade flowers - mint green
D-lish Scraps Pastel Petals - Rose flowers
Mulberry flowers - white
Buttons from my habby stash
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Silver gems
Bazzill Basics Powder Blue cardstock
Creative Expressions Faux Quilled Blooms cutting dies
Pink pearls

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Dusty Attic ~ July mood board

I painted the Dusty Attic chipboard with acrylic paint, and then heat-embossed with WOW embossing glitter:



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White with 1 - FIRE cyber crop

We're cyber-cropping at White With 1 this month, with FIRE themed challenges.

Challenge 1 - Sketch

Materials

Kaisercraft Journey - Vagabond patterned paper
Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Hickory Smoke ink pad
Wood veneer stars
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology - Small Talk phrase stickers
D-lish Scraps enamel dots
Sam & Lucy Medium Star punch
Daiso Small Star punch
Twine
Micador Collected & Co - Text Type White letter stickers

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Challenge 2 ~ Family, Fun, Fire

Materials

Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Spiced Marmalade ink pad
Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Carved Pumpkin ink pad
Star paperclip
Orange spotted cardstock
Vintage book page
Kaisercolour Mango acrylic paint
Sam & Lucy Medium Star punch
Daiso Small Star punch
Satin printed ribbon
Staedtler Triplus Fineliner - Burnt Sienna journalling pen

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Challenge 3 - Colour and theme

Materials

A2Z Scraplets Fireworks chipboard
Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Mustard Seed ink pad
Kaisercolour Clear Sealer medium
Passtime Crafts decorative stencil
T2 product packaging (yellow cardboard)
Sam & Lucy Medium Star punch
Daiso Small Star punch

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Sketch layouts

Materials

Webster's Pages Hollywood Vogue - Stardom patterned paper
Kaisercraft Hide & Seek - Fawn patterned paper
Glitz Design Happy Travels - Bicycle patterned paper
Passtime Crafts Floral Greenery patterned paper
Bakers twine
Unbranded satin flowers - white
Buttons from my habby stash
Simple Stories Summer Vibe - Teal Grid patterned paper
DCWV Palms & Ferns patterned paper

My page was designed around the July featured sketch at Soul Scrappers.

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Materials

Kaisercraft Seaside - Beach Hut patterned paper
Kaisercraft Hide & Seek - Fawn patterned paper
DCWV Peri & Peach patterned paper
Manilla packing tag
Kaisercraft 75 Cents - Shilling patterned paper
Kaisercraft 75 Cents foiled butterflies
Bakers twine
Carolee's Creations AdornIt - Tiny Chocolate alphabet stickers
The Craft Stall Oh Happy Day glitter foam alphabets
Buttons from my habby stash
Washi tape - black hexagons
Wood veneer arrow

This page was inspired by these challenges:

* Scrappy Friends - Rochelle's July sketch
I turned the sketch 90º left to suit my photograph

* Scrappy Friends ~ Stacy's Tic Tac Toe
I used the top line - ARROW, WASHI TAPE, ONE PHOTO

02/08/2022 Edit to add: My layout won the bonus challenge at Scrappy Friends!

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You make my heart smile

Materials

Kaisercraft Stargazer patterned papers
Heidi Swapp September Skies - Open Air patterned paper
Rosie's Studio Stillwater die cut ephemera
Baker's twine
Gold sequins
Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher staples
My Memories Medium Heart punch
My Memories Small Heart punch
Unbranded buttercup flower - blue
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology - Small Talk phrase stickers
Fiskars Threading Water edge punch
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Red gems
Bella! polka dot flower

I'm sharing this page at:

* Dotty About Flair ~ July challenge ~ Red, white & blue

* Scrap Challenge YOUrself ~ We are Family
I love this pic of me and my parents on a recent day out.

* Colorful Options ~ Trio - red, white blue

01/08/2022 Edit to add  My LO won first place (Anything but a card) at Colorful Options ~

07/08/2022 Edit to add  Selected in the Top 3 at Scrap Challenge YOUrself!

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More outback scrap pages

Middleton

Materials

Kaisercraft Hide & Seek - Fawn patterned paper
Paper Trunk Batik - Devine patterned paper
Basic Grey Blush patterned paper
Kaisercraft Journey - Vagabond patterned paper
Mont Marte Signature - Black Paper sketch pad
Vintage book page
My Mind's Eye product packaging
Twine
Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher staples
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology - Small Talk phrase stickers
Memory Box Adelaide Stem cutting die
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Red gems
Carl Mini Daisy punch

I'm sharing this page at:

#scrapsquad #12daysofsummerscraplifts

* Off the Rails ~ Outback colours

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Cecil Plains -

Materials

Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Martini patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Borders patterned paper
Kaisercraft Hide & Seek - Fawn patterned paper
Kaisercraft Stargazer patterned paper (paper pad)
Frankie magazine - patterned paper freebie
Kaisercraft 5cm Mint paper flowers
Buttons from my habby stash
Camera paper clip
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology - Small Talk phrase stickers

I'm sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the July Tic Tac Toe. I used: 5 patterned papers + 2 photographs + layering.

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Cecil Plains again -

Materials

Bazzill Basics Smoothies - Blackberry Swirl cardstock
DCWV Palms & Ferns patterned paper
Kaisercraft Bombay Sunset - Mumbai patterned paper (product strip)
Pepper Pot Butterfly magnet
Unbranded satin flowers - white
My Memories Butterfly punch
Vintage book paper
Buttons from my habby stash

I'm sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the July Pick 3 Challenge.

Insect - butterfly
Colour - green
Title - all capitals

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Try to be a rainbow

Stepping back in time a bit to scrap an older photo of the J-girl. This photo has been sitting in an envelope of "miscellaneous one-offs" which I've been procrastinating over.

Materials

Amy Tangerine Picnic in the Park - Pretty Peace patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Borders patterned paper
T2 product packaging
Bazzill Basics Fourz - Turquoise Mist cardstock
Camera paper clip
Digital credit: Living Pretty Happy

Sharing this page at Soul Scrappers July Mystery Bag - add a rainbow.

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Be amazed

Purple is not my go-to colour, but I had a lot of fun pulling this together -

Materials

DCWV Peri & Peach patterned papers
Rosie's Studio Indigo Mist vellum floral die cuts
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology - Small Talk phrase stickers
Passtime Crafts decorative stencil
Little Birdie Mixed Media texture paste

Inspired by, and sharing this page at Scrapping Clearly for July Mood/Sketch:

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Outback Queensland

More of Windorah -

Materials

Kaisercraft Elegance - Elanor patterned paper
Kaisercraft Dream Big - Happiness patterned paper
Kaisercraft Base Coat - Sticker Sheet alphabets
Creative Expression Faux Quilled Blooms (leaf) cutting dies
WRMK Sew Easy Fancy Floss - Charcoal variegated thread
Panalisa Crafts Wooden Texture patterned paper
Wood veneer stars
Digital credit: Campsite image from Dreamstime.com

I'm sharing this page at  Soul Scrappers July Mood board challenge - inspired by the colour palette and woodgrain texture.

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Middleton ~

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Daydream ~ Over the Rainbow patterned paper
Paper Trunk Batik - Devine patterned paper
Twine
Mont Marte Signature - Black Paper sketch pad
Kaisercraft Kraft cardstock
The Craft Stall Oh Happy Day! glitter foam alphabets
Daiso Small Star punch
Wood veneer stars
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Black gems

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Julie's favourite technique: "matt patterned papers and photos with black cardstock"

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This is the life

Materials

Heidi Swapp Carefree solid paper
Heidi Swapp Carefree - Mirage patterned paper
Heidi Swapp September Skies - Aspen patterned paper
Heidi Swapp September Skies - Dusk cut-apart paper
Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Love Notes patterned paper
Twine
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology - Small Talk phrase stickers
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Champagne gems
Creative Expressions Faux Quilled Blooms cutting dies

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Scrap a Sketch ~ Sketch #33

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Scrap the boy/s in your life.
"As an added little challenge, sneak a little pink on your project."  No problem - I have no issues adding pink to a boy page, ever.

* Double D Challenges ~ Beach Time

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White with NEUTRAL

White with 1 July challenge is all about this lovely mood board.

Any shade of neutral you want to use - wheat, beige, off white, cream, buff - the sky's the limit - just so long as it is a neutral tone. You can use black, dark brown, grey or navy as your accent colour for journaling, titles etc.

My layout theme was inspired by the grass/grain image.

Materials

Studio Calico Classic Calico 3 - Botanical patterned paper
Watercolour paint
Brown packaging paper
Unbranded Dandelion cutting dies
Carolee's Creations Adorn it - Tiny Chocolate alphabet stickers

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

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ARTastic in July

ARTastic Challenge this month features this playful window display ~

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

I took my inspiration from the board game theme - I used dominoes and spots and a light blue background.

Materials

Bazzill Basics Vibrant Blue cardstock
DCWV Bella Armoire patterned papers
DCWV Bella Armoire journal card
Crate Paper Toy Box - Alpha Labels stickers
Prima Dude Collection patterned paper
Kaisercraft Wood Flourishes - Dominoes wood veneers

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

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